JUST FOR TODAY ....... One day at a time ..... Daily Commitment Thread for 2018
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Just for Sunday 1/14
Up at 6 -Yes
Exercise - yoga is the plan - Yes
Daughter's basketball game -No, she was sick
Meet step goal - Not even close
Stay green and keep macros in check. - nope
Journal - yes
Bed by 10 -probably
A really rough day. I was way over on calories. I can't figure out how I want to eat to be healthy. So I kept changing my macros goals and it messed up my whole day just freaking about it.
Plus a really rough day emotionally.
Just for Monday, Jan 15
Up at 6
Exercise. I'm thinking the step.
Girl Scouts
Journal
Stay green
Don't worry about macros
Step goal
Bed by 10
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[ My work here served its purpose for many years, but I should have left long ago. If only I had not - so stubbornly - wanted to make/see that one last toxic employee retiree and get her bad influence away from good people. I feel good that I sheltered my staff, but bad that it was at my own expense. I just cannot and will not take the politics driven focus anymore (it's larger a school system but i am on the business side not an educator.) Bad decisions had been made and bad times are ahead - at least for a year or two -- its not all doom and gloom but I don't need the few positives this job offers anymore. FREEEEEEEEEEEEEDOM is coming.
Oh my goodness, do I ever know how this feels! Tomorrow will be Week 7 at my new job, since I left what had become a toxic job for me, and I feel FREE! I feel happy. I feel a billion times less stress. Best move I ever made. I'm happy you are close to moving on... It's okay to put ourselves first somtimes! (((HUGS)))"cschmitz110515 wrote:"2) Keep calm at work / do not stress over Fri. p.m. request from mgmt., who really has no idea of the work involved. If only they'd show an interest in even understanding! Not sure how they're going to react over my "defensive" email with facts & estimates. Ok, tirade over. I'll look for another job if it comes to that.
That is what used to make me craziest! Doesn't it seem that the people making the decisions have no idea what actually goes into meeting the deadlines or completing the projects? Grrrrrr. Used to really stress me out. Now I hear about what's going on, and I sit back and shake my head. (((HUGS)))3 -
Checking in from Sunday:
1. And I've already failed at prelogging, because I ate some of the potatoes I was prepping. (I did weigh it and I was like fifteen steps from my ipad - what's wrong with me? Why didn't I just go ahead and log the damn thing?) Oh well. Guess my goal is to get that logged and then prelog the REST of the day and FRIGGIN STICK TO THAT. fml.
2. Complete week 2 plans. Find teacher blogs. Comment on 3, include link to mine. Write thank-you card for A. Put in school bag. ❌
3. Put laundry away. ✔ Put dishes away. ✔ Check to see if there's enough for another load of laundry - if so, DO IT. ✔
4. Update iTunes playlists. ✔ Update school bodyweight exercises: 12 floor push-ups, 40 sec wall sit, 70 sec plank, 40 sec flexibility, 15 side leg lifts. ✔
5. Flexibility exercises in the AM. Write? I should write. WRITE THE THING. ❌
6. Complete all learning habits: Duolingo ✔, piano practice ❌, blog post ✔ (Five Things That Make Me Smile), script review. ✔
7. Gym for Day 2 strength and treadmill to 10k. ✔ Check for popcorn, Halo Top, Life Savers at Walmart. ❌
8. Meet with B for dinner at Panera. ✔ Take script and snacks for practice. ✔ Leave by 7. Maybe 6:50 to be certain? ✔
JFT Monday:
1. Prelog everything. Eat only what's been prelogged.
2. Finish week 2 plans. Find teacher blogs. Comment on 3, include link to mine. Write thank-you card for A. Put in school bag.
3. Finish putting laundry away. WRITE THE THING. Flexibility exercises? Fill out masters application. Check with mom - visit?
4. Gym for Day 2 strength; treadmill to 8k. Pick up popcorn, Halo Top, Life Savers, yogurts, callus remover, gum, soda? Drop clothes off at donation center.
5. Meet with B for lunch at Panera. Add school bodyweight exercises to Tuesday's JFT: 12 floor push-ups, 40 sec wall sit, 70 sec plank, 40 sec flexibility, 15 side leg lifts.
6. Complete all learning habits: Duolingo, piano practice, blog post (Five Problems That Weren't So Bad After All), script review.
7. Make frittata for lunches. Pack lunches and prep breakfast for tomorrow. Chop more celery.
8. Take MEDS, script and snacks for practice. Kickboxing at 6:00. Leave IMMEDIATELY for practice; check pronunciation. Take tea for G and find bakery name for P.
