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@tahm42 I hope your elbow heals quickly! That’s awesome you have the confidence and grit to learn how to do handstand push-ups! I can do handstands and I can do push ups. I’ve NEVER done a handstand push-up or seen one. When I’m fresh again( morning time) I intend to investigate!!2
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@SummerSkier Great post today on consistently tracking! I think it’s the most important element of success!3
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@Bovaryoo Interesting smoothie with the cauliflower! What a great way to sneak in more veggies/freggies!!3
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[ I'm a little worried, will I be able to start my maintenance when the time comes? My brain can only connect tracking with weight loss,
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Same, and I suppose that is why I have failed with maintenance over and over--I haven't been able to wrap my mind around the permanent "lifestyle" concept. But to be honest, in my entire life I have only known one thin person that continually tracked calories. Anyway, one step at a time I suppose. Good luck!4 -
August 4th
I hope everyone had a good day!!
Exercise: Yup, I took a 35 minute run while my car was being inspected rather than sitting in the waiting area, so yah me for multitasking! As usual the run was miserable from start to finish, but I did it. Pretty sure my resolve and body are going to revolt on this whole running thing soon. Then this evening my son suggested I go for a walk, so even though I hadn't planned to I went 2 miles/32 minutes.
Logging: Yup. I normally will just scoop 2 Tablespoons of shredded mozzarella and call it .5 ounce, but to make sure I weighed it today. Turned out to be pretty accurate, but I am embracing the scale.
Under: Yup, another day down.7 -
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes-I walked for probably a total of 1.5 hours throughout the day, in starts and stops
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yessiree 😅
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Sure did!
Hope you all are hanging in there, we’ve got this!!6 -
Yes yes and yes.
Weights session, under and tracking.
Tracking honestly is a working progess at times a pick while prepping food for bub and hubby but i am really trying to be honest with it! Xox6 -
[ I'm a little worried, will I be able to start my maintenance when the time comes? My brain can only connect tracking with weight loss,
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Same, and I suppose that is why I have failed with maintenance over and over--I haven't been able to wrap my mind around the permanent "lifestyle" concept. But to be honest, in my entire life I have only known one thin person that continually tracked calories. Anyway, one step at a time I suppose. Good luck!
Actually there is an entire forum for maintenance folks. And now you know TWO or three or more "thin" persons who track calories. (there are quite a few maintainers here
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The last time I had to lose in 2017 I started focusing on the below place. I read ALL the stickies first and then I lurked until I met my goal in Oct. Then I started participating in the monthly maintainers' threads and working thru my own issues there. There is SO much knowledge and experience and altho not everyone stays I like to think that those who no longer stay on MFP are continuing to keep their weight at a healthy place.
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/categories/goal-maintaining-weight7 -
@SummerSkier Thanks for today’s post on tracking.
Even though today is a Pass day, because I tracked my calories, it’s a minor infraction not a train wreck.
I’ve arrived at our annual family reunion and I am tracking my intake each day except Saturday.
Tracking is the foundation of the UAC because it makes us thoughtful.7 -
@bradkcrew Hooray for multi tasking- walking while your car was being inspected! That’s truly inspiring! I never thought to use that time that way!3
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Tracked - yes
Exercise - yes 2 mile walk through a National Battlefield Park
Under cal - yes. Difficult because my wife is doing her nephew's wedding cake and they did a trial run yesterday ( red velvet without the red, cream cheese frosting layer and buttercream frosting)6 -
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? ✅ walked 2 miles then water aerobics, felt good.
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? ✅ I think I did. Ate out, so much of it was questimates.
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? ✅5 -
8/4
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? 👍🏻5 -
Exercise:✅
Tracked:✅
Under:✅
@fossil9078 I ate out today and had to guesstimate as well. Since I don’t eat out too often I don’t worry about it. Knowing I’m going to try to track it helps me be more mindful of what I choose to eat in those situations. In fact, you might think I’m crazy but sometimes if I know I’m going to get a grilled chicken sandwich or a black bean burger, I often take an 80 calorie bun in a ziploc with me to switch out buns. Some buns may be several hundred calories and, to me, it’s just not worth the calorie count. Unless occasionally the buns are specially made in house. Then I might splurge on the bun. I’ve been at maintenance for a year and little tweaks like that help me.9 -
Exercise 👍🏻 (50 minutes quick walking on treadmill)
Calories 👍🏻 (Well under and kitchen is closed)
Tracking 👍🏻 (Everything. Absolutely everything)
A good day today. My ninth on MFP and I have tracked every day. I love reading all your posts and find the community makes this easier and better. Thank you! 🥰5 -
2 YES day. Tracked and got a 30 minute walk in, but went over on calories. When hubby makes a yummy dinner, it’s hard to resist. Pass Day #15
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Only achieved 2 out of 3:
[v] Exercised more than 20 minutes - Done 47 mins of exercise today
[ ] Within calorie budget - slightly over
[v] Tracked all food and drinks
Think I need to focus on drinking more water throughout the day 🤔
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Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? yes
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? yes
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? yes- Treadmill: 34 min / 1.98 mi
- Legs WO
- Glutes WO
Passes used: 0/3
Apple rings closed: 4/31
I'm going to be one of those who will be tracking indefinitely. Otherwise I'm sure I'll gain the weight back eventually. Even in maintenance my calories aren't that high and it's easy to go over calorie limits.5 -
Exercise - 20 minutes stationary bike plus a couple of walks throughout the day
Within calorie budget - just barely, but yes!
Tracked everything - down to every last taste
Just had a conversation with my mom today where she asked me what I thought maintenance would look like when I get there. She seemed taken aback that I believe it will look exactly the same as losing does. Like @Mrs_Hoffer said... left to my own devices I would love to eat a lot of food... being mindful of what I'm doing seems like it will always have to be reality for me. Of course, I don't know yet how this will unfold, but good to start thinking about it early on for sure.5 -
8/4/2021
Did I exercise at least 20 minutes? Yes.
Did I track everything? Yeah.
Did I stay within calories? Maybe, if I counted exercise calories, but no. Not tonight.
Pass Days: 2/3 (8/2; 8/4)
I have labs in the morning. They'll be looking most closely at A1C and cholesterol.When I started this most recent change of lifestyle journey in April 2020, I was eating what I wanted, when I wanted, however much I wanted. Since then, I've improved, but lately, I'm drifting back into old habits.
April 2020: 223 lbs, 2 oz; A1C = 8.1; 4 of the 7 lipid tests were way out of range.
August 2020: 203lbs, 6.3 oz; A1C = 6.3; all lipid tests well within normal range.
February 2021: 184 lbs, 3.2 oz; A1C = 5.8; all lipid tests maintained about the same level.
What will tomorrow bring? I don't know. I just don't know. I guess I'll find out in a couple of days when the results get posted to my portal.5
