Just for today --- daily commitment thread
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Yesterday
1. drink water when I want to snack - and wait 10 minutes!
I did so much better last nite. Not perfect, but better. Nighttime is my hardest time for wanting to graze!
My daughter, who has mental illness, is worse. Her doctor is trying to decrease her medications, thinking she is on too much. It is so hard to get her interested in anything at all - so all she does is sleep, or lay in her bedroom. I try so hard to stay upbeat, and do OK during the day, but somehow, everything builds by evening, and I just eat for comfort. But I know that will not help her to get better - only make myself worse.
So I am going to keep coming on here, keep trying. While I still ate a few things last nite that were not planned, I did a lot better with remembering the water.
SO just for today
1. Drink more water, especially in the evenings.
2. brush my teeth at 8pm - meaning no more snacking.
3. concentrate on all the postives in my life - not the negatives. No one said life would be easy. We all have challenges. SO enjoy all the positives -- and get back to sewing for therapy, not eating!
Joan, i SO feel for you and your daughter. My 22 year old daughter suffers too. She doesn't live with us anymore and that makes a WORLD of difference, but i do worry about her almost constantly. and BOY do i know the temptation to stuff feelings/frustrations/tensions that build up during the day...... with a big bowl of "whatever"
sigh. yet i also know you are right, doing that only makes ME worse. again, i say..... my heart goes out to you.0 -
feistyjojo wrote: »Thursday's goals:
- stay within 5% of net calories
- meditate and stay calm for my dental surgery (root canal... Yuck! )
- Remember the September goal and the wonderful connections and resources I can access to help me achieve it
OY! good luck with dental surgery! i've read that listening to music helps with remaining calm under such circumstances.0 -
today's goals done!! Wahoo!! I had to modify just a little since I can't find my pedometer anywhere... so I went with 2 miles instead of 2,000 steps. It felt good to push myself again...I've been inactive for so long!! But with this daily goal concept I think I can stay on track!
~ so "Just for today" (9-3-15)
1) I will drink 9cups of water
2) 30 mins of Zumba since it's a rest day for the squat challenge
3) stick with better snack choices when I really need them, not just because (excuse here)0 -
I will stay under my net calorie goal moving to six days in a row. Will not overindulge.
I will reinforce my wellness mantra both morning and afternoon.
I will work out for 80 minutes today
I am expressing my gratitude for the stairs in my house. Used to hate them, now see them as additional exercise
Great day yesterday.
Sixth day in a row under my calorie goal, didn't over indulge.
Reinforced my wellness mantra once
Worked out for 88 minutes including a 2.8 mile walk at 16:52/mile pace
For today:
I will stay under my net calorie goal for the 7th day in a row
I will reinforce my wellness mantra both morning and afternoon
I will work out for 40 minutes today
I am expressing my gratitude for our little 16 year old dog who still wants to be on this planet0 -
Wow. This helped me so much yesterday. Thursday goals:
1. 30 min. Exercise
2. No desserts
3. Lots of water
4. Stay within goal.0 -
Had such a better day yesterday. Drank a lot of water in the evening, which helped, and went out for a 6.5 mile walk! -- in 90 degree weather! But there was a nice breeze, so that helped.
I have been watching YouTube videos about nutrition and health. I learned it takes 17 days to stop cravings - and that by eating sugar, and yes, even caffeine, it makes you more hungry. I knew that, I guess just needed to hear it again. Sugar really is my biggest downfall, and I think that is why in the evenings I do worse. I eat so healthy all day, only to have a "small" bowl of ice cream - thinking this is only 120 calories. But then that leads to being hungry all nite, and eating more calories than I should.
So Just for today
1. replace ONE bad habit with ONE good habit. Today, instead of a caffeine-free diet coke in the evening, opt for a large glass of ice water.
2. No sugar or snacking after dinner. If I am really hungry, drink water, wait 10 minutes, and if I snack at all, count out 10 nuts.
3. think positive. Stress can actually force your body to hold onto weight, so try to stay stress free. Walking helps with that.
