January 23
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Jan 23 - Tracked & stayed under. No exercise though (some housework) but didn't break a sweat so not counting it.3
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My deal is “if I can control the portions & track to the gram, I can have them.”
I eat raw nuts, peanut butter, and 82% dark chocolate every day.
On the other hand, I keep a large number of other items out of the house & we do t eat out or get take out. No cookies crackers, chips, ice cream, candy, etc.
If I try a number of times, and it becomes a runaway train, we place it on the “don’t purchase” list.
And to @jamcnewman
Eventually I realized I Realized I didn’t feel
Good physically or emotionally when I ate those foods…
Rather than thinking of it as deprivation, I began to think of it as true self-care.
Why would we want to consume something that makes us feel ill, etc.5 -
Yes x3. Cravings usually revolve around sugar - something sweet after a meal. I think I get that from my dad! But the less I indulge, the less I crave it. A square of dark chocolate is often enough to feel like a treat without giving me that craving for more sweetness.4
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✅ Exercise: walking 9000+ steps
✅ Calories
✅ Tracked
0 pass days used ( )
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Sunday 1/23
Exercise 30 min Wii Tennis
Calories Budget 1200: under
Tracking: Complete
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Jan 23 - Tracked & stayed under. No exercise though (some housework) but didn't break a sweat so not counting it.
Way to track and keep under Jana! Wishing you a super week ahead. 🥰 @Jana_20203 -
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✅ Exercise - 1 hour of Jazzercise and a 1 hour neighborhood stroll.
✅ Calories -
✅ Tracking -
Closed all my Apple watch rings today
0 Pass days used
Documenting consistency (if there is a P=instead of number its a Pass Day)
UAC: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-21-22-23-
Re: cravings. I'm not sure if I have cravings or not. When I can't stop myself from eating, it's usually not a craving, but an intense desire to eat carbs, both salty and sweet. It really doesn't matter what it is. If it is in the house, I'll eat it. However, I have chips, chocolate, nuts around the house all the time and for the most part will eat a little every day and log the calories. After some recent close calls, I've tried to deliberately drink water or tea in place of eating to see if that dulls the desire to binge. It's mostly working so far, but I don't know if I'll always be able to stop myself.4 -
WhatMeRunning wrote: »January 23
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4 pass days usedHistorically speaking, cravings are not an issue so much as grazing or mindless eating due to nerves. Usually something easily accessible.Being mindful of my nerves and grabbing something to munch on is my first line is f defense. After that it's trying to figure out if I'm thirsty. After that it's trying to figure out if I'm truly hungry. Sadly if nerves are too shot and things are too chaotic there is little chance to pay that much mind. But even if I break down, knowing the cause is the first step to addressing it.
As folks here on UAC got to witness I did deal with legitimate cravings while on ketosis last year, which were ultimately tied to carb intake and my body tricking me into craving "mildly" higher carb foods, like peanut butter. Not a great source of carbs, except when you're giving into cravings and blasting through your daily carb limit with it. As long as I kept my carbs well down keto was no issue with no cravings, but even a minor slip-up would result in a crazy session of gorging on something to fill up on carbs.
You are a warrior Chris and you are a winner. Well done today keeping on track in a time of terrific turmoil. Thinking of you and sending encouragement and good wishes for strength in the week ahead. 💫3 -
Did some more walking today, a creek trail, and met some new folx to go dancing with! It was fun. Beautiful day here.
yes to exercise
yes to logging everything
yes to under budget
2/3 pass days taken.
Cake and breads, oh lordy. Those are my indulgences mostly. I've learned to just have them in moderation and really enjoy them. I only have cake once every week or two now, so when I do have it, I get really good stuff. I did the math once, and even with a splurge on super quality piece of cake, I'm still spending so much less than I used to when I ate the cheaper stuff more often.
And of course, I feel better and more like I'm having a treat when I do have a treat. 
