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  • cschmitz110515
    cschmitz110515 Posts: 3,479 Member
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    Recapping past 3 days for my own accountability...

    Recap F 2/15 ~ Felt exhausted when early alarm rang & decided today is rest day.
    1) Move hourly / stairs breaks / 5 somethings = Fitbit 9,323 steps, 250+ steps 13/14 & 32 floors :neutral:
    2) Meals & snacks (mostly) prelogged / net calories zero / 14c water = Evening snacking took hold & net calories -512 :s , sodium & sugar green (yay), fiber & protein good, 14c water
    3) Complete observation write-ups :smiley: / prep for inquiries section :smile: started, lots more than I expected / organize w/p's :/ no time
    4) Prep attendee list :smiley: , survey & email reminders :| for next week's seminar ~ postponed some to M / conf call w/ K :# went 2X longer than I expected, but happy he is my back-up, and now we are on the same page :)
    5) Meal plan & grocery list :neutral: started / read Sunday ads :neutral: started / other to-do's?
    6) Unplug 10:00 :smiley: / floss :smiley: / retainers :smiley: / bed & tv off 11:00 :smiley: (no alarm Sat.)

    Recap Sat. 2/16
    1) Finished meal plan & grocery list :smiley:
    2) Walked dog along w/ hubby, who rarely does this with us ~ we stuck to neighborhood streets (no sidewalks) and had to go slow since packed snow had started to melt Fri. then refroze, so lots & lots of icy patches. Very excited dog & happy me! :mrgreen: Fitbit 11,379 steps, 250+ steps 11/14 & 19 floors :smiley:
    3) Unexpectedly out to brunch w/ hubby (his idea) & shopped for clothes at going out of business sale ~ happy to be buying smaller sizes. :smiley: Unfortunately, evening snack attack again :s logged best I could & net calories -407 :( , sodium -560, sugar -22, fiber & protein low-ish & 13c water.

    Recap Sun. 2/17
    1) Bible class & church :smiley:
    2) Grocery shopped w/ hubby :smiley:
    3) Treadmill since snow flurries & I was worried about ice being covered / 3 miles 50:43 + cool down + stretched ~ Fitbit 16,156 steps, 250+ steps 11/14 & 14 steps :smiley:
    3) 3 loads of laundry & every thing folded but hubby's socks :smiley:
    4) Made new recipe for supper ~ not bad, not great. Entered recipe in MFP. No snacking after supper :smiley: & net calories -20 :smile: , sodium green 4 (yay), sugar green 7 (yay), fiber low, protein good & 10c water :|

    JFT M 2/18 ~ Rest day & hubby off for federal holiday
    1) Move hourly / stairs breaks / 5 somethings
    2) Meals & snacks planned, need to prelog / hubby is making beef stew for supper (I have everything set for him & he's done this before but rarely ~ he was raised by mother that thought cooking was woman's work, and she thought it was a joke when he started to help me in the kitchen) / net calories zero / 14c water
    3) Pre-event tasks for this week's seminar
    4) Complete UTH ROP testing as much as possible
    5) Bday card for middle brother / hubby time
    6) Unplug 9:00 / FLOSS / RETAINERS / set early alarm, bed & tv off 10:30 (a.m. workout & vote in primary before work)
  • cschmitz110515
    cschmitz110515 Posts: 3,479 Member
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    Weekly Weigh-In = When I'm active I eat back calories. My weaknesses: I love food... my sweet tooth, especially chocolate... portion control... FOMO (Fear of Missing Out). Saturday a.m. is my MFP weigh-in logging day, and I peek occasionally other days. My digital scale only shows half pound increments & I'm too cheap to buy a fancier scale. No goal dates set ~ this is not a diet but my lifestyle.

