JUST FOR TODAY ....... One day at a time ..... Daily Commitment Thread for 2018
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Didn't get in here this weekend ... this time of year, life gets so crazy busy. I am trying to finish up a quilt to send my cousin who has stage 3 cancer - it is turning out so pretty, so I am very pleased with it. But I need to get it finished this week, so I can get it sent to her, along with 6 chemo hats and a seatbelt pillow port.
But ... I've been trying to have salads more for my meals... but too much junk food. Chips, candy, etc. So time to buckle down, and remember what I need to do to lose weight.
JFT, MONDAY -- another fresh start
1. log all food
2. concentrate on 8+ cups water
3. October challenge -- go out for a LONG walk tonite since I skipped the gym
4. take daughter to doctors appt so I can be present to talk to the doctor
5. work on quilt tonite
6. vacuum house
7. mindful eating!3 -
Checking in from Saturday
1. Feed cats. Park run: 2 miles, <30 min. Morning meds. Tea! Log 1 item. Leave for library/Y by 8:30.
2. Shower. Paint nails? Draft essay.
3. Check grocery list with D; shopping tomorrow. No burgers unless we already have buns. Find alternate.
4. Lunch with B. Add Dass 9:20 and McC 10:15 to Monday JFT.
5. Choose meals. Continue essay. Leave for park by 4:45. Take 4th research essays. Steps to 10k.
6. Prep Sun meals. Chop celery. Meds. Floss, rinse, brush teeth. In bed by 11:45; devices off by 12:00.
JFT Monday
1. Rest day - no run. Feed cats. Morning meds. Tea! Log 1 item.
2. Take books to library. Discussion post.
3. Dass 9:20. McC 10:15. Are Xrays really helpful? Take How We Learn. Draft essay.
4. Text parents - lunch? Aldi: cave cheese! Check on how/where to get protein bars.
5. Input research grades. Brainstorm Malala. Brainstorm Machiavelli.
6. Change research lessons to unit format.
7. Strength 4:30. Zumba 5:30. Put laundry away.
8. Prep Tue lunch - beef stew. Chop celery. Prep cheese. Meds. Floss, rinse, brush teeth. In bed by 8:45; devices off by 9:00; alarm set for 4:50.
Scale goals
End of 2017: 174.6
February 2018: 173.6
March 2018: 179.6
July 2018: 189.6
August 2018: 187.4
September: 186.4
Today: 189.2
Upcoming to-do:
1. Develop 5PE mini-unit. Use after JC as a sponge; combine with challenge books. Maybe a comparison with another required text? Have students ask a parent or teacher what the most significant text they studied was, and then create a comparison between their challenge book and that text - which has more value and why? Possibly do the one-sheet as an assessment.
2. Write next blog post. Comment on 3 posts each week -Tu Th Sun?
3. Keep track of medical stuffs. Dentist? Appt w D 10/22 9:20; McC 10/22 10:15. Also Feb 7 9:30 w Ac Int. Sub already set up.
4. Convert lesson plans to unit format. Create rubric for one-pager. Revise research checklists!
5. Check on conference; follow up on seminar proposal. Do research on characteristics: curiosity, persistence, resilience, creativity, responsibility, optimism, courage, integrity, authenticity, leadership, self-awareness, humility, compassion - others? Can poetry unit be condensed?
6. Go to used bookstore and look for Beauty (McKinley), Design for How People Learn (Julie Dirksen), Dying for a Paycheck (Robin Hardman) and The Prince (tr. Tim Parks).
7. Put jewelry away. Yikes! Reinforce patches on old pants.
8. Go to Mac store and see if they can retrieve the files off the iMac.
9. Make plan for classroom observations; ask other teachers about projects or lessons they feel confident about.
10. Create vocabulary lists for each unit that come from the texts used. Find a way to incorporate changing words from one part of speech to another.
11. Design minibuttons with school logo, mascot, crest. Minibuttons that say THIS IS WHAT ANTIFASCISM LOOKS LIKE. White text on black bars on red background.2 -
Snowflake1968 wrote: »slittlemeister wrote: »Weigh-in time...
Goal weight: 154
October 15th: 164.25
October 22nd: 167.25
Not exactly what I was aiming for!!!
It's also not a surprise. I have been eating way too much, exercising too little and even on the day I exercised I ate back all the calories.
Need to do some serious evaluation of my habits as clearly I am slipping!
This week should be easier than the last week as I don't have any socialising booked in, however last week I overate on the days I didn't socialise too (albeit less) so I can't be complacent.
I'm struggling too, doing the exact same thing overeating and under exercising. I am blaming it on the dark coming early, cool evenings and I just want carbs!
It's hard isn't it? This week I should be able to fit in more exercise as I am doing 'normal' hours (5 days work in 5 rather than 4).
Aiming to run to work twice this week, then exercise on both weekend days. It's the first weekend in a while that we're not doing anything - lack of down time has messed with my exercise and energy levels!
I think I am just going to have to start being stricter with food. Essentially my daily calories are at a level where I easily eat them and can't really say much less. So any 'treats' above that can only really be allowed if I've done (or will shortly do) the exercise to allow them. I think I'm going to have to start thinking about it this way - I've been fooling myself that I have more spare calories than I really have!
Maybe the same applies to you? Given you've lost quite a bit, you will almost certainly have fewer calories to play with also.2 -
slittlemeister wrote: »Snowflake1968 wrote: »slittlemeister wrote: »Weigh-in time...
