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

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  • PackerFanInGB
    PackerFanInGB Posts: 3,448 Member
    slittlemeister wrote: »
    Bex953172 wrote: »
    :lol:

    I love how you’re all saying about sweat/yoga pants and getting changed properly (don’t get me wrong I think it’s amazing change around and I agree it does help!)

    However it’s 3pm here and I’m still in my pyjamas and only just getting a shower :sweat_smile:

    I frequently do this when I work from home.

    It is also not uncommon for me to forget to clean my teeth on WFH days!!!

    (Normally I do that before I leave the house, but when I WFH I often plan to do it after breakfast and then forget as I've changed my routine....)

    I'm not proud of this....

    This made me LMAO!!!! "I'm not proud of this..." haha! That was the best part of working from home...not getting dressed until noon and then only wearing yoga pants! I miss that. :mrgreen:
  • mytime6630
    mytime6630 Posts: 4,292 Member
    toaljasa wrote: »
    "Sacrifice is giving up something good for something better."

    I printed this out, and attached it to my computer (which is where I seem to do most of my eating- since no one sees me! SO thank you for this reminder!
  • mytime6630
    mytime6630 Posts: 4,292 Member
    bcTRAI wrote: »
    @joan6630 hey there sweetie, regarding the gym and potential depression:
    a. It's important for your mental health as well as your physical.
    b. Have you been taking any extra vitamin D?
    c. Would it help hubby if you wiped everything down before and after you used it?
    d. Hugs for you.

    Thank you so much! No, I do not take any vitamins. I guess I need to start taking extra vitamins, especially in the winter months. I am just terrible at remembering to take anything. And thank you for the "hugs"!
  • mytime6630
    mytime6630 Posts: 4,292 Member
    toaljasa wrote: »
    @Joan6630 I certainly don't want to be a total Negative Nelly. I do want to encourage you that while the list you made is one that could certainly be achievable on a good healthy day, that perhaps you should pare it down so that it is more attainable for where you are TODAY. Perhaps Just For Today going to the gym will give you a restart and will help you refocus so that you will once again start achieving your daily goals. The gym. That's it. Or to drink 3 cups of water, instead of concentrating on 8. Or to come back here to be uplifted instead of to hold yourself accountable. Are you writing down the daily goals that you think you SHOULD write down, that you SHOULD be able to attain? If I broke my foot and I wrote down "ride my stationary bike"---I would be writing what I SHOULD be able to do, if I was physically capable--- Right now you are struggling. So instead of making the same ol same ol list, write down what, in your frame of mind, you feel you can actually accomplish...and that might just be one item. (can't help you with the dreaded dentist, however. He probably needs to stay on the list, lol) And if you go to the gym, take germ killing wipes with you to the gym! Just come here to sit and soak encouraging words and support---it won't be long before you are back to a healthy you!

    Praying for peace and joy.

    You are so right! I tend to be a "all or nothing", and thats where I get discouraged. Today was a "all" day, and it feels good. But I know, most of my days I don't quite succeed at what I know I need to do, and thats when I get discouraged.
    I remember reading in the Beck Diet Solution book that we should always give ourself credit for what we DO do right, and not look at what we don't.
    Thank you so very much. All your posts are so insightful!
  • mytime6630
    mytime6630 Posts: 4,292 Member
    Saragirl2 wrote: »

    This whole experience with this amazing teacher has allowed me to fac a lot of my own fears and challenges. It shows me the importance of setting goals, healthy boundaries and advocating for yourself.


    Shake off negative vibes! :smiley:

    What a wonderful thing, and so insightful! You are so right .... healthy boundaries and goals! You've got this Sara!!!! I know this will be your year!
  • mytime6630
    mytime6630 Posts: 4,292 Member
    missheidi wrote: »
    Thank you so much! I've been on Zoloft for about a zillion years. It's genetic in my family. We've been thinking about starting him on them for a couple years, but wanted to wait as long as possible on this one.

    I have so much compassion for anyone dealing with any kind of mental illness. I never thought I had any mental illness myself, but I know every winter, I get so down on myself, and I look at my loses, instead of all that I have. My daughter, who is now 39, is very brillant -- scholarshops at both college, and medical school - she even went as far as a masters degree in occupational therapy. Her illness did not manifest until she was around 25. Thank God that they do have medications to help people. Sometimes it takes a lot of tweaking, to get the right dosage and medication. My grandson, who is only 12, has been dx with ADHD, so my son and DIL are in the midst of giving him something to help. I will keep you in my prayers, that they will find the right medications to help your dear son. It is very hard to watch someone hurt themselves (my daughter also would cut herself and pull her hair out in big clumps). And you are right, it is genetic. We had 6 doctors tell us this .... after I spent years reanalyzing how we raised my daughter, what we did wrong, blaming myself for what she was going through. I finally fully accept that this is nothing anyone did, nothing anyone asked for.
    God bless you and your family. Hugs to you. You are a wonderful mother.
  • mytime6630
    mytime6630 Posts: 4,292 Member
    @OConnell5483 -- you've got this girl!! I love reading your positive posts! I know this will be your year!!
  • cynhow
    cynhow Posts: 23 Member
    2/12/2018
    1. Get to the gym! :)
    2. Stretch - I'm so bad at stretching but feel so good when I do it! :# Some but need more
    3. Spend some time reading posts!

