Just for Today ..... Daily Commitment Thread- Start of a new year!
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Todays tuesday - guess I forgot to post yesterday!
I've been busy, but will go back later and respond - so many great posts!
Goals today will be simple
1. log all food
2. drink water
3. follow meal and snack plan - if I go off, eat something equivalent
4. stay out of the halloween candy that is in the closet! I bought some so I could send some to the grandsons - but now the bag is open. Don't even look in the closet where I put it!
5. shipping today, so help hubby
6. get quarterly taxes done today!
7. get back on here tomorrow
8. sip water in the evenings so I don't snack- drink a glass of v8 juice instead
I think it is hitting me hard about my son divorcing - I am so torn. While I saw many things with my DIL that I knew would be hard for my son (she is very high maintenance), it is still so hard. For years I could tell my son was not happy, and very distant from us. Talking on the phone to him, it was like a load was lifted from him, and we had our son back. After our son called us, my Daughter in law called, and we said we wanted to remain friends, but when I sent her a nice email, saying that I also hoped to remain friends, and that I wanted to best for her as well --no response. Yet, I want to remain loyal to my son - because he is my main concern, and our 2 grandsons. They said they are wanting joint custody, but I am not sure how my son will do that, as the kids get picked up from school at 2:30, and my son has a very demanding job (he is president of the company he works for). I am just so worried about those little grandsons, only ages 12 & 8, and we live so far away to be of any help.
But .... I am feeling these emotions, and not going for food. Maybe that is what makes this harder for me ..... I am feeling the sadness, not grabbing a large bowl of ice cream.
Have any of you had to deal with this in your family? @OConnell5483 - I know you said your daughter is divorced - was it hard for you? I just feel so helpless.1 -
skymningen wrote: »
1) Hit the gym after work
Did it. Thank you all for your great support! I can feel how much muscle I have already lost, though.
2) Participate actively in the teaching meeting
3) Work on some smaller tasks that accumulated
4) Stay hydrated
So I came out of the gym a little sad, because I felt how much weaker I have gotten through being sick. Then I saw an email on my phone. The preview looked promising... so I read it to cheer myself up. I should not have done that, as I was wrong.
I applied for another fellowship. I had waited for a month again. This time, they did not just not invite me for interviews (because there were so many excellent candidates). This time they told me, there were so many excellent candidates that I was put on a waiting list (as I now at least am a candidate, I guess, though not excellent). Interviews are end of November. You need to be well prepared to stand a chance. Now I still don't know. The probability that they will still invite me is low, though. Why should they. They invite more people for interviews than they have jobs. Who would say no to an interview after going to the time consuming application process they have? No-one. It is a prestigious institute and a well paying, relatively long-term funded position. No one is just giving up on that chance if invited for an interview. And I might not even be the first on the waiting list anyway. There is literally no chance I will get invited. The chances that I will find a job which is nice and gives me a chance to at least partially live with my bf are now down to an all time low.
I know I should be glad that I am at least on the waiting list. But I am not glad for more waiting. I am empty. Will go and have a shower and eat ice cream and maybe talk to bf, if I feel able to talk about it. And then just try to sleep.
Plan for tomorrow:
1) Go to work
2) Stay the whole day and actually do work
3) Try not to think about my future as a unemployed academic, as I need some time to calm down first before being able to make reasonable new plans
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OConnell5483 wrote: »cschmitz110515 wrote: »@OConnell5483 So cool that you saw owls! I only hear them, and rarely.
4) Complete meal plan & grocery list (remember brother #1 is coming this weekend - going to the Packers game!)
It was really cool! When we lived in the woods, I would hear them but never saw them then either. Makes me want to go again!
Good for you going to the game this weekend! Do you have season tickets? I heard that a lot of people are selling their tickets now that Aaron is hurt. I'm seriously thinking of buying some and going. I am a Packers fan, not just a Rogers fan (although his injury definitely is not a good thing...)! Have fun!
I'm not a season ticket holder, but do get the lottery tickets. This year, friends who are also lottery ticket holders, swapped two of their tickets with mine, so we could both go to two different games. Hubby isn't really a sports fan, his whole family is like that, so I usually find someone else to go with me. I'm more of a Packers fan than a player fan, but yes, I will definitely miss Aaron playing. Should be interesting to watch!1 -
Hello everyone. I hope you don't mind me jumping in. I love the idea of Just for Today and would like to give it a try. I'm starting small and will work my way up to more.