9. Take meds while at practice (around 7:30-8:00). Steps to 12k at practice. Teeth flossed, rinsed, brushed; in bed by 15 minutes after return from practice.
Scale goals
Dec 1 weigh-in: 176.6
End of 2017: 174.6
Jan 31 goal:
169. That's a 1.5 lb/week drop from a start of 175, which makes the math a little easier!
Goal for 1/15: 172. Today: 181. Yup, that sucked. Today was slightly better, though. I ended up with a bowl of chili at Panera instead of a cup - but I got a to-go bowl and put half of it in there. BOOYAH. And I had half of a delicious cookie at play practice, but I paced enough to get my steps up over 14k. So I think I'm good for it.
@Bex953172 - Thanks so much for the encouragement. I really appreciate it! Glad you were able to make some progress on the garden.5 -
JFT SundayJFT Saturday
1. Water
2. Studio time
Quilt getting there. I'm wanting it showable by Wednesday for guild so I can mail it off ASAP.
3. Laundry
4. Movie date with hubby @OConnell5483 I was reading your movie note while I was waiting for hubby to buy our tickets to Jumanji. It was a laugh out loud good movie.
5. Brush and floss
6. Bed by 10:30
1. Water
2. Studio time
Finished the quilting! Back is sore but quilt is showable at guild and then ready to bind. And yes @joan6630 and others I will post a picture.
3. Laundry
4. Brush and floss
5. Bed by 10:30
JFT Monday
1. Water
2. Get recycling together and put out
3. Log food
4. Walk after work if not socked in by fog
5. Brush and floss
6. Bed by 10:30
Thanks all for hanging in there. I really appreciate "seeing" each and every one of you when I come on MFP.6 -
Thanks for starting this!
_Nothing is more important then my health
-Stay focused, positive, and happy
-I am worth the time and work
-Live in the moment
-Surround myself with positive people who make good choices
-Exercise, Log, keep motivated & good things will happen!8 -
New here, hi everyone! Looks like a great thread to help me stay accountable one day at a time.
JF Monday 1/15
1. Drink at least 4 glasses of water , really struggle with water.
2. Don’t eat just to eat in the evening. Continue to be strong and stay within my calories.
3. Find 10 minutes to work out.
Welcome! I am new since the New Year. It is very encouraging and supportive. I struggle with water, too, and like you, I started out with just a few glasses jft. Now, I am up to 7-8 cups a day! I still only jft 5-6 cups, but I've busted through that for about 5 days in a row, I think. It's good to start smaller and work your way up...I always tried to start with 8 right out of the bingo box, and then two days later, I'm like, "I'm so done with that, lol!" One thing that has helped is to keep a glass that equals around 1 cup out in the open near the fridge. I'm training myself to get a cup full each time I walk through the kitchen. This has helped...as well as drinking a cup first thing in the morning Anyway, just wanted to let you know there is a fellow water struggler on here!
Peace and joy.5 -
5’3”, 45 years old
Currently 25 pounds over goal weight
Bad Habits:
I realize that I have sat too much ever since I got an iPad a few years back. I was exercising just 1-3 times per week instead of daily. I didn’t always plan meals ahead, so we would often order take out. We got in the habit of eating dinner with wine in front of the tv., then more wine for dessert paired with chocolate every night.
2018: I am changing my habits to lead a healthier and more active life. I will lose 25 pounds and maintain a healthy weight by doing the following:
Already 3 weeks in to following my healthy lifestyle goals:
1. I am drinking 64 oz. of water per day. I fill a big pitcher of water in my refrigerator and make it my goal to empty it daily.
2. I am exercising daily. I started back being more active in December realizing that I was sitting way too much. I started by making a goal to walk 5 miles a day while listening to books on tape or podcasts. Now I switch up my week’s activity with a variation of aerobic, strength and flexibility activities (yoga/pilates 3x, golf/walking 2-3x, Zumba 5x)
3. Exercising makes me want to eat better. I only want to eat whole foods with no additives or preservatives and no flour or sugar. I look up recipes and plan meals for the week. I also batch cook meat and quinoa for dishes. Breakfast is usually steel cut oats or quinoa with berries, peanut butter, almond and coconut shavings or a protein shake with kale and banana. For lunch and dinner I eat veggies with a side of meat, eggs, quinoa or beans. For dessert, I like berries with greek yogurt or a homemade peanut butter and banana protein bar with a glass of unsweetened almond milk.
4. I keep a Pinterest board with positive quotes and fitness goal images for 2018.
5. I write in a journal to reflect on my weight goal successes and struggles. I use my journal to problem solve ways that I can be more proactive and positive in my life.
