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July 3 - July 11 - pass days. I was with my 5 year old grandson. I was very active and ate well. I did not track. I was asleep every night by 9pm and up at 6am. We had a great time.
Monday, July 12
Tracking: Yes
Calories: under
Exercise: Yes,
- Full body warm up - 10 min
- Warm up ride - 5 min
- Indoor ride - 45 min
- Cool down ride - 5 min
- Post ride stretch - 5 min5 -
chanstriste13 wrote: »hey, everyone!
so, i'm kind of losing track of the daily check in thing here, so i think i am going to officially relinquish my shot at the winner's circle. with that said, i'm sticking with the requirements pretty well, and intend to keep doing so. i had a couple of days where i didn't work out because i had my first mammogram ever and my boobs were NOT. HAVING. IT. !!!
outside of that, i'm trucking along here pretty consistently with my food and exercise goals - i'm just having a hard time remembering when i checked into the group already or not and that aspect of this is driving me mad. for now i will just be checking in in an unofficial capacity and seeing what everyone is up to and drinking in all the positive vibes.
@chanstriste13 I check in daily in the evening, after I've closed my food diary for the day. I copy/paste my stats daily from my "notepad" on my laptop and just update my # of pass days in the notepad if/when I take a pass. My suggestion is to pick a time of day that's most convenient and do it everyday at the same time. I do hope you'll stick around and continue checking in each day - regardless of how many passes you've taken!
We're so glad you're here!! 4 -
I agree that consistency is key in weight loss and maintenance. I’ve been an avid exerciser my whole life so that’s never been a problem. But eating properly, in moderation has been at times. I make sure to have on hand fresh produce that I actually want to eat. It doesn’t matter how much healthy produce I BUY, if I don’t actually EAT it. One thing my husband and I like to do is eat a big salad as an appetizer while the rest of the food finishes cooking. I get the salads ready early. Or actually today for the first time in my 31 year marriage, my HUSBAND made our salads!( my daughter is in town and we were doing an errand that ran late)5
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July 12:
✔️ EXERCISE: 50 minutes.
✔️ CALORIES: 1360/1600
✔️ TRACK: Yes.
PASSES USED: 3/3 (3Jul)(4Jul)(Jul8)
❌ Yoga/stretching (daily) 8/12 (Jul4)(Jul7)(Jul11)(Jul12) My back is better today. But I didn't want to push it.
❌ Strength training (M,W,F) 4/5 (The grandkids from Arkansas are visiting and I just didn't get around to this today!
Personal Challenges Met: (5/7) (Jul4)(Jul7)(Jul11)
"Push yourself. No one else is going to do it for you." ~Unknown."
I'm doing MUCH better this week..... I've increased the amount of protein I'm eating at each meal and it's helping me to feel satiated much longer. There's been a couple days this week I didn't even need my afternoon "snack"! I'm back in the office tomorrow and I've already packed my snacks (carrots, celery, radishes, and cucumbers from my garden!) I'm bound and determined to make it through tomorrow without eating ANY of the "freebie" food and snacks that they're gonna have laid out for us at work!! 5 -
On most days, I am very conscious of the which food portions have how many calories. But, today was another oddball day. Unlike @victorious55 when declaring "the kitchen is closed", our kitchen is closed for 3 days due to sanding, varnishing and then the final polish. Rose and I went to a Greek restaurant and then for dessert. A pass day due to inconsistency.
Exercise was very good.
Calories were over, but not by a big margin
Tracking was too late!
Pass Day #3 for July.7 -
@mrs_Hoffer i loved ur post and i cldnt agree more, this group def allows us to keep on keeping on!!! Ur doing an awesome job my friend and hve come such a long way!! We all hve!! Xo
@Winner_in_Life thank u for sharing the article its just wat alot of us need to hear right now. Xox
@MadisonMolly2017 yesssss ur so right tech and support such as uac is def helpful. Connecting with like minded ppl has personally bought me so much awareness into self sabotaging behaviours etc. Other ppls experiences and sharing has made me be way more honest about things. Xox
@lesdarts180 morning bike ride is def a way to start off the day right!! Good 4 u! Xo
@chanstristie13 i hve times that i hve gotten lost with posting too. I find just b4 bed to be good time or 1st thing the next morning. Maybe that might help u? All the best with it! Xox
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quick on time post. day was crazy occupied with this house stuff. No formal exercise, but I did 6 miles today and 87 flights of stairs without leaving my house. So I am taking exercise credit. :P
today is a 3 yes day6 -
Yes, yes, and yes.
