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

Saragirl2

My heart goes out to you all who are struggling (with your goals or life's challenges). Wish I could respond to many posts but I'm dealing with a challenge...

My daughter (special needs) is tantruming this am-very challenging. In the past, I would've been diving into chocolate chips. NSV!! Since I've had so much protein this am, there are no cravings & I have no desire to stress eat. I'm taking control of this situation. She's off her usual schedule b/c of school vacation and is having a lot more outbursts than usual. Dressing her warmly & making her come out to walk the dogs with me. A slower pace for me but fresh air will do her good. I'm hoping to take her to a small Science Activity center nearby this afternoon. It takes a lot to redirect her at times so between the walk & the outing it may help her.

My husband and I are taking the kids & dogs on a nature walk/hike to a State Park with some scenic lookouts tomorrow afternoon. I really want to reconnect with him, I miss the guy I married 20 years ago. I've never been to the Blue Hills on a hike before. There are some Meet Ups that hike there regularly and I'd love to join in.

When we returned from our trip to the trampoline park our basement was slightly flooded! A pipe separated from our water heater. Very stressful last night getting it cleaned up. An amazing friend helped us out and took care of the repair. Need to do more cleanup today.

Walk dogs 30 mins in neighborhood.
Followup with Dr. on stomach problems. Tests came back OK.
Meditate 25 mins this afternoon
Drink water-64oz min.
Track all my meals today-low carb/high protein. Hard to get achieve the goal of 150 grams but so worth it!
Ricotta spinach dumplings for tonight (new recipe for me).
Cleaned off my desk, looks lovely. Put away/recycle paper.
Need to read some inspiration stories.
Reorganize planner binders for Boy Scouts, Kids/school, recipes, Sunday School & more. Turn in expenses.
Down a lb.
Early to bed.

toaljasa

bcTRAI wrote: »

bcTRAI wrote: »

So here's me being accountable ....

JFT Friday
1. Water
2. Shopping
3. Laundry
4. Pool
5. Subway for Dinner
6. Brush and floss
7. Bed by 10:30

Good news on the quilt front. Today I managed to fix the backing that was too short and re-pin the borders. It's now in my machine ready for the borders to be quilted. Yahoo!

@joan6630 How is yours coming along? I hope your sewing room is helping.

Great news about your quilt! What a relief to be over that hump, eh? Your JFT list sounds very do-able!
Peace and joy

MLHC1

2/22 Thursday JFT:

✔Regular morning routine for kids
✔Breakfast w/ hubby
✔Sonogram appt.
✔Lunch
✔Rest
✔Regular afternoon routine for kids
✔Pick up teen from track
✔Dinner by 8 pm
✔Bedtime by midnight

2/23 Friday JFT:

▪Regular morning routine for kids
▪Breakfast w/ hubby
▪OBGYN appt.
▪Lunch
▪Prenatal Yoga
▪Regular afternoon routine for kids
▪Baseball practice x 2; 5:30-7:30 pm
▪Teen at track meet until 8 pm
▪Dinner (some time between the caious)
▪Bedtime before midnight

The sonogram went well yesterday. I'm 30 weeks and 4 days, baby weighs about 4 lbs 4 oz and the amniotic fluid levels are good. The doctor did notice a lung lesion (he is diagnosing it as a CCAM lung lesion) but it is small measuring only 10 mm. Therefore he is staying positive and feels good about everything. Of course this is not news any parent wants to hear so I've been very emotional the last 24 hrs. My NSV would be that I did not eat chocolate cake after hearing this news. I'm staying the course with healthy eating, so I'm proud of myself for that. I would like to send out a prayer request among you lovely ladies though: If you all would keep our little Baby Noah in your prayers, we would be very grateful We are praying that the lesion will regress and spontaneously resolve itself. I am aware of the medical aspect of this but I am also aware that there are cases where these regress completely without surgery. I really feel blessed to have you ladies on my side and appreciate ALL of the support you provide.

