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December 15
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12/15
Exercise: 35 minutes stationary bike, 30 minutes elliptical, 50 minutes weight training, 55 minutes stretching and PT exercises
Tracking: yes
Calories: under
Pass days used: 03 -
Dec 15
Another pass day - I think I'm at 7?
Exercise: I am beginning a new program with my MommaStrong exercise, which I think will ultimately be good but it involves a lot of time watching videos and not actually exercising. So that is what I did yesterday. I did some stretching while watching. And then I was outside for probably 4 hours for work, but my step count was the same as when I take a half hour walk. I believe it. It was all standing around and I got so cold!
Tracking - I had planned my day to already be just a bit over calories, thinking maybe I would get to walk for work and earn the exercise calories and if not maybe being a bit over would help with the tendency to eat extra things that are bad for me when I have to stand around in the cold for a long period of time.
Calories - That almost worked, I almost ended the day just 200 over. I even stopped to use the bathroom at one of my favorite really delicious fancy grocery stores, and I had to walk through the bakery section to get to the bathroom - and I bought nothing - really proud of myself for that. BUT - right before I was going to go brush my teeth, my wife said, "I bought this ridiculous dessert" (I'm not even going to tell you all what it was). But I tried it and then ate a bunch of it - while reading Metabolical, which was a special kind of irony. So, way over.
And I am up 1.2 pounds today too.
My NSV is clothes - which I think it was the last 2 months too. Sorry. But I was reflecting on why standing out in the cold days are so much harder this year and I think it's that my coat is not warm enough, because cold air is getting under it, because it's too big. I got new other clothes, but I need a new coat. It's really just been in the last 5 pounds of weight loss that I have finally started to lose the belly fat, which really makes a big difference in how much air gets up under your coat!
Also that I don't think I've lost that much weight, relative to many of you amazing people posting here. Just around 25 pounds. But that has taken me from a size XL to a size M on top, which seems pretty dramatic. It especially seems dramatic to me because I have been wearing that coat for almost 10 years and it's worked just fine. Including last year, when - I just checked - I weighed only 5 pounds more than I do now.
I am reflecting now that those last 5 pounds have been hard won, much harder than the earlier 20, but they are also very important pounds for how I look and feel,7 -
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~🎄~ 12 / 15 /2021~~ Waving Hi ~~🤶🏼~~ Welcome to December ~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......... 27,540 +.......... 180 walking ......... 30 min. house cleaning....
Documenting My CONSISTANCY = For personal ACCOUNTABILITY
(if there is a P=instead of number its a Pass Day)
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@DebyS137 Such a creative way to track your consistency—A P instead of a number is a Pass Day? I’ve got to borrow that. Thanks for sharing!!3
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@ideas2 Was so excited when I read you started brewing your first batch of kombucha! Oh how I miss doing that. You’re inspiring me to get my ducks in a row to start my “scoby hotel” again!
Best of luck to you and can’t wait to hear how it turns out!2 -
My NSV is all the knowledge=power I gain from this group. I don’t always follow through with information, but it all plants a seed that may or may not become a habit.
Speaking of habits, that book, “atomic habits” has come up before. I’m going to head over to my Barnes & Nobles account and throw it in the cart so next time I place an order I’ll not forget!
Another 3 yes day.
Pass days 2/36 -
I survived my surgery. I am taking a pass day.12
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✅ Exercise: 30 minutes walking
✅ Calories
✅ Tracked
0 pass days used ( )
It was a good day. Like the two prior 24 hour fasts, it was easy to complete and I felt good.
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Dec 15
Exercise:
lots of walking in my exergame and outside ( finished at 13,223 )/ but "no fitbit credits granted" Part of the technical difficulties thing. They don't seem to be talking to eachother any more.
Logged: All logged
In Range: juuust inside the green again today despite the newly-lower level - had to add an evening snack just to get there! Made sure that my fitbit cw and goal-setting (aka SHED 0.5 lb per week ... just 'cause I lost it, doesn't mean I want to FIND it again 
) match my current MFP setting. Starting the 16th, I will consider "total cals burned in the day" on the fitbit ABOVE 1500 as "exercise credits earned" (aka "(current MFP Food Diary Base Target + 250 cal deficit for sedentary lifestyle ) + 1 = 1 MFP exercise credit") until I get to Maddy's BMR site and double check the viability of my MFP Food DIary Base Setting ... and will fine tune from there.
