[ladyinweighting]

Accountability: Actions that reflect the integrity of the person you want to be.

This is our new Age 50+ NON-Challenge thread.

This is NOT a Challenge - it is a place for us to record our daily behaviors (behaviours) toward being personally responsible for our EFFORTS.

NOTE: we cannot control our OUTCOMES - weight - however, we can control our EFFORTS - daily actions aimed at losing/maintaining weight.

If you want to give this thread a try, just post 1 message on this thread. Each day during the month of May, the Age 50+ ladies are invited to add to their original message (using the "edit" button) by updating information about actions they have taken toward meeting their goal of losing/maintaining weight.

There is no 1 format - feel free to be creative. If you miss days/weeks - NO problem - just stop back when you can. The winners on this thread are all of us who continue to work toward being accountable for our actions!

Hope to see you all in May.

Lynn

PS - I leave for vacation on Wednesday, April 30. So, I won't be posting for the first 2 weeks in May. See you when I get back on May 15.

[meowee]

Just staking my claim to a spot . . . at the moment, I think I'll follow much the same format as in April . . . but I will be missing a few days early in the month while I'm away . . . I'll finalize things later. Just wanted to get this into "Sticky"-land so nobody can miss it.

Okay, I'm doing the same thing as last month. Since that worked out pretty well. Once again I am aiming for 1400 to 1500 net calories each day with approximately 40% Carbs; 30% Fat; 30% Protein. Plus that little notation of NOTT vs regarding my Treats or Triggers situation.

Date . . . . . .Weight . . . Calories . . . Crbs . . . . Fat . . . . . Prtn . . . . Note

May 01 . . . . 223.4 . . . . 1488 . . . . 35% . . . . 41% . . . . 24% . . . .
May 02 . . . . 222.6 . . . . 1554 . . . . 38% . . . . 27% . . . . 35% . . . . NOTT
May 03 . . . . 223.0 . . . . 1213 . . . . 37% . . . . 24% . . . . 38% . . . . NOTT
May 04 . . . . 222.0 . . . . 1471 . . . . 38% . . . . 30% . . . . 32% . . . . NOTT
May 05 . . . . 221.4 . . . . 1873 . . . . 37% . . . . 39% . . . . 24% . . . . NOTT
May 06 . . . . AWAY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
May 07 . . . . AWAY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
May 08 . . . . AWAY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
May 09 . . . . AWAY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
May 10 . . . . 222.6 . . . . 1468 . . . . 40% . . . . 27% . . . . 33% . . . . NOTT
May 11 . . . . 224.6 . . . . 1341 . . . . 35% . . . . 38% . . . . 27% . . . . NOTT
May 12 . . . . 221.8 . . . . 1663 . . . . 40% . . . . 30% . . . . 40% . . . . NOTT
May 13 . . . . 221.0 . . . . 1436 . . . . 46% . . . . 30% . . . . 24% . . . . NOTT
May 14 . . . . 221.0 . . . . 1374 . . . . 40% . . . . 28% . . . . 32% . . . . NOTT
May 15 . . . . 221.4 . . . . 1669 . . . . 39% . . . . 33% . . . . 28% . . . . NOTT
May 16 . . . . 222.4 . . . . OMG, the less said about today, the better .
May 17 . . . . 223.8 . . . . 1476 . . . . 37% . . . . 34% . . . . 29% . . . . NOTT
May 18 . . . . 223.6 . . . . 1243 . . . . 38% . . . . 25% . . . . 37% . . . . NOTT
May 19 . . . . 223.6 . . . . 1619 . . . . 36% . . . . 33% . . . . 31% . . . . NOTT
May 20 . . . . 223.4 . . . . 1651 . . . . 45% . . . . 30% . . . . 25% . . . .
May 21 . . . . 222.0 . . . . 1640 . . . . 33% . . . . 44% . . . . 23% . . . .
May 22 . . . . 222.4 . . . . 1849 . . . . 41% . . . . 34% . . . . 26% . . . . NOTT
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Attached below is a copy of my "blip chart" for March and April. Click on it and it will be big enough to see. I honestly get a kick out of all the ups and downs -- but especially the fact that overall, April is lower than March.

[gramabear45]

Just a quick check in.
Doing good so far today. Had a nice breakfast. Havent figured whats for dinner . I guess I better do that Have a good day.
Roma

[meowee]

Hi ROMA . . . does this mean you are staking your spot for the May Accountability Thread . . . just wondering because your post sounds more like it belongs in one of the regular monthly chat threads that are down below the sticky area.

I post in all three but a lot of the girls post in just one or two . . . there's Golden Girls (it's probably the busiest); Getting Lighter (which has been around the longest) and Active Folks (where we tend to talk about our activites more than anything else). Hope to be seeing you in one or more of those threads soon.

