JUST FOR TODAY ....... One day at a time ..... Daily Commitment Thread for 2018

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  • Bex953172
    Bex953172 Posts: 4,171 Member
    Okay so quick update before bed!

    Done my workout again! With the squats for Nov Challenge.
    I'm curious, has anyone else tried it yet?
    Just cooling down before I go for a shower.
    I might have to leave the exercise tomorrow or atleast do it earlier. Think my partner is feeling neglected!

    Gonna get some more water and do. Some More stretches then that's me done again!

    Another day successfully beaten!
  • Bex953172
    Bex953172 Posts: 4,171 Member
    Op sorry for yet ANOTHER post.

    Not sure if I had just over worn them but my jeans kept sliding down today! They do seem easier to get on!
  • Snowflake1968
    Snowflake1968 Posts: 6,981 Member
    Bex953172 wrote: »
    Okay so quick update before bed!

    Done my workout again! With the squats for Nov Challenge.
    I'm curious, has anyone else tried it yet?
    Just cooling down before I go for a shower.
    I might have to leave the exercise tomorrow or atleast do it earlier. Think my partner is feeling neglected!

    Gonna get some more water and do. Some More stretches then that's me done again!

    Another day successfully beaten!

    I have done the squats probably 10 separate times. I’m really struggling to remember.

    You are kicking butt and taking names!!!!
  • Snowflake1968
    Snowflake1968 Posts: 6,981 Member
    Bex953172 wrote: »
    Jft Tuesday
    - 8 glasses of water ❎
    - Be in the green✔️
    - Exercise✔️
    - Tidy the house❎
    - Crochet❓
    - November Challenge☑️

    Not having the best of days today, Im feeling pretty grumpy.
    Couldn't get all my water in, probably had about 6 so need to improve on this tomorrow because it has been slipping.

    Ive had the most horrendous bedtime yet. I put Saskia and Marley to bed (marley is in her "big bed" now so she can get out whenever she wants) so they both got up playing whilst I was giving Casey her last bottle. Eventually it turned to chaos,saskia was shouting for a plaster, Marley was just making lots of noise and so their dad sent Saskia downstairs and Marley to bed. Instead she stood at the gate crying.
    So I nappy changed Casey took her up to bed. She started crying as soon as I put her in the bed.
    Marley shows me her hand and there was dirt on it, at first I thought she had trapped her finger and that it was dried blood, then I thought it was chocolate.. (do you see where I'm going with this?) well it turns out she had a poo and put her hand in her nappy.
    It then took me another 45 minutes to settle them both. And they are FINALLY asleep. I come downstairs to get Saskia to come to bed, she's asleep on the sofa, dead to the world. Someone could fire a cannon in here and I don't think she'd wake up!
    So I go get my partner to ask him to pick he rup because she's too heavy for me. And HES asleep!!!
    Honestly, this house.
    I'm all parented out!


    Ive not actually exercised yet. But I 100% am going to. I may or may not crochet and the November Challenge will be involved in the workout which is why it's a red tick because its not something I've done separately

    I hated bedtime when my girls were little. Hubby drove truck so I was alone for most of it. Until I started working evenings and sitters had bedtime, I got them all sweet and cuddly in the morning! Anyhow, I remember one night my eldest was not going to bed, refused to stay in her room. I was sitting on the floor outside her room holding the knob so she couldn’t turn it crying so hard. I didn’t know what to do, I had tried soothing, cuddling, threatening, nothing was working. We lived in an apartment directly below the landlady. The landlady after listening to Lauryn scream for close to two hours came knocking on my door. I with tears running down my face said, “I’m so sorry”, she smiled patted me on the arm and said watch this. She went down to the bedroom opened the door said to Lauryn, “do you want a popsicle from Jack (her OH) tomorrow”? Lauryn of course said yes. She said you get in that bed and go to sleep, not another peep”. Lauryn went to bed immediately! I used the threat of the landlady for weeks afterward!
  • bcTRAI
    bcTRAI Posts: 414 Member
    edited November 2018
    I couldn't find my last post so fresh start.
    JFT Wednesday
    1. Water
    2. Vet appt.
    3. Guild meeting
    4. Make spicy cajun yam soup
    5. Laundry (never ending!)
    6. Brush and floss
    7. Bed by 10:30
  • mytime6630
    mytime6630 Posts: 4,290 Member
    JFT, TUes
    1. log all my food :)
    2. mindful eating :)
    3. read more beck diet solution, or read at least one blog on their website :/ Not enough time today
    4. listen to half size me podcasts :/ Not enough time today
    5. concentrate on water :)
    6. sip on water in the evening ... keep that glass next to me, and keep refilling :)
    7. november challenge -- red cup, plus 5 somethings. (I keep forgetting to do the 5 somethings!) :/
    8. go out for a walk after dinner .... Bex's challenge of a 1 mile walk . I did this tonite. ... and I think it helped me get through the nite! :/
    9. work on reading pillows. (1 is almost finished !). :)
    10. get back on here .. be accountable. :)

