Just for Today ..... Daily Commitment Thread- Start of a new year!
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So I said I'd post my goals this morning.
I've already walked the dog and I took a picture because I know you all love to see a picture
WOW - this is beautiful! I'd walk everyday with a view like that! Thank you for sharing! (by the way - how do you post pictures? I cannot figure out how to do this?
@Bex953172 Beautiful trail! I'm so jealous! Would love to have somewhere like that 5 minutes from my house. Thanks for sharing!0 -
Looks like I never found time to log on yesterday. I think it is pretty safe to say that I went over on my carbs and sugar again since I finished off the last of our bucket of ice cream. So yeah...
My goals today are pretty much based on trying not to stress eat today and trying to remain calm and not quit my job. I know that sounds pretty drama-filled, but I'm THAT stressed out right now. I have colleagues who are actually retiring because of the demands right now...at least two from a 14 person team. It's crazy busy, and I feel as though I am failing. It's not a good feeling and I really need to find a place of peace and calm. So...
Just for Tuesday:
1. Stay in the green
2. Take a walk outside after work.
3. WATER - 80 oz
4. Focus on the rebuild and get my application's build at least 50% completed today. Running out of time. Figure out the bugs and get them FIXED!
5. Try to remember to take deep breaths and 5-minute breaks away from my desk every hour.
6. Do not stress eat. Take a walk or drink water instead.
7. Smile and be grateful you have a good job.
8. Go to bed early. Get a restful night's sleep. This is a MUST tonight.
I will NOT:
1. Get up and walk out
2. Waste the day feeling discouraged
3. Quit my job
4. Fail on this work project
This week I will:
1. Begin to write down stressors when I encounter them. Start a list, so I can....- Look at the list of stressors to determine what I can change and what I need to just accept.
- Look at list of things I can change and start writing out baby steps how to change them.
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OConnell5483 wrote: »
My goals today are pretty much based on trying not to stress eat today and trying to remain calm and not quit my job. I know that sounds pretty drama-filled, but I'm THAT stressed out right now. I have colleagues who are actually retiring because of the demands right now...at least two from a 14 person team. It's crazy busy, and I feel as though I am failing. It's not a good feeling and I really need to find a place of peace and calm. So...
I totally get that! At work they had someone come give a talk about wellbeing and she talked about how there are multiple parts of wellbeing. So, diet and exercise are some, but the others are: sleep, relationships, environment, community and financial (and I may be missing some). I like to remind myself that sometimes I'm working on other areas of my wellbeing besides just diet and exercise so that I give myself a break. And, I remind myself that just because diet and exercise are not the BEST areas of well-being for me, there are other areas that I am stronger in!3 -
First attempt at zoodles!
I sautéed them in a little butter (but I think was still a bit too much) some are a little soggy, but mostly ok!
With chicken Thai red curry on top!
It tastes amazing!
This is awesome! Kudos for trying new things!
I wrap my zoodles in some paper towel and squeeze a bit to dry them out before sauteing or boiling. I also wrap them in a paper towel and then put them in a Ziploc bag if they are going to be stored in the refrigerator for a day or two--it keeps them from getting soggy.2 -
Tuesday:
1. Track all food
2. under 75G carbs
3. work on garden planning
4. exercise rest day
5. 10+ cups water1 -
azulvioleta6 wrote: »First attempt at zoodles!
I sautéed them in a little butter (but I think was still a bit too much) some are a little soggy, but mostly ok!
With chicken Thai red curry on top!
It tastes amazing!
This is awesome! Kudos for trying new things!
I wrap my zoodles in some paper towel and squeeze a bit to dry them out before sauteing or boiling. I also wrap them in a paper towel and then put them in a Ziploc bag if they are going to be stored in the refrigerator for a day or two--it keeps them from getting soggy.
Thanks for the tip!!
I am drooling over that meal again! It was so fecking good haha1 -
OConnell5483 wrote: »
My goals today are pretty much based on trying not to stress eat today and trying to remain calm and not quit my job. I know that sounds pretty drama-filled, but I'm THAT stressed out right now. I have colleagues who are actually retiring because of the demands right now...at least two from a 14 person team. It's crazy busy, and I feel as though I am failing. It's not a good feeling and I really need to find a place of peace and calm. So...
