Wed Feb 5 Check In
deskjockey925
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- Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes?
- Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day?
- Did I keep track of all the calories I ate or drank?
- Pass days (3+ is fine if you reach the max)
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The Importance of Tracking
Rule 3 of UAC:
TRACK ALL THE CALORIES YOU EAT AND DRINK. How you choose to track is up to you: you may use a paper tracker or journal, MyFitnessPal, another app/website, or any other (online or offline) tool that works for you.
If you're part of this challenge, you likely already know how important tracking is to meeting your desired goals.
But? Should you track anything else? UAC says to track all the calories you eat and drink, which usually includes "what," "how much," and "associated calories,"…. but what about……- Where? If you always eat at the same place (kitchen table), then great! But, if you often eat in other areas (bedroom, car, restaurant), it might be valuable to track this information
- Time? Do you eat at the same times every day? Is late-night eating a recurring thing?
- Are you doing anything else while you're eating? Watching TV, on the computer, socializing?
- How do you feel? Happy, sad, angry, bored?
Questions:
Do you currently track additional information such as where, time, what you're doing and how you feel?
If yes, has it helped?
If no, will you consider it?
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While I'm away on holiday I am logging breakfast. In fact I brought a travel weighing appliance that I use to weigh my breakfast cereal, but I don't accurately measure the milk. I am having a slice of toast and log that as if it were the bread I eat at home. But not much else is logged. I have been tracking on and off for many years now and can make reasonable choices.
I try not to snack as those little nibbles can add up.
Off to dinner now.
5 pass days9 -
Pass day 2 for me. Gave into temptation at my church small group meeting. We have dinner together every week and tonight was delicious so I had seconds and then some of the post meal treats. Pushed me over when I logged it after I got home.
Started the day with a run even though weather was miserable and I was having a fatigued day.7 -
February 5, 2025
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
Pass days: 06 -
Wednesday
Exercise: Yes, Biking 120 minutes (5 of 28)
Calories: Yes, stayed under budget (5 of 28)
Tracking: Yes, logged everything (5 of 28)
Pass Days: 0
I have not tracked where, but I am usually eating at the same time and place (Not always at the dining room table) each day.7 -
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Lunchtime 6km hill run that I was dreading but it was great fun (despite almost going flying downhill in the mud several times!) - my fastest split time for a hill run yet!
1 pass day7 -
2/5
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? 👍
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? 👍
Did I keep track of all the calories I ate or drank 👍
Pass days (0)
(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 - 304 -
✅✅✅ 3️⃣ pass days left
I track all CI:CO and almost always have calories left at the end of each day. I choose to include small indulgences to remove the feelings of being deprived of ‘treats’. I have no forbidden foods, but choose to eat mostly fresh nutritious food with a balance of macros the majority of the time.6 -
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I track almost everything I eat/drink minimal left out and this keeps me focused. I am a creature of habit so my eating times and places rarely fluctuate most are with in an hour of the meal ie breakfast between 8:30-9:30 etc.
Today I got all three done my exercise was shoveling more snow and getting the frozen snow off my suv windows to get to work in the morning trying to save time and energy as it’s still a struggle from my weekend crude.5 -
February 4, 2025
Exercise ❤️ 11,100 steps
Calorie Budget ❤️
Tracking every taste ❤️
3 pass days left
Walking - 2 - 48 mins - 9009 steps with my wrist weights (1lb)
Resistance band practice
No exceptions. No excuses.
💖 Discipline is self-love.
I do record the times but not the locations. But today my internet was down so out of work early. So I did a second walk but also ate some of my exercise calories as I was running 2 hours ahead of my normal schedule. I am still under for the day but likely ate more due to habit/boredom (internet still out).3 -
Exercise: yes
Calories: yes
Track: yes
Passes: 0
Great ideas @itladyee I want to get more consistent with my schedule. My eating time and sleep time are all over the place. I may start tracking the time I eat & see if it makes a difference.3 -
✅ exercise 20+ min
✅ within calories
✅ track all
0️⃣ Pass days used3 -
✅️ - Calories yes
✅️ - Exercise yes
✅️ - Tracked yes
0️⃣ - Pass days
I don't track where and MFP inputs the time for me.3 -
Yes x3. Morning walk, lots of shovelling, lower body strength workout.1 pass day used.
I’m still consistently tracking food but I’ve never tracked where or when. Those don’t change much!3 -
Exercise: yes, 30 min outdoor walk and 30 min treadmill run
Tracked: yes
Calories: yes
Pass days used: 01 -
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Biking and some exercise snacks (squats, lunges, etc)
1 pass day
I don’t track where or when I eat, but I notice I eat a lot more when I am not savoring my food.
Thanks for the topic @itladyee1 -
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Yes
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Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? 4 mile walk
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes
Pass days: 0
I don't track where or my mood or times. I almost always track the night before. I usually have breakfast at my desk at work, I also eat most of my snacks there as well. Meals at home are almost always at the dining room table. I try to eat breakfast after 9am since it helps me be less starving all morning. If I ate at 6:30 when I get up I'd be starving by 8:30.1 -
I had a gasp when I entered my calories a few minutes ago. Hadn’t realized I was over by so much.
The importance of tracking AND advanced planning is key for me. It’s only been three years so you’d think I’d get the idea. I made my lunch for tomorrow at least so I don’t eat fast food.
February 5
Exercised✅ had a workout for an hour in the gym first thing. So happy about this.
Tracked ✅ but only at mid day and at the end of day
not on track ❌ poor planning!
3 pass days1 -
Wednesday 5th February
Exercice: just
Calories: under
Tracking: Yes
Pass Days: 0
I 'm afraid just 'normal' tracking already takes a lot of time. I pre-plan and repeat meals and ingredients. I check restaurant menus beforehand if possible.1 -
Exercise yes
Calories yes
Tracking yes
I track calories in and activities (so calories out). I have been using the same tracking app for years, and it helps to have all that history stored and meals saved - makes tracking so fast and easy. I absolutely love that you asked us to focus on the when and where, because that makes such a difference! If I eat while sitting in my chair watching something on tv or playing on my iPad, I will sometimes realize that I have just eaten a whole (whatever) and didn’t even register it, therefore didn’t enjoy it as much as I might have. Then I feel so disappointed! It’s like calories in but enjoyment - zero. So what was the point!!?? lol!0 -
Exercise: yes - walk
Calories: yes
Track: yes
Passes: 00 -
✅✅✅ and 1 pass day
I generally always weigh at the same time in the morning, right after getting out of bed and using the bathroom. This morning I got up an hour early just to go to the bathroom and decided to weigh before heading back to bed for 60 more lazy minutes. (136.0). When I got back up at my usual time I had miraculously lost almost a pound (135.1). I also have an evening routine of trying not to eat after 8:00, so this also impacts my morning weigh in. So for me tracking does matter.0