Goal weight: 154
October 15th: 164.25
October 22nd: 167.25
Not exactly what I was aiming for!!!
It's also not a surprise. I have been eating way too much, exercising too little and even on the day I exercised I ate back all the calories.
Need to do some serious evaluation of my habits as clearly I am slipping!
This week should be easier than the last week as I don't have any socialising booked in, however last week I overate on the days I didn't socialise too (albeit less) so I can't be complacent.
I'm struggling too, doing the exact same thing overeating and under exercising. I am blaming it on the dark coming early, cool evenings and I just want carbs!
It's hard isn't it? This week I should be able to fit in more exercise as I am doing 'normal' hours (5 days work in 5 rather than 4).
Aiming to run to work twice this week, then exercise on both weekend days. It's the first weekend in a while that we're not doing anything - lack of down time has messed with my exercise and energy levels!
I think I am just going to have to start being stricter with food. Essentially my daily calories are at a level where I easily eat them and can't really say much less. So any 'treats' above that can only really be allowed if I've done (or will shortly do) the exercise to allow them. I think I'm going to have to start thinking about it this way - I've been fooling myself that I have more spare calories than I really have!
Maybe the same applies to you? Given you've lost quite a bit, you will almost certainly have fewer calories to play with also.
Exactly what I am going through ...
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slittlemeister wrote: »Snowflake1968 wrote: »slittlemeister wrote: »Weigh-in time...
Goal weight: 154
October 15th: 164.25
October 22nd: 167.25
Not exactly what I was aiming for!!!
It's also not a surprise. I have been eating way too much, exercising too little and even on the day I exercised I ate back all the calories.
Need to do some serious evaluation of my habits as clearly I am slipping!
This week should be easier than the last week as I don't have any socialising booked in, however last week I overate on the days I didn't socialise too (albeit less) so I can't be complacent.
I'm struggling too, doing the exact same thing overeating and under exercising. I am blaming it on the dark coming early, cool evenings and I just want carbs!
It's hard isn't it? This week I should be able to fit in more exercise as I am doing 'normal' hours (5 days work in 5 rather than 4).
Aiming to run to work twice this week, then exercise on both weekend days. It's the first weekend in a while that we're not doing anything - lack of down time has messed with my exercise and energy levels!
I think I am just going to have to start being stricter with food. Essentially my daily calories are at a level where I easily eat them and can't really say much less. So any 'treats' above that can only really be allowed if I've done (or will shortly do) the exercise to allow them. I think I'm going to have to start thinking about it this way - I've been fooling myself that I have more spare calories than I really have!
Maybe the same applies to you? Given you've lost quite a bit, you will almost certainly have fewer calories to play with also.
I have been struggling with everything it seems. No energy for exercise, not hungry but eating anyway and eating way too much when I am eating. I was doing really well at keeping it all together for a while, but since the weather turned crappy in August I have been struggling. I know I don't have the calories and decide to eat anyway.
My goal was to be 170 by September, here it is almost November and I'm still hovering around the 180 mark some days under most days over. My next goal was 160 by February, I need to get at this seriously and I'm not sure where to find the energy for the exercise that will allow me to eat to contentment.
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October Challenge - Daily Mile
Oct 1: N/A
Oct 2: N/A
Oct 3:✔️
Oct 4:✔️
Oct 5:✔️
Oct 6:❎
Oct 7:❎
Oct 8:❎
Oct 9:✔️
Oct 10:❎
Oct 11:✔️
Oct 12:✔️
Oct 13:❎
Oct 14:❎
Oct 15:✔️
Oct 16:❎
Oct 17:✔️
Oct 18: ✔️
Oct 19:✔️
Oct 20:✔️
Oct 21:❎
Oct 22:✔️
Oct 23:
Oct 24:
Oct 25:
Oct 26:
Oct 27:
Oct 28:
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Weekly weigh-ins
Oct 8: 180
Oct 16: 181
Oct 23:3 -
You ever have one of those days where everything just piles up on something else?!
Today is that day.
Well from 3pm it has been. I did my Daily Mile (actually 2 miles) it's a 1 mile walk to the school and 1 mile back. It took me 10 minutes to walk to the school, moderate pace but not exactly rushing.
Left the school gates at around 20 past 3. Got home at 10 past 4.
Yep, that long. And I know they're just kids but Marley moaned all the way home and when we walked passed the park she screamed continually until we got back. If I knew how to post videos on here you'd understand that after listening to that scream why I would have a headache.
No problem, go get a ibuprofen, non left, okay cup of tea, no milk. House is a tip. The screaming from the girls fighting continued from 4pm til 7pm.
I could feel myself about to blow up at everyone, literally everyone. I felt like a raging bull lol! So I went in the garden for a vape.
And then
The cherry on top.. . Flo.
Well maybe flo, I have a coil so don't really get them but it seems to be and I atleast have the cramps.
Casey is so wriggly now. She's so so close to crawling, she gets in the crawl position now and then sits back on her knees but she just won't move lol! But she can push herself up with her legs when trying to clamber up me!
