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RangerRickL
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Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes?
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day?
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank?
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day?
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank?
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Last night, Rose and I went for a walk in a Phoenix, Arizona, neighborhood with a decades long tradition of decorating the homes with holiday lights.
Do you have some pre-holiday photos to share from your area or home?
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RangerRickL wrote: »
Last night, Rose and I went for a walk in a Phoenix, Arizona, neighborhood with a decades long tradition of decorating the homes with holiday lights.
Do you have some pre-holiday photos to share from your area or home?
Wow!!! Those lights are amazing!!!3 -
10th December
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Today was a very lazy day for me but did my 20min of housework.
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes im under
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes having alot of cups of teas which is helping me eat less.
Good night my friends.13 -
Morning yoga and evening Jiu Jitsu plus a full day of crazy season work. The puppies went back to their moms in the big blue today so I was on double duty (my colleague went with the puppies so I covered her section and mine).
Food was ok and within a reasonable limit.
Happy to note that for two days I have been under 72kgs, so less than 2 kgs to fighting weight now.12 -
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? yep, did about 45 mins through FitnessBlender.
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Barely but yes, the indian food was yummy but not real healthy.
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yep I did, I even had to change my mind on having a Ricard for lack of remaining calories.11 -
Exercise yes 10 min quigong, 30 min yoga, 120 min cleaning
Tracking yes calories yes10 -
Dec 10
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
One unicorn trumps the biggest light display.
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DAY 10
YES: 25 minutes aerobics / 7 lb. dumbbell lifts ( Finally worked up to 3 sets ) / did 20 stomach crunches / 60 counter push ups
YES: tracked all food
YES: stayed under
Sorry no pic's 🙁
Rick beautiful pic thanks for sharing 🎅🏼⛄10 -
3x’s yes.
I ate all of my calories and took a nice 3 mile walk around the village this afternoon. I’m planning to walk tomorrow after sundown so I can see the lights. Today the sunshine felt so good!11 -
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes, a 1 hour and 28 minute trail walk.
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes9 -
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
3️⃣ Pass Days left
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@RangerRickL Beautiful Christmas lights and thanks for sharing! I just got back from a nice long walk with the dog. It was beautiful, warm, and sunny for once in Illinois today, so had to soak in some vitamin D!
Date: 12/10
Exercise: Yes 85 min walk outside with dog. Then 60 mins on treadmill ( burned 550 I think? I forgot to write what it said when I came here to post)
Tracked: Yes
Calories: Yes
Pass Days: 3 left9 -
12/10
⭐️ EXERCISE: Yes.
⭐️ CALORIES: Yes.
⭐️ TRACK: Yes.
PASS: 0/3
Did w4d2 of the c25k program today and then additional walking (total 50 minutes) Also worked at the chiropractor's office tonight giving massages.
No pictures of lights around here, but your pic was gorgeous @RangerRickL !!
@ginadomaszewicz Impressive! You are a BEAST! RAWR !!
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Logged tracked stayed under 2 pass days left did spin managed 5.1 miles in 21 minutes hopefully will warm up in NY if so perhaps a walk8
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@SummerSkier Those unicorns are always welcome!1
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@ginadomaszewicz As a fellow Illinoisan, I do miss being home for the holidays. This will be our first time to be away from our family in IL. Our home-farm is in my hometown, Oswego.3
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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? Yes7 -
Exercise: 30 minutes walking
Tracking: good
Calories: Under my limit. I only ate two meals today, as I chose to intentionally eat an almost forbidden pastry.6 -
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes, a 30 minute stroll on the beach and 30 minutes on recumbent bike.
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes
Nice decorations!! Sorry, no picture to share.7 -
Spoiler
Though I know weight numbers are not the primary focus for us here in the UAC, I want to share that for November (a fairly challenging calorie month) I managed to get rid of 7.2 pounds, and for the October Challenge another -5.0. I am now weighing slightly less than October 2019, which seems like a miracle. Target weight is in sight (129-130 – weight at my nephew’s May 2019 wedding) and doable in the next couple months. I am grateful for the results. Also notable for the November UAC, I entered and walk/ran a virtual 5K. I looked at the results and I came in 154/357 for total entries, 87/234 female, and 19/87 over 50 female. I would have been happy if I even came in last, because I entered. Being in the top 50% is super motivating even though I know this kind of race is not full of competitive runners.
So now for my December UAC. I am starting by raising my daily target calories by 50, and will be re-evaluating this every 10 days, as I want to start easing into my eventual maintenance calories. I don’t want to get go from lower calories to higher calories in a single day. I will be trying my best for the Winner’s circle, but need to be realistic and will at least commit to showing up daily and aiming to be a champion and aim to clean off 2 more pounds during December. Then, during my next 9 days in the Keys, I plan to walk/run to Sombrero Beach and even try to get you a sunrise photo (will take some planning
) and get back home. Google maps claims the distance is 3.3 miles each way. At for the rest of the month, my brain can only cope with planning til the 12th. Will regroup again once up north again.
