October 1
Exercised?: Yes (4.5km to office - 40 mins / 4.5km to hotel - 40 mins)
Calories?: Yes
Tracked?: Yes

Hotel is a good distance from office, so plenty of walking this trip.

Can see I will need the extra calories due to the increased daily walking (or I will slip back below my comfortable minimum).

Saw a documentary on obesity on the plane trip over. One of the parts of it was the "string test". Take a piece of string and cut it off at your height (for me 172 cm) fold it in half and see if it makes it around your waist (belly button level). If it does not, you are likely carrying too much abdominal fat which is usually visceral fat (the bad kind). (For me a 160cm bath towel folded in half meets in front of my belly button, so I am well under ).

Interested to know what others think?

Exercise - 1h30 road cycling (recovery)
Calories - Yes
Tracked - Yes

Monday, October 1

Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes?
Yes! 20 minute walk on my lunch break

Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day?
Yes, 1700/1800

Did I track everything?
Yes

Congrats to last month's winners! I'm here for my first challenge!

Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? yes, lots of walking on purpose
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? yes

Yes to all 3
Greatmseptember for all participating...October will be even better:)

craigo3154 wrote: »

October 1
Saw a documentary on obesity on the plane trip over. One of the parts of it was the "string test". Take a piece of string and cut it off at your height (for me 172 cm) fold it in half and see if it makes it around your waist (belly button level). If it does not, you are likely carrying too much abdominal fat which is usually visceral fat (the bad kind). (For me a 160cm bath towel folded in half meets in front of my belly button, so I am well under ).

Interested to know what others think?

I carry very little weight on my waist. I can be overweight and still pass the string test. But I definitely completely fail when I am obese (like now... sadly). But... I would prefer an absolute number. Some people can be tall and carry most of their weight around the waist... Aren't they at risk just the same?

Anya_000 wrote: »

Egads! First day and I wanted to throw in the towel. I was gung ho about the new month, but I had a longer work day than I expected, got tired, and didn't have enough food during the day. When I got home, I just wanted to pork out and not track. It's funny how the hungry mind plays tricks on you. But I didn't do it. I cooked a healthy meal. Tracked it, still under calories with room for a snack. Gonna take the dog for another walk. So, yes, x 3. This is a lesson I've learned before, don't get to the point of starving. Always have something on hand, like nuts

Great job! Nuts are a great solution!!

Pass #1