JUST FOR TODAY ....... One day at a time ..... Daily Commitment Thread for 2018
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Urgh, yesterday was awful and workload is terrible and as such haven't really wound down into weekend mode yet. Alcohol, a bath and meditation didn't do it! (I was nearly relaxed at the end of my bath but then remembered something else I have to worry about that's being forced on me at work and then got angry and wound up again).
Anyway, today am going to a wedding of two people that I actually genuinely like (as opposed to last weekend's wedding which was pretentious rich friends of boyfriend). I will be able to catch up with people I haven't seen for a while and it will be fun. Hopefully this will distract me so that I can properly enjoy my weekend! (And next week my direct report is back, so she can do some work... And so is my manager, so I can make him support me for a change)
Yesterday's commitments:
- Log everything I eat
- Stick to food plan
Nearly.... I had one extra G&T and also a skinny cappuccino which I can't accounted for. Added up to c.150 kcals between the two
- Eat slowly and mindfully
- 3 bottles water I finished the 3rd before breakfast... That counts right?!
- 30+ minute lunch break
- Go nail varnish shopping!
- Meditate
- Duolingo & French book 1/2
- Leave work by 6.15 pm 7pm....
Today's commitments:
- Log everything I eat
- Eat sensible portions, no snacking outside courses
- Eat slowly and mindfully
- 4 bottles water
- Do workout DVD
- Monthly goals3 -
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nickssweetheart wrote: »Hi everyone, I have hundreds of posts to read and no time to do it now, but the end of August has served as a wakeup call for me. I made no progress toward my fitness goals in August. I'm still trying to find a rhythm with my new job, but it's now been 6 weeks and it's time for me to get with the program again!
No more excuses! It's a new month (and a month in which I'm going to turn 44!) and it's time to get serious about moving in the right direction.
Goals for Saturday, 9/1:
1. Log all food eaten and stay under goal.
2. Drink at least 8 cups of water before leaving for work at 3 pm.
3. Yoga routine.
4. Read Don Quixote for an hour before work.
5. Make a food plan through Tuesday.
@nickssweetheart ... Hi beautiful! I missed ya! Welcome Home!
The great thing is that you know you are back with family that loves you and are supportive.👏👏👏👏🌹🌹🌹
Come on now, no looking back, enjoy your forward motion. You're young, vibrant and strong!! WE GOT THIS !!! YOU HAVE THIS!!!! YOU GO GIRRRRL!!
I AM PROUD OF YOU💕1 -
Guys I jogged! Ahoy, I jog I'm a jogger I'm jogging (insert What About Bob reference here). Audible has released some free workout playlists for members, and one is a walk to run one-mile series. I did the first easy one last week, and playlists two and three are indoor workouts, so I skipped to four tonight. I've been doing 30 minute brisk walks a few times per week for a while, but holy cow Batman. This workout had me alternating 1-minute jogs with a few minute walk breaks in between for the first half, then alternating 30-second jog/walks for the second half. I bet I jogged a total of 8 minutes or so, which is a lot for me! Super sweaty with major tomato face at the end, but I did it! Was very proud of myself and had to share with my tribe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrbY4hsNh64
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
YIPPIEEEEE!!!! I'M TOTALLY HAPPY AND EXCITED FOR YOU SISTER!!!
YESSSSSSS! YOU'RE BOSS!! YOU ROCK LIKE A DIAMOND!!!
That's what I'm talking about... Proud of you💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝1 -
Well I've been MIA! Completely derailed from the plan! All due to a lack of sleep. Last night I slept for 10 hours! 10!!
Feel like a new woman haha
So I'm back on it today before I slip too far I to a rut!
Dog has been walked and just had some toast for breakfast!
Just doing the last bit of cleaning now. My partner managed to completely gut the kitchen of clutter and clean everything when I was sleeping on the sofa lol! , I'm just doing the lounge now!6 -
Goals
Saturday
9.1.18
There’s a birthday party for my husband’s twin siblings tonight at a fancy steakhouse so I’m gonna try a little bit of minor fasting this morning (very light eating)
I also downloaded an app to “Walk to Mordor” (cause I’m a nerd) so I want to log into that. You have to purposefully log so I have to purposefully walk!
10K steps
Go for (and log) a proper walk
Log fluid intake
Trader Joe’s run
Finish folding laundry
Buy fresh make-up
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Thanks everyone for all the support! Love this group!crazyjerseygirl wrote: »Goals
Saturday
9.1.18
I also downloaded an app to “Walk to Mordor” (cause I’m a nerd) so I want to log into that. You have to purposefully log so I have to purposefully walk!
