JUST FOR TODAY -- One Day at a Time .... Daily commitment thread for 2019
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My Theme for 2019 is TENACITY
Just for Wednesday:- Log every bite that goes into my mouth, good or bad
- Make mindful choices and enjoy each meal
- Attempt to add protein to every meal and snack
- HYDRATE
- Walk at lunch
- 5 somethings each break
- Finish my Top 3 work tasks before leaving today: SU Mtg Minutes / Epic Webinar / Review SN changes
- Use Stand-Up desk during Skype meetings
- Change negative self-talk to positive self-talk. Be confident!
- Leave work at 4:30 p.m.
- Walk with my best little buddy, Maddie
- Podcasts: Joyce, HSM, OLD and OHD
- Unplug by 7:00, pop low cal popcorn and watch Survivor with my Husband.
- One Self-Care Act: Mani/Pedi? Skin Care?
- Evening Routine: Prep for tomorrow / Shower / Gratitude Journal / Close my Food Diary on MFP / Evening inspirational reads / Calm App
Positive Thought for Wednesday: After logging every bite of food HONESTLY the entire month of March, I lost almost 9 lbs from my highest EVER weight! Whoop Whoop!
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@Snowflake1968 , thank you. I'm okay making phone calls, it's the thought of going to see a doctor and trying to explain how I feel that bothers me.
Anyway, I tried but after 4 phone calls I'm no further forward. !0 minutes trying to get through, then I was told that the new surgery does not have my medical records which should have been transferred last week. So right now I have no doctor. They suggested I apply as a new patient (means travelling to the next town to hand the forms in) and hope I get accepted. I'm so angry, this move was forced on us with the promise of a smooth change over, and the Care Trust has messed it up. It's had me in tears of frustration this afternoon.
Sorry for venting, this is not positive!
So - positive thought for the day - my Dad perked up and spent a couple of hours reminiscing when I visited him. We had a nice time
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April Goals
Stats: 59 y/o at 5'4.5"
HW: 189.8 lb
CW: 180.8 lb
GW: 145 lb
In April, I will...- Walk dog 25/30 days, weather permitting
- Short walking breaks at work 3/5 days per week
- Log every bite and complete Food Journal 30/30 days
- Take dog for walk before work at least once by end of month (Turn this into a habit!)
- Be able to jog slowly along the length of one street on our block by end of month
- Get out of 180's and into 170's by end of month
2019 Theme: TENACITY to Get 'er done!2 -
Stats...
2018SW on 1/1/18: 175.4 lb
1/8/2018: 174.6
1/15/2018: 175.8
1/22/2018: 177.2
1/29/2018: 176.6
2/5/2018: 178
2/12/2018: 176.8
2/19/2018: 176.2
2/26/2018: 176.4
3/5/2018: 174.0
4/16/2018: 177.8
4/30/2018: 179.4
5/7/2018: 176.6
5/14/2018: 174.6
5/29/2018: 176.6 (Memorial Day 4-day weekend in Indiana at mom's. Ate out for every meal and got no exercise at all)
6/4/2018: 176.6 (I am satisfied with this since it could have been much worse with grandson's graduation/18th birthday party, PLUS my husband's birthday and his DQ Ice Cream cake down in our freezer)
=============2018 Half-way Mark=================
7/4/2018 180 lb I have not been drinking water. I have been eating a lot of salt. I have been having issues and going to PT for lower back and hip pain. Not excuses, but this is what I think happened with this weight gain.
7/16/2018 178.8 lb
9/3/2018 179.3 lb
10/1/2018 180.6 lb (disappointed I'm in 180's again, but happy I'm down from the 184 lbs I weighed about a week ago.) Boy, I really need to get better about keeping these stats current!
10/8/2018 181 lb (weight not going down, but I started daily walks and starting to FEEL better so that is a step in right direction)
10/12/18 179.8
10/22/18 180.8
11/5/18 183 -- Have been emotional eating and just not caring. Been depressed. Need to pull out of this. No excuses!
11/12/18 183.6
11/17/18 186 lbs Took this weight on Saturday for some reason and was totally flabbergasted! Highest weight of my lifetime! Really need to pay attention to nibbles and water intake
11/19/18 182.6 MUCH BETTER. Been paying attention to water intake (8 oz blue cup by sink). Mindful choices. Following Beck's Diet Solution closely.
12/3/18 183.8 lbs
12/10/18: 182.2 lbs
2019 Very disappointed that I went the opposite direction but I am feeling very optimistic that this will be the year I get more active and take some weight off! Theme this year is TENACITY!
1/1/2019 184
1/11/2019 183
1/18/2019 183.8
1/25/2019 185
2/08/2019 188.6
2/10/2019 189.9 HW ever.
