Sunday Planning

 

Yay, it stopped raining! It's Sunday and as I look back upon my week, I didn't do as well as I wanted to on my calories. 

So I moved my grease board down to the kitchen counter. It's in the way, but it's right where I get my meals when I'm at home. If I want to keep making progress with fat loss, it MUST be a calorie deficit. I did really good 4 days at the end of last month when the sense of urgency felt so great - AND I PLANNED OUT EACH DAY AHEAD OF TIME.

When I ate a little higher, it wasn't because I was super hungry and couldn't stand it. It's because I didn't plan out the day first. Or, I had the plan but then didn't follow it. One day I made Randy buttermilk pancakes. I made a huge batch to put in the freezer for him. I ate some and it threw off the plan.

There is nothing worse than eating all your planned calories by noon and then trying to fast the rest of the day! Sometimes it works, sometimes not. It's not good planning.

The calendar will remind me and give me a visual. I need to see way more deficit days if I want to achieve some results by the middle or end of summer. Then I'll keep going.

It's okay to have some TDEE days a day or two a week. Right now my TDEE is closer to 1400. It sucks to be so tiny a person! It's hard to realize how tiny you really are when you carry excess body fat.

Today is planned out.

Since I'm focused on PH balance and getting my fiber in (doctors orders), and my calories are so low, it's hard to get enough protein in so it's a little low. Higher quality animal protein goes against both PH balance and fiber, as its acid producing and there is no fiber. Sometimes I can get it up by adding beans and other higher protein vegan foods, but sometimes that adds excessive calories too. It's always such a give and take. If I could get duck or quail eggs, they are alkaline producing. Chicken eggs are acid producing.  My supplements take at least 78 calories when I add those that have calories on the label. I take so many that there might be more calories, but probably not too much. Everything is an ESTIMATE, and the bottom is: Is your body getting heavier, lighter, or staying the same - THAT IS CALORIES. 

Also, I tend to eat slightly higher than what I'm actually logging, so it's important for me to keep the numbers a little lower.

Also, if I feel my body needs a little more of anything, I'm not afraid to bump it up to 1300 for the deficit. That's pretty close to TDEE for me, but our body needs fuel and nutrients. 

I plan to get a Venus workout in today, and a short bike ride to the milk farm for the milk I'll use to make cultured butter and buttermilk, and some of the milk for some of my protein ice cream. Randy will use some of the milk for his protein shakes. I'll make something for him with the buttermilk again, but I'll plan the day better and put that grease board right in my way!!!

So, that's my plan and I'm sticking to it!

Have a wonderful day!

Roberta