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Tuesday 12/21
Exercise: walked
Calories: over
Tracked: yes3 -
Track: yes
Calories: yes
Exercise: yes- Full body warm up 5 min
- Day 8 of EPIC II - unilateral leg day dumbbell workout (+ cool down) 51 min
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I’m on a similar boat to @mshawski with stress/boredom eating around in-laws. They are all big eaters, huge portions and a lot of processed foods. Thinking about being there gives me anxiety. To give you an idea, we lived with them for a month and I put on 30lbs during this time; I had never been overweight in my life before meeting them 😂😭 I hope I’m able to find better coping mechanisms and prove myself proved wrong.
I manage to do a body pump class yesterday but I haven’t been doing great. I’m fighting another cold and I’m already stressed. I keep snapping and need a restful break not go to a house full of people who don’t create the most relaxing of environments.5 -
12/21
Exercise: 25 minutes stationary bike, 40 minutes elliptical, 50 minute weight training, 55 minutes stretching and PT exercises
Tracking: yes
Calories: under
Pass days: 03 -
@biketheworld , I'm lucky that I live on the outskirts of a small town, so I can access the countryside if I want a longer ride or just pop down to the shops for a short ride. I use my bike for almost all my local shopping and as the bike panniers don't hold a lot I go to the shops almost every day.
During the strict lockdown last year I had some shopping delivered but now I buy most of my groceries locally using the bike.
The shopping centre is just over a mile away - downhill getting there and uphill coming back - and I can add a short detour to make it a 15 to 20 minute round trip.
I hardly use the car these days - it sits in the garage for a couple of weeks at time.6 -
Exercise:
I haven't been doing much, but I did get outdoors for a 2 mile walk/run today
Tracking:
Calories: Kept it super low again. Morning weigh in put me back in my maintenance range and I am going to try to keep it up until Christmas Eve.
5 pass days used...my goal is to only have 3 more this month (year!) That would make it 9 pass days in 9 months!! How can I not be proud about that?4 -
Dec 21
Exercise - 20 minutes walking in the woods at my daughter's outdoor school event (and lots of standing in the cold)
Tracking - Planned the day
Calories - Followed the plan.
Pass days are at 10ish I think.
I dealt with my tendency to binge after standing in the cold in a really smart way this time - soup. We had turkey noodle soup for dinner and I also drank a lot of water because I was thirsty and I was so full after that! And warm.
It is oddly very inspiring to me to see how many of us are struggling this month, even some of you who have been astonishingly consistent before. It shows me how key continuing to show up on a hard month is to long-term success - that posting my 10 pass days before the 20th day of the month is not really a failure but a step towards success.
I find this morning routine of checking in here to be the perfect way to start the day - not something I have to "try" for but something I am excited to get to do. So being a Champion doesn't feel that hard, but having to reckon with reporting how my day was is not always easy and that does inspire me to try harder during the day. And that does sure feel like trying, and failing, and trying again...5 -
biketheworld wrote: »
I love the meme that says “Don’t say I can’t, say I’ll try”. But I also cringe when someone says “well, nothing else has worked, I guess I’ll give the UAC a try.” All of us still here have had days, weeks, months when we’ve struggled and been tempted to quit. But we stay because we made a commitment, because we know the 3 goals of the UAC are key to success. So let’s give ourselves a big pat on the back for that. Clearly, December is a struggle for many of us but let’s power through and never give up. I’m reading a book about food addictions and the author says “when you get married, does the religious figure or justice of the peace ask, “Do you swear to give this person a try?” Of course not. We make a commitment (obviously sometimes even with a commitment things go wrong, speaking as a divorced person myself.)
I’m coming up on one year here and joining this group was one of the best decisions I’ve made in a long time. I’ve been tempted to quit a few times. Sometimes I’m really active on this thread, sometimes not so much. But this group provides the encouragement, education, wisdom, and friendship that has provided what I need for success.
This is a journey, thanks for coming along.
Beautifully said! Xo1 -
21st
* 45 min jog & stretch.
*Meditation and journaling
* Under calories
* Tracked blt
* Monitored sugars but over
* xo
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~🎄~ 12 / 21 /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......... 26,810+.......... 180 walking ......... 30 min cleaning
Documenting My CONSISTANCY = For personal ACCOUNTABILITY
(if there is a P=instead of number its a Pass Day)
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-21
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❌❌✅5
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Tuesday December 20
Well, after a quick short downwards slide on the 19th (second pass day), I’ve given myself a moment to reflect on why that happened, and gotten myself back on track. Forward focus now.
✅ Tracked it all
✅ Calories just under target
✅ Exercise Treadmill for a 45 quick paced walk in Hawaii (YouTube); 11,500+ steps over the day
Confirmed two curb-side grocery orders to pick up on Wednesday. Took some of the things out of the carts and have ensured we have healthy options and a meal plan that everyone will enjoy, and that will not derail me.
Julie6 -
Geneveremfp wrote: »Yes x3
To everyone still here you are freaking rock stars. Even if you're on 10 pass days or whatever - you are turning up for yourselves and being a badass.
I'm not sure of the stats but I would bet December has three highest drop out rate. I've personally felt that internal pressure to just slink away rather than put my hands up and say - sorry I'm on 4 pass days now. However the only person who that would impact would be me. The winners circle is a great goal but the champions club is also fabulous.
@Geneveremfp This is so true! And I've been right there with you as far as wanting rather to slink away than admit 4 or 5 (or more!) pass days! But something I picked up early on from someone else in the group was to stop counting the pass days after 4. It can get too discouraging! 4 days indicated that I'm out of the Winner's Circle, but my intention is to keep plugging away for the Champions List!! In those months, I just say "Pass Days Used: Too many! But I'm still a Champion!" and stop counting!!!4 -
Dec 21:
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Pass Days Used: 3/3
I couldn't get into the Community last night to post.
Today we had our Christmas party at the chiropractor's office where I do massage. There are only 7 of us (2 docs, 3 office staff, 1 other LMT besides me!) So it was a nice time. the doc that owns the business LOVED
the OSU afghan I made for him for Christmas. He's been so good to me this last year. When we had to shut down last year and weren't allowed to do massage for 3 months, he didn't charge me any rent. And this year when I had my appendix removed in May and took 2 weeks off, he only charged me 1/2 the month's rent. I wanted to do something to show him my appreciation. 
(Needless to say, he's a HUGE OSU Buckeyes fan, in fact, the entire office is decorated in OSU Buckeye decor!!!
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🎄🎄🎄🎅🏻🎅🏻🎅🏻🎄🎄🎄
❌ - Exercise - On the DL
✅ - Calories
✅ - Tracked
3 pass days used.
Well I can’t exercise for now, trying to heal physically. And then yesterday a friend dropped off a pound of Garden Gate toffee. Have you seen Garden Gate toffee? And we’re heading into Christmas. So I’m on trial. N.O.T. quitting…3 -
✅ Exercise - 1 hour of Jazzercise
✅ Calories -
✅ Tracking -
Closed all my Apple watch rings today
10 Pass days used
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Pass day 2/3, no exercise...too much to do4
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12/21/2021
Exercise? Yes
Tracking? No
Calories? No
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Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes, a 43 minute walk
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 - 1 (Dec 3)
@Mrs_Hoffer Love that.. you are so talented!6 -
Exercise yes
Tracking/calories no
I am way beyond 3 pass days but still here-still trying6
