TEAM: Gutbusters (July)
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July 4
Exercised?: Yes. 10km in 60+ mins (Lunch walk and over bridge).
Calories?: Yes
Tracked?: Yes
Walk over lunch and then another over harbour bridge for dinner. Lunch was a business lunch. Working out how to get me engaged on a project in the Netherlands (as if Sydney is not far enough away from home
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Cafe at which I have breakfast now does a perfect breakfast for me. Bacon & eggs with worstershire sauce. Taken a few week to gently train, but worth the effort.
Well under calories for the day.
Happy 4th of July to all the US MFP'ers
July 5
Exercised?: Yes. 10km in 60+ mins (Lunch walk and over bridge (again)).
Calories?: Yes
Tracked?: Yes
Walk over lunch and then another for dinner. Nice weather in Sydney today. Beautify weather for walking.
Working on refreshing working knowledge of Japaneese language. After Netherlands, Japan project possible.
Yet again, well under calories for the day.
Looking forward to flying home tomorrow.
Daily Strength challenge
Challenge for July 05 is sit-ups or crunches (abs day - be sure to use a mat or towel for cushioning - )
2 sets- First set till the point where you can do no more, wait 2 mins
- Second set of 50% of the number you did in the first set (half)
The reason for only 2 sets for this exercise is that it ideally should be balanced with back strengthening exercises (which plank variants provide).
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July 3
Exercise: Yes
Calories: Yes
Tracked: Yes
July 4
Exercise: Yes, if I count walking around sightseeing most of the day. Not a "workout" though
Calories: No
Tracked: Yes, after the fact1 -
I hope all US/ American MFPers had a great 4th yesterday! I'm inspired to ask another question of the day for those of you interested:
On holidays/special events, do you continue tracking your food, or do you deliberately choose not to track?
I do my best to stay a tracker. Keeping to my autopilot breakfast (egg whites and coffee - it does a body good!) and a couple autopilot snacks (almonds or protein drink) helps me stay on track whenever I have strong control over the food options and choices. When I know I'll be at a potluck/picnic/restaurant/gathering where I won't have strong control, I try to have a plan, like "only drink seltzer or unsweetened ice tea" to save my calories for the food. At the event, I do my best to keep to that plan and my overall goals, and then I try to remember everything I can to log the food after the event. I know I don't have perfect recall, so I try to overestimate a bit to hedge my poor guesses.
Why do I bother with tracking after the fact? If I didn't keep track of these, I wouldn't know that I tend to naturally follow these high calorie days with low calorie days where I'm just not hungry, and eat well below goal. So, when I keep track of both kinds of days, at the end of the week I can look at the average and, ideally, see a deficit.
Plus, to be honest, I think it's important to know how much calories and macros are in the choices I make at these events. I'm learning to savor the things that are most costly, trying to apply the same thrifty attitude I have toward buying things to eating things. Does that make exercise a form of couponing? 1 -
LesIckaBod wrote: »I hope all US/ American MFPers had a great 4th yesterday! I'm inspired to ask another question of the day for those of you interested:
On holidays/special events, do you continue tracking your food, or do you deliberately choose not to track?
I do my best to stay a tracker. Keeping to my autopilot breakfast (egg whites and coffee - it does a body good!) and a couple autopilot snacks (almonds or protein drink) helps me stay on track whenever I have strong control over the food options and choices. When I know I'll be at a potluck/picnic/restaurant/gathering where I won't have strong control, I try to have a plan, like "only drink seltzer or unsweetened ice tea" to save my calories for the food. At the event, I do my best to keep to that plan and my overall goals, and then I try to remember everything I can to log the food after the event. I know I don't have perfect recall, so I try to overestimate a bit to hedge my poor guesses.
Why do I bother with tracking after the fact? If I didn't keep track of these, I wouldn't know that I tend to naturally follow these high calorie days with low calorie days where I'm just not hungry, and eat well below goal. So, when I keep track of both kinds of days, at the end of the week I can look at the average and, ideally, see a deficit.
Plus, to be honest, I think it's important to know how much calories and macros are in the choices I make at these events. I'm learning to savor the things that are most costly, trying to apply the same thrifty attitude I have toward buying things to eating things. Does that make exercise a form of couponing?
It kind of depends where I'm at for me I think. For instance yesterday I tracked because I was at home with my husband celebrating so I could figure out the calories in everything. This weekend I'll be at my brother's home and won't really know. I could guess or ask (my s-i-l does mfp so she might know), but I would rather just enjoy everything in moderation and follow with a few lower calorie days. I also make sure I get a ton of steps in on days I know I'm going off plan.2 -
July 5
Exercise: 2.5 m run
Tracked: Yes
Calories: Yes2 -
July 4
Exercise:No
Tracking:No
Calories:yes (under limit)
July 5
Exercise:No
Tracking:yes
Calories:yes (under limit)1 -
LesIckaBod wrote: »I hope all US/ American MFPers had a great 4th yesterday! I'm inspired to ask another question of the day for those of you interested:
On holidays/special events, do you continue tracking your food, or do you deliberately choose not to track?
