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RangerRickL
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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 everything I ate and drank?
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day?
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank?
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We each have a different idea and expectation of how to spend a Sunday or other day off. For me, in the spring, summer and fall, I love to be with kids and horses. Fortunately, my 4 grandchildren live close enough for me to be with them on many Sundays.
What about you? What makes a Sunday a funday for you?
Rick
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Today mom and I are going to the veggie man then we are back to the garage.
Yesterday I came home and I got a lot accomplished. Laundry is all done I was up past midnight but I put away everything I brought into the house. It wasn't much but it's washed and put away. Here is hoping today is as productive.2 -
May 28
Exercised?: Yes. Walked 3km in 27 minutes (hills).
Calories?: Yes.
Tracked?: Yes.
Had parents and sister (and nephew) over for Lunch. My parents migrate North for the winter (like USA retirees migrating to South to Florida for the winter). Since both my daughters and my birthdays will be while my parents are away, it was celebration lunch for both of us.
Too much to eat (soup, roast beef, wine, 2 cakes (pavlova and sponge), tea/coffee/cheese & sweets). Didn't need any dinner. When I calculated it all up, amazingly I was still under budget.
Got walk in before people arrived (knew I would not have time after they left).
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Went for a run this morning, just short of 50 minutes. Was really cold, can tell it's almost winter, wore gloves and my fingers were still cold. The rest of me was plenty warm enough with the exercise though.
Had a meal at our favorite Thai restaurant tonight, love their fishcakes, just managed to stay under calories so hoping I was reasonably accurate with picking similar foods off the mfp database, always overestimate quantities to try and be safe. I do find tracking tricky when eating out.3 -
yes! i didn't lose any weight this week, such disappointment. instead of my usual 3km run, i went for 5.5km hoping to burn off more.
yes calories in check and all tracked!3 -
I find eating out is tricky too. Not just the tracking, but very hard to find good food unless you go expensive.aeshippers wrote: »... I do find tracking tricky when eating out.
Any practical tips from anyone in this area well appreciated.
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yes! i didn't lose any weight this week, such disappointment. instead of my usual 3km run, i went for 5.5km hoping to burn off more.
yes calories in check and all tracked!
@misscola. Don't get hung up on weight. It will fluctuate a lot even if keeping a consistent routine. It's all about the long term.
I find my weight goes in chunks. Nothing for almost a week (+/- 0.3 kg from a set weight), then almost a 1kg drop in about 2 days. Just sticking to routine and letting it do what it does is what seems to work. I can pick times where if I compare the recordings 7 days apart was the difference is 0.1kg, but the weekly trend has still been down. This bursty behavior is why I record weight daily but compare weekly averages to look for trends.
Look at your tracking over the past month (food, weight and exercise). Can you pick out trends of good/bad and how long it takes for it to get reflected in the weight trend.
End of day weight is just a number. It does not define who you are. How you feel is MUCH more important. Do you feel fit (I know many people that could not even attempt a 3km run)? Do you feel healthy? If trying to lose weight, do your clothes feel looser? Have you been tracking size measurements?
Lastly an extra 2.5km of running burns about 700kj (less than 2 slices of bread). A kg of fat is estimated to contain 37,000kj. To shift the scales by 0.5kg you would need to run about an extra 62km. Easy to see why it nearly impossible to out exercise poor dietary choices.
@misscola. You can do this. Stick with the program. Results are long term (not just 1-2 weeks).0 -
So dad decided to use his new toy. I believe it's called chain saw on a pole but my parents call it chain saw on a stick.
