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JUST FOR TODAY ....... One day at a time ..... Daily Commitment Thread for 2018
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Just for today I will not eat anything containing sugar. I can do it and I will do it. Target date 14.7.18 I will be fitting into my favourite blue trousers.8
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Yesterday met all goals.
JFT:
1. Log all food and stay under goal for calories
2. Make Skinny Taste lasagna for dinner (prep this morning as there is a two hour delay)
3. Go to the gym
4. Drink two 32 oz cups of water by the end of the day
Happy Monday!6 -
Quick question...what is a NSV? I've seen it mentioned on here a couple times recently, but can figure out what it stands for.
JFY (Sunday, 1/14/18)
1. Drink 8 glasses of water
2. Log all my food
3. Be "in the green" with my calories for the day
4. Groceries
JFT (Monday, 1/15/18)
1. Drink 8 glasses of water
2. Log all my food
3. Be "in the green" with my calories for the day
4. Go to the gym (30 min circuit, 10 min elliptical, 10 min bike)
5. Complete 3 orders
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specialoccasionsbysarah wrote: »Quick question...what is a NSV? I've seen it mentioned on here a couple times recently, but can figure out what it stands for.
Non-Scale Victory. There's an entire thread devoted to NSVs, and I love it. Great for inspiration.4 -
1/14 Sunday JFT:
✔▪Breakfast
✔▪Run errands (mortgage and target)
✔▪Lunch
✔▪Work on Research Abstract
✔▪Laundry
✔▪Relax, no exercising today. I'm having some muscle stiffness and cramps so I'm just going to try and recover today.
✔▪Dinner by 8 pm
✔▪Bedtime by 11 pm
1/15 Monday JFT:
▪Breakfast
▪Call OBGYN
▪Finish Laundry
▪Prenatal Yoga
▪Lunch
▪Work on Research Abstract
▪Bake banana-nut bread for Dad
▪Run by mailbox
▪Dinner by 6:30 pm
▪Prenatal Massage at 7:30 pm
[I
my hubby for understanding my pregnancy.]
▪Bedtime by 10 pm
I'm so excited to see ALL the new comers on the thread, it's sooo inspiring!!! This year is going to be awesome!!!!
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5’3”, 45 years old
Currently 25 pounds over goal weight
4. I keep a Pinterest board with positive quotes and fitness goal images for 2018.
5. I write in a journal to reflect on my weight goal successes and struggles. I use my journal to problem solve ways that I can be more proactive and positive in my life.
6. My husband and I are learning something new together. We are taking guitar lessons each week. We’re also working on improving our golf game each week.
6. I made a new rule of having wine not more than 2 nights per week.
7. We eat at the dinner table with music and a candle instead of while watching tv..
Wonderful that you are evaluating and adjusting your life to help you become a healthier you! I like the Pinterest board idea and am going to start one for myself.
Journaling is so helpful, isn't it? I would like to keep a gratitude journal separate from my daily thoughts but I am doing good to just keep one so I jumble it all together...but there's something about writing down struggles that clarifies and gives me solutions.
It is so easy to get into a rut with the spouse. Same old routine. One day I announced we were taking ballroom dancing through the community. We had a blast! We are in our 50's and it was so encouraging and a boost to our relationship.
Just this past week I began setting the table for two---we eat either at the bar or in our lazy chairs and watch a movie while mindlessly eating. It forces us to engage with each other.
Thanks for sharing. You have been very affirming in the small but significant changes I am trying to make, not only to improve weight loss but to improve my entire make up.
Peace and joy.
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I can't even remember if I posted last nite, but reposting again.
Goals today are very simple
1. log all food
2. put a pitcher of water in the refrig ... and empty it today. (I am going to use a smaller pitcher, to start out with just 6 cups, per @toaljasa suggestion. (THank you for that suggestion to start out small).
3. drink a glass of water everytime I go in the refrig
4. evaluate everything I eat, and ask myself if the calories are worth it
5. lay out gym clothes for tomorrow morning. With this single digit temps, I am having a hard time wanting to go to the gym in the morning. Have to get this good habit back ... no excuses
6. get back on here tomorrow. be accountable.
