August 2018 LC Basics Challenge: Week 2 (8/8-8/14)
baconslave
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Repeat o' the Challenge parameters
baconslave wrote: »Welcome to the August Basics Challenge!!!
I feel so strongly about how crucial this is, I have a Basics challenge pretty often.
Bah, basics! Entirely boring and unsexy, right?
Guess what though? It will get you to your goal. Basics aren't flashy or exciting, but this is how it's done.
One key thing that I have learned in my journey is this:
Consistency + Persistence + Time = Success
Consistently nailing the basics is so important. And consistency creates good habits, routines, and gives you momentum that will carry you through hard times or disruptions to your normal schedule. Forget motivation. Motivation is a fickle thing. Discipline carries you through when motivation fails you.
So what are the basics?
Well, hitting your carb goal, obviously, right? There are other very important basics we need to lock in: staying hydrated, keeping electrolytes up, logging consistently (if you're a logger), exercise (if that's one of your goals), hitting your macros, staying away from trigger foods and other things you know set you back...
You can report your progress to your goal, whether it be ultra-obsessive daily hitting your low-carb plan basics, or working on a fitness goal, or even nailing down other good habits in your life. And if you have problems or need advice, you'll find that here.
Each week there will be a thread to collect your progress that week and to interact with other challengers.
I'll keep links to the weekly threads at the bottom of the stickied post should the thread get buried. 2 clicks, to this post and the Weekly link, will get you back to it.
So go ahead and post your goals in this Thread.
My daily post would look something like this.
Wed 10/1:
Logged:
Water:
Electrolytes:
Calorie Goal:
Carb Goal:
Exercise: HIIT
Prelogged next day:
7/7
But this is your show. So focus on your basics.
Make this month count! Tear it up!
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Changing my goals. Logging has become a habit and isn't a goal anymore
Stay below calorie goal
Stretch daily
Exercise 3x per week
Live purposefully
Self-care 3x per week - for example tonight I took a hot epsom salt bath.1 -
8/8 results:
log 6/31
calories 5/31
carbs 5/31
exercise 3/31 - P90X3 Total Synergistics & walking0 -
8/8
logged - 6/31
calories - under 6/31
carbs - under 6/31
exercise - class cancelled yesterday morning so unexpected day off 5/31 (made up for this this morning)0 -
Just a small change from last week. Attending church services means too many times that I can’t reach hourly step goals. So, this week:
- Stay under calorie and carb goals
- Meet or beat daily step goal
- Meet or beat daily activity goal
- Increase water intake
- Log every bite
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Aug. 9
🌟=/< Carb Goal
🌟=/<Calorie Goal (with exercise calories)
🌟Hit Minimum Steps
🌟7-8 Hours of Sleep
🌟No Food After Supper1 -
8/9
Stay below calorie goal 🙂
Stretch daily🙁
Exercise 3x per week😶 not yet
Live purposefully 🙄 got the work done but not good at balancing an open door policy and a policy of not interrupting my work
Self-care 3x per week 😶 not yet
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8/9 correction
Stay below calorie goal 🙂
Stretch daily🙂
Exercise 3x per week😶 not yet
Live purposefully 🙄 got the work done but not good at balancing an open door policy and a policy of not interrupting my work
Self-care 3x per week 😶 not yet
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8/9 results:
log 7/31
calories 6/31
carbs 6/31
exercise 3/31 - nothing beyond walking0 -
Aug 10
🌟=/< Carb Goal (net)
🌟=/<Calorie Goal (with exercise calories)
🌟Hit Minimum Steps
🌟7-8 Hours of Sleep
❌No Food After Supper0 -
8/10
Stay below calorie goal ☹
Stretch daily🙁
Exercise 3x per week😶 not yet
Live purposefully 🙂
Self-care 3x per week 🙂 1 down. Took a trip to a friends housewarming party
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8/9 and 8/10 (now up to date)
logged - 10/31
calories - under 10/31
carbs - under 10/31
exercise - 7/31
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8/8
Logging daily ✔
Water & Electrolytes ✔
Carb Goal ✔
Exercise ✔
8/9
Logging daily ✔
Water & Electrolytes ✔
Carb Goal ✔
Exercise 👎
8/10
Logging daily ✔
Water & Electrolytes 👎
Carb Goal ✔
Exercise 👎0 -
8/11
Stay below calorie goal ☹
Stretch daily🙁
Exercise 3x per week😶 not yet
Live purposefully 😶
Self-care 3x per week 🙂 1 down.
This housewarming party is killing me. Hosts are vegetarian and it has been an unending carb onslaught. I could have made better choices, though. I ate way too much and that has nothing to do with what kind of food is offered.0 -
8/11
logged - 11/31
calories - under 11/31
carbs - under 11/31
exercise - 8/31 (mowed the lawn - that counts right?)0 -
August 5-11:
1) Continue to explore Cronometer features. Thumbs up.
2) Continue towards "balanced macros" via increase of nutrient dense carbohydrates and see where it leads me in regards to hunger. 22C-22P-56F
3) Do the exercises prescribed for the issues noted in #3 below. AOK
4) Increase NEAT mostly via increased steps in the safety of my home. Only 4717/day
5) Despite #4...get out of the house and socialize more. Use my cane if needed. Only 5 activities outside the home. 2 were with others so that's a good thing. 0 -
8/12 results:
log 8/31
calories 6/31 - beach weekend
carbs 6/31 - these were probably good, but didn't really log, so not 100% sure
exercise 3/31 - nothing beyond walking and playing at the beach
12 days in, adherence is really not good0 -
8/12
💩 day
Back home and back to routine. Can't wait to get those carbs out of my system. 🤢0 -
8/13 results:
log 9/31
calories 6/31 - had a mini date with my husband when walking was rained out
carbs 7/31 - these were good, kind of a surprise, but still on point
exercise 3/31 - just walking0 -
8/12 and 13
logged - 13/31
calories - under 13/31
carbs - under 13/31 (tracking to net)
exercise - 10/31 (almost at 100 classes for the year compared to 52 for all of last year)1 -
Here, just swamped. My two projects are wrapping up construction in 5 and 10 weeks respectively, so I'm buried.
Eating good, sleeping surprisingly well for this point in construction, exercise not good this week, overall: I give myself a B for not stress carbing
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