In the Accountability thread for the month, we tend to just keep updating the information we've decided to track for the current month on a daily basis by clicking on the little "quote" button at the bottom right side of our own post.

Hey, never fear, Chickie, it can take a little bit of time to get the hang of things around here . . . but I know you'll get it nailed down pretty soon . . .

[retiredone]

Goals for May:
*Continue jogging up to 5K 3x a week, circuit training 2 or 3x a week
*Continue riding my stationary bike building up to 20 minutes and doing counter push-ups
*Portion size
*No junky snacks
*Eat sufficient food not to be hungry and at least 5 fruits and vegetables a day
*Exercise at least 5 days a week
*Lose 2-3 pounds by end of May (super goal: 5 pounds!)

Weigh in day is Saturday. Beginning weight as of April 26- 176.5 pounds

Date.......Exercise............................... ..................Portions/Food/Snacks............Weight
May 01...3.5K jog/1K walk/13 min bike/30 push-ups................. ........
May 02...45 minute circuit workout...................................... . ........
May 03...No Exercise...Rest/Weigh In Day............................... ......... .......176 pounds
May 04...4K jog/1K walk/13 min bike/30 push-ups...............................
May 05...45 minute circuit workout...................................... . ........
May 06...4K jog/1K walk/14 min bike/30 push-ups...............................
May 07...45 minute circuit workout...................................... . ........
May 08...4K jog/1K walk/14 min bike/30 push-ups...............................
May 09...45 minute circuit workout...................................... . ........
May 10...No Exercise...Rest/Weigh In Day............................... ......... .......174 pounds
May 11...1.5K jog/37 min bike/30 push-ups.............. ........................
May 12...45 minute circuit workout...................................... . ........
May 13...38 min bike/30 push-ups ........................................ ........
May 14...45 minute circuit workout...................................... . ........
May 15...50 min bike/30 push-ups ........................................ ........
May 16...Did no exercise today, very busy ................................... ...
May 17...No Exercise...Rest/Weigh In Day............................... ......... .....172.5 pounds
May 18...0K jog/5K walk/30 min bike/35 push-ups...............................
May 19...45 minute circuit workout...................................... . ........
May 20...5K walk/32 min bike/35 push-ups..................................... ...
May 21...45 minute circuit workout...................................... . ........
May 22...5K walk/31 min bike/35 push-ups..................................... ...

Weight: 176.5-0.5=176-2=174-1.5=172.5
Jog/Walk: 17/19 Kilometers
Bike: 24.03 Miles

This is my "Before Picture" at 182 pounds

[gramabear45]

Thanks Meowee, I am sure it wont be long and I will have it down.
Roma

[flowingair]

Hi, I'm staking my claim too. This is really helpful to me. See you. Lori

Time Distance exercise food choices water
May 1.....30mins.....1 Mile.......walking......good day
May 2.....No exercise.............................good day
May 3......1 hour..................gardening.....okay day
May 4......2 hours.....hike and gardening....good day
May 5......30 mins....1 mile ......walking.....super day
May 6.......No exercise...........................awful day Tomorrow is a new day
May 7.......No exercise...........................fair day
May 8.......30 mins.. .59 mile.....elliptical...good day
May 9.......20mins... .50 mile.....walking....good day
May 10......2 hours....2 miles.....hiking......fair day
May 11......2 hours.............gardening......fair day
May 12......no exercise...........................bad day
May 13......30 mins... .70.........elliptical....fair day good
May 14......15 mins.................walking.....fair day
May 15......15 mins.................walking.....good day
May 16......15mins..................walking.....poor day
May 17......30mins... .68 miles..elliptical....fair day
May 18......15mins..................walking.....fair day
May 19......15mins..................walking.....fair day
May 20......30 mins.. .71 miles...elliptical...good day
May 21......15 mins.................walking.....good day
May 22......30 mins.. .65 miles...elliptical...good day
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[ladyinweighting]

Lynn's Space

Personal Information:
Weight beginning DP - 185
Weight as of 4/30/08 - 147.2
Interim Goal Weight - 140
Age - 63

Weight loss journey -
1st 10 pounds - March 15, 2007 - June 15, 2007 (3 months)
2nd 10 pounds - June 15, 2007 - September 20, 2007 (3 months)
3rd 10 pounds - Sept 20, 2007 - February 20, 2008 (5 months)
4th 10 pounds - Feb 20 2008 - ?
Lowest weight this journey - 145.8
May Accountability Efforts - track weight (on date), track exercise (from day before date), track calories (from day before date), track % of fat/carbs/protein; track "unplanned after-dinner-eating" (UEAD) on this Accountability Thread; Average below 1300 calories/day; Exercise on 6 days/wk.


