Feb 3
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes. Nothing like a dog to guilt you into exercise. At least she’s not embarrassed by me. See below.

Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes. Made a great onion and tomato salsa and ate a boatload of it with celery and carrot crudités for a total of minus 20 cals. Cause, you know, all that labour-intensive washing and chopping and digesting? (Ok, maybe it was just a few cals more than that).

Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes. Data is king.

Feb 4
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes. Every Saturday in summer I go to watch my teenage son play cricket. For those of you unfamiliar with the game that we in Australia inherited from our colonial masters, it is played on an oval the size of an athletic field and the schoolboy version lasts for 4 or 5 hours. I assumed I could multi-task and walk around the oval while I was watching the game. At the drinks break my son approached and the conversation went something like this.
TB (teenage boy): Mum, please don’t walk around.
Me: Pardon?
TB: Don’t walk around.
Me: Why not?
TB: Because it’s embarrassing
… (long silence)…
Me: Pardon?
TB: You walk… funny
… (another long silence)…
Me: Funny how?
TB: I don’t know. Funny.
Me: Funny as in strange or funny as in John Cleese Ministry of Silly Walks?
TB: (blank stare).

Apparently I not only walk funny, I am very, very old. For the record, my “power” walking is a thing of grace and beauty, with nice high elbows and knees, and the occasional shuffle-jog when the mood takes me.

Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes. I successfully resisted the sausage sizzle at the cricket clubhouse.

Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes. Still trying to sort out the negative calories thing that happens when you sync Fitbit with MFP. Freaks me out every time.

RangerRickL and RunningMom

I consider it part of the job description. If they don't wish they were no relation at least once a week, I'm not doing my job right. I could be worse. A lot worse. One mum called out across the cricket pitch that her son had forgotten his 'box' (private parts protector). There was a lot of snickering from his mates after that one.

Thanks Rick for not giving me the boot!
Pass days 1 2 3 (and a bonus 4 and 5) all used up. I've had horrible horrible flu. Nearly, nearly over it. But phone or computer screens have hurt my eyes and had no energy to exercise so no logging and not been here.

Today my (not a baby anymore!) daughter turned 1. We've had a great day. Some photos from today have just been whatsapped between family and agh! Yuck! I have a long way to go still. Healthy or not I'll be here the rest of the month. Well done everyone who's trying their best!xx

Exercise? Yes 35 minute aerobic DVD
Tracking? Yes
Within calories? Yes

Exercise 30 min walk
Calories yes
Tracking yes

E- DVD
T- yes
C- yes

First really hard day but thanks to thinking all day about having to report here, I DID IT !! Yaeh!
YES Logged everything in
YES stayed within calorie goal
YES exercised on my stationery bike for 20 minutes exactly, no more no less! lol

Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? YES (went for 30-min mall walk on this very busy day and hubby supported me by coming along)

Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? YES

Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? YES

Actually, this activity was done yesterday, and yesterday's activity was done today. I edited the post from yesterday too many times, and it wouldn't let me change it.

Bottom line...dare I say it...I'm 5 days in and winning...it's a miracle!

Exercise? 30 min Jillian Michaels Shred-It with Weights Funny, I don't look shredded but feel my knees are shredded.
Calories? Stayed within, even with more cake and chili also.
Keeping track? Yes, even that luscious homemade lemon cake (that there's more left of....)

I think I would've skipped my exercise if it wasn't for this challenge- so thanks RRick!