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March 14
Mrs_Hoffer
Posts: 5,193 Member
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?
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day?
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank?
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Happy Monday! Happy Pi Day! Today is also my son's 37th Birthday.
This is my first time contributing to UAC. I enjoy learning from everyone.
The Wheel of Life is today's Topic
There are 8 sections and I have also seen 10 sections
1. Family & Friends
2. Health
3. Physical environment
4. Significant other
5. Career
6. Money/Finances
7. Fun and Recreation
8. Personal Growth
9. Contribution/Volunteer
10. Spirituality
We pour a little bit of water from our cup into each #lifebuckets to make a smooth road, one that paves our life path. The first step in in finding your balance is to take an objective view of your life.
Once you’ve chosen the components, you’re going to go through the wheel and rate each category based on where you are today on a scale of 1-10. How satisfied are you with each area? Where do you feel you’re at? Assign it a number, and then color in the pie piece up to the level. Once the wheel is colored in, you’ll get a very clear idea of where you are and how each piece stacks up against the other.
I like this goal setting tool because it helps you visualize your problem areas. If work is a three and everything else is at an eight, then you know your career needs improvement and focus.
The Wheel of Life tool helps bring you clarity. You’ll destress your life by eliminating activities that aren’t moving you toward what you want. You may find your career is fully filled in but at the expense of your friendships. Think about what you could do to shift your schedule and make time for your social connections.
Why does this area need attention?
What steps could you take to bring your satisfaction up one level? Two? Use those steps to set your goal.
How will you break down the bigger goal into actionable steps?
What barriers could come up to achieving this and how could you address them ahead of time?
What are you willing to sacrifice to achieve the goal?
I will be doing mine later and posting it. Have a great day and great week.
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Monday
Thanks for the above!
Exercise: Yes - 1 hour Body Pump workout
Tracked all: Yes
Calories under: Yes
(1/3 pass days used so far)6 -
14/03/2022
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes?
• DAY 29 of EPIC I | FULL BODY DUMBBELL (ISOMETIRC & DYMANIC) 59 min.
• DAY 31 of EPIC I | DUMBBELL GLUTES & ABS 45 min.
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes4 -
@jmu1965 WOW! what a wonderful post this morning. Thank you.
My life (perhaps because I am in my 60's and nearing retirement age) is a lot more "contained" than the elements which are listed but it is always good to step back and assess where we are at least once a year or so and see what changes are needed and what goals or habits we need to work on.
Summer
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Been off the rails a few days riding a sugar binge high! Jelly beans, brownies, gooey muffins, cheesecake, did I mention jelly beans?? lol
My brother makes maple syrup and recently gave me a fresh jar. I'm surprised I haven't been drinking that right outta the jar!
This too shall pass when I'm sick enough of my foolishness!!
Depression and addictive personality, story of my life.11 -
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?
Pass. Junk food failed me again8 -
Bill70sStrong wrote: »Been off the rails a few days riding a sugar binge high! Jelly beans, brownies, gooey muffins, cheesecake, did I mention jelly beans?? lol
My brother makes maple syrup and recently gave me a fresh jar. I'm surprised I haven't been drinking that right outta the jar!
This too shall pass when I'm sick enough of my foolishness!!
Depression and addictive personality, story of my life.
I’m on a binge too7 -
I did it again today!
Exercise: Yes. Cycled to and from work (22km round trip) and did an hour with PT focusing on pulling motions (and lunges...there were a lot of lunges!)
Food: yes, sort of. I went out for lunch today but I had an assortment of salads at a cafe so I did my best logging what sort of made sense, so I'm considering that a "yes"
Calories: yes.7 -
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Exercise was yes, lots of walking. ( But also several hours of sitting in the coach)
Tracking - yes, did my best.
Calories, yes. I'm allowing myself up to 2,200 cals per day while I'm on holiday and today was less than 2,0007 -
Happy pi Day!4
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March 14, 2022
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
Habits to maintain this month:
Kitchen Closed? Yes
Did you go "nuts" with nuts today? No (12 days -free)
Within Sugar macro today? Yes (13 day)
Pass day 1/3 (this is for accountability to myself and my records).5 -
Exercise ✅
Calories ✅
Tracking ✅
Pass day 1/35 -
Happy Monday! Happy Pi Day! Today is also my son's 37th Birthday. This is my first time contributing to UAC. I enjoy learning from everyone.
The Wheel of Life is today's Topic
There are 8 sections and I have also seen 10 sections
1. Family & Friends
2. Health
3. Physical environment
4. Significant other
5. Career
6. Money/Finances
7. Fun and Recreation
8. Personal Growth
9. Contribution/Volunteer
10. Spirituality
Thank you @jmu1965. It's been long I saw this wheel. It is a good reminder.
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I had a good day yesterday, but the day got away from me... no exercise. That's my 3rd Pass Day.
March 13 ❌✅✅ but no sugar!
March 14 ✅✅✅ walking at work. Again, no sugar.6 -
@Bill70sStrong and @Lessennan don't beat yourselves up. Sometimes that candy and junk food is pretty hard to pass up!!
but I have faith in you both! If I can do it, so can YOU! (I had a pretty bad couple of binge days just a few days ago). No judgment here! 7 -
✅ Exercise: 65 mins
✅ Calories: under goal
✅ Tracked
Remaining pass days: 3️⃣
The Wheel of Life: I have been using the 10 section version of this in my regular life review process over the last 40 odd years. Initially my scores in many sections were much lower. As an older person who has been working on self-improvement for many decades, they have improved immensely.
