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~🎄~ 12 / 16 /2021~~ Waving Hi ~~🤶🏼~~ Welcome to December ~BLESSings ALLways ~💖~

Exercise for at least 20 minutes .................................... ✅ ... 210+ min.
Stay within my calorie budget for the day ...................... ✅ ... I am
Keep track of everything I ate and drank ....................... ✅ .... I did

STEPS......... 27,160+.......... 180 walking ......... 30 min. house cleaning....


Documenting My CONSISTANCY = For personal ACCOUNTABILITY
(if there is a P=instead of number its a Pass Day)

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today I am now out of the winners circle

I have strained my neck (somehow) and doing very little

still tracked, still under budget but movement was a nono

@Mrs_Hoffer -15 F right now.. feels like - 26 with the windchill.... there are moments where it's just unsafe to even bundle up and go out and this morning is one of them!

I started losing weight in January and I didn't have any exercise targets then.. I was starting to move more but it wasn't my focus. This winter is a different animal for sure. I love my Peloton but I think I need to figure out walking in place or something. For some reason that feels weird to me but I don't have a treadmill.

✅ Exercise - 1 hour of Jazzercise
✅ Calories -
✅ Tracking -
Closed all my Apple watch rings today

8 Pass days used

I was so tired yesterday that I kind of went through the motions with my exercise. Still a workout, but just not as vigorous as normal. Lots of treat making since I needed a bunch to bring to the volunteer crew that I work with today.

For those of you that live up north, I admire your perseverance in still getting outside for exercise despite the frigid cold. I was cold all day yesterday and the high was 54F! When we went to the east coast last week, I packed (and wore) a heavy long down coat with the fake fur around the hood, a down puffy, a gortex rain jacket (for wind protection), a fleece, and a vest. I think one day I even wore them all at the same time. So much for showing off my slimmer body :-)

ashleycarole86 wrote: »

.... I love my Peloton but I think I need to figure out walking in place or something. For some reason that feels weird to me but I don't have a treadmill.

I don't have a treadmill either. But for step-based indoor exercise (with no to minimal cost and no to minimal permanent foot-print needed for equipment) .... I recommend adopting a "Walk as You Watch" policy. If you are in front of the tv, you have to be walking (at least part of the time). Depending on your current level of endurance / state of knees / ankles etc. either walk through all (or as much as possible) commercials, and gradually switch to walking through the program / break through commercials.

Or if your computer can link to a tv, or other decent sized screen, "walk the world" via first-person views/"treadmill or elliptical workouts" of wherever you like on YouTube

If you need cushioning, there are anti-fatigue mats in places like Hardware box stores (or amazon) that can be stored out of the way against a wall. I use a 36" diam / ~ 4 to 6 " tall mini-trampoline for minimizing impact (it can sit on it's edge out of the way when not in use)

If you don't have the "impact restrictions", use a step-bench (basically, going up and down one step). These are also easy to find in the same places that would sell the mini-trampolines and also are easily put out of the way when not in actual use.

The MAIN thing is the "Walk While You Watch" commitment .... it can feel quite virtuous to get those steps in without having to miss your "must-watch" tv series ..... (or listen to a podcast, or audiobook etc)

Very late posting. It all’s good.

Pass days 2/3

@ideas2 that is indeed a life victory, way to go!!! 👍😎

Yes, it's true that many cardiovascular related diseases can all be symptoms brought on by an extended and unhealthy and obese lifestyle. Cholesterol, blood pressure, insulin resistance, all related. You have probably added an automatic 10 years to your lifespan!

And with a step bench, you have more scope for varying the stepping (high knees or hamstring curls or side leg lifts or be sideways to the bench and step on-over-down the other side. And add in arm movements etc.

The Rebock Step class (that started it all) is on youtube just to give you ideas of variations you could be doing (personally I liked it and the emphasis on form better than lots of later "more like dancing" versions.

The only things to remember are:

• this is an endurance thing - slower but steady - and you WILL feel it. Don't try to go too fast!
• don't forget to change lead foot regularly (the leg that leads does the heavy lift-up) It can be as often as every 4-count or multiple there-of. eg Right On-Left On-Right Right Off - Left Tap. Left On Right On Left Off Right Tap Repeat.
• if you get tired or lose your rhythm, just march in place at the same pace - catch your breath, sort yourself out, then start stepping up again.

Late to post but yes, yes and yes

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