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March 12 ✅✅✅ Welcome back @mshawski

Interesting subject. I've certainly been the person who most of my life only managed to get things really going by giving myself a kick in the butt. I've also become a person who has had to be forgiving on myself when that becomes destructive. I've also been a person who felt that being too forgiving let me slip into bad…

March 11 ✅✅✅ Due to the age and proclivities of the two younger ones here and the crazy levels of supervision required, weekends, breaks, etc. are all basically lockdown at home. So for diet it's not hard to stay on track. Can't remember what socializing means. 🤪 During the week at lunch when school is miraculously in…

March 10 ✅✅✅ For me, walking and running are 10's, even the sucky sort of running. While I may not want to do it (especially the speedier stuff) and feel like I'm going to die, it's the act of doing it and NOT dying, and then feeling the effects afterwards that make it enjoyable. Running is surely not for everyone though.…

Enjoying A Healthy Lifestyle The last few topics have really reminded me how important it is to find the things you truly enjoy along your "healthy lifestyle journey". Speaking of that journey, and the image I chose, I can't help but have a little fun with it. I mean, what IS that journey? What is the destination? What…

March 9 ✅✅✅ Today's exercise was a morning and an afternoon walk. I try to make sure the things that align with my goals are enjoyable. If they aren't and I feel I have to make myself do or eat that specific thing I reevaluate it and seek alternatives. That is very vague, but is something I apply very broadly. The more…

March 8 ✅✅✅ Today's exercise was a morning and an afternoon walk. Thinking long term is critical!

I'm going to try some new tracking methods I have been considering. I think this might be just the sort of things to help kick things in gear as things start to warm up around here and I get more active. How these translate to UAC are: Exercise: Average between 800 - 1000 calories burned per day for all activities. Some…

March 7 ✅✅✅ Everything was covered in ice this morning so no walk, but I still got enough steps in today to call it a yes in my book.

March 6 ✅✅✅

Love this subject! Hopefully my response doesn't sound otherwise. This is a subject I think many misinterpret in far too rosy of a manner, but the entire concept is truly what folks must do. Sometimes you have to embrace the suck. This is where the temptation to quit can seem unavoidable. But it IS avoidable. If you can…

March 5 ✅✅✅ Today's exercise was a stretch routine. I actually considered a home treadmill desk setup last year. Who knows, maybe this year I could actually make it happen? I would have to get a treadmill first though.

March 4 ✅✅✅ Today's exercises were two walks totaling 121 minutes.

@daciasil21 very sorry to hear about the health issue and I hope you are ok and recover soon. Do keep in mind that being within your calorie limit is 100% defined by you and not by anyone here. So you could simply reset your calorie goal to what you wish to achieve to be healthy. It's health that is the goal here, not…

March 3 ✅✅✅ Today's exercise was two 60 minute walks. @Cowphilosopher I am so sorry to hear about the loss. Also sorry about the back and other frustrations. I do hope you find the inspiration either within the difficulties, or perhaps through them, to continue on. I personally found the experience alone pushing myself to…

@Cowphilosopher - Chocolate milk is typically the perfect ratio of carbs to protein and a drink almost universally loved. My particular one I used for endurance training was a bit unusual, although I loved it. I told other runners about it and as far as I know I've never heard anyone else say they used it. 😆 So that…

March 2 ✅✅✅ Today's exercise was a morning walk. Today was a planned pass day for my wife's birthday. I actually logged items which I had when eating out and seems I'm within my allowance, so I guess it's not a pass day after all.

@Cowphilosopher - When I began endurance training I had to be either at maintenance calories or at a very slight deficit. In the end I usually would wind up having a day where I ate everything in site cancelling out whatever small deficit I had accumulated. I found the best results focusing on keeping all the foods I ate…

Hello everyone! My name is Chris. I first started UAC last March, joined MFP in 2014, and started working on my health and diet back in 2007. I grew up hating gym, exercise, all that stuff. Although I was extremely active as a child, always out doing things (loved baseball and swimming) with most of my friends involved in…

March 1 ✅✅✅ Today's exercises were morning and afternoon walks. Let's go!

@Mrs_Hoffer I will take the 27th

@snowshoe072 that is heart breaking. You and Sadie were very blessed to spend all those lovely times together. Yes on exercise but no tracking. No on Winners Circle or Champions this month. I've been on MFP since 2014. The catalyst to getting started on MFP in 2014 was running, curiously enough. My journey to better health…

I know I've been quiet lately but wanted to reply to this topic, although my response is not all that different from others. My wife has not changed any eating habits in all the years we've been together, she is very much unchanged in that regard, which is no surprise, that is just the kind of person she is. She has asked…

February 16 ✅❌❌ 2 pass days used Today's exercise was a 34 minute walk.

@Caroline_slowandsteady I tend to think a lot about fiber myself, especially when focused on healthy low-carb eating. I personally found the best results in slowly introducing Benefiber to my water or coffee throughout the day until I was getting the RDA of fiber regularly. I say introducing it slowly because it is a…

February 15 ✅✅✅ 1 pass day used Today's exercise was 30 minutes walking this morning and a 20 minute walk this afternoon. Speaking of walking, that's my NSV. I have been doing short walks like that over the last week and so far my foot remains fine!

💟 February 14 💟 ✅✅✅ 1 pass day used Today's exercise was a 30 minute walk. Happy Valentine's Day everyone!

February 13 ✅✅✅ 1 pass day used Truly, making everyone and everything around me happy is what makes my soul happy. I know I can contribute and do all I can. That also requires making sure I'm able to help make that happen, which requires taking care of myself. That was the hardest lesson to learn, and sometimes the hardest…

Pass day #1 I didn't track anything after breakfast. I'm strangely very pleased with just focusing on everything and everyone else lately. That's not a long term thing I should continue, but I am enjoying feeling better in general, so I'm going with it for now and will get myself back into my time and routines soon enough,…