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30 Day BACK TO BASICS Challenge

missyinacage said:
Absolutely yes! Any additional activity can be counted as exercise. When I refer to tracking, I am putting all my food into an app, that counts all those number up for me. I definitely cannot be tracking all that by hand. You don't have to count calories this early out. I am at about 16 months post op and need to keep better track of what's going in and out.
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What app do you use?
 
I would be interested but I know that I won’t track calories anymore. I hated doing it while I needed it, and until I feel like I need it again, I’m not going to put myself through that stress with everything else going on in my life. I would track water, protein, and exercise because right now I dont exercise at all I know I should. And I love the idea about gratitude. I do a 30 day gratitude challenge on Twitter every year in November, so I’d totally do that for 2 months straight because I have a lot to be grateful for!
 
missyinacage said:
I'm thinking the following work for me:

Tracking - more days than not -
Water: At least 32 of my daily ounces from plain ol' water. (I drink mostly flavored.)
Gratitude: I will list 1 thing I am grateful for each day and how it improves my life.
* Once a week, the thing I'm grateful for will be something to do with ME! (example: I'm grateful for my .. stubbornness lol)
Movement: at least 15 minutes, in addition to my regular activity, every day.
Food: One meal/snack per day will be veggie based.

You can make your own goals to go with the BOLD topics, to fit your situation. For example, if you already drink nothing but plain water. You can change food to your protein goals if you are still not meeting them etc.
But I particularly like the gratitude one, so I hope you'll all stick with that. It's easy to get caught up in our lives and where we're struggling. Which makes it easy to forget to be grateful for not only those things we love and value but especially the things we love and value about ourselves.

I'll post a new thread challenge on the 1st. If you would like me to add anything for this month, please lemme know.
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Love adding in the gratitude, that is something I make sure I acknowledge before I pray but sometimes I get busy and forget, or sleep late and my whole routine gets messed up. I will give thought to anything I might add for October
 
3momchaos said:
I would be interested but I know that I won’t track calories anymore. I hated doing it while I needed it, and until I feel like I need it again, I’m not going to put myself through that stress with everything else going on in my life. I would track water, protein, and exercise because right now I dont exercise at all I know I should. And I love the idea about gratitude. I do a 30 day gratitude challenge on Twitter every year in November, so I’d totally do that for 2 months straight because I have a lot to be grateful for!
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I get it. I wasn't tracking calories necessarily, they just come up when I track the rest. And for October, I'm only acknowledging that I'm tracking more days than not, without worrying about the actual numbers. So feel free to join in. You can pick and choose which topics would help you or that you would enjoy. Let us know where you get your twitter gratitude challenge. That sounds like fun.
 
Day 29

Tracking: Yes
Protein: 80
Water: 48
Calories: 1501
Exercise: No

Congrats to all of you who made it through the September challenge. I am down about 3.5lbs and have made better choices throughout the month. I'm discovering that I am a "I DID IT!! and now I don't have to do it anymore!" type of person :oops: .. which doesn't work for weight loss or maintenance Just knowing we're all in it together and that I'm going to have to "show my work" makes me try a little harder. I appreciate every one of you and hope to see you next month.
 
missyinacage said:
I get it. I wasn't tracking calories necessarily, they just come up when I track the rest. And for October, I'm only acknowledging that I'm tracking more days than not, without worrying about the actual numbers. So feel free to join in. You can pick and choose which topics would help you or that you would enjoy. Let us know where you get your twitter gratitude challenge. That sounds like fun.
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Here are a few different gratitude calendars for inspiration.
 

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That is great Missy and thanks for starting this challenge. I like that it is really a personal challenge and we can tailor it to our specific needs. After all, we are all on different timelines of our WLS journey.

No tracking to report today, I have had a busy last couple of days. Looking forward to a better October with more tracking days than last month.

I have been getting exercise in and while doing so I strained my bum shoulder and needed to let that settle down. I guess I should make an appointment to have it checked out, I keep putting it off. But my legs still work fine, so I have been concentrating on walking and leg exercises AND cleaning out the crap in the house that I don't need and is taking up space. Doing a little fall decorating too, so it looks more cheerful. :)
 
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