September 6
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victorious55 wrote: »September 6, 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
Did you go "nuts" with nuts today? No (6 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!
Pass day 0/3 (this is for accountability to myself and my records).
You do so well with being but free! I tots know wat u mean, nuts are 1of those foods that I can't keep in the house as once I start I cant stop. I got the shock of my life wen I discovered how much calories are in a small amount. He he! Wen I was a teen a worked in an office in which I was the youngest so I got spoiled rotten with huge lunches made for me, endless supply of lollies in the lolly jar and bags & bags of nuts for morning & afternoon tea. Lol! Then i used to sit there and wonder why I was chubby. Ha ha! Xo4 -
@mrs_hoffer ur walks are soo long! Great job! Xo
@readyornot1234 sounds like it was just a 1 off! I'm sure it will be business as usual for u tomz. Xo3 -
MadisonMolly2017 wrote: »What a lovely starting post @Jana_2020!
Thank you!
Agree with others on many of their comments!
I like to keep it simple
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#HealthFirst
Baby Habits Changes Work!
#HealthFirst covers:
Keep weight in normal BMI range
10K steps every day
Track all intake
Quality of food: Macros/micros/water, etc.
Follow my SLEEP routine
Use breath/mantra & art & friends & Decluttering & nature & reading & learning to reduce STRESS & expand Gratefulness
Baby Habit Changes Work!
Provides a proven way for me to self-correct early & in small ways.
Makes me nimble & a confident problem identifier & solution creator.
Sept 6
✅calories
Everything else ✅
3️⃣ left
Sounds more than just simple to me Maddie. U hve sum great habits cemented, self awareness and strategies for success in place! Xo4 -
Did I exercise at least 20 minutes? Just a little over.
Did I track everything? Yes.
Did I stay within calorie goals? Barely, but I did.
So, I now have 2, that's two, NON-pass days this month.
Spent an hour wandering up and down the aisle of the barn at Aislinn's equine therapy this morning while she did her thing. I got to love on Black Jack, Millie, Elsie, Odin, Earl, Smokey, Snap, Peanut, Sugar, Amber, Nutmeg, and a couple of others whose names I don't remember right now. Casper, on the other hand, couldn't be bothered to even look at me. And Annie had a note outside her stall requesting that she not be petted or given treats. Sadly, I don't have another Monday off until MLK Day in January and, if Ais keeps to the same schedule, that falls between her appointments. So, unless I messed up my counting, I won't get back out to the barn until Presidents' Day in February. Alas. Although a friend who recently realized her dream of having a horse has invited me out to the stable where she boards Sarge so I can meet him and meet the horses there as well. We'll have to work on arranging that meeting due to conflicting work schedules. Nevertheless, this morning was a true "happy hour" for me.10 -
Exercise- ran 3 miles this morning.
Tracked food - no
Stayed in calorie range - no - had lunch at my sister's, including a delicious vegetarian stacked enchilada (I guess you could call it a Mexican lasagna made with corn tortillas instead of pasta) and then ice cream sundaes for a late afternoon snack. Then since we got home late from the get-together DH and I decided to get Chinese food take out for dinner and oh my, I ate too much.
Have used up 2 out of 3 of my Pass Days now and it's only the 6th of the month. Yikes!
Actually I was just thinking 🤔 I should have waited until the 7th to start the UAC!!! That way I would have been PAST Labor Day weekend which was a challenge for me. 🤣 OH WELL. Now that the "end of summer" holiday is over, no more excuses, time for me to buckle down and get back on track tracking!😊
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Sept. 6
Exercise: 130 minutes mountain biking, 55 minutes stretching and PT exercises
Tracking: yes
Calories: under
Pass days: 16 -
Did I exercise 20 minutes? Yes, I did a yoga practice that was at least 30 minutes of active time, and also went out for a 54 minute walk.
Did I stay within my calorie budget? Yes, used every last one, but I did!
Did I track it all? Every bite7 -
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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: 35 mins / 2.22 mi
- Full Body Warm Up: 5 mins
- Day 1: EPIC I - Bodyweight & Dumbbell Lower Body Workout: 45 mins
- Pool (light exercise): about 60 mins
Passes used: 2/3 (1sep) (4sep)
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September 6
1. Tracked it all ✅
2. Kept within calorie limit? ✅
3. Moved for 20 minutes or more? ✅ 50 minute fast paced walk with the puppy
1️⃣ pass day used on September 4Extra goals for September success:
8000 steps? 👍🏻 8,820 steps
Reached protein goal of 88g? 👎🏻 (74g actual - best number in weeks!)
iPhone ban from the bed success? 👍🏻 Sleep - Meh4 -
September 6
✅exercise: 30 minute yoga class, yard work
✅tracked food
✅was within my budget
1 of 3 passes used this month5 -
Did I exercise at least 20 minutes? Just a little over.
Did I track everything? Yes.
Did I stay within calorie goals? Barely, but I did.
So, I now have 2, that's two, NON-pass days this month.
