JUST FOR TODAY ....... One day at a time ..... Daily Commitment Thread for 2018
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Busy busy day.... but I got the entire house thoroughly cleaned, ran to sams, ran to the grocery store, and a few more errands. Tonite I treated myself to a "movie nite" at home. I rarely sit still and watch tv long enough to watch a movie, and thoroughly enjoyed the movie. Now ... doing some sewing before bed!
JFT, Saturday
1. when stressed out, clean one drawer
Well ... I didn't get the drawers cleaned, but cleaned the entire house. I was suppose to meet my daughter, as as she usually does, she cancels at the last minute. Instead of grabbing food because I was upset ..... I cleaned! So a good day for me. Daughter is out tonite watching TV with me.
2. log ALL food And yes, I even had 3 pieces of Lindells chocolate balls. But .... I looked at the bag, 3 pieces was 200 calories, and I ate it. But .... I knew what I was eating, and felt in control over it.
3. stop and think before eating Trying to make this a habit!
4. went I want to snack, wait 10 minutes. Distract myself I was running errands, and so hungry, so decided to go to Mcdonalds drive through. Plan was to get a ice cream cone.... then ordered just a diet coke instead! So a very small NSV - thinking before I eat!
5. concentrate on water
Need to really work on this more
6. 2-week challenge --- exchange 1 bad habit with a good habit. My bad habit is eating mindlessly --- good habit is to go and do something productive (like drawer cleaning, something that gets my mind off of eating)
7. get back on here tomorrow -- be accountable
JFT, SUnday
1. go to the gym
2. log all food
3. concentrate on drinking water
4. plan the weeks menus
5. enjoy the day with hubby
6. change the bad habit for a good habit --- when I want to eat unplanned, wait 10 minutes, do some kind of chores to distract myself. If after 10 minutes I still feel I need to eat something, make it healthy
7. get back on here tomorrow - be accountable5 -
Love this idea! If I'm afraid I'm going to go over I tend to stop logging, which then means I get careless and *definitely* go over...and the vicious cycle continues.
So, just for today, I will:
1) Log everything
2) Do 10 mins cardio
Yep, just 10 mins. Gotta start somewhere and build momentum!
Good luck everyone
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Hooray for the NSVs and Joan sounds like you had a really positive recovery from your bad day!
Mixed bag for me yesterday. Am still at goal weight - yay! I did my workout and over 10k steps - yay! And I had quality time with the kids - yay! BUT not enough water and def didn’t log everything (prob in the red).
Weekends are always a bit of a struggle. Tend to take the kids out for a meal or two and I dislike the lack of control I feel when I can’t be sure of calorie intake (even making “good” choices). I think I need to work on some strategies for this, rather than thinking I’m derailing all my hard work and just giving up for the day! It sometimes puts me off socialising, which I know is not healthy. Balance is so, so hard for me to achieve
So my goals for today are small:
- Stay within calorie goal. If eating out log as accurately as possible and not worry about it
- Drink plenty of water
- Think more deeply about how to achieve a happy balance in life. Would welcome ideas on this!
I may work out but will allow myself a rest day if I’m struggling. I will not worry about steps today as we have lots to get done and may need to drive for some of it.
Have a happy Sunday all x5 -
Just for today I will try to live through this day only and not solve all my life problems at once.
Done
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My partner is in my very bad books today. Not happy at all. We had an argument at like 3am because of my tossing and turning, he asked if I could sleep downstairs (normally o have no problem with this but we have stripped the sofa of its cushions to wash them and scrubbed the base and arms so would of been wet)
So he said I “had to” roll over and face the other way because I was snoring when facing him. I just said no.
My hips were in agony for sleeping on that side now. He kept saying roll over, i kept saying no.
We both went to sleep in a huff. And 15 mins later I had to roll back anyway because that hip
Started to hurt.
Sorry it’s a bit pointless but I just had to rant!
So goals for today.
- hoover and polish the car. (It’s filthy)
- Go buy some nappies before my youngest poops!! - done! Thank god. Just in time too lol!
