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Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Kind of. 8 minutes here, 8 minutes there, 15 minutes elsewhere. So, all in all? I guess I should say no.
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Not even close.
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes, I did. Even though it was out of bounds, I put it in.
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Congratulations to the future Mother-in-law @readyornot1234 ! And well done, @_JeffreyD_ ! Thank you @donna25trinity, and thanks everyone else for your encouragement. I am incorporating the 60 minutes walking almost automatically into my day and, @seilidhe I regularly have to do it in bits. For me that still counts, because, left to my own devices, I wouldn't have done any!7
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Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? yes
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? yes
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? yes- Treadmill: 31 min / 1.8 mi
- Legs I
- Pool (jumping, dog paddling, lunges)
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Yes x3 today, walked 10k steps.6
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Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? YES, I finished week 2 of C25K and then continued with more walking for a total of 4.1 miles.
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? YES
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? YES
I'm writing down my meals in a wellness journal and then check items off when I batch update MFP 2 or 3 times a day to track the calories. Sort of a combination of writing foods down before I forget them and also jotting down some foods for a later meal to remind myself to use left-overs or something before it spoils, as well as a visual at a glance to aim for enough servings of fruit, fiber, dairy, etc.5 -
Friday is generally pass day and this one is no exception. I did track and get a walk in, but I went over on calories. Those yummy Friday night dinners get me. That’s 2 pass days for June. Yikes!6
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Yes x 36
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JUNE!!!
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Pass Day #2
The good news: I whacked my sodium down - finally!!
The bad news: Everything else went out of whack. Stomach is uncomfortable- I never do this anymore.,
I will figure it out. Most likely it is pre-dreading our beloved son’s visit which will end soon 🥲 combined with the realization that I still have to be as careful with COVID as everyone else was the past 1.5 years. Things maybe opening up, but not for folks like me. The part that gets me is how it restricts the ones I love, too. It’s odd to be so incredibly lucky to have received a transplant & now feel like I’m on an extended house arrest. I’ll re-find my balance. I know I will. Luckily, I have a caring & loving husband AND an awesome son who I know will visit. And a budding art practice that I continue to build & cherish.
I ate so badly I feel ill right now. So unlike me. I haven’t done this in years. I bet feeling like this will get me back on track tomorrow.
✅Exercise: didn’t want to, but got out & just kept walkng: 1:37hr 11,818 steps I had a great time!!!
Calories: over
✅Tracked: all, I always do. Self-honesty is key & I want my data to be accurate.
Other goals:
1. Sodium:
June 2 - 8 goal: 2,300mg avg
6/2 2,419 mg
6/3 2,678 mg
6/4 1,926 mg ❤️ 3-day avg 2,341
Spoiler
2. PLAY with
Drawing & painting,
✅Textile Arts,
Book Arts,
Digital Image Apps, and/or
✅ Decorative Embellishments daily 😁
3. ✅Phone my dad at least twice a week. (I’ve realized he’s a bit lonely.) 🤗
I’m figuring it out. I’m not scared. I’m not beating myself up. I’m figuring it out. I do know bringing down the sodium is key. I also know I need to re-stock our fridge tomorrow. Usually it takes me 3 days to turn this around.
I fell into some not so good habits over the past 6 weeks.
I reversed the high salt bread today!! But I replaced it with high saturated fat & high fiber foods. It’s such a juggling act!
Tomorrow: reduce the nuts to no more than 1.5 oz & v dark chocolate to no more than 1 ounce & I should be good.10 -
Big hug to you @MadisonMolly2017! You help so many people, yet I feel helpless and don't really know what to say, except: you are a strong woman and yes, you'll figure it out and soon you'll be on track again. Enjoy your son's visit while he's still with you. I feel your pre-dread and I haven't even been able to organise a visit to see my sons, due to quarantine and expensive test requirements. We're all there for you!
