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, 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!
Lynn
Last edited by ladyinweighting; 06-06-2008 at 07:44 PM.
Personal Information:
Weight beginning DP - 185
Weight as of 6/06/08 - 148.4
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
June Accountability Efforts - track weight (on date), track exercise (from day before date), track calories (from day before date), track % of carbs; Average below 1300 calories/day; Exercise on 3-4 days/wk.
June 1 - 148.6 lbs; 1433 calories; 50 min exercise; 28% carbs
June 2 - 148.2 lbs; 1213 calories; 0 min exercise; 31% carbs
June 3 - 148.2 lbs; 1105 calories; 35 min exercise; 35% carbs
June 4 - 147.2 lbs; 1014 calories; 120 min exercise; 40% carbs
June 5 - 147.4 lbs; 1285 calories; 35 min exercise; 26% carbs
June 6 - 148.4 lbs; 1285 calories; 0 min exercise; 26% carbs
June 7 - 149.2 lbs; 1302 calories; 0 min exercise; 33% carbs
June 8 - 148.8 lbs; 1385 calories; 50 min exercise; 35% carbs
June 9 - 148.2 lbs; 908 calories; 75 min exercise; 33% carbs
June 10 - 147 lbs; 1155 calories; 30 min exercise; 25% carbs
June 11 - 147.8 lbs; 1123 calories; 30 min exercise; 28% carbs
June 12 - 148.2 lbs; ---- calories; 0 min exercise; --% carbs
June 13 - 148.4 lbs; ---- calories; 0 min exercise; --% carbs
June 14 - 148.4 lbs; 1579 calories; 30 min exercise; 36% carbs
June 15 - 147 lbs; 1226 calories; 70 min exercise; 40% carbs
June 16 - 146.8 lbs; 1192 calories; 0 min exercise; 35% carbs
June 17 - 146.8 lbs; 1067 calories; 0 min exercise; 37% carbs
June 18 - 146.8 lbs; 1161 calories; 30 min exercise; 47% carbs
June 19 - 147.6 lbs; 1544 calories; 60 min exercise; 37% carbs
June 20 - 148.4 lbs; 1231 calories; 0 min exercise; 49% carbs
June 29 - (second anniversary of my DH's death) - 148.8 lbs; 90 min exercise
June 30 - 149 lbs; 1244 calories; 40 min exercise; 32%carbs
Okay . . . here's my spot again . . . will reconstruct the past 6 days sometime tomorrow . . . too many other rush, rush things to do right now. Thanks for getting it started again Lynn.
Okay . . . here we go again . . . Last month was pretty good to me again so I think I'll basically track the same stuff again except I'm going to change the NOTE area to reflect my exercise efforts -- for example, WALK, or GAZL, or WIIF, or WGTS, or something along those lines -- of course, you may also still see this little charmer -- -- in case I have a meltdown of my own (and June 4 was one of those).
Goals for June:
*Jog/walk up to 5K 3x a week, circuit training 2 or 3x a week
*Ride stationary bike up to 30+ minutes per session
*Counter push-ups with bike ride
*Portion size and calorie counting (1200-1400 calories per day)
*No junky snacks
*Eat sufficient food not to be hungry and at least 5 fruits and vegetables a day
*Lose 2-3 pounds by end of June (super goal: 5 pounds!)
Weigh in day is Saturday. Beginning weight as of May 31- 170.5 pounds
Date.......Exercise............................... .................Portions/Food/Snacks............Weight June 01..No exercise, too much shopping,too tired.......good.......good....good June 02..45 minute circuit workout ...........................good.......good....good June 03..5k walk/5k bike/35 counter push-ups.............good.......good....good June 04..45 minute circuit workout ...........................good.......fair......go od June 05..5k walk/5k bike/35 counter push-ups.............good.......good....good June 06..45 minute circuit workout ...........................good.......good....good June 07..No Exercise, Rest/Weigh In Day....................good.......good....good.... ....169.5 pounds June 08..5k walk/5k bike/35 counter push-ups.............good.......good....good June 09..45 minute circuit workout ...........................good.......good....good June 10..5k walk/5k bike/35 counter push-ups.............good.......bad......good June 11..45 minute circuit workout ...........................good.......bad.....good June 12..5k walk/5k bike/35 counter push-ups.............good.......good....good June 13..No exercise, very busy with mom today..........good.......good....good June 14..No Exercise, Rest/Weigh In Day....................good.......good....good.... .......168 pounds June 15..40 min aerobics/5k bike/35 counter push-ups..good.......good....good June 16..45 minute circuit workout ...........................good.......good....good June 17..5k walk/5k bike/35 counter push-ups.............good.......good....good June 18..45 minute circuit workout ...........................good.......good....good June 19..5k walk/5k bike/35 counter push-ups.............good.......good....good June 20..No exercise, busy, busy and shopping............good.......good....good June 21..No Exercise, Rest/Weigh In Day....................good.......good....good.... .......166 pounds June 22..No exercise, busy, busy, busy......................good.......bad......good June 23..45 minute circuit workout ...........................good.......good....good June 24..5k walk/5k bike/35 counter push-ups.............good.......good....good June 25..45 minute circuit workout ...........................good.......good....good June 26..5k walk/5k bike/35 counter push-ups.............good.......good....good June 27..45 minute circuit workout ...........................good.......good....good June 28..No Exercise, Rest/Weigh In Day....................awful.....terrible...good.. .......164.5 pounds June 29..5k walk/5k bike/35 counter push-ups.............good.......good....good June 30..45 minute circuit workout ...........................good.......good....good
June 1: 151.4 OP 20 min cardio
June 2: 150.8 OP 0 min (dd's graduation)
June 3: 151.4 OP 30 min
June 4: 152.2 OP 30 min
June 5: 151.4 NOP 15 min (MP3 player died )
June 6: 151.4 OP 30 min (MP3 player back!)
