June 13 Sign In
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Exercise yes 10 min quigong, 20 min leslie sansone, 10 min gardening
Tracking yes calories yes2 -
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? - Well, I was on my feet in the kitchen, cooking for 3 hours straight and I was exhausted afterwards. Not sure if it counts or I got my first pass day?
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? - Yes, barely under budget.
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? - Yes.2 -
13th June - pass number one used!! I knew I would as I had two invitations for dinner - one eating pizza in a friends garden late afternoon / early evening with the family, and one barbecue later with my girlfriends! Food wise I didn’t really indulge - but waaaay too much prosecco in the evening, bit it was just so great to see my friends again. So I had a fab time, back to my normal routine today though.3
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russaliak2313 wrote: »Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? - Well, I was on my feet in the kitchen, cooking for 3 hours straight and I was exhausted afterwards. Not sure if it counts or I got my first pass day?
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? - Yes, barely under budget.
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? - Yes.
That's up to you about the exercise -- I would certainly count it. You were on your feet, walking, and using your arms and hands for three hours.2 -
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@oldDogBiking Love Buddy's little grin, and love the mountain view. That's a tough choice. Do other people watch over him during the week? Does he have other people to play with?2
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Saturday, 6/13
Tracking: Yes
Calories: under
Exercise: Yes, rest day - 20 minute walk
Pass days to date - 20 -
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes?yes
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day?yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank?yes1 -
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes, 20 minutes upper body with dumbbells
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes1 -
Exercise - yes - on my feet all day, went for a walk with a friend
Tracked - yes
Calories - yes, but didn't feel very satisfied
Due to poor planning for a busy day, I effectively skipped breakfast and lunch. Even after a hearty dinner, I still felt hungry and ended up snacking a lot at night. The snacks were healthy enough and the total calories ended up right on target for the day, but it was not nearly as satisfying as if I'd just had three good meals. I need to plan ahead!
By reporting here each day, this challenge is making me clearly see patterns I would never have noticed otherwise. Thanks for the insight!1 -
@Hollis100 thanks for the detailed tips!
That's a very good point that in maintenance you keep going with what was working during weight loss. I think logging has helped me understand more about approx how many calories I can have in a day as it's become more intuitive, but weighing myself is something I will definitely need to keep up weekly.
That's how I ended up gaining weight in the first place-- I wasn't keeping track and then gained more and more until suddenly my clothes didn't fit and I was 40 lb more. I look back at photos and realize that how I thought I looked in the mirror (I look the same!) wasn't how I actually looked in real life (not the same haha). So definitely I need to keep up that habit to prevent myself from unintentionally slipping.3 -
June 13
Exercise: Yes, 40 mins slow walk
Calories: Yes
Tracked: Yes2 -
@cjane917 The same thing happened with me -- I gained weight because I wasn't keeping track, and thought I looked okay (I didn't, but I was surrounded by obese people and looked smaller).
Another thing that helps me now: many years ago I quit smoking. I quit when cigarettes began to give me minor health problems. I told myself if anything else made me sick -- eating a particular food, for example -- I would just stop doing it. I decided about the cigarettes that I was neurotic, needed outside help, got it, and quit forever.
I feel about the same way about gaining all that weight. I'm a 5'3' woman. Gaining almost 40 pounds tells me something is not right with my relationship with food. I need to watch myself for a long time so I don't slip back. I can't go back to the habits that made me obese -- living without awareness.
Good luck there and congrats on your achievement!3 -
June 13
Pass Day - camping weekend2 -
Pass Day #2
I wouldn't have been over by a ton, so I was more in control than I was the day before, but the food choices weren't great....a lot of pizza!! I did exercise, so that's something positive!2 -
Pass Day #2.2
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Exercise? Yes
Budgeted? Nope - Pass, please!
Track? Yes
Rings? Yes
Water? Nope2 -
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yep! 46 minutes of Pilates legs, and 2 hours of walking the pup.
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes! Barely.
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yep!
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Yes, yes, yes2
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Yes x 3
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Pass Day #1.1
