JUST FOR TODAY ....... One day at a time ..... Daily Commitment Thread for 2018
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nickssweetheart wrote: »I had a long talk with someone this week about my mom who passed away in 2011 and I was just missing her.
I’ve had one of those weeks about my Dad. It never seems to get easier. Hugs to you.2 -
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HGSmith0920 wrote: »HGSmith0920 wrote: »
JFT, 6/2/18
1. Log ALL food
Apparently I ate a lot, but I have 3 calories left! Lol. Looks like it's water for the rest of the night
2. Pick up grocery orderAnd I even drove a half an hour away to a different store to pick up the second half of the groceries too.
4. Meal PrepI know spent a least two hours doing this, probably way more though.
5. Make hair appt for DHAlmost forgot but I did it! It's all set and it's with a barber that we go to church with. Matt really likes him. The place is pretty cheap too. Does quality work though.
Had a really great, relaxing day. My food victory for the day is that during all of the food prep I did, I didnt eat any of the chips and things! I like to portion things out like fruits, veggies, snacks and dips and things into single servings. Well, I didnt have a single chip or piece of trail mix! I had a few small servings of fruit. I did finish the last piece of pizza from last night but I dually recorded it. I'm actually incredibly proud of myself for this. I was home by myself all morning/early afternoon so I could have totally gotten away with eating anything I wanted. I knew, though, that I would feel absolutely terrible for the rest of the day. So I refrained.
I made turkey burgers for the first time ever. They were premade Butterball patties 93% lean. We had them with 1 slice of American cheese and a bit of ketchup on 100% whole grain buns. Holy Crow were they amazing! I took me like ten minutes to eat it because I wanted to savor it! It was effing amazing! I had a small salad with it. It is DEFINITELY something that I will be making again! There is one more patty left that I am going to hide from the DH and bring for lunch with me. I was smart while making though. There were four patties. I vie cooked 3 of them and as soon as I put those in the skillet, I put the last one in a container and put it in the fridge. I KNEW that if I made that last one I would have eaten. I'm really proud that I didnt!
I guess it's time to list my goals for tomorrow.
JFT, 6/3/18
1. Log ALL food
2. Church
3. Clean the bathroom!
4. Buy movie tickets!
5. Enjoy movie w/ DH and friends!
Good for you for all of your restraint today!1 -
Just caught up, everyone is exuding positivity - in good time and in bad you all inspire me! For me, the spring is the easiest to be positive and motivated. I just look at all the plants around me, focusing on getting lots of sun, good nutrients, and growing strong and think...just be like the plants!!! This weekends fresh air has been uplifting.
I can't find my post to recap. But I know I need to improve my medication @HGSmith0920 I liked your advice to carry them around for a while. Its been almost 2 years and I still struggle. And weekend water intake is not good. Food has been on track for the most part. I had a second helping of dinner tonight for the first time in a long time, I've been so hungry the past 3 days, but tonight I could have done without. I realized I hadn't stuffed myself to discomfort in a while and that is a win for me! Today I will continue to be postive!4 -
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JFT Sunday
1. Water
2. Laundry
3. Drive Miss Thea back home
4. Work
5. Groceries
6. Brush/floss
7. Bed by 10:303 -
Yesterday I got a bit of further insight for the June challenge. I got up really early and finished all my reports (yay!) but that meant I missed my normal workout time. Once my ex had picked up the kids I was going to work out but by this point I was tired and having my usual mixed feelings from seeing him and the kids going. So I didn’t work out. And that put me off track for the rest of the day.
I know it’s ok to take rest days but it got me thinking that it’s good to be aware of how emotions affect all our decisions - not just eating. There’s a difference between taking an intentional rest day and letting emotions stop you from planned exercise. And it seems that if I feel I’ve “failed” by not following my plan (eating or exercising) I often let that derail everything.
So for the June challenge I will be thinking about emotional eating and emotional “poor decisions” as well. Like not working out, or not keeping to a planned appointment/ social event or whatever.
Not sure if that makes sense to everyone but just wanted to post it as it felt like a bit of a lightbulb moment for me.
