Active April Challenge 2022
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4/8-4/10
I too, took the weekend off from logging as I knew it was just going to stress me out to see those poor choices after drinks with friends. The scale is showing my indulgences as well as water retention from more yard work and weights. Gotta lock the appetite down this week.6 -
4/10/22
15+ minutes of activity 5 days a week
1 of 5 days should be strength training
1 of 5 days should be core/flexibility.=
Pilates style workout on the mat to spare my feet. So I got my core/flex in for the week.
Add veggies and some fruits to my day.=
Fajita veggies with lunch, grape tomatoes with dinner.
Keep under 100 carbs= Yes 30.
Weekly home project= Did some organizing, put away the mountain of clean clothes I've been ignoring for a few weeks, washed more clothes, washed dishes, vacuumed, swept, and mopped. Productive day for me as I have RA and usually don't feel up to doing many chores.4 -
Mon morning - the weekend was the usual except Sat was a pot luck. I knew that was going to be a problem but did manage not to go overboard. Sun was good. Not complaining. Weighed in at 155 lbs this morning. Hoping to break down into 153 area by end of week but we are camping Fri & Sat. Which actually might be good because Sat hike is planned for little over 7 miles.5
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4/11/22
5+ minutes of activity 5 days a week
1 of 5 days should be strength training
1 of 5 days should be core/flexibility.=
Found a 20 minute strength training video with no standing. Lots of old school leg exercises and some triceps and pushups for the arms.
Add veggies and some fruits to my day.=
Veggies in my lunch and a side of cheesy squash with dinner.
Keep under 100 carbs= Yes 32.
Weekly home project= done this weekend
Saw the podiatrist and got the torn skin off my blister horror show. He said I should be back to somewhat normal in 3-4 days. I will probably take a rest today since I have 4 of my 5 workouts in and I'm sore from two days of floor work videos.3 -
Yesterday was good. 35 min workout with weights in the garage w/ a 2.4 mile walk/run afterwards. Scale this morning down a whole .2 I will take it.4
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My weight is up. Hubby made me some lower carb chicken nuggets when he was off work yesterday but apparently they weren't that much better. So I got a few too many carbs I think. Up 1.8lb. Didn't eat too much though I don't think so this will go away in a few days.
I ate a little bit more than I meant to Saturday though. Someone shook the nut can in my face after I'd had some adult beverages and activated the drunk munchies.
But the worst I did was maintenance I think. Just paused the progress.
Just dealing with kid things and trying to exercise as much as I can around all that mess going on and trying not to get too stressed.
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baconslave wrote: »My weight is up. Hubby made me some lower carb chicken nuggets when he was off work yesterday but apparently they weren't that much better. So I got a few too many carbs I think. Up 1.8lb. Didn't eat too much though I don't think so this will go away in a few days.
I ate a little bit more than I meant to Saturday though. Someone shook the nut can in my face after I'd had some adult beverages and activated the drunk munchies. But the worst I did was maintenance I think. Just paused the progress.
Just dealing with kid things and trying to exercise as much as I can around all that mess going on and trying not to get too stressed.
Hugs! I bet it's just the salt from the nuts and chicken nugs that put your weight up! Drunk munchies! I can relate! This weekend, a few of my relatives and I went out and had one on our aunt. Her drink of choice was Captain & Coke. I had Diet Coke of course, but yeah...too many. I'm going up and down, so just patiently...trying to anyway, wait it out. KCKO!3 -
4/11-4/12
I’ve gotten protein up the last couple of days but it hasn’t curtailed the snacking. I need to get the temptations out of the house and be done with it!5 -
ugh. I hate the scale. That is all.
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Yesterday was bad. Wow - I mean I ate everything I shouldn't. Got that out of my system and I am recommitted. Just got done with a 3.15 mile run w/the dog. Food planned for the day, so should be a really good day.5
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4/12/22
15+ minutes of activity 5 days a week
1 of 5 days should be strength training
1 of 5 days should be core/flexibility.=
rest day
Add veggies and some fruits to my day.=
Veggies in my lunch and a side of carrots and celery with dinner, raspberries for snack.
Keep under 100 carbs= Yes 37.
Weekly home project= done this weekend
Still batting back and forth the same 2lbs. Still up 2 lbs. up from my last month low. Super frustrating.3 -
Rested the last two days as I was still recovering from my food experiment over the weekend. A reminder of just how careful I have to be with my diet. Yes it’s a bit boring eating the way I do (carnivore, that’s just meat and eggs, with a small amount of dairy) but the consequences of straying is just not worth it. Just trying a different method of carnivore at the weekend set off an awful reaction that took me days to recover from. So I’m sticking to what I know works from now on.