Either way I need more than just eyes in the back of my head! Bar strapping her down I don't know how else to keep her still for just a moment!3 -
Busy weekend & work day, now time for JFT & lots of new posts! Will read later, for now recapping the weekend and posting JFT for my own accountability:
Recap F 10/19
1) Yay! Alarm annoyed me properly at 5:30 this morning & walked dog before appt./work / 3.69 mi 1:06:11 / stretched = happy dog
& happy me Got confirmation this week from two other early a.m. walkers that dog & I are very visible in the dark (one person even referred to me as a Xmas tree LOL) with all our LED & high vis gear on. Glad to hear! 
2) Move hourly / stairs breaks at work (forgot to put on Fitbit
for dog walk so will use MapMyWalk step count for that part of day) = total steps 16,441 & 250+ steps 14/14 boom!
3) Meals & snacks prelogged w/ wiggle room (yay) / stick w/ plan & net calories green / 12c water = Net calories -26
, sodium -891 , sugar -2 , fiber good , protein excellent & 12c water
4) To-do's: balance bank accounts / update budget s/s / write check for Honda pymt. / wash load of whites / wash dishes / fill food drive bag for Sat. a.m. / Go Brewers! / anything else? yes, a few
5) Unplug 9:00 / floss ??? / retainers ??? / bed & TV off 30 min. after game ends (Sat. a.m. walk dog & leave for mom & dad's 10:00 ~ decided I have enough produce for now & will skip farmers market ~ next week's is last one! 
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Recap Sat. ~ hubby worked 12 hours overtime
so I was on my own ~ car time 3 hrs & visit mom & dad & aunt 
1) Walked dog 3.72 mi 1:05:10 & saw 11 turkeys crossing road = happy dog & happy me Fitbit 12,114 steps, 250+ steps 5/14 & 39 floors 
2) Ate lunch out (ok) and leftovers for supper. Then emotional/stress snacked while Brewers lost game 7 of NLCS & I did not log 
Recap Sun. ~ hubby still working OT all day and no Packers game so I went to see First Man
1) Bible class & church
2) Washed dishes / rinsed & refilled birdbaths / picked up sticks from last wind all before movie
3) Walked dog after movie / 4.3 mi 1:16:22 = happy dog & happy me Fitbit 15,867 steps, 250+ steps 9/14 & 30 floors
4) Hubby finally home so washed load of darks then after supper I went to special movie at church where they had snacks... I ate small bowl of popcorn & 1 small cookie = Net calories -113 , sodium -1,329 (ack!) , sugar -15, fiber & protein low-ish & 10c water
JFT M 10/22
1) Walked dog before work / 3.49 mi 1:02:19 / stretched = happy dog & happy me
2) Maintained composure
& L&C meeting went very well ~ helped immensely by fact that my asst. manager showed up about 30 minutes late 
3) Move hourly / stairs breaks at work
4) Meals & snacks sort of planned / prelog as much as possible / net calories green / 12c water
5) Evening to-do's
6) Unplug 9:00 / floss / retainers / verify/set alarm, bed & TV off 10:20 (walk dog T a.m. before work)1 -
Last post I swear LOL
Marley has a "unicorn wand" and basically it's just a ball on a stick and there's lights inside that spin around.
Anyway
Casey likes eating it..
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Weekly Weigh-In = When I'm active I eat back calories. My weaknesses: I love food... my sweet tooth, especially chocolate... portion control... FOMO (Fear of Missing Out). I no longer weigh myself daily but I peek occasionally. Saturday a.m. weigh-in is my MFP logging day. My digital scale only shows half pound increments & I'm too cheap to buy a fancier scale. No goal dates set ~ as long as my trend is downward, I get there when I get there!
Age 61, 5'4.5"
GW #1: 150 in a livable way = It's. Not. A. Diet.
GW #2: 145 normal BMI
UG maintain: 140 - 145 [Need to be realistic! Will revisit UG & may revise to maintain 145 - 150]
11/5/15 = 195.0 joined MFP with no real plan except It's. Not. A. Diet.
1/10/17 = 185.5 clearly not a regular on MFP / joined JFT, best group ever!
5/31/17 = 180.5 two end of month celebrations / committed to posting weekly weigh-in06/03 = 177.509/02/17 = 170.0 Woohoo! Officially overweight, not obese
06/10 = 179.5 pre-10K spaghetti supper night before
06/17 = 179.5 numerous meals away from home, several occasions w/ alcohol, happy no gain
06/24 = 178.0 fluctuated during week, but ended ok
07/01 = 176.0 Yay!!! Achieved June goal to stay <180
07/08 = 177.5 oops
07/15 = 176.5
07/22 = 175.0
07/29 = 174.0 saw at least one daily w-i below 174
08/05 = 174.5 dined out for Girls Day Out & ate Dad's cooking & baking
08/12 = 173.5 scale flirted with even lower numbers on daily weigh-ins
08/19 = 173.5 had couple of high calorie days
08/26 = 172.0 kind of a surprise09/09 = 171.5 backsliding, ack!12/09/17 = 158.5 surprised to say the least / first time in 10 years my weight is 1-5-anything!
09/16 = 169.5 yay, the middle number is a six!
09/23 = 168.5 have lots challenges in upcoming week
09/30 = 167.0 met Sept goal to stay under 170
10/07 = 166.0
10/14 = 166.5 dined out 2 days with adult beverages plus wine & cheesecake at spa
10/21/17 = 166.5 dined out 2 days plus food day in office / no gain is good [joined Just Give Me 10 Days challenge (daily w/i)]
10/28 = 164.5 very active week & watched CICO / reached October goal of 165
11/04 = 163.0 wow, really surprised at this, daily fluctuations very up and down this week
11/11 = 164.5 this is temporary b/c very high sodium yesterday
11/18 = 162.0 big surprise, especially b/c I weigh myself daily and didn't see this all week
11/25 = 163.0 no surprise after 2 no-logging-food days (parade day and Thanksgiving), just glad not worse
12/02 = 161.0 Jingle Bell 5K day / 44:37 chip time & ave. pace 14:22 & very happy!
