Ultimate Accountability Challenge March 2021

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  • taxgirl1
    taxgirl1 Posts: 1,287 Member
    Exercise--Yes, went for a walk
    Calories--Yes. I had Chinese food and pre-tracked.
    Tracking--Yes

    Passes: 1/3
  • ForLangston
    ForLangston Posts: 919 Member
    yes x 3
  • SModa61
    SModa61 Posts: 3,117 Member
    MARCH 2021 ULTIMATE ACCOUNTABILITY CHALLENGE

    Start weight, March 1, 2021: 123.2
    March 1, 2021 – 123.2 (-3.0)
    February 1, 2021 - 126.2 (-5.8); Tanita BF scale at 6 am 126.5 and 26%BF
    January 1, 2021 – 132 (-3.6)
    December 1, 2020 – 135.6 (-5.2)
    November 6, 2020 – 140.8 (-7.0)
    October 2, 2020 – 147.8 (-5.2)
    September 14, 2020 – 153.0

    Thoughts for daily calories goal
    I need to revisit how I am handling my daily calorie goal for maintenance as I am “failing” in that regard as I lost another 3 lbs while “maintaining” during this month. Having two variables of food calories and exercise calories is challenging for me. In the past I have lost and maintained with less significant exercise numbers so it was more a single variable. I do not want to drop back on exercise as I am doing it for overall health and fitness.

    Just use MFP to calculate my maintenance calories/day. Nutritional needs are estimated at 1590, and it predicts that with exercise, I would need 1862 for 1 hour exercise for days/week. Average Apple Watch TDEE for February was 2126. Average calories consumed/day for February were 1686. With three pound loss over the month, to maintain, I would have needed an additional 375 calories/day for a total of 2073/calories/day. So, my thought for March is to consider my daily goal, 1590 plus daily exercise, but, for planning sake, I will expect that number to be around 1900 calories.

    March History
    Date: 3/1
    Exercised?: Yes, 1:27:01 group walk at 17’27” pace for 4.98 miles
    Calories?: Yes, 1890/1590 daily + 309 exercise (net 9 cal)
    Tracked?: Yes
    Rings Closed?: Yes, March goal is 27 out of 30 days
    Apple Watch TDEE: 2056

    Date: 3/2 (Pass #1)
    Exercised?: Yes, 1:23:51 group walk at 17’10” pace for 4.88 miles
    Calories?: No
    Tracked?: until dinner yes, then no
    Rings Closed?: Yes, 2/27 - March goal is 27 out of 30 days
    Apple Watch TDEE: 2096

    *** First pass of the month used. Very much worth the treat – Went to Square Grouper and started with a Key Lime Martini with graham cracker rim (sorry @RangerRickL not the pie), shared appetizers of Flash Fried Conch with Ponzu and Wasabi drizzle (amazing!!), and Ahi Tuna and Avocado eggrolls with Asian dipping sauce, then an entrée of Seared Sesame Encrusted Tuna with Jasmine rice and Asian slaw, and finished with a cup of coffee and a shared Strawberry Nutella Bread pudding with warm butter rum sauce. Though I may not make winners circle at the end of March, I fully intend to end a champion.

    Date: 3/3 (Pass #2)
    Exercised?: Yes, 1:22:02 Group walk at 16’50” pace for 4.87 miles
    Calories?: No
    Tracked?: Tracked well all day, then old habits crept back in the evening
    Rings Closed?: Yes, 3/27 - March goal is 27 out of 30 days
    Apple Watch TDEE: 2187

    Date: 3/4
    Exercised?: Yes, 0:30:31 Apple Fitness spinning
    Calories?: Yes, 1292/1590 + 229 ( net 527)
    Tracked?: Yes
    Rings Closed?: Yes, 4/27 - March goal is 27 out of 30 days
    Apple Watch TDEE: 2159

    *** yes, today was a good day!!! :)

    Date: 3/5 (pass #3 – not a great trend)
    Exercised?: Yes, 1:18:16 group walk at 16'17" pace for 4.80 miles
    Calories?: No
    Tracked?: No
    Rings Closed?: Yes, 5/27 - March goal is 27 out of 30 days
    Apple Watch TDEE: 2169

    *** today, was the first time we have socialized with friends in almost a year. The 95 year old is vaccinated, and the son and DIL both had COVID at Xmas. I failed at juggling tracking like I normally would have done.

