Just for today --- daily commitment thread
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azulvioleta6 wrote: »
Sunday:
Not feeling well, so it's hard to set goals today. I may need to take another rest day. OK, one goal:
1. 12,000 steps
10,963
Monday:
Still feeling a bit iffy. Entirely possible that I will not meet my goals today, but here it goes:
1. 10,000 steps
2. gardening
3. lift weights
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Didn't get tofeistyjojo wrote: »Weekend review: Planned to have one -bad' day over weekend. Had 3.
Not looking forward to weigh in tomorrow. My goal deadline is creeping closer so I need to recommit again and get going.
So Monday's goals:
- double bootcamp if back will allow (pulled a muscle on Friday)
- eat back max 25% of exercise calories
Happy Midsummer everyone!
Didn't get to Bootcamp at all (back and injury combo).
AND I made some good food choices so have hit my calorie goal for the day nonetheless. :-)0 -
feistyjojo wrote: »Weekend review: Planned to have one -bad' day over weekend. Had 3.
Not looking forward to weigh in tomorrow. My goal deadline is creeping closer so I need to recommit again and get going.
So Monday's goals:
- double bootcamp if back will allow (pulled a muscle on Friday)
- eat back max 25% of exercise calories
Happy Midsummer everyone!
Didn't get to Bootcamp at all (back and injury combo).
AND I made some good food choices so have hit my calorie goal for the day nonetheless. :-)0 -
Tuesday's goals
- Make best possible choices I can during the all day conference I'm at.
- Eat slowly and stop when I'm full0 -
Trying to get back into it. I am really struggling in all areas, not just diet/exercise:
Just for Today June 22nd
1. log all food
2. drink 8 glasses of water
3. do exercises: push-ups/sit-ups/squats0 -
Sorry folks-I'm flying by the seat of my pants today so just posting now!
JFT
Really struggled. Plan was off, no structure & lunch out on top of it all. Grateful to have lunch out but just threw me off.
I did manage to get in Pilates & I'm about to mow the lawn which is some good exercise.
Early to bed-can't wait!
Tomorrow I will start fresh.
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JFT Tuesday
stop feeling sorry for myself & realize this is as hard or easy as I want to make it.
focus on all my qualities and not just the number on the scale. I weighed this morning & high 180.2 That is the highest number I have ever seen. I will be honest I have not been counting calories & I don't want to. I have been working out and being active. I don't know where I fit anymore. Why does it have to be so hard & why does the scale just keep moving up? Last June I was down to 163 a year ago. Maybe I have already given up:(
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maybe you need to log your food even thought you don't want to LOL. I don't want to either----but, if I figure out what I am going to eat for the day and log it while I eat breakfast- I know when to stop eating-when all the logged food has been eaten! It's the only way for me-believe me I've tried it every other way!0
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seeingthelight wrote: »maybe you need to log your food even thought you don't want to LOL. I scalewant to either----but, if I figure out what I am going to eat for the day and log it while I eat breakfast- I know when to stop eating-when all the logged food has been eaten! It's the only way for me-believe me I've tried it every other way!
Thanks for the support. I just wish it could be simple, workout, enjoy meal time and not keep seeing the scale go up. I mean is that what the rest of my life needs to be to log 1200 calories a day? I am not out pounding junk food or fast food but obviously it must be too much. Before the mid life I just did want I did and it all balanced. It was enjoyable & everything worked. it did not seem hard at all I enjoyed working out and wanted to do more because there were postive
results. I will go through weeks of total commitment and do not see any loss.0 -
JFT Tuesday
stop feeling sorry for myself & realize this is as hard or easy as I want to make it.
focus on all my qualities and not just the number on the scale. I weighed this morning & high 180.2 That is the highest number I have ever seen. I will be honest I have not been counting calories & I don't want to. I have been working out and being active. I don't know where I fit anymore. Why does it have to be so hard & why does the scale just keep moving up? Last June I was down to 163 a year ago. Maybe I have already given up:(
I finally realized that I needed to do it for my health and wellbeing. I do not want diabetes, heart trouble or just wasting my life being a couch potato.
Remember anything you really want is not always easy. But do you want to trade what you want at the moment for what you want for a healthy life?
