Just for Today ..... Daily Commitment Thread- Start of a new year!
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Yesterday, JFT
1. drink 2 glasses of water w/each meal
2. drink water in the evening - have a glass next to me
3. no popcorn, or if we do, air-blow popcorn Air-popcorn is actually OK - and - we don't eat as much!
4. min 30 minutes exercise 60 minutes on treadmill!
5. clean my sewing room!! Its a mess!
Try and do this today. By the evening, I am just so tired, all I want to do is sit and sew - not clean up my mess!
6. finish the baby quilt for my niece Finished! Now, just have to purchase a small gift for the big brother, and I can get it sent next week.
I've been off a day all week - kept thinking yesterday was thursday. So surprise - today is saturday! Hubby and I have to work this weekend, as we are so far behind. But ... it is cold outside anyhow, so better to have to work now than when the weather is nice. Plus, hate to turn down any sales that come in
SO JFT, Saturday
1. log all food
2. get to the gym or walk outside
3. get errands run
4. buy valentines day cards to send to grandsons
5. clean my sewing room -- try again to get this done!
6. drink water. 2 glasses w/each meal
7. sip water in the evening instead of snacking
8. only snack will be air-blown popcorn
@OConnell5483 - if you like to sew at all, you would love making quilts. Mostly I sew quilts, but I also sew chemo hats and "comfort" pillows for the local Cancer center. I try to sew at least 20 chemo hats a month for them.
But my quilts right now, are mostly just scrap quilts - trying to use up some of my scraps that I hate to throw away. They are sew easy to make - just sewing strips together! Last year, I donated 19 to charity, and hope to sew at least 1 a month for charity .Its the best therapy for me, and mindless sewing, especially after a long work day 3 -
JFT. Feb 3
Walk in the SNOW - just a little
Make my steps ✔️
Keep to my calorie goals✔️
Burn off the donut I ate✔️
JFT Feb 4 Saturday
Lots of snow here and are area can go years without a snowflake so it looks like a home day. Would love a late night walk in the snow but I've no one to go with so....
Get in 12,000 steps.
Vacuum
Clean out fridge
Prepare for cauliflower pizza, will make Monday
Get out in that snow, be it high wet and drizzly.
Keep fighting people and enjoy your weekend!!3 -
Thank you! I am just trying to stay diligent and aware and making small changes. For the first time I am sticking with it and it's working! I feel very fortunate my grand babies are here. I would miss the pitter-patter. Just sometimes struggle to find balance. Quiet and me time mostly lol2 -
Just for today: Saturday
Keep calm-
runny noses potty training and cabin fever. This place is like a zoo lol
Make health conscious meals- littles tried okra. Verdict? 1/3
Be productive-
Just for today: Sunday
Let's try calm again
Be productive
Cook for babies. More veggies today
Enjoy your day!
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Goals for Sat 4th Feb
No kids today woohoo!!
So me and OH gonna have a day out possibly involving gym
- Stay within calorie limit - did not happen at all!
- Squat challenge day 6! (Did these Sun morning)
- Drink water/herbal teas to increase intake! - yeah that didn't happen either!
- 30-1hr exercise if I don't go gym we went for a walk round a reservoir
- Put fitness watch on! Nope!
- Definitely do my eyebrows! Nope!
Well Atleast I did one of them!
Goals for Sunday 5th Feb
Poorly OH so looking after him
Other than that
- stay within calories
- Do 1hr exercise
- Get the house back to normal!!
General Goals for Feb
- Remain consistent with water intake
- Try to workout between 18-21 days out of 28
- Lose 4-6lb
- Word for Feb: Unstoppable.
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Great job!!!! I struggle with getting the scale to move at all! I am just aiming for 5 lbs a month if I am lucky! Keep up the good work! And , have fun with those little grandkids! Ours live 500 miles away, so enjoy every minute!
Thank you! I am just trying to stay diligent and aware and making small changes. For the first time I am sticking with it and it's working! I feel very fortunate my grand babies are here. I would miss the pitter-patter. Just sometimes struggle to find balance. Quiet and me time mostly lol
I have a 17, almost 18 year old, granddaughter living with us. Teenage years are so hard, and it is difficult. She also lived with us when she was a baby, along with her mom (my daughter), and although it is hectic, I cried and was horribly heartbroken when they got their own place. It's a thin line, and I understand how hard, yet wonderful, this time for you is... Deep breaths, grandma!
