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Exercise? Yes; a 5 mile run - it wasn't my best time, but it was fun
Calories? Yes
Tracking? Yes
My rules are not very strict. I never feel guilty eating some calories earned during exercise. I usually try to make sure that I'm eating healthy and have some of my exercise calories left, but my goal is to listen to my body and enjoy life. If I feel hungry, I'm going to eat. Especially when I strength train, I try to listen to my body's needs and not deprive myself. My goal is to make this my lifestyle, so I try to build sustainable habits. Eating or not eating based calories in and calories out is not something that I plan to do my entire life. MFP is my learning tool. I pay attention to calories now and learn from them, so that I can practice making healthy decisions throughout my entire life.
That being said, I am also maintaining weight, and no longer am seeking to lose any specific amount. I am very happy with where I am. My closet however is full of different sized clothing; all of which fit me the same - the life of a woman
Also, I make sure to always have fun when I exercise. In fact, when I'm not having fun, I don't do it. I find another way to be active instead. I have found that when I push myself too much and no longer look forward to my workouts, I tend to give-up altogether. More recently, I've been more lenient on myself. I make sure to get a certain amount of exercise, but I allow flexibility in how it's performed. Sometimes it is strength training and a long run, other days it's just a short walk. This has helped me stay active consistently for over a year.
These are just my way of doing things. I respect and understand that everyone has their own way of being healthy. I'm proud of you all for finding what works best for you and sticking with it.7 -
Exercise: Yes, but it was brutal! I was already sore before the workout and gritted my teeth to the end. Now I'm hopeful I can get out of bed in the morning without falling over!
Calories: Spot on.
Tracked: Every bite.4 -
@lightningbolt9 Please don't push yourself every day. Neither our bodies nor our minds can handle that. One or both of those will quit on us if we don't listen to our pain.
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My report:
Calories: under by a smidge
Tracking: good
Exercise: 35 minutes of walking and working around the farm.
My wife had her second cataract surgery today. All is well, but I spent most of my energy serving her. My wife serves me 200x more than I serve her (Rose).5 -
Yes x 35
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Yes x 3
Walking dog x 2, deads and presses4 -
Yes, yes and yes (and also used up my exercise points) I went swimming while my son's in swim practice = win-win situation!6
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I haven't gotten to my computer in more than a week and I hate typing on my phone, so long post today.
Good news first ! I have now lost 10 lbs after joining UAC.
June 1st weight : 175.6 lbs
Yesterday (July 12th) : 165.2 lbs
Also I have lost over an inch from my waist and hips. Really happy
A big thank you for all the motivation and support, I know myself really well and I don't think I would stick to exercise and eating sensible portions for more than 2 weeks. It has now been 6 weeks. Also I noticed that I eat only when I am actually hungry which is a major NSV because I tend to munch something all the time.
@conchita962 : Not a long post at all. I totally get what you are saying and it makes so much sense ! I did the same thing myself. I used to force myself to work out in the gym, hated it but had to do it, high body fat percentage ... never going to lose weight otherwise etc, never worked. Now I walk outside, sometimes lesser calories burnt but I am enjoying it and it seems to be working. Glad the running for the sake of running in the woods works for you !
@Gus130 : Hope you are feeling better.
I do eat a portion of my exercise calories back. My calorie limit is 1200 and most days I try to burn 400 calories exercising and I eat around 150-200 back. On days when I don't exercise much, I eat lesser and try to still maintain a 100 calorie deficit.
@everyone : Glad to see you all doing so well !
Pass day today for me. Had some friends over for lunch, cooked a lot, cleaned a lot, ate sensibly but didn't exercise.
Pass day 2. I hope I can get to the end of the month with just 1 pass. Fingers crossed
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MyersCrystal wrote: »@craigo3154 I would be interested in more about metabolic damage. You've mentioned this before, and it's really peaked my interest. Have any web links you'd recommend? Thanks.
@MyersCrystal. Metabolic damage is when Metabolic adaption goes too far. Simplest article I've seen to describe it is: https://www.metaboliceffect.com/metabolic-damage-symptoms/
Most will never have "damage", but its a term that get's peoples attention.
