It is a chilly day here on Long Island, but my heart is warmed by a 5lb weight loss!
Update
For the most part my goals for October stay
the same with a few exceptions. One issue I faced this past month was more socializing - naturally this included eating more unhealthy foods. I’ve given this a lot of
thought and based upon the specific venues in question, I can set a goal to help reduce the
number of times I have this issue. First, Sunday afternoons I have been
attending a venue that has a lot of noshing. So going forward I’m going to re-situate myself at this event – away
from the food. In other words, there are 2 areas that I can hang-out, one has
the food and the other doesn’t. Of course the food area has the majority
of people which is why I gravitate there – but my new goal starting in October is to stay on the very outskirts
of this area – or in the alternative, stay in the other area where there is no
food. This will help a great deal. I'm not happy eating sweets.
The next issue I’ve experienced during September
is not being able to follow Paleo Dinners. I am therefore changing my goals a little bit
to accommodate an obvious challenge. So starting in October, I
will not forbid carbohydrates at dinner, but instead I’ll allow a moderate size
portion. Additionally, I will forbid Carbs after
dinner - but instead I'm adding a Vegetable and Fruit Smoothie as an evening
snack. This should kill 2 birds with 1 stone so to speak.
Finally, I am re-committing myself to strength
training during the month of October with a goal of 3 times per week and I’m further
reducing my daily calorie goal from 1750 back to 1700 (but I will leave a mental 50 calorie cushion that I can use whenever). I'll see if this works better for me.
Yesterday, as promised, I posted before and after pictures to Healthy
Evolution. Personally I think I look much better but I wasn’t sure
until I started receiving lots of positive feedback (I love the internet). I had a bunch of positive comments waiting every time I logged in – it was wonderful. When
I post the next set of ‘Before and After’ it will be March 2015 and I expect my
physical appearance at that point to be considerably smaller. Can’t wait to
see.
So, I'm keeping most all other goals including
meatless Monday’s even though this past month I
didn’t manage the Meatless Monday’s faithfully, that’s okay. I’m still
determined to reinforce that one. To do that I am starting to include PB2 and
Jelly sandwiches back into my tracker (you haven't seen them in a couple months). This missing element has impacted meatless Mondays and so putting it back should get me right back on track. I expect October to be a considerably better month
overall. I’m looking forward to it.
But first, back to the business at hand…
Next
Weigh-In: October 24th
DATE
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WEIGHT
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2/13/2014
|
351
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3/13/2014
|
343
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4/9/2014
|
336
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5/7/2014
|
327
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6/4/2014
|
321
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6/30/2014
|
307
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7/30/2014
|
301
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8/27/2014
|
295
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9/24/2014
|
290
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Total Lost:
|
61
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September GOAL SUMMARY:
Daily Calories: 1700
Monthly Weight Loss: 9lbs.
Exercise: Strength Training / Gym – 3x per week
Walking: 20-30 minutes/2x per week
Goal Update for August
1. Meatless Monday’s
2. Seafood – 2 servings per week min.
2. Seafood – 2 servings per week min.
3.
Vegetables: 5 Servings everyday
4. Paleo Reduction Every day (Paleo afternoon and evening snacks)
5. No Coffee
6. No Gum chewing
7. No Pickles (or anything with added sodium)
8. Stretching – 3x per week – full body. 10 minutes minimum
9 Exercise: Walking minimum 2x per week
10. Eating out – 2 times per week maximum (includes lunch)
11. Alcoholic beverages: 2 drinks per month maximum
12. Eating Out: No fried foods, bread/rolls, appetizers (other than salad)
5. No Coffee
6. No Gum chewing
7. No Pickles (or anything with added sodium)
8. Stretching – 3x per week – full body. 10 minutes minimum
9 Exercise: Walking minimum 2x per week
10. Eating out – 2 times per week maximum (includes lunch)
11. Alcoholic beverages: 2 drinks per month maximum
12. Eating Out: No fried foods, bread/rolls, appetizers (other than salad)
A Look Back at 28 Days:
Daily Avg. Calories
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8/27/2014
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1740
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8/28/2014
|
1625
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8/29/2014
|
1780
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8/30/14
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1680
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8/31/2014
|
2050
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9/1/2014
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1740
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9/2/2014
|
1690
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9/3/2014
|
1630
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9/4/2014
|
1760
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9/5/2014
|
1700
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9/6/2014
|
1740
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9/7/2014
|
1755
|
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9/8/2014
|
1740
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9/9/2014
|
1785
|
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9/10/2014
|
1975
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9/11/2014
|
1700
|
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9/12/2014
|
2100
|
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9/13/2014
|
1170
|
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9/14/2014
|
1730
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9/15/2014
|
1880
|
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9/16/2014
|
1860
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9/17/2014
|
1545
|
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9/18/2014
|
1630
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9/19/2014
|
1735
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9/20/2014
|
1775
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9/21/2014
|
1570
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9/22/2014
|
1710
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9/23/2014
|
1765
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1734.28571
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Let’s begin month 10...