What is this magical app?! I need to find it!3 -
It's been sooo long since I logged in. Kids are back in school next week so I've got to get back to logging on to MFP & this wonderful group. The only things I've been sticking to are a daily walk & water consumption.
Today I will:
10 min am meditation.
Pretrack meals with a goal of 1600 calories.
No processed foods.
Prep salad ingredients for week.
Walk the park at the beach with dog-30 mins.
Yoga-quick session.
Meditate 20 mins. Try a new guided meditation.
Take family for swim at friend's pool.
Roasting vegetables for supper (with extra for leftovers).
Promised to go for bike ride with son.
Bed by 10pm
Have a great Saturday!
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Grandkid's came for visit yesterday. Bex963172 they hardy got in car and were at it picking on easy other. Lucky it didn't last long.
cesse47 I like the Idea of brushing my teeth when I crave food. Deep down I know it's not about the food.
I like to try the 1 choice for health and 1 for self challenge. And the 7 minute workout. I am thinking I would do it after supper to de-stress.
We have company today so food might be off a bit.
goal for today
plan my food
try a little Wii fit workout
7 minute workout
clean workout room
do meditation 20 min
color in adult coloring book
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@Bex953172 .. What's up Miss Lady!!! What say you give me a quick swat on my back side, I give you one, and we both get it in gear for a quick adrenaline rush from a 20 minute workout?.... LMBO😀💪💪👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🌹Well I've been MIA! Completely derailed from the plan! All due to a lack of sleep. Last night I slept for 10 hours! 10!!
Feel like a new woman haha
So I'm back on it today before I slip too far I to a rut!
Dog has been walked and just had some toast for breakfast!
Just doing the last bit of cleaning now. My partner managed to completely gut the kitchen of clutter and clean everything when I was sleeping on the sofa lol! , I'm just doing the lounge now!
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mytime6630 wrote: »
The other challenges have been so good! Really hard to think of new ones but here are a couple of ideas
1) 5-a-day challenge (fruits and veggies)
2) One choice for health, one choice for self. So each day make one active choice for health (a food swap, some activity, an early night etc) and one choice for self-care/happiness (call a friend, do some pampering, have a night off from chores, read a trashy mag etc). Log each active choice on here.
3) 7 minutes in September
There is a a popular 7 minute workout you can get free online so inspired by this, maybe we could all commit to do a 7 minute workout daily (whatever that means for us). So you could do the one online. Or just do 7 minutes of whatever you can manage - walking/ jogging on the spot, squats, push ups against a wall etc.
Any of those appeal?
I personally like 1 and 3, those would be challenges for me.0 -
mytime6630 wrote: »
The other challenges have been so good! Really hard to think of new ones but here are a couple of ideas
1) 5-a-day challenge (fruits and veggies)
2) One choice for health, one choice for self. So each day make one active choice for health (a food swap, some activity, an early night etc) and one choice for self-care/happiness (call a friend, do some pampering, have a night off from chores, read a trashy mag etc). Log each active choice on here.
3) 7 minutes in September
There is a a popular 7 minute workout you can get free online so inspired by this, maybe we could all commit to do a 7 minute workout daily (whatever that means for us). So you could do the one online. Or just do 7 minutes of whatever you can manage - walking/ jogging on the spot, squats, push ups against a wall etc.
Any of those appeal?
Ooh just thought of one more -
4) The Daily Mile - there is a primary school (I think in Scotland) that noticed increasing weight and inactivity in their kids and they thought it was having a negative impact on learning so they introduced a Daily Mile. All the children had to run, jog or walk one mile each day. They found concentration levels went up and results improved. Lots of schools have done similar. At my school we did it every day for 26 days last year to raise money in a ‘Daily Mile Marathon’. I jogged 16.5 times round the back playground every day with my class for 26 days! Even though lots of the class couldn’t jog for all of it we all got better at it and really enjoyed it.
Could we do a Daily Mile walk or jog? Might be tricky squeezing in around work and it would mean everyone working out a mile long route so maybe not feasible. But just another idea to throw into the mix! X
I like that one too!!!1 -
nickssweetheart wrote: »Hi everyone, I have hundreds of posts to read and no time to do it now, but the end of August has served as a wakeup call for me. I made no progress toward my fitness goals in August. I'm still trying to find a rhythm with my new job, but it's now been 6 weeks and it's time for me to get with the program again!
No more excuses! It's a new month (and a month in which I'm going to turn 44!) and it's time to get serious about moving in the right direction.
