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Catching up a few check in's May 8 - yes May 9 - yes May 10 - yes May 11 - yes - Issues with my Mountain Bike so took my road bike out for a spin, blimey some of the hills near here are steep! May 12 - PASS - More Road Bike, I don't think my legs can take it. An active day, but I ended up eating too much and although I was…

May 8 Tracked?: Yes Calories?: Yes. Exercised?: Yes. 45 min cycle (two deer), 30 min brisk lunchtime walk @HelensBeads I'm not sure I fully understood your post, are you saying that after a 4 mile run, 2 1/2 Hour walk and 25K steps you didn't make your calorie goal of 1550? I may be misunderstanding what you are saying but…

May 7 Tracked?: Yes Calories?: Yes. Exercised?: Yes. 45 min cycle (one deer), 30 min brisk lunchtime walk, 30 min evening walk to pickup daughter

May 6 Tracked?: Yes Calories?: Yes. Exercised?: Yes. 45 Min Cycle (one deer), Walked with wife taking daughter to tap class and then along coastal path until pickup time (45 mins brisk). Lots of cursing doing DIY on garden gate with my wife, in winter weather and not a balmy spring bank holiday that I wished for. At least…

May 5 Tracked?: Yes Calories?: Yes. Yes by a tiny margin, very tough day, ended up eating way more than intended and needed a emergency brisk hour's walk to keep things in the black. Exercised?: Yes. 45 Min Cycle (two deer), a Second Family Cycle and walk of about an hour and a half, leisurely with coffee stop. Emergency…

May 4 Tracked?: Yes Exercised?: Yes. No Cycling for me today, woke up to the sound of hail on the windows and decided to stay in bed. We were out and about though watching the professional cyclists in the Tour de Yorkshire and I managed several brisk walks, total over 1 hour walking. Calories?: Yes. Yes, another tougher…

May 3 Tracked?: Yes Exercised?: Yes. 45 min Cycle on Cinder track (3 deer today) and 30 minute lunchtime walk Calories?: Yes. Yes, today felt tougher but still managed a decent deficit. @ShareASmile Fantastic photo, I never manage to photograph the deer i see, by the time I have my phone out and ready they are long gone.

May 2 Tracked?: Yes Exercised?: Yes. 45 min Cycle on Cinder track (Only 1 deer today) and 30 minute lunchtime walk Calories?: Yes. Actually well under, Ate 1700 when I'm targeting about 2000 (With exercise I estimate my TDEE at around 2600), I didn't want more so I didn't eat more. Always make me nervous that tomorrow will…

May 1 Tracked?: Yes Exercised?: Yes. I've started getting up earlier so that I can fit in a Cycle ride before my day starts, this is a perfect time of year for this as we are experiencing gorgeous spring morning. 45 min Cycle on Cinder track (Saw 3 deer) and 30 minute lunchtime walk Calories?: Yes. It's very helpful to get…

Hi, I'm back after a long break, plenty of reflection and a little therapy and feel I'm in a place to make getting fit work this time. UAC helped me before so I'm back. Day 15 of my MFP streak, and my goal is not to break the chain. 46yr old on the North Yorkshire Coast. Best wishes to you all with your goals. Martin

You are doing it right, there is often a burst of quick weight loss at the start which is mostly water weight. The fluctuations in water in your body hide the actual fat changes, and it's only over longer scales that things even out and you can see trends. When you first start to diet your stores of glycogen start to…

5th April 2018 Exercise: 2 walks of 35 mins (2nd walk ended in pint, so win/win) Calories: yes Tracking: yes Today mostly did not go to plan, so staying on track diet wise was the redeeming feature.

Thanks you for the welcome @am_change It's been very cold and wet here in North Yorkshire, and I admit that I am waiting for the weather to warm a little and the ground to dry out before I wipe the cobwebs off my bike. This coming weekend has potential, overcast and 6 degrees Celsius but the ground will be muddy. hmm,…

April 1st = Pass day April 2nd = Pass day April 3rd: Exercise - yes, 40 mins walk to the beach and back between the April showers. Calorie budget - yes, fasted till dinner and then enjoyed a large homemade pizza, salad, garlic bread and cake. (Classic diet foods huh!) Tracking - yes So not the best start to the month or to…

Hi. I'm back to this challenge after falling of the wagon last year (and it was going well for several months). I know how to do this, I just need to build the habit back up and cope with the comfort eating.