    Age 61, 5'4.5"
    GW #1: 150 in a livable way = It's. Not. A. Diet.
    GW #2: 145 normal BMI
    UG maintain: 145 - 150 [Need to be realistic! Revised from 140 - 145]

    11/5/15 = 195.0 joined MFP with no real plan except It's. Not. A. Diet.
    1/10/17 = 185.5 clearly not a regular on MFP / joined JFT, best group ever! :smiley:
    5/31/17 = 180.5 two end of month celebrations / committed to posting weekly weigh-in
    06/03 = 177.5
    06/10 = 179.5 pre-10K spaghetti supper night before
    06/17 = 179.5 numerous meals away from home, several occasions w/ alcohol, happy no gain
    06/24 = 178.0 fluctuated during week, but ended ok
    07/01 = 176.0 Yay!!! Achieved June goal to stay <180
    07/08 = 177.5 oops
    07/15 = 176.5
    07/22 = 175.0
    07/29 = 174.0 saw at least one daily w-i below 174
    08/05 = 174.5 dined out for Girls Day Out & ate Dad's cooking & baking
    08/12 = 173.5 scale flirted with even lower numbers on daily weigh-ins
    08/19 = 173.5 had couple of high calorie days
    08/26 = 172.0 kind of a surprise
    09/02/17 = 170.0 Woohoo! Officially overweight, not obese :smiley:
    09/09 = 171.5 backsliding, ack!
    09/16 = 169.5 yay, the middle number is a six!
    09/23 = 168.5 have lots challenges in upcoming week
    09/30 = 167.0 met Sept goal to stay under 170
    10/07 = 166.0
    10/14 = 166.5 dined out 2 days with adult beverages plus wine & cheesecake at spa
    10/21/17 = 166.5 dined out 2 days plus food day in office / no gain is good [joined Just Give Me 10 Days challenge (daily w/i)]
    10/28 = 164.5 very active week & watched CICO / reached October goal of 165
    11/04 = 163.0 wow, really surprised at this, daily fluctuations very up and down this week
    11/11 = 164.5 this is temporary b/c very high sodium yesterday
    11/18 = 162.0 big surprise, especially b/c I weigh myself daily and didn't see this all week
    11/25 = 163.0 no surprise after 2 no-logging-food days (parade day and Thanksgiving), just glad not worse
    12/02 = 161.0 Jingle Bell 5K day / 44:37 chip time & ave. pace 14:22 & very happy!
    12/09/17 = 158.5 surprised to say the least / first time in 10 years my weight is 1-5-anything! :love:
    12/16 = 158.0 no work parties or food days & stuck with CICO
    12/23 = 157.5 no "workouts" but shoveled snow & snowshoed, busy with Christmas preparations
    12/30 = 159.0 Christmas Day no food/beverages logged
    01/06/18 = 159.0 New Year's Eve hubby & I splurged on treats & beverages (at home), and I did not log...totally worth it!
    01/13 = 157.0 big surprise! Yesterday evening, walked in Frenzy on the Fox 5K in 47:26 & pace 15:19. Very happy with my time, wore layers of clothes in 10 degrees & NNW 12 mph wind, fun event.
    01/20 = 156.5
    01/27 = 156.5 maintaining / not a bad thing
    02/03 = sick / no weigh in
    02/10 = 152.5 unhealthy loss due to illness / I know weight will go back up & I'm totally fine with that
    02/17/18 = 153.0 thrilled with annual physical on 2/15/18: BP 110/68, pulse 64 and BMI 26.14 :star:
    02/24 = 154.0 little out of control last week, but at goal for the month
    03/03 = 155.5 oops / still lower than before I was sick
    03/10 = 153.5 back on track
    03/17 = 152.5
    03/24 = 153.0 evening snacks & two days straight of 8 hr seminars (+ lots of sitting)
    03/31 = 153.5 pre-10K spaghetti supper night before / Badger State Brewing 10K 1:30:28.82 and average pace 14:35 :smiley:
    04/07 = 154.5 ack ~ ate Easter candy most evenings
    04/14 = 153.5 Day 1 of record-setting blizzard ~ yuck! Followed by day 2 of blizzard, then snow day (no work / still shoveling & plowing) on Monday ~ in APRIL ~ yikes! :p
