Active April Challenge 2020
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ok. Well Move More May will do. I'll ponder that,
4/22:
I looked at the weather forecast and there's a lot of rain coming my way. So I went for a yard hike to exploit my last sunshine for days instead of strength. I don't know why in the eternal hades that my lower back keeps being a turd, though there's always the fact that I broke my tailbone at age 10 and nothing has ever been right since. They were less than interested in investigating it and since I lost all the weight, it hasn't acted up much. Except for now. Not sure what, but it can't keep me down. So all that blah blah to say I moved strength and the resistance bands to today.
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Check in 4/22.
1. >15,000 steps daily (Fitbit data). Darn, didn't make it. It rained last evening so I tried to walk in place in my living room but only got to 14,000 before my calves were cramping up.
2. > 3,000 calories burned daily (Fitbit data). Almost made it!
3. Low carb < 35 net and low calorie < 1,500 day. Well under on both.
4. Close the active ring on Fitbit. Success.
We only have 7 full days to go and April will be behind us. Praying the COVID will also be a memory soon.1 -
Check in 4/23
1. >15,000 steps daily (Fitbit data). I was able to go on the long walk outside in the evening so I didn't have to walk in place in my living room.
2. > 3,000 calories burned daily (Fitbit data). Blew past goal at 3,500 burned
3. Low carb < 35 net and low calorie < 1,500 day. Way under calories but a bit over carbs
4. Close the active ring on Fitbit. Got it!
Keep up the good work everyone! I'm hopeful for closing out this month strong.2 -
4/23 check in:
Although it was a dreary, rainy day, I stayed active and closed my rings. Steps weren’t as high as normal but instead of steps, I jumped on the recumbent bike between meetings for something different. Carbs were higher than normal but I kept calories in check and finished the day well. It’s crazy how some days go so well and others are such a struggle. And I’ve been at this a while.1 -
4/23:
Done twice: https://hasfit.com/workouts/home/strength-weight-training/30-minute-full-body-resistance-band-workout/
Warm-up and cool down only done once though, of course.2 -
Well done @baconslave !
4/23 Check in:
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1. Mini Break workouts (10 min x 4, 5 times)
2. Eat low carb
3. Limit drinks to weekends
4. Close all 3rings on Apple Watch (stand, move, exercise) daily
I did pretty good with Carbs at 41g yesterday! Checking out bunch of ideas online to get back into the Keto cooking. And to drink more water, I started making Green tea and Mint tea ice tea everyday in a pitcher. My goal is to drink that pitcher in a day. (so far close but not quite)
I been mixing up floor/core work and arm and shoulder plus elliptical. But the elliptical makes too much noise I can't do more than 10-15 min at a time. Time to bust out the WD40 again.
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Was thinking about the Move More idea - for everyone who likes a competitive slant to the goals, you can choose some type of number to beat (hence the MORE) whether it be a fixed number, average from last month or last year, a total week or month number... to me it’s an opportunity to challenge myself to outdo something I have already achieved
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amckholmes wrote: »Was thinking about the Move More idea - for everyone who likes a competitive slant to the goals, you can choose some type of number to beat (hence the MORE) whether it be a fixed number, average from last month or last year, a total week or month number... to me it’s an opportunity to challenge myself to outdo something I have already achieved
Great idea!1 -
4/24:
Leslie vids as it was rainy. About 1hr 15min worth. 11k steps for the day.
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4/24 check in:
Got in about 17k steps for the day and closed those rings but I under ate at lunch and made up for it at dinner. Also made some bad choices as work went from zero to sixty on the stress meter by day’s end. So today I’m back to eating on plan and may give myself a break on activity and enjoy the sun while it lasts.2 -
(earlier April activity)
April 12: 25 minute walk
April 13: 30 minute walk
April 17: 120 minutes heavy cleaning
April 18: 50 minutes walking and 10 minutes tap dancing
April 21: 45 minute walk & 30 minutes light cleaning.
April 22 : 90 minute walk, 2.5 miles
April 24: 45 minute walk
Still not consistent, but I am being more active this month than the month before.
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4/26:
I was feeling a need for rest yesterday but got motivated in the afternoon, closed all my rings and clocked nearly 17k steps. Because we didn’t plan ahead, my saboteur of a husband influenced bad decisions so hopefully the activity balanced things a bit. I’ll be back on plan today with a fast and being more active and have planned meals for the day. Looking forward to a Move More May and some consistent clean eating as the temps start to rise. Hope everyone is hanging in there. Where has this month gone??3 -
All weekend: all the slothing. Lack of sunlight is not good for me.
Back at it today though.3 -
4/24-26 Check in:
4/24 1-4 ✔
4/25 1-4 ✔
4/25 1-4 ✔
4/26 1, 3✔ 2 X carbs 97g 4 X by 20 cals!
1. Mini Break workouts (10 min x 4, 5 times)
2. Eat low carb
3. Limit drinks to weekends
4. Close all 3rings on Apple Watch (stand, move, exercise) daily
Today is the only sunny day for the rest of the week. I AM GOING OUTSIDE.
