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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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I have always found that the toughest distance is from my bed out onto the street...
once I start exercising, it all gets better.
Rick
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@RangerRickL - love the picture! Just sitting here with my morning coffee debating going out and getting in the interval training I need to do for another challenge I am in...5
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Yesterday my trainer called in sick. So I go to the vice president you know Thursday I am supposed to do the job and I still have had no training. She looks at me and goes "oh no!" I go I am willing to wing it with help. Yep I am winging it today LOL.
Last night my hair dresser is back. So I feel like myself again.
Tonight is swimming I do wish swimming was twice a week like it was years ago.5 -
May 3
Exercised?: Yes. Yes. Walk 6km in 46 mins (hills).
Calories?: Yes
Tracked?: Yes
Early walk today (bad weather was forecast for later in the day expected).
Not much else to report today.
@RangerRickL. - Motion creates emotion.
Little trick I use is "just 5 minutes". If I don't feel like it, but I know it will be worth it, I commit to only 5 minutes worth (nothing more - set a timer - anyone can do 5 minutes even if they do not feel like it). If I still don't feel like continuing 5 minutes in, I stop. Most times, the first 5 minutes is enough to get over the inertia and lift my mood enough to continue.
@2020pinktogo. Good luck winging it. Sure you will do fine.
@Frens0614. No problems about an early pass day. Great that you tracked anyway.
@lamlam2013. Does not have to be specific exercise. The main thing is 20 mins ACTIVITY (ie. non sedentary). Your lots of errands may be enough to satisfy the 20 mins activity.
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May 3, 2018
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? Yes4 -
May 3rd
Exercised?: Yes.
Calories?: Yes
Tracked?: Yes
@RangerRickL - that picture just about sums up how I used to feel -it takes alot some days to get motivated, but as @craigo3154 said - just give 5 minutes to a certain task. That push is sometimes all you need as once you begin it's easier to stay focused.
It's just actually taking that plunge to start that can sometimes feel hard and out of reach - but that bit of encouragement to just do 5 minutes can help put you in the right mindset.
Done a lot of walking today and a 5K run this morning. The running is getting better now I'm getting back into it, I'm getting quicker not to mention it feels good - painful leg burn, but it's a good pain, lol! No bike ride today unfortunately, just ran out of hours, lol.
I had a bit of a smile to myself today actually as I saw a lady slowly "jogging" nicely dressed with makeup on - in my book if you look pretty after a workout then you haven't done it right!
I'm not saying there's anything wrong with how she was presented, but after I've run 5K I'm sweating buckets, not really great if wearing makeup though!
So today - 12.6 miles in total.
Calories burnt:-1159
Calories consumed:-1317/1590
@RangerRickL , thank you for your message Rick. I will write back in the morning..x
Hope you've all had a great day...
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May 1-3
Exercise:yes
Tracking:yes
Calories:yes4 -
May 3, 2018
Exercised?: Yes.
Calories?: Yes
Tracked?: Yes4 -
UPDATE: Thanks @craig0314. If that is the case with 20 minutes of activity, I DID pass!!! YAY!
Tracked: Yes
Calories: Yes
Exercise: YES!!!
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Exercise yes, 10 min quigong, 17 min Leslie Sansone, 17 min strength training(done back to back so I guess that counts), 28 min yoga with Lesley fightmaster on you tube, 120 min cleaning
Tracking yes
Calories yes4 -
Tracked-ye
Calories-ok
Exercise-35 min. Stationary bike4 -
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes?
Yes..cardio 20 min and Ab circuits 20 min. Evening bike 1.5 hr
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes
Biking was so enjoyable today. Weather was gorgeous and music was great.4 -
@craig0314 Thanks for the encouragement. Today was better
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Exercise? Yes, 4 mile run, 15 minutes of lifting
Calories? Yes
Tracked? Yes. It stopped me from eating a whole box of cookies when I saw where I already was.6 -
Exercise? Yes
Calories? Yes-BARELY!!!!
Tracked? Yes3 -
Exercise- yes, no morning class but took a walk at lunch
Calories - yes
Tracked everything - yes4 -
Exercise- 40 mins strength training and my pt exercises
Calories- under by a good and I had chocolate
Tracking - yes
Craziness with work starting to pick up with end of school year activities. Feeling a little better in dealing with the stress with eating better and exercising.6 -
May 1:
Exercise: Yes.
Calories: Yes.
Tracking: Yes.
May 2:
Exercise: Yes.
Calories: Yes.
Tracking: Yes.
May 3:
Exercise: Yes.
Calories: Yes.
Tracking: Yes.4 -
May 3
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes?
Yes. 3 mile walk with the dog
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day?
Yes. Over 100 cal gap
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank?
Yes
Lazy morning and missed workout but made sure to get a longer walk in this evening
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Good job, everyone!
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes! Jumped on a stationary bike and pedaled hills for 40 minutes while watching Season 1 of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yep and still have all my exercise calories to save up for Saturday!
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank?Yep!
I find it easier to stick to my calories and tracking if I pre-log everything the night before. It lets me know if can splurge and have an extra Hershey kiss at the end of the day.
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Yes to all! Tracked everything, well under calorie budget, and ran for over an hour on the treadmill. Yay!
Good job everyone!3 -
May 1:
Exercise: Yes. Walking
Calories: Yes.
Tracking: Yes.
May 2:
Exercise: Yes. TTap
Calories: Yes.
Tracking: Yes.
May 3:
Exercise: Yes. Walking.
Calories: Yes.
Tracking: Yes.5 -
Thank you all! I was finishing up logging food. It was 7:30pm. I only then realised that I had done a lot of errands and stuff but no really useful exercise. Even the errands did not involve much walking or effort. So I put on my rain jacket and headed up into the woods for a good trek, hoping to get in 20 minutes of fast hills. I got back 50 minutes later, soaked and muddy, but so glad you all pushed me out the door. So a good day with 3 x yes.9
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I went back and made entries for May 1 and May 2...both of which were pass days. I just don't seem to be able to travel, enjoy my vacation time, be diligent with assuring calorie allowances and logging everything when we're away. I'm one of those who weighs everything in grams when I'm at home...and simply cannot come up with anything more than a bad guesstimate for when we're on the go. I'm have no plans to take a portable food scale with me when we travel! So it goes...I have one pass day left for the month, but that's not a deal breaker. We did very much enjoy our time at Assateague National Seashore and were very busy taking pics of the wildlife AND walking, walking and more WALKING! So I did get my exercise for those first 2 pass days of May.
For today...May 3, I'm back on track.
Did I exercise? Yes, 20 minutes low-impact aerobics and 5 minutes mild stretching
Calorie Allowance? Well, within...with plenty left for my usual evening snack
Logged? Sure thing.6 -
Exercise? Yes
Calories? Yes
Tracking? Yes5 -
Exercise: Yes 10 min stationery bilke, 20 minute walk and 25 minutes weightlifting
Calories: yes
Track: yes5 -
Yes x3!
Hour long walk pushing the stroller in the neighborhood again. Also walked around the mall shopping for a few hours.
Burned over 700 cals today and only ate back 6 of my exercise ones
Tracked everything7 -
Thursday, May 3
Exercise: Yes, 45 minutes walking
Calories: Yes
Tracked: Yes6 -
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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Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes 45 min walk
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes7
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