1. Family & Friends:
(10) I have a strong family ethic; I have a circle of supportive friends, with reciprocal concern for one another.
2. Health:
(9) One or two minor concerns which are being addressed, but otherwise in good health.
3. Physical environment:
(10) I am fortunate to have a comfortable home, in a pleasant suburb of a seaside town, with good access to both national and international transport links.
4. Significant other:
(10) In an equal, caring partnership with my dear husband of 56 years. (He does more housework than I do 😂
5. Career:
(9) Retired educationalist; volunteer group leader with international lifelong learning charity.
6. Money/Finances:
(10) Adequate independent means. Debt-free.
7. Fun and Recreation:
(10) I fully enjoy participating in a wide range of activities, both physical, spiritual, and intellectual.
8. Personal Growth:
(9) Mostly good; currently working on regular consolidation, and development of healthy habits.
9. Contribution/Volunteer:
(10) I have a strong social conscience and believe in paying my good fortune forward, hence my ongoing involvement in leading groups in lifelong learning.
10. Spirituality
(10) I have a positive ‘can do’ outlook on life, and have a good self image. Prayer and meditation are an integral part of my life.8 -
Exercise: Yes
Tracked: Yes
Calories: Yes
(0 pass days used so far)6 -
Yes for 3
0/3 pass days
did both a lifting circuit and rode my exercise bike. felt good!6 -
Congrats 🎈 on 3 Yesses!
@jjjcat - great job!
@Winner_in_Life Terrific! MUCH better than yesterday!! Just keep plugging away!
@Cowphilosopher Yay!! Way to go YOU!
@ForLangston
@lesdarts180 Happy pi day to you as well! They were giving away mini pies today in the cafe - I was
gonna walk down and get one for hubby, but thought I better not push my luck!
@victorious55 Congrats! Love seeing your "nut free" days add up!
@LeanMe_28 You're doing a great job!5 -
Happy 3.14…………….day my daughter is a anything math geek I say that with good humor! I liked the wheel of life bears thinking about instead of always putting off until another time.
I did some meditation, cardio and core work may know it tomorrow. Tracked and logged4 -
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Exercise: Walk with the Puppo which ended in a wrestling match giving him a bath because he rolled in random poop on the trail.
Get a dog, they said. It will be fun, they said. 🙄😂6 -
Monday
Exercise: 60 mins
Calories: under goal
Tracking complete
pass days used 1/35 -
March 14 - 3 pass days used
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? 30 minutes of Pahla B cardio toning, my FitBit shows almost 11,000 steps and 46 minutes of activity. Today at work I was moving around a lot and also standing alot
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes
1. Family & Friends (7) I need to work on building closer friends for support. I feel my family
2. Health - 9 I am focused on my health and fitness. Working on losing a few more pounds.
3. Physical environment - 8 - I enjoy my small town and my home. I am working on decluttering my home.
4. Significant other 8 - I need to spend more quality time with my husband
5. Career - 8- Working full time, I enjoy the work I do
6. Money/Finances 7 - working to build my retirement and pay off debt
7. Fun and Recreation - 7 - I need to add more fun and recreation
8. Personal Growth - 9 developing my habits and growth every day
9. Contribution/Volunteer - 5 - I have not focused on volunteering. I was thinking about where I would volunteer where I live.
10. Spirituality - 8 Taking time each day to read and listen to devotionals
@TerriRichardson112 I enjoyed reading through your post today. I have only seen the Wheel Of Life a couple of times. I am definitely going to work on mine regularly.6 -
Date: 03/14/22
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)
[UAC: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14 -15-16-17-18-19-20-21-22-23-24-25-26-27-28-29-30-31
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 -
✅ Exercise
✅ Calories
✅ Tracked
2 Pass Days Used4 -
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0 pass days used.4 -
3/14
Exersised yes
Caleries yes
Logged yes4 -
✔︎ 20+ mins exercise (worked in a few walks today; 30 min, 40 min, 38 min)
✔︎ Within calorie budget
✔︎ Log everything
Consistency Tracking (☘️=3 ✔︎'s, 🏴☠️=pass):
☘️-☘️-☘️-☘️-☘️-🏴☠️-☘️-☘️-☘️-☘️-☘️-☘️-🏴☠️-☘️-15-16-17-18-19-20-21-22-23-24-25-26-27-28-29-30-31
Passes used = 2 / 3
Habits I'm continuing to track this month:
✔︎ Morning meditation
📿-📿-📿-✘-✘-📿-📿-📿-📿-📿-📿-📿-📿-📿-15-16-17-18-19-20-21-22-23-24-25-26-27-28-29-30-31
✔︎ Drink >64oz water (90oz and still will have a bit more before bed)
💧-💧-💧-💧-💧-💧-💧-💧-💧-💧-💧-💧-💧-💧-15-16-17-18-19-20-21-22-23-24-25-26-27-28-29-30-314 -
✅ Exercise: 50 minutes swimming (hotel pool)
✅ Calories
✅ Tracked
1 pass days used (Mar 13 )
Really good day since my husband suggested we could eat what we brought in the room and only eat out at lunch. Used that as an opportunity to stay real low carb and low calorie till supper. NIce that my son is doing keto (although he is at a healthy weight) and he steered us to BJs Brewhouse that had several options (and the food was listed in MFP which mades it so much easier.)
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