12/16 = 158.0 no work parties or food days & stuck with CICO05/05 = 153.5 kinda stalled three months + feeling hungry more often ~ since w/i 10# of goal, changed MFP setting to lose 1/2 lb. per week & see how it goes
12/23 = 157.5 no "workouts" but shoveled snow & snowshoed, busy with Christmas preparations
12/30 = 159.0 Christmas Day no food/beverages logged
01/06/18 = 159.0 New Year's Eve hubby & I splurged on treats & beverages (at home), and I did not log...totally worth it!
01/13 = 157.0 big surprise! Yesterday evening, walked in Frenzy on the Fox 5K in 47:26 & pace 15:19. Very happy with my time, wore layers of clothes in 10 degrees & NNW 12 mph wind, fun event.
01/20 = 156.5
01/27 = 156.5 maintaining / not a bad thing
02/03 = sick / no weigh in
02/10 = 152.5 unhealthy loss due to illness / I know weight will go back up & I'm totally fine with that
02/17 = 153.0 thrilled with annual physical on 2/15/18: BP 110/68, pulse 64 and BMI 26.14
02/24 = 154.0 little out of control last week, but at goal for the month
03/03 = 155.5 oops / still lower than before I was sick
03/10 = 153.5 back on track
03/17 = 152.5
03/24 = 153.0 evening snacks & two days straight of 8 hr seminars (+ lots of sitting)
03/31 = 153.5 pre-10K spaghetti supper night before / Badger State Brewing 10K 1:30:28.82 and average pace 14:35
04/07 = 154.5 ack ~ ate Easter candy most evenings
04/14 = 153.5 Day 1 of record-setting blizzard ~ yuck! Followed by day 2 of blizzard, then snow day (no work / still shoveling & plowing) on Monday ~ in APRIL ~ yikes!
04/21 = 153.5 after such weird week & daily weight fluctuations, happy to maintain
04/28 = 152.0
05/12 = 153.5 ok with this ~ think changing my MFP setting, and having more net calories to play with, is agreeing with me ~ I'm not so hungry all the time
05/19 = 154.0 drinks (2 margaritas) & dinner w/ BFF night before + enjoyed everything!
05/26 = 153.0 Health Risk Assessment 5/15/18 ~ BMI 25.6
06/02 = 153.0 basically in maintenance for now ~ I'll take it!
06/09 = 152.5 Bellin Run 10K 1:28:12 split time 45:03 ave. pace 14:12 ~ beat goal of < 1:30
06/16 = 152.0
06/23 = 156.0 end of vacation week & lots of eating out
06/30 = 155.5
07/07 = 156.0 post-vacation w/i net calories not. so. much. Ack!
07/14 = 154.5 prelogging & sticking w/ plan helps
07/21 = 154.5 Packers 5K 44:50 ave pace 14:26 min/mile ~ beat goal < 45:00
07/28 = 157.5 peanut M&M attacks (eek) + dinner out w/ SIL/niece (yum!) + staff luncheon (ick)
08/03 = 155.5 started Evening Snack Challenge on JFT
08/11 = 158.0 stressful week (job crap ~ hubby's & my own) , Chinese buffet 1 evening & Feast with the Beasts (so worth it!)
08/18 = 157.5 saw 156.0 during week ~ evening snack challenge not. so. good.
08/25 = 156.0 prelogged as much as possible & CICO getting better
09/01 = 154.5 included Taste on Broadway & office relocation so packing & moving boxes ~ very pleased
09/08 = 157.5 too many office bday indulgences / City Stadium 5K for Veterans 44:27 & ave. pace 14:16 ~ beat goal of < 44:30
09/15 = 156.0
09/22 = 155.5 maybe lower if not for Pizza Ranch prairie pizza & wine at BFF's the night before
09/29 = 154.0
10/06 = 155.0 may include water retention in muscles b/c resumed home version of weights & circuit-training day before
10/13 = 157.0 birthday treats & adult beverages / walked in Run for the Hill of It 5K in 48:13 pace 15:32 & hill 2:01 ~ beat both time (part unpaved trail with sloppy conditions due to 5" rain over 3 days prior) & hill (finish is UP a steep sledding hill) from last year
10/20 = 155.0
“Start by doing what’s necessary, then what’s possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” Francis of Assisi4 -
Have a had a great day today! We made it through work. Felt like it took 3 days though. Lol. Our busiest time was about 10 minutes before we closed. We had two people come it. It was pretty annoying. Lol. But we made it through. Lol. Well great except for Flo.
I spent all of my meals eating slowly and really paying attention to the food and my body. I didnt even eat all of my dinner because I was full about 2/3 of the way through. It's been cleaned up. We went to the food store after dinner. It was good that I was full or I would have grabbed everything in sight. We did buy a lot of snacks but most of them are for the DH. I got a few healthy snacks for me as well. Got some extra steps in too. Hit my step goal for the 8th day in a row!
The rest of the night is going to be spent hanging out of the with husband and probably do some reading. I have to finish scrubbing a pot tonight as well.
