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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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Hi to all returning UAC Team Members and New Members!
Over the next few days, I'll walk through some of the FAQs of the UAC.
FAQ #3: What does the UAC mean when we say that you should intentionally do at least 20 minutes of exercise every day? Is extreme exercise required, like the couple above are demonstrating?
Answer: for FAQ 3, What counts as exercise?
Nearly all physical activity counts as exercise. That includes walking, cleaning your house, playing tag with the kids, walking your dog, etc. This doesn't mean you should do the bare minimum every day if you're capable of much more. If you want results, you have to challenge yourself, but for the purpose of the Ultimate Accountability Challenge, 20 minutes of any kind of exercise will suffice.
We are focused on long-term healthy habits that once internalized lead to proper weight, fitness, and feeling good.
Your friend, RangerRickL, or just plain, Rick
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Date: 02.10.19
Exercise: Yes, 30 min walking dog and 45 min "fitness boxing" at the local Gym.
Calories?: Yes, 1480 cal from 1500 (not including extra exercise cals)
Tracked?: Yes.5 -
RangerRickL wrote: »
Hi to all returning UAC Team Members and New Members!
Over the next few days, I'll walk through some of the FAQs of the UAC.
FAQ #3: What does the UAC mean when we say that you should intentionally do at least 20 minutes of exercise every day? Is extreme exercise required, like the couple above are demonstrating?
Answer: for FAQ 3, What counts as exercise?
Nearly all physical activity counts as exercise. That includes walking, cleaning your house, playing tag with the kids, walking your dog, etc. This doesn't mean you should do the bare minimum every day if you're capable of much more. If you want results, you have to challenge yourself, but for the purpose of the Ultimate Accountability Challenge, 20 minutes of any kind of exercise will suffice.
We are focused on long-term healthy habits that once internalized lead to proper weight, fitness, and feeling good.
Your friend, RangerRickL, or just plain, Rick
I adore this. How active I’m able to be day to day fluctuates wildly. I’d struggle with more absolute rules.
UAC helps me stay away from the dreaded “I give up” days, and significantly reduces the “I’m too busy” days.
The more days I can string together where I have met my goals the better my view of myself tends to be, and correspondingly, my mental health in general.9 -
goldthistime wrote: »
I adore this. How active I’m able to be day to day fluctuates wildly. I’d struggle with more absolute rules.
UAC helps me stay away from the dreaded “I give up” days, and significantly reduces the “I’m too busy” days.
The more days I can string together where I have met my goals the better my view of myself tends to be, and correspondingly, my mental health in general.
Well said! I could not agree less. My “I’m too busy” days have significantly reduced because I don't think it is enough excuse for a Pass day. I now evaluate “I’m too busy” days--- like really, really? too busy to give yourself at least a 12 minutes walk and at least 8 minutes stretch?
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October 2
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? Yes4 -
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes, intentionally cleaned my house for 30 minutes as I'm still sick. Right now, I'll take it.
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes! 4 calories to spare.
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes!
Pass days 0/3
Weight lost in October:8 -
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes?
Yup! 1 hour and 15 minutes of strength training, upper body day
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day?
Yes, and with 59 calories to spare!
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank?
Yes
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3x yes's for today 👍👍4
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hi hope everyone is enjoying the brand new month - 3 x yes for me but as Rick says there is a bare minimum for each part of the challenge that I can achieve but it does leave me feeling like I could do better with more effort - that said I expect there will be days when I feel more effortful - days when I will Not reset my calorie limit to maintenance because I wake up feeling hungry and disorganised - days when I'll do more exercise than track 20 mins of steps tied in with extra housework jobs (that admittedly I wouldn't do otherwise if I wasn't wanting to get some exercise in). so yes today I have done the bare minimum and it does feel a bit lacking and I want to do better. realise this post sounds a bit pitiful whinging - but i wont delete it - perhaps it will help someone else in some way. best wishes all x8
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Oct 2nd
exercise yes 26 mins physio, 15 mins biking , 20 mins core strength
tracked yes
calories yes
for my own info1st Exercise✔️ Calories✔️ Track✔️ - 28 mins physio, 6 mins flex, 29 mins strength, 5 mins bike[/quote]
2nd Exercise✔️ Calories✔️ Track✔️ - 26 mins physio, 15 mins biking , 20 mins core strengthSeptember - 2 pass days
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Exercise: 1h30 cardio and weights at the gym
Calories? Yes.
Tracked? Yes!
I went all out at the gym today and stayed way under on calories.
I’m leaving for a 5-day trip tomorrow to inaugurate a project I worked on for a Champagne company. And there will be a LOT of really good champagne involved.
I’m gonna do my best to keep everything under control!
Any tips on accurately tracking food when traveling and eating at unknown and unplanned locations?
All the best to y’all!8 -
Successful day for me despite the sushi lunch with a friend. I may have not estimated the calories perfectly but I'm way under today, so there is plenty of buffer there.
Did 20 minutes of breaststroke to see how my shoulder would cope (physio wasn't sure I could do it) and it was great! Plus got in 4 sessions of shoulder homework PT.7 -
Forgot to come in and post last night.
Yes x 3 for yesterday
Today:
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes: 10 physio, 70 walking at the mall, 40 line dancing
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day?Yes: Quite a deficit, thanks to the line-dancing. 🤠👢👢
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yessiree!
Passes left: 3️⃣
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10/2
Exersized-?yes
Caleries?-yes
Logged?-yes4 -
Exercise: 2 miles walking, 45 min
Calorie budget: yes
Keeping track: yes4 -
Checking in on day 2!
Exercise: Recorded 6mi of hiking before my Fitbit battery got to low and turned off. But was easily above 20 minutes of exercise!
Under calories: Yup, already logged and am looking forward to my dinner, then some beers but I'll be driving so it'll be two or less and I've got them recorded too!
Recorded on MFP: Yup.
Three checks today and another great hike with my dogs. A thing is note is that I'm unemployed the first few week of October (seasonal job that starts October 24th) so right now it's pretty easy to participate in this challenge but I really joined so that I set up good habits now and am ready for when work starts up!6 -
Yes x 3 for me!4
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Yes. 2 hours housecleaning (my job) and 48 minutes walking.
Yes. Well under because of exercise.
Yes. So happy to have MFP!5 -
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? yes rower and yardwork
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? yes4 -
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? yes, stayed home from work with an injured leg (getting better), but did walk my elderly neighbor's dog, walked around to pick up my meds, and lifted some weights at home.
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? yes3