    JFt, Wed
    1. taking hubby to have a procedure in the morning ... so walk around while he is getting it done
    2. prep thanksgiving stuff
    3. rake leaves
    4. log all food
    5. water
    6. mindful eating
  • Bex953172
    Bex953172 Posts: 4,171 Member
    Snowflake1968 wrote: »
    Bex953172 wrote: »
    Jft Tuesday
    - 8 glasses of water ❎
    - Be in the green✔️
    - Exercise✔️
    - Tidy the house❎
    - Crochet❓
    - November Challenge☑️

    Not having the best of days today, Im feeling pretty grumpy.
    Couldn't get all my water in, probably had about 6 so need to improve on this tomorrow because it has been slipping.

    Ive had the most horrendous bedtime yet. I put Saskia and Marley to bed (marley is in her "big bed" now so she can get out whenever she wants) so they both got up playing whilst I was giving Casey her last bottle. Eventually it turned to chaos,saskia was shouting for a plaster, Marley was just making lots of noise and so their dad sent Saskia downstairs and Marley to bed. Instead she stood at the gate crying.
    So I nappy changed Casey took her up to bed. She started crying as soon as I put her in the bed.
    Marley shows me her hand and there was dirt on it, at first I thought she had trapped her finger and that it was dried blood, then I thought it was chocolate.. (do you see where I'm going with this?) well it turns out she had a poo and put her hand in her nappy.
    It then took me another 45 minutes to settle them both. And they are FINALLY asleep. I come downstairs to get Saskia to come to bed, she's asleep on the sofa, dead to the world. Someone could fire a cannon in here and I don't think she'd wake up!
    So I go get my partner to ask him to pick he rup because she's too heavy for me. And HES asleep!!!
    Honestly, this house.
    I'm all parented out!


    Ive not actually exercised yet. But I 100% am going to. I may or may not crochet and the November Challenge will be involved in the workout which is why it's a red tick because its not something I've done separately

    I hated bedtime when my girls were little. Hubby drove truck so I was alone for most of it. Until I started working evenings and sitters had bedtime, I got them all sweet and cuddly in the morning! Anyhow, I remember one night my eldest was not going to bed, refused to stay in her room. I was sitting on the floor outside her room holding the knob so she couldn’t turn it crying so hard. I didn’t know what to do, I had tried soothing, cuddling, threatening, nothing was working. We lived in an apartment directly below the landlady. The landlady after listening to Lauryn scream for close to two hours came knocking on my door. I with tears running down my face said, “I’m so sorry”, she smiled patted me on the arm and said watch this. She went down to the bedroom opened the door said to Lauryn, “do you want a popsicle from Jack (her OH) tomorrow”? Lauryn of course said yes. She said you get in that bed and go to sleep, not another peep”. Lauryn went to bed immediately! I used the threat of the landlady for weeks afterward!

