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RangerRickL
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Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes?
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day?
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank?
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day?
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank?
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Last weekend, I took this photo of lots of shoes in our foyer. It takes me back to when our 4 kids lived at home and there were always shoes in our foyer from our kids and their friends.
Enjoy the years when your children live with you!!
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Exercise: 20 minutes rowing machine this morning and 60 minutes exercise bike this evening
Tracking: yes
Calories: just made it using my exercise, stress eating got to me again today3 -
July 12
Exercised?: Yes. Walked 5 Km in 43 mins (hills).
Calories?: Yes.
Tracked?: Yes.
Mostly recovered from food poisoning now. Can eat normally and almost back to full strength. Not needing the amenities every 3 hours. Good nights sleep does wonders. Thank you for all the well wishes.
Weighed for the first time in 5 days. 0.5kg from MFP goal. Would have lost a lot of water over the past few days. Expecting to hover round this weight, even bounce up a bit, while body reaches equilibrium after the food poisoning.
The new reading changes my BMI classification from the overweight range to the normal range. YAY!!!!
Trying to make the most of while our daughter is at home.
It will be both a happy and sad day when, many years from now, she will look to leave home.
@fourathomej. Glad to hear your mom is doing better. Have a good vacation. Hopefully you can find connection to check-in during vacation.
@PaisleyFlower. Feel free to use the workout (and adjust as appropriate to you).
@pribud. Great reason to take a pass. Sounds like a great day.
@debodom1962. Diet will do FAR more to keep weight off than exercise. Exercise is generally less than 15% of your daily calorie burn. Ideally use exercise more for fitness and recomposition (altering fat/muscle balance) than weight loss.
@harringtonen. Don't throw the towel in yet. You get 2 more passes before bowing out of winners circle (it's not 3 strikes and out - more 4 balls to take a walk ). You can do this. Just keep focus. Even if not in the circle, please keep checking in.
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Another day in the bank. The scales are not doing what I want them to just yet, but I think I'm starting to feel the benefits of the increase to daily exercise. My resting hr is down to 82, which with my condition is pretty darn good. Mid June it was 92.
Calories logged, and counted, and deadlift day completed.9 -
12th of July
Exercised: My butt off!
Calories: Yes
Tracked: Yes10 -
Yes x 3.
My one year old is obsessed with shoes and insists on wearing them at all times. I've always been a shoes off inside person so I'm hoping the novelty of having shoes wears off soon. Come muddy winter I'll insist!
Lots of love to the UACers. What a lot we've been through over the months: new grandchildren, redundancies, new jobs, graduations, bereavement, operations and cancer. Gus, we are all thinking of you. Look after and be kind to yourself, and that goes for everyone.8 -
July 12
Exercised?: Yes
Calories?: Over 1200 (daily limit)
Tracked?: Yes.
Not sure if I need to take a pass day here.
My daily limit is 1200, but I'm well over this at 1400 (had a portion of homemade apple crumble with custard that piled on the calories, lol - made it for the kids but couldn't resist, besides I haven't had a treat in ages! ).
Burnt 643 calories in exercises today, which has left me over 400 calories to spare still, but I am over the 1200 I set myself.
If I need to take a pass here, then that's fine, not sure how this works here.
All calories are tracked, and exercises a total of 150mins.
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Exercise: 9 minute cardio challenge warm up. (10 push ups, 10 burpees, 6 times across the room spiderman crawling, min plank, 50 skips with the rope, 10 lunge jumps... x2) followed by weights session and yoga stretching cool down. I hit my 40kg bench today so really pleased. I think next weeks aim will be a 90kg deadlift.
Kcl: 1444/1460
Tracked: yep7 -
12th July
3 yesses
tracking and calories great
exercise lots of it 10 mins of crunches, leg lifts and squats.
3 mins on my balance spinner, good to twist on, while keeping your balance and it strengthens the core (gently)
2 separate walks one 25 mins walk with my oldest boy to feed the geese and another 19 min walk with a 150 meter jog to get me around my usual 1.27 mile walk in the fastest time since re starting my journey
I still have have 10 miles to do on my stat bike ,, but Ive passed today anyway
I WILL see the 100's this month .. I know I will ..10 -
Yes x 3, although exercising was limited to 20 minute walk. Will get in a proper workout tomorrow!5
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Exercise YES.LOTS of walking.
