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March 2 ✅✅✅
14,274 steps 1:51 hours Ex.
Love the vibe in this group this March
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Welcome all newcomers❣️
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Yes x3
Today's exercise was walking and exercises.
I started back up with the UAC on Feb 20 and so far I'm down 4 pounds! Just 4 more away from getting back to maintenance (though I'm sure these 4 will go more slowly). It's amazing the difference that tracking and accountability has made.
I also began challenging myself to two daily planks, even on days I don't do bodyweight exercises. I started a few weeks ago at 50/40 seconds for the 1st and 2nd round with a break in between. I'm now up to 60/50 seconds.12 -
March 2
Exercise: Yes, 30 mins walk
Calories: Yes
Tracked: Yes
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@RangerRickL , your pictureless message forced us to focus on the content more 😉. So might not be a bug, but a feature 🤔.
Also, thank you for giving me the credit for the colours 💐, but I don't do much: it's my phone 😉. I just have to click my way through the smileys 😄. Admitedly writing proper posts on a mobile ☎️ is a pain, but it's... handy📱!
As for today, I did a crazy HIIT🔥 (she did not promise 600 cal in 45 min in vain! 🤭) to have less than 100 cal left for the day. 🤷♀️I have to drink more and eat less between meals! 😔Might just try IFing until Erster.
Love to see @BMcC9 back here 🙋♀️, the Beauty of Sommer (nothing wrong with 2 posts, @SummerSkier)!
I need to get back to reading, too! A 📚 club might be the push I need! 💐10 -
Yes x 37
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A 3 YES day.7
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March 2
Exercise: 50 min. Weight training, 30 min. Stationary bike, 45 min. Stretching
Tracking: yes
Calories: under7 -
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? yes, treadmill 33 mins / 1.83 mi + crunches & pushups
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? yes
Did I do treadmill AND weights or abs? yes, abs
Pass Days Used: 0/3
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March (2)
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes, 1h 7min of walking + another 1h 8min of walking, 9 min of stretching.
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes, 1,003/1200
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes, 2,210 ml of fluid.
Pass days:0 /3
Calories burned: 3,514 /35,000
Sorry for the late post! MFP yesterday just refused to let me enter community. I tried several times in different devices but no luck. I'm glad it opend today. I hope it doesn't happen again.7 -
I am actually using my second pass because I was out of town and it was hard for me to count calories.. but no more excuses starting today and I will keep my last pass until the end of the month!6
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@Mshawski ur son is hilarious! That is so cute! Ur so right kids are sponges, taking it all in! Lol
@fractaltiger amazing how u managed to stay within calories with the day u had! Hope tomz is a
@ginagomezdlc safe travels!2 -
@fractaltiger hope tomz is a better one is wat i meant to say!!!0
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RangerRickL wrote: »@SModa61 When I start flying again, I'm coming to the Keys to see you and probably dine out too!
@rangerrickl Be fun to see you if you are in the area.
Laughed with you "Can't get her out of my head"! Very clever! 2 -
Day 1 (started Mar 2):
20 minutes on the elliptical and 20 minute core/upper body workout.
The hard part...yes! I stayed within my calorie budget for the day.
I kept track of EVERYTHING I ate and drank?
Hope to be able to keep this up. I just finished 7 weeks of PT following a partial knee replacement and am feeling better than I have in a couple years. Looking forward to Spring and plenty of horseback riding and hiking!9 -
Exercise 20 + minutes? Yes - 80 minutes (600 cals) on the stationary bike "commuting home from work" (aka biking between sign-off-work time and supper time) .. while watching Netflix Tiny House Nation ,,, hoping for some innovative compact storage ideas to show up from time to time.
Logged everything? Yes
Under goal? Yes (thanks to exercise calories .... didn't eat ALLL of them) and weight still down the common daily smidge this morning8 -
RangerRickL wrote: »Exercise: Active stretching just keeps getting longer and more of them. Ever hear of the pelvic clock? @SummerSkier it is a great exercise to help a rider ride more balanced. I tend to put too much weight in the right stirrup.
and big day of walking, 97 minutes. Weather was perfect in the desert today.
Calories: under my limit
Tracking: good
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Will have to look that up. Balance is not my strong suit And I am sure Bandit would appreciate any help I could give him3 -
lesdarts180 wrote: »@SModa61 I read your post yesterday with interest; I also have a problem with maintenance calories/exercise.
I’m lighter than I need to be – by about 1.5 kg (4 lbs) – but I really struggle with the obvious answers ie eat more and/or exercise less. In normal times I eat out every couple of weeks and go on holiday several times a year (I’m retired). But the Covid restrictions have put an end to all that eating out. So no little ups and downs.
@lesdarts180 Sorry you share this "problem", but also glad to know that it's not just me. Thank you for sharing. How are you setting your daily "calorie budget"? Anything to share?