Personal Extra Challenge: A 30-day "3 doodles-a-day" self-challenge to break through my fear of active-creativity / "not drawing it correctly". Started Dec 6 (10 for 10 so far!)
WK1 (mon=>sun)
Wk2 (mon=>sun)
Day-by-day Doodle themes:- WK1 - M electronics (cell phone / earbuds / laptop);
T paper-based (banner / paper scrap / coil-spine notepad);
W sweet treats (doughnut / ice cream cone / cookie);
Th unicorn (unicorn toy / gem-stone / lollypop) ;
F around the kitchen (coffee mug / frying pan / stand mixer) ;
S magic (crescent moon / crystal cluster / potion bottle);
Sn self-care ( candle / claw-tub / wine glass); - WK2 - M mental self-care ( journal / pencil / pen-holder cup ) ;
T on the desk ( globe / highlighter / washi tape );
W florals (blossom / vine / leaves );
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NSVs:- 47-day sign-in streak being maintained (and tracking food / exercise / reporting while I am here anyway) Target is to keep this unbroken to 60+ on Dec 31 / Jan 1
- 1/3 of the way through my 30 Days of Doodling self-challenge (a habit to create, and a way to re-enforce a "growth mindset" with regards to creativity - similar self challenges to create habits and re-enforce a "growth mindset" in other areas of my life&health (like upper body functional strength and/or functional flexibility) to follow in The New Year
- beginning to think about "what will a sustainable "whole of life" general weekly-plan look like after retirement in 2 years - lining up what can be started / adjusted NOW so that the pivot won't be extreme when it happens
6 - WK1 - M electronics (cell phone / earbuds / laptop);
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12/15/2021
Exercise? Yes
Tracking? Yes
Calories? Nope
Our chorus caroled tonight. It was a less than stellar performance. But that's okay.5 -
Exercise:
It was another beautiful outdoor run day
Tracking:
Calories:
2/3 pass days
Definitely no victories for me right now.7 -
pass day #7
Super crazy busy day but it was a good day to get the grocery shopping done as it was 72 degrees on Dec 15th!4 -
StayFITTer wrote: »donna25trinity wrote: »My nsv is that from the 15th of Nov up till today I hve jogged, stretched, stuck to my weights routine, did mediatation journaled & woke up early/between 4.45am to 630am 5 days a week! I read atomic habits which u guys recommended to me a while ago (so thank you) and it's really helped cement these habits.
@donna25trinity
If you are enjoying Atomic Habits, be sure to join James Clears newsletter. He emails every Thursday and I believe he also has this wonderful mini course to help drive points in the book home. Super good and free.
The hardcover book as of writing is on sale/cheaper than kindle on Amazon. A great time to buy your own copy or share with friends!
PS
Way to pay your good vibes forward to that gentleman. Bravo!!
@StayFITTer thanks so much I'll see join his newsletter ohhh free mini course sounds sensational too!! Throughout the book I could see why it's so important to be part of UAC and how much that has kept us all on track with our habits!! Xo2 -
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biketheworld wrote: »My NSV is all the knowledge=power I gain from this group. I don’t always follow through with information, but it all plants a seed that may or may not become a habit.
Speaking of habits, that book, “atomic habits” has come up before. I’m going to head over to my Barnes & Nobles account and throw it in the cart so next time I place an order I’ll not forget!
Another 3 yes day.
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@ biketheworld that's awesome, I think it will be right up your alley!! I shld warn u Personally found the 1st few chapters hard to get into but persevere as it gets great as u progress through the book. xox1 -
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 -
@tahm42 Glad to hear your surgery went okay... take care of yourself during recovery!3
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12/15
Exercise: 35 minutes stationary bike, 30 minutes elliptical, 50 minutes weight training, 55 minutes stretching and PT exercises
Tracking: yes
Calories: under
Pass days used: 04 -
12/15
Exercise yes
Tracking and calories no4 -
Yes x3
Really happy as it was my son's birthday and we had people round for cake and pizza. I just kept my portions reasonable and chose a light lunch3 -
@StayFITTer thanks so much I'll see join his newsletter ohhh free mini course sounds sensational too!! Throughout the book I could see why it's so important to be part of UAC and how much that has kept us all on track with our habits!! Xo
@donna25trinity
Found this for you!
30 Days to Better Habits Course
https://jamesclear.com/30-days
And you are right about being apart of UAC
“Nothing sustains motivation better than belonging to the tribe. It transforms a personal quest into a shared one.” 😉
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