- keep on top of the house today
- Eat stodgy foods like pasta again (I know I said I felt poorly yesterday but I seriously think ramming myself with stodgy food helped a lot, gave my digestive system something to do!)
- Relax, try get some of these jeans cut up into squares!
- Put the sofa back together!
And if I have time I might just do some stretches!6 -
Met goals yesterday, although I didn't really calculate the calories of my salad correctly. The restaurant didn't have nutrition info online, but MFP did, BUT it was the salad at one cup, and I'm sure I ate well over a cup of salad. Ah well.
JFT:
1. Stick to the plan
2. Log all food and stay under calorie goal
3. Go the gym
4. Find a new program to watch while on the stationary bike (done watching season two of The Crown) -- any suggestions?
5. Try to make it to the craft store today to buy some canvases and paints
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FRIDAY JFT RECORD
1. Stay within maintenance calories
2. Do 10 mins yoga
3. Have fun with my wonderful and ridiculous friends
Completely fell off the wagon for Friday and Saturday, no idea how many calories I ate and drank. Ridiculous...! Had no self control whatsoever and didn’t track. Had a great time though. I’m travelling today and not feeling great so going to set limited goal and get back to it proper next week.
SUNDAY JFT GOAL
1. Stick to calorie limit
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JFY (Saturday, 1/13/18)
1. Drink 8 glasses of water
2. Log all my food
3. Be "in the green" with my calories for the day
4. Shovel driveway
5. Clean bathrooms
6. Finish laundry
JFT (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
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JFT Saturday:
1. Zumba ❌, then yoga. ✔
2. Still need to work on unit plans. Forgot my power cord AGAIN, even though I unplugged it and I really thought I'd put it in my bag. The computer is slow and it's at under 40%. Really irritating. ❌
3. Update music from iTunes on the mobile devices. ❌
4. Find some teacher blogs. ❌
5. LAUNDRY. I've got clean clothes that need to be put away. ❌
6. Weekend plans - come home after yoga and check with DH; better to get together with family tonight or some other time? when to do grocery shopping? ✔
7. Need to do strength training today, strength and flex tomorrow. ✔
8. Check with B about plans for Sunday. ✔
9. Quit eating stuff that isn't logged. ❌ HA HA HA sometimes I hate myself.
JFT Sunday
1. And I've already failed at prelogging, because I ate some of the potatoes I was prepping. (I did weigh it and I was like fifteen steps from my ipad - what's wrong with me? Why didn't I just go ahead and log the damn thing?) Oh well. Guess my goal is to get that logged and then prelog the REST of the day and FRIGGIN STICK TO THAT. fml.
2. Complete week 2 plans. Find teacher blogs. Comment on 3, include link to mine. Write thank-you card for A. Put in school bag.
3. Put laundry away. Put dishes away. Check to see if there's enough for another load of laundry - if so, DO IT.
4. Update iTunes playlists. Update school bodyweight exercises: 12 floor push-ups, 40 sec wall sit, 70 sec plank, 40 sec flexibility, 15 side leg lifts.
5. Flexibility exercises in the AM. Write? I should write. WRITE THE THING.
6. Complete all learning habits: Duolingo, piano practice, blog post (Five Things That Make Me Smile), script review.
7. Gym for Day 2 strength and treadmill to 10k. Check for popcorn, Halo Top, Life Savers at Walmart.
8. Meet with B for dinner at Panera. Take script and snacks for practice. Leave by 7. Maybe 6:50 to be certain?
Scale goals
Dec 1 weigh-in: 176.6
End of 2017: 174.6
Jan 31 goal:
169. That's a 1.5 lb/week drop from a start of 175, which makes the math a little easier!
Goal for 1/15: 172. Today: 181. Had a mini-whoosh yesterday, but then bounced right back and THEN some today. It's days - no, not days, WEEKS - like this one that make me want to give up and say EFF it, I'm just going to eat whatever the hell I want and start gaining, because if I'm gaining anyway, WHY NOT? I'm tired of trying and trying and trying and not only getting nowhere, but like... making UN-progress.
