Posting has been a little light around here lately — with the cold weather, I oftentimes have dogs snuggling with me rather than my laptop keeping me company. And who can say no to doggie snuggles? I certainly can’t. I’m a pushover like that.
Enough of the excuses (well, there will be more down below, but you’ll get to those parts soon enough…), let’s review, shall we?
Measurements:
A flip of last week — weight stayed about the same and measurements dropped a little bit. I’m determined to make it to the 10 pounds down mark by Christmas. It’s my gift to myself.
Workouts:
Bad week for me. Because Clarke the Brainiac Tail-Chewing Dog needs constant supervision, I haven’t really been working out (see, another excuse). I kind of miss it, though I have to admit that being lazy suits my personality as well (though that’s how I got into this mess to begin with!).
Primal(ish) and Intermittent Fasting:
The Primal thing hasn’t really stuck, to be honest. I’m still paying more attention to eating clean, but I find myself bored by the whole meat/vegetable thing (excuse #2). On the other hand, IF is working out really well. I don’t even really think about it much anymore, it just happens anyway. I don’t do it everyday — usually schedule-dependent — but do it most days and am finding that it really cuts down on the eating-for-no-reason noshing.
Habits:
The whole targeted recovery thing is the habit this week, and I can’t say that I’m doing a whole lot with it. I am foam rolling and stretching more — especially important because my lower back has been a bit sore — but haven’t really done anything else. Of course, I haven’t been actually working out, so there’s no need to do anything to recover from nothing, right?
Habit Log:
Weeks 1-2: Fish oil and probiotic
Weeks 3-4: Eating slowly
Weeks 5-6: Stop eating at 80% full
Weeks 7-8: Lean protein with every meal
Weeks 9-10: 5 servings of vegetables a day
Weeks 11-12: Make smart carb choices
Weeks 13-14: Plan Meals
Weeks 15-16: Log all food
Weeks 17-18: Create a sleep ritual
Weeks 19-20: Drink only zero calorie beverages
idk about the IF thing…. according to my mom, Oprah says don’t eat after 7:30…. which essentially takes out desserts and snacking…. and my nutritionist says always eat within 30 min of waking up ( which I just can ever do)
I know — the common sense advice for so long has been to eat breakfast when you get up, and then small meals during the day is what I’ve always done, but there’s now a fair amount of evidence out there that while that might not be wrong, fasting might also not be wrong. So far I’m finding it’s a very easy way for me to reduce calories and not be snacking when I shouldn’t be… we’ll see how it goes!