Just for Today ..... Daily Commitment Thread- Start of a new year!
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HGSmith0920 wrote: »
7. Brainstorm outline for new book
8. Fix cover issue for poetry book
You're an author? That is my dream job! I'm so jealous! Always wanted to write... Good for you!1 -
OConnell5483 wrote: »Hi everyone! Been in a bit of pain, so haven't been moving too much. Yesterday we had the same tornado warning that @cschmitz110515 spoke of. I had just returned home from physical therapy so was in a lot of pain, and then had to go down into the basement and back up those stairs. Those stairs were very hard on my leg. Our electricity went out also around 4:00 pm yesterday and didn't come back until 7:00 a.m. this morning. So, I didn't have the electric ice water pump to hook up to my leg during the night. With the power off for so long, our ice was melting in the freezer so had to get up multiple times throughout the night to refill bag with ice cubes to ice my knee and today I am paying for it. How is THAT for whining? LOL!
One day at a time. My honey is really taking good care of me, except he is a little over protective. Brought me cottage cheese with fresh blueberries and fresh raspberries for breakfast. Yum. healthy and delicious.
Yikes! You really had it bad yesterday. Hoping things went much better today, with power on, and the pain is under control. Praying that your recovery goes swiftly and well! So glad your hubby is taking good care of you.
I saw on the evening news tonight there were 6 tornadoes within 30 miles of our house. Thank the Lord, no one was killed or seriously hurt. Kitty and dog were very happy to have me arrive home last night, since hubby was gone at work. Our neighborhood has a few tree limbs down, but nothing major.1 -
Just for tomorrow (early start on a today commitment), I will not have a frustrated, irritated, or defensive response to somebody else's negative behavior. Just because they are mean doesn't mean I have to be. Picking my battles.4
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Recap R 6/15 - attend a conference all day, breakfast & lunch included
1) Make wise food choices however possible, and log later = Ate ok, took small portions at breakfast buffet, had fresh fruit, did not eat all the chicken on my lunch plate (leg & breast!). Except I ate the piece of cake (sitting at everyone's place at the luncheon tables) and a cookie for afternoon break. So net calories around -400.
2) Drink at least 8 c. water / hopefully provided at conference = 9 c. thank goodness each room has water pitchers and glasses
3) Walk dog in evening / probably short route since hot (upper 80s F) & humid predicted = 2.3 miles = happy dog
4) Bedtime by 10:15 & TV off / have 1/2 day conference, will leave home 7:45 a.m. = off to bed soon
Just for F 6/16 - conference half day, breakfast & lunch included
1) Later start to conference this day & won't eat breakfast at home, so have time to walk dog before
2) Take small portions at buffet and make wise choices / skip the sweets / log later
3) Get something done around house in evening / won't be home much on Sat.1 -
6/15 Thursday JFT:
Attend class✔
Run on elliptical for 30 min.❌
Complete Online Physics HW 1 (due tonight)✔
Study for Physics Exam (on Friday )✔✔✔
Log meals on MFP (careful on the snacks, drink kava tea for stress relief instead on reaching for "comfort food") ➡️had some chocolate while studying
Bedtime by midnight.✔2 -
6/16 Friday JFT:
Wake up early, prep for Physics Exam
High protein / High cal. Breakfast (for sustainability during Exam)
Run a few errands (mail, wash Jeep)
Run on elliptical for 30 min.
Yoga 40 min.
Intro Kid's Yoga (DVD's arrived yesterday )
Physics HW Ch. 6 & review online HW 2
Quality time w/ family
Bedtime by 11pm
Alrighty, time to tackle this Day!
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My goal for today is to log my food & try to make as healthy choices as possible. 3
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You had a rough night! Hope today is much better for you. You'll be in a better place by next week after resting your knee. Tell DH to keep up the good work.OConnell5483 wrote: »Hi everyone! Been in a bit of pain, so haven't been moving too much. Yesterday we had the same tornado warning that @cschmitz110515 spoke of. I had just returned home from physical therapy so was in a lot of pain, and then had to go down into the basement and back up those stairs. Those stairs were very hard on my leg. Our electricity went out also around 4:00 pm yesterday and didn't come back until 7:00 a.m. this morning. So, I didn't have the electric ice water pump to hook up to my leg during the night. With the power off for so long, our ice was melting in the freezer so had to get up multiple times throughout the night to refill bag with ice cubes to ice my knee and today I am paying for it. How is THAT for whining? LOL!
