December 11
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WhatMeRunning wrote: »Congrats @mshawski
Honestly, out of many dozens of events, with one to several photos at each, I only ever had one single photo that I found acceptable enough to share. Even when I saw the cameras ahead and tried to run and look strong, the photo always looked like I was miserable in some way! The one that was decent was a finish line photo where I was no more or less exhausted than at any other event, it just happened to not look hideous.
Awesome job today on the run!
I look like I have a moustache, 6 chins, and this weird band of fat running horizontally across my thighs. I have no idea how it was physically possible for me to look like that but hey - props to the photographer 😂🤦🏻♀️8 -
Dec 11:
✅✅✅ exercise was walking 40 minutes.
Pass Days Used: 2/3
Thanks @SummerSkier for the post - I've always loved the goblet idea!
@mshawski Maryann I love the dresses! Cute!
I'm up 3 lbs this week as well. I know December is difficult... but (for me) the key is to not give up... to buckle down NOW and keep working towards my goal... no matter what. 3 lbs is easier to take off than 30 lbs.
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* 30 min jog & walk
* No Meditation and journaling
* Didn't monitor sugars
* Over on calories
* Didnt track every Blt
1st pass and I'm actually going to say it was a bit of a binge. I hvent had a binge since the 28th of May so hve done really well seeing back in the day I use to binge daily. We were given chocolate for Xmas so one night time peice turned into 6 pieces then I thought I'm going to make today a pass so hubby and I ate chips then finished off with ice cream. Did it feel and taste amazing at the time hell yes!! Was it great to not hve to worry about calorie counting hell yes!!! I'm I regretting it now seeing its 2pm the next day and I still hve a belly ache. Hell yes!!! Lol!!! Hubby ate exactly the same food as me but as always he has iron guys so no tummy pain at all wen he over eats. Hubby always says he believes it's the main reason why I'm so careful with my food cos it causes havoc on my tummy. He says it's a good thing lol. I think he's right as it does make me think twice before over eating. Xox
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@mshawski ... not even taking into consideration your run/race ... I hate any photos of me about 95% of the time.
Track: yes
Calories: yes
Exercise: yes- Upper body dumbbell workout
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✅ Exercise - Walkin'
✅ Calories
✅ Tracked
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@donna25trinity I'm sorry for the binge.
Tomorrow is a new day!3 -
Dec 11
Exercise:
Double session on the exergame - closed my steps ring and will end up at between 6800 and 6900 by midnight
Logged: All (dropped my Daily Calorie Allotment a bit as I am not hungry enough these days, and being a bit less active lately anyway )
In Range: earned 80 fitbit activity credits left 75 "in the pot".
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 (6 for 6 so far!)
WK1 (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);
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Sn ; - WK4 - M ;
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Sn ; - Days 29 & 30 -
3 - WK1 - M electronics (cell phone / earbuds / laptop);
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December 11
✅ Exercise - walking
✅ Calories
✅ Tracked
0 Pass Days Used2 -
Saturday December 11
Thanks for the opening post today @summerskier. I really like this idea and am thinking about how I could use it to visually portray my successes. I love your jigsaw game concept @biketheworld and am thinking about this too. 🧩🧩🧩
Tracking - everything
Calories - all good!
Exercise - 26 minutes on the treadmill
Not feeling well. Saw my GP on Friday who confirmed bronchitis and a sinus infection. Have probably let this go on too long but on antibiotics now. Follow up visit scheduled for next Friday with more bloodwork. Got my 20+ minutes in through two separate sessions on the treadmill.
Watching my fourth holiday movie right now and have spent the day drinking warm tea, diet ginger ale, spicy chicken vegetable wonton soup (homemade), eating oranges, and we had some turkey chili from the freezer for dinner. All aimed to clear my sinuses!
Pass days taken = 0
Take care everyone.
