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January 8 Sign In
RangerRickL
Posts: 8,469 Member
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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I love 3 styles of exercise and all of them take place outdoors:
1) horseback riding
2) kayaking
3) hiking
Yesterday, after spending all workday indoors, I set out into the desert at dusk. It’s during a very apparent and rapid change of light and temperature. It’s also when the night creatures begin to appear. Here was one of my trail companions. It’s called a peccary.
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The peccary looked to be about 75 lbs and he was on the move at a brisk pace!
A little later and with less light, I saw this sunset glow over the nearby mountains
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What are your favorite outdoor activities?3
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January 8
Exercised?: Yes (3 km walk in 23 mins)
Calories?: Yes
Tracked?: Yes
Short walk today. Was exhausted after a very busy day.
Daughters new bed arrived and needed assembly, but before that had to clean out her room including old bed removal. Daughter is a hoarder and does not cope well with change. With her mental condition, she was essentially unable to assist much.
Took 4 hours to empty and clean the room enough to assemble new queen size bed in place. Further 2 hours to clean up the clutter left from clearing out her room. House is now in a usable state (mostly).
@RangerRickL. Favourite outdoor activity is walking. Also enjoy cycling, but it's been a while. Used to do sailboarding when a lot younger.
One outdoor activity I am looking forward to in a couple of weeks is aerial obstacle course. It is not especially difficult, but I find it a fun diversion while on holiday.13 -
A few pictures from my run this morning...
My outdoor activities including walking or running, ideally along the beachfront area, hiking, swimming in the ocean.16 -
Gorgeous, @Dory_42!!3
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Thanks for the lovely pictures @Dory_42 and @RangerRickL!
I love both walking and hiking outdoors. Just being in the sunshine is helpful, but nature is like anti-anxiety meds for my brain! Fortunately we live near to a park and what passes as a river in these parts (I'm a river snob having grown up near big ones), so many of our walks include a little nature. I received a book about local hikes for my birthday, so I plan to get us out of our rut of just walking near home.8 -
Wow! What a wonderful world!
Beautiful pics all!
My favorite outdoor activities involves those near water like running, walking, cycling, sailing, tennis, swimming or scuba, watching the sunset, even sitting and sipping an occasional wine and stargazing. I know sitting burns up calories too. 🌅9 -
Started today with a 30 minute run which was very slow but very sweaty thanks to high humidity. Exercise also included assistant coach at kids class for Jiu Jitsu. Always great sharing our passion with the next generation.
Not the best food choices but I adjusted and logged as I changed things so I kept the calories within budget.
Looking forward to a day off tomorrow, before the weekend work. And if all goes to plan I only have 5 working days until break which will be nearly 3 weeks long!10 -
Beautiful pictures @Dory_42 and @RangerRickL!
I love walking but definitely not in this northern cold
I need to go to a warmer place all year round. 9 -
January 8
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes. Strength training for 40 minutes
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes8 -
Walking! Walking! Walking! 😂
08 Jan: Pass day: We were entertaining!
20+ minutes exercise: Yes. 75 active minutes, walking, Physio
Under calorie goal: No
Tracked? So far! 😂
1️⃣ Pass Day used
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Yes x 3
Walking, cycling, swimming, the list could go on. Personally, I find exercising outdoors massively beneficial. Anxiety can ebb away as I get back in tune with the sense of how small we are in the grand scheme of things. I return from the woods, river, lake, ocean and know that everything's going to be ok and what a gift this life is. That reminds me, when I walked the Inca Trail, our guides would always pour a little bit of their drink or meal on the earth as an offering to Pachamama (sort of Mother Nature or Mother Earth). I think that exercising outdoors can make us feel alive and grateful. Just reading Bob's epic tales of mountain ascents makes us all feel alive and too @Dory_42 's ocean swims. I remember years ago struggling in rough sea swimming in South Africa - but wow did I feel alive! @craigo3154 walks faster than I jog and his daily walks inspire me to get out. You all inspire me - thank you!12 -
I love sea kayaking - but live in a big city in Asia so don't get to the ocean that often
I used to love mountain climbing - until I had my fall
I love bush walking - but now I am on a walking stick due to pre-mentioned fall
I love to be active in any way I can manage now
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Weigh in 77kg
Tracked: yes
Calories: over but still in maintenance zone
Excerises: 10k steps goal achieved7 -
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes, a 2 hour trail run/walk.
