Square Soul Round Body

Weigh in:   255.4   lbs       This week:    +/- 0   lbs Weekly Calorie Limit: 12,320       Calories consumed: 9,314 Exercise: Walk 3 days a week for 30 minute minimum ✖ Health: Drink 3 bottles of water daily ✖ The Road So Far... Aside from staying under my calories, this week was a total flop. My daughter has been sick with the flu all week. The weather change hasn't helped anything. Rain still takes a significant toll on my muscles. We did our best to combat the cold. Fresh, warm, homemade soups. Cuddling under blankets as a family. Rest and lots of fluids. I think we're on the mend, but the doc recommends we take it easy until Friday at the earliest. But we definitely got in some quality family bonding time.  I'm happy to see this week-long break hasn't caused a gain. Looks like the plateau continues. Hopefully this coming up week we'll be able to complete some goals and see some progress. Until next time, sending you positive thoughts and good juj

I promised my mom I'd send her my recipe for Zuppa Toscana and Chicken Gnocchi Soup. This seemed like the best way to make it legible. 😁 The great thing about the recipe is, it's a one pot recipe. You only need an extra bowl or plate to hold the meat after it is cooked so you can work on the veggies. Ingredients: 1 lb Spicy Italian Sausage - ground 1 lb Bacon - cut into pieces about 1 in 1 Small Yellow Onion - diced 3 Russet Potatoes - diced, peel or no peel your choice 1-2 Tbsp Minced Garlic 3 (or more if you want) cups Chicken Stock/Broth - I use low sodium 2 cups Water 1 cup Heavy whipping or Half n Half cream Kale - cut the leaves from the stems and coarsely chop them or just buy already prepared. Seasonings - These are what I used, but you can use whichever ones you want. I don't measure them, I just season to taste. Black pepper Very little salt - the bacon and sausage provide plenty of saltiness, but I added a pinch of salt to bring out the fl

Weigh in:    255.4   lbs       This week:    - 1   lb Weekly Calorie Limit: 12,320       Calories consumed: 9,665 Exercise: Walk 3 days for 30 minute minimum ✔ Health: Drink 3 bottles of water daily ✔ The Road So Far... Down a pound, but hesitant to say the plateau is broken. I read some articles on different ways to get past a weight loss plateau. I decided to try a form of intermittent fasting. The "Warrior" fast, or O.M.A.D. (stands for One Meal A Day). I fasted for 23 hours, and allowed myself a large meal to be eaten within a 1 hour window each day. I made sure to included nutrient rich foods, such as kale and veggies. I had fruit and protein with limited carbs. And lots of water throughout the day. I followed this for 3 days out of the week. I'm not sure if the pound I lost is just water weight, or possibly something to do with the fasting. It's hard to tell. So, this next week I have a mini-goal to try the same fasting plan for 4 days. Alternating f

The Road So Far... February starting weight:    258.8   lbs February ending weight:    256.0   lbs Weight lost this month:    -2.8   lbs Weight lost this year:    -11   lbs Weight lost from highest:    -37   lbs February Goals: * Weigh in Wednesdays - ✔ * Calorie Limit: <1780/day, <12,460/week - ✔ * Exercise: Walk 3 days a week for a 20 minute minimum - ✔ * Health: Drink 2 bottles of water daily - ✔✖ That darn milk. I confess, I'm a milk-aholic. But I'm working on how to balance the milk with my daily H2O needs. * Mental Health: Complete 100 rows of crochet on my daughter's travel blanket. - ✖ I did complete 75 rows of the blanket. She asked me to stop because she's not sure she wants it longer. She's still deciding.  *Weight loss goal for February: - 4 lbs - ✖ Unfortunately, I hit a plateau. I have to admit, it's thrown me a little. I wasn't sure what to plan for my new goals, while also

Weigh in:    256.4   lbs       This week:    +/- 0   lbs Weekly Calorie Limit: 12,460       Calories consumed: 9,429 Exercise goal: Walk 3 times a week for 20 minute minimum ✔ Health goal: Drink 2 bottles of water daily ✔ The Road So Far..... Hello plateau. Last week, I blamed myself. This week though, I did my best. I watched my calories carefully every day. I drank water all day, every day. I went on walks 4 days this week instead of 3, and all for much longer than the 20 minute minimum. Imagine my dismay when I stepped on the scale this morning and saw the same number as the last two weeks. Confused, I started to do what I do best in these moments. Rather than let the frustration take over, I started to research. I know about weight loss plateaus. I know they are to be expected. But, I have to admit I wasn't expecting it so soon. So, what happened? As I found out, for me it could be a number of different things. 1. Thyroid - Yes, I've mentioned the Hashimo

Weigh in:    256.4   lbs       This week:    +/- 0   lbs Weekly Calorie Limit: 12,460       Calories consumed: 10,822 Exercise goal: Walk 3 times for 20 minute minimum ✔ Health goal: Drink 2 bottles of water daily ✖ The Road So Far... I confess I did not pay enough attention this week. With Valentine's Day, a flu bug, school projects and more keeping me busy, I didn't pay enough attention. I'm happy I didn't gain from last week. But I'm disappointed there was no loss. Maintaining isn't enough for me. I did stay under my calories. So, I'm a little confused about how there was zero loss. I guess it proves weight loss isn't all about calories in versus calories out. My metabolism is greatly affected by the Hashimoto's. So despite meeting my exercise goal, and coming in under my calorie goal, I didn't do enough to get my metabolism to burn the calories needed to see a loss. I also didn't drink the water goal this week. I was crav