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  • WifiresGettingFit
    WifiresGettingFit Posts: 1,773 Member
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    July 13th: Success

    Under calories by 86 (1334/1420)
    Calories with exercise (1886/1972)
  • carimiller7391
    carimiller7391 Posts: 1,091 Member
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    @50extra thank you so much for the link. Her story is so ultra inspiring.
  • 50extra
    50extra Posts: 751 Member
    edited July 2016
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    July 13

    Calories eaten 2559/1941 - 649 over (shows what happens with no meal prep)
    Exercise - Zilch Zero Nada

    13 days into challenge
    CICO - 10/13
    Exercise - 9/13
  • 50extra
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    July 14

    Calories eaten 2076/2410 - 334 left over
    Exercise - 41 hard minutes on the bike

    14 days into challenge
    CICO - 11/14
    Exercise - 10/14
  • carimiller7391
    carimiller7391 Posts: 1,091 Member
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    Good Friday morning. Hope everyone is having an awesome day!!! My 24 year old niece is having a baby in about 3 months, so my mom and I are going baby shopping today. Helps me get my steps in. I also have a date tonight with a very handsome younger man. We are going to TGIFridays. I LOVE TGIFs food. This has been an awesome week for me, although I have not been able to do arm exercises. I lift the 3lb weights and I can feel it in my incision, if that makes any sense. So I'm holding off and trying again on Sunday.

    1. Continue drinking water daily 6-8 16oz bottles. *completed every day
    2. Continue working on 75 grams of protein per day *completed every day
    3. Add 1 intentional flight of steps per day over the normal up and down the steps. *completed
    4. Continue to try to get a fruit/veggie in with each meal and snack. *getting better at this. I'm enjoying frozen fruit in with greek yogurt
    5. Since I am limited in the weight I can lift, start with 3lb weights, do arm exercises. 5 different exercises, 3 sets, 15 reps each. **holding off till Sunday.
  • WifiresGettingFit
    WifiresGettingFit Posts: 1,773 Member
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    July 14th: Success

    Under calories by 90 (1330/1420)
    Calories with exercise (2160/2250)

    This is how week two played out:

    7/8/16: Under calories ✓ Worked out ✓
    7/9/16: Under calories ✖ (4/4) Worked out ✖ (3/9)
    7/10/16: Under calories ✖ (5/4) Worked out ✖ (4/9)
    7/11/16: Under calories ✓ Worked out ✓
    7/12/16: Under calories ✓ Worked out ✖ (5/9)
    7/13/16: Under calories ✓ Worked out ✓
    7/14/16: Under calories ✓ Worked out ✓

    I have no more days available to be over calories and have went over an additional day that was allotted. (5 out of 4 times) and I have 4 days left that I'm able to go without a workout. All in all, it was a successful week! (especially given comparison to previous months.) Here's to another successful week!

    @50extra Everyone has off days but I do agree that planning helps to stay on track! Keep up the great work!

    @carimiller7391 Ohh, lots of things to look forward to Cari! I hope the date goes well! Does your niece know what she's having or is it going to be a surprise? I definitely think you made the right decision holding off on the arm exercises. Don't want to do too much too soon. I hope it works out better on Sunday for you! Way to go on meeting your goals, you're doing great! (I love greek yogurt! I just had some today with kiwi. It's the most filling breakfast option for me.)
  • carimiller7391
    carimiller7391 Posts: 1,091 Member
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    @WifiresGettingFit my niece is having a baby boy. I can't wait. I opted for personal reasons not to have children of my own, so I can spoil this little one. Thanks for the positive feedback. Much appreciated.
  • WifiresGettingFit
    WifiresGettingFit Posts: 1,773 Member
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    @carimiller7391 3 months will go fast, he'll be here before you know it! =)
  • 50extra
    50extra Posts: 751 Member
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    July 15

    Calories eaten 1978/2275 - 297 left over
    Exercise - 31 hard minutes on the bike, tried to do HIIT but couldn't so just rode a bit and read a book.

    15 days into challenge
    CICO - 12/15
    Exercise - 11/15

    Thank god for exercise calories
  • 50extra
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    July 16

    Calories eaten 1695/2471- 776 left over
    Exercise - 40 minutes on bike, 30 of HIIT

    15 days into challenge
    CICO - 13/16
    Exercise - 12/16
  • 50extra
    50extra Posts: 751 Member
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    @WifiresGettingFit You are doing great, way to pick it up lately!
  • WifiresGettingFit
    WifiresGettingFit Posts: 1,773 Member
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    July 15th & July 16th: Bust

    The 15th I was about 20 calories below what would be my maintenance calories.
    The 16th: I was at an event and although we packed our own stuff, I was still way over for the day.
  • carimiller7391
    carimiller7391 Posts: 1,091 Member
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    Great job @50extra. You're doing wonderful.

    @WifiresGettingFit I hope you enjoyed your event yesterday.

    Since Friday evening, I have been off plan. I'm trying my best to get back in the groove. It's what my father would have wanted for me.
  • WifiresGettingFit
    WifiresGettingFit Posts: 1,773 Member
    edited July 2016
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    @carimiller7391 I did enjoy the event! I just wish I wouldn't have ate so much. haha but today is a new day!
  • 50extra
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    July 17

    Calories eaten 1657/1910- 253 left over
    Exercise - None (only because I knew I had smoked my weight loss goal for the week already, didn't want anyone to try and tell me to slow down losing weight)

    17 days into challenge
    CICO - 14/17
    Exercise - 12/17

  • WifiresGettingFit
    WifiresGettingFit Posts: 1,773 Member
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    July 17th: Success

    Under calories by 21 (1399/1420)
    Calories with exercise (2512/2533)
  • carimiller7391
    carimiller7391 Posts: 1,091 Member
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    @50extra.... doing awesome. So impressed.

    @WifiresGettingFit ... great job

    Sunday was horrible for me, but today is a whole new day. Back to program for me.
  • WifiresGettingFit
    WifiresGettingFit Posts: 1,773 Member
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    @carimiller7391 Thank you! Everyone has bad days, you can do this! =)
  • WifiresGettingFit
    WifiresGettingFit Posts: 1,773 Member
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    July 18th: Success

    Under calories by 54 (1366/1420)
    Calories with exercise (1921/1975)
  • WifiresGettingFit
    WifiresGettingFit Posts: 1,773 Member
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    July 19th: Success

    Under calories by 74 (1346/1420)
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