Thank you and be blessed

toaljasa

For accountability's sake: My intent during the next ten days is to log everything I eat, drink at least 6 cups of water, and to exercise every day that I am at the house. I've been cooking and baking up a storm and that will help to accurately record my food. When we go out to eat, I will still log my bet guesstimate. And I will exercise every day that we are at the house. I do not want to lose an inch of ground that I have taken back this year. I've worked really really hard these past several weeks to stay focused and diligent. I don't mind not losing any weight over the next 10 days, but I sure don't want to surrender any hard earned steps I've made towards freedom! Every day, I will try to get on here for accountability purposes...that may or may not happen. I am hoping I can return here in 10 days a victor!!!

Peace and joy!

junodog1

MLHC1 wrote: »

The sonogram went well yesterday. I'm 30 weeks and 4 days, baby weighs about 4 lbs 4 oz and the amniotic fluid levels are good. The doctor did notice a lung lesion (he is diagnosing it as a CCAM lung lesion) but it is small measuring only 10 mm. Therefore he is staying positive and feels good about everything. Of course this is not news any parent wants to hear so I've been very emotional the last 24 hrs. My NSV would be that I did not eat chocolate cake after hearing this news. I'm staying the course with healthy eating, so I'm proud of myself for that. I would like to send out a prayer request among you lovely ladies though: If you all would keep our little Baby Noah in your prayers, we would be very grateful We are praying that the lesion will regress and spontaneously resolve itself. I am aware of the medical aspect of this but I am also aware that there are cases where these regress completely without surgery. I really feel blessed to have you ladies on my side and appreciate ALL of the support you provide.

Thank you and be blessed

Good strong NSV for you --> no chocolate cake.

Happy related story: My family has had an incident with a CCAM or other ultrasound found lung thingie. My niece was monitored all through my sisters last pregnancy for a lung thingie that was quite large for a while and spontaneously became smaller in the third trimester. At one year she had surgery to remove a lobe of her lung to be safe in the long run. Since she was so young the scars were gone in almost no time. In May this baby graduates high school!

My baby bearing friends are already in my prayers; you will get some extra credit.

cschmitz110515

So sorry to read of all the struggles so many are going through, and I pray that each of you finds comfort and strength. Please remember to take care of yourselves!

Recap R 2/22 - Hit snooze alarm for one solid hour / no treadmill before work
1) Move hourly / stairs breaks at work = Fitbit 13,310 steps, 250+ steps 13/14 hours & 31 floors
2) Workplace hike (snowshoes??? very icy snow) at lunchtime = Very small group, too icy on trails, so walked with fearless leader Kip and Joe on paved/plowed stretches 1.5 miles... wonderful to get outside / cabin fever is getting bad!
3) Meals (leftovers) prelogged / stay on plan / net calories green / no walnut halves in evening!!! = Better day on track / didn't open bag of walnuts / net calories red 110, sugar red, sodium/protein/fiber good & 16c water
4) Evening: choir & we had a new member / read Sunday ads move to Fri to-do list
5) Unplug 9:00 / floss / retainers / bed & TV off 10:15 (plan treadmill F a.m.) = Huge fail again

JFT F 2/23 - Another a.m. of banging snooze alarm nearly an hour / no treadmill before work / I know this will change next week when no Olympics to occupy entire evenings when I'm home
1) Move hourly / stairs breaks at work
2) Meals prelogged / leftovers for lunch / making meatloaf & squash for supper / stick with plan / net calories green
3) At least 1-2 things on to-do list
4) Unplug 9:30 / floss / retainers

junodog1

JFT 02-23-2018

• 10K steps - I have been average between 8&9 and need to set a target for 10 again
• 64+ oz
• Log all I eat. Lets just keep it in maintenence green. Not worried about deficeit today.
• Plan packing list for next weeks travel
• Start personal tax return
• Make a to-do list for the husband next week.