May 15 - 150.2 lbs - gained 3 lbs on vacation to England. Back on track today!
May 16 - 149 lbs; 0 min exercise; 859 calories
May 17 - 147.8 lbs; 35 min exercise; 1218 calories
May 18 - 149; 35 min exercise; 1145 calories
May 19 - 148.2; 35 min exercise; 1002 calories
May 20 - 148.8; 0 min exercise; 1399 calories
May 21 - 148.6; 35 min exercise; 1391 calories
May 22 - ----; 0 min exercise; ---- calories





Bounce Chart past 187 days

155 – 28
154 – 35
153 – 28
152 – 10
151 – 11
150 - 22
149 - 17
148 - 20
147 - 14
146 - 1
145 - 1

[gramabear45]

Good Morning
Going to have a good day.
Roma

[meowee]

Hi ROMA . . . you are doing it again . . . please start posting in one of those other threads I mentioned . . . we really won't start using this thread until May and then only for those daily updates I told you about. Hope to see you there.

[Karen3]

.Spent the month of April tracking and comparing South Beach diet and calorie intake of between 1200 and 1500 calories daily. After intial struggle with water that leveled out, but after few weeks noticed slowly increasing Carbs. Weight now seems stalled. So this month will continue watching South Beach and calories while attempting to increase Fats and Proteins and decreasing Carbs. Perfect day would be.. 40% Fat...35% Carb...25% Protein......Karen3

Date On Plan Cal.. %Fat.. %Carbs.. %Prot

5/01..OP 1076cal.......34%....43%.......22%
5/02..OP 1254cal.......28%....24%.......48%
5/03..OP 1289cal.......40%....44%.......16%
5/04..OP 1131cal.......29%....57%.......14%
5/05..OP 1064cal.......33%....45%.......22%
5/06..OP 1201cal.......36%....38%.......26% weight 192
5/07..OP 1255cal.......32%....53%.......15%
5/08..OP 1058cal.......46%....37%.......17%
5/09..OP 956cal........42%....39%.......19%
5/10..OP 1125cal.......37%....39%.......22%
5/11..OP 1196cal.......34%....35%.......32%
5/12..OP 1250cal.......29%....59%.......11% weight 190
5/13..OP 1367cal.......43%....39%.......18%
5/14..OP 1361cal.......35%....48%.......17%
5/15..Op 1225cal.......29%....38%.......32%
5/16..OP 962cal.......36%....50%.......14%
5/17..OP 1301cal.......39%....44%.......16%
5/18..OP 1198cal.......30%....54%.......16%
5/19..OP 1311cal.......29%....52%.......19% weight 189
5/20..OP 1200cal.......35%....45%.......20%
5/21..OP 1206cal......40%....39%.......21%
5/22..OP 1325cal......40%....38%.......22%
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[KarenGinNJ]

Hey everybody! Sorry I'm late getting here ... but if you knew me, well, you'd know!

May 1, 2008 - Another month starting already! After losing 27 pounds total (half of March & all of April), the new month brings hope! (1066 calories)
May 2, 2008 - Weigh in tomorrow! I can actually be happy about that for a change! (1058 calories)
May 3, 2008 - Went to the gym - my usual 1 mile @ approx 2.5 mph - soon I'm gonna have to go further, but with my ADD, 1 mile is hard enough to focus on! Oh yeah!!! Weighed in - 271 (1000 calories)
May 4, 2008 - I wonder if the sun is ever going to shine again LOL So gloomy, still rather cool. Going to the gym soon. (1215 calories)
May 5, 2008 - Nothing going on - (1023 calories)
May 6, 2008 - Again! (1236 calories)
May 7, 2008 - Went to the baseball game - really long walk with hills to the field. Sat out in the sun, got bitten by bugs, felt great! (955 calories)
May 8, 2008 - Steve not feeling well .. stayed home .. have errands to do, but it's a rainy day. (1017 calories)
May 9, 2008 - Errands to run - people to see, places to go (807 calories)
May 10, 2008 - Went to gym - Lost 3 pounds this week. Down to 268. Total of 34 pounds lost since March, not bad, not bad (1091 calories)
May 11, 2008 - Mother's Day (eek) I hate to even show this - (3467 calories) - and that's probably low.
May 12, 2008 - Almost back on track. Sheesh it's hard to bounce back. (1489 calories)
May 13, 2008 - (998 calories)
May 14, 2008 - (1181 calories)
May 15, 2008 - (1316 calories)
May 16, 2008 - Well, hopefully I'm back on track again. I weigh tomorrow, hopefully I didn't gain (crossing fingers). (794 calories)
May 17, 2008 - Went to the gym, did the usual. Someday I need to bump it up at least another half mile. Weighed 267 - 1 more pound. Better than nuttin'. Going to the baseball tournament today! A day in the sun! (1204 calories)
May 18, 2008 - Didn't do much today ... (1605 calories)
May 19, 2008 - Went to gym. Walked for 37 mins. (1261 calories)
May 20, 2008 - (1460 calories)
May 21, 2008 - (962 calories)
May 22, 2008 -

[maryea]

Claiming my spot. Only lost 1/2 lb (going by weekly weigh-ins) in April. Kinda disapppointed by that but can easily see why. I think I have learned my lesson to be more consistent in keeping my calories down and eating less snacks since that's always my weak area. So feel it was a learning month. I will continue to track weight, calories and exercise. I will be traveling for 2 weeks this month but plan to be online even then.

