Day 17 of 224, Wed 7/8
Logged all my food in MFP. Ate about half of my exercise calories, ending the day at 1547. I've been eating a lot of half sandwiches lately. They fill me up and make my calories go a lot farther.
Took 10,199 steps today. Walked outside for 80 minutes. Feet not great but not horrible, just trying to power through. DH mentioned that he thinks the last 20 minutes are always the worst for my feet and I would have to agree with that and maybe I'll have to reevaluate the length of my walks. Perhaps try to get more around the house. I'll have to think on that... I really like aiming for 10,000 steps every day. Really makes me feel a sense of accomplishment.
DH tried on a few shirts today from a box of old (smaller) clothes we kept from a few years ago. Six of them fit and lots more close to fitting which made us both really happy. I love little rewards like that.
Day 18 of 224, Thurs 7/9
Logged all my food in MFP although the last two meal/snacks not immediately which is probably why I ate more calories than I realized/should have. I keep a notebook in addition to MFP & Fitbit. I list the date, times I eat, the food I eat (I write this down before or as I'm eating, never later because I would forget), and other notes like exercise, thoughts, feelings, accomplishments, etc. I find this to be a helpful and valuable tool. But I should have put my calories in MFP sooner and then I would have probably skipped my last snack. My regular calories plus exercise calories totaled 1813 and I ate 1967, so 154 calories over.
Took 10,236 steps today. That consisted of a 60 minute walk outside, a store run, usual around-the-house steps plus about 20 minutes of walking around the house to top off my steps. Feet not the best so that's why I split it up and I think it helped. I should have done my Pilates workout today but procrastinated and didn't do it. I'll need to make up some if I want to meet my monthly goal.
I almost didn't walk today or yesterday actually, both days I felt like sitting on the sofa and chowing down on takeout instead. Today was worse than yesterday because I was really hungry for some reason but since I just ate I didn't think it was true hunger, just emotions. So I whined for about five minutes, teetering over the edge, then finally put on my shoes and took the first step out the front door. The rest fell into place. Later that night I realized that I didn't once think about eating or hunger after we started walking.
And...I'm feeling kinda puffy today which makes me think I'm holding onto the water and I'm dreading the upcoming weigh in. I was hoping to maintain (okay secretly hoping to lose a pound) but I can see/feel water retention in my hands, feet, face/lips and tummy. It's amazing how sensitive to it I am now because before I was back on track and eating all the time I never noticed tiny fluctuations. I'm just trying to stay the course though. I'm hoping for the best but realize that ups and downs are part of the journey and where I end up is the most important.