Next week I will be working in our Riverside California office. Does anyone know that area and have any suggestions for dinner or maybe a nice park? I will fly into LAX and still have daylight by the time I drive to Riverside. Plus I have evenings. Flying non-stop from Orlando so I will need to compensate for all that sitting still time. Bleagh. Time to look for my compression socks. I don't have a medical condition, they just make my legs feel better.

My husband is recovering from the flu. Last weekend he went out of town with his brother to attend a nephew's wedding. Wedding Saturday. Sunday night he starting to feel bad. He came home miserable Monday after spending about 9 hours in the car with his brother driving. We went in to work on Tuesday for about four hours, because he has on office that opens to the outside and is not shared. He did not have to interact with anyone else on campus and needed to get schedules out to the school for next Monday. I still yelled at him. Wednesday he finally went to the doctor. Tested and yes, positive for influenza. He stayed home that day, but went in again yesterday and put a note on his door for people to stay out. (Because of the materials he works with the custodians only clean when asked, so they were safe.) Poor baby. I really admire his dedication to the job he has to do, but I wish he would take better care of himself. By the time he went to the doctor it was too late for Tamiflu to have any value. He does have a mild case so that's a plus. Back about 25 years ago we both had a strain that knocked us back. I got it twice in one winter. Ran fevers of 102 - 104. He had auditory hallucinations during his bout. This go round was much easier, especially for me since I don't have it. It is one serious illness though.

I think I found a gym facility to join. It has everything I could want: a pool, a track, thorough cardio and strength equipment, and even a labyrinth. It is on my way to work so very convenient and only abut 10 miles from my home so if I want to go on the weekend occasionally that is do-able. (For us county living folks 10 miles is just around the corner. It's 8 miles to the closest grocery and the feed store.)

That's all my blah blah for now.

acrylicfox

Day 22
Smooth sailing, except the part where I tried (unsuccessfully) to convince myself I didn't need to work out today

Day 23:
limit KJ
watch out for sugar and sodium
avoid gluten and dairy

Complete 2hrs on exercise bike

acrylicfox

Everyone on JFT is doing so well today! wish I could hug you all in person
I'm proud to be a part of your stories.

Bex953172

@MLHC1
Noah!! What a lovely name!

I’m gonna be honest I have no idea what CCAM lung lesion is, or how it affects baby. But yes I agree anything that shows up as abnormal on a scan is bound to be upsetting! But I’m glad it’s not something that can’t be fixed!
Well done on your NSV!

Is the 30 week scan routine in usa?
I can’t even believe your 30 weeks lol!
It’s gonna flyyyyyy! Feels like only yesterday I was 30 weeks haha.

I keep getting slight pains... not sure if it’s anything significant but obviously somethings going on down there.

Started on my hospital bag and realised I have next to no knickers?!?
And then remembers the dog ate half of them, little ba$tard thing haha so got some nice new ones. Yay!
And my nursing bras came today! Yay!
I’m feeling much more prepared!

MLHC1

junodog1 wrote: »

MLHC1 wrote: »

The sonogram went well yesterday. I'm 30 weeks and 4 days, baby weighs about 4 lbs 4 oz and the amniotic fluid levels are good. The doctor did notice a lung lesion (he is diagnosing it as a CCAM lung lesion) but it is small measuring only 10 mm. Therefore he is staying positive and feels good about everything. Of course this is not news any parent wants to hear so I've been very emotional the last 24 hrs. My NSV would be that I did not eat chocolate cake after hearing this news. I'm staying the course with healthy eating, so I'm proud of myself for that. I would like to send out a prayer request among you lovely ladies though: If you all would keep our little Baby Noah in your prayers, we would be very grateful We are praying that the lesion will regress and spontaneously resolve itself. I am aware of the medical aspect of this but I am also aware that there are cases where these regress completely without surgery. I really feel blessed to have you ladies on my side and appreciate ALL of the support you provide.

