October 4
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I have been weighing, measuring, and tracking religiously since I'm committed to this challenge and because so many successful maintainers swear by it. Maybe it will help me in the long run...guess that remains to be seen.
Exercise:
30 minutes on the elliptical
Tracking:
Calories: 7 -
Tracked - Yes
Within calorie budget - Yes
Exercised - Yes, a 4.5 mile run 🏃♀️🙂
Pass Days used - 1
Never thought about using the Notes section, but sounds like it could be helpful!7 -
Yes x3 today, 5km jog and lots of snacking but all tracked and logged!7
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Track: yes
Calories: yes
Exercise: yes- Full Body Warm Up: 5 min
- Day 19: EPIC I - Full Body workout / Dumbbell Complex (+ cool down): 64 mins
Really excellent workout today though I'm not sure what it says about me when my heart rate is higher with the workout than I ever get with the treadmill.6 -
@jamcnewman dw we all hve those days (mine was literally today! lol). Awesome how u are digging deep to understand urself. Xo
@chinkiri that's a really great plan! U will get there 4 sure. Xo
@genevermfp diverse workout plan u got there. U got this. Xo
@Katiecan2021 our hearts go out to u!! Wat a terrible thing to hve to go through. Xo
@lilinchen92 its amazing how much u can learn about wat went right & wrong wen u put pen to paper right!! Xo
@forlanston awww we are all so thrilled for u!!! Well done!!! Xo
@mshwaki tracking the good bad and ugly is the best way to go!! Very honest approach my friend! Xo
@whatmerunning well said and wow not 1 walk but 2!! Impressive! Xo
@healthymidlife rest up!! Xo3 -
I have been weighing, measuring, and tracking religiously since I'm committed to this challenge and because so many successful maintainers swear by it. Maybe it will help me in the long run...guess that remains to be seen.
Exercise: 30 minutes on the elliptical
Tracking:
Calories:
@bradkcrew
I know folks in here who don’t have issues controlling their intake. Usually they were lifelong normal weight but losing weight after having a baby. Many of them won’t have to track.
So, it depends upon your MO. Do you eat the right amount effortlessly when you don’t track? Then, you might you might not need to track.
In my case I had two obese parents each with their own bad habits & dkssdentary. Lovely warm parents ❤️
So, I’m a formerly obese normal weight person which is quite different than an always normal weight person.
I will eat just a little too much & soon have all 70 lbs back on if I don’t track. An extra 50 cals a day, will put on 5lbs a year. 2 of my 3 maintenance years I put on 5lbs. (I went 5 lbs under my goal at beginning of maintenance & lost 5lbs in between the 2 years. I now find myself in situation of having to lose about 5 lbs (partly be cause our new scale reads higher!)
I know, over time, you will figure out exactly what you m Ed to do to meet your goals for yourself!!
Best,
Maddie 🌸
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@StayFITTer mindfulness is so importaint on our health jounery.. Good on u.2
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Hey all!
Did I exercise today? Yes, 103 minutes of hiking and 10 minutes Pilates
Did I track everything? Yes
Did I stay within my calories? No - exceeded my planned deficit. Still within maintenance calories but that wasn't my plan for today so taking pass day #2
Pass days used - 2/3 (Oct 1, Oct 4)5 -
Oct 4
❤️❤️❤️
Whittling calories down finally.
Walked first things this morning- speed walked the 2nd half!
4/4 days!
I have to come up with a reward. I do this so very very rarely, but I think it’s time. Haven’t been able to think of anything yet!5 -
@bradkcrew ur def doing all the right things, no doubt ur hard work will pay off!!xo4
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Oct 4
Exercise: 73 minutes mountain biking, 55 minutes stretching and PT exercises
Tracking: yes
Calories: under
Agree with @Jana_2020 about the importance of tracking. It is the cornerstone of accountability. I am hopefully nearing the end of my weight loss journey, which means I will soon be starting a new journey of weight maintenance. I've successfully lost weight before but have never been able to maintain a healthy weight, at least not as an adult. So the real challenge is about to begin. I'd like to think I've learned a lot this time around, and the most important lesson is the need to hold myself accountable. Fortunately, we have great technology now like MFP that allows us to track with some accuracy. Maybe this time I can do it. Thanks for listening.9 -
@donna25trinity
I’m gonna be like you when I grow up—reading everyone’s post and mentioning them in a comment. Way to go to YOU for the encouragement and keeping this community going! 🤗donna25trinity wrote: »@jamcnewman dw we all hve those days (mine was literally today! lol). Awesome how u are digging deep to understand urself. Xo
@chinkiri that's a really great plan! U will get there 4 sure. Xo
@genevermfp diverse workout plan u got there. U got this. Xo
@Katiecan2021 our hearts go out to u!! Wat a terrible thing to hve to go through. Xo
@lilinchen92 its amazing how much u can learn about wat went right & wrong wen u put pen to paper right!! Xo
@forlanston awww we are all so thrilled for u!!! Well done!!! Xo
@mshwaki tracking the good bad and ugly is the best way to go!! Very honest approach my friend! Xo
@whatmerunning well said and wow not 1 walk but 2!! Impressive! Xo
@healthymidlife rest up!! Xo
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04/10/2021
Exercise – yes – 30 minute bike ride, plus cardio.
Tracked – yes
Calories – yes.
I agree tracking is important and I still do it, weighing to the gram all the food I eat while at home. Estimating food calories when I'm out is more difficult. Very few cafes and restaurants here in the UK have calorie/nutritional information on their menus. I use the notes sections occasionally to remind myself that the meal/snack I’ve logged is just an estimate, but the notes aren’t easily visible after a few days.
