Let's Figure Out How I Did On Vacation!

Going by MyFitnessPal recommendations, it appears I burn about 2350 calories a day. With that said, in 6 days I would burn 14,100 calories. Now that is just my normal daily activity. It does not include all the extra time I spent walking while on vacation! I ate 16,581 calories! I was over by 2,481! Not too shabby! That is less then a one pound weight gain! Woohoo!

Now of course the scale tells a different story. I was up to 236.3lbs this morning! But I go through this whenever I'm on vacation! So I'm not worried. I just need to get right back on track today to get that to drop as quickly as possible! I got this!!

Vacation Day 4-6

Was quite busy the last few days and my battery of my phone was pretty low so I was unable to post due to that and just being plain tired! LOL!

Here are my stats for the last 3 days of vacation one day at a time.

Vacation Day 4 (Tuesday)

Calories Yesterday - 2991
Weight This Morning - N/A
Activity: Lots Of Walking!
Steps - 11,406

Tuesday we enjoyed a full day of rides and fun activites including Guiness Book Of World Records, Movieland, Zombie Attack (My personal favorite.), The Giant Ferris Wheel and more! So lots of walking. But with being tired and hot I was pretty darn hungry so my calories crept up!


Vacation Day 4 (Wednesday)

Calories Yesterday - 3310
Weight This Morning - N/A
Activity: Lots Of Walking!!!
Steps - 14,255

We spent the entire day at the Safari Niagara Zoo and we had an awesome time! But lots and lots of walking. Thankfully my foot survived! But it was pretty soar! Again, my calories crept up!


Vacation Day 4 (Tuesday)

Calories Yesterday - 3437
Weight This Morning - N/A
Activity: Lots Of Walking
Steps - 6,622

Today we spent most of the morning going to several shops before we left Niagara Falls Canada then had lunch at Hard Rock Cafe on the US side. The rest of the day was spent driving home and stopping to stretch now and then. We did stop and Olive Garden for dinner and at this point I just decided to enjoy my dinner being it was my last day of vacation.

Vacation Day 3

Lots of activities yesterday! We explored Bird Kingdom and went in several attractions. Some great, some mediocre. We did the Big Top Mirror Maze (fun), The Fun House (disappointing), The Mystery Maze ( just ok) and we are saving the Guineas Book Of World Record's for today. Here are my stats:

Calories Yesterday - 2360
Weight This Morning - N/A
Activity: Lots Of Walking
Steps - 9531

Lots if steps with Plantar Fasciitis!! But I survived. ;)

Vacation Day 2

It was a long day yesterday. We saw mom in the morning then drove to Niagara Falls. We ate at Texas Roadhouse for Father's Day dinner and I ended up a little over my 2500 calorie a day goal. Darn those delicious rolls!! But did well for the most part.

Here are my stats:
Calories Yesterday - 2620
Weight This Morning - N/A
Activities - Mostly driving!
Steps - 5421

Meals - ate at hotel and had oatmeal, lunch we had Chili's and I had steak, mashed potato & broccoli, then Texas Roadhouse where I had steak again with a baked potato, veggies and rolls!

Vacation Day 1

Did really well yesterday for my first day of travel for vacation. We left after work to get in a few hours drive last night. Here are my stats:

Weight This Morning: N/A
Calories Yesterday: 1863!
Activity: TKD Testing, Cleaning, Chocolate Making
Steps: 6325

It was a busy day yesterday! My plantar fascitis is really acting up!!! :( I hope I can walk enough to enjoy vacation.

I'm looking forward to another great day otherwise!

Up Again!

So I had a few extra calories yesterday and ended up again on the scale. I know I didn't gain 1.5 pounds in a day as I didn't go over the calories I actually burn in a day. So again, water retention must be the culprit! I will have to try to drink plenty of water on our trip.

Here are my stats:
Weight This Morning: 231.3
Calories Yesterday: 2181
Activity Yesterday: Just Chocolate Making
Steps: 6712

So I went over a bit on my calories but now horrible. I also went up on weight again. I really wish I could get a handle on this weight fluctuation. I feel like I drink plenty of water! Ugh! I will try to actually start keeping track of how much water I take in each day. Maybe that will help. Just to ensure it's enough!

