Ultimate Accountability Challenge March 2020

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RangerRickL Posts: 8,469 Member
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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?
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  • epangili
    epangili Posts: 818 Member
    Yesterday I truly enjoyed an amazing online graduation celebration - super fun!!! Zoom is a cool online tool. Ladies from my bible study of celebrate recovery book 1 graduates. I played the graduation march while announcing their names and they cheered just like it was a stadium. For book 2, it's important to build their own support team so the party focused of course on Jesus but also them getting to know each other on a better level. My co leader and I made up a Gab Game that spurred a mix of laughs and tender heartfelt moments so they felt connected. Everyone only had great things to say of their hearts were filled, loved seeing everyone again and connecting. No one wanted to take a break but kept going straight. We had a fun raffle too. Afterwards, we closed with heartfelt prayer partnered up in pairs over the phone and some made plans to hang in twos. I was blessed to feel Jesus love in them and with each other. I needed this in such a time as this.
  • BonnieHosk85
    BonnieHosk85 Posts: 2,552 Member
    Saw your post in the introductions. Congrats on your two years with UAC, @MadisonMolly2017!! (17 months in the WC!!)

    Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes, walking Ollie 31 minutes
    Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
    Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes
  • exermom
    exermom Posts: 6,532 Member
    Exercised? Yes, did Barr's Bootcampt Upper and Lower Body DVD
    Log? Yes
    Under calories? Yes
  • w8goal4life
    w8goal4life Posts: 1,375 Member
    3/26
    Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes...enjoyable outside walk today in high 60's temps.
    Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
    Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes

    @RangerRickL We, too, are consuming all home-prepared meals. Although questionable as to efficacy, I also made masks for when we go to the grocery store, which masks will be sanitized between each use.
  • SuziQ113
    SuziQ113 Posts: 1,520 Member
    Yes x 3
  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 19,050 Member
    Thu 26:
    Exercise: 98 mins, walking, gardening
    Calories: Yes
    Tracked: Yes

    2️⃣ pass days left

    Grateful that
    • I spoke to my elder grandson today.
    • we were able to walk in the sunshine today in isolation.
    • we have sufficient food in the larder
  • BMcC9
    BMcC9 Posts: 4,451 Member
    SuziQ113 wrote: »
    Hello one and all.
    I believe it was yesterday I mentioned during this challenging time I decided it was in my best interest to start the day listing what I am grateful for today. It may be nice for us to add these to our daily stats and/or in the "What's on My Mind" section. I will start here and the group can dictate the best place to post. :smile:

    .....

    What are you be grateful for today?

    If this is what strikes a chord for the group, whereever the ongoing listing ends up, I would be happy to participate.

    Today, I am grateful that:
    • I live in a community that is stepping up and voluntarily making necessary responsible changes in behaviors
    • Both my son and I work in a sector where work-at-home can happen and therefore no real income-impact. I know that isn't the case for all.
    • Our supply chains remain unaffected at this point.

    I will post my coping strategies in a separate entry when I post my daily results (which are looking like another winning day today)

    But I will add that , like
    w8goal4life wrote: »
    3/26 Although questionable as to efficacy, I also made masks for when we go to the grocery store, which masks will be sanitized between each use.

    DH has ordered bits&bobs that will become prototype trial masks for the same level of purpose as @w8goal4life mentions.

    I am grateful to have such an inventive and protective lifelong best-friend for a DH.

  • alligatorob
    alligatorob Posts: 806 Member
    Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes, and my gym remains open, but I am not sure for how much longer. They practice some pretty extreme sanitation measures, everyone has to carry a spray disinfectant and treat every surface before and after touching. It is pretty rigorously enforced, and the slightest sign of any cold or flu symptoms gets you banned. It is a small gym, and the crowd has really thinned down, keeping a 6 ft distance is easy. But I am not sure the authorities will let it stay open much longer, a day to day thing. I am also walking, and if the gym shuts down I guess I will just do more walking. Today it was just a walk from home, a view from today's walk: 6dczzsg6uplo.jpg
    Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
    Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes
  • epangili
    epangili Posts: 818 Member
    Exercise? YES

    Calorie budget? YES
    3rd day doing I.F. and breaking fast with protein instead of fats and carbs (avocado toast my favorite) to avoid double insulin spike. Resulted in breakthrough of my plateau and 5.6 lbs away from middle range of normal bmi on Asian American bmi chart. Unexpected result, munchies monster has completely disappeared along with his buddy craving critter. Also, I was weirdly very cold but according to Thomas DeLaur this is because my body is changing ratios of brown versus white fat which is advantageous to have more brown fat. He goes on to say that 40 year olds should do I.F. no more than 3 to 4 days a week. So I'll be taking a I.F. break tomorrow. Hope those enemies stay away.

