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Good morning, Fatsecreteers!
So, what happens when you allow Kingkeld to have 3000 calories a day. When you tell him to make sure to eat all the proteins he can get?
...he spends 1500 calories... :/
Actually, not bad at all.
I decided to be ALLOWED to get all the way to 3000, but also decided to not have to. What a load of pressure off my back! I am not sure where it's gonna take me just yet, but it is so nice to just be able to eat comfortably and not have to worry about having ENOUGH. Not for now, anyways, and not until this approach proves to be a problem for me.
I maintained my new low from yesterday, and I really feel amazing!
I managed to eat 1573 calories, and I had 109g of protein. I think it's reasonably okay.
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Yesterday was a day FULL of win!
Not only was I off from work (yesterday and all of this week!).
I did an excellent, but hard workout in the morning. For the first time I actually felt a little muscle soreness after the workout. The good kind, not the strain kind.
The pain was in my abs, which I work very hard. The machines we work on are pro grade stuff, and I use a setting of 16 out of 18. I'm not sure what the actual weight is, but it's heavy as hell. I work as hard as I possibly can within the 45 seconds I get on it, and I see massive improvements.
You can't see it on me - the loose belly skin has no mercy for tight abs. There is literally nothing to see, but boy do I FEEL it. If you poke my stomach, it's surprisingly hard under the loose skin. I can even feel it when I sit down and I am relaxed.
It's really incredible how far that gym has taken me.
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After gym, I went home, we watched Game Of Thrones from Sunday, and it was AMAZING. What a great show this is.
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Then I invited Wife out for lunch. We had fried chicken(!) and I opted for a salad instead of fries. But I loved the chicken.
I had brought my little kitchen scale, and weight the chicken before eating, and then weighed the bones after, so I knew exactly how much chicken I had. Smart move. It was actually surprisingly little, compared to what I actually thought I had eaten.
On the way home we were talking about how much I like the new exercise clothes I bought. It's really good.
I got a full set of workout pants (those tight ones, that support better for running, etc.), a proper t-shirt (those that you don't sweat like crazy in) and a windbreaker at a 60% discount.
I liked it so much I was gonna go get another set. On the way there, I notice that they took down the price tags, so I just get the clothes and go in with a big smile and "confirm" that they are still on sale.
Technically, the guy I am talking to is putting the price back up. But he sees that I am wearing the windbreaker from the 1st set, and lets me have another set at the discount. Win!
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So, coming home, it's time to meet with the journalist. We talked for about 3 hours, and I think I got a pretty good story told. Of course, it's always impossible to predict how she is gonna write it, but she was really impressed with everything. The also took some pictures, and I will be getting a copy of those in a few days.
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Then, of course, I go teach. New girl in class, and she's all excited. She's the crohns girl. I think she has fewer issues than I thought, and I am pretty confident that I can help her.
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And then, I come home. I get a phone call. It's the owner of the gym.
He tells me that the guy that usually has every 2nd Saturday down there has quit. And since he knows I like the place, I dedicate and I am not afraid to help out, he asked if I wanted the job!
So I can now say that my 4th job is at the gym! WIN! ...this of course also means that I get to train for free. :D
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...and then I have a missed call from the night school where I did the first weight loss classes. They're most likely calling to tell me that either the next class is go or it's no-go. Let's see.
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So, all-in-all an eventful day, and a wonderful one.
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I wanna say thank you for all the compliments and cool comments on my journal yesterday. They really mean a lot. I love the pictures, and I love the person that I am becoming.
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Today, it's another busy day. Wife is up for a checkup with the nurse a few towns over, so we're heading over there.
Obviously, I can't go until I have had my morning walk, so I am heading out to do that in not too long. I'm not gonna go to the beach today, I am basically just gonna circle the block (it's about 1 1/4 kilometer) 4 times, and I will have made the distance.
I just wanna make sure that today isn't gonna end up being TOO inactive.
I'm most likely gonna take Wife out for lunch, somewhere nice. I have the calories for it. I have an allowance of 3050 again today, and so far I'm 400 down for breakfast.
I'm bringing protein bars, and I think I will buy a high protein chocolate milk for the train. I really like those - and they're a full meal! Also, being a drink, they don't make me feel just as stuffed as if I had to eat the calories.
On the other hand, I don't want to drink those calories just to have calories. This is my principle, remember? I will go with my gut feeling when we get there in about 90 minutes. Do I want them or not? If nothing else, they can steer me away from the temptation of all the sinful cakes and Danish that they offer at the station. I'll have none of that, thank you very much. :)
I love having the excess energy to simply say no. It makes all of this SO much easier.
These days I have noticed that when I am full from the protein, then I am less tempted to want carbs. It's pretty clear to me, that a filling breakfast, and protein through the day will keep me somewhat away from the sugar urges. Again, something I should have looked into about 2 years ago. LOL. Oh, well.
There is no rocking with the kids today. We ended the season last week. No more of that until September. Boooo.
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Today, I'm thankful for:
- A great nights sleep after the most WIN day in quite a while.
- Morning coffee with an excellent breakfast.
- Vacation!
- Spending the day out with Wife!
Happy Tuesday! Life is good!
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182.5 lb
Lost so far: 159.2 lb.
Still to go: 0 lb.
Diet followed 100%.
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steady weight
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