JUST FOR TODAY ....... One day at a time ..... Daily Commitment Thread for 2018
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I had two terrible days... Ate over 2000 cals each day. Time to get back on track for us4
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JFT SaturdayJFT Friday
1. Water
2. Meditation
3. Taxes Woohoo!
4. Pressing
5. Laundry
6. Studio time - get back to pink and blue so it doesn't end up as psychic clutter label piece on, binding complete, only bits and pieces to finish!
7. Pool
8. Subway for dinner
9. Brush and floss
10. Bed by 10:30
1. Water
2. Meditation
3. Cupcakes/muffins
4. Laundry
5. Studio
6. Brush and floss
7. Bed by 10:303 -
HGSmith0920 wrote: »I have no idea where my goals went or even if I hit any of them. Let's just say that yesterday was a TERRIBLE food day...3 donuts, 4 slices of pizza and 2 beers...Lol
But today will be different!
1. Only a few minutes on MFP! I can spend an hour on here catching up with people and just wasting time! Lol
2. Log all my food!
3. Drink 4 bottles of water
4. Pay bills
5. Make a shopping list
6. Go shopping
7. Check out a consignment shop I heard about
8. GYM!!!!!
9. Work on new budget if possible
10. Dinner/Dishes
11. Time with the DH
12. Leave to pick DH up at 330
I hope everyone is having a fabulous day!
Excuse me, chatting to us is not “wasting time”
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Recap F 4/6 ~ brought leftover lemon bars from Easter dinner to work & they disappeared!
Also brought dinner leftovers for single co-worker who struggles at times. Made her happy & made my day! 
1) Even though I struggled to get out of bed, treadmill before work / 3 mi 50:07 / stretched
2) Move hourly / stairs breaks at work = Fitbit 12,845 steps, 250+ steps 13/14 (work intervened ) & 37 floors
3) Make scalloped potatoes & ham with Easter leftovers / net calories green / monitor usual = Finally, net calories & sugar green (not by much) but sodium RED, fiber & protein low, 14c water. 
4) Evening at least 1-2 to-do's = Nothing!
5) Unplug 9:30
/ floss / retainers / bed & TV off 11:00 b/c it's the weekend Once dinner was in the oven, I blew off all other evening / bedtime goals. At least I wore the hated retainers! 
JFT Sat. 4/7
1) Washed dishes
2) Walk dog... snow on roads (mostly) melted
3) Make sure hubby is ready on time / tax prep appt. to file tax returns
4) Call mom & dad on their 62nd wedding anniversary
5) Bake Kodiak Cakes power muffins / need to use up bananas
6) Update weekly weigh-in post / not pretty with eating Easter candy & leftovers
7) Bed & TV off 10:30 - 11:003 -
Weekly Weigh-In = When I'm active I eat back calories. My weaknesses: I love food...my sweet tooth, especially chocolate...portion control...FOMO (Fear of Missing Out). I weigh myself daily and log weekly / posting my Saturday a.m. weigh-in here. [My digital scale only shows half pound increments & I'm too cheap to buy a fancier scale.]
Age 60, 5'4" (lost 1/2" somewhere)
GW #1: 150 in a livable way = It's. Not. A. Diet.
GW #2: 145 normal BMI
UG maintain: 140 - 145 [anything less is probably unsustainable]
March Goal = 152.5
11/5/15 = 195.0 joined MFP with no real plan except It's. Not. A. Diet.
1/10/17 = 185.5 clearly not a regular on MFP / joined JFT, best group ever!
5/31/17 = 180.5 two end of month celebrations / committed to posting weekly weigh-in06/03 = 177.509/02 = 170.0 Woohoo! Officially overweight, not obese
06/10 = 179.5 pre-10K spaghetti supper night before
06/17 = 179.5 numerous meals away from home, several occasions w/ alcohol, happy no gain
06/24 = 178.0 fluctuated during week, but ended ok
07/01 = 176.0 Yay!!! Achieved June goal to stay <180
07/08 = 177.5 oops
07/15 = 176.5
07/22 = 175.0
07/29 = 174.0 saw at least one daily w-i below 174
08/05 = 174.5 dined out for Girls Day Out & ate Dad's cooking & baking
08/12 = 173.5 scale flirted with even lower numbers on daily weigh-ins
08/19 = 173.5 had couple of high calorie days
08/26 = 172.0 kind of a surprise09/09 = 171.5 backsliding, ack!10/21 = 166.5 dined out 2 days plus food day in office / no gain is good [joined Just Give Me 10 Days challenge (daily w/i)]
09/16 = 169.5 yay, the middle number is a six!