Today:
1. Stick with my pre-logged food.
2. Get through my water cup (24 oz) 3 times.
3. Go for a walk around the neighborhood with the kiddo when we get home.5 -
skymningen wrote: »
I know I should be glad that I am at least on the waiting list. But I am not glad for more waiting. I am empty. Will go and have a shower and eat ice cream and maybe talk to bf, if I feel able to talk about it. And then just try to sleep.
Do not give up hope. Just because you are on a waiting list - you never know what might happen. I will be praying that it all goes well for you. Hugs.3 -
brittk2013 wrote: »Hello everyone. I hope you don't mind me jumping in. I love the idea of Just for Today and would like to give it a try. I'm starting small and will work my way up to more.
Today:
1. Stick with my pre-logged food.
2. Get through my water cup (24 oz) 3 times.
3. Go for a walk around the neighborhood with the kiddo when we get home.
Love to have you join us. Great goals for today!3 -
josephinebowman wrote: »My son wants a baby girl here and I have told him when he grows up, then he can have it (after he marries). He also wants a cat and a snake with rats to feed it. I think the first poop diaper would change his mind. He says I can have a baby because I eat so much and I have a big stomach. I was thinking my stomach was getting smaller and so forth but he assures me it is big enough I can have a girl baby.
Thanks for the laugh. Quite a character.
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BABY BABY BABY BABY BABY BABY BABY BABY BABY BABY BABY BABY
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josephinebowman wrote: »I am trying to get back to here. Still feeling effects of infection/stone and guess it is just with me this next month or so. Way down on exercising and eating to support 3 people I guess!
BEX a girl! I was going to say boy. My son wants a baby girl here and I have told him when he grows up, then he can have it (after he marries). He also wants a cat and a snake with rats to feed it. I think the first poop diaper would change his mind. He says I can have a baby because I eat so much and I have a big stomach. I was thinking my stomach was getting smaller and so forth but he assures me it is big enough I can have a girl baby.
So let me get the goals out and dust them off.
Today 10-17-17 Stay UNDER the Kcal goal. Exercise a bit at the Y pool regardless of pain or peeing. Get kid through lessons. Take kid to pool, Martial Arts, and not eat out. Even these little things will exhaust me. But they will be a start
Your son is a hoot! The things that kids say! HAHA! My granddaughter was studying the first Thanksgiving at school a few years ago and asked me "Grandma, were you a pilgrim?" HAHAHA! I said "No Kendra...I did not come over on the Mayflower..."1 -
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Goals today will be simple
1. log all food Even the smoothie, and chocolate covered almonds 
So I ended up almost 400 in the red ---- but on the plus side, before I ate the almonds I looked up the calories. 12 would be 200 calories - so I only ate 6.
2. drink water No, but drinking water now
3. follow meal and snack plan - if I go off, eat something equivalent
4. stay out of the halloween candy that is in the closet! I bought some so I could send some to the grandsons - but now the bag is open. Don't even look in the closet where I put it!
5. shipping today, so help hubby
6. get quarterly taxes done today! Ended up cleaning the garage instead
7. get back on here tomorrow
JFT, Wed
1. log all food
2. try to eat healthier, since I was over on tuesday. Stick with only veggies and meat - no bread
3. drink water - 2 glasses with each meal.
4. mow grass
5. get to the gym
6. lay out gym clothes for thursday morning
7. drink water in the evening
8. go and help a friend with a craft for bible study
9. get quarterly taxes done
10. work on quilt4 -
commitments for today
1. dont spend more than 15 bucks on food
2. dont go to sleep for at least 4 hours after coming back home from work4 -
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Not a great day diet-wise. I was quite stressed about a scary presentation, which ended up not going super well (I presented well, but the thing the presentation was supposed to achieve didn't happen). So I ended up snacking. I need to stop stress snacking!!! It's like a horrible reflex.
On the plus side, I didn't drink any alcohol when I got home. I've got into a slightly bad habit of drinking to help myself relax - mainly because diet G&T has a lot fewer calories than chocolate! I don't drink huge amounts, but I'm conscious that it's getting a bit more habitual than I'd like and I don't want to end up NEEDING it. So it was good that yesterday I didn't have any even though I really felt like one after the stressful presentation.
