November 6
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Well I am on the correct date now I posted early the other day lol!! Everyone seems to be planning ahead it does make life easier. I tracked and logged. Trying to incorporate some dark chocolate each day it’s a challenge for me to have a small piece so I bought a higher cocoa percentage it’s a little bitter so that should keep me to the serving size. Managed some spin and flexibility work today and at this point just a few hundred short of 10,000 steps4
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Have to take a pass day today. We went to an amazing greenhouse style restaurant. They only do a 4/5 course set menu. It was all lovely and light with lots of fresh veg done in ways that were difficult to identify. Everything was in Dutch… I wouldn’t even know where to begin to count/track calories.
I walked 8 miles! 19,000 steps.
2 passed days used so far.
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✅ - Exercise 20+ Minutes: 93 minutes, aerobics/walking/circuits
✅ - Calories within budget
✅ - Tracked everything
3️⃣ Pass Days left
I understand that sudden realisation that our bodies have changed. It’s a wonderful feeling4 -
11/6
I've been forgetting to come and post this last week. I'm getting better from surgury. Eating and drinking is getting better.
I've been getting caleries,exercise and logging. Today I didn't get but my short walks with my dog to take her out tho.8 -
06/11/2021
Exercise? Yes, bike ride and cardio workouts
Tracked? Yes, every BLT
Calories? Yes, well under.
In July 2018 I had a healthcheck and was told I was obese - BMI 30.2 so only just over the borderline but my waist measurement was shocking! – I’m only 154 cm (just over 5’) so my goal for my waist was to be under 77cm (30”). It took a long time as I’m not a natural hour-glass shape, but eventually got there. That was a real NSV! It’s great not having to wear elasticated waist trousers and skirts. It’s also great being able to wear nice gym leggings.
Unfortunately, my arthritis means I’m not as sprightly as I would have hoped after losing nearly 1/3rd of my bodyweight, but I’m sure I would be worse if I was still carrying that 22.5 kg. At least I can play with my grandchildren.
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@WhatMeRunning – that sounds like a well thought plan, best wishes for Monday.3
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Exercise:
Tracking: Calories: 4 -
Yes, yes, and yes
Bragging: I've always loved my body no matter what size but seeing how much stronger it looks from weight training, feels extra fabulous 7 -
@WhatMeRunning Solid plan Chris in preparation for Monday. Keeping you in my thoughts as you prepare and will be thinking of you as you heal well. I loved your insight about return to work clothes. Yes — the same scale weight really does manifest differently on someone who has long term fitness. Good for you!!! 🥰5
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@taurie What an tremendous step count for the day!!!! 🏆 Your meal out sounds like it was a really lovely treat and I just love having meals that are healthy and delicious and perhaps a bit mysterious. We’re you at a greenhouse or in the little cocoon greenhouse huts we keep hearing about that are being used in places in the Netherlands? 🥰 Julie3
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@WhatMeRunning - you will be in my thoughts - best
Saturday, November 6
Tracking: Yes
Calories: under
Exercise: Yes, pre ride stretch, cycle 45 min, cool down ride, post ride stretch, full body stretch 15 min
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Thanks fir the topic opening post today Donna — it did give me something to consider and J came away feeling more positive. @donna25trinity
Like @ashleycarole86 my rings are fitting better and that is a really good feeling and a reminder every day. 💍 The first place I noticed in the mirror was my face. I now have more of a waist, but in contrast, I think it makes my tummy look bigger. Husband disagrees and I’ll just be kind to myself while I continue to make progress. 💛 Bras are fitting very differently, and are all now in the tightest setting. The day will come when I need to go back in for a fitting.
It has been a wee bit of a juggle doing the seasonal wardrobe move to the winter things and deciding what things should be given away and leave the house (from the summer things and from the winter clothes that fit last year but won’t this year). But, that has been a good thing as I try clothes on and realize they are now too big.
So — some progress!7 -
November 6, 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
Habits to maintain/work on this month:
Kitchen Closed? Yes
Did you go "nuts" with nuts today? No (4 days "nuts" free)
Within Sugar macro today? Yes (4 days)
Pass day 1/3 (this is for accountability to myself and my records).4 -
November 6
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes, I did a recovery stretching video from Pahla B
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes. I ate ice cream and combination pizza. Not my normal meal but it tasted good.4 -
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? ✅4 -
November 6
✅ Exercise - kickboxing workout video
✅ Calories
✅ Tracked
0 Pass Days Used4 -
Great post @donna25trinity !
I’ve thought & thought about it.
My hands look better, as do LOL my feet. My rings twirl which I enjoy. The ring I got in 2018 would never have fit me pre-weight loss & it’s a glorious memory of needing an avg size (LOTS of choices) vs one of the largest sizes (very few choices.)
My legs are definitely slimmer as are my arms. My hips decreased more than I ever thought they would and (thankfully) so did my abdomen & waist - and I still have b**bs!! A miracle!
So lots of good news. However, to be totally honest, I’m not sure I truly realize how trim I am. Every once in a while I’ll be with friends - mostly shorter - who I think of as trimmer than me & they’ll share their weight & my brain will do a puzzled backflip. “Wait, I weigh 8-14 lbs LESS than that!”
So I guess my brain is just taking awhile to keep up with the reality!
I do think COVID & my situation has made it tough to go shop in person. I did find my jeans & exercise footwear & sunscreen jackets on-line, but I’d really like to go get some new things.
I think part of the problem is I still wear *most* of my larger outer wear & sweaters & PJ’s - not to mention old t-shirts of my son’s.
I’m Cheap when it comes to non-work clothes & I’m now retired, so yes, I’m gonna have to figure this out!
To end in a positive note, I definitely have a more accurate body image with each year in maintenance. AND I do notice I don’t fill a chair, etc.
But most of my real changes are in ease of running up stairs, general energy level & activity, just much more fit & healthy.7 -
Exercise -Yes - 23 min walk/weights
Under calorie budget (1650)? Yes 1631
Tracked everything I ate and drank? Yes
Whew, I made it by a small margin today.7 -
Nov 6
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Very under control food day.
My assigned mealtimes worked as did posting immediately after eating each meal except dinner which I pre-logged (and then adjusted)
Calories & all macro/micros are in a great place.
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Exercise:
more than an hour of wii walking game on my mini-trampoline (~ 6000+ steps) plus after-supper walk to the farther of two grocery stores and back (11732 steps for the whole day .... not bad considering I didn't get up until around 11:30 this morning)
Logging: everything (not hard to to do when there is no breakfast or lunch to record - just afternoon snack, supper and evening snack.... weekends I sleep late, and tend to have what I can "inadvertent intermittent fasting time". Not an eating style choice ... just that there are fewer "awake time hours" do to the eating in 
In Range: didn't even get all the way to the end of the allowed calories ... and also DIDN'T have even more (while still staying in range) "just because I could have" Yay ME!!
Pass days used so far: 1 (bad planning)
Bragging ... my breathing is better (when I started out more than 35 pounds ago, doing the energetic walking would get me breathing hard enough to get to the bottom of my lungs and set off some coughing fits. I also tended to get exercise-sweat induced hives.
Yes, you read that right ... allergic reaction to exercising in the form of red swelling. Not any more. And I don't snore any more.
I also am very proud of having re-trained my taste buds to the point where plain air-popped popcorn is actually my taste CHOICE. I started by subbing Molly McButter (butter flavored sprinkles) instead of melted butter .... then cut that out too .... and now if I ever have popcorn away from home that someone has cooked in oil or put metlted butter on ... I find it toooooooo greasy tasting.
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