Sorry I don't have much positivity to contribute today, folks. I'm gonna try for a post that gets my thoughts out of the sludge at the bottom of a bottle of un-shaken medicine (the extra bitter kind). HA HA. We'll see how well THAT works.5 -
Just for Saturday
1. Journal every bite.
2. HYDRATE!!!!!
3. Added sugar <29 g
4. Enjoy movie date with DH. I know I will eat some of the popcorn, so my goal will be to try to limit how much I eat. Ordered a junior bag of popcorn (instead of a large bucket) and a 20 oz bottle of water (instead of soda). Winning!
5. Put down my fork between bites. Chew and swallow before each bite. Eat slower and mindfully.
Did much better. Not perfect. I have to really concentrate on setting my fork down between bites. But much better!
6. Activity today. Even if I only make it 15 minutes on treadmill...it's a start. Just Do It! Although I didn't do treadmill, I did lift small hand weights which I've been wanting to begin doing for years and never do. I was told it will help with the lymphedema in my right arm if I lift light weights, as well as tone my arms. So, giving myself credit for that.
7. Read my Beck's index cards. Read next chapter of book.
8. Bed early so I get up earlier tomorrow! Gratitude journal and Simple Abundance before bed.
All in all, I had a pretty good day yesterday! Did I mark a lot of things off my to-do list? Nope. But I did a lot of small things that don't make my actual to-do list that I've been slacking on...like going through the pile of mail on my desk and decluttering the kitchen cupboards. Things I have been letting slide... Plus, we went to the movie and it was so nice spending that time away from everything with my DH for those few hours and I felt empowered when I ordered a junior bag of popcorn instead of a giant tub and drank water. Small things, but they felt really good!
Just for Sunday- Journal every bite
- HYDRATE
- Treadmill or Body Groove dance workout for 15 minutes. You have to start somewhere!
- 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 love all the support and accomplishments I'm seeing on this thread! Keep it going JFT'ers!
@shenna333 I remember you! Welcome back!
Tracie in the frozen tundra of WI
Placing one foot in front of the other, baby steps, always moving forward...
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clicketykeys wrote: »JFT Saturday:
JFT Sunday
1. And I've already failed at prelogging, because I ate some of the potatoes I was prepping. (I did weigh it and I was like fifteen steps from my ipad - what's wrong with me? Why didn't I just go ahead and log the damn thing?) Oh well. Guess my goal is to get that logged and then prelog the REST of the day and FRIGGIN STICK TO THAT. fml.
Goal for 1/15: 172. Today: 181. Had a mini-whoosh yesterday, but then bounced right back and THEN some today. It's days - no, not days, WEEKS - like this one that make me want to give up and say EFF it, I'm just going to eat whatever the hell I want and start gaining, because if I'm gaining anyway, WHY NOT? I'm tired of trying and trying and trying and not only getting nowhere, but like... making UN-progress.
Sorry I don't have much positivity to contribute today, folks. I'm gonna try for a post that gets my thoughts out of the sludge at the bottom of a bottle of un-shaken medicine (the extra bitter kind). HA HA. We'll see how well THAT works.
Stop beating yourself up!
I’ve always found that my mood fluctuates, and when my mood does, my eating does, and when my eating does my LIFE does.
Giving up is easy. Too easy! It doesn’t matter if you don’t even achieve your goals that day! You still got up, you still set them, you still made the EFFORT to change. And all you need is the effort to change and the rest will follow eventually!
You hang in there, you are doing a good job even if it doesn’t feel like it at times!
You know come March I’ve got all this to come because I’ve just let loose this pregnancy and not only do I have to eat healthily (that’s easy) it’s my mind that I will have to get the bad habits out of!
It’s easy to make a salad, it’s easy to skip chocolate, it’s NOT easy to train your brain to decide what’s going to be good and going to be bad, we talk ourselves out or into it! (E.g. oh one more won’t hurt, one chocolate bar wont hurt)
And that’s where we all need to start! Our minds!
It will pick back up again just give it time, being kind to yourself rather than self destructive will help you get out of the icky sludge sooner!
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My neighbour moved out today.
Can I just say...
WOOOHOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
Me and my partner went into the garden for the first time properly in 3 years!!
Even if it was only to start the major cleaning process of 4 years of dog piss and *kitten*.
