February 18
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Mrs_Hoffer
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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?
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day?
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank?
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Lets start off with a very big Happy Friday!!! Another week done and dusted, let the weekend begin!
Now one of the three rules of the Ultimate Accountabilty Challenge is to CONSUME ONLY YOUR BUDGETED CALORIES. However in your diary section there is also your nutritional and macro information. Is this something you monitor and if so what do you specifically focus on? There is no right or wrong answer more just an opportunity to share.
I personally focus on fibre, protien and sugars at the moment but with time I am hoping to also focus on soduim. How about yourself? What macros and nutritional information are you tracking?5 -
Fri Feb 18
Exercise: Yes - dog walk
Tracked all: Yes
Calories under: Yes
(0 pass days used)
I don't focus on macros as such but do have some general self guidelines around vegetables/ fruit/ avoid alcohol/ make the calories count etc instead.5 -
I don't worry if the total carbs are a bit over SO LONG AS the fiber is high and sugar is low. I stir All Bran Buds and a small serving of pecans into my high-protein yogurt every lunchtime.6
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18/02/2022
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes?
• DAY 15 of EPIC I | FULL BODY B/WEIGHT & DUMBBELLS 60 min
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes.
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes
Pass days: All used
Only calories4 -
Will think about todays topic more later but wanted to share what the storm that went across the east coast left on my dining room windows needless to say I doubt I will go anywhere today
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18/02/2022
Exercise – yes
Tracked – yes
Calories – yes
1 pass day used (Sat 12th)
The Met Office issued a RED warning for wind in our area today – gusts of 70, 80, even 100 mph forecast so no bike ride today! A church spire came down in a nearby town! Numerous trees down, roofs blown off!
In fact, I stayed in all day – ugh! I need the outdoor exercise for my mental health. I did a little extra cardio to make up for the lack of a bike ride. I should have been to the gym but we were told to stay home unless it was really urgent.
I track calcium, but it’s hard as so many products don’t include it on the label, even cheese and yogurt. I also track protein and fibre but I don’t worry about any of the other stuff – I reckon that if my calories are OK then the fat and sugar must be within the limits.
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Exercise: no
Tracking; yes
Calories: no
I'm also in a red alert area, and also didn't leave the house! Was planning some home workouts instead but that didn't happen... Back on it tomorrow.
Re tracking macros, I mostly look at protein since I eat very little meat and dairy. Like @BMcC9 I don't worry about carbs as long as it's wholegrains or veggies rather than sugar. On most days, fat intake is higher and protein lower than it 'should', but as long as it's reasonably close to goal I don't worry too much.5 -
February 18, 2022
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? No
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(15 days -free)
Within Sugar macro today? Yes (14 days)
Pass day 2/3 (this is for accountability to myself and my records).
I track my sugar... it helps with my fruits intake.
The information on this website has been very helpful for tracking my fruits and making better choices.
https://www.fda.gov/food/food-labeling-nutrition/nutrition-information-raw-fruits-vegetables-and-fish.4 -
✅ Exercise: 82 mins
✅ Calories: under goal
✅ Tracked
Remaining pass days: 3️⃣
I focus on keeping my macros balanced, fibre high, and sugar/sodium low.
As well as weight, I track muscle/fat %ages, and BMI on my digital scale, and body vital statistics.3 -
I track macros/micros:
Protein <80g (nephrologist)
Sodium<1,500mg (cardiologist)
Saturated fat <11 mg (cardiologist)
Fiber > 28 (gastroenterologist)4 -
Friday
Exercise 60
Tracking complete
Calories under
Pass days left 3
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Feb 18
Exercise :Yes
Tracked: Yes
Calories: Yes
(0 pass days used)5 -
Tracked logged and remembered how to use the snow shovel, ice scraper took me 40 minutes to clean the suv and the end of the driveway.
I try to focus on my net carbs I usually do well with keeping them under and my sodium always is under without trying. I have been trying to reduce some “bad” protein like meat. I am trying to go in a WFPB direction so far the wf is easier but it’s something to work towards even if it’s not 100%.4 -
✅✅✅. I don’t really track macros.
2 pass days used5 -
✅ Exercise: 60 minutes swimming
✅ Calories
✅ Tracked
0 pass days used ( )
I track calories, carbs, protein, fat, fiber, and sugar. I try to keep my net carbs (carb grams minus fiber grams) below 150g, my fiber above 25g, and my added sugar as low as possible, usually below 40g (the way MFP tracks sugar I have to eye ball it though, they include for example the sugars in cabbage as sugar, which I wouldn´t really worry about so on big vegetable days sometimes that goes over and I still count it as good.)
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Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes, 65 minutes on the Peloton bike.
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes
Doctors have me on a low sodium/high fiber diet, so I track those as well as calories, and keep sugar intake low. WFPB5 -
February 18 1 pass day used
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes. 30 minutes of a Shine Dance Fitness workout on YouTube. My Fitbit said I burned 315 calories and I hit peak heart rate for 6 minutes. Here’s a picture of me right after my workout 😁
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes
I am tracking macros. Actually my dietitian helps me track. Working on lowering cholesterol and weight. I am also watching fiber.6 -
Feb 18
X Exercise: No. (Rode in a car all day!)
✅ Calories: Yes.
✅ Tracked: Yes.
Remaining pass days: 1
I'm tracking carbs and fiber, as I'm trying to eat less than 15 net carbs per meal so as not to raise blood sugar and increase insulin.4 -
Friday February 18
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I track the following closely each day: calories, protein, fibre, and sodium. The rest — there are rarely any issues.3 -
✅ Exercise - 1 hour of Jazzercise and neighborhood walk
✅ Calories -
✅ Tracking -
Closed all my Apple watch rings today
2 Pass days used
Documenting consistency (if there is a P=instead of number its a Pass Day)
UAC: 1-2-3-4-5-P-7-P-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18
I track mostly protein and more loosely fat and carbs. Depending on what's happening with my body, I'll focus on sodium or fiber and sometimes potassium. The last column in my food diary changes often. :-)
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