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biketheworld wrote: »Sorry I went AWOL for a couple days. My routine has been totally off track. I hated to admit it, but in the middle of a pandemic, we had 2 granddaughters (ages 3 and 5) for 8 days. My daughter and SIL had to attend a wedding half-way across the country. We kept thinking the wedding would be postponed but as we ticked closer, realized it was full steam ahead and SIL was the best man. So they left the girls with us and drove. They were an absolute delight and it was a treat to spend time with them but I am not used to that! They're up the same time as me, and grandma likes peace and quiet for the first 2 cups of coffee! Then getting everybody dressed, off to preschool, I'd work for 2.5 hours, pick them up, come home, play, eat, etc etc. Twice I bundled them up to play outside in the snow. I told hubby I felt like the mom from "A Christmas Story" bundling up Ralphie's brother. I was honestly exhausted before we ever walked out the door! A couple days I ran on the treadmill while they played. So exercise was not the problem, and even food choices were OK. It was once they went home that everything fell apart! Hubby brought home TWO bottles of wine - and once I start alcohol, the munchies hit. I have to be honest with myself, and claim two pass days already. No one to blame but myself. This is not "the end" - just part of the process.
Also - this morning I did get caught up on all the posts and there is one in particular that I have to comment on. @RangerRickL - you mentioned that Rose kicked you out of the kitchen when you retired and tried to rearrange her kitchen. I almost spit out my coffee when I read that. When my hubby and I had been dating just a month or two, he brought dinner to my house (he's a great cook and I think he wanted to impress me). At some point, I left the room to do something and when I came back into the kitchen, he was standing there with a cabinet door open and very proudly said "ta-da! I fixed your kitchen!" He had moved around some dishes/bowls for what he thought would be more organized. I was FURIOUS because I had been married for 32 years to an extremely manipulative man, was quite happy being single, and thought he was just another man that was going to constantly criticize and tell me what to do. I grabbed all the stuff he had brought, threw it into the box he brought it in, shoved the box into his chest and said "get out" while walking to the door! He had a look of complete shock on his face but walked out. I was still fuming when he very timidly knocked on the door and said that he couldn't leave under such bad circumstances, could we just talk about this? His reason/excuse was that he had worked in quality control for 25 years and he has trouble not looking/evaluating things for how they can be done better. I realized he wasn't a jerk, forgave him, and a year later we were married. We laugh about it now.
@biketheworld LOVE the story!3 -
Yes x 3 for Friday
Tracked, on target and walked for an hour.
Planned a special at home meal instead of Friday takeout, which has become a bad / tricky habit. Made crab, first crab we've had in over a year. I have no idea why I didn't think of it sooner. It always seems so expensive at the store, but really it cost like $25 total for hubby and I to have crab, wine, salad and frozen flatbread pizza. That's a steal!5 -
Feb 5
Exercise: Yes, 40 mins walk
Calories: Yes
Tracked: Yes
Pass days: 0/35 -
yes x34
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Feb 5
Friday
Tracked all to the gram!❤️
Calories: PASS DAY 1, weekly avg 🆗
Exercise 1:03❤️ 9.2K steps 🥰
Protein 89 ❤️
Fiber 31 ❤️
Sodium 3.323 🆗weekly average very low- to raise blood pressure
Sat Fat 65 ⚠️⚠️⚠️Weekly avg ⚠️
A frightening day. Heart rate bouncing all over place on Apple Watch, fluttering in chest, scouring internet for info.
Postural Tachycardia Syndrome
Super low blood pressure in AM.
Scour internet
“Hypotension”
Drink water
Eat salt
Exercise
In PM hubby suggested I check the HR numbers against the pulse oximeter...
Apparently the Apple Watch is broken or something... Thank God. I had wondered if it was when walking fast waving my arms I couldn’t get pulse over 68.
Anyway- ate a ton. Likely the stress, but when I look at my weekly numbers they are ok because I ate less & cleanly the rest of the week.
Contacted both medical teams. Waiting to hear back. Continuing to monitor NOT with the watch lol
Will eat at maintenance until things settle down. Dieting doesn’t seem to be my body’s game plan.
Off to check bp...
Amazing how everything can change in a second.