@Bex953172 Casey is freaking adorable!!! I love her so much! I just got my Flo this morning. I hate it! I went three years without having one when I was on an implant. Now after a year of having them again, I am so over it! Lol.
@Snowflake1968 You should post your Harry Potter ornaments! I love HP! And congrats on putting in the job apps. I'm praying that something comes of them soon! You need to get out of the dishonest and questionable employment that you have now.
@cschmitz110515 Congrats on the loss! It's kind of a sad blessing that your DH is working so much overtime. Yay money but boo lack of time together. I hope that you get some quality time together soon.4 -
Just for today I got so excited that the scales went down! I will be under calories today.4
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A good day yesterday. Even though I had all kinds of tiredness hunger I made good choices and looked after myself. I had left the bf’s place just before 4am to avoid driving through traffic yesterday morning and then didn’t sleep when I got home so it was a fairly long day! I think I fell asleep before 9pm though, so now I’m up early again!
Monday goals recap
- morning workout ✅
- Meet friend for coffee at 1:30pm ✅
- Post and paperwork❎ ugh! Hate this job!
- Put away laundry✅
- Hot yoga?❎
- Early night✅
Tuesday goals
- morning workout
- Leave by 9:15 to go to my sister’s
- Sis hospital appt at 11:30
- Pick up kids from parents
- Shopping centre on way home?
- Online grocery shop
- Laundry
- Post/paperwork
- Pay car tax
- Early to bed!
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Not such a good day yesterday. Food-wise was good - I even resisted my manager's chocolate cake - but it was a rather boring day followed by an annoying commute so when I got home I felt rather drained and down.
I think it's a combination of (a) delayed post-holiday blues (b) tiredness - I didn't really rest much at the weekend (c) boredom with job (d) just getting sick of my commute!
Today should be better, I'm having training which is normally quite interesting. Next weekend I'll get to rest! And if I don't manage to get a more interesting job in the restructure, I WILL be off. Apparently we will be told what our positions are going to be in the next month...
Yesterday's commitments:
- Log everything I eat
- Eat slowly and mindfully
- Be in the green Was just over - boyfriend made lasagne and it added up to quite a bit. I think next time we'll cut it into smaller portions
- 2l water
- No alcohol
- 45 minute lunch break
- Meditate
- 2+ of French podcast/ article/ book
- Finish work at 6pm
- Do French homework I was too tired, will have to do it today
- Gratitude journal
- Lights out by 11 LATEST (ideally earlier) 11.15
Today's commitments:
- Log everything I eat
- Stick to food plan
- Eat slowly and mindfully
- Be in the green (with deficit)
- 3 litres water
- No alcohol
- Run to work
- 30+ minute lunch break
- 2+ of French podcast, article, book
- Leave work at 5.30 latest
- French homework
- Gratitude journal
- Lights out by 112 -
So, onto today.. (Monday)
- 8 glasses of water ❎
- Be in the green✔️
- Exercise❎
- Take video of the car❎
- Update diary!!✔️ Need to do this because I know there's lots of school things coming up like walks, disco, parents evening and school photo!
Only got 4.5 glasses of water in! Still better than non!
I was in the green, I think there might be a couple of things left to add but I will still be in the green.
Need to do the video of the car.
Did my diary, well I just jotted down the dates and event on some paper but it's all I need.
So on to Tuesday
Got a busy day today, lots of things to do!
- 8 glasses of water
- Be in the green
- Exercise (maybe we'll see..)
- Video of car2 -
HEGoddard0928 wrote: »
JFT, 10-22-18
1. Log all food😀
2. Eat the lunch I brought! DO NOT ORDER OUT! 😀
3. Call Dr. D re appointment😀 Ended up calling a different doctor and setting up an appointment. This Dr's first appt for a new patient was 3 weeks out. The one I set the DH up with is on Thursday. Lol
4. Call DH benefits😑 Forgot until later in the afternoon and then just couldn't be bothered. I'll have to do it today.
5. Look over benefits for next year😑 Can't until November 1st
6. Work 8:15-5:15 😀
7. ACTUALLY MAKE DINNER!!!!😁Taco turkey and rice. I love it because it makes loads of leftovers and Matt enjoys it a lot too
8. Dishes right after dinner 😊 Well it was after dinner... Just not right after. Lol. There was food shopping in between
9. Come back here😀
10. Bed prep @930😅I was falling asleep on the couch at 845. Lol. I ended up just going to bed.
11. Lights out by @1030😂 More like 915!
JFT, 10-23-18
1. Up at 6(need to get back into doing this!) 😁
2. Prep lunch
3. Work 815-515
4. Call benefits Dept
5. Start work project
6. Eat lunch I brought! DO NOT ORDER OUT!
7. Leftovers for dinner (Matt is going out)
8. Dishes right after dinner
9. Bed prep by 9pm
10. Bed by 10
Have a great day everyone!3 -
cschmitz110515 wrote: »Busy weekend & work day, now time for JFT & lots of new posts! Will read later, for now recapping the weekend and posting JFT for my own accountability:
Recap F 10/19
1) Yay! Alarm annoyed me properly at 5:30 this morning & walked dog before appt./work / 3.69 mi 1:06:11 / stretched = happy dog & happy me Got confirmation this week from two other early a.m. walkers that dog & I are very visible in the dark (one person even referred to me as a Xmas tree LOL) with all our LED & high vis gear on. Glad to hear!