    Oh I love it when people do that!
    When Saskia was a baby she was really unsettled alot of the time. Ash's Nan had come to visit and she said pass me a blanket and watch this.. She swaddled her really snuggly, arms in an all and she went right off to sleep!
  • bookmeister86
    bookmeister86 Posts: 1,165 Member
    Yesterday's commitments:

    - Log everything I eat :smile:
    - Stick to food plan :smile:
    - Sensible choice for dinner - lightest option possible :smile: It wasn't the lightest possible but it was pretty light and (I'm proud of this one) when we discussed having dessert (because the main was so small!) I ended up not having any but having a couple of small liqueur instead (which contained way fewer calories). Overall a success!
    - Be in the green :/ Despite this a couple of hundred over. Will have to make that back later this week
    - 4 bottles water :smile:
    - G&T only at dinner - no wine!!! :/ I swapped a couple of G&T for wine, thought would go better with Italian food. I was right and it was delicious
    - Run to work :smile:

    - Savour every bite :smile:
    - No eating whilst standing :smiley:
    - Give myself credit! :smile:

    - French homework at lunch :smile:
    - Finish work at 6.30pm latest :neutral: 6.45
    - Train home at 22.15 latest :smile:
    - Gratitude journal :/ was a little late when I got home so just went straight to bed


    Today's commitments:

    - Log everything I eat
    - Stick to food plan
    - Be in the green
    - 3+ bottles water
    - No alcohol

    - Savour every bite
    - No eating whilst standing
    - Give myself credit!

    - 30+ minute lunch break
    - French homework at lunch
    - Finish work at 5pm
    - Read Beck Diet Solution
    - Gratitude journal
    - Lights out by 11

    Current calorie balance: 466 in the red
  • Bex953172
    Bex953172 Posts: 4,171 Member
    Morning all, barely awake right now!

    Better log my goals
    JFT Wednesday.
    - 8 glasses of water (priority)
    - Be in the green
    - Exercise
    - Tidy the house
    - Nov challenge
    - Spend some time with partner <3


    HVe a good day everyone!
  • AJB1014
    AJB1014 Posts: 1,380 Member
    JFT Tuesday
    1. Prelog food :)
    2. Ham and cheese wrap for lunch :)
    3. Make smoothie NOW :)
    4. Take fish oil :)
    5. Only ONE evening snack >:)
    6. Eat proper portion size at dinner :)
    7. Drink waters on the hour >:) Not the worst - using my tumbler helped but room for improvement
    8. Working from home - 10:30-10:50 Break 12-1 Beak 2:30-3:00 break 4:00 done :)
    9. Clean off/salt stairs :)

    Ever one in my house woke up grumpy this morning. Had to REALLY make an effort to shake the funk. Picked up donuts for the work crew - even the nice coffee ladies were grumpy, and everyone in line had a bad attitude and no patience. It made me sad. I absorb other peoples feelings - even strangers sometimes! - and the holidays are so hard for so many people - the stress seemed to be at an all time high every where I went this morning. But I'm being intentional about staying grounded, present, and rooted in my OWN feelings today because it's been a really really awesome year and there is SO much to be proud of, grateful for, and excited about! I already ate a donut, but I'm working on water now and am going for balance today and celebrating without logging tomorrow!!! Had a little whoosh in my weight after initial TOM uptick, but I expect to be a few lbs up on Friday just because of the culmination on things - thats OK though - I'm enjoying the journey on my way to the destination and learning how to make it work for a lifetime!