Goals for Saturday, 9/1:
1. Log all food eaten and stay under goal.
2. Drink at least 8 cups of water before leaving for work at 3 pm.
3. Yoga routine.
4. Read Don Quixote for an hour before work.
5. Make a food plan through Tuesday.
August kicked my butt too, and I turn 50 this month. When is your birthday? We can do this!2 -
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Well I've been MIA! Completely derailed from the plan! All due to a lack of sleep. Last night I slept for 10 hours! 10!!
Feel like a new woman haha
So I'm back on it today before I slip too far I to a rut!
Dog has been walked and just had some toast for breakfast!
Just doing the last bit of cleaning now. My partner managed to completely gut the kitchen of clutter and clean everything when I was sleeping on the sofa lol! , I'm just doing the lounge now!
Lack of sleep ruins everything! I’m so happy to hear you had a good sleep. I can “hear” the excitement of being well rested in your writing!2 -
JFT - Friday August 31
2L of Water -
Calories in Green by 150 - 🙂240
Outside 15 Minutes - 🙂
Only 1 Evening Snack 🙂
Walk if weather permits🙂
Write in Journal 🙂
Craftroom😕
JFT - Saturday Sept 1
2L of Water
Calories in Green by 150
Outside 15 Minutes
Only 1 Evening Snack
Walk if weather permits
Write in Journal
Craftroom
I didn’t reach my Sept goal of being 170, didn’t even make it to 179. That’s what laziness and excuses will do to you. I was surprised to see the scale say 180.6 this morning though.
I have leaned that the 150 calorie left isn’t quite enough. I going to aim for 200 to see what that does. I think my work days for September are going to include a purposeful 1.5 mile walk. It is what I did in May for the outside challenge and that helped me.
I really need to come up with some toning exercises and actually do them.
Today I am going into the craft room very soon, then hubby and I are going to cut wood for our crafts. Will be a busy active day.
My MIL is being kept in hospital over the weekend and being transferred to a bigger hospital on Monday for tests. Should be home on Tuesday if all goes well. My sister in law is contacting the doctor on Wednesday if they haven’t addressed the weight loss issues. My MIL complained last night to my SIL that her legs were hurting awful. When SIL asked the nurses what could be causing it they weren’t aware because MIL hadn’t told them. Stubborn, proud woman! No one can help if they don’t know.
My MIL has one of the toughest, life history stories, she is proud and has always done for others, she was never cuddled or loved as a child and started raising children at age 9. She insists on doing for everyone and doing nothing for herself.3 -
mytime6630 wrote: »
The other challenges have been so good! Really hard to think of new ones but here are a couple of ideas
1) 5-a-day challenge (fruits and veggies)
2) One choice for health, one choice for self. So each day make one active choice for health (a food swap, some activity, an early night etc) and one choice for self-care/happiness (call a friend, do some pampering, have a night off from chores, read a trashy mag etc). Log each active choice on here.
3) 7 minutes in September
There is a a popular 7 minute workout you can get free online so inspired by this, maybe we could all commit to do a 7 minute workout daily (whatever that means for us). So you could do the one online. Or just do 7 minutes of whatever you can manage - walking/ jogging on the spot, squats, push ups against a wall etc.
Any of those appeal?
THANK YOU for all the ideas!!! Love all of them!1 -
September Challenge:
5 a day ---- at least 5 servings every day of fruits and veggies!!
This will be a hard one for some, and for some probably easy. But it is another step in maintaining a healthy lifestyle.
I am going to try and do each of the challenges each day also again ... So as a reminder, here are the previous months challenges:
April Challenge - 8+ glasses of water each day
May Challenge - - go outside for a minumum of 15 minutes - for a short walk, bike ride, or just enjoying nature. The sunshine and fresh air is good for our mental states
June Challenge: Mindful eating: If you’re feeling the slightest bit emotional and want to eat—or it’s even time to eat—force yourself to either do something else or to eat something healthy and wholesome. And report it on here. Not only will it help us, but it also will give others ideas to stop that urge.
July Challenge -- plan ahead .... even if it is just planning in the morning what you will be eating for that day.
August Challenge -- only 1 nite time snack, and then set a time to close the kitchen
September challenge - at least 5 servings a day of fruits and veggies5 -
Busy day again ... the past 2 days I 've been hauling buckets of dirt into our backyard! A great workout.
So I'll write more later and catch up on all the post , butI want to get out and get the grass mowed before it gets too hot.
JFT, Sat, Sept 1
1. log all food
2. go to the gym
3. april challenge - 8+ water
4. may challenge - outside
5. june challenge - mindful eating
6. july challenge -- already planned (burgers tonite)
7. august challenge - stop at just 1 snack
8. sept challenge - 5+ serv fruits and/or veggies
So much to write ... I'm going to also post my sept goals, and my weight.