June 7: 150.6 nOP 30 min (nOP...a little slip)
June 8: 151.0 NOP 0 min
June 9: 152.2 OP 0 min
June 10: 153.4 NOP 0 min
June 11: 153.2 NOP Yard work
June 12: 152.8 NOP 0 min
June 13: 153.0 nOP Yard work
June 14: 154 OP 0 min
June 15: 155 OP 30 min
June 16: 154.8 OP 30 min
June 17: 155 nOP 30 min
June 18: 153.8 rheumatoid flare starting steroids
June 19: 153 going out of town
June 20: Out of town
June 21: Out of town
June 22: 155.8 home...still on steroids but got my 30 min done!
June 23: 151.4 OP 30 min still on steroids, but weaning
June 24: 151.8 OP 30 min
June 25: 151.0 OP 30 min ....down to 10 mg prednisone
June 26: 152.4 OP 0 min
June 27: 152.2 OP 30 min
June 28: 151 OP 30 min last steroid
June 29: 150 nOP 30 min
June 20: 149.6 OP 20 min
Last edited by get fit in ky; 06-30-2008 at 07:06 PM.
Oaky...Will continue my South Beach life style with cross check of counting calories. Decide to try to keep below 1400cal a day. A perfect day would be 1000 to 1400 cal, 40%fat,35%carbs,25%protein.
Welcome back to all and thanks to the moderators for getting us up and running again. This forum has helped me so much thank you, thank you, thank you.
June Goals: Lose a minimum of 5 lbs.
Eat a minimum of 5 fruits and vegetables daily
Exercise 20 to 30 minutes with WATP, or outside activity 5x a wk
Keep a daily food journal of food, calories, activity
Eat a max. of 1500 calories a day
Weigh -in on Sundays and post
6-1............1500............... 5.........................2 miles WATP,30 min.
6-2............1500................6................ .........rest, knees hurt
6-3............1500................8................ .........1 mile WATP, 20 min.
6-4............1500 .............. 6.........................1 mile WATP, 20 min.
6-5............1375................7................ .........1 mile WATP, 20 min.
6-6............1255................5................ .........1 mile WATP, 20 min.
6-7............1500................6................ ..........rest day
6-8 weigh -in , 7 lbs. lost this week, 6 miles, 1st. mini goal met
6-8.............1535...............6................ ...........2 miles WATP, 30 min.
6-9.............1325...............7................ ............2 miles WATP, 30 min.
6-10............1250..............9................. ............2.5 miles WATP, 35 min.
6-11............1325..............8................. ............1.5 +, WATP, 25 min.
6-12............1380..............8................. .............Rest
6-13............1475..............8................. .............3 miles WATP, 45 min.
6-14............1680..............7................. .............3 miles WATP, 45 min.
6-15 weigh-in, 3 lbs. lost this week, 14 miles
6-15 ...........1470............6...................... .......... Rest
6-16............1160............8................... .............3 miles, WATP, 45 min.
6-17............1200............8................... .............2 miles, WATP, 35 min.
6-18............1380............7................... ............. Rest
6-19............760..............8.................. ..............3 miles, WATP,45 min.
6-20............1500............8................... ..............2 miles, WATP, 35 min.
6-21............1306............6................... ..............4 miles, WATP, 55 min.
6-22 weigh -in , 2 lbs. lost this week, 17 miles
6-22 ............1438..........7....................... .............Rest
6-23.............1213..........7.................... ................3 miles, WATP, 40 min.
6-24.............1336..........7.................... ................3 miles,WATP, 40 min.
6-25.............1378..........6.................... ................3 miles, WATP, 40 min.
6-26.............1260..........7.................... ................2 miles, WATP, 30 min.
6-27 ............. .......6....................................4 miles, WATP, 60 min.
Looks like my posts were lost but that's ok...they weren't that great anyway.
