Headcold and Scale Out To Get Me

245.3 again. I keep telling myself  I'm not discouraged*. Fight me all you want scale, I am going to win in the end. The pants I am wearing were not even close to an option a month ago, and I'm locked in right now, so the progress will come. Yesterday at work I was sitting at my desk and I went from healthy to sick in a matter of minutes. Have you ever seen a torrential downpour ten feet away, and then watch as the clouds move the rain over you? It was like that. It's not bad, just a head cold, and I still went to the gym yesterday, but I think this cold might be messing with my progress. 

 Based on my resting metabolic assessment, Janelle (my dietitian) has recommended I shoot for around 122g of carbohydrates, 171g of protein, and 87g of fat. A gram of carb and protein are each equal to about 4 calories, and a gram of fat is about equal to 9 calories, so I'm aiming for about 1,950 calories a day. Not bad at all. Yesterday I didn't get enough protein apparently, I made myself eat a piece of string cheese to even come close, I was very tired and not at all hungry.

I always try for 8 hours sleep. This doesn't feel accurate. I woke up at about 12:30 and couldn't go back to sleep. I had stopped drinking coffee to try to lower my cortisol and help my sleep patterns, but I am back into a coffee habit the past few weeks. If I could sleep these same hours every day I'd be thrilled.

Less than 7k steps, even with going to the gym. The downside of a desk job I guess. I do always question the accuracy of the Fitbit. I play piano, and every time I play it thinks I am walking like crazy. I think it over-estimates calories and sleep, but there is no question that I am more successful when I log my food and track my activity, so it is better than nothing!

Claire being out of town adds to my stress. Single dad life is rough! I always struggle with guilt about taking time for myself rather than giving time to them. It doesn't have to be all or nothing; walking to the park is good active rest and good quality time. Tomorrow I'm gonna take them to the gym after work. They can go play while I run, then we'll go to the pool for a while. Win win.

I thought today how even though I'm not really experiencing any major cravings, it is going to be hard to have all of the Halloween candy in the house after trick-or-treating. I want to make it last for the kiddos, but it has to be somewhere that a weak moment doesn't turn into sabotage. So many pitfalls coming with the holidays and travel. I got this!

*Shout out to Sublurban Mama, who uses this strike-through all the time.