2/25/2019 186.2
3/08/2019 184.6
3/15/2019 182.8
3/22/2019 180.8
3/29/2019 180.2
4/01/2019 180.2 Have been faithfully logging food all of March and making mindful choices.
Mini NSV Goals are to:[]Be able to wear my wedding ring
[]Be able to wear more fitted blouses
[]Be able to tuck shirts in comfortably
[]Have waist of pants be loose enough to be comfortable
[]Be able to walk with friends and not be out of breath
[]Activity of some sort 5 of 7 days per week
[]Lose chicken wing flab on my arms and look decent in sleeveless shirts
[]Get off some of my medications and improve lab results
[]Less joint pain due to less inflammation
[]Be able to jog, even if it is slowly
Scale Mini Goals:Mini goal <180
Mini goal <175
Mini goal: <170
Mini goal: <165
Mini goal: <160
Mini goal: <155
Mini goal: <150
Mini goal: <145
Ultimate goal: 140 lbs
Height: 5'4 1/2"
Age: 59 years old3 -
Consistency
This morning woke up late, went back to bed thinking it's too late to get to swim team. Thought about better late than not at all, and went anyway. Positive thought: so beautiful to see the sun rise in am! Best way to start the day.
Have got to stop eating the chips at work!! NO MORE! Bring more roughage or put water at hand.
AT least Hour of board review
Walk my happy tater
Go through a drawer, a bin, a shelf
Prep for tomorrow4 -
This is so me right now!
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I still can't get my mindset back to loving me and making me healthier and happier. I only halfheartedly set goals, but fail them almost before I type them. I need to get my mojo back. This morning I had to take my daughter to the optometrist and the orthodontist and didn't make it to work until 10:00. Then said kiddo forgot her bag in my car so I had to drive back to the school ~11:15 to drop it off. I figured it was nice outside so I went home for lunch. Made it back around 12:30. Now it's 2:45, I've been productive, but the sunshine is calling. Think I'm skipping out at 3:00 and going for a bike ride. Just 5 years ago, riding was a huge part of my life. I'd ride 150 - 250 miles a week and do time trials every couple of weeks, and I still managed 2 gym days a week and ran once or twice a week. This was a manic phase for me that included a lot of actions with negative impacts, but riding was life. It was freedom. Now that my moods are "regulated" I struggle to find that joy. I only see how far I've dropped in speed and endurance. Today for the first time in ages, I feel like riding. Wish me luck!
JFT Afternoon/Evening Goals
- Leave work at 3:00pm
- Grab a water bottle and change an head out to ride.
- Ride for at least 2 hours even if its slow. Probably moderate rather than slow.
- Do not be self conscious about my weight or my speed when riding
- Dinner/snack under 800 calories (I haven't logged in days)
- No alcohol (I've been self medicating more often than not)
- 2 loads of laundry
- Lay out clothes for the gym
- bed by 10:30
Have an awesome day y'all!6 -
@nimackey98 I hope you have a lovely ride and are able to enjoy it. It does not matter if your speed and endurance are less than they used to be, it matters that you get out and enjoy yourself. Are your goals realistic and do you think you benefit from setting them. If I said no alcohol, I'd set myself up to fail but I can stick to an allocated amount so I avoid an all or nothing position. I don't always meet my water goal but it is realistic and I should try harder!2
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@PackerFaninGB well done with your March loss, tenacity is paying off!3
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ZizzyBumble wrote: »Wednesday 3 April
Log accurately
Stay in the green
5 fruit and veg
Fitbit excercise goals
January challenge
February challenge
March challenge April showers today and it was cold!
April challenge
I'm pleased that I have managed to clear out a cupboard full of old paperwork. It feels quite liberating to dispose of the past! I am moving forward and letting go.
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JFT Tuesday
1. Positive and Kind
I could have handled a work situation with more tact
2. Log all food
3. Drink 4 waters before leaving
4. Follow up with AG customer blueerrggh just forgot
5. Drink 3 waters at job 2
6. Cook dinner at home
7. Take meds
8. Bed by 9:30
9. Mini meal plan
10. Shower, shave legs, moisturize, dry hair
11. Check oil level
Stayed an hour late at work and my evening plans took a nose dive. Bonked my head at work on Monday (a tilt open window unhinged and came down on the top of my head) and it was killing me last night. I fell asleep on the couch for a few minutes and then had no idea what time it was and stayed up too late. Feeling SO tired today, I think its the bonk on the head still and TOM. Going out on a impromptu date night to our favorite BBQ place tonight, and leaving for FL vacation on Friday-Tuesday so I'm really going to unplug and let down my expectations because frankly, I'm running on empty. For today and the next week, I'll be keeping it super simple
1. Be kind
2. Log all food
3. Drink more water
4. Bed by 10:003 -
Boy, I am not a fan of having the first of the month fall on a Monday! Besides having to do bills and early-in-the-month errands on weekdays, it makes things super busy at work. I have barely come up for air! Anyhow, trying to squeeze in goal-setting...I've been getting my steps and doing well, I just have not had time to track it.
