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December 16 Sign In
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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Yesterday was the official Non-Scale-Victories Day, but if you have not yet posted your NSV, please doo that today!
BTW: Please go back and read everyone's NSV posts. There are so many good things happening and some not fun too.
On the positive, here is one of the celebratory posts of yesterday...
@ForLangston posted, "Pass day #2 or is it 1? Either way, it was so worth it. I earned tenure this spring at my college and my book will be out in June 2021. My loved ones hosted a zoom jam fest last night and sent food and dranks so bt the collards, mac n cheese, chicken, corn bread, and other fixins...and dranks, calories went awry. Tried to mitigate it with yoga and walks but alas lol. No regrets and onwards to today's healthier/cleanish eating
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16th December
Yes yes and yes
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Morning yoga, abs and arm exercises followed by a busy day at work. My colleague was sick so she left early and it was just me and one volunteer. But then I got to coach kids for the last class of the year. So much fun with that crowd. No adults class because it’s actually a holiday in South Africa. Normally is the start of the summer festive season but there is no festive season with COVID. No beaches either (although I do have a permit to respond to marine mammal standings if needed).
Food was all logged and under budget. Reasonable choices because it was pre planned.
Small class today but loads of fun.
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16 Dec;
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
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Excellent nsv's!
Exercise yes 10 min quigong, 30 min yoga, 60 min cleaning, 35 min walk
Tracking yes calories yes6 -
NSV: sticking to working out throughout this year, which helped me keep a clear mind. For the most part of it 🙈. 😂
NSV: all the biking and the hiking and the walking, with family.
NSV: inspiring the kids by example, to the point where they joined me for my workouts. On and off, which is perfectly fine for their age. I am hopefull that they'll get there! 😉
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Yesterday evening I just had this revelation: with schools closing down, I wont have to drag myself out of bed, to make breakfast with an eye on the watch, pack snacks, get dressed to take the kids to school... I'll just wake up later and start working earlier, if you get my Maths.
Dream on! Kids woke up earlier than on the regular school day and kept coming to ask me for permission to watch TV 😠.
This being sad, I kinda slept the hrs I wanted, but barely. Eating was okay, biked a little with the boys and did a 🔥 leg workout (she called it "brutal"). About 100-200 cal left and 2 passes (+1 personal) - not bad for 1/2 way through.
Have a lovely day🌷8 -
Back on track with this 3-month workout program and I think my endocrine system has tamed itself thanks to better sleep, more water, and general awareness that I know the sneaky body fat retention tricks it is up to 🤨...
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Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? YES | Bret Contreras' Strong Curves "At Home Workout" program (30) TOTAL: 30
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? YES | Base + 157
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? YES |
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Personal Bonus: Did I meet my protein macro for the day (min 40%)? YES | 40% (1 out of 16 days)
Pass Days used: (DEC11)(DEC14)5 -
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? yes, shoveled snow for about 90 minutes (broken into two) plus shoveled my elderly neighbor's steps and a place in the grass for her small dog to go potty.
We're in a snowstorm here on the east coast USA. It's supposed to keep snowing until about 3 a.m. I'll go out to shovel it again once it stops.
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? yes, well under
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? yes
@Dory_42 Love the photo!8 -
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?: Yes, 1463/1480 + 401 exercise (net: 1062)
Tracked?: Yes
Date: 12/11
Exercised?: Yes, AM: Walk at MIL’s 1:10:22 at 14’29” pace for 4.86 miles, avg 128 BPM; PM: walk w/ hubby and MIL 0:34:20 at 31’58” pace (slowest walk ever) for 1.07 miles; 1 – 2 min plank
Calories?: Yes,1450 /1480 + 442 exercise (net: 1008)
Tracked?: Yes
Date: 12/12
Exercised?: Yes, AM: Solo walk at MIL’s 0:33:52 at 14’23” pace for 2.35 miles; no planks – Back to reality. Rest of day in airport and now back home
Calories?: Yes, 1447/1480 + 172 exercise (net: 1275)
Tracked?: Yes
*** got in exercise before showering and packing, and then, when we discovered the airport restaurant was not open due to lack of customers, my “healthy planned airport dinner” became a boar’s head snack pack from newsstand, plus two airline cheez-its and 100 cal pack of skinny pop. Macros were not great, but calories stayed under goal!!
