Tag: exercise

Daily Log: 2 June 2024

Weight: 275.0 lb/124.74 kg

Exercise: 2.69 mile/4.33 km walk (6:33am–7:31am, ☀️67ºF/19.5ºC)

Mood: Good

Mindfulness: journaling, throughout the day

Food: 755 calories

  • Ghost Energy, Warheads Sour Green Apple
  • steamed green beans, cream style corn, jalapeños
  • steamed Brussels sprouts, unMeeat Luncheon Meat-Style Loaf, jalapeños, cream style corn, Taco Bell Diablo Hot Sauce
  • Happy Belly SF Pink Lemonade

The Wandering Hermit: The Illusionary Plateau

Ominously foggy morning.  Just joined me for my morning walk, and it was a nice change to have some company.  He of course showed up early because he hadn’t slept yet, so it was still pretty dark and on a morning when it is so foggy, that made it hard to see much of anything until about 5:45am.

My weight is starting to bother me.  I was okay with plateaus, but when I look back at 1 May 2024, only a month ago, I was at 280.8 lb/127.37 kg.  Today I am at 273.6 lb/124.10 kg.  That just is such a tiny change for an entire month.  I did manage to get down to 268.8 lb/121.93 kg during May, but I bounced right back up.  I’m just not sure what the problem is exactly.  Maybe I’m eating too many calories, but it doesn’t seem like it.  I keep track and I don’t really go over.  I am also moving a lot more.  This plateau has been during the time I went from 1 mile daily to 2.  I’m exercising more than I had been.  I honestly don’t know what is causing me an issue.  I think for June I am going to have to strip everything back and rebuild my diet.  That will allow me to see where I might be going wrong.  It’s getting frustrating because I should still be losing weight.  That said, 7 lb in one month is actually very good, so I should be happy with it.  It is just such a dramatic drop in progress that I can’t help feeling a little discouraged.

My pace was good today.  Averaged 21’28”/mile.  Justin is already in better shape than I am, so he tends to walk faster naturally.  It was good to have him walking with me because it made me walk faster just to keep up.  According to my Fitness app, all of my heart health numbers are improving steadily… slowly, but steadily.  The graph shows all of them trending in the right direction starting in April when I started adding a daily walk to my routine.  It turns out, exercise might actually work.  Who knew?

[Walk #76]

The Wandering Hermit: Pacing Myself

Well, I learned a couple of things this morning.  

  1. I prefer early morning walks.  Today’s started at 5:07am, and I enjoyed getting it done and out of the way.  It’s a little bit too dark out here that early, but I liked having it done that early.
  2. I can improve my pace, both by trying harder and by walking on pavement.  This morning I decided to try walking a little more briskly.  While I am not trying to walk fast–my goal has been stamina, not speed–I have been aware that what seems very fast for me is on the bottom of the chart on walking speed.  That speaks more to my fitness level when I started than anything else, but I’m eager to change that.  Seeing an improvement in my pace will be a clear indication that I have improved my health overall.  That’s all I really want at the end of the day.

I need to start using my walking time to think of other things to write about.  The problem is that I need to allow my body the time it needs to get into shape and stop putting so much pressure on everything.  I’m impatient, I’m eager, I’m ready to weigh a lot less than I do.  I’ve lost about 150 lb, and I am happy with that number.  I just know how much there is left to go.  Without proper distractions, it’s all I can think about.  As usual, I need to just remember to take my time.  All of this will come in time.

[Walk #74]

Daily Log: 30 May 2024

Weight: 273.6 lb/124.10 kg

Exercise: 2.39 mile/3.85 km walk (5:07am–5:58am, 🌙64ºF/17.5ºC)

Mindfulness: TBD

Mood: Good

Food: TBD calories

  • coconut iced coffee
  • apple pancake oatmeal
  • rice cakes, tomato sauce, jalapeños
  • Happy Belly SF PInk Lemonade

Daily Log: 29 May 2024

Weight: 273.0 lb/123.83 kg

Exercise: 2.34 mile/3.77 km walk (5:29am–6:21am, 🌙62ºF/16.5ºC)

Mindfulness: 7 minute outdoor meditation (6:22am–6:29am)