I did go to TKD Belt Testing today and am now a green belt! Woohoo!!

No Change

I had no change from yesterdays weight! Kind of disappointing as I only had a net weight loss of .02 this week. :/

Here are my stats:

Weight This Morning: 229.7
Calories Yesterday: 1650
Activity: Just more candy making.
Steps: Got to look them up!

Had a pretty decent day yesterday. I should be down at least a pound this week. But again, I'm not going to let that scale discourage me. I know I did well so the weight will come!

Today I am allowing myself 2000 calories and the rest of this week up until Thursday it will be 2500 calories a day as I try to at least maintain my weight instead of gaining while on vacation. I know I will have some water gain. That always happens, but if I get back on track as soon as I get home I should drop it quickly. I don't want to end up in the same boat as prior years and gain a bunch of weight that I don't get back off! So stay tuned because I plan on checking in on here every single day!

Finally The Drop Back Down

I had a decent drop this morning of 1.1 pounds so I was happy about that!

Here are my stats:

Weight This Morning: 229.7
Calories For Yesterday: 1225
Activities: Making Chocolate
Steps: 6856

I had a great day calorie wise yesterday and hope to do the same today to continue to drop before my official weekly weigh in on Friday. So far for this week I am down a net .02. I would like to see a good 1.5 pound loss this week. So fingers crossed!

Up Slighty Again!

Apparently my post from yesterday did not upload so here it is again!

6/13/17
Up a tad this morning by .02. Again, not letting it get me down and hopeful it will start going back down!

Stats:
Weight This Morning 230.6
Calories Yesterday - 1540
Activities - TKD Class
Steps - 6379


6/14/17 - Now for today's post!

Just up a tad again this morning. I did not expect a drop after my day yesterday.

Here are my stats:

Weight This Morning - 230.8
Calories Yesterday - 1957!
Activities - Not much of anything!
Steps - 4711

Yesterday ended up being a day to just watch TV and relax! I also was craving a nice juicy cheeseburger so I let myself splurge and got one for lunch yesterday and that is why my calories were way up there. But the good news is, I didn't go too nutty and end up with 2500 or 3000 calories at the end of the day. Which I sometimes do when I give in to cravings! I still tracked everything and remained under 2000 calories, so I'm proud of myself for that. My weight hike was only by .02. So not too bad!

I started my day today with scrambled eggs and will continue to eat better today so my weight will start to drop back down in the next day or two. I can do this! I'm still hopeful for a decent loss by Friday. I just have to really stay focused today and tomorrow!

Saturday we leave for vacation so I will do my best to stick to my plan and check in here everyday!

My Weight Jumped Up This Morning

So my weight finally jumped back up this morning to 230.4. I am not surprised at all because I think my dramatic almost 1 pound loss was from my little stomach issue. But I am determined to get that number to go back down! Mark my words I will not be in the 230's again for long!

Here are my stats:

Weight This Morning - 230.4
Calories Yesterday 1549
Activities Yesterday: Short 10 minute walk, 15 minutes of TKD practice.
Steps Yesterday: 5174

Maintaining The Weight Loss!

Here are my daily stats:

Weight This Morning: 229.1
Calories Yesterday: 1703
Activity: Cleaned Birdroom
Steps: 4111

Thankfully my weight has not moved. My stomach was much better yesterday and I did well eating. A little high but that was only because we went to the movies and I had popcorn. Which was my biggest concern but it didn't effect me on the scale this morning! Yay! Having a light dinner of two chicken tacos at Taco Bell was certainly helpful!

I'm so motivated right now and for the first time I am really looking at food differently. I feel my relationship with food is finally changing. It's not the number one thing I think about anymore! When vacationing that is what I always looked forward to most. Was the eating out. I'm still looking forward to it but realize that it can't be such a priority in my mind when I'm away. I also have a strategy to eat what I love but choose the healthier lower calorie options! There are plenty out there I enjoy and I just need to make better choices! So here's hoping I have a more successful vacation when it comes to weight gain.

