JUST FOR TODAY ....... One day at a time ..... Daily Commitment Thread for 2018

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  • bookmeister86
    bookmeister86 Posts: 1,165 Member
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    Yesterday's commitments:

    - Log everything I eat :smile:
    - Stick to food plan :/ No... I swapped what I was having for dinner, though I stuck to a similar amount of calories (very slightly more). Then I had an extra snack after dinner that I hadn't planned. I can feel my motivation slipping a little... I think I'm getting tired of restricting myself so much, I might need to switch my target to '0.5 lb per week loss' for a little while to allow myself to indulge a little more. OR get back on the exercise so I can eat exercise calories!!! (The latter is preferable but I'm struggling with time at the moment)
    - Finish sector recommendations :smile:
    - Decide whether to apply for any internal vacancies :smile: I decided no - they aren't right for me. Need to take my time to find the right role, not rush into the wrong one
    - 30+ minute lunch break :/ Ended up working through lunch finishing off my 'why I should get a bonus' document. I think that was worth it! (At least, it will be if it gets me one...)
    - Leave work by 6pm :smile: pretty much, it was around ten past
    - Exercise DVD after work :/ Was very tired but also wanted to take advantage of boyfriend being away and binge watch homeland, which he doesn't like... Watched 3 episodes

    Today's commitments:
    - Log everything I eat
    - Stick to food plan
    - 30+ minute lunch break
    - Leave work by 7.30 (deadline tomorrow, but can't work late tomorrow as have tickets for ballet at 7pm!)
  • asclepsia
    asclepsia Posts: 204 Member
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    Back to logging food and being accountable; I've been slacking off the last month or so, and it shows. When I got weighed at the doctor's office yesterday, I had gained about 3-4 pounds--obviously going in the wrong direction. I didn't get any lectures, but I felt disappointed in myself.
    JFT:
    Log all food, even little snicky-snacks.
    Water: 6 cups
    Exercise: 20" or more
    Study for master gardener's class
    Tidy sunroom area--piano tuner arrives tomorrow, and there needs to be a path to the instrument.
  • missheidi
    missheidi Posts: 465 Member
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    missheidi wrote: »
    JFT 3/14
    log everything :)
    stay green. just looking at calories mostly today :( went way over.
    drink 80 :)
    swim a mile :| got close, ran out of time.
    crochet group tonight
    :) crocheted a little, then spent more than an hour helping kristian with his math.

  • missheidi
    missheidi Posts: 465 Member
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    slittlemeister wrote: »
    missheidi wrote: »
    btw, did you know that if you are dehydrated, they can dig and dig in your arm, but no blood will come?

    Yes. I had this when I had an operation in July... You're not allowed to drink beforehand so when they tried to take a blood sample nothing happened! They ended up taking it out of my hand, which was not nice...

    owie..
  • missheidi
    missheidi Posts: 465 Member
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    JFT 3/15 last day before spring break!!! i have to work half a day tomorrow, but no kids. i'm so ready
    log everything
    stay green, darnit!
    yoga class
    drink 80--30 down
    make it through the last day with students before break.
  • mcbeef29
    mcbeef29 Posts: 74 Member
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    Amazing and annoying how quickly motivation and focus can fade. After a good few weeks, I'm back on the struggle bus. Again. But I'm here writing my goals and trying.

    Log all food.
    Exercise at least 30 minutes.
    Drink water.
    Don't quit.
    Make the right choices.

