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September 19 Sign In
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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Over the decades, I have set many goals. One thing that I have learned about me is that I must not focus on the distance toward the target goal of "perfection". Rather, I should look back and see how far I have come from where I started. Don't be discouraged by some future goal...
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RangerRickL wrote: »Over the decades, I have set many goals. One thing that I have learned about me is that I must not focus on the distance toward the target goal of "perfection". Rather, I should look back and see how far I have come from where I started. Don't be discouraged by some future goal...
This was a challenge for me most of my life. Interestingly. I found that taking up dressage when I got my horse Annie has been an experience that absolutely changed this for me. It takes so long (years!) to train a horse up the levels. Additionally, as you get closer to the top (Grand Prix), the more minuscule your progress becomes on a daily/weekly/monthly level. Learning how to accept the slow "chipping away" and looking backward to appreciate the reality. Is crucial to the process. This has also become so helpful to me in many areas of my life, including weight management. Also, while you seek "perfection" you learn to accept that it is only an ideal abstract concept that motivates improvement, but is never a reality.7 -
Pass Day 6
Got derailed by frustrations at lack of progress with my rehab. Going to physio tomorrow for possible needling to deal with it. My rehab guy says it is some kind of neural issue that is causing the tightness in my shoulder. I have very limited mobility and pain from neck to elbow depending on how I move.11 -
We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started.
Henry Ward Beecher10 -
Life is a series of zig zags towards various Goals. Once you ‘arrive’ the goal changes.
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes! 16 Physio/75 dancing class/75 minutes gardening. We were pruning bushes and trimming hedges/trees.
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes
Passes: FIO1 out of 3 passes used5 -
@Dory_42 Hugs, I hope everything starts looking up
sept 19th
I am way under on cals today as I am "saving up" for a meal out at the weekend as its my hubbys birthday tomorrow
exercise I done my physio for 30 mins
tracked yes
calories yes (well under)
for my own info1st Exercise✔️ Calories✔️ Track✔️ - 30 mins physio
2nd Exercise✔️ Calories✔️ Track✔️ - 30 mins physio
3rd Exercise✔️ Calories✔️ Track✔️ - 30 mins physio, 20 mins strength
4th Exercise✔️ Calories✔️ Track✔️ - 35 mins physio, 20 mins strength
5th Exercise✔️ Calories✔️ Track✔️ - 25 mins physio
6th Exercise✔️ Calories✔️ Track✔️ - 30 mins physio, 20 mins strength, 10 mins bike
7th Exercise✔️ Calories✔️ Track✔️ - 25 mins physio,
8th Exercise✔️ Calories✔️ Track✔️ - 30 mins physio
9th Exercise✔️ Calories✔️ Track✔️ - 20 mins physio
10th Exercise✔️ Calories✔️ Track✔️ - 30 mins physio, 5 mins bike
11th Exercise✔️ Calories✔️ Track✔️ - 20 mins physio, 28 mins walking workout
12th Exercise✔️ Calories✔️ Track✔️ - 20 mins physio
13th Exercise✔️ Calories✔️ Track✔️ - 30 mins physio, 5 mins strength
14th Exercise✔️ Calories✔️ Track✔️ - 30 mins physio
15th Exercise✔️ Calories✔️ Track✔️ - 30 mins physio, 60 mins wallpapering
16th Exercise✔️ Calories✔️ Track✔️ - 30 mins physio
17th Exercise✔️ Calories✔️ Track✔️ - 10 mins physio, 35 min cardio workout 15 min step aerobics
18th Exercise✔️ Calories✔️ Track✔️ - 10 mins physio, 90 mins walking
19th Exercise✔️ Calories✔️ Track✔️ - 30 mins physio
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Exercise: Yes, but just 40 minutes walking, as I felt tired and somewhat listless today. Sorted out a lot of stuff for my partner, replied to a load of e-mails and finished preparing for the programme of my Play Reading group, which re-starts next Thursday, all sedentary activities in front of a screen ...
Calories: Yes, stayed under.
Tracking: Yes, logged everything.
Day finished with another cinema visit - there are loads of films on I want to see at the moment. However, I lost my patience with my partner and almost started pouring myself a huge glass of wine ... but I didn't, so I stayed under calories!
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Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes,a 60 minute Yoga class, and 90 minutes strength training.
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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Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? yes, walking and biking
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? yes5 -
Exercise: Yes. 45 minutes elliptical and 16 minute walk
Calories:Yes, under
Tracked:Yes5 -
Exercised?: Yes
Calories?: Yes.
Tracked?: Yes
For my records:Pass days used 2/35 -
September 19
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes, 60 mins of walking
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes5 -
9/19
Exersized-?yes
Caleries?-yes
Logged?-yes5 -
ECT for me. I swam laps at the Y in the early morning, worked all day and came home to a Mexican casserole loaded with veggies and black beans that had been baking in the time delayed oven. I put it in frozen this morning and pushed a few buttons. Not really high tech, but still way cool!
And @RangerRickL , I agree! Better to have a real world goal that is attainable in steps, and a few mis-steps, too. Don't let perfection get in the way of good enough!5 -
Yes x 3. Easily achieved a good deficit today, as hoped.
When the task ahead seems overwhelming, I have written “Done” lists instead of “To Do” lists. It helps me to revisit all the progress I’ve made. I’ve never done exactly that when it comes to weight loss, but I’ve definitely pulled up the progress report/weight chart here on MFP on multiple occasions.7 -
Yes x 3. HIIT spinning5
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9/19
Yes x3 for today. Ate 300 Cal over before accounting for exercise but spent from 10 to 4 hiking in the woods and doing activities with the students plus almost an hour more in the evening so I'm good on cals.5 -
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 -
3x yes
6 no
13 yes
1. May 22 yes 9 no/31
2. June 22 yes 8 no/30
3. July 23 yes 8 no/31
4. August 22 yes 9 no/314 -
long day but I'm off tomorrow
Exercise: easy day walking
Calories: under by more than enough
Tracking:good3 -
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? 7k steps
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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Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? 1.5 mile treadmill run + 33 minutes strength
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes and way under
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yep!3 -
Sept. 19: yes x 3
elliptical 10min
challenge: 21 burpees, 45sec plank x 2, 12 squats, 12 push ups
ab challenge: dead bug 20 reps x 4 sets2 -
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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Yes x 32
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Lovely quotes @RangerRickL, let's all be proud we are just here,
Exercise yes 30 min walk, 120 min cleaning, 50 min walk at dusk, saw a baby grass snake squashed on the track
Tracking yes
Calories yes2 -
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? yes, hike down and up the hill from work
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? just!
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? yes, as close as i could (out for dinner @ restaurant)2 -
Yes x 3 for me!2
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Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes youtube, stretching
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes2 -
Date: Thursday, September 19th
Exercise Tracked In MFP: Yes
Calories and Water Tracked In MFP: Yes
Within Daily Calorie Range of 1300 to 1440: No, 1578 3rd pass day
Extra:
Daily Water Goal of 7 Water-Bottles: 4
Pass Day Count: 3
Progress of Weekly 2-pound goal: 2.8
Keep moving forward and keep making progress….I gotta keep on keeping on : )
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