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RangerRickL
Posts: 8,469 Member
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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Have not had an NSV day for a while.
NSV's are non-scale victories (like fitting into clothes you have not worn for ages, or compliments from people you have not seen for a while, or completing a fitness or sporting goal).
My NSV yesterday was an odd one. Yesterday I had a pass day. It wasn't planned, I just didn't get out to walk and was too tired to do bodyweight. The victory. I admit to this. No excuses, no bargaining. I failed to plan well enough so I must pass and own up to it. For my perfectionist personality type (extreme INTJ) this is hard to do.
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February 5
Exercised?: Yes. Walked 6km in 45 mins (hills).
Calories?: Yes
Tracked?: Yes
Good walk very late today. Busy work day as well.
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Exercised?: Yes. 3 mile run this morning, then a walk with the woofies.
Calories?: Yes - 1227/1240
Tracked?: Yes
Craig - it seems odd that you tell everyone that a pass day is not a failure, yet you seem to be kicking yourself that you had to take one yourself - even though I have never known you to have a pass day in all the time I have been here myself - and heaven knows when the last one was!
Not all days can be planned in advance and there is no shame in taking a pass day - just be honest with yourself and to the group and tomorrow is a another day - you taught me that one!
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My NSV was this whole past week. It's the first week (7 day period) in a very, very long time where I was completely consistent with logging, staying under my calorie goal and doing some sort of exercise/activity for at least 30 minutes each day.
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Exercise: Yes. Extremely pleased with myself I made it to the swimming pool in the pouring rain. 30 minutes fast walk there and back, 30 minutes vigourous swim
Calories : Yes, although I used some of the exercise calories burnt, I was really hungry after my swim
Tracking: Yes.
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My NSV's are all those days I do REAL exercise, like my Hot Yoga class or getting to the swimmingpool (in the pouring rain, like today) or doing a long walk in the country. ... My aim is to do something like that at least three or four times a week. When I manage that, I feel so proud of myself!4
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February 5
Exercised?: Yes. 30 minutes cardio
Calories?: Yes
Tracked?: Yes4 -
I did have an nsv Saturday but forgot to post it, I was able to get a bracelet on without undoing the clasp!
Exercise yes, 10 min Qigong, 16 min yoga, 60 min cleaning, 35 min walk at dusk, saw a daffodil in bloom!
Tracking yes
Calories yes7 -
Feb 5th - 3 x yes's! (thought i was going to go over on cals, but managed to keep my self under control!)5
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3 x yes for today.
I cranked up the funk and had a good workout - strength and cardio all rolled up in one to earn today's shower.
#GardenMama129 - we are on the same page! Doesn't it feel good to get back on track, consistent and accountable?6 -
Exercise: Yes. (25 min walking)
Calories: Yes.
Tracking: Yes.
My latest NSV would be that I can find a fitting size for almost any piece of clothing I like.6 -
Feb 5
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes?
Yes. About 40 minutes walking the dog
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day?
Yes >100 gap
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank?
Yes
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Yes X 3 and still into the exercise videos (Gilad and Sansone) on YouTube. I just really dislike being outside when it's cold! @oykucan I can identify with your latest NSV of finding a "fitting size for almost any piece of clothing." Why is it that women have at least 3 sizes of clothing in their closet? I am, fortunately, now in the smallest of the fitting sizes in my closets (plural closets...because, hey you never know so I keep them ALL) and managed to stay in control on our cruise, as well. Pleased to be back with all of you this month and wishing each of you a great day, every day! It is so very nice to be on a supportive forum.
@craigo3154 I do believe we have similar goals i.e. to continue to maintain in our healthy weight range. It's OK that we have a slow start this month...we're both still in it for the long haul with intentions of being successful. My thought is maintaining may be more difficult than actually losing, because we don't have the pleasure of seeing weekly progress and a downward trend, but rather struggling to stay on an even keel. It's all GOOD though!
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Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes, 60 minute Zumba class
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes5 -
Yes x3. 30 minute lower body strength with cardio intervals.
