Nikina70's Journal, 28 Jan 21

It's not Friday, but I've done my 3 workouts for the week and I finally have some positive movement on the scale so I'll record it today anyway. Probably will fluctuate again, but we'll see what happens. I'll probably weigh in again on the 12th after my week of indulgence is over and I'll get back to tracking again from Monday the 8th.

Think I might try 1850 calories then as an experiment. It's closer to what my maintenance calories would hopefully be at my goal weight so let's just see what happens. This week I've felt very hungry again - to the point that I think it's why I lie awake at 4am in the morning. Also this morning I did a 30 min leg workout and decided to try it without water, which I usually have on hand. I had weighed myself before this already, but I think it was a really bad idea. I got all dizzy in the shower while washing my hair - it felt the same as when I had Covid a month ago and was a really crappy reminder. Took me a while to feel better again and standing up made it worse so I ended up laying on my bed until it went away. Took about 10 minutes. I did not enjoy that and don't really want to repeat it so I'm just thinking that for now I'm gonna just take a break from calorie counting - at least for this next 10 days, which I was planning to do from Saturday anyway, and then I'll come back to it and see how I feel.

I am in a healthy BMI - so striving for this crazy, flat tummy weight that I've occasionally reached, years ago, is just a bit unnecessary right now. I was able to walk much more then and was using heavier weights, which we've now had to sell before our move. There will be a time when I'll have the right size weights again and will be able to go for a solid walk every day, but it is not now. I'll try to be patient. I'll still be working out 3 times a week because I love it, but will just have that glass of water handy when I start sweating buckets. Also took my multi-vits this morning and will try to remember to take them more regularly.

As usual this is mostly for my own records.

Hope you all have a fabulous weekend!

66.7 kg Lost so far: 19.3 kg.    Still to go: 1.7 kg.    Diet followed: Reasonably Well.

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1783 kcal

Fat: 57.88g | Prot: 74.48g | Carbs: 231.88g.   Breakfast: Bananas, Kellogg's All Bran Flakes, Nature's Choice Apple Cider Vinegar, Wild Vegan Protein Shake - Oh So Cocoa, Health Connection Wholefoods Blackstrap Molasses, Health Connection Wholefoods Golden Flaxseed Powder. Lunch: Cordial or Liqueur, Padkos Roasted & Salted Peanuts , Boiled Egg, Wellington's Sweet Chilli Sauce, Pnp Chef's Promise Reduced Fat Hummus, Tomatoes, Cucumber (with Peel), Woolworths Baby Spinach. Dinner: Sriracha Sauce, Woolworths Baby Spinach, Cranberry Juice, Cheddar Cheese, Cooked Lentils (Fat Not Added in Cooking), Meatless Spaghetti Sauce, Spaghetti (with Added Salt, Cooked). Snacks/Other: Woolworths Soft Scoop Vanilla Ice Cream, Banana Bread, Cadbury Dairy Milk Chocolate, Golden Delicious Apples, Chocolate Chip Biscuit (Home Recipe or Purchased), Woolworths Seedless Red Grapes, Nestle Ricoffy. more...

1780 kcal

Exercise: Weight Training (moderate) - 25 minutes, Stretching (yoga) - 5 minutes, Resting - 15 hours and 30 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...