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Exercise--Yes, worked out with trainer for 1 hour
Tracked--Yes
Calories--Yes. I knew I would be having Mexican for dinner, so planned day around it and came in under calories.4 -
Exercise: active stretching 21 minutes; walking 50 minutes
Calories: over my limit
Tracking: no3 -
Same as yesterday and the days before. No exercise, but otherwise on track. I am going to try and do some exercise tomorrow.
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Calories:Y 1583/1800
Exercise:Not today
Tracked:Y
IF 18.5 hrs...scale is moving in the right direction.3 -
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes. Walked 1.8 miles
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? NO (400 over)***
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes.
***PASS DAY 1 of 3
I hate excuses but I was celebrating selling and finally closing on my house after five miserable years of living there. I also needed a "break" as I've been fairly strict since 12/31/20. Lack of sleep and not feeling well is probably going to make me regret this decision. Well, that and the hangover...6 -
Friday = pass day. So I’m officially over my pass days for the month.
NSV - I have been weight training with a trainer for almost 2 years now. While the weight has gone down and up and down, my chronic back pains are much better. I don’t “throw out my back” nearly as often and recover more quickly when I do. Less pain is a win.
Happy weekend!5 -
Yes x 33
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April 16
Walked 4.6 miles from home to pick up the vehicle when service is done. We’ll need to take it back in a week so I’ll likely repeat this for that drop off & pick up!
🍃🍀🌱
Ton O’ Steps 🤣
24 day streak: my new maintenance WOE
So far; so good5 -
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? yes, treadmill 33 min / 1.81 mi
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? no, my shoulder was feeling sore so I decided to take an extra rest day and do it tomorrow instead
Passes used: 1/3
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April 16
Exercise: yes
Tracking: yes
Calories: yes
Passes: 0/3
Have a great Saturday everyone!3 -
Exercise: Yes, 45 mins walk
Calories: Yes
Tracked: Yes
Pass days: 3/33 -
@lesdarts180 - hugs to you. D hug that neighbor if I could too.
@pamjsa - sorry to hear you’re under so much stress. However, in my humble opinion, the fact that you’re continuing to track food every day is a HUGE win! I would definitely not call that “falling off the wagon.”
@clutterqueen - thank you for sharing the story about your dad. I’ve never donated blood but your story has convinced me to do so.
@showmanswest - I had to think for a minute “Planters Nutmobile?” At first I thought maybe it was slang for something or an auto correct for a swear word! Then it dawned on me. I didn’t even know that existed!
@donna25trinity - I read your post a couple days ago about what a great roll you’re on and how much that podcast is helping. I feel the exact same way!
Vacation was wonderful. We were at Zion and Bryce National Parks. My half marathon was just outside Zion and was spectacular. I did use up all my passes because I could never manage all 3. I tracked the first 3 days but then stopped. My goal for vacation was to not eat Maximilian meals. I mostly managed that, although there were 2 nights I overdid. I only ordered cocktails twice so that was good, and never had dessert! We actually used a cooler as a checked bag and so lunches were very good and I believe contributed to what I consider success. That podcast recommends waiting 3 days after getting back from vacation before weighing, but curiosity got the best of me. The first day I was up just .8, and today I was a pound down! So I’m perfectly happy with that.3 -
I've really fallen off the wagon this week--so, so busy with work that I've been too exhausted to even think about exercise. But my NSV for this month is that I'm still keeping track of my calories every day, rather than just throwing in the towel and stress-eating. I'm pretty proud of myself for that. Not always coming in under budget on calories, but being honest with myself about where I am.
This is a very insightful NSV (in my opinion!)
It's so easy to "throw in the towel" or to stop logging because we just don't want to see it, or face it! So huge KUDOS to YOU for being honest with yourself and sticking with it. Hopefully your work will eventually calm down a little and you can get back into a rhythm again. {{{HUGS}}}. 2 -
Apr 16:
✔️ EXERCISE: Yes. 210 minutes of giving massages.
❌ CALORIES: NO! 2024/1900
✔️ TRACK: Yes.
PASSES USED: 3/3 (10Apr)(15Apr)(16Apr)
"Target your biggest “threat to success”... work on it until you land on a solution that works. Then pick the next “threat to success” Repeat." -MadisonMolly
YUP. Today I finished off those dang blasted Ghiradelli dark chocolates. Ugh. But I'm glad they are now all gone and out of the house!
I've also had a head cold the last couple of days, so I didn't fast today. DH and I are going away Mon-Wed for our anniversary - to an airbnb near Layland, WV. We're going to do some hiking at the New River Gorge in WV. I'm just excited that I found an airbnb that has a HOT TUB!! Lol. 6 -
16th
Yes yes yes
Had the most amazing hotdog for dinner made by my bil. Dipped into exercise calories but so worth it!2 -
Here's my late entry...