My NSV is noticing my strength coming back. 3 months off all strength training definitely set me back but the weights are slowly slowly increasing.6 -
Hey all!
Exercised: got 7,000 steps but it’s girl time day 1 and I just don’t have the energy to do more about to go to bed. Lol
Tracked: yep
Under: yep
Nsv: being able to hold my quad stretch without holding on to anything or falling over!!
Back at it at 6:15 am tomorrow!!!7 -
Oops, and yes x 3, walked dog for exercise4
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Exercise: yes, 30 min tabata, 30 min yoga
Calories: yes
Tracked: yes
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My NSV today: keep up with hubby’s walking pace for 20 mins (lol, I have shorter legs!!!)
Yes to all
Exercise: yes - short walking date with hubby
Calories: yes but barely...
Tracking: yes!
New addiction to spaghetti squash, it’s supposed to be a healthier, low calorie option ... but not when I ate three portion worth of it (with butter and garlic shrimp)4 -
Exercised?: Yes. 3 mile run this morning, then a walk with the woofies.
Calories?: Yes - 1227/1240
Tracked?: Yes
Craig - it seems odd that you tell everyone that a pass day is not a failure, yet you seem to be kicking yourself that you had to take one yourself - even though I have never known you to have a pass day in all the time I have been here myself - and heaven knows when the last one was!
Not all days can be planned in advance and there is no shame in taking a pass day - just be honest with yourself and to the group and tomorrow is a another day - you taught me that one!
@trixsey1. Mine was a failure to plan. For this A type personality, that is the "out of character bit". My normal response would be to find a way around it, but instead my personal victory was to accept it and be honest with all about it.
It was actually my first pass day since joining UAC (9 months ago - May 2017).
In the past I would push past the fatigue and do a 20+minute bodyweight set and claim that for the day's activity. However, sleep is important too. I chose sleep over bodyweight this time.
UAC allows 3 pass days per month for a reason. And yes it is OK to have them (even for me ). In the past when I have expected a day to be a pass (I ALWAYS track - so easy with phone), I have ended up within budget and with enough activity to not need a pass.
(A low gluten diet makes it hard to go over on calories in a day).
The main goals of UAC are honesty and consistency. Only really with honesty can true consistency be attained.
I am still between 64.5kg and 66.5kg (and have been for the last 3 months - it's my ideal weight for height and build). This is a victory in itself. I turn 50 in June and I am stronger, healthier and fitter than I have been at any time in the last 25 years (including when I was training and competing nationals level ice figure skating).7 -
@Anya_000. Part of the my INTJ personality type. I demand perfection from myself, but accept that it is impractical to hold others to my internal level of self expectation.
I accept other for who they are, but often cannot accept my own mistakes.
Most only get to see the "highlight reel" where as I live with my own "behind the scenes" footage. I make many, many mistakes, but few are ever exposed to the outside world.
I think this quote sums it up:
"It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer"
--Albert Einstein
I'm not faultless, I just keep working on the faults till they happen so subtly, or infrequently, that they are easily missed.5 -
Yes x34
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Exercise - ooh boy, yes and I'm tired tonight!
Calories - yes
Track - yes
I've got the same NSV as @GardenMama129 and @jugar - just having a week that I consistently watched and tracked what I ate and was active every day is a huge win for me!6 -
Yes x3. Bits of cardio all day and a good workout to end the day4
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Exercise? Yes; 55 minutes of strength training and 3.5 miles on the elliptical
Calories? Yes
Tracking? Yes5 -
Monday, Feb 5
Exercise: Yes (some strength training & 30 minutes walking)
Calories: Yes
Tracking: Yes4 -
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
5 mile family hike at The Wetlands today. It’s our new Monday ritual and I love it. Dogs are knackered and we went to the Apple Store at Caesar’s Palace. Not because we wanted to, because it’s one of the nearest Apple stores and I need a new phone battery. Nothing is easy, six week lead time, grrr!4 -
Exercise: yes
Calories: yes
Tracking: yes4 -
Yes X 3 for today!4
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