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January 22 Sign In
RangerRickL
Posts: 8,469 Member
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, @GreyGirl915 posted an image that evokes Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. They were two outstanding dancers/actors of the 1930s. I know that @TerriRichardson112 loves to dance and maybe you do too!
Here is a short 2+ minute video of some amazing dancing from the film, Swing Time.
https://youtu.be/mxPgplMujzQ 15 -
Jan 22
- Exercise: ☑️ (55 min walk, 20 min pilates)
- Tracked: ☑️
- Calories: ☑️
- Pass Days: 0/3
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- Veganuary: ☑️
- No added sugar: ☑️
@donna25trinity I've enjoyed it quite a bit until now.
@SModa61 I hope you like it as well and there is no rush to finish it! I'm too tired for non-work-related reading today, so I will be continuing tomorrow only (your chance to catch up ^^ )6 -
22 Jan
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
Pass days used 06 -
yes x 36
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Exercise yes 10 min quigong, 20 min yoga, 20 min Leslie sansone, 2x20 min walk to work and back, 30 min strength training
Tracking yes calories yes6 -
I LOVED watching Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers growing up.
Hubby and I were doing West Coast Swing socially (we were some of the old folks ) prior to COVID. Son has been dancing it, and competing in it so we gave it a try (no we did not compete ever). Things I loved about it is that for a woman NO high heels, in fact you can't dance it correctly in higher heels, and it is danceable to the vast majority of music one might encounter socially. Great for showing up at a wedding and they are suddenly playing "24 Karat Magic" or the like, but does mean I bring some flats to the wedding as well.
Here is fairly conventional WCS:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAR27FWzyZY
Much less conventional, but part of the beauty of WCS and how it gets applied to other songs
"Macarena", dancing begins at 1:35. The lead, Jordan Frisbee, is #1 lead ATM:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIawVClaMgI
ARGH making me miss it!11 -
Back when AMC actually showed American Movie Classics, I spent a whole summer watching the movies of Fred, Ginger, Betty Grable and others. So Wonderful!
Today was a good day did my body fat % scan (Halo) which is down again and a small gain in lean muscle mass.
Exercise (Yoga 30, Pilates 15, Stretch 15 - wanted to ride but quads are super sore from weights yesterday).
Track: Yes
Calories: Yes7 -
Thanks for the dancing vids, not something I would normally search for so a refreshing change! Quite mesmerising, I’m not much of a dancer myself but I do love to watch.
Good day today, a day off work and probably too much time on my feet for the poor old knee but the weather was gorgeous, wall to wall blue skies so my walks were lovely.
Three yeses, even with the gingerbread I snacked on while helping the kids make and decorate it.5 -
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- Veganuary: ☑️
- No added sugar: ☑️
@Ja_Kl, I so admire you for this! 🌺
Thanks, Rick and @SModa61 for the dance videos! I love to dance 💃, freestyle 🤦♀️. Hubs and I also went to 💃classes, right before the kids and we'd both love to do it again when they👼're grown up.
I had a bad day at work, but picked myself up in the afternoon, got off the chair and did my workout. I'm a new person since. Well, almost, can't 🧽off all my feelings. Someone tell me everything is going to be alright and I'll raise above.
Due to the workout, I'll see today as a good day, though I didn't log in my food until the afternoon 🤷♀️.
Love to all❣10 -
Jan 22:
Exercise: Yes! 20 min walking video. Was feeling achy and under the weather all day today... but thanks to this challenge, I at least got my 20 min in. Hoping for a better day tomorrow.
Track: Yes!
Calories under goal: Yes!
Passes used: 05 -
Exercise, yes. No bike ride but some cardio and a good walk
Tracking, yes, but lots of estimating
Calories, yes but see comments about estimates
I'm visiting my son for a couple of days. I just had to come in spite of the lockdown rules. Call it essential support. Hence the estimates for food. I've also allowed myself a generous calorie budget for these days. I've been under 48 kg for 3 weeks now and could do with gaining a little.
But I logged everything even the little chocolate treat.7 -
1/22
Exersized-?yes
Caleries?-yes
Logged?-yes2 -
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
Our twice monthly dance group is not meeting at the moment but that doesn’t stop me having a wee boogie most days.4 -
I have officially used all 3 passes. Today when I got half an hour to myself i was so exhausted that i chose to lie down instead of going for a walk. Not a good choice since my toddler followed me and jumped on me. Walking would have been more relaxing!5
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Date: 1/22
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? ✅
PASS: 1/3 (for my own accountability)2 -
Getting tired of shoveling snow but could be worse lol that was my exercise logged and tracked4
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January 1January 22
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
January 13
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 14
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes. Walking 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 15
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes. Zumba for 40 minutes.
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes
January 16
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes. Step Aerobics 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 17
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes. 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 18
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes. Walked 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 19
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 20
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 21
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes. Yoga 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
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
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Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes, even danced a bit while cleaning today
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes, under
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes, including the cranberry-orange cake I baked and gave to neighbors but kept a slice for myself
@Mrs_Hoffer I'm so glad you enjoyed the picture, one of my favorites
@RangerRickL I loved the video and happy you picked up the theme in spades. And to think Ginger did all that in heels and Fred's not to shabby either. I always have some song in my head and like to dance so it keeps me in a positive state of mind. More people should dance for just 10 minutes a day and they'd be smiling when they're done. That video really made me laugh. Thank you.3 -
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes, a 60 minute Yoga class.