One day at a time. My honey is really taking good care of me, except he is a little over protective. Brought me cottage cheese with fresh blueberries and fresh raspberries for breakfast. Yum. healthy and delicious.
Welcome to everyone who is back after a little break and welcome to new members!
Just for Today/Thursday:
1. Make healthy food choices. Stay in the green
2. Hydrate with water
3. Do knee therapy exercises as assigned to strengthen muscles
4. Rest and heal. don't push it.
5. take a nap and try to catch up on missed sleep
6. Find quiet place and do some reading.
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so , JFT - yesterday
1. DO NOT EAT ANY ICE CREAM TONITE!!!!! Survived without the ice cream! But some reason, it was a struggle last nite - I just wanted to eat something. So ... we made popcorn. But, since I went to zumba, even though calories were higher than I wanted, I think I was OK
2. sip on water. I am not hungry --- just thirsty 6 glass of "root beer" flavored water last nite. Which meant I was up about every 2 hours throughout the nite
3. read my response cards
4. lay out gym clothes for tomorrow morning Unable to sleep last nite, but still made it to the gym this morning!
5. finish sewing up the quilt I am working on
6. leave for zumba in 30 minutes --- Yah, thats what I'll do tonite
JFT, THursday
1. log all food
2. concentrate on water
3. work on business bookkeeping - I am SO far behind
4. laundry
5. go to quilt meeting tonite -- do not eat the free snacks they provide
6. lay out gym clothes for tomorrow
Wow Joan- good for you for choosing the popcorn! I haven't done Zumba in years, you've inspired me to give it another try. It's at our gym so I'll check the time. Thank you for the idea
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Pretracked most meals/snacks.Time to look at weekend. Boys may be camping with Boy Scouts so DD & I can do our own thing for meals.
Drink 16 oz of warm water with juice from one lemon. A 21 day challenge for me.
Adjusted calories to around 1,600.
Going to bed by 9:30pm.
Going to listen to Half Size Me webinar.
Walk dog 30 mins at hilly park. Restarted my "Map My Walk" app for some motivation.
Weight lifting at affiliate gym-did two rounds yesterday at (2 sets of 12) Can I do 3??
Aiming for 150g of protein.
Tried a 20 min meditation online yesterday & it was a different experience (gongs & all the sound effects) lol. Need to do this a few times, not sure if I like it.
Try yoga nidra tonight for relaxation/stress. Heard about it & need to try something new.
Drink 10 cups of water.
Drink protein smoothie if necessary.
Sit for all meals/snacks.
In need of some self care...massage, pedi, anything
Have a great Friday everyone-Remember your WHY!
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OConnell5483 wrote: »HGSmith0920 wrote: »
7. Brainstorm outline for new book
8. Fix cover issue for poetry book
You're an author? That is my dream job! I'm so jealous! Always wanted to write... Good for you!
I am! I just published a book of poetry on Amazon Kindle but I have to tweak the cover since something went wrong. I hope to be able to do it full-time in a few years. I only have a short story and the poetry published right now, and I haven't really done any publicity for either, though I did sell a copy of the poetry one the other day. Made .35 cents! Haha! So thrilled! I started a story about 7 years about two girls living in Boston. It's a murder mystery. Life got in the way and I stopped writing. But now I'm really excited about it and have been brainstorm ideas for it and want to work up a proper outline. Lol2 -
OConnell5483 wrote: »Just for Today/Thursday: Make healthy food choices. Stay in the green Hydrate with water Do knee therapy exercises as assigned to strengthen muscles Rest and heal. don't push it. Take a nap and try to catch up on missed sleep Find quiet place and do some reading
Didn't do much yesterday. Went in bedroom to read and fell asleep for a 3 hour nap. I NEVER NAP! So, I must've needed it...
