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Dec 1:
Exercise >20 minutes: Yes. 120 mins elliptical.
Within kcal (<1800): Yes-1361
Track everything: Yes
Congrats 🎊🎉🍾 to all those in the winners circle!
I’m looking forward to my second month with UAC. Love the accountability, and have been inspired by so many of you over past month!
Making one change for this month - listing my kcal... noticed a few of you did that last month, and think it will be helpful for me too.5 -
December 1
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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Good evening from Florida!
Exercise- yes, walked 2.47 miles
Tracked- yes
Calories- yes, went to the store and bought some fruits and vegetables to include with my lunch for work tomorrow. And to keep me from snacking on bad stuff.7 -
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes, I did housework for 45 minutes.
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes5 -
Exercise: Y 32 min @5% and 3.8mph on the treadmill.
Calories: Y 94 left
Tracked: Y
Well after pushing hard to end November successfully the urge to “push in the clutch” today was strong. Ate a little too much and still hadn’t got the exercise in today so off to the treadmill I went. Managed to cover the deficit...not one of my better days, but I guess one will have those from time to time. Didn’t want to start the month with pass #1.6 -
Tracked yes, but everything else no. I’ll leave it at that. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯7
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Pass day 1
First day in ages that I didn't even walk the dogs or anything. I only have 6000 steps for the day. Probably needed a down day like this.
I did log food but had donuts and then lunch at chili's.8 -
Exercise: Yes. 35 minutes rowing, 20 minutes stretching.
Calories:Yes
Tracked:Yes4 -
Exercised?: Yes Weight training for 61 minutes and 46 minutes cardio on elliptical, 10545 steps
Calories?: Yes 1459 out of 1648
Tracked?: Yes
Have been on MFP since February and getting close to goal weight (1.4 to my initial goal) Eating close to maintenance calories, but have been going over on the weekends. Several trips this month so looking forward to participating with this group to stay accountable and on track through the holidays7 -
12/1 It's a new day, a new month, and a new beginning. Time to press the "reset" to begin anew.
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes, 20+ minutes with my virtual friend, Gilad, in Hawaii, and 50 minutes shoveling SNOW!
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes, on target.
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes.
Congrats to all those in WC, and especially to those who stayed the course for November. December will be challenging with two birthdays, Christmas and New Year's Eve. One of the birthdays was today...and my DH's birthday is New Year's Eve. I relented and put up holiday decorations today. It seems decorations have been up in the stores since Halloween. I'm a fan of the holidays...but definitely not a fan of the commercialism. Best wishes to everyone in the challenge for December!
@craigo3154 So very challenging but determined of you to face your daughter's mental health issues head on. Our youngest grandson was diagnosed bi-polar at the young age of 6. Many of the medications for bi-polar disorder were designed for adults, making treatment for a child difficult with issues relating to medical insurance denials for trial medications, etc. Treatment for our grandson has literally been a trial and error process over the years, some of which has required parent counseling, individual child psychiatric counseling, behavior modification, group therapy, in patient treatment at residential facilities, group homes and special education. I'm happy to report today, on his 14th birthday, he is home with his family and back in school taking regular classes. That is not to say he is cured. There is no cure for bi-polar disorder. His illness requires continued monitoring and adjustments to medication, education, goals & objectives. Some days are better than others. You are not alone with your daughter's issues. Mental illness runs rampant among the general population with far too many cases overlooked by parents in denial. Parents can only strive to do the best they can. You and your wife are commended for being pro-active for the benefit of your daughter. I wish you nothing but success in your work and family life.9 -
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Happy December, everyone! I'm excited to start my 12th month in a row with UAC.
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? 48 minutes of yoga and barre workouts, plus about an hour of house cleaning.
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes and under
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yep!5 -
yes x3
Breakfast, cheese snack, and blue apron fish and orzo dinner.
My husband and I put in our tape measure measurements into mfp today. Some nice numbers.
Glad to be starting over for Dec! Hoping for a strong first 23 days before going away.6 -
Exercise - yes
Track - yes
Budget - yes
Got a few hundred calories of sitting on a spin bike for 60 or so minutes.