I totally get that! At work they had someone come give a talk about wellbeing and she talked about how there are multiple parts of wellbeing. So, diet and exercise are some, but the others are: sleep, relationships, environment, community and financial (and I may be missing some). I like to remind myself that sometimes I'm working on other areas of my wellbeing besides just diet and exercise so that I give myself a break. And, I remind myself that just because diet and exercise are not the BEST areas of well-being for me, there are other areas that I am stronger in!
That is a really good way of thinking about it. I know when my emotions get the better of me because of stress, my whole being falls apart! I had a pretty rough day and it sure shows in my goals and post today, doesn't it? I ended up getting in my car at about 11:30 to get away for a break and try to rejuvenate. I felt overwhelmed and frustrated, so I was going to go home for lunch, then decided to go to A&W or McDonald's instead, but instead of turning into A&W, I turned the other direction and found myself at Medi Weightloss Clinic where my daughter works. I had them weigh me, and I was up quite a bit from last time, so that was a real eye opener. The health coach gave me a scolding for avoiding them and not coming for the past month and gave me some reading material about Emotional/Stress eating that I'm going to look at when I'm done logging in here.
I feel like I have been doing really good (until today) at keeping a smile on my face, cheering on my colleagues and my family, journaling at night, not bringing my work home, etc. So maybe I am doing better in those areas of my wellbeing? I really felt that today was the first day I couldn't shake that feeling of "doom". Tomorrow will be better, right?!
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Just for Tuesday:
1. Stay in the green
Yes!!!
2. Take a walk outside after work.
Nope. Worked late.
3. WATER - 80 oz
4. Focus on the rebuild and get my application's build at least 50% completed today. Running out of time. Figure out the bugs and get them FIXED! I actually did make progress. I don't know about 50% of the build being done, but I figured out some of the bugs and I think tomorrow will be a better day because of it.
5. Try to remember to take deep breaths and 5-minute breaks away from my desk every hour. Not nearly enough, but I did actually take a real lunch break so that has to be worth something, right?
6. Do not stress eat. Take a walk or drink water instead. Yup!
7. Smile and be grateful you have a good job. I didn't show my frustration on the outside and I am grateful for my job.
8. Go to bed early. Get a restful night's sleep. This is a MUST tonight. I'm working on this one...
I will NOT:
1. Get up and walk out
Well, I did do this but only went to lunch, took some deep breaths and went back in.
2. Waste the day feeling discouraged I did troubleshoot some of the problems, so that was actually encouraging!
3. Quit my job
Happy to say I'm still employed! LOL
4. Fail on this work project I have until Friday to figure it out and complete it so I have not failed yet...
This week I will:
1. Begin to write down stressors when I encounter them. Start a list, so I can....- Look at the list of stressors to determine what I can change and what I need to just accept.
- Look at list of things I can change and start writing out baby steps how to change them.
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OConnell5483 wrote: »
That is a really good way of thinking about it. I know when my emotions get the better of me because of stress, my whole being falls apart! I had a pretty rough day and it sure shows in my goals and post today, doesn't it? I ended up getting in my car at about 11:30 to get away for a break and try to rejuvenate. I felt overwhelmed and frustrated, so I was going to go home for lunch, then decided to go to A&W or McDonald's instead, but instead of turning into A&W, I turned the other direction and found myself at Medi Weightloss Clinic where my daughter works. I had them weigh me, and I was up quite a bit from last time, so that was a real eye opener. The health coach gave me a scolding for avoiding them and not coming for the past month and gave me some reading material about Emotional/Stress eating that I'm going to look at when I'm done logging in here.
I feel like I have been doing really good (until today) at keeping a smile on my face, cheering on my colleagues and my family, journaling at night, not bringing my work home, etc. So maybe I am doing better in those areas of my wellbeing? I really felt that today was the first day I couldn't shake that feeling of "doom". Tomorrow will be better, right?!
Tracie - you should give yourself several pats on the back for going to the weight loss clinic instead of McDonalds!! This is huge!!
My weight is also way up this month. I don't know why, but I just can't seem to get in control. We are leaving tomorrow morning for 5 days in Chicago (mostly work, and I will be on my feet all day), but I am hoping at least maybe I can get the sugar out of my system.