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Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? YES | Theresa Depasquale's 90-Day Workout Program (38) TOTAL: 38
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? YES | Base + 146
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? YES
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Personal Bonus: Did I meet my protein macro for the day (40%)? NO | 25%
Personal Bonus: Did I meet my fiber micro for the day (35g)? NO | 24g
Pass Days Used: (APR01)
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April 16
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
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Start weight, April 1, 2021: 124.6April 1, 2021 – 124.6 (+1.4)Thoughts and Goals for April:
March 1, 2021 – 123.2 (-3.0)
February 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 – 153.0April has arrived and I am sitting here reflecting back on this month. It is the first month since September that I have closed the month with an “up”. That said, an up had to come at some point since at some point one is no longer trying/needing to lose weight, and I had passed my original goal back in January, I believe. The up on its own would be fine, but the habits, or lack thereof, that crept into my March are the concern. So, for the month of April, I will be focusing on returning to preplanning/pre-tracking as much as is possible and to not just thrown in the day it does not go as planned. I know that I know how to re-group and I need to make sure I find the time and energy for that. I want to up my cardio. Yes, I am “group walking” every day which burns calories, but honestly, I could walk at that pace for hours and hours without effort. I need to push myself, here and there, again. I will also be trying to maintain the social aspect of the group walks as well, so juggling all those time commitments will take a little focus. Lastly, I need to return to adding back exercises. I have not planked in a month, and rarely done exercises other than walking, running, or biking. So I need to figure out how to include bodyweight or dumbbell workouts. Here’s to April.April History
Wishing everyone a great month!Date: 4/1Date: 4/16
Weight: 124.6
Exercised?: Yes, 0:54:43 group walk at 17’10” pace for 3.18 miles
Calories?: No
Tracked?: No
Rings Closed?: Yes, 1 of 30
Apple Watch TDEE: 2184
*** so not the way to start a new month. Did not respond well to another curve ball thrown at me. Going to pre-track tomorrow. It will be a belated 60th birthday dinner for my husband since his mother will have arrived and be able to join us for the dinner.
Date: 4/2
Weight: 125.6
Exercised?: Yes, 0:21:02 Apple Fitness Spinning; 0:32:29 Indoor cycling to Youtube CV19 news
Calories?: Yes, 1411/1590 + 314 exercise (net 493)
Tracked?: Yes
Rings Closed?: Yes, 2 of 30
Apple Watch TDEE: 2340
*** This is the way I like to handle my day! And this included dining out.
Date: 4/3
Weight: 123.2
Exercised?: Yes, 1:22:53 group walk at 16’30” pace for 4.92 miles, 10 min Apple Fitness core
Calories?: Yes, 1855/1590 + 312 exercise (net 47 )
Tracked?: Yes
Rings Closed?: Yes, 3 of 30
Apple Watch TDEE: 2079
Date: 4/4
Weight: 122.2
Exercised?: Yes, 0:31:10 Apple Fitness Spinning
Calories?: Yes, 1746/1590 + 197 exercise (net 41 )
Tracked?: Yes
Rings Closed?: Yes, 4 of 30
Apple Watch TDEE: 2052
*** Sitting here as I write this, I have to wonder if posting my thoughts here this morning helped me to frame and get through the day. This morning, I did actually expect today to be a pass day, despite the slight optimism I expressed in my post. Ten minutes later, I decided to track a tentative day – carrot cake, stuffed shells and all. When I got done, I saw that even with every food included I could meet my calorie goals for the day. Portion control was the key. The plan was 90% accurate and the other 10% was adjusted on the fly. When I added something, I took something else away (sorry salad :P ). I enjoyed Easter with no pass today. The success feels good!
Date: 4/5
Weight: 122.4
Exercised?: Yes, 0:39:22 walk with MIL at 22’53” pace for 1.72 miles; 0:20:03 indoor cycle
Calories?: No
Tracked?: No
Rings Closed?: No, 4 of 30
Apple Watch TDEE: 1679
*** Finished yesterday with “success feels good” and had a total crash day after my entertaining was over. Ate badly and slept a ton.
Most interesting thing though is looking at the difference in TDEE.
Date: 4/6
Weight: 123.6
Exercised?: Yes, 1:52:51 group walk at 17’22” pace for 6.49 miles; 0:33:31 late night 5K run at 10’22” pace for 3.23 miles
Calories?: Yes, 1732/1590 + 724 exercise ( net 582 )
Tracked?: Yes
Rings Closed?: Yes, 5 of 30
Apple Watch TDEE: 2657
*** Interesting how 4/5 was sandwiched between two strong days. Glad I “test drove” running a 5K again. Good to see I can do it.
