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Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes - went on the longest bike ride I've ever done! Hours of exercise today.
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes
Had some feelings of self doubt today related to eating back my exercise calories... despite always doing this and seeing the success, I was getting in my head about it. I always tell others to give themselves grace, to trust the process, etc... but am definitely harder on myself.
My weight loss pace since I got to MFP in January has been consistent, I continue to deliver, and I know I'm doing the best I can with a lot of assessment and information. Need to continue working on absolving these feelings of guilt when I'm working the plan as it doesn't serve me at all.3 -
7/8/2021
Did I exercise at least 20 minutes? Yes. My daughter had a treatment today, so I don't get my morning/afternoon hustle to/from the bus stop. But I walked the dog a couple of times and after dinner, both my daughter and I took Sienna out on the Loop and put in a little over a mile. It was a slightly more tolerable sauna than last night.
I am going to try to make that after dinner walk a habit.
Did I track everything? I did.
Did I meet my calorie goal? I did, but used the exercise calories.
Today was a pissy day.When my daughter has a treatment, it's done under a general anesthesia. They've been having difficulty for a few months now getting a vein. The doctor wants to have a port placed, under Ais's collar bone so that there is always an access for the IV. We got her referral to a surgeon, but the surgical office says that because of the type of insurance Ais has, they also need to have a referral from her PCP. Ais has called and left messages. She's spoken to her therapist who is the head of the ACT team "caring" for Ais. She's left messages with other ACT team members. I've called and left messages (because all I get are damned voice mails) for the Program Assistant and the PCPs medical assistant. I think the doctor from the ECT office has called. I called and left another voice mail today before we even left the ECT office. And the damned PCP is not calling back nor is there any sign that a referral has been sent to the surgical group. In the past couple of months, I can only think of a few when they didn't have to stick Ais at least 5 times. Once they had to put the IV in her finger. Today, if they hadn't finally gotten it in her arm, they were going to use her feet. And on top of it, she developed a rash at the site, so they gave her a Benadryl before they sent her home and she had an ice pack on her arm.
I'm so incredibly frustrated. My NSV today is that, although I didn't eat well as I could have, I didn't binge on my normal comfort foods. I didn't go for the chocolate. I didn't go for the cookies or the ice cream. So, there's that.
As for today's topic? My inner critic is a loud mouthed pain in my youknowwhat. And it doesn't hesitate to tell me what a fuckup I am. In every way. As a parent. As an employee. As me. So, I haven't learned how to shut it out. On the other hand, I tend to be sympathetic and try to be encouraging to others going through a rough time. I hadn't thought about people of the "hold my beer" persuasion, and I'm not exactly sure how to determine who needs what, so I'll just probably just keep on being sympathetic and as encouraging as I am, and I'll just ask you to let me know if I'm going about it all wrong.
Have a good night/great day!7 -
Lookie that ^^^^^! Apparently if you run your curse words together, MFP can't tell. Hahahah!5
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8th July
All was going well until I joined friends for drinks early evening, and the planned single G&T became two, not slimline tonic either. Then when I got home I had a yen for toast and pate ... Didn't log those either, couldn't be bothered to make, eat or change the very sensible omelette I had planned. Exercise was good though, almost an hour's walking!5 -
Many thanks to you @WhatMeRunning for creating & posting an awesome & helpful owning post…
And for ALSO commenting & encouraging other Members as Thursday Cheerleader!
WOW!!🎉👍⭐️
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July 8
Exercise: 45 minutes mountain biking, 10 minutes elliptical, 45 minutes weight training, 55 minutes stretching and PT exercises
Tracking: yes
Calories: under
Pass days: 03 -
Lookie that ^^^^^! Apparently if you run your curse words together, MFP can't tell. Hahahah!
It cracks me up that just when we’ve discussed the whole “kitten” thing, you find a way around it. LOL
And it’s just I inexcusable what your daughter is being put through. I hope she gets some response soon.
I had a crazy busy day at work. Good but exhausting. But the best part was my brother and girlfriend showing up for a visit. It’s been 2 years since we’ve seen each other. I’m taking Friday off and they’ll leave Saturday afternoon.
Food choices yesterday weren’t the best, but not disastrous either. We went out for dinner and I ordered fish n chips, but took some of it home. No beer or dessert. I’m over calories but didn’t track what I burned while running in the morning, plus I did a lot more rushing around at work all day than normal. So I’m probably closer to goal than I think.
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RangerRickL wrote: »@WhatMeRunning Since I know that I cannot ever control anyone else nor know why someone feels the way that they do, the best that I can do is ask permission to walk alongside of another.
Yes!!! 55 pounds Actually I don't have to loose anymore. Just to shape and get some tuning with strength training. My husband told one of these days: "You have slender legs!". I went to the full-size mirrow to check to confirm that yes they are 
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victorious55 wrote: »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).
Great job with the nuts! Or nonuts!1 -
Late post for me so much in house construction on Thursday the house project is finally in the home stretch next week we should have a form of normal! I logged and exercised moving and cleaning furniture and walls I stayed under.
So glad to see we are all still doing well as we approach the second week end in July3 -
Well, it was good I got the morning walk in by myself because the evening one didn't happen again.
As for today's topic, while I think I am hard on myself in other areas, in regards to food, I'm a softie. I'm more like, "you had a hard day, you deserved a treat." I'm trying to move away from seeing food as a comfort or a way to show affection. Another friend that is on this health journey with me has the same issue - we are forever (pre-Covid) trying to cheer/comfort/celebrate the other person up by treating them to dinner. We've already talked about when we are back at school next year that we'll order salads and then split an entree.
