Sarah Randall's Journal, 06 Oct 21

I weigh myself everyday, I can't seem to wait a week. I like to see how much it fluctuates, if it does, each day. I bounced back from my weekend binge, back down below my recent lowest weight. I know "they" say not to weigh more than once a week but I don't see the harm in my curiousity.

Today we only work 2 hours so after work, before eating lunch, I'm going to workout for an hour, 40 min cardio and 20 min strength. I'm going to try and do this 5 days a week for October. I could be a little too ambitious yet but compared to where I started: sleeping 12+hrs a day, less than 3000 steps a day, eating takeaways 5 times a week, not eating breakfast... I've changed loads about my lifestyle in the last 2 months.

Changes I've made since July 25th, 2021:
*waking up between 5-7am instead of 9-11am
*walking 30-120 min daily
*diet changes to low fat, low calorie, less eating at restaurants and fast food (still go out about once a week, still working on cutting back even more on takeaways)
*strength training with trainer 2x a week
*rowing on home row machine 5x a week for 30 min each session

There are a few others I'd like to note that are self care victories for me, just giving myself some praise. Before I began this weight loss mission, I made a commitment to myself to work on my hygiene and not only weight but overall appearance. I just let myself go these past 5 years because of depression and realized I used to take a lot better care in myself. So these are just things I thought of to try something different.
Other changes I've made to self care:
*Taking showers every other day instead of just when I'd get stinky
*developing a skincare regimen (which I had NEVER had before), washing my face morning and night, toning, moisturizing
*brushing my teeth morning and night (I would only do it once a day at night before) and flossing at least 2 times a week (was never doing it before, only if food was stuck somewhere bugging me)
*putting on makeup on my days off or after work, for fun. AND..... I just recently discovered something called Ipsy and it's a beauty box subscription (apparently box subscriptions have been a thing for quite a while now but I just heard of this kinda thing) that sends makeup, hair and skin care products monthly to try out and I'm having so much fun with that.
*conditioning my hair regularly (I barely even washed my hair before, even when I'd shower)


So, for me, I've been trying hard to change. It seems like a lot and it is, but it's been gradual and a struggle sometimes to make myself do these things every day but it's getting easier. I just keep imagining what I can do to transform my health and feelings and appearance and stamina!! Et cetera!!! We all got goals, and we can meet them!!!!

Have a really fantastic day!!

103.8 kg Lost so far: 8.3 kg.    Still to go: 6.3 kg.    Diet followed: Reasonably Well.

---

2387 kcal

Fat: 75.85g | Prot: 91.27g | Carbs: 290.82g.   Breakfast: Jennie-O Turkey Breakfast Sausage Patties, Chobani Nonfat Plain Greek Yogurt (170g), Grapes (Red or Green, European Type Varieties Such As Thompson Seedless) . Lunch: Kroger Crunchy Peanut Butter, Jell-O Sugar Free Chocolate Pudding Snack, Little Potato Company Garlic Parsley Potatoes, Oscar Mayer Delifresh Cracked Black Pepper Turkey Breast, Boar's Head Kalamata Olive Tapenade Hummus, Boar's Head Turkey Pepperoni, Great Value Medium Black Olives, President Fat Free Feta Cheese, Kroger Romaine Hearts, Hannah Tzatziki Greek Style Yogurt Dip, Tomatoes. Dinner: Macaroni or Pasta Salad, Cooked Mixed Vegetables (Corn, Lima Beans, Peas, Green Beans and Carrots, from Frozen, Fat Not Added in Cooking), Skippers Tartar Sauce, Mrs. Paul's Crunchy Fish Sticks. Snacks/Other: Angry Orchard Crisp Apple Hard Cider. more...

3000 kcal

Exercise: Rowing - 20 minutes, Cardio - 20 minutes, Resting - 15 hours and 20 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...