Small victories add up to major accomplishments. You can do this. Slow and steady wins the race.
Please don't give up. You are so worth any effort you put forth. Imagine how you want to look in those skinny jeans which is just one benefit from living a healthy life.
I still sometimes have weak moments but they are short lived and I get right back to my healthy eating and exercise. I have finally realized that I will have to do this for life because I love how much better I feel and look. And I am so worth it.
You are too. Good luck.0 -
Thanks for this tread. I have been struggling lately and need this accountability.
JFT I will:
1) Stick to my planned menu
2) Do one hour on the Arc Trainer at the gym0 -
aerochic42 wrote: »JFT Monday I really need to work on setting weekend goals
1. cook chicken for salads (yes it is in the fridge this time); nope forgot to even chop it up to marinade until I was about ready to go to bed
2. extra fluids to help prevent random allergic reaction on face
yep on the extra fluids and no random allergic reaction
3. on that note, keep hands off face.
I have no idea how I did on this one. I did pull hands away from poking face
4. mow or exercise. This will largely be dependent on when I get home nope, too hot, too annoyed, husband sucked energy
Yesterday was marginal at best. so just for Tuesday.
1. cook the chicken for real
2. stay hydrated, it's going to be a warm one today 97 degrees
3. NF beginner body weight circuit one time through0 -
I can't find my last post.
JFT (Tuesday):
1) Reschedule my hair color appointment
2) Re-edit my interview video and send it out
3) Eat all my calories today0 -
Good morning!!
Will be leaving soon as my appointment is 1.5 hr north of here.
Mon 6/22/15
1. I will eat only my planned food - no late night snacking. accomplished
2. Walk more than yesterday
3. I will plan my meal while eating out today. accomplished
Tues 6/23/15
1. I will eat only my planned food - no late night snacking.
2. Walk more steps than yesterday
3. I will plan my meal while eating out today.0 -
seeingthelight wrote: »maybe you need to log your food even thought you don't want to LOL. I scalewant to either----but, if I figure out what I am going to eat for the day and log it while I eat breakfast- I know when to stop eating-when all the logged food has been eaten! It's the only way for me-believe me I've tried it every other way!
Thanks for the support. I just wish it could be simple, workout, enjoy meal time and not keep seeing the scale go up. I mean is that what the rest of my life needs to be to log 1200 calories a day? I am not out pounding junk food or fast food but obviously it must be too much. Before the mid life I just did want I did and it all balanced. It was enjoyable & everything worked. it did not seem hard at all I enjoyed working out and wanted to do more because there were postive
results. I will go through weeks of total commitment and do not see any loss.
Ruby- I too focus on the scale & if I feel I'm going to be up I avoid it, otherwise it's a negative start to my day. Keep surrounding yourself w/positives. What seems to be working for me is 80% food & 20% activity. I found that at my goal weight (150) I should eat approx 1500 cals. so that's what I aim for. I think it was Joan who stated "live like you're already at your ideal weight" & so I've changed my mindset to reflect that. I've also cut out most (not all) the processed foods & sugar in my diet which seems to help. This thread has been so helpful & I recently discovered another under "Maintenance, Ah Ha moments" and this has also been helpful. Another resource is a podcast/blog called Halfsizeme & although most of the people interviewed have lost large amts of weight, they share their experiences. Keep on tracking & making you JFT committments- you WILL get there!
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DH brought home cupcakes from family on Sunday. I was so tempted I put them in a plastic bag & knotted it. He was supposed to take them to work so they may end up in the garage!!
JFT-
Walk 45-55 mins
Prep crockpot.
Mulch side garden.
Journal
Go to bed by 9!!
Have a great day everyone!!
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Ruby - I know exactly how you feel, and I hate to admit it, but I am in the same boat. I exercise all the time, but the scale has gone up. Last november I was at 182 - less than 10 lbs from my goal weight of 175 (I am 5'11", so very tall). Today, the scale is pushing 200 again! So discouraged.JFT Tuesday
stop feeling sorry for myself & realize this is as hard or easy as I want to make it.
focus on all my qualities and not just the number on the scale. I weighed this morning & high 180.2 That is the highest number I have ever seen. I will be honest I have not been counting calories & I don't want to. I have been working out and being active. I don't know where I fit anymore. Why does it have to be so hard & why does the scale just keep moving up? Last June I was down to 163 a year ago. Maybe I have already given up:(
But like so many said, we have to keep going. I don't think it ever stops, even when we meet our goal weight. It has to be a lifestyle change. I know why the scale has gone up for me -- to much ice cream in the evenings, pizza, snacks. I need to get back to logging my food, which I have not done.
