Just for Today ..... Daily Commitment Thread- Start of a new year!
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Yesterday Sat. 4/1/17
1) Walk in 10K event in less time than last year - Yes! I walked in the Badger State Brewing 10K with a time of 1:35:42....that's 2:05 faster than last year's event. Average pace of 15:26 / mile. I am so happy!
2) Update March monthly goals and set goals for April - Yes
And even though I didn't list it yesterday, I flossed = Day 7
Just for today Sun. 4/2/17
1) Walk dog
2) De-poop backyard
3) Floss
4) Bedtime by 10:30 no TV...start the work week out right1 -
Hi everyone! I love some of the ideas on here and love the enthusiasm and support for each other. I miss it a lot when I miss for a few days. The goal of eating a planned lunch even on weekends really resounds with me. I just grab stuff randomly and stuff it in my mouth without journaling it because in my mind "it doesn't really matter because it was ONLY a handful"... yeah, right!
Finally got my sewing room set up in the basement yesterday so I'm really excited! Spent 3 hours at JoAnn's yesterday buying new fabrics.
I'm not going backwards to find my Friday post because I blew it completely at my boss's retirement party and am looking forward now.
J4T: Sunday
1. Be mindful of what I eat and journal every bite. Detox from sugar.
2. WATER! I need to be very mindful of this. My fingers are like little sausages because i haven't been drinking enough water.
3. Hang a summer outfit where I see it every day, to remind self of goal to be comfortable in shorts this year.
4. FILE TAXES
5. Pay bills
6. Walk outside or on treadmill today. Get some exercise. No excuses!
7. Prep veggies and fruits for the week, so they are easy to grab
8. Sew on the lap quilt I started about a year ago!
9. Read out of Simple Abundance, do homework and write in gratitude journal
10. Bed early tonight. Watch The Walking Dead and the unplug for the night.
April's Goal:
1. Lose 5 lbs of fat/water and gain muscle mass
2. Make exercise a habit and priority at least 4 times per week
3. Continue working on clarity of what stresses me out, can I change it and how, and if I can't change it, how do I let it go?
2017 Word: Serenity and Simplicity
Happy Sunday everyone! I hope you all are having a fantastic weekend! Keep up the good work and thanks for the motivation... 3 -
Found my March goals. Didn't do so hot! Went backwards. Really eye opening! Good motivation for April!Goals for March:
1. Drop one size in pants
Nope. Belly bloat came back because I caved to carb cravings.
2. Make exercise a habit at least 3 times a week.
Nope. Just haven't found a way to enjoy it, but it's getting nice now so hoping to walk more at least.
3. Eliminate added sugar See #1. So mad at myself! Starting over today on this one.
4. Hit my water intake goal 24 of 31 days
I doubt it.
5. Write down 5 things I'm grateful for at the end of each day, no matter how big or small. I do this every single night before bed. Makes my perspective better before I try to fall asleep so I don't obsess about the day.
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4/2
Walk 2 miles 10,000 steps
Log and stay under my goal
Read and study
Drink my water!!!
4/3
20 minute exercise video
7000 steps
Log and stay under goal (daughter is making cupcakes tonight just for the fun of it, now I have to keep from eating them!
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Read and study
Carry water bottle around. Drink water instead of caffeinated drink.2 -
How my goals went today:
1. Like 600 over calorie limit and I don't care. Tonight's been bad at work and I emotionally ate.
2. Salad went bad
3. So far so good.
Yea..1 -
J4T MONDAY
1. Take breakfast smoothie to work
2. Take lunch and snack with me to work
3. Go to Zumba
4. Be careful to not over eat at night5 -
Today I will:
1. be under my calorie goal.
2. not take sugar.
3. burn at least 300 calories.
4. do at least 15*2 push ups.
5. try to eat less carbs.4 -
Just for monday..
1. Be at or below my calorie goal!
2. Go to a park if it's nice out. Walk, feed ducks
3. eat 1 serving of veggies today.4 -
Goals for Sun
- stay in the green - not today!
- Walk the dog - yep
- 4 glasses of water - yes!
- Go to the tip - yep yep yep
- Think hard about my goals for April! - yes
- Weigh in - forgot to do it in the morning
Goals for Monday
- Weigh in! (Already done)
- Be in the green today!
- Exercise today (any kind will do)
- 4 glasses of water minimum
- Get the house fully tidy from top to bottom
April Goals
March Weight: 12st 6lb
Current Weight: 12st 5lb
Target Weight: 10st 7lb
Lbs to lose this month: 4
So only lost 1lb, but it's 1lb in the right direction!
And considering I only started logging on 15th March I think that's a good start!
Was dreading going on the scales but I was pleasantly surprised
Strive for progress, not perfection.
