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Nov 1:
Track: Yes!
Exercise: Yes! 45 min Zumba
Under calorie goal: Yes!7 -
Well I just realized I didn’t log last night so 1 pass day used.
Exercise yes spin class
Tracking and calories no5 -
MadisonMolly2017 wrote: »biketheworld wrote: »I’ve been almost non existent here for the past week or so. Fell into a terrible slump/depression. I’ve been eating everything in sight. I’d planned a 68 mile bike ride for Sunday on a trail that right now is probably aglow with fall color, but decided not to go partly because the weather was iffy, partly because I just couldn’t muster the energy. As I was eating Halloween candy last night, I actually thought to myself, “I wonder how fast I can gain that 30 pounds back,” and I didn’t even care. I’ve been using an excel spreadsheet to record daily weight because it includes a logarithm that removes the crazy daily swings and I’ve really appreciated that. However, this morning I opened up the Happy Scale app which I haven’t used in several months and was jolted by how far I’ve come since February. Then I entered my historical weights from the first day of each month. The app breaks down my beginning weight to goal weight into 10 segments and I’ve accomplished 5 of them - I’m half the way there! It’s taking me forever, but I realized I do not want to throw that progress away. So I’ll keep slogging my way along, I should probably change my username to “aslothcouldbeatme” but whatever. The issues that threw me into this slump are still there, some I can’t do anything about, one I’m going to address today. The sun is shining, the colors are reaching their peak, my backyard is practically glowing. Life really is good and I need to stop feeling sorry for myself. Sorry for the long post.
Hi my friend, @biketheworld,
I’m here for you.
“When the going gets tough, the tough get going.”
“I could over-eat, but I won’t because then I’ll have TWP problems toSolve - the original & my weight.”
“The quicker you get up from a fall, the faster you win the race.”
Stock up on your favorite crunch veggies.
I’ve been eating a bowl of any carrots, large apples, salads, a bowl berries, as needed.
Other suggestions: warm baths, a funny or light movie, an upbeat book, put on jammies early and snuggle with blanket & a decaf tea
We have to develop NEW WAYS to deal with feelings. Gradually, with forgiveness & persistence.
I also had a depressive month or so. The tinnitus. I dug deep & decided I really really don’t want to diet again. I also don’t want to fail. I really don’t.
So I ate more veg/fruit, drank gobs of hot decaf tea, watched some silly shows including one of those bake-off series.
Eventually, I got “on top of” the tinnitus. My spirits began to lift.
I felt like I’d gained 20-30 lbs, but I took a hard look at the data. I’m barely out of my maintenance range. My brain likes to mess with me sometimes BUT I’m on to it’s tricks.
Perhaps, your brain is doing the same to you right now. Remember your WHY…remember …really remember ..how you felt when you began dieting. I was fatigued, uncomfortable, disappointed in myself, pretending “head in sand” that I didn’t know the negative impact of my eating habits. I was in a statin & a blood pressure med. and sometimes heartburn.
No way I want that again. You CAN rise above this, and each time you do you insure your longterm success EVEN MORE.
I’m here for you.
Maddie
PS We didn’t do Halloween. COVID, hardly anyone comes by, didn’t want to derail my newly regained mini-successes.
Throw that stuff out stat - I wish I had last Halloween. It’s a Quad Threat that I cannot control, so out it goes, or this year, I “never let it in.”
I am right there with you Maddie! I have worked so hard to get here. There is no going back. It's too expensive to go back
I talk to myself a LOT!
The other day, my niece overheard me talking. She said "Aunty, are you talking to yourself? You are talking to yourself in the third person!"
Me: "Yes, my dear, I need to talk to her. She needs to listen. This is no longer a joke. She needs to obey me right now!"
We don't do Halloween candies! We don't have a need for them. When the kids were younger, the candies came into the house on only 1 condition. They stay in your room or I throw them out5 -
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Nov 1
✅ Exercise: 60 minutes swimming
✅ Calories
✅ Tracked
0 pass days used ()
My plan for Nov> Work on my gut microbiome with probiotics daily. Continue intermittent fasting, only eat twice per day- lunch and supper, including in each meal a vegetable, a meat and 1/2 Muniq shake for resistant starch. Snacks less than once per week.
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I don't really have a plan, I just try and stick to the UAC rules. My primary goal at the moment is not so much losing weight, although I try not to put any on, it's to stick to the structure this challenge gives to my daily life. My life can be quite chaotic, with an Alzheimer's patient, irregular work, necessitating travel, hotels, and Mum and kids in different abroads with different challenges. Trying to plan and log my food, meals and exercise really helps me to maintain a healthy-ish routine, both for my physical and my mental health. The support from UAC friends along the way is invaluable! Most important for me at the moment is my daily post!