    Date: 3/6 (Pass #4)
    Exercised?: Yes, 0:31:50 5K run at 10’03” pace for 3.17 miles, 0:38:50 group walk at 16’24” pace for 2.36 miles, 0:05:10 run at 10’20” pace for .5 miles
    Calories?: No
    Tracked?: No
    Rings Closed?: Yes, 6/27 - March goal is 27 out of 30 days
    Apple Watch TDEE: 2224

    *** Ran my first live 5K to start the day. Drove from the race to my walking friends and left the car beside the road to walk with them, then ran back to pick up the car I left. Great start to the day, but everything else came apart. Still the 5K outranks the rest of my day.

    Date: 3/7
    Exercised?: Yes, 0:54:29 group walk at 16’44” pace for 3.25 miles; 0:29:44 Apple Fitness spinning; 0:20:02 Indoor cycle to Hulu
    Calories?: Yes, 1704/1590 + 487 ( net 373)
    Tracked?: Yes
    Rings Closed?: Yes, 7/27 - March goal is 27 out of 30 days
    Apple Watch TDEE: filled in following day – see spoiler

    *** So while I have already gone negative on my passes and out of the winner’s circle, I am caught up with all my check-ins and though my formal tracking has been off, I have survived these past 4 days. Tuesday was 123.2, then went out to dinner and jumped to 125.2, had another off day and increased to 125.6, but this morning I am 123.8 and I do not mind that. It is 3:17 PM as I type this comment, and I just finished tracking where I am at for the day, so that I can finish strong today. Exercise has not been a daily issue lately. Tracking and total calories have been my challenge. My final post will go up later tonight once the kitchen is closed.

    Date: 3/8 (PASS #5)
    Exercised?: Yes, 1:13:55 group walk at 15’13” pace for 4.85 miles; 36 min bike ride for 3 miles for groceries :)
    Calories?: No
    Tracked?: No, though I did track everything until 5 pm including 6 Haagen Das Ice cream bars before noon
    Rings Closed?: Yes, 8/27 - March goal is 27 out of 30 days
    Apple Watch TDEE: 2116

    *** anyone here old enough to remember “add a bead” necklaces? Well I have an “add a pass” going on this month. :( Additionally, note to self: I am not ready to partake in by-one-get-one-free Haagen Das purchases……

    Date: 3/9
    Exercised?: Yes, 1:21:14 group walk at 16’34” pace for 4.90 miles
    Calories?: Yes, 1601/1590 + 295 (net 284)
    Tracked?: Yes
    Rings Closed?: Yes, 9/27 - March goal is 27 out of 30 days
    Apple Watch TDEE: 2073

    Date: 3/10 (PASS #6)
    Exercised?: Yes, 0:56:26 group walk at 17’36” pace for 3.20 miles (joined group late as I was studying the Publix vaccine website went they released appointments yesterday in preparation for hubby turning 60, and Florida drops to 60 on Monday)
    Calories?: No
    Tracked?: Nope – Do we have a pattern here?
    Rings Closed?: Yes, 10/27 - March goal is 27 out of 30 days
    Apple Watch TDEE: 1931

    Date: 3/11
    Exercised?: Yes, 1:23:51 at 17’10 pace for 4.88 miles, 0:30:33 indoor cycling
    Calories?: Yes, 1634/1590 + 527 ( net 483)
    Tracked?: Yes
    Rings Closed?: Yes, 11/27 - March goal is 27 out of 30 days
    Apple Watch TDEE: updated the following date – see spoiler

    *** Today is really the first day that felt in control in a couple/few weeks. Got the ingredients for my lunches, so that felt better. Exercise continues to be strong. At least that did not slip. I think weight is still holding ok. I’ll no more tomorrow morning once I get a day more removed from last night’s dining out and small uptick this morning.