Just for Friday:- Stay in the green
- Hydrate
- Knee exercises per therapist
- Try to get up and move more today
- Do one thing that will make me feel somewhat productive! I hate sitting around doing nothing!
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OConnell5483 wrote: »
Didn't do much yesterday. Went in bedroom to read and fell asleep for a 3 hour nap. I NEVER NAP! So, I must've needed it...
Just for Friday:- Stay in the green
- Hydrate
- Knee exercises per therapist
- Try to get up and move more today
- Do one thing that will make me feel somewhat productive! I hate sitting around doing nothing!
I felt so bad for you when I read about you having to rush downstairs because of tornado warnings. I can only imagine how hard that would be with just having surgery!!! And then no power on top of that!! I hope things are starting to feel better for you. I am so glad you have such a caring hubby --- you need this time to take care of yourself.
Now would be a great time to start on that quilt ---- since you can only sit around! (If you even feel like doing that though!). My neighbor had knee surgery, and she slept a lot also. Its a combination of the anesthesia from surgery, pain meds, and just your body going through so much. One day at a time ..... and before you know it you'll be feeling better, and be out walking again!3 -
HGSmith0920 wrote: »OConnell5483 wrote: »HGSmith0920 wrote: »
7. Brainstorm outline for new book
8. Fix cover issue for poetry book
You're an author? That is my dream job! I'm so jealous! Always wanted to write... Good for you!
I am! I just published a book of poetry on Amazon Kindle but I have to tweak the cover since something went wrong. I hope to be able to do it full-time in a few years. I only have a short story and the poetry published right now, and I haven't really done any publicity for either, though I did sell a copy of the poetry one the other day. Made .35 cents! Haha! So thrilled! I started a story about 7 years about two girls living in Boston. It's a murder mystery. Life got in the way and I stopped writing. But now I'm really excited about it and have been brainstorm ideas for it and want to work up a proper outline. Lol
That is so awesome!!!! What is the name of your book? I'll have to look it up on amazon!! Keep it up!3 -
THursday
1. log all food Yes, even 3 Fiber One bars!! I did really good all day, only to give into those. I have to find ways to stop this in the evenings.
2. concentrate on water
3. work on business bookkeeping - I am SO far behind Not time again today - so many other things to do. Hopefully this weekend!
4. laundry
5. go to quilt meeting tonite -- do not eat the free snacks they provide They had all these cookies and cupcakes. But .... I did have a small bite size cupcake.
6. lay out gym clothes for tomorrow Didn't do this, and as a result, didn't get to the gym. Funny how much it helps just having stuff ready in the morning.
JFT, Friday
1. log all food
2. start on new quilt for my friend
3. try and get started on bookkeeping for business
4. finish laundry
5. fish fry today- stick to 2 pieces. No lunch --
6. concentrate on cutting back the eating in the evening. keep busy.
7. go to zumba tonite since I didn't get to the gym2 -
Recap yesterday
JFT 06-15-2017 It's Payday. Be happy about that! 10,000+ steps (14,852) 64 oz + H20 yep.. Eat 3 veg - carrots, yummy orange bell pepper, cabbage Yep 
Eat two fruit strawberries & ….oops, only 1 
Bed by 11:00 nope. Stayed up to check in with DH
JFT 06-16-2017- Finish these today and yesterday Work tasks
Work - Finish MIP reconciliations
Work Document PR encumbrance process & post on intranet - Work collect data promised for third party
- Stay in green on calories
- 10,000+ steps
- 64+ oz H20
- Do one load of laundry
- Bed by11:30
2 - Finish these today and yesterday Work tasks
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@OConnell5483 , thanks for the welcome.
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Just returned from the Y. Did 32 mins on the Ellipitical and 2 water aerobics classes.Will have lunch, then an hour nap.
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HGSmith0920 wrote: »OConnell5483 wrote: »HGSmith0920 wrote: »
7. Brainstorm outline for new book
8. Fix cover issue for poetry book
You're an author? That is my dream job! I'm so jealous! Always wanted to write... Good for you!