Thank you and be blessed

Good strong NSV for you --> no chocolate cake.

Happy related story: My family has had an incident with a CCAM or other ultrasound found lung thingie. My niece was monitored all through my sisters last pregnancy for a lung thingie that was quite large for a while and spontaneously became smaller in the third trimester. At one year she had surgery to remove a lobe of her lung to be safe in the long run. Since she was so young the scars were gone in almost no time. In May this baby graduates high school!

My baby bearing friends are already in my prayers; you will get some extra credit.

This rocks!! Thank you for sharing your story with me, it gives me comfort. Thank you for the extra credit

MLHC1

Bex953172 wrote: »

@MLHC1
Noah!! What a lovely name!

I’m gonna be honest I have no idea what CCAM lung lesion is, or how it affects baby. But yes I agree anything that shows up as abnormal on a scan is bound to be upsetting! But I’m glad it’s not something that can’t be fixed!
Well done on your NSV!

Is the 30 week scan routine in usa?
I can’t even believe your 30 weeks lol!
It’s gonna flyyyyyy! Feels like only yesterday I was 30 weeks haha.

I keep getting slight pains... not sure if it’s anything significant but obviously somethings going on down there.

Started on my hospital bag and realised I have next to no knickers?!?
And then remembers the dog ate half of them, little ba$tard thing haha so got some nice new ones. Yay!
And my nursing bras came today! Yay!
I’m feeling much more prepared!

The scan isn't required at 30 weeks, they just recommend a third trimester scan. So here where I live they typically do 3 scans: 1st trimester to confirm due date, 2nd trimester detailed anatomy evaluation, 3rd trimester review anatomy and determine fetal position.

Yeah for the hospital bag and new clothes

Take it easy for the next few days, you are having a baby this weekend so relax while you can!! Take a nice cozy bath and kick your feet up

missheidi

Saragirl2 wrote: »

@missheidi I would love to hear more about you crochet group. My mom really enjoys it (I have so many pineapple doilies & tablecloths) and I'm trying to get her to start a group.

it is just a few ladies at church who hang out and knit or crochet. nothing formal at all.

missheidi

yesterday was a snow day (ice, actually) and also national margarita day. We just aren't going to talk about it, ok?
JFT 2/23
log
stay green
drink 80 (40 done)
swim 1500
20 min yoga video
I may have to take the small child to the school glow dance. sigh.

HGSmith0920

HGSmith0920 wrote: »

1. Log all food I dont want to talk about it!
2. Up at 8 Actually I forgot that I set the alarm for 745.
3. Morning routine(weigh/clothes/coffee) I've gone up 2 lbs but that's to be expected when I didn't go to the gym for a week and having been eating the best the last few days
4. Money We actually came out ahead this week. I was totally surprised!
5. Pick up grocery order Nice and simple
6. Aldi/Walmart Aldi's yes. Walmart no. I love how I can get in and out of Aldi in about 8 minutes but it takes me 12 to get home. Lol
7. Leave for DH appt by 1025 Left on time, but I had to get gas so we got there a little late. Lol
8. Gym while DH is in appt Had to go in and talk to the receptionist. I only got 15 minutes on the elliptical but I went REALLY fast. Lol. By the time those mintes were over I was dripping in sweat and completely exhausted
9. Light lunch A light BLT. It was yummy
10. Rest A shower and a nap. The nap didnt work out too well, but I did rest pretty well.
11. Linner with MIL at 3 It was very nice. She was so full of energy and looked really good. The DH and I arent sure she knows that she is dying or that maybe his sister made it a bigger deal then it was.
12. Rest/Talk/Write at home We talked on the drive home and watched a couple YouTube videos from our favorite gamers.
13. Late/Light dinner/dishes Ended up not eating ANYTHING healthy when we got home. The DH broke out the ice cream and I couldnt help but dive in with him. We ate right out of the carton. AND about an hour later he broke out a bag of nacho chips and we ate about half the bag. I know that I am going to feel it in the morning. I'm actually feeling it now. I have a pounding headache, and I think I may have a fever(although that is probably something different. Lol)
14. Pens game Pens won! Blowout! The game was kind of spoiled for me though because of a bad trade that the team made tonight.
15. Bed by 11. Doubtful. It's almost a quarter to 11. But maybe!