Stomach Issues!

Yesterday was a busy day as my husband and daughter were on a school trip to Boston and I was covering the shop. My son and I had a mother/son night. 

I felt so hungry yesterday that I ended up allowing myself extra calories. So here's how I did.

Weight This Morning - 229.1
Calories Yesterday - 2073
Activity - TKD
Steps - 7,185

I should have probably shown a gain this morning as I had more calories then usual and this generally causes a spike. Plus I drank 4 sodas. Way over my allowance for the day!! But not a lot of water.

Well I either ate something that didn't agree with me yesterday or this cold I have includes a stomach bug! I was up twice last night with something going through me! Yuk! Not the way I want to lose weight! I will expect a gain in the next day or two!

I am proud of my steps yesterday considering my plantar fasciitis is acting up again!

Started my day with yogurt to help my stomach after last night. So far a healthy start to my day!

Here's to another great day!

Back In The 220's! Woohoo!

I weighed in at 229.9 this morning so I am back in the 220's! Woohoo! Had a good day yesterday. 

Weight This Morning - 229.9
Calories Yesterday - 1289
Activity - 2 hours of candy making

Steps - 5093



I will be headed on vacation a week from Saturday so I will be doing my best to have a good week this coming week! I would like to see me down another 2 pounds!

New Goals & Journaling

Now that I have a better understanding of how my body fluctuates with weight, I think it will be important to keep a daily journal of what I do each and everyday so I can better explain my weight gains. Especially if I know I have done well! This way the scale won't play with my head so much!

So going forward my first goal is to keep a daily journal of my progress, calories, activities and weight!

My second goal is to lose 10 pounds over the summer! Normally I easily gain 10 pounds over the summer. So for once I would like to see that number go down! I am planning out my first vacation that will begin June 17th-22nd! I have a strategy to allow myself 2500 calories a day, eat the foods that I know I love but are better choices for me and keep the snacking to a minimum! I am looking forward to implementing my new plan and see how I do!

Stay tuned.....

Finally Getting Back On Track & Learning!

Yes, it's been awhile since I last posted. But not as long as in the past, so I guess that counts for something. I've taken a hard look at my situation and how I've been doing in the past few months. I've lost my focus off and on but I think I'm finally back there again!

One of the things I decided I would try doing is get a better understanding of why my body fluctuates so much when it comes to weight. I let the scale play with my head all the time and then I end up sabotaging myself! This has just got to stop!!

So for the first time I committed to weighing myself every single day of the week! And guess what? It's been rather enlightening. I have done tremendously well this week and have ate the best I have ate in a long time. But here is what I learned...

First I will show you my daily weight:

6/1 - 232.8 1238 Lots of appts

6/2 - 233.5 1607 Lots of appts TKD

6/3 - 232.1 1779 Yard Sales All Morning

6/4 - 232.8 1489 Expo

6/5 - 231.5 1350 Memory Appt & TKD

6/6 - 230.4 1764 Morgan Birthday Prep

6/7 - 231.7 1310

6/8 - 230.6 Calories Not Available

It seems the more active I am the better chance my weight goes up for a brief moment! Another factor seems to be if I change my daily calories by more then 200 or 300 calories, that also causes a spike. Even though I am still in a healthy range, my body seems to respond to the change but I quickly drop it usually the next day or two.

I also went online and have discovered that you can not only retain water from eating out but also from exercise! I did not know this. This may also explain why I tend to gain so much on vacation and am then able to easily lose it when I return (as long as I behave when I get home. LOL!)  from my trip. Beside eating out all week, which I figured was the main culprit, I walk a ton on vacation and usually get plenty of exercise! So this is helping me finally sort through my weight fluctuations and I think will help me stay confident going forward even when the scale goes up!

This also explains why I gained over 2 pounds after the weekend I had a yard sale and got a good work out both days! But I let the scale get to me and just ate what I wanted during the 4 days around memorial day weekend! Luckily not too much damage was done. It's going to be great to have a better understanding of my body going forward!

I am so glad I did this! Onward I go to get to the 220's!! Just .6 pounds to go!