Gardening in the Sun

Today was pretty sunny so this morning for my workout I went out to my garden and pulled weeds for 20 minutes. It maybe wasn't the hardest workout, but it was still a good one and got some much needed weeding done. Other than that it was a pretty normal day. When I went to water the lawn we found out that the sprinkler is broken which sucks.

It means one of our neighbors broke it while detaching it despite the fact we have it worked out to where they aren't supposed to do anything with it. I understand that it's an accident, but that was an expensive sprinkler and was only a few months old. At least the hose is still good. We will just have to replace the sprinkler.

I got my steps in. Tomorrow is a rest day which will be nice. I am hoping I am over this cold soon so that I can start going back over to my sister's place and workout with her and my mom. Well that's all for tonight.

-Ayvid

Today's Stats:
Weight: 258.0 (8/18)
Waist: 46.5" (8/18)
Step Streak: 3 days (Longest: 14)
Soda Streak: 4 days (Longest: 7)

Lots of Rain and Reading

So today rained a lot in Northern Utah. It's still raining as I write this. It's nice because we need it badly. I just hope it's helping the firefighters and not creating more issues. I worked out this morning to a pretty good Youtube workout. I am up to 20 minute workouts. I had to go a little slower though because of this cold. It's settling into my chest. I hope I'm over it soon, but I think the smoke and stuff in the air lately has helped to keep it in my system.

I started reading In Defense of the Princess by Jerramy Fine. I've only read the first chapter so far, but it's super interesting. I've also started reading The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald too. I'm not enjoying it as much as In Defense of the Princess though. Other than a lot of reading and rain there hasn't been much else going on here.

I did get my steps today even though I didn't go on a walk today because of the rain. With a small snack I'll make my calorie range today too. I am going to look up how to do a sugar scrub for my face to see if that helps with some dry skin issues I'm having. I will update you all when I do it.

Well that's all for tonight. Remember: what you hate about yourself someone out there loves about you.

-Ayvid

Today's Stats:
Weight: 258.0 (8/18)
Waist: 46.5" (8/18)
Step Streak: 2 days (Longest: 14)
Soda Streak: 3 days (Longest: 7)

Low Key Day

So today was pretty low key. I didn't do too much. I went over to my sister's and worked out with her. I ended up taking a nap today, because I've been waking up at around 6 am. It sucks. I think I might take a sleep aid today to at least allow me to sleep in a little. Other than that it was a normal day.

I did weight in though!! And I've lost two pounds!! Super happy about that. I did all my other measurements too and for the most part they all went down. My calves went up but that's because they are pure muscle surprisingly. My upper arm didn't change either this time but I carry most of my weight in my middle not my arms and legs really.

The one I was most excited to see go down was my hips by a whole inch. I though that was pretty great but at the same time I worry that I'm losing my butt and I won't look as good after all the weight is gone. Oh well that's not something I can control. My body will lose the fat where it wants to.

My waist to hip ratio went up and I'm not sure if that's a good thing or not. I'll have to research it and find out later. Pretty happy about the results so far. I need to take a full body picture of me currently before I lose too much more weight. There aren't any of me recently.

Well I'm headed off for the night.

Remember: You are beautiful

-Ayvid

Today's Stats:
Weight: 258.0 (8/18)
Waist: 46.5" (8/18)
Step Streak: 13 days (Longest: 13)
Soda Streak: 7 days (Longest: 7)

DVD Workout and Swimming

Today was pretty normal. I went to my mom's and sister's place and did a workout from Walk Away the Pounds. It was a pretty easy workout. I figured they would want something a little more gentle today. Tomorrow will be a rest day, but they are planning on going swimming. We did go swimming today as well after my niece got back from her first day of school.

She's pretty smart so I'm sure she will do well in school. I got my steps in today as well. I have been having some concerns about the amount of weight I have to lose and the extra skin I may have. I hope I don't have much if any, but I am trying to come to terms with the fact that I might have to deal with having at least some extra.

Losing almost 100 pounds is a massive transformation and I know some days are going to be hard. I'm trying really hard today to not let this fear stop me, but it's hard. I'm not going to give up though. I know once I get there I won't regret it. Well that's all tonight.

-Ayvid

Today's Stats:
Weight: 260.2 (8/11)
Waist: 46.75" (8/11)
Step Streak: 11 days (Longest: 11)
Soda Streak: 5 days (Longest: 5)

Workout Schedule

So I finally figured out my workout schedule. I know a little late, but at least I'm getting one set up.

Sunday: Strength
Monday: Cardio
Tuesday: Rest
Wednesday: Strength
Thursday: Other
Friday: Rest
Sat: Cardio

So that gives me a good balance of 2 rest days, 2 strength days, and 2 cardio. The other is for me to pick another activity to do that day such as swimming, yoga, tai chi, etc. I will still be getting my steps on rest days. Well that's all for now.

-Ayvid

Emotionally Stressful Day

Today wasn't too bad, but it was emotionally exhausting. I helped my mom with some of her errands then I helped my sister with one of hers. They took a while longer to do than I thought they would, but they weren't too bad. Just for some reason I was emotionally exhausted after. I am way under my calorie range for today because I ended up taking a pretty long nap this afternoon to recharge.

I got my steps, but I forgot to weigh in and Mondays are my weigh in days. I did do a workout with my mom and sister today though which was nice. I'm going to be over there tomorrow for another one if I feel up to it. Tomorrow may be a rest day for me. Right now I just feel drained and exhausted. I will probably be going to be soon after I try to eat at least a small snack. At the moment I sit 1176 calories below my range. I probably won't hit my range. Well that's all for tonight.