This morning wasn't terrible. The DH talked to his therapist about his Mom and came out feeling better. The DH is kind of numb to death at this point because he's lost about 50 people he knew in the five years I've known him...mostly due to heroin overdoses(I live in Ocean County, NJ. Heroin capital of the country). We hung out between getting home from the appointment and going to meet his Mom. I attempted a nap that didnt work too well. We went to a diner for linner(Lol). I even got a chicken caesar salad with grilled chicken, and I only water and one small corn muffin. We ended up spending like 2 hours with her and she made no mention of getting worse or anything like that. She mentioned the cancer briefly but that was really it. She was talking about all of these future plans she has for herself. I didnt really know what to say to her. I just kind of played it off like we didnt know anything about it. We're gonna go down again probably in like two weeks to see her. Maybe take her out for lunch or something. I'm thinking about talking to his sister about what she had told us, but I dont know if I really want to get that involved with his family again. I know that he wont reach out to get any info. Like I said before he's the "out of sight, out of mind" kind of person.

Anyway, I slammed my knee getting into my car on our way down South and I ended up with a huge welt and a really really painful knee. I dont know if I'll be able to go to the gym for a day or two. I had a pretty terrible ice block on it. I dont think it did much. Lol. When I got up to come to bed I could barely move it, let alone put weight on it...oh joy! Lol Anyway, on to my list!


JFT, 2/24/18

1. Up by 7:15
2. Morning routine
3. Walmart
4. Tidy living room/clean bathroom/switch out shower curtain/wipe down kitchen/gather laundry
5. Clear out fridge
6. Make tuna salad
7. Lunch w/ Godmom&dad
8. Rearrange dinner plans
9. Spend some time brainstorming story/Do research
10. Dinner/Dishes
11. Rest/Relax/Spend time with the DH
12. Bed by 11

Faebert

So I had a not great day yesterday. Really difficult time at work. Rescued it and gave my girl a great birthday but once the kids were in bed the sugar was calling. Got to try and reset this weekend without punishing myself.

Goals 23/2:
- exercise early ✅ staying consistent here is really helping
- Water and calories (esp as going out to eat for daughter’s bday) nope
- Leave work on time for the above ✅

JFT:
- exercise early ✅ done already and really enjoyed it this morning
- Stay within calorie goal
- Water (not just coffee!)
- Paperwork
- Batch cook veggies

biche896

So I haven’t had the chance to jump on here the last two days to set my daily goals and guess what, I ate more than I should have !

I’m going to redeem myself so i figured it’s best I set for tomorrow’s goal now.

- eat within macros
- lift
- C25K
- Drink 2 litres of water
- Apple cider vinegar in the morning
- 10k steps
- Burn at least 2200 calories

sarah74_vt

JFY (Friday)
1. Drink 8 glasses of water
2. Log all the food I eat
3. Stay "in the green" for the day with my food intake ( I was over but not by too much. I couldn't earn exercise calories since we were in the car all day, but I I'm ok with how I did considering.)

JFT (Saturday)
1. Drink 8 glasses of water
2. Log all the food I eat
3. Stay in the green with my food intake
4. Go to the hotel gym

chemjenny

Yesterday was rough at work (again!) but finally the weekend. Had a nice dinner out with the family. Way way over on calories but I don’t care.

ReporT 2/23
Enjoy Friday night!
Log a little late, a little worthless since so far over, but done.
Fast til noon
Leave work at a reasonable time. left at 5:30, which is late to get my daughter. But I did not turn on the computer last night.
Stand during one meeting. Stood on and off.

