I had a goal on my birthday: to enjoy the day and eat whatever I wanted. And I did, in fact, do just that. However, I wasn’t able to gorge myself on a lot of the snacks that I bought like I wanted. This is because my stomach has shrunk since weighing 300 pounds. I just can’t pack it away like I used to.
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A very, very close friend of mine sent me an Elgato Wave 3 microphone for my birthday. It’s a $130 microphone that I wanted for my YouTube channel and podcasts. It actually put tears in my eyes. So, I figured I’d do something special for her in the form of posing for a calendar in 10 weeks.
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With my birthday coming up, everyone wants to have something good for dinner…and I want cake. So, even though I’m trying to maintain my 12-week fitness challenge, I am giving myself a license to be bad one day this week.
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One of my favorite things to do is experiment with different ways to work out and track the data. And this time around, I’m curious as to whether I can break my push-up record without actually doing push-ups. Rather, will work on my triceps, chest, and shoulders in other ways contribute to this goal?
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As of July 11th, I’ve been tracking my weight, what I’ve eaten, and Fitbit calorie burn in my 12-week fitness challenge spreadsheet. And over the course of two days, I lost more than 4 pounds. That’s two pounds per day! But, it’s not exactly what you might think.
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Over the course of the past week, I’ve lost a grand total of 1.4 pounds during my 12-week fitness challenge. But, I also lost 3.2 pounds in a single day, which goes to show you how poorly I ate over the last 7 days. So, how did I accomplish a three-pound loss overnight?
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Currently, I’ve been involved in a live podcast on YouTube with episodes being added to Spotify and other platforms. And I have to say, they’ve been a lot of fun. In fact, we’re here debating on starting a fitness podcast as a way to keep ourselves motivated and walking through our weight loss journies.
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This week has been an emotional rollercoaster. First, I kind of binged a bit at a birthday party for myself and my brother. Then the next day, my old momma cat literally died in my arms. Needless to say, I’ve had quite a bit of food this week for tracking calories.
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One of my biggest hangups for losing weight is binge eating. Out of nowhere, I’ll get an insatiable appetite and loot the kitchen. Lately, I’ve been doing quite well addressing that issue, and it’s made a huge difference in my fitness goals this month.
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I went a bit overboard in my eating without getting in enough cardio. There were a few extenuating circumstances and that’s just how the day played out. So, what I am going to do after eating too many calories?
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