Ultimate Accountability Challenge October 2021

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October 22

Mrs_Hoffer
Mrs_Hoffer Posts: 5,194 Member
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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?
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  • MadisonMolly2017
    MadisonMolly2017 Posts: 11,152 Member
    LazyBlondeChef wrote: »
    I feel for you @MadisonMolly2017

    I have tinnitus but mine is the sound of crickets. Where I live we sometimes get crickets in the house in the summer so the first year this happened I thought there were crickets in the bedroom and went a little crazy when trying to sleep. I think it might have taken me nearly a year to realize there were no crickets. It was tinnitus.

    I have noticed it is a little intermittent and I actually only ever notice it when I'm not falling asleep quickly. Since I retired it's been less of a problem because I rarely have insomnia anymore but when I still worked the tinnitus cricket sound was pretty awful when I had insomnia. In any case it might improve for you with time. The other thing I noticed is that it's worse when laying on one side rather than the other so you might experiment with that to see if there is a difference.

    Thank you @LazyBlondeChef 😁
    You are the third person I know who no longer really hears it (unless someone mentions it!) very encouraging!

    Mine is worse mid-afternoon when I go for my walk, persists through dinner & then sometimes quiets a tad/sometimes not.

    Funny about which side you lay on. From the beginning I’ve wanted to top my head to the right. I find it’s much better if I sleep on my right side. I’ve even pulled a hood over the right side of my head, but not as far on left (so my left ear is uncovered) & that seems to help me focus on the real sounds rather than the fake ones :)

    I’m glad your insomnia is better & your crickets are quiet!

    Hugs,
    Maddie
  • SummerSkier
    SummerSkier Posts: 5,100 Member
    that's interesting Maddie. And also frustrating that you know the cause of your tinnitus. Hope that it settles soon and doesn't progress to dizzyness etc. I know exactly what you mean about the volume accidently getting turned WAY UP on the phone in your pocket. Mostly I run just with my watch (maybe that would work so you don't have to hold your phone) so I would have to really on purpose turn the vol and I don't have it high anyway because I want to hear other things. I also only use one ear bud at a time anyway to save on power because I don't need both of them.
  • SummerSkier
    SummerSkier Posts: 5,100 Member
    22 Oct 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
    Pass days used:0

  • victorious55
    victorious55 Posts: 3,502 Member
    October 22, 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
    Did you go "nuts" with nuts today? No (20 days -free)
    Over Sugar macro today? No (13 days)

    Pass day 1/3 (this is for accountability to myself and my records).
  • bradkcrew
    bradkcrew Posts: 1,720 Member
    Exercise :) Tracking :) Calories :)
  • yrc_pr
    yrc_pr Posts: 204 Member
    October 22

    ✅ Exercise - walking
    ✅ Calories
    ✅ Tracked

    2 Pass Days Used
  • Mrs_Hoffer
    Mrs_Hoffer Posts: 5,194 Member
    @snowshoe072 thanks for sharing the beautiful photos! 😍 They look like they could be post cards!
  • tdrjustus3
    tdrjustus3 Posts: 542 Member
    Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? No
    Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
    Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes
  • LazyBlondeChef
    LazyBlondeChef Posts: 2,809 Member
    edited October 2021
    Track: yes
    Calories: yes
    Exercise: yes
    • Full Body Warm Up: 5 min
    • Day 31: EPIC I - Abs & Glutes workout : 45 mins
    • Day 33: EPIC I - Legs & Bicep workout (+ cool down): 51 mins
    Passes used: 2/3 (17oct) (21oct)

    I may regret this tomorrow but I did two EPIC workouts today since I didn't exercise at all yesterday. I did the workouts scheduled for Wed & Fri. Tomorrow I'll do Day 32 which I should have done yesterday. About half way through the second one I slowed down some. I was committed to doing this so I could have Sunday as a rest day since Day 34 is the longer full body workout.
  • slimtastesbetter
    slimtastesbetter Posts: 8,355 Member
    @MadisonMolly2017 thanks for sharing your story and also posting the link. The volume turning up way loud like that happened a couple of times on my old mp3. It was so loud I thought it might burst my eardrum! The way my current mp3 is I don't think that would happen, but after reading the article you shared, what I would like to know is how many decibels I'm listening to music to when I run. Hopefully it's not at a level that is damaging to my ears, but it could be on runs that last longer than an hour. I have it at level 8, when in contrast, when I use the FM radio feature of my mp3 in bed to listen to talk radio if I can't sleep, I only have the volume on 0 or 1 otherwise it's too loud.

    I hear some ringing in my ears at times that is probably tinnitus. Thankfully it doesn't bother me. I guess it isn't bad enough, at least not yet...

    Tracked - Yes!
    Within calorie budget - Yes!
    Exercised - Yes! 4.42 mile run 🏃‍♀️

  • ashleycarole86
    ashleycarole86 Posts: 6,294 Member
    Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes, 64 minutes walking, 20 Peloton, 20 yoga
    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 - 4
  • MadisonMolly2017
    MadisonMolly2017 Posts: 11,152 Member
    slimtastesbetter wrote: »
    @MadisonMolly2017 thanks for sharing your story and also posting the link. The volume turning up way loud like that happened a couple of times on my old mp3. It was so loud I thought it might burst my eardrum! The way my current mp3 is I don't think that would happen, but after reading the article you shared, what I would like to know is how many decibels I'm listening to music to when I run. Hopefully it's not at a level that is damaging to my ears, but it could be on runs that last longer than an hour. I have it at level 8, when in contrast, when I use the FM radio feature of my mp3 in bed to listen to talk radio if I can't sleep, I only have the volume on 0 or 1 otherwise it's too loud.

    I hear some ringing in my ears at times that is probably tinnitus. Thankfully it doesn't bother me. I guess it isn't bad enough, at least not yet...

    Tracked - Yes!
    Within calorie budget - Yes!
    Exercised - Yes! 4.42 mile run 🏃‍♀️

    @slimtastesbetter
    I was very surprised when I read the research that more than an hour can be an issue.

    I did Google “how to measure decibels” & there were several apps. I don’t know if that would work for you. I learned city traffic noise is 80-90db, so if we try to hear over that, we’d definitely at risk.

    I’m Glad you are doing well!!

    Best,
    Maddie🌸
  • MadisonMolly2017
    MadisonMolly2017 Posts: 11,152 Member
    ✅✅✅
    Exercised
    Tracked
    Calories-under
  • jamcnewman
    jamcnewman Posts: 4,406 Member
    October 22

    Exercise ✔️ 11,000+ steps; one 40 minute dog walk; one 25 minute walk
    Calories ✔️
    Tracking ✔️

    Two pass days used: October 10 & 15

    Julie
    🥰
  • seilidhe
    seilidhe Posts: 1,042 Member
    10/22/2021
    Exercise? Yep.
    Tracking? Yep.
    Calories? Nope.

    Tinnitus? Story of my life. I haven't a clue what triggered it, but I've had it for years. Both ears. Some days are better than others.

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