Elizabit

Otay today's food consisted of.. Cottage cheese and broccoli. I have no idea why I like it, but I really do. Next I almost killed last night's neglected fruit bowl. Some kiwi, strawberries, and cantaloupe. Yum. Then there was half a peanut butter sandwich. Then I ate two of the remaining banana besan crepes with cream cheese and blueberries and a lil syrup. I made a spiced chick pea/green pea bowl and tossed in roasted garlic, onion, and cauliflower. It turned out good so I ate half of it. I had planned on it being 4 servings but whatever. Heh. I had a little more cantaloupe and strawberries. Finished the last bit of the morning bowl... Dinner wad falafal and a side of the chick pea cauliflower bowl. I went chick pea nuts today. My totals ended in 1415ish calories, about 49g fat, 205g carbs, 57g protein. I still want my calories higher, but it's better than yesterday and I will take that. Oh and liquids (forget yesterday) I had 4 cups of black coffee and filled the water bottle 3 times.

Thank you. Are you a vegetarian, vegan, or just someone who likes to switch up foods? Yeah, I'm hoping I'll make it the month with the food logs. I never write recipies, so I'm thinking of making these things into a recipe book for myself. Maybe that will help keep me going with it. Or help me get ideas about how to modify things to get more out of them. I'm hoping the low cal doesn't turn out to be a trend with me. I'm not good with that being the normal... I'll do something if it is, for certain.

You know, I feel you on this one. I'm all about building and maintaining some routine myself right now. You got this. Kick that spirals backside.

But, but, coffee is so good. Heh. Really though, I'm pulling for you. You got it.

Today was a success. Exercise goal totally met. I walked 3mi this morning and am going to hit the track here in a few for another walk. I wasn't up to doing leg day strength stuff though, but I'm being patient with myself. It's okay. House goal met. I checked 7 things off the list today and victory is so mine. Fodd stuff checks in at about 1415 calories. Better than yesterday and I will take that. I ended with about 49g fat, 205g carbs (it was a chick pea day) and 57.1g protein.

Thank you. True. I'll let it go for awhile and see how it plays out for me.

One of my challenges this month is food tracking so I can see what changes need to be made. I'm gonna drop details here. Yesterday I ate the last of my kiwi cucumber bowls with about 1/2 cup of that damn yogurt. I accidentally bought vanilla (i prefer plain) and need to use that tub up. Next was 3 banana besan crepes with cream cheese, blueberries and syrup. I snuck an egg in there and my stomach was cool with that. Lunch was made up of half a tomato sammich with cheese, a lentil and veg jar (I premake stuff and toss it in bowls and jars), and for dessert I had two spoonfulls of peanut butter with two caramels (I love those two together). I skipped my 4th eat time because I didn't have it in me to eat. My poor neglected fruit bowl. Dinner was a baked tofu steak and the last of my lentil veg jars. The dip sauce I made for that was gross. Heh. So I grabbed the soy sauce. Note to self... The other sauce is way better. My calories were about 1350 (I think... I made the lentil veg jars before I decided to count nutrition info so hopefully I remembered correctly what I put in there), about 62g fat, 125g carbs, and 78ish for protein. I would have liked to hit 1500 calories minimum, and perhaps 1900 max. My appetite was just not there yesterday. I shunned fruit then ice cream later when my daughter dropped by to see if I wanted to go grab some with her at the shop. But all in all, I'm alright with yesterday and food. But I was surprised by how low the calorie count was. I would have guessed it to be higher by a couple hundred.

Victory. You can has that.

Thank you all for the welcomes and support. As for goals... The immediate is just trying to maintain stability and routine (normal) in my life. Before this I was working up to running 10k. I was doing 4mi comfortably at an 11 min mi. I got up to and had been maintaining my goal weight of 135 (down to 128 now) for about 3 yrs now. I also got into body resistance stuff to tone and build a lil muscle. I'm hoping to just not lose too much progress right now. It occurs to me I haven't said what is wrong with me. Doh. Short of it, I woke up one day about six weeks ago looking 6mo pregnant and it hasn't gone away since. I have since dubbed it bloat baby. It's sore to the touch and it feels like there's a little weird shaped melon in there. It complicates some things. Some days are more comfortable than others but it's always still there in all it's weird glory. I have other symptoms too, I'm tired a lot, back problems sometimes get more severe, I get dizzy now and then (passed out once but mostly it fades quick), stuff like that. As for today.. Despite being tired, I got a lot done. I ran a mile total, broken down into .4, .4, and .2. So yay. I also walked just over two miles total. I did some arm exercise stuff with 5min on the lil stepper between the two sets and that was nice. I also stretched for about 15 min after that. My triceps needed it. Heh. The little dumbells kicked mah butt in a nice way. As for cleaning I got more than the minimum. So again, yay. I got 6 things knocked off the housework to do list. I was thinking about doing something else but I am damn tired and it's just not happening and that's ok. Diet tracking... Meh. I looked at apps, found them frustrating and went old school pen and paper. Heh. I ended the day with about 1350 calories, 62 g fat, 125 g carbs, and 78 g protein. I am not sure if that is good. I should refigure my needs based on my new activity level.

Thank you for the welcome. It is much appreciated.

I'm gonna ramble a bit here. And I tend to be a bit of a cuss monkey, so I'll try to be mindful of that. Tldr at the bottom. I need some balance right now something fierce. I have this whole health problem thing going on and with no answer yet about what that thing is, I'm starting to freak out. And that's not good. It's like my brain goes full blown lizard mode and says to hell with you logic. I start slipping in responsibilities, then I get overwhelmed by all I have not done, go to extremes to make up for going slipping, get burned out, slip in responsibilities because of burn out and the cycle repeats. It's been awhile since I've done that. I don't want to do that again. So I'm taking preventative measures, this is one of them. I got you lizard brain. And I'm gonna kick your scaly green ass. So help me out here, logic brain. What do I know here? I know it's okay to be freaked out about my health. I know that can't run my life. I know some things that make me feel better. Self care, it's a thing. It's a thing that's good for me. Tldr I'm trying to keep my sh** together. Heh. So what are my challenges? 1. I already do exercise. But I have started slackin. I like running but I need to be realistic (health issues) and adapt. I will do something everyday, cardio or light strenght, or stretch. I will listen to my body and respect my limits. Exercise makes me feel good, inside and out. 2. I have also started slacking on house stuff. I will do five chores a day minimum, and no more than ten (not trying to overwhelm myself). Ten might sound like a lot but I count wash dishes as one, put away dishes as another... So yeah, I think it's reasonable. I'm no clean freak but a tidy-ish environment does my headspace good. 3. As for diet, I didn't know what to tweak, so I figured a good plan was to track it this month and find out where I need improvement and where I'm good. I'll be tracking that. It should be interesting.

Hello people. I'm Elizabit, 42 years old, married with grown kids and even a grandson (teen mom here). I also have puptastic, my loyal sidekick and cuddlebug. He's part lab part pit and all oversized baby. I'm here because I'm having some health problems. My doctor still isn't sure what's wrong, but she's working on figuring it out. In the meantime, I'm trying to not let it get me more jacked in the head. I know exercise helps not just my physical health, but my mental/emotional health as well. I figured I'd try joining a fitness site, and while I'm not exactly a nerd (I'm actually more like a weirdo) I like a lot of what this site is about. So here I am.