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Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes (30 mins walking) Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes First day on track in over a week. Last week was a struggle. Leaving that week behind and trying to keep on track on days going forward.

Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? No Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes Been a tough few days, mainly mentally. I have been able to do my work, walk the dog and miscellaneous housework, but not much beyond that. Hopefully I can get back into the…

Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? No Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes Well under with calories for the day so not so upset at not getting a walk in. Will walk tomorrow.

Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes (Drone race pack up) Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes For the first time in over 2 months I got to do some drone racing today. Was nice to get out and fly. @MadisonMolly2017 Wonderful that you get to see your…

Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes (30 mins walking) Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes I love reading peoples NSV's (size reductions, better running times, better habits forming). My main NSV for May is that I am here on UAC and posting. I am…

Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes (30 minutes walk) Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes Good day today. Managed to solve a long outstanding work problem and had a productive psychologist appointment. Hope all have had a good Friday and a good…

Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? No (Rained during only opportunity to walk :( ) Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes Well under budget for today even without the walking, so not too worried. Makes it another unscheduled pass day. Still walked the…

Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes (50 minute walk) Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes Did 5km walk today instead of the 3km walk. Still a LONG way to go before I get back to what I used to do (distance and pace), but I have to start somewhere.

Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes (30 minutes walk) Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes OK day today. Not much to report.

Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes (30 minute walk) Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes Good day today. Got walk in between the rain showers. Walk pace is slowly increasing. I will soon need to step up to the next harder path. I also feel like I…

Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? No Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes Mothers day lunch with my wife, mother and sister. I think all had a good day. Although well under on calories for the day, did not go for a walk for me (I did walk the GSD…

Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes (30 mins walking) Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes Tiring day today but managed to stay on track. Mothers Day tomorrow and visiting my mother. May end up being a pass day as I am not going to expressly try…

Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes (30 min walk) Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes Was a real struggle today. Home stresses. Temptation to over-eat when times are difficult. Fortunately managed to not give into temptation. Looking forward to…

Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes (30 minutes walking) Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes Started day off course but managed to get it back on track. Well done to all the April champions.

Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes (30 mins walking) Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes Not much to add. Kept on track today.

I have had people tell me CI/CO (calories in/calories out) does not work. They tried calorie restriction but weight loss stalled. I have a few questions for these people. * How were you tracking calories out? This is WAY more complex than tracking calories in. The body tries to balance output with input over time in a…

Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? No (Light rain most of the day) Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes Late posting of this daily update because internet outage here last night. Regretfully an unplanned pass day due to not making exercise…

Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes (Walking, 30 mins) Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes One thing I like about this group is the accountability. I did not want to go out for a walk today, but also did not want to report that, so I walked. I…

Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes (Walking, 30 mins) Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes I have been overwhelmed with the messages of support for returning. To all thank you. It is really good to be back. Today had dog training in the morning.…

Thought for the day: You only fail when you give up trying. This is why I am trying again.

Returning after a long absence. Due to life circumstances it feels like I am starting over from scratch. More of my story will be in Introductions. Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes (Walking, 30 mins) Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes Was…

Back again. This time under doctors orders. I am a 52yo married father of one. I used to be a regular on UAC, but life had other plans. I have had some quite severe mental health challenges and part of my recovery is re-joining UAC. This is why doctors orders. The last 16 months have been very trying. Due to medication and…

November 16 Exercise? Yes In budget? Likely Tracking? No Tracking while in hospital is hard, so that will just be a best effort. Thank you for all the well wishes, they are gratefully appreciated. I walk the hallways for about 30 mins day to get my daily exercise in. I also do bodyweight exercises where possible. The…

November 14 Exercise? No In budget? No Tracking? No Lunch at parents place. First time catching up in person since early May. So intentional pass day. Go into hospital tomorrow for 4 weeks. Hospital admission is to work on long standing mental health issues that had me in crisis two months ago.

November 12 Exercise? Yes (moved lots of boxes into storage - most needed to be carried the equivalent of 3 stories) In budget? Yes Tracking? Yes Got assistance from my sister to be able to work on cleaning up my studio. Moved no fewer than 20 boxes into storage. Feeling exhausted now. Tomorrow drive to see my wife's…

November 10 Exercise? Yes (3km in 26mins hills) In budget? Yes Tracking? Yes OK day Tuesday. Managed to walk later, but could only manage my shorter walk. Struggling to push myself. Succeeding more than I am failing in this endeavour. Forgot to post last night, so posting on the 11th. Will post tonight on how I today.

November 9 Exercise? No (just could not get out today) In budget? Yes Tracking? Yes Today was not a good day. Very tired. Only managed to do my work today, no extra capacity to get out and walk. Tomorrow should be a better day.

November 8 Exercise? Yes (5km walk in 43mins - hills) In budget? Yes Tracking? Yes Got walk in today. Weather is starting to warm up here. Was mentally struggling to get things done today. Hard to get moving. Glad I got my walk done. Some of the medication I am on affects my ability to "push" myself. This is both a good…

November 7 Exercise? No! (no explicit exercise, but still tired) In budget? No Tracking? No Date night. Korean BBQ. First meal out in many months. Did not bother to track tonight. Also flew one of my RC helicopters for the first time in 3+ years. Flew well. Met up with a friend I made when I was in hospital last month. He…

November 5 Exercise? No In budget? No Tracking? Yes Pass day today. Did not go for a walk. Also went over my budget with dessert after dinner. Tomorrow will be a better day. @Mrs_Hoffer Why am I here. Because of the people and how this works. UAC helps build healthy habits that keep people well for a lifetime. I am proof…