@SimonsChange happy birthday! Wishing you a wonderful, healthy, happy, exciting and fun year ahead! All the twos, twenty two!
Please don't be disappointed. We all know you will get there. And selfishly for us, we're happy if it means we keep you for a little while longer!

Exercise yes, calories probably yes but tracking not finished and going to bed now!

Keep going everyone!

Sept 21
Exercise: 25 min walk
Calories: yes
Tracked: yes

@carlsoda we always had a gray tiger kitty like that when I was growing up. Still have a soft spot for them.

Horrible day at work. Customer quality issue we can't figure out. My husband, who doesn't feel well, snapped at me when I got home. I decided to take our team advice. Grabbed a protein bar instead of making dinner and burned up the last of the daylight on my bike. I feel better but unfortunately it didn't solve any of the other problems of the world. Tracked and calories fine

@SimonsChange AHuge HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! I hope it turned into an awesome day!!

Sept 21
Exercise: Yes. ..i actually made it to spin class today...first time in over a week!!
Calories : Yes
Tracked : yes...20 calories to spare...

It's been raining here for most of the week. ..i think my pup is getting cabin fever...lol

@SimonsChange
Happiest of birthdays, to you

@SimonsChange Happy Birthday!!!!

Exercise? Yes, 46 minutes of strength training and a 1.3 mile run
Calories? Yes
Tracking? Yes

I attended a Chili cook-off with a friend today. Fortunately, the samples were small, but I still ate quite a bit. I had a very good workout this morning, so I had plenty of calories to eat guilt-free. It was a fun time We also walked to and from the building that hosted the event (30 minutes), so we had a little additional exercise as well.

Exercise: 18000 steps.
Calories: Yes.
Track everything: Yes.

SimonsChange wrote: »

Today is my 22nd birthday It had a bit of a shaky start but so far so good It's also the day I took my physical test for the army

My results were amazing in 3/4

Required longjump was 160CM / 5Feet 3inches I got 213CM / 7Feet
Required Power Throw was 450CM / 14'9feet I ended up with 525CM / 17Feet
Deadlift required was 160Pounds I went up the max which was 235
Sadly where I failed was the shuttle runs which I had to do 38 20Meter dashes sadly only got to 22 as I've never worked on sprints or dashes it winded me compared to my usual hiking

With all that being said I will continue doing my best improving everyday until I pass.

@SimonsChange. Happy birthday.

Great results with the 3/4 for the physical (the 3 passed all exceed OPAT black standard).

A few weeks interval training and the body will improve at sprints.

Hiking, while great cardio, is not good for stamina needed for the increasing speed of the "beep test" sprints.

(I'm assuming that the "beep test" is the one being used for OPAT. The best way to improve this is to practice with the audio so you can get the pacing right and not go too fast at the start and wait too long for the next leg. Aim to improve by 1 or 2 more sprints per two days till you get to the required level. It becomes a mental test as well as a physical one. Training to the test is the best way to excel at this one).

September 21
Exercise yes
Much improved today. After that unfortunate pass Wed because of lack of exercise I was more determined than ever not to let it happen again. I walked first thing in the morning. It's really humid and was in the 90's here today so glad I went early. Felt great just to be out getting the legs moving and the heart pumping. I had a very good day today!! So I'm pretty sure @RangerRickL is right about exercise and mood go hand in hand
Calories yes
Tracked yes

Thursday I was pleasantly surprised that I was able to get a smaller size when I did a bit of shopping. As I was looking in the mirror trying on clothes I was mostly liking what I saw. I got a couple of size small tops. I was looking at the tops after trying them on and thinking what a difference a couple of months makes. I'm getting less stressed about the scale and more encouraged about the way I feel and the nice way my clothes are fitting. Thanks to all of my UAC friends -- I really owe this all to your encouragement. With the encouragement from great friends like you I really think I can make this a way of life as opposed to a diet.

@120maggie Sorry you had a bad day. Sometimes I just want to go to bed just to end my day so I can start the next day. Hoping you have a much better day today

Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes 1hr of misc strength / cardio training
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes

Thanks for the birthday wishes everyone I appreciate it.

@craigo3154 Thanks for the advice it'll certainly be a fun beast to tackle and the forecast for the next 10days is all Sunny or cloudy with no chance of rain so it'll give me plenty of time to practice. And yes it's the beep test I had gotten to Level 3 - 8 and need to get to 5 - 8 In time i'll overcome it.