Day 47-
WEIGHT: 160.4
RESTING HEART RATE: 80 – was 79 earlier, but it went up ughhh
12,011 steps
34 min cardio
10:15 am- 1st fueling: protein bar and coffee
1:40 pm- 2nd fueling: PUDDING
4 pm- 3rd fueling: protein bar
6:10 pm- 4th fueling: CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE
8:20 pm- Lean and Green meal: CHICKEN FAJITA LETTUCE WRAPS
11 pm- 5th fueling:
100 oz of water
I am still at 159.6, but I know it is because of sadness. I forced myself to eat today. If I gain some weight tomorrow, I won’t be shocked. Losing weight too fast isn’t good, either.
I am also forcing myself to do this- I am generally pretty happy go lucky, but this death hit all of us like a ton of bricks. I owe it to myself, my family, and my sales team of friends to pull myself out of this now.
I’ve given myself grace, even though I’ve been running on fumes since Covid, part 3. It’s time to get back to work on my neuroplasticity and mindset.
I also took a reels class this week (some of it, still working on it) and made silly reel vids.
If there is anything I can rely upon, it’s my skincare regimen by L’Bri and this eating program.
The skincare can be found at linktr.ee/missmaisieandme
Day 44-
WEIGHT: 159.6 again. I attribute this to being so down.
RESTING HEART RATE: 78 (ughhh)
11,147 steps (much better than yesterday)
28 min cardio
10: 25 am- 1st fueling: ZESTY LEMON BAR and coffee
12:45 pm- 2nd fueling: CHOCOLATE PUDDING
3:45 pm- 3rd fueling: HONEY MUSTARD & ONION STICKS
5:45 pm- 4th fueling: protein bar
10 pm- Lean and Green meal: Chicken sausage, salad
8 pm- 5th fueling: BROWNIE W LAUGHING COW CHEESE
96.6 oz of water
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
Maisie and I spent the day recovering from Covid.
We also pampered ourselves with L’BRI, which is my secret in keeping my skin young- learn more about this miracle below:
https://www.facebook.com/lbriinc/videos/1250050018839798/
Today was our 2nd live in a four-week series to Living A Beautiful Life. Click on the image below 👇👇 & watch the replayI am SOOO excited about our special guest. She is truly an amazing
Linktr.ee/missmaisieandme for yours!
Covid has been hard on my heart… my heart rate jumped this week:
Day 32-
WEIGHT: 164.8
RESTING HEART RATE:
12,007 steps
44 min cardio
10:20 am- 1st fueling: CREAMY CHOCOLATE SHAKE
12:30 pm- 2nd fueling: DRIZZLED CHOCOLATE FUDGE CRISP BAR
3:00 pm- 3rd fueling: CARAMEL MACCHIATO SHAKE
6:30 pm- 4th fueling: BBQ CRUNCHERS
8:30 pm- Lean and Green meal: 2 chicken thighs. I couldn’t do much else.
10:00 pm- 5th fueling: ugh missed it
80 oz of water
So, yeah, WOW. I AM SHOCKED by my pics and results. It is painful to post these, but in the interest of sheer honesty, it has to be done. I love this program and if you want to try it, too, msg me. I will hook you up with my coach.
Maisie woke us up this morning complaining of a sore throat and feeling worse. Gave her meds and tucked her back in with some hot peach tea and local raw honey. Poor baby.
R is also still feeling poorly, but his covid swab today was also negative. He can’t stop sleeping. Lots of mucus. I have no probs with the mucus, but everything else is wonky.
We left the house for prescriptions and supplies, but the pharmacy closed early. My blood thinners are gone and this is no bueno. I have to be at the drugstore at 9 am to pick them up tomorrow. It is dangerous for people like me with blood clotting disorders (Factor V Leiden in my case) and a history of pulmonary embolism to be off them. I am a lifer. I wore a mask.
I also did the 10 year challenge thingie on FB. I haven’t aged much, except for the white hair and extra 20 lbs left, thanks to L’BRI. I sell the stuff as well as use it and have since my 52nd birthday last year. It WORKS and bejamin buttons your face back in time. Get yours at linktr.ee/missmaisieandme while the January skincare sale is on. It is the best thing I’ve ever done for my skin and I’ve done A LOT. This actually WORKS.
Got some makeup on, just eyes and lips. I don’t wear makeup on my face anymore. I used to- I refuse to now. SOMEONE got some cute glam pics of me standing in dog pee. No, I didn’t eat the yellow snow.
Dinner was Ethiopian collards and cottage cheese, very spicy- but I am losing a bit of my sense of smell and some of my taste, I noticed tonight. Tests keep coming back negative, but this doesn’t bode well.
Day 30-
WEIGHT: 165.8
RESTING HEART RATE: 71 (again, still sick. I am so frustrated X2)
13,021 steps
43 min cardio
10:30 am- 1st fueling: CREAMY DOUBLE PEANUT BUTTER CRISP BAR with a big cup of coffee
1:50 pm- 2nd fueling: DECADENT CHOCOLATE FUDGE CRISP BAR (OK, was late for my fueling ughhh)
4:30pm- 3rd fueling: DRIZZLED BERRY CRISP BAR
6:30pm- 4th fueling: CREAMY DOUBLE PEANUT BUTTER CRISP BAR (R grabbed a bar for me when we went to the store)
8:30 pm- Lean and Green meal: Ethiopian Ayib Be Gomen– Spicy collards with cottage cheese. SUPER filling. I missed the injera that would go with it (flat bread), but the spice helped my chills.
10:45 pm-5th fueling: coffee and couldn’t eat anything.
80 oz of water
Miss Maisie and Me 