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@MadisonMolly2017 - that sounds like an exhausting day! Sometimes technology that’s supposed to make our days easier can make it so, so much worse. Glad it was just the Apple Watch being broken! ❤️2
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biketheworld wrote: »Sorry I went AWOL for a couple days. My routine has been totally off track. I hated to admit it, but in the middle of a pandemic, we had 2 granddaughters (ages 3 and 5) for 8 days. My daughter and SIL had to attend a wedding half-way across the country. We kept thinking the wedding would be postponed but as we ticked closer, realized it was full steam ahead and SIL was the best man. So they left the girls with us and drove. They were an absolute delight and it was a treat to spend time with them but I am not used to that! They're up the same time as me, and grandma likes peace and quiet for the first 2 cups of coffee! Then getting everybody dressed, off to preschool, I'd work for 2.5 hours, pick them up, come home, play, eat, etc etc. Twice I bundled them up to play outside in the snow. I told hubby I felt like the mom from "A Christmas Story" bundling up Ralphie's brother. I was honestly exhausted before we ever walked out the door! A couple days I ran on the treadmill while they played. So exercise was not the problem, and even food choices were OK. It was once they went home that everything fell apart! Hubby brought home TWO bottles of wine - and once I start alcohol, the munchies hit. I have to be honest with myself, and claim two pass days already. No one to blame but myself. This is not "the end" - just part of the process.
Also - this morning I did get caught up on all the posts and there is one in particular that I have to comment on. @RangerRickL - you mentioned that Rose kicked you out of the kitchen when you retired and tried to rearrange her kitchen. I almost spit out my coffee when I read that. When my hubby and I had been dating just a month or two, he brought dinner to my house (he's a great cook and I think he wanted to impress me). At some point, I left the room to do something and when I came back into the kitchen, he was standing there with a cabinet door open and very proudly said "ta-da! I fixed your kitchen!" He had moved around some dishes/bowls for what he thought would be more organized. I was FURIOUS because I had been married for 32 years to an extremely manipulative man, was quite happy being single, and thought he was just another man that was going to constantly criticize and tell me what to do. I grabbed all the stuff he had brought, threw it into the box he brought it in, shoved the box into his chest and said "get out" while walking to the door! He had a look of complete shock on his face but walked out. I was still fuming when he very timidly knocked on the door and said that he couldn't leave under such bad circumstances, could we just talk about this? His reason/excuse was that he had worked in quality control for 25 years and he has trouble not looking/evaluating things for how they can be done better. I realized he wasn't a jerk, forgave him, and a year later we were married. We laugh about it now.
I really enjoyed this story! I love that the UAC group has become much more than just a fitness and health site! I love hearing all the stories and getting to know everyone better! Thank you for sharing this funny story, although at the time, it was NOT funny! You can laugh at it now, though, and even tell your grandchildren one day, who will laugh too when older! The stories I hear from my Grandma's wild and crazy days when she and Gramps owned a tavern are the best! Thanks for sharing!1 -
MadisonMolly2017 wrote: »Feb 5
Friday
Tracked all to the gram!❤️
Calories: PASS DAY 1, weekly avg 🆗
Exercise 1:03❤️ 9.2K steps 🥰
Protein 89 ❤️
Fiber 31 ❤️
Sodium 3.323 🆗weekly average very low- to raise blood pressure
Sat Fat 65 ⚠️⚠️⚠️Weekly avg ⚠️
A frightening day. Heart rate bouncing all over place on Apple Watch, fluttering in chest, scouring internet for info.
Postural Tachycardia Syndrome
Super low blood pressure in AM.
Scour internet
“Hypotension”
Drink water
Eat salt
Exercise
In PM hubby suggested I check the HR numbers against the pulse oximeter...
Apparently the Apple Watch is broken or something... Thank God. I had wondered if it was when walking fast waving my arms I couldn’t get pulse over 68.
Anyway- ate a ton. Likely the stress, but when I look at my weekly numbers they are ok because I ate less & cleanly the rest of the week.
Contacted both medical teams. Waiting to hear back. Continuing to monitor NOT with the watch lol
Will eat at maintenance until things settle down. Dieting doesn’t seem to be my body’s game plan.
Off to check bp...
Amazing how everything can change in a second.
Oh no, Miss Molly! I will be keeping you in my thoughts and prayers that all gets worked out soon, and YOU are back to your old self soon! Big hugs, my friend!1 -
Date: 2/5
Exercise: Yep still working on tackling all these projects!
Calories: Yes
Tracked: Yes
Pass Days: 2 left
I will be using a second planned pass day tomorrow! I am throwing my friend a 40th birthday party! I made LOTS of jello shots, so yep, it's gonna be a pass day for sure!
