Day 2

Well, the good news is that between yesterday and today, my weight dropped almost four pounds. Today I weighed 172.2 pounds. I think that is because my weight was likely high the day right after New Year's Eve, where I consumed much food and alcohol. Hopefully, it's settling down to its normal too-high status. We'll see what the scale tells me tomorrow.

 Yesterday was New Years Day, and we didn't leave the house. In order to compensate for no outside walking or visit to the Y, I did a lot of in house walking. According to my Fitbit, I got 60 minutes of active exercise. So for a slow and lazy day, that was pretty good. I hit my Fitbit goals, regarding steps, miles, stairs, calories, etc. 

 I also did well with eating and tracking. I didn't drink any alcohol (not hard to avoid, as I didn't feel so well after the night before), and I was able to restrict my eating to the hours between 2:30 and 8. So, that was good! 

 Am about to head out to the gym with Miki, and will get an hour of active exercise there. So far, so good (on day 2!).

 Update: went to the gym--did the elliptical for 55 minutes, then did some squats. Also, had a delicious smoothie at 2 p.m. (pictured below). So far, so good with the intermittent fasting. 

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