Exercise: Walk
Tracked: Yes
Calories: Yes5 -
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? Yes4 -
8th july
@WhatMeRunning this question cldnt hve cum at a better day for me. Had a pass day.. went over as very full on day. Bub is having tantrums in public and last nights one was particularly bad so i came home & emotionally ate. I did learn today that there is a difference btwn over reating, emotionally eating and binge eating i thought they were the same but there not. So positive thing is this one was just an emotional/ hormonal one. Xox7 -
Yes, yes and yes
Walking and pushups.
Looking at this I realize I need to get back to stretching. My whole routine is a mess these days and with travel on the horizon, I worry about it even more. I am so stretched for time and am not doing as much exercise as I would like. I am working on my commitment to consistency but it is being challenging.
So what would I tell myself right now at this moment in time that I might tell to others.... hmmm? Do your best. Small steps add up. You are still ahead of the game because you are off the couch and trying? Appreciate what you can do and fit into your day and give yourself credit? Good timely question though I did not realize it until I started writing.6 -
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Very true on extending kindness to yourself. I think this also relates to learning to love yourself.
Advice to those struggling: This isn't a perfect journey, it's an up and down but as time goes on the the good days out weigh the bad days and the overall downward trend line forms as you discover what works for you in the long run. Also, learn to measure success by how quickly you turn around a bad choice, meal, day, etc. Try to keep your bad day from becoming days, week, weeks, month, etc.
Yes x 3 today - Storms were here once the work day was over - so pulled out my under desk bicycle and spent 30 min pedalling. Not a lot of calories burned, but the point is mindful exercise daily. As I knew the forecast, I ensured to keep my calories under my base calorie budget to ensure I stayed within goal even if I couldn't get in the pool or on my bike tonight.7 -
Congrats @alligatorob Enjoy your camping trip
@brisingr86 it may not be for everyone but I try to keep a lot of prepared stuff in the freezer and ready to eat things on hand to help with quickly getting a meal together. I also use the "save meal" feature for meals thrown together this way so if I have any sort of calorie/macro target to hit I can choose from a list of option, then just grab the components and get it quickly put together since it's either ready to go or mostlt prepared already. This does require allotting prep time. I usually dedicate part of a day where I cook up a bunch of stuff to last a couple weeks.
Nice day @LazyBlondeChef
Excellent advice!If I were to say something to someone, it would be to move on, and plan the next day, and as someone here once said: there is no perfect month, so don't wait for one to accomplish your goal.
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@ashleycarole86 those results prove you're doing it right. Great job avoiding those doubts. And wow! Hours on the bike? Super impressive!
@seilidhe that is so frustrating when a needed referral seems to not answer their messages. I hope Ais is comfortable again soon! Huge kudos for not stress eating and keeping your focus on your goals! While I only know you from your UAC posts, I believe your inner voice is judging you wrongly, you're an inspiring champion fighter in my opinion! Also congrats on finding something that slipped through the kitten filters!
@Chinkiri while the calories may have been off, that big walk certainly offset a lot. Small victories like that don't eliminate the bad days, but when combined with good days it tips the scale overall towards the good side.
No, thank you @MadisonMolly2017 and @Mrs_Hoffer (and everyone else) for giving folks like me the opportunity to take a shot at a post like that and see if it is helpful (sometimes good intentions backfire). MFP and most importantly the community here has done so much for me over the years that I feel blessed any time I feel I can return the favor to anyone.
@calvin20874 you keep cranking out consistently impressive days! Keep it going!
@biketheworld allowing yourself smaller victories like knowing you were a lot closer than you think can be very helpful.
Congrats @Winner_in_Life you are a true inspiration!
Excellent job @snowshoe072 keeping on track amidst the house projects!
@Bovaryoo yes that is indeed a real struggle for some people. I've been there when I would allow myself just about any food as a reward after a huge calorie burning race or long run. As a potential binge eater, who had the post-run hungries, that was disastrous. While we are wired to respond to the reward system, it can become corrupted when the rewards completely reverse what prompted us to allow that reward in the first place making you worse off for the efforts from the start. If you use food as a reward you have to work to ensure you track it and bring it in line to meet your goals.
Congrats @tdrjustus3 and @abowersgirl
@donna25trinity you are making huge steps by identifying unhealthy food triggers. That's critical. Once you start recognizing them, you can begin addressing them instead of letting them control you.
Very true and valuable advice!Do your best. Small steps add up. You are still ahead of the game because you are off the couch and trying? Appreciate what you can do and fit into your day and give yourself credit?
Perfect summation!Advice to those struggling: This isn't a perfect journey, it's an up and down but as time goes on the the good days out weigh the bad days and the overall downward trend line forms as you discover what works for you in the long run. Also, learn to measure success by how quickly you turn around a bad choice, meal, day, etc. Try to keep your bad day from becoming days, week, weeks, month, etc.6 -
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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? ✅
Used #2 pass
1 pass day left
Atomic Habits Tiny changes. Remarkable Results James Clear is a extremely interesting book!
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1. Hiding or shaming ourselves doesn't fix the situation. When we show up and share, we admit that we're not where we want to be, and that's where transformation happens.
2. 99% of people pull back and hide because they want to wait until it gets better before they show up and share, thinking they have nothing worthy to offer.
3. When you show up and share you're struggling, it gives someone else permission to realize it's OK to do the same.
4. Consistency - not perfection is what leads to success. Being consistent is more important than all else.
Do you allow yourself that same level of support?
I try to jump right back on the horse and not beat myself up! I don’t have control over “other” people actions but I do have control over how I deal with situations! Keeping my trigger foods out of sight, helps tremendously, 👍👍
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Also, learn to measure success by how quickly you turn around a bad choice, meal, day, etc. Try to keep your bad day from becoming days, week, weeks, month, etc.
This is a new definition of 'success' for me or a different way of looking at it.
As opposed to recovery or returning to normal etc.
I really like it.3