    Have a great day everyone!
  • cschmitz110515
    cschmitz110515 Posts: 3,477 Member
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    Recap W 3/14 ~ Happy Pi Day!
    1) Snooze alarmed a little too much, but still walked treadmill before work / 2.5 mi 40:33 / stretched :smiley:
    2) Move hourly / stairs breaks at work = Fitbit 12,999 (really?!?) steps, 250+ steps 13/14 (Lenten service) & 32 floors :smiley: If I had looked at Fitbit, I would've walked a little more before bed, maybe gone to basement for something! :D
    3) Remember NP appt / leave office at 3 p.m. / pick up bread on way there = Picked up potato dill bread (my new favorite) at Great Harvest and on time for appt. :) NP congratulated me on weight loss since six months ago AND my high point, but proceeded to lecture me about my 1 diet soda per day 5x per week, and quality of vitamins. >:) I think I will lie on my questionnaire next time to avoid lectures on lifestyles I do not plan to change. >:)
    4) Evening: soup supper :smiley: remembered copies of recipe for beef root veggie stew for friends / Lenten service :smiley: / 1 to-do :smiley: shopped for dog food & few sundries, put away clean dishes, double-checked tax docs, cut veggies & organized Th lunch
    5) Usual breakfast & snacks / leftovers for lunch (defrosting) / choose wisely for supper, limit bread & dessert / net calories green / monitor usual = Another day on track with net calories/nutrients, even with soup supper (1 hearty bread, no dessert), then evening snack attack of pistachios ~ did not log. :s 14c water :smiley: Daily weigh-in Th was ok, so maybe I needed those pistachios! :D
    6) Unplug 9:00 :smiley: / floss :smiley: / retainers :smiley: / bed & TV off 10:15 :smiley: though still struggling with clock change & DST >:)

    JFT Th 3/15 ~ Banged snooze alarm for > 1 hour (which hubby ignores) & no treadmill before work. Then check tire pressure light on again, so stopped at service station to check & fill. Ack ~ hope the morning gets better!
    1) Move hourly / stairs breaks at work
    2) Class at noon / lunch at desk / supper mostly prelogged / no snacking in evening / net calories green & monitor usual
    3) Evening: choir / at least 1 to-do
    4) Unplug 9:00 / floss / retainers / bed & TV 10:15
  • bcTRAI
    bcTRAI Posts: 414 Member
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    bcTRAI wrote: »
    JFT Wednesday
    1. Water :)
    2. Meditation :)
    3. Scrappy Bags :)
    4. Groceries :)
    5. Travel insurance :)
    6. Test dessert :)
    7. Laundry :)
    8. Brush and floss :)
    9. Bed by 10:30 :)
    JFT Thursday
    1. Water
    2. Meditation
    3. Prepare Creme Brulee/Butter Chicken/Lasagna
    4. Clean dining room
    5. Laundry
    6. Studio time, if I can
    7. Brush and floss
    8. Bed by 10:30
  • missheidi
    missheidi Posts: 465 Member
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    spring break is coming. without my normal school routine, i'm really concerned i will completely go off the rails.
  • sarah74_vt
    sarah74_vt Posts: 368 Member
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    JFY (Wednesday)
    1. Drink 8 glasses of water :)
    2. Log all the food I eat :)
    3. Stay in the green with my food intake :)
    4. Complete 4 orders from my shop :)
    5. Shovel the driveway (AGAIN, this is getting really old!!!! LOL) :)

    JFT (Thursday)
    1. Drink 8 glasses of water
    2. Log all the food I eat
    3. Stay in the green with my food intake
    4. Complete 3 orders from my shop
    5. Shovel the dang driveway again
    6. Laundry
  • KareninLux
    KareninLux Posts: 1,413 Member
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    Struggling and juggling work stress these days. Managed to decline a german bretzel today. Day by day! :)
  • Bex953172
    Bex953172 Posts: 4,072 Member
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    I’ve done 11,500 steps today.

    You can imagine how I feel! :anguished:

    However the tandem pram is awesome, but heavy, so not only have I been walking but I have been pushing a heavy pram too!
    Hopefully I can sit and do nothing tomorrow lol other than the nursery run which will be about 8-9K steps
  • biche896
    biche896 Posts: 261 Member
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    biche896 wrote: »

    For today:
    Apple cider vinegar - done
    Vitamin D - done
    Eat within macros/calories
    Pray
    Drink 2 litres of water
    10k steps
    Lift
    C25k - done

    Yesterday I did all but meeting my macros/calories, pray, lift.

    Been having a demotivating week. I’ve been feeling really tired so rested more but also I’ve changed my routine. I use to lift every morning so that really helped me get my day started and follow through most of my goals. But this week I’ve changed it to lifting a night with my partner and I found by night time I’m too tired and sleepy to do anything. I’m planning to go back to my old routine just because I found that I’m a morning person rather. Unless I can find a way to stay up and feel energised at night time....
  • biche896
    biche896 Posts: 261 Member
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    Forgot to write my JFT:

    Lift - done
    Apple cider vinegar
    10k steps
    Stay within my macros/calories
    Pray
    Vitamin d
    Drink 2 litres of water
  • Faebert
    Faebert Posts: 1,588 Member
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    missheidi wrote: »
    spring break is coming. without my normal school routine, i'm really concerned i will completely go off the rails.

