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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?

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w8goal4life

@RangerRickL must be getting some Zzzz's. He DID say he was tired

. I don't think he'll object if I open the discussion for the day.

My dear husband is a retired veterinary surgeon. In our younger years, I encouraged him to put his suturing skills to work with embroidery decor for our home. These are Christmas stockings he embroidered himself. All I did was sew them together once he completed the hard part! The pheasant on the wall is also some of his work.

rockymir

@w8goal4life WOW!! Excellent work!

Some normality for me at last!
Exercise: 13k run (progressive+150m sprints)
Calories: yes
Tracked: yes

craigo3154

December 19
Exercised?: Yes. (3km in 25mins - hills)
Calories?: Yes
Tracked?: Yes

Work from home today. Walk in after dinner. Light till almost 9:00pm

Not much else to report today.

@w8goal4life. Thanks for opening today.

You have a very talented husband. Those are beautiful.

roma49

@w8goal4life Beautiful work !!
craigo3154 so envious of your light evenings
3 x Yes

davert123

Dec 18 was 3 yes's
Dec 19 3 yes's as well. Still hobbling around for my exercise. i have eaten absolute crap today so although i am ni my calorie goal I need to sort out the quality of my food. Happy to be still in the game though :-)

TeresaW1020

Yes x 3 today!!

lessn00

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

stella7x7

12/19
Exersized?- yes
Caleries?-yes
Logged?-yes

Bill70Strong

DId I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes, a 60 minute Heated Hatha yoga class.
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yep
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes

TerriRichardson112

Exercise: 25 strength + walking. 10758 steps.
Calories under: Yes.
Tracked: Yes

w8goal4life

12/19
Exercise? Yes, afternoon walk for 90 minutes along the Erie Canal Way ("Big Ditch") with my boyfriend. Wish I had taken the camera. It was a very nice brisk winter afternoon, and most importantly...the sun was shining! No snow but chilly and much of the canal surface had a slight layer of ice. Interesting to see hundreds of mallard ducks along one small section of the canal which was not yet ice-glazed. I missed a "Kodak moment."
Calories? Yes, within allowance
Tracked? Yes

allmannerofthings

@w8goal4life love your husbands needlework.

allmannerofthings

Yesn yes and yes for me today.

BMcC9

DId I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes - 41 minutes on my mini-trampoline
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes

RangerRickL

@w8goal4life I was very tired. Sorry and thanks soooo much!!
Rick
P.S. I just looked at your DH Veterinary surgeon's decorative sutures...Wow!! Beautiful!

loopydo2017

Yes x3, cardio kickboxing.

w8goal4life

allmannerofthings wrote: »

@w8goal4life love your husbands needlework.

@allmannerofthings Thank you...he is one talented guy to have shared my life with. It appears you have a nice cross stitch holiday candle for your MFP profile picture. These types of handmade decorations make the holidays more personal. Wishing everyone a happy holiday season!

RangerRickL

I kept the 3 yeses today...barely!
Exercise: walking easy pace
Tracking: many many Christmas temptations all over our office as we are being showered by vendors with treats. Tracking is critical
Calories: under by a few calories. My biggest temptation is the mixed popcorn. I am not too tempted by most sweets. That is a good thing.

FitAndLean_5738

Tracked? Yup
Exercise? Running
Eating? On point today

jugar

I'm afraid I took a tracking holiday today - pass #2. I gave blood at my daughter's army unit and enjoyed seeing many of her comrades there. Had a good walk and quiet evening. Back to sweating and tracking tomorrow!

peachpastries

Dec. 19

Pass #6

Exercise: Yes, lots of walking
Calories: No
Tracked: No, it's hard to track homemade things

Today I baked these amaaaazing molasses-chocolate chip bars with a toffee & chocolate topping, and I got my best friends' presents all wrapped pretty & packaged nicely. Will mail them tomorrow, I'm excited for my friends to try my baking finally! I put my soul, love & energy into this for them.

@w8goal4life that is SO wholesome, and beautiful!!!!!

ekat1234

Date: December 17
Exercised?: Yes walking
Calories?: Yes
Tracked?: Yes

Date: December 18
Exercised?: Yes walking and stretching
Calories?: Yes
Tracked?: Yes

Date: December 19
Exercised?: Yes walking
Calories?: Yes
Tracked?: Yes

suzievv

December 19

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? Yes

@w8goal4life , Wow! Those are so beautiful. Thank you for sharing.

susiejof

12/19
Exercise: Yes
Calories: No, baked cookies today, ate a bunch too!
Tracked: Yes
It’s a Pass day

fatbambi2017

3 x yes for today

pcotter54

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

jan110144

Pass 2 for me. Caught a bug. No exercise and calories over. Making the circle looking doubtful this month.