    04/21 = 153.5 after such weird week & daily weight fluctuations, happy to maintain
    04/28 = 152.0
    05/05 = 153.5 kinda stalled three months + feeling hungry more often ~ since w/i 10# of goal, changed MFP setting to lose 1/2 lb. per week & see how it goes
    05/12 = 153.5 ok with this ~ think changing my MFP setting, and having more net calories to play with, is agreeing with me ~ I'm not so hungry all the time
    05/19 = 154.0 drinks (2 margaritas) & dinner w/ BFF night before + enjoyed everything!
    05/26/18 = 153.0 Health Risk Assessment 5/15/18 ~ BMI 25.6 :star:
    06/02 = 153.0 basically in maintenance for now ~ I'll take it!
    06/09 = 152.5 Bellin Run 10K 1:28:12 split time 45:03 ave. pace 14:12 ~ beat goal of < 1:30 :star:
    06/16 = 152.0
    06/23 = 156.0 end of vacation week & lots of eating out
    06/30 = 155.5
    07/07 = 156.0 post-vacation w/i net calories not. so. much. Ack!
    07/14 = 154.5 prelogging & sticking w/ plan helps
    07/21 = 154.5 Packers 5K 44:50 ave pace 14:26 min/mile ~ beat goal < 45:00 :star:
    07/28 = 157.5 peanut M&M attacks (eek) + dinner out w/ SIL/niece (yum!) + staff luncheon (ick)
    08/03 = 155.5 started Evening Snack Challenge on JFT
    08/11 = 158.0 stressful week (job crap ~ hubby's & my own) >:) , Chinese buffet 1 evening & Feast with the Beasts (so worth it!)
    08/18 = 157.5 saw 156.0 during week ~ evening snack challenge not. so. good.
    08/25 = 156.0 prelogged as much as possible & CICO getting better
    09/01 = 154.5 included Taste on Broadway & office relocation so packing & moving boxes ~ very pleased
    09/08 = 157.5 too many office bday indulgences / City Stadium 5K for Veterans 44:27 & ave. pace 14:16 ~ beat goal of < 44:30 :star:
    09/15 = 156.0
    09/22 = 155.5 maybe lower if not for Pizza Ranch prairie pizza & wine at BFF's the night before
    09/29 = 154.0
    10/06 = 155.0 may include water retention in muscles b/c resumed home version of weights & circuit-training day before
    10/13 = 157.0 birthday treats & adult beverages / walked in Run for the Hill of It 5K in 48:13 pace 15:32 & hill 2:01 ~ beat both time (part unpaved trail with sloppy conditions due to 5" rain over preceding week) & hill (finish is UP a steep sledding hill) from last year :star: and learned only 25 out of 267 participants finished the hill < 1 min.
    10/20 = 155.0
    10/27 = 158.0 oops... lots of leaf-raking the evening before + too. much. snacking.
    11/03 = 156.5 better planning / stopped evening snacking (mostly)
    11/10 = 156.0 basically stuck in maintenance mode ~ not the worst thing
    11/17 = 157.0
    11/24 = 159.5 Thanksgiving week & paid time off with hubby ~ def going in wrong direction ~ oops
    12/01 = 157.5 Jingle Bell 5K 45:38 & ave. pace 14:42 ~ not bad
    12/08 = 157.0
    12/15 = 156.5 clearly in maintenance mode all year ~ not exactly the plan but I'm ok with this for now ~ really happy to stay 1-5-anything
    12/22 = 155.5 surprised by this ~ maybe due to much later than normal weigh-in (late start to the day)
    12/29/18 = 159.5 stayed 1-5-anything over holidays & vacation
    01/05/19 = 157.5
    01/12 = 158.0 Frenzy on the Fox 5K 1/11 with friends ~ not timed / MapMyWalk 54:19
    01/19 = 158.0 maintained even with evening snacking & skipped workouts :blush:
    01/26 = 157.5
    02/02 = 158.5 hubby's traditional bday dinner + leftovers + evening snacking ~ oops
    02/09 = 158.5 ok with no gain / Seroogy's Valentine 5K 48:34:89 & ave. pace 15:89 in below zero temps & icy mile 2
    02/16 = 158.0

