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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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Research has shown that people who succeed have developed habits which increase the probability of success.
The UAC is designed to emphasize habits which increase your probability of being successfully fit and healthy.
On the other hand, reading your first 6 days of posts, some of you are too hard on yourselves. No one can change a lifetime of unhealthy habits overnight...day by day...focus on your victories!!!
Your friend, Rick
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Yes x3 today. A 4.5km walk before work in the drizzling rain was a surprisingly pleasant way to start the day.5
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@RangerRickL lol thanks, just what I needed to see before a race! Might become my mantra.5
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September 5
Exercised?: Yes. 3km in 24 mins (hills).
Calories?: Yes
Tracked?: Yes
Busy work day at home today. Lots of work on a number of clients including Spain.
Parent teacher interviews meant short day that was made up afterwards (so long day with a break for tea and interviews). Daughter is doing OK at school. She is very bright, passing all subjects and excelling in the ones she loves. However, as she is on the ASD spectrum, education (and particularly social interaction) is a challenge. (The ASD I'm sure comes from me).
Late night (and no post) yesterday was my own fault. Got a new game console (Nintendo Switch). I have played every Zelda game through to 100% completion, but was waiting for the price on the switch to drop a little before getting one for the latest Zelda (Breath of the Wind). Excellent game and was a victim of "I'll just do this bit.. and this bit.."
Zelda as a game is story heavy and combat light. I like games with a good story that takes more than 20 hours to complete. Zelda games are generally North of 40 hours in a first play through. This one looks more like over 100+.
September 6
Exercised?: Yes. 3km in 23 mins (hills).
Calories?: Yes
Tracked?: Yes
Busy work day at home today. Quick walk before dark and rain.
Work has "finally" authorised the travel for Spain so that is now booked. My Spanish is being put to use. Most written communication is now in Spanish. Just my spoken Spanish will take quite a while to get up to speed. (Still doing German and Japanese).
Too much Zelda again tonight.
My wife is still not having to take insulin. Blood sugar readings in the morning and before dinner are still in the normal after 4 days. All good so far. However keeping a careful watch. In some ways, it feels a little like taking the training wheels off a bicycle.
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3 X Yes today ~ plus I have just earned EVERY single one of the 143 calories on my evening walk, the first walk my 6.5 month German Shepherd has had in the rain OMGOODNESS he turned into a Tasmanian Devil !! he also managed to eat his own body weight in fox poo ~I'm now cold, very wet (despite wearing wet weather gear) but great news I'm 200 steps over my goal so it wasn't all bad ☔🐕🚶♀️🤣6
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September 6
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes. Still doing more strength training until my right foot heal properly. I am beginning to enjoy it.
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes.6 -
This just happened. Fortunately I was close to my sister’s house, so I was able to borrow her car to get home
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Habits have definitely played a big roll on my journey but it is also important to focus on adding them to your life gradually. Once you have one established, you can start focusing on another one, etc etc etc.
Also, there are times when the plan needs to change. This morning I skipped my gym session because I didn't sleep well (anyone else have a dog who suddenly decides to howl in his sleep?) and I needed some me time to get my head in the right place after a tough couple of days. I almost skipped Jiu Jitsu in the evening because it was freezing cold, but I realised the best way to warn up was to go to training. I had a great session and came home nice and warm!
Food was a bit higher than ideal but within the range I allowed myself today as it was sushi for my friend's birthday (it's trad that we take each other).
All logged as usual.
I know spring is rainy season here but honestly, this is colder than winter was. Warm up already, please!6 -
Today has been the kind of day which normally results in ordering a take away, opening the wine and vegging out in front of the TV. It's a habit which I need to swap out.
In the end I got 3 x yes and feeling really great about myself.8 -
Sept 6
Exercised- Yes rowing machine and elliptical machine
Calories- Yes
Tracked- Yes
This group is what keeps me on track. It would be so easy not to go to the gym on longer work days and to let calories slip without noticing. Many thanks 😊5 -
Yes, definitely one day at a time!
