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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
Trying to save my pass days for the last week of the month for vacation.5 -
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July 19, 2021
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes, strength training
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes and ate more veggies
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes
Kitchen Closed? Yes
Going "nuts" with nuts today? No (16 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 1/3 (this is for accountability to myself and my records).3 -
Yes, yes and yes. Back on track.5
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Being thoughtful about my portions and choosing lower calorie options has been a result of participating in the UAC.
It is now a habit to “see” what I will eat before I eat it.
Today’s report:
Exercise: 42 minutes walking
Tracking: good and a lot of veggies this evening
Calories: under my my limit6 -
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes, 20 minutes of yoga and over an hour of walking
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes
Freggie servings - 6
Habits for me:
1) tracking everything before I eat it
2) trying to get a minimum amount of steps per day
3) attempting to fit in yoga as much as possible
4) drinking a certain amount of water daily
5) push up goal daily
6) checking in to my fitness pal daily! This one is huge for me5 -
All going well ✅✅✅ 🎨💪🏻🗑
1️⃣ pass day left
1️⃣2️⃣ days left!!
Only 1.1 lbs to get back Maintenance Range!!
Freggies 🍎🥕🍉🎉 6️⃣ servings7 -
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: 33 min / 1.88 mi
- Legs WO
Apple rings closed: 19/31
Food has never been a problem for me. I'm not a binge eater. I've always eaten relatively healthy. It's rare that I overeat as I don't like that stuffed feeling. But exercise consistency has always been elusive. Getting to the point where I go on the treadmill every single day is the primary habit I've developed and the reason it has helped me get closer to my goal is because it gives me a cushion of about 100 calories each day. I think I mentioned a few weeks ago that the last time I didn't get my 30 minutes of exercise in was 10May.
Looking at the Apple Fitness App for 2020 vs 2021 is very different. This year my consistency has been excellent. Prior to October 2020 it was sporadic. I'd have a good week here and there but follow it up with many days of nothing.5 -
Did I exercise at least 20 minutes? I did, but it was all NEAT... I did take the stairs down a floor to get to my courtroom today. So, 4 trips up and down. We'll see where I'm at next week. It could be two floors down, 5 floors down, maybe even one floor up. So... I'm going to try to make this a new habit.
Did I track everything? I did.
Did I stay within calories? I did not. I thought I was doing okay, until I added in dinner. Oops.
Freggies - cole slaw at lunch (3 oz) and a cheeseburger salad at dinner (so, 3? no fruit today
). My daughter wanted to go to Black Bear and, while I didn't, because I usually cave to the temptation of their pancakes or waffles, I agreed. Tonight, I wavered, but held firm to the salad. It was a bit high calorie (more than the waffle, actually) but the carbs were lower and I got more protein because of the burger, bacon, and cheese. 
I really, really wanted some ice cream after dinner. But, I knew I was already over and while I almost drove to the ice cream place, at the last minute I turned home with a forlorn sigh.
Habits that I think I've got down more pat than some others? Tracking. A lot of it is estimation, but my food scale is broken and while it may have been accurate at the beginning, I think it's been a bit beat up, so I probably need a new one. So I take measurements/weights from packaging, measure with a measuring cup or spoons, or just eyeball it (which I'm aware is not accurate).
Habits I need to work on? More exercise, more water, less calories, less carbs, more protein, more freggies, less getting in my head.
Good night/day, UAC!8 -
Ha ha yep yep i can tots relate @Mshawski i hve done that a billion times before as well. Ha ha!2
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@terririchardson112 @SummerSkier @lesdart and anyone else who has reached maintance its always great to hear wat habits u hve changed to get to and stay at maintaince.
@whatmerunning ohh i really need to get better at pre chopping my veggies! Ill start doing that this week, thanks!!!
@twistedsassette yep ill def call these habits and they are not easy to change either it takes a total shift in the way u think! So great work and well done! Toddler? Living in Aus and hve a home gym?? It appears we hve a bit in common! How old is ur munchkin?
@Mrs-Hoffer loving all those freggies and awesome work with the yoga and stretching daily too!
@snowshoe072 wow 5am now that's commitment!!!
