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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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I finished my own UAC daily report for August 13 and then promptly forgot to open today's discussion page. As I was getting into bed, it occurred to me, "How many time zones difference is there between @craigo3154 in Victoria, Australia and Chicago, IL, USA?" The answer is 15 time zones. So right now, it's almost midnight here and it's 7 p.m. in Australia. I had to get cracking!!
Hope each and every one has had a great day!!
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August 14
Exercised?: Yes. 4km walk at lunch, 6km walk over dinner (North Sydney).
Calories?: Yes
Tracked?: Yes
Travelled interstate (again).
Been here that may times that the hotel staff know me and I gave me a free room upgrade (not that I need it - but it is appreciated).
@RangerRickL. I am all to aware of the time zones.
I work with people in the US (West, East and Central), Canada, China, Korea, Japan, India and Europe (Spain, England, Netherlands).
Does my head in at times trying to match time zones for meetings.
btw, Distance between Melbourne and Sydney by air is 700km (444 miles). One hours flying time. Takes me longer to get from my house to the airport than it takes for the plane to get from Melbourne to Sydney.
Leaving home at 7:00 to catch a 9:00am flight, I arrived at the Sydney office at 11:00am. That's a 4 hour one way commute.5 -
@craigo3154, Thanks so much for the information! I am reposting it below, in case anyone missed it the other day. It's so helpful. I gained this gelatinous, fat around my torso, yuk! And it's made itself comfortable and at home. I'm going to work out the calories that I should actually be eating, and ferret out the unhealthy stress eating. I'm out of the running for the winner's circle, but so glad that I'm still a part of this group.
@RangerRick, happy belated 68th!
<snip from craig's post>If the weight is not moving after a number of weeks, but you are still tracking and keeping active, it is time to look at the tracking data you have accumulated.
If you have weights for a number of weeks and daily calories, you can work out you actual TDEE (total daily energy expenditure). This is instead of relying on the online calculators.
To work out your current TDEE:
- Add together the total calories consumed over 3 weeks.
- Add weight loss change in lbs multiplied by 3500 (eg. if lost 2 lbs, ADD 7000: if gained 1 lbs, SUBTRACT 3500)
- Divide total by 21.
This gives average TDEE given the activity you have been performing.
This TDEE is the amount you need to consume daily to MAINTAIN weight. If you consume 500 kCal less than this TDEE per day and you should lose approximately 1lb per week (assuming you keep a similar activity level).
You can also look for stress eating patterns or "empty" calories. Empty calories are snacks or beverages that do not fill you up (or really enjoy) that have calories that can be reduced. <snip>5 -
August 14
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? Yes5 -
Back to routine is awesome (but going away occasionally is as well)
Early morning Jiu Jitsu with the boys and evening class were the exercises of choice today!
Food all logged and under calories.
Ate the last of my birthday Brownies and now I'm going to have to avoid wheat for a while. If I eat too much, I get allergies and I've been eating really badly!6 -
Aug 14:
Exercised- Yes 35 minute treadmill and elliptical; 1 hour walking dog
Calories- Yes
Tracked - Yes
The extra exercise time is making it harder to get my work done! Something always has to give....7 -
Do I stress eat OH YEAH!! My latest habit is not much better I treat myself to new shoes.
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Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes, 45 minutes Pilates.
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes5 -
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? YES - Ocean Kayaking 42 mins across 1.5 m waves ...(hell of a workout)
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? YES ... I think so
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? YES .... tried to, but no food scales and quite a lot of Guess-timation.7 -
8/14
Exercise? Yes, 70 minute walk in village with my boyfriend after the rains ceased
Calories? Under by a slight margin
Tracked? Yes, everything logged5 -
Restful day but on track - just! Good walk with my mom on the last day of her visit -- 88 years old and she walked 3 miles today. Off to the airport tomorrow.6
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August 14
Exercise
Yes lots of walking at Ikea
Calories yes
Mindful eating in the road
Tracked yes
Last travel day. Taken my own sandwiches and healthy snacks.. Much cheaper and I know what's in them. Stopped at Ikea in St Louis to walk and if course shop Had a spring salad and coffee. Still a couple of hrs left to travel but will sleep in my in bed after a month of traveling visiting the Northwest.7 -
@RangerRickL funny you should mention that. I've traveled through 2 time zones in the past couple of days. Takes me a few days to adjust.
@craigo3154 My husband went to Australia on a business trip and he said it was brutal.3 -
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes?
Yes.. Cardio and Full Body Circuits
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes
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8/14
Exercise?- yes- walk,arms,legs,abs,squats,stretches
Caleries?-yes
Log?-yes5 -
Exercise: 30 min treadmill
Calories under
Tracked: yes5 -
Added another 27 minutes of low impact aerobics for my report today.
@windowqueen2003 hope you enjoyed your travel and that it was for recreation. The northwest is beautiful!
@jugar your Mom is delightful! I hope I'm still walking 3 miles at 88 years of age.
@eminater I know what you mean about the food scale. I am lost without it when I'm traveling as I weigh everything in grams. I'm just not a good guesstimator.5 -
Yes 3x. 30 min bike
@craigo3154 Thanks for helpful info4 -
So, for Monday and Tuesday (13th and 14th) I was camping. I had planned to log, but ...
I did get plenty of exercise and enjoyed some seriously relaxing quiet time.
Wednesday, I will be back to it. Logging, staying within calories and exercising.
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Yes x 35
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Yes x 34
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Aug 14 plenty exercise. 60 mins on the mountain bike and later walked my dogs with my wife. All that before long driving day.
Very happy to keep under calorie target
Tracked: oh yeah baby!
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Aug 14
Yes x 3
Exercise: several walks, 110 mins, 15,898 steps!!
Calories: 2558-2046= under 513!!
Tracking: yes, to the gram!
The breeze & cooler weather makes exercising so much more pleasant for me. Enjoying it as long as it lasts 6 -
Exercise yes 37 min quigong /yoga, 120 min leisurely walk around town of Kings Lynn uk, 60 min faster pace Hunstanton uk seafront
Tracling yes
Calories yes
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Nope to all three, rest day for me, ate freely and didn't track anything so that's Pass #25
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Yes to all 3
Stayed within calories but could make better food choices for sure .......
Today is a new day:)4 -
Went out for Thai food for a going away party, so calories went out the window. Put on 2 lbs overnight, so definitely got a load of sodium. Back to basics tomorrow.4
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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? YES4 -
Yes x 21
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