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What great inspirational quotes. Thanks for posting them.
@SummerSkier - glad Bandit is OK. I owned a horse for about 6 years. For such big beautiful hard working animals, but they sure can be high maintenance.
I ran/walked 10 miles today. Tony was with me the first 7 and then I dropped him off at home. I got 1/2 mile down the road and a guy in a pickup stopped and asked me where my dog was. It cracks me up because people always recognize me because of Tony! He’s a rock star.
Exercise - yes (duh)
Tracked - yes
Under cals - yes5 -
Calories: Y 1507/1800+406 exercise
Exercise: Y. 35 minutes treadmill 2 miles
Tracked:Y4 -
@pamjsa don't delete mfp if you need to step away that's okay. A long time ago a friend said one does not fall off the wagon one just at times needs to get off and walk beside the wagon.7
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@Chinkiri
Thanks for thinking about me!! One of these days when I start flying on planes again, I'll have to take you out for coffee, or tea, or whatever you like to drink in the morning!1 -
@MaltedTea Thanks for sharing your victory/success! I'm so grateful you are an active member of this team!
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@SummerSkier I have owned horses since I was 23 years old. I know how you feel and thank goodness he recovered so quickly. You were the one who got that swelling problem under control. Well done!1
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@lesdarts180 Thank you for sharing your career change at 40. You are gifted in analytical work and the arts.2
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Yes x 32
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@pamsja Don't leave us!! I/we like you and want to walk this journey with us.
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Major activity day: Active Stretching 18 minutes; Walking 2 hours and 5 minutes; horseback riding 45 minutes
Calories: under my limit
Tracking: good5 -
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? yes, treadmill 34 mins / 1.91 mi + crunches and pushups
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? yes
[Mon-Sat] Did I do treadmill AND weights or abs? yes, abs
Pass Days Used: 1/3
I logged my dinner as best as I could and confirmed my calories are way over as expected. It's rather sad that the Indian restaurant has gone downhill. We ate there many times over the last five years and thought the food was excellent. Tonight it wasn't. Over salted and not hot when it arrived. I feel like I wasted a pass day. There aren't many good Indian restaurants where I live so it's disappointing to see this occur.3 -
Yes, yes, and yes, a good day.3
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Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes, dog walking.
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes. I wasn't sure if I would, but went out for a late evening walk.
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes.
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Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes - 25 min of Power Ignite
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? No - a little over
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes
I think since I'm over calories, I'm using my first pass day today?
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Yes x3
Walked for almost two hours and did exercises. Podcasts definitely motivate me
Kept my dessert to eight dark chocolate chip pieces3 -
Mar 6
Well, my new approach is working (see below if interested) - thank goodness! I can feel myself shifting behaviors mindfully.
Tracked all❤️
Calories under ❤️
Exercise 1:16 climbs 10.1K steps
Protein ❤️
Fiber ⬆️
Sodium ❤️
Sat Fat ❤️
1️⃣ Pass Day left.
Greatest threat currently
Eating too many calories
- snacking on unsalted nuts through afternoon & evening now & then (but they add up)
- craving/eating sweets & going over calorie goal
To fix this, I need to reduce salt & refined sugar because I’ve learned they stimulate my “mouth hunger.”
I also need to spread calories throughout the day...did this when dieting & it kept the munchies at bay.
The Plan:
2,100 cals per day
I have B, L, D
And Breakfast Top-Up
Lunch Top Up & Dinner Top-Up
The Meal + the Top Up each have to equal 700 calories. I won’t gain on that with my regular hike.
I set exact times for all 6 eating “events” lol
9:30 AM B
12:00 PM B T-U
2.30 PM L
5:00 PM L T-U
7:30 D
9:00 D T-U
I set a “duck sound” alarm for each LOL
This worked well.
What I noticed today: At 11:30, I wanted to eat. I nicely told myself to wait 30 minutes.
After our hike, I wanted to eat more than The calories I had for Lunch Top-Up. It was also a little late due to hike timing. I simply had the tiny top-up & told myself to wait until 7:30, which I did. With cooking, I actually waited over 2 hrs, eating at 8.
SO, already I’m modifying the “ I am hungry, I should eat...” self talk
AND eliminating grazing.
Relieved & Happy.
Grateful for sane advice from @SummerSkier when I most needed it❣️
BTW I’m not a routine person, but I felt so much better once I assigned meal times. I was back in control.
