Ultimate Accountability Challenge April 2020

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  • Hollis100
    Hollis100 Posts: 1,408 Member
    @RangerRickL Fantastic snake photos. Thanks for sharing them with us.

    I've come across a few snakes in the wild, black snakes, garter snakes, and a few copperheads. In my experience, snakes are like most wildlife and just want to be left alone. Hands down, human beings are the most dangerous animals I've ever encountered.
  • davert123
    davert123 Posts: 1,568 Member
    @nodm thanks for sharing this. It does sound truely terrible and terrifying. Glad you made it :)
    3xyes it was a fantastic day in the UK yesterday. Very sunny but windy so I could walk around very comfortable. I did a 10 mile trek. I went looking for a couple of hawks but couldn't find them. The skylark were singing their heads off
  • BMcC9
    BMcC9 Posts: 4,451 Member
    cjane917 wrote: »
    Yes x3
    Second no-alcohol day this week which is good for me considering quarantine habits... Though it meant I filled that calorie gap with chips haha. But stayed under and did 25 min home workout. Today was arms/upper/core day.

    Staying under while filling the gap with something ELSE if very good! Because you had the gap to fill.

    (So long as they are monitored, moderated if potentially a mind-less nibble, and you have room in the diary .... nothing wrong with sometimes having chips! It's all about " this is what / how I can see myself not only CHOOSING to consume/not consume right now, but also shaping the lifestyle habits of my default routine to something I see myself maintaining for the rest of my life")
  • BMcC9
    BMcC9 Posts: 4,451 Member
    Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? More than that - pushed through to the very end of my exergame tour (developing every last tree and bench on Rhythm Island) which gave me over 8000 steps within ~ an hour.
    Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes - even left fitbit exercise credits in the pot
    Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes

    Days goals met: 22
    Pass days used: 1

  • cjane917
    cjane917 Posts: 688 Member
    @BMcC9 insightful post!
    Pre-quarantine, my no-wine days were on gym days. Now they're on frozen food / canned soup days. I think this is because when I'm cooking I like a glass and then have more with dinner to accompany the food. But if it's just prepared food then I don't feel the need for a wine pairing.

    That's also part of why I bought some chips again after trying to cut them out in previous months.
    I tried buying smaller bags so it's harder to accidentally graze, as you say. For anything where it's one big container I will measure some out, then close it back up and put away.
  • BMcC9
    BMcC9 Posts: 4,451 Member
    cjane917 wrote: »
    @BMcC9 insightful post!
    Pre-quarantine, my no-wine days were on gym days. Now they're on frozen food / canned soup days. I think this is because when I'm cooking I like a glass and then have more with dinner to accompany the food. But if it's just prepared food then I don't feel the need for a wine pairing.

    That's also part of why I bought some chips again after trying to cut them out in previous months.
    I tried buying smaller bags so it's harder to accidentally graze, as you say. For anything where it's one big container I will measure some out, then close it back up and put away.

    Better yet .... invest in suitable-sized zip-lock bags (freezer style is sturdier, and can be used for NOT-going-to-be-fozen things too, like for instance ..... chips!) or some other kind of suitable sized reusable storage option. As soon as the big-bag comes into the house (after suitable decontamination rituals are completed) haul out the storage options, the digital scale and start making your OWN "snack-sized pre-measured servings" that then go into the cupboard or pantry (or freezer or whatever).

    You won't have to stop-and-measure - but at the same time you can pre-plan / pre-log it into your day any day (because you already know what / how much / how many cals) and also know EXACTLY how much you had, because the empty bags are sitting there, waiting to be counted - washed - reused for the next prepacked snack.

    And the trip to the pantry cupboard plus taking it out plus opening the zip-lock forces you to consider "Do I REEEEEAAAAALY need this right-this-second or will I postpone for an hour?" and after an hour, you decide you don't really want it right then after all. Or you still do - so log it and THEN eat it.

    Once the world opens up more again - it's also a handy way to always have a PLANNED grab-and-go-to in the purse / back-pack / car in case of need when out of the house ... something you enjoy, yet planned so that limits the idea of "MUST impulse-buy" something that might not fit plans - and then forget to readjust daily log plan to include it ..... until almost midnight ... with no time to compensate via exercise ....

    Not that ALL impulse-buying has to be kiboshed at all times .... it just means that you have OPTIONS. It becomes a conscious CHOICE, to be savored as a special treat.
  • cjane917
    cjane917 Posts: 688 Member
    What a great idea! Saving this to do once my current stash runs out!
  • victorious55
    victorious55 Posts: 3,575 Member
    April 22

    Track: Yes
    Calories: Yes
    Exercise: Yes

    Kitchen Closed: Yes

    2 passes
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