JUST FOR TODAY ....... One day at a time ..... Daily Commitment Thread for 2018
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@junodog1 welcome back!
Recap T 4/10 ~ have noon meeting at local non-profit org (lunch provided)
1) Treadmill before work / 3 mi 48:35 / stretched
2) Move hourly / stairs breaks at work = Fitbit 13,037 steps, 250+ steps 13/14 (noon meeting) & 56 floors
3) Usual breakfast & snacks / lunch unknown / supper planned / net calories green / monitor usual = Getting my eating back on track & less evening snacking... net calories -92, sugar -10 (mostly fruit, yogurt, power muffin), sodium RED, fiber & protein good (2 days in a row!) & 11c water
4) Evening: Sunday ads
started then Kitty climbed into my lap for snuggling / wash dishes / 1-2 to-do's = boiled eggs & put away clean shirts
5) Unplug 9:00 / floss 
/ retainers / bed & TV off 10:15 even earlier (treadmill W a.m.)
JFT W 4/11
1) Skipped treadmill before work ~ I'm so sick of treadmill walking / walk dog after work
2) Move hourly / stairs breaks at work
3) Leftovers for lunch & supper / net calories green / more water than T / monitor usual
4) Remember projector & check-in box for Th seminar
5) At least 2 to-do's in evening
6) FLOSS / retainers / bed & TV off 10:15 (reset alarm)
Tomorrow (Thurs) will be busy & sedentary day... another 8 hour seminar, and I arrive 30 min. early to handle check-in table & give projector to speaker, plus total drive time to/fro 1:20. No time for treadmill before & have choir in evening, so lots of sitting all day. I have no idea of refreshments & lunch provided... maybe will take some of my own snacks. On bright side, this month I will have completed 3/4 of my annual CPE requirement.2 -
JFY (Tuesday)
1. Drink 8 glasses of water
2. Log all the food I eat
3. Stay "in the green" with my calories
4. Get things together for our Garage Sale in May
5. Finish 1 order from my shop
6. Go to the gym
JFT (Wednesday)
1. Drink 8 glasses of water before allowing myself a Diet Coke (Ooooo, this is gonna be hard to do!!)
2. Log all the food I eat
3. Stay "in the green" with my calories
4. Laundry
5. Finish 1 order from my shop
6. Stay "in the green" with my sodium intake3 -
JFT - Tuesday April 10
2L of Water -
Stay in Green -
Write in Journal - No, I went to bed with hubby instead
Do 10 Something's every hour - I did a couple of them, but I finished cleaning and had to do some shopping so I was active
Finish cleaning office in preparation of VP coming tomorrow - All done have a spotless office and then got an email that he wasn't coming.
Come up with a couple of ideas for paintings - Have some ideas floating around in my head but not written down or planned out yet.
JFT - Wednesday April 11
2L of Water
Stay in Green
Do 10 Something's every hour
Write in Journal
Work on training manual
Yesterday while standing in line at the grocery store I bought a magazine by Prevention called Walk Off Weight it's a guide on building up to a 5K and the optimum ways to walk to lose weight. I am hoping when the weather gets nice (please be soon) I can get out for walks in the evening to add to my 10 Something's. Then I will use the gym for the strength and not as much cardio.
I changed my goals a bit yesterday, I had wanted to lose 50lbs by my 50th, but when I looked at this realistically on a calendar I realized even if I was able to lose 2lbs per week from now until then I would still be 6lbs short of my goal. I know myself and this would be just the excuse I needed to give up because I failed, so I have lowered it to 30 by September. I still have 60 to lose by July 2019, just breaking it up differently.
I love this group, it is holding me accountable and I have felt so welcomed. Thank you all so much!
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April goals
Under 163
Medication on track. I tend to forget a dose when unscheduled things pop up and then don't feel well. X1
Studio twice+ /week
Work on pink/blue quilt to be completed and on my bed! So close!
A couple other small projects.