GrandmaJackie

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? ✅

BMcC9

peachpastries wrote: »

Dec. 19

Pass #6

Exercise: Yes, lots of walking
Calories: No
Tracked: No, it's hard to track homemade things

Today I baked these amaaaazing molasses-chocolate chip bars with a toffee & chocolate topping, and I got my best friends' presents all wrapped pretty & packaged nicely. Will mail them tomorrow, I'm excited for my friends to try my baking finally! I put my soul, love & energy into this for them.

@w8goal4life that is SO wholesome, and beautiful!!!!!

No matter how many passes .... keep showing up and reporting! That is a TRUE Non-Scale Victory that will stand you in good stead for next month, and the rest of your life!

MadisonMolly2017

Dec 19
Yes x 3
UAC & My Personal goal of NO PASSES this month saved me three times yesterday - at least!
Thank you.

The Details:
12/19 153.4again!! Trend wt hit 154.0 for first time!!
However I have had two chocolate squares & 5 cookies (all carefully tracked) today. I’m under calories, but it’s not been very nutritious.

12/20 155
Part One: So, yesterday was the one Xmas party I decided to go to, my art group, and it was Lovely! And I was doing great (moved away from buffet, only ate what I brought & knew calories of, drank lots of hot tea, and ate beforehand) UNTIL a latecomer brought a bag of Pepperidge Farm cookies. I had not anticipated facing non-home cooked food. I had one. Went back, had a second. And yes, went back & had a third. Tracked all three. Really savored each bite of the 3rd, only somewhat so for the first two. When I woke up this morning, I realized why. We used to eat these all the time. Almost like I went on automatic pilot. Took a walk to get in steps. Ate two squares of chocolate someone else gave me while discovering them when cleaning my art room.
Plan for next year: bring something for the buffet & pack my own meal with a healthier treat or two. Reason: I got too hungry & I can’t control what folks bring.

Part Two:
Two former colleagues came to my house. I thought only one was coming, and she wanted to bring cookies. I nicely said, you don’t need to- I’ve got dark chocolate, nuts, fruit, berries. Both of them showed up with 1) homebaked cookies & 2) delicious chocolate chip cooks (maybe 2-3 dozen) and neither wanted to eat anything. So I made my latte, got my almonds & Kashi. All good. UNTIL they left. Opened the choc chip, cookies, ate two slowly. Put the lid on, and put them all out of sight. Calories still good for the day, but I hop on Ex Bike to do a HIIT, to hopefully use some of the sugar. Later, had hubby put them in his car to take to work, so I wouldn’t hear them call my name all night.
Plan for next year: “Wow, this is so sweet of you! (Do any of you have words & a way I can return them so they can gift them to someone else?)

Part 3:
I’m thinking ok, small healthy dinner. Calories are low. I’ve survived, UNTIL DH calls & asks if I’d like to go out to dinner with him. I couldn’t say no. So, I kept peddling on bike until he got home!
And I thought what would a person in tune with their body’s needs do. So I ignored menu’s constraints, and asked waiter If I could please have a piece of grilled salmon with green beans? “Sure, no problem!” Wow! Blew my mind.
Ate that, a bit too much bread, and 1/3 of a choc mousse. Stomach didn’t feel comfortable, so later on I asked hubby to go for a nighttime walk with me. Felt all better!
Plan for next time: One piece of bread WITH the dinner. Keep ordering what my body needs- not what’s on the menu. Realize too much bread & water makes my stomach feel uncomfortable.

SO, I learned a lot! I have to control the foods I’m exposed to.

And then I looked at my macros/micros
high fat grams
Extremely high saturated fat grams 😳
High carb
Extremely high sodium 😳
Protein - perfect
Fiber- good but almost half what I usually have.

I used to eat this way ALL the time. OMG OMG
SO grateful for this Health Journey. SO proud of ALL of us for fighting the good fight.

I’m dieting from here until I reach 150. Totally because I want to. This pop up in wt is sodium related. My focus is Health & that means solid nutrition. One day won’t hurt, but many days would.

150 lbs, here I come!