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

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  • maryrobinson40
    maryrobinson40 Posts: 1,109 Member
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    Faebert wrote: »
    Thanks for the good wishes all. I’m up super early as I’m jittery but not feeling like working out yet - even though I know it will help me! She had the biopsy on 6th so today is just the results and next steps. Need to make sure I keep a clear head and take everything in and ask the right questions for her in case she’s overwhelmed.

    So I will finish this coffee and get on with it! I’ll check back in later today. You are all so lovely for caring x

    Love you🙏
  • maryrobinson40
    maryrobinson40 Posts: 1,109 Member
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    My MFP LOG IN hasn't worked since Friday, so I haven't been able to log food or exercise. I can only come here, which is really weird. Anyway... I'm gonna have to figure something out, because I don't want to lose the momentum I was gaining.
  • bookmeister86
    bookmeister86 Posts: 1,165 Member
    edited August 2018
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    Yesterday's commitments:

    - Log everything I eat :smile:
    - Stick to food plan :smile: Even refused a piece of cheese!!
    - Be in the green :smiley:
    - 4 bottles water :smile:

    - Duolingo & French book :smile:
    - Career planning :smile: Slightly diverted into other life planning. But it was productive nonetheless
    - Go to Gym :smile:
    - Weekly food plan/ shop :smile:
    - Do washing :smile:
    - Lights out by 10.45 :neutral: 11.00, which isn't too bad apart from took me ages to sleep and woke up a few times in the night. Not feeling especially rested today. Hopefully will have a better night tonight - may need to evaluate my bedtime routine to see if it properly relaxes me. I thought it would as we stopped all chores etc to watch Black Mirror but turns out that is really tense!!!


    Today's commitments:

    - Log everything I eat including whatever I choose for dinner (log it on train home)
    - Stick to food plan
    - Make a sensible choice at dinner - one course only, within calorie limits
    - Eat slowly and mindfully
    - 4 bottles water
    - Run to work

    - 45 minute lunch break
    - Meditate
    - Duolingo
    - Leave work by 6.30pm
    - Train home by 10.15 LATEST
  • bookmeister86
    bookmeister86 Posts: 1,165 Member
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    mytime6630 wrote: »
    slittlemeister wrote: »

    I think stories like those are what makes me want to stop weekday drinking. I think my drinking is in control at the moment. But I know lots of people think that and then it gets out of control, and I don't want that to happen to me!

    My biggest hobby is reading, but that's actually quite difficult to do on my commute home when I'm already a bit wound up, as it's hard to focus attention on something when your mind is going all over the place.

    I'm starting to think that hobbies or activities which occupy your hands/ body are probably best, in that they give you something to do/focus on while your mind is active, without requiring you to concentrate THAT hard.

    I'm really not a crafty person, but I do like drawing. And also like:

    - Listening to music
    - Playing music
    - Writing
    - Cooking, when I have enough energy...

    Wondering if I can incorporate some of these into my commute/early evening in some way... Will give this some thought!

    Wine is my hubbys biggest downfall. We both eat so healthy all day... and then he probably has 3-4 glasses of wine every nite. He listens to music every nite, and somehow, a glass of wine goes perfect with sitting and listening to music. He knows he should not have this much, but he is having a hard time with finding a substuite. I tend to eat ... that is my drink of choice!
    Do you like to knit or do something that you can do even when you are tired? I sew on my machine, but I really want to learn to knit.. you know .. something to do when I am too tired to set at a machine.
    I would love to know how to write .... something like this would keep your mind and your hands busy!

    I have never particularly liked knitting :smile: I attempted to make a scarf for my teddy when I was a child but whilst I quite enjoyed doing lots of rows, I was too lazy to learn how to finish it... Poor Teddy had to continue with a cold neck!

    I haven't actually written for a very long time. I used to want to write a book and kept on coming up with ideas and starting them, but somehow never managed to finish them... Sometimes I wonder if I actually like writing or if I just like the idea of having written something! Might be worth experimenting with this though.

    I think music is probably a good shout for me. It used to be such a big part of my life (I was in orchestras for several years) and now I hardly do it at all. I think I am going to:
    - Actually get round to putting my favourite music on my phone to listen to on my commute
    - Potentially buy an electronic piano. I have been thinking about doing this for a while, but put it off because I thought it was a faff given we might move and they are not easy to move. But maybe I should just do it - I think it would bring me a lot of joy
  • Bex953172
    Bex953172 Posts: 4,076 Member
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    @Faebert Good luck today for you and your sister! It must be so scary but I'm hoping and praying for good news!

