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Day 42-Over 50 and Weight Loss Diary- Sudden Deaths

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14 yrs ago today, my FB memories say that I was on day 10 of a Master Cleanse.

I probably lost 15 lbs maybe, drinking lemonade swill and suffering- AND GAINED IT ALL BACK AFTER- over and over again.

Now I am on day 42 of a decent eating program that doesn’t starve me and I am down about 20 lbs, without the hell of drinking cayenne lemonade all day. I wish I had this program and L’BRI 14 yrs ago!!!

I update this blog throughout the day, as it unfolds. Tonight I was hit by some horrific news that a family friend died unexpectedly and tragically. I had to call my son and I have no desire to eat or move now.

I am gutwrenchingly sickened and sad over his death. Though we hadn’t seen him in a number of years, he will be missed.

I slept for 1.5-2 hours, prayed, cried. It helped. My friends also prayed for us and I am not the most religious person, but it was truly appreciated.

I am usually an emotional eater- couldn’t eat. I had to sleep. Sorry this blog is so short, but today was horrible.

Day 42-

WEIGHT: 161.2 *YEAHHHH, THIS TIME IT WASN’T FROM COVID!!*

RESTING HEART RATE: 75!! 75!! HOORAY!!!!!!
7,804 steps
28 min cardio 

10:40am- 1st fueling:  DOUBLE PEANUT BUTTER CRISP BAR and coffee
12:40 pm- 2nd fueling: ROASTED GARLIC POTATO CAKES with reduced fat cheddar
3:00 pm- 3rd fueling: CHOCOLATE PUDDING
9:45 pm- 4th fueling: ONION AND HONEY MUSTARD STICKS (had to nap, missed eating windows due to bad news)
9 pm- Lean and Green meal: 
11 pm- 5th fueling: 

92 oz of water

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Day 41-Over 50 and Weight Loss Diary- The Day of Leisure

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YESTERDAY’S DINNER- FIGURED OUT HOW TO MAKE A RECIPE CARD!

I spent the day working and getting into the rhythm of this diet program. We had a snow storm hit, so no reason to venture into the tundra.

I mostly made videos about my skincare for reels on IG

Lean and Green was a shrimp salad thing and I did a skin peel with L’BRI, after taking a long soak…

Day 41-

WEIGHT: didn’t weigh in. Going to do it once a week from now on.

RESTING HEART RATE: 78 again, yuck
13,280 steps
28 min cardio today was just a lazy day. Period.

10: 40am- 1st fueling: CREAMY DOUBLE PEANUT CRISP BAR and coffee
1:40 pm- 2nd fueling: CHOCOLATE PUDDING
3:40 pm- 3rd fueling: CREAMY CHOCOLATE SHAKE
6:45 pm- 4th fueling: ZESTY LEMON CRISP BAR
9 pm- Lean and Green meal: shrimp and avo salad and cottage cheese
11 pm- 5th fueling:  Shake

92 oz of water

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Day 40-Over 50 and Weight Loss Diary- so busy today

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I made Filipino garlic fried cauliflower rice with shimp for the lean and green and it was already better than the last one- so good. Today’s blog is short because I was so busy.

Day 40-

WEIGHT: IDK, had 2 meetings to run to and was late, so missed that window

RESTING HEART RATE: 77 yall!! it is GOING DOWNNNNN! WOOHOO!!
11,953 steps
40 min cardio yes!

10:35 am- 1st fueling: DOUBLE CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER CRISP BAR and coffee
2:00 pm- 2nd fueling: CHOCOLATE PUDDING
5 pm- 3rd fueling: DECADENT CHOCOLATE BROWNIE with laughing cow lite
7 pm- 4th fueling: CARAMEL MACCHIATO SHAKE
9:40 pm- lean and green meal:  shrimp with cauliflower garlic fried rice

100 oz of water

11 pm- 5th fueling: fell asleep again

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Day 39-Over 50 and Weight Loss Diary- FRUSTRATION

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LAST NIGHT:

3 am and I have insomnia. The kiddo has to be up tomorrow for her horse riding lesson since the Pandemic began and she is super excited.

When she went to bed, I finished the owl lamp she wanted so badly. I wasn’t going to pay 250 bucks for a resin one from a bit company. Instead, I picked up a small vintage bisque owl lamp from the 60s or 1970s and spray painted it in a copperish metallic; bought a 20 dollar burgundy shade from the grocery store and painted it with her initials in Gryffindor colors- and put it on her nightstand while she slept. She is going to be shocked when she wakes up!

THIS MORNING:


SO frustrated- not by my weight, even though I’ve stayed around same for a couple of days- but by my COVID RECOVERY. My weight loss and skincare I am super pleased with… my tachycardia is improving, but not fast enough for my liking.

Tonight I made Filipino garlic fried rice with chicken and it was almost EXACTLY spot on- or maybe because it’s been too long since I’ve had rice, idk. Enjoyed food for first time in eons.

