Ultimate Accountability Challenge March 2021

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  • RangerRickL
    RangerRickL Posts: 8,469 Member
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    @cnorman100 Congratulations for being back in the saddle!!
  • RangerRickL
    RangerRickL Posts: 8,469 Member
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    My report: Active stretching for 18 minutes; and walking for more than the 35minutes that I will claim
    Calories: under my limit
    Tracking: good
  • Sandrabroccoli3876
    Sandrabroccoli3876 Posts: 12 Member
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    1. Exercise at least 20 mins - YES 30 minute full body low impact cardio and 7-minute/7-day waist workout
    2. Stay within calories: YES
    3. Track all intake: YES
  • MadisonMolly2017
    MadisonMolly2017 Posts: 11,017 Member
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    Mrs_Hoffer wrote: »
    MadisonMolly2017 wrote: »
    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.
    —————
    "Success is not final, failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts." - Winston Churchill


    @MadisonMolly2017 this is PERFECT ! I wrote something very similar to what you have here in my food journal just yesterday! Thanks so much for your wisdom. (And @SummerSkier too!)

    @Mrs_Hoffer Awesome! It really works :)

    3/06:

    ✔️ EXERCISE: Yes. 202 minutes.
    ✔️ CALORIES: Yes. (755 deficit)
    ✔️ TRACK: Yes.

    PASSES USED: 0/3

    16,393 steps
    50/45 planks (seconds) (*PB)

    "I can't manage what I don't measure and I can't improve upon something that I don't properly manage."
    RangerRickL wrote: »
    @MadisonMolly2017 "Failure is usually not fatal." I'm glad you are encouraged by your changes!

    Thanks Rick! @RangerRickL Vastly relieved.
    BTW Very impressed with your hours of walking the other day!
  • cnorman100
    cnorman100 Posts: 29 Member
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    MaltedTea wrote: »
    cnorman100 wrote: »
    Especially now that spring is starting to appear in Virginia. Any mushroom foragers out there?

    I'm an aspiring forager who is too chicken to go out without someone with YEARS of experience who knows the difference between edible mushrooms and poisonous ones. Any tips?

    In the meantime, dinner tonight is sauteed shiitake mushrooms lol

    I grew up foraging for Morels in Michigan, which are pretty easy to recognize, but last spring started to "dabble" in others that might not have a killer doppleganger (like oysters). Mostly I just love the hunt, and being out in the woods. I take more pictures of mushrooms than I actually pick. I belong to a FB page of mushroom hunters in my state (Virginia), which has been pretty educational. I'll be sure to share any finds here on UAC.
  • cnorman100
    cnorman100 Posts: 29 Member
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    RangerRickL wrote: »
    @cnorman100 Congratulations for being back in the saddle!!

    Thank you!!!
  • BobWw2017
    BobWw2017 Posts: 356 Member
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    March 6

    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?
    No

    Pass day 2

  • RangerRickL
    RangerRickL Posts: 8,469 Member
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    @MadisonMolly2017 Since these posts will be read by very few, I'm doing really well in the activity zone. It has had a positive impact and the results have shown up in reduction of mid-zone and waist size.
    I'm getting lots of time in horse activity; walking; just moving around.
    Thanks for looking out for me!!
  • victorious55
    victorious55 Posts: 3,293 Member
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    March 6, 2021

    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

    Kitchen Closed? Yes
    Pass day 0/3 (this is for accountability to myself and my records)
  • MadisonMolly2017
    MadisonMolly2017 Posts: 11,017 Member
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    RangerRickL wrote: »
    @MadisonMolly2017 Since these posts will be read by very few, I'm doing really well in the activity zone. It has had a positive impact and the results have shown up in reduction of mid-zone and waist size.
    I'm getting lots of time in horse activity; walking; just moving around.
    Thanks for looking out for me!!

    @RangerRickL
    Always - that’s what friends do!

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