Move More May 2020
baconslave
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Well, here we still are with our movements ultimately limited by this cornonavirus. Some of us are slowly opening back up, but many are still having trouble getting all of the on-plan food they need and are still penned in more than is ideal.
So this month we'll again focus on something we can control, our response to all this madness.
We'll keep trying to do better. Try to get that physical activity in using dancing, exercise videos, or just getting things done around the house. You can do your activity all at one lump or small bursts throughout the day.
Some of us want to make a "More" goal. Got the activity down but feel like you can still improve? Choose something to do more of.
Of course, as always, my challenges are open to interpretation, and if you feel like your activity is fine and you have other goals, feel free to post and tackle them here. Sure there's a theme, but if you just need to focus on the Basics, please join us nonetheless!
This starts Friday, but you can go ahead and post in the thread to get notifications.
So this month we'll again focus on something we can control, our response to all this madness.
We'll keep trying to do better. Try to get that physical activity in using dancing, exercise videos, or just getting things done around the house. You can do your activity all at one lump or small bursts throughout the day.
Some of us want to make a "More" goal. Got the activity down but feel like you can still improve? Choose something to do more of.
Of course, as always, my challenges are open to interpretation, and if you feel like your activity is fine and you have other goals, feel free to post and tackle them here. Sure there's a theme, but if you just need to focus on the Basics, please join us nonetheless!
This starts Friday, but you can go ahead and post in the thread to get notifications.
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Thx for the May thread @baconslave!
For the month of May, I will like to also add another goal. To not stress. Or to stress less.
This staying at home, work, family, fiancee and his daughter (16 soon to be 17) is becoming a stress factor. Constant cleaning, cooking and not being able to get away is getting to me.
So I need to find a way to stress less. With weather becoming warmer, I should be able to escape a little more... I know I'm not the only one feeling like this. Hugs to everyone!!
1. Mini Break workouts (10 min x 4, 5 times)
2. Eat low carb
3. Limit drinks to weekends
4. Close all 3 rings on Apple Watch (stand, move, exercise) daily
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May Daily Plan
1. Beast - starts in phase 2 (maintenance) and then switches over to phase 3 (cut) near the end of the month - do all the workouts, follow the food plan.
2. Stretch - 3x a week, Tues/Thurs/Sat
3. Cardio - every day minimum 30 min.0 -
May Daily Plan:
1. FITNESS FIRST - wake up, do workout *first*. I always wait and hesitate and then completely put it off.
2. KETO - keep success in keto macro and calorie plan. april was a huge win following 70% fat 20% protein 10% carbs, keep consistent and it becoming involuntary and easy at the end of the month.
3. INTERMITTENT FASTING - follow 20:4 fasting cycle each day eating all calories from 12-4pm
4. APPLE WATCH ACTIVITY - complete daily moderate intensity ring each day3 -
1. Activity - I have become lazy while working from home (not just the last few works but way longer than that), so exercise every day - aim for more than 5000 steps per day.
2. Stay on track with diet, record everything that I eat and continue with low carb eating
3. Get up from the desk every hour instead of sitting here for hours at a time.2 -
Hi, Keto noob here. Started this woe on Sunday (4/26) and have already found this group to be super helpful.
May goals:
1. Increase the length of time for my jump rope workouts, continue increasing weight during my weight lifting workouts.
2. Continue learning about Keto and tracking food to make sure I’m on track
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Here we go now!
Goals:
1. Stop sitting so much! I know that being a homebound homeschooler (13 year homeschooling veteran) means I'm stuck supervising 4 kids' education, 2 of which are younger and require me staying in their face so they'll accomplish anything. But I need to do MORE NEAT. I've slacked off the past couple weeks.
2. Make a weekend workout a routine thing instead of occasional when I feel super guilty or get a random nice day to go out.
3. Get more steps.
4. Not go insane.
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Goals for Move More May, I will be furloughed and starting my stay at home all the time journey. It may not be easy but this group accountability and support will help so thank you all in advance.
1. >15,000 steps per day
2. Close the Fitbit rings
3. Continue low carb and low calorie goal
4. Run 3X week and body weight exercises 5X week
5. Be mindful of stressing less
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My goals will be similar to April.
1. Keep closing the rings on my watch and increase those goals weekly. Fit in small bouts of movement/NEAT outside of exercise.
2. Focus more on calorie intake to go from maintenance to loss.0 -
5/1:
A healthy yard hike for over an hour. 12k steps for the day.1 -
5/1-5/2:
Have closed the rings both days with 17k and 15k steps. I wasn’t as busy today with the nice weather so I took in the sun and did some reading. Eating both days has been fine- trying to cut back on portions and ignoring the draw of sugar. Gotten 16 hour fasts or more in both days too. Overall, a good start to the month.2 -
5/2:
Yard hike on a glorious day. 11k steps.