I think I get ten calories per minute for that. That is what the devices say anyway.
Spin bike - I didn't go to a spin class. I kind of over do it when I go to those classes. But just spinning my own way I keep my heart and knee from over amping.
Heh! I joined a gym. I been having trepidation about gyms for a good while but guess what? They put a gym like a block from my house. Actually they remodeled a Hobby Lobby. I watched the commotion for the past half year or so.
It is spectacular. All of them workers must have been tile setters. The tile in that place is beautiful. The tile at the pool is beautiful. The spin studio is way cool.
The coolest thing... for me the price is right, it is free! Well I get it with Silver Sneakers which is an element of Medicare Advantage plan. But it is the coolest thing I can think of.
But I am going to go outside either tomorrow or Tuesday. Since the gym is free I don't feel weird about going outside for exercise if I feel like it.
Too much detail...
Thinking about @craigo3154 . Wish I could think of how to say something useful. I spent a good deal of time with kids slightly broken. All I could think to do was to give them everything I could think of. Well mostly time and interaction. I seen good things happen.
I still got a Little Buddy on Saturdays and every day that school is out.
He is not really developing like I had envisioned - but his spirit has changed dramatically.
Good to see @am_change back in the saddle.
Changed my screen name again. That is kind of weird. I can never get my andriods to connect with a username and password, so my brute force approach is new account. Heh!7 -
I’m back to finish my accountability.
I exercised over 20 minutes.
I kept track of everything I ate.
I went over 100 calories from “goal” but I earned 340 exercise calories so I “borrowed” the 100 from there. Still in the deficit for the day.4 -
yellobird13 wrote: »Tracked yes, but everything else no. I’ll leave it at that. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Exercise: 30 minute dog walk in the rain and a longer walk at the gym for myself
Calorie budget: Yes
Tracking: Yes
Meditation: 2-4 minute walking meditations throughout the day, wherever I happened to be (thanks for the reminder @yellobird13 )4 -
w8goal4life wrote: »12/1 It's a new day, a new month, and a new beginning. Time to press the "reset" to begin anew.
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes, 20+ minutes with my virtual friend, Gilad, in Hawaii, and 50 minutes shoveling SNOW!
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes, on target.
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes.
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@craigo3154 So very challenging but determined of you to face your daughter's mental health issues head on. Our youngest grandson was diagnosed bi-polar at the young age of 6. Many of the medications for bi-polar disorder were designed for adults, making treatment for a child difficult with issues relating to medical insurance denials for trial medications, etc. Treatment for our grandson has literally been a trial and error process over the years, some of which has required parent counseling, individual child psychiatric counseling, behavior modification, group therapy, in patient treatment at residential facilities, group homes and special education. I'm happy to report today, on his 14th birthday, he is home with his family and back in school taking regular classes. That is not to say he is cured. There is no cure for bi-polar disorder. His illness requires continued monitoring and adjustments to medication, education, goals & objectives. Some days are better than others. You are not alone with your daughter's issues. Mental illness runs rampant among the general population with far too many cases overlooked by parents in denial. Parents can only strive to do the best they can. You and your wife are commended for being pro-active for the benefit of your daughter. I wish you nothing but success in your work and family life.
Thank you.
Living in Australia, thankfully, shovelling snow is not one of the activities I have during winter.
My daughter is suspected as having BPD (boarderline personality disorder) which is akin to DID (disociative identity disorder).
Warning: LONG description attached, read at own peril. Written because I had a need to write it, not because I need it read.My daughters BPD/DID is akin to constantly dreaming while being awake. At all times she is simultaneously aware of both the dream world and the real world (and able to know which is which). At any time "personalities" from the dream world can intrude into the real world, and "she" can escape into the dream world if threatened or overwhelmed. When she escapes into the dream world, dream world personalities come forward. We have seen her exhibit no fewer that 20 distinct personalities.
The biggest challenge for her (and us) is diverting the desire for self harm (which is what put her in hospital).
