Let's Do this! - 2019 Challenge - Be the best you can be!

@Melonfire - I started my first bullet journal this year. I started a sudo bullet journal last year, but work got in the way and I only made it to February. This year I started a digital bullet journal and I really like it so far. Unlike paper journals I love the fact that I can insert extra pages if I feel like I need to be able to journal more than just a little bit on each day.

@melonfire - I have cream in my coffee every day, so I don’t think it was that. I am almost certain it was the sugar. I wanted to have a hot chocolate tonight, but I didn’t want to risk it. I think I will do an experiment this weekend to see if it happens again with excessive sugar. If I do find that the sugar is the culprit I think it might be what finally gets me to stop eating sugary treats, which in turn could produce the weight loss I have been losing for.

@mynacha73 - you could have a point about the combination of the three together. Although the cream in my daily coffee with stevia doesn’t seem to bother me, although I only put 2-3 tablespoons in.

@mynacha73 - congratulations on getting back out for a decent walk. Have fun on your travels. If you are going someplace you have never been you might not want to limit your food because there could be lots of things you want to try, but maybe you will be able to do a bit more walking to burn off the extra calories.

@loonyhiker -YEAH, for inches lost. I am looking forward to doing my measurements next Friday to see if I have lost inches. I know I have lost pounds so I know I must have also lost inches, but I just don’t know how many yet.

@tiff0277 - Welcome to the challenge. I have been using the ZWIFT treadmill app to do most of my running workouts lately. It is like a virtual run with a bunch of other people. Almost like a video game. You need either a treadmill that will connect or a foot pod that I purchased on the ZWIFT website for about $30.00. So far I really like it even though I am one of the slower runners. I am currently just getting back to running and I am only going about 3.7 mph when I run. I can walk faster than that, but all the running books that I have read say to start slower than a fast walk, so that is what I am trying to do.

@loonyhiker - great article, I am doing a very similar workout program, but I am incorporating running too.

@BackinSoFL - I am with you regarding the treadmill workout and not having to wait until daylight. I get up at 4:40 am to workout and it is obviously very dark outside. I also like to be able to know exactly how fast I am going without having to look at my watch to track my speed every couple of minutes, and knowing having the time to know when to change to the next interval is great. I tried using an interval timer with Nike Running Club App (NRC), but apparently they both can’t run at the same time, which really sucks.

This morning my workout was somewhat of a bust. I woke up at my normal time and got on the treadmill, but I was just really sluggish. It was a rest day from running today, so I did a casual walk for about 45 minutes. I was still pretty tired after I got ready for work and ended up laying back and caught a few extra ZZZs before work. Just that 15 minute nap really made a huge difference in my day.

I thought about getting on the treadmill for another 30 minute casual work tonight, but I ended up closing all my rings before I got home, so I decided to just relax.

I shouldn’t be too hard on myself. I have been keeping up this exercise schedule for more than a month without really having a day off, so a couple of more relaxed workouts or casual walks are perfectly fine. At least I am doing something and not just sitting around on non-running days.

I am still planning on trying to Beat My Best Flight climbed tomorrow. I am sort of concerned because I did a test tonight and walked up my stairs a couple of times and the number of flights didn’t change. I might have to go up both flights from the basement to the second floor for it to count. My Best day so far in January was 13 flights, so it shouldn’t be too hard.

Any anyone else going to try to Beat their Best this weekend?

@melonfire - You need to find another distraction when you get home from work. Maybe use this time to get your workout in, or sit down to write in your bullet journal or read a fitness or diet book. I find that when I read diet and fitness self help books it somehow curbs my appetite because I think that these other people were able to do it I should be able to also.
@tiff0277 - let me know if you try out ZWIFT, we could link up over there and maybe run together sometime.

I have had a busy day today. I spent almost an hour and 40 minutes on the treadmill today. And not only did I Beat My Best Flights Climbed for January, but I also Beat My Best for my Longest Run in January, Highest Step Count for the month and most Active Energy. Actually I beat my ALL TIME HIGH active energy since I started using the Apple Watch in 2015. So needless to say, today was a goal setting day.

The one weird thing about this week is the I have been at exactly the same weight every day since Tuesday. I think this must be one of those points where my body has to reset before it can continue losing, because I have been eating pretty well this week. And actually other than a couple of lower numbers on Sunday and Monday, it has been the EXACT same number since last Saturday. I am starting to wonder if my scale needs new batteries. LOL! I hope I see some downward movement in the next couple of days.

My husband and I went out to eat tonight, I did eat a pretty big dinner, but I think the extra calorie burn will off set the extra calories.


@Kimmie373 - I am so sorry to hear about your mother. I hope there wasn’t any major damage. Will you be able to go see her soon.

@lolomlopez12181 - Welcome to the group. I will send you a private message to link up via Apple Watch.

@loonyhiker - In order to share activity on the apple watch you just need to know each other’s Apple email.

Nothing really new here today. I did my walking workout today instead of running, set the incline at about 3% and just went. I probably could have gone a bit faster or increased the incline a bit more, but after I set it I got engrossed in a program and completely for got about increasing further. The time flew by. You gotta love those types of workouts.

@ActiveStevie - Welcome to the group!