Tomorrow I will have shrimp something or other.

I was able to get my steps and cardio in. I need to get my strength training/yoga started… which I keep saying, but have yet to do.

Day 39-

WEIGHT: 162.2

RESTING HEART RATE: 78 STILL, but it went lower tonight when I slept.
13,044 steps
51 min cardio yes!

11:10 am- 1st fueling: DRIZZLED BERRY CRISP BAR and coffee
2:15 pm- 2nd fueling: HONEY MUSTARD & ONION STICKS
5 pm- 3rd fueling: OMG THE CHOCOLATE PUDDING IS SOO GOOD!!
7:15 pm- 4th fueling: DECADENT CHOCOLATE BROWNIE with laughing cow lite
10 pm- Lean and Green meal: filipino garlic fried cauliflower rice w chicken (SO GOOD)
11:30 pm- 5th fueling:  fell asleep ugh

100 oz of water

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Day 38-Over 50 and Weight Loss Diary- The Heart Rate Slows…

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Heart rate felt better- took a day off cardio, but got my steps. Weight is unchanged.

Day 38-

WEIGHT: 162.4 again

RESTING HEART RATE: 78!! woohoo!!!
12,200 steps
17 min cardio (ugh, I know- busy day and I needed so much more)

12:00 am- 1st fueling: CREAMY DOUBLE PEANUT CRISP BAR and coffee
2:00 pm- 2nd fueling: protein bar thing
5:00 pm- 3rd fueling: PEANUT BUTTER SHAKE
7:15 pm- 4th fueling: CREAMY DOUBLE PEANUT CRISP BAR
9:30 pm- Lean and Green meal: chicken and salad w pickles and vinaigrette
11:30 pm- 5th fueling:  VANILLA SHAKE

92 oz of water

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Day 37-Over 50 and Weight Loss Diary- Meh

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Combatting the dreaded C-word and a little less tachycardia today. Worked like a maniac. Sat of sofa. Did some rebounding.

I am meh.

I also made the video of my amazing friend Dianne modeling L’BRI lippies!

Day 37-

WEIGHT: 162.4 up .8 of a pound, but not a huge deal

RESTING HEART RATE: 79- better, but still about 15 points above my norm
11,547 steps
45 min cardio

10:00 am- 1st fueling: CREAMY DOUBLE PEANUT CRISP BAR and coffee
2:00 pm- 2nd fueling: HONEY MUSTARD & ONION STICKS (OMG WAS LATE)
4:00 pm- 3rd fueling: CARAMEL MACHIATTO SHAKE
6:00 pm- 4th fueling: PROTEIN BAR of some sort
8:00 pm- Lean and Green meal: CHICKEN SAUSAGES AND RAINBOW CAULIFLOWER
10:00 pm- 5th fueling:  VANILLA SHAKE

140 oz of water

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Day 36-Over 50 and Weight Loss Diary- Covid Tachycardia and More Weight Loss

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Went down .2 of a pound and thrilled! My tachycardia is still here, but it seems to be lessening since I removed the NyQuil and CoQ10. I will add back the Ubiquinol to see if that wasn’t the culprit once my heart rate goes back to normal.

Been doing a lot of rebounding (albeit gently) on the leapsandrebounds.com rebounder (10% off with purchasing using code MISSMAISIE10). I also started a squat challenge. Getting my cardio done frequently with the rebounder helps my autoimmune problems, gets my FitBit steps in, and keeps me sane… it also lowers my heart rate.

Am in a reels making brush up course, so I made this while rebounding… I didn’t try very hard, but it’s a start LOL

L’BRI skincare at linktr.ee/missmaisieandme

NOW, ONTO THE STATS DU JOUR:

Day 36-

WEIGHT: 161.6

RESTING HEART RATE: 80 (praying it is better tomorrow-stopped nyquil and a supplement)
14.263 steps
33 min cardio

10:30 am- 1st fueling: DRIZZLED CHOCOLATE FUDGE CRISP BAR
1:53 pm- 2nd fueling: DECADENT CHOCOLATE BROWNIE WITH LAUGHING COW LITE CHEESE (waffled)
4:00 pm- 3rd fueling: CREAMY DOUBLE PEANUT BUTTER CRISP BAR
7:00 pm- 4th fueling: SPINACH PESTO MAC & CHEESE
10:30 pm- Lean and Green meal: TRUFFLED CHICKEN SALAD WITH GARLIC VINAIGRETTE
10:45 pm- 5th fueling:  couldn’t do it today. Still feeling covid-y and tachycardia-ish

140 oz of water

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Day 35-Over 50 and Weight Loss Diary- I AM DOWN TO 161 FROM ALMOST 180!! WOOHOOOO!!!

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I COULD NOT BELIEVE MY EYES THIS MORNING!! I AM DOWN TO 161!!!! This is INSANE!!
BEST. DIET. EVER.