    Track? YES

    Grateful? See answer above, I think 1st page.
  • MelissaSheklian
    MelissaSheklian Posts: 141 Member
    Yes x3
    Finding it very easy to log and stay in my calorie limit while sheltering in place(which is usually what I struggle with), so that’s a silver lining.
  • victorious55
    victorious55 Posts: 3,518 Member
    March 26

    Track: Yes
    Calories: Yes
    Exercise: Yes

    Kitchen closed: Yes!

    1/3 pass day (Mar 8)
  • Hollis100
    Hollis100 Posts: 1,408 Member
    edited March 2020
    Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes, 260 minutes -- walking for myself, and then 2.5 hours disinfecting public areas of my workplace (pitching in with other employees) because of the virus
    Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? yes, well under
    Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? yes

    How am I coping? On the one hand, I'm glad to be employed. My town looks like a ghost town. Most of the businesses have closed. However, I'm exposed to the public, so if the pandemic gets worse, I stand a high chance of becoming ill. Right now, I can't afford to stop working. I do have a lot of leave I haven't used, but it won't last forever. The situation is alarming for us all.

    @RangerRickL Glad to read that you and Rose are safe and sound in your desert condo. Everybody else, stay well and safe.

    @alligatorob wonderful photo

  • corriepelc
    corriepelc Posts: 2,088 Member
    Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? 37 minutes of strength + 3 mile run outside this morning, and a 2 mile walk after work.

    Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes and under

    Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yep!
  • Katmary71
    Katmary71 Posts: 7,082 Member
    Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes, You Tube videos, walking and dance, yoga, planks

    Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes, still trying to figure out Fitbit adjustments and whether or not I should be logging exercise calories or not.

    Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes, down to every teabag and spice!

    Grateful for: Being able to physically move, any time I start taking it for granted I'm reminded how bad my chronic pain was and how awful my health used to be. It's not great now but each time I stop and think that I was able to stand for more than 5 minutes without squatting I'm overwhelmed, nevermind actually working out! Also grateful my family's safe even if I can't see them right now and for my kittens.
  • JTreasures
    JTreasures Posts: 856 Member
    Yes x 3
  • fatbambi2017
    fatbambi2017 Posts: 1,295 Member
    Coping as well as can be here in uk, social distancing, allowed out for exercise once a day, supermarkets very strict, am helping a few vulnerable people this week and next, gloves, sanitizer the new normal, get paranoid about everything, we can do this!
    Exercise yes 10 min quigong, 30 min leslie sansone, 50 min walk
    Tracking yes calories yes
  • Hulya_79
    Hulya_79 Posts: 451 Member
    March 26

    Exercise: Yes, 70 mins walk
    Calories: Yes
    Tracked: Yes

    I am gratefull that we are in good health and hopefull everthing will be allright.
  • znaoiec
    znaoiec Posts: 2,000 Member
    Exercise, Calories, Tracked > Yes

    I am no longer able to visit my 98 year old mother even though she lives a mile away because her facility is on total lockdown as absolutely no visitors are allowed. She would tell me how at her age she wakes up and feels grateful for being alive each day. I find myself now doing the same thing. Waking up in the morning and being truly grateful for being healthy and alive. This is something I never anticipated at this place in my life. And I am grateful that she and so many others remain safe and healthy. Especially my sons who have been thrown into the thick of this as health care providers.
  • nodm
    nodm Posts: 264 Member
    Oooops. Forgot to post yesterday.
    1/26/2020
    Did I stay within my calorie budget? YES
    Did I track every thing? YES
    Did I exercise for at least 20 min? NO I got put on bed rest! Still have a low grade temp. Argh.
    1 pass used. 2 left
    Have a successful day tomorrow all!
  • BMcC9
    BMcC9 Posts: 4,451 Member
    epangili wrote: »
    BMcC9 wrote: »
    epangili wrote: »
    ......

    P.S. I accidentally posted this in yesterday's date. Losing track of which day is which with the waiting, lengthy time indoors with no hard deadlines.