The source of the problems seems to stem from bullying in primary school combined with ASD (autism spectrum disorder). The school bullying myself and my wife were unaware of since the school covered it up and my daughters mind locked away the memories (self defence amnesia to trauma) ). The ASD was formally diagnosed 3 years ago, but AFTER primary school. During primary school, my daughters was made to feel her reaction to bullying was inappropriate (over reacting), especially as she was unable to recall the incidents that triggered her reaction in the first place.
The dual world situation was a mental construct for support/self defence. However, she is now unable (and unwilling) to become independent of it.
(this is an over-simplification summary - the full situation is likely worthy of a thesis).
She has an amazing capacity to cope (super-coper), but has reached her limits and finally self-imploded. It is effectively a "perfect storm" situation where if any of the components were changed, the outcome could have been radically different.
(btw, though the diagnosis process for my daughter, it was discovered I am likely ASD (but there was no recognition or diagnosis process for it 30+ years ago). In a way this helps as I can communicate with my daughter on her level. However this both explains and causes other issues (like why I get so insanely focused on topics, why I am VERY intelligent in some areas, but almost completely lacking on others, why I had to consciously teach myself how to interact with other people, etc...)).4 -
oldDogBarking wrote: »Thinking about @craigo3154 . Wish I could think of how to say something useful. I spent a good deal of time with kids slightly broken. All I could think to do was to give them everything I could think of. Well mostly time and interaction. I seen good things happen.
I still got a Little Buddy on Saturdays and every day that school is out.
He is not really developing like I had envisioned - but his spirit has changed dramatically.
@oldDogBarking. Thank you for the thoughts, and you did say something useful. Interaction is helping and eventually there will be a way through.
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Dec 1 yes x3, 45 min treadmill run today.6
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Exercise: Yes
Calories: Yes
Tracked: Yes6 -
Yes x 3 for Sunday
Happy to be back for December, the last few weeks I've been consumed by a pretty big move. Haven't moved in 12 years and I forgot how time consuming, draining and just how much work it can be. About 85% settled now and looking forward to some normalcy!
Happy to see @craigo3154 back too. Thoughts are with your family, that's alot of change at one time.... Hoping you can get back to a steady pace and sense of stability too.6 -
Sunny day!
Exercise yes 10 min quigong, 30 min yoga, 120 min cleaning/shopping
Tracking yes Calories yes6 -
Dec 1
Exercised?: Yes. Walked/Run 30minutes
Calories?: Yes.
Tracked?: Yes.
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Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? YES (biked at gym)
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? YES
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? YES
previously lamlam2013.6 -
Dec 1
Pass 15 -
Pass day because I just found this challenge on the 2nd.5
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fitlulu4150 wrote: »I had a great day and I'm looking forward to having a great week!
Exercise: 115 minutes including weight lifting, stationary bike and hip therapy
Calories: I left a little over 500 calories on the table so yes
Tracking: Tracked every morsel and only had coffee and water for fluids today......No wine!
Stellar day, Lulu...Welcome to the Group!
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StatChicBayes wrote: »Exercised?: Yes Weight training for 61 minutes and 46 minutes cardio on elliptical, 10545 steps
Calories?: Yes 1459 out of 1648
Tracked?: Yes
Have been on MFP since February and getting close to goal weight (1.4 to my initial goal) Eating close to maintenance calories, but have been going over on the weekends. Several trips this month so looking forward to participating with this group to stay accountable and on track through the holidays
I think this Group will help you get rid of that last 6 lb that has been trying to hang on...Great to see you, SCB. You're a true inspiration! 1 -
UTMBdreams wrote: »Yes, yes, and yes! #trifecta
Reposting with proper format:
December 1
Exercised?: Yes.
Calories?: Yes.
Tracked?: Yes.
(Sorry...newbie)
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UTMBdreams wrote: »UTMBdreams wrote: »Yes, yes, and yes! #trifecta
Reposting with proper format:
December 1
Exercised?: Yes.
Calories?: Yes.
Tracked?: Yes.
(Sorry...newbie)
Don't stress! I never use this format and they haven't kicked me out yet. Find what works for you as long as it fits the simple rules.
@craigo3154 I have a few friends with kids on the asd spectrum and they have enough challenges without the additional aspects your family is managing. Thoughts with your family as you figure out how best to help your daughter through this.1
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