6. My husband and I are learning something new together. We are taking guitar lessons each week. We’re also working on improving our golf game each week.
6. I made a new rule of having wine not more than 2 nights per week.
7. We eat at the dinner table with music and a candle instead of while watching tv..8 -
New here, hi everyone! Looks like a great thread to help me stay accountable one day at a time.
JF Monday 1/15
1. Drink at least 4 glasses of water , really struggle with water.
2. Don’t eat just to eat in the evening. Continue to be strong and stay within my calories.
3. Find 10 minutes to work out.
Welcome! I am new since the New Year. It is very encouraging and supportive. I struggle with water, too, and like you, I started out with just a few glasses jft. Now, I am up to 7-8 cups a day! I still only jft 5-6 cups, but I've busted through that for about 5 days in a row, I think. It's good to start smaller and work your way up...I always tried to start with 8 right out of the bingo box, and then two days later, I'm like, "I'm so done with that, lol!" One thing that has helped is to keep a glass that equals around 1 cup out in the open near the fridge. I'm training myself to get a cup full each time I walk through the kitchen. This has helped...as well as drinking a cup first thing in the morning Anyway, just wanted to let you know there is a fellow water struggler on here!
Peace and joy.
Love that tip about the cup by the sink! Deffo trying that today!6 -
Today's commitments are nice and simple!
- Log everything I eat
- Stick to food plan
- Drink three bottles of water
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Just for today I will not eat anything containing sugar. I can do it and I will do it. Target date 14.7.18 I will be fitting into my favourite blue trousers.8
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Yesterday met all goals.
JFT:
1. Log all food and stay under goal for calories
2. Make Skinny Taste lasagna for dinner (prep this morning as there is a two hour delay)
3. Go to the gym
4. Drink two 32 oz cups of water by the end of the day
Happy Monday!6 -
Quick question...what is a NSV? I've seen it mentioned on here a couple times recently, but can figure out what it stands for.
JFY (Sunday, 1/14/18)
1. Drink 8 glasses of water
2. Log all my food
3. Be "in the green" with my calories for the day
4. Groceries
JFT (Monday, 1/15/18)
1. Drink 8 glasses of water
2. Log all my food
3. Be "in the green" with my calories for the day
4. Go to the gym (30 min circuit, 10 min elliptical, 10 min bike)
5. Complete 3 orders
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specialoccasionsbysarah wrote: »Quick question...what is a NSV? I've seen it mentioned on here a couple times recently, but can figure out what it stands for.
Non-Scale Victory. There's an entire thread devoted to NSVs, and I love it. Great for inspiration.4 -
1/14 Sunday JFT:
✔▪Breakfast
✔▪Run errands (mortgage and target)
✔▪Lunch
✔▪Work on Research Abstract
✔▪Laundry
✔▪Relax, no exercising today. I'm having some muscle stiffness and cramps so I'm just going to try and recover today.
✔▪Dinner by 8 pm
✔▪Bedtime by 11 pm
1/15 Monday JFT:
▪Breakfast
▪Call OBGYN
▪Finish Laundry
▪Prenatal Yoga
▪Lunch
▪Work on Research Abstract
▪Bake banana-nut bread for Dad
▪Run by mailbox
▪Dinner by 6:30 pm
▪Prenatal Massage at 7:30 pm
[I
my hubby for understanding my pregnancy.]
▪Bedtime by 10 pm
I'm so excited to see ALL the new comers on the thread, it's sooo inspiring!!! This year is going to be awesome!!!!
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5’3”, 45 years old
Currently 25 pounds over goal weight
4. I keep a Pinterest board with positive quotes and fitness goal images for 2018.
5. I write in a journal to reflect on my weight goal successes and struggles. I use my journal to problem solve ways that I can be more proactive and positive in my life.
6. My husband and I are learning something new together. We are taking guitar lessons each week. We’re also working on improving our golf game each week.
6. I made a new rule of having wine not more than 2 nights per week.
7. We eat at the dinner table with music and a candle instead of while watching tv..
Wonderful that you are evaluating and adjusting your life to help you become a healthier you! I like the Pinterest board idea and am going to start one for myself.
Journaling is so helpful, isn't it? I would like to keep a gratitude journal separate from my daily thoughts but I am doing good to just keep one so I jumble it all together...but there's something about writing down struggles that clarifies and gives me solutions.
It is so easy to get into a rut with the spouse. Same old routine. One day I announced we were taking ballroom dancing through the community. We had a blast! We are in our 50's and it was so encouraging and a boost to our relationship.
