31 days of July accountability thread

Report for 7-3!!!!

I'll start off with this:

GOAL: 1430
FOOD: 2366
EXERCISE: 800
NET: 1566
-->>Over: 136<<--

So I get a 3 day weekend from my work. We all got burgers and I had my burger in lettuce as a lettuce wrap but it wasn't very filling so I ate the bun with some more lettuce on it. Then there was a cookie platter so I chose a "healthier" one which was an oatmeal raisin one. My boss made our little room a flag cake that was a white cake and it had some blueberries and strawberries on top. It was cute and delicious. Probably shouldn't have had that cookie and cake. I then drove 3.5 hours to go to my home town where my dad lives and I avoided fast food on the drive by bringing some food along with me (broccoli and shredded turkey and some beef jerky). The fast food temptation over came me when I arrived though. My dad had McDonalds for dinner and he was watching Game of Thrones which I had all ready seen so I decided to finish off my fitbit steps and I went for a 2 mile walk. I had a mc chicken and a cheddar onion burger which both weren't that satisfying and the burger was WAY overly salty which was really disgusting to me. But I have discovered I really like walking at night time so I must do it more often!

TL;DR Ate fast food but only over by 136 calories and finished my 10k fitbit steps for 2 days in a row!.

This sounds like a great idea, since I'm a little late it'll be 28 days of July! Feel free to add me for those that are interested in sharing food diaries!

Checking in!

1/7: 380 calories under goal. My favourite meal of the day was the home made bowl of ramen I made! It's the first time I've made it, and it was utterly delicious! Home made ramen soup, scallions, sweetcorn, spinach, tofu, and noodles.

2/7: 493 calories under goal. Today included lots of yummy fruit again, and a crappier version of the ramen from yesterday. By the time I got home I was shattered, so I just made some Miso soup and cooked the noodles in it; no veg unfortunately!

3/7: 342 calories under goal. Even though I was under, I'm a little disappointed as I had Large Mcdonalds fries! It just cemented my belief that they suck.

First whole day home post-vacation and I made myself go for a jog/walk for 30 minutes. I really didn't want to do it, but I'm glad I did since vacation was a true vacation with hardly any exercising at all. Hoping I can pull my mind out of vacation mode and back into fitness/weight-loss mode! Thanks for the accountability all!

I was not accountable on Thursday or Friday. I am taking responsibility for it. Today is a new day, and I got this..

Another day where I squeezed in by the skin of my teeth (thanks is to some exercise!).

Ate some rubbish today, but it was just one of those. At least it's nothing like what I would have done in the past and I didn't eat chocolate or crisps, which are my usual go-to when I get in that mood. Being out and about probably helped, though I'm pleased to stay I didn't get really tempted, not even when I stopped for fuel

Hope everyone is doing okay.

Report for 7-4!!!!

Then we all went to the fair. I hadn't had Wisconsin cheese curds in a long time nge!

Oh my I LOVE WI cheese curds. I wasn't great the past 2 days myself. The good thing is I did do my 30DS shred both days and continued to get better. Yesterday I had over 12K steps, Friday only 5200.
Now about the food. Started out good Friday morning with my usual All Bran, yogurt and blackberries. I didn't log the rest of the day. We grilled short ribs and boneless skinless chicken breast. I love to cook and the 4th is difficult b/c it was one of my oldest daughter's favorite days and she always had a food list when she came home. Since we lost her it has been difficult. But this year my sister and her husband, my parents and younger daughter were there so a lot of people and a lot of cooking made it easier. I made potato salad (I do make a lighter version) Bush's grilling beans with added bacon, a fresh roasted corn, tomato, avocado and cucumber salad (also pretty light) pasta salad (didn't eat) and for desert a trifle made with angel food cake, fat free sugar free vanilla pudding, blueberries, strawberries and cool whip (pretty light also, the worst part was the angel food cake). I didn't gorge, but I just didn't worry about logging, which continued into yesterday. I had breakfast at a country breakfast buffet and for me, ate too much, but not nearly what I have been known to do in the past. I wasn't hungry the rest of the day, but for some reason had a sweet tooth and ate 2 servings of the dessert from the day before.
So today, I am back on the straight and narrow. Good breakfast, will be on program for lunch and already have 8K steps before noon. I will also begin Day1 Level 3 of the 30DS and ride my stationary for an hour.
Goal is to be totally comfortable in all the size US 14s I already own by Alaska trip August 6. Can wear one pair and can get the rest on and zipped, but I can't breathe.

