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04/11/21

calories: 1,961

breakfast: coconut pancakes with shredded coconut & coconut chips

lunch: no lunch

dinner: oyster crackers and soup with potatoes, carrots, corn, shrimp, & rice

snacks: half a container of halo top ice cream & wheat chex

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brief intro/update:

brief intro:

My name is Ashley. I'm a derp just trying to improve my health both physically and mentally. I've been overweight/obese for all of my adult life. I'm 5'9. At my highest weight I was 345 lbs. I'm now currently 274.3 lbs. At this time I want to get down to around 200 lbs and go from there.

I have ongoing physical and mental health struggles that I battle with on the regular. These include daily headaches, tmj, fatigue, chronic sinus problems, anxiety, depression, trichotillomania, etc.

I work as an early childhood educator. I'm a lead teacher for multiple preschool aged classrooms. It can be quite exhausting, but I adore my work and find it immensely rewarding.

I have a lovely husband named Steven. We've been married a little over a year now and together for over three. I have a large pet family consisting of a dog (Artie), three cats (Sawyer, Hades, & Persephone), and five hamsters (Doodles, Doughnut, Nimue, Guinevere, & Brambles). My list of fandom interests is eclectic and lengthy so I will spare everyone from that.

life update:

physical health: My eating habits have been a rollercoaster the past few months. Lots of ups and downs. I haven't lost a substantial amount of weight in a couple of months. I am pleased that I haven't seemed to gain anything. I am down a bit from my last official weigh in. I've seen several of my doctors and have tried some new treatments to address my chronic/daily headaches. I tried physical therapy for 6 weeks to address my neck pain, which could be a factor. The pt did help reduce my neck pain slightly, no difference in my headache pain/frequency. Everything I was doing there I can apply at home, so I'm going to take what I learned and apply it. I can't keep affording to go when it is $120 a week, the slight neck pain relief pay off isn't worth it. My neurologist increased my dose of aimovig as my prevention medication, no difference. I go back in May. The next thing they want to try is Botox. Physical health is unfortunately still steadily the same.

mental health: Antidepressants were increased and I was prescribed a medication for sleep. But I've been having an increasingly challenging time dealing with chronic pain.

personal: I got another hamster, which is Brambles. She is a sweet skittish girl. Been working on trying to tame here/get her more comfortable with me. I also rescued a cat (Persephone) off the street. Turns out she is prego. We're expecting kittens any day now.

work: There has been several changes at work lately. I was put in charge of additional classrooms, which has added on to my list of responsibilities. One of the rooms isn't open yet and needs an overhaul of work done to it.

I’m generally an open book so don’t hesitate to reach out with questions or if you need some support. I’m happy to help if I can.

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04/10/21

calories: 2,023

breakfast: cornbread swirls, strawberries, & nectarine

lunch: no lunch

dinner: scrambled eggs & oatmeal with banana, walnuts, & coconut chips

snacks: dunkin blueberry pomegranate refresher & wheat chex

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02/28/21

Calories: 2,080

Breakfast: rice crisp cereal with almond milk

Lunch: egg, bacon, and cheese sandwich & blueberries and strawberries

Dinner: general tso tofu, broccoli, & rice

Snacks: fudgesicles, jerky, coffee with almond milk, & popcorn

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02/27/21

Calories: 1,988

Breakfast: scrambled eggs, turkey bacon, croissants, & grapes

Lunch: no lunch

Dinner: taco bowl with beyond meat & broccoli

Snacks: ice cream, fudge bar, and açaí blueberry chocolate

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01/19/2021

calories: 2,417

breakfast: blackberries, halo oranges, hard boiled eggs, & cinnamon roll larabar

lunch: lemon blueberry pancakes & turkey bacon

dinner: chicken thighs, rice, and spaghetti squash

snacks: plain cake donut, chickpea chips, pretzels, lemon wafer cookies

Went over my calorie goal for the day. ;_; I’ve been procrastinating on my posting lately, and I feel like a big part of that is because I’m upset about how many days I’ve been unsuccessful in meeting my goal. But I know I need to hold myself accountable and log the “bad” days too.

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01/18/2021

calories: 1,942

breakfast: turkey bacon, orange cranberry muffin, & green grapes

lunch: no lunch

dinner: pot stickers, noodles with cheese, and broccoli

snacks: plain cake donut

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01/17/21

Calories: unknown

breakfast: leftover honey garlic chicken & rice

lunch: no lunch

dinner: belated Christmas feast, rolls, corn bread, mac & cheese, ham, sweet potato casserole, and collared greens

snacks: red velvet cake, strawberry cheesecake, and a powdered donut

This unfortunately was another day where I didn’t stick to a calorie plan. My hubby and I went to his uncle’s house for our belated Christmas celebration.

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01/16/21

Calories: unknown

breakfast: almond coconut kind bar & cheese stick

lunch: no lunch

dinner: gyoza and tonkatsu ramen with eggs, naruto, menma, nori, shrimp tempura, chashu pork, and corn

snacks: iced macchiato & a Boston crème donut

This day ended up being a cheat day as the hubs and I went out of town about 3 or so hours away to pick him up a new computer that was at a specific location for a fab price. While we were there we ended up eating at a super delicious ramen place. I have no idea how many calories any of their food was.

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