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Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes - 30 minutes on the basement-bike
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes - despite yet another day not able to get away from the work-computer for lunch until after 1:00
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes - even piece of home-made raisin toast that just now popped ....
Days goals met: 9
Pass days used: 0
(there are advantages to not having any family events, or even much of a social life even if the world WAS fully open .... which it isn't yet .... )
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Pass day today.
Exercise - yes. My usual 3 hours iof walking my dog.
Calories on budget and tracked. No.
The day started well, but then I bought a bag of crisps on impulse while doing the weekly shop - telling myself that my partner and I could enjoy them over the weekend. No.. it started with a 30g weighed portion with my lunch, but ended with me eating the whole bag. Urgh.my stomach and mouth feel like absolute garbage. The worst part is that I don't think I even enjoyed them!
Oh well.. that's definitely put me off eating them again for a long time.
It was a step backwards, but tomorrow I'll move forward again.
I have done same thing so many times. I'm glad I'm not the only one. I have bought packages of cookies or bag of chips with the plan of having a few daily over the week. A few hours later they're gone and I'm feeling bad.
Yours are gone now. Dont beat yourself up. It was just one slip. Tomorrow is a whole new day!3 -
3 yeses.
The exercise was tough for me today. I couldn't sleep last night so I was really tired. I am planning to take a pass on Saturday so pushed through. Going to bed early tonight.4 -
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Yes x 33
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9th July
Exercise: Yes, 60 minutes Pilates and 60 minutes walking
Calories: Yes, stayed under
Tracking: Yes, logged everything.3 -
Yes x 3 for Thursday
Under calories, tracked all the foods. Tons of exercise with two dog walks and 70 min of tennis.3 -
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Exercise yes 10 min quigong, 20 min leslie sansone, 20 min yoga, 240 min cleaning, 45 min walk
Tracking yes calories yes3 -
Morning run went well except that I went a different way to normal and forgot I need to turn at a certain place to get 5km so it was shorter than planned.
Work was busy and my arms are covered in cuts from penguin beaks but it's good to see how many of the birds I can identify while feeding! Energy levels crashed halfway through the day so the second half was tough (especially trying to scrub penguin fluff and faeces off astroturf). Then we had to coach zoom Jiu Jitsu so I gave in and bought snacks for supper. It's all logged and with exercise calories (I got a lot thanks to a busy day) they fit under budget.
10 days for my penguin bites to heal before Im back to work.6 -
Thanks Rick for that testimonial. I too am seeing the scale move very slowly if at all. I’m nervous because I am very active now being off from teaching and fear I’ll plateau or gain once I can’t be as active in the fall. I’m trying to change my mindset and tell myself I don’t know what will happen. And only worry about today and tomorrow that is within my power.
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
I’ve already used my 3 passes for the month and leave for a mountain family getaway for a week Saturday. My goal is to make it through the 15th if not beyond saying yes to all 3 questions. Especially the second one.5 -
July 9
Exercise: Yes, 60 mins walk
Calories: Yes
Tracked: Yes
Thanks to Jessica, administrator of @RangerRickL's firm and @BMcC9 !4 -
Morning run went well except that I went a different way to normal and forgot I need to turn at a certain place to get 5km so it was shorter than planned.
Work was busy and my arms are covered in cuts from penguin beaks but it's good to see how many of the birds I can identify while feeding! Energy levels crashed halfway through the day so the second half was tough (especially trying to scrub penguin fluff and faeces off astroturf). Then we had to coach zoom Jiu Jitsu so I gave in and bought snacks for supper. It's all logged and with exercise calories (I got a lot thanks to a busy day) they fit under budget.
10 days for my penguin bites to heal before Im back to work.
I like reading your posts about your schedule at the job. Pengiuns are fun but I hope their bites don't hurt too much and I wish you quick healing.2 -
Yes times three.2
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I’m taking a a pass day (first of the month). Had a super active day (two big cycle rides) so I’m sure my net calorie intake was fine, but there was a fair bit of rough estimating along the way, so can’t really be sure.3
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Exercise : Yes yoga for 40 mins
Calories: Yes
Tracking : Yes2 -
I like reading your posts about your schedule at the job. Pengiuns are fun but I hope their bites don't hurt too much and I wish you quick healing.