    “Start by doing what’s necessary, then what’s possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” Francis of Assisi
  • pridesabtch
    pridesabtch Posts: 2,327 Member
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    JennyBean8 wrote: »
    How do you post in this group? I don’t know where to go! Lol!

    We just post daily, no specific place. At least that is what I've seen.
  • pridesabtch
    pridesabtch Posts: 2,327 Member
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    JFT Thurs - Sunday are in the past...

    JFT Monday
    * Up early to hit the gym - Nope
    * Up early enough to get the dogs to the kennel - Yep
    * Protein bar for breakfast instead of a Hershey bar. - Yep
    * Walk at lunch if it isn't raining
    * Protein bar for lunch
    * Get out of work on time
    * Get pups from daycare
    * Use portion control at dinner rather than depriving myself or saying the heck with it and overeating.
    * Ride the trainer for 45-60 min depending on my attention span.
    * Bed by 10:00 so that I can make the gym tomorrow morning. 4:00 comes awfully early when you go to bed at midnight.

    Take care y'all. It may be Monday, but it's still a good day to start fresh.
  • Snowflake1968
    Snowflake1968 Posts: 6,741 Member
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    JFT - Sunday February 17 Determined
    2L of water - 😕 none
    Stay in Maintenance - 😕 over
    Walk 1 Mile - 😕
    5 Fruits and Veggies - 😕
    Only 1 evening Snack - 😕
    5 something at bathroom break - 🙂
    Write in Journal - 🙂
    Do not disappoint myself, be conscious of my choices.

    JFT - Monday February 18 Determined
    2L of water
    Stay in Maintenance
    Walk 1 Mile
    5 Fruits and Veggies
    Only 1 evening Snack
    5 something at bathroom break
    Write in Journal
    Do not disappoint myself, be conscious of my choices.

    Well yesterday was a day! I left Kaitlyns at 1130 last night and the invitations still weren’t done. There were 3 of them still working on them when I left. I don’t know how they made out yet. I’m heading back in today around 1230 for her to cut my hair, I’ll see where they stand.

  • Snowflake1968
    Snowflake1968 Posts: 6,741 Member
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    Mytime6630 - this has been a long winter, my husband for probably 10 years suffered terribly from what I swear was SAD. He refused to believe me, but for 2 years since we have moved here, he has done better, I think because it’s much brighter with more natural daylight coming in. Have you tried Vitamin D, my doctor tells me that every Canadian needs them and probably everyone in the Northern hemisphere.
    You worry about your daughter so much Health wise, I’m sorry you are now have to worry about her financially as well.

    Faebert - enjoy your 1-2-1 time. Those make for some special days.

    Aubyshortcake - “bumming around world of Warcraft”, my husband plays that I know how easily that can take up a whole day.

    Elbee1- Are you referring to how long different tasks, conversations, emails take away from what you need to do? I struggled with that at my previous jobs terribly.


  • ZizzyBumble
    ZizzyBumble Posts: 1,679 Member
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    ZizzyBumble wrote: »
    Monday 18 February

    Log accurately :)
    Stay in the green :)
    5 fruit and veg :)
    Fitbit excercise goals :)
    Quick walk before work :) very quick as I spent too much time on here and risked being late for work!
    January challenge :)
    February challenge :) will do as soon as I've finished my milk, tired and getting an early night tonight; the cat keeps waking me early >:)

  • Snowflake1968
    Snowflake1968 Posts: 6,741 Member
    edited February 2019
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    Well I ran to into Kaitlyn’s, only 4 invitations are 100% done. We have quite a few hours to go for assembly, but we’ll work on them next week as this week is her final exams for school. Here are the pics:
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  • clicketykeys
    clicketykeys Posts: 6,568 Member
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    Beautiful!
  • AJB1014
    AJB1014 Posts: 1,380 Member
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    JFT Sunday
    1. Log all food >:)
    2. Eat when hungry, stop when full >:)
    3. Do 7 minute workout >:)
    4. Clean car; carwash and clean out. :)
    5. Be kind and smile :)