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MadisonMolly2017 wrote: »Feb 5
Friday
A frightening day. Heart rate bouncing all over place on Apple Watch, fluttering in chest, scouring internet for info.
Postural Tachycardia Syndrome
Super low blood pressure in AM.
Scour internet
“Hypotension”
Drink water
Eat salt
Exercise
In PM hubby suggested I check the HR numbers against the pulse oximeter...
Apparently the Apple Watch is broken or something... Thank God. I had wondered if it was when walking fast waving my arms I couldn’t get pulse over 68.
Hearts are funny things. Likely the fluttering in chest was because you were looking at it on the watch which was messed up. The more you are freaking out about your heart the more you get symptoms... sigh. My apple watch and fitbit NEVER agree on my HR. Today on my run my watch said my AVH was 190. Fitbit said 175. I tend to use Fitbit as the gold standard because back when I started running I also used a garmin chest strap and it agreed with Fitbit 99% vs the AW. I am sure the AW has some sort of algarhythm it uses, I hope today is much better for you. Definitely good idea to just eat at maintenance for a while... hugs.3 -
Yes to tracking and calories.
No to exercise.
All pass days used.
But tracking and staying within calories is helping, for now.5 -
Thank you so much Summer & Gina & @mshawski!
Appreciate your good wishes & wisdom & caring.
HR seems normal today on the oximeter!!
About to take my blood pressure
My guess is all is back to normal now.
Aka @SummerSkier
@ginadomaszewicz
Hugs,
Maddie5 -
2/5/2021
Exercised 20 minutes … Y
All calories logged … Y
Under calorie limit … Y
Pass day remaining 2
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Feb 5
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes, Leslie Sansone- 45mins boosted walking
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes
Kitchen Closed? Yes
Pass day 0/3 (this is for accountability to myself and my records)2 -
@MadisonMolly2017 Wow! What a scary time. Glad you feel your health is returning to normal.3
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Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes - Aerobics then Pickleball
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes and under
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes3 -
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? YES (tread and bike)
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? YES
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? YES3 -
@MadisonMolly2017 Wow! What a scary time. Glad you feel your health is returning to normal.
Thank you so much, @SModa61
Yes, all better now!!!!!!
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Heya @SModa61, @GreyGirl915, @MadisonMolly2017, @SummerSkier @mshawski @pamjsa, @MaltedTea @ginadomaszewicz a huge thanks to each and everyone of u. With all ur tips i got through the xmas party and did pretty well considering. The alcoholic analogy is spot on as i found the choclate and chesse called me all night long, it was hard to focus on anything else. Also dispite the 6 hr round trip i resisted the temptation to stop at Mcdonalds. Yay! I will use my pass tho cos i didnt exersise but i didnt go over my calorie intake by much and def didnt binge!! Yay. Thanks guys i honestly felt u were all there with me keeping me strong! Ive taken a screen shot of all ur advice for future refrence. Xox
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February 05
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes, 1h and 14 min of walking ( untill I reached 10,000 steps).
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes, 1,190 / 1,200.
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes, 2,220 of fluid, I do still have a bottle of water to keep by the bed, so, it's okay so far.
Today I had the obstacle of family gathering. They kept offering me food; " just a bite ", " this is healthy and count as diet". Even though I kept telling them I already have eaten dinner and I'm done for the day. Thank god I managed to ward them off and it's all thanks to this group. If it was last month ( which actually happened ) I would have taken it easy and ate whatever they offered.
@RangerRickL I'm the same here, at the start I always feel tired and exhausted, but once I'm on it, it feels so easy as if I'm using different body.
@thabit11 Yayyyy well done!!! Wat u hve done is not easy but its so worth it!!!!1 -
GreyGirl915 wrote: »Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes, under
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes
@SModa61 thanks for the recipe for getting more protein I love cottage cheese and yogurt. Have to pick up chia seeds and a high fiber cereal. I definitely need a more substantial breakfast than I'm having now.
@Bovaryoo I might try the cottage cheese and scrambled eggs and see how it goes. Right now I use Good Culture CC, 14g protein. Honestly, I'm not a big eater so making 1,300 calories a day is an effort but tracking helps me see how undernourished I really have been.
@donna25trinity keeping track of macros is easy I just checked the box and it shows up on top of my diary. Otherwise, I wouldn't pay attention to it either lol As far as the Xmas party goes I agree with @SummerSkier I would always have a light meal before any social event because you never know what your walking in to when it comes to food and drink. Besides, I like my food better than catered anyway.
