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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, @Winner_in_Life posted a link to a great blog about how to get over self-defeating self-talk.
I read the blog and I highly recommend that you start your week by reading it too...
https://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/get-over-it/
Thanks to Winner_in_Life!!!!
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12th
Yes yes yes. Off to a good start, 2nd week of my weight regime and im really enjoying it. I wld hve like to do a walk as well but time got away. I did however do alot of cleaning.
Hope ur all well.
Night for now. Xox6 -
12/04/2021
I was inspired by Mrs. Hoffer and her fasting. I had my 1st Fast last Friday; today is the 2nd. I will try 3 fast days per week (Mo, Wed and Fri) – 36 hours.
And by scale went crazy. It shows oL meaning overloaded
. Have to order a new one
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes?
• Planks Day 12 Intermediate (6min 34sec)
• Walking 4.23 km in 0:43:03 (5.9 km/h)
• Fitness Age/VO2max: 36/36
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes
Pass days used: 1/3
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12 April 21
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
Pass days used. 0 of 3
I read a little of the blog. It's a good reminder that wallowing in guilt never got anyone anywhere.
I am not a huge fan of fasting because I think personally it can lead to binge/restrict type mentalities so you have to be careful with it. I also think that for my own enjoyment of maintenance and energy for my fitness goals that it is not a good approach.
One thing I wanted to mention as I know there are a lot of folks here who are working to lose still. What helped me get to maintenance and stay here since Oct 2017 has been having a PLAN for what you are going to do once you hit maintenance. How will you transition? How will you maintain? Prior to this particular weight loss attempt I typically would lose weight and then go OH COOL. and go off the rails. Not the best thing to do. So even if you still have 20 or 50 pounds to go, take a look at your transition and maintenance plan. What can you do happily for the rest of your life?
Summer....8 -
What an epic training session!!! Even if it did end with five minutes of death (coach’s fitness session right at the end of a tough class). I haven’t trained much in two weeks with work chaos and reaction to the stupid flu vaccine so it was great to get a good hard session in today. Ate well and well under goal too.
Weekend was ok. No logging and apart from Saturday and a few to many pieces of my friend’s birthday cake I ate reasonably. Run on Friday, Jiu Jitsu on Saturday and a walk on the beach on Sunday covered my exercise requirements at least.
Planning a bit of a trip for early May. Parents are going to spend two weeks with my brother and I have to go fetch them, so I might take a few extra days and have some fun in Cape Town too.8 -
Yes X 35
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Apr 12:
✔️ EXERCISE: Yes. 40 minutes. A 20 minute walk while hubby made/ate supper, and 20 minutes dancing.
✔️ CALORIES: Yes. 498/1900 (Altho today was a fasting day, I did have my supplements and a cup of decaf in the morning and a protein smoothie this afternoon).
✔️ TRACK: Yes.
PASSES USED: 1/3 (10Apr)
"It’s all about self-honesty & knowing why you want to lose or maintain.."
In the past I've (jokingly) told people that I'm pretty good at taking the weight off, but not-so-good at KEEPING it off, and I have been thinking about maintenance for the last couple of months just because of that fact. I'm now within 16 lbs of my goal weight, and feel like I have begun to develop a "maintenance plan" thanks to the advice of some of the members of this group. I feel so much more confident that I'll be able to keep the weight off this time, and appreciate all of those in the group that are in maintenance and continue to share their wisdom/insights.
April is proving to be a good "test" of what maintenance might look like for me as I injured my knee at the end of March and have had to cut back on the exercise. I've increased my daily calorie goal to 1900 (my first "guess-timate" at what maintenance might look like for me - with the intention of tweaking it as time goes on). But I'm very happy with how April is going thus far. I'm also NOT eating back any of my exercise calories. 1900 means 1900.
As far as fasting goes, I've fasted throughout my entire adult life. Although in the past it has always been for religious reasons - never for weight loss. I've done extended fasts of 21 days a couple of times and even a 40-day "no chew" fast where we were allowed to have protein smoothies, and/or our own version of V8 juice in the blender.
In the book THE OBESITY CODE that I recently finished, the author (a MD) talks about how/why fasting works and the science and scientific studies to back up his claims. I know that fasting is not for everyone, and always tell people that they should be sure to check with their doctor before attempting a fast, but it is working for me. I've been fasting 2 days/week this month and have lost almost 9 lbs already in April. Another "key" that goes hand in hand with the fasting is that on the days that I am eating (1900 calories/day), I have cut out all processed food, am eating more whole foods, organic veggies/fruits, and reading labels (to find that sugar is in almost everything)! I do agree with SummerSkier that fasting is not for someone that has or had any kind of issues with binge eating, or any kind of eating disorder. 10 -
April (12)
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes, 20 min of walking.