You guys are doing well...I'm not doing well at all. I was up 1 1/2 lbs this week! So back up to 165.5. We've company and I've had a lot of pain for several days now. Made it difficult since our 18 month old gs was here...I had a hard time but it was worth it to see him and I still enjoyed him. I have not been counting calories, and have eaten out and not been very good at all. To top it all off, I have an appointment on Monday with a diabetic nutritionist and she will tell me how many carbs and calories I should eat I mainly want to know about the carbs...I actually know the other stuff but have kinda been guessing at the number of diabetic carbs. The problem is not that I don't know how to eat...it is that I just often eat too much! I am now tracking my food to show her 3 days worth. I am being totally honest so maybe she will yell at me enough to make me decided to change once and for all. Because of these classes and a lot of other things going on I doubt I'll get to the gym for another week.
6/7/08 165.5 lbs. WEEKLY WEIGH-IN, no exercise, est 1500 cal
6/8/08 164, no exercise, est 1800 cal
6/9/08 165, no exercise, hoping to start back to gym tomorrow. Diabetic consult was today but I have to wait for a day or two to get the report on how many carbs I can have a day etc., but sounded like what I have been thinking is about right. Of course since I know I'll starting the plan soon, I had way too many snacks (mostly frappinos I make 140 cals, 1.66 diabetic carbs each). Sometimes I'm such an idiot!!
6/10/08 165, no exercise - didn't eat very healthy today but think kept it to about 1500 cal
6/11/08 165, no exercise, 1315 cal. FINALLY back on track! Diabetic class is helping! I have learned in some ways I actually need to eat MORE, and in some ways less. Did pretty well today but tomorrow will be my first whole day with the new info.
6/12/08 164, 1345 cal. no exercise, I did pretty well on my eating plan today except I had a little too much protein and fat. Hopefully will do even better tomorrow.
6/13/08 164, 1374 cal. no exercise. Doing well on my eating plan. I really having the dietician's plan as it make me really take it more seriously but I really have to plan everything I eat! I do feel more in control though and I like that.
6/14/08 162!! WEEKLY WEIGH-IN This is the lowest I have been for quite a while!! BTW, since I flucuate so much, I am only updating my avatar every 5-10 lbs at least. :-) 1326 cal, no exercise.
6/15/08 163.5, 1481 cal, no exercise but back to the gym tomorrow! Today was difficult as we went out to eat.
6/16/08 163.5, 1402 cal, 20 min. stretch and breathe class, 40 min cardio class.
6/17/08 162, 1096, no exercise.
6/18/08 163, 1305, 30 min stretch and breathe, 40 min cardio.
6/19/08 163.5, 1185, 30 min stretch and breathe, 40 min cardio
6/20/08 163, 1473, 40 cardio, went over a little on carbs today.
6/21/08 164 !! WEEKLY WEIGH-IN DAY I really don't understand this...I've been watching my calories much closer, and even went to the gym everyday and I GAIN 2 lbs?!!!, 1177 cal., no exercise.
6/22/08 162, 1426, no exercise
6/23/08 162.5 going out of town but should still be online. My plan is to measure my waist each day since I will not have a scale with me. I measured this am to get a starting point and it was 37 inches. I was proud of myself today...went to Subway, took my Fast Food book with me and chose my meal based on it. 1216 cal. today. no exercise.
6/24/08 37 inches,1715 ! ,walked 30 min (mod speed, not fast).
6/25/08 37 inches, 1253, didn't walk FOR exercise but did a lot of slow walking around town browsing stores.
6/26/08 36.5 inches, 1358, walked 33 min. mod. speed,
6/27/08 36.5 inches, 1155, no exercise.
6/28/08 162.5 WEEKLY WEIGH-IN - almost down again, was really hoping for more loss. 1496 cal, no exercise.
6/29/08 161.5 !! A new low!! Now why didn't this happen yesterday on Weigh-in Day?!! ;-0 Church picnic today...I'm taking a salad. Will be a challenge to stay on track today. estimated 1742 cal. !! YIKES! No exercise.
6/30/08 163, 1336 cal, 30 min stretch and breathe, 40 min cardio classes.
I guess my post got lost also. . . The posting has made me look at what I eat more closely, and how much I do or do not exercise, so start again - I will try to reconstruct what is important. . . What I think will help me is to track exercise and any food no-nos which are refined or heavy carbs and eating too much. Also I used to be religious bout taking my supplements, but I have really gotten off of that. Need to track that also.
Weight in at 238.
Date...Vitamins...Exercise Notes................Food Notes
6/1........N.........on the boat all day..........Had two pieces of candy.
6/2........Y.........Gazelle 30 minutes
6/3........N.........did not exercise...............Ice cream.
6/4........N.........Gazelle 20 minutes.
6/5........Y.........Good walk with dogs........Panda Licorice.
6/6........N.........did not exercise..............Bridge club. white flour/sugar.
6/7........Y.........house cleaning................noodles, pot stickers
6/8........Y.........house cleaning
Daily Accountability - June
-- in case I have a meltdown of my own (and June 4 was one of those).
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, 1st. mini goal met