Hope you all have a great day. Oh, and the videos I am watching are by PsycheTruth. I can't remember the ladies name, but she is a holistic health coach. She has a lot of videos - all very interesting.0 -
The videos I am watching are Psyche Truth, and the ladies name is Corrina Rachel. Very informative, and she gives ideas for healthy snacks, etc.0
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feistyjojo wrote: »Welcome back feisty. I'm more likely to show up here than log, so..... That will change for September! I'll join you with the 4 pounds :-) slow and steady.
Just for Wednesday:
Log
PT work
foam roll work
Drink a lot of water.
Great. Good luck, stay focused and keep me updated with how well you do! so i'm "really" supposed to say how i did with the goals, eh? 
i typically skip that part.
I logged..... even all those calories that put me in the red.
PT and foam rolling, check
water drinking, check
dusting off and moving forward (borrowed goal from sunny), check
only goal i half-baked was the not beating myself up for less than desirable choices thing. old habits die HARD!
thanks for keeping me accountable
Well done. Take a moment to notice how much you did achieve. And replace the word 'failure' with 'learning'. :-)0 -
RoseTheWarrior wrote: »JFT:
1. Take a few deep breaths every hour
2. Do 15 mins of low intensity exercise
3. Count my accomplishments over the last few days
Completed!
JFT 9/3:
1. Do 15 mins of low intensity exercise
2. Stand and stretch for 2 mins every hour (desk job = too much sitting)
3. Drink 5 glasses of water0 -
Thursday JFT
1. Stay within calorie goals
2. Drink 10 glasses of water
3. Exercise 60 min
4. Remind myself that I am worth taking care of .0 -
feistyjojo wrote: »feistyjojo wrote: »Welcome back feisty. I'm more likely to show up here than log, so..... That will change for September! I'll join you with the 4 pounds :-) slow and steady.
Just for Wednesday:
Log
PT work
foam roll work
Drink a lot of water.
Great. Good luck, stay focused and keep me updated with how well you do! so i'm "really" supposed to say how i did with the goals, eh? i typically skip that part.
I logged..... even all those calories that put me in the red.
PT and foam rolling, check
water drinking, check
dusting off and moving forward (borrowed goal from sunny), check
only goal i half-baked was the not beating myself up for less than desirable choices thing. old habits die HARD!
thanks for keeping me accountable
Well done. Take a moment to notice how much you did achieve. And replace the word 'failure' with 'learning'. :-)
Thanks! That sounds similar to what I tell my children..... But find it hard to apply to myself I was just thinking about you and hoping ALL went well in the dentist chair for you today! 0 -
Yesterday I followed through with posting how I did with my goals..... Today I'm re-learning I need to post goals for the following day before I go to bed! 4:30pm was my first chance to post today.
So, just for tonight:
1.Drink lots of water
2.Nothing sweet after dinner
3.Post goals for Friday, 9/4
4.Take a blood pressure reading0 -
feistyjojo wrote: »Thursday's goals:
- stay within 5% of net calories
- meditate and stay calm for my dental surgery (root canal... Yuck! )
- Remember the September goal and the wonderful connections and resources I can access to help me achieve it
Achieved all. Am even slightly under calorie target which I find tough on non - bootcamp days. My evening trick was to spiralise a courgette into 'spaghetti' to eat with my veggie quorn sauce. Very tasty and saves a tonne of calories by avoiding pasta.
Root canal surgery went v well thanks. Painfree while in the chair. The bill was a different matter though! And whole area aching now. Hopefully fine in a couple of days.0 -
Friday's goals:
- push it at bootcamp
- hit net calories which means minimum alcohol when out in the evening
Once more, remind myself of the wonderful web of supportive connections I have in life. :-)0 -
I will not eat sugar
I will not blow it tonight because it is Friday and I deserve a treat0 -
azulvioleta6 wrote: »Wednesday:
1. 10,000 steps
2. swim
decided that I needed to rest leg injury
3. under 100G carbs
Well, it is mid-afternoon and I have yet to set goals. I'm enjoying my first day off in ages and indulging in the lazy!
Thursday:
1. 10,000 steps
2. pick/process blueberries
3. swim, maybe
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Yesterday I followed through with posting how I did with my goals..... Today I'm re-learning I need to post goals for the following day before I go to bed! 4:30pm was my first chance to post today.