Up early today and about to begin my workout. Feel like I should be able to hit most of my weekend goals and so so so so happy I’ve done those reports so overall im winning!
Enjoy your Sunday xx7 -
Eugh morning everyone!
How embarrassing lol!
Think I might do a little exercise this morning yo burn off last night! But we'll see. 4yo just woken me and it's 7am, Casey wasn't even awake!3 -
My god, tried yoga for the first time. Only a 20 mins beginner one! It was good and also very bad!
The bad part was the kids, let me run you through it.
So first of all the standing poses, the kids wanted to join in, so I let them, then the eldest is laughing her head of shouting “I can’t do it I can’t do it” making me not hear the video, I then shouted at her to be quiet, however this continued.
Later on in the video, child pose, guess who climbs on my back!! Marley. Yay.
Then there was one where I was laying on my back, for relaxation, Marley lay on the floor next to me thought it would be okay until 4 yo stood on her hair and I had her then screaming down my ear.
I started to feel my lower back ache a bit but I figured this was due to poor posture when doing the poses because I was distracted!
But it’s fine now I’ve stopped.
Note to self: never EVER do yoga with kids in the room. They’ve both been told off anyway lol!
It was a 20 min video but I probably only managed 15 realistically6 -
@Bex953172 Amazing how much I can get out of a little stretching! Good for you...I don't have kids but I do have a rambunctious cat who always thinks that yoga = play time when I do it. She tries to join in by doing things like leaping unexpectedly on my back or "hunting" my mat/towel.
Just For Yesterday Wrap Up:
1) Adhere to meal plan
This was a bust.
2) Hit protein and calcium goals So was this.
3) Drink 64 oz of pure water I fihished the last swallows at 1 am, but I'm taking the win.
4) Physical therapy morning and evening
5) Yoga routine
6) Grocery shopping
7) Aerobic routine
8) No after dinner eating
So trying this again:
JUST For Today I will:
1) Adhere to meal plan
2) Hit protein and calcium goals
3) Drink 64 oz of pure water
4) Physical therapy morning and evening
5) Yoga routine
6) Grocery shopping
7) No after dinner eating
8) Remember that I am in control of myself. I do not need to give into impulse, momentary weakness, temptation, sadness, boredom, or any other reason for eating other than hunger/fuel.4 -
Idea for emotional eating.
If I notice I'm in a mood and want to grab something and just scarf it down I try really hard to tailor what I eat to the mood.
Anger... A large raw carrot, or two, that I can really crunch as an alternative to a bag of chips.
Sadness.... Yogurt is just as creamy and satisfying as a tub of ice cream.
Any other ideas?
Air popcorn with just a little "butter" spray.3 -
My god, tried yoga for the first time. Only a 20 mins beginner one! It was good and also very bad!
The bad part was the kids, let me run you through it.
So first of all the standing poses, the kids wanted to join in, so I let them, then the eldest is laughing her head of shouting “I can’t do it I can’t do it” making me not hear the video, I then shouted at her to be quiet, however this continued.
Later on in the video, child pose, guess who climbs on my back!! Marley. Yay.
Then there was one where I was laying on my back, for relaxation, Marley lay on the floor next to me thought it would be okay until 4 yo stood on her hair and I had her then screaming down my ear.
I started to feel my lower back ache a bit but I figured this was due to poor posture when doing the poses because I was distracted!
But it’s fine now I’ve stopped.
Note to self: never EVER do yoga with kids in the room. They’ve both been told off anyway lol!
It was a 20 min video but I probably only managed 15 realistically
But you did it. GOOD FOR YOU .
I have very bad osteoarthritis and yoga really helps me do ordinary things like pick things up off the floor scoop the litter box get in and out of a car and also on the occasions when I do travel by air get in and out of Airline seats and those horrible horrible oppressively small bathrooms on planes.
Take good care.2 -
Just for today real quick
Kitchen closed and oral hygiene by 7:30 p.m.
Bed by 9:30 p.m. really early rise tomorrow morning.
