Having just gotten back from our birthday trip, and it being February, it's time for me to buckle down and focus on my goals.
I previously mentioned that I should give myself 16 weeks to lose about 8lbs. That's about a half pound per week, which is completely realistic. If I can focus.
I was curious the other day and decided that I'd see how much I could dead lift.
I know I've been able to do 95lbs at several reps (I should figure out my PR there) but I wanted to try 115lbs.
I could do it! I could only do one though.
But, that gives me hope and goals.
My wrist situation seems to be improving. During vacation Steve and I wanted to check out their Fitness Lounge, so I used that opportunity to use their dumbbells and lift heavier than I had been, due to my injury.
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| Birthday workout! |
When we got home, I opted for heavier weights again and was able to do it without much pain.
I weighed in at 117 when we got home from vacation. Getting back down to 110 or thereabouts is my goal. That being said, I'm not sure I need to get to 110lbs. I'm feeling "fluffier" than I have felt in a while so it'll be interesting to see what weight I get to and feel good at. If that's more than 110lbs so be it.
My first day of tracking macros looked like this:
Not bad, but not great. So much room for improvement.
Day 2 (Feb 1) of counting Macros:
I had other things planned for dinner, but then when I was actually making the kids' and Steve's dinner, which was pasta + meat sauce, I couldn't help myself. And then I didn't have my shake like I should've had. Ugh.
I just have to keep trying and keep trying to improve each day.
This morning's (Feb 1) weigh in was 119.0.
It's been slowly creeping up and with our birthday celebration last week, I can totally understand why.
I'm going to give myself a couple of weeks to get back into the right habits. As long as I'm making progress, right?
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| January 31, 2022 |
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| Snack. Back to weighing my food. |
Day 3 of counting macros:
It was a much better day but I really, really need to incorporate more fruits and vegetables into my diet.
I'm going to stock up on all the goodies at my next grocery trip.
I didn't do a good job paying attention over the weekend because I went to my mom's Saturday and then after skiing Sunday we came back to our house for pizza and wings. Like I've mentioned before, while this is a total focus for me, I'm not all or nothing here. I'm not doing this for any other reason than for myself. So I can take it easy on myself to a point. It's a slippery slope for sure though.
Here's today's macros (Feb 7)
Remember, my macros should be: 110gram Protein, 150g Carbs, 50g Fat, and about 1500 calories. So today was a good, focused day.
I try to drink between 60-80oz of water a day as well.
Today's (Feb 7) weigh in was 117.6.
I've been slacking all weekend.
I'm not going to lie; sticking to any kind of diet or food restriction over the weekends are just harddddddd.
However, I am crushing it during my workouts.
I had been averaging 35-45 minutes and burning around 200 calories per workout. But for the past few weeks, my duration has increased to about an hour (55 - 65 minutes) and I'm burning about 300 calories now.
I love the addition of spinning. I don't spin on leg/glute days, but I do incorporate when I do upper body or yoga. I'm averaging 4.5 miles for each 20 minute "beginner level" spin class.
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| February 11 |
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| February 17. I've noticed that my right deltoid (left in pic) is bigger than my left. I need to work on evening that out. |
I've been able to get back up to my 20lb dumbbells for my back and shoulders and my wrist no longer hurts. Yay!
I'm excited that I was able to nurse that back to health without any medical intervention. And my tennis elbow that I had like 3-4 years ago? Gone!
No more cortisone shots and no more pain. I completely attribute it to working out and taking better care of myself overall.
I'm struggling with my diet, as per usual and I'm hovering anywhere between 117.5 and 119.5 pounds on any given day.
I realize that if I want to be serious about losing any amount of weight/fat, I need to really focus.
It's hard when it's cold and snowy and I just want to drink like a thousand cups of coffee.
Bleh.I can't believe how fast these weeks seem to be flying by.
88 weeks complete!
Today's weigh in (Feb. 22, 2022) was 117.2lbs.
Like I said, I've been hovering between 117 - 119 forever now, so it was nice to see it on the lower end this morning.
Here's to the next 4 weeks, hoping that better weather might motivate me more.
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