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Just for today: Sunday
Shopping. I do pretty good with this. Need to purchase more veggies prep and eat them. did good, but didn't prep them
Get some things done around the house- honestly, I just get tired of picking up after everyone. Had a lazy day
Just for today: Monday
Stretch
Water 8
Cook a healthy meal for family
Tidy house. Will be twice as bad today....
@cschmitz110515 I think it's great you do these races. I've been thinking about it myself the last few years. Walking of course. Can't seem to find anyone interested and able to go with me. I think some of them would be a fun out of town excursion for me.
It's Monday!! New day, new week, new month. Rock it!!
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Yesterday Sun. 4/2/17
1) Walk dog - Yes, walked 3.56 miles
2) De-poop backyard Yes, so glad this is done before all the rain moved in 
3) Floss - Yes Day 8....must be a record!
4) Bedtime by 10:30 no TV...start the work week out right - Yes 10:20
Just for today M 4/3/17
1) Keep total calories w/i 100 of daily goal
2) Stairs > 25 flights (rainy day, staying inside & no treadmill plans)
3) Evening, do laundry and at least one more item on to-do list
4) Floss
5) Bedtime by 10:30 and TV off
@shenna333 Thanks! Sat. my brother ran (he's training for a marathon) while I walked and SIL waited at the finish line. I've been walking in events since early 1990s....I'm 59. For one event, I have around 25 t-shirts! Started doing events with friends, but over time they all dropped out / moved away / etc. I kept going, alone, and at first I felt self-conscious, but started to notice that others also participate alone. Now I make sure to enjoy the people-watching opportunities, thank the traffic officers/volunteers, sometimes make a new friend on the course, and just enjoy the energy of each event. I don't really care much that I walk alone, and I always have a time-goal that I want to finish in. I enter local events....too lazy to get up extra early or travel. Living in Green Bay, WI, there is usually a 5K in the city or area every month of the year, even during winter. I encourage everyone to find an event and do it! 1 -
J4T: Sunday
1. Be mindful of what I eat and journal every bite. Detox from sugar. Did really well until I hit the chocolate at 9pm before bed. WHY DO I SABOTAGE MYSELF EVERY SINGLE NIGHT? UGH!
2. WATER! I need to be very mindful of this. My fingers are like little sausages because i haven't been drinking enough water.
3. Hang a summer outfit where I see it every day, to remind self of goal to be comfortable in shorts this year.
4. FILE TAXES Didn't actually file them, but they are done and ready to go at the push of a button.
5. Pay bills
6. Walk outside or on treadmill today. Get some exercise. No excuses! Yeah...that didn't happen again.
7. Prep veggies and fruits for the week, so they are easy to grab Didn't go grocery shopping so maybe I can do this tonight if husband goes shopping today.
8. Sew on the lap quilt I started about a year ago! I did! Man, I haven't looked at it in over a year, so it was difficult to figure out the size squares I was using and what order they needed to be in, but I did finish my last 9-patch square and can start piecing the top together now. Loved how it took my mind off of work!
9. Read out of Simple Abundance, do homework and write in gratitude journal
10. Bed early tonight. Watch The Walking Dead and the unplug for the night.
J4T - Monday
1. Journal every bite
2. Low carbs- stay under 75g
3. 64 oz of water
4. Activity - total of 30 minutes
5. Earbuds to stay in happy place today. No stress, no drama.
6. Make someone smile today
7. Unplug, read and journal one hour before bed.
If I can just do the first 4 of these, I will be super happy! Those are my focus today. If I cannot do these this week, I am going to start over next week with only 1 or 2 of them for my daily goal and focus on just getting those down first. I really need to get off the sugar. It's so bad for me. I have to find creative ways to remind myself WHY I need to stay away from sugar.
Have a wonderful day everyone! New month, new week, new beginning!
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JFT, Sunday
1. finish dusting the guest room and our room
2. finish planning out scavenger hunt for grandsons
3. make out menu and grocery list for the week with grandsons
4. work in the yard - weed my flower beds and put down mulch
5. eat a planned lunch. Just because its the weekend, stop and sit at the kitchen table for lunch But still gave into easter candy at nite
6. log all food
7. carry my water bottle with me at all times to remind myself to drink
8. go out for a walk today since I didn't get to the gym yet Only a very short 1 mile walk though
9. lay out gym clothes for tomorrow morning Already went!
10. get back on here tomorrow - be accountable
11. stay away from the easter candy. Put it out of site. Bought more plastic eggs - so now all the candy is in the eggs - so no more for me!
12. remember how good it feels to eat healthy
JFT, Monday
1. scrub floors
2. help hubby with work - been slacking the past few days
3. prepare to ship stuff this afternoon
4. wash bathroom shower curtain and rugs
5. vacuum and clean downstairs
6. lay out gym clothes. Going to try and go to the gym before going to the airport to pick up DIL and grandsons!