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Saturday
1. log all food
2. get to the gym or walk outside 45 minutes on treadmill
3. get errands run
4. buy valentines day cards to send to grandsons
5. clean my sewing room -- try again to get this done!
6. drink water. 2 glasses w/each meal
7. sip water in the evening instead of snacking
8. only snack will be air-blown popcor
I was way off schedule yesterday, because of errands. So did not eat lunch till late. Then got into the trail mix - big mistake. I kept grabbing a handful, I think I ate an entire cup of that stuff.
But, I did log it.
I weigh myself every sunday morning, and weight stayed the same, so kinda discouraging. But .... not going to let that stop me. At least I did not go up, and who knows, tomorrow I may be down.
Sunday
1. log all food
2. drink water
3. have only 1 bowl of chili for dinner
4. drink water
keep it simple today.3 -
J4T - Saturday
1. Try hard not to be an emotional stress eater today. Well, I ate way too much sugar today, but it was in the form of fruit, so I'm calling it a win.
2. Cut up veggies so they are easy to grab instead of chips or sweets.
3. Make a grocery list of foods to pack for my trip. Need 2 weeks' worth of healthy snacks and bottled water.
4. Start a list of clothes and items I will need to pack for trip.
5. Stop and take a deep breath whenever I feel overwhelmed today. One thing at a time, baby steps. It'll get done. Feeling very stressed out. Traveling for 2 weeks alone. Snow storm hitting us the day I have to leave. Up to 10 inches of snow and I'll be driving right into it. Bringing on a lot of anxious feelings.
6. Hydrate. Maybe try an herbal tea as was suggested in an earlier post. I drank a lot of water. Didn't try a tea but maybe today.
7. Activity today. Either at the gym or a DVD at home. Stress exhausts me and makes me very unproductive. Trying again today.
8. Hang a picture somewhere to remind myself why I need to stick to this! Well, I do have a new background on my phone that shows a woman jogging on a beach in yoga pants, very fit. The saying says "how do you want to feel this summer? Fit or jealous" Love it. I'm going to put little reminders around the house too.
9. Flirt with my husband and let him know how loved he is. We watched 3 movies last night and really enjoyed just quiet relaxing time together.
10. Read more out of my book tonight. Did this and also started a new novel, so I have an inspirational self-help book and a fictional novel going right now.
I must seem like I am whining a lot lately, and I thank you for giving me a place to work through these things in my head. Life sometimes hits hard all at once and lately I feel like I'm buried up to my neck and can't dig my way out. It'll get better after this trip is over. Traveling alone for work always makes me anxious, especially in the winter with the icy roads. I feel it helps me to type about it on here and get some of the anxiety out.
J4T - Sunday
1. Try not to eat my feelings today. no junk food!
2. Hydrate with water. Not coffee all day. Try an herbal tea today.
3. Be proactive instead of reactive. Make a list of tasks and see how many you can get checked off today.
4. Remember to breathe.
5. Make list of healthy foods to bring with me on 2 week business trip. Must be easy to keep in cooler.
6. Start a list of things to pack so I don't forget anything.
7. Activity - go to gym to exercise, tan and sit in massage chair
8. Meditate. Find a quiet place and try it.
9. Get to bed early.
10. Be kind and compassionate, patient and loving. Have a smile for everyone I interact with today. Especially family!
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@OConnell5483 - if you like to sew at all, you would love making quilts. Mostly I sew quilts, but I also sew chemo hats and "comfort" pillows for the local Cancer center. I try to sew at least 20 chemo hats a month for them.
But my quilts right now, are mostly just scrap quilts - trying to use up some of my scraps that I hate to throw away. They are sew easy to make - just sewing strips together! Last year, I donated 19 to charity, and hope to sew at least 1 a month for charity .Its the best therapy for me, and mindless sewing, especially after a long work day
I think that is a great idea, to sew the pillows and hats for the local Cancer center. I have sewn a couple of baby quilts for grandkids but I am not very good at sewing, so I need to learn to "quilt" them and not just tie them off with yard. I was told to try "stitch in a ditch" but have not tried it yet. We moved into a smaller home 2 years ago and I no longer have a sewing room. My goal when I get home from this business trip is to set one up somewhere so I can sit and work on some quilting. I do enjoy trying to sew but do not enjoy having to drag everything out to do it and then put it away for dinner. I'm not very creative so I'm always afraid if I just sew scraps together, the materials will clash and won't look nice when done. I have to quit being so picky and just do it because I love the ones I see that other people do! Thanks for the idea. Enjoy!1 -
Goals for Sunday 5th Feb
Poorly OH so looking after him
Other than that
- stay within calories - yep! Majorly under! Treats tonight in bed
- Do 1hr exercise Yep
- Get the house back to normal!! - mehhh I'll do the laundry before bed but that's about it!
