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Mrs_Hoffer
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Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes?
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day?
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank?
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day?
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank?
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In my opinion, one of the great things about the UAC is the kind support fellow members give each other.
Whenever there is a post regarding difficulties a member is encountering, other members reply with genuine concern and/or valuable advice to try and help that person. Just look over any few days of Sign In pages and you will see this. There is a great deal of compassionate support for other members here.
Do you allow yourself that same level of support?
I know when I make mistakes or fall short on some expectation that I have set upon myself, I feel guilty about it. Everyone has their own way of handling a bad day, or slip-up, or whatever happened that caused an inner struggle. While I strive to be encouraging and sympathetic to anyone who posted their bad day, strangely the thoughts which occasionally run around in my brain after making a mistake are not always as encouraging or sympathetic as the thoughts I would have for someone else. After all, we can be as they say, our own harshest critic.
@DebyS137 posted this quote in the June "What's on Your Mind" thread which really resonated with me and I believe is very applicable here"The more I expect, the more unhappy I am going to be. The more I accept, the more serene I am"
~~Michael J. Fox
*** Rhetorical Question Alert ***
For anyone who is struggling this month, what would you say to another member who is going through a similar rough time?13 -
@WhatMeRunning - wow wow wow this is powerful. So. Darn. True. I feel a little choked up even.
I wish I had something even half as deep as what you and @DebyS137 said. I’m writing that down and putting it on my bathroom mirror to see every day.
Ultimately I would say “you’re worth it. Getting healthy can be downright difficult and discouraging, but you’re worth the work. Love your future self and don’t give up. Keep showing up especially through the slumps. We won’t judge because we’ve all been there.”10 -
I speak less kindly to myself! "For *kitten* sake, do you want to lose those 15 kilos or not? Do you want to struggle on with a wonky leg and too much weight on it? No? So, stop whingeing and get on with it!" I included a profanity intentionally, because I want to see if I get a "kitten"! Yeah, got a "kitten"!8
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The whole *kitten* thing cracks me up! For the longest time I couldn't figure out what it could possibly mean!!!! Now every time I see it I laugh out loud!!!! #whoknew 7 -
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08/07/2021
"Don’t give up! Just keep on pushing yourself and give your body a chance, it'll surprise you in a way you would never imagine it could. You'll one day look back and thank your past-self for not giving up."
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes?
• Beginner EPIC | Rest Day
• Jogging 5.3 km in 0:35:42 (6:43 min/km).
• Fitness Age/VO2max: 20/40
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: 0 of 3
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Exercise yes, bike ride
Tracking yes
Calories yes
Another day of driving, but we unloaded the bikes and got a nice ride into Canterbury, round the older parts of the city.
We're staying on this site for a few days, and we have WiFi!
But I'm using my phone.6 -
yes, yes, and a nice hike pre-thunder/rainstorm
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8 Jul 21
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
When we left our office back on 13 Mar (Fri the 13th!) to WFH it was not yet a thing and we had only the Chinese New Year experience to guide us so we thought it would probably last a month to 6 weeks max. No idea it would be until June 15th 2021!!
So in my desk:
nail polish. totally dried up
those coffee creamer tubs. 2 boxes. Expired Nov 2021 ewwww
a couple boxes of gum. Tried some. tasted like cardboard
My CALENDAR was still set to Mar/April 2020....
among other various and sundries but those were the funny ones. Of course I have left snacks in my car or truck for way too long before and even wrapped they tend to end up tasting like car or truck after a few weeks so I learned not to do that.
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✅ - Exercise 20+ Minutes
✅ - Calories within budget
✅ - Tracked everything
2️⃣ Pass Days Remaining
We all have bad days. I choose not to dwell on them. I am stopped beating myself up a long time ago.
When things don’t go to plan, I don’t waste time or energy on regret or recriminations, I look for how I can fix it or, learn from the experience.
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That is some wonderful advice and all so very true!biketheworld wrote: »Ultimately I would say “you’re worth it. Getting healthy can be downright difficult and discouraging, but you’re worth the work. Love your future self and don’t give up. Keep showing up especially through the slumps. We won’t judge because we’ve all been there.”
That is a great methodology to ensure you keep making forward progress!TerriRichardson112 wrote: »We all have bad days. I choose not to dwell on them. I am stopped beating myself up a long time ago.
When things don’t go to plan, I don’t waste time or energy on regret or recriminations, I look for how I can fix it or, learn from the experience.