Mood: Very Good

Food: 1240 calories

  • coconut coffee
  • Apple Pancake Oatmeal
  • russet potatoes, steamed green beans, ketchup, mustard
  • russet potatoes, steamed broccoli, jalapeños, mustard
  • Monster Energy, Ultra Strawberry Dreams
  • Happy Belly SF Pink Lemonade

Daily Log: 28 May 2024

Weight: 268.8 lbs/121.93 kg

Exercise: 3.28 mile/5.28 km walk (5:41am–7:00am, ☀️64ºF/17.5ºC)

Mindfulness: 5 minute outdoor meditation (7:02am–7:07am)

Mood: Excellent

Food: 1970 calories

  • horchata coffee
  • steamed broccoli, lettuce, jalapeños, Taco Bell Fire Hot Sauce
  • bean & rice burritos
  • salad: lettuce, jalapeños, Taco Bell Fire Hot Sauce
  • Happy Belly SF Pink Lemonade

Daily Log: 27 May 2024

 

Weight: 272.8 lb/123.74 kg

Exercise: 2.06 mile/3.32 km walk (6:46am–7:33am, ☀️61ºF/16ºC); .13 mile/.21 km walk (12:38pm–12:43pm, ☀️84ºF/29ºC) (2.19 miles/3.52 km total)

Mindfulness: 15 minute outdoor meditation (10:58am–11:09am; 12:53pm–12:57pm)

Mood: Great

Food: 3320 calories

  • Chocolate Salted Pretzel iced coffee
  • steamed cauliflower, lettuce, roma tomato, jalapeños, mustard, no salt seasoning
  • Ghost Energy, Cherry Limeade
  • potato chips, hummus, Miyoko’s vegan mozzarella 
  • Happy Belly SF Pink Lemonade

Daily Log: 26 May 2024

Weight: 275.0 lb/124.74 kg

Exercise: 2.07 mile/3.33 km walk (6:20am–7:09am, ☀️74ºF/23.5ºC)

Mindfulness: 11 minute outdoor meditation (7:10am–7:21am)

Mood: Great

Food: 690 calories

  • horchata iced coffee
  • steamed green beans, lettuce, jalapeños, mustard
  • Tofurky Deli Slices, Hickory Smoked
  • steamed green beans, lettuce, tomatoes, jalapeños, jalapeño stuffed olives, mustard
  • steamed cauliflower, lettuce, jalapeños
  • Happy Belly SF Pink Lemonade

Daily Log: 25 May 2024

Weight: ?

Exercise: 2.75 mile/4.43 km walk (6:57am–7:59am, ☀️58ºF/14.5ºC)

Mindfulness: 5 minute outdoor meditation (7:59am–8:04am); 11 minute outdoor meditation (1:37pm–1:48pm)

Mood: Excellent

Food: 690 calories

  • Chocolate Salted Pretzel iced coffee
  • steamed green beans, lettuce, jalapeños, Tofurky Hickory Smoked Deli Slices
  • steamed green beans, lettuce, tomatoes, jalapeños
  • steamed cauliflower
  • Happy Belly SF Pink Lemonade

Daily Log: 24 May 2024

Weight: ?

Exercise: .67 mile/1.08 km walk (2:07pm–2:24pm, ☀️80ºF/26.5ºC); 1.07 mile/1.72 km walk (5:14pm–5:29pm; 5:57pm–6:08pm, ☀️82ºF/27.5ºC) (1.74 miles/2.80 km total)

Mindfulness: 5 minute outdoor meditation (2:25pm–2:30pm)

Mood: Fine to Not Fine

Food: 2041 calories

  • Chocolate Salted Pretzel iced coffee
  • Fillo’s Walking Tamale, Mexican Chocolate Almond
  • steamed green beans, lettuce, tomatoes, jalapeños
  • Monster Energy Ultra Fantasy Ruby Red
  • steamed green beans, steamed Brussels sprouts, lettuce, tomatoes, jalapeños, chili beans
  • salad: lettuce, jalapeños, mustard
  • Shredded Potato Bake: shredded potatoes, diced potatoes, mashed potatoes, chili beans, seasoning blend vegetables, Italian seasoning, red pepper flakes, jalapeños, Serrano peppers
  • Happy Belly SF Pink Lemonade