- Squat challenge Day 6 (completed) missed a day by accident
Goals for Mon 6th Feb
- Stay within calorieees
- 1 he exercise!
- Work on water intake! (Not even putting a number on it now lol)
- Squat Challenge Day 7
- Finish what I didn't do in the house!
General Goals for Feb
- Remain consistent with water intake
- Try to workout between 18-21 days out of 28
- Lose 4-6lb
- Word for Feb: Unstoppable.
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Get in 12,000 steps.✔️
Vacuum ~~~
Clean out fridge✔️
Prepare for cauliflower pizza, will make Monday✔️
Get out in that snow, be it high wet and drizzly.✔️
JFT Monday
- Get me steps in, in this terrible weather 12,000+
- Eat 1,200 calories. No more than that
- Get SO valentines gift together
- Buy a co worker coffee
Made cauliflower pizza tonight and I thought it was great and pretty easy to do.
This is going to be a tough week for me, healthy eating wise, my SO comes home from working 35 days away. I miss him dearly but I still have to work while he's home so he does the cooking and he's amazing but the calories are amazing too.... here's to compromising! Hope it works out.
Keep the effort up people and enjoy your day!!3 -
New week, new start! Had put on a tiny bit of weight this morning, but that isn't a surprise given I went way over my calories on three days last week. However, this week has fewer opportunities for over eating (I think) and I can feel my willpower returning so hopefully I can lose that (and more) this week.
Today's commitments -
- Log everything I eat
- No snacks other than Ryvita - in the afternoon OR in the evening
- No alcohol
- Exercise class after work
- Stay within calories with mini deficit
- 30+ minute lunch break
- Meditate
- Take some time to think about relationship issues
- No faffing, procrastination or perfectionism - power through to-do list and get stuff done!
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OConnell5483 wrote: »
Great job!!!! I struggle with getting the scale to move at all! I am just aiming for 5 lbs a month if I am lucky! Keep up the good work! And , have fun with those little grandkids! Ours live 500 miles away, so enjoy every minute!
Thank you! I am just trying to stay diligent and aware and making small changes. For the first time I am sticking with it and it's working! I feel very fortunate my grand babies are here. I would miss the pitter-patter. Just sometimes struggle to find balance. Quiet and me time mostly lol
I have a 17, almost 18 year old, granddaughter living with us. Teenage years are so hard, and it is difficult. She also lived with us when she was a baby, along with her mom (my daughter), and although it is hectic, I cried and was horribly heartbroken when they got their own place. It's a thin line, and I understand how hard, yet wonderful, this time for you is... Deep breaths, grandma!
Thanks! Yep, exactly how I feel. I am indeed blessed. However a clean dish, towel, and to not break my leg on something would be great too lol Less than 1000 sq ft, 7 people and two dogs. Think we all just have cabin fever. 3 1/2, 23 mo and 22 mo. They all just follow me around room to room, dogs included, like a train! I hope you have a safe and stress free trip! 1 -
Just for today: Sunday
Let's try calm again
Be productive
Cook for babies. More veggies today
Those we're pretty easy to rock out, so now on to the work week and starting on a good note...
Just for today: Monday
WATER!!
SERIOUSLY start incorporating some form of exercise
Prioritize work. Let little things go. Do it for my happiness.
New day, new week, wishing you all the best! Make it a good one.2 -
Excited about this thread! My goal is to lose fat but gain muscle and become more toned, so not much weight lost but more of a body recomp.
After my birthday and Super Bowl this weekend, I'm feeling a little puffy.
Goals for just today:
Accurately log EVERYTHING.
Get to step goal before dinner
Perform one random act of kindness
Think of 3 things I'm grateful for whenever I start to feel down3 -
Log
Focus Not so much. Left just before lunch to take one of my teens to the doctor. several hours later we were done. I guess I focused for the few hours I was there...