@tashawitt - thank you so much for sharing your tips for a healthier you. SO many good suggestions - I love the pinterest idea! One thing my husband and I are trying to do is before he comes to the table, I put our food on our plates - kinda like in a restaurant, but portioned better. Then I put anything else in the refrig.... in tupperware containers. That way it is much harder to reach for seconds.
My problem is that I do great at every meal. Hubby is surprised that I even have a weight problem. Thats because I eat in private way too much. Snacking while hubby is downstairs, grabbing junk while I am sewing. This is my biggest hurdle ... I easily eat 600-800 calories... some nites even more ... just in the evenings, which are my hardest time. SO this is my biggest habit that I have got to change.6 -
2. Studio time
Finished the quilting! Back is sore but quilt is showable at guild and then ready to bind. And yes @joan6630 and others I will post a picture.
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YES ... please show us!! I am working on a star quilt ... using nothing but scraps. I love how it is turning out .... sewing the rows together now! The best therapy in the world!
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New here, hi everyone! Looks like a great thread to help me stay accountable one day at a time.
1. Drink at least 4 glasses of water , really struggle with water.
2. Don’t eat just to eat in the evening. Continue to be strong and stay within my calories.
Welcome. You list 2 of the things that I struggle with as well ... water ... and eating in the evenings. But we can break these habits!!! I know its hard, but I just keep trying each day.6 -
Day 7:I accomplished Friday's JFT's and the unposted ones over the weekend.
Weigh in:
Starting weight 1/2/18: 177
Current weight 1/15/18: 170
Well, I am pleased as punch! But, having been 'round this mountain several times, I know that my rapid weight loss will decrease in the coming days. And I am quite fine with that, as my actual weight loss goal is .5 pounds a week. This is kind of a bonus pay for signing on!
Success: Aside from the numbers change on the scale, I am thrilled that I have been able to increase my water intake. I do think it is making a difference.
What I've learned. Well, as I wrote earlier, I've gone 'round this mountain countless times throughout my life. But this time there is a change. In the past I would jump on the weight loss band wagon for an upcoming event: prom, college event, my wedding, to be able to wear non-maternity clothes (four go arounds of that), a cruise, a son's wedding. Each time I would lose weight, the goal for which I was losing would come to pass and then it was as though my brain said, "Whew! Good job! You looked fabulous, I must say! Now get in that kitchen and let's make up for lost time!" And then the weight would creep back up...always a bit more than the first time. But this time. Something clicked---maybe because of my age, and I sense that DEADline approaching faster than when I was in my 20's, 30's, or 40's. But this time, my goal is to reach the best state of health that, as far as it depends on me, I can be in. I'm kind of looking at it like I would if I was vying for a position at a company, one that many others are wanting as well. I focus on the process on how to reach that position and when I finally get it I have to keep working at it, so I'm not relieved of this coveted position. Along the way, I have been awarded bonuses for successfully completing various projects. My goal is a coveted healthy me. If I keep focusing on the process on how to get there I will be awarded various bonuses, such as this fall, when another son marries, and earlier this summer when we welcome our first Grand(!) and feeling good that I can go up and down stairs helping my sweet d-i-l with the babe. I'm still learning, making mistakes, evaluating what I'm doing so I can do it better...but that is life in general. I hope to stay in the mindset that when I have reached that state of healthiness that I desire, I will continue to work at keeping my coveted position with a watchful mindset and a grateful heart.
JFT:
I will drink 6 cups of water
I will complete my online lesson
I will record all my eating on MFP
I will ride my stationary bike 5 miles
I will do a round of yoga
I will be aware and acknowledge all that I have to be grateful for.6 -
2. Studio time Finished the quilting! Back is sore but quilt is showable at guild and then ready to bind. And yes @joan6630 and others I will post a picture.
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YES ... please show us!! I am working on a star quilt ... using nothing but scraps. I love how it is turning out .... sewing the rows together now! The best therapy in the world!
I am a new quilter...just finishing up a baby quilt. I would love to see both of y'all's handiwork!
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I can't even remember if I posted last nite, but reposting again.