Wednesday:
1. weight in
2. drink >8C liquids
3. 10,000 steps
4. no social eating at work
5. do at least 30 minutes of gardening
6. get seed orders in...peas need to go in the ground!
7. go to gym/cardio-weight workout[/quote]
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This looks like a great supportive thread. Ok, here's my JFT:
Log everything I eat, only have a piece of fruit or low cal pop corn after dinner (this mean no more wine either), try and keep total calories to -250 for a 1 pound loss a week.4 -
littleblackskirt wrote: »@Snowflake1968 , thank you. I'm okay making phone calls, it's the thought of going to see a doctor and trying to explain how I feel that bothers me.
Anyway, I tried but after 4 phone calls I'm no further forward. !0 minutes trying to get through, then I was told that the new surgery does not have my medical records which should have been transferred last week. So right now I have no doctor. They suggested I apply as a new patient (means travelling to the next town to hand the forms in) and hope I get accepted. I'm so angry, this move was forced on us with the promise of a smooth change over, and the Care Trust has messed it up. It's had me in tears of frustration this afternoon.
Sorry for venting, this is not positive!
So - positive thought for the day - my Dad perked up and spent a couple of hours reminiscing when I visited him. We had a nice time
Write down how you feel!
I did it with my post natal becsuse when i got in there i couldnt explain so i just said "read this"
Saved me getting goustered flustered and forgetting important things i wanted to mention
Edit: LOL what a typo!3 -
Positive thought of the day: (ahh this is hard)
I won against Marley and her biggest "refuse to walk" tantrum yet lol?1 -
This April Challenge is going to be a toughie for me.
Although i can find the good in everyone else, i cant do it for myself.2 -
@Snowflake1968 - Boy, am I feeling you today. I did make myself exercise and it's just perpetually discouraging :P
otoh have you considered paper plates? ^.^
*hugs* @nlmackey98 I hope you have a great ride!
typing is slow and I'm using backspace a lot because while working on today's #5 (scrub tile spots) I got a splinter in my fingertip and it bled so there's a bandaid on it and now everything is impossible ;p3 -
JFT, Wed
1. dinner with a friend - make good choices Just had a small chefs salad ... with a small glass of wine. But ate lightly all day, so feel good.
2. work on pc boards
Way too nice outside ... spent almost the entire day outside.
3. fertilize periannals and put down grass seed fertilized the periannals, but did not have time to put down grass seed. raked a ton of leaves up!
4. jan chall = 8+ water
5. feb chall - 1 nite time snack My snack was just a few walnuts.
6. mar challenge - 15 minutes outside Definitely did this .. outside working for 4+ hrs, plus went to the gym in the morning.
7. april challenge - list one positive thing So very thankful for good friends! The friend I had dinner with tonite I have known for 38 years. She was one of the first people at a job I started years ago. I had just had our second child ... wow ... 38 years ago! We have remained friends, and have so much in common. I know God brings people into our lives for reasons.
JFT, Thurs
1. go to the gym
2. help hubby ... work on pc boards. It is suppose to be a rainy day, so inside work
3. mindful eating
4. eat slowly
5. jan chall - 8+ water
6. feb chal - only 1 nite time snack ... and measure out whatever I eat (as in nuts!).
7. mar chall - go outside for a min 15 min. Hoping it won't be raining so I can go for a walk
8. april challenge - 0ne positive thing
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PackerFanInGB wrote: »1/1/2019 184
1/11/2019 183
1/18/2019 183.8
1/25/2019 185
2/08/2019 188.6
2/10/2019 189.9 HW ever.
2/25/2019 186.2
3/08/2019 184.6
3/15/2019 182.8
3/22/2019 180.8
3/29/2019 180.2
4/01/2019 180.2 Have been faithfully logging food all of March and making mindful choices.
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AWESOME JOB!!! This is going to be our year to get in shape!! You are doing great!3 -
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Just lost a post!!!! GAAH!!!Dump app!
Okay lets try this again.
It's been a while since I've logged in, let alone posted. I can't believe I'm more then 300 posts behind!
I haven't done anything at all honestly. I just sat around and ate. I haven't walked more then 4k steps in the last like 2 weeks. I know that part of it is depression. I had a negative pregnancy test again. I had some possible symptoms that could have also been because of the concussion. I let my hopes rise again. I took the test and it came back negative and down they plummeted. But I need to pick myself back up and get back in the saddle.