    Are you a teacher too @missheidi ? I was similarly concerned over our half term break last month and we have a longer easter holiday approaching. It’s definitely much harder to get the steps in but I found pre-logging whole days useful and then I could adjust according to activity (move more to eat more!)

    Good luck and enjoy a well earned rest though!
  • missheidi
    missheidi Posts: 465 Member
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    Faebert wrote: »
    missheidi wrote: »
    spring break is coming. without my normal school routine, i'm really concerned i will completely go off the rails.

    Are you a teacher too @missheidi ? I was similarly concerned over our half term break last month and we have a longer easter holiday approaching. It’s definitely much harder to get the steps in but I found pre-logging whole days useful and then I could adjust according to activity (move more to eat more!)

    Good luck and enjoy a well earned rest though!

    I'm a para, so basically... :) I like the idea of prelogging. will try it!
  • HGSmith0920
    HGSmith0920 Posts: 1,123 Member
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    Had an awesome day today. Spent most of the morning and a large part of the early afternoon at M&M's house. I had a needle treatment and a nice long talk. I love those mornings. I think we have also found a way to combat my depression/loneliness when the DH works late. I'll go over there and have dinner with them and visit. I think it will help a lot. I think on the nights I cant go over for one reason or another, I will write the letters @toaljasa talked about last night. I really like that idea. Also, listening to worship music helped tremendously last night as well. So I've been doing that today as well. Lol.

    The DH is on his way home right now. He's home all night and tomorrow morning. He closes again. Lol. Tonight is the Pens second half of a back to back so our evening will revolve around that. Lol. It's almost playoff time. I'm going to miss hockey when the playoffs are over. It's always the most depressing part of the year for the DH and me. Lol.

    I hope everyone is having a great day!
  • Faebert
    Faebert Posts: 1,588 Member
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    I had a positive day too. But now feeling disheartened as found out I need to revisit the data (assessment of kids’ progress) that took me so so long yesterday! Argh! So what should have been a nice Friday now looks horrible!

    Anyway, today:
    - exercise before kids wake up ✅
    - Leave early (remember taking assembly so bring books) ✅
    - 15k + steps ✅
    - Stay within calorie goal✅
    - 2ltr+ water :/ no, not even with coffee!
    - Parent talk at 1:45pm :D parent had the date mixed up
    - Appraisal update at 4:15pm ✅
    - email teachers re twinning School questions ✅
    - Print for next week ✅
    - Parent teacher meeting for younger daughter at 6pm ✅

    Tomorrow:
    - exercise early
    - Leave early to go in and fix data
    - Stay within calorie goal
    - 12k+ steps
    - Water water water!
    - Update email for parents
    - Parents evening appointment allocation
    - Remember cash for birthday present
    - Early night - no Friday night sugar binge!

    Hope everyone is doing ok. Bring on a healthy happy weekend! X
  • HGSmith0920
    HGSmith0920 Posts: 1,123 Member
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    HGSmith0920 wrote: »
    JFT, 3/15/18

    1. Up @ 7/DH up @ 7:20 :/Both of us up @ 7:20 and that was a fight. Lol
    2. Normal morning stuff :|Only part of a cup of coffee and weighing myself
    3. Yoga/Bible/Meditate :|Today was weird. Meditate preparing for the needles/Bible after I got home. Didn't do yoga though. I need to get back into the swing of that. I miss it. I find that I have a better day when I do it in the morning
    4. M's for needles and coffee :)Had a very good time!
    5. Walk/Quiet time :'(Stayed at M&M for longer then I thought
    6. Gym :'(See above
    7. Read :)Only the next day of Becks
    8. Prep dinner(sesame honey chix/broccoli/brown rice)Was super yummy. I'm still pretty full. I love this meal.
    9. DH time/Pens game :)Doing this now. The DH wants to cuddle. Lol
    10. Bed by 11:30 :)Probably. Lol

    Gonna finish later. DH is demanding my attention. Lol

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