THE BAD NEWS: my resting heart rate is up to 78, which is what I worked so hard to remedy in the previous month with regular exercise. I added Ubiquinol (COQ10) and COVID to my life this week, so maybe that has something to do with it. I am not going to take the supplement tomorrow morning and see how my heart rate fares. I don’t think it is the Ubiquinol doing it- I think the 2 weeks of Nyquil may be partially to blame. The studies done on vitamin D3 and Ubiquinol as preventative treatments against long-Covid disorders are compelling:

https://www.uspharmacist.com/article/higher-coq10-levels-linked-to-improved-icu-outcomes-1

I will also give up the NyQuil tonight, because it DOES have a history of raising the resting heart rate.

I forced myself on the rebounder throughout the day (and forced myself to eat) because that is usually the best way to lower my heart rate fast… and keep me moving when locked in the house. I also super-hydrated… and washed my face and did a L’BRI facial peel on a FB Live.

Maisie is feeling better, thank goodness, even if she looks feral in the next photo. My friend sent her a Laura Ingalls Wilder book via post and Maisie was over the moon.

Here is a pic of me from 2009 when I was 40- it is my new fridge goal pic. I want this body back and I will get it…

Day 35-

WEIGHT: 161.8

RESTING HEART RATE: 78 (THIS IS NOT GOOD- COVID IS STUPID)
12,160 steps
54 min cardio

11:14am- 1st fueling: DRIZZLED BERRY CRISP BAR
1:53 pm- 2nd fueling: SOUR CREAM AND CHIVE POTATO CAKES waffled w reduced-fat cheddar
4:00 pm- 3rd fueling: HONEY MUSTARD STICKS
6:30 pm- 4th fueling: CREAMY DOUBLE PEANUT BUTTER CRISP BAR
8:45 pm- Lean and Green meal: chicken and veggies
10:45 pm- 5th fueling:  CREAMY CHOCOLATE SHAKE

140 oz of water

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Day 34-Over 50 and Weight Loss Diary- Covid Recovery Mode & What I’ve Learned From a Month of New Eating

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Up .2 of a pound this morning, but I am in covid recovery and this doesn’t even bother me. In the past, it might have sent me into a downward spiral, but no more.

This new eating program has changed so much about how gentle I am with myself and perceptions about weight loss- much in the same way L’BRI skincare changed my ideas about getting older and aging skin.


👉🏻👉🏻linktr.ee/missmaisieandme for to get your youth on👈🏻👈🏻👈🏻👈🏻


I feel very blessed to have both of these programs in my life now. I am SO grateful, beyond words!!

That being said, my heart rate is now 78 today- Covid has done some ugly things with my heart and tachycardia during my 3 bouts. It’s frustrating, but the only solution I have is to do more rebounding on my Leaps & Rebounds mini-trampoline. Cardio helps loads with reducing the resting heart rate and I try to get on EVERY HOUR for a few minutes. I use my FitBit to monitor my vitals and steps. 12k of steps is always my goal (for now). Lately, I have been barely getting 9k, so this must change.

If you want to get a rebounder from leapsandrebounds.com I have a lifetime 10 percent discount MISSMAISIE10 you can use. This company SAVED MY LIFE after my pulmonary embolism and previous Covid bouts and I cannot thank them enough.

OMGOSH, WATCH THIS!! MAISIE IS IN THEIR VIDEO!


Day 34-

WEIGHT: 163.6

RESTING HEART RATE: 78 (noooooo!!)
11,307 steps
55 min cardio

12:00 pm- 1st fueling: CREAMY VANILLA SHAKE
4:00 pm- 2nd fueling: DRIZZLED CHOCOLATE FUDGE CRISP BAR (sooo late)
7:20 pm- 3rd fueling: CARAMEL MACCHIATO SHAKE (again, so late)
9:51 pm- 4th fueling: ZESTY LEMON CRISP BAR
11:50 pm- 5th fueling: fell asleep, work and illness kicking my butt

80 oz of water



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Day 33-Over 50 and Weight Loss Diary- 16 lbs gone!!!!

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OMG, 163!!! I’M OVER THE MOON- THIS IS 9.6 PERCENT OF MY BODY WEIGHT LOST!!!!!!!!!

The day was insane, felt so badly. Throat is on fire, not getting much rest. Need more.

Day 33-

WEIGHT: 163.4

RESTING HEART RATE: 76
9,470 steps
35 min cardio

12:00 pm- 1st fueling: DRIZZLED CHOCOLATE FUDGE CRISP BAR
2:00 pm- 2nd fueling: DRIZZLED BERRY CRISP BAR
4:40 pm- 3rd fueling: PEANUT BUTTER SHAKE
6:40 pm- 4th fueling: SMOKY BBQ CRUNCHERS
8:45 pm- Lean and Green meal: chicken (i couldn’t eat much still sick)
10:00 pm- 5th fueling: couldn’t eat, so tired

80 oz of water