13th Sept - pass day 1 14th Sept - pass day 2 Oh dear, where to start... I shall just say it all went 'Pete Tong'*. Comfort eating blew a 5000 Cal hole in my progress in 48 hours and I tracked it every inglorious moment. Getting back on track today (which is a big plus over previous behaviour) but my confidence is knocked…

yes x3 20 Mins Yoga 30 Mins lunchtime walk 50 Mins bike ride with son (This was a result of higher than expected calories consumed at dinner, I could not bear to see red on my diary even though I would still have been on track for my average calorie target. Fortunately my son was up for an impromptu evening bike ride) 20…

yes x3 45mins strength training. The weights have now increased to levels that are stressing my muscles, I can feel some soreness and notice that they need recovery when I'm doing something else like Yoga or cycling. I'm using the strengh level website to track progress and after years of yoyo dieting and no strength…

@countrycreek The best place to start from is 'Here'. I shall look out for your posts.

yes x3 50 Minutes morning bike ride and 2 hours slow walking round a forest. I almost forgot to add the chilli peanuts into the diary but fortunately I still had plenty of capacity left to include them so both calories and tracking were good. @pahsarj1 Well done on Spartan race, cool achievement.

yes x3 success or pass was a grey line today. Exercise included an hour of housework and then 4 hours walking round staithes art festival involving lots of slow walking (with my elderly parents) and standing around. Estimating calories for this was tricky. Then my mother cooked and estimating portion size and ingredients…

yesx3 45mins Strength training one hours lunchtime walk, I didn't feel like visiting the sea today so decided to go the other way, up hill instead. Also bonus 30 minute walk in the evening with family Calories well under thanks to all the activity. @Slimpossible007 33mins of walking is creditable (sometimes I don't manage…

@am_change Glad to see you feel determined. It takes a little to adjust to being back at school but you'll find a way.

Yes x3, I only managed a short 30 lunchtime walk today and called in at the post office to send a parcel. There are still quite a few tourists around but it is noticibly quieter and the mix has changed to retiree's now that the schools are back. @trixsey1 @pribud @RangerRickL Thank you for your messages, I appreciate your…

yes x3, 45mins strength training and 50 mins walk. Approx two months since I started this round of weight loss, even though my head is better prepared with better expectations of what to expect I'm finding it a little daunting thinking about the months I've got to keep this up and although I see changes now I am nowhere…

Yes x3. Had to cut short my lunchtime walk, but made up with another short walk in the evening. Also 20 mins Yoga. Calories ok and tracked everything. Just done my 6th Sept strength training and no knee issues, so I'm happy even though the daily weigh in showed an increase ;-)

I have the same issue, the Garmin does not double count but if you heart rate is elevated above the baseline that the Garmin determines for you (for any reason) then it thinks you are being more active, and gives you extra Calories because of that (It associates it with steps, but it's just an adjustment based on heart…

BIA scales work by passing a current through the body and measuring the change, which are caused by water which is in turn a proxy for fat. My theory is that since the current will take the shortest path (ie up one leg, and down the other) It's going to struggle to account for belly and chest fat, which is one of the…

yes x3 I had worried that all my labour over the weekend would interfere with recovery for strength training, and it was worse than I thought. Started my warm up and immediately felt pain behind one knee, so squats and dead lifts were cancelled. I did my bench presses but worried about every little noise my shoulders made.…

3rd Sept. Yes x3 A lazy morning in camp so only 20 mins more pioneering (Thanks @120Maggie), lots of moving about packing up camp, and unpacking once home. 30 min brisk walk down to beach and back in the evening. Moved less but ate less and hit my targets. Tired but struggled to get to sleep, got up a couple of times…