    1. Log all food -adjust prelog if needed.
    2. Eat packed lunch
    3. No more donuts - hahaha DH just came in with a "special one" for me its an apple fritter >:)
    4. Take fish oil tonight
    5. ONE evening snack
    6. Proper portion size at dinner
    7. Empty/Fill dishwasher
    8. Remain positive and kind
  • cschmitz110515
    cschmitz110515 Posts: 3,675 Member
    edited November 2018
    Recap T 11/20
    1) Walked dog before work ~ temp a little nippy but getting used to wearing my layers again :D 3.46 mi 1:03:38 = happy dog :smiley: & happy me :smiley:
    2) Nov. challenge ~ 5 somethings every bathroom trip = I think so :smile:
    3) Move hourly / stairs breaks at work = Fitbit 16,639 steps, 250+ steps 14/14 boom! & 63 floors :smiley:
    4) Meals & snacks prelogged / stick w/ plan / net calories green / 14c water = Stuck w/ meals & planned snacks, but so hungry in late evening, my stomach started to growl... then I dipped into peanut butter jar ~ ack! Logged and moving on. Net calories -241 :s , sodium -682 :s , sugar green 1 (yay), fiber light :/ , protein good (thanks pb) & 14c water :smiley:
    5) Work (really wishing I was not here today): complete fraud hotline online training :smiley: / complete at least 2 of 4 criteria write-ups for PA-OESC :smiley: actually finished all 4 write-ups except for missing piece pending from CEO
    6) Evening: wash towels ~ start as soon as get home! :smiley: except for dishcloth I forgot / wash dishes :smiley: nice to see a clear kitchen counter again / declutter 15 min. :smiley: / write check for car payment :smiley: plus other payments / other to-do's? reviewed finances :smile:
    7) Unplug 9:00 :smiley: logged my pb this morning / floss :smiley: / retainers :smiley: / set/verify alarm, bed & TV off 10:15 :# 10:40 & felt it when alarm went off 5:30 (walk dog before work W)

    JFT W 11/21
    1) Walked dog before work & walking app was goofy again but I'm learning how to correct / 3.52 mi 1:02:21 / no time to stretch = happy dog :smiley: & happy me :smiley:
    2) Move hourly / stairs breaks at work
    3) Nov. challenge ~ 5 somethings every bathroom trip
    4) Meals & snacks prelogged / stick w/ plan / net calories green / 14c water
    5) Evening: pick up Breadsmith order / church 7:00 / declutter 15 min.
    6) Unplug 9:00 / floss / retainers / set/verify alarm, bed & TV off 10:15 (walk dog before travels to see family on Th)

    Tomorrow, it's Thanksgiving Day in the US. Hubby and I are going to my sister's to celebrate with family for the day. We go by car, which is 5.75 hours round trip, so very sedentary day. We will leave home at 9 a.m. & hubby will sleep in as long as possible (he works until midnight). I can sleep in too (until 6:45 vs. 5:30) & still walk dog before hubby gets up, so that's what I'll do. Since to me the holiday is about family, food & faith, I will not be logging on MFP... my logging streak will start again on Friday. Have a wonderful holiday, all my US friends! Hugs and love to all JFTers! <3
  • Snowflake1968
    Snowflake1968 Posts: 6,981 Member
    JFT - Tuesday November 20
    2L of Water 🙂
    Calories in Green by 150 🙂
    5 Fruits and Veggies 1/5
    Only 1 Evening Snack 🙂🙂🙂 none, I had no evening snack!!!
    Walk 1 Mile 😕
    5 Somethings at Bathroom Break 🙂 I remembered twice
    Write in Journal 😕
    BE Conscious of my goals - DO NOT BE DISAPPOINTED WITH MYSELF! 🙂

    JFT - Wednesday November 21
    2L of Water
    Calories in Green by 150
    5 Fruits and Veggies
    Only 1 Evening Snack
    Walk 1 Mile
    5 Somethings at Bathroom Break
    Write in Journal
    BE Conscious of my goals - DO NOT BE DISAPPOINTED WITH MYSELF!

    Working from home today as the car is in the shop. Getting lots accomplished.
  • Bex953172
    Bex953172 Posts: 4,171 Member
    @snowflake1968 they're so cool!!
    I'd love to have one of them!
  • Bex953172
    Bex953172 Posts: 4,171 Member
    JFT Wednesday.
    - 8 glasses of water (priority) ❎
    - Be in the green✔️
    - Exercise❎
    - Tidy the house✔️
    - Nov challenge❎
    - Spend some time with partner <3✔️


    Don't think any of you will be surprised to hear this but I am tired.

    So I've took a rest day from exercise.
    Messed up on the water, not been with it much today.
    I'm still hungry so might have something 3lse to eat which will take me just over my calories but it is what it is. I'm not going to starve myself. But I'm not going to over indulge either. I think a sandwich should be enough!

