#progress post 2022

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April 24, 2022

Time to check in. One week in, down 7.2 lbs this week, mostly water weight from a change to my carb and sodium profile, but certainly I've lost some body fat as well.

Managed to get nearly 12,000 steps yesterday to kick off a regular step commitment (after all, I got that fitbit for a reason didn't I?)

My commitment and drive is strong. The past couple of years may have looked (and felt, for sure) like a fall or stagnation, but much of that was spent gaining some life experience and processing a lot of difficult emotions I've never had to deal with before, and I am better for having gone through it.

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May 1, 2022

Up one pound from last week, but I know I've been on track and consistent so I'm not bothered. It likely spiked up because of dinner yesterday.

Regardless, I'm on week three, and still going. Starting today, I'm going to regularly hit that routine I put together last week.

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April 26, 2022

Okay, I have a routine in mind to get started with. I'm pulling out the classic minimal routine to start with. Every other day, I'll do two high-ish rep sets each of push-ups, rows, bodyweight squats, and crunches. Hitting the basic push/pull/leg/core exercises, just to get started with. On my off days, I also need to do some basic mobility training for my shoulders.

Cardio for now is just getting my steps in, I've tried jogging again but the additional weight is killing my ankles. I'll build back up to that, too.

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April 22, 2022

It's only Friday and my next weigh-in isn't until Sunday, but Friday is still a good day to reflect on the week so far.

I've been doing well at not over indulging. I've had to turn down a lot of junk food throughout the week, but this is more important to me than my cravings.

I want to commit specifically to 10k steps per day starting tomorrow. I think that'll be a great way to ease back into things.

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April 21, 2022

New haircut for a new chapter of my life! I noticed I almost always get a haircut when I'm about to make some kind of life change.

Still going very well. This time around I plan to start training early on, rather than after the weight loss like I did before. I'm going to put together a very simple routine and start regular strength training next week.

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April 20, 2022

I'm doing wonderfully so far. I don't doubt that I have this on lock, I just need to keep it up.

The biggest challenge will be breaking the habit of stress eating, which hasn't come into play this week. For now that's not a problem because I'm feeling fierce, but when my mood dips that's when I'll really need to dig in my heels.

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April 18, 2022

It's a brand new day. My fitbit's charged and on my wrist, just got off the treadmill after a brief 15 minute walk, had my pleasant breakfast, and now I'm ready to take on the day.

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Where I'm at, and today's food. The food's not going to change much throughout this week, I do have room for small snacks but I was very deliberate with my choices and this core here was decided in advance. All food I enjoy, balancing ease of preparation (very important to me) and nutrition. Yep, I've gained a LOT back. I was drowning some emotions in chocolate, but I'm moving forward and I'm going to break that habit.