As I’m now maintaining I do relax the logging when I’m not at home, and rely on my understanding of general nutritional principles to keep my calorie intake reasonable. It means that I miss out on the Winners Circle but I keep posting every day to make sure I remember what I'm doing.
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10/4
Exercise - 30 minute walk in the rain, 20 minutes stretching
Tracked - Planned the day, adjusted the plan as necessary
Calories - Under
Pass days so far - 0!
Back to one of my four low calorie days. Preplanned and followed the plan, but had to adjust because I slept in and missed my morning workout and had planned on those calories. Looking for where to cut I realized I would have to have my dinner corn without butter. You know what, it was still delicious. I also served myself a piece of salmon and weighed it and it was double what I meant it to be and I put some back - I like to think I can eyeball things well, and sometimes I can but often not! I was quite hungry at every meal time, but satisfied by the meals.
I have tried different thing with the tracking. For a while I was using this morning at the computer time to fill in the Notes from the day before. Then I switched to doing a gratitude journal. Now I am writing here instead. This seems most helpful for me, because I really like the idea of accountability to and sharing with other actual people instead of just myself. If I had infinite time I'd do it all though. But got to get up out of the chair and do my workout before it's time to eat breakfast and get the kids up!5 -
✅✅✅ for a change 😬7
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Yes, yes and yes
Walking. It was a slow day as I was quite tired and low on energy.5 -
Exercise yes! 50 minute spin class
Tracking and calories no. Didn’t track after dinner then had emotional eating-at least I stopped it pretty quickly7 -
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~🎃~~10 / 4 /2021~~ Waving Hi ~~🧙🏼♀️ ~~ OCTOBER ~~ BLESSings ALLways ~~ 💖 ~~
Exercise for at least 20 minutes .................................... ✅ ... 230+ min.
Stay within my calorie budget for the day ...................... ✅ ... I am
Keep track of everything I ate and drank ....................... ✅ .... I did
STEPS......... 32,450+.......... 200 walking ........ 30 m house cleaning
Documenting My CONSISTANCY = For personal ACCOUNTABILITY
(if there is a P=instead of number its a Pass Day)
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Pass day. I take timeout and come back after we move and settle down. See you all soon 5
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Oct 4
✅ Exercise: 50 minutes swimming
✅ Calories
✅ Tracked
This was my first day to try intermittent fasting of more than 12 hours. I did a 16 hour fast. Because I am on the border of type 2 diabetes and taking Metformin, I took my glucometer to the YMCA when I went to swim, having never exercised fasting before. But it was no problem. When I got home I did check my blood sugar and it was 121, just a point lower than what it was when I woke up. I felt really good!
In all my prior weight loss attempts, I just did clean eating and calories in/calories out, but since I still eventually gained the weight back, now I am studying some of the newer approaches based on keeping my insulin low and eating more resistant starch. For a week I have been exploring a Keto fusion diet (usually 12 hour window intermittant fasting, 8 hour window of strict keto, 4 hour window with fruits and other carbs (up to 130 carbs per day) I am stunned that the weight is coming off fast, although my calorie budget is 1800, I really am not having much hunger so most days I am 300-500 under. I am thinking eventually I will be doing more intermittant fasting and less hours of Keto.
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Exercise: 1 mile walk, 3.5 mile run. My run was an adventure that included thorn bushes, malfunctioning watches, and startling a boom mower operator into knocking a tree down over the running path.
Kicks mileage: 15
Freggies: 7 🍐🥬🍏🌶🌶🥑🍌
I track consistently. If I do nothing else, I track - even the disaster days (weeks).
@mshawski Maryann, the visual that your description brought to my mind made me LOL! Hopefully no one was hurt!
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Healthymumlife wrote: »4th October
I am unwell so 3 x ❌ for me today.
Been stuck in bed/on couch all day 😢
1 pass day used
Oh no!! I hope you feel better SOON!
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@jmf552 Wowsers on the one hour Muay Thai kickboxing class!! That sounds like quite the workout to me!
@StayFITTer Great ideas for using your Notes section! Thanks for sharing!
@Winner_in_Life Good luck with your move! I hope you don't stay away too long!!
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Mrs_Hoffer wrote: »Oct 4:
✅✅✅ Exercise today was a 5 mile walk outside.
Pass Days: 0/3
I had to come back and change my 3✅ day to a Pass Day.
Someone (?) evidently didn't "close" the kitchen last night and I found myself back in there for a late night snack that put me over my cals for the day! Ugh.
Revised:
✅❌✅
Pass Days Used: 1/3 (4Oct)4 -
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? No
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes4 -
Yes for 3
It was a better night on the elliptical. 8 min miles did 3 miles in 25 min with my O2 sats at 94% which is great! Getting there.5 -
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?
Yes, I did a 20 minute workout in the am and walked briskly for 30 minutes in the evening.
I logged everything I ate and stayed under my calorie budget of 1200 today. Yay!4 -
Oct 4th
Track eats/drinks? Yes
Within calorie budget? Yes
Exercise? Walk dog 20 min.3 -
track everything - yes
within calories - no (I did great up until about 1 hour before bed - I should have just gone to bed!)
20 min exercise - no
If I understand the rules, I am using 2 of my 3 passes today.
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You just need to use one pass when you have an off day. So even if you have a "No" in all 3 categories it counts as a single pass day.tammymoore24 wrote: »track everything - yes
within calories - no (I did great up until about 1 hour before bed - I should have just gone to bed!)
20 min exercise - no
If I understand the rules, I am using 2 of my 3 passes today.
Passes left - 1/32
