Active April Challenge 2022
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NYPhotographer2021 wrote: »For the 1st day of April, I went line dancing again! It's a fun way to exercise and get my body moving. I do work up a sweat, and feel like I've been run over by a bus the next morning (now!) but I need exercise that is fun. The only downside to last night's dancing is that it was held at a smaller venue and was very crowded. I find I tend to get claustrophobic now when I am in places where there isn't a lot of space around me. I don't know if it's the whole Covid thing, but I ended up leaving early. I did get a lot of movement in though, before I left.
I was lamenting about my weight gain. I am down to 164.4 today, after being at 167.6 yesterday. So big gain, and slightly smaller loss. I flexed in the mirror yesterday after my shower and while you can't see my pea sized muscles, I could feel definition in my biceps! I have been doing elevated planks and push ups, as well as moving my arms and shoulders around willy nilly with dumbbells every other day or so. Nothing structured, as to me...that's not fun. And if it isn't fun, I ain't doing it! I do have Yoga Burn dvd's that I've yet to look at. I bought them at the beginning of the year. I have mats, blocks, bands, roller thingy and balls. I've got almost everything I need to do yoga, except the desire! Hoping I will get there sometime this month.
Well, time to start my day! Have a great Saturday y'all!
This is the key for all of us with exercise, find something you enjoy! If you don’t enjoy it then you will always end up finding an excuse not to do it or get bored with it and just stop.
Do try new things because you never know, you might be surprised to find you like something you weren’t sure about. Find things you love (for me it’s fitness dvds and my exercise bike as I love the fixed routine!). That way you will find yourself eager to do it and will get the most out of it.1 -
Goal is to do five days exercise a week, one outdoors.
Yesterday did a 30 minute exercise routine. Today was a half hour walk. So that’s a good start to the month.
Hurt my back moving a couple of pieces of furniture yesterday so will take it easy tomorrow and maybe just do a ride on my exercise bike.2 -
Well scale still went up .2 this morning. I have been good with carbs all week, and activity has been good, so tomorrow if I don't see a change for the good I need to re-evaluate what I am doing. I really think stress and sleep is the issue here and I need to learn to relax.3
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Today's a new day. My mantra until I start really taking it to heart. Some setbacks, but nothing that a little time and self-love can't fix. Have a great Monday all!2
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4/3/22
15+ minutes of activity 5 days a week
1 of 5 days should be strength training
1 of 5 days should be core/flexibility.=
No activity.
Add veggies and some fruits to my day.=
Green beans with dinner.
Keep under 100 carbs= Yes. 29.
Be more active at home by doing one bigger cleaning or organizing project a week.=
No activity.
Scale is still not cooperating.4 -
4/3
Water retention for me with all my yard work over the last couple of days. Some could also be relaxing a bit on logging while I took the week off from work. I did measurements this morning and have seen small losses in the waist and hips and an increase in biceps and thigh. I think this is muscle gain since the scale has been fairly steady. Boy I have maintenance down cold so now to actively trim calories so I can see more definition in those muscles I’m building.4 -
Down a 1 lb today! Yay!! Did have a large bowl of popcorn. That is one thing I have every Sunday. Carbs were 103 for me and that is really good for the weekend. I normally eat around 150 to 200 carbs on the weekend. Went for a 2 mile walk in the afternoon. Off to a good start for the week!3
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Did a half hour session on the exercise bike today. So that’s 3 days this week already. Just need another two over the next few days to meet my goal.4
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Forgot to weight this morning from being in bed too late cuz I slept awful.
Dragging the kids to a park today so I can walk somewhere different and they can get sun and off the screens.
Otherwise I'm doing the keto thing.
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4/3 I was hit with a migraine didn't do much but lay around .. food and carbs were on point
4/4 we walked 98 minutes and 4.23 miles ..burned 525 calories..food and carbs are on point ... we are to my Dr's appointment soon to get my lab results ...I am looking forward to see what it will be in 3 months since I am back on IF and doing keto
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4/4/22
15+ minutes of activity 5 days a week
1 of 5 days should be strength training
1 of 5 days should be core/flexibility.=
Barre Blend workout outside on the deck
Add veggies and some fruits to my day.=
Big salad with dinner, strawberries for snack.
Keep under 100 carbs= Yes. 34.
Be more active at home by doing one bigger cleaning or organizing project a week.=
No activity.
Still no weight loss. Also still having a lot of joint pain and fatigue.3 -
Dropped another lb. Finally!! The week of sticking to it is now paying off.
Yesterday 10,000 steps, carbs 89 net carbs 68. Was a good day yesterday. Now to keep it off.3 -
okie dokie.
Park was nice yesterday. Perfect weather.
Scale is behaving at my post-covid low of 173.2
Today is also another nice day and I hope to finally get to incorporate upper body again now that the fibro pain has eased off.
That's after I have to run the 17-year-old to his dual enrollment class this afternoon and sit in the car since gas prices are so bonkers.
