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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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We are very close to mid-month January.
As you are moving through this month, do you have any new insights or discoveries?
For me, I am enjoying and yet being challenged by adjusting to no longer working full-time. This is a major change in activity and identity.
What about you?
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13th Jan
Used my last pass yest and today was another fail of a day. Hve had non stop visitor's sleep over since before xmas. I live in a holiday destination so my family and friends stay for extended periods of time and wen they do the stress of hosting them makes healthy eating harder than id like. I also get embarrassed weighing food in front of ppl. On a positive note the 2nd month of UAC has made me realise and made it very apparent that hosting ppl is a major trigger for me! Back on the accountability horse again tomz. Good night to you all.10 -
RangerRickL wrote: »
We are very close to mid-month January.
As you are moving through this month, do you have any new insights or discoveries?
For me, I am enjoying and yet being challenged by adjusting to no longer working full-time. This is a major change in activity and identity.
What about you?
@RangerRickL working part time wld be a massive adjustment. Enjoy and all the best with it!1 -
I have been working only part-time for a few years now. It took me a good year to adjust, but I found a great social and cultural life and started to do a lot of physical exercise too. I had plenty of time to travel, see my kids in UK, my Mum, friends and family in the UK and the Netherlands. With Lockdown I do almost no work and my social, cultural and physical activities have come to almost a complete standstill. I haven't seen my kids in over a year, my 98-year-old Mum in 10 or 11 months. I have coped and managed as best I could, but last September/ October it all became too much and I could just about take care of the needs of my partner with Alzheimer's, who, most days, is the only person I see.
I abandoned UAC and MFP, got back into bad habits, put on weight I had lost before.
What I have learnt is that, in the absence of all the things that make my life joyful, rewarding, fulfilling, I desperately need a routine, which is something that this challenge gives me. I make a plan for the day to include some exercise, mostly walking, although I have a bicycle. I plan my meals a few days ahead and organise my shopping. The rest falls into place. I have to be accountable at the end of the day, not just to myself, but on a forum. This all helps.
Thank you all for being there!20 -
Very active day but I read an article that says recent research confirms that when it comes to heart health there is no such thing as too much exercise, so I’m happy.
Morning run, yoga and abs. Then coffee with my man before a tough Pilates reformer class. My legs were jelly afterwards, but I went to kids Jiu Jitsu, laid out all the mats because my fellow coach was running late and then helped coach the whole class. Glad to get a quiet evening at home to read and relax now.
Food choices were not great but I’ve already logged dinner and I know it will be enough to satisfy me (and that at least is healthy, like breakfast was). I’m under budget so don’t need to use a pass day yet. Still have all three available.12 -
👀 Can we all just take a moment to notice that @Dory_42 has claimed him as "my man" please? 🥰
Without being too weird, I'm thoroughly enjoying living through you and @ForLangston both 🤣13 -
Jan 13
- Exercise: ☑️ (55 min walk, 20 min pilates)
- Tracked: ☑️
- Calories: ☑️
- Pass Days: 0/3
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- Veganuary: ☑️
- No added sugar: ☑️8 -
Wednesday 13th January:
3 x Yes.
Exercise is still a bit skimpy, but I am walking 5 minutes more every day. I am really out of condition, so I just did 20 minutes yesterday, but 25 minutes today. The weather is lovely here, which helps, sunny, 15°C.9 -
👀 Can we all just take a moment to notice that @Dory_42 has claimed him as "my man" please? 🥰
Without being too weird, I'm thoroughly enjoying living through you and @ForLangston both 🤣
I agree. I is good to repeat!
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? yes 8 miles in 2 workouts.
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? yes - thinking of increasing a little
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? yes
Insights for Jan. I think I finally realized that I am going to have to continue wfh for several more months and with that I have eased up on my rigid schedule a little. Instead of running in the freezing dark morning now I am running at lunch more. Of course in summer not gonna happen. But little things to make life easier which in the past I had "rules" about are happening.