JFT 2/24
Walk
Log
Fast
Clean
Spend time with kids

Saragirl2

I'm liking & hugging wherever I can!! Busy am. DD doing better, I think she may be entering puberty (God help me) which may be contributing to her moodiness).

@MLHC1 praying for you & baby Noah and that the lung issue resolves itself.


Walk dogs 30 mins in neighborhood. The visiting dog is acting more like a therapy dog lol.
Gym today before daughter does swimming class. I should take her swimming as well but I dread putting on a swimsuit. The season is only 4 months away!
Drink protein after gym.
Watch video about 5x5 weight lifting program.
Started watching the Fit to Fat to Fit series. Out of 4 episodes I've really enjoyed 1.
Read book on weightlifting.
Meditate 25 mins this afternoon
Drink water-64oz min.
Track all my meals today-low carb/high protein. goal 150 grams.
Prep Sunday School art class.
Reorganize planner binders for Boy Scouts, Kids/school, recipes, Sunday School & more.
Pull out favorite dress (size 10) I'm currently a snug 16. Happy memories wearing it, even remember feeling joy in the dressing room when I first tried it on. Maybe putting it out in plain view will help keep me on track.
Early to bed.

Hugs to all-stay on your path! You have it in you.

cschmitz110515

Weekly Weigh-In = When I'm active I eat back calories. My weaknesses: I love food...my sweet tooth, especially chocolate...portion control...FOMO (Fear of Missing Out). I weigh myself daily and log weekly / posting my Saturday a.m. weigh-in here. [My digital scale only shows half pound increments & I'm too cheap to buy a fancier scale.]

Height 5'4" Age 60
GW #1: 150 in a livable way = It's. Not. A. Diet.
GW #2: 145 normal BMI
UG maintain: 140 - 145 [anything less is probably unsustainable]
February Goal = 154

11/5/15 = 195.0 joined MFP with no real plan except It's. Not. A. Diet.
1/10/17 = 185.5 clearly not a regular on MFP / joined JFT, best group ever!
5/31/17 = 180.5 two end of month celebrations / committed to posting weekly weigh-in
06/03 = 177.5
06/10 = 179.5 pre-10K spaghetti supper night before
06/17 = 179.5 numerous meals away from home, several occasions w/ alcohol, happy no gain
06/24 = 178.0 fluctuated during week, but ended ok
07/01 = 176.0 Yay!!! Achieved June goal to stay <180
07/08 = 177.5 oops
07/15 = 176.5
07/22 = 175.0
07/29 = 174.0 saw at least one daily w-i below 174
08/05 = 174.5 dined out for Girls Day Out & ate Dad's cooking & baking
08/12 = 173.5 scale flirted with even lower numbers on daily weigh-ins
08/19 = 173.5 had couple of high calorie days
08/26 = 172.0 kind of a surprise
09/02 = 170.0 Woohoo! Officially overweight, not obese
09/09 = 171.5 backsliding, ack!
09/16 = 169.5 yay, the middle number is a six!
09/23 = 168.5 have lots challenges in upcoming week
09/30 = 167.0 met Sept goal to stay under 170
10/07 = 166.0
10/14 = 166.5 dined out 2 days with adult beverages plus wine & cheesecake at spa
10/21 = 166.5 dined out 2 days plus food day in office / no gain is good [joined Just Give Me 10 Days challenge (daily w/i)]
10/28 = 164.5 very active week & watched CICO / reached October goal of 165
11/04 = 163.0 wow, really surprised at this, daily fluctuations very up and down this week
11/11 = 164.5 this is temporary b/c very high sodium yesterday
11/18 = 162.0 big surprise, especially b/c I weigh myself daily and didn't see this all week
11/25 = 163.0 no surprise after 2 no-logging-food days (parade day and Thanksgiving), just glad not worse
12/02 = 161.0 Jingle Bell 5K day / 44:37 chip time & ave. pace 14:22 & very happy!
12/09 = 158.5 surprised to say the least / first time in 10 years my weight is 1-5-anything!
12/16 = 158.0 no work parties or food days & stuck with CICO
12/23 = 157.5 no "workouts" but shoveled snow & snowshoed, busy with Christmas preparations
12/30 = 159.0 Christmas Day no food/beverages logged
01/06/18 = 159.0 New Year's Eve hubby & I splurged on treats & beverages (at home), and I did not log...totally worth it!
01/13 = 157.0 big surprise! Yesterday evening, walked in Frenzy on the Fox 5K in 47:26 & pace 15:19. Very happy with my time, wore layers of clothes in 10 degrees & NNW 12 mph wind, fun event.
01/20 = 156.5
01/27 = 156.5 maintaining / not a bad thing
02/03 = sick / no weigh in
02/10 = 152.5 unhealthy loss due to illness / I know weight will go back up & I'm totally fine with that
02/17 = 153.0 thrilled with annual physical on 2/15/18: BP 110/68, pulse 64 and BMI 26.14
02/24 = 154.0 little out of control last week, but at goal for the month