When I start feeling greedy about it, I just remind my "inner elephant" that there will be more cake in our future, oh yes...yes, there will. That helps me relax and savor every crumb.
Pleasure is an important ingredient. lol
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Sunday January 23
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Exercise on the treadmill was nearly foiled today as we had our second power outage in a week. Not as cold out today as during the last one 🥶
Exercise 51 minutes cardio + strength. Steps are back on track 10,500+ today.
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Pass Day today, 3 Noes.
I don't get cravings for specific foods very often, but when I do it's usually chocolate. Yesterday afternoon happened to be one of those times I craved chocolate. I had a 180 calorie Chocolate Deluxe Pure Protein bar which satisfied me. Better than getting into my DH the Scoutmaster's stash of Hershey bars that he has for trivia question prizes at the troop meetings. They are 220 calories a piece and I know from experience I'm not satisfied unless I've had at least 2 of those. 😉
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pass day #3
I forgot to exercise ... got up barely early enough to get ready so I could go with my partner to food shop while he was getting a haircut and then completely forgot about doing upper body weights like I had planned. Calories and tracking are fine.
Food shopping is becoming a PITA. So many of the things I regularly buy are simply not on the shelves of multiple stores. There's been no kipper snacks for three weeks now. It's so weird how it's been the last couple of years. I don't think Americans are used to vast empty shelves. Also, in my original post for todays topic I mentioned that I shouldn't buy those cheddar nut thins. I ended up buying a box today anyway. I thought about it for a long time. I'm now going to only allow two servings per week and not on consecutive days. The box has only four servings.
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Perfect day Jan 23💕
Pre-tracked 4th meal✅
4 meals ✅ie no snacking
tracked to gram✅
calories under✅
steps 9.37K 500’ elev
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Back in remission!
No more fear, stress, etc.
I never take it for granted when I am able to turn this ship around. Each time it gets easier & faster to do.5 -
* walk x2 and swim at the beach
* Under mmaintaince calories
* Tracked honestly
* Monitored sugars but over
Cravings?? Me?? Well I'm a carbs and sugar gal all the way. Ha ha!! I try to allow myself so 2 pieces of bread at night and I savour every bite!! Ha ha!! I will need to monitor my sugar take in particular closer in the future but I'm currently working on a bunch of other habits, (tracking honestly being my number 1 priority and also taking as least passes as possible) so once I hve this cemented I can focus on the sugar and salt intake. Xox
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1/23
Exercise: 70 minutes biking, 50 minutes stretching and PT exercises
Tracking: yes
Calories: under
Pass days used: 13 -
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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......... 26,650+.......... 180 = walking ......... 30 cleaning
Documenting My CONSISTANCY = For personal ACCOUNTABILITY & Celebration
(if there is a P=instead of number its a Pass Day)
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jamcnewman wrote: »
Thank you! I hope it will get better some day3 -
When I start feeling greedy about it, I just remind my "inner elephant" that there will be more cake in our future, oh yes...yes, there will. That helps me relax and savor every crumb.
Pleasure is an important ingredient. lol
"inner elephant" .... love that! 🐘🐘 (i often visualize IGM - Instant Gratification Monkey 🐒🐒)1 -
Jan 23
Pass day.
I did exercise - well, 15 minutes of MommaStrong and an hour outside with the kids and I must have gotten in at least 5 minutes of exercise in that hour, but probably not much more.
I did plan the day, but went off the plan when I decided to go for one last visit to my favorite frozen yogurt place which is closing. A kiddie size actually would have fit OK in the calorie budget, but since it was the last time I got a small. I am so sad they're closing!
My thyroid is definitely having a lot of trouble after the booster, and I am feeling frustrated by that. I don't really know how to handle it.3 -
Exercise yea
Tracking yes
Under calories no
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1/23/2022
Exercise? Yes
Tracking? Again, almost everything
Calories? Nope (because of that almost)2 -
When I start feeling greedy about it, I just remind my "inner elephant" that there will be more cake in our future, oh yes...yes, there will. That helps me relax and savor every crumb.