2) Move hourly / stairs breaks at work (forgot to put on Fitbit for dog walk so will use MapMyWalk step count for that part of day) = total steps 16,441 & 250+ steps 14/14 boom!
3) Meals & snacks prelogged w/ wiggle room (yay) / stick w/ plan & net calories green / 12c water = Net calories -26 , sodium -891 , sugar -2 , fiber good , protein excellent & 12c water
4) To-do's: balance bank accounts / update budget s/s / write check for Honda pymt. / wash load of whites / wash dishes / fill food drive bag for Sat. a.m. / Go Brewers! / anything else? yes, a few
5) Unplug 9:00 / floss ??? / retainers ??? / bed & TV off 30 min. after game ends (Sat. a.m. walk dog & leave for mom & dad's 10:00 ~ decided I have enough produce for now & will skip farmers market ~ next week's is last one! )
Recap Sat. ~ hubby worked 12 hours overtime so I was on my own ~ car time 3 hrs & visit mom & dad & aunt
1) Walked dog 3.72 mi 1:05:10 & saw 11 turkeys crossing road = happy dog & happy me Fitbit 12,114 steps, 250+ steps 5/14 & 39 floors
2) Ate lunch out (ok) and leftovers for supper. Then emotional/stress snacked while Brewers lost game 7 of NLCS & I did not log
Recap Sun. ~ hubby still working OT all day and no Packers game so I went to see First Man
1) Bible class & church
2) Washed dishes / rinsed & refilled birdbaths / picked up sticks from last wind all before movie
3) Walked dog after movie / 4.3 mi 1:16:22 = happy dog & happy me Fitbit 15,867 steps, 250+ steps 9/14 & 30 floors
4) Hubby finally home so washed load of darks then after supper I went to special movie at church where they had snacks... I ate small bowl of popcorn & 1 small cookie = Net calories -113 , sodium -1,329 (ack!) , sugar -15, fiber & protein low-ish & 10c water
JFT M 10/22
1) Walked dog before work / 3.49 mi 1:02:19 / stretched = happy dog & happy me
2) Maintained composure & L&C meeting went very well ~ helped immensely by fact that my asst. manager showed up about 30 minutes late
3) Move hourly / stairs breaks at work
4) Meals & snacks sort of planned / prelog as much as possible / net calories green / 12c water
5) Evening to-do's
6) Unplug 9:00 / floss / retainers / verify/set alarm, bed & TV off 10:20 (walk dog T a.m. before work)
I went for a walk with my daughter and granddaughter last week, I was telling her about the LED gear you wear, she told me that they sell it at her store and she gets a 30% discount. I think I'm going to invest in some so I can get out and walk again.
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HEGoddard0928 wrote: »Have a had a great day today! We made it through work. Felt like it took 3 days though. Lol. Our busiest time was about 10 minutes before we closed. We had two people come it. It was pretty annoying. Lol. But we made it through. Lol. Well great except for Flo.
I spent all of my meals eating slowly and really paying attention to the food and my body. I didnt even eat all of my dinner because I was full about 2/3 of the way through. It's been cleaned up. We went to the food store after dinner. It was good that I was full or I would have grabbed everything in sight. We did buy a lot of snacks but most of them are for the DH. I got a few healthy snacks for me as well. Got some extra steps in too. Hit my step goal for the 8th day in a row!
The rest of the night is going to be spent hanging out of the with husband and probably do some reading. I have to finish scrubbing a pot tonight as well.
@Bex953172 Casey is freaking adorable!!! I love her so much! I just got my Flo this morning. I hate it! I went three years without having one when I was on an implant. Now after a year of having them again, I am so over it! Lol.
@Snowflake1968 You should post your Harry Potter ornaments! I love HP! And congrats on putting in the job apps. I'm praying that something comes of them soon! You need to get out of the dishonest and questionable employment that you have now.
@cschmitz110515 Congrats on the loss! It's kind of a sad blessing that your DH is working so much overtime. Yay money but boo lack of time together. I hope that you get some quality time together soon.
Happy to hear you had a great day even with the arrival of Flo. She just messes up so much in our lives doesn't she?
I will for sure post a picture of the HP ornaments for you. They will be done by Thursday night. I have been beating hubby up trying to get him to start burning, but he's not listening to me very well. Last night he played WOW instead of burning anything, I reminded him that I have 3 days before the first show. He told me, with a laugh (which is probably best for his health) that he knows time is short because I have been nagging constantly. I said, I don't like nagging and I would stop if you just did it. He laughed and said I'm very good at something that I don't like. I chose to laugh back instead of throw something at him.3 -
slittlemeister wrote: »Not such a good day yesterday. Food-wise was good - I even resisted my manager's chocolate cake - but it was a rather boring day followed by an annoying commute so when I got home I felt rather drained and down.
I think it's a combination of (a) delayed post-holiday blues (b) tiredness - I didn't really rest much at the weekend (c) boredom with job (d) just getting sick of my commute!
Today should be better, I'm having training which is normally quite interesting. Next weekend I'll get to rest! And if I don't manage to get a more interesting job in the restructure, I WILL be off. Apparently we will be told what our positions are going to be in the next month...