One bad meal won't transform your body, just like one good meal won't equal immediate results. The body builds itself from habit. --- Jonathan Ross, trainer

acrylicfox

Day 23 alright, alright, alright.
I'm a fool, I slept in this morning and put off exercising all day, so it's like, 2am and I've only just finished my 2 hour workout.
won't be doin' that again! ...Zzzz

Day 24
limit KJ
watch out for sugar and sodium
avoid coffee, gluten and dairy
Complete 2hrs on exercise bike

toaljasa

@cschmitz110515 Happy Weight loss to you! Happy Weight loss to you! Happy weight loss dear cschmitz...Happy weight loss to youuuu!!! Yea for you, you met your goal with a few days to spare. Absolutely outstanding and again very inspiring for us to stay focused on each day. Thanks for sharing. (and, I am so glad you are feeling better)

cschmitz110515

Recap F 2/23 - Another a.m. of banging snooze alarm nearly an hour / no treadmill before work / I know this will change next week when no Olympics to occupy entire evenings when I'm home
1) Move hourly / stairs breaks at work = Fitbit 7,450 steps, 250+ steps 13/14, 29 floors
2) Meals prelogged / leftovers for lunch / making meatloaf & squash for supper / stick with plan / net calories green = net calories red and then snacked in evening, so I just quit logging. But daily weigh in the best all week so maybe I needed that.
3) At least 1-2 things on to-do list = yep
4) Unplug 9:30 / floss / retainers

JFT Sat. 2/24
1) oil change
2) walk dog
3) belated Valentine's dinner with hubby & enjoy
4) floss / retainers

toaljasa

@Saragirl2 I have my visual inspiration hanging up on the wall where I workout. I am hoping to wear it by November to my son's rehearsal dinner. It's my all time favorite dress

Peace and joy and may your visual spur you on to the winning line!

bcTRAI

@Bex953172 Oh my goodness Bex! You could have a new little one in your arms by this time tomorrow! I'll be holding you in my thoughts with good wishes for your procedure and delivery. Hugs

PackerFanInGB

Oh my goodness! So many people I would like to reply to but I'm struggling with my right arm and hand still and typing aggravates the swelling, so I will have to keep it short.

@Bex953172 If I remember correctly, you are about 6 hours ahead of me, so it must be dinnertime there. I'm assuming you are packed and ready to go in the morning! I'm so excited for you! I will be thinking of you all day tomorrow! xoxox

@slittlemeister Regarding your post a few days ago about work...I'm sure you know it really hit home with me! I remember feeling the exact same way. I totally agree with @junodog1. Everything she said is right on the money. I no longer dread going to work in the morning. The stress that I felt lifted from my shoulders is immeasurable! I work regular hours and now have a life again. I don't take work home with me and I don't obsess about it at night anymore either. I am really glad to see that you have a plan and it seems like a solid one too. I know I had to wait for the right job (for me) to come along before leaving. I couldn't just leave for anything...and I'm glad I picked my time and did it the way I did. I think of you often...and I am giving you a big hug from WAY over here! xoxo

@joan6630, @Saragirl2 , @MLHC1, @HGSmith0920 (and I know I'm missing some other names, but my brain is still processing the coffee), my thoughts and prayers are with you.

