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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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This month, a new member, @espangili posted this NSV.
NSV?
1. I went from obese bmi to normal range on the Asian American bmi chart.
2. From size 12 and tent dresses to 4, 2, or 0 and extra small. Every brand is different so a range.
3. Getting compliments that I never heard in my life like gorgeous, skinny minnie, little, etc. Best one from my mom who never compliments me - "beautiful".
4. From isolated couch potato to a double hike today with an expanded support group of walking buddies.
5. More emotionally healthy that I'm not going to food 1st but going to God with my feelings, feeling my feelings, using new tools to deal with stress, larger support group to go to, etc.
6. Celebrating my 1st year chip at celebrate recovery from emotional overeating next month April 2020 - praise the Lord!13 -
Not only was it an inspiring post, I learned that there is a dress size below 0. What guy knows that? Not me!7
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March 17
Exercised: Yes (6km walk in 80 mins - flat)
Tracked: Yes
Budget: Yes
Long walk today with my wife. First time she has walked in a while.
Continuing to adjust medication timing. Looks like it will eventually be morning instead of evening.
Now to try get more sleep. Was woken by an agitated and stressed daughter at 3:00am this morning (media bombardment about how terrible COVID-19 is and restrictive measures that are limiting social activity) . After calming her down so she could sleep, my insomnia kicked in and I eventually got a couple more hours post 7:00am.
( Good news on this front is that a team in Queensland, Australia believe they have an effective "cure" using already "approved" on-the-market pharmaceuticals - https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/health-problems/coronavirus-australia-queensland-researchers-find-cure-want-drug-trial/news-story/93e7656da0cff4fc4d2c5e51706accb5
Should this prove successful, then life may start to return closer to normal quicker (due to reduced perceived demand for critical health services). Not to mention better likely outcome for those at higher risk of complications. This also buys time for proper development, testing and distribution of a vaccine (which is months away at best). ).
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alligatorob wrote: »... but I am worried my gym may close, it will make getting the exercise a bit harder.
So long as you have internet, there are many many body-weight exercise options to fall back on. Darebee is a great place to start looking . "Fitness blueprints: no-equipment visual workouts, fitness programs and challenges, training and running tips, recipes and nutrition advice." They also have a twitter feed and have put out "suggestions for staying sane and active while staying home" in the past day or two.
https://google.ca/search?source=hp&ei=p75wXuuID4LK_QbW47SwCQ&q=darebee&oq=Darbee&gs_l=psy-ab.1.0.0i10j0j0i10j0j0i10j0l2j0i10j0j0i10.2113.5016..7568...0.0..0.119.534.4j2......0....1..gws-wiz.......0i131.dNwGQxXChNc
edit - just noticed that Darebee might also have a Youtube channel ....7 -
Now for the "commute" up the stairs "to work" ....7
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I have a large collection of exercise DVD's. To be honest, I get bored with some, some I buy and already own.
For the price of the postage (which in the US is less than $3), I have:
The Biggest Loser Workout Power Sculpt
Cosmo Girl Get Fit & Fab with Jillian Michaels
The essential 12 minute Workouts (there are 4 different workouts on this DVD)
Jane Fonda Prime Time low impact aerobic workout Firm & Burn
Patrick Godeau Hardworking Conditioning 24/7
Shape Ultimate Bikini Body
Tracy York & Michele Dozois Work It Off
Jillian Michaels Killer Abs
One-On-One Training Workout with Jackie
Yoga for Belly Butt and Thighs
Denise Austin Power Zone Vol I & II
Just PM me if you are interested.
Michele
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Sunday 3/15
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? No
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes
Monday 3/16
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? No
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes
Tuesday 3/17 🍀☘
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
Happy Saint Patrick's day everyone! ☘🍀 I wanted to post a bitmoji or picture but, I cannot.
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Sorry I havent been on here in a while. It's been a hard couple weeks. I haven't been keeping track of anything but have, shockingly, lost a little weight. Two weeks ago tomorrow my 16-1/2-year-old cat got very sick. She ended up needing an enema because she was constipated. I could tell she wasn't well at all. After the enema until Friday morning she was very lethargic and laid on the bed, not eating or drinking, and would only urinate a couple times, the last time on the bed. We took her back to the emergency vet, and they took blood tests and did an ultrasound. She had large, misshapen kidneys and a couple nodules, very elevated white count and elevated kidney function tests. We made the heartbreaking decision to put her down, as we knew she wouldn't recover from this. It's been devastating, so we spent a weekend rearranging the house and doing a deep cleaning. She had a very good life for 16-1/2 years! We're going to take a break from a pet for a while.
Then last week coronavirus came. My family has been healthy. My sister has had a bad flu/body aches for a couple weeks. Based on her symptoms, they say it's not coronavirus. She's still miserable, though. The only good thing about this pandemic is that it's distracting me from the grief over my cat's death.
I hope you all are staying healthy!!
I plan to join April's challenge.17 -
@alligatorob. Can be disconcerting. Especially if you enjoy working out in the gym. (Some do, some don't). Some like the social or company aspect which helps motivate them to work.alligatorob wrote: »... but I am worried my gym may close, it will make getting the exercise a bit harder. Today I was the only person in the gym, a very eerie feeling....