I do my best to stay a tracker. Keeping to my autopilot breakfast (egg whites and coffee - it does a body good!) and a couple autopilot snacks (almonds or protein drink) helps me stay on track whenever I have strong control over the food options and choices. When I know I'll be at a potluck/picnic/restaurant/gathering where I won't have strong control, I try to have a plan, like "only drink seltzer or unsweetened ice tea" to save my calories for the food. At the event, I do my best to keep to that plan and my overall goals, and then I try to remember everything I can to log the food after the event. I know I don't have perfect recall, so I try to overestimate a bit to hedge my poor guesses.
Why do I bother with tracking after the fact? If I didn't keep track of these, I wouldn't know that I tend to naturally follow these high calorie days with low calorie days where I'm just not hungry, and eat well below goal. So, when I keep track of both kinds of days, at the end of the week I can look at the average and, ideally, see a deficit.
Plus, to be honest, I think it's important to know how much calories and macros are in the choices I make at these events. I'm learning to savor the things that are most costly, trying to apply the same thrifty attitude I have toward buying things to eating things. Does that make exercise a form of couponing?
I always start the day tracking but if I know that I’ll be going over and want to eat a mystery food (some random homemade side or dessert that a family member brings), I’ll stop tracking.
I’m much more regimented on non-holidays since homemade food is easy enough to track when you prepare it yourself!
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July 4
Exercise:Yes walking only 14000 step target achieved 18000 steps. Not been feeling well but I did make sure to at least get a good walk in.
Tracking:No
Calories:yes
July 5
Exercise:Yes. Started the day doing nothing and was on track to continue this way after not feeling well. Got off my backside after dinner and went for a walk to at least achieve my step count of 14000 steps, about 6 mile walk.
Tracking:yes
Calories:yes2 -
Username: Tracie_Lord
Weigh in week: July Week 1
Weigh in day: Friday
Previous Week's weight: 222.00
Todays Weight: 219.50
Loss this week 2.5lbs - pretty happy with that, slightly more than last week's gain so push on now and have a fab July
SW 298.50
GW 180.00
Loss to date 79lbs6 -
July 5
Exercise: Yes
Calories: Yes
Tracked: Yes
@caitlynns727 and @eevang , thanks for answering my question yesterday! It looks like we have in common that we track when we're most capable, and have a plan (enjoy in moderation, exercise more, etc) when foods are more difficult to track. Either way, it doesn't look like anyone plans a full-on eating extravaganza on those days we know tracking will be more difficult.caitlynns727 wrote: »It kind of depends where I'm at for me I think. For instance yesterday I tracked because I was at home with my husband celebrating so I could figure out the calories in everything. This weekend I'll be at my brother's home and won't really know. I could guess or ask (my s-i-l does mfp so she might know), but I would rather just enjoy everything in moderation and follow with a few lower calorie days. I also make sure I get a ton of steps in on days I know I'm going off plan.I always start the day tracking but if I know that I’ll be going over and want to eat a mystery food (some random homemade side or dessert that a family member brings), I’ll stop tracking.
I’m much more regimented on non-holidays since homemade food is easy enough to track when you prepare it yourself!
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Username:fe452436
Weigh in day:Friday
Weigh in week:1
Weight last week:192 lbs
Weight this week:190.5 lbs3 -
July 6
Exercise: yes (movement within the house)
Tracking:yes
Calories: yes
I have observed that weight loss by only through eating healthy or without exercise , the number on scale fluctuates easily.During the week I did weigh 189.5 lbs but today it is 190.5 lbs.Hopefully it will be a lower number next week.1 -
July 5th
Username: cjscoey
Weigh in week: July Week 1
Weigh in day: Thursday
Previous Week's weight: 177
Todays Weight: 178
July 5th
Exercise: no
Tracking:yes
Calories: yes
July 6
Exercise: no
Tracking:yes
Calories: yes
I didn't track on the 4th, first time in 72 days, I think I just needed the break. I went right back to tracking on the 5th, now I just need to work on getting my exercise done. I am hopeful I will be back on the loosing track next week.1 -
July 6
Exercise: hour of tennis, lifting
Tracked: Yes
Calories: Yes
Will do my best to track tomorrow, but I'll be at my brother's so it probably won't be super accurate1 -
July 4th
Exercise: Yes, over 10k steps
Calories: Yes
Tracked: Yes
July 5th
Exercise: Yes
Calories: Yes
Tracked: Yes
July 6th
Exercise: Yes, lit up the treadmill with almost 19k steps.
Calories: Yes
Tracked: Yes
Today, July 6th was extremely hard mentally. I am in between steady jobs, have a family whom I am the primary support for plus a mortgage and all that jazz. We were supposed to move to Massachusetts, but that got put on hold. So I was in a bad mental headspace today. I wanted nothing more than to going on a binge like I normally would. I was even thinking of quitting the challenge. At the time I was thinking why am I adding the extra stress of trying to lose weight right now.