Yesterday's commitments -
- Log everything I eat
- No snacks except ryvita
- Be in the green
- No alcohol
- 30+ minute lunch break
- Meditate
- Don't worry about scary presentation. I will be fine!
- Focus!
- Leave work at 5.30 to give blood
Today - Healthy eating!
- Log everything I eat
- No snacks except ryvita
- Be in the green
- 30+ minute lunch break
- Meditate
- Don't procrastinate or be perfectionist - get tasks done efficiently
- Listen to music to boost mood
- Leave work at 5 for evening class3 -
Yesterday:
1. Stick with my pre-logged food.
2. Get through my water cup (24 oz) 3 times.
3. Go for a walk around the neighborhood with the kiddo when we get home. My son didn't nap at daycare and fell asleep on the way home so we didn't get to go.
Today:
1. Stick with my pre-logged food.
2. Get through my water cup 3 times.
3. Get 5000 steps in. We're having lunch at the park today so that should help.3 -
After completing my post, I hit DONE and deleted everything! I feel like the DONE button is in the worst place!
Good to see you're back @josephinebowman
@junodog1 Love the baby pics!
@BrittK it's a supportive and encouraging group. You'll enjoy it.
My massage is still on-my 13 year old son insisted we take a closer look at the control panel of the washer & after cleaning it out, checking plugs it worked fine! He saved me about $700. How odd that the service dept of the appliance store never suggested this to us!??
Drink water 9 cups. Didn't drink enough yesterday & was cramping up before bed last night.
Aiming for 198lbs by Sunday-remind myself that if I can learn to take this weight off slowly, I'll have learned what it takes to keep it off.
Track meals today.
Walk dog in neighborhood.
Continue w/volunteer promos.
Checking Pilates & yoga schedules at gym today, after doing weights.
Listen to something inspirational. I've discovered Mel Robbins & she does motivate me.
Journal.
Special dinner tonight DH birthday. He's got my cold so maybe we'll celebrate this Saturday night.
Meditate Calm App today.
Read Simple Abundance.
Early bed.
Plan my work & work my plan.
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Recap T 10/17
1) Walked dog 3.09 miles before work, beautiful pre-dawn sky, saw Venus under the moon and Orion = happy me & happy dog
2) Net calories green = Barely, but green!
3) Move hourly = Fitbit 250+ steps 10/14 hours & 30 floors
4) Complete meal plan & grocery list (remember brother #1 is coming this weekend - going to the Packers game!) = Still not done! I must be in one of my funks where I don't want to do this. On the plus side, I used up zucchini by making chocolate zucchini bread for Thurs. Graze Day, announced in office mid-morning Tues. Later Kitty curled up on my lap for nap and I couldn't disturb her.
5) No Internet 9:00 / unwind & bedtime w/ TV off 10:15 = No Internet late, but watched MLB playoffs until 10:30.
JFT W 10/18
1) Walked dog 3.09 miles before work, managed to see 1 bunny as daylight approached. Thank you hubby for gifts of reflective gear and headlamp! Even dog has reflective vest & LED collar = happy dog
2) Net calories w/i 100 of green / we'll see. Meeting girlfriend I see about twice a year, having drinks and dinner while we catch up, at Mexican restaurant. Eat healthy all day before evening. Guestimate & log everything later.
3) If time after dinner, make apple crisp
4) Floss / skipping too many nights again
5) Bedtime & TV off 10:152 -
skymningen wrote: »
LOL - That is me with the baby. Thanks for the compliment!4 -
Like Pottermore?
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"Pedicabo eam, eligo beatus esse."1 -
I'm not sure I posted anything yesterday. I've been dealing with food poisoning for the last 2 days. At dinner Sunday night, I had a salad and ate about 1/3 of it before I realized the lettuce was bad. I thought it was the balsamic dressing at first bc of the pregnancy my taste for things has changed. Then I realized it was the lettuce. Monday I started feeling bad then late Monday night / early Tuesday morning I woke up extremely sick and I was having cold sweats. I went to the doctor yesterday and they ruled out any infections, etc. The baby and I are pretty healthy. Apparently food poisoning can take 24 - 36 hours before it affects you. I've never dealt with this before.
Yesterday I could barely eat pretzels, dry cheerios and a little chicken. Today I'm not feeling so nauseated but I am pretty weak. Therefore my main goal today is to get food in and try to get well. Luckily my research mentor has been very understanding and has given me the last few days to recover.