Yesterday's commitments:
- Log everything I eat
- Eat slowly and mindfully
- Be in the green Was just over - boyfriend made lasagne and it added up to quite a bit. I think next time we'll cut it into smaller portions
- 2l water
- No alcohol
- 45 minute lunch break
- Meditate
- 2+ of French podcast/ article/ book
- Finish work at 6pm
- Do French homework I was too tired, will have to do it today
- Gratitude journal
- Lights out by 11 LATEST (ideally earlier) 11.15
Today's commitments:
- Log everything I eat
- Stick to food plan
- Eat slowly and mindfully
- Be in the green (with deficit)
- 3 litres water
- No alcohol
- Run to work
- 30+ minute lunch break
- 2+ of French podcast, article, book
- Leave work at 5.30 latest
- French homework
- Gratitude journal
- Lights out by 11
You don't seem quite as stressed with work as you had been, hopefully the reorg gives you a position and salary that you deserve.4 -
It's funny how that works with the scales isn't it. I had a spot that I was using but last month when I finally got a washer/dryer I had to move it. Since then I have had a hard time finding the "right spot" on the floor. The first day it moved it showed a gain of 5lbs I knew that wasn't accurate. I finally after a month think I'm starting to find the exact right spot again. I wonder if a more expensive, higher quality scale does the same thing.3 -
JFT - Monday October 22
2L of Water -
Calories in Green by 150 - 52 but at least it was in the green and not red!
5 Fruits and Veggies - 4/5
Move hourly at work - I brought my crafting to work yesterday and got wrapped up in it.
Walk 1 Mile - 3 Miles - Leslie Sansone
Craft -
Write in Journal -
Stay FOCUSED - DO IT - QUIT BEING DISAPPOINTED WITH MYSELF - I had my evening snack last night and really wanted a second one. I fought myself for about 1/2 an hour and then decided to go to bed rather than watch another show. It helped me avoid eating AND I feel more rested today. Maybe this needs to become a new habit.
JFT - Tuesday October 23
2L of Water
Calories in Green by 150
5 Fruits and Veggies
Only 1 Evening Snack
Walk 1 Mile
Move hourly at work
Craft
Write in Journal
Stay FOCUSED - DO IT - QUIT BEING DISAPPOINTED WITH MYSELF
I am anxious to see what my average weight will be for the 7 days tomorrow. As of right now it is exactly the same as last week. No loss, no gain. I maintain at this weight so well, why can't I just lose and then maintain at 40 pounds lighter. It will be a month Thursday since I have been able to log a lower weight in MFP.
I have a friend that calls me in tears all the time, it's very rare that she calls me to just say hi. I think of her as one of my daughters more than a friend that I could lean on when I'm troubled. She lost her mother very young and her Father passed right after my Dad did. She called me last week to tell me that she had been in emergency the night before and had been diagnosed with Gout and when they had ran a urine test they found out something was wonky with her kidneys. She was told to go see her own doctor as early as possible this week. She had not been seeing her doctor regularly and the last time that she had seen him he had given her a req to have blood work and other routine tests completed, including an ECG. She did this before seeing her doctor yesterday. She called me in tears again yesterday and told me she had been to the doctor and was told that her ECG had shown that she had had a heart attack at some point they believe about 5 years ago. She suffers from anxiety and panic attacks and I bet you one of those were actually the heart attack.
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Been riding the struggle bus! Keeping things super simple.
1. Log all food
2. Drink 5 waters at work
3. Do 10 minutes core work/breathing work
4. Take Fish oil with dinner4 -
Recap M 10/22
1) Walked dog before work & saw Orion (finally... no clouds!) / 3.49 mi 1:02:19 / stretched = happy dog & happy me
2) Maintained composure & L&C meeting went very well ~ helped immensely by fact that my asst. manager showed up about 30 minutes late
3) Move hourly / stairs breaks at work = Fitbit 17,235 steps, 250+ steps 13/14 (meeting) & 47 floors
4) Meals & snacks sort of planned / prelog as much as possible / net calories green / 12c water = ACK! Overtired, late supper & then evening snack attack of peanut M&Ms ~ net calories -405 , sodium green (yay), sugar -67 (yikes) 
, fiber & protein low & 14c water All in all, not a great day food-wise.
5) Evening to-do's= felt so tired... stowed kitchen window screen in basement for winter, digital decluttering, reorganized freezers for Schwan's order & that's it!
6) Unplug 9:00 / floss / retainers / verify/set alarm, bed & TV off 10:20 (walk dog T a.m. before work)
JFT T 10/23
1) Walked dog before work & saw Orion (again... no clouds! ) / 3.76 mi 1:08:00 / stretched = happy dog & happy me
2) Move hourly / stairs breaks at work
3) Meals & snacks prelogged / stick w/ plan & net calories green
4) Evening: 4:30 SS review meeting / pick up kitty litter on way home / to-do list
5) Unplug 9:00 / floss / retainers / set alarm, bed & TV off 10:20 (walk dog W a.m. before work)2 -
Work is boring again today and I'm fighting with insurance companies for Matt's temporary disability. So I'm pretty aggravated. 😡😠I have to call the state back this afternoon and pray that I actually get through this time.
Anyway! How is everyone else doing today?2 -
Checking in from Monday
1. Rest day - no run. Feed cats. Morning meds. Tea! Log 1 item.
2. Take books to library. Discussion post.
3. Dass 9:20. McC 10:15. Are Xrays really helpful? Take How We Learn. Draft essay.
4. Text parents - lunch? Aldi: cave cheese! Check on how/where to get protein bars.
5. Input research grades. Brainstorm Malala. Brainstorm Machiavelli.
6. Change research lessons to unit format.
7. Strength 4:30. Zumba 5:30. Put laundry away.
8. Prep Tue lunch - beef stew. Chop celery. Prep cheese. Meds. Floss, rinse, brush teeth. In bed by 8:45; devices off by 9:00; alarm set for 5:50.