Ended last month at 164 which was my lowest for April.
5/1/08 -
Weight: 165.5 (yesterday was my dh's b-day and we ate out TWICE so I'm not surprised I gained a little).
Calories: 1538
Exercise: 30 min yoga stretch, 40 min cardio

5/2/08 -
Weight: 164.5
Calories: 1300
Exercise:40 min cardio class but had a brand new instructor (new to coaching a class) and didn't feel I got as good a work-out as usual), but a least I was moving. :-)

5/3/08 -
Weight: 164 WEEKLY WEIGH-IN - Down 1/2 lb again! Not a new number however so hope I lose down to a NEW number soon! ;-)
Calories: too many - lost track!
Exercise: none

5/4/08
Weight: 164.5
Calories 1866 (had to edt as I added wrong first time! I's a little lower now but still too high). It was my snacking as usual. I was doing fine, snacking on fruit then my dh made some rice cake...so yummy, but so rich and before I knew it I've had two pieces!
Exercise: none

5/5/08
Weight: 165.5
Calories: 1683 - having trouble keeping my calories down obviously. Again it's my snacks.
Exercise: 30 min stretch and breathe, 40 min cardio classes

5/6/08
Weight: 164.5
Calories: lost track but I'm sure it was too much! Don't know why I can't seem to it back on track with the calories!
Exercise: yoga stretch 30 min, cardio 40 min.

5/7/08
Weight: 164
Calories: 1473
Exercise: 30 min stretch and breathe, 40 min cardio classes



5/8/08
Weight: 162.5!! Yea! Not my "official" weigh-in day, that's Sat, but it is good to see this low a number.
Calories: 1548
Exercise: Not going to the gym any more until we get back from our trip, will just try to get exercise in as I can. Walked in place during tv commercials and stretched while watching tv.

5/9/08
Weight: 162.5
Calories: 1669
Exercise: none

5/10/08
Weight: WEEKLY WEIGH-IN - 162.5!!! Lost 1.5 lbs!!!
Calories: Didn't count today but am sure its high. We are leaving on our trip Monday and I found myself trying to eat up everything that won't last til we get back. I mean I froze all I could but I still ate lot...
Exercise: none

5/11/08
Weight: 164 Why am I not surprised?!!
Calories:
Exercise:

5/12/08
Weight:
Calories:
Exercise:

[Dinahgirl]

I'm going to track OP/NOP, water, exercise and blood pressure (home and drugstore to compare). I've got quite a bp problem that they keep trying to fix with different meds, so don't freak when you see my numbers.

Date OP/NOP Water Walked BP
5/01 NOP 3 0 178/89
5/02 NOP 4 0 177/89
5/03................Vacation.......................... ......................................
5/04................Vacation.......................... ......................................
5/05................Vacation.......................... ......................................
5/06................Vacation.......................... ......................................
5/07................Vacation.......................... ......................................
5/08................Vacation.......................... ......................................
5/09................Vacation.......................... ......................................
5/10 NOP 4 0 177/89
5/11 OP 4 0 155/87
5/12 OP 4 30m
5/13 OP 4 25m
5/ 14 OP 3 25m
5/15 I ate pretty much on plan today, dark meat chicken instead of white, but the rest was good. Drank 3 bottles of water. BP 177/99/
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[CountingDown]

My spot for May. Goals - 1400 cals or less each day and another 3-4 lb. loss
Start weight - 141.8

May 01 - 1102 cals
May 02 - 1187 cals
May 03 - 1023 cals, weight 140.6
May 04 - 989 cals
May 05 - 1158 cals
May 06 - 1087 cals, weight 139.0
May 07 -1113 cals
May 08 - 1132 cals
May 09 -1374 cals - 139.0
May 10 -1122 cals
May 11 -1175 cals
May 12 -938 cals
May 13 -1123 cals
May 14 1043 cals - 138.4
May 15 - 1078 cals
May 16 - 1289 cals - 137.8
May 17 - 1233 cals
May 18 - 1121 cals
May 19 - 1388 cals - 137.8
May 20- 1365 cals
May 21 -933 cals - 137.2
May 22 -1265 cals
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