BTW in November, I did not opt for eating back my “exercise” calories like I had planned. My problem with the method of eating back each day’s exercise calories is that that calorie number not compatible with advance planning and tracking, and I like to plan and pre-track my days. So this is the reason I am going try upping my planned daily calories instead and that way I can continue with the pre-tracking that works well for me.
Here we go!
Date: 12/1
Exercised?: Yes, AM: Solo walk/run 0:42:50 for 3.30 miles, avg HR 137 BPM, PM walk w/hubby 0:34:01 for 1.67 miles, 4 min mixed planks
Calories?: Yes, 1416/1480 + 393 exercise (net: 1023)
Tracked?: Yes
Date: 12/2
Exercised?: Yes, Solo walk 0:57:29 at 14’21” for 4.0 miles, avg HR 119 BPM, 3 min planks
Calories?: Yes, 1417/1480 + 297 exercise (net: 1120)
Tracked?: Yes
Date: 12/3
Exercised?: Yes, AM: Solo walk 1:07:03 at 14’46” for 4.54 miles; PM: walk w/hubby 0:50:44 at 22’04” for 2.3 miles; 3 min plank
Calories?: Yes, 1464/1480 + 497 exercise (net: 967)
Tracked?: Yes
Date: 12/4
Exercised?: Yes, AM: Solo walk 0:25:52 at 15’43” pace for 1.64 miles; PM: walk w/hubby 1:07:20 at 22’34” for 2.98 miles; 3 min mixed planks
Calories?: Yes, 1441/1480 + 339 exercise (net: 1102)
Tracked?: Yes
Date: 12/5
Exercised?: Yes, AM: Solo walk 1:41:06 at 14’25” pace for 7.01 miles, avg HR 135 BPM, 3 min plank
Calories?: Yes, 1404/1480 + 518 exercise (net: 886)
Tracked?: Yes
Date: 12/6
Exercised?: Yes, AM: Solo walk/run 0:38:56 at 11’54” pace for 3.3 miles, avg HR 157 BPM; PM walk w/ hubby 0:35:14 at 21’28” pace for 1.62 miles, avg HR 99 BPM; 3 min planks
Calories?: Yes, 1467/1480 + 435 exercise (net: 1032)
Tracked?: Yes
Date: 12/7
Exercised?: Yes, AM: Started solo and then met people 0:47:06 at 16’28” pace for 2.86 miles, avg HR 110 BPM, 5 min mixed planks
Calories?: Yes, 1240/1480 + 183 exercise (net: 1057)
Tracked?: Yes
Date: 12/8
Exercised?: Yes, AM: Solo walk 0:37:08 at 14’45” pace for 2.51 miles; AM: Joined Neighbor walk 1:11:10 at 15’58” pace for 4.45 miles; 5 min mixed planks
Calories?: Yes, 1457/1480 + 549 exercise (net: 908)
Tracked?: Yes
Date: 12/9
Exercised?: Yes, AM: Mixed solo and neighbor walk 1:45:47 at 15’09” pace for 7:01 miles, avg HR 115 BPM; 1 – 2 min plank
Calories?: No, 1853/1480 + 534 exercise (net: 1318)
Tracked?: Yes
*** MFP considers me under my calories for the day, but I am still currently not eating back exercise calories. So, Pass #1 used, but worth it – Oysters Rockefeller, and dinner of Seared scallops over Succotash with asparagus and a bacon ju. Lovely meal – no drinks or dessert. Ironic part is I was hungry by the time I got home. Speculating is that I will not make the winner’s circle this month, but still going to keep it in mind cause you never know.
Date: 12/10
Exercised?: Yes, AM: Neighbor walk 1:19:15 at 15’57” pace for 4.96 miles, avg 111 BPM; 1 – 2 min plank
Calories?: No, 1463/1480 + 401 exercise (net: 1062)
Tracked?: Yes
Remaining passes: 2
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Yes, yes and yes
Walking inside and outside.5 -
day 10
yes x 3
kind of an active recovery day for exercise. Took Buddy out for an excursion.SpoilerRed sky in the morning
Sailors take warning...
Is that what they say?
But yeah, it ended up a soggy day. That is a gym by my house. They been kind of intermittently open since Covid. That mountain in the back is my idea of a better place for exercise.
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This is for you @RangerRickL arrived at MIL’s house an hour ago and just walked down the street to get this pic. Enjoy!
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Pass day #15
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Date: 11/10
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? ✅
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? ✅ and carb count😀
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? ✅
PASS: 1/3 (for my own accountability)5 -
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? Yes4 -
Yes, yes, and yes - a good day!4
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Pass day, no exercise.4
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Exercise:✅
Tracked: ✅
Under: ✅4 -
Yes to all 34
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