For sheer workload, there is a lot of non-gym exercises that can be done to work both strength and stamina. My main go-to for bodyweight is Althlean-X (Jeff Cavaliere delivers excellent advice on how to do exercises correctly minimising chance of injury).
Hopefully you can continue to have an environment to exercise in that works for you.
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Yes x 3. Just about. Still coughing.7
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Yes x 3. Getting it all in at the hospital, the exercise, I mean.
Husband down with flu, spent almost 2 hours dealing with prescriptions for him. 🤦🏼♀️
Work prepping hard for virus. Scale is going slowly downward.9 -
Yes × 38
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Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes, 20 minutes recumbent bike
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes
So very sorry for your loss, @lamlamsmakeover. So hard to lose our fur babies.
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Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes, 129 minutes of walking
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes, well under
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes, including the large decaf coffee from Panera I just picked up. Their door is locked and all the chairs are on the tables, but the sign on the door says customers can still order, just not enter the cafe, My town looks like a ghost town.
@lamlamsmakeover I am so sorry you lost your dear kitty. Take a little comfort that you gave each other a lot of love during her life.10 -
3/15 pass day - I had a bad allergic reaction in the morning and slept most of the day after I took benadryl
Exercise? No
Calories? Yes
Logging? Yes
3/16
Exercise? Yes, working
Calories? Yes
Logging? Yes
3/17
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?
Passes left: 1/3
I hit "complete" on my food diary to make it official for this evening - kitchen closed! I'm having a REALLY hard time getting motivated. With my husband and I both home, and all this stress in the air, I just want to sit on the couch and eat all day.
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^ Oops! Forgot to actually put in today's. Yes x 3.8
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3/17
Happy st. Patrick day 🍀☘
Exersized-?yes
Caleries?-yes
Logged?-yes9 -
Put the wrong date for Monday.
Mon 16:
Exercise: 105 mins, HIIT/walking/yoga
Calories: Yes
Tracked: Yes
Tue 17: ☘️ This was the quietest St Patrick's Day I every remember. ☘️
Exercise: 89 mins, HIIT/walking/yoga ( start my day off with 30+ HIIT followed by Yoga/TaiChi
Calories: Yes
Tracked: Yes
2️⃣ pass days left
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Yes x 3! Exercise was 25 minutes of jogging8
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Yes x37
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lamlam... - I'm so sorry about your cat. BTDT, I know how hard it is. Take comfort in the fact that you gave your furbaby a wonderful life
Did I exercise? Yes, did Rockin Body DVD
Log? Yes
Under calories? Just barely
Michele3 -
Yes x3 🏃🏼♀️4
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yes x's 35
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Yes x3
3 passes left.
Lots of energy today so I will finish the day with a nice walk.
Hope you have a successful day tomorrow all!5 -
@lamlamsmakeover I am so sorry you lost your kitty. 16.5 years is a good long life, but when it is YOUR little furball, it never quite seems long enough
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Well over 20 minutes, plus a late night walk for some fresh air.
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes. Over 80 fitbit exercise calories left in the bank at 9:00 pm. Not bad considering this was my first full work-at-home day, so there is much less "walking to the farther photocopier and other step-count stretching trips.
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes
Days goals met: 15
Pass days used: 2 (1 intentional; 1 just-happened)
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yes to exercise no to calories yes to teacked4
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Exercise? Yes! 28 minute walk --- outdoors! But not near any people. We figure that's ok. And it totally wiped me out. I'm still far from recovery.
Within my calorie plan? Yeah. Not much appetite, but I'm used to eating when I need to even if I'm not very hungry.
Tracked everything? Definitely.5 -
3/17
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes, stretches today and thoroughly kitchen (appliances, cabinets, countertops, switches, knobs...and any other hard surfaces) after enjoying a nice St. Patrick's Day dinner of corned beef, cabbage and root vegetables.
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes, within allowance
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes3 -
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes, 45 min at the gym.
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes
Thanks Craig, the gym is supposed to be open tomorrow, they have lots of sanitizing materials, everything gets wiped down before and after each use. Every surface you touch has just been cleaned, by you. Hopefully that will be safe, but I would not be surprised to see it close. If it closes I'll find a workaround. Thanks for the suggestions.craigo3154 wrote: »Can be disconcerting. Especially if you enjoy working out in the gym. (Some do, some don't). Some like the social or company aspect which helps motivate them to work.
For sheer workload, there is a lot of non-gym exercises that can be done to work both strength and stamina. My main go-to for bodyweight is Althlean-X (Jeff Cavaliere delivers excellent advice on how to do exercises correctly minimising chance of injury).
Hopefully you can continue to have an environment to exercise in that works for you.
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Yes x3
I'm also bemoaning the lack of gym and social workout interaction and also daily activity since I'm used to getting past 5k steps just from the workday. Even though I got my 20 min of exercise, I had negative exercise calories so had to eat less to stay under. I think I need to start going for walks to get out of the apt.3
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