Goals today are very simple
1. log all food
2. put a pitcher of water in the refrig ... and empty it today. (I am going to use a smaller pitcher, to start out with just 6 cups, per @toaljasa suggestion. (THank you for that suggestion to start out small).
3. drink a glass of water everytime I go in the refrig
4. evaluate everything I eat, and ask myself if the calories are worth it
5. lay out gym clothes for tomorrow morning. With this single digit temps, I am having a hard time wanting to go to the gym in the morning. Have to get this good habit back ... no excuses
6. get back on here tomorrow. be accountable.
@tashawitt - thank you so much for sharing your tips for a healthier you. SO many good suggestions - I love the pinterest idea! One thing my husband and I are trying to do is before he comes to the table, I put our food on our plates - kinda like in a restaurant, but portioned better. Then I put anything else in the refrig.... in tupperware containers. That way it is much harder to reach for seconds.
My problem is that I do great at every meal. Hubby is surprised that I even have a weight problem. Thats because I eat in private way too much. Snacking while hubby is downstairs, grabbing junk while I am sewing. This is my biggest hurdle ... I easily eat 600-800 calories... some nites even more ... just in the evenings, which are my hardest time. SO this is my biggest habit that I have got to change.
You have spurred me on! I am going to mentally add "no more eating after 8pm" to my JFT. And, I am declaring it here, I guess, lol...I will not eat after 8pm tonight. And tomorrow it goes on my JFT list. Thanks!
Peace and joy.4 -
toaljasa wrote : Welcome! I am new since the New Year. It is very encouraging and supportive. I struggle with water, too, and like you, I started out with just a few glasses jft. Now, I am up to 7-8 cups a day! I still only jft 5-6 cups, but I've busted through that for about 5 days in a row, I think. It's good to start smaller and work your way up...I always tried to start with 8 right out of the bingo box, and then two days later, I'm like, "I'm so done with that, lol!" One thing that has helped is to keep a glass that equals around 1 cup out in the open near the fridge. I'm training myself to get a cup full each time I walk through the kitchen. This has helped...as well as drinking a cup first thing in the morning Anyway, just wanted to let you know there is a fellow water struggler on here!
Thank you so much. I love the idea of drinking a cup each time I walk through. I am going to try that!! Thanks for all the great advice 4 -
Just for today: Sun 1/14
Drink my 8 glasses of water
Stretch
Just for today: Mon 1/15
Drink my 8 glasses of water
Stretch
More steps than yesterday
Declutter! Even a few minutes help!5 -
Well I did pretty good on Friday, not so great this weekend.
So JFT
1. 13K steps
2. Video for Amazing race
3. 5 bottles of water
4. 5 fruits/veggies
5. Log everything
6. 100 minutes exercise
7. Be under calories5 -
clicketykeys wrote: »6. Complete all learning habits: Duolingo ✔, piano practice ❌, blog post ✔ (Five Things That Make Me Smile), script review. ✔
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I LOVE reading your blog!! I have lots of reading to catch up on .... but love todays! Thank you for sharing it.4 -
Very quiet on here today!
Think I forgot to post goals but I’ve been pretty tired anyway.
Felt okay for most the day but started to feel really off again. Was supposed to book a GP appt but as it was my eldests day back at nursery I took the opportunity to have a nice quiet(ish) day with the youngest (thankfully she still has naps!) but I’m just feel even more tired despite having more rest? How does that work lol!
9.45pm here so I think a little drink and snack and it’s time for bed for me!6 -
JFT MONDAY RECORD
1. Stick to calorie goal
I’m full of cold and not well enough to do any exercise. Only aiming to stick to calorie goal over the next few days and get back to it soon.
JFT TUESDAY GOAL
1. Stick to calorie goal
2. Have a relaxing bath6 -
cschmitz110515 wrote: »specialoccasionsbysarah wrote: »Quick question...what is a NSV? I've seen it mentioned on here a couple times recently, but can figure out what it stands for.
Non-Scale Victory. There's an entire thread devoted to NSVs, and I love it. Great for inspiration.
Thanks!! I like that, I'll have to look at the thread. I can always use some good inspiration!!4 -
I love this and I haven't read through a lot of them As I'm getting back into tightening up my diet so I can lose weight again, I keep thinking about ways not to beat myself up for never finishing what I set out to accomplish a while ago...and how not to hate myself daily.
