May 6
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Yes x3
Great topic and Just what I needed right now..... I have had a few whys esp in the last 2 years wen I joined Uac. I had the luxury of being a stay at home mum and altho it was tough financially we made do and it gave me the opportunity to focus of my health. Now being back at work I am hving to rethink my why and also we adjust my health goals to fit in with my new working life. My why at the moment is to hve a normal relationship with food and weight and not let it consume me as much as it does. This will allow me to live in the present moment with my toddler and also teach him how to regulate his emotions wen he grows up.. xo6 -
TerriRichardson112 wrote: »✅✅✅ 3️⃣ pass days
My Why?
Because I wanted to be as fit and healthy as I could for as long as I could, I have become a person who values the health and fitness of my body, mind, and spirit.
One habit at a time, I endeavour to live congruently.
#LiveCongruently!
#HealthyBody
#HealthySoul
#HealthyMind
#HealthySpirit
#A360DegreesHealthyPerson - I totally agree with you. Thank you for this perspective!1 -
donna25trinity wrote: »Yes x3
Great topic and Just what I needed right now..... I have had a few whys esp in the last 2 years wen I joined Uac. I had the luxury of being a stay at home mum and altho it was tough financially we made do and it gave me the opportunity to focus of my health. Now being back at work I am hving to rethink my why and also we adjust my health goals to fit in with my new working life. My why at the moment is to hve a normal relationship with food and weight and not let it consume me as much as it does. This will allow me to live in the present moment with my toddler and also teach him how to regulate his emotions wen he grows up.. xo
#NormalRelationshipWithFood
#NormalRelationshipWithWeight
#MomInThePresent
#AMomThatModelsTheTruth
A healthy relationship with our emotions is very important. I am very sure your toddler will grow up to appreciate you. My young adult son recently gave me a hug and thanked me for taking care of myself, making sure they eat healthy, modelling healthy lifestyle, and said "...I have a foundation to pass on to my own family..." I was emotional.4 -
@SilverSage1 Very inspiring and I can definitely relate!
- Yes, 14,000+ steps, 259 zone minutes
- Yes
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@victorious55 Ty for the thought provoking post. I have a lot of why's too. They are related to my overall health, both mental and physical.
Yes x 3 today.4 -
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@victorious55 Ty for the thought provoking post. I have a lot of why's too. They are related to my overall health, both mental and physical.
Yes x 3 today.
Yes this is very important!
#OverallMentalHealth
#OverallPhysicalHealth4 -
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes, Paula B strength training
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? I was over
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? I did not. Sweet snacks
2/3 pass days used.
I resonated with the Precision Nutrition article. I enjoy eating salads and vegetables and fruit and less breads and sweets. My sleep is better.
@SilverSage1 that's awesome that you are not taking a statin. I have been working with a dietician to lower mine but my last test results didn't reflect much of a change. I feel it may have been skewed because I was recovering from Sepsis. Also my mother's cholesterol numbers are always higher and her doctor has accepted that. She is 82 and healthy. Anyway I am going to try a statin for a bit but my goal is to not take them.4 -
May 6th
Exercise: yes
Tracked: Yes
Calories: yes5 -
✅ Exercise: 45 minutes swimming
✅ Calories
✅ Tracked
0 passdays used ( )
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My plan for the day changed unexpectedly. That really threw a monkey wrench!
Exercise ✅ just barely 40 minutes - less than half my normal.
Tracking - ✅ every extra calorie
Calories - ❌ I was going to a party tonight and I had a plan. But at 1:00 everything changed. I had a last minute crisis with a client that tied me up so I couldn’t make my planned dish to the party. A friend a called and asked us to go for Thai, so we ditched the party (which I didn’t have a dish for) and went out for Thai. I ate more than I planned, but still had room for it - if I had only stopped there!
The host of the party texted me to stop in anyhow , so we did. And then I had 3 glasses of wine. All my planning, and the wine put me over. So I guess this was another pass day.
Pass 2/3
I have one more party to attend on the 21st, and I’m thinking that will be my 3rd pass day. Three parties in one month = 3 pass days.5 -
Exercise? Walk, 1 mile
Under calories? No
Tracked meals? Yes
Pass Days? 2/3
Water Goal? No
Apple Cider Vinegar? Yes
I have not been able to find a why. I don't have children and I love my curves. I would like to be strong and healthy but that hasn't stopped me from eating too much pie. I hope to find it soon.
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Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes, 41 minutes Peloton, 5 minutes post-ride stretch, 49 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 - 0
My why:
-My Mom is 61 and suffering severely from health issues that are being exacerbated by obesity and I don't want to find myself in the same situation.
