@RangerRickL @SModa61 Could we do one daily topic where everyone shares their favourite healthy recipe?😇

20/05/2021
“At the end of the day, we’re all emotional bags of meat on this floating hunk of space rock, and we’re doing the best we can”.

Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes?
• Planks Day 20 Intermediate Rest Day (10min 23sec)
• Jogging 8.2 km in 0:53:49 (6:33 min/km – above average – in 44% top)
• Fitness Age/VO2max: 27/39

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: 1 of 3

66 kg (145.5) reached, next milestone - 63 kg (138.9) Total loss till today 18.6 kg (41). Only 116 days and such a huge difference. I am so happy that I stopped in time and headed in the right direction.

18th/20th May

✅ I exercised for at least 20 minutes
✅ I stayed within my calorie budget for the day
✅ I kept track of everything I ate and drank

3️⃣ Pass Days left

May 20

Exercise: Yes

• 19 mins Yoga
• 45 min Run (HRR Zone 2)
• 53 min Walk
• 33 mins Strength (Upper Body: Push-Ups, Lat Pull-Downs, Band Woodchoppers)

Calories: Yes (under)
Tracked: Yes (everything)

Pass Days: 1/3 (14th)

I don't know about anyone else, but I know for me I struggled for my whole life getting yo-yo results. Be it diets or exercise regimens, gym memberships, whatever. While I found some seemingly some great results over a few months, I would just stop and gain everything back. Lather, rinse and repeat for decades. Nothing that was able to last for more than a year really.

Looking back now at what specific thing may have been the "switch" that was turned on which I think really turned things around was simply addressing my mental health (or maybe just allowing myself to care for myself). By late 2013 I found myself starting to have anxiety attacks which was scary because I was the rock of my immediate and even extended families. The years of struggle with my neuro-typical self compared to my 3 lovely, autistic children took a toll on all of us, of course. But I had apparently reached a tipping point.

I guess I was lucky that while I was addressing all that, and making great progress in the mental health area, that my doctor gave me the bad news about my pre-diabetic among other conditions. I guess for the first time in my life I was able to truly focus on my health and stick with it, and the root of all that may have come with simply addressing the need to deal with myself, including my mental health. Prior to that I could just figure it out or deal with it later, or whatever. I finally let myself be a priority in my own life in order to simply make it.

I don't know if it is really the mental health part, or simply the prioritizing myself that was the key and has allowed me to achieve far more lasting results (even with a 2 year setback), or maybe it was both.

Anyway, sorry that got so wordy. I guess what I am suggesting is some sort of day to recognize that. Be it caring for your mental health (your mind creates your reality), or simply allowing yourself to be a priority, because without YOU you can't do all those things for the others who you care about. You have to allow yourself to be a priority before you can care for others. That's just a simple relationship fact. And it took me far, far too long to realize it.

I'm getting wordy again so I'm going to can it for now. I don't really know what specifically I'm suggesting either. But something along those lines of how you ensure you are truly caring for yourself.

Exercise - yes 30 mins yoga and 45 mins walk. Plus it really feels that somehow standing and watching my son play football in the freezing cold tonight should somehow count as exercise!
Tracing - yes
Calories - yes

Cold and tired tonight… @Chinkiri you are right, your travelling life sounds less glamorous when you are eating salads because you can’t heat your food! Hope you enjoyed your little walk tonight though.

Exercise:✅
Tracked:✅
Under:✅

@RangerRickL Hope all is okay.
@SModa61Ideas:

• Share your best weight loss tip,
• What did you do today to stay on track?,
• Share a motivational quote that inspires you on this journey,
• Share your favourite fruit salad,
• Most helpful thing you've learned on this journey.

Today I was feeling hungry, and it seems I snacked all afternoon. However I did a great job of staying within my calories. Even after supper, I was still feeling hungry so I checked my nutritional chart and I was low on carbs. So I ate 2 cups of watermelon which nicely seemed to take away my hunger. This time around I am paying more attention to my macros. Although I was losing weight last summer, it was slow. It appears I ate a higher percentage of fat than MFP suggests. I've also added cycling to my exercise routine which will help to burn some extra calories. Yes, yes & yes today

Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes, a 60 minute trail run/walk, and 60 minutes strength training.
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes

May 20:

✔️ EXERCISE: Yes. 25 minutes walking.
✔️ CALORIES: Yes. 1354/1400
✔️ TRACK: Yes.

PASSES USED: 4/3 (3May)(9May)(12May)(19May)

"Never let your failures go to your heart or your successes go to your head."

Three more yeses today. So I'm at the 20th and yes, I have 5 passes, but more importantly I have 15 days with no passes.

@Oh_Jackie @WhatMeRunning @Jana_2020 @Chinkiri thanks all for sharing thoughts on the contents of the daily threads. I appreciate it. I've added these notes, to my notes and will do my best to use all this advice.

Yes x 3.

After mixed news from the vet this morning, I came home and took a long walk to clear my head. I also did some yard work before the day really heated up. So, lots of calories burned--hopefully this offsets my lack of exercise yesterday.