Declutter entry further. It’s not actually an entry, per se. It’s a multipurpose room that we enter the house through. Laundry, storage, recycling, coats and shoes, etc. I want it less junky and I want less stuff in my space at any rate so I need to put more effort into this.
Accountability
Weekly weigh-in
Starting weight Jan 3, 2018: 176.0
Aiming at 150ish
Progress so far this year:
Apr 11 165.4
Apr 4 167.7
Mar 28 166.4 I guess MAYBE I got off my plateau? It’s much more challenging as I creep up on the goal.
Mar 21 169.4 ?
Mar 14 168.4 I dropped my drinking lots for the past 2 days when I went back to work. Stalled the loss?
Mar 7 168.4
Feb 28 169.8 Woo hoo! Clawed back some lost ground and a bit!
Feb 21 172.6
Feb 14 172.0
Feb 7 171.6
Jan 31 170.4
Jan 24 172.2
Jan 17 175.4
Jan 10: 174.8
Jan 3: 176.0
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sarah74_vt wrote: »J
JFT (Wednesday)
1. Drink 8 glasses of water before allowing myself a Diet Coke (Ooooo, this is gonna be hard to do!!)
If I had to wait to drink my coffee, I would absolutely fail every single day!!! I love seeing all those smily faces on your JFT's!2 -
OConnell5483 wrote: »Just for Monday:
1. Journal every bite
I don't think I did but I remember what i had so I will go back to tomorrow's date and enter.
2. Stay greenI'm guessing not, since I had a piece of the baby shower cake we had at work yesterday.
3. NO ice creamSwapped with cottage cheese & blueberries.
4. Eight 8oz glasses of waterNot 8 but I had 6 so that's not as bad as it could have been. Lots of coffee yesterday. Still dragging from having company!
5. Prepare for this week's lunches by cutting up veggies, boiling eggs, etc.
DH boiled eggs for me yesterday!
6. Pack tomorrow's lunch and set timer on coffeemaker for tomorrow
7. Tiny Habits
*After I pour my coffee, I will read one verse of scripture
*After I read one verse of scripture, I will say my morning prayers
*After I eat dinner, I will pick out tomorrow's outfitDidn't pick outfit but did pack lunch
*After I brush my teeth at night, I will wash and moisturize my face
8. Evening ritual - Read Simple Abundance, New Day New You & write 5 things in Gratitude journal for today
9. Unplug 9:00 and read some of my new book
Looks like I lost a day! I thought today was Tuesday. So, I'm updating Monday's JFT goals as if they were yesterday's goals.
Just for Wednesday
1. Journal every bite
2. Stay green
3. Swap ice cream for cottage cheese and blueberries
4. 64 oz of water
5. Continue reading 17 Day Diet for nutrition ideas
6. 30 minutes of activity
7. Lymphedema arm massage
8. Wrap arm tonight
9. Prep for tomorrow, tonight
10. Tiny Habits - After I _________________, I will __________________________. (read scripture after coffee) / (morning meditation & prayer after reading scriptures) / (select tomorrow's outfit after dinner) / (wash and moisturize face after brushing teeth)
11. Bedtime routine: Unplug and read Simple Abundance, New Day New You, Write 5 things I'm grateful for today in gratitude journal.
12. Get up when alarm goes off tomorrow morning. No hitting snooze!
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There is simply not enough wine to make today better!
I hate cleaning!5 -
There is simply not enough wine to make today better!
I hate cleaning!
Think about how many calories you are burning. I have been using cleaning for exercise I would say think how nice it will be to have a clean house, but I know with three girls you are probably cleaning one room while they are messing another one. 4 -
Snowflake1968 wrote: »There is simply not enough wine to make today better!
I hate cleaning!
Think about how many calories you are burning. I have been using cleaning for exercise I would say think how nice it will be to have a clean house, but I know with three girls you are probably cleaning one room while they are messing another one.
Haha exactly that!
I can’t even get one room fully tidy before the mess begins again!
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Snowflake1968 wrote: »There is simply not enough wine to make today better!