-My husband is 13 years older and he is turning his life around as well. It's so important to me that he and I are able to live our best lives together for as long as possible. He is the love of my life and that means the world to me.
-I felt very self-conscious when I was obese and it held me back from so many experiences. I want to enjoy everything!6 -
@SilverSage1 I asked my dr if he thought statins were good and he said yes, they help a lot of people. I do not agree. I believe the body needs cholesterol. If my body is high in cholesterol that's because I'm eating too much junk and not enough animal products, so the body produces more cholesterol to balance me out. This is not a good thing. Doctors practice medicine. I do not want drugs or a drug dealer. I want proper nutrition. My body is smart enough to heal itself if the food industry and medical industry would stop poisoning me. Rant over.4
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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? 👍🏻
(Documenting consistency (if there is a P=instead of number its a Pass Day)
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May goals
1 Miracle Morning ~ S.A.V.E.R.S
2 Wake up EARLY for meditation
3 Yoga (5/6 times weekly)
4. Minimum sweets (work them in my calorie goal)
5. 30 day squat challenge 6. No late night snacking
7. Daily journal logging
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Thank you so much for today’s opening post and the thought provoking articles @victorious55 💛 I have really enjoyed reading everyone’s reflections and insights and what a wonderful and diverse group this is.
My why is embedded in a promise to myself to do everything in my power to maximize my current physical health and cause me to have a longer and healthier life. The odds are not “forever in my favour.” I don’t think they are for many people. Some are just not (yet) as aware of this. My situation has been genetically pre-determined, but there are many things I can do to minimize impact and improve quality and length of life. And I am motivated to do all I can to control the outcomes.6 -
Friday May 6
Pass day. I am in an autoimmune storm with allergies and medications and am giving myself grace today. 💛
Exercise - could not even step outside today but did all the transplanting of seedlings, food prep and cooking, deep stretching, and some time on the treadmill indoors. Felt like I was on my feet and wearing paths in the flooring indoor for hours. Steps are less than my normal today and that is okay.
All tracked
Calories over
Rain tomorrow 🤞🏻🌧🌧🌧🌧🌧🌧🌧🌧9 -
06/05/2022
Exercise – yes,
Tracking – yes
Calories – yes
3 pass days used
We got home at lunch time so I was able to log all my meals today – just within calorie allowance (included exercise cals). Managed a short bike ride in the afternoon and some short cardio work.
Excellent opener @victorious55 and I’ve enjoyed reading the responses.
Similar to you, I was just under 50 when I embraced the big Why – to be my best healthy self and enjoy life to the full. Mine was prompted by splitting up with my husband and starting a new life with the emphasis on ME. (My children had both reached adulthood by then and were independent)
I lost weight and maintained for about 15 years but got derailed by retirement.
Had some wake-up calls in 2018 and re-committed to the healthy lifestyle. Lost over 22 kg (50 lb) and have maintained now for three years at a healthy weight. I won the argument with my doctor about statins – lowered my cholesterol by diet and exercise.
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@jamcnewman lots of hugs feel better3
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May 6
Another pass day, but barely. I think I'm at 3 now... heading for Champion again I guess
Exercise: 15 minutes MommaStrong, 40 minutes walk
Tracking: Planned the day. I knew it was going to be an off schedule day, so I needed an extra snack, so the plan was very close to my target calories
Calories: But I continued snacking like I had left the buffer, and just didn't track it - so probably a few hundred calories over.
Great opener @victorious55 and I am so inspired by reading everyone's responses.
My original why for losing weight was that I gained it during pregnancy when I was very sick and it just never felt like my own body after that. After 10 years I have gotten somewhat used to it - like I don't walk into walls or bump into people so much anymore because I do know the size of my body. But I don't like it and it doesn't feel right. My exercise has also been focused on that recovery - getting back my core strength so that I feel steady - and that has helped a lot, that my body can do what it used to do.
As I am maybe approaching the point at which my body now wants to be stuck, which is in a healthy BMI range but is not where I was before, I am beginning to try to accept that "getting my body back" is not an achievable goal.
I read all those articles, which are great. I do think immune stuff is a good motivation for me - I have an autoimmune thyroid condition and I have been told that losing weight will help slow its progression, so that is definitely motivation.
I began really devoting time to this journey right around my 39th birthday, and so aging healthily was part of the motivation for sure - just setting myself up as best I can for the next phase of life. At 42 I am feeling pretty good.
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