    I'm other news, I've been speaking with the RSPCA (animal charity - incase it's not in the USA) and they have agreed to help with funding towards neutering.
    I feel kind of weird though. Because it's literally me taking my dogs balls away. LOL it's weird to have the decision of what happens to someone else's balls.
    Hopefully he will stop humping the neighbours MALE dog afterwards!
  • AJB1014
    AJB1014 Posts: 1,380 Member
    Bex953172 wrote: »
    JFT Wednesday.
    - 8 glasses of water (priority) ❎
    - Be in the green✔️
    - Exercise❎
    - Tidy the house✔️
    - Nov challenge❎
    - Spend some time with partner <3✔️


    Don't think any of you will be surprised to hear this but I am tired.

    So I've took a rest day from exercise.
    Messed up on the water, not been with it much today.
    I'm still hungry so might have something 3lse to eat which will take me just over my calories but it is what it is. I'm not going to starve myself. But I'm not going to over indulge either. I think a sandwich should be enough!

    I'm other news, I've been speaking with the RSPCA (animal charity - incase it's not in the USA) and they have agreed to help with funding towards neutering.
    I feel kind of weird though. Because it's literally me taking my dogs balls away. LOL it's weird to have the decision of what happens to someone else's balls.
    Hopefully he will stop humping the neighbours MALE dog afterwards!

    Hope you get some good rest tonight! Thats great they are going to take care of the procedure! Hope the problem resolves itself after haha
  • maryrobinson40
    maryrobinson40 Posts: 1,109 Member
    Good Evening Sisters... HAPPY AND BLESSED THANKSGIVING!!! Weeeeeeeeee
    Definitely not my normal Thanksgiving. Family is apart due to having to work, and the family I live with are
    going elsewhere for their feast... FORTUNATELY for me, a minister and his Mom are having me
    over to their home, so at least I won't starve.... Lol….
    I'm Thankful for everything and all of you are included in my Thanksgiving Prayer.
    Love! Hugs! And Healthy Eating💖👏👏👏
  • bcTRAI
    bcTRAI Posts: 414 Member
    edited November 2018
    bcTRAI wrote: »
    JFT Wednesday
    1. Water :)
    2. Vet appt. :) The cat got a clean bill of health, just a touch overweight.
    3. Guild meeting :)
    4. Make spicy cajun yam soup :)
    5. Laundry (never ending!) :)
    6. Brush and floss :)
    7. Bed by 10:30 :)
    JFT Thurs
    1. Water
    2. Declutter
    3. Ironing
    4. Studio - I was planning to start the yellow and green quilt but then I realized I need to get to work on some Christmas gifts.
    5. Brush and floss
    6. Bed by 10:30

    Oh and Happy Thanksgiving to all my wonderful friends south of the border! I hope every single one of you is able to have a fastastic day!
  • Faebert
    Faebert Posts: 1,588 Member
    Happy Thanksgiving to all of you celebrating today.

    @mytime6630 - forgive yourself and let go of the frustration. The cookies were one decision out of many that day. The majority of the decisions were great - you got busy raking the leaves and prepping for Thanksgiving, you logged everything. The cookie decision is only significant if you let it be. Yes it was mindless, but everything else you have done has been conscious and controlled - ie don’t let perfect be the enemy of the good! Take that positivity into your day today, enjoy your pie and do not give it any more thought. And have a big hug from me for your family troubles - it’s so hard when you can’t help those you love x

    @maryrobinson40 I’m happy you have people to celebrate with. Enjoy!

    Today I am going up to Manchester (2hour train ride) to a specialist Breast Cancer treatment and prevention centre to start the process of genetic tests and ultimately working out if and when I go for a preventative mastectomy. As my mother has had it twice and my sister recently at the age of 42, I’m definitely high risk. I’m really nervous though having been with my sister through the op, the complications and her ongoing recovery. And because i know that it will mean major changes to my lifestyle and curtail the exercise I’ve come to depend upon and love.

    Need to keep reminding myself that even if I take a year or two to get back to where I am now, at least it is possible and I will recover. It’s a small price to pay to remove my risk.

