EDIT: Brace yourself. This is a LONG entry. I'd go get a cup of coffee before reading, if I were you. :) END OF EDIT
It's the morning of the last day of the year! New Year's eve is tonight, and the weight loss gods have been so kind to make it fall on Indulgence Day! Thanks! :)
So, first things first... I set a goal for the year. I set it late, a week or two ago, and I set it very ambitious. I wanted to be below 80 kgs for 2012, and I knew it would take a LOT of work, and I really pitched in to do it. I have NEVER in my life done as much exercise. EVER!
So how did I do? Well, I didn't make it. Boooo! Then again, I don't at all think of it as a mission not accomplished. Here's why - it takes quite a story of our doings yesterday, and then a little extra about the nerdiness of me recording my weigh-ins. :) Here goes:
Yesterday was an AWESOME day! Wife and I went out on our own, mostly to go shopping, but also to celebrate payday and have a date night. We haven't been out too much lately, Christmas pretty much wanted ALL our money, and we have eagerly been waiting for this paycheck to go have some FUN. Not complaining, but we all know how pricey the holidays get.
So we took the train to Holbæk, a slightly larger town a few towns over, and just went from there, going where we felt like, doing what we felt like and shopped for what we needed (and felt like).
We're having a belated Christmas thing with my brother next Saturday, so we were buying Christmas presents for them too. We found some awesome things for them. I won't give it away, as I am not sure if my nephew is peeking in here sometimes.
We started the trip off by getting off the train and taking a walk on a cute little trail by the water. It was a place that Wife knew from when she took a class in Holbæk at some point. I had never been there, and she wanted to show me. It was super nice. Also, it was great to see that SHE was up for the walk. After she lost a few kgs doing FatSecret, she has so much more energy, and we both love that.
Then, back to the stores. We went and bought some interesting Indian spices and the little Indian food supply, and I really can't wait to get cooking! I love Indian food, and it's like sensory overload when I go into that shop. I can't control myself! Must - buy - ALL!
We went to several electronics shops, and looked at a bunch of fun stuff. We actually came across a half price kinect for the xbox, but decided to NOT get it. I'm not sure how much I'd be using it right now, and they keep getting cheaper. I'll get one eventually, but I'm in no hurry.
What we DID find that appealed to us we the new tablets, as the infamous Ipad. I know a lot of you guys have them, but I have to admit to being a big opponent of Apple, and their way of controlling/restricting their product. I know they're good tools, but they go against my principles. I like things that are open sourced, public domain etc. It's hard to find in tablets, but the Android ones are as close as you get, in my world at least. I'm sure there are other alternatives too.
Anyways, we came across the Samsung Galaxy Tab. Oooooooh, how nice. Pricey, but nice. Even Wife was excited and interested in them. Well, we ended up agreeing to push through, tighten the belt, and simply order three for the entire family! Yeah, that should do it! LOL!
Daughter is turning 18 in March, and this would be an awesome gift for her too. They should arrive around Wednesday, and both Wife and I are SO excited! There are so many things I will be looking forward to doing with this thing, once being able to watch bigger screen movies at the gym when walking (unless I get going on those audio books!).
Now, here is the dilemma: We ordered three. One for Wife, one for Daughter, one for me. Daughter's birthday is not until early March, but we get them this Wednesday, give or take a day.
Do we: 1. All get ours next week, tell Daughter it's an early B-day gift and not have anything COOL for her actual birthday? 2. Keep ours secret and play like sneaky kids for two months, and give Daughter hers on her big day? 3. Nobody gets anything until March (OBVIOUSLY not an option! LOL!)
What do you guys think? Comments, please! I am really split on this one.
The plan was. until I started feeling bad for holding out on her, to take her to a restaurant (I'll tell you more about his in a moment) with a few good friends for her birthday, and then at that point hand her the gift, with her favorite programs preinstalled, charged, set up and good to go for the ride home. She loves to read and draw, as you know, so I will set it up with hundreds of books kindle style and some art creativity programs. I will also put movies and music on it, so she can REALLY explore from Day One. But afterwards, I kinda feel like I'm holding out on her. Wife and I are really excited to get ours, but I feel bad that Daughter won't get hers. Is it just because I am selfish and want mine NOW, or...? On the other hand, she doesn't know what she's missing, as she has no idea what's coming. It would make no difference to her either way. Right? Or...?
Anyways, I will see if you guys have any opinions on this, and make a decision. I'll talk more with Wife about it too, of course.
So, after we went shopping, we had booked table at a restaurant. Wife wanted Sushi, and sushi it was. It's pretty good on calories, so I had no trouble with this. Well... I did not go over my RDI, but I ate like a pig! We were both so stuffed that we almost needed help getting out of our seats! (Not really, but you get the picture).
After the restaurant, we walked a little detour on our way to the train station of "walk some of the food off", and it was really enjoyable.
I'm sure this restaurant visit added to my weight gain today, and I am sure it's not a bad gain. It's just a lot of food being processed. Of course it helped me not reaching my goal, but I don't think I would have made it anyways.
Now, here is what is interesting about the weight gain today:
I have a smart smart scale. One of those that measure body fat and visceral fat and all that.
What usually happens is that I stay around a fat percentage of approx. 9 or 10. It's normal for me, it seems. Then if I don't lose weight for a few days it will drop to maybe 8 or even 7 in extreme cases where I don't lose weight for several days, or RIGHT after Indulgence Day. When I lose a massive amount of weight, it rises to 11 or even 12 for a day or two. So weight gain with no fat gain means decrease in fat percentage, and vice versa. Are you with me? Good.
