August 11
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@znaoiec Wow, how funny that you would mention "TimBits." I was watching a tv show based in Canada two nights ago and they referenced TimBits. I got the gist that it was a food but had no idea what it was!
Really weird how that seems to happen. So many times I will hear some obscure vocabulary word that I swear I have never heard before, and then suddenly I hear that word again.6 -
Posted this on the 10th by accident.
Reposting on the right day......
Today is closing as a good day, finally!:)Three yes and only 6 PM. Tracking good, calories good, and all my rings were closed by 5:30 PM.
Managed to completely gut by daughter's bedroom today. A full day task, that honestly I thought would take longer. I now have three rooms ready for the real estate. Many still to go, but seeing any success is motivating, whether that is in packing/cleaning, or losing weight and improving health.
Have a good night all!5 -
Geneveremfp wrote: »Sweet and salty popcorn is a favourite of mine so I'll happily fit it in. It's worth the calories.
Have you tried the Orville Redenbacher smartpop! 100 calorie kettle corn? It is pretty subtle at first but it grew on me. Only 1.5 grams of fat and no oily/sweet/salty residue in the bag to tempt me to to lick it clean.
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I’m not sure that I would call it a loss of innocence since I was raised to eat everything that was put in front of me and waste nothing. That led to a habit of overeating.
Today, I am 36 lbs less than my highest weight.
Last week I was at a family reunion with an infinite amount of comfort food. Nonetheless, I am one pound less this week.
Today was a 3 yes day.12 -
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Walked 4 miles, 30ish min yoga.
Pass days remaining: 2
Actually did yoga in the bedroom I cleaned and rearranged four days ago to facilitate before bed yoga every night (per docs recommendation for anxiety). Baby steps. Lol.
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Exercise - yes
Tracking - yes
Cals - yes7 -
Yes x 37
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Exercise check, tracked check, but so over as I indulged in some cookies. Pass day #28
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yes x 3
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8/11
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? 👍🏻
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August 11, 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
Going "nuts" with nuts today? No (9 days-free )
(I go "nuts" with nuts most times, trying to continue a good habit this month. Counting the number of "nuts" free days.) I am still learning a lot about myself in this area!
Lots of freggies today? Yes
Pass day 2/3 (this is for accountability to myself and my records).7 -
Happy Wednesday!
Actually, it was my mom who loved a good jelly donut. My favorite has always been Tim Horton’s Sour Cream Glazed TimBits. I remember the day when I looked up the calories for a single TimBit and my jaw dropped. I always remember that day as the ‘Loss of Innocence’ in regard to food. How could such a small donut hole (aka TimBit) have so many calories?!!! It showed me how important it was to know the calorie and nutritional content of the foods that I eat. At this point, I know the nutritional value of the foods that I eat on a regular basis but I am always careful to look up something new and not assume.
Do you have a comparable moment in your life where you experienced a ‘Loss of Innocence’ in regard to a food?
I think my ‘Loss of Innocence’ is how "healthy" nuts could be really calories dense.6 -
I’m with you @clutterqueen, how can a serving of ice cream be only 1/2 a cup? Why are bowls so big then?
Wednesday, August 11
Tracking: Yes
Calories: Under
Exercise: Yes - walked with a 3 year old 25 min to the park, played at the park 45 min, carry the 3 year old home from the park 25 min. But this is part of why I want to live a healthy life - so I can play with and, if necessary, carry grandchildren. Although, a 4 year old may be my carry limit. We shall see. So many things to notice through the eyes of a 3 year old on a long walk. Just touching the bark of a tree brought wonder to her eyes. I appreciate everything about today.
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August 11
Planned and had a good day today.
Exercise ✅ - 90 minutes of quick paced walking today with the puppy 🐾🐾
Calories ✅ - dipped into some of my exercise calories for a special dinner (planned)
Tracking ✅ - yes! Took the time today to scan all my vitamins and supplements into MFP to easily track them. Seeing them in my tracker each day will give me a better sense of my calcium, iron, etc.
Potato chips ALWAYS shock me by their caloric/fat/carb/sodium counts. Of course that is all they are made from! I cannot have them in the house as I have no self control when it comes to having a “serving”. I can have chocolate and sweets in the cupboard, ice cream in the freezer and never want any of them. But the salty, crunchy snacks take me down if I let them in the house. 🥸
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@jamcnewman Have to echo your potato chips comment! I still buy them from time to time, but weighing out the portion just feels depressing... lol. I can't believe how many calories I used to throw back at a time.. not so much that I didn't know it, just that I chose to ignore it. Now I find the serving size for a potato chip snack is so unsatisfying for what it costs that it's not often worth it
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes, 20 minutes yoga and then I did two walks, 28 minutes for the first and 86 minutes for the second.
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes, easily today
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? You bet7 -
Pass day. I tracked but didn’t move much so went over on calories. Tomorrow is another day.7
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Sleep❤️
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August 11th:
✅ Tracked all my calories
Stayed under calorie goal Exercised more than 20 mins
6/11 days
5/3 pass days used
Thank you for the well wishes everyone. I received my negative result in the middle of the night last night so that's a bit of a relief. But I am still quite under the weather. My headache is gone today at least, after falling asleep on my acupressure mat and pillow last night at bedtime - that helped more than the painkillers did! I might feel up to doing some light exercise later on, though the evening seem to be when I feel the worst so I'll just see how I feel later and if I don't exercise, I will at least track everything!7 -
8/11/2021
Did I exercise at least 20 minutes? Don't think I quite reached it. Ended up driving myself today as the storm last night kept me awake and somehow I managed to integrate my alarm into my dreams or something. And I hadn't even walked out the door when my bus went by. Oops. Drove myself. So didn't get the walk to/from the bus stops. Did some chair dancing, and some walking. No stairs, as we were warned to stay out of the stairwell today because apparently there was some damage on some of the floors from last night's storm. And then my daughter took me to dinner and afterwards needed some "comfort time" with her mommy. So no walk until I took Sienna on her last go round.
Did I track everything? Yes.
Did I stay under calorie budget? I did not. I almost wrote "I wasn't too far off," but I was. "Not too far" might be 10-20 calories, but I was off by over 200 cals. So this is something I really need to work on. My calorie goal is just over 1200 according to MFP due to my sedentary ways. Early in my Diet of Hope journey, it was a miracle if I even hit 1000 calories as I was averaging between 750-900 calories per day (low carb/high protein/high fat - not quite keto but close). Now, I'm lucky to be at the 1200. I need to get back to the mindset I was in last year, even if I don't drop back to that low. And I need to get out more often to really exercise.
Loss of innocence? Not sure, but I've had a bit of an eye-opener recently. I'm having a procedure done on Monday (those of you around my age probably can guess) and I'm having to eat a low fiber diet this week. According to the internet, certain things are just not allowed on a low fiber diet and I've found that I'm missing some of the things I've gotten used to having. But at the same time, I'm eating some things I really like, and that's been a mistake because, while the fiber count is fairly low, the carbs and calories are pretty high. I know I could change that, and not use this as an excuse to eat those things I know I shouldn't. But... I'm still weak like that. But, now I know.
Night all (or... morning!)7 -
AUG 11
Exercise ✅ [55 min walk + 1:40 h strength training]4