    Passes remaining: -3
  • SModa61
    SModa61 Posts: 3,117 Member
    Sleep has been a real issue since arriving in the keys. Howling Harry (our cat) has begun howling again. This morning he started at 3:15, and I chased him around the condo trying to quiet him down until 4 am. I think I finally fell asleep around 5:30, only to get up at 6:15, so I could join the walkers at 7. Tomorrow, I need to be up by 6 to exercise alone before getting on the Publix vaccine site at 7 am for more recon.
  • mshawski
    mshawski Posts: 1,054 Member
    @transparentenigma - ❤️
  • RangerRickL
    RangerRickL Posts: 8,469 Member
    @transparentenigma When we exercise as many calories as you are exercising, we must increase our calories or you will crash!!!
    Please don't crash!
  • i_SWEAT_n_SWEAR
    i_SWEAT_n_SWEAR Posts: 3,315 Member
    @RangerRickL My screen name has changed from: SLIMn2016 to i_SWEAT_n_SWEAR

  • i_SWEAT_n_SWEAR
    i_SWEAT_n_SWEAR Posts: 3,315 Member
    Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? ✅ Yes, 60 min Spin and 90 min walking
    Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? ✅ Yes, under
    Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? ✅ Yes

    Passes used: 1 of 3
  • corriepelc
    corriepelc Posts: 2,088 Member
    Yes to all 3
  • JTreasures
    JTreasures Posts: 856 Member
    Yes x 3
  • denaberg1
    denaberg1 Posts: 21 Member
    Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes- 30 min dance and 40 minutes core and cardio.
    Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
    Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes

    Sleep is a hard one. I LOVE sleep, but I stay up too late quite often. To try to help by setting a task on my daily to-do checklist for going to bed by 11:30. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.
  • cjane917
    cjane917 Posts: 688 Member
    Well, here I am checking in at 12:30 am in my time zone and I see the topic is adequate sleep. Oops! I do struggle because I am a night person and can easily get solid work done at 11 pm; however I'm a teacher so am supposed to be ready to work at 8 am. I'm not meant for this schedule! :)

    Today was yes x2. Over on calories but tracked them all and took a long walk.
  • LazyBlondeChef
    LazyBlondeChef Posts: 2,809 Member
    Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? yes, treadmill 30 mins / 1.68 mi + abs
    Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? yes
    Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? yes

    [Mon-Sat] Did I do treadmill AND weights or abs? yes, abs
    Pass Days Used: 1/3

    Sleep: I have no trouble sleeping once I fall asleep but in the last 15 years or so I've had recurring insomnia. When I retired six months ago it virtually disappeared but then returned a few weeks ago which seems to coincide with taking an online class. The things that keep me from falling asleep: can't get comfortable, can't shut my brain down, not actually tired and breathing issues due to allergies. I have no strategies. I've tried various things but nothing has actually ever worked. At this point I just live with it knowing that I will sleep well and long the following day.
  • Hulya_79
    Hulya_79 Posts: 451 Member

    March 11

    Exercise: Yes, 45 mins walk
    Calories: Yes
    Tracked: Yes
    Pass days: 1/3
  • idoliov
    idoliov Posts: 165 Member
    Pass day #2. Tracked my food, was just under my calorie budget. But i got 0 exercise today. Maybe I’ll make up for it tomorrow. (Fewer work meetings on Friday. )
  • calvin20874
    calvin20874 Posts: 1,384 Member
    March 11
    Exercise: 50 min. Weight training, 45 minutes swimming, 45 minutes stretching
    Tracking: yes
    Calories: under
    Pass days: 0
  • dewit
    dewit Posts: 1,468 Member
    @Chinkiri : knowing you have to sleep and counting how many (little) hours you have until you have to wake up is a clear sleep killer!

