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Catching up after a few days of connection issues. 6/22: Exercise - YES - 3 mile run AND 5 mile walk! Starting out this 202 mile summer challenge with a bang! Tracked - Yes Calories - Yes
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Exercise - Yes - good lifting day Tracked - Yes - had to estimate some things but erred on the side of overestimating some very small tastes of restaurant foods Calories - Yes - it was close, but even if my suspected over-estimations were actually exactly right estimations, I came out just under calorie goal.
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@ajdvegan So happy to read about your fantastic day, and so sad to see you were unhappy about it! I agree 100% with those who have said we are here trying to live our best lives - it looks like you did! Life needs to come first, numbers second. Exercise - Yes - resurrected the running group with a morning 5K Tracked - Yes…
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Happy Juneteenth to my American friends! This American holiday commemorates one of the last announcements of the abolition of slavery in the United States, on June 19, 1865. Although it has existed for over 100 years, Juneteenth is now gaining popularity as a way to celebrate diversity and to reflect on our progress toward…
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Thanks everyone for the well wishes! It's a very surreal feeling. Exercise - yes - played frisbee, and carrying chairs around the building left my hamstrings feeling surprisingly tired, so I'm counting that as exercise too Tracked - yes - went out to eat (Out! At a restaurant! In NY! So exciting) so had to guesstimate some…
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@HASWLRS @Chinkiri It's no small accomplishment just to recognize what's really happening on these days we're not proud of. Whether you have 27 or only 24 healthy days out of 30 is not the point. The point is to learn our own patterns and make realistic changes! I think you're doing it right, winners' circle or not.
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Pass day #2. Exercise - yes - maintained the recently increased weights and added a few reps Tracked - yes Calories - nope - about 200 calories over, with no regrets Today was an intensely emotional day. I graduated from residency training today - I said goodbye to my colleagues, mentors, advocates, and best friends from…
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@juliemouse83 Sorry to hear about your work injury! Hope you feel better soon, but after a little well-earned time off with the new kitty. Fellow healthcare worker (although I have no physical activity at work) and animal lover here. Exercise - Yes - again, would've been an entirely sedentary day if I wasn't afraid of…
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Exercise - Yes - walk around the neighborhood with husband and cat. Trying to get kitty used to hiking for our cross-country (USA) road trip in the fall! She's doing great. Tracked - Yes - kept mental tally all day and officially logged in the evening Calories - Yes, plenty to spare Halfway through the month and only one…
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@RangerRickL I'm glad to hear your family came together to make the right decision for your dad. I hope he - and you - feel better, happier, and freer on this path. Exercise - Yes! - This was ALMOST a pass day - stuck at work til 10:30 pm, literally zero sleep last night. Somehow at 10:30 I felt like I had a little left in…
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Exercise - yes - on my feet all day, went for a walk with a friend Tracked - yes Calories - yes, but didn't feel very satisfied Due to poor planning for a busy day, I effectively skipped breakfast and lunch. Even after a hearty dinner, I still felt hungry and ended up snacking a lot at night. The snacks were healthy enough…
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Exercise - Yes - increased reps on my recently-increased weights, felt good. Tracked - Yes Calories - Yes - this was a little difficult, definitely felt a lot of cravings; if I wasn't mindful I might have binged all day. This is the second time this month that I've wanted to eat everything in sight - both times the day…
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Exercise - Yes - it was threatening to rain this morning, which was good motivation to get outside and run before the downpour started. Tracked - Yes - after the fact, but kept an approximate tally as I went Calories - Yes! - this was a big accomplishment. Today was a very meaningful goodbye party with very dear friends,…
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Exercise - Yes - did a 20 min arms workout at the end of the day, just so I wouldn't have to confess a sedentary day here Tracked - Yes Calories - Yes I'm on Long Island, New York, and moving to California soon-ish.