09/23 = 168.5 have lots challenges in upcoming week
09/30 = 167.0 met Sept goal to stay under 170
10/07 = 166.0
10/14 = 166.5 dined out 2 days with adult beverages plus wine & cheesecake at spa10/28 = 164.5 very active week & watched CICO / reached October goal of 16512/09 = 158.5 surprised to say the least / first time in 10 years my weight is 1-5-anything!
11/04 = 163.0 wow, really surprised at this, daily fluctuations very up and down this week
11/11 = 164.5 this is temporary b/c very high sodium yesterday
11/18 = 162.0 big surprise, especially b/c I weigh myself daily and didn't see this all week
11/25 = 163.0 no surprise after 2 no-logging-food days (parade day and Thanksgiving), just glad not worse
12/02 = 161.0 Jingle Bell 5K day / 44:37 chip time & ave. pace 14:22 & very happy!
12/16 = 158.0 no work parties or food days & stuck with CICO01/06/18 = 159.0 New Year's Eve hubby & I splurged on treats & beverages (at home), and I did not log...totally worth it!
12/23 = 157.5 no "workouts" but shoveled snow & snowshoed, busy with Christmas preparations
12/30 = 159.0 Christmas Day no food/beverages logged
01/13 = 157.0 big surprise! Yesterday evening, walked in Frenzy on the Fox 5K in 47:26 & pace 15:19. Very happy with my time, wore layers of clothes in 10 degrees & NNW 12 mph wind, fun event.
01/20 = 156.5
01/27 = 156.5 maintaining / not a bad thing
02/03 = sick / no weigh in
02/10 = 152.5 unhealthy loss due to illness / I know weight will go back up & I'm totally fine with that
02/17 = 153.0 thrilled with annual physical on 2/15/18: BP 110/68, pulse 64 and BMI 26.14
02/24 = 154.0 little out of control last week, but at goal for the month
03/03 = 155.5 oops / still lower than before I was sick
03/10 = 153.5 back on track
03/17 = 152.5
03/24 = 153.0 evening snacks & two days straight of 8 hr seminars (+ lots of sitting)
03/31 = 153.5 pre-10K spaghetti supper night before / Badger State Brewing 10K 1:30:28.82 and average pace 14:35
04/07 = 154.5 ack ~ ate Easter candy most evenings
“Start by doing what’s necessary, then what’s possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” Francis of Assisi3 -
Weigh-in
Starting weight Jan 1, 2017: 217
Starting weight Jan 1, 2018: 195.5
1st Goal weight:175
2nd goal weight: 170
(5'11" tall, 66 years old)
Weights 2018:
January 1: 194.5
Feb 1 : 190.2
March 1 : 193.6
April 1: 197.6
April 7: 196.4 --- Not down as much as I had hoped, but, still in the right direction!
April Goals:
1. Lose 4 pounds - 1 pound a week = 194 (hoping to lose more, but this will be my goal)
2. April Challenge --- 8+ cups of water EVERY DAY
3. log food minimum of 5 days a week - aim for 7 days
4. Exercise minimum of 5 days a week - 60 minutes each time
5. start walking outside again at least 3x a week. Walking not only helps me physically, but mentally more than anything. Clears my mind, and just enjoying the fresh air is a good thing.
Long-term Goals:
April 27 - Goal is to be at 194 pounds
May 20 - Goal for this is to be UNDER 190 pounds.
June 10 - Goal for this is to be 185 pounds
July 20 --- Goal is to be at 180 pounds.
September - Meet my first goal of 175 pounds
Christmas - Be at my goal weight of 170 pounds, and learn to maintain this weight.4 -
Water Challenge
Apr 1: 0 glasses
Apr 2: 8 glasses
Apr 3: 4 glasses
Apr 4: 6 glasses!
April 5: 7 glasses
April 6: 6 glasses
@Bex -- You are doing so much better than I am with the water challenge! But, I am doing much better than I was!
I LOVE the idea of a challenge every month!!! I have a whole list of ideas!!! LOL!!! But open to suggestions also!!