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes, 1,402/1,400
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes, 2,050 ml of fluid.
Pass days: 3 /3
burned calories: 6,979 /33,000
Wall pushups done: 760 /3,000
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Three yeses here. Exercise was 15 mins yoga, 25 mins exercise bike and an hour of walking. A trip to the chiropractor has tired me out today.
It’s been a big day in the UK, lockdown has started to lift a little more. Haircuts are allowed again, and we can eat and drink outside pubs and restaurants. I couldn’t actually face going out for a drink tonight to celebrate though - too tired and too cold! I’m also worried that going out and having a social life is going to derail my weight loss efforts! @SummerSkier i appreciate the advice re maintenance, I feel like I need two future plans, one for weight loss with socialising and then maintaining with socialising. One thing lockdown can help with is consistently and planning, I feel like they may be harder to rely on soon!6 -
✅ exercised- bike 30. Arms 10
✅ calories under
✅ tracked everything that I ate and drank2 -
✅ I exercised for at least 20 minutes
✅ I stayed within my calorie budget for the day
✅ I kept track of everything I ate and drank
3️⃣ Pass Days left
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Exercise:✅
Tracked:✅
Under:✅
4 pass days used! But we had my husband’s brother and his wife come to stay with us a couple of days, first time since Covid. So a little celebrating was in order!5 -
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? Yes3 -
1/3 pass days used.
I have been able to continue with no snacks after dinner almost every evening, I think one or two a week is ok as long as it is healthy.
Did spin this evening and tracked/logged6 -
Yes x 3
Getting everything set up for the morning and my lunch prepared the night before helped my morning go smoother.3 -
4/12/21
Exercise: ✅ 1 mile walk, 3 mile run, some distance cool down on treadmill
Calories: ✅
Tracking: ✅
Pass days remaining: 1
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4/12
Exersized-?yes
Caleries?-yes
Logged?-yes3 -
exercise: yes
calories: ?? not sure
logged: yes
pass: 3/3
I am out of the circle. (have been for a couple of days) I had a *&^ couple of weeks. I was going to just quit and take this up again next month but I have decided, how I begin this month doesn't have to determine how i end it.
Good luck to those still in the circle.10 -
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes, 58 minutes, Week #17 - Day #4 marathon training app.
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yep
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yep3 -
April 12
Exercised? Yes 10 mins jogging/running, 20 mins walking, 30 mins stationary bike
Calories? Yes
Tracked? Yes4 -
April 12, 2021
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
Kitchen Closed? Yes
Pass day 1/3 (this is for accountability to myself and my records)2 -
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? ✅ 45 minute walk
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? ✅
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? ✅
Pass days used: 1️⃣4 -
Tracked, yoga day, and under.3
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Yes to all three and one pass used. Super tired - long day... night!!3
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April 12
Exercised: Yes 35 minutes laps
Calories: Yes
Tracked- Yes
Had a semi fast day today...hopefully Ill see some movement in the scale this week!3 -
Yes x 3 today. I'm finding the discussion of fasting really interesting--I fasted once a week when I was younger, to give myself a little weight loss boost every week, but it just doesn't work for me now. Slow and steady isn't fun or sexy but it does lead to sustainable habits. When I've gained weight again, it's because I stop paying attention and fall out of those habits.4
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I did intermittent fasting 14/10 for a while and actually it really helped me cut out the mindless snacking. I hated having to reset the counter since it meant I'd have to wait until later to eat the next morning. I eventually stopped doing it but the mindset stayed. I have also been thinking about maintenance a lot although I still have a way to go. I've lost the weight twice before (many years ago) and have identified some of my downfalls. (Not weighing food, ordering out too much, not weighing myself, not staying active).
Exercise: Yes 30 min spin
Tracked: Yes
Calories: yes7 -
4/12
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? ✅
2 of 3 passes used4 -
April 12:
Exercise: Yes! 30 min Zumba, 40 min BodyPump
Track: Yes!
Under calorie goal: no... but I’ll do better tomorrow!
Passes used: 13 -
Calories:Y 1993/1800+623 exercise
Exercise: Y 10.3 m ride in 43 minutes
Tracked: Y
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