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Date: 2/20
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? ✅
Passes used: 3 of 33 -
Start weight, February 1, 2021: 126.2February 1, 2021 – 126.2 (-5.8); Tanita BF scale at 6 am 126.5 and 26%BF
January 1, 2021 – 132 (-3.6)
December 1, 2020 – 135.6 (-5.2)
November 6, 2020 – 140.8 (-7.0)
October 2, 2020 – 147.8 (-5.2)
September, 14, 2020 – 153.0
Plans for setting calorie goalFor February, I will be joining the others in the group that are here for accountability while maintaining. I am adding 200 calories/day to my January target calories, for a total of 1680. For comparison, MFP stated that my maintenance calories should be 1610. We’ll see how this goes and adjust daily calorie goal if I begin to consistently gain.
Also, I will consider calories a “yes” if either my food is under 1680, or my net is under 1400. Both of those numbers are 200 calories above my January numbers.Date: 2/1
Exercised?: Yes, PM: Indoor cycle 45:58; 6 min mixed planks, 1.5 min sit ups (27), push ups (23)
Calories?: Yes, 1526/1680 – 195 exercise ( 1331 net)
Tracked?: Yes
Rings Closed?: Yes, 1 out of 7, trying for 7 in a row (Monday – Sunday) challenge on watch
Apple Watch TDEE: 2125
*** For indoor cycling, I am going to start over riding the MFP exercise calories with data from the bike. MFP seems high.
Date: 2/2
Exercised?: Yes, AM: 30 min snow shoveling; PM: 0:59:54 snow boot walk at 15’54” pace for 3.76 miles, avg HR 118 BPM; 5 min mixed planks, 1.5 min sit ups (36), 1 min knee push ups (20)
Calories?: Yes, 1603/1680 – 466 exercise ( 1137 net)
Tracked?: Yes
Rings Closed?: Yes, 2 out of 7, trying for 7 in a row (Monday – Sunday) challenge on watch
Apple Watch TDEE: 2042
Date: 2/3
Exercised?: Yes, PM: 40 min snow shoveling; 6 min mixed planks, 1.5 min sit ups (30), 1 min knee pushups (26), 1.5 min squats (58), 1.5 min hip bridges (36); Indoor cycle 21:06
Calories?: Yes, 1682/1680 – 330 exercise ( 1352 net)
Tracked?: Yes
Rings Closed?: Yes, 3 out of 7, trying for 7 in a row (Monday – Sunday) challenge on watch
Apple Watch TDEE: 2193
Date: 2/4
Exercised?: Yes, AM: 4:26 min single forearm plank; PM: 0:32:26 run at 11’16” pace for 2.88 miles; 1.5 min sit ups (29), 1.5 min pushups (5 real, 18 knee)
Calories?: Yes, 1660/1680 – 238 exercise ( 1422 net )
Tracked?: Yes
Rings Closed?: Yes, 4 out of 7, trying for 7 in a row (Monday – Sunday) challenge on watch
Apple Watch TDEE: 2372
***So though my “exercise” is on the lighter side, before I headed outside at 8:40 PM in 27 degrees, my apple watch said I had already done 602/510 move calories, 49/30 exercise min, 14/12 stand hours, 9,792 steps, 4.4 miles and 138 flights.