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@joan6630 Do you have any thoughts on what the next quilt will be? Personally, I find it difficult to shut my quilting brain up. As I'm finishing a project it gets louder and louder.
Oh - my head also is swimming with ideas!! I have SO many scraps, and hate to throw anything away!!! I have a scrap pattern I want to make using all 1.5 inch strips! I just have so many patterns I want to make LOL!!!
Oh - and thank you for the suggestion of the TIny Habits! I got on the website, signed up, and got my first email. I have a whole list of tiny habits .... now to just pick 3!3 -
Sorry - totally off subject, but this is the quilt I just finished! I got quite a arm workout on this one - it measures 124 x 118!! But I love how cheery it will be!
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HGSmith0920 wrote: »I have no idea where my goals went or even if I hit any of them. Let's just say that yesterday was a TERRIBLE food day...3 donuts, 4 slices of pizza and 2 beers...Lol
But today will be different!
1. Only a few minutes on MFP! I can spend an hour on here catching up with people and just wasting time! Lol
I hope everyone is having a fabulous day!
Yes .... today will be different!!! You are doing so great, so one day will not hurt you. Great job owning up to it! And ..... like @Bex said ...... chatting is good for us LOL!!2 -
Sorry - totally off subject, but this is the quilt I just finished! I got quite a arm workout on this one - it measures 124 x 118!! But I love how cheery it will be!
That’s beautiful. I love homemade anything. I have several quilts from my grandmother but since she is no longer here. I no longer use them. I’m scared they will get ruined.1 -
@Bex953172 And @joan6630 I totally didnt mean to imply that this board was a waste of time! Lol. I LOVE it here! There's just a lot of things I want to get done! Lol!
So I went consignment shopping today and was definitely pleasantly surprised! I am out of the XL dept and almost out of the L dept!!! I got a couple of things that were M and I'm now and 9/10 pant! I can't believe it! I actually need to go shopping for new work pants! Lol. I bought some pretty new(to me) dresses and a bunch of new(to me as well LOL) work shirts since I was sadly lacking in them. Lol. Some of them are gorgeous! I'm so glad I went. I got 11 things for $70! I can't believe it! Lol.
Got almost nothing done that I wanted to though. Lol. I did run to Walmart and got those things that I needed and paid a few bills so I guess that's okay. Lol.4 -
@joan6630 Your quilt is gorgeous! I'll have to take a picture of the one hanging above my bed. Godmommy made it for me as a high school graduation present. I think you and all the quilters here would really like it!2
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HGSmith0920 wrote: »@Bex953172 And @joan6630 I totally didnt mean to imply that this board was a waste of time! Lol. I LOVE it here! There's just a lot of things I want to get done! Lol!
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I was only joking with you hahaha 2 -
@Bex953172 I know! Lol. I was just messing with you! Lol. I didnt get nearly as much done as I wanted to. Lol!0
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HGSmith0920 wrote: »
1. Only a few minutes on MFP! I can spend an hour on here catching up with people and just wasting time! LolI did this! Lol. I checked in a few different times but didnt spend an hour each time like I used to. Lol
2. Log all my food!I did but it wasn't pretty. Even with exercise calories, I was still over by 400+
3. Drink 4 bottles of waterI think only 1.5 as of 8:47 pm
4. Pay billsNot as many as I would like but hopefully Monday I can pay more.
5. Make a shopping listForgot trash bags though! Lol
6. Go shoppingWas in and out of Walmart in about 5 minutes. Lol
7. Check out a consignment shop I heard aboutSpent about an hour wandering around. It was glorious!
8. GYM!!!!!
I think I am going to go right when they open tomorrow. I really REALLY need to go. It's been about 2 weeks
9. Work on new budget if possibleTotally forgot. Our finances are so up in the air this month it's going to be hard anyway.
10. Dinner/DishesStill need to put the rest of dinner away and wash the dishes...
11. Time with the DHWatched a couple of youtube videos on a channel we follow and have spent most of the evening listening to music.
12. Leave to pick DH up at 330Got there on time but the DH got out late and then we spent 20 minutes outside talking to a friend of ours. Lol
Well, today was a bit of a bust...at least food wise. I'm counting the hour I spent walking around the thrift store as a slow walk. Lol. It's definitely something out of the ordinary for me so I'm gonna call it a win.