So, yesterday's weigh in gave me the following numbers:
Weight: 81.9 Body fat: 9.3 (normal) Visceral fat: 7 (Low, has peeked to 7 every now and then, and SLOWLY starting to settle here). BMI: 25.8
Today, I get the following numbers:
Weight: 82.6 (Booo!) Body fat: 5.0 (INCREDIBLY LOW! Actually, the lowest EVER in this journey!) Visceral fat: 6 (NEVER happened before!) BMI: 26. 1 (Booo!)
As you can see, there are several things happening here. I gain weight. Sure. That's what it is. I hate it, but it happens. I'll survive. Then, of course, with the weight gain is a BMI rise. Duh. Those two go together. I see a first ever of Visceral fat at 6. This is a new low. I'm more than happy to see this, but I know it's not there to stay. It'll probably be 8 or at least 7 again tomorrow.
However, what is wild is that my body fat is 5%. It's not a real number, it's not an actual scientifically correct number, but it is one that I can use to register changes and progress. When I first got my smart scale back on 22nd of April I weight 113 kgs and had a body fat percentage of 32.3 and Visceral fat of 18. So I can see clear progress here.
Being at 5 is wild. At some point in early December I had the last low, which was 5.8% - and this happened when I suddenly from out of nowhere gained three full kgs. It was weird, and just happened. I put my trust in the numbers, and claimed that it was not a real weight gain, and that it would probably drop soon. Well, the day after I dropped almost 2½ kg! So what's gonna happen now? Do I have 2½ kgs waiting to drop? If I do, I am virtually at 80 kgs!
Of course, only time will tell. Sadly, it won't do me much good tomorrow, as we are feating for New Year tonight. I WILL gain weight, but maybe it will coincide and the damage won't be too bad.
Wife is cooking an awesome meal tonight. We're having some delish beef roast, and have all the fixins lined up. We'll also have black eyed peas. The neighbors are coming over for a little, laid back party, and they will bring starters and dessert. I don't know what the starter will be, but the dessert is chocolate mousse. Phew - I'm glad it's Indulgence Day.
As always on a special night like this my strategy will be to NOT look at numbers too much, but I WILL register everything I eat. It helps me to do just a little bit better than I would have otherwise. I will probably go way high, but that's okay. I have my exercise bike right next to me, and tomorrow is gonna be a lazy day for us. Last day of our break from work, and I know Wife is not gonna want to do much. Perfect day for me to break my time record on the bike! :)
So, what's more to say today... oh yeah... HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Wow this has been a crazy year. I have changed SO much, and found so many new values in life. I have gotten a great new job. I have upgraded my music. I have gotten what feels like a new lease on life. I have gotten the best buddies in the world here on FatSecret. I love Wife more than I ever have, and I love seeing that she is better too.
I think I can safely say that 2011 has been one of the best years in my life. By far. And then some. You're all part of that, and I want to thank you, from the bottom of my heart.
Of course, even more, I want to thank Wife. Thank you for understanding and supporting me losing my weight, and spending sometimes HOURS here on FatSecret writing and catching up. I love being here. It keeps me sane. Thanks babe!
So what's up for next year?
Well... I don't really believe in New Year resolutions. To me, they have always been half assed promises about things that we really need to do, but really never will be done.
I won't do a weight loss resolution, that's for sure. I'm already doing what needs to be done. I think it's awesome going into 2012 knowing that I am losing weight, and almost done.
I think, if I have to make a resolution, it will have to be something not weight loss related. Maybe to enjoy more quality time with La Familia? Sometimes, life gets busy, work, music and everything else, and things can become a little more of the same old same old. Maybe try changing things up a little bit? That sounds good.
I do have plans for 2012. I want to finish the weight loss journey. I want to reach maintenance stage. I want my surgery. I want to be able to say that losing weight is DONE - and I want to be able to stay my ideal weight by using the tools and the knowledge that I have gained through the last 15 month.
I want to be a better musician. I want to spend even more quality time with Wife and Daughter. I want to master exercise. I want to start looking at doing a book. I want to see if an idea for a company could possibly become real. I want so many things.
Now, once thing that I do NOT want, is stopping using FatSecret. I love this place, and even when I am done losing you can rest assured that I will be here.
I see being here it as one of the greatest gifts anyone has ever given me. I still can't believe that help and tools like these are given out for free. So, I want to keep this spirit alive and pay it forward. I want to keep supporting, and I want to keep using these tools to maintain and keep myself accountable. I think I need this for a long, long time still. I love hanging with the FatSecret crowd, and I love helping, supporting, listening, commenting, reading, writing, joking around and all the other things that are happening here.
Today, I am thankful for: - A super low fat percentage - since I couldn't record a new lowest weigh-in. - Coffee! - A short, but good night's sleep. I wonder if I need a nap before guests arriving? Probably. - A great dinner tonight AND Indulgence Day to limit the damage.
Have a great New Year's Eve, my friends. You know that 2012 is gonna be so awesome and so full of success for all of you, and I can't wait to be there and share it all with you.
Can you guys tell that today's journal is written with a big smile on my face? Life is INDEED good!
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Bisher verloren: 72,4 kg.
Still to go: 0 kg.
Diät befolgt: 100%.
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Fett: 147,88g | Eiw: 117,84g | Kohlh: 333,45g.
Frühstück: Rye Bread (Reduced Calorie), Egg. Mittagessen: extra lean ham, eggs, rye bread. Abendessen: red wine, carrots, potatoes, roast beef. Snacks/Sonstiges: chocolate, chocolate mousse. mehr...
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