August 16
Exercised?: Yes
Calories?: Yes
Tracked?: Yes

August 17
Exercised?: Yes
Calories?: Yes
Tracked?: Yes

August 18
Exercised?: Yes
Calories?: Yes
Tracked?: Yes

August 19
{Pass Day 1}
Over on calories today. Had some to spare from exercise, but I'm over my daily goal by 137.

RangerRickL wrote: »

The UAC Team Members are refreshingly transparent with each other.
Last night, as I was trying to discover a worthwhile Monday discussion idea, I wondered what each one of us might be struggling with. There is a lot of really great aspects to our thoughtful habit journey. Nonetheless, please share what might not be working for you.
As you are trying to reach your fitness, maintenance, and/or weight loss goals, what's broken?
Rick

Interesting topic: .... Nonetheless, please share what might not be working for you....

For me, I am in the maintenance phase. 10 years and counting by God's grace. These are some of the things I have found does not work for me

1. Late night eating is a no no. I get sick the next day.
2. Eating everything and anyhow in a buffet just because it is buffet. Or in any form of party (birthdays, wedding, etc). Does not work. Food is not suppose to make me sick
3. Eating for eating sake. Does not work. The after feeling is not worth it.
4. No exercise for some time make me feel like a log of wood.
5. Being around negative people. They suck the zeal out of me. They are too toxic.
6. I need to be around people of like mind.
7. Stress could make my weight go up and make me not take care of myself.
8. Not saying NO to things I should say NO to affect my weight because I become too busy for my own good.
9. If I do not guide my weekends, I will undo all the work I have done over the weekdays.
10. If I do not take care of my triggers (some food items, etc.,.)., Then, they will control me.

After a lot of mistakes, reflections, etc. You see, I have roughly 10 years to to come to these conclusions. I wish I came to them earlier.
I wrote them down and I review them every time.

1. Good health will put me in the advantage to enjoy the life I dream of (play with my grand children, etc., etc.,).
2. It is about my health. This is one thing in this life that nobody can do for me.
3. Nobody can exercise on my behalf.
4. Nobody can keep track of what I eat, bite, lick, drink, etc., on my behalf
5. Nobody can stay within my calorie/micro budget on my behalf
6. Food is my body fuel. Food is made for my body not my body for food. Gasoline is made for cars not cars for gasoline.
7. My body is too precious and too expensive to put any type of fuel. Just like you will put the premium fuel in BMW, Mercedes, etc. I have some friends with expensive cars. I marvel at the way they take of their cars. No stain, no scratches, park under the shade, washed regularly, detailing... wow O.. only driven in Summer, etc., etc., you get the point...
8. My physical body is the most expensive, delicate, precious, unique, and complex car that ever existed. Scientists, doctors, medical experts, pharmaceutical companies, are still trying to understand it.
9. Nobody over fuel their expensive cars. Therefore, no overeating and getting sick, guilty, etc., the next day for me. (truth I always tell myself on weekends - Saturday and Sunday mornings)
10. My goal in life is not to enrich pharmaceutical companies/ or make big food merchants rich at my expense. That is, I do not exist to enrich them.

Yes x3
I am focusing on what I can get done not what I can't get done. The weekend's are busy so I may not log in here .
I am living in the real world and enjoying every good day.

August 19

Exercised: Kickbox FastFix L2 + 21K steps
Calories: Yes
Tracked: Yes

Getting out of my routine does not currently work for me. It seems to be too easy for me to slip back into my old habits. I need the routine to keep up the momentum right now.

Cutting out food doesn't work for me; I will binge on it at some point. I need to be able to work all foods I like into my meal plan (at some point, and in reasonable portions).

I'm still figuring out if a slightly more casual approach will work for me as I approach maintenance (higher calorie, not quite so rigid on measuring, etc.) I want to succeed as well as build something I can sustain. This is the point I tend to falter at, so I'm still working on the particulars and finding what works for me.

Phew, yes x 3 today, good to be back on track! Exercise was strength training, golf and a bit of tennis.

I struggle with a variety of things but for the last week I’ve had intestinal issues. Right or wrong I decided to eat more in an attempt to solve them. I don’t want to go into detail because I think it’s unlikely someone else would be going through the same thing.

8/19
Pass Day # 2...just because. Over on calories. Started out well...but carbs got the best of me today.

Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes, a 60 minute Pilates Mat class, followed by a 60 minute Barre class.
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Nope, chocolate chips, right outta the bag....enough said!!!
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Nope!

Yes x 3.
I have had a few days off. Wife and I celebrated 40 th anniversary. Great time, but it reminds me of one of my biggest issues. Travel. I find it difficult to keep my nose on the grindstone while on a trip. My trips are not very long thankfully. 😊🤪