#i'm really sleepy and not in the mood to work anymore (i ate garlic and it makes me sleepy lol)

[girltomboy]

Been having nice days since the days have started getting longer (not by much but I've been daylight starved for so long I can definitely perceive the change) and it's been sunny all week here. Work is also fine although we're gonna be overwhelmed again soon but I think we're managing alright. I like my routine, but I wish I had more energy to do stuff after work; I feel like I have time but I'm too drained and just need to sit for a while afterwards. Which is odd because I already sit all day, right? Even if I don't feel like taking a nap, so like I'm not totally exhausted, but mentally I feel like I need to sit.

Last night was the second night in a row in which I dreamed of my church friend (who's a mega buff gymhead punk butch now 😍) and even though I often think about her it's odd to be suddenly dreaming of her so much now, since we don't have any means of contact. She lives abroad and is a visual arts student now, and I've been hesitant to add her on social media, can't really articulate why though. However, I've had periods of time during which I felt heavily and unexplainably drawn to a potential reconnection with her. But anyway, the other night I dreamt I was with her and we were running down a village street where there were some dogs too. At some point we ended up in a stranger's house, and we somehow tricked him and locked him in one of his rooms. I was super stressed though, my backpack with personal belongings and ID was in another room, and for some reason I was too scared to come out of the room I was already in, even though the house owner was now contained. I was afraid there would be more people in the house, or that he would somehow escape. My buddy was pretty chill though, and she was plotting and scheming something I know nothing about because I don't remember much anymore lol. At some point the house owner somehow poked his leg through the door and we started trying to come up with a strategy to solve this issue, and we were getting closer and closer to the idea of straight up hurting him. That was an awful dream, I think I even woke up because of it.

Last night I had another dream involving her, this time I think she was organizing an event at church. She was nervous about something as far as I can remember, and I was trying to comfort her and make sure things are in order to ease her mind a little. An interesting detail is that in my first dream she looked the way she used to; with long amber brown hair, whereas in the second dream her look was closer to her current one, with short dark hair. And in the first dream I was the nervous/scared one, while in the second dream she was more on edge and I was the calm one.

#i'm really sleepy and not in the mood to work anymore (i ate garlic and it makes me sleepy lol) #i've been watching twitch gaming streams at work this week and it's nice to have some background noise to keep me company

[punfit]

24/7/21

Breakfast - serving of smoothie (avocado, spinach, green capsicum, cashews, yoghurt, honey, coconut water), sweetened black coffee, 1 meringue kiss.

Snack - serving of lemon meringue pie, sweetened black tea.

Lunch - serving of instant prawn and chicken noodles with 1 egg, 2.5 servings plant based tuna, and spicy sauce, 1 meringue kiss.

Dinner - 2 servings of oven ready BBQ chicken pizza and garlic bread.

Dessert - 1 mini chocolate muffin, 1 meringue kiss, black tea.

Water - 1.8L, good.

Exercise - none.

Ate way too much for such a low level of activity. I didn't have e enough water in the morning/afternoon and wound up napping for like 3 hours in random bursts of sleepiness throughout the day.

25/7/21

Breakfast - serving of smoothie (avocado, spinach, green capsicum, cashews, yoghurt, honey, coconut water), sweetened black coffee, 1 meringue kiss.

Snack - lemon meringue pie, sweetened black tea.

Lunch - serving of sweet potato and pumpkin soup with beef and potato curry, 2 servings damper.

Snacks - 4 servings buttered microwave popcorn, 1 serving creamy soda Pepsi, 1 meringue kiss, green tea, 2 servings beef jerky.

Dessert - 2 buttermilk pancakes with chocolate sauce.

Water - 1.8L, good.

Exercise - none.

Tomorrow's the first day back at uni, so perhaps I'll leap back into a worn schedule with an exercise break in the afternoon.

26/7/21

Breakfast - serving of smoothie (avocado, spinach, green capsicum, cashews, yoghurt, honey, coconut water), sweetened black coffee, 1 meringue kiss.

Dinner - serving of mixed steamed veggies, 2 steamed dim sims, lamb chop, potato bake.