Mindfulness in everything that I do specially with food
Have a good day everyone and come back here please to give and receive support and tips.
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JFT- Saturday June 2
2L of water - Yes
Stay in Green - Yes
Outside 15 minutes - no
Write in Journal - no
JFT - Sunday June 3
2l of water
Stay in Green
Outside 15 minutes
Write in Journal
Clean
Had a great day yesterday. Hubby and I had a great evening, both of our moods disappeared.
Swimming lesson went well. Our regular instructor was gone again. This is the third time. The young man we had we have had before. Only 4 of us showed up. He had us swim 4 laps for him to watch and give feedback to each of us individually. My first lap up the pool I swam perfectly, breathing properly the whole bit. I couldn’t get the breaths right again the whole lesson. The last 15 minutes we went to the deep end of the larger pool. I went in the deep end. I had a belt on, but I did it! He gave us the opportunity to swim from the deep end to the shallow and I couldn’t make myself do it. That will be another goal to reach. I feel if I could swim laps every time breathing properly without having to stand up to breath I would feel more confident going into the deep end. So this week I’ll keep practicing my breathing!
Off to get the grands, having company for supper so have to clean today too. I’ll be back later!
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Snowflake1968 wrote: »JFT- Saturday June 2
2L of water - Yes
Stay in Green - Yes
Outside 15 minutes - no
Write in Journal - no
JFT - Sunday June 3
2l of water
Stay in Green
Outside 15 minutes
Write in Journal
Clean
Had a great day yesterday. Hubby and I had a great evening, both of our moods disappeared.
Swimming lesson went well. Our regular instructor was gone again. This is the third time. The young man we had we have had before. Only 4 of us showed up. He had us swim 4 laps for him to watch and give feedback to each of us individually. My first lap up the pool I swam perfectly, breathing properly the whole bit. I couldn’t get the breaths right again the whole lesson. The last 15 minutes we went to the deep end of the larger pool. I went in the deep end. I had a belt on, but I did it! He gave us the opportunity to swim from the deep end to the shallow and I couldn’t make myself do it. That will be another goal to reach. I feel if I could swim laps every time breathing properly without having to stand up to breath I would feel more confident going into the deep end. So this week I’ll keep practicing my breathing!
Off to get the grands, having company for supper so have to clean today too. I’ll be back later!
Well done thats amazing progress!4 -
@Bex953172 Your yoga story is hilarious! Thanks for the morning chuckle! lmao!
@mytime6630 Your list is really good! I forgot to make a list of distractions. I'll have to work on that later.
I can't remember who posted about the frozen blueberries, but that is what we buy! A large bag of Welch's frozen blueberries that are so delicious! I thaw them for my FF cottage cheese and sometimes just pop them in my mouth like candy. Frozen red grapes are awesome too. I had forgotten about those. I'm going to have to put those on my grocery list. Mmmmh. So many good ideas on this thread!
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PackerFanInGB wrote: »Just for Saturday
1. Stay green
Did not make good choices at the graduation party for GS yesterday. Also didn't do well resisting DH's DQ ice cream cake.
