Thick to Healthy

Woo, 5 lbs lost in a week! This is working out well so far. I hope be back in in the 190′s by the end of the month. 

- I was never a fan of sparkling water or La Croix before I went on keto, but it sure tastes amazing now that I am on it. 

In regards to my health, I’m surprised to learn that I’m also making progress on that. According to what I put on MyFitnessPal, I weighed around 202lbs after I came back from my San Francisco trip back in January. Despite having to deal with the stress of buying the condo and moving in, I did try to work out at least 4 times a week just to ease my mind. I tried to be conscious of what I eat, but I don’t really eat clean. The part I struggled the most is trying to stop drinking alcohol almost every day to deal with stress. So far, I’ve been able to not have a drink at least 3 times a week…I’m trying to get that down to all week and only have an occasional drink. This past weekend, I decided to weigh myself for the first time since January. I was really hesitant because I was afraid that I was at least 210lbs at that point because how my clothes felt. To my delight, my weight dropped down to 193.5lbs! That’s 8.5 lbs down! I usually have trouble just trying to go down 4lbs. And that’s without being super meticulous of tracking my calories consumed and burned. This has jumpstarted my motivation to keep it up all summer and hopefully get back down to the low 180’s or high 170’s. While I do have a decent workout routine 5 days a week, I’ve been trying to find a place that has good dance fitness classes that I can look forward going to. It’s so difficult to find good instructors in Jacksonville for this and it’s frustrating. My favorite Zumba instructor that I took at UNF for 5 years left after having a baby, and it’s hard to find anyone as good and energetic. Maybe I should take another stab at becoming a Zumba instructor…

I was pretty annoyed this morning when I stepped on the scale, and it went two lbs back up to where I started. I’m guess it had to do with the sodium interlaced with the two pastor tacos and some tortilla chips I ate yesterday. I bloated up pretty badly yesterday that I looked super pregnant when I wore my workout clothes. Ugh. I want to try to lose at least 8 lbs before I go to Italy in the middle of next month. During that period, I won’t be able to do any other exercise other than lots of walking. I will be going there for a week, and all the meals will involve eating out. I hope it’s not anything too heavy. But then again, I want to enjoy my trip and not have to worry so much about how many calories I’m consuming or burning. The best thing I can do is not overly indulge in everything. 

I don’t think I will do the full 60 day program, because I definitely don’t have time for that! But I think I will add some of the workouts to my rotation so I can do something different every week. 

So it’s been pretty much a month since I restarted my goal of losing weight. After working out 6 days a week and counting my calories again, I’ve only lost 2 lbs. :( It’s quite disappointing since I have a lot to lose. But I will not give up. I will keep on tracking my water intake. After a week of drinking a gallon of water everyday, it’s become an easy habit to do now. I don’t feel the need to drink coffee every morning, because I prefer to feel hydrated instead. I may have not drastically dropped pounds yet, but I can see a difference of drinking more water. My stomach isn’t as big and bloated anymore, it looks a bit firmer. I don’t get hunger pangs anymore when I restrict my calories. I can’t even finish half of my lunch anymore. It is truly the best appetite suppressant. If I would have told myself when I was 21, I would not have been foolish enough to take phentermine...

I was just thinking about how around this time last year, I was not at my best at all. I tried to do my regular goal of getting in shape at the beginning of the year, but I was already pulled off track when I was dating this new man and hanging out with new friends. We would drink alcohol pretty much all the time. It was also the time when I actually started to enjoy drinking beer. I don’t know what it was, but every morning after heavy drinking...I would start throwing up bile. It’s not a good feeling when you’re just doing the regular routine of brushing your teeth in the morning, to suddenly feel this churning in your stomach. And then you start coughing really deeply...and then all of a sudden vomit comes out. It was weird, I rarely threw up from drinking even if I did it too much. I also seemed to metabolize it up til that point. I read up on it online and it said it may have to do with the amount of fat you have in addition to how much you’re drinking. But this year, I’ve been working out more, watching what I eat, and drinking more water. My stress levels aren’t as bad after work, so I don’t feel the need to buy a bottle of wine or a six pack of beer to relax anymore. I also tend to not be as sociable when I’m focused on getting fit, because I’m so busy with cooking healthy food, working out, doing chores, etc. I like the fact that I’m finally working on myself after about 3 years of going through all of the drama I’ve dealt with.