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Exercise: yes, 30 mins walk
Tracking: yes
Calories: yes
Insight for January: after ten months WFH I am starting to miss the office! Most of the time it's not an issue and I'm very lucky to have a good setup with a home office all to myself, but I do miss some of the real life interactions.
On top of the pandemic stuff the last six months have also been extremely challenging on a personal level with more bad news over the past week, and it has *really* made me rethink priorities. Like @Chinkiri I'm recognising the benefit of routines for mental health, even though I'm not always that good at implementing them.9 -
I stayed within my calories today. But I didn't get my 20 minutes exercise.
1 pass day used.8 -
My recent insight is that it is going to take longer than just a few weeks to lose the weight that I want to - but also that I’m happy with that. Like @Chinkiri i too fell out of this challenge in September when a knee injury turned life upside down but up until that point I had been really enjoying it. Sharing that I’ve managed to log my food and stay under calories every day feels like a success, and right now I need that as life is so flat in lockdown! And having three pass days a month means it doesn’t feel completely impossible.
So - three yeses from me today, my exercise was a 20 min exercise bike session, 40 minutes of gentle Pilates (still can’t kneel down and I look ridiculous getting on and off the floor but I will get there!) and a 40 minute walk.8 -
I can't think of any new insights this month, but I'm continuing to act on insights I gained last year when I started this round of weight loss. Meal planning and preparing/freezing meals in advance are key for me, but I've realized I need variety for calorie-restricted eating to be maintainable over time. In the past, I would eat the same thing almost every day when trying to lose weight. This time, I am experimenting with different recipes and coming up with a much larger "menu" of recipes that I know I like that fit my calorie goals.
Exercised: Yes - stationary bike, 20 minutes
Calories: Yes
Tracked: Yes
Pass Days Remaining: 1/3
Pass Day 1: 1/5/21
Pass Day 2: 1/8/219 -
1/13
Exersized-?yes
Caleries?-yes
Logged?-yes5 -
January 1January 13
Exercised?: Yes. Walked at 3 mph for 20 minutes.
Calories?: Yes.
Tracked?: Yes.
January 2
Exercised?: Yes. Yoga for 45 minutes.
Calories?: Yes.
Tracked?: Yes.
January 3
Exercised: Yes. Zumba for 30 minutes.
Calories: Yes.
Tracked: Yes.
January 4
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes. Step aerobics for 30 minutes.
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes
January 5
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes. Core workout for 20 minutes.
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes
January 6
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes. Walked for 30 minutes and Pilates for 30 minutes.
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes
January 7
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes. Zumba for 30 minutes.
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes
January 8
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes. Yoga for 20 minutes.
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes
January 9
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes. Walking for 20 minutes.
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes
January 10
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes. Core workout for 20 minutes.
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes
January 11
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes. Yoga for 20 minutes.
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes
January 12
Pass Day #1
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes. Core workout for 20 minutes.
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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Almost 300 calories left, a nice 🚶♀️ w one of my boys, a good tabata+glutes 30 min session and cheek retracting a bit (stiches are a bit annyoing, but not too much). I'm good as new 😃.
New... workout programs! I have completed a few last year and am now in the last phase of a 12w challenge. Can't wait to go back to lifting 🏋♀️ and alternate that with cardio 🤸♀️ of my choice, since this gives me the freedom to alternate between trainers and redo some of my fave workouts. 👍5 -
Got in 5.8 miles of spin in 22 minutes did some interval spinning also did a short .65 walk to the post office no lunch time big walk today had to wait for new furniture😊
Tracked and logged4 -
Beautiful day here in Southwest Michigan. High 30's, sun was shining, snow and ice melting off the trails, and....I had lotsa motivation and energy!
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yep, 93 minutes Week #14 - Day #6 marathon training app, immediately followed by a 2 hour and 26 minute trail walk.
