This holiday season, I have already gained and I do NOT want to gain anymore. To help me, I am proposing something that has worked for me before - a thread where I post my exercise and my calories each day. Anyone want to join me? Thirty-six days will take us up to New Year's Day.
I suggest that we use any measurement we want - for exercise, time or distance; for food, calories or points or servings or food.
I also suggest that we each post one message and Edit it each day with our new stats. This will not really be a discussion thread, just a kind of Diary-like post where we strive to be honest with ourselves. No particular goal, no challenge, just a way to keep us from under-doing our exercise and over-doing our eating.
If I'm going to be honest, I'd better start with myself. I've been avoiding the scales for months but now is the time to 'fess up. Here goes...
Hi Lynn,
I'm going to try and work up to 1 hour on the bike and of course get my weight down to where it was about a year and a half ago. Missed most of yesterday's workout because of life. lol
Date......................Weight...............Exercise / Time
November 27.........178.0.................Bike & Jogging / 36 min
November 28.........178.0.................Bike & Jogging / 36 min
November 29.........177.0.................Bike & Jogging / 38 min
November 30.........?????.................Bike & Jogging / 40 min
December 01.........175.5.................Bike & Jogging / 41 min
December 02.........176.5.................Bike & Jogging / 26 min
December 03.........175.5.................Rest Day
December 04.........175.5.................Bike & Jogging / 21+42 min.........Total loss for week 2.5 lb
December 05.........176.0
December 06.........Out of Town
December 07.........Out of Town
December 08.........On the Road
December 09.........176.0.................Bike & Jogging / 45 min
December 10
December 11
December 12
December 13
December 14
December 15
December 16
December 17
December 18
December 19
December 20
December 21
December 22
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December 24 December 25
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December 27
December 28
December 29
December 30
December 31
Last edited by retiredone; 12-09-2011 at 07:10 AM.
I will give it a try. I didn't really track my calories today but I will estimate.
11/26 -1500 (est),no exercise
11/27 - forget it, lost track!
11/28 - 1491 (ETA: forgot something so had to change) about an hour at the gym, stationery bike, treadmill, and three weight machines.
11/29 - lost track!
11/30 - 30 min stretch class, 30 min stationery bike at 7, 15 min treadmill at 3.5 (with incline), and 2 sets of 12 reps on 3 weight machines. 1416
12/1 - 1795 whoops!
12/2 - 1522 - 15 min on bike, 15 min on treadmill, 2 reps of 12 on 3 weight machines
12/3 - 1398, no exercise
12/4 - est 1889, no exercise
12/5 - did well until tonight but had friends over ate too much I'm sure. Didn't track. no exercise.
12/6 - didn't track again but think I went over a little. yoga stretch class 40 min. and tonight I did aerobics during commercials plus did 25 reps with 5# weights.
12/7 didn't track, sure I was over, no exercise
12/8 1469, no exercise
12/9 1551 (edited), no exercise
12/10
12/11
12/12
12/13 Sorry been neglecting this thread. I have done about the same though, up, down...today calories were 1469, 30 min on stationery bike at 7 and 15 min on treadmill at 3.2.
12/14
I'm going home for the Christmas Holidays and have been back for a year. I would really like to lose another 8 pounds between now and then. 10 would even be better. 8 pounds would make a total of 40. That's my Goal.
Game on....
Lynn, I love this idea, but I don't count calories, have no idea how I would. I do weight and inches weekly.
But I will keep an eye on you guys. OK, thanks Lynn, I will do weekly weight and exercise (that means I have to do it!)
Sunday 11/27/11 SBD, exercise 15 min treadmill, Wt 179Monday 11/28/11 SBD, exercise 15 min mile
Tuesday 11/29/11 SBD, migraine (does that count for anything)
Wednesday 11/30/11, SBD, migraine ("")
Thursday 12/01/11, SBD, walk dogs 1 mile
Friday 12/02/11, SBD, walk dogs
Saturday 12/03/11 SBD, Housework
Sunday 12/04/11 SBD, Walk Dogs, Wt 178(+1/2 inch loss)
Monday 12/05/11 SBD, Stressful Day (that has to burn some calories, right!) At least I didn't do any stress eating.
Tuesday 12/06/11 SBD, Walk Dogs
12/07/11 through 12/12/11 Missing in Action but stayed on plan
12/13/11 SBD, Walk Dogs Yeah!
12/14/11 SBD, Walk Dogs
12/15/11 SBD
12/15/11 SBD, Walk Dogs
12/16/11 SBD, Yard Work
12/17/11 SBD, Shopping
12/18/11 SBD, Wt 178 (but lost total 2 more inches-I skipped measurements and weight last weekend)
12/19/11 SBD
12/19/11 SBD, Walk Dogs
12/20/11 SBD, Yard Work
12/22/11 SBD, Walk Dogs
12/23/11 SBD, Walk Dogs
12/24/11 SBD, Shopping
12/25/11 SBD, Housework
12/26/11 SBD, Wt 175, Housework
12/27/11 SBD, Shopping, X Box (oh, yeah)
12/28/11 SBD, Walk Dogs
Last edited by chickadeee55; 12-28-2011 at 06:27 AM.
Reason: Add progress
Currently on the Ideal Protein program and it has helped me alot. During the Thanksgiving holiday I ate 1/2 cup of rice, spoonful of sweet potato casserole and a thin slice of carrot cake and didn't gain weight, hooray! I will not press my luck during the Christmas. Will try to stay on track given this challenge.
If I'm going to be honest, I'd better start with myself. I've been avoiding the scales for months but now is the time to 'fess up. Here goes...
Date......................Weight...............Exercise / Time
November 27.........178.0.................Bike & Jogging / 36 min
November 28.........178.0.................Bike & Jogging / 36 min
November 29.........177.0.................Bike & Jogging / 38min
November 30.........?????.................Bike & Jogging / 40min
December 01.........175.5.................Bike & Jogging / 41min
December 02
December 03
December 04
December 05
December 06
December 07
December 08
December 09
December 10
December 11
December 12
December 13
December 14
December 15
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December 29
December 30
December 31
Hi Isabella,
It is SO GREAT to be working with you again. I see that you are upping your exercise time every day. Do you have a goal in mind?
I will give it a try. I didn't really track my calories today but I will estimate.
11/26 -1500 (est),no exercise
11/27 - forget it, lost track!
11/28 - 1491 (ETA: forgot something so had to change) about an hour at the gym, stationery bike, treadmill, and three weight machines.
11/29 - lost track!
11/30 - 30 min stretch class, 30 min stationery bike at 7, 15 min treadmill at 3.5 (with incline), and 2 sets of 12 reps on 3 weight machines. 1416
12/1 - 1795 whoops!
12/2
WOW bike at 7!!!!! I am impressed! I do the bike at 0. It is not much for calorie burning, but it loosens up my bad knee so I can push it on the treadmill.
Lynn, thanks for starting this thread, I have to tell you when I got home from work today, I felt like doing nothing, except worrying about what I was going to have for dinner. Then I thought, oh no, I have to post something on the Honesty Sticky, so I looked at the dogs and said how about a walk and that was it, out the door we went, and it was chilly out but by the time we got back it felt good. thanks
Lynn, thanks for starting this thread, I have to tell you when I got home from work today, I felt like doing nothing, except worrying about what I was going to have for dinner. Then I thought, oh no, I have to post something on the Honesty Sticky, so I looked at the dogs and said how about a walk and that was it, out the door we went, and it was chilly out but by the time we got back it felt good. thanks
Good for you!
Last edited by ladyinweighting; 12-02-2011 at 06:18 PM.