October 7
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Thank you @TerriRichardson112
The only reason I made that comment is it frightened me in the beginning of my weight loss. I have found there has been more wiggle room
The way I word “Nugget #2” is:
“Maintenance, for me, comes down to monitoring and creating habits & when things begin to slip, digging deeply inside myself & pulling myself up by my bootstraps, kicking & screaming, knowing I am the only one who can do so.”
“Losing weight, for me, was about a small daily deficit in calories over 2-3 years while I changed my habits. I didn’t want my body to think it needed to go into starvation mode & I wanted to have the energy to support my walking. I figured it took me a long time to gain it…”
Even today, if I have an ultra hungry day, I will eat. I want my body to know I listen to it. For the same reason, I eat my meals about the same time each day, so my body knows it will be fed, taken cate of.” PS I often find the next day I’m naturally slightly less hungry (so it works out.)4 -
Tracked - not everything. I've been a little nibbly today and didn't track every little bit.
Within calorie budget - pretty sure yes as my nibbles weren't too terribly caloric and I had the calories.
Exercised - YES, 25 minutes weight machines and 30 minutes ARC Trainer Cardio machine at Planet Fitness.
Pass Days Used - 23 -
Track: yes
Calories: yes
Exercise: yes- Full Body Warm Up: 5 min
- Day 22: EPIC I - Shoulders & Core Dumbbell Workout / Supersets (+ cool down): 45 mins
I'm not sure I identify with nugget #2. I've always assumed responsibility for my actions and don't blame others for my problems, lack of willpower or procrastination. I had already decided that I'd have to track indefinitely to keep my weight off. Not a big deal since I've created the habit over the last 10 months it's become second nature.
I may struggle with staying on track while traveling because of restaurant food but I have options to deal with that. It's just all a matter of being 100% committed. I certainly don't blame the restaurants for it though I do wish they all provided caloric information to make things easier for us. I rarely eat at chains big enough to have to provide that.3 -
I do take ownership, but I get triggered by my partner's problems, demands, behaviour and neediness. I know he cannot help it, I don't blame him: Alzheimer's is a real killer, but after I have spent another hour listening to and trying to sort out his problems, put up with his aggressive verbal abuse - he needs help, but doesn't like to be helped - the impulse of grabbing a large Scotch or two is almost irresistible. I make do with a glass of wine, but sometimes it makes me feel like I don't want to cook, I just want comfort food. I resist as much as possible. If I were more physical, I would go out on a furious bike ride, or a run, but my knees won't let me run or do more than gentle biking. The swimming pool is 15 minutes away and tends to be crowded outside early morning hours ... I phone friends, if possible, but it so happens that they all seem to have big problems on their shoulders and I don't want to burden them with mine. I listen to music, play the piano- furiously, I could paint, but would have to set that up and clean up afterwards, which stops me. These are also the reasons why I regularly crash out of UAC. Any solutions?9
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@Chinkiri - the day they find a cure for Alzheimer’s will be a day of celebration for sure. But that doesn’t help you in the here and now. Is there a support group you could join? Our local hospital has one, and maybe the county council on aging as well. If there’s nothing in person, I’ll bet there’s an online zoom group. If you can connect with others going through the same thing, it may help and give you ideas to help you cope. Or since your knees are troublesome, could you work up a good sweat with some weights and an upper body workout? I am always amazed how hard physical activity helps relieve stress. You’ve probably heard these suggestions 100 times already, I wish I had more to offer. Keep checking in with us. I’m counting on you for advice when I travel to the Netherlands either 2022 or 23.5
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Yes yes&yes.
I started Monday with the challenge but have been incrementally working towards it prior. Was tracking and doing 10minute work outs up until this week.
Change takes time
Hope your day is awesome3 -
@biketheworld Thank you! I am in touch with our local Alzheimer's Association, who try their best, but are a bit useless. Most people caring for Alzheimer's patients are sons or daughters, which is quite a different ballgame. I've met one woman whose husband has Alzheimer's, but who is the typical devoted carer, which I am unfortunately not.