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yep
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yep
Favorite outdoor activities; trail running, walking, bicycling.7 -
Exercised 20 minutes? Yes, 40 aerobics, 20 minutes walk
Within calorie budget? Yes, by a lot
Tracked food and drink? Yes. Trying to drink at least 7 cups of water a day.7 -
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? A 30-minute walk with Ollie, 1.11 miles
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes10 -
crashed and burned today. back to it tomorrow
Exercise yes, log yes, cal no 7/110 -
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Exersized-?yes
Caleries yes
Logged?-yes9 -
Exercise: very very moderate as I am home sick
Calories: yes
Tracked: yes7 -
I earned lots of exercise activity today but wanted to stick primarily with my dailies.
It was close because of a yummy lunch.
Never underestimate the power of egg whites and plants.
It was another good day with a comfortable margin.
Yes x3
No passes used yet.
Have a successful day tomorrow all!7 -
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My favorite outdoor activity is walking with my dog around my neighborhood, we have a lot of horse trails and hills to climb. Other favorites are hiking in CO and MT and I have a favorite hike here in So Cal that ends up at a beautiful waterfall. I'm also a swimmer but don't really enjoy swimming indoors in the winter but swim in our pool and the high school pool in the warmer months. I've been swimming for about 66 years so I'm kind of hooked on that...........LOL
Exercise: Walked with Penny Lane for 42 minutes and also did my hip therapy today for about another 20
Calories: Yes, left about 300 unused
Tracked: Yes, logged it all
I may take my first pass day tomorrow. Hubby is dying to go to one of the local casinos for some fun and we get a free buffet so no logging. If we don't go tomorrow we'll go on Friday!7 -
Yes x 3.
I am fasting for the next few days. So far so good & it makes lots going & keeping calories under goal pretty easy.
I did a hot yoga class & plan to finish one each morning this month. So far so good
My favourite outdoor exercise is sunrise walks with my dog. I don’t enjoy it during the winter, but I can’t wait until the warm weather comes back.6 -
Tracked? Yes
Calories? Under still fasting
Exercise? House cleaning for 90 minutes
Everyone have a fabulous day tomorrow!6 -
January 8
Exercised?: Yes intermediate pilates (12 minutes)and cardio walk (26 minutes)
Calories?: Yes
Tracked?: Yes6 -
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Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes...shoveling snow, again, today
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes, and under
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes
Walking and non-strenuous hiking take top priority for outdoor exercise. My biggest fear is getting hurt, so I tend to exercise on the safe side.8 -
Exercise -yes - 25 minutes elliptical, 35 minutes weights
Caleries - yes - working hard to get my protein in, eating when I’m not hungry.
Logged - yes6 -
My log is complete and I stayed under I did spin for 30 minutes.
My first day of pt for my knee a bit painful but made it now I am armed for my workouts at the gym.
My favorite activities are kayaking snow shoeing Xc skiing and hiking some of these are on hold so I guess floating in the pool during the summer, and spinning at this point. We do have some flat trails that are fun to walk with the dogs6 -
Tracking: Yes
Calories: under
Exercise: Yes
Water - ounces - not enough - slightly over 40.
Goals/Day/Comments: I needed a rest day today. Repair person here for 5 hours so it just seemed to fit in. I did do housework, organized a closet and laundry so got my exercise in.
Forgot. Oops. Outdoor activities - hiking, kayaking, sailing, golf, skiing, scuba diving, ohhhh so many.4
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