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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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Yesterday, a good question was asked by a new member, "Do you have to post everyday." The answer is, "The UAC rules suggest, but do not insist that you post every day. However, the rules do state that you should post no less than every 3 days and include your results from all 3 days."
The UAC is designed to help you. We leaders want you to win this challenge and enjoy better health. You are all adults. We neither chase you nor chastise you.
Even though we read everyone's posts, we are not running an Excel spreadsheet on you. In fact, at the end of the month, we ask you to tell us whether or not you believe that you are in the Winner's Circle.
Rick7 -
There are times when I have been on a diet that I would probably have shoplifted a pizza.
One of the goals of the UAC is that the healthy habits should make you feel good.
If you want a cupcake....just track it!
Rick9 -
RangerRickL wrote: »
There are times when I have been on a diet that I would probably have shoplifted a pizza.
One of the goals of the UAC is that the healthy habits should make you feel good.
If you want a cupcake....just track it!
Rick
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November 5
Exercised?: Yes. Walked 4 Km in 32 mins (hills).
Calories?: Yes. (by a lot)
Tracked?: Yes.
Good walk before flying today.
Wife made pavlova and ice cream again today.
Double desert tonight.
Also the father of my daughters friend that visited today discussed an interesting point. He stopped eating bread for a medical reason. The processed wheat (flour) in the bread was causing inflammation (not gluten). The inflammation was casing other medical issues.
The point was that when he gave up bread (quite a while ago), the weight just fell off.
My experience has been quite similar. The real acceleration in weight loss occurred when bread was no longer on the regular menu. (I can have it if I REALLY want, but I usually like the calories elsewhere more.) Even Lo-Gi bread is not on the regular menu.
It is hard to give up wheat products. However, if you are struggling to lose weight, is regular bread/wheat products worth the weight problems? Would it not be a good idea to try restrict their input to maybe one day a week for a month and see if it makes a difference (without changing anything else).
@RangerRickL. With you 100%. UAC requires participants to take responsibility for themselves. Neither you or I will "chase", but we are here to encourage.
I also subscribe to the theory that all is permitted, only it should be tracked. I call my diet, the no-diet diet. I can have what I WANT (nothing is forbidden). The trick is slowly moulding what you WANT through your habits and reviewing your tracking (finding changes you can live with and working out how macros work to keep you full).
@glimjy. Well done for keeping in budget on a trying day. Being mindful of what you eat (before you eat it) seems to be the key.5 -
craigo3154 wrote: »...I also subscribe to the theory that all is permitted, only it should be tracked. I call my diet, the no-diet diet. I can have what I WANT (nothing is forbidden). The trick is slowly moulding what you WANT through your habits and reviewing your tracking (finding changes you can live with and working out how macros work to keep you full)...
Absolutely agree. When someone asks what diet I'm on, I love telling them that I'm not on a diet. I simply focus on eating real foods and that if there is something I want to eat, I eat it. Thing is, when you get use to the taste of "real" food, the processed stuff is no longer very satisfying. I do find that tracking what I eat makes a huge difference. No magic bullet, just long-term lifestyle changes designed around the idea of healthy living.
(...and very time I think I don't need to track any more, I find that, actually, I do!)6 -
craigo3154 wrote: »November 5
Exercised?: Yes. Walked 4 Km in 32 mins (hills).
Calories?: Yes. (by a lot)
Tracked?: Yes.
Good walk before flying today.
Wife made pavlova and ice cream again today. Double desert tonight.
Also the father of my daughters friend that visited today discussed an interesting point. He stopped eating bread for a medical reason. The processed wheat (flour) in the bread was causing inflammation (not gluten). The inflammation was casing other medical issues.
The point was that when he gave up bread (quite a while ago), the weight just fell off.
My experience has been quite similar. The real acceleration in weight loss occurred when bread was no longer on the regular menu. (I can have it if I REALLY want, but I usually like the calories elsewhere more.) Even Lo-Gi bread is not on the regular menu.
It is hard to give up wheat products. However, if you are struggling to lose weight, is regular bread/wheat products worth the weight problems? Would it not be a good idea to try restrict their input to maybe one day a week for a month and see if it makes a difference (without changing anything else).
@RangerRickL. With you 100%. UAC requires participants to take responsibility for themselves. Neither you or I will "chase", but we are here to encourage.
I also subscribe to the theory that all is permitted, only it should be tracked. I call my diet, the no-diet diet. I can have what I WANT (nothing is forbidden). The trick is slowly moulding what you WANT through your habits and reviewing your tracking (finding changes you can live with and working out how macros work to keep you full).
@glimjy. Well done for keeping in budget on a trying day. Being mindful of what you eat (before you eat it) seems to be the key.
Agree totally, we are all responsible for what we do and itsgood to have the encouragement. I rarely eat bread I think I would struggle much more if I did.1 -
Singing in for the 5thday
Stayed within calorie goal
30 minute burn on static bike and 45 minutes housework.
All foodanddrink logged including what I have planned for this evening
5/5 days I'm pleased with that. Tommorow adds work to the mix let's hope I can stay focused.
Hope you all have a good evening
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Nov 5th
Exercise - Yes Pilates stretches and brief session with puppy. Not a good day as still suffering with back pain.
Under Calorie Goal - Yes
Logged everything - Yes4 -
Exercise: Yes. (40 min. outdoor walking/ an hour of hiking/about 4 hours of hunting)
Calories: Yes.