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yep
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yep6 -
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Had a great 60 min ride and 30 min yoga
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? yes
This January I've just been trying to be patient with myself. Often when I get into something new, I go overboard and expect too much of myself. For instance, I want to do one beginner class and then want to jump to intermediate. I don't need to be showing growth every week in something. I can just be.10 -
Exercise:✅
Tracked:✅
Under:✅
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3x’s yes.5
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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
3️⃣ Pass Days left
Insights:- Maintenance is just as difficult as losing the weight.
- I miss my usual social whirl, but not as much as I thought I would.
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I tracked today down to the last nibble!!!
I’m under and I did 30 min exercise💪🏼6 -
January 13
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes?
Yes. 2 long dog walks
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day?
Yes. Large deficit
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank?
Yes
Another solid day
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Exercise:✔️ 50 minute walk
Calories: ✔️
Tracking: ✔️
First day back to teaching online. (I'm a professor.) I miss my colleagues, but not the 45-minute commute each way! I had time and energy for a walk after my classes because I wasn't totally exhausted by fighting traffic.8 -
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? es
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? es
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes5 -
Start weight, January 1, 2021: 132.0December 1, 2020 – 135.6
November 6, 2020 – 140.8
October 2, 2020 – 147.8
September, 14, 2020 – 153.0
My calorie rule for January UACDefining, for myself more than anything, what is the definition of my daily calorie goal. For Oct and Nov, I used 1430 and not eating back exercise. December, I raised that to 1480 with no additional calories for exercise. For January, I am going to try a blended rule; either Food calories under 1480, or Net calories (ie Food minus exercise) under 1200. So, if my exercise burns less than 280 on a given day, there is no added calories. BUT, if I exercise more, I have the option additional food OR if I overeat, I have the option of exercising more to not use a pass day. This flexibility was not something I allowed in my previous rounds. Once I exceeded my goal calories, regardless of my exercise burn. Also, I am defining that I am using the MFP estimate for the caloric burn from exercise. I know I could get different numbers elsewhere, but I am going to use only the one source – good or bad.Date: 1/1
Exercised?: Yes, PM: Solo walk 0:56:56 at 13’58” pace for 4.07 miles, avg HR 133 BPM; 5 min planks/pushups
Calories?: Yes, 1422/1480 – 284 exercise (1138 net)
Tracked?: Yes
Rings closed?: Yes
TDEE: 2078
Date: 1/2
Exercised?: Yes, PM: Indoor cycle 31 min; 0:26:34 Solo walk/jog at 11’59” pace for 2.21 miles, avg HR 157 BPM; 3 min mixed plank; 1 min sit up (20), 1 min squat (28), 1 min knee push ups (21)
Calories?: Yes, 1537/1480 – 455 exercise (1082 net)
Tracked?: Yes
Rings closed?: Yes
TDEE: 1971
Date: 1/3
Exercised?: Yes, AM: Indoor cycle 15 min; 1:14:55 Solo walk at 14’53” pace for 5.03 miles, and HR 121 BPM; 4 min mixed planks; 1 min sit up (20), 1 min squat (31)