Dessert - 2 meringue kisses, green tea.

Water - 1.8L, good.

Exercise - none.

So I didn't exercise, because I woke up late and then spent the morning/afternoon making pancakes and more meringue kisses, but I also cut back on the snacking. I count that as a win.

27/7/21

Breakfast - 2 buttermilk pancakes with apple pie topping and caramel syrup, sweetened black coffee, 1 meringue kiss.

Snack - serving of lemon meringue pie, green tea.

Dinner - 2 servings biriyani with 1 serving chicken curry and potato curry.

Dessert - 1 mini chocolate muffin, 3 meringue kisses, green tea.

Water - 1.8L, good.

Exercise - none.

I could feel the sugar on my teeth.

28/7/21

Breakfast - 1 pink lady apple, 1 choc caramel muesli bar, 1 string cheese, 2 servings salted cashews, sweetened black coffee, 1 meringue kiss.

Lunch - 2 layer egg, bacon, cheese and fishcake sandwich on buttered white toast with sriracha, garlic mayo and BBQ sauce, 1 meringue kiss.

Dinner - 1 serving beef and vegetable stew, 1 kransky hot dog with tasty cheese and roasted onion in white bun.

Dessert - 3 meringue kisses, black tea.

Water - 2L, excellent.

Exercise - none.

Full day of classes and study.

Starting to break out in pimples with all the sugar and reduced water intake. They itch ; -;

29/7/21

Breakfast - 1 banana, 1 string cheese, 1 choc caramel muesli bar, serving of salted cashews, serving of sultanas, sweetened black coffee.

Snack - serving of lemon meringue pie.

Dinner - serving of biriyani with chicken curry, potato curry, salad with ranch dressing.

Dessert - 5 meringue kisses, black tea.

Snack - 1.3 servings buttered microwave popcorn.

Water - 1.8L, good.

Exercise - 21 mins on the treadmill at 4km/h and incline of 10%; Chloe Ting flat abs in 30 days (10 mins); 25 x (donkey kicks, butt bridges, double leg raises, crunches, half push-ups)

Had the last slice of pie today. The last time I made it was over two years ago, so I thought I'd commemorate it.

Wasn't planning on exercising but then the mood struck. The walk went well, and I took some very brief breaks during the Chloe Ting video but made it through all the moves okay (with a modified bunny-hop-plank because I was indoors), and then I threw on those 25-rep moves because my abs weren't really sore from the video, so either my muscles are still working after almost two months of rest, or I didn't do the video moves correctly. Felt good after it all, which is the main thing. :)

I'm thinking of trying to properly 'meal plan' so to speak, by being more mindful of what I eat. My weight loss seemed to go fastest when I reduced my intake of bread and dairy (and sugary treats too) so I'll aim towards those two goals, as well as more fruit and veg and protein to help me feel full.

The only sweet treats I'll accept will be meringue kisses, because there are so many to get through. :P

30/7/21 Weight

SW: 80KG

CW: 63.0KG

GW: 60KG

0.5KG down from last week. Hard to believe it's already been a week since last weigh in.

Still, that's not bad for only two days back on exercise (and all that sugar 😬)

Breakfast - 2 buttermilk pancakes with maple syrup and salted butter, sweetened black coffee.

Dinner - serving of mixed steamed veggies, 1 steamed dim sim, 1 serving roast chicken with spicy sauce and 2 servings stuffing, 0.5 corn on the cob.

Dessert - 1 meringue kiss.

Water - 2L, excellent.

Exercise - 21 mins on the treadmill at 4km/h and incline of 10%; Chloe Ting flat abs in 30 days (10 mins); 25 x (donkey kicks, butt bridges, double leg raises, crunches, half push-ups).

I noticed that I've lost the faint ab lines I worked so hard for all those months. ;n;

I've only gained maybe 1.5-2KGS from my lowest recorded weight, but it's really visible around my face and belly. And my arm muscles are hiding under the returning chub, which makes me sad. I worked hard for these muscles. They're still there, but I can't see them so well anymore.

Oh well, with a little work and time I can easily come back around. Just gotta stay consistent. 💪

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