    Wednesday goals recap
    - morning workout ✅
    - Buy milk on way to work ✅
    - Run at lunchtime? ✅
    - Leave cover work ahead of day out ✅
    - Choose parent helpers for trip ❎
    - Leave by 4:45❎
    - Eyebrows after work❎
    - Home to pay piano teacher✅
    - Early night✅

    Thursday goals
    - morning workout
    - Take kids to school (bonus of my day off work, they usually have to go with babysitter)
    - Quick trip for eyebrow threading
    - Train at 12:40 - take healthy lunch with me
    - Do planning on train (remember laptop)
    - Appt 4pm
    - Return train 6:55. Make sensible dinner choice at station beforehand
    - Early night

    Have a fab day everyone x
  • Bex953172
    Bex953172 Posts: 4,171 Member
    Faebert wrote: »
    Happy Thanksgiving to all of you celebrating today.

    @mytime6630 - forgive yourself and let go of the frustration. The cookies were one decision out of many that day. The majority of the decisions were great - you got busy raking the leaves and prepping for Thanksgiving, you logged everything. The cookie decision is only significant if you let it be. Yes it was mindless, but everything else you have done has been conscious and controlled - ie don’t let perfect be the enemy of the good! Take that positivity into your day today, enjoy your pie and do not give it any more thought. And have a big hug from me for your family troubles - it’s so hard when you can’t help those you love x

    @maryrobinson40 I’m happy you have people to celebrate with. Enjoy!

    Today I am going up to Manchester (2hour train ride) to a specialist Breast Cancer treatment and prevention centre to start the process of genetic tests and ultimately working out if and when I go for a preventative mastectomy. As my mother has had it twice and my sister recently at the age of 42, I’m definitely high risk. I’m really nervous though having been with my sister through the op, the complications and her ongoing recovery. And because i know that it will mean major changes to my lifestyle and curtail the exercise I’ve come to depend upon and love.

    Need to keep reminding myself that even if I take a year or two to get back to where I am now, at least it is possible and I will recover. It’s a small price to pay to remove my risk.

    Wednesday goals recap
    - morning workout ✅
    - Buy milk on way to work ✅
    - Run at lunchtime? ✅
    - Leave cover work ahead of day out ✅
    - Choose parent helpers for trip ❎
    - Leave by 4:45❎
    - Eyebrows after work❎
    - Home to pay piano teacher✅
    - Early night✅

    Thursday goals
    - morning workout
    - Take kids to school (bonus of my day off work, they usually have to go with babysitter)
    - Quick trip for eyebrow threading
    - Train at 12:40 - take healthy lunch with me
    - Do planning on train (remember laptop)
    - Appt 4pm
    - Return train 6:55. Make sensible dinner choice at station beforehand
    - Early night

    Have a fab day everyone x

    Is it by any chance Christies?
    My MIL had her treatments there and she said they were brilliant.
    It must be so scary, I can't even imagine, and it must be hard that you might have to change things to reduce your risk but it would be worth it Im sure.

    Good luck for today x it's weird that you'll be pretty close to me!
  • Bex953172
    Bex953172 Posts: 4,171 Member
    @mytime6630 I totally agree with @Faebert you made plenty of controlled, conscious decisions yesterday. And the cookies was just one bad one. But overall you did great yesterday. Don't see one blip as a completely failure!! Give yourself credit!

    As for your brother, I honestly can't even imagine what that must have felt like, you mustnt blame yourself, Whether there were signs or not, I'm sure you and the rest of your family would not have expected him to take his life. I can understand though, the way you feel the "if only I just did more" or "if only I had taken the time to ask how he was feeling?" the truth is he probably wouldn't have told you anyway. There was no way of predicting it. But massive hugs for you.
    As for your friend, I don't know it does sound like a cry for help so just try get in touch with her and keep in touch with her family until someone's heard off her.
    I would also call 911. Over here in the UK, if you're having Counselling or something and you threaten your own life or someone else's in the session they ring the police, they have a duty of care to keep others and yourself safe. So it seems that we should only do the same!

    Have a lovely thanksgiving, celebrate it well, its good that you've planned ahead for your calories but just remember, life still happens, and you deserve to celebrate freely, so if you go off plan don't worry, if you stay on plan then even better :)

    Love to you!

