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Exercise - yes, 15 minute MommaStrong Tracked - yes! Under - yes! Pass days 6/3 Yeah, I'm not sure I agree with the premise of making your Saturdays like all your other days. I think it's important to socialize and enjoy celebrations. However, I also need to constantly ask myself, if I am celebrating all the time, is that…
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Sept 19 Pass Day 7 I definitely got in my exercise at the music festival, but ate food truck food for lunch and dinner. I had a great time! I am feeling this need to get out and celebrate with people outside while the weather is still nice, and thinking losing weight will be easier in the winter when we are stuck at home.…
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Sept 18 Exercise - yes, counting my 20 minutes of stretching the am and pm, which I think barely counts. It's hard to fit in exercise on the weekends, with the kids. I got lots of outside time, supervising a playdate and a trip to the beach, but it was sedentary outside time. I thought I might swim but then it was too cold…
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Another pass day, for 6/4. Wednesday's pass day just rolled over into Thursday, as I got home late on Wednesday and didn't plan my meals for Thursday, and then decided to eat restaurant leftovers and takeout. But I actually did make reasonable choices with those things, though I didn't track them, and I did exercise, so…
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Sept 16 - pass day for me. I'm at 5/3 now. I hope to get back on track today. I agree, everyone's NSVs are inspiring. Health is really most important. I have an autoimmune condition and the doctors have told me one of the best things I can do to make it affect my life is to lose weight, so that's a big part of why I am so…
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Exercise - 15 minute MommaStrong video, 30 minute bike ride Tracking - yes Under - yes! NSV - I've been a bit discouraged because I've been in a plateau of sorts since about April. This Challenge is my next idea to beat that plateau. And I guess my NSV is sticking with posting every day and being better at tracking and…
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It is so inspiring to see that long list, and to see that I am on it! This Challenge has been really inspiring and helpful for me. I start the day by reading everyone's check-ins, and if you all can prioritize health in this crazy world, well then, I can do. Sept 14 Exercise - 20 minutes stretching, 30 minute walk Tracking…
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Exercise - MommaStrong D15 and 30 min walking Tracked - Yes Calories under - Yes! Pass days 4/3
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@snowshoe072 olive oil is probably fine but I have read it's better to use canola for cooking because olive oil has a low smoke point, so that is mostly what I use.
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Sun Sept 12 Exercise - 15 min MommaStrong video, probably 40 minutes of stretching, and 40 minute walk (such a treat to have so much time for all that - my wife came back from her trip and so I got extra time and felt like I deserved to spend it on taking care of my body first instead of other "productive" things) Tracking…
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@snowshoe072 I really like grilled tempeh or fried on a nonstick pan with just a little oil, get it a little crusty. Another tip is that with tempeh and tofu, you can cook it and then immediately pour the "marinade" on top, instead of marinating first. That lets it get crispy when cooking and the marinade actually soaks in…
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@MadisonMolly2017 Thank you for that insight. It had honestly never occurred to me to have different goals on different days of the week. That might be the next step I need to take. I'm going to keep thinking about it.
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@biketheworld good job being a heroic grandparent. My mom was just doing the same for my sister, and I can see how it really messes up her life, but is so needed. As the kid/parent in the middle, it is life changing to know such support is a phone call away. Sept 11 Tracked - yes - planned and stuck to the plan for the…
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I like the program MommaStrong (https://mommastrong.com/) for exercises that are focused on strengthening that area. I do walking and MommaStrong for my exercise. I also second the recommendation for PT - pelvic floor focused PT - to help you get better.
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Sept 10th Exercise - Yes, 20 min stretching plus 30 minute walk in the woods with my 5 year old, who actually kept up a reasonable pace Tracking - Planned the day and followed the plan until... I was on my own with the kids as my wife away for the night, which is something that hasn't happened for a very long time due to…
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Sept 9 Check In Exercise: 20 min MommaStrong video, 30 min walk Tracked: Yes, planned ahead and ate the plan, except spontaneously decided to switch lunch and dinner Under: Yes, as planned :smile: I weigh in every day, first thing. I have been doing that for uh... close to 20 years now... which is close to half my life. I…
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Weds 9/8 - Back on Track Exercise - 15 min HIT, 30 min walk (with my son on his balance bike) Tracking - Yes! Under - Yes! Dinner was pescado en tomatillo with tomatillos from our farm share, over cauliflower rice with one corn tortilla on the side, and tomatoes and cucumbers in lime juice. So good! Leftovers for lunch…
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Sept 7 Exercise - No Tracking - No Calories - definitely over This was my third pass day! I was kind of planning it, as I posted the day before, because it was the Jewish new year and I needed to eat lots of challah and apples and honey. But I really took it over the top with unnecessary snacks midday and getting takeout…
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@seilidhe Thank you!
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Yesterday, Sept 6 was a pass day. I had planned out my meals beautifully the day before, but we had an end of summer family day and spontaneously decided to go out to eat outside to a place with no healthy options and of course I had to eat a lot. Also celebrating Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, which requires eating a…
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Probably more people would characterize the exercise I do as minimal, to be honest, not moderate.
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Exercise: Yes, barely squeaked it in, and wouldn't if not for the challenge - 15 minute walk and 15 min stretching Tracked: Yes Under calories: Yes Pass days: 1/3 I have never been much of an exerciser, but times that I have gotten a lot of exercise I have found it really helps with maintaining calories - I can eat…
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Exercise - Yes, lots of walking at the fair Tracking - No Under calories - No I hadn't been to the county fair in 3 years, because of COVID and because I was sick the year before. I actually did a lot better than I usually do. In the past, before I was trying to lose weight, eating was kind of the point of the fair. This…
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Sept 3 Exercise - 15 min MommaStrong exercise video, 30 minutes walking Tracking - Yes Under calories - Yes Pass days remaining: 3
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Exercise - Yes, 45 minute walk with a friend Tracked - Yes Under calories - Yes Pass days 0/3. Doing well so far. This weekend may be more of a challenge - 4 day weekend with Labor Day on Monday and Jewish holiday on Tuesday and then the kids start school on Wednesday. It may be harder to find time to check in and harder…
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Sept 1 - Day 1 Exercise: Yes - 15 minutes of MommaStrong video, 30 minute walk Tracking: Yes, everything, even the 4 gummy worms I impulse ate last night Stay within calorie goals: Yes! Pass days remaining: 3
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Congratulations to all the winners! That is so inspiring. This is my first month doing the challenge and my goal is to do it!
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Hi, I'm Caroline and also new to this group. I've been doing MFP since February and working seriously on losing weight since 2019. I've been trying to lose ~45 pounds of "baby weight" from my almost 10 year old. I'm about halfway there - but probably more than halfway because maybe getting all the way back to my weight at…