@junodog1 That little baby is soo adorable.
Congratulations!! 2 -
skymningen wrote: »
LOL - That is me with the baby. Thanks for the compliment!
I was tempted to day sorry for a moment. But then I realised that's only a reflex for making a mistake. I don't regret that mistake so I won't apologize for it.
I hope the mum IS relaxed though. 1 -
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Have any of you had to deal with this in your family? @OConnell5483 - I know you said your daughter is divorced - was it hard for you? I just feel so helpless.
I'm so sorry you are going through this. I have gone through this. With my daughter and both of my sons, unfortunately. It was heart wrenching every time. I think the feelings you are having are very normal. I had so much anger toward one of my daughter-in-laws that I couldn't even think or sleep. I cried a lot. I worried a lot. But none of that was helping anyone so I had to pull myself out of it finally and just be there for my son. I have tried to keep open communication with my SIL and DILs for the grands. I now have a good relationship with all of them so if I want to see the kids, they are all more than willing to work with me if it is their weekend and they don't have anything special going on. It has turned out to be okay, but it is a really difficult thing to go through... I wish I could sugar coat it for you, but I really can't. It's hard. The best you can do really is be there for your son when he wants to talk, at this point. Feel free to pm me if you want to chat more about it. I have so much I could say but would rather not go into too many details here.
Also, if they are going through lawyers, her lawyer will probably tell her not to communicate with you too much right now so that could be why she isn't answering. It's a very hard emotional time for your son and DIL also.
HUGS to you, my friend.
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OConnell5483 wrote: »3 R's:[/b]
Reminder: After dinner at 6:15
Routine: Take a walkNope. I worked until 9:30 pm
Reward: Time alone with my thoughts, fresh air, better health, lose weight/inches, sleep better at night
Just for Tuesday, I will try to:- Stay away from added sugar ice cream bar x2 Need I say more?
- Drink less coffee and more water
- Finish my Ambulatory OBGYN Stork lesson plans
- Listen to Half Size Me podcast
- Remove myself from negativity or gossip. Drama Free ZONE!
- Prepare tonight for tomorrow
- Cut up veggies and meat to prep for making chow mein in the crockpot tomorrow
- Shower and meditate before bed to relax
- Simple Abundance and gratitude journal
- Bed by 9, sleeping by 10:15
Well, I have a phone interview tomorrow, so that will be interesting since I have not interviewed in over 20 years! LOL! It will either make me more excited to try something new, or it will drive home the fact that I have it good where I am and to quit my bellyachin'.
3 R's to building a new habit:
Reminder: After dinner at 6:15
Routine: Take a walk
Reward: Time alone with my thoughts, fresh air, better health, lose weight/inches, sleep better at night
Just for Wednesday:- Journal every bite
- Avoid added sugar
- Drink eight 8oz glasses of water, try for 85 oz
- Listen to Half Size Me & Optimal Living podcasts
- Prepare for tomorrow's class
- Prepare lunch and clothes for tomorrow, tonight
- Bills tonight
- Prepare for phone interview
- Simple Abundance & Gratitude Journal tonight before bed
2 - Stay away from added sugar
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@Bex953172 Any new name ideas?0
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azulvioleta6 wrote: »Monday:
1. Plan and pre-track exercise for the week
2. Pre-track food for the day
3. Under 1400 calories
4. Under 100G carbs
5. 8+ freggies
6. 10 C water
7. 12,000 steps
8. 60 minutes high-intensity Zumba
9. One weight circuit
10. Go for a walk separate from gym workout
Had to go out of town Tuesday to deal with family stuff. Ate well, but not able to accurately track. Still got my 10,000 steps.
Wednesday:
1, 10,000 steps
2. Under 1400 calories
3. Under 100G carbs
4. 8+ freggies
5. 10 C water
6. walk
7. swim a mile3 -
When did this thread become "baby baby baby" all of the time? I am finding it extremely uncomfortable.
Anyone interested in a child-free just for today spin off?0 -
azulvioleta6 wrote: »When did this thread become "baby baby baby" all of the time? I am finding it extremely uncomfortable.
Anyone interested in a child-free just for today spin off?
I guess we all have become friends, and that is why there is so much dicussion about a variety of topics. But .... I do also agree with you. This is suppose to be a thread encouraging healthy living and weight loss or maintainence. Maybe we can all work a little harder at keeping it that way (myself included)?1
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