Baby Steps

Well, I thought I'd check back in with an update.

 

I didn't gain the 20 pounds overnight, I guess I can't expect to lose it overnight, either.  So I will just take it in baby steps.  

Anyway, I am officially down 5 pounds so I have 15 more to go.

I have pretty much been sticking to 2MAD (2 meals a day) with IF (Intermittent Fasting) and it is working.  Slowly.  But it is working.  

I have set a goal to be back down to 120 by my birthday.  It won't be easy.  I have Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas to get through before my birthday.  But if I pull it off, I will be able to start the new year with my weight back on track again.

Although, I went back and looked at my weightloss totals the first time around and it took me about 3 months to lose these last 15 pounds back in 2019.   However, I wasn't eating 2MAD with IF.  I think I can drop it quicker this time.  I sure hope so, anyway.

I hate to admit this, but I have added diet soda back into my diet.  It helps me with IF because the more liquid I drink, the fuller I feel.   I drink diet Mt Dew on my breaks at work.  And push the water when I'm out on the floor.  I am trying to make myself drink a bottle between breaks.  I do better some days than others. It depends on what I'm running.  Some machines keep me hopping and I just don't take time to stop and drink the water.  But the more I can drink, the less room I have left for food, right?

I am also back on my Protein Shakes.  I realize this is very dirty Keto.  But they do fit my macros and they also help keep me feeling full.  I don't drink them every day, but as I mentioned above, some machines are just harder to run and sometimes I just feel like I need a little more to keep me going.   And hey, it's working. The scales are finally beginning to move in the right direction again. 

I guess I'm not officially doing true IF; with true fasting I think the only thing you can have outside of your eating window is water, black coffee, tea and other non-caloric beverages.  Giving up my evening meal and trying not to eat after 1:30 pm is my version.  

So on work days, my eating window is about 5:30 am with my first cup of coffee and until about 1:25 pm when my lunch break is over.  

On my days off work I will still have my coffee in the morning, but I usually don't eat anything until noon or after.  Some days I am able to push eating late enough in the day that I can get by with just eating one meal but other times I will eat a light lunch and then an early evening meal.  I still limit my eating window - the hours just shift a bit.

Anyway, I hope I get to hop back on here again real soon to let you know I'm down another 5 pounds.  Actually, my next "baby step goal" is 5.2 pounds.  I want to be 129.8 so I can tell myself I am finally back in the 120's again!

I may pop back before then though, with some new recipes.  We've got a few new ones I've been wanting to share.