I keep thinking I just need to take it a day at a time. Today, after I weighed myself for the first time in a year after gathering courage for the last month, I told myself, "Self, today you are starting again. Remember this is just today. You can do anything for just a day."
Tomorrow I will tell myself something else silly that makes me happy. Probably something like, "Self, if you really want that glass of wine just as bad as you want to lose weight, you better get your butt on the treadmill" 8 -
Just for Monday, Jan 15
Up at 6 No. I was up until 1 so no.
Exercise. I'm thinking the step. yes, but not the step
Girl Scouts yes
Journal I will
Stay green I don't think eating will be an issue tonight so I am going to say yes
Don't worry about macros I did much better
Step goal No. I never do when I don't work. Maybe I should make a smaller goal for myself on weekends
Bed by 10 Probably not. I don't have a job lined up for tomorrow yet. I'll try
Just for Tuesday Jan 16
Up by 5
Exercise before work
Breakfast before work
Work (assuming I get a call)
Step goal
Stay green
Don't worry about macros
Work on organizing my bedroom
Basketball practice for daughter
Journal
Bed by 105 -
Report. 1/15
Log
Enjoy day off. Fast until 9, then take the kids out for breakfast. Fasted until almost 11, which would be the full 16 hr, so I’m happy. And still took the kids out for breakfast.
Walk somewhere. Get steps.
Just did errands. 5k steps.
Clean kitchen
didn’t happen but I made 2dinners, a batch of muffins, plus soup.
Vacuum living room. Hmm I forgot about this. Cleaning just didn’t happen with 3 kids at home.
Make lentil soup to eat for lunches this week. This is my go to soup for tasty and filling. And so healthy! Soup made!
JFT 1/16
Log
Clean up inbox during daughters dance class.
Walk around work
Stand at work
I was shocked by the scale today. I’ve lost 2 lbs since Friday, which seems odd since I haven’t been great with calories. But I’ll take it.
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I took 3 days off for hip pain but back on track now5
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Wow! 3 pages behind. I'll try to go back and read later. I think I need to start posting my goals the night before because work is getting busier and I just don't think to log on!Just for Sunday
- Journal every bite
- HYDRATE
- Treadmill or Body Groove dance workout for 15 minutes. You have to start somewhere! 20 minutes, so that's longer than last time! Yea!
- Hand weights again today...10 reps of each lift again.
- Aldi's run for produce, guacamole and hummus. (Healthy snacks)
- Make banana bread for DH, who has been patiently waiting for a week.
- Work on quilt for @Bex953172
- Pay bills and work on budget during football playoff games today
- Today is "unplugged Sunday"...no social media or texting today (except MFP). Be in the present all day.
- Bed by 9:00, read Simple Abundance and add 5 items to gratitude journal. Read chapter in Beck's Diet Solution.
- Read mystery until I fall asleep, hopefully by 10:30!
- Get up without hitting snooze tomorrow.
I didn't have goals posted for today, so I'll post tomorrow's now.
Just for Tuesday:- Journal all food honestly
- HYDRATE!
- At least 15 minutes of cardio
- Hand weights x10 reps
- Research the PEP report and look into implementing
- Read my inspirational books before bed, write in gratitude journal
- Get up without hitting snooze!
5 - Journal every bite
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Didn’t manage to post goals for Monday either but I’m so glad I had a successful Sunday after a terrible Friday and Saturday. Gave myself a rest day but stayed mindful and stayed in the green and got lots done. That really boosted me for yesterday and have had a great start to the week.
So JFT Tuesday:
- Workout before kids up
- Stay within calorie goal
- Work documents photocopy and hand in - do on arrival!