    @PackerFanInGB I did see your comment regarding the quilt. LOL how has it got so big!! I can't wait for it haha!

    @maryrobinson40 How is your brother, I know you said he went to a hospice. And more importantly, how are you x

    @mytime6630 Well done on the No snack last night! How are you :)


    And for those who are struggling with smoke/fires, how is all that now? Is it still causing lots of problems?
  • Bex953172
    Bex953172 Posts: 4,076 Member
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    Monday
    - 8 glasses of water❎
    - Be in the green❎
    - Exercise❎
    - Tidy the mess as soon as I've made it✔️
    - Go to library❎

    Challenges
    Apr: Water❎
    May: 15min Outside❎
    Jun: Mindful Eating❎
    Jul: Pre-logging❎
    Aug: Close Kitchen 9pm.❎

    Let's just say I had a Gollum moment LOL @slittlemeister
  • Bex953172
    Bex953172 Posts: 4,076 Member
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    Tuesday
    - 8 glasses of water
    - Be in the green
    - Exercise
    - Tidy the mess as soon as I've made it
    - Go to library
    - Look through memory box

    Challenges
    Apr: Water
    May: 15min Outside
    Jun: Mindful Eating
    Jul: Pre-logging
    Aug: Close Kitchen 9pm.
  • Bex953172
    Bex953172 Posts: 4,076 Member
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    maryrobinson40 wrote: »
    @Bex953172 . Hi Sister.. Well he's holding on. Me... Well, honestly... Seeing my brother in the condition he was in kinda took some wind out of my sails for a day or two. I ended up having panic attacks this weekend that put me to bed Saturday and Sunday. I'm fighting to get past it and move on because it's what he would want me to do. He'd say to me..."Don't worry about me, I'm alright". So I plan to do my best work out today, get in some nutrition and get back on track.
    Thank you for asking.. You're going to make me cry... Then I'll be all puffy, and snotty...LMBO...that'll teach ya...hahaha

    Oh no I'm so sorry, panic attacks are the worst but I'm not surprised given the circumstances.

    Do your best but also be kind to yourself x love and hugs x
  • Faebert
    Faebert Posts: 1,588 Member
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    Bex953172 wrote: »
    Soooo Samson should be 3 today. Honestly, this is the first year I've not been so messed up from it. I had been living so bitterly since it happened, i hated everything, I hated that something took him, I'll be honest before it all I had never really thought of my religion. But whilst pregnant with him I attended my nieces christening (to which I am now Godparent) and the priest there wished to bless me and my baby. And I let him, allowed myself to be open and accept God. And then a couple of weeks later I'm being told my baby's not gonna survive. Well I had hatred for everything since then. Its been a very weird process, I often wonder if I made the right decision to terminate, if it was because he was a boy and I struggled to conceive boys, if it was my fault for accepting a blessing when I didn't fully believe in god, I then started hating God, I had to blame someone, and he got it all. Then in the second year, at my bitterest I just felt despair. And it was then I made the decision to speak to God. (bearing in mind this is something Ive never really done) and I realised he only took him because he had to. Its weird from that point I KNEW Samson was being looked after (wherever that may be) and I started to heal. And today, on what would be his birthday, I don't feel sad.
    Happy Birthday Samson! ❤️

    Such a beautiful post in every way Bex. Love and hugs to you x
  • clicketykeys
    clicketykeys Posts: 6,568 Member
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    Checking in from Monday
    1. AM easy/tempo run: 12 laps; even laps 2-10 timed. Feed cats. Shower. Morning meds. Tea! Log 1 item. Take tortillas and blueberries for ELA lunch. Take celery!
    2. MCDONALD'S BREAKFAST! YAY! Submit week 4 plan. Review semester plan. Cross-reference assessments and standards; which standards are over- or under-assessed? What is my purpose for each unit? Print Week 4 plans. Print 5PE articles. Make coffee. When should I work in modeling how I curate articles?
    3. Work on seminar proposal. Write blog post.
    4. Update class websites. Write worksheets for summer projects. Have K use key to mark grammar work.
    5. Strength 4:30, Zumba 5:30.
    6. Prep Tue lunch - burrito? soup? Chop celery. Meds. In bed by 8:45; devices off by 9:00; alarm set for 4:50.