So lets get back in this together! We can do this. Imagine how great we will both feel by Christmas - me back down to 182, and you back down to 163. We've done it before, we can do it again! If I were thin and healthy, I would not be grabbing Dairy Queen buster bars - I would choose a nice bowl of strawberries with cool whip on them. If I were thin, I would concentrate on my water -- not wine and too much diet soda!
So here is a new day - a fresh start for both of us!
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Wow--so many of us seem to be in the same boat of really having a struggle right now. And hopefully something wonderful will kick in as we all cheer one another on! Hm, this scale going up thing really is discouraging. It is EN-couraging to have gone thru my clothes over the last few weeks and have to get rid of more things I have shrunk out of. So I need to remember that, and get back going!!!!!
Just for Today:
1. Stay w.i. "fasting" plan for today (and next 3 days)--I have not been good about this on any day I have typed it recently! So, I'd really like one successful day to spur me on!
2. Drink lots of water
3. Exercise 30 min, including sit-ups!!!!
4. Start arranging for having garage sale this weekend
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Just for Today June 22nd
1. log all food
2. drink 8 glasses of water
3. do exercises: push-ups/sit-ups/squats even added tricep dips!
Just for today June 23rd
1. log all food
2. drink 8 glasses of water
3. 30 minutes jogging
Ruby - I have been right there with you my dear. Suffering from what I like to refer to as the "spoiled child inside me" I know and understand what I need to do to be healthy and frankly happy, but I fight it because it seems so unfair to me that I have to work so hard, just to stay at a normal weight ( a little bit higher than what is considered healthy). I actually DID make it to my goal weight about 9 years ago. It was great for 6 months! Then I gained 10 lbs. I stayed at that 10 lbs above goal for 6 years, then gained another 20 I just want to get back to that 10 above goal. Then maybe work toward goal. I have fought weight my entire life. The thing is, we fall into this evil cycle...you get frustrated with having to watch what you eat and exercise constantly, so then you "fall off the wagon" so to speak. Then you get angry with yourself, so you turn to food. Then get angrier or sadder and turn to more food. I have been caught up in the cycle more times than I can tell you.
Recently, my struggle has been more than the evil cycle. I do believe that I have been fighting actual depression. Still exercise and healthy eating are known to help with that. But still I fight doing it because sitting around watching TV and eating ice cream is the only thing that seems tolerable to me. Today is day 2 of getting back on track. I can say I already feel much better about things. But I have been able to keep it together for a day or two before. So only time will tell.
We are all in this together, that is the important part.0 -
seeingthelight wrote: »maybe you need to log your food even thought you don't want to LOL. I scalewant to either----but, if I figure out what I am going to eat for the day and log it while I eat breakfast- I know when to stop eating-when all the logged food has been eaten! It's the only way for me-believe me I've tried it every other way!
Thanks for the support. I just wish it could be simple, workout, enjoy meal time and not keep seeing the scale go up. I mean is that what the rest of my life needs to be to log 1200 calories a day? I am not out pounding junk food or fast food but obviously it must be too much. Before the mid life I just did want I did and it all balanced. It was enjoyable & everything worked. it did not seem hard at all I enjoyed working out and wanted to do more because there were postive
results. I will go through weeks of total commitment and do not see any loss.
Ruby, you've got my support too...... i can't beat what sara and joan have already mentioned! Just know you are not alone..... I used to eat whatever, never bothered counting calories. those days are over for me. I guess i feel blessed that it took until my 40's .... my adult daughter has been in that boat since 19 0 -
Recently, my struggle has been more than the evil cycle. I do believe that I have been fighting actual depression. Still exercise and healthy eating are known to help with that. But still I fight doing it because sitting around watching TV and eating ice cream is the only thing that seems tolerable to me. Today is day 2 of getting back on track. I can say I already feel much better about things. But I have been able to keep it together for a day or two before. So only time will tell.