2. WATER, WATER, WATER
3. Reach Step Goal of 6000 today
4. 15 minutes of activity on my FitBit today
5. Try to remain patient and kind today in a stressful situation
6. Be conscious of my food choices today
7. Smile, even when I don't want to
8. Use my alternative snack chart today whenever possible
9. Work on my to-do list in my bullet journal (it's a doozy!)
10. Be grateful for all our blessings, big and small
11. Love my family well...
12. Gratitude journal tonightExhausted. Fell asleep
13. Optimal Living Daily and Optimal Health Daily podcasts
Today it is 63 and cloudy with a breeze in Green Bay. It's a nice day to get outside and do some yard work without getting too hot. I have alwas loved the sun but in the past few years, my tolerance to hot weather has disappeared. So today I am going to plant some radishes, some green beans and some cucumbers. I don't have a big space to do it in, so only a couple of the green beans and cukes. We have 6 tomato plants already going in planters. I need to weed the flower beds too. I need to run to JoAnn fabrics to pick up some white material, some new sewing machine needles and look for a quarter-inch foot for my machine. I need to go to Aldi's and pick up some healthy produce and healthy snacks to prep for the week. I need to help my husband clean out our fishing boat and get our fishing poles ready to go. I need to run to Fleet or Menards for chicken wire to keep rabbits out of my raised garden, paint my milk can I got at a flea market and the $2 old rickety wooden chair I bought for the front of the house so I can put a bit potted plant on it. I need to get my bicycle out of back garage and clean it up so I can ride it. I need to do a million and a half things....but realistically I probably won't even get half of them done since it's already 11:00 a.m. and I'm still sitting at the table watching the birds, squirrels and bunnies under the bird feeder with my bathrobe on, sipping coffee.
So, the fact that I have no "get up and go" is making me really annoyed at myself. I will NEVER feel healthy if I do not incorporate healthy lifestyle changes. There is no magic wand, and sitting here thinking about my good intentions will not do a thing for me. I need to take action and stop jaw-jacking. So, I'm going to post today's goals and unplug for the rest of the day. I'm going to be present in the day and get my butt in gear.
Just for Sunday:
1. Stay in the GREEN
2. 6000+ FitBit steps
3. 30 minutes activity on FitBit
4. WATER, 80+ oz
5. Unplug until after 7pm and then only spend 1 hour online
6. Conplete at least 3 of my to-do's for today
7. Be gentle and kind.
8. Remove myself from drama. Walk away from gossip.
9. Bake banana bread for my husband who went to the store and bought bananas as a hint...
10. Post positive sayings in strategic places around my house to remind me what my ultimate goal is.
11. Listen to my podcasts instead of turning on mindless tv
12. Prep for next week by packing serving-sized snacks and lunch items
13. Prep for next week by picking out next weeks work wardrobe and ironing everything
14. Enjoy my day. Don't let yesterday's bumps in the road ruin today.
Have a wonderful Sunday everyone!
Tracie
Stop wishing and Start Doing!6 -
JFY (Saturday)
1. Drink 8 glasses of water before allowing myself a Diet Coke
2. Log all the food I eat
3. Stay "in the green" with my calories
4. Stay "in the green" with my sodium intake
5. Go on a hike with the family
JFT (Sunday)
1. Drink 8 glasses of water before allowing myself a Diet Coke
2. Log all the food I eat
3. Stay "in the green" with my calories
4. Stay "in the green" with my sodium intake
5. Groceries3 -
PackerFanInGB wrote: »@Bex953172 Your yoga story is hilarious! Thanks for the morning chuckle! lmao!
@mytime6630 Your list is really good! I forgot to make a list of distractions. I'll have to work on that later.
I can't remember who posted about the frozen blueberries, but that is what we buy! A large bag of Welch's frozen blueberries that are so delicious! I thaw them for my FF cottage cheese and sometimes just pop them in my mouth like candy. Frozen red grapes are awesome too. I had forgotten about those. I'm going to have to put those on my grocery list. Mmmmh. So many good ideas on this thread!
The actual video was pretty hard for a beginner, I mean the poses were fine but when I’m doing downward dog I can’t exactly look up at the telly to see what to do next lol
But she told you when to inhale and exhale etc and was pretty good instructor! Not bad for a YouTube vid!3 -
PackerFanInGB wrote: »PackerFanInGB wrote: »
Oooo I like how you’ve done it!
So if you’re craving something salty you can pick something from that list!
Very clever!
I must get some FF cottage cheese too!
LOL my chocolate fix is in protein shake form too!!
I like a good protein shake! LOL! They're filling and, well, they're chocolate flavored! What's not to love?
I just kind of threw that together last night. I plan to go back and look at yours and any others that get posted so I can tweak it and add more yummy things as alternatives. I need to also go to the grocery store and buy the things I listed or it will be just another useless list lying around my house collecting dust.
I've been buying bags of frozen blueberries and mixing one cup of blueberries with 1/2 cup of FF cottage cheese and eating that when my DH grabs ice cream. Believe it or not, it satisfies me.
