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Dec. 24th Did I exercise for 20+ minutes? Yes Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes Merry Christmas!

Dec. 23rd Did I exercise for 20+ minutes? Yes Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes

Dec. 22 Did I exercise for 20+ minutes? Yes, 2 bicycle rides Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes, even added extra protein! Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes!

Dec. 21st Did I exercise for 20+ minutes? Yes Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes I was late signing in. Sorry!

Dec 20 Did I exercise for 20+ minutes? Yes Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes

Dec. 19 Did I exercise for 20+ minutes? yes Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes

Dec. 18th Did I exercise for 20+ minutes? Yes Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes Colonoscopy is over and done for another 5 years! All's well :smile: Nice to be back on track today.

Great results! Thank you for sharing. Keep up the good work. And thank you for the info about added protein. Sounds like a good plan.

Dec 17th Today was a colonoscopy prep day. Did I stay within my calorie goal? Yes Did I log everything I ate? Yes Did I exercise for twenty minutes? Well, if you count running to the bathroom a bazzillion times then YES! No, I did not get my regular exercise, for obvious reasons. I'm hoping for leniency, AND I am looking…

:smile: :smile: :smile: :smile: :smile: :smile: Dec. 16th Did I exercise for 20+ minutes? Yes Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes How do we know if we have been eliminated? I think I have logged in everyday, but can't remember!

I just read jillwhite12's success story "107 lbs lost". This is now my favorite quote: "This is not a "diet" with a finish line. This is my lifestyle now and I have no desire to go back to my bad habits." I LOVE it!

"This is not a "diet" that has a finish line.. This is my lifestyle now and have no desire to go back to my bad habits... " THAT is an awesome statement! I want to remember that. Thank you for sharing. You have done an amazing job!

Amazing! You look great! I bet you feel so much better also. Congratulations on a job well done!

I'm in for the pictures! I have done a little (and I emphasis little) bit of quilting. I love small projects. This may be my newest motivator! Sounds like fun.

:smile: :smile: :smile: Dec. 14th Did I exercise for 20+ minutes? Yes Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes

Dec. 13th Did I exercise for 20+ minutes? Yes Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes

:smile: :smile: :smile: Dec 12th Calories? Yes Exercise? Yes Log? Yes

Dec 11th Calories? Yes Exercise? Yes Log foods? Yes Today has been a rough day. I'm ready for tomorrow!

Dec 10th Calories: yes Exercise: yes Log: yes Forget to do this last night: yes! Will be back at the end of today! Thank goodness for a bit of leniency for my tardiness! :smile:

AWESOME! Have fun and be safe!

Hello! My name is Cindy. I am 56 and live in Florida. I have 3 grown children and 3 young children. I have ridden my own bike since 2006. I rode passenger on my husbands bike for many, many, many years! I look forward to making new friends in here! Awesome group!

:smile: December 9th Did I stay within the calorie budget I set for myself today? Yes Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes

:smile: :smile: :smile: :smile: :smile: :smile: :smile: :smile: December 8th Did I stay within the calorie budget I set for myself today? Yes Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes

I'm not sure how to continue this thread so here is my attempt. Sorry if it's the wrong way. I will see how this works. Sugar per say may not be an enemy to many people, but you are very accurate in your acknowledgement of Diabetics. Also I tend to believe that sugar provides empty, quick high energy and quick energy…

My other 2 cents: I think when we review a friends food diary we need to not just look at the numbers, but also look at the food choices. Did they eat 3 or more balanced meals? Did they consume fruits and vegetables? A person can easily reach a great caloric intake number with sugary foods and the numbers look good on…

I have an issue with "correct" exercise calories in general. I use Map My Fitness, which gives me one calorie burn for my bicycle rides; then if I track it on MFP I get another calorie burned number and finally Fitbit puts it's 2 cents in with ANOTHER (different) calorie burn number! I don't know which to pay attention to.…

Hello! I'm Cindy. I live in sunny Florida, I am retired and knit/crochet are two of my favorite past times. Looking forward to perusing the posts in this group!

December 7th Did I stay within the calorie budget I set for myself today? Yes Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes

Hello everyone! I'm Cindy and I live in Sebring! :smile:

I had the same issue and have found that if I eat a 100 calorie bag of popcorn in the evening it really helps. It was difficult for me to understand how eating in the evening would help lower my overnight BS, but it did. Good luck.