Pleasure is an important ingredient. lol
"inner elephant" .... love that! 🐘🐘 (i often visualize IGM - Instant Gratification Monkey 🐒🐒)
@Revlish i first heard that on NOOM! It’s helpful, no?!1 -
Caroline_slowandsteady wrote: »Jan 23
Pass day.
I did exercise - well, 15 minutes of MommaStrong and an hour outside with the kids and I must have gotten in at least 5 minutes of exercise in that hour, but probably not much more.
I did plan the day, but went off the plan when I decided to go for one last visit to my favorite frozen yogurt place which is closing. A kiddie size actually would have fit OK in the calorie budget, but since it was the last time I got a small. I am so sad they're closing!
My thyroid is definitely having a lot of trouble after the booster, and I am feeling frustrated by that. I don't really know how to handle it.
@Caroline_slowandsteady
I’m sorry to hear this. Can your doctor be of help?0 -
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? Yes2 -
MadisonMolly2017 wrote: »
When I start feeling greedy about it, I just remind my "inner elephant" that there will be more cake in our future, oh yes...yes, there will. That helps me relax and savor every crumb.
Pleasure is an important ingredient. lol
"inner elephant" .... love that! 🐘🐘 (i often visualize IGM - Instant Gratification Monkey 🐒🐒)
@Revlish i first heard that on NOOM! It’s helpful, no?!
Yes! I've done Noom for the past year and just recently transitioned back to focusing on myfitnesspal. Noom is amazing. I loved the psychology, the personalization, the emphasis on finding one's own best way and being compassionate, keeping it sustainable. The groups and coach were so helpful.
And the inner elephant concept. I love my inner Elifant. lol I just try to keep the keys to the bus out of his hands as much as I can. But he definitely gets a vote! And a treat! Whether it's cake, a book, a good soak in a hot tub, a nap or occasionally cake or fast food. 3 -
MadisonMolly2017 wrote: »Perfect day Jan 23💕
Pre-tracked 4th meal✅
4 meals ✅ie no snacking
tracked to gram✅
calories under✅
steps 9.37K 500’ elev
22🤩 - 23🤩 -
Back in remission!
No more fear, stress, etc.
I never take it for granted when I am able to turn this ship around. Each time it gets easier & faster to do.
Kudos Maddie! You're determination is always such an inspiration!@MadisonMolly2017 2 -
Mrs_Hoffer wrote: »MadisonMolly2017 wrote: »Perfect day Jan 23💕
Pre-tracked 4th meal✅
4 meals ✅ie no snacking
tracked to gram✅
calories under✅
steps 9.37K 500’ elev
22🤩 - 23🤩 -
Back in remission!
No more fear, stress, etc.
I never take it for granted when I am able to turn this ship around. Each time it gets easier & faster to do.
Kudos Maddie! You're determination is always such an inspiration!@MadisonMolly2017
Thank you so much @Mrs_Hoffer
It was actually really hard to post I was struggling, but I know that it’s most important to do so when we are in our toughest patch.
Side note: I’m always surprised by how quickly it turns around. After months of seeing the scale go up & down but actually very slowly creep gradually up, no longer could I tell myself it’s salty foods or hot weather etc.
I just know I don’t have it in me to lose 70 lbs again if I gain it back. This makes me decide to do what is necessary. It’s the backstop.
Last thing: I’m shocked such a simple change righted the whole ship. I now set up a “snack container” with nuts, chocolate, tangerines while I’m making my breakfast.
And I log both. I already have 1/2 my logging done for the day!! AND if I truly get hungry before dinner, I can eat a couple of walnut halves from that container & know I won’t go over my cals.
I should have done this 6 years ago 🤣😂🤣😂🤣7 -
Pass day 5 (out of town guests)4
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1/3 pass days used
125/2022miles.5