Spent an hour wandering up and down the aisle of the barn at Aislinn's equine therapy this morning while she did her thing. I got to love on Black Jack, Millie, Elsie, Odin, Earl, Smokey, Snap, Peanut, Sugar, Amber, Nutmeg, and a couple of others whose names I don't remember right now. Casper, on the other hand, couldn't be bothered to even look at me. And Annie had a note outside her stall requesting that she not be petted or given treats. Sadly, I don't have another Monday off until MLK Day in January and, if Ais keeps to the same schedule, that falls between her appointments. So, unless I messed up my counting, I won't get back out to the barn until Presidents' Day in February. Alas. Although a friend who recently realized her dream of having a horse has invited me out to the stable where she boards Sarge so I can meet him and meet the horses there as well. We'll have to work on arranging that meeting due to conflicting work schedules. Nevertheless, this morning was a true "happy hour" for me.
How lovely. Xox3 -
@slimtastesbetter dw we all hve those months and u still exercised so that's still a win!! I love ur name btw. He he!!
@calvin20874 @ashleycarole1986 and @lazyblondechef nice amount of exercise guys!!
@jamcnewman yayyy ur so very close to that protein goal!!! Almost there!!3 -
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My version 😂
I am making my health a priority.
I am nourishing my body with real home cooked food when I am hungry.
I am focusing on breaking bad habits that don't serve my body & mind.
I am moving more and appreciating what my body can do.
I am letting go of guilt if I fall off track.
I am getting back up again immediately when I fall of the wagon.
This is brilliant. Thanks for sharing. Wow.2 -
Repeat after me:
I will make my health a priority.
I will nourish my body with real food when I am hungry.
I will focus on breaking bad habits that don't serve my body & mind.
I will move more and appreciate what my body can do.
I will let go of guilt if I fall off track.
I will get back up again.
I will make my health a priority.
How did I miss this? I’m glad I went back and checked page 1. This is brilliant and makes me feel powerful. Thank you!2 -
Exercise - nothing official
Tracked - yes
Under - no
Pass days: 1/3
I took 4 grandkids, ages 2 to 8, and one 15 yo foreign exchange student to a steam engine festival on Labor Day. We had a blast, but the food options were horrible. There was not a fruit or vegetable to be found. Hot dogs, Mac & cheese, pulled pork, those were lunch choices. And I bought 2 elephant ears to split between the 6 of us just so everyone would have something to tide them over.
Freggie report:Week of July 18 avg 4.42/day
Week of July 25 avg 3.42
Week of August 1 avg 4.57
Week of August 8: avg 4.57
Week of August 15: avg 4.71
Week of August 22: ??
Sunday: ?
Monday: 5
Tuesday: 5
Wednesday: 5
Thursday: 4
Friday: 4
Saturday: 4
Sunday: 5
Monday: 35 -
Late for entering for yesterday 9/6 exercised stayed way under for calorie count and logged. 0/3 pass days4
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~~~9 / 6 /2021~~~ Waving Hi ~~ 🧚🏼 ~~ BLESSings ALLways ~~ 💖 ~~
Exercise for at least 20 minutes .................................... ✅ ... 210 + min.
Stay within my calorie budget for the day ...................... ✅ ... I am
Keep track of everything I ate and drank ....................... ✅ .... I did
STEPS.......... 27,300 + ........180 m Walking .... 30 m house cleaning .....
Documenting My CONSISTANCY = For personal ACCOUNTABILITY
(if there is a P=instead of number its a Pass Day)
1-2-3-4-5-6
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Tracked, exercised, but did go over calories today.4
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September 6
UAC goals
✅ Exercise 20+ minutes
✅ Calories within budget
✅ Tracked every detail I consumed
Pass days used: 0/3
Additional challenges
✅ 3+ strength sessions in last 7 days (9/3, 9/1, 8/30)
✅ 17k+ steps (24,075 steps)
✅ 7 day avg. 7.5+ walking miles (9.2 miles)
Additional challenges met: 6/6 days
Today's Activities
🚶♂️ 118 min Morning Walk (6.37 miles)
🚶♂️ 43 min Evening Walk (2.33 miles)3 -
Great opening today @Jana_2020
With so many routine changes and (for some) holidays, September could be challenging. I have had to be mindful to keep my focus and even get a little creative these past few days. It's an opportune time for a healthy mantra.4 -
TerriRichardson112 wrote: »✅ - Exercise 20+ Minutes
✅ - Calories within budget
✅ - Tracked everything
3️⃣ Pass Days Remaining
@Jana_2020 <> 😍 Positive self talk and reframing.
My version 😂
I am making my health a priority.
I am nourishing my body with real home cooked food when I am hungry.
I am focusing on breaking bad habits that don't serve my body & mind.
I am moving more and appreciating what my body can do.
I am letting go of guilt if I fall off track.
I am getting back up again immediately when I fall of the wagon.
Thank you @Jana_2020 for this day’s starting post and giving us something really significant to consider. I appreciate all the insights shared by challenge members in response.
