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Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? YES -- 45-min outdoor walk on a gorgeous day!
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? YES
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? YES

Thank for continuing the challenge each month!

pears734

@5cheetahs I log my meals ahead of time, but leave a few hundred calories for snacks and wiggle room throughout the day. This way, I have an idea of how many calories that I'm going to consume and can alter what I need to as my day goes on.

@pribud Another way to respond to someone is to type @ followed by the person's username with no spaces

Exercise? Yes; 48 minutes of strength training, a 30 minute run, and 30 minutes of running
Calories? Yes
Tracking? Yes

Happy first day, everyone!!

RangerRickL

5cheetahs wrote: »

Question: do you find it better to log in food for the day in the morning and try stick to it or log in as you go throughout the day?

Hi @5cheeetahs,
I'm Rick:
There is more than one right answer to your question. I admire @lovesretirement and @pribud and their discipline to preplan and log there day. I live a very chaotic life as a practicing attorney who travels frequently and does a lot of out of office public presentations. There is no way that I can pre plan a day.
What I have found so successful by using MFP and being in the UAC accountability team is to make sure that I log as I go through the day. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL LATER, to try to remember what you ate or drank. Be honest and faithful in tracking as you go. What that does for me is to give me an obvious reminder and sometimes a brake on evening intake. It also sometimes forces me to do a 20+ minute treadmill walk at a modest pace to get my intentional minimum exercise in
That's just my POV. Best wishes to you and welcome a wonderful team of UAC members
Rick

RangerRickL

My personal report:
Calories: Under my limit by 288
Tracking: ok
Exercise: The day was sunny and in the 60's, I walked outside in the sun at 3.5 mph for 40 minutes

pendennis

35 minutes workout Modified HIIT (stupid left knee)
36 under calorie goal
Everything tracked.

pribud

exercise yes 30 minutes exercise bike
calories yes
tracking yes

DustyPinkRose

Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes, I completed day 1 of the 30 day shred
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes, and I even had a few to spare
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank?yes

am_change

Pass! But I still have aspirations for the April winners circle. I log as I go as I need variety and flexibility.
Exercise: yes. Fitbit was happy with me.
Tracking:yes
Calories:no (banana and chocolate crepe pushed me just over. It was a sunny spring day here and my town had it's spring festival with lots of yummy food stalls. I resisted most things but had to have this! If I counted exercise calories, which we can, then I'd be under but sadly for me I can't as I don't lose weight when I eat calories back)

SweetPeasMom55

@am_change If I could have been in the sun and a festival darn tooting I would have had a treat too. I am so tired of snow.

azsundancer

I am thrilled to find this challenge!!

Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Stationary bike - 30 mins
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day?Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes

vickijank

Exercise: Yes, I exercised for 20 minutes. I took an hour bike ride and almost died a few times going up the hills but was really proud of myself for talking myself through them and it giving up.
2. Tracking: Yes
3. Stayed within barely

phoebelayla

Exercise- yes, ran trails for 60 min and walked 30.
Calories- yes.
Track- yes

rsmotivated

Exercise- yes walked 30 minutes
Calories- yes.
Track- yes

vae0033

Hi hope everyones gotten off to a great start!
Tracking: I'm using my pass today (and tomorrow B'day weekend blowout)
So hopefully back on things Monday and will update then.

markmacare

Hi all, excited to join the challenge!

Exercise: yeah, helped a friend move this morning - 2 hours of lifting stuff
Calories: yes
Tracking : yes

tinacuso

Pass Day #1

This is not the way to start the month but it was worth it.
We have a group of friends that we have been getting together with for years. Today was the 1st wedding of one of the kids. We had a great time eating, drinking and dancing but no logging and I doubt I was under calories.