Losing the battle

Last night was the 4th so we did the customary BBQ and fireworks. I was up late, didn't get much water in, and probably exceeded my calories. This morning I woke up swollen and heavy. I gained again another half pound. I am totally going in the wrong direction here. I need to get back on track and hopefully when I start exercising next week it will be better. I almost hate to put it off but I really want to give my feet some rest so I don't ruin them. I like being able to walk. As for right now, I am losing the battle.

Eh, another

So yesterday I had a Chipotle's burrito bowl, watermelon, and a couple of croissants throughout the day. It didn't feel like a ton but I know it was because I didn't lose anything. I also didn't exercise again. I am taking the week off to let my feet rest and they are getting better. They don't hurt the second I get out of bed and wearing shoes or standing for long periods of time is not as terrible as it was a few days ago. Next week, however, I will get started on my training for my race. I am going to have to go myself since there is no one I can train with around here anymore. I would have preferred a partner but, oh well. I hope that my weight will reduce more after I start running more. So, as for yesterday, it wasn't a total and complete bust but it felt like it.

Determining factors

This morning I woke up with a half pound gain. It sucks. I didn't get enough sleep last night nor did I drink enough during the day. I don't really know what my calorie counts were either. At least I didn't gain a ton. I was a little swollen this morning so that may have been the problem but I need to go the other way if I'm going to get where I want. I guess I can't expect to lose a pound per day. But I can hope.

I am getting there

Yesterday was my first Sunday on IF and it threw me off. I have church at 1-4 pm so it interrupts my planned time frame for eating and I didn't adjust it. So I went from 8 pm the previous night until 4 pm the next day and it wasn't too bad. I don't know if it's because I wasn't home or because I was busy but I felt fine. I did, however, have a grumbly stomach after 3 but no real "cravings" if you will until I got home. It could have just been the prospect of knowing that I could eat that did it. Who knows. We had a very greasy meal last night. Instead of making salmon, I decided I was too tired to cook so we made bacon, eggs, and hashbrowns. I don't know how that is any less labor intensive than making salmon but that's how it turned out. The grease was not so kind to me last night. Along with that I had watermelon and cookies. I felt confident that I had reached my caloric needs for the day and I was stuffed so I only used 5 hours. It's kind of hard to pack all your calories into a small window like that unless you are eating junk food. I am doing well and don't have hunger pangs nor do I have to stay busy just to keep from eating. I have it in my head when I am allowed and I am doing fine to stay within that time frame. I do have an occasional mess up mainly because I forget what I am doing but that isn't very often. So this morning I lost 1 lb again! I'm pretty sure it is water weight but I'll take it. I have been so swollen lately. I don't know if it is due to my cycle or my diet but it has been noticeable. Legs, arms, stomach, hands, everything has been swollen and bloated. I am feeling like I can see my ankles again and that is great. I think this is something that I could continue with the rest of my life. I just need to make a conscious decision each day to keep going and so far that hasn't been hard. I'm sure I'll have days when it doesn't work out but this isn't difficult for me, I'm not starving myself, and I'm making better choices because I can eat more food if it's healthy than if it's junk and I think to myself that I don't want to waste calories on something that will cut out how much food I can eat later just for the momentary taste of whatever then. I eat what I want and it is still getting me down to where I want to be health wise. I may change that tune later but for now that is how I feel. I am not disillusioned enough to believe that I will lose a pound every day on this until I reach my desired weight but I know it's getting rid of my water weight that I am retaining and then I can get down to business with a pound or two a week. I am getting there.

Making progress

Yesterday I skipped my workout because of the fires in the neighborhood and spent my day lazying around the house. I woke early and also took a morning nap. It was almost great. Had it not been for the kids waking me up every few minutes for some simple reason, I would have felt refreshed. I almost gave in and ate early but I waited until my time frame. I wasn't necessarily hungry, I just felt like I should have eaten by then. I think that is another one of my problems. I tell myself "I have to eat, right?" And then I do. So I held out until 1 and ate some watermelon and tater tots. I know, breakfast of champions, right? I was very full. In thinking back I've decided that I may not have been getting enough calories in for the day and that is a mistake. I don't want to go into starvation mode and then plateau. That will do nothing. So I made an effort to try to "mix it up" a bit with my calories today and I may have gone a little overboard but it might have helped anyway. I didn't get enough water in, I know that. It was a hot day and we were outside in the late afternoon for a BBQ. I made cookies for the event so I had one before we left. I had some frozen lemonade again and then at the BBQ I had a beef patty and some strawberries. A neighbor asked if I was on a low carb diet because I didn't get a bun. I had to explain my allergy situation. Other than that, I mistakenly had an Otter pop one hour outside my window but I figured I'd be fine. This morning, much to my delight, I had decreased 1.5 lbs. Yay! I don't feel hungry and can go my full cycle without hunger pangs for the most part. I think most of my eating has been a mental thing. I am lucky that way. I am able to see what is wrong and be able to adjust without too much trouble. I am excited to change my ticker even though it may not change as much as I would hope. If I can keep this up, which I know it won't be like this always, I will be a good weight at the family reunion. I just hope that it looks that way. Sometimes my weight does not wear well on me. Here's hoping!