Enjoy time out with friends this evening (but order what I've "scheduled") I might get dessert... I'll probably "earn" more calories before then. Did enjoy, had dessert at home. (and changed from the smaller sirloin to the more delicious ribeye, because of the doc visits, I never had a chance to eat some of the food I had for work. Totally not complaining)
Enjoy my weekend. Don't worry about logging, just focus on self (and taxes and maybe even some house cleaning) - Did not work on taxes, but did sweep some
Today,
I'll log, during the day is easy, it's at home I struggle.
I will again consider going to the gym. The biggest problem, is my personal best time to go, is the middle of the day. Too early and I spend the day sluggish and exhausted. Too late can sometimes affect my sleep. Can't really take two hour lunches, which leads after work, peak time, when a 45 minute workout takes an hour and a half because of waiting for equipment. unless I wait longer. If I do that, then I'm often perked up and have to chill for an hour or so before I can sleep. That's ok for a few days, but if I do it continuously, I end up tired, and then don't go at all to recover. grrrr... I wish work had put in a small gym like they said they would a couple years ago. I would have used that.
Well, that turned into a rant. Summary for when I quote tomorrow.
Log
Consider working out
Two things is enough for a Monday.
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Not online much this weekend, so updates as follows:
F 2/3/17:
1) Drink 8 - 10 glasses of water - YES 10 including a bottle of water at bball games
2) Walk at least 25 flights of stairs - have to do this at work, since evening I will be driving 1 1/4 hour to watch nieces play their basketball games - No a little short with 23
3) Meditate in afternoon - I noticed in choir last night my breath control is getting better, I want to improve this! - No due to F afternoon office chitchat which I enjoyed
4) Floss before bed, even though I will get home late in evening - No - Ack!
Over weekend, decided on simple daily goals of at least 8 glasses of water and 1.5 miles on treadmill. Yes to both on Saturday but no to both on Sunday Guess I just wanted a lazy day after so busy the past few days.
Just for today M 2/6/17:
1) Drink 8 -10 glasses of water
2) Meditate in afternoon - remember, it's good to calm my mind and improve breath control
3) Walk on treadmill at least 1.5 miles this evening
4) Floss !!!
5) Bedtime by 10:30 with TV off - have several early morning events this week, don't want a sleep-deficit
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JFT Mon 6 Feb:
1. 2 Pints water
2. Stay in calorie limits
3. 10 min exercise
4. Fix screen
5. Clear off counter
6. Peacefulness :-)
Sounds like some of you gals are doing marvelously. That's inspiring. 3 -
Sunday
1. log all food
2. drink water
3. have only 1 bowl of chili for dinner
4. drink water
Total fail this weekend. It all started on saturday. I let myself get too hungry, went to the store, and bought Skinny cow ice cream sandwiches. Ended up eating 2 on saturday, and the other 3 on sunday. ALong with junk food while watching the superbowl. But .... its a new day today, and that is life. I know I will not be perfect everyday. If I can do OK 5 days out of the week, and try not to do too much damage over the weekend, that is living...
so JFT, Monday 2/6
1. drink water. 2 glasses with each meal
2. log ALL food
3. get to the gym tonite, or out for a walk. Do something
4. drink water instead of snacking tonite
5. be mindful of what I am eating. When I overeat, especially junk food, I feel absolutely awful. Its just not worth it. Remember that!
hope you all have a fantastic day!
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Darn you climate change! We had black ice this weekend...I actually did get a bunch of dancing in, but I had to change my schedule around a bit to make that happen. I am in Oregon, where we usually have pretty mild winters, but this one has been cold and slippery.
Monday:
1. Plan and track exercise for the week
2. Track all food for the day
3. Under 75G carbs
4. Weight + Zumba workout
5. 60 situps
6. 10 pushups
7. 12+ glasses of water2 -
I'm in the North West of the UK. Where the weather is just.. backwards lol1
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Wow, today was a good day!
- Log everything I eat
- No snacks other than Ryvita - in the afternoon OR in the evening
- No alcohol
- Exercise class after work
- Stay within calories with mini deficit Pretty close - 20 over. That'll do!
- 30+ minute lunch break
- Meditate
- Take some time to think about relationship issues Some but could have done more
- No faffing, procrastination or perfectionism - power through to-do list and get stuff done!
Posting tomorrow's commitments today as I'll be working on the train tomorrow (when I normally post)...
Very similar to today's - they are:
- Log everything I eat
- No snacks other than Ryvita - in the afternoon OR in the evening
- No alcohol
- Run to work
- Stay within calories with 200+ calorie deficit
- 30+ minute lunch break
- Meditate
- Take some time to think about relationship issues
- No faffing, procrastination or perfectionism - power through to-do list and get stuff done!4 -
Goals for Mon 6th Feb
- Stay within calorieees yep and it's getting easier!
