Whoa, I'm behind on this!
Oct: 195,200 steps, 31 days tracked, 6,297 average
Nov: 136,927 steps, 29 days tracked, 4,722 average
October 2017 was a big improvement from October 2016 - I took an extra 40,000 steps! Unfortunately, November 2017 was worse than November 2016 - I took 15,000 steps less. :(
This month is also looking like a lot less than last year (although to be fair, for most of December 2016 I was in Florida where it was super warm, so I walked A LOT more than I would have if I'd been here). It's going to be interesting to see how this year compares as a whole to last year in a couple of days!
Friday, 29 December 2017
Holiday Failure
Well, my planning for the holiday season totally failed. I didn't end up very active over the last month. I haven't eaten very well over the last month. And now I'm needing more insulin than normal to deal with everything. I'm not sure why, but my knee started hurting for a few days (eating too much? Not active enough? I'm not sure but it sucked - thankfully though it's doing ok now). Right now I'm just desperately trying to survive the holiday season.
In good news though, I bought a new pair of boots, which I tried out today. I walked to work and home and they were comfy. So I'll be good to go over the next few months in that regard!
For the last few days I've been trying to eat healthier whenever I can, which has helped. I also had a few days where I was back at work, which also helped make me feel like life was a little more normal. On Wednesday, I went shopping as an excuse to go for a walk because it's been so cold here and I didn't feel like pulling all the heavy stuff out (this was also prior to buying the new boots). So little by little, I'm feeling better about things, but right now I'm definitely just trying to cruise along and keep my glucose under control.
This time of year is rough. Maybe next year I'll do a bit better than I did this year. But it is what it is right now, so I'll just keep on doing my best.
In good news though, I bought a new pair of boots, which I tried out today. I walked to work and home and they were comfy. So I'll be good to go over the next few months in that regard!
For the last few days I've been trying to eat healthier whenever I can, which has helped. I also had a few days where I was back at work, which also helped make me feel like life was a little more normal. On Wednesday, I went shopping as an excuse to go for a walk because it's been so cold here and I didn't feel like pulling all the heavy stuff out (this was also prior to buying the new boots). So little by little, I'm feeling better about things, but right now I'm definitely just trying to cruise along and keep my glucose under control.
This time of year is rough. Maybe next year I'll do a bit better than I did this year. But it is what it is right now, so I'll just keep on doing my best.
Saturday, 9 December 2017
Weight Update
Just a quick weight update for today:
fat percentage: 43.1%
hydration: 39.1%
muscle: 28.0%
bone: 10.8%
cal: 2309
I was really surprised when I saw these numbers! I'd been feeling like a failure all week because my plan totally failed (my period started, which totally derailed swimming (because my period is heavy, it's no fun dealing with tampons and pads in the locker room. Plus worrying about bleeding onto my bathing suit going to and from the pool) and fasting (I looked into fasting with your period a bit. I decided it was safer to not fast during my period). Then I ate way too much pizza over a couple of days). So I'm happy to see that I did a lot better than I thought I did!
I'm going to have to sit down later and reevaluate my plan a bit. But now that my period is over I can at least get back to adding in a few fasting and swimming days over the next month. :)
Friday, 1 December 2017
Christmas Is Coming
It's December and that means Christmas is coming! I love the holidays because they are a wonderful time to catch up with family and friends. They're also filled with wonderful food, particularly treats that we only get at this time of year. Since I am wanting to get myself down to a healthier weight, this is a difficult time of year to navigate.
This year though, I decided to try to plan out the month a bit. I actually have most of my work schedule (over the last year I've been lucky to have two weeks of my schedule!) for December, and I already know when most of the parties are supposed to be happening.
I printed out a blank calendar and plugged in what I knew was happening. Then I started trying to plan in both activity and fasting days around everything. The first few weeks are looking relatively planned out. The latter half of the month still needs some work (and I don't have my full schedule yet - I'm hoping to get it later today), but at least I have a start on things.
Once I have activity planned, I'm going to have to start strategizing how I'm going to be making it through the dinners. My first plan is to keep a food journal on most days (it'll be harder to keep track of what I'm eating during the potlucks and parties). I'm also going to make sure I have healthier snacks in my house and on hand at work (I suspect the coffee room is going to be even more of a problem than usual through the entire month). I'm also thinking I should avoid the coffee room at work as much as possible - I know I'm really bad for eating things when they're right in front of me.
Looking at my calendar, I seem to have one party/potluck a week up until the last week (Christmas Eve, Christmas, and Boxing Day usually all have their own big meals in my family). So if I can eat healthily through the rest of the week and that ends up a cheat day, I think I should be okay. I'm also going to try to make healthy dishes for the potlucks I'm going to (because healthy food is still good! Everything doesn't have to be gross and gooey!)
So that's the plan so far. Wish me luck! I'll provide updates as I go along. :)
This year though, I decided to try to plan out the month a bit. I actually have most of my work schedule (over the last year I've been lucky to have two weeks of my schedule!) for December, and I already know when most of the parties are supposed to be happening.
I printed out a blank calendar and plugged in what I knew was happening. Then I started trying to plan in both activity and fasting days around everything. The first few weeks are looking relatively planned out. The latter half of the month still needs some work (and I don't have my full schedule yet - I'm hoping to get it later today), but at least I have a start on things.
Once I have activity planned, I'm going to have to start strategizing how I'm going to be making it through the dinners. My first plan is to keep a food journal on most days (it'll be harder to keep track of what I'm eating during the potlucks and parties). I'm also going to make sure I have healthier snacks in my house and on hand at work (I suspect the coffee room is going to be even more of a problem than usual through the entire month). I'm also thinking I should avoid the coffee room at work as much as possible - I know I'm really bad for eating things when they're right in front of me.
Looking at my calendar, I seem to have one party/potluck a week up until the last week (Christmas Eve, Christmas, and Boxing Day usually all have their own big meals in my family). So if I can eat healthily through the rest of the week and that ends up a cheat day, I think I should be okay. I'm also going to try to make healthy dishes for the potlucks I'm going to (because healthy food is still good! Everything doesn't have to be gross and gooey!)
So that's the plan so far. Wish me luck! I'll provide updates as I go along. :)
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