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Exercise - Yes - full body lifting, went up in weight/reps for several muscle groups, so that felt good. Tracked - Yes Calories - Yes Yesterday I skipped a meal and wondered if it was a breakthrough. Today I thought about food much more often (back to baseline), but in a different way than before. A healthier, "hunger…
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Exercise - Yes - took the cat for a well-tolerated 2 mile walk Tracked - Yes - though not much to track today Calories - Yes - way under Something happened today - I didn't get around to eating lunch. Not in a stressed-out, resentful of whatever is standing between me and lunch kind of way. More of a…
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Exercise - Yes - easiest bike ride ever, served as support bike alongside hubby's half marathon Tracked - Yes - very careful today Calories - Yes - really wanted to enjoy a fancy takeout dinner with some very high-calorie treats, so planned ahead and basically just ate vegetables for breakfast and dinner
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Exercise: Yes - bike & hike w hubby Tracked: Yes Calories - Yes - and even managed to sneak in some Taco Bell! Yesss I'm a swimmer, which has been hard lately because gyms are closed and large bodies of water aren't quite warm enough yet... I'm trying to convince myself that I'm a runner (it's not working), but the things…
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Exercise - Yes - sticking with my daily lifting regimen Tracked - Yes Calories - Yes, just barely. With this many calories, I even managed to hit the iron goal MFP has set for me. It's more than I think I actually need (my labs never suggest iron deficiency despite rarely getting anywhere near the target), but it still…
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Exercise: Yes - long work day and feeling a bit run down today, so just a leisurely 2 mile stroll with spouse and cat. Tracking: Yes - ravenous from a poor nutrition day yesterday, I depended heavily on my food diary to guide good decisionmaking today. Calories: Yes - it was really tough to stay under today (ravenous!) but…
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Pass #1 Exercise - Yes - lifted in the morning, pretty active day overall Tracking - Yes Calories - technically under, but most of them came from alcohol, so I'm calling it a No. Lots of fun, but definitely not a healthy habits kind of day. Today was both corporate retreat and spouse's birthday. I feel good about the way I…
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Exercise: Yes - it was getting close and I didn't want to use a pass day, so I snuck in a 20 min workout. UAC is working already! Tracked: Yes Calories: Yes - ate well with calories right on target You did it two days in a row! You know how. Just do that again tomorrow.
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Exercise: yes - Bowflex 1 hr, run 1 mile. Lifting felt strong, but running was way more exhausting than I'd like to admit. Gotta do more of that! Tracking: yes Calories: yes - good food, macros about right, felt great So excited to be here vying for a spot in the winners' circle with all of you! We did it today. We will do…
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Trying UAC for the third time. In the past, the same factors that kept me from completing the challenge also kept me from participating in the daily check-in. Things have changed since then (including my attitude and weight loss strategy), and it's time to try a challenge again. I work in healthcare in a hard-hit area, but…
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Exercise - yes - yoga was much needed, feeling physically and mentally refreshed Calories - yes - made a lot of careless food choices but didn't overeat by some miracle, so macros were garbage but calories were actually ok Tracked - yes - log is cringeworthy today, must do better!
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Exercise - YES - killer leg + shoulder supersets, then 65 min on the bike. Yikes! Calories - yes - this despite going to a party, feel pretty good about it Tracked - yes - lived a little and still stayed in budget
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PASS DAY 3/3 Exercise - nope Calories - NOT EVEN CLOSE - dim sum, enough said Tracked - yes A third of the way through the month and I've already used all my Pass days. I'm not confident that I'll make the winners' circle, but I'm glad to be here taking inventory of what I'm really doing. I am confronting my reality…
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PASS DAY 2/3 Exercise - nope - I was trying to justify all the various walking I did throughout the day, which means I really didn't do any intentional exercise. Calories - nope - just barely over, and with good foods, I feel pretty ok about it Tracked - yes
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Exercise - yes - chest day! Calories - yes, but it was close Tracked - yes
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Not a spectacular day, but not quite bad enough to call it a pass. Exercise - yes - parked far away and walked 30 min to get where I needed to go, took a few flights of stairs, that's about it Calories - yes - but not the best quality calories Tracked - yes
