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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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Yesterday, @SummerSkier posted about her horse Bandit's injury. It made me think about how much our pets mean to so many of us.
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Can't forget about the cats...
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Here's my baby! Pets really are just amazing!
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes Hitt boxing 20min and walk 30min.
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes even had enough for desert with 100 cal remaining.
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes
Night all. Xo7 -
RangerRickL wrote: »
Yesterday, @SummerSkier posted about her horse Bandit's injury. It made me think about how much our pets mean to so many of us.
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RangerRickL wrote: »
Can't forget about the cats...
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Yes, they are family too! My buddies from yesterday.
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I really am being forced to begin to embrace the exercise equipment we have collected, and neglected, over the years. This morning, the black ice was everywhere. On Sunday, when it was comparatively better, I almost wiped out three times during my walk. Unless it the roads thaw during the day today, I and not risking injury out there. BUT, this is also good news. I am going to have to get used to these machines, and I have to credit this push to being in this group and needing to find some sort of exercise every day.
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That’s all my boys a few years ago. Small species of python so he will never be big enough to be a threat to the others. Plus they only ever have supervised play time. My dog has been a puppy for 11 years and is now very much an old dog, but I got new meds for him so hopefully that helps. And obviously I have an abundance of fur kids (including the scaly and feathered ones) at work!
Over calories today but not by too much due to lunch with friends who are in town visiting family. I went to school with her and we try and catch up wherever we are in each other’s home town. There is a lovely restaurant with big open outside area and the rain stayed away so it was nicely COVID friendly.
Exercise was good, morning run and midday yoga. Run was on the toughest hill route around home and I ran the entire thing! I was very impressed.8 -
Love the photos! I cannot work out how to put a photo on here...
Exercise yes 10 min quigong, 36 min yoga, 90 min cleaning
Tracking yes calories yes5 -
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Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? yes an 8 miler this morning just because it felt SOooooo nice.
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? yes
And I have 5 pets at home keeping a close eye on me to make sure I do all my work that I am supposed to. My boss would like that to mean work work, but they mean - keep the boxes clean, keep the water dishes clean and full, keep the radiant heaters on, keep the food bowls clean. Taskmasters ONE AND ALL!4 -
fatbambi2017 wrote: »Love the photos! I cannot work out how to put a photo on here...
Exercise yes 10 min quigong, 36 min yoga, 90 min cleaning
Tracking yes calories yes
if you are working on a computer you will see the little photo icon at the top of your post. 4th from the right. Click on that and they browse to where you have a photo. If you are on your phone I think it's even easier to insert a picture.
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Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes, 40 minute walk.
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes5 -
Love seeing all the furries, ermm, and scalies 🐍
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Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? YES | More 💃🏾 (15), Super High Intensity Back Workout (15) TOTAL: 30 min
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? YES | Base + 165
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? YES |
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Personal Bonus: Did I meet my protein macro for the day (min 40%)? NO | 24 % (3 out of 16 days)
Pass Days used: (DEC11)(DEC14)3 -
Though I know weight numbers are not the primary focus for us here in the UAC, I want to share that for November (a fairly challenging calorie month) I managed to get rid of 7.2 pounds, and for the October Challenge another -5.0. I am now weighing slightly less than October 2019, which seems like a miracle. Target weight is in sight (129-130 – weight at my nephew’s May 2019 wedding) and doable in the next couple months. I am grateful for the results. Also notable for the November UAC, I entered and walk/ran a virtual 5K. I looked at the results and I came in 154/357 for total entries, 87/234 female, and 19/87 over 50 female. I would have been happy if I even came in last, because I entered. Being in the top 50% is super motivating even though I know this kind of race is not full of competitive runners.
So now for my December UAC. I am starting by raising my daily target calories by 50, and will be re-evaluating this every 10 days, as I want to start easing into my eventual maintenance calories. I don’t want to get go from lower calories to higher calories in a single day. I will be trying my best for the Winner’s circle, but need to be realistic and will at least commit to showing up daily and aiming to be a champion and aim to clean off 2 more pounds during December. Then, during my next 9 days in the Keys, I plan to walk/run to Sombrero Beach and even try to get you a sunrise photo (will take some planning
) and get back home. Google maps claims the distance is 3.3 miles each way. At for the rest of the month, my brain can only cope with planning til the 12th. Will regroup again once up north again.
BTW in November, I did not opt for eating back my “exercise” calories like I had planned. My problem with the method of eating back each day’s exercise calories is that that calorie number not compatible with advance planning and tracking, and I like to plan and pre-track my days. So this is the reason I am going try upping my planned daily calories instead and that way I can continue with the pre-tracking that works well for me.
Here we go!
