Weight: 280.8 lb/127.37 kg
Exercise: 1.08 mile/1.27 km walk (12:50pm–1:10pm, ☀️63ºF/17ºC)
Mood: Not Great
Food: 1905 calories
- vanilla iced coffee
- bean & rice burritos
- salad: lettuce, refried beans, jalapeños, hot sauce
- pink lemonade
Weight: 280.8 lb/127.37 kg
Exercise: 1.08 mile/1.27 km walk (12:50pm–1:10pm, ☀️63ºF/17ºC)
Mood: Not Great
Food: 1905 calories
It’s a beautiful day. Cloudy, cool… great for my morning walk, even if that was a little late. I was so tired this morning; I decided to just sleep a little longer. I thought I had gotten enough, but my watch says 6hr48min, and I have no reason to say it is wrong… that does not include the extra hour and a half though, so maybe I have a reason to at least be suspicious.
I’ve gotten lazy with my calorie counting. That was always meant to be temporary, but lately I keep forgetting to record everything as I eat it and then you’ve got me trying to keep my eyes open as I’m going to bed trying to recall how many kidney beans I had with lunch. In general, I’ve been trying to work on getting to everything. I wish I could let go of a lot of things to make room in my brain for just my daily habits checklist. All of the stuff in life can start to weigh us down and I feel burdened by it all sometimes. I mentioned recently that I actually love how chaotic I can be, and I still think that. I love that when I want to do something, I spend hours watching videos and collecting materials and familiarizing myself with the ins and outs of it all, even if I don’t ultimately retain that hobby. I still love that about me, but I need to work on coupling that with the self awareness required to purge and let things go that I am no longer interested in. I usually see that as a failure of some kind, and that’s not something I’m interested in any longer. It isn’t a failure to move forward. Learning new things is the hobby, and I think that is great. But if I’ve already learned everything I want to know about a topic, it is more than okay to let someone else have the materials I collected.
My walks are going very well, but I do wish I could get my heart rate up more. I’m trying to remember to have patience with myself; a year ago I struggled to get through a shower without needed a rest, so it will just take some time to get to where I need to go. I had been doing at least 20 minutes a day in exercise (walking unless it’s just too muddy), but I think after the past few days I’m going to change that to at least 1 mile of walking. That currently takes me roughly 25 minutes, but if I can get that down to 20 minutes that might help me keep that heart rate up. It’s worth trying at least, and then I’ll revisit my goals after that. I’m still looking forward to Brad getting cleared to do exercise, although by that time it’ll be too hot to continue on outside and we’ll have to start meeting at the gym. And that is just fine too… maybe preferable.
[Walk #40]
Weight: 280.8 lb/127.28 kg
Exercise: 1.25 mile/2.01 km walk (9:29am–9:59am, ⛅️62ºF/17ºC)
Mood: Great
Food: 600 calories
Such a windy morning! I’m already starting to feel my motivation waning and the month just started; I’m just trying to get in my own way most likely. I can, and should ignore those messages I have started sending myself. I don’t know why people are like this… I mean, I guess I do sort of get why. Even when I’m at my most motivated, I never fully quiet the voice that tells me to just sleep in, to just eat a little more, to just take it easy and don’t worry about getting things done. I suppose it is nice to have that voice when I’m overdoing things, but most of the time it is just a hinderance.
[Walk #39]
Weight: 282.3 lb/128.05 kg
Exercise: 1.06 mile/1.71 km walk (6:38am–7:05am, 🌬️66ºF/19ºC)
Mood: Very Good
Food: 1735 calories
I’m feeling motivated today, but I’m trying to remember to pace myself. I tend to get so excited about starting a new month and reaching some of my own goals, only to find that I fail in only a few days. I do know that, and maybe knowing that will help me do things differently.
It was raining this mornings, and after last night’s storms the ground is very muddy outside. I will try to get in a walk this afternoon if the road and driveway have dried out enough, but in the meantime I did 25 minutes of the first Sweatin to the Oldies. I had done those a few times in the fall when I had just started to lose weight and while I really didn’t do a much longer exercise than I was able to do at that point, I was much more able to move and did not become winded or start seeing stars. It felt very doable. Aerobics is strange; I’d like to look into which is better, that or walking. I had more trouble getting my heart rate up with the aerobic exercises, but it caused me to sweat a lot more than a walk does. I don’t really know what that means. I know I could push myself to do 45 minutes or an hour in a walk, but I was pretty much at my limit after 25 minutes today. That said, I also feel less satisfied with it. My concern is which one will help me most to achieve my goals. Ultimately, that is all that matters to me at this point. I already know that maintaining health requires daily walks. I’m very happy do that, but until then I am happy to do whatever get results.
Weight: 280.8 lb/127.37 kg
Exercise: 25 minute aerobic exercise (Sweatin’ to the Oldies Vol.3) (8:38am–9:03am, ☁️66ºF/19ºC)
Mood: Good, but tired
Food: 2020 calories
Weight: 283.0 lbs
Exercise: 1.24 mile walk (6:14am–6:49am, 🌗59ºF/15ºC)
Mood: Good, but tired
It’s hardly the newest thought, but I felt absolutely in awe of the fact that we get to live on a planet that has become aware of itself. I wonder how many others there, and how many there are that teem with life, but which remain ignorant of their place in the universe.
It was a nice morning for a walk, but a little moist and my shoes are full of holes. I’ve been putting off wearing new ones because it’s Spring and many mornings are wet and muddy. I’m looking forward to living somewhere with an easier path, even if that means giving up my solitude for a while. Sometimes a bit of a sacrifice of comfort is exactly what is needed to push growth. I want to feel less burdened by life in general, even if just in an interim. I’m ready to back the moving truck up and just throw everything in. I can deal with the aftermath on the other side. I once had lofty dreams of a perfect move with beautifully packed boxes. I’m a lot less interested in all of that now. I cannot truly move on with my life until I have sold this place and moved, so I’m very ready for that to happen. It is holding me back.
Food: 1440 calories
Music:
Weight: 282.2 lbs
Exercise: .77 mile walk (2:10pm–2:31 pm, ☀️78ºF/25.5ºC)
Mood: Good, but tired
I’ve been so tired today. I slept most of the day and never did get to where I felt rested. Pollen is trending back up, so it might just be that. I hope so. Allergies I can deal with.
Food: 1800 calories
Music:
Exercise: 1.23 mile walk (6:56am–7:29am, 🌬️66ºF/19ºC)
Mood: Excellent
I went for my walk this morning as soon as the rain passed, but it hadn’t rained too much and it was such a great time to be outside enjoying the world–it was so cool out, and I was very aware of how much easier I find getting in a walk first thing in the morning. While the concept of an evening walk seems nice in my mind, in reality it feels so much harder. A morning walk hardly even feels like I’ve given effort once I’ve started my day, so really I should be doing both. Just get those steps toward my goal in early and everything else is just a bonus.
Food: 1245 calories
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