- 1 he exercise! - close 50 mins - toddler woke needing a wee!
- Work on water intake! (Not even putting a number on it now lol) I've done3 big ones today so an improvement!
- Squat Challenge Day 7 - I really don't want todo thisss but I will
- Finish what I didn't do in the house! Ermm yeah I did:)
Goals for Tuesday 7th Feb
- stay within calories
- Drink more water than yesterday
- Exercise 1hr
- Squat challenge Day 8
- Shopping day so make smarrrt choices!!
- Clean out rabbit
b]General Goals for Feb [/b]
- Remain consistent with water intake
- Try to workout between 18-21 days out of 28
- Lose 4-6lb
- Word for Feb: Unstoppable.
Loving my monthly word! ^^^^ it's becoming true 5 -
Just for today: Monday
WATER!!-
SERIOUSLY start incorporating some form of exercise- does thinking about it count?
Prioritize work. Let little things go. Do it for my happiness.-
Found myself grazing last night. No no no. Still under but. Just no. Hold it. Stare at it. Can I afford it? Is it worth it? Be accountable for it. Measure and log it.
Just for today: Tuesday
Water at least 8 cups
No grazing
10000 steps
Make time for at least stretching
Let those around me know I appreciate them3 -
After unhealthy eating this weekend, my water weight went away today and I'm back at mainenance!
Goals for just today
Log accurately
Smile and be someone people love to be around5 -
Just For Today Tue Feb 7 2017
- Weigh, Measure, and Log Every Bite
- Stick to the foods on my Keto Challenge
- Go to Jazzercise
- Go through the pile of mail
- Pay bills
- Perform one random act of kindness
- Prepare supper for my partner and me
- Call my grandkids "just because"
Karen in Virginia4 -
JFT Mon 6 Feb:
1. 2 Pints water-- Got in one
2. Stay in calorie limits--
Didn't even pay attention after a while...
3. 10 min exercise--
4. Fix screen-- Started and found I need more material.
5. Clear off counter-- I'm a "pile person", and that took a while!!
6. Peacefulness :-)-- Pretty peaceful
JFT Tues 6 Feb:
1. 2 Pints water
2. Stay in calorie limits
3. 10 min exercise
4. Put away bags of clothes from bedroom into garage bins
5. Get entry cleared--junk to shed
6. Get box in b-nook out to garage (If I do a few of these things myself, rather than have children take out to garage, etc., I'll get in a good bit of huffin' & puffin', lol!)
7. Get screen material into house
8. Peacefulness3 -
Yesterday:Log
Consider working out
Two things is enough for a Monday.
I did both, although I logged horrible things, and opted not to go. (My left ovary hates me I think.)
JFT
Don't change things up. If it's pre-recorded, eat it.
Try to get within of 100 calories of the goal.
Go to bed by 10pm.
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Yesterday M 2/6/17:
1) Drink 8 -10 glasses of water - YES 10 had good bp reading at NP appt.
2) Meditate in afternoon - remember, it's good to calm my mind and improve breath control - No, work issues came up after lunch, and I had to leave at 3:30 for appt.
3) Walk on treadmill at least 1.5 miles this evening - YES 1.5 miles
4) Floss !!! YES
5) Bedtime by 10:30 with TV off - have several early morning events this week, don't want a sleep-deficit - YES 10:26
Just for today T 2/7/17:
1) Drink 8 - 10 glasses of water
2) Walk at least 25 flights of stairs
3) Meditate in afternoon
4) Pick up house more before Terry visits in evening
5) Floss - keep it going!
6) Bedtime by 10:15 w/ TV off - leave early W a.m. for annual physical3 -
Monday 2/6
1. drink water. 2 glasses with each meal
2. log ALL food
3. get to the gym tonite, or out for a walk. Do something Went shopping with my daughter instead
4. drink water instead of snacking tonite Darn trail mix! But ... it is GONE NOW!!
5. be mindful of what I am eating. When I overeat, especially junk food, I feel absolutely awful. Its just not worth it. Remember that
Tuesday 2/7
busy day again, so keeping it simple
1. log all food
2. drink water. 2 glasses with each meal
3. drink water in the evening - have that glass next to me to sip
4. get out for a walk
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