December 3rd and 4th:

Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes?    Yes..  Cardio / Circuits
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day?    Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank?  Yes

Rick you are in my neck of the woods! I live an hour east by the ocean. Glad you're having fun in Disney. My relatives all live in Chicago and the weather is much better here in Florida!

December 4
Exercised?: Yes (3km in 24 mins - hills).
Calories?: Yes
Tracked?: Yes

Walk before lunch.

Daughters graduation from middle school to senior school tonight. Year 10 next year. She is doing well at the school. She has ASD and the school is extremely accomodating (this means she is very bright, thinks differently to most, change causes anxiety, has trouble with relationships, has trouble recognising social cues, normal scholastic testing evokes extreme stress - think Big Bang Theories Sheldon, but not as extreme).

After presentation of all awards was canapés and drinks. Good selection, but limited self to high protein and diet soda. This way no problems with tiredness or staying in my normal calorie budget.

@RangerRickL. Great pictures. I've been to Disneyland in Hong Kong and Paris (unfortunately, only when over 30, would love to have gone as a child). They are fantastic places. My daughter has also been to Disneyland in Tokyo (and all while less than 14, the perfect ages to do so.)

So true about tracking while travelling. It means you fell SO much better when you get home because cheat days count and they do add up.

RangerRickL wrote: »

As we travel, it tracking caloric intake and exercise gives me the tools to keep on track. Before the UAC, I would just pretend that it was okay to take cheat days.
That does not work!

You are so correct "cheat days" don't work. I have explore this concept in the past. I have witness other people.....
Result.... failure, failure, and more failures!
The questions that always come to my mind is "why cheat days"? "who is been cheated"? "What is the outcome or reward of these days"? The answer has not been encouraging to me.

I am too precious for the results from cheat days. Therefore, I encourage myself everyday with these: "You are too expensive for these results" "You are very precious" "

3 x Yes
It may be December, it may be turning colder, it may be dark when I get up at 4.50am but I'm hanging in there ... after all I'm doing this for me

Another day done and dusted! Exercise yes 10 min quigong, 50 min yoga, 50 min walk at dusk
Tracking yes
Calories yes

Yes x 3 for today!

I don't like saying cheat day. It's negative and makes me feel like I did something wrong. I much prefer the term planned indulgences. For instance, this Friday at my Christmas party I have every intention of having a planned indulgence and I will not feel guilty at all, because I know that the very next day I will be right back to what is now my normal and healthy way of eating.

Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes - 49 minutes on my mini-trampoline
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes - not even eating all my exercise calories
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes

Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes, a 60 minute Align and Define yoga class in the morning, and a 60 minute Hatha yoga class this evening.
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes

Exercise? Yup
Calories? Oh yes, did even better than yesterday, although I do wish I didn't eat so much chocolate. I still stayed under my goal, but it would have been more nutritionally sound to eat my 200 calorie Sargento snack (the one with cheddar cheese, cashews, and craisins) rather than 4 additional pieces of chocolate. But it's okay. I got the pleasure from the chocolate while staying under my goal. Next time, I'll aim to make the healthier decision.
Tracked? Everything -- even my 6 pieces of chocolate Quite a bit for one day but I had a light dinner so everything balanced out in the end.

Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes (walking around the neighborhood while you can't breath sucks)
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes

Exercise: Yep, running and walking for ~5mi.
Tracking: Yes
Calories: Yessir

Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Y
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Y
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Y

Proud of myself for today... a busy day with lots of surprises and stressors.

12/4
Exercise? Yes, 30 minutes Leslie Sansone
Calories? Yes, within daily allowance
Tracked? Yes, everything logged, extra available for evening snack if desired

@craigo3154 Congrats to your daughter for graduation from middle school to senior school. We refer to it in the states as high school or senior high. You can be very proud of her accomplishments given the challenges with ASD.
@ld8628 Hope you are feeling better soon!
@davert123 “Really happy that my son and daughter are wanting to get fit as well now -I'm very happy about that :-)” @craigo3154 has had the pleasure of having his wife aim for a more healthy lifestyle with extremely positive medical results. He is a leader by example. Your desire to be healthy will similarly be a great role model for your son and daughter.

Jim and I enjoyed a wonderful concert performance this evening by Daniel Emmet from America's Got Talent. He is a wonderful vocalist and was a finalist on AGT.

Yes to all today!
Tonight, I went back and forth from the fridge literally 3 times to night-snack which is for sure my downfall, each time putting the food back and not eating. Instead, I brushed my teeth and kept busy until bedtime. I feel SO VICTORIOUS that I didn’t cave and binge-eat. It’s really hard to stop when I feel the urge to binge, so often I have to just take it one urge at a time, let alone one day at a time. This group has really been helping give me motivation and accountability to stick with it, even though it’s just 4 days in. I’m really happy to be here ☺️☺️