Health and Fitness June 2026

[Lady Maverick]

OH Boy.
I got into the chips last night which did a number on my calories & weight. It is going to take several days to recover. This is NOT the way I wanted to start the month. **sigh** My poor decision got myself into this situation so I will need to be extra vigilant to work my way out of it. I messed up but I'm not quitting.
Fact: Chips are not my friend.

** Health = Feed my body what it needs.
Calories under 1300 Status = Averaging 1454 calories
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Lose 2 lbs. Status = -1.4 in the last 4 weeks
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** Fitness = Be active & outside
6700+ steps. Status = Averaging 7568 steps
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Walk 30 minutes outside with arms swinging. Averaging 32 minutes
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** Mental = Be intentional
Use hip pad = 100% success
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Daily project = 50% success
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Purple Bucket = 50% success
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[Ramblinrose]

LadyM… I buy Quest protein chips with ranch or sour cream to help with my chip craving. Have them most days with my salad at lunch

[Kittykatt]

Lady M, I don't buy crisps or other snack foods, as I know my ability to have "just one" and stop is non existent. DH does bring in his own supplies, but keeps them hidden in his office. My weakness is a good quality chocolate, but that's so rich you really.dont.wamtore than a few squares.at.a.time! If I'm out somewhere, I try and remind myself of all the rubbish that are added to crisps, and that I really.do t want iny.body. ( Especially Pringles, they are the worst, and also IMHO,.some of the most addictive! I really can't stop after just one. )

[Kittykatt]

Thursday:
I've done my exercises for today: 4 hearts

Drink 8 glasses of water: : 3 hearts

Sit to stand 5 repetitions: 4 hearts

Clear kitchen table once a day: 3 hearts

[Ramblinrose]

KittyKat … I’m the same way with chips. That’s why I love my Quest protein chips!

Trying something new…Premire protein shakes have one that is cinnamon flavored. I am adding it to my coffee and love it. I make protein shakes most mornings for Sweetie so after I make his, I make mine. I do add a bit more protein powder to mine, so I’m getting about 40 grams of protein. Keeps me filled until late afternoon when I usually eat my big meal.

[Lady Maverick]

I typically don't have chips in the house. These chips were an ingredient in a family meal (loaded nachos). I should have thrown the chips not eaten from that meal into the trash. Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda. They caught my attention at a weak moment late at night. It happened.

The apps that give me H&F feedback are freaking out. The AI personal trainer is telling me to take it super easy today. Skip all exercises and only have light movement if I must. The trend weight app I use to plot weight is full of RED BOLD numbers.
Okay. I get it. I messed up.
I'm not proud of it and admit to being a bit frustrated & ashamed of my myself. But I am not hiding my blunder and consequences. I track every calorie good or bad.
Past experience has shown that I will recover from this blunder, if I don't quit trying.

** Health = Feed my body what it needs.
Calories under 1300 Status = Averaging 1544 calories
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Lose 2 lbs. Status = -1.2 in the last 4 weeks
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** Fitness = Be active & outside
6700+ steps. Status = Averaging 7848 steps
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Walk 30 minutes outside with arms swinging. Averaging 31 minutes
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** Mental = Be intentional
Use hip pad = 100% success
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Daily project = 33% success
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Purple Bucket = 66% success
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[Kittykatt]

Lady M, can I quote a few things I read written by a.gentleman called Sama.Hoole? I don't agree with all his.edicts on nutrition, (he espouses a carnivore diet) but he does speak some.common sense and reassurance., which IMHO applies to anyone who is trying to improve their life and way of eating. (Confession time, I keep a couple of boxes of individually wrapped little chocolates in stock, as they make good "thank you" gifts for people like the vet etc. I don't usually get tempted,.as they're not for me. But, last night I was checking through them and one box was very near its expiry date, so although perfectly good to eat still, I can't give it as a gift. My intention was to eat just one or two chocolates at a.time,.but I ended up eating almost the entire box (165g) last night. And I enjoyed them. But today is a new day, and I need to move on and put the "lapse" behind me. )

Anyway, Sama Hoole writes:

"Eating something off-plan is not a moral collapse, and the funeral you're throwing for it is doing more harm than the meal ever could.

Zoom out. You've spent months rebuilding your cravings, your energy, your whole relationship with food. That does not get wiped clean by one weekend of pizza and regret. The body is far more robust than your panic gives it credit for. A single meal is a rounding error against months of consistency.

The catastrophising is the real damage. The "well, I've ruined it now" spiral that turns one slice into a written-off fortnight. The frantic urge to make up for lost time. The penance. None of it helps. All it does is wire the slip to shame, and shame is precisely what drags you back for another go.

Just eat your next meal. That's the entire recovery protocol. No compensating, no punishment, no dramatic reset bolted onto Monday morning. The next meal. Carry on like the calm adult you actually are.

Zoom out far enough and one meal vanishes into the noise. So zoom out, eat your meal, and stop holding a vigil for a sandwich."

[Kittykatt]

Friday:
I've done my exercises for today: 5 hearts

Drink 8 glasses of water: : 4 hearts

Sit to stand 5 repetitions: 5 hearts

Clear kitchen table once a day: 4 hearts

[Lady Maverick]

Zoom out.

Yes! Thanks for sharing that reminder.

** Health = Feed my body what it needs.
Calories under 1300 Status = Averaging 1421 calories
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Lose 2 lbs. Status = -1.0 in the last 4 weeks
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** Fitness = Be active & outside
6700+ steps. Status = Averaging 7777 steps
1234
Walk 30 minutes outside with arms swinging. Averaging 32 minutes
1234

** Mental = Be intentional
Use hip pad = 100% success
1234
Daily project = 50% success
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Purple Bucket = 75% success
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