Healthy Journey Day 173

Gratitudes: Being another year older and wiser too, sleep, movies to keep the kids entertained while I want to sleep. 

Intentions for the day: To be quiet and relax--no getting depressed.

I am 34 inches thinner from my bust/waist and hips and a size 8's measurements of 36/28/38 on October 7, 2015.  I am following the trainers workout and food plans drink 64 oz of water a day and getting 8 hours of sleep every night.
I track this by completing my measurements every 4 weeks and weighing in weekly. My expectation is to see a decrease of approximately 5 inches per month.

Weigh in:  200.2

Morning Blood Sugar: 112  I expected it after eating mac and cheese for dinner.

Exercise:  A day off

Breakfast:
Time:10 am
Hunger  Level *:
Ate:greek yogurt, strawberries and granola
Comments:


Snack:
Time:11
Hunger Level*:
Ate: a couple scotcharoos
Comments:

Lunch:
Time:
Hunger Level*:
Ate:
Comments:

Snack:
Time:4 :15
Hunger Level*:
Ate:a brat on a bun with macaroni and cheese
Comments:

Dinner:
Time:6
Hunger Level*:
Ate:a handful of mixed nuts, peanut m&ms, sugar cookie bars that my VT brought me.
Comments:


Water intake:32

Daily Wins:  Stopped eating m&ms when they got too the no longer tasting good stage.  Read a book for most of the evening.  Got out of the funk that hit me this morning.    It seems that I tend to guage my life in the goals I will reach by my birthday.   I didn't have any this year, but remembered the past ones from my last 3 years of journey.   I am tired of making goals to not reach them.   It is time to make this journey official.  No more messing around.   I am going to make it happen or stop trying.  No more excuses.

Daily goal:
Drink 64 oz water  Complete.   Continue to strive for daily. 
1 fruit, 1 Veg. 
One load of laundry to completion:  wash-dry-fold-put away

2015 Goals:

1.  Post a total of 365 days on the blog

2.  Run a 10 min mile
3.  Squat 95 lbs

4.  Complete morning and evening routines on a daily basis.

5.  Weekly meal planning

6.  Run a Half Marathon in October
7.  The Amy stretch!
8.  Brenda Vance Stairs
9.  10 full pushups

I am 2 lbs lighter each week and am 30 lbs lighter on 6/15/15. (From 198 to 168) I am completing my daily trainer workouts, planning my meals, eating as I am hungry and listening to my fullness cues. I get in 10000 steps 6 times a week. I measure my progress with Sunday Morning weigh ins and document it on my blog. I stick to a regular bedtime and only be on the computer/electronics with a timer. My aim is to feel energetic and strong. Feeling good in my own skin.

**Hunger Scale is from 0-10 with zero being absolutely empty, ravenous and 10 being so stuffed that you are absolutely sick.
0--Empty
1--Ravenous
3--Set
4--Pangs
5--Neutral
6.5--Satisfied
8--Full
9--Stuffed
10--Sick
"Every time you start to eat, check your hunger level.  Ideally, aim for around a level of 3 to begin eating.  If you are at a 5 or above, you are not biologically hungry.  If you are at 2 or lower, you're likely over hungry and at risk for overeating."  Scale and comments taken from the book "Intuitive Eating" by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch.