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victorious55 wrote: »Do you feel like sometimes going on a "diet break"? Giving up? Are you feeling down? Are you tired?
Here is some reading that may help you think again. This is someone that went from ICU to running Marathon.
https://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/dsjohndrow/view/you-can-t-outrun-a-bad-diet-961141
I particularly like this part......
The fact still remains that 55% of those who lose weight will not keep it all off, 20% will return to their previous weight and 20% or so will gain even more weight then they lost. That leaves 5% to win the championship and make a true lifestyle change.
I want to be one of them.
I also want to be amount the 5% to win the championship and make a true lifestyle change. I want to leave this legacy to my family members and love ones. I want to motivate my children, nieces, nephews, cousins, friends far and wide, uncles, aunties, etc., etc., I want them to remember me as one who stuck to the end and made a "true lifestyle change". Therefore, they can also success.
Let's do that! Let's be the champions! We can win!
@victorious55
I think the percentage of champions is rising with food tracking apps & fitness trackers, and support groups like UAC.
We are no longer alone; we get ideas from each other. Calorie counting is SO easy now. I think great advances have been made, too, in realizing that success is often the result of gradual habit changes!4 -
November 7
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes?
Yes. Morning track workout
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day?
Yes. Nice gap
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank?
Yes
Another good day
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Yes, exercised 20 min plus
Yes, tracked my food
Yes, just barely under for the day4 -
11/7 Wednesday Went to Curves
Exercised Yes
Run or Walked Yes
Strength Training Yes
Calories No
Recorded No4 -
Yes x 3
Actually under by a snack sized amount!
One hour boot camp, 25 min dog walk4 -
@craigo3154 Thanks for sharing this. I don't have any health issue so sometimes it can seem abstract that weight is a major health risk. Stories like your wife's make it more real.
@victorious55 I read those stats and a lot of them talk about success if you've intentionnally lost at least 10% of body weight and kept it off for at least 1 year. Two years ago here I lost 35 lbs and I did keep it off for one year. And then I regained. Yes hopefully we will all be in the 5% but it is a lifelong commitment.
November 7
Exercised?: Yes. Nice muscle ache from one of the YouTube videos I am trying. I normally walk but I really should move my upper body more.
Calories?: Yes
I almost went over just because I ate something unplanned in the morning, and I had already prelogged my dinner. And then I thought "Am I contractually obligated to eat this particular dinner today?". I just felt ridiculous how the prelogging that's supposed to help me plan becomes like an obligation.
Tracked?: Yes3 -
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes - 36 minutes on the mini-trampoline
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes - didn't even need any of the exercise calories
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes
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November 7
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Date: (11/7)
2nd Pass day
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? ✅ (Elliptical/Walk/Run)
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Noooo
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Noooo3 -
Nov 7
Yes x 3!!!
Ex: 100 mins ✅
Calories under: 307 ✅
Tracked all: yes, always ✅
Very pleased to be back on track!
No sugar ✅
No starches after 4 pm✅3 -
Yes day for me.
I stuck to the plan for eating and did about half of the 90 minute judo session before I started feeling light headed. Blood tests in the morning and a crazy busy few days with my tests for kidney donation suddenly happening now rather than early Dec when I expected them, let me feeling a bit overwhelmed. I still got a decent workout in and tomorrow is a new day!3 -
Nope!, so much nope. Pass #2 - oh dear it is pretty early in the month for that. I need to do a better job with the planning.3
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Yes day for me.
I stuck to the plan for eating and did about half of the 90 minute judo session before I started feeling light headed. Blood tests in the morning and a crazy busy few days with my tests for kidney donation suddenly happening now rather than early Dec when I expected them, let me feeling a bit overwhelmed. I still got a decent workout in and tomorrow is a new day!
Hi @Dory_42!
Yes, those tests are extensive! Tomorrow marks my one year anniversary of kidney transplant.
It’s truly transformative. Your recipient won’t even be able to find the words to fully express their gratitude, and those feelings get even stronger with each passing month. Such a gift!
My donor is doing very well. She didn’t enjoy the 24-hr urine test, I remember. She was back jogging at 6 weeks I believe - slowly.
Fingers crossed!1 -
November 7
Yes X 31
