Progress

 Yes, my weight did drop this week although that is not what I'm counting as progress. 

My weight this morning was 173.5 so down 1.8 from last week. I'm happy about that but more happy that I have managed to curb some cravings this past week, keep at my IF and I'm feeling better. 

I have been IF mostly from 7pm to 11 am. Although on Saturday I managed to make it until 2pm. 

I have cut out most sugary carbs although I did sneak in a 1/2 donut on the weekend. 

I am already feeling better both inside and out. My skin has started to improve (psoriasis) and I am waking up much more refreshed in the morning. 

The weight loss is a bonus at this point! :) 

It's supposed to be a relatively dry week so will be nice to get out for some longer walks with the pups. 

Here is what they look like now... henry is getting big!! BTW - this picture was taken last week when I was having lunch.... they just stare at me while I eat! :) 

What is going on?

 What is going on here?? Well, nothing. Hence the lack of posts. 

Life is just trucking along. Weight is backup in the mid 170s... poop. I stopped weighing regularly and starting eating more. 

Time to get back serious. I really really want to be close to the 150s by my birthday in May. It's doable. I just need to buckle down and be serious. 

I quit the gym. LOL. ... so not a great start to the plan above, but I have not being using the membership since the start of covid and now I don't have a car so I would have to wait for hubby to come home and then go which just feels too late in the day. I used to like to go around 3pm when the gym was not busy and I could get my workout done and be home by 4:30 and get dinner ready etc.  So no real exercise is happening here other than walking the puppies. 

My eating has been bad. Lots of bread and carbs and stuff that I normally just don't eat. I need to strip that out of my diet again. 

I've tried to start intermittent fasting again. I stop eating around 7 and then don't eat again until 11 am. I've even switched my creamy coffee to black coffee in the am. The issue is now between 11 am and 7 pm. I need to rein in the eating for sure. 

Would like to get to a point where my fasting window is longer but I need to work on cutting out more food first. 

So that's me in a nutshell. 

Keeping at it. 

current weight is 175.3. 

Not the start to 2022 that I figured....

Well, we got Covid. 

Hubby tested positive on Thursday and so we have been isolating since then. My symptoms are much milder than his but his symptoms are still fairly mild. Basically a bad cold for him. We had one day of being super duper tired but other than that, we've been ok. No problem with appetite. DARN! :) 

The biggest pain has been the isolation. I've had to do online shopping orders and limit our exposure outside. I don't mind online ordering but I do like to go into the stores to look at foods and pick and choose what we are going to be eating for the week. I tend to plan my meals as I shop and see what is fresh and/or on sale. 

It's monday today and I basically am completely fine. Hubby is still a bit sick. I had my two vaccines and booster, but hubby only has 2 vaccines. Perhaps the booster kept my symptoms on the milder side?? 

I'm very thankful that we had mild cases of Covid and hoping that is it for awhile.  I know many that have had a much harder struggle with the virus so I do count my blessings that we got through it ok and quickly. 

Stepped on the scale today. 170.9. Inching in the right direction. 

Hoping the rest of January is uneventful. 

Happy New Year!!

 My life continues being a mom to a very demanding puppy! Yes, I do believe I have created the monster but he's so darn cute! 

Not much has been happening the last few weeks. We celebrated Christmas and NYE. More covid restrictions here so they were both somewhat quiet. Well NYE we had our best friends over for dinner and I got very very very drunk. I didn't drink very much but it hit me hard and fast. Right in the middle of a board game it hit me.  I actually think I had alcohol poisoning. If I hadn't recovered by the following day I would have thought I had some other kind of illness. It was bad, very bad and even though I made it to midnight I also spent the following 15 hours in my bed, moaning and groaning and dying so to speak. Will be awhile before I drink again. 

Other than the eventful NYE, everything else was really quiet. I ate way too much over the holidays and all the wrong foods. 

My psoriasis flared up again and so I know it's related to carbohydrates and sugar. So back on the low carb bus for me. 

My weight is up, but not drastically. I think I was 173 this morning which is what is has been for the past 2 weeks so up about 2 lbs or so. Still unable to crack that 170. 

That's my goal this year... to get into the 160s..and stay there! 

2021 was the 170s,  2022 is going to be the 160s! If I can get there, I think my body will be happy. Maybe I'll get into the 150s but I doubt it. We will see though. 

So no big new years resolutions over here other than to get back to eating better. More greens, less carbs, less sugar and more water. 

We got this. 

And as requested.... pics of Henry and Murphy. Hen is 30lbs now!!! 

out for a walk on Christmas day! BTW we never have snow on Christmas Day!

Henry absolutely loves his big brother - big brother is still not completely sold on the idea of a little brother