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5k went well. It rained during warm-up but during the race itself it was just sprinkling and no wind to speak of. After I crossed the finish line the rain really picked up and even more so as we waited for the awards ceremony. But it was worth the wait, both my running partner (he's 78 years old, such an inspiration!) and I won FIRST PLACE in our age groups! There were 13 in my age group, females 60-64, most of them were walkers. I was surprised my time of 30:50 put me in first. I'm guessing the speedy women who normally run this race either were doing the 10K or decided not to bother because of the weather or because you had to show your vax card!
Glad your race went well @mshawski! I haven't looked yet to see if there were any photos taken of me during the race. Sometimes a nice photo is taken of me, but ugh, sometimes it catches me looking absolutely hideous!
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Pass day 1/3
Tracked everything? Yes
Over calorie ...not worried about it...visiting and eating with friends and my Mom as we mourn my Dad.
Walked for 20 minutes in the colder weather
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MAMA530
EXERCISE: Yes - walked
CALORIES: Under
TRACKED: Yes4 -
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? 13 minute walk, 20 minute Peloton ride, 10 minutes yoga, 10 minutes upper body strength
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes
Pass days used- 1/35 -
Yes x 3. Really proud of today. I'm visiting my niece for her college's family weekend and the spreads have been decadent, but my will to not re-do my hard work to get here, is winning.4
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dsgoingtodoit wrote: »Pass day 1/3
Tracked everything? Yes
Over calorie ...not worried about it...visiting and eating with friends and my Mom as we mourn my Dad.
Walked for 20 minutes in the colder weather
@dsgoingtodoit
I am so sorry for your loss. 💛
Julie
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@MadisonMolly2017 yeah that’s probably it. It’s just so hard this month with all of the outings and try to drink more water. Come to think of it I haven’t been drinking much since the el weather turned.
@mshawski Your race pace was better than average so well done 👏
Those dresses will definitely bring on the holiday cheer.
@slimtastesbetter well done on your race too!
@Mrs_Hoffer yes 3lbs is easier than 30. This is a good reminder. Thank you.
@jamcnewman hope you feel better soon!
@dsgoingtodoit sorry for your loss.
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I love the goblet idea. I have used mini origami stars and a little kilner jar to measure small triumphs.
I celebrate the achievements of the Saturday crowd 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
🎉 Congrats 🎉 to those who have 3 x yes
@victorious55
@biketheworld
@SummerSkier
@mmcram
@bradkcrew
@Mrs_Hoffer
@LazyBlondeChef
@Arc2Arc
@BMcC9
@yrc_pr
@jamcnewman Hope you feel better soon
@slimtastesbetter 😍 5k 1st place 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
@Mama530
@ashleycarole86
@ForLangston
👍🏻 Bravo for posting no matter what!
@taurie Maybe too much sodium is messing with your system.
@mshawski 👍🏻 4 mile race. The dresses look tres cute 😂
@_JeffreyD_
@WhatMeRunning
@snowshoe072
@donna25trinity I so get that. The guys seem to have iron stomachs
@dsgoingtodoit Sorry for your loss.
Back tomorrow to celebrate some more achievements
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Dec 12
Another pass day - I'm up to 5. I had requested that my wife make me one of my favorite meals (https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/sauteed-cod-on-snow-peas-and-cabbage-with-miso-sesame-vinaigrette-106743)
For many years now, I've had this as my reset from Thanksgiving meal - usually a lot sooner to Thanksgiving, but this year it took longer to get to cooking it. I've always considered this a very "healthy meal."
So, when I put it into the tracker the night before, I was very surprised to see that 1 serving had about 1.5x the calories I usually eat for dinner. I thought maybe I was misremembering how much of it I eat. Then when it was time to eat it I realized that I was misremembering in the wrong direction - the meal makes 3 servings instead of 4. So, it was twice the calories of what I usually eat for dinner.
I did manage to get out and walk in a break in the rain, and I did track everything. But when I realized that this "healthy" meal that I was really looking forward to was going to put me over calories, I ate it anyway.