But I agree so much - when we are under stress, everything suffers. And while you have not loss weight, you have made huge steps in controlling that stress!
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April 18
Exercise 20 minutes
24 ounces water
7000 steps
Spent extra time at the office today.
Log food and stay under goal
April 19
Exercise 20 minutes
24 ounces water
7000 steps
Log and stay under goals
Keep trusting God and stay at peace while waiting out a couple health test results. Health concerns tend to trigger my panic attacks. I tend to go to the worse case option before actually getting the diagnosis from the doctor. Then find out I wasted my time worrying because the test came back negative and I had nothen to fear.2 -
Posting tomorrow's goals tonight since I probably won't have time in the morning.
I weighed in today and I am up 5 lbs in the past 4 weeks. So, time for a sugar detox again. Like I wasn't crabby enough, right? Ha!
Just for Wednesday:
1. Stay in the green
2. 80 oz fluids (decaf or plain water)
3. Take a walk at lunch for some quiet time
4. FOCUS at work
5. Trust myself. I can and WILL successfully complete this project by Friday.
6. Stick with whole foods. If I can't pronounce the ingredients, I shouldn't be eating it!
7. Unplug one hour before bed, read and write in Gratitude Journal.
Hope everyone is having a great week!
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@joan6630 Thank you, Joan. They were happy I came to them rather than going to McDonald's too. I'm trying to look at it as a win, rather than failure because of the weight gain. I have to start remembering that I am only hurting myself by eating crap. And that saying "you are what you eat" is really true with me. When I eat crap, I feel like crap. So, time to stop messing around. I think I also need to remind myself often that the reason I started this was for health reasons...not just the cute clothes (although that is a big motivator)!
Without my health, nothing else matters. So, it's time for me to buckle down and get serious. 1 -
kirbygirl41 wrote: »Keep trusting God and stay at peace while waiting out a couple health test results. Health concerns tend to trigger my panic attacks. I tend to go to the worse case option before actually getting the diagnosis from the doctor. Then find out I wasted my time worrying because the test came back negative and I had nothen to fear.
Hang in there! I have been there many times, and I know it's hard to not worry, but try to keep faith. I hope you get good news on your tests really soon!2 -
Jft from today..
1. I did stretch
2. Did use my new water bottke
3. Did not stay in 200 of my calorie limit
4. I think I've smiled today.4 -
Back to work Tuesday, and will start logging everything again = I logged everything, including the Reese's pieces pastel Easter eggs. I'm thinking I need to pack up the baskets and not have them sitting out, too much temptation, and hubby can just ignore! How is that possible?
I was maintaining last week, probably should step on the scale in a.m. to scare myself. Stepped on the scale T morning, and it was scary, all right! I gained back the weight I lost last month. Grrr!
Recap T 3/18:
1) Drink 10 c. water or more = 10
2) During webinar at noon, pace in office = 4,128 steps
3) Walk dog after work (remember weekly goal) = walked neighborhood cul de sacs, in case rain started, about 35 minutes
4) Pack lunch for W = ready for tomorrow
5) Floss...yes, I need to start over, again <sigh> = right after I set my goals for Wed.
Just for W 3/19
1) Eat fewer calories than Tues.
2) During another noon webinar, pace in office
3) Cut up carrots and celery for tzatziki and pack lunch for Thurs.
4) Catch up on laundry
5) Floss
Have a great hump day, everyone!1 -
kirbygirl41 wrote: »Keep trusting God and stay at peace while waiting out a couple health test results. Health concerns tend to trigger my panic attacks. I tend to go to the worse case option before actually getting the diagnosis from the doctor. Then find out I wasted my time worrying because the test came back negative and I had nothen to fear.
I will say a prayer that all your tests come back negative. I know myself, I always tend to think the worse with so many things. And many times, I worry for no reason. I can't tell you how many times I would eat a bunch, or spend the nite in a panic, because I was worrying about things that never happened. So I hope you can find some peace, and know that whatever the outcome you can deal with it when it happens. It does you no good to think the worse. So hang in there - we are all rooting for you, and please let us know.4 -
cschmitz110515 wrote: »I was maintaining last week, probably should step on the scale in a.m. to scare myself. Stepped on the scale T morning, and it was scary, all right! I gained back the weight I lost last month. Grrr!