Date: 12/1
Exercised?: Yes, AM: Solo walk/run 0:42:50 for 3.30 miles, avg HR 137 BPM, PM walk w/hubby 0:34:01 for 1.67 miles, 4 min mixed planks
Calories?: Yes, 1416/1480 + 393 exercise (net: 1023)
Tracked?: Yes
Date: 12/2
Exercised?: Yes, Solo walk 0:57:29 at 14’21” for 4.0 miles, avg HR 119 BPM, 3 min planks
Calories?: Yes, 1417/1480 + 297 exercise (net: 1120)
Tracked?: Yes
Date: 12/3
Exercised?: Yes, AM: Solo walk 1:07:03 at 14’46” for 4.54 miles; PM: walk w/hubby 0:50:44 at 22’04” for 2.3 miles; 3 min plank
Calories?: Yes, 1464/1480 + 497 exercise (net: 967)
Tracked?: Yes
Date: 12/4
Exercised?: Yes, AM: Solo walk 0:25:52 at 15’43” pace for 1.64 miles; PM: walk w/hubby 1:07:20 at 22’34” for 2.98 miles; 3 min mixed planks
Calories?: Yes, 1441/1480 + 339 exercise (net: 1102)
Tracked?: Yes
Date: 12/5
Exercised?: Yes, AM: Solo walk 1:41:06 at 14’25” pace for 7.01 miles, avg HR 135 BPM, 3 min plank
Calories?: Yes, 1404/1480 + 518 exercise (net: 886)
Tracked?: Yes
Date: 12/6
Exercised?: Yes, AM: Solo walk/run 0:38:56 at 11’54” pace for 3.3 miles, avg HR 157 BPM; PM walk w/ hubby 0:35:14 at 21’28” pace for 1.62 miles, avg HR 99 BPM; 3 min planks
Calories?: Yes, 1467/1480 + 435 exercise (net: 1032)
Tracked?: Yes
Date: 12/7
Exercised?: Yes, AM: Started solo and then met people 0:47:06 at 16’28” pace for 2.86 miles, avg HR 110 BPM, 5 min mixed planks
Calories?: Yes, 1240/1480 + 183 exercise (net: 1057)
Tracked?: Yes
Date: 12/8
Exercised?: Yes, AM: Solo walk 0:37:08 at 14’45” pace for 2.51 miles; AM: Joined Neighbor walk 1:11:10 at 15’58” pace for 4.45 miles; 5 min mixed planks
Calories?: Yes, 1457/1480 + 549 exercise (net: 908)
Tracked?: Yes
Date: 12/9
Exercised?: Yes, AM: Mixed solo and neighbor walk 1:45:47 at 15’09” pace for 7:01 miles, avg HR 115 BPM; 1 – 2 min plank
Calories?: No, 1853/1480 + 534 exercise (net: 1318)
Tracked?: Yes
*** MFP considers me under my calories for the day, but I am still currently not eating back exercise calories. So, Pass #1 used, but worth it – Oysters Rockefeller, and dinner of Seared scallops over Succotash with asparagus and a bacon ju. Lovely meal – no drinks or dessert. Ironic part is I was hungry by the time I got home. Speculating is that I will not make the winner’s circle this month, but still going to keep it in mind cause you never know.
Date: 12/10
Exercised?: Yes, AM: Neighbor walk 1:19:15 at 15’57” pace for 4.96 miles, avg 111 BPM; 1 – 2 min plank
Calories?: Yes, 1463/1480 + 401 exercise (net: 1062)
Tracked?: Yes
Date: 12/11
Exercised?: Yes, AM: Walk at MIL’s 1:10:22 at 14’29” pace for 4.86 miles, avg 128 BPM; PM: walk w/ hubby and MIL 0:34:20 at 31’58” pace (slowest walk ever) for 1.07 miles; 1 – 2 min plank
Calories?: Yes,1450 /1480 + 442 exercise (net: 1008)
Tracked?: Yes
Date: 12/12
Exercised?: Yes, AM: Solo walk at MIL’s 0:33:52 at 14’23” pace for 2.35 miles; no planks – Back to reality. Rest of day in airport and now back home
Calories?: Yes, 1447/1480 + 172 exercise (net: 1275)
Tracked?: Yes
*** got in exercise before showering and packing, and then, when we discovered the airport restaurant was not open due to lack of customers, my “healthy planned airport dinner” became a boar’s head snack pack from newsstand, plus two airline cheez-its and 100 cal pack of skinny pop. Macros were not great, but calories stayed under goal!!