    Somehow I missed a day. I really thought I posted earlier. I’ll post for tomorrow so I don’t forget.

    2/14/2018
    1. Plan lunch and snacks. I have a meeting that runs from 12-4 so that’ll hit lunch and snack time.
    2. Up my protein. I’ve kept calories down but have had too many carbs. I need to increase my protein.
    3. Read.
  • sarah74_vt
    sarah74_vt Posts: 368 Member
    JFY (Tuesday, 2/13/18)
    1. Drink 8 glasses of water :)
    2. Log all my food :)
    3. Be "in the green" with my calories for the day :)
    4. Go to the gym (30 min circuit, 10 min elliptical, 10 min bike) :)
    5. Finish 2 orders from my shop :)

    JFT (Wednesday, 2/14/18)
    1. Drink 8 glasses of water
    2. Log all my food
    3. Be "in the green" with my calories for the day
    4. Go to the gym (30 min circuit, 30 min treadmill)
    5. Finish 1 order from my shop
    6. Laundry
  • HGSmith0920
    HGSmith0920 Posts: 1,123 Member
    Bex953172 wrote: »
    I’m having a day from hell today.
    I’ve had to cancel 3 appointments. As if I can do all them in one day anyway with no car. (Partners using it this morning) it’s Valentine’s Day and it’s just going to absolute €rap, not between me and my partner but with the kids.

    My eldest is being an absolute pain. Pushing all my buttons and now she’s run off upstairs crying because I shouted at her (because she was pushing all my buttons) and she won’t come down. Which is just making the whole thing worse.
    Also I tidied last night, had all toys neat, hoovered and steam mopped and they’ve just wrecked it all, there’s toys everywhere and the sofa quilts have been dragged off and thrown across the floor (think how much better a bed looks when it’s made - same thing with the sofa)
    And then the midwife has just popped round to rebook appointments because she couldn’t get me on the phone (even though it’s never rang) and so it just looked like I was an absolute incapable mess who lives in a sh!thole.

    She’s ruined my day and now that’s going to reflect on me and my OH now.

    I think the midwife knows that you are a mother of two little ones so she will probably take that into consideration if she forms a judgment about you. I'm sorry you're having a terrible day! I really hope it gets better. I'm sure your daughter will calm down and come down when she gets hungry. Lol.
  • HGSmith0920
    HGSmith0920 Posts: 1,123 Member
    sarah74_vt wrote: »
    JFY (Tuesday, 2/13/18)
    1. Drink 8 glasses of water :)
    2. Log all my food :)
    3. Be "in the green" with my calories for the day :)
    4. Go to the gym (30 min circuit, 10 min elliptical, 10 min bike) :)
    5. Finish 2 orders from my shop :)

    JFT (Wednesday, 2/14/18)
    1. Drink 8 glasses of water
    2. Log all my food
    3. Be "in the green" with my calories for the day
    4. Go to the gym (30 min circuit, 30 min treadmill)
    5. Finish 1 order from my shop
    6. Laundry

    Look at all those smiley faces! Awesome job my dear!
  • eminater
    eminater Posts: 2,477 Member
    joan6630 wrote: »
    toaljasa wrote: »
    "Sacrifice is giving up something good for something better."

    I printed this out, and attached it to my computer (which is where I seem to do most of my eating- since no one sees me! SO thank you for this reminder!

    This is so inspiring. I am going to use this as my JFT to guide my choices for today. THANKS.
  • HGSmith0920
    HGSmith0920 Posts: 1,123 Member
    clicketykeys wrote: »

    Today: 179.4; dumped some of the water. Meet-the-Teacher night was frustrating not so much because of being stood up by parents, but because it's well into second semester, and it wasn't well-promoted. Around here, the elementary schools do get good turnout at such events, but the middle schools get less, and the high schools NEVER get a strong response. It just felt like the horse we were beating was deader than usual this time ;)

    Thanks for the encouragement, @MLHC1 and @HGSmith0920 :)

    That is a little strange that they would do a night like that so far into the school year. Do they do one in Septemeber as well? That was usually when ours were done. My school had parent-teacher conferences when they met individually with the teacher and talked about their child's progress and such(my Mom ALWAYS went to those). Usually came home with the same litany of things for me to work on. Lol. Homework, handwriting, and keeping my mouth shut in class. I think this was the time of year that they would do them too. Maybe closer to January. It's been 10+ years since I was in high school so who knows. I'm sorry it was such a waste of time for you though. I'm glad you lost the water weight! That's always a nice feeling to see that the scale had dropped so many lbs in such a short time. Lol.