    Better late than never
    1. 2 more waters
    2. Cook chicken wings
    3. Log all food
    4. Bed by 10:30
    5. Be kind, do grateful 365
  • aubyshortcake
    aubyshortcake Posts: 796 Member
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    @snowflake1968 Those invitations are lovely! Yes, WoW can be a real time sucker if you're not careful 😂😂
  • ghsimon1
    ghsimon1 Posts: 12 Member
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    Hi
    I am new to the thread. I have enjoyed reading the posts. My goal is to commit to 1) 1200 calories a day. 2) drink 8 glasses of water a day. I work 12 hour shifts so working out is a challenge that I am still trying to figure out. Today I was off. I did 45minutes on an elevated treadmill at 3.5 miles an hour and burned 311 calories. I ate 1000 calories so far today.
    I currently weight 170lbs
    I am 5 ft 4 inches
    My first Goal is to lose 15 pounds
    My second Goal is to lose 15 pounds
    My third Goal is to return here every day and post on my progress.
  • pridesabtch
    pridesabtch Posts: 2,327 Member
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    ghsimon1 wrote: »
    Hi
    I am new to the thread. I have enjoyed reading the posts. My goal is to commit to 1) 1200 calories a day. 2) drink 8 glasses of water a day. I work 12 hour shifts so working out is a challenge that I am still trying to figure out.

    First of all, Great Job today!

    I’m pretty new too. I’ve found this group very supportive and friendly. As with any change, it takes time to settle into it so don’t freak out if you have a bad day (or 3) just set your goals for the next day and move on.

    Best of luck!
  • maryrobinson40
    maryrobinson40 Posts: 1,109 Member
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    JFT MONDAY
    CHURCH CONFERENCE CALL
    LIGHT EXERCISES TODAY.


    JFT TUESDAY
    WAKE AT 6...PRAYER/SCRIPTURE READING
    FRESHEN UP AND GET DRESSED
    6:45 WAKE UP GIRLS
    7:50 OUT THE DOOR TO THE BUS STOP
    8:25 BACK HOME TO LEAVE ... GAS THE CAR,
    9-9:15 PICK UP MIDDLE DAUGHTER
    DRIVE TO Charlotte to pick up Babygirl and have her at her appointment by 10
    Don't know what else after that... Will report tomorrow night.
  • Faebert
    Faebert Posts: 1,588 Member
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    @snowflake1968 - gorgeous invitations!

    I had a pretty poor day yesterday. The tiredness from being woken in the night by my sickly daughter just stayed with me all day. Felt under the weather too with a bit of a cough so spent half the day not wanting to eat, and then the rest of it unable to stop! I did manage to get some good one on one time with the youngest but by bedtime I felt like I’d been hit by a truck. I was reading to her on my bed and kept falling asleep and she would correct me when I lost my place in the text!! Not the best start to this week off work!

    So I need to make today better. I’ve slept but it was very broken. I’m going to try and work out this morning as I know it will put me in a better head space. I also need to stop kicking myself about the fact I’ve had a few bad days in a row...

    Monday goals recap:
    - rest morning - stay within reduced calorie goal ❎😔
    - School shoe shopping with the kids✅
    - Water!❎
    - Put away laundry❎
    - Take daughter to dance class/ sleepover✅
    - Quality time with younger daughter (rare to get some 1-2-1)✅
    - Warrior class??❎
    - Early night✅

    Tuesday goals
    - morning workout
    - Water!
    - Put away laundry
    - Take youngest to cafe for early lunch and homework
    - Pick up older daughter from sleepover
    - Afternoon activity with the girls
    - Hot yoga
    - Early night
  • pridesabtch
    pridesabtch Posts: 2,327 Member
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    nlmackey98 wrote: »

