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May 14 Exercise: I got up over 11K steps! Some of that was a bike ride, in which my phone thinks every bump in the road is a step - but still a bike ride is exercise even if it's not quite accurate. I was at my 20th college reunion! I live in the same town I went to college in so I get to jump in and out. So I ate normally…

Pass day. But ate lots of freggies.

Pass day- college reunion dinner with food trucks, family, friends. Tracked up to that point.

3 yeses

Tues May 10 Exercise: 20 minutes stretching, 40 minutes walk Tracking: Tracked everything, even though we changed the dinner plans 3x and I gave into a starbucks stop Calories: Made it fit! No time to write on this topic, but I am excited to read everyone else's

Great job on 3 yeses! @donna25trinity @biketheworld @Maggie_MJ @bookieNJ @lesdarts180 @Caramel_Apple - though I think you posted on the wrong day :) @jamcnewman @Marilynsretired Good job posting regardless - on the way to Champion! @Elbee1 Thanks for the food ideas! @bookieNJ @SilverSage1 - that looks SO good! @lesdarts180…

Mon May 9 Exercise: 15 minutes MommaStrong, 5 minutes stretching Tracking: Planned the day Calories: Followed the plan. I actually worked at the office and packed up all my food like the old days. Sure makes it easier to follow the plan when you don't have any other choices! Well, there was a jar of peanut butter pretzels…

Good job on 3 yeses: @TerriRichardson112 @victorious55 @SummerSkier - that is a good idea to look at friends' diaries. I always feel a little creepy. I also have trouble understanding what a meal is sometimes from the list of ingredients in MFP - it's easier to read when people are writing it more conversationally. But I…

Good job on 3 yeses @Tarann75 @Winner_in_Life @atoina Thanks for sharing about food - that's great to get some ideas! @biketheworld - stir fries are delightful @enlightenme3 - intrigued by the lemon vinaigrette and also the tart @SilverSage1 - mmm homemade mango salsa, that's a great idea! Recipe?

3 yeses

Bumping this topic so that people see it today (since I messed with Monday's - but today is not Monday!) Good topic @Jana_2020 - I'm excited to hear what people have to say about it.

What I ate on a good day: I have to go back to Thursday to find a really good day, but here it is: Breakfast: - Omelet: 1 whole egg and 2 egg whites, feta cheese, asparagus - 1 slice toasted Dave's Killer Bread thin slices with butter Cals: 343 Lunch (eaten early so no need for morning snack) - 1 slice Dave's killer bread…

I hope this doesn't mess anybody up, but I am posting Monday's opener on Sunday morning, because I'm not going to have time on Monday. Happy Monday! Hope everyone's starting the week strong! My question today is some food recommendations. I am in a bit of a food rut, as I generally am in the spring before we start getting…

May 8 Exercise: 20 minutes of resistance bands with my 6 year old from his "Handee Band" book. Probably not a lot of actual movement in those 20 mins, but I'm still going to count if for effort. Tracking: Pre-planned the day, though not until the morning. Estimated for leftover Chinese food takeout (which I wasn't going to…

@bookieNJ , @MadisonMolly2017, @snowshoe072 thanks so much for your insight. I think my current plan is to aim for 1650 calories a day for the forseeable future. I am not hungry at that number of calories if I make good food choices, so it feels pretty sustainable. If I keep losing weight at that, great. If I stall out at…

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…

May 5 - still on track! Exercise: 45 minute walk, 20 minutes stretching Tracking: Planned they day Calories: Mostly followed the plan, tracked all deviations Re: exercise - I really do find that exercise just makes me hungrier when I do a lot of exercise, which hasn't happened for a while. Re: treats - I have really…

@ideas2 Re Brian Wansink - the excellent podcast Maintenance Phase did a debunking episode on him - https://maintenancephase.buzzsprout.com/1411126/8891391-school-lunches-p-hacking-and-the-original-pizzagate But I think the basic point of eating more when you are distracted still stands.

Just a bit of musing ... in the 3 days of being back on track since my weeks long off-track time, the weight has been coming off very gratifyingly. For a few months there, it had not been. That makes me wonder if ~148 pounds really is just my body's set point now and it's going to be too hard to get below it. I did make it…

May 4 Exercise: 15 minutes MommaStrong. Did not find time for any other exercise, so I guess that makes a pass day right there. Tracking: Planned the day Calories: Followed the plan, but added in a bit of nibbling but also tracked it and still under I guess we have to call that my second pass day. I honestly have been so…

@GrandmaJackie maybe Peter and Parker would love a piglet friend!

@Elbee1 so sorry you had such a stressful day! I hope things go more smoothly now...

Back to cheer so more! Great job with 3 yeses: @SilverSage1 @Maggie_MJ @kodakslim @Marilynsretired @KCJen - good work building the habits and being self-reflective @bookieNJ @GrandmaJackie @tahm42 sounds like stressful travel - I hope it goes well for you and that you can let go the worry and enjoy while you are there.…

Tues May 3 Exercise: 20 min stretching, 20 min walk Tracking: Planned the day Calories: Followed the plan - under! 1 pass day so far (May 1) Feeling back on track! Thank you everyone for your support of my efforts in posting. Especially you @Mrs_Hoffer - gratifying to hear I am doing an ok job filling your shoes and so…

Again, filling in @Mrs_Hoffer 's shoes and hoping I do OK :smile: A great BIG CONGRATULATIONS to all of our April UAC Champions! A Champion is someone who sticks around and continues to post in the UAC even though they've surpassed their 3 Pass Days. If you're still here, and you're still posting, then YOU ARE A CHAMPION!…

May 2nd I have a 3 yes day! Exercise: 15 minute MommaStrong, 20 minute walk, 20 minutes stretching Tracking: Planned the day Calories: Followed the plan - on target Pass days so far: 0 My weight yesterday morning after the fair was really scary, but quite a bit better today. I 'm guessing a lot of that was water weight,…

And continued congratulations on 3 yeses to: @biohazardinc @enlightenme3 @1stplace4health - it's good to try different things. I hope the new plan works better. @BMcC9 @loopydo2017 @jamcnewman - good job staying on track on a busy day! @ashleycarole86 @calvin20874 @MadisonMolly2017 - way to build that motivation! And great…

Thanks for today's opener, @TerriRichardson112 and the extra insight @victorious55. I do love thinking about the sea otters, and now I will think about elephants as well.

I'm late for my cheering - but no less sincere! Congratulations on 3 yeses: @jjjcat @Tarann75 @Winner_in_Life @lesdarts180 - sounds like fun vacation plans! @TerriRichardson112 @Jana_2020 - hope you feel better @eokoro @SummerSkier - great to stay on target on a busy day! @ideas2 @victorious55 @snowshoe072 @biketheworld…

Glad you're back @biketheworld, @loopydo2017 and @BMcC9 and welcome all the new people. I agree it was getting too quiet around here and it's nice to have some new/returning energy. I am starting off May with a Pass Day :( Exercise: I did a 15 minute MommaStrong and walked all day at the fair Tracking and Calories: I made…