Oh, and well done for the salt! My grandma suffered from thrombosis and wasn't allowed any salt and I still remember her sighing that salt free bread was the worst, even after years and years!6 -
Exercised? Yes 65 mins walk and 30 mins stationary bike
Calories? Yes, had lots of fast food calories but the budget facilitated it
Tracked? Yes up to the icing for those cinnamon sticks 😊7 -
So, the yesterday was a pass for me, but I don't feel too badly about it. I was giving feedback on my student's personal statements and at the end of the day I realized I hadn't had lunch. Faced with a lot more calories to spend than usual, I decided to order from my favorite restaurant. I had a small plate of nachos as an appetizer and then ate only 2 of small tortilla fajitas. I was actually looking at the calories I had logged for the fajitas and realized if I ate all 4 it would be way over what I logged. And then I realized I was perfectly good with 2. I'm not up on the scale today, so I feel good about my choices. Well, except not working out. Sigh, progress not perfection 😂7
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@MadisonMolly2017 Wat @Chinkiri said is 100% on point! U hve been a rock to so many of us and based on ur well thought out plan its clear that u know exactly wat u need to do to get back on track! Xoxo
@biketheworld ha ha ur msg made me laugh out loud. Yep we def love love love Heather dnt we! Xox4 -
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? YES (outdoor walk)
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? YES
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? YES4 -
February 10/3
March 12/3
April 10/3
May 8/3
2x yes
2/3
Shark week blues 🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈3 -
The two main reasons I consistently use MFP, since JAN2020, are the tracking/logging features and playing Acronym Game in the forums 😭
While I tend to eat whatever I want (note today's "pass day"), being aware of the caloric and macro impact keeps me accountable and generally helps me make better nutritional decisions in the long-term.
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Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? YES | Walking 'n errands (56) TOTAL: 56
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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Personal Bonus: Did I meet my protein macro for the day (40%)? NO | 25%
Pass Days Used: (JUN04)5 -
@MadisonMolly2017 - you’ll get there. I spent this last week making SCD chicken soup and other things I can handle. My freezer is now full. I’ve been falling off lately and decided last week that enough was enough and I needed to go back to basics. We shall see. I totally get your worry with a transplant about being out and about. Hang in there. Thinking if you.3
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@Chinkiri - thank you. I’m hoping it will be safe for my daughter, her husband and my 2 little grandkids to fly in for the wedding but since the grandkids aren’t vaccinated, we shall see. Everyone has accepted it may not happen and although it will be sad, it will be for the best.2
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I have to track because it's the only way to stay within my lower calorie limit. It's too easy to nickle and dime yourself with extra calories by adding a little fat (olive oil, cheese, etc). The bonus benefit of logging on MFP is that I can monitor macros when I feel the need. I expect to continue logging indefinitely because it keeps me on track whether losing or quasi maintaining like I am this month.3
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Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? YES as I worked today
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? NO, I went over due to work and being really busy, causing extra hunger due to not enough breaks
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? YES5 -
June 4
Exercise: 45 minutes stationary bike, 45 minutes weight training, 45 minutes stretching and PT exercises
Tracking: yes
Calories: under5 -
Pass day for me. Got in the morning run and had no reaction to the rabies vaccine but I went over budget on the calories.4
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A little late, but checking in!
Exercise: Yes! Ran a 5k
Calories: stayed in my budget!
Tracking: track everything and making progress with good choices!
Everything going food so far 😁5 -
JUN 4 - Fast day
T ✅ | C ✅ | E ✅ [> 20 min walk]5 -
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes, Zumba
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Under 1400
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes4 -
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes swimming
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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June 4
Exercised: Yes
Calories: Yes
Tracked: Yes
0/3 Pass Days Used4 -
Tracking is what is keeping in control.
@MadisonMolly2017, you will be successful.
We are all with you here.
June 4, 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
Going "nuts" with nuts today? No (2 day-free )
(I go "nuts" with nuts most times, trying to continue a good habit this month. Counting the number of "nuts" free days.)
Pass day 0/3 (this is for accountability to myself and my records).5 -
Yes, yes and yes
Walking and morning yoga4 -
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? 9km run 60 min
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day?yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank?yes4