Date: 12/13
Exercised?: Yes, PM: Solo walk 0:51:52 at 15’50” pace for 3.27 miles: wrenched back – no planks today
Calories?: Yes, 1343/1480 + 264 exercise (net: 1078)
Tracked?: Yes
Date: 12/14
Exercised?: Yes, AM: Solo walk 1:11:38 at 14’26” pace for 4.96 miles, avg HR 132; 1 – 2 min plank
Calories?: updated to “no”
Tracked?: updated to “no”
Date: 12/15
Exercised?: Yes, AM: Indoor cycle 30 min, PM: 1 – 2 min plank; 6 min mixed planks
Calories?: Yes, 1469/1480 + 244 exercise (net: 1225)
Tracked?: Yes
** updated yesterday to “No” for calorie and tracking and remove another pass. Back on track today (spoiler contains updated report for 12/14)
Date: 12/16
Exercised?: Yes, PM: Indoor cycle 30 min; Solo walk 0:49:52 at 14’25” pace for 3.46 miles; 9 min mixed planks
Calories?: Yes, 1479/1480 + 498 exercise (net: 981)
Tracked?: Yes
Date: 12/17
Exercised?: Yes, AM: Indoor cycle 20 min x 2; PM: 8 min mixed planks
Calories?: Yes, 1446/1480 + 326 exercise (net: 1120 )
Tracked?: Yes
Date: 12/18
Exercised?: Yes, AM: Indoor cycle 20 minutes; no planks
Calories?: Yes, 1456/1480 + 163 exercise (net: 1293)
Tracked?: Yes
Date: 12/19
Exercised?: Yes, AM: Solo walk 0:41:20 at 14’51” pace (slick roads & 25 degrees) for 2.78, avg HR 120; PM: 17 min elliptical trainer; 7 min mixed planks
Calories?: Yes, 1321/1480 + 365 exercise (net: 956)
Tracked?: Yes
Date: 12/20
Exercised?: Yes, AM: Solo walk 0:52:07 at 14’49” pace (slick roads & 22 degrees) for 3.51 miles, avg HR 119; PM: 4 min planks
Calories?: Yes, 1457/1480 + 265 exercise (net: 1192)
Tracked?: Yes
Date: 12/21
Exercised?: Yes, AM: 22 min elliptical trainer; 4.5 min mixed planks (marching, side lift, straight arm)
Calories?: Yes, 1484/1480 + 201 exercise (net: 1283)
Tracked?: Yes
Date: 12/22
Exercised?: Yes, AM: 23 min elliptical trainer; PM: Indoor cycle 20 min; 5 min mixed planks
Calories?: Yes, 1429/1480 + 366 exercise (net: 1063)
Tracked?: Yes
Remaining passes: 1
*** The blue eyes on the dogs are so striking, but its interesting - 3 dogs and 5 blue eyes! ****
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Date: 12/22
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? ✅
PASS: 3/3 (for my own accountability)4 -
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? Yes
3️⃣ Pass Days left
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My guy his birthday is 12/27 11 years old a great snuggler.
All three done
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12/22
⭐️ EXERCISE: Yes.
⭐️ CALORIES: Yes.
⭐️ TRACK: Yes.
PASS: 1/3 (used Dec 20)
This morning I did 20 minutes of yoga, or what I consider stretching. Then later today I did 30 mins of c25k (w5d1).6 -
snowshoe072 wrote: »My guy his birthday is 12/27 11 years old a great snuggler.
All three done
@snowshoe072 he's adorable! And I agree that they make great snugglers!2 -
Exercise:✅
Tracked:✅
Under: ✅5 -
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? YES (outdoor walk)
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? NO
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? NO
Hopefully tomorrow will be better with my tracking. It's our weekly "order out" day, so I'm going to plan my day and exercise so I can stay under.
We had to put our cat down this past March...the week before the pandemic broke loose in the US. It's been hard without her.
She was 16-1/2. 9 -
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? Yes6 -
Exercise: skipped my stretching which is never a good idea. 45 minutes of walking
Tracking: good. Skipped lunch and enjoyed a trip to a New York style deli here in Phoenix.
Calories: under my limit.5 -
Pass day #2.5
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yes, yes, and yes. A good day!5
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This is my son Hunter with our Golden Retriever Buckley. Buckley was a bit under the weather and not feeling good. We don't normally let him on the couch, but he crawled into my son's arms and my son fell asleep holding him.
Date: 12/22
Exercise: Yes 30 mins treadmill ( burned 163 calories )
Tracked: Yes
Calories: Yes
Pass Days: 2 left5 -
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? YES
All of the pets are beautiful! I'll have to take a pic of my 2 dogs tomorrow and post it.
My sympathies to those who have lost their beloved pets. I lost 2 last year. And I think about all of my past pets just about every day.3 -
@bellesouth18 I too have lost 3 Golden Retrievers before getting a 4th ( Buckley) its NEVER easy and yes I still think about all my past ones too!
I second what you said...Thank you to all who posted the pics. It was lovely looking at all the animals and my sympathies as well to all those who have lost their dear pets, big hugs to you!3 -
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