    :D

    At least the daily-change-subthread format of UAC can help with that! .... maybe star only two or three days in a row, and every day remove the star from the earliest after you post? ;)

    Yes agree! Good idea but I like reading the tardy people too...

    in which case ..... use stars to jump you to the current days, then click on the Main UAC banner (at the top of each daily thread) and then on "show all discussions" to see if any new entries on UNstarred subthreads.
  • snowshoe072
    snowshoe072 Posts: 5,148 Member
    edited March 2020
    Well I am glad I am in good company with others who are forgetting to post must be not going to the office
    I did arm exercises played music and did some housework while working stayed under and logged
  • craigo3154
    craigo3154 Posts: 2,572 Member
    Katmary71 wrote: »
    craigo3154 wrote: »
    ...

    Had a phone appointment with psychologist today (have had weekly appointments for the last 5 weeks, this is first one by phone). In short I am in what would officially classed as a major depressive episode. I also have 3 other underlying layered long running conditions that complicate things. In recent times it has been amazing that I get anything done at all. Next week commence treatment/therapy.

    ...

    Can I just point out how amazing it is that you're exercising, tracking, and staying within calories when going through a depressive episode? It's amazing you're holding it together so well especially with all that's going on! I had my first phone appointment with my psychologist on Zoom yesterday, it was pretty weird but cool to talk to her. Keep putting one foot in front of the other. I had a real hard time in December and just getting out of bed was a win. A lot of structure, routine, and keeping busy has been helping but I'm also single and it's easier to do, I'm sure you're putting on a brave face most of the time. Hang in there!
    @Katmary71. Thank you.

    I wish you all the best with resolving whatever you are seeing your psychologist for.

    Psychologist are a great help, and in the current climate I can see a growing need for them.

    The following goes into my history and gets a little acronym heavy. It helps me to write it and not concerned if unread.
    In my case, some of the other underlying conditions over compensate for the depression and force me into action (even when I shouldn't). It turns out I have been high performing while mildly depressed for decades (PDD). However the MDD is likely to be treated first, then the BPD.

    The conditions I have are:
    • MDD (major depressive disorder)
    • BPD (borderline personality disorder)
    • PDD (persistent depressive disorder)
    • ASD (autism spectrum disorder - high functioning end of spectrum)

    The aspects of BPD I have are the most destructive, but also the most driving. My anger gets turned primarily inward and spurs action (and self hatred and self harm urges). BPD has strong genetic tendencies and is often initially surfaced by trauma. Due to a supportive family upbringing, I did not go off the deep end. However, school bullying was a deep enough trauma to bring it out. In fact, by the time my "now wife" met me, I was actually anorexic and borderline suicidal. Without knowing it, she actually saved my life. ASD is more sensitive to trauma as even normal events can overwhelm.

    I have structured my life around the ASD and work with the strengths and avoid the weaknesses. Consequently, no need to work on the ASD, but it will likely modify the treatments required to MDD, BPD and PDD.

    BPD is why I can function through MDD. I essentially force myself into action through self directed anger. The ASD need for understanding, order and routine channels the action into perfectionistic and OCD tendencies.

    In fact, in my current situation the BPD is driving me to anorexic behaviours and I feel almost powerless to stop.

    I clawed my own way out of a major depressive episode in my 20's, but the underlying issues were never discovered because the depression was concurrent with CFS (chronic fatigue syndrome). Medication at the time did give me some breathing room, but I never had any therapy.

    In short I am a finely balanced psychological mess. Getting out of the corner I have unknowingly painted myself into will be a longer term challenge.
  • shirtswiththumbholes
    shirtswiththumbholes Posts: 179 Member
    March 26

    Exercise: Yes, 30 min bike ride
    Calories: Yes
    Tracked: Yes
  • BMcC9
    BMcC9 Posts: 4,451 Member
    edited March 2020
    RangerRickL wrote: »
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    Over the last two days, I drove 1,673 miles. Few of us are used to constantly being on guard against exposure to each other’s behavior that may be transmitting a disease. ..... Now I have reached our 2 bedroom condo in the desert. Rose and I will prepare all meals here.

    How are you coping?

    This is a VERY important question, with a wide spectrum of geographic / personality-type / job-sector / personal medical-history factors combining to influence "what coping looks like for me" in different ways for each of us.

    Our UAC-family diversity is our strength. We get to read other people's methods and cherry-pick / refine factors from all over to incorporate "hmmmm - never thought of THAT" ideas into our individual circumstances.

    I WILL be getting around to posting some of my own coping strategies very soon, but am currently "working full days" and am still behind the curve on the March 26 usual give-some-details regular-report entry.

    Short version of report - it was a 3 x Yes day.

  • windowqueen2003
    windowqueen2003 Posts: 427 Member
    March 25 and 26
    Yes x 3

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