I am! I just published a book of poetry on Amazon Kindle but I have to tweak the cover since something went wrong. I hope to be able to do it full-time in a few years. I only have a short story and the poetry published right now, and I haven't really done any publicity for either, though I did sell a copy of the poetry one the other day. Made .35 cents! Haha! So thrilled! I started a story about 7 years about two girls living in Boston. It's a murder mystery. Life got in the way and I stopped writing. But now I'm really excited about it and have been brainstorm ideas for it and want to work up a proper outline. Lol
Awesome!
Post a link to your book!3 -
6/16 Friday JFT:
Wake up early, prep for Physics Exam✔
High protein / High cal. Breakfast (for sustainability during Exam)✔
Run a few errands (mail, wash Jeep)✔
Run on elliptical for 30 min.✔
Yoga 40 min.✔
Intro Kid's Yoga (DVD's arrived yesterday ✔
Physics HW Ch. 6 & review online HW 2✔
Quality time w/ family
So far so good.....feeling strong!2 -
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B072KCFLV3/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1497649835&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=Hannah+Goddard&dpPl=1&dpID=41STHznsjuL&ref=plSrch
That's the link for the book...I think. Lol. It's called Not What I Once Was by Hannah Goddard. I publish under my maiden name. Lol. It's a book of poetry chronicling my battle with mental illness and the results of finding my way to stability and maintenance.2 -
Recap F 6/16 - conference half day, breakfast & lunch included
1) Later start to conference this day & won't eat breakfast at home, so have time to walk dog before = 3.09 miles
Had extra activity in afternoon: in the office I share with no one right now, building maintenance swapped the second work station out and left everything basically piled on top of all surfaces, while I was attending conference. So once I returned to office, I moved furniture around and put away piles of binders, office supplies and computer equipment.
2) Take small portions at buffet and make wise choices / skip the sweets / log later = not too bad: ok portions at breakfast buffet, skipped mid-morning pastries, made a decent build-your-own-sandwich at lunch. Succumbed to 1 oz. bag of chips and one cookie. Logged everything the best I could. Net calories in the red.
3) Get something done around house in evening / won't be home much on Sat. = Balanced checkbooks, updated budget s/s and got some decluttering done - Yay! And organized for Sat.
Just for Sat. 6/17 - niece's graduation party / round trip by car 3 hours
1) Go to farmers market before crowd arrives, get produce and remaining herbs
2) Walk dog
3) At party, make wise food & beverage choices / 1 - 2 alcoholic drinks / drink water / log later
4) Enjoy the party!1 -
Pretracked most meals/snacks.Time to look at weekend. Boys may be camping with Boy Scouts so DD & I can do our own thing for meals.
Drink 16 oz of warm water with juice from one lemon. A 21 day challenge for me.
Adjusted calories to around 1,600.
Going to bed by 9:30pm.
Going to listen to Half Size Me webinar.
Walk dog 20 mins with DD who will complain the whole way
Weight lifting at Y, did two rounds yesterday at the other gym. Couldn't manage 3 sets...yet.
Aiming for 150g of protein.
Try yoga nidra tonight for relaxation/stress. Heard about it & need to try something new.
Drink 10 cups of water. Had warm water with lemon juice this am.
Sit for all meals/snacks.
Pedi/mani tonight.
Have a great Saturday!
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HGSmith0920 wrote: »
1. Log all that I eat
2. Go for walk before work
3. Keep till balanced
4. Ask for help if I need it
5. Prelog food for the day
6. Go food shopping in the AM
7. Brainstorm outline for new book
8. Fix cover issue for poetry book
9. Spend time with the DH in the evening
10. Bed with lights off/tablet down by 10:30 pm
Well I ate terribly last night. Well maybe, not to terribly. I picked up salad on my way home from work that was actually really delicious. But I had an extra 1oz bag of chips and a poppy seed bagel with butter that I shouldn't have eaten and then didn't log half of what I ate. Lol. But today is a new day! I have a protein bar with me for lunch and a bottle of water. I'm only at work until 1:15 today. If it's not raining I'll go for a walk. Gonna make one of the DH's favorites for dinner and hit the food store tonight. We are sadly low on healthy foods and snacks for the DH. There was no way I was going last night. It was late by the time I got home from work and had no desire to go out again. So I ate my salad and curled up on the couch with DH. It was wonderful! I love those kinds of nights. We watched a bad baseball game on tv and just hung out. I love that he truly is my best friend.