1 2L of bleach and disinfectant later and the 3x3m area outside our house still looks like poop but smells a lot better, the gardens too big to tackle the whole thing today but at least outside our door is done for now.
Gotta sweep the leaves over the next few days and then get the jetwasher on it!
We’re gonna clean the whole thing for everyone else and maybe even replace the picnic table and plant some flowers and remove the weeds just so our neighbours feel welcomed.
It wa a great when we first moved in until “that” neighbour moved in. But she’s gone buzzing
P.s. excuse my earlier rant at my OH. Hormones in full swing there hahaha
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Just for today: Sat 1/13
Seriously spend some time and write down what short and long term goals I want to do this year.
Well I am now officially the proud grammy of FOUR grandbabies, four yrs old and younger. Baby Lukas joined us Oct 18th. They have all moved out now. For the first time in my life, I am alone. It was so stressful with everyone here, but now I just kind of mope and flop down. What a transition.
Just for today: Sun 1/14
Drink my 8 glasses of water
Stretch
For the rest of January, I will:
Be consistent in stretching and work on gaining strength. If only for a few minutes a day
I am down 5# suprisingly. Think I will shoot for 2 more
For 2018 I will:
Become a healthier, happier, and stronger me
Get the house cleaned out. I would love to be a minimalist, but damn I have a lot of stuff. Kids went poof, their things however did not
Get out and do more
I feel healthy and happy at 145. That will be my goal weight this year
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1/13 Saturday JFT:
#1 Stay positive and happy! I can always accomplish some things on Sunday.
✔▪Breakfast w/ family
✔▪Manage Saturday Chores
✔▪Grocery list and meal planning
✔▪Lunch
✔▪Grocery Shopping
❌▪Run a few errands (mortgage, target)
❌▪Work on Research Abstract
❌▪Elliptical
❌▪Stretch
✔▪Dinner ~ 8 pm (based on remodel project)
✔▪Bedtime ~ 11 pm (based on remodel project)
Shopping took all day!! Usually the stores are not that busy on Saturdays but it seemed like the entire city decided to go grocery shopping.
@OConnell5483 You are correct, sometimes taking time to talk is just what ya need!! Friday was very pleasant bc of that
@Bex953172 Sorry to hear you are having issues with sleep and your partner is as well. Being pregnant wears you both out. Congrats on the good news regarding your neighbor. The garden project sounds fun!!
Welcome to ALL the new JFT people
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 pm3 -
@MLHC1 you know you’ll reach that point sometime soon as well! lol I’ve got about 400 pillows and still can’t get comfy!
We both agreed we were both v grumpy after both waking up so we cleared the air on that!
I know the neighbour is a brilliant thing. The garden is disgusting though. The paving was yellow and red, but right now they’re black and luminous green?!
So clearly full of bacteria and god knows what else from the dogs toileting!
So it’s gross but for some reason the grosser the job the more I love getting stuck in. I hate the tedious “small jobs” that I have to do daily. But like you say it’s like a proper project!4 -
So goals for today. forgot I even posted goals!
- hoover and polish the car. (It’s filthy) no but made a start on the garden
- Go buy some nappies before my youngest poops!! - done! Thank god. Just in time too lol!
- keep on top of the house todayyeaaah kind of!
- Eat stodgy foods like pasta again yep, not improved much though, trip to the GP tomorrow I think!
- Relax, try get some of these jeans cut up into squares! No time!
- Put the sofa back together! yep!
And if I have time I might just do some stretches! yeah... I didn’t have time lol!
So all in all not bad! Bit of a race every day to get everything done before I get too tired! Will post goals in morning because mfp is being stupid tonight..3 -
Another lazy day. My body is telling me to rest.
Report 1/14
Fast til noon only until 10:30,since my husband thoughtfully made me French toast.
Steps! Went to the mall to walk this afternoon up to 7:5k so far.
Visit dad given my cold, thought this was not a good idea.
Log
Clean bathroom this will be done by bedtime.
JFT 1/15
Log
Enjoy day off. Fast until 9, then take the kids out for breakfast.
Walk somewhere. Get steps.