Here we go, KCKO3 -
For 4/3-4/4
SW 164
CW 163.5
GW 161
Daily NEAT- neglected
Daily Plank- X, 45 sec
220 min a week activity to include 1 of each (bike, barre, elliptical
strength, outdoor walk) - 160 total, 30 strength yesterday
House stairs 10/day (for real this time) -5
Remain mindful of water and carb levels -water under, carbs on target.3 -
Glad to be back and Thank you @baconslave for this thread. Great support here!
Mary from Pennsylvania 64 Heaviest weight 255 lbs twice. :-(
UGW-122 lbs. I was there in 2009/10 and kept it off for 5 years then got lazy.
My goal is to continue with what seems to work for me. 1000-1200 calories, low carb 15 Net +/- 3(My body seems to not do well with carbs. It doesn't know how to burn them and hangs onto them way too much!), minimum 70 + oz of water, 2 meals/day on my days off(3) and 3 meals on my work days(which are long), exercise on my 3 days off. My weigh in day is Sunday.
9/14/20 SW-255 lbs
5/3/21-240.5 lbs Emergency Gallbladder surgery
5/14/21-232.2 lbs started MFP and Low Carb/1000-1200 calorie while recovering
6/1/21-228.8 lbs
7/1/21-222.2 lbs
8/1/21-212.0 lbs
9/1/21-200.0 lbs
10/1/21-191.4 lbs
11/1/21-181.8 lbs
12/1/21-176.2 lbs
1/1/22-168 lbs
2/1/22-157.4 lbs
3/1/22-155 lbs 100 lbs lost of 133 lb goal
Been MIA almost all of March. Been busy with late nights at work. Will catch you all up. Read all your texts.
4/1/22-156.4 lbs. As you can see, I didn't lose but gained in March. Even though my official weigh in day is Sunday, I need to share my next few days of April.
4/2/22-154 lbs NEW LOW!
4/3/22-152 lbs NEW LOW!
4/4/22-150 lbs NEW LOW!
4/5/22-148.6 lbs NEW LOW!6 -
4/5/22
15+ minutes of activity 5 days a week
1 of 5 days should be strength training
1 of 5 days should be core/flexibility.=
Walked outside on my break
Add veggies and some fruits to my day.=
Big salad with dinner. 1/2 clementine for snack.
Keep under 100 carbs= Yes. 50. Some of those carbs were from a drink with net carbs of 0.
Be more active at home by doing one bigger cleaning or organizing project a week.=
No activity.
Tried a new place for wings last night and they assured me they were not breaded and safe for gluten free people. They were dredged in flour.
So that was fun. I only ate a couple but I was bloated up like mad after (celiac disease). Anyhow surprisingly I was down a little in weight today but I'm still up from the lowest I've managed to hit since starting low carb the first of March. Stressful. 5 -
Tonight's line dancing night! It's what I look forward to each week. In a couple of weeks, the classes will end. They are going to attempt another class at a different location, but it means a farther commute for me. I will try going, but not sure if I will keep at it. I go to bed so early, and on Wednesdays, I stay up longer than normal and am so tired the next day. So the different location will have me pushing bedtime back even longer. But I will give it a chance because I do love the dances so much!
I've changed my calorie goals to maintenance calories. I will still eat at a deficit most days, as I do want to lose another 10-15 pounds, but I'm having a harder time now. I am so hungry most of the time. I'm hoping that seeing that I can eat more will help me stick with it. We will see.
I am still 3-4 pounds more than I was at the end of March. Not really sure why. I double checked my entries for the last week of March into April, and I was eating at a deficit each day. A couple of days I was closer to the maintenance calories, but still at least 100 cal less. I will just keep going and see what happens.4 -
Yesterday arm work out with weights and 2.5 mile run with the dog. Passed 3 people on the sidewalk standing around. The dog is such a lover of people and had to stop and say hi. Really messes up my time but she is so sweet.
Net carbs 44. Chicken and vegetables last night. I am tired at night, I'm sure like most of you, but when I go to the effort to cook it is way easier to eat healthy. Pork rinds, celery and homemade fat bombs for snacks. Never in my life did I think I would eat pork rinds, but I am actually enjoying them now. Wow how my taste buds have changed.5 -
4/4-4/5
Monday was a decent day but because I didn’t eat much early, I had some snacks later and didn’t have nearly the deficit I would like. Yesterday I went into the office and ate later than normal for dinner so I over ate, along with letting my saboteur talk me into a little bit of his pizza. I tried to pinpoint if I was eating to soothe something. Maybe stress from the day but I noticed I wanted sweets for some reason. I appeased that craving with a cookie at the office today. Boredom? Maybe? But more likely dealing with the bit of change in my routine.4 -
Had a rest day yesterday. Did a half hour lower body workout today. Lots of squats and lunges, hard work and repetitive but I loved it! So I’ve done four days out of my goal of five. Planning an upper body workout tomorrow.4