Came home from work in a very sour mood, my family could tell. I didn't want to take it out on them. Nothing was prepared for dinner and they wanted to go out for burgers at DQ. Well that was about to be my last straw for the day. I was going to give in.
We get to DQ and I'm in line reading the nutritional facts and nothing sounded good or was worth the calories and eventual guilt. They ordered and I said I'd make something at home. We came home, they had burgers and fries and I had a portion of leftover pasta salad. It was lite and refreshing which allowed me to the get on the treadmill for an hour and a half and walk my way back into a clear headspace again. Now I feel much better, accomplished, stronger, and at peace and ready to take on another day.5 -
July 6
Exercise: Yes
Calories: Yes
Tracked: Yes
@jenfett1 Way to go on getting through your tough day with such strength! I hope the feelings of strength, peace, and accomplishment stay with you a long time, and help propel you to even more of the same!2 -
Username: craigo3154
Weigh in week: Week 1
Weigh in day: Wednesday
Previous Week's Weight: (62.1kg) 137.3
Todays Weight: (62.2kg) 137.1
Unable to weigh in Wednesday as away all week. First chance was Saturday morning.
Tried eating more this week while away. Little if any change. Will persist.
For anyone that is new to Gutbusters this month just a note on my weigh ins. I am not part of the teams results. I am actively trying NOT to lose weight, but maintain. As such, my weigh ins are optional. I choose to post a weigh in so that others can see I am still keeping a similar focus in maintenance as I was when losing weight.1 -
Hi team, as I thought, I've not been able to get access to a set of scales since I've been away. @craig03154 please could you record this week's weigh in for me as 190 which was my Monday weight? I'm not sure what caused the gain at the time but I imagine I'll be at least that when I get home.
Had a gorgeous trek around Powerscourt waterfall today and off for a long hike around the Wicklow mountains tomorrow, before flying back home to London in the evening, hopefully that will help some of the holiday damage!2 -
July 7
Exercise: 2.5 m run, lots of bags (or *kitten*)
Tracked: Nope
Calories: Probably not1 -
July 7
Exercise:yes (15 minutes of movement)
Tracking:yes
Calories:yes1 -
Username: lydiakate1995
Weigh in day: Sunday
Week 2
Previous weight: 306lbs
Today’s weight: 305.5lbs0 -
Username: CrowChild
Weigh-in Week: July Week 2
Weigh-in Day: Sunday
Previous Weight: 173.6
Today’s Weight: 172.00 -
username: fatburner2018
weigh-in WK: July week 2
weigh-in day: Sunday
previous weight: 191.3
today's weight: 187.21 -
July 8
Exercised?: Yes. 5km walk in under 40 mins (hills).
Calories?: Yes
Tracked?: Yes
Rainy day, managed to pick the gap for a walk (mostly).
Kind of quiet day at home before the usual flight interstate for work for another week.
Daily Strength challenge
Challenge for July 08 is side lunges ()
3 sets- First set 10 or 15 each leg (if 10 is too easy continue to 15).
- Second set 6 or 9 each leg.
- Third set 5 or 8 each leg.
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Username: ahelgers10
Weigh in week: week 2
Weigh in day: Sunday
Previous Week's weight: 209
Today's Weight: 208.42 -
oops sorry my last week's Sunday weight was 191.8 not 191.3 , I weigh myself daily that's why I made a mistake
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previous weigh: 191.8
today's weigh: 187.21 -
July 7
Exercise: Yes
Calories: Yes
Tracked: Yes
Was on track for July 8, until we decided to go to Panera for dinner. I ordered reasonably well, but then one of my dudes took half my meal and I ended up eating the kids' mac and cheese. <sigh> I'm pretty sure I won't undue all my progress before the weigh-in tomorrow, but moments of weakness are killer ...
@emmclean I had to look up where Powercourt was, and saw the waterfalls. Looks pretty amazing! Hope you had a good flight home!
@craigo3154 Is your current travel schedule your normal routine, or is it unusually busy? I hope you too have a good flight, and that maintenance phase works better on this trip! (Totally envious of inadvertent weight loss right now, but I could see how that could be annoying if you don't mean for it to happen!)
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Username: jenfett1
Weigh in day: Sunday
Week 2
Previous weight: 296.7lbs
Today’s weight: 298.1lbs
I worked so hard this past week and not going to lie, I wanted to break my scale this morning. I know why it's up today, nothing I could do about it. I know I've made lots of progress by how I feel and look. I know I just have to keep pushing and the scale will catch up. It's just frustrating as hell. Sorry team, but I will push as hard as I can for a great number next week.2 -
Username: yasiral
Weigh day: Sunday
Week 2
SW: 233.9
Last week weight: 230.5
Cw: 228.64 -
Username: ariel808
Weigh in week: Week 2
Weigh in day: Sunday
Previous Week's Weight: 218.2
Todays Weight: 218.22
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