I try and be supportive too, but some days I just don't manage to read through all your posts...
Really good plan. Xox3 -
victorious55 wrote: »MadisonMolly2017 wrote: »biketheworld wrote: »I’ve been almost non existent here for the past week or so. Fell into a terrible slump/depression. I’ve been eating everything in sight. I’d planned a 68 mile bike ride for Sunday on a trail that right now is probably aglow with fall color, but decided not to go partly because the weather was iffy, partly because I just couldn’t muster the energy. As I was eating Halloween candy last night, I actually thought to myself, “I wonder how fast I can gain that 30 pounds back,” and I didn’t even care. I’ve been using an excel spreadsheet to record daily weight because it includes a logarithm that removes the crazy daily swings and I’ve really appreciated that. However, this morning I opened up the Happy Scale app which I haven’t used in several months and was jolted by how far I’ve come since February. Then I entered my historical weights from the first day of each month. The app breaks down my beginning weight to goal weight into 10 segments and I’ve accomplished 5 of them - I’m half the way there! It’s taking me forever, but I realized I do not want to throw that progress away. So I’ll keep slogging my way along, I should probably change my username to “aslothcouldbeatme” but whatever. The issues that threw me into this slump are still there, some I can’t do anything about, one I’m going to address today. The sun is shining, the colors are reaching their peak, my backyard is practically glowing. Life really is good and I need to stop feeling sorry for myself. Sorry for the long post.
Hi my friend, @biketheworld,
I’m here for you.
“When the going gets tough, the tough get going.”
“I could over-eat, but I won’t because then I’ll have TWP problems toSolve - the original & my weight.”
“The quicker you get up from a fall, the faster you win the race.”
Stock up on your favorite crunch veggies.
I’ve been eating a bowl of any carrots, large apples, salads, a bowl berries, as needed.
Other suggestions: warm baths, a funny or light movie, an upbeat book, put on jammies early and snuggle with blanket & a decaf tea
We have to develop NEW WAYS to deal with feelings. Gradually, with forgiveness & persistence.
I also had a depressive month or so. The tinnitus. I dug deep & decided I really really don’t want to diet again. I also don’t want to fail. I really don’t.
So I ate more veg/fruit, drank gobs of hot decaf tea, watched some silly shows including one of those bake-off series.
Eventually, I got “on top of” the tinnitus. My spirits began to lift.
I felt like I’d gained 20-30 lbs, but I took a hard look at the data. I’m barely out of my maintenance range. My brain likes to mess with me sometimes BUT I’m on to it’s tricks.
Perhaps, your brain is doing the same to you right now. Remember your WHY…remember …really remember ..how you felt when you began dieting. I was fatigued, uncomfortable, disappointed in myself, pretending “head in sand” that I didn’t know the negative impact of my eating habits. I was in a statin & a blood pressure med. and sometimes heartburn.
No way I want that again. You CAN rise above this, and each time you do you insure your longterm success EVEN MORE.
I’m here for you.
Maddie
PS We didn’t do Halloween. COVID, hardly anyone comes by, didn’t want to derail my newly regained mini-successes.
Throw that stuff out stat - I wish I had last Halloween. It’s a Quad Threat that I cannot control, so out it goes, or this year, I “never let it in.”
I am right there with you Maddie! I have worked so hard to get here. There is no going back. It's too expensive to go back
I talk to myself a LOT!
The other day, my niece overheard me talking. She said "Aunty, are you talking to yourself? You are talking to yourself in the third person!"
Me: "Yes, my dear, I need to talk to her. She needs to listen. This is no longer a joke. She needs to obey me right now!"
We don't do Halloween candies! We don't have a need for them. When the kids were younger, the candies came into the house on only 1 condition. They stay in your room or I throw them out
He he love this story!! Very cute!2 -
Yes, @victorious55, every time you post, I think “Yep, my twin.”
Loved the “it’s too expensive to go back.”
Sure is!
I will try talking out loud to myself!! Thanks!
I’m really glad you are here!2 -
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@biketheworld
Thanks my friend!
Ok so you had some wrappers & ate a chocolate bar & some other stuff…
I’ve found that if I stop at that, all will be okay…
. Let’s say it was 3,000 extra calories over 4 days. I doubt it was, but ok, for sake of argument…
Divide by 30 days in Nov. decrease calories by 100 a day OR eat at maintenance until weight drops back down.