Date: 4/7
Weight: 123.0
Exercised?: Yes, 1:22:26 group walk at 17’01” pace for 4.84 miles
Calories?: Yes, 1738/1590 + 302 exercise ( net 154 )
Tracked?: Yes
Rings Closed?: Yes, 6 of 30
Apple Watch TDEE: 2019
*** kitchen close and posting is timely.
Date: 4/8
Weight: 123.0
Exercised?: Yes, 1:23:34 group walk at 17’03” pace for 5.06 miles
Calories?: Yes, 1954/1590 + 416 exercise ( net 52 )
Tracked?: Yes
Rings Closed?: Yes, 7 of 30
Apple Watch TDEE: 2207
*** basic day, nothing special
Date: 4/9
Weight: 122.6
Exercised?: Yes, 0:28:33 solo walk at 14’40” pace for 1.94 miles; 1:11:41 group walk at 15’44” pace for 4.55 miles
Calories?: Yes, 1940/1590 + 409 exercise ( net 59 )
Tracked?: Yes
Rings Closed?: Yes, 8 of 30
Apple Watch TDEE: updated the following day – see spoiler
*** Had an interesting moment today that I hope will help me to understand the benefit of what was accomplished these 6 months. Today, I got home from a short grocery shopping including two bottles of wine to bring to friends on Sunday. I hate using the elevator at the building so I take the two flights to our condo. I carried all the groceries at once, from the car, through the parking and up the two flights. Not hard, but I could feel the difference. As an experiment, I walked directly to the scale when I got in our unit to see how high a combined weight I now was. I was still almost 9 lbs less that what I weighed in September, and almost 24 lbs less than my high in 2001. Hopefully experiments like this will help me keep focus, and keep my maintenance going. Yo-yo-ing has been my tendancy.
Date: 4/10
Weight: 124.0
Exercised?: Yes, 0:30:07 run at 98’42” pace for 3.10 miles
Calories?: No
Tracked?: No
Rings Closed?: Yes, 9 of 30
Apple Watch TDEE: 2054
*** what a difference a day makes. So interesting seeing yesterday’s comment in light of how today went. Day started well by entering another 5K race and did well. Then guests failed to show on time and failed to communicate and threw off the days good intensions. Had been pre-tracked but that all got thrown away as the day evolved and I could not rapidly re-group.
Date: 4/11
Weight: 124.4
Exercised?: Yes, 1:47:12 group walk at 16’28” pace for 6.51 miles
Calories?: No
Tracked?: No
Rings Closed?: Yes, 10 of 30
Apple Watch TDEE: 2077
*** today, I faced dinner at a friend’s house and since cooking is not her strength, there was no way I could impose on her by asking what she was preparing. So I decided (wrongly) to just forfeit the day. Spent the day working on sealing 500 square feet of tile grout.
Date: 4/12
Weight: 126.4
Exercised?: No
Calories?: No
Tracked?: No
Rings Closed?: No, 10 of 30
Apple Watch TDEE: 1699
*** Woke up to torrential rain. First rain here in months. Of course, this is the day after we spent the day applying grout sealant that could not get wet for 72 hours. So not only is the sealant wet, but apparently rain plus brand new screens creates some sort of black mud which is covering my no longer sealed grout. The day went to heck. No daily walk and, while spending the day re-cleaning tile and grout, made no others efforts that day.
Date: 4/13
Weight: 127.2
Exercised?: yes, 1:21:30 group walk at 16’44” pace for 4.87 miles
Calories?: No
Tracked?: No
Rings Closed?: Yes, 11 of 30
Apple Watch TDEE: 2163
*** Should have pulled this day together but the spiral was forming
Date: 4/14
Weight: DNW
Exercised?: No
Calories?: No
Tracked?: No
Rings Closed?: No, 11 of 30
Apple Watch TDEE: 1644
*** Did not weigh. This has been very very rare since September and is a red flag of issues coming. Started the day driving to Key West for a “fun” half day sail and ended up motion sick. We then got out second COVID vaccine, and by this time my stomach is just rotting itself. Did an early dinner (poorly selected), drove the hour+ home and headed straight to bed. It was not even 6 PM.
Date: 4/15
Weight: DNW
Exercised?: No
Calories?: No
Tracked?: No
Rings Closed?: No, 11 of 30
Apple Watch TDEE: 1487
*** Yesterday, as another day fell apart, I realized the 15th is the halfway point and I can re-group for my last half month. Nope, day after COVID vaccine struck. Only time out of bed was to walk the cats which I never count as exercise. Ate lots of pretzels, soup and other miscellany. BUT, I felt better than my husband did…… really interesting seeing a true Base TDEE!
Weight: DNW
Exercised?: Yes, 0:24:14 Solo walk at 14’38” pace for 1.65 miles; 1:22:34 group walk at 16” 02” pace for 5.15 miles
Calories?: No
Tracked?: No
Rings Closed?: Yes, 12 of 30
Apple Watch TDEE: 2084
*** No excuse today, just did not happen.
Passes remaining: -63 -
@SModa61 I've just been reading your catch up posts for the last 3 days - you had a horrible reaction to your jab. Give yourself a break. It can be difficult to stay focused in maintenance because you know you don't have to be quite so strict.
Weigh yourself next week and decide what to do then.
I was lucky to just have a few hours of headache and very slight fever.1 -
April 16
Exercise: 46 minutes biking, 45 minutes weight training, 50 minutes stretching and PT exercises
Tracking: yes
Calories: under
Pass days: 0
I weighed in under 200 for the first time in more than 2 decades! I will probably bounce around for a few weeks before getting under 200 for real but this is an important milestone and feels good. 200 was my goal weight, down 33 lbs since Jan
1 and 45 lbs since summer. I may set a new goal of 180.8