PackerFanInGB

Today, I really want to go downstairs and sew on the baby quilt for Bex, but the lymphedema in my right arm has gotten so bad, it is spreading up into my neck and it hurts to even pick up a glass of water. I have an appointment to go for lymphedema treatment next Friday, and I cannot wait. I'm sure working on a computer all week doesn't help, since it is the repetitive motion that aggravates it. But, I'm grateful that it is lymphedema and not the return of cancer! How's that for the glass being half full?!

I have a question for the quilters out there....when you started quilting, did you actually "quilt" it after putting it all together, or did you start out by tying it off with ribbon or yarn? I have never "quilted" the finished product. I have only tied them off with ribbon, but after seeing y'all's beautiful work, that doesn't seem good enough anymore! I'm trying to decide if I should try stitch-in-the-ditch on @Bex953172 's quilt for the baby or if I should stick with what I know so I don't ruin it! LOL! (Sorry Bex, but I did tell you that I suck at it and am still learning! ).

Okay, down to business...

Just for Saturday:
1. Journal every bite.
2. Stay green. If it isn't enough, then exercise to offset the extra cals.
3. Increase water from yesterday. I did really bad with this the last few days.
4. Spend time in the basement decluttering sewing area and trying to get some sewing in.
5. Take breaks to elevate my arm
6. Spend time reflecting on this year's goals. One of the things I learned about myself last year on here is that I do better if I list my goals, then break each goal into steps to reach the goal.
7. Be grateful. Redirect when my brain goes in the opposite direction. Gratitude journal tonight
8. Redo my beck's index cards, read the next chapter of Beck's book, and read Simple Abundance tonight.
9. Bake banana bread for my honey.
10. Call mom. Done
11. Bed at 10 because I want to start going back to church and I never get up early enough to make the service.


Today's Quote: Be stronger than your strongest excuse!

bcTRAI

@OConnell5483 two things...
I found this YouTube video on physio to help with lymphodema that might be interesting for you.
https://youtu.be/i4IkyHxwj4k
Second came out too long and I'm not sure super interesting for those on the thread so I'll send it in a message.

Bex953172

bcTRAI wrote: »

@Bex953172 Oh my goodness Bex! You could have a new little one in your arms by this time tomorrow! I'll be holding you in my thoughts with good wishes for your procedure and delivery. Hugs

I know haha! It’s 8pm here and I ring in at 8am to find out if I can go in! If I’m honest I’m hoping there’s not space that early in the morning because I’ve done a lot of running around today getting the last bits and I am SHATTERED.
My partners trying to get it so we’re both in bed for 11pm but we need to get the house cleaned up, we want a bit of chill time and bit of “us” time as it’s the last he’s gonna get for a few weeks

OConnell5483 wrote: »

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@Bex953172 If I remember correctly, you are about 6 hours ahead of me, so it must be dinnertime there. I'm assuming you are packed and ready to go in the morning! I'm so excited for you! I will be thinking of you all day tomorrow! xoxox

LOL 8pm here now: Still not packed
I am doing it tonight though!!

Also (didn’t want to quote the other post too) DO NOT work on that quilt until you’re better! Please don’t! I’d hate to think you’re putting yourself through discomfort just for a quilt!
And stop worrying about how the quilt will turn out!
You could send me a rag and I’d still appreciate it! It’s the kindest thing anyone has done for me! And you only know me over the internet lol!!
I’m going to love it no matter what it’s like!