We are all in this together, that is the important part.
Unfortunately, I know a LOT more about depression than about counting calories. I have had major resistant (to therapy) depression all of my adult life. yes, i'm an emotional eater. NOTHING eases my depression more than a good bout of exercise. in case it may help, these are my observances over the last zillion years: eating added sugar depresses me. wheat flour depresses me. processed food depresses me. depression makes me want to eat things that will only depress me more. both sleeping too little and sleeping too much depresses me. let's see: also.... old habits DIE HARD. and everybody is different. listening to my "healthy" self is something i'm still working on. 12 steps are a wonderful thing. sometimes i can talk myself into making the right decision by telling myself it's just my 'inner addict' that wants that ice cream (or tortilla, or whatever)
i'm rambling, but just maybe something in there will be helpful. and, for those that wonder, yes, i'm on meds, and yes, i've been in talk therapy, multiple times. i'm spiritual, but not religious. i have a family history of alcoholism (so i believe there is a genetic predisposition) and i was sexually abused as a child. and that's probably TMI
have a great day everyone!0 -
Just For Today,
I will fuel my body with healthy food, and be as kind to my pscyhe to the best of my ability. and tell each of my 4 children that i love them.0 -
Just for today
-I will get my laundry put away the same day I wash it.0 -
azulvioleta6 wrote: »
Monday:
Still feeling a bit iffy. Entirely possible that I will not meet my goals today, but here it goes:
1. 10,000 steps 13,600
2. gardening
3. lift weights
Really wasn't feeling well yesterday, but I did make it to the garden and to the gym. Today I am going to try to get my eating back on track.
Tuesday:
1. 12,000 steps
2. dance
3. eat veggies...ideally 10+
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feistyjojo wrote: »Tuesday's goals
- Make best possible choices I can during the all day conference I'm at.
- Eat slowly and stop when I'm full
Hmmmm. Not really. Miraculously am only 190 cals over target. Not bad for eating some cookies in addition to the 2 glasses of fizz I had to celebrate seeing a friend after 18 years.....0 -
Wednesday's goals
- min 1 bootcamp
- under calorie target for the day0 -
Thank you Vicky, Sara, Joan, Losingrae, Kwfitgal, & 68Myra. You are all right and said it so eloquently. It all comes down to what do I want for my health and the rest of my life. You are also right that I have been able to do it before when I dig deep and really put the effort in. I just don't understand where I lost that effort. I don't want to make excuses but when did it change? I guess slowly over time with each day deciding not to get the exercise in and just putting food in my mouth without thinking about it. That is the same way I can reverse it, one day at a time and make better choices each day. I am going to focus on just taking it one day right now and focus on getting the exercise back in daily. It is a step in the right direction & there is only good things that can come from getting it done.
It really means a lot that you posted your words and advice to me. I was feeling so low when I went to bed last night, I cannot even tell you. Thank you for sharing your stories. I am here for all of you too!0 -
JFT
1) pick myself back up and be thankful for all my MFP friends
2) go walking tonight with my dog - 30 minutes0 -
Just for Today:
1. Stay w.i. "fasting" plan for today (and next 3 days)--I have not been good about this on any day I have typed it recently! So, I'd really like one successful day to spur me on!---
2. Drink lots of water-- Got in my 3 pints...finally. I am such a bad "water" drinker!!!
3. Exercise 30 min, including sit-ups!!!!-- OK, finally got in something that made me breathe heavier.
4. Start arranging for having garage sale this weekend-- Yes.
Just for Today (23 June):
1. Stay w.i. "fasting" plan for today (thru Friday)
2. Drink lots of water
3. Exercise 30 min, including sit-ups!!!!
4. Arrange more for having garage sale this weekend
Happy Wednesday all!
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Wow I missed a couple of days!
I did pretty well on Father's day. I went a little over on calories but my best ever jogging/walking in the morning.
Monday I was super busy at work and couldn't exercise at all but did really well on calories.
Tuesday went out jogging early just in case I was too busy at work to leave on time but then I had time to make it to aqua-size. Did good calorie wise also so ...
J4T Wednesday
1. C25K early
2. 1200 calories
3. Take breakfast and lunch and snack to work
4. Maybe Zumba
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