Clean kitchen
Vacuum living room.
Make lentil soup to eat for lunches this week. This is my go to soup for tasty and filling. And so healthy!
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Warning --> brief rant / dump. Highly recommend skipping paragraph. Wow! These last few days have been busy. I start at my new company on Wednesday so I have been trying to close out everything here. "Everything" won't happen, but the more I can get done, the less others will ever have to deal with. I am not one of those people who can slack the last two weeks after giving notice and then just breezily walk out the last day. Heck I had one position where the day I left I was the last one out and I missed my own celebratory happy hour. :drinker: So here I sit in an empty office on the Sunday of a three day weekend. (In the US many of us have Monday off in honor of Dr Martin Luther King.) I was here yesterday and I will be here tomorrow. Tuesday I will hand over everything left I can possibly think of and happily leave this place forever. My work here served its purpose for many years, but I should have left long ago. If only I had not - so stubbornly - wanted to make/see that one last toxic employee retiree and get her bad influence away from good people. I feel good that I sheltered my staff, but bad that it was at my own expense. I just cannot and will not take the politics driven focus anymore (it's larger a school system but i am on the business side not an educator.) Bad decisions had been made and bad times are ahead - at least for a year or two -- its not all doom and gloom but I don't need the few positives this job offers anymore. FREEEEEEEEEEEEEDOM is coming.
JFT Thursday- Log all food and stay in green
- 64 oz fluid (logged) This has been really difficult lately. So I shall keep listing it.
- Do exercise/balance video
- 10K steps
- If a body shows up train them to do leave accrual. (This is out of my hands at this point.) FINALLY
- Write Thank you email to co-workers. Be meaningful.
- Buy kitty cat treats
- Call Mom & check in
== OK rant over.
So it is really hard to make a to-do list over the next two days. I am in a heads down just work-til-you-drop mode which is totally acceptable since I know exactly where the end of the tunnel is and that the light is bright.
JFT - Monday- Get up & do barn chores
- Be at office by 8
- Try to be home by 8
- Eat mindfully
- Drink water
- Take two breaks - walk the mile loop each time
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Home for a few hours, catching up Sunday evening, thought I'd get a jump on Monday...
Recap Sat. 1/13 - Slept until 9:30 oh my!
1) Winter market & gas in car (too frigid for low gas tank) = later than planned, but 2x done
2) Update weekly w-i post = done & surprised by scale this morning
3) Not sure of meal plans today / net calories w/i 100 green & 12c water = Hubby & I sampled our way through Sam's Club & fast food for supper (first time in several months, so not going to worry about). All numbers red...oops.
At least drank 10c water.
4) Errands w/ hubby: groceries, Sam's, bank = 3x done
5) Get out WiiFit, replace batteries & do activities, maybe w/ hubby b/c we like the bowling one & we're very competitive...this is non-treadmill day = Done! All batteries needed to be replaced, we couldn't remember which way the disc went in (it was backwards to begin ) but we finally got Wii working again. Bowled & I beat hubby, which is highly unusual. Checked MFP & Wii bowling is actually in exercise diary, lol.
6) Floss / retainers / bed & TV off 10:15 = 3x done
Not posting JFT for Sunday 1/14: Left home 7:20 a.m. & 3 hr round trip by car. Attended 2 great-nephews' baptisms, followed by luncheon at middle brother's. Very sedentary day & lots of family time. It was great!
JF-Monday 1/15
1) Before work either shovel snow if necessary or treadmill
2) Keep calm at work / do not stress over Fri. p.m. request from mgmt., who really has no idea of the work involved. If only they'd show an interest in even understanding! Not sure how they're going to react over my "defensive" email with facts & estimates. Ok, tirade over. I'll look for another job if it comes to that.
3) Move hourly / stairs breaks at work
4) Net calories green / 12c water
5) Make lunch for Tues (webinar at noon)
6) Hubby time in evening (MLKjr holiday for him)
7) Floss / retainers / bed & TV off 10:154 -
New here, hi everyone! Looks like a great thread to help me stay accountable one day at a time.
JF Monday 1/15
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.
3. Find 10 minutes to work out.6
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