LC Basics Bootcamp: Active August 2020
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8/6:
Logged everything, calories were good.
Protein - 123g
Carbs - 80g net
Exercise - walked 3.3 miles to start the day and put the bike back together.1 -
I stopped logging for awhile because maintenance was so easy. I stayed low-carb but not strict about it. And had cavings but coped. That worked for a couple years. Then...
Covid hit, I retired, my eating habits changed, I gained 45# (in less than five months) which seriously impacted my knees and my clothes didn't fit. I refuse to become crippled again and buy another wardrobe, so I came back to MFP to track meals and regain control.
Now I have that cloyingly sweet keto smell, cravings are down and self esteem is up. ((sigh of relief))
So thanks to the administrators for maintaining this support system for us. And best wishes to everyone during your challenges. :flowerforyou:
8/5/20 Tracking:- Logged meals
- Met protein/fat/calorie goals
- Current weight: 178 (down from 184 a week ago)
- Goal weight: 137
- Activity: day of errands (masked/distancing/sanitized)
Hey, Paula.
Good to see you! I mean, not that you are back b/c you struggled, but ykwim.
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8/6:
on-plan
exercise: 1hr strength
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8/6
Didn't Close Rings.
Met Carb, over Fat and under Protein.
Rest day. Quality time with family.3 -
8/6
IF ✅
Calorie/carb goal: at more closely to maintenance because of an after dinner snack but carbs were pretty decent.
Close watch rings✅ Good day of movement with nearly 18k steps.2 -
8/7 Goals met ......did 60 minutes of aerobics ...will be no working out over the weekend 3
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@baconslave Good to see you too!0
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8/7/20 Tracking:
- Logged meals
- Met protein/fat/calorie goals
- Current weight: 177 (down 1#)
- Starting weight: 184 / Goal weight: 137
- Activity: body weights
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8/3-8/7:
Logged my meals and kept a deficit, though I didn't stick to my goal every day
Stayed on plan macro-wise daily
No exercise aside from some PT stretching and playing with the puppy out back. It was a particularly rough mental health week so I'm cutting myself slack on adding new stuff to my routine just yet, but I've got my eye on you, DDPY!
Tomorrow should have plenty of exercise. I've been helping our landlord build a stairway out back and tomorrow he comes back for more. Maybe it'll be done and we can finally leave from that direction to take our dog for a safe walk away from the busy street! Wahoo!1 -
8/7:
Logged my food, calories a little high but still within reason. Protein was lower than I wanted but still good, carbs were high (dam enchiladas).
Rode the bike yesterday for 14.5 miles and for 23.2 miles this morning.5 -
8/7:
on-plan:
exercise: Sweaty sunny yard stomp. 12k step for the day.
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8/7 -8/8 Goals Met 4
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8/8:
on-plan
exerciseSweaty sunny yard stomp. 12k step for the day. 2 -
Over calories yesterday but it was wraps of tofutti cream cheese in deli-sliced turkey, so not too bad. Still on track. 2
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8/8:
Over on calories but it was a re-feed day so not worried
Rode 23 miles in the morning and stayed active all day as well.
8/9:
Light eating day, way under on calories
Stayed active and assembled a new storage shed for the back yard in the evening.
Total steps for the weekend - 18.3k, along with the bike ride!2 -
8/7-8/9
IF daily ✅
Calorie / carb goals: I ate at maintenance 2 of the 3 days and over a bit the other day. I was also high for me on carbs each of the days but not out of control. Had some sweets so I could have made better choices.
Close watch rings: 2 of 3 days were closed but I was fairly active across the board with 17k, 14k and 15k. It could have been worse but I’m diligent about some type of exercise daily. At this rate I’ll be holding steady for the month so I need some focus to shed a few lbs.3 -
8/9-8/10 goals met and will be working out when I get back from my GP Doctor's appt .... I am hoping that my A1c is the same or lower than 3 months ago which was 6.1 (prior to that it was 8.2) 2
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This summer has been challenging for me. While I have been active, lost my gym access but took up riding by bike a lot, I have been plagued by binges. I have remained low carb, but have been pulled away by low carb treats. Not sure there is anyone who isn’t dealing with stress impacting their way of eating / exercising / living, but I am finding myself very frustrated and disappointed with myself.
Goals for the month are sticking with the basics, keeping a close eye in my macros, staying very clean with my food, and continuing to stay active without being obsessive.
Have had just a few bad partial days with my eating so far this month, so no multiple day stretches. Have stayed totally away from the low carb convenience foods like Love Good Fats bars and have worked lots more fresh vegetables and some berries into my diet. Have ridden 200+ km so far.
Grateful for everyone here who bravely shares their journeys and continues to encourage all of us.
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8/10
IF ✅
Calorie/carb goals- did fine on calories and relatively low on carbs. I did eat much later than normal due to an after work appointment and an unexpected visitor so IF tomorrow is unlikely.
Close watch rings:✅busy day with 17k steps2 -
Made a low carb turkey curry that cut the cravings and filled me up.
Good goal readings today 8/10/20:- v - calories
- ^ - fats
- ^ - proteins
- v - carbs
Holding steady.
Good enough...3 -
8/8 - 8/10
Definitely burned a lot of calories helping with that damned stairway! Yowza. After that, I've been letting my janky hip rest and continuing with gentle stretching. Even sitting around I'm still averaging twice the steps (at least) that I was last year or at the start of this year.
Continued staying on track with calories/macros. The scale is up a bit, but that makes sense, considering.2 -
Since lockdown I have been unable to stop snacking. I eat 16/8 and have no problem only having a multivitamin drink for breakfast, And dont eat anything or feel hungry till lunch at 1 but after my lunch, normally two eggs as an omelette, I just want to keep snacking. I have put on 14 lbs In 5 months.i feel such an idiot. Why have I sabotaged myself in this way? Every morning I say to myself I must stop overeating carbs, but then after lunch I start snacking. Today is the first day of The rest of my life and I am determined I will stop this ridiculous behaviour. I will JUST DO IT. Have a good lc day everyone.4
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8/10:
Calories very low again... just not hungry the last couple of days... since calories were low both protein and carbs were low as well.
Rode 17.2 miles yesterday for my exercise, will mix in some body weight work later today.1 -
8/11:
on-plan:
exercise: Yard stomping. 13k steps. 2 -
8/11 goals met .... update on my Dr's appt yesterday .... My A1c is still at 6.1 .... he is happy with my progress .... I took myself off 2 of the 3 meds ....2 of them were giving me migraines ..... my blood sugar is within the normal range even after taking myself of Metformin 3
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Alright, time to get started for real, vacations are over!
2 workouts per day (I already have a schedule set up)
min 100g of protein
max 100g of carbs
this should put my cals around 1400/day which is about a pound of loss per week2 -
8/10
Closed all the rings (Move goal 200%)
Way below on Carbs, low protein and high on fat. I guess that's okay.
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8/11
IF 👎
Calorie / carb goal 👍🏻
Close watch rings 👍🏻
Snacked a bit after dinner but had eaten fairly light for the day. Going to bed feeling a bit full isn’t ideal but overall had a good day.2 -
8/11:
Food on point, finally had a 'hungry' day and ate a reasonable number of calories.
Protein - 139g
Carbs - 89g net
Exercise - morning ride for 15.9 miles2 -
8/11
100 cals short on move ring.
On par with Carbs, bit low on protein and high on fat. I had 300 cals to spare at the end of the day.
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