WHy is it that the weight comes off so slow, but goes on so quickly. In 2 weeks, my weight is up 5 lbs - mostly from eating junk food, and easter candy. All the candy is gone now, and I am hoping while we are in chicago the next 4 days that I can eat just healthy foods, and get the sugar out. I think all of us are struggling -- maybe we can figure out a way to really encourage and boost each other. Remember how great we are all going to look at Christmas time!2 -
cschmitz110515 wrote: »I was maintaining last week, probably should step on the scale in a.m. to scare myself. Stepped on the scale T morning, and it was scary, all right! I gained back the weight I lost last month. Grrr!
WHy is it that the weight comes off so slow, but goes on so quickly. In 2 weeks, my weight is up 5 lbs - mostly from eating junk food, and easter candy. All the candy is gone now, and I am hoping while we are in chicago the next 4 days that I can eat just healthy foods, and get the sugar out. I think all of us are struggling -- maybe we can figure out a way to really encourage and boost each other. Remember how great we are all going to look at Christmas time!
I scoffed all my Easter chocolate... just to get it out the way and so I wouldn't be tempted!
I think it's just an odd time of year, the new year resolutions have worn off and as we progress into our journey it gets harder to keep it up!
I just keep reading the success stories!2 -
Tuesday's goals:
1. Have a green day. Remember, weigh in is tomorrow! I was pleased with my scale this morning, who is usually the most hated thing on the planet! I was down 3.6 pounds this week!
2. Meet my step goal. I managed to get in over 12K steps yesterday. Not sure how that happened since I was feeling so poorly.
3. Stretch! Stretch! Stretch! I got my stretching in, but it didn't really help. Sat with the heating pad for awhile and that did give me some relief.
4. Do one other type of exercise. Decided to cross this one off my list.
5. Get household chores done.
Wednesday's goals:
1. Stay in the green for calories/carbs/water.
2. Meet my step goal.
3. Do stretching!
4. Make appointments today!
5. Work on the baby blanket.
Having another cold day today, but I think it is a little warmer. At least the snow didn't stick today.
Had a rough night, but my joints are feeling better than yesterday. This is a definite plus! I am trying really hard to focus on the positive. I was just glad I resisted the urge to indulge in food yesterday. That tends to be my go-to whenever I am not feeling well. I have my own pity party... I think I will try to take things a little slower today and give my body a chance to regroup.
Hope you have an awesome day!4 -
Jft..
1. Eat salad and carrots
2. Walk 2 floors of stairs tonight then take elector. All 4 floors of stairs will exhaust me.
3. Be within 200 of calorie limit2 -
kirbygirl41 wrote: »Keep trusting God and stay at peace while waiting out a couple health test results. Health concerns tend to trigger my panic attacks. I tend to go to the worse case option before actually getting the diagnosis from the doctor. Then find out I wasted my time worrying because the test came back negative and I had nothen to fear.
I, too, have a tendency to worry and my mind seems to automatically jump to the worst possible outcome. Most times, it's all for nothing! Worry is something I've had to work on for ages. I have a little reminder at home that says "To worry is to not trust God." Still, it's very hard to do. I read Phil. 4:6-7 often: "Do not be anxious about anything, but in prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God which transcends all understanding will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." Prayers for you and good test results!
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azulvioleta6 wrote: »Tuesday:
1. Track all food
2. under 75G carbs
3. work on garden planning
4. exercise rest day
5. 10+ cups water
Wednesday:
1. Weigh in
2. Track all food
3. under 75G carbs
4. work on garden planning
5. exercise rest day (sooooo tired, and I have some other things that must get done)
6. 10+ cups water2 -
I'm late today but better late than never!
JFTuesday
- log everything - Yes!
- refill water bottle at least 3 times at work - No... Ugh
- stay within calories - Yes!
- in bed with screens out at 8:30. My screen was out but my DH had the TV on until 9:00.
JFT Wednesday
- log everything
- stay within calories
- in bed at 8:30 with screens out
- prep for day 4 of weight loss journal.