    JFT Monday
    * Up early to hit the gym - Nope :(
    * Up early enough to get the dogs to the kennel - Yep 👍
    * Protein bar for breakfast instead of a Hershey bar. - Yep 👍
    * Walk at lunch if it isn't raining ❄️
    * Protein bar for lunch - had an 🍎
    * Get out of work on time 🙂 well 10min late
    * Get pups from daycare - hubby did this
    * Use portion control at dinner rather than depriving myself or saying the heck with it and overeating. - 😏 didn’t feel much like eating.
    * Ride the trainer for 45-60 min depending on my attention span. - 🙂 ❄️ went for a hilly hike instead. I do better when I get outdoor time. Even ran about a half mile at the end. It felt really good. No hip pain.
    * Bed by 10:00 so that I can make the gym tomorrow morning. 4:00 comes awfully early when you go to bed at midnight.- 🙂😒 I was n bed at 10:00, but now it’s 1:55am and I’m awake. If I’m still up at 3:00, I’ll just go to the gym early.

    JFT Tuesday
    * Be at the gym by 4:30. 30min of cardio. ~30 min of upper body. ~20min of core. 10min on the bike to cool down.
    * 1 bottle of water on the way to the gym. 1 bottle of water at the gym.
    * Work between 7:30 & 8:00.
    * Protein bar for breakfast
    * 1L of water before I can have a diet soda.
    * protein bar/fruit for lunch.
    * Walk at lunch as long as there is no precipitation to frizz my hair.
    * Leave work by 4:30 or 5:00.
    * Go for a hike up & down the hills.
    * Fix ginger chicken for dinner.
    * In bed by 10:00pm

    Y’all keep it real and make yourselves proud!
  • ZizzyBumble
    ZizzyBumble Posts: 1,679 Member
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    Tuesday 19 February

    Log accurately
    Stay in the green
    5 fruit and veg
    Fitbit excercise goals
    Walk before work
    January challenge
    February challenge
  • ZizzyBumble
    ZizzyBumble Posts: 1,679 Member
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    @Snowflake1968 The invitations are beautiful.
  • bookmeister86
    bookmeister86 Posts: 1,165 Member
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    I think I had some grand plans about going for dinner with a friend and staying within maintenance. Huh. Well, that didn't happen. Didn't fancy any of the lighter options and had a burger (again). So already 1200 in the red.

    But, oh well. I can make a dent in that across the next few days. I also know what I should have done differently - rather than agreeing to wander to find something to eat spontaneously, when hungry, I should have suggested we pick a place beforehand and chosen what I was going to eat in advance. I will do that next time!

    Yesterday's commitments:

    - Log everything I eat :smile:
    - Stay within maintenance :'(
    - 3+ bottles water :/ 2.5

    - No eating whilst standing :/
    - Savour every bite :/
    - Monitor fullness after each meal :/
    - Differentiate between hunger, desire and craving :/
    - Give myself credit! :/

    - 30+ minute lunch break :smile:
    - Meditate :smile:
    - Stay positive :smile:
    - Leave work at 6.30pm :smile:
    - Train home by 22.45 latest :neutral: Well, I tried to, but the train was cancelled due to a person being hit by a train (very sad) and all the trains were messed up. I got home at 1am. Rather tired today....


    Today's commitments:

    - Log everything I eat
    - Stick to food plan
    - Be in the green
    - 4 bottles water
    - No alcohol
    - Exercise DVD

    - No eating whilst standing
    - Savour every bite
    - Monitor fullness after each meal
    - Differentiate between hunger, desire and craving
    - Give myself credit!

    - 30+ minute lunch break
    - Meditate
    - Stay positive
    - Pack for wedding weekend
    - Job application
    - Gratitude journal
    - Lights off by 11

    Weekly calorie balance: 1200 in red, bah

    Words for 2019: Mindful Moderation
  • 13ecca4
    13ecca4 Posts: 202 Member
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    JFT - Monday
    Log all my food on MFP and stay under my calorie goal. ✅
    15,000 steps ✅
    Veg for lunch and tea ✅
    Drink 2 bottles of water ✅
    Try and go to the gym ✅

    JFT - Tuesday
    Log all my food on MFP and stay under my calorie goal.
    15,000 steps
    Veg for lunch and tea
    Drink 2 bottles of water

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