Have you ever had frozen blueberries? The are yummilicious and have a bit of a crunch to them
Oh do you eat them frozen?!
Yeah I have some but I put them in smoothies!
I eat them in smoothies, frozen, and with strawberries and bananas. I do like blueberries!3 -
How is everyone this fine afternoon? The DH and I are having a good, lazy day. We went to church this morning and had a great time. Now we're waiting for our friend D to come over. He is actually the one that introduced me and DH. He was in Philly for a few years and dealt with some really serious issues. That's all sorted out now and he moved back into town. A lot closer then he was before too! It's great to have him so close again. He works for a pool company so getting time with him for the next couple of weeks will be tough but it's just good to know that he's home.
We're also going to go into the next town over to visit the DH's former boss. Then we're gonna have dinner with some of his coworkers and see Solo. I'm really excited although I dont really know how to log hibachi. Lol. I may take a break from it tonight and just remember to eat sensibly. Lol. I doubt that I am going to get anything at the theater other than maybe a small soda. I'm hoping the food at dinner fills me up enough that I won't have the desire to munch.
@Bex953172 I used to do YouTube yoga videos by YogawithAdrienne. I loved them. She is absolutely hysterical! Lol. I have stopped doing them over the last like 6 months. I think I may pick it back up again. Actually, I think I put that on my June Goal list. Lol.
@PackerFanInGB I have a hard time with get up and go as well. I need to start forcing myself to get out of bed in the morning. I think I am going to start small and do it one morning a week. Maybe get up and do a short walk or a yoga routine or something. Just something to get me up and moving. I usually feel really good when I do! I hope you are up with your butt in gear!
@Snowflake1968 Have fun with the grands! I hope you are making something yummy for dinner! And awesome job going into the deep end! That is a huge accomplishment and I am really proud of you for it!
I think I am going to make my own list! You all have inspired me!4 -
I skipped the grocery store this morning and cleaned house instead and now I'm sitting on my rear end watching youtube vids. But the kitchen is sparkling...and it's going to stay that way as I'm having freezer meals for lunch and dinner (5 bean chili over baked potatoes and split pea soup.)
I just need to refocus today before I head out to a high-hazard place like the grocery store. Plus if I go tomorrow morning it will be a much more zen-like experience: fewer people, lower stress, shorter wait times.4 -
PackerFanInGB wrote: »@Bex953172 Your yoga story is hilarious! Thanks for the morning chuckle! lmao!
@mytime6630 Your list is really good! I forgot to make a list of distractions. I'll have to work on that later.
I can't remember who posted about the frozen blueberries, but that is what we buy! A large bag of Welch's frozen blueberries that are so delicious! I thaw them for my FF cottage cheese and sometimes just pop them in my mouth like candy. Frozen red grapes are awesome too. I had forgotten about those. I'm going to have to put those on my grocery list. Mmmmh. So many good ideas on this thread!
Frozen cherries...SO good!!!3 -
June 2, Joan's Monthly Challenge Update:
Went to kitchen to get last two homemade chocolate chip cookies. Had saved room for them on MFP. Saw that it was 9:21pm. I have purposed this month to not only take every bite captive but to close the kitchen by 8:30. I argued/debated and truth: I wasn't hungry truth: I am not denying myself the cookie but to just have it another day. truth If I am really wanting to get healthy and lose weight while doing so I am going to have to "just say no" and stand firm. And that's what I did! And this morning I enjoyed two ccc's!!!4 -
I love love love ice cream! Especially in the summer. I started doing a little search and found some ice cream recipes that will fit in to my MFP log. Here's the link. I am going to try Peanut butter and chocolate ice cream this week. Let me know if you try any of these!
https://www.eatthis.com/weight-loss-recipes-for-frozen-banana-ice-cream/
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June 2, Joan's Monthly Challenge Update:
Went to kitchen to get last two homemade chocolate chip cookies. Had saved room for them on MFP. Saw that it was 9:21pm. I have purposed this month to not only take every bite captive but to close the kitchen by 8:30. I argued/debated and truth: I wasn't hungry truth: I am not denying myself the cookie but to just have it another day. truth If I am really wanting to get healthy and lose weight while doing so I am going to have to "just say no" and stand firm. And that's what I did! And this morning I enjoyed two ccc's!!!
