Current Thoughts 1/28/2016

Posted on January 28, 2016

I am participating 1 Transformer and 3 Kickstarters. I started my exercise routine back up slowly a week or two before I started dietbet again and went light as per the recommendation of one of my Doctors.

I have been exercising every day in varying amounts and varying workouts and walking since I joined DietBet again. I take the time to read new messages when I can. I try to be as active as I can in the Dietbet community because I find it very supportive and amazing for keeping me focused on becoming healthier.

However, I am also taking a Health Coach Certification course right now, so between balancing workouts and homework, I am having less time to be active here as I was last year when I was using Dietbet. I am finding though that having to really be focused on my time management has actually pushed me to be even more organized. With eating every 2-3 hours, doing 1-2 workouts a day plus walking for 1-1.5 hours in the evenings on top of doing my readings and assignments for class; I am not wasting time and procrastinating like I did when I was in grad school. I had health issues and could not manage my time then at all and even had to quit grad school.

Now though, I am finding time and making myself do my homework and do my workouts and I feel really good about it all at the end of the day when I go to bed. I feel organized and like I have control over my life and like I am finally making things happen in a way that I haven't felt since I was first an undergrad.

I am logging my food and sticking to calorie deficit goals due to needing to lose X amount of weight in X amount of time right now. I eat every time I feel hungry and get pletny of nutrients. My weight loss has been slower this time around, but I understand that it is okay. I know the reasons it is happening for me right now. I check my weight informally every day without clothes when I wake up after relieving my bladder. I do weekly photo verified weigh-ins with clothes on Sundays after I take a shower. I have been wearing the same outfit this time around (washed every week between pics) just to help alleviate difference in weight of clothes. I think some of my issues may be resolving by the end of this week. I am really looking forward to my weigh-in this Sunday to see if I am actually going to be within reasonable difference from my goals that are coming up soon.

My only wish is that I could be more actively reading everyones stories and journeys and interacting more here. I hope everyone is doing well and reaches your goal. I don't know if I will reach mine, but I know I am building healthier habits and who knew I could actually manage time too? I am hoping my workouts and food choices decide to show up for me this Sunday on the scale!

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Radiah H.

01/28/2016 8:16PM

Keep it up girl. Take it one day at a time

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Radiah H.

Maybe you should try making your own calendar using the calendar of workouts you have but incorporating the rest days. So perhaps you calendar could be 35 days and at least you still do all the workouts that are listed but in a slightly longer time. What to you think??

GeminiWitch83 Amanda

I have thought about doing that. I am kind of doing that right now actually. I have taken a few rest days this time and I started later in the month than on the 1st, so I could be doing them along with the timeline of my Dietbets. I just really like starting on the 1st and ending on the 30th of each month to be finished and ready to start the new challenges I find the next month. I guess it's better though to do it my own way and modifying it to fit my lifestyle and how I feel and what else I have going on different days.

LillyLion

01/28/2016 3:56PM

Aw! What a sweet post. Good luck with your ramped-up schedule! VERY proud of you! Good luck on your weigh-in. Proud of you. I am logging my food, now, too.

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GeminiWitch83 Amanda

Thank you so much! Logging your food is a super important part of the journey. I find that when I keep an honest log, it helps me keep on track otherwise. When I get in my exercise it makes me eat better too. They go hand in hand for me. I even try to log when I am bingeing like crazy too, just so I can see the difference that different types of foods make in my overall health and weight and activity and stuff.That being said, I kept getting interrupted when walking Thursday night and had to do some homework things with my family before I could walk too. I missed my step goal by 180 steps. I have to start my streak over Friday. I missed my video workouts because I only slept 2.5 hours before I had to wake up for a conference call for my class and then I was too tired to do anything so I tried to take a nap but it took me forever to go back to sleep. Eventually I got an hour nap but it was late when I got back up and I was super tired and my shoulder was hurting and my calf was still hurting from Wednesday. When I missed my step goal I was super frustrated. Then I took my dog for a walk and then decided just to call it a rest day and to take a break from my other challenge exercises as well. I am going to go to sleep soon and hopefully get plenty of rest today and hit my workouts even harder this afternoon/evening! Everything went wrong tonight, but I just kept pushing through and adjusting. Friday will be better!!