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes3 -
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes. Strength training for 30 minutes
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes 1200/1360
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes I did.4 -
Exercise: Active stretching 20 minutes; working with horse 45 minutes; walking with Rose, 43 minutes
Calories: under my limit
Tracking: good2 -
Jan. 22
Exercise - Yes. 35 min XC skiing. 45 min Body Combat
Calories - Yes
Tracked - Yes3 -
Exercise:✅
Tracked:✅
Under: ✅3 -
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: 2303
Date: 1/14
Exercised?: Yes, PM: indoor cycle 20 min; 0:48:20 Solo walk at 13’58” pace for 3.45 miles, avg hr 122 BPM
Calories?: Yes, 1433/1480 – 393 exercise ( 1040 net)
Tracked?: Yes
Rings closed?: Yes
TDEE: 2110
*** late in the day posting given I did not get my activity in until I headed out at 8:45 PM with slush coming from the sky. But I got it done!
Date: 1/15
Exercised?: Yes, PM: 0:40:31 Walk/stroller with 23 lbs of cats at 14’36 pace for 2.76 miles, avg HR 154 BPM; 6 min mixed planks, 1 min sit up (26), 1 min squats (41), kn. pushups (13); Indoor cycle 30 min
Calories?: Yes, 1546/1480 – 433 exercise ( 1113 net)
Tracked?: Yes
Rings closed?: Yes
TDEE: 2098
*** exercise description for yesterday was omitted. Now filled in under the spoiler.
Date: 1/16
Exercised?: Yes, AM: Basement stairs/daughter’s condo for 23 minutes ≈ 69 flights (20 sec/trip)
Calories?: Yes, 1449/1480 – 181 exercise ( 1268 net)
Tracked?: Yes
Rings closed?: No
TDEE: 1840
** basement stairs, my creative solution to a complicated day!
Date: 1/17
Exercised?: Yes, AM: 0:40:18 walk/stroller w/ cats at 14’45” pace for 2.73 miles, avg HR 132 BPM; PM: 6 min mixed planks, 1 min sit up (27), 1 min squats (42), knee pushups (12); indoor cycle 10 min
Calories?: Yes, 1473/1480 – 273 exercise ( 1200 net)
Tracked?: Yes
Rings closed?: Yes
TDEE: 2024
Date: 1/18
Exercised?: Yes, PM: 1:22:20 Solo walk at 13’28” pace for 6.11 miles, avg HR 135 BPM; 5 min mixed planks, 1 min sit up (26), 1 min squats (46), knee pushups (7)
Calories?: Yes, 1403/1480 – 516 exercise ( 887 net)
Tracked?: Yes
Rings closed?: Yes
TDEE: 2378
Date: 1/19
Exercised?: Yes, 1/19 – AM: Indoor cycle 20 min (bare minimum day!)
Calories?: Yes, 1448/1480 – 156 exercise ( 1292 net)
Tracked?: Yes
Rings closed?: Yes
TDEE: 1846
b]Date:[/b] 1/20
Exercised?: Yes, AM: Indoor cycle 20 min; PM: 0:51:06 Solo walk at 14’12” pace for 3.59 miles, avg HR 126 BPM; 7.5 min mixed planks, 1.5 min sit up (35), 1 min squats (41), knee pushups (15)
Calories?: Yes, 1370/1480 – 405 exercise ( 965 net)
Tracked?: Yes
Rings closed?: Yes
TDEE: 2116
Date: 1/21
Exercised?: Yes, PM: Indoor cycle 30 min; 4 min mixed planks, 1.5 min sit up (37), knee pushups (15)
Calories?: Yes, 1479/1480 – 233 exercise ( 1246 net)
Tracked?: Yes
Rings closed?: Yes
TDEE: 1994
Date: 1/22
Exercised?: Yes, PM: Indoor cycle 41 min; Climbing stairs 11 min
Calories?: Yes, 1584/1480 – 403 exercise ( 1181 net)
Tracked?: Yes
Rings closed?: No
TDEE: TBD
Pass #2
Remaining passes: 1
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Jan 22/21
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? ✅
I am out of the running this month (4 pass days) but will still keep posting to stick with it.2 -
1/22/21
Exercise: Yes, 1 mile walk 3 mile run. Then 8 min on the rower because I made my kid apple bread and had a piece and I didn’t want to use a pass day for the 32 calories I was over so I used the rower until I wasn’t over anymore.
Calories: Yes
Track: Yes
All three pass days remain.5 -
Yes, and yes, but no exercise. I am feeling good enough to restart exercising, maybe tomorrow. Still eating well and logging when the MFP app will let me. It has been better the last few days.5
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I only tracked the following morning but was over as expected. So pass day 3.
It was a really good day though. I took the day off work after my emotional week and went hiking with friends. Great company (which included about 4 hours in the car), beautiful scenery, amazing pools to swim in and no cellphone signal. When we got back to signal I had multiple notifications and found out I had won an amazing bean to cup coffee machine (Jura Ena 8). I’m a coffee snob and have been wanting a bean to cup machine for years but could never justify the expense for one that is about a third of the price of this one, so epically excited for its arrival! I also played around with some strength aspects in the hike and was pleased to discover I can easily hold myself up on a wall (didn’t try climb it, just held on at the bottom) and did pull ups on a branch from one of the pools. Ended the day with a dinner date.
Photo is me doing pull-ups while me friend swims.
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Yes to all 34
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Exercise: Yes
Tracking: Yes
Budget: Over by about 70 calories. Close.
I’ve used all my pass days.3
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