I'm very happy to be back in walking mode after a long stretch of doing nothing over the winter and springless Spring. I walk two miles in the morning and managed seven days in a row. Then bad weather broke my streak. And I had two days of not feeling well in between. But I'm averaging five days a week. It does seem if I don't get out before work, though, I don't end up doing it at all, except for two ten minute breaks at work. So I'm trying really hard to get out there after my morning coffee.
The weight is still an issue. I lose 2-3 lbs then I'm off to stuffing my face with Italian bread and Miyokos butter, Mostess vegan creme filled cupcakes, Buckleberry truffles and Earth Balance cheddar puffs. I'm hopeless.
Yesterday I did a Leslie Sansone video, a two-mile power walk, but I dialed back the intensity to test the knee. It's definitely better, but I still have some issues with lateral movement, so today I rode the spin bike at the gym instead of doing the video. Much less pounding on the joints. I think the toe issue is from walking on too many piles of rocks at the beach last week. Our beach is a mess! I had flip-flops on, but they don't offer a lot of cushion. It's feeling better, but I'm not ready for hard-core intensity at the moment.
This has been mostly a lost month with the knee issue, and now I have a toe problem, lol. I did a lot of weights, which is good, but I need the cardio to help keep the eating in check. I've definitely put on a few pounds (I haven't seen how many because I have an unhealthy relationship with the scale), judging by the snugness of my pants, so I'm back in weight-loss mode. I have been indulging too much in bread, pasta, sweets, crunchy snacks and beer, lol.
I know that if I keep the white refined carbs to one meal, I will be fine. I've been doing really well with eating this week. I think the problem was that I was eating as if I were still doing cardio.
I hate it when an injury keeps me from any type of physical activity.This has been mostly a lost month with the knee issue, and now I have a toe problem, lol. I did a lot of weights, which is good, but I need the cardio to help keep the eating in check. I've definitely put on a few pounds (I haven't seen how many because I have an unhealthy relationship with the scale), judging by the snugness of my pants, so I'm back in weight-loss mode. I have been indulging too much in bread, pasta, sweets, crunchy snacks and beer, lol.
I know that if I keep the white refined carbs to one meal, I will be fine. I've been doing really well with eating this week. I think the problem was that I was eating as if I were still doing cardio.
It just hurts a bit when I walk on it, but it is actually getting a little better. Last week it was nasty. It didn't hurt at all when I was riding the spin bike on Friday, so I will lay off the walking and stick to the bike for now. I am still doing the weights as well, and crunches. )
After boasting about this, yesterday I didn't even hit 3000 steps for the entire day!
That's fantastic, Mikkel. Good for you! And well done.A small brag from me. Or big brag.
Last 1.5 years I've lost about 14 kgs. I also lost 8 cm around my waiste since 1st January 2017. I even have put on some muscles that is visible on my arms now. I don't know my excactly start weight at my biggest for 2 years ago, but I was over 30 in BMI (I can feel when I go pass that 30 mark on BMI on my body, and I was some past that). I put the start on 84 kg, but I think I was heavier. The most I've been around my waiste is 107 cm. I was 92 cm today. And I can see and feel the differences too now (but still have a lot of kg to loose).
I stoped drinking sugary drinks at New Years Eve. I haven't taken one sip of sugary drinks or any artificial sweetened drinks. I also stoped eating candies and such things.
I weight all my food now, and count calories. I'm between 1200 kcal and 1500 kcal each day. My daily goal is to be over 1200 kcal, but under 1500 kcal a day. Since I'm 164 cm short, not much muscles + my EOE, I don't use that many kcal each day as most people. I have a lot of energy, I don't drop weight too fast and still can build muscles, so the kcal isn't too low for me.
I've started a calisthenic routine now. I bought a program on Frank Medrano's web side, and have 5 days of training now. I'm on my third week now, and I've got quite a nice progress allready. I have plan to follow the first routine a bit longer than 4 weeks, as I'm still not strong enough for pull ups (or negatives...
I have a scope in September I hope to pass. I trial soy at the moment, and I hope I can keep it.
Best part is that my body feels so much better now. I rarly have pains, I haven't been sick since I started to count calories.
My goals are to get more happy with my body. I'm so sick tired of being fat. Of the comments I get from random people on the streets, to not be happy with my body. And I want to be stronger. I'm not a going to the gym person, and doing things there, but calisthenics is something that hits me. And of cause Frank Medrano is my hero on that part.
That's fantastic, Mikkel. Good for you! And well done.
And under 90 around the waiste. 
