Good morning!
Let's get straight to it.
The bad news of yesterday was that I got the final decision from work, that I'm being let go.
The good news of yesterday was that I got the final decision from work, that I'm being let go.
Honestly, I see this as an opportunity to move on, hopefully to a less stressful future.
I can't say all too much about my plans just yet - there are still some issues and negotiations between me, work and my union, and it will all have to wait a little bit.
I know quite a few of you guys have been following this situaion, and it's important for me to tell you to NOT feel sorry for me. I think this is an important step to my next future.
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Considering that I got fired yesterday, I had a GREAT day! lol.
I went to see the new fitness center, about 90 minutes drive from here. I went to talk to my new coworkers for when I start having hours there, and I got to meet a few of the new guests.
We even did a little group photo for facebook.
I had a good talk with a few of the guests, and we talked about future classes. I think one or two might be interested, once I get to start up.
Wife and I spent the day out, had a nice healthy whole wheat burger for lunch, and went for Indian food for dinner.
I had ice cream and chocolate, everything was accounted for and I hit all my macros except protein, where I ended up at 180g instead of 200. That's fine.
I came out of the day with a 1000 calorie deficit, which is as much as I can allow myself without losing muscle mass. It was perfect.
It was another day with a LOT of walking - 23,000 steps.
Wife even treated me to a very nice little present. I guess she felt bad for my situation. Or maybe she just loves me? lol.
She bought me a little bluetooth speaker from Bose. It's a very high-end speaker, but small and portable and can easily fit in my backpack.
And truly - it sounds like a full stereo system.
I've had - and have - several of these type of speakers, in all kinds of quality, build and price range.
This one is by far the most expensive one. BUT - it is built like a tank, and the sound quality is hands down the best I have ever heard from a small portable speaker. It has bass that I can actually feel in the floor in my apartment, even at low volume. It's just amazing. This will be an excellent little companion for my journeys into the big scary world.
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It's funny. Last week, I was talking about not going to focus all that much on walking, not spending hour after hour walking just to burn calories.
I have kept to that. It just has happened to be that I have walked more than I probably have in months!
I like that. I like walking, I just don't want to "walk just to walk". But I really enjoy walking to place I possibly can. It's great exercise, it is a nice little extra burn, and it is good for my heart.
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Speaking of the heart - I want to thank everyone that has written with great advice and own experiences.
I have had high blood pressure when I was obese. Now it is pretty much perfect - I just had it measured over several days with numerous measurements over the course of every day, and the average came out to 128/80. It's perfect.
The only thing is that the heart beat is uneven, and this will be fixed with medicin. It is no longer the "silent killer" for me, and this is obviously a relief.
I have zero restrictions on ANYTHING. I can do what I want, as long as I take my medicine.
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So, what's in store today?
Well, today is Saturday. This means a relatively relaxed day.
I'm hoping to put 5K behind me today, probably walking with a good friend. There is also a lunch buffet in my near future, and we're gonna have a nice meal tonight.
Clearly, there won't be the amount of walking and exercise as I have had through the week.
It's all good though.
Looking at my numbers, I have saved up a LOT of extra calories - even after considering a nice deficit daily. I could to 1000's over today and still be on track.
I won't, though.
I would like to have a decent weigh-in tomorrow. Sunday last week I weight 90.5 kilos. Today I am at 87. I would like to at least not get to 88 by tomorrow. If I do, I want to make sure it is NOT fat from pigging out.
No candy today. No weird snacks.
My treats are gonna be SKYR for protein, and maybe something to get me to my minimum calorie requirement for the day if I haven't reached it.
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Today, I'm thankful for:
- Weekend.
- Being fired. No, really. I am. This will be the kick off to do my own thing.
- Wife, for being amazing.
- My little speaker. Guys love gadgets. :)
- Pumpkin spice morning coffee.
Have an awesome weekend, everyone. Life is good!