- Work call
- Email to lawyer
- Yoga after work
- Steps at 12k +
- 2 litres + water
Well done to everyone making this thread so inspiring and wishing everyone sick or injured better x5 -
JFT TuesdayJFT Monday
1. Water
2. Get recycling together and put out
3. Log food
4. Walk after work a bit of fog but walked anyways
5. Brush and floss
6. Bed by 10:30
1. Water
2. Log
3. Pack for Wednesday
4. Brush and floss
5. Bed by 10:30
I've noticed Wednesday mornings I'm running around like a chicken with no head so my goal is to get my stuff together Tuesday nights.5 -
1/15 Monday JFT:
✔▪Breakfast
✔▪Call OBGYN
✔▪Finish Laundry
✔▪Prenatal Yoga
✔▪Lunch
❌▪Work on Research Abstract ➡️Tues.
❌▪Bake banana-nut bread for Dad➡️Tues.
❌▪Run by mailbox➡️Tues.
✔▪Dinner by 6:30 pm
✔▪Prenatal Massage at 7:30 pm
[I my hubby for understanding my pregnancy.]
✔▪Bedtime by 10 pm
I moved some stuff to tomorrow. We had a cold front blow in today so the kiddos were couped up in the house all day (So I had to put my Referee Outfit on ) Also, I decided to just stay home and not run errands today due to the 30 mph wind and cold. Tomorrow I can get all that done. Instead I decided to bake some Kodiak Power Muffins. Recently I've been having some issues in the morning and I believe it is from being hypoglycemic. Usually I eat cereal and almond milk as soon as I wake up then I have things to do immediately. About an hour and a half later I can cook up an omlet or breakfast sandwich. However, I struggle during this time with being dizzy and shakey. So I've decided to pre-bake some protein muffins. This way I can eat two muffins before cooking to give me a protein boost. I'm going to give it a try tomorrow, I'm optimistic I never eat TWO breakfasts' but we joke around here by saying, One is for the little guy and one is for me 
Really it is bc I'm normally hypoglycemic and now I'm pregnant on top of that!
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1. log all food
2. put a pitcher of water in the refrig ... and empty it today. (I am going to use a smaller pitcher, to start out with just 6 cups, per @toaljasa suggestion. (THank you for that suggestion to start out small). I did a little better - with water, but the problem is I forgot to even look in the refrigerator. SO tomorrow trying something different
3. drink a glass of water everytime I go in the refrig
4. evaluate everything I eat, and ask myself if the calories are worth it
5. lay out gym clothes for tomorrow morning. With this single digit temps, I am having a hard time wanting to go to the gym in the morning. Have to get this good habit back ... no excuses Nope - we got snow, and with the cold temps, I guess yes, I used this as my excuse. Tomorrow is suppose to be -20 windchill 
6. get back on here tomorrow. be accountable.
JFT, Tues
1. evaluate everything I put in my mouth - since no gym today, watch calories
2. put a RED glass in the bathroom and the kitchen to remind myself to grab a glass of water each time I go in there. Goal = 8 glasses of water
3. log all food
4. brush and floss my teeth after dinner to keep me from snacking
5. finish putting together quilt top
6. start on more chemo hats
7. get back on here tomorrow - be accountable
You guys are all doing so great!! I love all the new members - a big welcome! And I just love reading all the goals, and how you guys have overcome bad habits and turn them into good habits. I havent had time to read all the responses today, but will try to later. But thank you all! This is going to be our year!6 -
JFT - Monday- Get up & do barn chores
- Be at office by 8
- Try to be home by 8 - miserable failure. it is 2:00 am and I am just now leaving this office.
- Eat mindfully laughs hysterically
- Drink water more laughter
- Take two breaks - walk the mile loop each time - nope and nope.
My son called me today and asked if I could go over and watch his wife and the baby as she may have the flu. So that really screwed up my plans. But I got to spend some nice time with them.
I will be tired tomorrow (today) so I just have one JFT Tuesday- Get to bed by 10:30 so I will be well rested on Wednesday - the first day of my new job.
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Yesterday was good - I was at a buffet and had nothing at all! Quite proud of myself for not giving in. I had a couple of cheeky wines instead
Yesterday's commitments -
- Log everything I eat
- Stick to food plan
- Drink three bottles of water
2.5. I stopped drinking for a while in the afternoon as I wasn't going to be near a bathroom for a while... (Worry about this quite often holds me back on water!)
Today's commitments -
- Log everything I eat
- Stick to food plan
- Be in the green
- No alcohol
- Drink three bottles of water
- Get outside at lunch7
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