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  • d_thomas02
    d_thomas02 Posts: 9,051 Member
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    Tuesday 9/20

    TDEE: 3,712 cals
    Steps: 19,865
    Active Minutes: 156

    Heat Index hit 96 or 102F depending which weather app you believe. Either way, too hot and steamy for late September. Rest of this week is just a little bit cooler, but not by much.

    Strangest craving last night. Roasted chickpeas, wasabi peas, jellybeans, chocolate stuffed Oreos, not even gummy bears touched it. Finally got the monkey off my back with vanilla ice cream drizzled with chocolate syrup. Only 1000 cals over budget.
  • d_thomas02
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    Wednesday 9/21

    TDEE: 3,528 cals
    Steps: 21,855
    Active Minutes: 120

    Got call from computer shop. Apparently motherboard with broken clip had other issues. So now waiting another week for a second new motherboard from another vendor. Four weeks and counting. [grrr]
  • d_thomas02
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    Thursday 9/22

    TDEE: 3,384 cals
    Steps: 19,061
    Active Minutes: 118
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    Friday 9/23

    TDEE: 3,497 cals
    Steps: 18,932
    Active Minutes: 92
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    Saturday 9/24

    TDEE: 3,185 cals
    Steps: 10,470
    Active Minutes: 10

    Maintenance day at shop.
  • d_thomas02
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    Sunday 9/25

    TDEE: 2,164 cals
    Steps: 4,564
    Active Minutes: 6
  • d_thomas02
    d_thomas02 Posts: 9,051 Member
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    Monday 9/26

    TDEE: 3,832 cals
    Steps: 27,960
    Active Minutes: 204

    Losing my mojo. Weight creeping up. Get home bone weary, flop in the easy chair and start stuffing my face. Hit the end of my calorie budget, but I don't stop eating. [sigh]

    OK, I know it's just a seasonal phase as same thing happened last year at this time.

    So the big question is - Do I fight it now or do I listen to my body and allow the extra weight on, knowing I can drop it again during the off season when I go back to formal exercises?

    Yeah, that's what I thought. [slaps self across face hard three times.]

    With cooler weather finally coming in, my water consumption is down during the day. Add to that, my nocturnal trips to the head are all most nonexistent. This would indicate I'm dehydrated by evening and eating rather than drinking.

    New plan. Drink a full liter of water before getting another snack during the evening hours.
  • d_thomas02
    d_thomas02 Posts: 9,051 Member
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    Tuesday 9/27

    TDEE: 3,706 cals
    Steps: 21,862
    Active Minutes: 153
  • d_thomas02
    d_thomas02 Posts: 9,051 Member
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    Wednesday 9/28

    TDEE: 3,379 cals
    Steps: 19,997
    Active Minutes: 103
  • d_thomas02
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    Thursday 9/29

    TDEE: 2,789 cals
    Steps: 13,681
    Active Minutes: 103

    Worked first half of day, then had root canal done on #31. Also decided to take Docs advice and had #3's root canal re-done again (for third time). He found a crevice, using his microscope, down one root canal. Spent twice as much time on #3 as he did on #31.

    After I got home, put 20 minutes on treadmill @ 2.5 mph to get my daily goal of 100 active minutes.

    This morning I only have one word...

    Ouch.

    Hope the three Ibuprofens combined with two Tylenols (suggested OTC pain meds) start working before I start bouncing around on a mower.
  • d_thomas02
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    Friday 9/30

    TDEE: 3,809 cals
    Steps: 27,818
    Active Minutes: 236
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    Saturday 10/01

    TDEE: 2,936 cals
    Steps: 11,528
    Active Minutes: 33

    Fairly easy day of lawn renovations and shrub trimmings.
  • d_thomas02
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    Sunday 10/02

    TDEE: 2,083 cals
    Steps: 3,145
    Active Minutes: 0

    Rest day.
  • d_thomas02
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    Monday 10/03

    TDEE: 3,423 cals
    Steps: 20,886
    Active Minutes: 156
  • d_thomas02
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    Tuesday 10/04

    TDEE: 3,870 cals
    Steps: 25,221
    Active Minutes: 232
  • d_thomas02
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    Friday 10/07

    TDEE: 3,450 cals
    Steps: 20,134
    Active Minutes: 165

    Day started in low 60s and then dropped to low 50s, cloudy with an occasional light mist. First time since the heat of Summer I wore a hoodie while mowing and wished it was my heavy coat. I was cold... and it was GREAT!!!
  • d_thomas02
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  • d_thomas02
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    Sunday 10/09

    TDEE 2,526 cals
    Steps: 9,629
    Active Minutes: 61

    Rest day, but felt twitchy so put an hour just walking on the treadmill @ 2.5 mph.
  • d_thomas02
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    Monday 10/10

    TDEE: 3,939 cals
    Steps: 28,808
    Active Minutes: 265
  • d_thomas02
    d_thomas02 Posts: 9,051 Member
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    Tuesday 10/11

    TDEE: 3,617 cals
    Steps: 22,011
    Active Minutes: 129

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