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@Chinkiri and @Mrs_Hoffer I also find the whole *kitten* thing *kitten* hilarious! And I sometimes wonder if they actually typed *kitten* or something else. Sometimes I type *kitten* because I know the *kitten* censors will change it to *kitten*
Thanks for sharing your beautiful walk pictures with us @davert123
Way to go @Winner_in_Life your consistency is inspiring!
Hope you have a pleasant time during your stop @lesdarts180
I bet that almost seemed like walking into a time capsule @SummerSkier
Sounds like a great day @ForLangston1 -
July 8
✅ - Exercise 20+ Minutes (107 minutes)
✅ - Calories within budget (633 under, ate back 578 exercise calories)
✅ - Tracked every detail I consumed (all of it)
0 Pass Days Used
Personal Challenges Met: 5/8 days (2nd, 4th, 5th)
✅ - Net Carbs 30g or less (18g)
✅ - Protein 180g or more (242g)
✅ - All Scheduled Workouts Completed (1)- Run - 45 minutes of hills (3.48 miles, 497 ft. elevation gain)
I was also able to get in a 62 minute walk.6 -
Reporting earlier. Closing kitchen now. Squeezed in a 2 mile walk while I got hubby to walk the cats. Everything tracked (not proud of it all) and under calorie goal. I expected to not make it today, but pulled it off. Three yes.6
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July 8:
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes, 30 minutes on the stair stepper, and I will be cleaning like a mad woman shortly. We are going away on a last minute weekend road trip tomorrow (the first time I will have traveled more than 10 miles since February 2020!) and my husband refuses to board/kennel the dog. So, a wonderful friend is dog and house sitting, and the house is definitely not "company clean"!
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes.
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes.
Today's question is a great one for me! I would say I have a very hard time being kind to myself. I am the first one to give others encouragement, but I have a very difficult time being kind to myself. I tend to focus on the positives in others, and the negatives in myself. I am trying to encourage myself in a positive way - it's a work in progress!
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Thanks @WhatMeRunning This is an appropriate post for ME today.
I had a terrible day today. Waaaayyy too much stress at work - back in the office! There's not much work for us to do so I just don't understand why we have to go back into the office just yet! Ugh. And there's free food everywhere! Seriously?????? Who does that?! It doesn't help that I really don't like this job any more. I have 1 more year and I'll have 20 years with this company - and I plan to "retire" and get another job locally. By the time I got home from work (and after giving massages tonight too) I can't even begin to add up all the calories I ate today. I'm so upset with myself..... and my stepson and grandkids are coming in tomorrow night to stay with us for about 5 days... so the sweets are going to continue to abound in my house. Ugh. Double ugh. I'm just trying not to beat myself up.... and give myself "grace". I like what @TerriRichardson112 said!
✔️ EXERCISE: 40 minutes.
❌ CALORIES: I don't even know/1600
❌ TRACK: Nope.
PASSES USED: 3/3 (3Jul)(4Jul)(Jul8)
✔️ Yoga/stretching (daily) 6/8 (Jul4)(Jul7) My back is "better" today. Not 100%, but better.
😃 Strength training (M,W,F) 😃 Rest Day.
PERSONAL CHALLENGES MET: (5/7) (Jul4)(Jul7)
"Every new day is another chance to change your life." ~Unknown."10 -
JULY 8
YES: exercised 20 minutes,
walking
YES: calories within budget, 3
under 😁
YES: tracked everything I ate and.
drank
0/3 pass days used
Since I'm new here, I hope I'm doing this right. 😊 Definitely need to be accountable. Too much stress eating, so yes, not really be kind to myself. Thank for letting me be here! 🤗7 -
@davert123 Awesome view from the top!!!! Wow! Love this pic!1
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@WhatMeRunning What a great post today!
So what would I say to someone who is struggling?
I’d say we’ve all been there. We’ve all messed up. Failure isn’t falling down. Failure is not getting back up.
There’s one thing I do to help myself when I feel like I just want to eat something at the end of the day that’s more than the allotted calories I have left. I tell myself I can still have it TOMORROW! Most of the time that works. But you all know I still mess up plenty!
Exercise:✅
Tracked:✅
Under:✅
@MadisonMolly2017 keeps talking about how important our habits are. I was thinking about that this morning when I was jogging. I’d just found out about an hour before that a friend of mine passed away from ALS. I knew the end was near, but I still feel so bad for the family. That’s where habits come in. I could’ve just skipped my workout, but it’s a habit that’s so ingrained that it never even occurred to me to skip it.5 -
@HarleyWolf55 You are definitely doing it right!! Welcome to the UAC! We are so glad you are here!3
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@harleywolf55 you definitely have the hang of it already!