It's been noted in long term studies after extreme diet and how the metabolism fights to get the body back to a pre-determined weight. Best example is from studies done on The Biggest Loser contestants years after the series they were in finished. Most showed significantly slower metabolisms, most put back on weight (sometimes even more than they had at the start to the series they were in. - https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/02/health/biggest-loser-weight-loss.html - remember this article is "news" not scientific so it's over simplified for mass consumption - the more scientific results paper is http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/oby.21538/full).
Look up "adipostat" too. It's a theory based on observation. Weight seems to work more like a "thermostat" than the simple CICO equation because the metabolism gets in the way. The "adipostat" concept theorises the body tries to return to the set point by regulating the metabolism and other voluntary behaviours after an abnormal period of CICO. Only once the CICO balance is accepted as normal by the body (and good habits established) can the metabolism slowly to return to it's pre-diet burn-rate. This takes dedicated time.
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Yes x 3. Spin x50 min.5
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Yes x3. A windy day for a 21km bike ride.3
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Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? had a 5mile walk and moved some gravel / rock for awhile
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes
49.57/ 125 mile3 -
It will be so amazing to keep the same sized clothes for one year !
I've always allowed myself to eat my exercise calories, I gauge it sometimes on if I am actually hungry as well. I think on days you exercise more you get hungrier generally - so I find this approach worked for me. I have met people who never ate their exercise points, so it is as individual as you are.
Over many years, I've read a lot on diet, weight and psychology around eating. When I think of humans, we are all so different, we don't like the same food, clothes, seasons and our bodies are different too. So I just encourage people to do what feels good for them - provided it is not harmful!
As for my actually general update - today was a pass day
I did track everything but I went over through stress eating.
I got upset at my new job as my new boss let her frustration out at me. So I was feeling upset and looked for the answer in the vending machine. Even though there are no answers in the vending machine - I did try a few times though, just incase there was an answer there. (kidding)
Tomorrow is a new day, and I will start again.3 -
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I eat my exercise calories back. I try not to and I've started logging my exercise at the end of the day so I don't eat those calories. I am only 3 weeks into my weight loss journey so I am still learning to moderate.2 -
@pears734 @srufus YASSSS QUEENS!!! @Slimpossible007 I once ran 4.5 hours in a downpour on a long run cuz I had to get back to the car! Luckily is was a hot day with cool rain.2
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had a good day today. Did get to go to a pool today. Took it very easy(like I had a choice..lol) it is so much easier to walk in water, did not hurt at all. Any time I even felt a twinge I stopped for a bit. Could not do the balance walking exercise yet as I felt it in my back but I could walk back and forth no problem..........It felt sooooooo good and I am not hurting any more than regular this morning. Which means I can go back on Monday....woohoo
I also then got to go in the hot tub for a bit I just could not sit in front of a jet. I find the hot tub feels so healing and is such a treat after working in the pool. I always call it my reward......lol 
@everyone I am so impressed with the sharing and positive encouragement I am reading on here. We have all had our challenges along the way and we all have to pick the course that works for us. My rule with eating back my calories is that they are there for me to use IF I want. I still plan around the budget I was given and most days stay within that but if I want to go for dinner or have a dessert I will do that knowing I am covered. To me the main thing is that I chart absolutely EVERYTHING! So I can see it in writing and be able to review my day, especially if I had a stressful or even very successful day!
WE ARE WINNING THIS BATTLE! For some reason I am thinking of the quote there is no "I" in team. This is so true in this group as it is not about just doing what I want. It is about sharing our journeys and helping others through encouragement, recognition, positive attitudes and just plain CARING! @everyone thank you so much for being part of our team! I truly believe that finding this group has helped me to succeed and make the best choices for me, while having fun along the way!
Leaving you with something to think about.
"IF I BELIEVE I CAN, I CAN"
"IF I BELIEVE I CAN'T, I CAN'T"
IT IS OUR CHOICE TO MAKE!
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Exercise: Hour rugby pre season training. Lots of running!
Kcl: 1439/1460
Tacked: yep0