Anyway, onto today's goals!
1. Actually log all my food!
2. Keep till balanced
3. Ask for help
4. Go food shopping
5. Take a walk
6. Work on writing
7. Make healthy yummy dinner
8. Spend time with the DH
9. Bed by 11303 -
HGSmith0920 wrote: »So I ate my salad and curled up on the couch with DH. It was wonderful! I love those kinds of nights. We watched a bad baseball game on tv and just hung out. I love that he truly is my best friend.
It is truly a blessing to be married to your best friend! I am married to mine also, and I feel that same way. (hugs)3 -
6/17 Saturday JFT:
Slept in until 10 am
(I guess I needed some sleep bc I went to sleep yesterday at 6:30pm. That's what stress and anxiety does to you, it breaks you down inside!)
Stay Positive today. Don't worry about how I performed on the exam yesterday, understand that anxiety took over and find a way to resolve that. Don't let anxiety control me, get a control of it!!
Moving on:
Get back on track with calories today, yesterday was a high calorie day. Be motivated about it bc I lost 3 lbs in one week, so this CAN be done!!
Saturday:
Tackle some physics homework (Ch. 6)
Manage Saturday Chores
Run on elliptical for 30 min.
Yoga 40 min.
Review Budget and prep weekly budget meeting
Prep family meeting for Sunday
Prep Kid's weekly homeschool lessons
Wash Dog
(very muddy and it'll be 107°F today so he needs to be inside all day)
Prep weekly meals and grocery list (shop on Sunday)
Plan Father's Day events
Don't be overwhelmed, whatever doesn't get done today can be done tomorrow. The most important thing to do today is STAY POSITIVE!!
Remember: You've Got This!!!!
I CAN do ALL things through Christ who gives me strength! He has brought me this far and will continue to be with me. 3 -
Completed my 30 mins walk in the park before it started to rain.. Will walk on the treadmill later for another 30 mins. In the meantime,I am preparing some of my meals ahead for the week. In the oven, is turkey meat balls, and turkey meatloaf,then I will sautee some chicken breasts, then cook canned salmon with onions and peppers and then boil some eggs, also finished preparing quinoa with red peppers with brown rice. I usually prepare steamfresh vegetables as needed. I'm now good for about 4days.2
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OConnell5483 wrote: »It is truly a blessing to be married to your best friend! I am married to mine also, and I feel that same way. (hugs)
It truly is! It's really sad that not everyone can say that. My parents are best friends too and have been together for 40 years. They were the model for me and my DH and I can proudly say that although we dont have the time spent that they do, I think we will be a good model for our children when they grow up.
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So I finally went onto Wawa's website and used their nutritional calculator for their food and the salad I got on my way home today actually didn't kill my calories like I was scared it would. If I had not gotten the grilled chicken or hard-boiled egg it would have been a lot better but it was definitely tasty all though the sodium was pretty high. But that's how it is with most "fast food". Even the healthy stuff has its downfalls. Lol.
But I am definitely going to need to go for a bit of a walk today. Lol. It's gross and muggy out not all that warm but definitely soupy. So I think I might wait until a little later in the day to walk. But I have to walk!
Well, I think I am going to lay down for a little while and take a nap. I'm super tired. And that's the joy of having a Saturday afternoon to myself!2 -
Completed my 30 mins walk in the park before it started to rain.. Will walk on the treadmill later for another 30 mins. In the meantime,I am preparing some of my meals ahead for the week. In the oven, is turkey meat balls, and turkey meatloaf,then I will sautee some chicken breasts, then cook canned salmon with onions and peppers and then boil some eggs, also finished preparing quinoa with red peppers with brown rice. I usually prepare steamfresh vegetables as needed. I'm now good for about 4days.
I wish I could get myself to prepare meals ahead like this. I never know what meats to make that reheat well. meatballs are a great idea. How do you cook the canned salmon, onions and peppers? Do you sautee it all together in a pain?0
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