@DebyS137 thanks for inspiring @WhatMeRunning's post today. I've always been the type to (not so) jokingly berate myself as a part of stirring action or change.
It's definitely not how I would approach someone else dealing with a similar issue though 🤔
Welp, I have so many other neuroses to prioritize but I'll add this one to the list. See? Did it again 🤣
While I work on that, here's the tale of the tape today...
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Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? YES | Theresa Depasquale's 90-Day Workout Program (32) TOTAL: 32
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? YES | Base + 119
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%)? YES | 40%
(Actually a 40-40-20 day, which is my ideal. My 🧠 seems to function better on 20% fat and lots more carbs 🙌🏿 And, my brain needs all the help it can get these days)
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@Mrs_Hoffer Give yourself some grace! You’ve had a very stressful day, but tomorrow is a new day. Enjoy time with the grandkids and just try to minimize the damage for the next five days!4
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Worked out for an hour and tracked everything but went way over so 2/3 pass days. But! No dessert hahahaha. I could have had ice cream and said who cares? But I care, so I didn't. 3/8 days for dessert.6
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What would I say to someone? You're doing these best you know how, and that's got to be good enough. Keep going and you'll get there.6
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July 8, 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 (7 days-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).6 -
That is great advice and I really like the reminder that you can save that extra item for tomorrow. Also congrats on developing a new healthy habit. I find I really get to thinking about things sometimes during easy paced runs and sometimes even figure things out that were bothering me. Sorry to hear about your friend.clutterqueen wrote: »I’d say we’ve all been there. We’ve all messed up. Failure isn’t falling down. Failure is not getting back up.
There’s one thing I do to help myself when I feel like I just want to eat something at the end of the day that’s more than the allotted calories I have left. I tell myself I can still have it TOMORROW! Most of the time that works. But you all know I still mess up plenty!
@MadisonMolly2017 keeps talking about how important our habits are. I was thinking about that this morning when I was jogging. I’d just found out about an hour before that a friend of mine passed away from ALS. I knew the end was near, but I still feel so bad for the family. That’s where habits come in. I could’ve just skipped my workout, but it’s a habit that’s so ingrained that it never even occurred to me to skip it.
Excellent point, we are all learning how to do this for ourselves. Huge kudos for skipping dessert on a day that you already knew was a pass day. That is a big win!What would I say to someone? You're doing these best you know how, and that's got to be good enough. Keep going and you'll get there.
Way to turn the day around @SModa61 congrats!
I hope you and your husband have a great trip @JennyRebecca1978
@Mrs_Hoffer you are identifying obstacles and learning. I know if anyone can figure ways around it, you will!
@harleywolf55 so far you are doing perfectly, keep on going!
@MaltedTea I really love your sense of humor!
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7/8/21
✅ Exercise: Alloy Afterburn
✅ Calories
✅ Tracking
So today’s question is a weird one for me, and I’m definitely going to be in the minority with how I think about this. I’m also pretty sure I’m going to do a terrible job of saying this, but here we go…
I generally don’t respond well to “positive” vibes when trying to accomplish something , I process “negative” vibes in a more constructive way. So what I need to succeed isn’t someone telling me I’m great, that just makes me uncomfortable and not want to talk to them. I need the person that’s going to tell me I stink and need to fix it. Doubt is one of the things I respond most strongly to. If you tell me you don’t think I can do something, I go into “hold my beer and watch me” mode and I’m most certainly going to do it. Therefore, If I need to motivate myself it’s never as much encouraging as it is challenging my own abilities. So maybe what I should say is that I need to be challenged and not encouraged. With others, though, I’m aware that most people process things differently and need encouragement. So yes, I’m kinder to others than myself - but that’s what would set us both up to succeed.
Hopefully that made sense. Lol. 🤷🏻♀️7 -
Yes. Yes, this right here. I feel you on this @MaltedTea! 🙌🏻
@DebyS137 thanks for inspiring @WhatMeRunning's post today. I've always been the type to (not so) jokingly berate myself as a part of stirring action or change.
It's definitely not how I would approach someone else dealing with a similar issue though 🤔
Welp, I have so many other neuroses to prioritize but I'll add this one to the list. See? Did it again 🤣
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All three were good. Kind of amazing because I've had two or three good days in a row. I have a vacation coming up in about a week, so I will be hard to maintain during that week. But I plan to check in every day, and pay attention.
Had a good evening.DW and I walked over to the park for one of our weekly summer concerts sponsored by the local arts association. The concerts happen in a band shell that I designed.
I had a non-scale victory as one of our friends said I was looking really thin. Haha I am not really thin, but I am a lot thinner than where I started.6
