Morning everyone!!! Exercise is done i decided to work on my core this morning. So at work they have chairs in everyone's station for you to use. Here is the deal if I use the chair I have to have it so high for everyone to see me that my feet don't touch anything. So I stand the whole time and I'm ok with it. I figure I won't get the butt spread if I'm not sitting on it. LOL

Today is pizza party I guess I will be eating in my car as I don't want the peer pressure of how come you don't eat pizza. I do eat it occasionally but usually when I have a day off the next day and when I'm home in case I get really sick from the crust. Since I make my pizza's using portabella mushrooms as my crust I don't miss pizza at all. Can't wait for this week of food and festivities to be over with. LOL

Am I my ideal weight? Hmmm...... Well all I wanted to be was a size 10 and I'm actually in between an 8 and a 6. I look fine but if you go with the BMI I am still 2 lbs from a healthy weight. I really want to be in that green section but if it doesn't happen it's not like it's the end of the world.

October 5

Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? 30 minutes spinning plus 2 hours yard work
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? yes

I gained almost 15 lbs since losing my mom to cancer in February (that's .5 lb per week from mindless eating/drinking). It is so easy to gain and takes so much effort to lose and keep it off. Thanks to Rick for encouraging me to come back. I was the group leader here for about six months and during that time was very disciplined. Logging food and workouts really does work.

BTW, 2020pinktogo's pizza on a Portobello mushroom sounds delicious. I'm going to give it a try soon.

I soften the mushroom cap in a frying pan I have used butter or a little oil whatever is handy. I just do it on a low flame and I flip it a few times til a knife cuts it easily. Then I put it in a pie plate and I put all the toppings I want on it which happens to be pizza sauce black olives and whatever veggies are available and top with cheese and then I bake it til it looks goods if I'm in a rush I put it in the broiler. LOL

Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes..30 minute Step class, 30 minute Pump and Sculpt class, 60 minute Barre class, 60 minute Yoga class, and 60 minutes strength training.
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes, easily.
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes

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Yes- spin class
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I'm gonna try that portobello pizza recipe. Thanks!

I'm here because I need accountability. I will do well and then get off track easily. Once I'm off, it can turn into crazy train time. I feel so much better about everything when I eat well and work out consistently. I lost weight with weight watchers after I had my kids. I have kept most off, but bounce up and down 10-15 pounds. Really want to figure out how to stay at goal weight. First up, get back to goal range. Then keep tracking and being accountable. Thanks for being there everyone! I really like the energy on this group!

@EbnyIvry Glad to see you back on track. :-)

Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes, I got on my stationary bike at 11pm tonight and rode for 20 minutes because I did not want to have to take a pass day after I'd worked hard to stick to my calories and track everything today. So thank you, UAC!
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes, I ate less than I'd planned because I did less than I'd planned!
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes.

My husband is definitely the gardener in our family. He likes to get his hands dirty and be outside. Me, not so much. That's one reason I love running. It forces me to be outside and appreciate nature and just be more in touch with my surroundings. I used to be happiest when I could curl up somewhere and read a book for hours on end, but I'm not sure I could do that anymore. I still like to read, but I don't relish being still or sedentary anymore. Maybe it's because my fitbit is constantly reminding me to get up and move, but I've definitely internalized the goal of moving as much as possible. I didn't do that today, but only because duty called and my kids kept me busy all day and pretty much until 10 oclock. My youngest was working on a mythology project and these things have a way of taking much longer than the child thinks it will take.

And so it begins! Pass day #1 I did say I would end up being here in a more supportive roll this month! I didn't get exercise today except running around packing to get on the road earlier than planned! We were supposed to fly in to Orlando on what will be the day Matthew hits. So plan b is a road trip to Atlanta to see if the place isn't descimated Saturday! Relative to what people in Haiti are going through I'm not going to complain about my First World problems though. If we make it great if not it'll be fun to explore Atlanta

Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes. Lazy day, so I just walked and stretched a bit. Also busy work day.
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes, but not by much!
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes.