Just for Today ..... Daily Commitment Thread- Start of a new year!
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azulvioleta6 wrote: »Wednesday:
As of today, I am a 13-year cerebral aneurysm survivor. If I can get through that, I can do ANYTHING.
That's wonderful! Congratulations
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Boy oh boy. I am NOT really progressing with health stuff. Getting alot of other things done...got dd thru most of college app/placement testing...been sometimes leaving the house 5 times a day to drive my wonderful teenagers to where they need to be (when most usually I only leave the house a few times a week!!!!) So, I have been pooped and out of sorts. I think I really do not have to go anywhere today and so I am hoping that will allow me to really be purposeful about my #, #2, and #3 below!!! :-)
JFT 16 Mar Thursday:
1. Log all/cal. limits
2. 3 Pints water/tea
3. Abs challenge
4. Peacefulness!!!!!!!!
5. Conquer my one big counter pile (paperwork--ugh)
@Bex953172 : So glad you are back "on"--I missed all of your cheery, cynically humorous comments--Oh, that made me smile: "Can I eat whatever you drop?" :-) Happy painting!
@OConnell5483 : Your goals continue to inspire me :-). That is a wonderful realization--that the littlest accomplishments add up--and then it can really make our day! I think that way too.
@azulvioleta6 : Congratulations on your celebration of 13 years--that is a HUGE thing to celebrate! And all of your activeness and dancing after going thru that experience!!! Wow! (I love dancing, zumba etc, but we don't have the resources in my little town, so I "dance vicariously thru you", lol--so much enjoy hearing about that!)
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Yesterday W 3/15/17
1) Pace in my office during 90 minute webinar - Yes, although I paused a few times, for polling questions and to briefly work on a spreadsheet. Fitbit = 5,116 steps during webinar, and >11,000 Wed.
2) Do not take any dessert at soup supper before Lent service tonight, and hopefully there will be good soup choices - No desserts, but tried two soups and ate small amount of bread. I consider this a fail: when I got home I had such a craving for something sweet, so I ate Brookside Dark Chocolate Pomegranate. I did count out one portion and log it, but still.....would've been better if I had counted out my 10 M&Ms.
3) Floss - Yes 4 consecutive days!
4) Bedtime by 10:30 with TV off - Yes 10:20 starting to feel more like myself after time change
Just for today R 3/16/17
1) Participate in workplace spring hike at lunchtime
2) Eat fewer calories than yesterday (stealing this goal from @Bex953172)
3) If no afternoon meeting, then meditate
4) Floss...I'm on a roll!
5) Bedtime by 10:30 w/ TV off3 -
Awh I'm really touched that some of you have missed me!!
Feel like I've got a good group of people to do this journey with!
I'm glad to be back!
Quick question for you all
If you have a cup of tea, I just log the tea bag, sugar and milk
Do I add the water as 1 cup?2 -
- Hit target steps (12,500) Hit over 16,000
- Lunch time walk love my lunch walk
- Whatever SO makes for dinner make it fit into plan It was so good and under my goal
- Think about running ... Goal for next week Getting closer
- Look into that farm vegetable delivery program I ordered them so excited a full box of farm veggies and fruit every week and it'll be a surprise what comes plus farm fresh eggs
JFT Thursday
- 12.500 steps
- Try and get majority steps in by 4pm
- Lunch walk
- 600 calorie dinner max!!
- Get out with SO for an after dinner walk
Wishing everyone a day where we all meet our goals and the struggles go smooth!!
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@Bex953172 I count tea also as water, if it's decaf. Regular tea is a diuretic, and can dehydrate a person. Not the effect I'm going for.
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Just for Wednesday
1. WATER Not nearly as much as I planned but better than the day before.
2. Stay under calorie goal Blew it. Stupid apple pie in the kitchen. Wouldn't stop calling my name.
3. 10,000 steps I wish I could say my FitBit ran out of charge, but truth be told, I just plain suck at exercising.
4. Mark 5 tasks off work to-do list Pretty productive day considering all the interruptions.
5. Run to Burlington and look for a few new sweaters/shirts
Worked late and didn't feel like shopping. Taking tomorrow off for a long birthday weekend and plan to go shopping then instead.
6. "Simple Abundance..." journal and assignments
Did these last night while curled up in a blanket. Last night's assignment was to list 100 things I am grateful for. You'd think it was hard, but when you start listing little things like "lilac bushes, butterflies, strawberries..." it fills up fast!
7. Put a smile in my voice (whether I'm feeling it or not) yup! Funny how a little self-talk in the morning can change your whole attitude and reactions for the day.
8. Be "present" tonight with husband while we watch Survivor. Yup!
9. Prep for tomorrow, tonight
10. Random act of kindness, at least one!
Just for Thursday
1. Hydrate
2. Eat fewer cals than yesterday (stealing from @bex953172)
3. Finish this week's to-do list at work so I can take tomorrow off!
4. Take an actual lunch break
5. Notice the small things and be grateful. Be more aware today.
6. At least one random act of kindness.
7. "Simple Abundance..." journal and assignments.
8. At least 100 more FitBit steps than yesterday.
In March, I will:
1. Change things that I can and let go of things out of my control.
2. Separate the "reality" from the "story" of situations. Look at facts, not perceptions.
2017 Word is Serenity. I will find a place of peace and serenity this year.2 -
@bri150lbs I'm sorry you had a bad day yesterday. Teenagers will do that...trust me, I do understand! Have faith and find some "me" time if you can!
@kirbygirl41 Every morning is a brand new start. Sorry you had a bad day yesterday. I sure hope today makes up for it!
@LiveLaughLove1969 I'm sorry about your bad news from the doctor. Try to keep the faith. They don't know everything! I am proving them wrong every day.
Regarding your question as to how the updating goes, I usually just quote the previous day's goals and make notations next to them as to whether I succeeded or not. Then I list my new goals underneath. Then my posts only have yesterday's goals and today's goals. Everyone does a little different so you just do whatever works for you! A lot of my goals carry over every day. But just typing them out helps reaffirm in my mind that I need to work on it again that day. I sure hope you get better news soon!
@Bex953172 You are hilarious! If you follow me around and knock food out of my hand for me, you can definitely eat whatever it is! hahaha!
@azulvioleta6 CONGRATULATIONS! You amaze me! I am a horrible dancer, so I live vicariously through your dancing!
@kwfitgal You inspire me also. I feel as though we are on very similar journeys. It sounds like you are really busy lately! Life happens, and it doesn't always include the things we WANT or PLAN to do. I hope you get some quiet time today. 5 -
If you have a cup of tea, I just log the tea bag, sugar and milk
Do I add the water as 1 cup?
I just log tea as water, but I am not adding milk or sugar...*maybe* Splenda. I am mostly drinking herbal tea (tisanes), but I don't know that the caffeine really matters much in terms of hydration.
I created a separate snack category for things that I drink with coffee...milk, almond milk, occasionally other additions. You might consider doing something like that for tea.1 -
Wed
1. log all food Even though, once again, I am WAY OVER my calories
2. drink water. Carry water bottle with me Getting better with the water, but still have a ways to go
3. Clean upper kitchen cabinets
4. clean under my bathroom sink - organize
5. try and organize 2 hall way closets. Well - at least 1 closet organized! I can't believe how many half-empty bottles of windex there were!
6. pay bills
7. help hubby - today is shipping day, so busy day with work
8. try not to worry about my daughter. It does not help at all to lay awake worrying about stuff
NOTE TO MYSELF: IF I STAY ON TRACK, NEXT SEPTEMBER I CAN BE WITHIN 5 LBS OF MY GOAL WEIGHT - LOSING JUST 5 POUNDS A MONTH. KEEP GOING
I NEED TO REMIND MYSELF THAT FOOD ONLY TASTES GOOD FOR THE SECOND IT PASSES MY TASTE BUDS. KEEP THE LONG RANGE PICTURE IN MY MIND, AND DON'T QUIT
Yesterday was a day of stress eating. I have to let go of things I cannot control. Food is not the answer
SO JFT, Thursday
1. eat only healthy foods. No icecream, no chips. THey do nothing but add extra calories
2. drink water
3. be thankful for what I have. Don't look at what is missing in my life
4. just be there for my daughter. its all I can do
5. try and do some exercise - even if its only a short 15 minutes till I feel better
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Hey again ladies
Been off for a while
My ribs are finally healed
But I've been struggling massively with getting to my pre illness eating habits
I've put back on the weight I lost and I'm pretty upset!
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I am right there with you. If it so hard getting back on track, and having the energy to exercise. I am glad your ribs are healed, and glad to see you back. We can do this!1 -
I had a very bad day with my kids today (teenagers!), but still stayed focused and met my goals anyway. It was actually a comfort to know that my food decisions were already made and the emotional chaos swirling around me didn't affect that.
We cannot avoid those bad days (especially if you have teenagers!!). But congratulations to you for staying focused and meeting your goals! SO proud of you!2 -
@azulvioleta6 : Congratulations on your celebration of 13 years--that is a HUGE thing to celebrate! And all of your activeness and dancing after going thru that experience!!! Wow! (I love dancing, zumba etc, but we don't have the resources in my little town, so I "dance vicariously thru you", lol--so much enjoy hearing about that!)
I started doing Zumba when I was living in a tiny town and Zumba was the only way to do any kind of Latin dance. It took me years to work up to being able to do authentic dance again. Now I live close to a major city, so I can pretty much do salsa or bachata any night of the week which is AWESOME.
I don't feel like I am a very good dancer, but I am actually dancing with a lot of people who are former pros and world-class dancers. Some of them are half my age, so I'm pretty jazzed to even be able to keep up.
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azulvioleta6 wrote: »
As of today, I am a 13-year cerebral aneurysm survivor. If I can get through that, I can do ANYTHING.
Congratulations!! Something to be very proud of! Yes, you can do anything! ANd you are proving it everyday. I would love to be able to dance like you do. My husband and I used to go dancing all the time (not very good, but still loved to dance). We just can't seem to find places to go dancing anymore. But you are so active!1 -
Ahah I'm confused now, I drink English breakfast tea, Darjeeling, chai and earl grey
Do they all have caffeine
And I've had 2 conflicting opinions on whether it counts or not lol!1 -
kirbygirl41 wrote: »3/15
Bad day all around. It's ok. Tomorrow is a new day. I'll repeat theses goals.
Thats the nice thing about starting each day fresh! We can forget tomorrow, and today is a new day! (I have to remind myself of that also!)2 -
azulvioleta6 wrote: »
Wednesday:
1. Track all food
2. Under 75G carbs
3. At least 5 freggies 6
4. 30-day ab challenge: 60 situps, 75 crunches, 40 leg raises, 50 second plank
5. Swim a mile? might need to take a rest day...or at least a nap! rested
6. 10+ cups water
Am going to go help my parents with gardening projects for a couple of days since I have time off. Not sure if I will be able to track well.
Thursday:
1. Around 100G carbs
2. At least 5 freggies
3. 30-day ab challenge: 65 situps, 85 crunches, 42 leg raises, 55 second plank
4. Heavy gardening--at least 2 hours
5. 10+ cups water3 -
Thurs:
1. am workout -swam 55min
2. water - 75oz so far
3. food - keep dinner under 600 cal
so happy today, yesterday kept it together foodwise and weight this am went DOWN, oh happy dance
@azulvioleta6 Congrats to you! So with you in spirit out dancing.4 -
@Bex953172 I got curious about the tea / water question and found this link about hydration. Apparently I'm not counting some water I could be!
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/821181/myths-and-facts-about-hydration-requirements1 -
@Bex953172 I don't count my tea as water, as I like to push myself into more water... but if its a struggle for you I would count it for sure!!1
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Well then 4 cups of water it is then
Which I'll add to as I'm doing a work out now
My body is so stiff! So glad though! First time working out again!3 -
Goals for Thurs
- Eat less calories than Wednesday - yep yep yep!
- 30 mins exercise! - could do more but gonna stick at the 30!
- hyyyyydrate! Yes better than ever before
- Read the success stories - will do in bed
- Wear my watch from the morning - midday, kinda forgot but Atleast it's on
- Paint the lounge after toddler/pen incident - yesss! And all the carpets got cleaned with our new carpet cleaner
Goals for Friday
Its my birthday so I'll eat what I want to!
However, I will
- Log my calories regardless of how outrageous they are
- Consider exercising
March Goals
Current Weight: 12st 6lb
Target Weight: 10st 7lb
Lbs to lose this month: 4
Motto for March
Strive for progress, not perfection.
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LiveLaughLove1969 wrote: »LiveLaughLove1969 wrote: »Ok, new to reading this and would love to join in. Been trying to catch on, lol. Question: do you guys do a new "reply" each day or keep adding to the one you started. Haven't really caught on to the "quote" thing and is that where it will continue what you previously put on. I feel like my daily goals will be close to being the same each day. Anyways please help me, lol
3/14
Workout tomorrow
Eat better and healthier
No sweets
No McDonalds Mocha Frappe
Drink more water
3/15
Not a good day at all, bad news from dr (labs not so good)
So...for tomorrow:
Keep chin up
Keep faith
More more and more Water
Try to workout
Log food
3/16
Better day, started the process that the dr wants me to do that I can get my life back in order
So.. Chin is up, keeping the faith, def drank more today..workout, well didn't happen2 -
3/16
Steps 7000- 9032 steps
Exercise 20 minutes - 31 circuit training
Drink 32 ounces of water
Log all food and stay under goal
Read and study
Much better day!!! Hit all my goals. Even the water!
3/17
Steps 7000
Drink 32 ounces of water
Log all food and stay under goal
Read and study
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J4T Thursday
1. Pre-log log my food
2. Try to go to zumba in the morning. If I don't make it to class, go for a walk instead. went for a walk with my youngest son around a local lake. Very beautiful day!
3. Do not go over 1200 calories.
4. Think positive thoughts about my situation at home and trust that God has it under control.
J4T Friday
1. Pre-log and stay on plan. Do not go over 1200 calories
2. Go for a walk, maybe jog a little.
3. Zumba in evening.4 -
Good morning all!! Missed a day or so...Everything is going well. Last few days I've stayed under on calories, got in my water, and at least 15000 steps. No stretching yet though
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Just for today: Friday
Water 8 glasses
10000 steps
Stay focused at work
Today is the last weigh in for the challenge at work. Think I am at least in the top three. We might start again in a few weeks. Happy St. Patrick's to those of you who celebrate. Can hardly wait for some corned beef and trimmings!
Have a great Friday!
@Bex953172 Happy Birthday!!!!
@OConnell5483 Happy Birthday Weekend!!!!
@azulvioleta6 I have been dying to know what the heck a freggie is!3 -
happy St. Patrick's Day!!! I'm making soda bread, the hubby is making fish and chips. YUMM!
The big one for today/ this weekend is to shake the bumitude that has resurged in full strength because winter randomly revisited this week. I've been cold all the time and just want to hide under blankets and do nothing. some friends and their dogs are joining us for dinner so I need to clean up the first floor, mostly to try and keep bad things out of the dogs (well also some the house is a mess and I don't want people over with it in this state).
- Bake soda bread
- Clean up downstairs
- -Avoid the mindless munchies as those have returned with the cold3 -
Yesterday R 3/16/17
1) Participate in workplace spring hike at lunchtime - Yes, it was great to be outside!
2) Eat fewer calories than yesterday (stealing this goal from @Bex953172) - Yes! For the first time in forever, I was 100 under my limit (ate back some exercise).
3) If no afternoon meeting, then meditate - hike included silence / meditation time, will count that!
4) Floss...I'm on a roll! Yes
5) Bedtime by 10:30 w/ TV off - Yes 10:19
Just for today F 3/17/17
1) Do not dwell on change in weekend plans with hubby / do not be a grump
2) Meditate in afternoon
3) Evening, walk on treadmill....yesterday I was so excited to see all ice finally melted from the streets in my neighborhood and planned to walk the dog Fri-Sat-Sun. This morning it's snowing again, the packy kind that cars will compact and turn to ice. Bummer! I'm registered for a 10K in two weeks, so have to keep on the treadmill.
4) Floss
Ditto to the birthday girls!
@Bex953172 Happy Birthday!
@OConnell5483 Happy Birthday Weekend!2 -
cschmitz110515 wrote: »Yesterday R 3/16/17
2) Eat fewer calories than yesterday (stealing this goal from @Bex953172) - Yes! For the first time in forever, I was 100 under my limit
Yesss well done!! I had to exercise some back too because I did eat over
Are you doing the same again today?
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