Well done everybody!

Done a whole heap of exercise today. Absolutely shattered! Still could, according to MFP, eat more than my usual daily allowance :0 Will aim not to though!

Report for 7-7!!!!

I'll start off with this before the "blog" post.
Goal: 1430
Food: 1280
Exercise: 654 (from fitbit sync)
Net: 631!

Not too bad of a day and I even got some ice cream in

So I am pretty sure Saturday and Sunday were AWFUL for logging. Though I went out to Denny's with my dad and I got their fit fare thing which was Salmon, broccoli and rice. I was still being slightly mindful of what I was consuming (when I really wanted the fattening meals). I know I ate too much of the mexican lasagna that my dad wanted me to make for him. I know it would be high in cals and sodium so that is why I'm assuming I was way over on Saturday and Sunday. Today, going back at it wasn't as difficult as I thought it was going to be . A bit over in sodium (by almost 1000 mg) but I can't complain about my food calories! Pretty psyched how well I did today. I just need to keep up the good logging everything that goes into my mouth thing and I should be good to go!

Checking in for end of day 6. 286 cals under goal plus exercise. Day 1 Level 3 30DS kicked my butt. Over 15K steps today. It is after 9pm and I just don't think I have a bike ride in me. If I did I might need to eat something else and I know I can't do that.

Good job everyone. Let's all get back to it after a nice holiday weekend....at least a holiday here in the U.S.

Great job! I only got to day 5 on level 1 of 30DS before I needed a rest day and never returned....I should do that again



Good job everyone doing this! Let us keep ourselves (and others) accountable!!!!

It was blinking hard today. It was only the thought of this place and what I want to be that kept me away from munching on anything that stood still long enough.

Anyhoo, today it's under for the day. Add in a bit of exercise (a tiny bit!) and it's all much better than I thought it was going to be :-)

Report for 7-7!!!!

I'll start off with this before the "blog" post.
Goal: 1430
Food: 1280
Exercise: 654 (from fitbit sync)
Net: 631!

Not too bad of a day and I even got some ice cream in

So I am pretty sure Saturday and Sunday were AWFUL for logging. Though I went out to Denny's with my dad and I got their fit fare thing which was Salmon, broccoli and rice. I was still being slightly mindful of what I was consuming (when I really wanted the fattening meals). I know I ate too much of the mexican lasagna that my dad wanted me to make for him. I know it would be high in cals and sodium so that is why I'm assuming I was way over on Saturday and Sunday. Today, going back at it wasn't as difficult as I thought it was going to be . A bit over in sodium (by almost 1000 mg) but I can't complain about my food calories! Pretty psyched how well I did today. I just need to keep up the good logging everything that goes into my mouth thing and I should be good to go!

Huge props for heathy eating at Denny's! Eating out is always a challenge, and it sounds like you did a great job with that. :-) I probably will sound like a mom, but just want to check in and make sure you are eating enough. Net of 650 calories seems low to me, personally --- if you get a great workout in, think about eating at least half of those calories back! It looks like you're making great food choices though -- keep it up! (And please disregard if you're looking at overall calories per week rather than day by day --- You mentioned the weekend was higher in calories, and I know some folks eat less during the week to 'save room' for weekend outings). :-)

I'm such a bad MFP member...I've been logging in my diary, but have failed to even come onto the forum to validate any of it! Sorry about that! But I HAVE BEEN ACCOUNTABLE! Even for things I don't WANT to be accountable for ha ha ha.
I went to the gym yesterday, for 30 minutes. I'm starting to not feel good - getting a sore throat and a wonderful accumulation of phlegm - so I didn't push myself very hard yesterday. I've been up since 4:30 today (ugh!) so I foresee a very long day. BUT I'M GOING TO BE ACCOUNTABLE !