    JFT Tuesday
    1. AM basic run: 16 laps; aim for <35 minutes. Feed cats. Shower. Morning meds. Tea! Log 1 item.
    2. Eval SJ SHP and return. Input 3rd block back work and print progress reports. Review semester plan. Cross-reference assessments and standards; which standards are over- or under-assessed? What is my purpose for each unit? Print 5PE articles. Make coffee. Today: Begin with reading, review prepositional phrases, model how I curate articles.
    3. Work on seminar proposal. Write blog post. Put extra photocopies in folders and back in filing cabinet.
    4. Update class websites. Have K use key to mark grammar work. Input SHP grades. Get chili from office kitchen.
    5. Help with softball after school (4:30). Take a comfy chair. Discussion post 1 and quiz. Check bank hours.
    6. Prep Wed lunch - burrito? Chop celery. Meds. 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
    Today: 189.6

    Upcoming to-do:
    1. Check blogroll and follow bloggers on Twitter.
    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. Grade summer essays. Organize and grade narratives. Update parent group lists with NAMES. Note reply emails.
    5. Check on conference; create seminar proposal.
    6. Return mascara to Walmart with receipt. Go to used bookstore; take bags-of-bags and look for Beauty (McKinley), Design for How People Learn (Julie Dirksen), 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. Go to bank to set up loan to pay for masters classes.
  • HEGoddard0928
    HEGoddard0928 Posts: 824 Member
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    Wow! 45 posts since I checked in 18 hours ago! I spent most of yesterday looking up recipes and things that I want to try out. I actually made a skillet chicken dinner last night. I haven't done that in a few weeks. I think because I hate cutting up chicken. I've decided that tonight when I get home I am going to cut up a couple of chicken breasts and put it in the freezer so that I can just grab and go. I've also asked my Mom if I can take over her kitchen on Saturday morning. She will be working. And I think my Dad will be as well. That way I'll have their house to myself so I can pump up some music, do laundry and use their oven/multi-burner stove. I'm going to do a whole bunch of freezer meals and things. The DH has also requested that I start making smoothies for him. So I think that that is going to be what I do for today if we are as dead as we were yesterday. Look up recipes that is. Yesterday was pretty terrible at work. Not as bad as when she who will not be named was there but just so interminably boring! I spent probably a total of 2 or 3 hours on my phone! It was nuts!

    Umm...what else...I was sick for a few hours yesterday. I'm going to wait until Saturday to take another test. Keep praying/hoping/crossing fingers guys(well women! Lol)

    So I took my managers advice and set my alarm for 6 and as soon as I turned the alarm off I went right into the shower. I didnt sit down after my shower for like 20 minutes and when I did all the lights in the house were on and Matt was awake so I didnt get the chance to go back to bed. It is now 7:17. I've had two cups of coffee, prepped the meat for lunches, tidied up a bit, did the few dishes that were left in the sink, caught up on MFP and am now posting! I just need to get dressed, put on makeup, make lunches and head to work. It is going to be a GOOD DAY! I feel great!

    Okay! So goals for today 8/21/18

    1. Attempt to log all food
    2. Up at 6 :)WooHoo!
    3. Shower :)See # 2
    4. Prep lunches
    5. Work 8:15-5:15
    6. DROP OFF LIBRARY BOOKS!!!!
    7. Make sensible choices at D's tonight!
    8. Look up smoothie recipes
    9. Cut up chicken/put in freezer
    10. Bed by 12

    Have a great day everyone!
  • maryrobinson40
    maryrobinson40 Posts: 1,109 Member
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    Good Morning!!!! Have A Good Day Ladies!🙌🙏🌹
  • AJB1014
    AJB1014 Posts: 1,380 Member
    edited August 2018
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    1. Be kind :)
    2. Lots of water >:)
    3. Log all food :)
    4. Cook dinner at home :)

    Trying again on the water today!
    1. Lots of water
    2. Be kind
    3. Log all food
    4. Cook dinner at home
    5. Meds AM and PM
    6. Go to farm for cream at lunch
    7. Leave work by 4
    8. 45 mins at apartment to clean - BRING SCALE TO HOUSE*
    9. Make a puzzle for pupper, play a round of hide and seek treats with her too.
  • cschmitz110515
    cschmitz110515 Posts: 3,483 Member
    edited August 2018
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    Recap M 8/20
    1) Walked dog before work / 3.66 mi 1:03:20 / stretched = happy dog :smiley: & happy me :smiley:
    2) Move hourly / stairs breaks at work = Fitbit 16,134 steps, 250+ steps 14/14 (boom!) & 62 floors :smiley:
    3) Meals & snacks prelogged / stick w/ plan / net calories green / no snack after supper / > 12c water = Stuck w/ plan but added one piece of bread at dinner ~ net calories -117, sodium -1,186 (yikes), sugar -25 (fruits, veggies, bread, choc zucchini cake), fiber & protein good :neutral: 14c water :smiley:
    4) Evening: bank on way home & get cash :smiley: / prep wedding & anniversary cards :smiley: / leave note for hubby ~ our 14th wedding anniversary when he comes home after midnight <3 / DDS bill :smiley: / review donate pile :smiley: / put away clean clothes :smiley: / other to-do's? refilled hummingbird feeder (boiled syrup on lunch hour), boiled eggs, washed dishes :smiley:
    5) Unplug 9:00 :smiley: / floss :smiley: / retainers :smiley: / bed & TV off 10:15 :smiley: (maybe rest day T ~ rain forecast)

