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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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@am_change Like you, I'm in awe of many of the UAC members, including our dear friend and very caring team mate, @craigo3154
What I learned years ago, as a high school wrestler, was to compare my progress to me. I think that is one of the great things about the UAC. Everyone privately chooses their own goals and limits. Nobody judges them or second guesses them. If I am happy with my goals and limits...you are happy with my goals and limits. Nonetheless, we are here for each other because it helps us to help others. That is living the Golden Rule. Do for others what you would like them to do for you.
Rick
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I love this! It's exactly how I try and live my life. It is so much easier to cheer my friends on in their journeys and celebrate their victories when I am not comparing myself to them. My journey is different to theirs and as long as I'm making progress on my own journey, I am happy.
@am_change Yes, the Garden Route is the best way to see South Africa. I'm heading down to Cape Town in August for a long weekend (and a Jiu Jitsu competition!)4 -
@RangerRickL. @Dory_42. This is so true about only competing against yourself.
I am reminded of the following:
"Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons.
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Avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexatious to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter, for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
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..." -- Desiderata by Max Ehrmann
My goals and achievement have accumulated from a lifetime of experience and are relevant to only me. Others have done more. There is always more I could do, but I do not use that as a driver as that can be said no matter how much is accomplished.
@Dory_42. would be able to out Jiu Jitsu me without thinking. @RangerRickL. is a far better lawyer and horseman than I will ever be. Everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses.
Work with your strengths. Work on the weaknesses you can, want to, and are motivated to improve. Celebrate your achievements and the achievements of others.
With my daughter, we have fostered an attitude of personal bests are celebrated more than victory within any contest involving others. This is because, the only truly worthwhile contestant is yourself. We can only ask that in any endeavour that you do your best, no one should expect more.
Choose you endeavour. Choose to do your best. Tell us about it and let us celebrate with you.10 -
June 21
Exercised?: Yes. 9km walk in 75 mins (Harbour Bridge).
Calories?: Yes
Tracked?: Yes
Usual walk again. Slightly quicker. Managed to make 8km inside 1hr.
Well under calories again for the day. Looking forward to being home tomorrow night.
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Pass Day 7
My supervisor shared his flu bugs so I spent the day in bed. Read a book and caught up on some series. No exercise, no logging.7 -
Wise Words this morning! I think this meme also sums it up....
I try really hard not to judge (I don’t always make it, it’s a work in progress) and am practicing ‘Live and Let Live’, it frees me up from so much, I don’t get bogged down in stuff that really is none of my business.6 -
June 21
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? Yes3 -
Lovely quotes!
3 x yes for today2 -
June 21
Exercised?:Did 60 minutes of MMA training. Really trying to focus on leglocks becouse i really feel that is my biggest weakness.
Calories?: Got 800 Calories left. I will try to get something more in me but i probably wont manage.
Tracked?: Tracked everything, if i eat something more i will add it.
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Done x3.
It’s been a long stressful week but I’m hanging in there!5 -
Love that quote! I still have a wonky knee from when I sprained it so I do the best I can
Exercise: probably over did it a bit but I'm very happy with my stats today
Calories: yes with lots of exercise I have lots of calories left
Tracked: everything!
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Pass. 32 calories over. A rare night out with friends and calorific wine consumed. We were outside on the south bank in central London with clear skies on summer solstice, the longest day of the year. Was worth it and no regrets. Hope you all had a good longest or shortest day depending on your hemisphere and happy summer/winter to you xx3
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3 x yes :-) my dog appreciates this challenge as much as me :-)3
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It’s Thursday which means my imperfect box arrived. Free tote bag, small apples, and produce for until Sunday when I head out of town.
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We had a birthday dinner for my uncle today. I did walk alot today, and logged my food, however, im taking a pass day today because we ate at a mexican resterant.2
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June 19th
Exercised - Yes
Calories - Yes
Tracked - Yes1 -
June 21
Exercised: Taking a Pass day - just exhausted today
Calories: Well under again (might be the cause for lack of energy?)
Tracked: Yes3 -
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
Today I went to a 'Forever Fit' class. It's my favourite so far and I am enjoying mixing it up a bit. I think I'm going to feel it tomorrow
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I did just fine today.
Worked at the law firm. I've got Friday off and then Saturday, I've created a new public presentation that I am so excited to try out. Despite the fact that I was always taught to do lots of practice before presenting, I break that rule. I create a presentation and then I gather and audience and just give it a go. I study the audience's responses and modify on the fly. It's exhilarating!
Today:
Calories: under by 350+
Exercise: exercise walking
Tracking: good2 -
June 21
exercise yes
calories yes
tracked yes0 -
Yes. 3x. 1 hour walk. 107F.0
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ok tracking.
got qualifying exercise.
Rode to the bike shop. Took the long way home. Kind of warm out.
Still basking in the memory of my camping trip. I might go back there on Monday.
I put this picture remembering that I got kind of lost. The trail turns kind of feral here. There is not really a path. So this is the way I was supposed to go but I convinced myself that I missed the turn a few hundred yards back. So I went back and went the wrong way.
But that is alright when you think about it. If you are in a place where you can get lost on a mountain bike, then that is kind of an alright place.
I am going to try and contrive a minimalist camping kit and camp right here.
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Yes
Yes
Not under caloric goal though.
I caved and had some fast food. I have lost my mojo a bit but tomorrow is another day.2 -
June 21
Pass Day #1
Over calories, tracked all (2716 calories), exercises 35 mins & over 5700 steps.
Perfect storm of too little sleep, delayed dr appt (over 2 hours) that threw eating out of whack (had brought healthy snacks but not lunch as we thought we’d eat back home)...and a new phone needing restoring from back up.
Looking forward to tomorrow!!! Thank you UAC; you guys are Great!!! 💕2 -
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? YES ✅ - just the basic walk again today
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? YES ✅
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? YES ✅
Planning to get some swimming in this weekend to vary up the exercise a bit. But at least I am walking a lot more! 1 -
Exercise: yes, 60 min cardio and strength—burned ~300 calories and walked over 13k steps
Calories: under 300 calories
Tracker: everything tracked!3 -
Pass day 4. I'm in a conference all week, and it's thrown my game off. Something about it makes me feel desperate and I grab a cookie or something and go over my calories. I feel bad about reporting this to UAC, but then there are all these beautiful quotes today, and I feel a little better. I don't know how motivated I'll be to stick with it the rest of the month. I guess I'll play it by ear. Today is the last day of the conference.4
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Exercise: yes, about 30 minutes of strength training at physical therapy and another 60 minutes of dancing
Tracked: yes
Under calories: just barely!2 -
June 21st
Exercised - Yes, Interval exercised, combination of Muscle fit and cardio
Calories - Yes
Tracked - Yes2
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