Jan 16

It's a morning post today. Yesterday was a good day. I am going to need to be more purposeful about walking in the coming days. I got some good walking in, but could have (should have) done a little more. It is different walking here with the uneven road surfaces and irregular sidewalks. I do love the warmer temps, even with the humidity.

I am continuing to do well with the diet and hope that I will continue to drop pounds throughout my stay here in PV. Aaron will be here today, but will be leaving for the weekend in the morning.

Be well,
John

Jan 15

After a couple of crazy days I think I'm back to posting every day. I don't have a weigh-in today because I'm not at home and won't be for a few weeks. My Jan 14th weight was 268. That's -10 for the month and -17 since the beginning of December.
Yesterday was a good diet day and I managed to get my steps in even though I spent most of the day sitting in a cramped, crowded airplane.

Looking forward to a relaxing day today.

John 

Jan 11

Well I wouldn't put getting sick on the list of healthy weight loss solutions, but after three days of feeling crappy and not eating hardly anything I am down to 270 lbs this morning. That's -15 since December 1st and -8 since Jan 1st. I guess I need to eat like I'm sick when I'm not, or maybe add a little food to compensate for some activity and exercise.

No exercise for the 9th or 10th, probably not going to be any for today either. 

Jan 9

Sick day

Ugh

Jan 8

Damn. These two overnight shifts have kicked my butt. I know that it is partially due to trying to get back to my regular sleep schedule and having a couple of short sleep days, but I'm feeling pretty wiped out. I did manage to hit my daily step goal, but not much else.

On the weightless front -- I lost two pounds for week one. 
It's not much, but it is a start in the right direction.

John

Jan 7

Well it's almost the end of the day on Jan 7 and I haven't spent any time dedicated to exercise. 
My change in schedule made it more difficult to accomplish, although I am sure I could have if I were more committed to it.
However, my morning and evening time at the shelter provided me with more than enough steps to achieve my daily step goal, so I'm counting the day as a win. 
I will have to do better tomorrow, though. This shelter won't be open tomorrow night, so I will definitely need some indoor cycle or treadmill time.

John

Jan 6

I did get some treadmill time today, as well as a little dumbbell work.
Yay, me.
Keeping track of my diet will be weird since I'll be up all night at one of the crisis cold weather shelters.
On the plus side, I think an afternoon/evening coffee is in order.

Tomorrow will be a trickier day. I'll be day sleeping and will need to get my exercise before going in for another overnight. I'm a pretty slow starter when I get up. I like my coffee and quiet time before doing anything else. However it works out, I'm not going to sweat it -- it's only one day. 

John

Jan 5

I think I may start doing these in the evenings. We'll see if that holds true.
Yesterday, the 4th, I took the day off and didn't do anything. Counting the days I started in December, I was on a five day streak, so taking a day off really wasn't a big deal. 

However, after a couple of light days and a day off I needed to get on the cycle today. I did 35 minutes, so that's the longest so far this year. I'll keep building up. It's going to be pretty cold the rest of the week, so I'll be on the cycle or treadmill. I suppose I could walk outside,but I'm not that big of a cold weather guy anymore. It's been a few years since I was out walking no matter what the weather was. I'm okay not doing that if I have an alternative. 

I've also decided that I'm only sharing this to social media once a week or so, but I hope to keep it as a daily diary. I'll weigh in on the morning of the 8th.

John

Jan 4

Nothing special yesterday.
Short ride on the exercise cycle. I'm going to have to do a longer ride today. I might add a few dumbbell exercises, too. We are heading into some pretty cold days and I am going to have to get used to getting my exercise time in by doing something other than walking. That's probably not a bad thing.

I ate a late night snack that I could have done without, but overall I don't think my intake was too bad-- a couple of ham and cheese sandwiches for breakfast and lunch, stir fry chicken thighs and veggies for dinner. 

John

Jan 3

Short walk, with hills.
I need to do more walking before tackling hills.
Or maybe I just need to do more hills.
Ugh!

John