Has anyone done the Beck Diet Weightloss Workbook? I'm writing a workbook right now so thought it would be good research. But, it seems like it might actually help me. So, I started the first two days over the weekend but then haven't gone back since Monday. Anyway, if anyone has done it and has reviews, good or bad, I'm open!2 -
@mary_clinton6;39364634"]Jft from today..
1. I did stretch
2. Did use my new water bottke
3. Did not stay in 200 of my calorie limit
4. I think I've smiled today.[/quote]
. Nice picture! Three out of four "ain't bad."
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Wednesday's goals:
1. Stay in the green for calories/carbs/water. Was in the green for carbs and calories, but only drank 5 glasses of water. Think I need to break these goals down again...
2. Meet my step goal. Not even close, had a really stressful day, so not too surprised.
3. Do stretching!
4. Make appointments today!
5. Work on the baby blanket. Was completely stressed, so no was not in the mood.
Thursday's goals:
1. Stay in the green for calories and carbs.
2. Drink 8 glasses of water.
3. Meet my step goal.
4. Do stretching.
already done!
5. Relax and realize that adversity brings real growth!
6. Take positive steps to reduce stress.
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So I've logged in every day but not logged all my food or posted goals!
Having a pretty €rappy time tbh!
OH didn't get paid properly so we were left skint! No money for food!
We had some food in but would not last between 4 of us for another whole week!
So I was skipping breakfast and skipping lunch, surviving on tea and ryvitas and a bit of Easter chocolate.
I've lost 4lb, which I'm happy about but not happy about how it was achieved.
But I was gonna make sure my kids and OH ate before me!
Fortunately the money came in last night so I went out and got pizza and dough balls for me and OH! Yum!
So my goals are
Goals for Thursday
- Be in the green
- Drink more water today
- Go shopping
- Check on baby bird in garden Never mind its dead..
- Stretches today - no vigorous exercise
April Goals
March Weight: 12st 6lb
Current Weight: 12st 5lb
Target Weight: 10st 7lb
Lbs to lose this month: 4
Strive for progress, not perfection.
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April 19
Exercise 20 minutes took a 2 mile walk with dog.
24 ounces water
7000 steps
Log and stay under goals
Keep trusting God and stay at peace while waiting out a couple health test results. Health concerns tend to trigger my panic attacks. I tend to go to the worse case option before actually getting the diagnosis from the doctor. Then find out I wasted my time worrying because the test came back negative and I had nothen to fear. Doing pretty good at not panicking. Just waiting. Thank you to all the encouragement and prayers.
April 20
Two hour test today but should get results at the end of the test.
Still waiting on the results of the test I had on Monday.
Also need to get ready for a weekend trip with my youngest daughter and her school band. We leave tomorrow morning. I am one of the chaperones. I also need to get things organized so the rest of the family can manage without me for the weekend.
This evening it is off to the Mother in laws to help her
Log all food and stay under goal
Drink my water!!!
That's about all the time I have today.2 -
Recap W 3/19
1) Eat fewer calories than Tues. = only 6 calories lower so no, not really
2) During another noon webinar, pace in office = 4,155 steps
3) Cut up carrots and celery for tzatziki and pack lunch for Thurs. = yes
4) Catch up on laundry = hubby washed his work clothes, so I only had 2 loads
5) Floss = yes Day 2
Don't know why, I slept terrible last night. Thunderstorms didn't help. At 3 a.m. went downstairs and, instead of folding the socks and underwear still in laundry basket, I ate Easter candy and mixed nuts. Ack!!!
Just for today R 3/20
1) Log everything, including 3 a.m. eating...need to focus on CICO and meal-planning again
2) Pack up all Easter candy and mixed nuts...if it's out of sight, I do so much better
3) Floss
4) I'm sure my long weekend off / late nights has something to do with my sleep being off now that I'm back to work, so bedtime by 10:15 no TV3 -
J4T Thursday
1. Be VERY careful about not eating too much salt
2. Stick to calorie limit
3. Go for a walk
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JFT Wednesday
- log everything - Yes
- stay within calories - Yes
- in bed at 8:30 with screens out - closer to 9:00 but didn't fall asleep until 11:00ish. I'm stressed out!
- prep for day 4 of weight loss journal - No
JFT Thursday
- log everything
That's it. It's all I can handle, today.3
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