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5/2 and 5/3:
Had a good weekend - logged all my food and stayed active all weekend. No purposeful exercise, but we painted the front of the house and replaced the front door so lots of up/down on ladders and the mini-scaffold. Logged 7800 steps on Saturday and 7600 steps on Sunday. Didn't eat enough on Saturday, ate a little more on Sunday, but I figure that will even out in the long run.0 -
5/3:
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5/1~5/3 Check in:
1. Mini Break workouts (10 min x 4, 5 times)
2. Eat low carb
3. Limit drinks to weekends
4. Close all 3 rings on Apple Watch (stand, move, exercise) daily
5. Stress Less!!
5/1 was the only day I came short on closing the 3 rings by 40 cal. Did so much outside activities over the weekend. It was AMAZING! We're down 20 degrees again (43 high)and no 60 degrees in sight for the next couple of weeks... But the garden is prepped and veggies in. SO hopefully they do it's thing and start to feed us.
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5/3:
Like @baconslave, I was feeling slothy yesterday so I took a break from exercise and didn’t close my move ring. Still managed about 13k steps but broke a 42 day record 😟
Food was okay for the day but a bit higher in carbs than normal as we got carry out for lunch. I cut back on portions at dinner but was a bit over on calories. Today is planned and on track!0 -
Progress for May 1 -4.
1. > 15,000 all but one day. Yesterday got 21,547 with push mowing and weed eating.
2. Closed the rings all days.
3. Success for low carb and low calorie all days, did go some higher yesterday but did have a lot of calorie burn too.
4. I have run/ walked the last 3 days in a row. Today was an especially good run with able to go longer running before needing to walk a bit. Rain in the forecast for the next 3 days so thought I'd better get out there when I can.
5. Working on being less stressed.0 -
5/4
1-beast back and shoulders done (because I skipped weights Sun and needed to double up)
2-n/a
3- cardio - 30 min of "stairs" on the step ladder (2x15)0 -
5/4:
Yard hike. 12k steps.
Today will be tricky. It's strength day which means steps will be low AND it's rainy/sleepy today. Must get over 5k.0 -
5/4 Check in:
1. Mini Break workouts (10 min x 4, 5 times) ✔
2. Eat low carb ✔
3. Limit drinks to weekends ✔
4. Close all 3 rings on Apple Watch (stand, move, exercise) daily ✔
5. Stress Less!! XXX
Stressing bad. Fiancee's kid related. Can't control this frustration and it's eating me up.
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5/4:
1. Did not get 5k steps but did move more during the day (got up and at least stretched every hour of work except 1)
2. Stayed under calories for the day
3. Stayed low-carb (< 50 net carbs for the day)0 -
5/4:
Closed the rings and got 19k steps in with jumping on the treadmill for short bursts between meetings. Food was good as well but I snacked a bit after dinner so am working on that today.1 -
5/4:
1. moved all but one hour for the work day (was stuck in a conference call)
2. calories controlled and all food logged
3. stayed low-carb for the day - less than 50 grams of carbs net
Today I intend to add deliberate exercise every other hour during the day - squats, push-ups, etc.2 -
5/5
1 - rest day n/a
2 - was supposed to stretch, did not, watched an episode of The Musketeers and Is it Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon instead
3 - done, did 2/15min sessions on the "stairs" and tank top arms/boy short bottom at lunch time which was about 40 min with the warm up and cool down0 -
5/5 Check in:
1. Mini Break workouts (10 min x 4, 5 times) ✔
2. Eat low carb ✔
3. Limit drinks to weekends ✔
4. Close all 3 rings on Apple Watch (stand, move, exercise) daily X
5. Stress Less!! ✔
I didn't close the Move ring yesterday. I was 58cals short
Need to make it up today! New day, new start!!0 -
5/5:
An hour of strength training. Not as many steps as I would like but time wasn't on my side yesterday. So, improvement needed but not horrible sloth.1 -
5/5:
No cinco de Mayo celebration for me yesterday even though a margarita would have been fun. I will call the 5th a victory day. I crushed my rings and had nearly 24k steps. Eating/calories/macros were all good. Can I do that every day? Likely not but it felt good nonetheless.2 -
I'm just back from a staycation. Not mentally up to making specific goals but I know that this theme is what I need. I started working (hard) in my yard on Sunday to make up for the lack of fall cleanup. I'm doing 1-2 hours a day so far and will continue each day as long as it doesn't rain.1
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5/6
1 - done (chest)
2 - n/a
3 - done (stairs& walking)0 -
5/6:
1. moved every hour
2. food logged
3. stayed low-carb (50 net carbs)
4. exercise - 75 push-ups, 60 squats, 1 minute plank0 -
Wow Taylor's, 24,000 steps is amazing. Good for you! Crushing it for move more May.0