I hate cleaning!
Think about how many calories you are burning. I have been using cleaning for exercise I would say think how nice it will be to have a clean house, but I know with three girls you are probably cleaning one room while they are messing another one.
Haha exactly that!
I can’t even get one room fully tidy before the mess begins again!
I knew it, I had two girls and took kids in for a long time. Two of the girls one mine, one someone else's loved to help me clean. As grown ups, they still post on FB about their cleaning sprees. I clean when I'm angry too, since I'm using it as exercise right now my husband keeps asking if he's done something LOL2 -
Snowflake1968 wrote: »Snowflake1968 wrote: »There is simply not enough wine to make today better!
I hate cleaning!
Think about how many calories you are burning. I have been using cleaning for exercise I would say think how nice it will be to have a clean house, but I know with three girls you are probably cleaning one room while they are messing another one.
Haha exactly that!
I can’t even get one room fully tidy before the mess begins again!
I knew it, I had two girls and took kids in for a long time. Two of the girls one mine, one someone else's loved to help me clean. As grown ups, they still post on FB about their cleaning sprees. I clean when I'm angry too, since I'm using it as exercise right now my husband keeps asking if he's done something LOL
LOL!!! That’s made my day thank you haha
Yeah I just get “I don’t want tooooooo”
Plus it’s 100x quicker if I just do it, although when she does clean she does a good job!3 -
Goals for tomorrow
- 8 glasses - nooo did badly on this today
- Log all food - no excuse really
- Clean girls room - half done! It was a lot to do!
- Clean car - moved til tomorrow
- Fix pipe at the back of the house - oops.. moved to tonorrow
- Oven if I have time - no time, will try do it this week.
Not the best day in terms of goals but I got ALOT done.
Girls room is done, got all the stray clothes into the washing basket or in a pile to be put away, got all the rubbish out of there and anything that wasn’t theirs and reorganised the toy box.
Didn’t make the beds but oh well they’re sleeping in them now! Lol!
Then got started the kitchen but with lunch and snacks popping up it just turned out to be a never ending clean up so left it til after tea.
Then the rabbit! My god he was overdue for everything!! A full cage clean, a brush... well I have to pull his hair out with my hands it’s the easiest way, he molts a lot especially at this time of year and it doesn’t fully come out so clumps just stick out from his coat making him look very worse for wear so I just pinch it out!
Then his nails, which I hate doing because he’s a fidgety bugger. And sometimes when you clip he jumps and it scares me half to death because it’s so quick lol!
But he loves being held like a baby on his back haha, any other time he hops away when being stroked but hold him like a baby and you can do anything!
And he’s got fresh litter and food, hay and veg
Happy bunny!
I’m knackered though now!
Having a sit down with my e-cig and a Coke Zero!
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!!
Apr 8: 8 glasses!
Apr 9: 8 glasses!
Apr 10: 6 glasses
Apr 11: 4 glasses
Post new goals tonorrow! Too tired right now!
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Here he is lol!
He’s called Ron!
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@Bex953172 why do I get the feeling that the rabbits name is a nod to Harry Potter? Lol. It is very fitting though.2
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HGSmith0920 wrote: »@Bex953172 why do I get the feeling that the rabbits name is a nod to Harry Potter? Lol. It is very fitting though.
Haha it’s not unfortunately!!
Our pet store has adoption animals and we chose him from there. The person that bought him “from new” from the store took him home as a surprise and the family didn’t want him!
So we got him
And the store had named him Ron. We were gonna change it but it fit so well lol!3 -
Is it possible to get post-pregnancy food cravings?
Because avocado on toast is like heaven right now!
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HGSmith0920 wrote: »
1. Up @ 6Didnt end up going to bed until after 12 so getting up was tough this morning but I did it!
2. Weigh/Breakfast / I always forget how quick it is to make an egg in the microwave(60seconds). I should be eating breakfast every morning but for some reason I just dont. So we're going to change that this month.