-Ayvid

Today's Stats:
Weight: 260.2 (8/11)
Waist: 46.75" (8/11)
Step Streak: 8 days (Longest: 8)
Soda Streak: 2 days (Longest: 3)

Had Some Girl Time

So today was pretty uneventful until after Husband went out to Uber. I was just starting a great youtube workout when Mom called. She was wanting to borrow a few things for dinner that night and I told her to come over and get them. She is working on losing weight as well and we got to talking about that. I ended up going over to their place and we both went swimming for an hour.

So today I got a lot of exercise in. We made a plan that I'm gonna start going over there in the morning and doing a workout with her and Sister. My sister, mom, niece, brother-in-law, and my mom's boyfriend. So tomorrow after I take my mom to run her errands we are gonna do a workout. I doubt we will swim again just because I need wash my suit now.

This is going to be my first morning workout. I'm actually kind of excited to do it with them. I hope that they are too. I am currently under my calorie range by 441 calories, but I will probably have a small snack before bed so that I can sleep through the night comfortably. Oh I did get my steps.

That's all for today.

-Ayvid

Today's Stats:
Weight: 260.2 (8/11)
Waist: 46.75" (8/11)
Step Streak: 7 days (Longest: 7)
Soda Streak: 1 days (Longest: 3)

First Strength Workout

So today I woke up pretty early again. Not sure why I can't sleep in past 7ish. Today was pretty uneventful. The only difference was today instead of doing a cardio workout I did a strength training video. It was only 10 minutes long, but I felt pretty good after. It was a little difficult for me to do, but as I do it more I'll get better.

Other than that it was a run of the mill day. I am below my calories range again...I'm not sure about that. I'm only eating when I'm hungry. I am drinking a full bottle of water before each meal too. I do that to make sure I'm not just misinterpreting being thirsty for being hungry. A lot of what I am reading states that it's common for people losing weight to think thirst is hunger.

Remember take care of yourself so you can take care of others.

-Ayvid

Today's Stats:
Weight: 264.2 (8/6)
Waist: 48.25" (7/29)
Step Streak: 5 days (Longest: 5)
Soda Streak: 1 days (Longest: 3)

Another Satisfying Day

So today was pretty good. I took it pretty easy, but still managed to get in a really great workout for 25 minutes. Ended up burning just over 300 calories there alone. I also connected my Fitbit to my SparkPeople account and it added my steps in and a walk I forgot to log in earlier so I ended up burning another 384 calories right there.

Even as of right now at 10 PM I am still 107 calories below my calorie range for the day. I guess that makes up for going over yesterday lol. I got my steps and I'm about to get the last of my water in then finish my movie and probably go to bed.

I woke up at 630 this morning though. I've been doing that lately with me going to be at about 1030 after I blog. Maybe I'll have to stay up a little later to sleep in a little later. I don't mind getting up so early, but at that time there isn't much for me to do. I guess if I keep getting up that early I'll have to start creating things for me to do lol.

Because I was so far under my goal at dinner time (over 900 calories) I had a soda after so I'll be starting that streak over again, but 3 days isn't a bad start. It's my longest streak yet. I'm excited to weigh in and it's been really hard to not weigh in. I've not measured myself either since SparkPeople says to do that once a month. I'm excited to see what kind of progress I've made.

I do feel better already. I feel like I'm sleeping better and have more energy. If this is what 5 pounds feels like I can only imagine how I'll feel as I keep making better and better decisions. I am also very glad that I've been able to stay motivated this long. Trust me this is an unusual feat for me. I did slack on my chores a bit today so I will have to work double tomorrow, but that's fine I wanted a kind of lazy day.

Well that's all for tonight. I hope you all have a great day tomorrow and that you know you are loved.

Plus a special shout out to my friend Amanda over at Pregnant and Huge for getting started and doing so well on her journey! I totally recommend checking her out.

-Ayvid

Today's Stats:
Weight: 264.2 (8/6)
Waist: 48.25" (7/29)
Step Streak: 4 days (Longest: 4)
Soda Streak: 0 days (Longest: 3)

Another quick update

Well here it is closer to ending another day that I feel went extremely well. I had a few slip ups this last week (not all that I blogged about). However, it was my first week and I saw almost 5 lbs gone! I count that as a major success!

So today I did another YouTube workout. Pretty hard, but it's fun and I'm excited to see how I progress each time I do it. Tomorrow I am going to look at some dancing videos to try that as my workout. I'm excited to try a new video. I don't feel sore at all right now, but I am confident that I did a good workout all the same.

Today's Stats:
Weight: 264.2 (8/6)
Waist: 48.25" (7/29)
Step Streak: 1 days
Soda Streak: 1 days

-Ayvid

Small update

I made my step goal today! That makes two days in a row. Day 2 is doing great. Course it's not normally the first couple of days that I have trouble.

I did a workout from Youtube. I know I said I wouldn't do many of them, but I was thinking and I came to the decision. If I'm serious about this they are going to have to be a regular part of my routine. I am going to set an alarm in my phone to go off on the days I am going to do a dedicated workout.

I realized today that I need some good workout clothes. I was at my house doing the workout so I just work an older pair of pj bottoms and an older tank top. It worked, but not as well as actual workout clothes would.

I know I can do this!!

Today's Stats:
Weight: 267.8 (7/30)
Waist: 48.25" (7/29)
Step Streak: 2 days
Soda Streak: 0 days

-Ayvid