Photon Empress 🌸

Day 2 of the updated diet, heading in to day 3. I’ve not cheated once, but boy do I want to.

For now this is pretty strict cutting out sugars and carbs. Breakfast is a Starbucks Red Pepper egg bite. Lunch and dinner are home made chicken with veggies and some seasoning. Only drinking water, black tea, and black coffee.

My god how I want a donut right now!

Dec 21, 2022 at 6:15amWeb
Show threadTimHoyerDec 21, 2022
@PhotonEmpress chicken and broccoli last night to. Used a lemon and salt "maranade"....I'm starving lol. I use the mio water flavors because I HATE regular water
Show threadPhoton Empress 🌸Dec 21, 2022
@TimHoyer I don’t have to do this forever, but I really want to lose 30lbs. This combined with hitting my personal trainer 3 days a week and cardio 2 days a week will hopefully go a long way!
Show threadTimHoyerDec 21, 2022
@PhotonEmpress your certainly commited!!! You gonna be in FL next week fir the final 2 launches orlf 22?
Show threadPhoton Empress 🌸Dec 21, 2022
@TimHoyer I’ll actually be in Cali for the last 2 launches. One of them is out of Vandy, so I’ll need to head up there.
Show threadSamDec 21, 2022

@PhotonEmpress I admire your willpower. I make it to noon without eating and fully intend on drinking my 400cal huel shake for lunch, but end up with a 1000cal hoagie from Wawa and a bag of skittles.

It was so much easier to adopt an 18/8 intermittent fasting routine than it is to cut out all the crap.

Show threadPhoton Empress 🌸Dec 21, 2022
@Bicycle_Jockey I do 16:8 IF as well. It’s sorta all of the above, not one or the other for me. 30lbs is a lot and will require a lot of personal work to get there
Show threadSamDec 21, 2022

@PhotonEmpress ugh, just noticed my typo that gave us a 26 hour day. Can I pay $8 for an edit button?

Your work thus far is nothing short of amazing. I can’t imagine the long road you’ve been on, but the end justifies the means.

Show threadPhoton Empress 🌸Dec 21, 2022
@Bicycle_Jockey no need to pay $8.00… edit is included for free with Mastodon!
Show threadSamDec 21, 2022
@PhotonEmpress I was today years old when I found out I could have been fixing my egregious bastardizations of the English language due to my fat thumbs this whole time.
Show threadTom MichelineDec 21, 2022
@PhotonEmpress You've done it before, you've got this! I gained a ton of weight after hurting my back several years ago and finally got serious about losing it in Sept. I am down 45lbs now. Still want to drop at least another 20-30.
Show threadPhoton Empress 🌸Dec 21, 2022

@TomMicheline oh, I’m determined so I’ll get there. It’s just a lot harder now without the testosterone to promote muscle growth. Everything I do matters… what I eat, when I eat, what I drink, how much I work out, how I work out, how much I sleep… just need to keep it all in check.

I’ll be off the diet and workout for a couple of days for the holidays… then again for a week at the end of Jan for my birthday. But hopefully that’s it until I reach my goal!