7. log all food
8. carry my water bottle with me
I may be absent for the next few days with grandson here, but I'm going to try hard and eat healthy, and remember my water bottle. I do so much better food-wise when I sip on water, especially in the evenings. That is my worse time to snack!
Hope you all have a good day, and if I don't get on here, you all have a great week! I'm hoping to get lots of exercise with the grandsons!4 -
@azulvioleta6 - I don't know how you can dance for 3 hours!!! Wow! Its a lot of work, but I can see how much fun it it!
Danced for 4 hours on Saturday night...live music! In heels and a semi-formal dress.
Social dancing is much less of a workout than an intense Zumba class...plus you can sit out a song if you need to rest. I rarely do, but you CAN.
I'm so glad that you have found a good Zumba class and that you are enjoying it! I think that the calorie burns are accurate if you are in an intense class (they vary a LOT by instructor) and if you are really doing everything and keeping up with the instructor. A lot of people stand in the back and kind of pretend to dance...those people are not burning 800 calories in an hour.3 -
I have actually been fairly on track lately, but I have been a bit wabi-sabi about things...which is to say, I have not been setting concrete goals. Back to it!
Monday:
1. Weigh in
2. Plan and pre-track exercise for the week
3. Track all food
4. Under 100G carbs
5. 60 minutes of gardening while the sun shines
6. 60 minutes intense Zumba
7. *maybe go to the city for a couple of hours of salsa*
8. 10+ cups water4 -
@OConnell5483
I'm struggling with sugar too!
But I've started by reducing my cups of tea from two sugars to one!
I've been thinking though and I'm going to get a jar and fill it with granulated sugar to the equivalent to what I eat per day/week or whatever
And I'm hoping it will put things into perspective?
Maybe you could try it too?3 -
Yesterday I didn't stop in on here but I did mentally do a JFT.
JFT Monday
- Stay within calories - This is going to be tough. I made a pizza casserole yesterday and have it portioned out. I'm trying to see if I can actually enjoy it without going overboard!
- Don't drink - I kicked butt at this one last week so we'll go at it again this week.
- Drink more water during the day.
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OConnell5483 wrote: »1. Be mindful of what I eat and journal every bite. Detox from sugar. Did really well until I hit the chocolate at 9pm before bed. WHY DO I SABOTAGE MYSELF EVERY SINGLE NIGHT? UGH!
2. WATER! I need to be very mindful of this. My fingers are like little sausages because i haven't been drinking enough water.
I have the same problem with sugar and snacking in the evening!! So frustrating! I do excellent all day - even with the sugar intake. But drinking water has always been my problem, and snacking (mindless eating!) in the evening. I ruin the entire day in the evenings.
I see many of us have this problem. Maybe we can start posting or writing in the evenings instead of snacking? WHat do you guys think -- before we grab sugary snacks, get on here?
Maybe somehow we can support each other to conquer this sugar habit!4 -
@OConnell5483
I'm struggling with sugar too!
But I've started by reducing my cups of tea from two sugars to one!
I've been thinking though and I'm going to get a jar and fill it with granulated sugar to the equivalent to what I eat per day/week or whatever
And I'm hoping it will put things into perspective?
Maybe you could try it too?
Why not put Splenda or stevia in your tea?2 -
Hey everyone! How was your weekend? We got a bit of sun here in Washington. My weigh ins are on Wednesdays, but I peaked this morning at saw that I got down to 268 (I was 283 Beginning of March!). Happy to see the scale go down, and it gives me more motivation to keep going.5
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azulvioleta6 wrote: »@OConnell5483
I'm struggling with sugar too!
But I've started by reducing my cups of tea from two sugars to one!
I've been thinking though and I'm going to get a jar and fill it with granulated sugar to the equivalent to what I eat per day/week or whatever
And I'm hoping it will put things into perspective?
Maybe you could try it too?
Why not put Splenda or stevia in your tea?
didn't think of that!! 1 -
OConnell5483 wrote: »1. Be mindful of what I eat and journal every bite. Detox from sugar. Did really well until I hit the chocolate at 9pm before bed. WHY DO I SABOTAGE MYSELF EVERY SINGLE NIGHT? UGH!
2. WATER! I need to be very mindful of this. My fingers are like little sausages because i haven't been drinking enough water.
I have the same problem with sugar and snacking in the evening!! So frustrating! I do excellent all day - even with the sugar intake. But drinking water has always been my problem, and snacking (mindless eating!) in the evening. I ruin the entire day in the evenings.
I see many of us have this problem. Maybe we can start posting or writing in the evenings instead of snacking? WHat do you guys think -- before we grab sugary snacks, get on here?