@lesdarts180 My heart goes out to you as you grieve and process such a tremendous change to life as you had expected. 💛
@SummerSkier I like the focus on pending energy developing building good habits rather than on breaking the bad ones. This is working for me in small but important ways right now. 🌟
@TerriRichardson112 Your post helped me most at this time — by turning the aspiration into an intention. This is what I need today — intention. Thanks so much for this. 💞3 -
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes. Another late night Cubii day for 25 minutes.
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes (good faith effort I'm calling yes. Had a play date with my son so there was some estimation, i.e., handful of blueberries I dished out for my son that he decided I should eat instead and the scraps of muffin he didn't eat).
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@seilidhe Sounds like a great success of a day! That must feel great. You have such a challenging situation. You are in my thoughts and I am sending you positive encouragement. 🥰2
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@donna25trinity Thanks for the encouragement on my increasing success reaching my protein target! It is really so much harder than any of the other macros!Have now posted this up on the “What’s on you mind today” thread so we can gather those thoughts and advice there.
I don’t want to use “supplements” for protein as my real effort is to find a way to make this a healthy path that I can keep for the remainder of my life. It ties into “I am nourishing my body with real home cooked food when I am hungry.”
I hate the taste of most protein supplements and I am trying to have as “clean” an approach to what I out into or on my body as possible. They appear to be full of chemicals and that does not work for me, at this time.
ANY insights welcomed!2 -
Exercise-yes
Tracked and under calories-no-realized I need to be more intentional3 -
@jamcnewman - You have an admirable goal on achieving that level of protein without supplementation. I believe @MaltedTea is trying to do that very thing as well, so she may have very valuable insights for you.
I have a high target of 180g due simply to being keto and 180 pounds being my ideal body weight. Since I am highly active I feel best getting a full 1g per pound of ideal bodyweight, but to be fair that is probably higher than the basic required to find success.
I usually achieve that goal with supplementation though, and I look for cleaner sources that are as close to pure protein as I can get (quality whey isolate whey is my go to source, check the ingredients/nutrition facts always).
Outside of a supplement, it is harder without eating super-duper squeaky clean, and I would also advise looking into tracking fiber intake in case a supplement may help. For meats I have mostly seafood (simply personal preference) in the form of salmon, shrimp/prawns and even canned (typically kipper snacks in my case). I eat a LOT of eggs and cheese (aged, dry cheeses like parmesan, cheddar, swiss have a decent protein content). I do eat nuts and coconut daily regularly, and I find tahini a little more more friendly to the macros sometimes due to it's higher protein and fiber content in place of nut butters (use it to make satay anything).
Hope something in there helps.
Something I try and remember when it comes to trying to create the "perfect human diet" is that such a thing never existed, we evolved to find a way to survive on whatever sourc we could find, and is why we can get out of balance, because our bodies adapt and eventually overcompensate. I'm sure some scientist would love to debate me there, but I'm trying to keep it simple here. Whether you are low-carb or high-protein, or whatever. It's not something we evolved to maintain forever. But we live in remarkable times where we can get ANYTHING and try to find out what best keeps us going.5 -
donna25trinity wrote: »MadisonMolly2017 wrote: »What a lovely starting post @Jana_2020!
Thank you!
Agree with others on many of their comments!
I like to keep it simple j
#HealthFirst
Baby Habits Changes Work!
#HealthFirst covers:
Keep weight in normal BMI range
10K steps every day
Track all intake
Quality of food: Macros/micros/water, etc.
Follow my SLEEP routine
Use breath/mantra & art & friends & Decluttering & nature & reading & learning to reduce STRESS & expand Gratefulness
Baby Habit Changes Work!
Provides a proven way for me to self-correct early & in small ways.
Makes me nimble & a confident problem identifier & solution creator.
Sept 6
✅calories
Everything else ✅
3️⃣ left
Sounds more than just simple to me Maddie. U hve sum great habits cemented, self awareness and strategies for success in place! Xo
Thanks Donna! Aka @donna25trinity !
The baby steps truly add up beautifully ❣️2 -
✅ - Exercise 20+ Minutes (I started early today with a several short walks, generals circuits, and Qigong. I hit my daily steps just before dinner as I was working on getting 12 active hours on my Fitbit, so I have set reminders on my phone to get up and do short dance/aerobics/walking workouts every couple of hours. I won't have to do my usual walking during TV ad breaks this evening. 😂)
✅ - Calories within budget
✅ - Tracked everything
3️⃣ Pass Days Remaining3 -
Yesterday, Sept 6 was a pass day. I had planned out my meals beautifully the day before, but we had an end of summer family day and spontaneously decided to go out to eat outside to a place with no healthy options and of course I had to eat a lot. Also celebrating Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, which requires eating a lot of apples and honey and other related treats. I guess I am aiming for being a champion, checking in regularly. I am hoping to get back to it as the kids get back to school.
1 Pass day remaining.3