    JFT T 8/21 ~ planned rest day (rainy night/morning) = sad dog
    1) Meals & snacks prelogged except veggies for supper / look up eggplant recipes / net calories < 100 red
    2) Move hourly / stairs breaks at work
    3) After work: gas in car / Post Office
    4) Unplug 9:00 / floss / retainers / bed & TV off 10:15 (walk dog before work W)

    Evening Snack Challenge ~ my goal to not snack past 9 p.m.
    1. Peanut M&Ms (wanted something sweet) when got home at 9pm
    2. 1 chocolate power muffin before 8:30
    3. 1/4c chicken salad after 9:00 (emotional eating) :s
    4. Peanut M&Ms 9pm
    5. Nothing after supper :star:
    6. Nothing after Feast w/ the Beasts ended at 8pm :p
    7. Late supper after spa/massage appt. & nothing after 8pm :smile:
    8. Nothing after supper :star:
    9. Brookside pomegranate dark chocolate at 8:30 (down in dumps) :s
    10. Animal crackers after 9pm :s
    11. Late supper after balloon ascension/glow followed by ice cream w/ hubby when we got home 9:30 :#
    12. Supper over at 8pm & had few peanut M&Ms later (not sure of time) :/
    13. 9 plain M&Ms after supper (counted three each red, white, blue) BEFORE 9 :smile:
    14. Unplanned frozen strawberry bar (80 cal) at 8pm, after supper & roses/garden work :smile:
    15. 3 animal crackers after 9pm & busy w/ household chores :p
    16. 10 peanut M&Ms after 9pm :s
    17. Brookside pomegranate dark chocolate after all chores done / past 9pm :s
    18. Napped in evening after family left, then had plain M&Ms after 9pm :s
    19. Nothing after supper :star: finally!
    20. Nothing after supper :star:
  • cschmitz110515
    cschmitz110515 Posts: 3,483 Member
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    To all my JFTers: Hugs and keeping everyone in my prayers as we go through daily struggles. <3:smiley:

    @Bex953172 Happy birthday, Samson!
  • elsie6hickman
    elsie6hickman Posts: 3,864 Member
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    Faebert wrote: »
    Bex953172 wrote: »
    Soooo Samson should be 3 today. Honestly, this is the first year I've not been so messed up from it. I had been living so bitterly since it happened, i hated everything, I hated that something took him, I'll be honest before it all I had never really thought of my religion. But whilst pregnant with him I attended my nieces christening (to which I am now Godparent) and the priest there wished to bless me and my baby. And I let him, allowed myself to be open and accept God. And then a couple of weeks later I'm being told my baby's not gonna survive. Well I had hatred for everything since then. Its been a very weird process, I often wonder if I made the right decision to terminate, if it was because he was a boy and I struggled to conceive boys, if it was my fault for accepting a blessing when I didn't fully believe in god, I then started hating God, I had to blame someone, and he got it all. Then in the second year, at my bitterest I just felt despair. And it was then I made the decision to speak to God. (bearing in mind this is something Ive never really done) and I realised he only took him because he had to. Its weird from that point I KNEW Samson was being looked after (wherever that may be) and I started to heal. And today, on what would be his birthday, I don't feel sad.
    Happy Birthday Samson! ❤️

    Such a beautiful post in every way Bex. Love and hugs to you x

    Such a thoughtful and open post. I'm so glad you found a way to heal.
  • Snowflake1968
    Snowflake1968 Posts: 6,745 Member
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    maryrobinson40 wrote: »
    My MFP LOG IN hasn't worked since Friday, so I haven't been able to log food or exercise. I can only come here, which is really weird. Anyway... I'm gonna have to figure something out, because I don't want to lose the momentum I was gaining.

    YOu had mentioned that you were using the log in through facebook option. Does it work if you log in directly to the app? Do you use it on a phone, tablet or computer?

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