Thanks ladies for all your help
@GREYGIRL915 LOL ok i might give it a try this week. Xox1 -
RangerRickL wrote: »
This is a sunset behind the North Mountain in Phoenix, Arizona. Within 3 minutes this almost volcanic eruption-like scene was gone. I love hiking in the desert.
Beautiful pic2 -
Excerise 20mins- no
Tracked in racks: yes
Budget: no
First pass day 1/3
Long day at work and did well. Hung out with hubby after work and included 2 cocktails. How do you “reward” without food/alcohol? Need need habits that satisfy.
Hanging out with the love of your life is rewarding in and of itself 🥰 Perhaps redefining what a reward is as well as what is rewardable will help you come to a new level. Hubby may have some ideas too.
That said, glad to hear you're doing well! 🙌🏿
@jforde78 this is also a working progress for me so im so sorry but i am not the best placed to give u advice with this. Its funny tho how food and alcohol seem to be the go to wen it comes to rewarding ourselves. Prob cos of all the sugar salt and addictive crap they put in our foods these days. Its almost like drugs!! I beleive the 1st step to change is self awareness the fact that u are aware of wat ur doing is a huge start. All the best with it. U hve alot of peeps here cheering u on. @MaltedTea love ur take on this!!1 -
biketheworld wrote: »Sorry I went AWOL for a couple days. My routine has been totally off track. I hated to admit it, but in the middle of a pandemic, we had 2 granddaughters (ages 3 and 5) for 8 days. My daughter and SIL had to attend a wedding half-way across the country. We kept thinking the wedding would be postponed but as we ticked closer, realized it was full steam ahead and SIL was the best man. So they left the girls with us and drove. They were an absolute delight and it was a treat to spend time with them but I am not used to that! They're up the same time as me, and grandma likes peace and quiet for the first 2 cups of coffee! Then getting everybody dressed, off to preschool, I'd work for 2.5 hours, pick them up, come home, play, eat, etc etc. Twice I bundled them up to play outside in the snow. I told hubby I felt like the mom from "A Christmas Story" bundling up Ralphie's brother. I was honestly exhausted before we ever walked out the door! A couple days I ran on the treadmill while they played. So exercise was not the problem, and even food choices were OK. It was once they went home that everything fell apart! Hubby brought home TWO bottles of wine - and once I start alcohol, the munchies hit. I have to be honest with myself, and claim two pass days already. No one to blame but myself. This is not "the end" - just part of the process.
Also - this morning I did get caught up on all the posts and there is one in particular that I have to comment on. @RangerRickL - you mentioned that Rose kicked you out of the kitchen when you retired and tried to rearrange her kitchen. I almost spit out my coffee when I read that. When my hubby and I had been dating just a month or two, he brought dinner to my house (he's a great cook and I think he wanted to impress me). At some point, I left the room to do something and when I came back into the kitchen, he was standing there with a cabinet door open and very proudly said "ta-da! I fixed your kitchen!" He had moved around some dishes/bowls for what he thought would be more organized. I was FURIOUS because I had been married for 32 years to an extremely manipulative man, was quite happy being single, and thought he was just another man that was going to constantly criticize and tell me what to do. I grabbed all the stuff he had brought, threw it into the box he brought it in, shoved the box into his chest and said "get out" while walking to the door! He had a look of complete shock on his face but walked out. I was still fuming when he very timidly knocked on the door and said that he couldn't leave under such bad circumstances, could we just talk about this? His reason/excuse was that he had worked in quality control for 25 years and he has trouble not looking/evaluating things for how they can be done better. I realized he wasn't a jerk, forgave him, and a year later we were married. We laugh about it now.
@biketheworld LOVE the story!
@biketheworld lol best story ever!2 -
Yes, yes, yes
2 passes4 -
@donna25trinity thank youuu, it really wasn't easy, especially since we were sitting together and playing card games. Everyone was munching on something but me. I didn't want to waist a pass day just yet, so I managed somehow3
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@donna25trinity thank youuu, it really wasn't easy, especially since we were sitting together and playing card games. Everyone was munching on something but me. I didn't want to waist a pass day just yet, so I managed somehow
Good 4 u!!!!2 -
Two yes and a no
Shark week is killer
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@biketheworld Thanks for sharing! Both you and we have managed to have great relationships despite male POV quality control activities!!
Your friend, Rick2 -
@MadisonMolly2017 are you okay now? I'm reading yesterday's posts and February 5 on February 8. Sorry, Rick1