Today was also my “second” run. Shorter than my first, but I needed to make sure my second run was a success so there would ever be a third. I did throw in a hill AND the one time I passed my friendly speed detector I sped up and got it to flash a “9”. :P
Date: 2/5
Exercised?: Yes, Indoor cycle 30 min
Calories?: Yes, 1670/1680 – 126 exercise ( 1544 net )
Tracked?: Yes
Rings Closed?: Yes, 5 out of 7, trying for 7 in a row (Monday – Sunday) challenge on watch
TDEE: 1975
Date: 2/6
Exercised?: Yes,
Calories?: Yes, 1650/1680 – 362 exercise ( 1285 net )
Tracked?: Yes
Rings Closed?: Yes, 6 out of 7, trying for 7 in a row (Monday – Sunday) challenge on watch
TDEE: 1975 Note:100
Date: 2/7
Exercised?: Yes, AM: 0:40:47 Solo walk at 13’43” pace for 2.97 miles, avg HR 130 BPM, 5.5 min mixed planks; PM: Indoor cycle 20:13, 3.0 min single forearm, 1.5 min sit ups (28), 1.5 min pushups ( 7 real, 17 knee), 1.5 min squats (58), 1.5 min hip bridges (42)
Calories?: Yes, 1752/1680 – 364 exercise ( 1388 net ) – using my rule #2
Tracked?: Yes
Rings Closed?: Yes, 7 out of 7, trying for 7 in a row (Monday – Sunday) challenge on watch***
TDEE: 2076
*** Woot! I finally earned the Perfect Week All Activity via my Apple Watch!
Date: 2/8
Exercised?: Yes, Indoor cycle 20.38 min, but day was busy enough (MIL’s condo) that watch said I did 100 min of exercise prior to dinner time real
Calories?: Yes, 1649/1680 – 153 exercise ( 1496 net )
Tracked?: Yes
Rings Closed?: Yes
TDEE: 2076
*** I owe a bunch of responses and will catch up today. At dinner time last night, I made gnocchi but scalded my hand and dropped my iphone into the recently boiling water when I tripped on the dishwasher door while carrying the pot to drain while calling for information to help get my advanced senior parents their COVID vaccinations. Amazingly, saved the gnocchi, iphone works (was in the hot water at least 5 minutes – Kudos to Apple), parents got their appointments, and I after a long evening trying to treat my hand I feel asleep with mega dose of advil and my wrapped hand in a bucket of cold water. This morning, I think it is going to be ok. Still tender, but I think I won’t lose any skin. Last night, I tried to type on the computer but could not, and for my indoor cycling I did it will my hand raised over my head. The cycling increased blood flow made my hand burn like heck. BUT, no Pass day. I am saving those for something I enjoy!!!
Date: 2/9
Exercised?: Yes, PM: Indoor cycle 29:10 for 7.03 miles, 6 min planks,1.5 min sit ups (31), 1.5 min pushups ( 7 real, 16 knee ), 1.5 min hip bridges (43), 1.5 min squats (63)
Calories?: Yes, 1320/1680 – 124 exercise ( 1196 net )
Tracked?: Yes
Rings Closed?: Yes
TDEE: 2137
Date: 2/10
Exercised?: Yes, PM: 0:30:55 Under desk elliptical
Calories?: Yes, 1611/1680 – 118 exercise ( 1493 net ) 100
Tracked?: Yes
Rings Closed?: Yes, 10 day in a row!
TDEE: 2020
Date: 2/11
Exercised?: Yes, AM: Indoor cycle 20:16 for 5.21 miles; 5 min mixed planks, 1.5 min sit ups (32) 1.5 min pushups ( 7 real, 16 knee)
Calories?: Yes,1618 /1680 – 153 exercise ( 1465 net )
Tracked?: Yes
Rings Closed?: Yes, day 11
TDEE: 2147
Date: 2/12
Exercised?: Yes, AM: Indoor cycle 30:22 for 7.44 miles; PM: 25:06 Under desk78`` elliptical; 5 min mixed planks
Calories?: Yes, 1548/1680 – 323 exercise ( 1225 net )
Tracked?: Yes
Rings Closed?: Yes, day 12
TDEE: 2082
Date: 2/13
Exercised?: Yes, AM: Indoor cycle at 5:30 before trip 0:26:49 for 6.01 miles
Calories?: Yes, 1641/1680 – 120 exercise ( 1521 net )
Tracked?: Yes
Rings Closed?: Nope – the streak is broken :P
TDEE: 1894
Date: 2/14
Exercised?: Yes, PM: 0:33:25 Solo walk at 15’32” pace for 2.14 miles (WRONG sneakers!) Calories?: Yes, 1657/1680 – 157 exercise ( 1500 net )
Tracked?: Yes
Rings Closed?: No
TDEE: 1871
*** Completed 1400+ miles of driving and got to MIL’s florida home for the night. Leaving again in the morning. Walked her neighborhood after dark with my led arm bands and thought my “strolling” sneakers would cut it. They did not. Cut walk short. Those were my only shoes I packed for the road trip. Will remember next time to bring another option.