SLEEP NO
so calories no idea (but bad)
tracking NO
Just too tired and snacking in airports followed by family dinner with wine and cheese!
So....... Pass day #2 for me !
Hope you're all ok and will try to catch up on your posts tomorrow . Night all7 -
July 12:
Exercise?: 40 minute run on the treadmill this morning; accidentally ran steeper hills than I intended to by choosing the wrong program, but I pushed through it.
Plank?: Yes. 12 for 12.
Calories?: Yes, with 331 to spare.
Tracked?: Yes. Snacked less than usual today, as I had to run an errand that involved a lot of traveling this afternoon. Still logged the half-cup of sesame sticks that I didn't realize were honey roasted until after I poured them out and then scanned the barcode. Delicious, though.
On another note, here's a graph of my weight over the past 30 days, with the July 1st start of the challenge marked off. You can clearly see how much the motivation has helped me in just two weeks:
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Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes 7mile hike and had to push mow the yard today (Boy was it hot out 95F)
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes
44.37/ 125 mile5 -
July 12
Exercised?: Yes
Calories?: Over 1200 (daily limit)
Tracked?: Yes.
Not sure if I need to take a pass day here.
My daily limit is 1200, but I'm well over this at 1400 (had a portion of homemade apple crumble with custard that piled on the calories, lol - made it for the kids but couldn't resist, besides I haven't had a treat in ages! ).
Burnt 643 calories in exercises today, which has left me over 400 calories to spare still, but I am over the 1200 I set myself.
If I need to take a pass here, then that's fine, not sure how this works here.
All calories are tracked, and exercises a total of 150mins.
You do not need to take a pass day. You can use exercise calories. When trying to lose weight, most of us find that you shouldn't do that routinely (though some do need to). So, you are all good!4 -
@RangerRickL Your photo makes my heart smile. What a beautiful sentiment. How fortunate you are to have these wonderful memories of your children.
@craigo3154 Glad you are feeling better! It really affects your interest in food...am I right!? Congrats on achieving the normal classification on the BMI scale too! What a great joy that is I have to imagine. You deserve it...really well done!!
As I've shared a bit before, my daughter is 10 months old and her Daddy and I are already joking about following her to college when the day comes. Lol! We really are having the time of our lives with the little Peanut. Treasuring every moment!5 -
July 12
Exercise: 35 min Xfit WOD -- 25 min walk with the dog and 30 min yoga
Calories: yes
Tracked: yes
30 day yoga: 12 days done
Miles 1.6
Lesson Learned: Still lots of hunger but had some protein heavy snacks to help so I'm not too far under.2 -
July 12
3 yeses for me today. Yippie!3 -
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes..75 minutes strength training.
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes4 -
Exercise? Yes; one hour hike
Calories? Yes
Tracking? Yes
Today was a rather long day. I intended to go to the gym, but felt a bit too exhausted. It's a cool day in nothern Minnesota, so I opted to take a slow hike outside instead. Tomorrow is my 5-mile run to raise money for the Young Athletes Foundation. Wish me luck! 7 -
Exercise-lots of cleaning, car cleaning and bathing of all my pups. 8 hours of constant movement.
Tracking-yes
Calories-yes.
Tomorrow starts vacation. I'll try and post from where we are at but not sure how the WiFi will be.
☮️ Peace
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Exercise: Yes, over an hour of Tai Chi and circuit training.
Calories: Yes.
Tracked: Yes.
I love reading all the positive and motivating stories on here. Thank you all for being such an inspiration!6 -
Yes x 3.
The usual, walking the dog.6 -
Exercise: 20 min walk at work
Calories: 300 under
Tracked: yes
I'm back on track!8 -
An okay day. I walked 20 Minutes to Taste of Saskatchewan in downtown Saskatoon to listen to my friend's daughter's band. I had a banana and water; lots of tents set up with amazing food but I did not have anything. Yay!!
I was suppose to play in a pickle ball tournament today but my tennis elbow has really been bothering me since Sunday when I played some hard hitting pickle ball for 1 1/2 hours. Soooo, today was kind of boring. Swimming with my grandkids tomorrow which will be great!!
Tracked and just under calorie limit.
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Over to Martha Vineyard. Serious body surfing in the waves. Exhausting! Plus walking.