    I hope that you have a better day.
  • Saragirl2
    Saragirl2 Posts: 630 Member
    missheidi wrote: »
    HGSmith0920 wrote: »
    missheidi wrote: »
    JFT 2/13
    Took the boy to the dr. will be starting a low dose of SSRI anti-depressant tonight. hoping it will help with the hair pulling, anxiety, etc.

    My SSRI's have worked wonders for my illness and anxieties. They helped me get my feet back under me after so many years with anxiety and panic attacks. I'm actually off the emergency ones. I haven't taken one of them since I left my convenience store job last April. And I learned a whole bunch of techniques to remove myself from an "emotional crisis" when things get really bad. The one I'm on for everyday actuals doubles as an anti-depressant and I think it's more of an anti-depressant than an anti-anxiety med. But either way, I hope they work! I know it cant be easy to have a child on the spectrum. When I wasn't medicated for the Bipolar I was a real issue for my parents. I know it's not the same but I hope you know that there are people here that are pulling for you and your son. And can see what a great Mom you are to him. Keep up the great work and one day he will thank you. My Mom and I had a really rough relationship all of my teenage and young adult years. But I grew up and got medicated and she learned that I'm not who I used to be anymore and now she's one of my best friends. Took about 3 year of hard work and harder conversations but it is totally worth it! So keep up the amazing job you are doing and know that there a whole bunch of people pulling for you and your son!

    Thank you so much! I've been on Zoloft for about a zillion years. It's genetic in my family. We've been thinking about starting him on them for a couple years, but wanted to wait as long as possible on this one.

    I've been on Celexa for about 4 years to treat anxiety. Started at higher dose but was feeling too tired so lowered the dose and it manages my anxiety quite nicely. I had crazy dreams while my body adjusted to it and even when reducing the dose. It took another mom sharing her experience with me to motivate me to face this. So grateful.

    Best wishes for your sin.
  • HGSmith0920
    HGSmith0920 Posts: 1,123 Member
    So for the last two days, I was really looking forward to going to the library to sit down and write for a little while. I was kind of excited today as well until I sat down at a back table and thought 'Why am I doing this? I dont want to be here! This isn't going to work.' Well, I changed seats and forced myself to pull out my notebook and pen. I set the timer for 20 minutes and got to it. The first like half a page was me complaining about how much I didn't want to do it but after about 5 minutes I got into the flow of it. It got easier and it turned out I needed to get a few things off my chest and written down so that I could look at them and know that everything will be okay. It's funny how things like that happen. I'm just glad that I stuck with it. I think I am going to do it until I get a new job. The gym and writing will definitely be harder once I start working again, especially if it's full time. But I figure that I can write during my breaks while sitting in a break room or something and if I have to start doing at home workouts again I will. Depends on the hours I'm working and the DH's schedule.
  • clicketykeys
    clicketykeys Posts: 6,589 Member
    HGSmith0920 wrote: »
    clicketykeys wrote: »

    Today: 179.4; dumped some of the water. Meet-the-Teacher night was frustrating not so much because of being stood up by parents, but because it's well into second semester, and it wasn't well-promoted. Around here, the elementary schools do get good turnout at such events, but the middle schools get less, and the high schools NEVER get a strong response. It just felt like the horse we were beating was deader than usual this time ;)

    Thanks for the encouragement, @MLHC1 and @HGSmith0920 :)

    That is a little strange that they would do a night like that so far into the school year. Do they do one in Septemeber as well? That was usually when ours were done. My school had parent-teacher conferences when they met individually with the teacher and talked about their child's progress and such(my Mom ALWAYS went to those). Usually came home with the same litany of things for me to work on. Lol. Homework, handwriting, and keeping my mouth shut in class. I think this was the time of year that they would do them too. Maybe closer to January. It's been 10+ years since I was in high school so who knows. I'm sorry it was such a waste of time for you though. I'm glad you lost the water weight! That's always a nice feeling to see that the scale had dropped so many lbs in such a short time. Lol.

    I hope that you have a better day.

    Thanks! Today's going significantly better than yesterday and DEFINITELY better than the day before. I came up with a great introductory activity for our study of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar and it went over really well.

    We did have a parent-teacher night in September, but our school is on semester blocks, so students take half of their classes in the fall, and get a whole new set of classes in the spring. So there is reason for a "meet-the-teacher" night, but it was frustrating to have it be such a waste of time.
    toaljasa wrote: »
    "Sacrifice is giving up something good for something better."

    Love this and am adding it to my quotes file!
  • clairelouisey
    clairelouisey Posts: 68 Member
    JFT WEDNESDAY GOALS
    1. stick to calorie goaL :)
    2. Metafit class :)
    3. Go for swim :)

    Smiles all round. I’m amazing. Fact!

    JFT THURSDAY GOALS
    1. stick to calorie goal
    2. Go to yin yoga
    3. Go to Ashtanga yoga

    Weigh in day today....drum roll... 3lbs down yeah. Despite the over indulgent weekend!

    2018
    14 Feb: 163lbs
    7 Feb: 166lbs
    31 Jan: 167lbs
    24 Jan: 168lbs
    6 Jan: 170lbs

    End of Feb goal: 161lbs

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