However I have to confess to eating last night after posting, so yesterday was a pass day, my second this month...5 -
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: 35 min / 2.15 mi
- Pool (light exercise)
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Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes - have walked well over that already and still plan to head out once more this evening.
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes
How I remain consistent on exercise -
I join lots of challenges on MFP and set personal goals for myself to ensure I always have something I'm working on. I also build in exercise time with my husband so if we miss it, it feels like the day wasn't complete.
How I remain consistent on my calorie budget -
I plan for higher calorie meals by pre-logging them, so that I know what I have left for the rest of the day. I take the approach that I have what I have, so I make that work. I don't let my mind get too wrapped up in it. I am prone to obsessing about food and I just remind myself that tomorrow will be another day to eat.
How I remain consistent tracking -
I keep my phone close and ensure I've tracked before I eat so I don't forget.6 -
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July 12
Third pass day.
I wasn't planning to over eat but I did. I just feel hungry these days, I need to solve this problem. I thought at first that's muscle workouts are the cause, but I think I'm not working out enough. So, I'll try to increase my load and see if this will help.
I'm the same as you @MadisonMolly2017, I have shefted my workouts to the morning. I'll try to pay more attention to that, thanks for the insightful post 🥰.
Goodnight / good morning to you all 💜💛6 -
From @Jana_2020 ’s great opening post! THANK YOU!! “What actions have you taken to ensure you can be consistent in meeting the UAC goals?”
I have done many things over the past 3 years…
Mostly, I REALLY decided this time that I was never regaining the weight- whatever it took.
The biggest action I take is:
I don’t eat our or get takeout.
Second: I don’t have food that “calls to me” in our kitchen. (I give it a number of tries & if I continually can’t handle it, we stop buying it.)
Third: I walk/hike 10K+ every day “Doctor’s orders” whether I feel like it or not (I also make it fun with music, phone calls, art videos, photography)
Fourth: I track everything I eat. I spread my food out 4-5 times over the day pretty evenly. I keep macros/micros where I’m supposed to.
Fifth: I develop friendship, hobbies, & interests and practice gratefulness. Try to help others.
One I’m currently working on: I realized recently how often I was thinking all out how much I wished was different. I’m actively letting everything from COVID to a son who live far away to aging to restrictions due to zero antibodies GO! I was becoming too angry/sad/down. Just letting them go! I think it may be helping me more than the entire list above!
Here’s a photo from tonight’s walk!! Such a glorious sky!
I named it “Rose Cloud”!
Just letting it all GO! And finding roses (and other flowers) in clouds!! 😂🤣😂
🌸Maddie
Thank you to @donna25trinity for her wisdom & supportive responses. We are lucky to have you!5 -
Did I exercise at least 20 minutes? I did. Barely. I was late out of work again today, but no ride home from the judge. I hoofed it down to the bus station and, while waiting for my bus, decided I'd take one that would drop me off a little over a mile from home and then I'd walk from there. I didn't rush too much (it was too hot and too sticky), but I made it home in about 25 minutes. Add that to my other little jaunts and it comes out to about 40 minutes. Almost.
Did I track everything? I did.
Did I stay within calories? No. I did not.
Pass Days = 7/3. Well... that means there were 5 days I didn't need a pass day, so there's that.
The thing for me to at least attempt to meet the UAC challenges is making sure I do report in every day. Knowing I have to do that, preferably before I go to bed, at least has me making sure tracking is done every day. I'll work on it from there.
Good night/good day UAC!4 -
The thing for me to at least attempt to meet the UAC challenges is making sure I do report in every day. Knowing I have to do that, preferably before I go to bed, at least has me making sure tracking is done every day. I'll work on it from there.
Good night/good day UAC!
YES @seilidhe !! Exactly! You’d “go from there!”
#You’veGotThis!
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July 12
Very delighted that I have successfully dropped my daily calories down. Weight dropped significantly this AM ie it finally caught up to my earlier deficits- haha!
This tracker has been unbelievably helpful to me in cutting back my calories & basically returning to my earlier habits. YAY!
I don’t do trackers every month, but they are great for when I need to “tighten up.”7 -
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@MadisonMolly2017 awww ha ha ur rose cloud is so pretty! Lol!! Also yes yes and yes to letting ur worries go!!! Xox
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@thabit11 I hope u get to the bottom of ur hunger! Pls let us know how u go with experimenting with exercising. I was eating 1200 calories a day and was starving all the time. In the last 2 months ive increased my calories and yes it has slowed down weight loss but feel so much more satiated & happier now. I honestly dnt know how i ate 1200 calories. Not sure if ur eating enough calories but thought id share just incase. Xox3
