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RangerRickL
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Welcome to the November 2020 Ultimate Accountability Challenge!
Some of you have been with this challenge for months and some are brand new. This is one of the hardest challenges to stay with throughout the entire month.
FOCUS, FOCUS, FOCUS!! Log every BLT (Bite, Lick, Taste). Stay strong and true to yourself....YOU WILL SUCCEED!!
Please feel free to share as much information as you feel comfortable sharing about yourself with the rest of the group. I look forward to getting to know all of you a little better.
GOOD LUCK
Some of you have been with this challenge for months and some are brand new. This is one of the hardest challenges to stay with throughout the entire month.
FOCUS, FOCUS, FOCUS!! Log every BLT (Bite, Lick, Taste). Stay strong and true to yourself....YOU WILL SUCCEED!!
Please feel free to share as much information as you feel comfortable sharing about yourself with the rest of the group. I look forward to getting to know all of you a little better.
GOOD LUCK
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I’m making progress on getting back to fighting weight after my 18 months out of training. Also building back the strength and fitness I lost during that time. My weight gain was only about 6kgs but I need to drop another 3 on top of that to be at fighting weight. I used to walk around slightly over fighting weight but after donating my kidney I need to ensure that I am under without any extreme cuts, which aren’t the healthiest option anyway.
I’m excited for summer and all the active beach days in addition to our Jiu Jitsu training sessions. I live in South Africa so it’s our summer soon! Bring on the healthy food options like salads and fruit and such like.6 -
I'm here for my fourth month. Big thank you to Ranger Rick for organizing this.4
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Hi everyone! Back for month #23 in a row. Looking forward to it!:)8
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Howdy from Texas in the USA! Found this challenge earlier this year...and it has been wonderful to connect with like minded people striving for better accountability...without overreach. ;D I can tell any of you guys that will be joining for the first time that it is so worth it to be part of this group. You are not alone in your struggles...in your triumphs...in your adventures! You can share as little...or as much as you like. Don't have time for long winded reports - keep it simple (yes x's 3) ... want to share photos of your great adventure...and go on for a bit...go for it! Friend me if you wish...I'm always on the hunt for new pals!9
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Hello, everybody. November will be my 14th month with the UAC and my one year maintenance anniversary (yay, can still fit in my size 10 jeans, woo hoo). I lost about 35 pounds a year ago and thanks to MFP and the UAC so far have kept it off. Looking forward to another month!5
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Brand new here and soooo looking forward to this! I need the accountability (without all the confusion of some of these groups), and motivation to keep on losing and then to KEEP the weight off! I'm in central Ohio and have both a full time bank job as well as being a part time massage therapist at a chiropractor's office!6
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Hi from Illinois! I joined this group last month for the first time! I am back here again for a second month. I will need it with holidays approaching and food can be tempting or we can get super busy and find excuses not to exercise. This group makes it pretty easy though since you set your own goals and finding at least 20 mins of exercise/activity isnt to hard.
@Mrs-Hoffer Welcome to the group! You are gonna love it and no confusion here and plenty of encouragement and motivation. Good luck to you!4 -
My third month in Nov! Really love this group. Inspiring membership. Doable goals and productive mindset. Giving me strength and will to go each day! Looking fwd to knocking Nov with results😎🙌🏽5
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Brand new to the challenge! I'm from Southeast Texas and have really been trying to get my weight in control since June 13th of this year! So far with a lot of hard work I've been able to lose 27 lbs! I am eager to join my first challenge!6
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First month here and excited ! Based in the south west of England. Have got to stop seeing these high numbers on the scales...3
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@mistykayp and @openthegate... Welcome to the group and good luck!1
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Hey! I put on about 7kg during covid so keen to join!
Also looking for an accountability buddy if anyone else is
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Second month going for UAC. I don't think I wrote anything in the introduction section in October. From Massachusetts, turned 59 this week. After years of yo-yoing, in May 2017, I had finally got my weight and exercise in order had been stable for a few years. Then bit by bit, life struck again. Covid just topped it all off.
Mid-Sept I was finally motivated to turn things around and it is working. October, I joined UAC, which has helped me most by reminding me to include daily activity. I even went out after dark a few days ago, just to make sure I did not forfeit another pass. Similarly, today, the day was getting away from me, I had not exercises and it had rained all day. I headed to the basement to the bike. My birthday walk was foiled and I did a step video. Anyhow, behavior like that is a huge change for me. Let's see how this goes for November. (I also am in 3 other overlapping Challenges as well.)
I still have not gotten any feedback from anyone regarding to use, or not use their exercise calories. I am really torn, and I would love to get others' thoughts, as I define my standards for my November UAC. Any thoughts?3 -
Hiya! This will be my first month with UAC. My goal is to track everything I eat - something I usually don't do. I don't have a goal amount to lose for the month - I just want to drop the pounds!1
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I really need help with accountability so I’m giving this group a try!2
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@atarahkay and @Itopinka84 Welcome to the challenge! You are gonna love it!
@SModa61 I thought I had replied to your thread on extra calories, but I guess I didn't hit send. This is what I did in October. We both joined in the same month. The week before I started challenge I started logging my food and realizing I was running out of calories fast! First I traded my high calorie foods for lower and also replaced them with ones that filled me up longer. I also made sure I walked every day! When I started challenge I was still hungry at first and would use most of my exercise calories. I started doing longer walking times and drinking tons of water while doing it. The next week I found myself less hungry and started to only eat back half of my calories. The next week I made sure that I always had at least 400 calories from exercise that I didn't eat back. I also log my dinner in before I do my exercise. This way if I am really hungry and need more calories I can see how much I am in the negative and how long I need to be on that treadmill. Now I hardly eat back my exercise calories, but I have about 3-4 days a month where I am hungry and I need to eat them. You have to figure what works for you. but this way worked for me. Good luck to you this month!1 -
ginadomaszewicz wrote: »@atarahkay and @Itopinka84 Welcome to the challenge! You are gonna love it!
@SModa61 I thought I had replied to your thread on extra calories, but I guess I didn't hit send. This is what I did in October. We both joined in the same month. The week before I started challenge I started logging my food and realizing I was running out of calories fast! First I traded my high calorie foods for lower and also replaced them with ones that filled me up longer. I also made sure I walked every day! When I started challenge I was still hungry at first and would use most of my exercise calories. I started doing longer walking times and drinking tons of water while doing it. The next week I found myself less hungry and started to only eat back half of my calories. The next week I made sure that I always had at least 400 calories from exercise that I didn't eat back. I also log my dinner in before I do my exercise. This way if I am really hungry and need more calories I can see how much I am in the negative and how long I need to be on that treadmill. Now I hardly eat back my exercise calories, but I have about 3-4 days a month where I am hungry and I need to eat them. You have to figure what works for you. but this way worked for me. Good luck to you this month!
@ginadomaszewicz I love it! I like that you customized it. For the October, I did not find out what was "legal" for the challenge (I have since found it for November). I did all of October staying under my "goal", and not touching the exercise. There were certainly days, being able to cross slightly into the exercise might have been helpful. And also, might have prevented my one candy binge that once I ate the one piece, I had forfeited the day, so I proceeded to eat like 20 (just glad they were not full sized
) I find your hunger timeline interesting as well. I am finding it easier at the end of the month, than I did at the beginning. Thanks so much for your insights. Here's to month #2 for us both!
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I am Jessica , I am 34 I am from New Mexico . I love to walk , I like zumba and I just tried a basic kickboxing workout this morning . loved it !5
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@lillymaid86 Welcome to the challenge! I love Zumba! Dancing workouts are so much fun because you don't feel like you are working out!0