    I sleep too little again! When I put the kids to bed I only think of what's left undone... Last night it took me 1h for a regular 15 min job, because I was slow, got easily distracted (was listening to music on Youtube while working) and kept making silly mistakes. I also still work out late, though I am working on that. These are all no-doers.

    No coffee after 2 or 3 p.m., no working out for at least 2h before bedtime, no mobile Devices 2hrs before bed are all good strategies.
  • dewit
    dewit Posts: 1,468 Member
    Worked out with my older kid today (my 🏋‍♀️, for him a lighter variant) and walked 🚶‍♀️ once with the kids, later on with hubs. I had about 300 cal left. Enough for the 🍷 left in the fridge. Except there was only a sip left. 😭 I don't really drink, but for days now I thought it's time hubs and I finish it and now I finally had the calories for it 🥂. Hillarious 😂
  • BMcC9
    BMcC9 Posts: 4,451 Member
    Yes on all 3.
    Included lots of incidental exercise as well (more standing than sitting throughout the workday)

    Official intentional exercise was 40 minutes for my walking game before work and 603 cals burned on my "(stationary) bike commute home" between getting off work and suppertime.
  • fractaltiger
    fractaltiger Posts: 122 Member
    Yes on everything. No pass days.

    I've checked in for my vaccination online so it will hopefully be a little faster.

    When the pandemic started last year, I started working on my sleep habits just because of stress. Tax time is bad for stress at work and when they extended the deadlines last year it was the same as the stress being extended. Essentially, we never got a break. I set bedtimes and wake up times, exercise time, relaxation time. I use melatonin in a time release version now. In that year, I've only blown up twice. These days it is not unusual for me to get a full 8 hours of sleep.

    Everyone in our office is looking forward to a "normal" tax year that lets us get those breaks.
  • Bovaryoo
    Bovaryoo Posts: 1,374 Member
    Well, that was a timely post. For the last month I'd say, I have been sleeping much better than usual. Normally, I fall asleep very quickly but have difficulty staying asleep. I used to wake up at 3am all the time and be unable to fall back asleep, but this last year with COVID I'd started waking up at midnight. I credit my Whoop Band with the improvement. It has a sleep coach and it tells me how short I am on sleep (normally an hour these days) and tells me when I should go to bed. I've realized also I can't do weights at night as it makes me too energized, strangely spin is fine. I also completely agree with everyone about the lights. I got rid of my alarm clock because of the glowing light and got blackout shades because of the streetlights.

    Exercise: Yoga (30)
    Tracked: Yes
    Calories: Yes
  • cnorman100
    cnorman100 Posts: 29 Member
    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
  • Mrs_Hoffer
    Mrs_Hoffer Posts: 5,194 Member
    All of my adult life I've been one who was able to fall asleep just minutes after my head hit the pillow. But in the last year I'm occasionally getting some insomnia. I go to bed early (9pm with "lights out" at 9:30) and get up at 5:45am. I've started taking some melatonin, but find that it makes me have dreams! (Last night I dreamt about being chased by BigFoot!) :blush: I've tried meditating and some deep breathing exercises, but usually just have to lie there and wait it out. Thankfully, it doesn't happen very often.

    Mar 11:

    ✔️ EXERCISE: Yes. 204 minutes.
    ✔️ CALORIES: Yes. 1627/2210
    ✔️ TRACK: Yes.

    PASSES USED: 0/3

    15,105 steps
    60/55/50 planks (seconds)

    "I can't manage what I don't measure and I can't improve upon something that I don't properly manage."
  • laniv
    laniv Posts: 106 Member
    Yes yes yes

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