Lunch run, after work walk and maybe dinner al fresco. 3 -
(earlier April activity)
April 12: 25 minute walk
April 13: 30 minute walk
April 17: 120 minutes heavy cleaning
April 18: 50 minutes walking and 10 minutes tap dancing
April 21: 45 minute walk & 30 minutes light cleaning.
April 22 : 90 minute walk, 2.5 miles
April 24: 45 minute walk
April 26: 30 minute walk2 -
Horrible weekend. This house arrest is starting to get to me. Running out of time consuming projects and thus have too much free time to over eat. Must get my thoughts back inline.3
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4/27:
Another good day! I closed all my rings and got about 15k steps but didn’t feel like I was as active as normal. Guess it is okay to chill now and again. Eating was on point but I did wake up hungry today.I intend to get my 16 hour fast in so hopefully work distracts a bit from my grumbling stomach. Stay healthy everyone- we got this!3 -
4/27: yard hike in the SUNSHINE!!! 11.6K steps for the day
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4/27 Check in:
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I ate 61g of carb. little over my goal.
1. Mini Break workouts (10 min x 4, 5 times)
2. Eat low carb
3. Limit drinks to weekends
4. Close all 3rings on Apple Watch (stand, move, exercise) daily
Looks like it's not raining out now and the temp is in the 50's!!I am stepping out for lunch run!
So happy to see sun and not having to wear heavy coats. Been waiting for this!3 -
(earlier April activity)
April 12: 25 minute walk
April 13: 30 minute walk
April 17: 120 minutes heavy cleaning
April 18: 50 minutes walking and 10 minutes tap dancing
April 21: 45 minute walk & 30 minutes light cleaning.
April 22 : 90 minute walk, 2.5 miles
April 24: 45 minute walk
April 26: 30 minute walk
April 27: 45 minute walk, 30 minutes gardening
Hit a new mini-goal today: 30 pounds lost! Only 12 pounds to lose to get to my goal weight. It's been going slowly, but my 3-month trend looks fantastic.
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Congrats on hitting your mini goal @MistressPi!!!1
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MistressPi wrote: »(earlier April activity)
April 12: 25 minute walk
April 13: 30 minute walk
April 17: 120 minutes heavy cleaning
April 18: 50 minutes walking and 10 minutes tap dancing
April 21: 45 minute walk & 30 minutes light cleaning.
April 22 : 90 minute walk, 2.5 miles
April 24: 45 minute walk
April 26: 30 minute walk
April 27: 45 minute walk, 30 minutes gardening
Hit a new mini-goal today: 30 pounds lost! Only 12 pounds to lose to get to my goal weight. It's been going slowly, but my 3-month trend looks fantastic.
Fantastic!!! Congrats!1 -
4/28:
Now that the back is being less rude. Did this yesterday deloaded a bit: https://hasfit.com/workouts/home/strength-weight-training/60-min-workout-with-dumbbells/
Was not in a good place mentally though and so between that and being busy hand-sewing cloth masks all evening, my NEAT and step-count wasn't great.0 -
Move More May is created.
But if you aren't into an activity goal and just want to work on plan Basics too that fine with me. Anything you want to challenge yourself with that is health related works for me.
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10794073/move-more-may-2020#latest3 -
4/28 Check in:
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I ate 89g of carb! Way over my goal!
Why is it so hard to resist food with carbs? Urgh.
1. Mini Break workouts (10 min x 4, 5 times)
2. Eat low carb
3. Limit drinks to weekends
4. Close all 3rings on Apple Watch (stand, move, exercise) daily1 -
I haven't checked in for a while, my days have been busy and stressful.
Mostly, met goals with only one day of the last 5 being over carb and one day being over calories. One day missed the step goal and one day didn't close the Fitbit ring. These were different days. 4/28 was a perfect day and met all goals.
I'm not sure if I'm ready for May. My mood is not quite in the right place. I've been furloughed for 13 weeks starting next week. I'm not feeling real happy about the situation but I'm comparing myself with coworkers and I have to stop that.
I'll "see" everyone in May.4 -
4/28 check in:
Closed my rings for the day and ended up with a bit over 15k steps. I won’t even go into the calorie side of things. Let’s just say I ate all the food. Onwards and upwards.1 -
I have some workouts to make up since I was doing work on the other house this weekend, but I should be caught up by Sunday...food is mostly on target...all in all a great month wrapping up!!!1
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4/29:
The rains held off until about 4pm so I was able to squeeze in a hilly yard stomp. I no longer count time but it's probably btw 1:10-1:20. I walk until I hit 10k steps. Got 11.8K steps for the day. I should get more. I'll work on that for next month.2 -
4/29 Check in:
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Did excellent yesterday. Got my workout in and ate great. Skipping breakfast helped save cals.
Will have to do that every now and again.
1. Mini Break workouts (10 min x 4, 5 times)
2. Eat low carb
3. Limit drinks to weekends
4. Close all 3rings on Apple Watch (stand, move, exercise) daily1