Woohoooo!1 -
Did I post goals for today? Probably not after them drinks last night lol
Anyway
They were in my mind today to ...
- Be in the green. YEP 156 to spare and only celery for a snack!
- drink 8 glasses of water - YEP! After my protein shake that will make it 9
- exercise! YEP did morning yoga and just done my dance cardio!
I don't know where this sudden boost has come from but the more I do it the more I WANT to do it!
I have stuck to one workout video so far, when this gets easy then I'll try the other ones j used to do, then that really hard one I posted last year that nearly killed us all!
That's my long term goal to complete that video!
Also does anyone measure their body? Like arms and waist and stuff, if so where do you measure? And how often?3 -
Gah I don’t really want to come on here and confess but need to be accountable. Bit of a fail on my mindful weekend June goal stuff. BUT in failing I’ve got a bit more understanding that I won’t bore you with for what the emotional triggers are, ie sometimes it’s not just negative emotions!
Anyhoo...
Weekend goals - keeping it v simple!
- morning workouts ✅ (Sunday not Saturday)
- April challenge ✅ (Sunday not Saturday)
- May challenge ✅
- June challenge nope although i came very close and learnt a lot through thinking about it so v motivated to start fresh on this tomorrow
- Last 10 reports ✅
Goals for Monday
- morning workout
- Phonics interventions x2
- Steps to 12k
- April challenge
- May challenge
- June challenge
- Early night
Enjoy the rest of the weekend everyone! X4 -
My god, tried yoga for the first time. Only a 20 mins beginner one! It was good and also very bad!
The bad part was the kids, let me run you through it.
So first of all the standing poses, the kids wanted to join in, so I let them, then the eldest is laughing her head of shouting “I can’t do it I can’t do it” making me not hear the video, I then shouted at her to be quiet, however this continued.
Later on in the video, child pose, guess who climbs on my back!! Marley. Yay.
Then there was one where I was laying on my back, for relaxation, Marley lay on the floor next to me thought it would be okay until 4 yo stood on her hair and I had her then screaming down my ear.
I started to feel my lower back ache a bit but I figured this was due to poor posture when doing the poses because I was distracted!
But it’s fine now I’ve stopped.
Note to self: never EVER do yoga with kids in the room. They’ve both been told off anyway lol!
It was a 20 min video but I probably only managed 15 realistically
I told my hubby about your exercise buddies. He said it was probably like doing yoga while wrangling cats.4 -
June 2, Joan's Monthly Challenge Update:
Went to kitchen to get last two homemade chocolate chip cookies. Had saved room for them on MFP. Saw that it was 9:21pm. I have purposed this month to not only take every bite captive but to close the kitchen by 8:30. I argued/debated and truth: I wasn't hungry truth: I am not denying myself the cookie but to just have it another day. truth If I am really wanting to get healthy and lose weight while doing so I am going to have to "just say no" and stand firm. And that's what I did! And this morning I enjoyed two ccc's!!!
Great job! Both with sticking to your plan AND enjoying your cookies when the time was right!Did I post goals for today? Probably not after them drinks last night lol
Anyway
They were in my mind today to ...
- Be in the green. YEP 156 to spare and only celery for a snack!
- drink 8 glasses of water - YEP! After my protein shake that will make it 9
- exercise! YEP did morning yoga and just done my dance cardio!
I don't know where this sudden boost has come from but the more I do it the more I WANT to do it!
I have stuck to one workout video so far, when this gets easy then I'll try the other ones j used to do, then that really hard one I posted last year that nearly killed us all!
That's my long term goal to complete that video!
Also does anyone measure their body? Like arms and waist and stuff, if so where do you measure? And how often?
It seems to work that way! Fantastic momentum!!
Update: Did a yoga vid, contemplating a cardio vid. Also contemplating the last of the watermelon. I figure if I do the one, I should be able to have the other! 4
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