Exercise yes, 10 min quigong, 20 min yoga,120 min cleaning, 50 min walk - seems colder indoors than outside so am walking to get warm, well and the fact i just love walking
Tracking yes
Calories yes
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Exercise? 50 minutes on the treadmill
Calories? under
Tracking? yes
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9/6
Exersized?- yes
Caleries?-yes
Logged?-yes3 -
Sept 6
Exercise? Yes, 90 min walk
Calories? Under
Tracked: Yes
5 successful days, 1 pass day3 -
9/6
Exercise? One hour walk with my boyfriend
Calories? Under by less than 100
Tracked? yes3 -
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lamlam2013 wrote: »...
This just happened. Fortunately I was close to my sister’s house, so I was able to borrow her car to get home
@lamlam2013. Was fortunate you were close to an easy solution. Also fortunate that bike chains are easy to fix/replace (even if you do need to thread them round/through the derailleur gear mechanism).
Full marks for being out and cycling.
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Totally agree that it is one day at a time! My victory the past two weeks is getting up before work to exercise - at 4:45. It’s been a rough go but if I wait till after a day of teaching it’s not going to happen.
Exercise- yes, Pilates
Calories- under
Tracked- yes3 -
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes, 60 minute Align and Define Yoga class and a 60 minute Pilates Core Power Flow class.
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes2 -
Tracked: yes
Calories: right on
Exercise: 60 min treadmill3 -
RangerRickL wrote: »
Research has shown that people who succeed have developed habits which increase the probability of success.
The UAC is designed to emphasize habits which increase your probability of being successfully fit and healthy.
On the other hand, reading your first 6 days of posts, some of you are too hard on yourselves. No one can change a lifetime of unhealthy habits overnight...day by day...focus on your victories!!!
Your friend, Rick
I second this.
It takes MONTHS to re-enforce new habits. 30 days at least for a daily habit. Years for a weekly one.
The bigger and more out of your original comfort zone the habit, the longer it takes. If the new habit being formed is too difficult, or too uncomfortable, it will not stick (as you will fall out of it too easily).
Day by day.
Aim to make circle just today (forget about the month). If you miss today, try again tomorrow. That is all it takes.
“Yesterday is history,
tomorrow is a mystery,
and today is a gift...
that's why they call it present”
-- Master Oogway (Kung Fu Panda)5 -
September 6
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes! Did 25 minutes on the treadmill. I had to really talk myself into getting on that thing!
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes!
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes!
Tomorrow, I need to try and wake up early and get my exercise done in the morning! Fridays are so unpredictable, so I also need to try and not eat too many calories in the morning and for lunch.
Hope everyone has a great and successful weekend!2 -
Sept. 6
Exercise: Yes! Did some walking for a while and a lil bit of light/low impact cardio, and then a 40 minute strength session!!
Calories: Yes, comfortably so!
Tracked: Yep!
Having a much better day. I finally got proper rest last night and woke up so energized!! I even managed to do a lil strength training, tho it's been a while so those Goblet Squats were killing me 😫
Tomororw I plan on doing HIIT 👌
No cravings today 😎 and treated myself to toast with tasty toppings for my dinner, it was filling and satisfying!
And I love the stuff about taking it a day at a time, really needed to see that ❤️❤️2 -
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
So happy for the people pushing themselves when they don't want to! I also agree with Rick positivity spreads into positive experiences and next thing you know your reaching your goals.3 -
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes. 3 mile run.
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes. Mostly good choices.
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes!2 -
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? yes- more walking, thank god the heat has broken!
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? yes2 -
@ProfDawnLee My favorite quote of the day, "Mostly good choices." That is the way that I live and frankly it makes life very satisfying and fun...and still healthy.1
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My report:
Calories: under by ok margin
Exercise: only managed a 25 minute walk
Tracking; a-ok0 -
Yes x 3. Just over an hour dog walk. barely made it with calories...had to use my exercise calories to justify some snacks.1
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yes x 3, walking dog, a lot2
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