Just this past week I began setting the table for two---we eat either at the bar or in our lazy chairs and watch a movie while mindlessly eating. It forces us to engage with each other.
Thanks for sharing. You have been very affirming in the small but significant changes I am trying to make, not only to improve weight loss but to improve my entire make up.
Peace and joy.
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I can't even remember if I posted last nite, but reposting again.
Goals today are very simple
1. log all food
2. put a pitcher of water in the refrig ... and empty it today. (I am going to use a smaller pitcher, to start out with just 6 cups, per @toaljasa suggestion. (THank you for that suggestion to start out small).
3. drink a glass of water everytime I go in the refrig
4. evaluate everything I eat, and ask myself if the calories are worth it
5. lay out gym clothes for tomorrow morning. With this single digit temps, I am having a hard time wanting to go to the gym in the morning. Have to get this good habit back ... no excuses
6. get back on here tomorrow. be accountable.
@tashawitt - thank you so much for sharing your tips for a healthier you. SO many good suggestions - I love the pinterest idea! One thing my husband and I are trying to do is before he comes to the table, I put our food on our plates - kinda like in a restaurant, but portioned better. Then I put anything else in the refrig.... in tupperware containers. That way it is much harder to reach for seconds.
My problem is that I do great at every meal. Hubby is surprised that I even have a weight problem. Thats because I eat in private way too much. Snacking while hubby is downstairs, grabbing junk while I am sewing. This is my biggest hurdle ... I easily eat 600-800 calories... some nites even more ... just in the evenings, which are my hardest time. SO this is my biggest habit that I have got to change.6 -
2. Studio time Finished the quilting! Back is sore but quilt is showable at guild and then ready to bind. And yes @joan6630 and others I will post a picture.
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YES ... please show us!! I am working on a star quilt ... using nothing but scraps. I love how it is turning out .... sewing the rows together now! The best therapy in the world!
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New here, hi everyone! Looks like a great thread to help me stay accountable one day at a time.
1. Drink at least 4 glasses of water , really struggle with water.
2. Don’t eat just to eat in the evening. Continue to be strong and stay within my calories.
Welcome. You list 2 of the things that I struggle with as well ... water ... and eating in the evenings. But we can break these habits!!! I know its hard, but I just keep trying each day.6 -
Day 7:I accomplished Friday's JFT's and the unposted ones over the weekend.
Weigh in:
Starting weight 1/2/18: 177
Current weight 1/15/18: 170
Well, I am pleased as punch! But, having been 'round this mountain several times, I know that my rapid weight loss will decrease in the coming days. And I am quite fine with that, as my actual weight loss goal is .5 pounds a week. This is kind of a bonus pay for signing on!
Success: Aside from the numbers change on the scale, I am thrilled that I have been able to increase my water intake. I do think it is making a difference.
What I've learned. Well, as I wrote earlier, I've gone 'round this mountain countless times throughout my life. But this time there is a change. In the past I would jump on the weight loss band wagon for an upcoming event: prom, college event, my wedding, to be able to wear non-maternity clothes (four go arounds of that), a cruise, a son's wedding. Each time I would lose weight, the goal for which I was losing would come to pass and then it was as though my brain said, "Whew! Good job! You looked fabulous, I must say! Now get in that kitchen and let's make up for lost time!" And then the weight would creep back up...always a bit more than the first time. But this time. Something clicked---maybe because of my age, and I sense that DEADline approaching faster than when I was in my 20's, 30's, or 40's. But this time, my goal is to reach the best state of health that, as far as it depends on me, I can be in. I'm kind of looking at it like I would if I was vying for a position at a company, one that many others are wanting as well. I focus on the process on how to reach that position and when I finally get it I have to keep working at it, so I'm not relieved of this coveted position. Along the way, I have been awarded bonuses for successfully completing various projects. My goal is a coveted healthy me. If I keep focusing on the process on how to get there I will be awarded various bonuses, such as this fall, when another son marries, and earlier this summer when we welcome our first Grand(!) and feeling good that I can go up and down stairs helping my sweet d-i-l with the babe. I'm still learning, making mistakes, evaluating what I'm doing so I can do it better...but that is life in general. I hope to stay in the mindset that when I have reached that state of healthiness that I desire, I will continue to work at keeping my coveted position with a watchful mindset and a grateful heart.
JFT:
I will drink 6 cups of water
I will complete my online lesson
I will record all my eating on MFP
I will ride my stationary bike 5 miles
I will do a round of yoga
I will be aware and acknowledge all that I have to be grateful for.6
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