So, just for tonight:
1.Drink lots of water
2.Nothing sweet after dinner
3.Post goals for Friday, 9/4
4.Take a blood pressure reading
1&2, check. 3 I'm working on and I forgot 4.
Just for tomorrow, 9/4:
1. Yoga
2. Foam rolling and physical therapy
3. Run/walk at least two miles
4. Log every bite!0 -
Happy Friday Everyone
JFT
1. Continue with my lower calorie goal to break through this plateau.
2. 10 glasses of water
3. 30 min on bike
4. Deep calming breaths when I get stressed.0 -
Lose 6lbs this month, and hopefully 20 by Christmas 0
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I will stay under my net calorie goal for the 7th day in a row
I will reinforce my wellness mantra both morning and afternoon
I will work out for 40 minutes today
I am expressing my gratitude for our little 16 year old dog who still wants to be on this planet
Yup, that could have gone better.
Didn't work out in the morning and lost a battle with the couch and college football in the evening.
Didn't work out, was 50% over my calorie goal, didn't express my wellness mantra.
New day.
For today:
I will work out for 80 minutes
I will stay under my calorie goal and make good choices for dinner
I will reinforce my wellness mantra
I am expressing my gratitude for the flexibility to work from home. While I started before 6, I'll be able to work in a walk at lunch.0 -
The last few days I have been craving any anybody else's notice/acknowledgement that I'm losing weight and it's a good thing. The scale is not being evil and keeps showing the weight dropping at a fairly steady rate, my clothes are looser, I'm not really wanting the junk despite being lazy this week. Clearly I'm doing at least some things correctly, because those are all good improvements, however my brain is trying to screw with me in new ways. so my JFT for today and until my thoughts/mood are changed, find more ways to "prove" to myself that this is working or to just shut up my brain. Try on old clothes, push my self physically, try something new. I don't know.0
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RoseTheWarrior wrote: »JFT 9/3:
1. Do 15 mins of low intensity exercise
2. Stand and stretch for 2 mins every hour (desk job = too much sitting)
3. Drink 5 glasses of water
I did not do the exercise. No one to blame but me!
JFT 9/4:
1. Go for a walk to the park after dinner
2. Drink 5 glasses of water
3. Complete my meal tracking for the last week in MFP
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Yesterday
1. replace ONE bad habit with ONE good habit. Today, instead of a caffeine-free diet coke in the evening, opt for a large glass of ice water. Drank 3 glasses of water last nite instead of snacking.
2. No sugar or snacking after dinner. If I am really hungry, drink water, wait 10 minutes, and if I snack at all, count out 10 nuts.
3. think positive. Stress can actually force your body to hold onto weight, so try to stay stress free. Walking helps with that
Did so much better yesterday
JFT
1. water
2. Water
3. water -- Remember, thirst, not hunger!0 -
Jft I will:
1. Be active tonight with my family
2. Stick to my calorie goal
3. Relax my mind I've been stressing a lot lately0 -
feistyjojo wrote: »Friday's goals:
- push it at bootcamp
- hit net calories which means minimum alcohol when out in the evening
Once more, remind myself of the wonderful web of supportive connections I have in life. :-)
Worked as hard as I could at bootcamp
80 cals over net goal... it was a long hard day and I'll live with it
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Did fine yesterday. Just 1 goal for today
JFT
Get through my hip operation.
as you can see from my post time/date all is A Okay!
Hope you had a good day!0 -
Saturday's goals
- be within 10% of net calories
- get 3 jobs from my list done0 -
azulvioleta6 wrote: »
Well, it is mid-afternoon and I have yet to set goals. I'm enjoying my first day off in ages and indulging in the lazy!
Thursday:
1. 10,000 steps
2. pick/process blueberries
3. swim, maybe
Friday:
1.10,000 steps
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I have been sitting for 2 hours catching up on my reading on this thread and a few others. What I should do, however is change my clothes and go jogging....so....so...so...
J4T
1. Ask my daughter if she wants to go with me.
2. Regardless of her answer, change my clothes.
3. Turn on my music.
4. Jog 5k.
5. Feel really great.
There. Now I have to get off my lazy butt!
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