I did realize that I have dropped 2 sizes! I used to be a 13/14. I am now a 9/10!! I am about 3lbs away from comfortably fitting into an 8! I'm so excited! Lol. I bought a couple of pretty dresses and some nice work shirts. I'm really happy. I have to go buy some work pants at the store tomorrow though. I only have two pairs that I can wear and I dont like one of the pairs because they wrinkle really easily. So time for new ones!
Okay, onto goals for tomorrow
JFT, 4/8/18
1. Prelog as much as I can/log all my food
2. 4 bottles of water
3. Up @ 630/weigh!
4. Gym by 7
5. DH up by 830
6. Church
7. DH time
8. Needles
9. Kohls for work pants(?)
10. Some meal prep
11. Dinner/Dishes
12. DH time
13. Shut down by 10
14. Lights out by 114 -
JFT SundayJFT Saturday
1. Water
2. Meditation
3. Cupcakes/muffins blueberry muffins and pakoras
4. Laundry
5. Studio closer and closer to getting the quilt completed! Don't get distracted by dreams of new projects!
6. Brush and floss
7. Bed by 10:30
1. Water
2. Meditation
3. Work
4. Groceries
5. Brush and floss
6. Bed by 10:303 -
JFT - Saturday April 7
2L of water2 -
JFT, Sat
1. log all food
2. think of 3 Tiny Habits to start on Monday - but start today
These will be my tiny habits this week:
After I take my morning shower, I will take my vitamin
After I eat breakfast, I will fill up my water bottle -- This helped me SO much today!
After I have my planned evening snack, I will brush and floss my teeth
3. concentrate on drinking water I lost count at 9 glasses!!!
4. keep sugar gms no more than 50 --- 35 gms today!
5. clean house/laundry
6. start another quilt After I cleaned house, I'm trying to think of a new quilt to make. I have SO many scraps, so I am going to do another scrap quilt --- using 1.5" strips. So I spent a good part of the day going through the 4 boxes I have where I saved everything, and cutting these scraps into usable pieces. I did throw out some very tiny pieces .... but enough to make 2 more doggie beds for the humane society. Now, I just can't decide what to start with as for a quilt. I have a lot of little kid fabric ... so I may start on some charity ones to give to the childrens hospital. But ..... I'm going to work on more chemo hats while I am deciding
JFT, Sunday
1. Do the 3 tiny habits
Tiny Habits:
After I take my morning shower, I will take my vitamin
After I eat breakfast, I will fill up my water bottle
After I have my planned evening snack, I will brush and floss my teeth
2. log all food
3. go to the gym
4. work more on fabric -- trying to get organized before I start another project
5. concentrate on 8+ glasses of water
6. no more than 50 gms sugar
7. get back on here .... be accountable.
Water Challenge
Apr 1: 0 glasses
Apr 2: 8 glasses
Apr 3: 4 glasses
Apr 4: 6 glasses!
April 5: 7 glasses
April 6: 6 glasses
April 7: 9+ glasses --- I lost track!! YAH3 -
5. Studio closer and closer to getting the quilt completed! Don't get distracted by dreams of new projects!
You sound so like me!! Why is it we can't wait to finish one project so we can start another project!! Hubby tells me I am crazy .... cutting up beautiful fabric into little pieces .... only to sew it all back together. But ... he loves my quilts! Its the best therapy in the world, isn't it!2 -
HGSmith0920 wrote: »
I did realize that I have dropped 2 sizes! I used to be a 13/14. I am now a 9/10!! I am about 3lbs away from comfortably fitting into an 8! I'm so excited! Lol. I bought a couple of pretty dresses and some nice work shirts. I'm really happy. I have to go buy some work pants at the store tomorrow though. I only have two pairs that I can wear and I dont like one of the pairs because they wrinkle really easily. So time for new ones!
That has to be a wonderful feeling ---- So proud of you!! Great job!!!!1 -
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Forgot to post goals for Sat!
And it’s already 2pm!
But anyway
- 8 glasses 9
- Log everything
tbh I logged most of it then just couldn’t be bothered
- Learn more about macro/calorie to make sure I’m doing it right! - need to do this today- I think this is why I didn’t log properly
- Exercise - no biggie if I can’t, but atleast set up the amazon box - just need to plug it in now, downloaded an app that acts as a remote
Water Challenge
Apr 1: 6 glasses
Apr 2: 6 glasses
Apr 3: 6 glasses
Apr 4: 8 glasses!
