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🐧🐧🐧 Penguin huddle get fit & healthy thread

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AliceinBunnyland · 10/07/2020 09:22

This is for the ladies of the Penguin Huddle TTC after loss thread, and anyone else who wants to join us, whether your goal is getting fit, losing weight or just trying to live a healthier lifestyle and break some bad habits...

Or simply a place to chat!

🐧 🥑🐧🍌🐧🥗🐧🧘

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Happyhappy37 · 27/07/2020 22:05

@AliceinBunnyland how are you doing

Happyhappy37 · 25/07/2020 11:07

@AliceinBunnyland I use it for for some foods. I scan the barcodes as well.

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AliceinBunnyland · 24/07/2020 12:58

@Happyhappy37 Yeah it's not a big deal but it was annoying because we were curious how far we had walked up the mountain!

I have never tracked calories before but I find MFP quite useful. I don't know what to put in if I've got food from the farm shop or butcher that doesn't have nutritional info, though I haven't tried scanning the barcodes on those Hmm

Anyway it's nearly the weekend so I expect I'll be a bit more even more relaxed with what I eat

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Happyhappy37 · 24/07/2020 11:15

@AliceinBunnyland morning. At least you know that you have done a lot yesterday. Don't worry about the fitness watch. These things happen 🙂

I use my fitness Pal

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AliceinBunnyland · 23/07/2020 22:13

DH and I went for a walk up a mountain. It rained and I don't have waterproofs do I was soaked. Really annoyingly my fitness watch battery went and it didn't fully track how far we went. I did some exercise I suppose... think we did about 5 miles or a bit less but half of it was up hill obviously.

Does anyone else use My Fitness Pal?

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AliceinBunnyland · 23/07/2020 11:02

@Happyhappy37 Yes I think you're right. I can make a big effort with eating well if I know it's temporary. Sometimes I would have a day or a few days in the week when I wouldn't eat sugary foods and I could manage that because it was short bursts. Exercise is more about habit for me but it is so easy to miss a workout and then just not get back into it.

We can help motivate one another hopefully.

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Happyhappy37 · 23/07/2020 10:55

I think the biggest challenge of trying to lose weight, is staying motivated once we start exercise or dieting. I know I can be committed for a good month or two and then it goes downhill

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AliceinBunnyland · 23/07/2020 10:51

Good morning @Happyhappy37 It is frustrating because ad the start of lockdown I definitely felt I'd lost weight. I wasn't dieting (possibly snacking slightly less but not sure) but was doing Les Mills Body Combat workouts on YouTube about 2-3 times a weeks so need to do that again as it might work for me. I suppose it's a slow process and we might have lost a small amount of weight already for all we know.

My weight has fluctuated daily but I might have lost a lb since 5 July. It's hard to say as the higher weight was the only time I weighed myself in an evening.

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Happyhappy37 · 23/07/2020 10:28

@AliceinBunnyland good morning. It definitely is hard. I haven't looked at my scales in ages. Don't feel like I've lost anything 😔

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AliceinBunnyland · 23/07/2020 08:52

Well it's actually quite hard to lose weight, isn't it? Hmm

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AliceinBunnyland · 21/07/2020 21:58

Sounds like you're doing great @Happyhappy37

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Happyhappy37 · 21/07/2020 21:12

@AliceinBunnyland actually I don't seem to be struggling too much. I am doing well so far. The longest I have done is 18.5hours. all the other times have been between 14 and 16hrs.

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AliceinBunnyland · 21/07/2020 21:06

@Happyhappy37 Are you finding the fasting difficult or do you think it will become habit?

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Happyhappy37 · 21/07/2020 21:02

@AliceinBunnyland you're doing great. Keep it up. Rest day is also important as well. I am still doing my fasting. Haven't done anything exercise for a few days now. Hopefully I can do some walking tomorrow.

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AliceinBunnyland · 21/07/2020 14:57

I went for a walk with DH last night as he wanted to go. I wouldn't have bothered if he hadn't said he'd make dinner if I went with him (it was my turn to cook!)

Aching a bit today as I've done 3 days of walking so think I'll have an easy day... Weather isn't great anyway ☁️

How are you @Happyhappy37 @Thewhalewhisperer @VenusStarr?

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AliceinBunnyland · 20/07/2020 11:04

@Happyhappy37 I think the scales are a just bit of a novelty as I haven't had any for a while and I like the breakdown it gives on the app but I probably shouldn't weigh myself more than once a week and you're right it can be demotivating when the number isn't going down!

Tbh if you are fasting that will have a bigger impact than exercise anyway

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Happyhappy37 · 20/07/2020 10:43

@AliceinBunnyland that's very good. I didn't do any exercise yesterday. Sunday's are usually chill day for me. Planning to go out later, but will see how it goes, if not then I will jump on my stationery bike. Currently still fasting
I haven't weighed in a few weeks, scales can be so discouraging sometimes.

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AliceinBunnyland · 20/07/2020 09:23

I somehow did 21K steps yesterday

The walk/run helped me get the first 10K and the rest was from cleaning so that really does count @Happyhappy37

My scales did the weird thing again today. They came up with a weight I knew was about 3lb lower than I am and then I got on them again and it went back up. I don't know why but it's weird it's happened twice.

I'm planning an easy day today exercise wise but will try not to snack on unhealthy foods.

Maybe just a short walk at lunchtime if the sun is still out ☀️

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Happyhappy37 · 19/07/2020 16:15

Well done @AliceinBunnyland. Have been busy with my cooking and cleaning today.

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AliceinBunnyland · 19/07/2020 14:27

Been for a walk / run so already done 11K steps. I think if I stay active I will lose some weight and actually I always feel better for doing something productive even if it's cleaning the bathroom or whatever.

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AliceinBunnyland · 19/07/2020 10:34

Well done you @Happyhappy37 I bet you feel motivated to do it again today?

I weigh exactly the same as I weighed on 6 July when I recorded my first weight on these scales. I have had slightly lower weights in that time but I'm the same down to a decimal - 10 st 2.4, though the day before that I weighed 10 st 5 and my app knows that so is showing I've lost 3lb. I'll take it tbh Confused

I'm going to go for a run or do some body combat today - some "proper" cardio.

I'm convinced I lost weight at the start of lockdown as my face was noticeably slimmer and have put it back on but it could have been just a couple of lbs.

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Happyhappy37 · 19/07/2020 10:00

Good morning all, hope all is well.
I managed to fast for 18hours and 24minutes. My aim was 16hours 😁

Happyhappy37 · 18/07/2020 23:22

Well done you. You did well today 👏🏾👏🏾. Am here watching king Kong with the boys, they are asleep now.

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AliceinBunnyland · 18/07/2020 21:25

I just had two cookies as a great but I did resist the urge to get a takeaway and I have been out for a 4.5 mile walk and have done 15.5K steps so not too bad for a weekend... am I kidding myself? Grin

@Happyhappy37 I'm a chocoholic and that is my downfall. I think I would be much slimmer if I didn't eat chocolate and snacks.

But I did manage to cut down my snacking at the start of lockdown so I know I can do it.

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Happyhappy37 · 18/07/2020 20:36

@Thewhalewhisperer well so far so good. Thing is I am not big on snacking, my biggest problem is eating lots of fried food and I love my carbs. I rarely ever eat chocolate, I just don't like it. I will only taste a tiny piece of it if i feel like I need a sugar rush or pick me up.

Normally I try not to eat after 7pm, but that only works when I am serious about losing weight (like for 2weeks🙈). I also don't take sugar in my tea( that must count for something)

What is your fasting schedule @Thewhalewhisperer