Hi Ladies... Just a few comments. In maintenance you have to really think longer term than day to day or even week to week sometimes.
@lesdarts180 you are going thru a REALLY stressful time. That has to be raising your activity (cals out) even if you are not working out more specifically. I am the same way and tend to lose weight when there is a huge stressor in my life. As long as it's not dangerously low or continuing to drop too much I would just try to ride it out. Add 100 cals here or there in a snack or larger serving.
@SModa61 you are only in the first months of working to maintain. It can take almost a year to dial in and guess what, then you might have to adjust anyway. LOL. What I saw when I first started maintenance in 2017 was that even though I was increasing cals my body was still programmed in the losing mode. It took almost 4 months before it stabilized out. Just keep on doing what you are with the small adds.
I think both of you all are doing wonderfully and the mere fact that you are keeping such a SHARP EYE on things is probably the most important thing to your success long term.8 -
@SummerSkier
Thank you for your kind message and for taking the time to respond to our posts.
I agree with you about taking a longer view, and indeed I try to do that. The challenges in this group do have the effect of focusing on each day which is not necessarily the best way to go.
I have been maintaining for nearly 2 years this time (and did it successfully for several years before I retired and lost my way for a while) and my usual way of eating is to average out over several weeks – taking into account holidays and other events.
I guess there are at least 2 factors at play here: the pandemic has restricted the eating out opportunities; my own state of mind is affected by my son’s illness and made worse by the lockdown and the constant horrible news of illness and death.
I am slightly under my best weight but I’m not officially underweight so I shall carry on, and know that when our lockdown ends I will be able to get out more and hopefully my mental health will be easier to deal with.
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Exercise: yes, cardio 30 minutes.
Tracking: yes
Calories: yes
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Calories? No.
Exercise? No.
Logged? Not Yet but will.
I had a 4 hour intravenous iron infusion and had a severe reaction to it which landed me in the hospital. Am released now but will no longer have any more infusions to treat my chronic anemia caused by stage 4 kidney disease.12 -
Pass day 12
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@dewit Thanks for the insight about the content vs. the image.
I love using images. If I use them correctly, they should enhance the message. If not, the images attract the eye of visual oriented people. I just checked the percentage of visual learners is 65% and auditory is 30%, which leaves a small 5% for tactile learners. I don't know that concept translates to image plus text.
Frankly, I am a tactile learner who must write the words to get the concepts to be internalized.2 -
Beautyofdreams wrote: »Calories? No.
Exercise? No.
Logged? Not Yet but will.
I had a 4 hour intravenous iron infusion and had a severe reaction to it which landed me in the hospital. Am released now but will no longer have any more infusions to treat my chronic anemia caused by stage 4 kidney disease.
Dear @Beautyofdreams,
I looped back to read recent posts & saw yours. I’m so sorry to hear of your severe reaction & that you were released.
I had longterm CKD 2003-2007 & received a transplant 3-1/3 years ago. I will be thinking of you.
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Maddie
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RangerRickL wrote: »@dewit Thanks for the insight about the content vs. the image.
I love using images. If I use them correctly, they should enhance the message. If not, the images attract the eye of visual oriented people. I just checked the percentage of visual learners is 65% and auditory is 30%, which leaves a small 5% for tactile learners. I don't know that concept translates to image plus text.
Frankly, I am a tactile learner who must write the words to get the concepts to be internalized.
@dewit & @RangerRickL
Fascinating topic- I didn’t ever know those percentages! I’ll have to figure put what I am!
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Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? No
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes
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2nd March: 3 x Yes2
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February 10/3
3x yes
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Leaving Chicago for Georgia! I took a pass day today! I knew once I got together with my friend for this trip I would figure in some pass days! I am hoping though it stays just this one!
@SummerSkier Bandit is a handsome horse!
@BMcC9 I LOVE this quote and we used it at the dog daycare!
@mojo2325 I did the very thing that you suggested to YOURSELF! It helped me to lose 33 pounds in 5 months! Good luck!
@TerriRichards Beautiful flower and spring is right around the corner for us in Illinois!
@mshawski LOVED the story that you told about your son and your calories! This is why I LOVE kids!
@Impala007 Your profile pic makes me laugh every time I see it!
@Smoda I was reading my friend the dinner items that you ate! She was saying that it sounded heavenly!
@Terri Richards Beautiful flower that made me realize spring is almost turning the bend!
@Newbie2143 Sorry about your ankle! I hope it improves fast!
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@Beautyofdreams I am so sorry that you had a severe reaction for your chronic anemia, I will be keeping you in my thoughts and prayers.
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ginadomaszewicz wrote: »
Leaving Chicago for Georgia! I took a pass day today! I knew once I got together with my friend for this trip I would figure in some pass days! I am hoping though it stays just this one!
GINA !!! I love this picture of you! You look TERRIFIC!! I hope you have an AMAZING time with your friend!
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