Calories?: Yes, 1424/1480 – 494 exercise (930 net)
Tracked?: Yes
Rings closed?: No, Stand
TDEE: 2018
Date: 1/4
Exercised?: Yes, AM: Elliptical 20 min; 6 min mixed planks
Calories?: Yes, 1459/1480 – 180 exercise ( 1279 net)
Tracked?: Yes
Rings closed?: No, Move
TDEE: 1817
Date: 1/5
Exercised?: Yes, PM: Indoor cycle 30 min; 4 min mixed planks, 1 min sit up (21), 1 min squat (32); 0:57:55 Solo Walk at 14’15” pace for 4.06 miles, avg hr 121 BPM
Calories?: Yes, 1458/1480 – 528 exercise ( 930 net)
Tracked?: Yes
Rings closed?: Yes
TDEE: 2240
Date: 1/6
Exercised?: Yes, PM: Indoor cycle 35 min; 4 min mixed planks, 1 min sit up (21), 1 min squat (36), 1 min scap pushup pike (10) (341 20/60), Elliptical 12 min; 0:25:01 Solo walk at 15’30” pace for 1.61 miles, avg HR 119 BPM (420 21/60)
Calories?: Yes, 1480/1480 – 512 exercise ( 967 net)
Tracked?: Yes
Rings closed?: Yes
TDEE: 2120
Date: 1/7
Exercised?: Yes, PM: 1:25:51 Solo walk at 13’43” pace for 6.26 miles, avg HR 130 BPM; 5 min mixed planks; 1 min sit up (22), 1 min squat (35)
Calories?: Yes, 1386/1480 – 423 exercise ( 963 net)
Tracked?: Yes
Rings closed?: Yes
TDEE: 2277
Date: 1/8
Exercised?: Yes, PM: Indoor cycle 25 min; Under desk Elliptical (testing before I bring to 86 yr old father) 39 min; 0:38:41 Solo Walk at 14’15” pace for 2.71 miles, avg HR 123 BPM; 4 min mixed planks, 1 min sit up (26), 1 min squat (44)
Calories?: NO, 2605/1480 – 540 exercise (2065 net)
Tracked?: Yes
Rings closed?: Yes
TDEE: 2181
Date: 1/9
Exercised?: Yes, PM: Indoor cycle 25 min; 0:23:55 walk/jog at 11’19” pace for 2.05 miles, ang HR , avg HR 153 BPM: 0:05:58 cooldown walk, 4 min mixed planks, 1 min sit up (23), 1 min squat (37), knee pushup (10) (672 46/60)
Calories?: Yes, 1286/1480 – 441 exercise ( 845 net)
Tracked?: Yes
Rings closed?: Yes
TDEE: 2131
Date: 1/10
Exercised?: Yes, AM: indoor cycle 40 min; PM indoor cycle 25 min, 4 min mixed planks, 1 min sit up (23), 1 min squat (43), knee pushup (10)
Calories?: No
Tracked?: No
Rings closed?: Yes
TDEE: 1965
Date: 1/11
Exercised?: Yes, PM: 1:00:55 Solo Walk at 14’22” pace for 4.24 miles, avg HR 130 BPM; 4 min mixed planks, 1 min sit up (24), 1 min squat (38), knee pushups (11)
Calories?: Yes, 1427/1480 – 300 exercise ( 1127 net)
Tracked?: Yes
Rings closed?: Yes
TDEE: 2106
Date: 1/12
Exercised?: Yes, PM: Indoor cycle 30 min; 4 min mixed planks, 1 min sit up (21), 1 min squats (34), knee pushups (11)
Calories?: Yes, 1452/1480 – 236 exercise ( 1216 net)
Tracked?: Yes
Rings closed?: No (at 9:30 realized watch died, by the time I get it charged, I am not heading outside to get the “move” I need for that ring. Ready to faceplant at the moment.)
TDEE: 1875
Date: 1/13
Exercised?: Yes, PM: 1:04:10 Solo walk at 13’48” pace for 4.65 miles, avg HR 133 BPM; 3 min forearm planks, 1 min sit up (23), 1 min squats (36), knee pushups (12)
Calories?: Yes, 1466/1480 – 397 exercise ( 1069 net)
Tracked?: Yes
Rings closed?: Yes
TDEE: TBD
Pass #2
Remaining passes: 1
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Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes 1 hr 40 minutes walking
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes5 -
ON track. Enjoyed a tough training session today (rows, burpees, and dead lifts) I enjoyed the heck out of it! I was so relieved that Mr. Commander in Training did not say run. Give me squats over a run or a jog any day lol5
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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? YES5
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