My partner took my weights, but I can buy another set, good idea. Normally I have a support network, phone or in person, but they all seem to be caught up in caring for someone, on holiday or other non-availability situations at the moment.
Definitely up for advice travelling in the Netherlands - might even meet up with you ...5 -
Oct 7
Exercise - 45 minute walk, 30 minutes stretching
Tracking - Planned, followed the plan
Calories - Under
Pass days so far - 0
That was the low calorie part of my week, and I did it!
I have some challenges coming up, with a friend coming to visit (which hasn't happened since COVID) and a 3 day weekend, so anticipating a pass day or 2...
I actually really disagree with today's nugget. I spent many years after my 9 year old was born - years of nursing, caring for an infant, going through infertility treatments to try to get pregnant again, caring for an infant and a preschooler - desperately wanting to lose weight and completely unable to. I remember talking to a nutritionist on the phone and just crying because she was recommending counting calories and there was no way I could do that. Our diet in those days was a lot of (delicious) casseroles and stir fry type things that my wife made without measuring while caring for babies while I was at work/commuting. There was no way to get her to measure anything and no way to make myself different food.
And you know, that's obviously not the hardest situation in the world - but it really was not possible for me to lose weight in those circumstances. And in retrospect, I really wish I hadn't stressed about it so much. I look back on the me in those days and think I had enough to worry about and being 50 pounds overweight during those years was really not a big deal. When anyone asks me about losing weight after babies, I advise not worrying about it for at least a few years.
Because now I am in a place where I can make those choices. And I experience it as such freedom and such a gift. I am so grateful that I have the time and energy to work on this project of taking care of my body. It's still not always the easiest - I still have kids and we still have a lot of tempting junk food in the house because kids. But now I can make the choice and so I (usually) do.2 -
October 7
I knew it was going to be a tough day… I thought I had a plan… I started out well but then as I began to think more and more the day was going to be a bust, I stopped tracking, went over calories and didn’t exercise. I didn’t want to use my second pass so early in the month, but did. Today’s gonna be a tough day too… but I’m going to try harder. I can’t control the tough days, but I can control my behaviors… let’s see how I do. 🤞🏽4 -
OCT 7
Exercise ✅ [20 min walk]
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❌❌❌ yes, no one to blame but me6
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~🎃~~10 / 7 /2021~~ Waving Hi ~~🧙🏼♀️ ~~ OCTOBER ~~ BLESSings ALLways ~~ 💖 ~~
Exercise for at least 20 minutes .................................... ✅ ... 230+ min.
Stay within my calorie budget for the day ...................... ✅ ... I am
Keep track of everything I ate and drank ....................... ✅ .... I did
STEPS......... 33,240+.......... 200 walking ........ 30 m house cleaning
Documenting My CONSISTANCY = For personal ACCOUNTABILITY
(if there is a P=instead of number its a Pass Day)
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✅exercise - walked 4 miles today
✅tracking
✅calories5 -
Oct 7
✅ Exercise: 60 minutes swimming
✅ Calories
✅ Tracked
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I think oftentimes there is an imperceptible line between making excuses/not taking responsibility and just having your butt kicked by life. But maybe that’s the point - just do what you can.
Thursday, October 7
Tracking: Yes
Calories: under
Exercise: Yes, walk. I don’t feel like I’ve been kicked in the kidney anymore.
Pass days to date - 33 -
readyornot1234 wrote: »I think oftentimes there is an imperceptible line between making excuses/not taking responsibility and just having your butt kicked by life. But maybe that’s the point - just do what you can.
⬆️ This right here.2 -
Oct 7
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? yes w/ trainer
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? yes, even w/ a brownie & little glass of wine
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? yes
Pass days used:03 -
OK, no more excuses. If life deals me a bad hand, so be it.4
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@Chinkiri - Lots of hugs to you. This might sound silly, but have you tried papercutting? It's oddly therapeutic and very zen, and in my experience less clean up than painting (I'm a hot mess of a painter though). All you need is an exacto, some paper, some tape, and a cutting matt which is pretty low key on the set up end.
https://www.instructables.com/A-Beginners-Guide-to-Paper-Cutting/
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