Glad I can entertain you with my stories. Penguin bites are mostly just grazes which are only painful the first day until they scab up. The challenge is that the penguins always target the same place so you keep getting the same scratch opened up during your shift which is what really gets sore. So mine are all fine this morning and will heal nicely before next shift! The birds are cute though, especially our little fluffy chicks.4 -
I like reading your posts about your schedule at the job. Pengiuns are fun but I hope their bites don't hurt too much and I wish you quick healing.
Glad I can entertain you with my stories. Penguin bites are mostly just grazes which are only painful the first day until they scab up. The challenge is that the penguins always target the same place so you keep getting the same scratch opened up during your shift which is what really gets sore. So mine are all fine this morning and will heal nicely before next shift! The birds are cute though, especially our little fluffy chicks.
@Dory_42 The penguin display was my favorite part of our trip to the St Louis Zoo. They are such characters. They love to play and frolic. They put on quiet a show.
I too like hearing your stories and your comments!😉
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Logged and Under? Yes.
Exercise? Yes. a 30 minute yoga stretching video. I needed to do something like this for another challenge, so I decided to take a rest day from walking and stretch instead. The only thing, I wasn't as active the rest of the day as I had planned to be, and my calorie intake is based on how many steps I get. When I noticed this in the evening, I started walking around my house to up my step count. I needed to have as many calories banked as possible in case my husband decided to take the new car he was bringing home for a spin and get ice cream or something. That didn't happen as it was after 8:30 when he got home, and he still had to have his buddy take him back to work to pick up his truck. So, I was good on calories, and I even took a few more trips around the house to get to the 10,000 step mark seeing as I was so close anyways!!2 -
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Bumped up my running a little bit. Dang that makes you hungry. Just under the wire on calories.4 -
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@Godsmonty ONLY if you are willing (no pressure at all!) would you consider naming ONE recurring thing (trigger food or trigger situation or 'this life factor I cannot currently change and have to work around') thar regulary contributes to one of your No's on the "What's Going On" sub-thread, so that we can offer specific support and maybe alternates you could try or adapt?
We have such an extensive collective pool of knowledge and experience at allll stages of the Journey to Sustainable Habits - and such widely differing life-style / life-stage / environmental factors that SOMEBODY might have a close-enough parallel to that one factor that could help you identify your own best-for-your-reality approach.
No pressure - don't share if you feel you would rather not.
(same " would you consider naming ONE recurring personal block" invitation to all )2 -
@heffalump2014 I have a permanently destroyed knee after a car crash 20 years ago. The other one is not much better. I regularly suffer with knee pain. I can usually do gentle walks though. Swimming is great. I have a Rosemary Conley exercise tape with sitting down aerobics for the worst days. My mantra is 'Use it or loose it!'. I think if I had given up on this knee, I would have been in a wheelchair years ago, like the doctors predicted. I need to lose another 10 kilos, because my knee doesn't like to carry the weight! I have found exercise classes that don't put too much strain onto my knee. Use this forum: people are very helpful!5
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@BMcC9 You are a star! This page has about 90 members but fewer than 60 are posting right now. It is encouraging to see new members' posts, but evidently they are finding it difficult - even us 'regulars' (like me) are having trouble. Asking everyone to encourage struggling new members!4
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20 minutes exercise? Yes, 35 minutes gardening/housework, 35 minutes dance/aerobics
Within calorie budget? Yes
Logged all food and drink? Yes4 -
July 9
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@heffalump2014 I have a permanently destroyed knee after a car crash 20 years ago. The other one is not much better. I regularly suffer with knee pain. I can usually do gentle walks though. Swimming is great. I have a Rosemary Conley exercise tape with sitting down aerobics for the worst days. My mantra is 'Use it or loose it!'. I think if I had given up on this knee, I would have been in a wheelchair years ago, like the doctors predicted. I need to lose another 10 kilos, because my knee doesn't like to carry the weight! I have found exercise classes that don't put too much strain onto my knee. Use this forum: people are very helpful!
So sorry to hear about your accident and it’s amazing that you kept going ! Thanks for the support as well !
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@heffalump2014 I hope you can keep going too!2
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