Anyway he was so happy but I had to do a mad dash to move my mother who was standing under the large limb he was taking down. Then my dad decided to walk with it running we are very fortunate I am still in one piece. LOL Garage is condensed mom did not want to deal with it anymore. We moved on to flower beds. I am tired I am glad I got a lot done yesterday. 2 -
Been thinking more about my Thai meal and tracking and am still v. concerned about the accuracy so would like to update 28th to a pass day, I think it's the first one I've used all month
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@phoebelayla - glad you enjoyed your party and well done for staying under calories. I agree, I find this group really useful for that, makes me much more aware of everything I'm putting in my mouth.2
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track yes
budget yes
exercise yes
Exercise at the Orange Theory studio. That is always kind of intense. I always stop short of doing stuff till it hurts and just get back on the spin bike. Instructor doesn't mind. I rode my bike to and from the studio. Strava gave me a PR for the ride home. That Strava can get to be a weird obsession. But it panned out to be a lot of exercise calories. Tomorrow is going to be an easy exercise day.
I went and seen my psychological counselor and related my conundrum about getting too old for the Iron Horse Race that I been doing for years.
She was characteristically sympathetic and gracious.
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Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes spent two hours cleaning the house for family coming out, and a short walk
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes1 -
@bocasdelbobdog I am doing my first race Fri after work. More than likely after the race I will hand off my shirt to one of the little kids. When I do the charity walks its what I do. If I see a family with multiple kids and 1 walk shirt I offer mine. I always seem to participate in the ones that have truly ugly shirts. 1
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Our family started road trip today. Hubby and I brought a cooler, eat breakfast at hotel, prepare a meal (picnic style) and eat another meal outside (I picked grilled shrimp salad, yum!).
So far I am doing well, loggd everything and barely under calorie limit, plus we walked for hours in Historic district. So 3 Yes for me3 -
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes, 45 minute walk, basically a rest day.
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes2 -
Thought I really wanted a drink after I got home from a crazy shift at work. Over 10.000 steps. Decided I would rather stay on track and under calories so no drink tonight1
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Exercise? Yes; a 45 minute hike
Calories? Yes
Tracking? Yes1 -
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? yes1 -
Wow!! Everyone is doing so great and when you slip...you recognize it and share the truth!!
Exciting and a great way to instill and reinforce positive habits.
My report is a great day of activity on the farm. The spring weather here in the Northern Hemisphere is welcome.
Activity: great and way more than the minimum
Calories: under by 300+ not counting any exercise calories
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@karenleona - Congratulations on not having that drink, so hard not to "treat" yourself after a bad day but I'm sure you feel better for it.1
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Another beautiful day in the \comox Valley
exercise yes 45 minutes exercise bike
calories yes
tracking yes1 -
Way to go today @karenleona and @theforceawaken!
Yes x 3 today for me. Put in some sweat work at the gym today: 75 min on the stepmill and then 20 on stn bike.
Sundays are usually soccer days for me, but season ended last Sunday, and tryouts were this week for both boys. So, no games this whole weekend. Instead, today we hung out with neighbor friends at the pool and then over to one house to watch a movie. I was in the zone to eat well, so no issues there. Had a great Sunday.1 -
craigo3154 wrote: »
@craigo3154 hey thanks! yea i examined my food diary for the past week, i think it's the poor estimation of food portion and hence im under the illusion that i'm consuming within my calories. so i'm considering to get a food scale. measurements didn't change much past week as well, but yea the general trend been going down. right, that extra 2.5km didn't really help ha!
yea i'm definitely healthier, better stamina, fit my clothes better and ppl around been noticing my weight loss. thanks for the reminder that's it's a journey and i must persist!!1 -
No,yes,yes1
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@misscola did you stay the same this week? MFP is a lifestyle change more than a diet(which is why I like it so much)
our body is still a mystery though. I have had weeks when I was so sure I would see a good loss and weigh in day I was disappointed by seeing a very small loss or stayed the same. I am now at the point where I consider every week a success as I know that since I started this program(mid January) I am down 23 pounds and know that if I had not of discovered MFP "and this group" I would have only gained MORE weight. 
I bought a scale by the second week of charting as I was also guesstimating I found out that at times I was underestimating and other times I was overestimating...lol............YOU CAN DO THIS! Looking forward to sharing your journey with you and hearing about your positive results! 2 -
@misscola - When I am discouraged by the scale not moving I sometimes work out my average weekly loss since I started in January and think would I have been happy with that when I started and the answer to that is "Yes".1