3 more months left to this year. At just 1 pound a week --- that could be 12 pounds off!!3 -
September goals:
Physical health and fitness
1) Get down to 158 (starting weight 161.5)
2) Exercise 3+ times per week
3) No alcohol on work nights
4) Log food 6+ days each week
5) Plan food 6+ days each week
6) Improve ability to eat mindfully/ slowly/ stop when full
7) Eat 5+ servings of fruit/ veg per day
Mental health and wellbeing
8) Establish a daily routine incorporating effective wind-down activities
9) Spend some time identifying the unhelpful thoughts/attitudes that lead me to work too hard
10) Lights off by 11 on 3/4 workdays
11) Meditate 4+ days per week
Relationships
12) Have proper quality night with boyfriend at least once a week
13) Have relationship discussion with boyfriend at least once a fortnight
Career and hobbies
14) Work no more than 37 hours per week
15) Make decision about next career move by end of month
16) Do 2 things for French every day
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My September goal is to stop f*cking around and actually take this seriously!7
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Thanks everyone for all the support! Love this group!crazyjerseygirl wrote: »Goals
Saturday
9.1.18
I also downloaded an app to “Walk to Mordor” (cause I’m a nerd) so I want to log into that. You have to purposefully log so I have to purposefully walk!
What is this magical app?! I need to find it!
Here’s the website though I just found it by typing “Walk to Mordor” into the App Store.
LETS ROLL CHARACTERS AND BE FRIENDS!
(Was that coming on too strong?)
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Well I totally engorged myself on terrible food last night. Definitely not the best thing for me. I got a little aggravated with the DH late last night too. He was having a great time with his friend playing a hysterical video game online and was laughing like a hyena. I found it incredibly annoying. Lol. Although the game was really funny to watch.
I have the house to myself for the evening. I have a bunch of things I have to do because I did nothing last night.
I'm usually pretty good about fruits and veggies. My problem is consistency. I need to get back into the habit of eating properly and actually exercising. Maybe I'll go to the gym today.
Anyway, onto my goals
1. Log EVERYTHING I eat. And I mean everything. No matter how embarrassed or shame filled I feel!
2. Clean the living room
3. Laundry!
4. Fold and hang clothing
5. START BUDGET!
6. Prep salad for the week!!
7. Cook something for dinner tonight!
8. Bed at a reasonable hour2 -
Thanks everyone for all the support! Love this group!crazyjerseygirl wrote: »Goals
Saturday
9.1.18
I also downloaded an app to “Walk to Mordor” (cause I’m a nerd) so I want to log into that. You have to purposefully log so I have to purposefully walk!
What is this magical app?! I need to find it!
Know what be even more amazing? If I added the link!
http://walktomordor.com2 -
Hot humid and very sunny. Chased around town looking for Oscar Meyer Weinermobile (seriously)-it did not make the 10 am show so they told us noon at the next place but then it was 1:30 when it rolled in. My son was amazed even though I tried to explain and even sang the song for him. He got a whistle and a free hot dog but I left phone/camera at home. I have inhaled any drink I could- water and a protein shake and lemonade. Bought myself a new personal blender and have dared kid to take any part away. I have 2 cups of fruit left today and naturally all the water with ice I would like.
Sunday goals-
1. Fasting Sunday--just water until dinner. 2. Eat leftover chicken (it was good first time). 3. Calories, calories. 4. A whole lotta of water. 5. And not to forget, drops in eyes x 4. Starting over on Monday for next surgery on right eye and that's two eyes. I am glad to not have more eyes! No pool exercise for three more weeks. 6. Don't forget pills and don't be late for church.
Major news-- I CUT my hair today-about 8 inches gone. I told her to cut all of the color off until she got to the gray. She said it is all grey. She asked when I last had hair cut and I said years. Well, when colored? Two years ago, here, for funeral. Not too friendly of a lady. Me and that hair have been through some times. I was hoping that might be some weight lost but you know when I held it up, very light and just slid through my fingers.
Watched a tv show with kid last evening about Kids and strangers. He just would not give the answers I wanted but I hope he understood to be careful and not let anyone in. Well, son wants this computer so off to snore a bit.2 -
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mytime6630 wrote: »
Haha stop f*cking around Joan!3 -
I didn't realize how much weight I have lost recently. My co-worker made a comment last night that I looked thinner in the last couple of weeks. I wasn't really trying, but I noticed I cut out a lot of junk food in the last couple of weeks and have been playing with the table top hockey game at work during breaks. Against myself, so moving back and forth. I noticed I am starving at the end of my shift, promise I'm not starving myself. I ate 2045 cals last night.3
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