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"Success is not final, failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts." - Winston Churchill5 -
pass day #14
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March 5, yes x 3
March 6, yes x 33 -
I posted, but not my actual success: 3 x Yes, 6th March3
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LazyBlondeChef wrote: »Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? yes NO
Slight correction ... calories were a NO
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@transparentenigma Well done! I share a weakness for sushi with you and was horrified to find how many calories! I haven't seen Jurassic Park since it came out, but I am enjoying watching the odd ancient film after Lockdown - 6pm here ...1
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A 3 YES day.
1 pass day used.3 -
Yes to all 33
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@LazyBlondeChef I was wondering what TDEE meant, so I checked it out. According to the results I have received, I should be eating 1500 calories/day, or even 1800 if I workout daily, which what I do now. I'll increase my Calories intake to 1500 by next month, and see how things go from there. I know I should have this adjusment now but I have this month already planned so I'll start next month. Thanks 😊, I also plan to start taking supplements this month, especially iron, according to MFP, I don't get enough irons from my diets.2
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Exercise? Not really, a bit of walking at the soccer tournament, that’s it :-(
Tracking? Yes
Calories? Really close, maybe over a smidge. We are camping so it’s a bit harder to track.
Should this be a pass day? I feel like no. I worked hard to not overeat and keep my protein amounts high. I didn’t just go crazy and eat whatever I wanted. Could I have exercised better? Yes. But it’s stupid cold where we are camping for this soccer tournament. I probably burned calories just trying to stay warm! I’m saying no, but y’all keep me honest!2 -
Exercise: Yes
Tracking: Yes
Calories: Yes
Pass Days Used: 0
I've been doing elliptical for my cardio in the winter in part because I've had pain in my left hip and low back when I stand for any length of time. It has been slowly healing. Today, I went outside to try walking again and was able to walk a moderate pace for two miles with just a little tightness. ALMOST THERE!3 -
@RangerRickL that sounds awesome about the mare. I hope you are able to help her and she passes the vet check. Will you take her back north when you leave in the summer or are you now thinking of staying in AZ fulltime.
I have been around and owned horses for a long long time as well. I have no idea why the bug hit me at an early age but I have been on horses since I was 4 and had my first OTTB at 13. (my parents bought him for me for $600 and board was $65 a month in Md). Bandit I have owned for 26 years now so we have an understanding together.
Below is Gypsy. She had one brown eye and one blue eye and was the most gentle horse imaginable.
I love reading all the success stories here and we are such a diverse just knitted group. Not sure why but checking in here and reading all the updates daily gives me a wonderful feeling of family.
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I took Saturday as a pass day. I was still feeling tired and sore. I treated myself to some pizza. Normally, I just fit this in by doing some spin, but I decided to make it a complete rest day. Bing watched For All Mankind, which is really good! (Alternative reality where Russia is the first to put a man on the moon, which causes the US to expand it's space program).
However, my recovery score is even lower today!! Don't really get it as my sleep score was 90% which is pretty good. Maybe I should have done some yoga yesterday.🧐. Fell asleep to a 10 minute meditation. As my glutes are still sore, I'm going to make today upper body strength, yoga, and pilates.2 -
@Chinkiri Keep the motivational quotes coming!
@2020pinktogo Welcome back!
@SummerSkier Thinking of your horse as royalty tickles me so! I love how much you love him. Also, there's a surprising amount of horseriders here in the UAC! I'm envious!
@transparentenigma Sushi can be a deceptive calorie bomb since each delicious piece is usually so tiny. My preference is eel nigiri (which is higher in fats...but, like, fishy fattiness so that's good right? RIGHT?!)
@MadisonMolly2017 The thought of the duck sound for meal times is so fun! Kudos on experimenting to see what works for you
@fractaltiger Seeing your consistent eagerness to get back to your fav exercise is inspiring. Do continue to listen to your body along the way!
@LazyBlondeChef The mere thought of "bad garlic naan" seems like an oxymoron and makes me want to sob deeply. I'm so sorry you had to go through this
@pamjsa Should there be a next time you consider deleting MFP, know that your UAC family's gonna be like...
All UACers: Enjoy what remains of the weekend!2 -
E/C/T = Yes
First day back in the saddle after over 2 months. Was thrilled to be riding without knee pain post-surgery 2 months ago. Can’t remember the last time I rode with my left foot in the stirrup, but had both feet in the stirrups yesterday and never gave it a thought. Horses were definitely fired up from the long layoff, too. Weekend breakfast always has more calories than the work week but that’s ok because I have more opportunity to burn those extra calories. Especially now that spring is starting to appear in Virginia. Any mushroom foragers out there?3