To be honest, I am not 100% sure it was quite so many calories. The reason it was SO many is that the recipe called for really an absurd about of oil, and I am pretty sure my wife did not use that much oil. My weight is down this morning, so that is the reason for my suspicion.
I am going to eat the leftovers today and I have already prelogged and it's a couple hundred calories over, so today's going to be another pass. But I am not going to use that as an excuse to eat other things.
It made me reflect that I had many years when I was pregnant and breastfeeding and pregnant and breastfeeding where my calorie intake was at least double what it is now. And for the breastfeeding years I was maintaining weight, not gaining and not losing. When I weaned my first I was blindsided by my sudden drop in calorie needs, and over a month I gained 10 pounds and developed all sorts of GI issues (even a trip to the ER) from just eating way too much food - I mean, I was eating less than I had been while nursing, but it was still way too much. The second time around I remembered and did some calorie tracking and thinking about it to drop the calories and I didn't have the GI issues and didn't gain weight (but still didn't lose yet).
Before the pregnant and breastfeeding years, I was much younger and did not yet have my autoimmune thyroid disease (which I developed because of pregnancy). And was also getting a lot of exercise in my daily life, both at work and in leisure time (I had a dog who required long walks). So I was also able to eat a lot more then while maintaining a lower weight.
It just made me reflect that when I feel sorry for myself that I don't get to eat as much as I used to - that is actually true. As someone who loves food, it is hard that my calorie needs are so much less than they used to be and so I can fit in so much less delicious food. And there are plenty of "healthy" foods that I now either don't eat at all or eat in very limited quantities because there just isn't room for them numerically - and I miss them!
Sometimes I kind of blame MFP and tracking for sucking all the fun out of my life. Then I remember that it's not just a choice between fun with food and no fun with food. It's a choice between my body feeling good - no GI issues and all the benefits of weight loss which do really make my body feel a lot better - and eating extra food that is delicious but does not nourish my body. And that I can really enjoy the food I am eating at fewer calories if I focus on it.
So, back at it!
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~🎄~ 12 / 11 /2021~~ Waving Hi ~~🤶🏼~~ Welcome to December ~BLESSings ALLways ~💖~
Exercise for at least 20 minutes .................................... ✅ ... 200+ min.
Stay within my calorie budget for the day ...................... ✅ ... I am
Keep track of everything I ate and drank ....................... ✅ .... I did
STEPS......... 20,870+.......... 110 walking ........ 60 min. shoveling snow ... 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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@jam newsman - sorry you’re not feeling well, Julie. Sounds like you’re on the mend and your day relaxing sounds pretty darn sweet!
@donna25trinity - I can’t tell you how impressed I am that this was your first binge since May 28! That’s some serious progress and counts as a huge NSV! I’m throwing you a little party right here. 🎉 🎈 😆
@slimtastesbetter - congratulations on the first place finish. That is AMAZING and makes you speedy so don’t minimize it by saying the speedy women weren’t there, I would do/say the same thing, but when I hear you say it, I cringe because you ROCKED that race and are an inspiration to others, including me!
@mshawski - so glad your race went well and there were no IT issues. I think your time is awesome! And the dresses - they make me smile and you will be the star of the party.
@Caroline_slowandsteadySometimes I kind of blame MFP and tracking for sucking all the fun out of my life. Then I remember that it's not just a choice between fun with food and no fun with food. It's a choice between my body feeling good - no GI issues and all the benefits of weight loss which do really make my body feel a lot better - and eating extra food that is delicious but does not nourish my body. And that I can really enjoy the food I am eating at fewer calories if I focus on it.
OMG this is exact truth. Overindulging and making poor food choices is a temporary pleasure. Feeling good, being healthy, being mobile, is every moment of every day.
@dsgoingtodoit - sorry about your dad. The holidays can be rough.
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