Budgeted for a couple of beers because one of our favorite bands was playing. Only had one because we were too tired to stay out. Getting old is tough!
3 yes's July 12.5 -
July 12. too exhausted to go into detail but yes x 3 today3
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Good evening everyone! Got right back on the wagon today. Increasing my walking a little bit this week. Have not measured it yet. I am also trying to not have to use my walker as much. I am hoping to get in some pool time starting next week. The public one I go to is closed for renovations for a month or I would be going tomorrow...lol....
exercise yes
calories yes under by 100
tracking yes
@debodom1962 enjoy your vacation!
@craigo3154 glad you are feeling better
@pears734 will be thinking about you tomorrow, you will do great in your run! I have confidence in you!
@harringtonen glad you are back on track. Congratulations
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@trixsey1. The key is to be honest with yourself and others.July 12
Exercised?: Yes
Calories?: Over 1200 (daily limit)
Tracked?: Yes.
Not sure if I need to take a pass day here.
My daily limit is 1200, but I'm well over this at 1400 (had a portion of homemade apple crumble with custard that piled on the calories, lol - made it for the kids but couldn't resist, besides I haven't had a treat in ages! ).
Burnt 643 calories in exercises today, which has left me over 400 calories to spare still, but I am over the 1200 I set myself.
If I need to take a pass here, then that's fine, not sure how this works here.
All calories are tracked, and exercises a total of 150mins.
This is important. I'll state it again. "BE HONEST WITH YOURSELF AND OTHERS".
If your plan is to allow eating back exercise calories, then 1200 + 643 - 1400 = +443 (Under budget)
If your plan is not to allow eating back exercise calories, then 1200 - 1400 = -200 (Over budget)
YOU set your limits in advance and YOU determine if you stuck to it. If you were unable to stick to the pre-set limits, then you are obliged to take a pass.
From the way you have written your post it seems as though your are trying to bargain your way out of a pass. Mentally this is a dangerous game.
I'd advise, take the pass (you get 3 in a month and can still in winners circle for that month - "3 strikes is not out, but 4 balls (ups) and you take a walk (out of the months circle)" ). Learn from this and work the rest of the month accordingly.
On a side note:
1200 kCal per day is about as low as most women can cope with long term. The average daily intake for women is around 1600 kCal per day (dependent on age) and losing 1 lbs per week usually drops 250 kCal per day from this (so 1350 kCal per day). Add exercise and a minimal target of 1200 kCal and you probably should be eating back exercise calories (at least half of them).
Fasting for women is usually considered at a level of 500 kCal per day. If you are eating 1200 kCal and burning an extra 700 kCal in exercise, this gives a 500 kCal nett (which is considered fasting - see also starving).
Personally:
My plan is to allow the use of exercise calories (only if tracked from equipment like MapMyWalk) in my daily budget. I try target only my non-exercise calorie budget, but the exercise calories are my buffer. If I fail to hit plan I must pass.
(So for me: Plan = Target + exercise).
This is set in advance before the day starts.
In the past 2 months I have gone over target three, but still well under plan each time.
I also have a very aggressive daily target. But with high protein, low carb intake; satiety actually makes it difficult to get up target to on some days. I used to let a 200+ cal deficit from target slide, but now I "top up" (ie. dessert after dinner) to try make it as close as practical to the daily target (as I know am right on the limits of what I know my body can cope with). My research seems to indicates that averaging 2 lbs a week is about as extreme as most people can expect to handle without metabolic damage that takes months/years of very careful work to repair.
I personally track metabolic burn rate in a spreadsheet (lots more info than recorded on MFP) and am watching weekly for signs of metabolic damage. My projections are that it will take 6 months (or more) of careful maintenance/recomposition to stabilise what I have accomplished in 3 months of weight loss. Only then can I start to reduce the level of scrutiny of personal diet and exercise. I am effectively being my own subject in a weight management scientific experiment.
I am in this for the long haul. I plan to reap the rewards of the results (ie. better health) for the rest of my life. I only have one body, best to get the most from it.
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@craigo3154 Thanks for all of your encouragement and your own personal discipline.
Today was pretty basic for me:
Exercise: 45 minutes horseback riding
Tracking: ok
Calories: under by a little.4 -
Yes x3.
Home from vacation. Happy to get back to my workout corner in the basement, especially after a long 9 hour drive today. Did SL 5x5.6
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