Tracking: Yes.4 -
Exercise: walking and housework
Tracking: yes
Calories: yes, under
(oops for breaking the 3 day rule
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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?
YES.
This is the first weekend in a long time that I have kept my calories in my calorie budget. Feeling good about keeping the calories in check.
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Yes x 3
Hiking with dog this morning. I got in this habit from a UAC member, I'm hooked, and my dog has finally lost weight. It was tougher taking the weight off of him than me. Also did deadlifts and presses today. It was the first time after a month away due to illness and it felt so good to get under the iron.7 -
5-Nov-2017
Exercise: over 3 hours of hiking. It was snowing, so it was a bit more challenging to come down from the summit. Beautiful winter wonderland:-)
Calories: yes, I am within my budget
Tracking: yes, everything
Here's a little photo collage of today's excursion.
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Exercise: yes
Calories: yes
Tracking: yes4 -
Exercise: no formal workout but I did a lot of shopping today, including a Costco run, and my Fitbit reported 40 active minutes from that
Calories: under!
Tracked: everything logged
I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend!4 -
GardenMama129 wrote: »
Absolutely agree. When someone asks what diet I'm on, I love telling them that I'm not on a diet. I simply focus on eating real foods and that if there is something I want to eat, I eat it. Thing is, when you get use to the taste of "real" food, the processed stuff is no longer very satisfying. I do find that tracking what I eat makes a huge difference. No magic bullet, just long-term lifestyle changes designed around the idea of healthy living.
(...and very time I think I don't need to track any more, I find that, actually, I do!)
Oh yeah on all of it but the bolded part in particular. I really can't just go back to willy nilly eating and thinking I have a handle on calories or macros without logging. Once I accepted this fact, I've been much happier and much better at maintaining the weight loss........LOL, it only took 4 years and 2 months to really figure that out!
Exercise: Yes, arms at the gym for 60 minutes plus a 20 min calisthenic warm-up and 20 min on the StairMaster
Calories: Under by about 250 today
Tracking: Definitely yes
Keep up the good work everyone!!!
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Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes, 5k World Run Day Trail Race.
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yep
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yep4 -
November 5
Exercised: No. Personal drama.
Calories: Yes.
Tracked: Yes.3 -
Good day, even if we did fall back!
10,156 steps plus 30 minutes on stationary bike while watching the Broncos stink up there joint.
Well under on calories, and no wine consumed!
Everything tracked. Put in the recipe for my special apple-cranberry crisp, but could only have one portion.3 -
November 4
-10 mile morning run
-tracked everything, though estimated as I was out for dinner
-under calories based on best estimates - thanks to burning a ton of calories, eating wisely early in the day, and preplanning at east part of my night out
November 5
-2 and a half hours at the ropes course
-logged everything
- under calories - tough because after a day at the ropes course I want to eat everything I can get my hands on!6 -
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? y
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? y
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? y
I want to echo what others have said about how diet and exercise are personal choices, not some external set of rules.
Years ago, my boss had dropped a few pounds. He told me that his doctor had told him he was at a crossroads, that he could have a rather sedentary seventh decade and retirement, or he could choose a more active lifestyle. Suddenly I realized that I too was at a crossroads and could improve my life. When I get discouraged, I try to go back to that insight and sense of empowerment.7 -
Exercise: 102 minutes - hike in the hills with dog
Calories: All good!4 -
Yes x 3 still are having severe lightning storms and are on a flood watch
Yesterday was fun I picked up mom and my daughter and we went to a really bad craft show . My mom called it sponsor the seniors
LOL
Have a good night.5 -
Exercise: ✅ (Treadmill/Yoga)
Calories: ✅
Tracking: ✅
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Exercise? Yes; 44 minutes of strength training and a 2 mile run
Calories? Yes
Tracking? Yes
No one should deprive themselves. I don't believe that a strict diet is a good strategy to become healthy unless cutting out specific foods is medically necessary (allergies, digestive illnesses, etc.). I joke with people often that I workout, so that I can eat. This is partly true. Exercising definitely balances some extra snacks here and there. However, I don't find that I reach for unhealthy foods that often anymore either. Throughout the last few years, I focused on adjusting one eating habit at a time, such as eat more fruit, eat more vegetables, eat less sugar, and eat less bread. I only worked on one of these goals at a time, and I didn't punish myself if I wasn't successful everyday. Eventually, these changes became habit.
I hope everyone is forgiving with themselves and enjoys a doughnut every so often! Everything in moderation 5 -
Well today is Pass Day #1 because I ate too many donuts.
Your post made me laugh!2 -
Good discussion today. It is all about choices, isn't it? I made two great choices today and am happy to not be having a "pass" day today.
Exercise-20 minutes on the treadmill
Calories-350 under
Tracked-everything4 -
I am delighted at your response to today’s opening post!
The UAC is so different than the extreme and unsustainable challenges and fad programs that most people turn to for a quick fix.
There are no quick fixes!
Regarding wheat and me: I love the taste but it is definitely inflammatory in my body system.
Regarding tracking: when I track what I ingest, I make thoughtful decisions and do not gain weight.
Today I was thoughtful:
Exercise: walking on treadmill
Tracking: good
Calories: under by 3304 -
November 5
Exercise? Yes. 28 brutal minutes of cardio kick -boxing. Gotta love YouTube!
Calories? Yes
Tracking? Yes
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I made it through today with a triple yes for the challenge! After a fast paced day with no breaks, I had enough wiggle room to end the day with a celebratory drink. Tomorrow should be a breeze compared to today!5
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