JFT Tuesday
1. Breakfast: oatmeal. Pack lunch. Feed cats. Shower. Meds. Tea! Log 1 item.
2. WRITE DISCUSSION RESPONSES. Draft week 14. Draft essay. Print poetry rubrics. Convert research unit. Meeting during planning. Input classwork grades. Set up poetry assignment on Classroom. Eval stories for writing group.
3. Class 2-3: Poetry; set up title page, type poems & sections 1-3. Check choice reading books! Lesson on synecdoche & metonymy Wed! (Thurs?)
4. Class 4 - Poetry; set up title page & type poems. Update class websites. Check Monday worksheet during Weds catchup class. 4th needs practice with quoting & paraphrasing sources, identifying claims that would need support, use of last names for reference, and capitalization practice (common/proper nouns, titles).
5. Review semester plan. What is my purpose for each unit? Sketch out semester block.
6. Quiz ASAP. Zumba 5:30. Writing group.
7. Review essay. Prep cheese. Put laundry away? Check grocery list. Set up insurance for 2019.
8. Prep Wed lunch - chicken salad salad. Chop celery. Prep oatmeal for breakfast. Meds. Floss, rinse, brush teeth. In bed by 8:45; devices off by 9:00; alarm set for 4:50.
Scale goals
End of 2017: 174.6
February 2018: 173.6
March 2018: 179.6
July 2018: 189.6
August 2018: 187.4
September: 186.4
Today: 187
Upcoming to-do:
1. Develop 5PE mini-unit. Use after JC as a sponge; combine with challenge books. Maybe a comparison with another required text? Have students ask a parent or teacher what the most significant text they studied was, and then create a comparison between their challenge book and that text - which has more value and why? Possibly do the one-sheet as an assessment.
2. Write next blog post. Comment on 3 posts each week -Tu Th Sun?
3. Keep track of medical stuffs. Dentist? Also Feb 7 9:30 w Ac Int. Sub already set up. Apr 22 McC. Need sub. Call to set up checkups with Dass (October).
4. Convert lesson plans to unit format. Create rubric for one-pager. Revise research checklists!
5. Check on conference; follow up on seminar proposal. Do research on characteristics: curiosity, persistence, resilience, creativity, responsibility, optimism, courage, integrity, authenticity, leadership, self-awareness, humility, compassion - others? Can poetry unit be condensed?
6. Go to used bookstore and look for Beauty (McKinley), Design for How People Learn (Julie Dirksen), Dying for a Paycheck (Robin Hardman) and The Prince (tr. Tim Parks).
7. Put jewelry away. Yikes! Reinforce patches on old pants.
8. Go to Mac store and see if they can retrieve the files off the iMac.
9. Make plan for classroom observations; ask other teachers about projects or lessons they feel confident about.
10. Create vocabulary lists for each unit that come from the texts used. Find a way to incorporate changing words from one part of speech to another.
11. Design minibuttons with school logo, mascot, crest. Minibuttons that say THIS IS WHAT ANTIFASCISM LOOKS LIKE. White text on black bars on red background.3 -
Snowflake1968 wrote: »
It's funny how that works with the scales isn't it. I had a spot that I was using but last month when I finally got a washer/dryer I had to move it. Since then I have had a hard time finding the "right spot" on the floor. The first day it moved it showed a gain of 5lbs I knew that wasn't accurate. I finally after a month think I'm starting to find the exact right spot again. I wonder if a more expensive, higher quality scale does the same thing.
I'm not a scale expert but I have a pretty decent one.
It's digital, and as well as your weight it allows you to add in your height, age, activity level. And it has heart sensors on it so it can tell your skeletal weight, body fat, body muscle, BMR, water weight etc.
LOL sounds proper hightech!
But yeah. Still dodgy.3 -
HEGoddard0928 wrote: »Work is boring again today and I'm fighting with insurance companies for Matt's temporary disability. So I'm pretty aggravated. 😡😠I have to call the state back this afternoon and pray that I actually get through this time.
Anyway! How is everyone else doing today?
Getting disability over here can be a pain in the backside too.
I am worn thin today. I'm shattered! Bathed two of the girls and by the time they're washed, dried, hair dried and stuff I'm just knackered. I'll have to do Casey tomorrow. Can't do all three.3 -
Snowflake1968 wrote: »
It's funny how that works with the scales isn't it. I had a spot that I was using but last month when I finally got a washer/dryer I had to move it. Since then I have had a hard time finding the "right spot" on the floor. The first day it moved it showed a gain of 5lbs I knew that wasn't accurate. I finally after a month think I'm starting to find the exact right spot again. I wonder if a more expensive, higher quality scale does the same thing.
I'm not a scale expert but I have a pretty decent one.
It's digital, and as well as your weight it allows you to add in your height, age, activity level. And it has heart sensors on it so it can tell your skeletal weight, body fat, body muscle, BMR, water weight etc.
LOL sounds proper hightech!
But yeah. Still dodgy.
Wow that is a fancy scale! Mine just gives me my weight and that's it.1
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