@readyornot1234 excellent strategies!!
@victorious self talk is very important esp positive talk!! Most of us hve spent so many years beating ourselves up turning that around is essential!
@Rangerrickl yes and yes i agree with both. There are sum yummy low cal options out there! My faves are yopro yougurt, fibre one bars, pb2 peanut butter powder, cottage chesse, rice cakes and skinny cow ice cream!
@ashleycarole1986 awesome habits!
@MadisonMolly2017 wow ur soooo close!!!
@LazyBlondechef i wish i cld say food wasn't a prob 4 me too. Ha ha!! Ur a lucky duck! Lol!! Well done with the consistency around ur workouts!!
@selilidh saying no to ice cream is huge!!
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July 19
Exercise: 71 minutes mountain biking, 55 minutes stretching and PT exercises
Tracking: yes
Calories: under
Pass days: 05 -
@donna25trinity
I have listed all the habits I changed on my post in the Introduction thread.2 -
Oh my goodness this is me exactly. So many issues here. I used to believe I HAD to stop snacking at night and once I “failed”, well it became a feeding frenzy. Now I’ve embraced my nighttime snack. I make myself wait until 9:00 and then eat something within calories. Or at least that’s the goal. I’m so much happier knowing I can have a snack at night. It’s like a little gift I give myself and for the most part, the out of control snacking is gone.donna25trinity wrote: »
Also giving myself permission to hve a treat at night has made me feel less deprived and has made those fun foods/treats less of a big deal. I find now i dnt over indulge as i know tomz i can just hve another 1 instead of my old mentality of "I hve to eat the whole packet tonight cos ill be back on my diet tomorrow so i wont be allowed one for a really long time"
You stated this perfectly and I am right there with you.TwistedSassette wrote: »[*] Weighing myself every day. In the past, when I weighed weekly, there were times when I'd see a gain on the scale that I couldn't understand. I'd been under my calories all week, I should have lost, right? By weighing daily, I sometimes see my weight dropping all week and then a sudden rise on "official" weigh in day - which helps me to figure out what causes me to retain water since I know for sure that it's not a fat gain. It's also taken the emotion out of the weighing in process, I'm not scared to see the number because I have a better idea of what to expect and it's just a normal part of my day, like brushing my teeth.
@WhatMeRunning - sorry the pf isn’t going away but glad you’re being proactive about treating it.4 -
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Exercise for at least 20 minutes ..................................... ✅ ... 130 + min.
Stay within my calorie budget for the day ...................... ✅ ... Sure am
Keep track of everything I ate and drank ....................... ✅ .... Sure did
STEPS.......... 16,500 ......... 100 m Walking .... 30 m cleaning ....
Yep.... over did yesterday... woke up with foot hurting... so will use my Boot
when doing walks ...Not time yet to get back to my 120 m. of walking a day
Documenting CONSISTANCY For personal ACCOUNTABILITY
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Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes. Almost 40 minutes on Cubii.
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes.
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes.
The key for me has been managing my habit of snacking out of boredom and/or emotional eating, especially on the weekend. The tracking requirement of UAC has really helped manage this.4 -
Exercise: Yes
Tracking: Yes
Calories: Nope
5 fruit/veggie: Yes 🫐
Making sure I move some, I think it just keeps me in a better mindset. Allowing myself foods I enjoy and cutting down on ordering/ eating out (this month is the exception). Being mindful of portions.4 -
@donna25trinity I didn't realise you were an Aussie! My little guy is 2.5, going on 21 I think! Mr. Independent and says the funniest things. I love watching him figure things out lol.
Whereabouts in Aus are you? Hope you're not locked down. I'm in rural NSW, we're ok at the moment but it's getting closer every day.1 -
@WhatMeRunning 😱
@victorious55 may have been the inspiration for "closing my kitchen" at 10 pm. I've done this habit for several weeks now and may even push it back to 9:30, then eventually 9.
Thank you to all for being such good behaviour models.
As for today (well, yesterday, but let us not split hairs)...
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Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? NO |
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? NO | Base
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 | 22%
Pass Days Used: (JUL19)3