    Happy thanksgiving for everyone else celebrating!
  • Faebert
    Faebert Posts: 1,588 Member
    Bex953172 wrote: »

    Is it by any chance Christies?
    My MIL had her treatments there and she said they were brilliant.
    It must be so scary, I can't even imagine, and it must be hard that you might have to change things to reduce your risk but it would be worth it Im sure.

    Good luck for today x it's weird that you'll be pretty close to me!

    It’s the Genesis Prevention Project at the Nightingale Centre at Wythenshawe Hosp - think it’s closer to Stockport? Is that still near you? I will send a mental wave from the train! 👋😉
  • Bex953172
    Bex953172 Posts: 4,171 Member
    Faebert wrote: »
    Bex953172 wrote: »

    Is it by any chance Christies?
    My MIL had her treatments there and she said they were brilliant.
    It must be so scary, I can't even imagine, and it must be hard that you might have to change things to reduce your risk but it would be worth it Im sure.

    Good luck for today x it's weird that you'll be pretty close to me!

    It’s the Genesis Prevention Project at the Nightingale Centre at Wythenshawe Hosp - think it’s closer to Stockport? Is that still near you? I will send a mental wave from the train! 👋😉

    Haha about 15 miles away from Stockport, I used to live in Bramhall, which is about 5 miles from Stockport centre. I live in Macclesfield now
  • AJB1014
    AJB1014 Posts: 1,380 Member
    maryrobinson40 wrote: »
    Good Evening Sisters... HAPPY AND BLESSED THANKSGIVING!!! Weeeeeeeeee
    Definitely not my normal Thanksgiving. Family is apart due to having to work, and the family I live with are
    going elsewhere for their feast... FORTUNATELY for me, a minister and his Mom are having me
    over to their home, so at least I won't starve.... Lol….
    I'm Thankful for everything and all of you are included in my Thanksgiving Prayer.
    Love! Hugs! And Healthy Eating💖👏👏👏

    Happy Thanksgiving, Mary!!! Love to you and yours!
  • AJB1014
    AJB1014 Posts: 1,380 Member
    Faebert wrote: »
    Happy Thanksgiving to all of you celebrating today.

    @mytime6630 - forgive yourself and let go of the frustration. The cookies were one decision out of many that day. The majority of the decisions were great - you got busy raking the leaves and prepping for Thanksgiving, you logged everything. The cookie decision is only significant if you let it be. Yes it was mindless, but everything else you have done has been conscious and controlled - ie don’t let perfect be the enemy of the good! Take that positivity into your day today, enjoy your pie and do not give it any more thought. And have a big hug from me for your family troubles - it’s so hard when you can’t help those you love x

    @maryrobinson40 I’m happy you have people to celebrate with. Enjoy!

    Today I am going up to Manchester (2hour train ride) to a specialist Breast Cancer treatment and prevention centre to start the process of genetic tests and ultimately working out if and when I go for a preventative mastectomy. As my mother has had it twice and my sister recently at the age of 42, I’m definitely high risk. I’m really nervous though having been with my sister through the op, the complications and her ongoing recovery. And because i know that it will mean major changes to my lifestyle and curtail the exercise I’ve come to depend upon and love.

    Need to keep reminding myself that even if I take a year or two to get back to where I am now, at least it is possible and I will recover. It’s a small price to pay to remove my risk.

    Wednesday goals recap
    - morning workout ✅
    - Buy milk on way to work ✅
    - Run at lunchtime? ✅
    - Leave cover work ahead of day out ✅
    - Choose parent helpers for trip ❎
    - Leave by 4:45❎
    - Eyebrows after work❎
    - Home to pay piano teacher✅
    - Early night✅

    Thursday goals
    - morning workout
    - Take kids to school (bonus of my day off work, they usually have to go with babysitter)
    - Quick trip for eyebrow threading
    - Train at 12:40 - take healthy lunch with me
    - Do planning on train (remember laptop)
    - Appt 4pm
    - Return train 6:55. Make sensible dinner choice at station beforehand
    - Early night