Thankfully I’m feeling a lot better today so managed a half hour full body workout after work. I doubt if I’ll be meeting my exercise goal of 5 days this week as I think I’ll need another rest day tomorrow. But at least I’m exercising again and that feels really good.4 -
I need to reassess. I am back up again. Since I've donated all my bigger jeans, I really don't want to have to buy a pair that are bigger. The ones I have now are really too tight. I can zip and fasten them, but forget about breathing! LOL...not quite that bad...yet! I have been laxed about eating low carb these days. But I still eat at a deficit so not sure what is up with that.
Back to basics I guess! KCKO! Have a great rest of your day!4 -
Was very good yesterday. Scale went down .4 to 155. My lowest weight this year has been 152.4. Would like to get to 150 or I should say - "I will get to 150!!" Shooting for end of month but that might be a little lofty. This weekend my DS wants to go camping. We are planning on a 7 mile hike. Yikes. But weather is predicting an 1 inch of snow. So praying the winds blow quickly today and Saturday will be clear.3
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NYPhotographer2021 wrote: »I need to reassess. I am back up again. Since I've donated all my bigger jeans, I really don't want to have to buy a pair that are bigger. The ones I have now are really too tight. I can zip and fasten them, but forget about breathing! LOL...not quite that bad...yet! I have been laxed about eating low carb these days. But I still eat at a deficit so not sure what is up with that.
Back to basics I guess! KCKO! Have a great rest of your day!
I dunno. When I eat too many carbs, I bloat that water weight in the stupidest of places. One being around my waist.
My body is so rude. 2 -
4/13/22
15+ minutes of activity 5 days a week
1 of 5 days should be strength training
1 of 5 days should be core/flexibility.=
20 minute dumbbell workout so a total of 2 days strength, a core day, and 2 walking days to meet my goal.
Add veggies and some fruits to my day.=
Carrots and tomatoes with lunch, green beans with dinner, and mixed berries as a snack.
Keep under 100 carbs= Yes 29.
Weekly home project= done this weekend
Same as yesterday. Just hoping that if I keep doing the things eventually my body will figure out we're serious LOL3 -
That's probably it. Which makes me sad because I want to someday enjoy carbs, just not go overboard like I've done in the past which landed me here.baconslave wrote: »
I dunno. When I eat too many carbs, I bloat that water weight in the stupidest of places. One being around my waist. My body is so rude.
I did go for a nice 20 minute walk at lunchtime around the perimeter of my office building. It was so nice! I hope this weekend is nice too, I want to try some of the easier hiking spots around here. Probably won't haul around my big camera, but my phone takes some awesome photos!
Your body is not rude...food is! LOL!
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4/14/22
15+ minutes of activity 5 days a week
1 of 5 days should be strength training
1 of 5 days should be core/flexibility.=
rest day but goal was met for the week
Add veggies and some fruits to my day.=
Carrots and tomatoes with my leftover green bean and beef casserole for lunch, salad and cauliflower rice with dinner. Goal met all week.
Keep under 100 carbs= Yes 51. Goal met all week.
Weekly home project= Goal was met this week.
Today I'm almost pound down which still leaves me a pound up if that makes sense LOL.2 -
Back down to 172.6. Not the low I had on Sunday morn but I'll take it since I have no choice
Glorious day outside. I'll get a nice walk in today. I'm walking with a 10lb backpack now on my yard hikes.
Need to be patient. KCKO. And try not to eat like a fiend this weekend since we may be going to the inlaws for Easter and they always have hidden carbs in their "low-carb" foods. I'll have to be smart.
I am only 7.6lb to goal and I want the jiggle gone before summer.
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Made a 25 minute walk today. Tried to make it a full 30, but my legs started giving out! I lost a pound from yesterday, so back on the downward trend. Here's hoping it continues. The weather is finally turning nice so I will make it a priority to walk at least 20 minutes during lunch. Tonight they are having line dancing in a town about 30 minutes from me, so I am contemplating going. Should be fun even though it's a different group than what I usually see. Must start going outside my comfort zone!
Have a very Hoppy Easter everyone if you celebrate!
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No exercise the last two days so didn’t meat my goal last week but I wasn’t feeling good earlier in the week and I’ve learnt the hard way that pushing yourself when you have a chronic pain condition is a really bad idea. So I allowed the rest.