Date: 12/13
Exercised?: Yes, PM: Solo walk 0:51:52 at 15’50” pace for 3.27 miles: wrenched back – no planks today
Calories?: Yes, 1343/1480 + 264 exercise (net: 1078)
Tracked?: Yes
Date: 12/14
Exercised?: Yes, AM: Solo walk 1:11:38 at 14’26” pace for 4.96 miles, avg HR 132; 1 – 2 min plank
Calories?: updated to “no”
Tracked?: updated to “no”
Date: 12/15
Exercised?: Yes, AM: Indoor cycle 30 min, PM: 1 – 2 min plank; 6 min mixed planks
Calories?: Yes, 1469/1480 + 244 exercise (net: 1225)
Tracked?: Yes
** updated yesterday to “No” for calorie and tracking and remove another pass. Back on track today (spoiler contains updated report for 12/14)
Date: 12/16
Exercised?: Yes, PM: Indoor cycle 30 min; Solo walk 0:49:52 at 14’25” pace for 3.46 miles; 9 min mixed planks
Calories?: Yes, 1479/1480 + 498 exercise (net: 981)
Tracked?: Yes
Remaining passes: 1
*** I had not posted a NSV because I did not think I had anything original to add. But my victories are clothing shopping in my own closet again (yay, things fit). Besides that I am super proud of the change in my exercise habits. Hoping to make them permanent.***7 -
NSV: so close to my spin goal and I have bend maintaining my weight very close to me goal hard work but doing it. Logged tracked exercised6
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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? Yes
Kind of new to the group but I think a NSV could be just looking forward to exercising rather than it being a chore.7 -
DAY 16
YES: I barely got it in. another very lazy day. But I did 15 minutes A.M. aerobic and later got another 15 minutes aerobics in. / 90 counter pushups / only 2 set's of 7 lb. dumbbells.
YES: tracked it all
YES: stayed under calories
We're half way there Folks... Keep tight and stay the course. WE GOT THIS 👍🤸♀️
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Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? YES, 30 minutes recumbent bike and 10 minutes floor exercises.
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? YES
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? YES
Passes remaining = 36 -
Exercise:✅
Tracked:✅
Under: ✅6 -
12/16
⭐️ EXERCISE: Yes.
⭐️ CALORIES: Yes.
⭐️ TRACK: Yes.
PASS: 0/3
This morning I did 20 mins of Yoga, and tonight I walked 60 mins on the treadmill. I'm only 4.2 lbs away from my Christmas Day mini goal of 175 !! Whoo hoo!10 -
day 16
yes x 3
Cold and windy for exercise but I got 1000 or so cal worth of hill repeats.
NSV has got to be clicking my climb odometer over to 1 million feet of climb.
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Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? 3 mile treadmill run + 25 minutes of pilates/barre
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes and under
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yep!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 -
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 forgot to post about my NSV yesterday so here it is. I bought my wedding dress last week. At the middle of last month I was a size sixteen, and my dress was is a size fourteen and it fits! Note: my wedding dress is not your typical wedding dress. The colors mean a lot to me. It is green (the color of kidney disease) for my brother who is doing chemotherapy three days a week for kidney failure. Along with a hot pink satin sash (for breast cancer) for my friend, future mother in law, and grandmother in law. Both mother and grandmother in law have beat breast cancer; and my friend is fighting for her life.15 -
3x’s yes4
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Mrs_Hoffer wrote: »12/16
⭐️ EXERCISE: Yes.
⭐️ CALORIES: Yes.
⭐️ TRACK: Yes.
PASS: 0/3
This morning I did 20 mins of Yoga, and tonight I walked 60 mins on the treadmill. I'm only 4.2 lbs away from my Christmas Day mini goal of 175 !! Whoo hoo!
Way to go @Mrs.-Hoffer! You are so close, you got this! Its got to be a great feeling being that close to your goal!0 -
Date: 12/16
Exercise: Yes 100 mins on treadmill ( burned 543 calories )
Tracked: Yes
Calories: Yes
Pass Days: 2 left
I am so extremely tired now! The last time I went to bed was Sunday night. I woke up at 5am on Monday and have not been back to sleep yet! My husband doesnt even know how I am able to do this, that makes 2 of us!4 -
@oldDogBiking 1,000,000 feet of mountain bike climb...Congratulations!!2
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@ginadomaszewicz Please get some sleep! Everybody needs you to stay healthy!2
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I'm been doing a lot more remote legal work than I expected. The end of the year is always a big push so I have neglected my hiking time and horseback time.
Exercise: active stretches and farm chores for an hour
Tracking: good
Calories: stayed just enough below my limit.4 -
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 forgot to post about my NSV yesterday so here it is. I bought my wedding dress last week. At the middle of last month I was a size sixteen, and my dress was is a size fourteen and it fits! Note: my wedding dress is not your typical wedding dress. The colors mean a lot to me. It is green (the color of kidney disease) for my brother who is doing chemotherapy three days a week for kidney failure. Along with a hot pink satin sash (for breast cancer) for my friend, future mother in law, and grandmother in law. Both mother and grandmother in law have beat breast cancer; and my friend is fighting for her life.
I love this. Both of those are close to my heart as well. I donated my kidney last year and it’s so amazing to see the guy who has it now be able to do things that his disease had prevented while he was on dialysis. Plus one of my close friends has beaten breast cancer twice now and is such an inspiration in how positive she always is despite the fact that one of her implants is compromised so she needs yet another surgery next year to correct it.6 -
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes 30 min walk indoors
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes5 -
Yes, yes, and yes, a good day!5
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Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? yes nice walk today
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? over a bit
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? yes5
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