However if I Keep eating that way, then I got an issue to deal with.
Surest way for me to get on track…
1. Realize it will take 3 days. Evening of 2nd day will be the hardest point. White knuckle time.
2. Cut out extra sodium & sugar.
3. Water water water
4. Keep to my 10K steps & sleep routine.4 -
@taurie - I have had an autoimmune disease for about 45 years now and there are many consecutive days/weeks that I just don't feel well. When my 3 kids were young and I was working full time, it was all I could do to take care of them, the house and work. There wasn't much me time. I felt that I was always just barely able to tread water. Walking was my friend. I did as much walking as possible. Push a carriage, go to the park and actively play, walk while the kids were in activities (mostly marching in place or pacing), putting on music in the house and "dancing" with the kids at least once a day for a few songs. When the kids were older and I had time to work out, I would push it hard for a few weeks, crash, take a few weeks to a month to recover - repeat over and over again. I always want to do all the things. When I feel good, I tend to try to do all the things at the same time and my husband threatens to sit on me because he knows it will only result in my having to recover for weeks. I have learned to go easy on myself and do activities in moderation. I have also learned that when I am tired or have pushed too hard, I will try a light walk, but am also okay if I just can't do the light walk. I don't get angry or as discouraged with my physical capabilities anymore but it took me a long time to get to this point. I am just trying to live my best life.
@biketheworld @mhawksi and so many of us - I feel you and wish you well.
Plan for November - I think I need to get back to one day at a time as anything longer seems to be overwhelming with my mental state right now. So today I will track, exercise, and post.
Monday, November 1
Tracking: Yes
Calories: under - just below maintenance with exercise
Exercise: Yes, pre ride stretch, cycle 45 min, cool down ride, post ride stretch, power wash and scrub deck 60 min
Pass days to date - 0
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readyornot1234 wrote: »@taurie - I have had an autoimmune disease for about 45 years now and there are many consecutive days/weeks that I just don't feel well. When my 3 kids were young and I was working full time, it was all I could do to take care of them, the house and work. There wasn't much me time. I felt that I was always just barely able to tread water. Walking was my friend. I did as much walking as possible. Push a carriage, go to the park and actively play, walk while the kids were in activities (mostly marching in place or pacing), putting on music in the house and "dancing" with the kids at least once a day for a few songs. When the kids were older and I had time to work out, I would push it hard for a few weeks, crash, take a few weeks to a month to recover - repeat over and over again. I always want to do all the things. When I feel good, I tend to try to do all the things at the same time and my husband threatens to sit on me because he knows it will only result in my having to recover for weeks. I have learned to go easy on myself and do activities in moderation. I have also learned that when I am tired or have pushed too hard, I will try a light walk, but am also okay if I just can't do the light walk. I don't get angry or as discouraged with my physical capabilities anymore but it took me a long time to get to this point. I am just trying to live my best life.
@biketheworld @mhawksi and so many of us - I feel you and wish you well.
Plan for November - I think I need to get back to one day at a time as anything longer seems to be overwhelming with my mental state right now. So today I will track, exercise, and post.
Monday, November 1
Tracking: Yes
Calories: under - just below maintenance with exercise
Exercise: Yes, pre ride stretch, cycle 45 min, cool down ride, post ride stretch, power wash and scrub deck 60 min
Pass days to date - 0
Wow that’s really inspiring. I really need to keep it in perspective and not feel like I’m letting myself or my family down. I’m doing everything within my control to support optimal health. It’s all I can do really, along with accept my limitations and celebrating the things I am still able to achieve.
Thank you for sharing 💛5 -
Tracked everything.
Calories within limit.
Fast walked 60 minutes.3 -
✅ Exercise: 45 minutes swimming.
✅ Calories
✅ Tracked
0 pass days used ()
Didn´t feel well in the morning so skipped my usual workout and planned to just walk at somepoint during the day. But the weather didn´t cooperate. Knowing I needed to get at least 20 minutes of exercise motivated me to go to the Y for my usual workout later in the day. I felt very happy afterwards.
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@biketheworld, thanks for sharing. I am in my own slump of sorts. It helps when someone else shares their experience. Sending encouraging thoughts your way.
Pass day for me.5 -
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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Nov 1st
exercise at least 20 minutes? Yes
stay within calorie budget ? Yes
Track everything ate and drank? Yes
Thank you all for the support.2 -
February 10/3
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April 10/3
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June 6/3
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August 6/3
Sept-oct fell off
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