Start of a new week for me, did a 30 minute full body workout and really enjoyed it. So at least I’ve done one day out of my goal of five already.
Tweaking my diet a little again this week in a final attempt to resolve my last remaining health issues. They’re more of an annoyance than serious problems as they don’t affect my daily life but I would really like them gone. So far every attempt has caused other problems that are worse but I have a final thing to try. Fingers crossed this goes well as if I have the same problems I’ve had before with this I’m looking at not meeting my goal again this week. But this is really important to me so missing a workout or two could be worth it.4 -
For 4/12-15
SW 164
CW 164
GW 161
Daily NEAT- extra trips during laundry, not enough though. Need to keep this on the front burner.
Daily Plank- skipped this week, will resume next week.
220 min a week activity to include 1 of each (bike✔, barre, elliptical✔
strength✔, outdoor walk✔) - lost track of total lol
Remain mindful of water and carb levels -water good, carbs on target for the week
MFP on my computer and tablet work fine, app on phone won't sync. Annoying.
Went outlet shopping with a friend yesterday. It was beautiful outside, got a couple good bargains and over 8000 steps. Calves are a little sore today and definitely have some inflammation. Hydrating today and will do a Barre workout this afternoon.4 -
Went camping Fri & Sat. Have not been camping for over 5 years. (Tent camping). And someone else is always in charge of the food - not this time. Temp at night got down in the 30'sF. No tent heater. DH was up at 3 am rebuilding a fire, but I stayed in the tent. So sleep was not much. We dutch oven cooked chicken chili for dinner along with a broccoli and cauliflower salad and dutch oven dump cake. All so good. Breakfast was omlete in a bag. Everything tasted great. Than on Saturday off on a 8 mile hike. Elevation Gain of 2,254ft. Did great until the last .5 mile. Too many rocks to slip on but hiking poles saved the day.
Saturday did over 11 miles of walking. The scale when I got home showed 153.8 Happy face!! ....(exhale) Sun ate too much. Not really bad but just too much. No Easter candy here. So this morning weighed in 156lbs. I am sure some of that is water gain from sore muscle. Legs are feeling it. Glad to get back into a routine.4 -
I’m not sure why I am eating like a teenager lately but certainly am not on plan. I need to reflect on the why and see if there is something driving this less than stellar behavior. I’ll keep plugging along and see if I can get this craziness under control.5
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4/15-417/22
15+ minutes of activity 5 days a week
1 of 5 days should be strength training
1 of 5 days should be core/flexibility.=
Friday no workout unless you count a trip to Walmart before a holiday. Saturday strength training video. Sunday one mile walk.
Add veggies and some fruits to my day.=
Friday cole slaw and berries. Saturday a Mediterranean salad, green beans, and berries. Sunday green beans.
Keep under 100 carbs= 33,57, and 47.
Weekly home project= Not yet
The Easter bunny brought me a fast and furious stomach virus yesterday evening. I did half a coke slushee and a couple of French fries because those are my “sick” foods. Today I’ve got Instacart coming with keto sick foods! I did hit a new low weight but I’m sure once I’m able to eat and keep it down I will jump back up!4 -
Finally! A new low! 161.4!!! After all month of hanging around 165 and up, finally get the Whoosh! I was getting pretty discouraged. I went for a 45 minute walk yesterday after work, it was so nice out! Today what do I wake up to? SNOW!!! BOOO! I hope this is the last of this silly white stuff we see until December!
Does anyone else have issues with the app not posting a weight loss?4 -
@NYPhotographer2021 My app won't sync to the website anymore. It's become useless and I may delete it.2
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The weather was lovely here the last couple of days so took a couple of walks to nearby parks. Spent two hours walking around on Sunday and an hour yesterday.
I’ve lived here about fifteen years but have never been able to visit the three parks we have as I had such problems walking and they were just that bit too far away for me. I started visiting the first a while ago and now I finally got to visit the other two. So happy, it was wonderful to be out and there were lots of dogs out plus some tiny ducklings on one of the park’s pond.
I would never be able to have done this before starting the carnivore diet so I am feeling extremely grateful right now.6 -
Last night gave into cravings
It always takes me a few days to get back to good eating practices. 4 -
I did good this past weekend but my scale is still stuck up a half or 3/4 of a pound above my pandemic low. So...just KCKO and waiting impatiently. As I do. 5