    Have a fab day everyone x

    Good luck today, thinking of you! Looking to the future is always scary but you are capable of anything!!!
  • AJB1014
    AJB1014 Posts: 1,380 Member
    mytime6630 wrote: »
    JFt, Wed
    1. taking hubby to have a procedure in the morning ... so walk around while he is getting it done :/ Well... I just sat on my butt reading a book. But ... the excuse to be lazy was nice ;)
    2. prep thanksgiving stuff :)
    3. rake leaves :):) Raked up 14 bags of leaves, and mowed the grass. So nice to have a sunny, beautiful day!!
    4. log all food :)
    5. water :/
    6. mindful eating :/:'( I did great all day long. Tonite, I baked a pumpkin pie, and cut up celery and onions for the dressing . But ... I bought this premixed cookie mix ... pumpkin cookies. All I had to do was add egg and water, so I figured I would make it. Then my daughter came out ... and she is so tired and crying again. Right now, she is laying down. She will not talk, just sobs quietly. Then.. on top of that, I have a very special niece who lost her husband unexpectedly in Feb of this year (he was only 55). She lives 1000 miles from me, but she has many siblings who all love her, but because of her granddaughter, she is not moving back to closer to her siblings. She does not get along with her daughter, but her daughter is alone raising this granddaughter, so she wants to stay close and not move away from her only granddaughter. Well... tonite she posts many disturbing facebook messages ... things like "she has nothing to be grateful for, she has no reason to live, she wants to be with her husband" etc. ... to me... messages reaching out for help. I wrote to her several times via facebook, and asked her to give me her phone# so I can call her, -- no answer, I called her siblings, and they have also been trying to reach her, but they think she is just depressed, but she would not do anything. I thought about calling 911 to go and check on her, but her siblings say she does this all the time. I wish I at least had her phone #.

    Tomorrow it will be 6 years ago that my brother took his life, so to me, this scares me. I have had to live for 6 years with the guilt of not being there for my brother ... not seeing the signs, not helping him or stop him, and this scared me.

    So unable to help her.... I gave in, not even thinking. I think I ate like 8 or 9 cookies. I am so mad at myself ... this is the mindless eating that I so often do. It didn't help to eat all those cookies (in fact, it just gave me a tummy ache). It didn't help my daughter ... she is now just laying down on the bed, but will not talk .. tells me everything is OK. It will not help my niece... this are things that I cannot control. But I could have controlled how I handled these things, and again, I failed miserably.

    But ... tomorrow is a new day. Tomorrow, I will enjoy the day with my husband, and our daughter. I think we are going to take her to see a movie ... if she refuses to do that... we will just drive and look at xmas light displays, or go for a drive for coffee. And for my niece ... all I can do is pray that she will find much yet to be thankful for.

    So to all of you, I wish each and every one of you a very blessed and happy thanksgiving (Even the ones across the oceans! ). I am so very thankful for each of you... that I can come on here to vent, to show my flaws and failure, to cheer each other on for any successes we have. I feel so blessed to have met you guys.

    Love to you all.

    OH.... here my goals for tomorrow
    Thanksgiving
    1. enjoy the day.
    2. mindful eating ... so I PLAN to eat a piece of pumpkin pie with cook whip.
    3. concentrate on water
    4. go outside ... either rake more leaves, put up xmas lights, go for a walk ... something to enjoy the sunshine.
    5. don't beat myself up ..... today was just one day.

    I wish you all a very blessed and happy thanksgiving.

    So many hugs to you - this time of year is so hard. Hope you have a nice Thanksgiving!!
  • AJB1014
    AJB1014 Posts: 1,380 Member
    1. Log all food -adjust prelog if needed. :)
    2. Eat packed lunch :)
    3. No more donuts - hahaha DH just came in with a "special one" for me its an apple fritter >:)
    4. Take fish oil tonight >:)
    5. ONE evening snack. :)
    6. Proper portion size at dinner :)
    7. Empty/Fill dishwasher :)
    8. Remain positive and kind :)

    Jft Thanksgiving
    1. Unplug
    2. Remain present and kind
    3. Enjoy!

    Happy day to all JFT pals today. Im so grateful to be a part of this thread every day. Love you all!
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