March 28
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Date: 03/28/22
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?👍🏻
(Documenting consistency (if there is a P=instead of number its a Pass Day)
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March goals
1 Miracle Morning ~ S.A.V.E.R.S
2 Wake up EARLY for meditation
3 Yoga (4 times weekly)
4. Minimum sweets (work them in my calorie goal)
5. 30 day squat challenge3 -
3x Yes2
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Monday March 28
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Exercise was two power walks: one outdoors and one on the treadmill; squats and pushups; deep stretching. A good day.
75 active minutes
13,500+ steps
One pass day used March 18.4 -
3/28
Exercise: 150 minutes
Tracking: yes
Calories: under
Pass days used: 2
Winner's circle: likely4 -
28/03/2022
Exercise – yes, bike ride, gym and cardio.
Tracking – yes
Calories – yes
3 pass days used
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March 28
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3️⃣ pass days
Sleep better
Successfully held portions of 4 foods whee I want them!
I’ve averaged approx 2,080 cals per day. since March 2018. I walk 10K steps (4.5 miles avg) daily which allows me to eat nearly as much as when I was obese & sedentary.
If I eat more than that, I gain
If I eat less than that Iose.
5’ 8.5” 228lb sedentary 1,977 cals
5’ 8” 160 lb moderately active. 2,030 cals
So, I’ve been going over that by about 50 calories
I’m going to set my calorie target to 2,050 & see what the scale does!3 -
Thanks everyone for your comments on my starting question. Real food for thought.
@jamcnewman
Working with a dietician sounds like it’s been really helpful for you. Maybe that’s something I should do.
I also like that you don’t feel you’re denying yourself – I would like that feeling too!
@TerriRichardson112
I am glad that you have found a good maintenance number that you feel like you can stick with
@snowshoe072
I like the idea of tweaking based on what the scale says
@SummerSkier
I am glad you’ve found the TDEE method helpful
@Mrs_Hoffer
I am having maybe a similar situation, that seeing where the trend is going over time can be tricky
@ideas2
I like the idea of having your calories set at maintenance level and then having an occasional fast day. Kind of the opposite of what I am doing – setting calories at below maintenance and having an occasional “treat” day.
@enlightenme3
Yeah, MFP also wants me to be at 1200 calories regardless of what I say, and I find that completely un-doable. Glad it is working for you.
@ashleycarole86
I love your idea of tracking net calories and weight on a spreadsheet to get some real data – that would be the way to do it! I have been trying to learn that this month but in more of an impressionistic way – I did not bring out the spreadsheet and I have not honestly tracked every day, so that’s some missing data too.
I also love your preplanning when to go up in calories but still below maintenance – that’s a great idea.
I also love that you make sure to fuel your exercise. I know you do a lot of exercise so that is important.
@loopydo2017
I am glad the calorie level you set for yourself is working for you
@Jan1936
My calorie level is also clearly a moving target
@MadisonMolly2017
That is so great – and I think unusual – that you are able to eat more calories a day now than before you started losing weight! Definitely walking 4.5 miles a day has something to do with that. I wish I had time/energy for that – I think I’d feel great and be able to eat so much!
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Here are my thoughts:
I currently - for the past 3 weeks or so - have my level set to 1650 calories a day. If I honestly track and eat that I have a nice slow loss, which I like. I decided not to count in exercise calories because I pretty consistently get 100-300 exercise calories a day which is really not much so doesn't make much of a difference - and I was feeling like it was maybe not healthy what my mind was starting to do with exercising to "earn" treats.
The problem is the "pass days" - the days I go over - I tend to gain a lot. And so the jury is still out on whether the overall trend line is going up or down - can I keep the number of days or the amount I go over under control?
Back in August ish, after learning from some people in this group, I decided to try setting my M-Th calorie total a bit lower, having a very high calorie day on F, and then moderate Sat and Sun - so as to embrace my natural weekly patterns. And that was working really well. But I started getting really hungry M-Th and starting to self-sabotage. So I thought a consistently higher number might go better - and it has - on a daily basis I feel reasonably full and fulfilled with my food. But I still like a treat day, so...
I've tried various calorie calculators and they all give different numbers, often below 1200 or stopping at 1200. I think really going with my own data is the way to go, but that means I need to track consistently enough and accurately enough to generate data.2 -
Mon March 28
Exercise: Did all 3 of my movement goals - 15 minutes MommaStrong, 1 hour walking in the woods, 30 minutes stretching
Tracking: Preplanned the day except for brunch with friends which I couldn't preplan - then also did a lot of untracked nibbling after the brunch, I guess because I felt like since I wasn't tracking accurately I might as well keep going... (ugh)
Calories: For sure over
And a 1.4 pound gain
Discouraging
I've been calling it my learning month but I am not sure what I have learned.1 -
Pass day either 5 or 6 not sure lost count. It was my bday so ordered pizza still worked out.
Great topic, I use mfp. I am on maintaince atm but at some stage in prob a month or 2 I'll take a deficit but only for no more than 5 weeks. Xo4 -
Happy birthday to you Donna!
@donna25trinity 💛2 -
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~🌷~ 3 / 28 /2022~~ Waving Hi ~~ 🙋🏼 ~~ BLESSings Everyone ~💖~
Exercise for at least 20 minutes .................................... ✅ ... 220+ min.
Stay within my calorie budget for the day ...................... ✅ ... I am
Keep track of everything I ate and drank ....................... ✅ .... I did
STEPS......... 26,630+.......... 190 = 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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💖 Wishing EVERYONE all the BEST & Much Success In March 🏆 We Got This 🏆
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loopydo2017 wrote: »Yes x3. Posting an update of the creek melting from my morning walk. Soon I will be scouring the water and banks for beaver sightings!
I set out to lose half a pound a week since I didn’t have much to lose. I set my own calorie limit at 1450 and don’t add on exercise calories at this point since my workouts are minimal burn.
I think MFP wants me to lower the cals to continue losing half a pound but so far I’m still on a downward trend and will likely switch to maintenance in the next month or so.
Beautiful picture @loopydo2017 !! And it does look like it's slowly melting!!
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@donna25trinity Happy Birthday Donna! 2
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@donna25trinity 🎉🎂💖0
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Happy Birthday, @donna25trinity!1
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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
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Yes x 3!
3 pass days used this month!2 -
3/28/22
Exercise? Yes
Tracking? No
Calories? No
Woke up sick today, for the first time in 2 years. Tested. Negative. I have still been wearing a mask at work and on the bus, but I didn't wear one when I was out and about over the weekend. Nevertheless, I think I picked it up at work because one of the lawyers in trial was coughing and hacking all over everything... would cough into his bare hands and then handle exhibits. I was wiping down every day, but.... Several of the people involved in that trial came back to court today sick. I probably should have stayed home, but we are (like so many other businesses) incredibly short-handed. So I went in, double masked, and wiped down for myself. Bah.3 -
Happy Birthday @donna25trinity! Sorry I missed it, catching up on posts!
Terrific day…right flutes hurting since yesterday but walked today anyway… oops… 12.7K steps longer & faster…
Very sore afterwards
Calories under 2050
Tracked all
3️⃣ Pass Days2 -
Exercise: no
Tracking: yes
Calories under: no
Pass days - all used.0
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