Ultimate Accountability Challenge December 2021

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  • Mama530
    Mama530 Posts: 605 Member
    Mama530

    Exercise: yes, yoga
    Calories: yes
    Tracked: yes
  • Chinkiri
    Chinkiri Posts: 1,622 Member
    3 x Yes
  • donna25trinity
    donna25trinity Posts: 3,235 Member
    MadisonMolly2017 wrote: »
    Dec 1 🥾⚖️💪🏻🫀🧂🕉😴
    Dec 2 🥾⚖️💪🏻🫀🧂🕉😴
    Dec 3 🥾⚖️💪🏻🫀⬆️🕉😴
    Dec 4 🥾⚖️💪🏻🫀🧂🕉😴

    I exercised, calories under, and tracked all Dec 1-4.

    But things have been rough:
    Dec 2 & 4 sodium was *just* okay & led to increased mouth hunger. Dec 3 sodium was high (processed foods) & led to more mouth hunger today. I thought for sure my calories would be over, but they weren’t.

    I have to admit that eating one sugary-salty-fatty food Dec 1 that I usually don’t eat led to a salty-fatty-crunchy Dec 2 (and finishing it Dec 3.) And then to a third food Dec 3. Processed-pseudo-fried-Salty.

    Today was all good, but I had to keep from making it a 4thday in a row.

    I was *this close* to taking December “off” something I have not done since Jan 2016. Danger! But tonight I sat down with all my notes on what I’d eaten & much to my surprise, my calories were fine, low even. My steps are crazily high.

    It’s shocking & humbling to see that after years of maintenance & carefully weighing to the gram, I might have given up over just 4 days. Very shocking.

    I truly am like an alcohol w/ that first drink, I’m embarrassed to say, but better to announce it & remember this experience going forwards.

    Of course with the extra sodium, the scale popped up, which didn’t help & made me think I’d eaten too much (I hadn’t.)

    “My name’s Maddie, and I need to keep my sodium & refined sugar to low levels in order to be healthy & happy.”

    This is awesome... I feel u with the alcoholic analogy! Xo
  • Caroline_slowandsteady
    Caroline_slowandsteady Posts: 842 Member
    edited December 2021
    Dec 4th
    A second pass day - unplanned and unnecessary
    Exercise - 30 minutes stretching, probably at least 20 minutes of walking around at the Christmas Tree Farm
    Tracking - I planned the day, but just did not have the willpower as my kids indulged in delicious treats all day long (because of Christmas Tree Farm, Thanksgiving dessert leftovers, and post-second COVID shot treats and takeout). I grazed on their leftovers all day long. I will say I did not eat as much as I could have eaten - but much more than I wanted to. I am feeling hungry and cranky about trying to get back on the wagon with eating right after the week of Thanksgiving indulgences. I am not sure which part of the plan was wrong - taking a week at maintenance after Thanksgiving, or trying to go back to weight loss calories while my house is still full of delicious junk food.
    Calories - Over. But really not as much as they could be, is the only consolation. I still followed the plan for my main eating, just had a bite and a sip here and there, which probably added up to quite a bit, but not as much as if I'd just abandoned the plan entirely.

    Pass Days So Far: 2

    Today is planned but with more temptation. We're having our family Hanukkah celebration tonight, with latkes. My plan is to eat 2 and that should fit in the calorie budget. We'll see how I do.

    @BMcC9 Thanks for the opening post. I really like the idea of continuing to gather data to learn from it and continually get better at this as I learn. This is my second time losing weight in my life, and I came to UAC after working on it for a year and a half and losing almost 25 pounds. Yet I am still feeling very much like a beginner at this stage of things. I mean, not just for weight loss but kind of for everything in my life right now, actually. So I really like the idea of tracking, reflecting, adjusting, It's basically using the scientific method on myself.

    And also inspired by your post, I am going to post a question for advice in What's on Your Mind.
  • BMcC9
    BMcC9 Posts: 4,451 Member
    Exercise: o:) plenty of walking both outside and in exergame
    Logged: o:) Alllllll IN!
    In Goal: o:) Even better than The Plan, as I just didn't want the (planned) evening snack after the slightly later supper. B) (so I "didn't eat it or an alternate any way" )
  • fossil9078
    fossil9078 Posts: 130 Member
    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
  • BMcC9
    BMcC9 Posts: 4,451 Member
    Jana_2020 wrote: »
    Sat Dec 4
    Pass Day – but starting to get some things under control.

    and acting like the CHAMPION you are!
  • KCJen
    KCJen Posts: 1,089 Member
    yes x 3
  • BMcC9
    BMcC9 Posts: 4,451 Member
    KCJen wrote: »
    yes x 3

    You are going strong!
  • victorious55
    victorious55 Posts: 3,655 Member
    December 4, 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 this month:
    Kitchen Closed? Yes
    Did you go "nuts" with nuts today? Yes (3 day -free)
    Within Sugar macro today? Yes (3 days)

    Pass day 0/3 (this is for accountability to myself and my records).
  • calvin20874
    calvin20874 Posts: 1,501 Member
    12/4

    Exercise: 78 minutes mountain biking, 55 minutes stretching and PT exercises

    Tracking; yes
    Calories: under

    Pass days used: 0
  • znaoiec
    znaoiec Posts: 2,070 Member
    Yes, yes and yes
    Walking and shopping
  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 19,663 Member
    Hi all. Back to catch up with my World Wide Web of Saturday people. 😂


    🎈🎉🎈Congratulations 🎈🎉🎈 to those of you with 3 x yes
    @jamcnewman
    @Mrs_Hoffer - I hope you get over that soon, Teresa
    @KCJen
    @victorious55
    @calvin20874
    @znaoiec

    👍🏻 Well done for posting, no matter what!
    @bookieNJ

    Stay strong! Those Christmas goodies are a minefield we all have to traverse. 😂


  • GrandmaJackie
    GrandmaJackie Posts: 36,879 Member
    12/04

    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? 👍🏻

    Used 0 passes
    3 passes left

    ~~~~~~~~

    December goals

    - Miracle Morning daily.

    - yoga and strength training at least 3x weekly (Strength training WILL happen this month)

    - TRY having ZERO pass days

    - No LNS daily, ONLY fruits

    - Daily journaling
    These are my morning meditation sessions, Pete and Parker enjoy meditation too, lol
    wee443vve4ks.jpeg
  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 19,663 Member
    @GrandmaJackie - 👍🏻 3 x yes! well done! The spoiler is so cute. Pete has certainly got the concentration off pat 😂 And Parker is adopting my usual practice when I used to go to yoga classes.

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