Date: 2/15
Exercised?: Yes, PM: 1:08:02 Solo walk at 13’34” pace for 5.01 miles; 0:08:59 slow walk at 15’13” pace for .59 miles
Calories?: Yes, 1621/1680 – 418 exercise ( 1203 net )
Tracked?: Yes
Rings Closed?: Yes and hope to try and complete last 14 days of February
TDEE: 2257
*** Made it to Marathon. The last 200 miles took 5 hours, then unloading the SUV I stuffed full because, why not? Boxes are everywhere. Made dinner and at 7:45 headed out for first long walk in a while. Did 5.5 miles. I think I need to acclimate to the temps and humidity in Florida. 75 degrees is not super pleasant for me…..yet. When I left home two days ago, it was 14 degrees. I personally like 58 to a high of 73. Yes, you can ask me why we bought a place in Florida. :P Tomorrow AM, I will step on the scale for my reference point for the next 10+ weeks. My scale here and the one at home are within .2, so it will also tell me how my planning and pre-tracking worked for the trip. Paper expects it to be fine/good.
Date: 2/16
Exercised?: Yes, AM: 1:19:15 Group walk at 15’57” pace for 4.96 miles; PM: 5 min mixed planks; 1 min crunches (36); 1.5 min pushups
Calories?: Yes, 1681/1680 – 306 exercise ( 1375 net ) **my rule #2
Tracked?: Yes
Rings Closed?: Yes, 12 to go
TDEE: 2183
b]Date: [/b] 2/17
Exercised?: Yes, AM: 1:20:12 Group walk at 15’59” pace for 4.95 miles
Calories?: No, 2132 /1680 – 306 exercise ( 1826 net )
Tracked?: Yes
Rings Closed?: Yes, 11 to go
TDEE: 2136
*** using pass #1, MIL gave us biscotti for our travels which I avoided for days. Then I had one….. you know the rest. I know I cannot have these foods easily accessible.
Date: 2/18
Exercised?: Yes, AM: 0:22:43 Run at 11’22” pace for 2 miles; 0:66:19 at 13’47” pace for 4.81 miles
Calories?: Yes, 1801/1680 – 462 exercise ( 1339 net ) Rule #2
Tracked?: Yes
Rings Closed?: Yes, 10 to go
TDEE: 2390
Date: 2/19
Exercised?: Yes, AM: 1:21:04 group walk at 16’41 pace for 4.85 miles; PM: 5 min mixed planks, 1.5 min pushups (10 real, 14 knee)
Calories?: Yes, 1635/1680 – 310 exercise ( 1325 net )
Tracked?: Yes
Rings Closed?: Yes, 9 to go
TDEE: 2179
Date: 2/20
Exercised?: Yes, 2/20 – AM: 1:18:41 group walk at 16’13” pace for 4.85 miles, PM: 5 min mixed planks (1145 41/60)
Calories?: Yes, 1673/1680 – 298 exercise ( 1375 net )
Tracked?: Yes
Rings Closed?: Yes, 8 to go
TDEE: TBD
Remaining passes: 23 -
Maintenance observations to date. I formally began “maintenance” on Feb 1 which also happened to be a date on which all four challenges, in which I participate, were aligned. A nice way to start IMO if wanting to easily study results/data. Today is the end of two rounds of the GM10D challenge so a good time to assess.
My first step in maintaining has been to add a simple pure additional calorie number of 200 calories to my already slightly raised daily calories of 1480, and see how that works and adjust as data comes in. In the Ultimate Accountability Challenge group, I keep running info that relates more to CICO and in the Give me 10 days challenge my weights are documented. During rounds 140 and 141 of GM10D, I lost 2 lb and .2 lb respectively, which, from a maintenance point of view, a loss is not a success. BUT, when I evaluate my apple watch TDEE vs daily calories from the UAC data, that math indicates that I should have lost 2.4 lbs. So, over the time period of two GM10D rounds the calculated and actual weight changes pretty well “match” each other IMO, even though the timing of the weight changes are not aligned exacting with CICO.