Maybe somehow we can support each other to conquer this sugar habit!
My partner has ate 3 twirls today, all I can do is glare at him lol
Want one so bad!2 -
andreasoulcastle wrote: »Hey everyone! How was your weekend? We got a bit of sun here in Washington. My weigh ins are on Wednesdays, but I peaked this morning at saw that I got down to 268 (I was 283 Beginning of March!). Happy to see the scale go down, and it gives me more motivation to keep going.
Great weight loss!!!!2 -
4/3
20 minute exercise video
7000 steps
Log and stay under goal (daughter is making cupcakes tonight just for the fun of it, now I have to keep from eating them! ). Close to my goal. And I only had one very small cupcake.
Read and study
Carry water bottle around. Drink water instead of caffeinated drink. Started off good but craved that caffeine around 1:00.
I didn't sleep well last night. I was so tired today. When I had some time that I should have exercised I took a nap instead.
4/4 let's try this again!
20 minute exercise video
7000 steps
Log and stay under goal
Read and study
Carry water bottle around. Drink water instead of caffeinated drink.2 -
J4T MONDAY
1. Take breakfast smoothie to work
2. Take lunch and snack with me to work
3. Go to Zumba
4. Be careful to not over eat at night
Woo hoo! A really good day today! I found out last week that I have a potassium deficiency, directly related to my blood pressure medicine. I started eating tons of high potassium veggies 4 days ago and I feel WONDERFUL for the first time in Months! I kicked butt at ZUMBA today. The last time I went to Zumba, two weeks ago, I was wiped out after the first song. If I can just get my potassium and thyroid levels correct at the same time, I will be unstoppable!
J4T Tuesday
1. Take breakfast lunch and snack with me to work
2. Go for a walk in the evening if the weather isn't too bad
3. Be careful to not over eat in the evening
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kirbygirl41 wrote: »4/3
I didn't sleep well last night. I was so tired today. When I had some time that I should have exercised I took a nap instead.
When I am tired, it is hard to do anything, even eat right. You did great. And sometimes .... a nap is what you need!3 -
JFT, Monday
1. scrub floors
2. help hubby with work - been slacking the past few days Swamped, but made it to the UPS store 15 minutes before they close! WHew!!
3. prepare to ship stuff this afternoon
4. wash bathroom shower curtain and rugs
5. vacuum and clean downstairs
6. lay out gym clothes. Going to try and go to the gym before going to the airport to pick up DIL and grandsons! Decided to skip tomorrow, as I am exhausted! I am hoping to get tons of exercise with the grandsons!
7. log all food I have been so busy today, and now, I'm just ready for bed!
8. carry my water bottle with me Did better with this today
I am posting my goals for the rest of this week, since I am unsure if I'll have the time to get back on here. All depends on if our grandsons sleep at our house or not .... if they do .... they get up at 5 AM! So I am sure when they go to bed ... so will I!. But they may stay in their hotel ... just not sure yet what they will do.
but I am going to try and post my goals, and hope I can stick with these from now until saturday!
SO.. JF the days Tues through Saturday
1. if eating out, be mindful of what I choose. Just because I am eating out .... does not mean I should order french fries or dessert!
2. remember to bring my water bottle with me wherever we go
3. play with the grandsons, and just have fun. Be a kid again
4. Send all the easter candy home with the grandsons -- no more eating this crap for me
5. relax, and get to bed early, so I am not so tired
6. do not stress out over my daughter. She does worse when they are here -- do not expect too much from her. She is doing the best she can .... remember that
Hope you all have a great week! If I have time, I'll try and post!3 -
azulvioleta6 wrote: »Danced for 4 hours on Saturday night...live music! In heels and a semi-formal dress.
Social dancing is much less of a workout than an intense Zumba class...plus you can sit out a song if you need to rest. I rarely do, but you CAN.
I'm so glad that you have found a good Zumba class and that you are enjoying it! I think that the calorie burns are accurate if you are in an intense class (they vary a LOT by instructor) and if you are really doing everything and keeping up with the instructor. A lot of people stand in the back and kind of pretend to dance...those people are not burning 800 calories in an hour.
I can't imagine dancing for 4 hours!! And in a semi-formal! Wow , would love to watch you! I bet you are good.
I did have a lot of fun, and I was able to really keep up. People that noticed I was new told me I did a really good job. It was fun! I was bummed though saturday - I went to the class, but the instructor was sick, so the class was cancelled. And grandsons are in town this week. but hoping if I go 2x a week until I get used to it, and am no longer sore!~ But ... that hour went by so fast!
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Mondays results:
1. Was below my calorie goal!
Finally.
2. Went to a park and walked around
3. Ate green beans!
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