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RangerRickL
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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?
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day?
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank?
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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
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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 137.6 -
August 19, 2019
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? Yes5 -
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- Late night eating is a no no. I get sick the next day.
- 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
- Eating for eating sake. Does not work. The after feeling is not worth it.
- No exercise for some time make me feel like a log of wood.
- Being around negative people. They suck the zeal out of me. They are too toxic.
- I need to be around people of like mind.
- Stress could make my weight go up and make me not take care of myself.
- Not saying NO to things I should say NO to affect my weight because I become too busy for my own good.
- If I do not guide my weekends, I will undo all the work I have done over the weekdays.
- 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.- Good health will put me in the advantage to enjoy the life I dream of (play with my grand children, etc., etc.,).
- It is about my health. This is one thing in this life that nobody can do for me.
- Nobody can exercise on my behalf.
- Nobody can keep track of what I eat, bite, lick, drink, etc., on my behalf
- Nobody can stay within my calorie/micro budget on my behalf
- 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.
- 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...
- 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.
- 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)
- 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.
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8/19
Exersized-?yes
Caleries?-yes
Logged?-yes
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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.5 -
What does not work for me is allowing myself to slip back into my old ways. After 4 years with my new lifestyle choices, I’m gradually learning that:
- Being fit and healthy is a lifetime commitment that I that I have chosen.
- I am fully responsible for all and any choices that I make.
- Buffets are not a treat, but an anathema to me.
- Over-indulgence always exacts a penalty.
- Movement and physical activity do not give me Carrie Blanche to stuff myself with excessive unhealthy food choices.
- A little of what you fancy, occasionally does no harm.
- Adequate hydration is essential.
- Being fit and healthy is way better than the alternative.
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes. 12 Physio, 75 dancing (we went to a Tea Dance this afternoon!)
Did I stay within my calorie goal for the day? Yes!
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes
Pass Days (for my own information 😂)0/3 passes used
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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.
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I logged I exercised and I stayed under.
You asked what we struggle with I think I struggle with trying to do more than I can at times. My health is extremely important to me and sometimes I try to get others to see things my way that’s something I can’t do one needs to hit their own bottom and move forward. My bottom was dress pants that I could no longer find for work now I can wear skinny jeans ! Just keep doing it and you will be successful in your own way8 -
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.7 -
3 X’s yes
60 minutes of body sculpting and 2 hours of gardening. Slightly under on calories
What doesn’t work for me is over working and under eating. I sometimes take on more then I should and I am a stress non-eater.
I’ll spend days doing too much and not eating enough. Usually wears me down until I need a day on the couch napping and eating pints of Halo Top.
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8/19
Pass Day # 2...just because. Over on calories. Started out well...but carbs got the best of me today.7 -
Pass day 2 of 36
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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!6 -
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes, 90 minutes in the water (45-minute class, 45-minute pool walking before and after)
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
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Good day for me,
Calories: under by enough
Spent time working around the farm this evening
Tracking: good.4 -
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. 😊🤪6 -
Yes x 33
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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
Working to balance my love of food and healthy habits along with trying to get back in shape have been my struggle4 -
yes x3
What doesn't work for me?
Just like Jeffrey I have trouble with travel. I have a hard time rationing myself when I feel like I'm on vacation. I just want to enjoy. Am I okay taking some cheat days on vacation? Sure, but if I find (as I did this year) that I can't lose the vacation weight after 2-3 weeks back then I know I overindulged on vacation and need to change my habits for the next one.3 -
Happy Monday everyone
exercise yes
calories yes
tracking yes
What doesn't work for me
1. Letting myself get tired. I tend to want to binge when I am tired. Instead of going to bed or having a nap I want to eat.
2. Stress, have lots going on in my life right now and if I let the stress get to me I EAT!
3. Buffets
4. not logging
5. Not planning my days
6. letting myself get hungry( I want to eat everything in site)
7. Weighing myself daily and letting the scales determine my mood
What works for me
1. A positive attitude
2. planning and organization
3. logging my food
4. eating before I get hungry
5. UAC
6. Going to bed at a decent time
Hope everyone has a good week. Goodnight!
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Yes to all 3...ran 3 miles this am, logged all my food and under calories.5
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Exercise: Yes, 25 minutes circuit training
Calories: Yes
Tracking: Yes
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Pass. Didn't get round to tracking.
Oh the struggles. All the struggles! Thanks all for sharing and the great tips and advice. I struggle with:
1. Tiredness = I think I'm hungry.
2. I can still confuse thirst for hunger.
3. I can still confuse boredom for hunger.
4. Procrastination.
5. Prioritising everything else.
6. Lack of consistency. Even though I posted about being consistently good enough being better than being perfect intermittently, I still need to work on that.
7. Diet - I need to work on increasing protein and reducing carbs.
8. As our friend @craigo3154 always wisely says, you can't out train a bad diet.
9. Excuses. As @craigo3154 also advises, dont lie to yourself.4 -
Date: Monday, August 19th
Exercise Tracked In MFP: Yes, 1.91 miles on the Treadmill
Calories and Water Tracked In MFP: Yes
Within Daily Calorie Range of 1300 to 1440: 1693
Extra:
Daily Water Goal of 7 Water-Bottles: 3
Progress of Weekly 2-pound goal: 0.40
Disqualified but still posting to develop my healthy habits : )
Keep moving forward and keep making progress….I gotta keep on keeping on : )
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2x yes
12 yes
7 no
1. May 22 yes 9 no/31
2. June 22 yes 8 no/30
3. July 23 yes 8 no/312 -
Exercise: yes run/walk
Calories: yes
Logged: yes
Right now I’m not really struggling with eating well and exercising daily. But that’s because I am a teacher so I’m currently off. I know in another week my life is going to get very hectic again and it’s going to become more challenging to balance health/life and work.
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Yes x 3 for Monday
Intense boot camp, right on with calories4 -
Aug 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
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