Apr 5: 3 glasses
Apr 6: 8 glasses!
Apr 7: 9 glasses!!
Goals for Sunday:
- 8 glasses
- Log all food!
- Just keep house tidy today
- Maybe walk dog as a family?1 -
cschmitz110515 wrote: »Also brought dinner leftovers for single co-worker who struggles at times. Made her happy & made my day!
What a really, really nice thing to do! 2 -
Water Challenge
Apr 1: 6 glasses
Apr 2: 6 glasses
Apr 3: 6 glasses
Apr 4: 8 glasses!
Apr 5: 3 glasses
Apr 6: 8 glasses!
Forgot to post goals for Sat!
And it’s already 2pm!
But anyway
- 8 glasses
- Log everything
- Learn more about macro/calorie to make sure I’m doing it right!
- Exercise - no biggie if I can’t, but atleast set up the amazon box
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I’m absolutely loving @joan6630 Challenge! Look how well I’m doing!
This is coming from someone who normally drinks 1-2 cups of water daily.
I was thinking, maybe we should have a challenge every month!
But something different each time!
I was thinking we could all make suggestions to see which one would be suitable for ALL of us and then choose which one we’ll do ready for May
So maybe, perfect logging, or daily 5 fruit/veg or X amount of steps daily (probs not 10000 but maybe 5000?) or even daily positive affirmation?
I dunno, someone will probs have better ideas but I’m thinking monthly challenges could be a good thing?
What do you all think?
Great idea, Bex! I'm all about baby steps, so my idea is 10 (or other) minutes of walking (or other) "exercise" daily.0 -
Recap Sat. 4/7
1) Wash dishes
2) Walk dog... snow on roads (mostly) melted = 3.77 miles 1:02:50 / happy dog & happy me
/ Fitbit 13,953 steps, 250+ steps 9/14 & 27 floors
3) Make sure hubby is ready on time / tax prep appt. to file tax returns = He was ready & I was almost late! At least the refund almost covers the taxes due
4) Call mom & dad on their 62nd wedding anniversary = Had very nice chat
5) Bake Kodiak Cakes power muffins / need to use up bananas postponed to Sunday
6) Update weekly weigh-in post / not pretty with eating Easter candy & leftovers = Post updated & added spoilers to shorten length but keep info
7) Bed & TV off 10:30 - 11:00 = Huge fail
Yesterday, no meal plan and huge fail. Hubby and I ate fast food (at place we both love) for late lunch after tax meeting, including fries (sodium!), leftovers for supper, then I binged on peanut M&Ms (sugar!) in evening. ACK!!! Even quit logging food b/c it was so bad. 
Scale showed me the error of my ways this a.m. Back at it today!
JFT Sunday 4/8
1) Bible class / church
2) Meal plan in head / log all food / net calories green
3) Drink extra water to flush system
4) Walk dog
5) Bake Kodiak Cakes power muffins / need to use up bananas
6) Unplug 9:00 / floss / retainers / bed & TV off 10:152 -
Water Challenge
Apr 1: 6 glasses
Apr 2: 6 glasses
Apr 3: 6 glasses
Apr 4: 8 glasses!
Apr 5: 3 glasses
Apr 6: 8 glasses!
Forgot to post goals for Sat!
And it’s already 2pm!
But anyway
- 8 glasses
- Log everything
- Learn more about macro/calorie to make sure I’m doing it right!
- Exercise - no biggie if I can’t, but atleast set up the amazon box
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I’m absolutely loving @joan6630 Challenge! Look how well I’m doing!
This is coming from someone who normally drinks 1-2 cups of water daily.
I was thinking, maybe we should have a challenge every month!
But something different each time!
I was thinking we could all make suggestions to see which one would be suitable for ALL of us and then choose which one we’ll do ready for May
So maybe, perfect logging, or daily 5 fruit/veg or X amount of steps daily (probs not 10000 but maybe 5000?) or even daily positive affirmation?
I dunno, someone will probs have better ideas but I’m thinking monthly challenges could be a good thing?
What do you all think?
Great idea, Bex! I'm all about baby steps, so my idea is 10 (or other) minutes of walking (or other) "exercise" daily.
Sounds good! I’m wondering what @joan6630 ideas are!
I think 10 mins is SO achievable!
And gets us all moving!4
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