#no scale september

[michelledoesketo]

September 14, 2019

Day two ~in a row~ of exercising. I normally don't have the motivation to do anything when I get off from work, and I'm sure as hell not the type to willingly get up early to exercise lmao. Since I'm on vacation though, I TOLD myself I was going to exercise every stinkin day, and hope I can make it a habit.

I rode my exercise bike for 45 minutes, and in the last 15 or so, I decided to do some quick reps with the only kettlebell I have. I figured I was ~double dipping~ by doing two things at once, and that was motivating me to keep doing it. (I told myself, "Look, you can ride your bike for 45 and THEN do your kettlebell routine, OR you can do them both RIGHT NOW, and get done early!")

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I only have one kettlebell, and it's 10 pounds. My brother gave it to me, since he competes in Strongman competitions, and 10 pounds is nothing to him. He usually gives me equipment he's moved on from, which I greatly appreciate, since I don't necessarily want to go out and buy equipment lol. He's always trying to get me to workout with him, but I always decline. I'd feel weird being unable to do ANYTHING in his ballpark. Maybe one day! (She says insincerely)

[michelledoesketo]

October 2, 2019

Here's my No Scale September update:

*Yes, you're looking at that right, lol. I was only keto for like 10 days of September. After my three(ish) weeks off of keto, I got on the scale to see that I gained 10 pounds. (So technically, I participated in Only-Weigh-Yourself-Once-September lmao.) But on October 1st, I got on the scale and saw 188, which is what I weighed when I started No Scale September. Overall zero pounds lost, but technically 10 pounds, lol.

I'm so glad it's October! We're FINALLY getting cooler nights here in Northern Florida. I'm so thankful. Maybe soon the daytime temps will dip into the 80's. (Ugh)

[michelledoesketo]

September 1, 2019

(First day of No Scale September!)

Here my most recent keto reset progress, since starting again late July:

I weighed in this morning at 188, and then I put my scale away! I figure that's where I failed last year. It was always in my bathroom, therefore pretty easy to jump on. It's been banished to the garage, haha

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I took my sister to a recently opened Sprouts Farmers Market. I got a lot of keto goodies, and she got a TON of vegan stuff. It was a win-win for both of us.

Most of my stuff I bought were items I've had before, AND they were bogo...yes!!! I found some new items too.

New items included this pasta sauce, this variety of ranch from Walden Farms, this chocolate "milk" by Koia, two new flavors of Quest brand protein cookies, a protein bar by No Cow, and raspberry lemon snack bars by Good To Go.

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I also just hooked up my TRX to the door leading to my garage. Wish me luck getting rid of my flabby arms! Haha 💪

[michelledoesketo]

August 31, 2019

Saturday Selfie, haha. I've been feeling good about myself lately. I even wore this short-sleeve short to work, even though I'm self conscious about my flabby arms. (But really, who isn't?!)

I also tried on a dress I had tucked away in my closet. It fits really well! My husband bought it for me a few years back because it was on my Amazon wishlist, but it was too small. It's pretty wrinkly, but now that I know I like how it fits, I'll definitely iron it and wear it out!

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I think I'm going to do No Scale September again this year. I only lasted like a week and a half last year, so we'll see how it goes! As a reminder for myself/you if you're interested, this morning I was 188.4 , so let's see what I weigh in a month!

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Jumping off of my comment about my arms, my goal for September is to try and tone up my arms a little. I have a TRX set, and I'm going to try to do 15 minutes a day. I'll (hopefully) start tomorrow and (hopefully) stick with it all through September.

[michelledoesketo]

September 5, 2019

I went ahead and rearranged my craft room/nonsense room to accommodate my workout things. I decided I kind of wanted to have a room dedicated to fitness stuff. I didn't want to use the more spacious garage, since it's so freakin' hot in there. My little room isn't much better, but I bought a little box fan to get some airflow.

It's not much, but it's all I've got. Maybe if I stick with it, I'll actually get weights and things like that. We'll see!

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I count it as a small success that I still have not gotten on a scale. I know it's only the 5th day of September, but I have not even been tempted to go out into the garage to weigh myself. And what's more, my husband recently has been commenting on how nice I look. Not that he ever said anything negative before, but it's just not something he typcially does either. Makes me feel good. Strengthens my mindset of "The scale does not define you"

[michelledoesketo]

September 13, 2019

~Friday the 13th, oOoOoOoh~

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Yesterday the hubby and I had a cheat day to celebrate the start of our vacation. Nothing TOO bad/over the top, but I still definitely went over on my carbs. We had Mexican, which obviously includes tortillas and rice. But I'm back on the keto train today.

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I decided to do a bunch of yard work, just to get it done and out of the way. We're supposed to get some rain later in the week, and I figured I could get ahead of it all.

I also decided that since I was already sweaty, I'd go ahead and spend some time on my stationary bike. I don't have a Fitbit anymore, so I kind of just input into Carb Manager what type of exercise I was doing, and for how long. The bike itself said I burned 250 calories, but Carb Manager said 215. Small discrepancy, but overall close enough.

I haven't had lunch yet, so it's kind of weird to see my daily calories at a negative. Lol.

[michelledoesketo]

I also stole/borrowed my mom's old stationary bike, so I'm going to try and use that for 30 minutes a day five days a week. I don't currently exercise, so I'm hoping maybe that'll encourage more weight to come off. lol.

Not too bad! I felt like this month was slow going, but still a decrease in weight, so no complaints from me. I weighed in today, and won't do so until next month. It's going to be weird, but I'm determined to stick with No Scale September. Just going to focus on eating well, and we'll see how it goes!

[bettylosesabunch-blog]

September weight loss

I participated in #noscaleseptember and did so well that I actually forgot to weigh myself until today 10/3! So drumroll.... I am 301 this morning!! I was surprised and so excited that I'm close to the 2## again. So yay :)