BUT, because the round 141 results essentially show a “net zero”, I need to assess which is more accurate, the results of each single round or the results of the combined rounds. Are there other factors that that I am unknowingly not taking into account? Because of that, for at least the short run of the next couple days, I will continue with my daily calories of 1680. If my weight holds, then that is the right choice. If I get the whoosh that I believe I am sensing, then I need to add some additional calories. Next increment, if added, would likely be another 50 calories.
Thought I would share my thought processes in the event it is of any use to other members.
(Note: yes, I am cross posting this so unfortunately some of you may see this post twice)4 -
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@SModa61 Your body will provide the evidence of the right calorie intake for your active lifestyle. You are doing great!!!4 -
Another easy day
Exercise: 35 minutes of walking, not hiking, and stable chores
Calories: under my limit
Tracking: good3 -
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? yes, treadmill 49 mins / 2.67 mi + two walks (before and after dinner) for a total of more than 30 minutes in the area of our restaurant
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: 3/3
I had a planned pass day for this evening but because I already used all three I ordered very carefully and we walked the area around the restaurant both before and after dinner for over 30 minutes total. Obviously it's hard to say how many calories restaurant food is unless they happen to provide that information but I ordered non fried food with minimal ingredients and because this was a high end restaurant the portions were small. I had grilled octopus, crab crepe and a Caesar salad. My partner had a steak with fries and I snagged a few fries and had a couple bites of his steak but in return he had some octopus and ate about half the salad so based on the small portions I'm pretty sure I stayed within my calorie limits.
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Feb 20
Exercise - Yes. Spin/ cycle & Indoor row
Tracked - Yes
Calories - yes
Passes used : 2/34 -
Yes, yes, and yes. A good day.4
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Feb 20
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? No
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes
Kitchen Closed? Yes
Pass day 1/3 (this is for accountability to myself and my records)4 -
Yes to all 34
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20th yes yes and yes. Very lazy day but did minimal cleaning so will use this as my exersise.4
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Three YES day. Staying with it.4
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Hi All! Yes, I am ALIVE! I have been dealing with ALOT lately and see from posts today on here that clearly some of you are too! @SummerSkier, my thoughts, and prayers are with YOU! I have been so wrapped up in my own problems that I have not watched any tv or even heard the news! I had no idea that the state of Texas was suffering like this! My heart goes out to you, my friend! Be safe, and I hope relief comes to you soon; big hugs!
Date: 2/20
Exercise: Yes, just more house organizing and laundry from being gone for two weeks!
Tracked: Yes
Calories: Yes
Pass Days: None left!
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@ginadomaszewicz glad you are ok, and glad you are back!3
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Exercise: Yes, 2 hours on the elliptical, 20 minutes shoveling snow, and a 25 minute walk at the end of the day
Calories: Yes
Tracking: Yes
I made a small change in activity. My Garmin has a goal for number of flights of stairs as well as a step goal. I haven't really paid a lot of attention to them. If you hit the step goal, it will increase your goal slightly. Yesterday it was 5900, today it is 6080.
So I committed to making the step and stairs goal. My job is sedentary but on a busy day I can have more than 7000 steps before I get home. Most of the time it's in the 4000 range. This means I'll be walking around the house when the weather's bad to meet the new goal. It does things like adding that little 25 minute walk to the end of the day.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
Pass Days Used This Month: 13 -
Feb 20
Exercise: Yes, 90 mins house cleaning and 30 mins walk
Calories: Yes
Tracked: Yes
Pass days: 1/33 -
Feb 20:
Exercise: yes! 30 min slow/modified zumba, 15 min walk
Track: yes!
Under calorie goal: yes!
Passes used: 03