3. Pray/meditation
4. DH up @ 730715 I think. Lol
5. Prep lunches
6. Bring workout clothes to workDecided not to go to the gym after work.
6. Leave @ 750Got there early. Manager got their late. Great start to the day...
7. Work 815-515
8. Yoga session or gym(possibly)
Would have too complicated to coordinate with D to pick me up.
9. Dinner/Dishes(leftovers)
Made French Toast instead. Need to do the dishes before I go to bed. A few dishes here and there lead to a very full sink in a day or two
10. Pens game!!!!Total blowout!!! Pen's won 7-0! What a way to start the playoffs!
11. Tech off by 10:30Maybe but doubtful. It's 10:17 and the DH isn't home yet.
12. Bed by 11:30Also doubtful. I like to spend time with the DH when he gets home.
Today was a bit weird. My Bank Manager(BM) got to the branch 10 minutes late so we had to open very quickly. I think I had my first customer at about 8:45. The first two hours was mainly cash transactions. We were really busy actually. I did like 15 transactions in the 2 hours as well as a bunch of other morning things and such. My Head Teller(HT) who had the interview today said that it was probably the strangest one she had ever been on. We were all expecting the VP to give her an offer for the BM position. He didnt. He asked her mainly about her former job as an accountant. She brought up a few things that she wanted to talk about, including that I was doing really well and was impressed by me. She said that she should hear by the middle of next week. It was a totally strange experience apparently. My current BM is resigning on the 27th. There is no set in stone plan for what is going to happen when she is no longer here...it's going to be an interesting May.
To add another awesome thing about this job to the ever growing list...Even when I have a zillion things running through my head, 15 things on my to-do list and a customer sitting in front of me, I still manage to keep my cool with very little effort. Lol. I do not get nearly as overwhelmed as I used to at other jobs. I just take a deep breath and move forward. It helps that I am in an office that has people who know what they are doing and are sitting right next to me. That is a huge relief. I have also found that if I keep a clean and organized station, I feel so much better. I guess it is true what they say about a calm space causing a calm mind(at least I think they say that). Lol.
Well the DH just got home so I am going to post my goals and sign off for the night.
JFT, 4/12/18
1. Log all food(even if it is terrible)
2. Up @ 6
3. Wake up call to M/Breakfast
4. Pray/Yoga(maybe?)
5. DH up @ 715
6. Leave by 750
7. Put chix in Crock Pot
8. Work 815-515
9. Dinner/Dishes
10. Shower
11. DH Time
12. Tech off by 10:30
13. Bed by 11:30
I hope everyone is having a wonderful night!
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I did terribly food and exercise-wise yesterday, but it was not the priority in the end. We got our little kitten (Monty) and the girls were just so thrilled. When I walked in with him, the little one burst into tears of happiness. I was weirdly anxious about it all before I got him. Maybe trying to keep the surprise or just that it is another significant family event that I’m doing as a single parent? Since my ex left there have been a few milestones that have made me strangely emotional (being the tooth fairy for the first time with no one to share it with had me sobbing! Lol)
So I’m writing off anything fitness related just for yesterday and today is a new day.
exercise early
- Head out for kitten stuff while sitter watches the kids ✅
- Take kids to my parents✅
- Go collect the kitten then surprise the girls!! ✅
- And also try and drink water and stay within calorie goal etc etc
Today’s goals
- exercise early (hope kitty lets me!)
- Stay within calorie goal
- Drink 3ltr+ water
- Phone vet re new kitten check up
- Phone alarm company
- L finish holiday homework
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JFT ThursdayJFT Wednesday
1. Water
2. Meditation
3. Take recycling out
4. Scrappy Bags
5. Studio time
6. Brush and floss
7. Bed by 10:30
1. Water
2. Meditation
3. Studio time. I really want the pink and blue completed. Should be doable before Sunday! I'll let you know.
4. Bottles to depot
5. Declutter more
6. Make creme brulee
7. Brush and floss
8. Bed by 10:303
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