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RangerRickL
RangerRickL Posts: 8,469 Member
edited November 2024 in Social Groups
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?
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  • am_change
    am_change Posts: 1,010 Member
    Tracking:yes
    Calories:yes
    Exercise: yes. Went for a 3 mile walk up steep hills...with the stroller oops! I'd misread the trail description and thought it was flat. Re read it when we finished and it said "a more challenging trail with steep climbs and uneven surfaces" My husband wasn't too impressed! We took turns pushing our daughter who walked a bit too and got our hr up! It was beautiful though.Walking around town too later so 5-6 miles all in all.

    Thanks @craigo3154 for another great daily thought. My name's am_change and I'm a breadaholic. I grew up eating far too much of the stuff. If I was hungry before dinner my mum would say oh have a slice of bread while you wait. We'd have sandwiches for lunch most days, sometimes toast for breakfast too and at dinner a side plate of bread to go with the meal. Mmm. I can easily binge on it so tried to quit it altogether last month...and failed. But have massively cut down and don't have any in the house.
    Again, I grew up with lots of potatoes, rice and pasta. I try to have more protein and cut down on carbs now and feel better when I do.
    I agree it's a crazy and outdated pyramid but @craigo3154 I think most nutritionists now would agree with you in having more protein and fewer carbs. Thanks for the food for thought :D

    @Dosse1320 mmm I love peanut butter.
    @trixsey1 a great advert for the bike thanks! I'm planning on getting a child seat for mine. My daughter's about 1.5-2stone (21-28lbs) and I'm not sure how much this extra weight and possibly uncentred weight will make me wobbly. Does anyone have any experience of riding with a childseat?! Thanks!

    I hope everyone had a great weekend and has a fun week ahead!
  • shonat11
    shonat11 Posts: 170 Member
    Yes x3
    Exercise wasn't very exciting but it was tiring. Up and down stairs all afternoon as I'm clearing out our attic.
    Tracked my calories and was well within budget.
    @Slimpossible007 , hope you feel better tomorrow and enjoy swimming.
    @am_change sounds like very hard work with the stroller - good exercise though
    @trixsey1 . New bike sounds great . I've been thinking of getting one.

    Night all
  • conchita962
    conchita962 Posts: 327 Member
    August 6
    Exercise: 35 min walk with the dog 40 min yoga
    calories: yes
    Tracked: yes
    Miles. 2.2

    Been struggling the past 2-3 weeks with back pain and sciatic pain on my right side. No running today. I've walked a lot but by mile 2 my right cheek starts getting very painful and preventing me from getting some strength training in. Very frustrating. I still got 20 miles in last week.
  • Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yep...70 minute walk
    Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yep
    Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yep
  • DarthMom280
    DarthMom280 Posts: 41 Member
    Exercised?: Yes.
    Calories?: Yes.
    Tracked?: Yes.
  • loopydo2017
    loopydo2017 Posts: 821 Member
    Yes x3
  • phoebelayla
    phoebelayla Posts: 1,286 Member
    Yes x 3
    High protein. Low carbs. Pretty much zero simple sugar.
  • Anya_000
    Anya_000 Posts: 725 Member
    @SimonsChange, congrats on enjoying your mothers birthday, and staying under target.
  • cardio_enthusiast
    cardio_enthusiast Posts: 639 Member
    What would be/is the structure of your normal, ongoing for life, diet?

    Great topic:-)

    I grew up in a tropical country and our food selections consisted of a lot of carbohydrates (white rice, plantains, yams, cassava roots, and a bit of bread), proteins (a lot of fish, some chicken, beans, and small amounts of beef), and fat (avocado, palm oil
  • cardio_enthusiast
    cardio_enthusiast Posts: 639 Member
    LOL, a part of my last response was cut off! No matter, though:).

    I'll add that a sustainable ongoing nutrition plan will definitely have a snap shot of what I've been doing: whole food, organic food selections, unprocessed carbohydrates, healthy grains, nutritious proteins, AND a smidgen of milk chocolate on a regular basis
  • pribud
    pribud Posts: 453 Member
    Good evening everyone! Like @Dosse1320 I think of this as a lifestyle change not a diet so there are no foods off limits. I do have treats when i REALLY want them but I work them into my plan for the day and if I have to use a pass day to satisfy a craving so be it! I do not beat myself up any longer over these I accept it and move on. I love it. My rule most days for supper is that our dinner plate has to be a minimum of 1/2 salad or vegetable, a lean protein(4-6 ounces) and sometimes a carb but not always. Our morning consists of yogurt and fruit which may have to change as I am finding lately that I am VERY hungry by lunch time. Our lunch varies.

    I had an awesome day today. B) Spent it with a couple of girlfriends at the Filberg Festival here. Lots of local artisans and GREAT music to sit and listen to. I saw the most awesome thing. There was an elderly lady that was using a walker and her son(I think) helped her into a seat just up from us and then left her for a while. The band played an Elvis song and in no time at all this lady was up holding on to her walker and dancing. I nudged my girlfriends telling them they had to see this, it was so cute. I started cheering her on and the next thing we knew the whole audience was doing the same and clapping along with us. I was sitting there watching her with tears running down my face, I turned to my girlfriends and they were doing the same. It was awesome to see, everyone forgot about the band and watched her. After the show her son came back for her. I went over and told her how she had made my day and told her son how she was the star of the show and that he really missed out on seeing her perform, and how much the whole audience enjoyed watching her. I could tell he was pleased as he told me he had heard about it before he got back to his seat. :) The lady was so happy and thanked me several times <3

    still managed to make healthy choices today, even though the fish and chips looked sooo good..lol :p

    exercise yes
    calories yes
    tracking yes everything!

    Good night everyone :)
  • getrealgirl
    getrealgirl Posts: 201 Member
    edited August 2017
    Aug 6
    Woke up feeling rested w no muscle pain at all. My day of rest was just what I needed!
    Exercise-75 minute yoga class, Strong Curves Week 5 W/O C, and 100 crunches for my Ab Challenge.
    Tracking- yes, always and forever
    Calories-under by about 90. I had "real" spaghetti noodles for the 1st time this whole year. The sad part was that I really wanted garlic bread too, but that is really pushing it on a non-cardio day. OK, any day really!
    Hope everyone is ready for a great week!
  • cardio_enthusiast
    cardio_enthusiast Posts: 639 Member
    @pribud

    I know what you mean about being very hungry by lunch time. I think that you might need more protein and a bit of fat, in the morning.

    Barring any egg allergies, you could try something like an omelette that consists of one egg and the whites of 2 eggs, 1/2 ounce of cheese or perhaps 1/2 an avocado, along with some veggies in your scramble.

    I make that breakfast very frequently, and although I don't have a cholesterol problem, it alarms me to eat three entire egg yolks
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