I'm going to get on the scale tomorrow for the first time in about a week and a half and to be honest, I'm fricken terrified. I'm almost back up to the weight I was when I started this journey back in 2017. I can't believe it. I'm pretty angry at myself for it. I'm just gotten really lazy. This has always been my problem with everything. I lack any kind of discipline. I've never had it. Like at all. And I dont know how to gain any. Anyone got any ideas?
Okay enough complaining. Onto goals.
Daily goals for 4-4-19
1. Log all my food
2. Write 1k words for CampNaNo project
3. Go to the gym(even if it's for 10 minutes! Just do it!)
4. Look up a new dish for dinner
5. Return library book
6. Call Dr C
7. Call Fidelity
8. Figure out money stuff
9. Make shopping list
10. DISHES
11. Bed before 12pm
Weekly goals
1. Upload docs for Matt
2. Uplaod docs for job
3. Clean up bedroom
4. Clean out kitchenette
5. Look for plaque for MIL
6. Figure out monthly money stuff
See you all tomorrow!5 -
Hey guys just quickly popping on as I head home for my car this lunchtime. Quick question- I did my usual long run this morning and actually even overshot - 10.4km in an hour. Fitness watch said I had fastest mile, fastest 5k and fastest 10k as well as longest ever run. But weirdly showed my heart rate as maxing at 145bpm. That’s compared to a max of 190 this time last week on a slightly easier run?! Not too bothered but it’s also allotted me just 400 odd calories for it compared to 580 last week. That can’t be right can it?? Do you think the heart rate monitor is off?!
Nice to think I’m suddenly magically much fitter in a week but a) I doubt it and b) I want those extra exercise calories!!
Ideas? X
That sounds wrong to me. Not sure about the heart rate, but the last 9.6k run I did burnt 880 cals! And my 4k runs regularly burn around 400 so there's no way a 10k run burnt only 400!
Is it possible the GPS malfunctioned? Mine does that sometimes.2 -
Thursday 4 April
Log accurately
Stay in the green
5 fruit and veg
Fitbit excercise goals
January challenge
February challenge
March challenge
April challenge
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This week is not going super well!
The atmosphere at work is super awful. We finally had the redundancies announced on Tuesday. It's actually only 12 people out of 300 so it's way better than it could have been, but the atmosphere at work is still really negative and it's impacting my mood a lot. I'm also under quite a lot of pressure to sort something out at the moment and my boss is being both uncompromising and unhelpful at the same time.
On the plus side: (1) A colleague who has been the bane of my life is leaving! (2) I am probably changing line manager to someone who actually is a good supportive manager! So things should get better.
I am seriously thinking of just quitting though. The job just drains me and I don't see it getting better. The new management seem to be introducing rather a negative culture and I think everything will be both negative and unfulfilling for a while. There are quite a lot of new posts as part of the restructure, some of which could be interesting. Though, the culture issue would apply to those too.
Anyway, I'll see. I'm not going to do anything rash. I only have three weeks till I go on holiday, and after that probably only a week or so till I get my yearly bonus (assuming I get it). It would be silly to quit and not get that! But after that, I might review things seriously.
For now though, I need to take care of myself, and not allow myself to be drawn into the stress and negativity. I also have to be assertive. The mess I've been asked to sort out is not of my making. I am not going to stress myself out or sacrifice my personal life to sort it.
So, today's commitments:
- Log everything I eat
- Stick to food plan
- Be in the green
- 4 bottles water
- No alcohol
- No eating whilst standing
- Savour every bite
- Talk back to sabotaging thoughts
- Give myself credit!
- Stay positive
- 45 minute lunch break
- Meditate
- 2+ of French book, article, podcast
- Finish work at 7pm LATEST - ideally earlier
- Relax with rubbish TV
- Gratitude journal
- Lights off by 11
Weekly calorie balance: 2500 in the red. I should still be able to lose a little if I rein it in now and do lots of exercise over the weekend!
Words for 2019: Mindful Moderation
How I practised Mindful Moderation yesterday: I didn't totally give into my desire to binge - reined it in.
Today's positive thought: After today I have a three day weekend!
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JFT 3rd April
Eat sensibly Meals were ok, had 2 small pieces of shortbread though,oops
Do back exercises Don't think I did any
Pay bills Yes
Visit parents Yes
Food shop Yes
Ironing No
Pluck up the courage to make doctors appointment Tried and failed
JFT 4th April
Eat sensibly
Do back exercises
Visit parents
Possibly baby sit
Round 2 of trying to find my medical records
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@mytime6630 - lots of smiley faces on your post, a good day
@PackerFanInGB - great weight loss, well done!
@Bex953172 - if you find it difficult to find positive thoughts about yourself, maybe start with more general positive things? Like a lovely walk in the sunshine or a really nice meal?
My positive thought today, hmm it's still early, I haven't done anything yet!
It's still sooo cold outside, I'm really grateful that I have central heating to keep me warm 3 -
Right, here we go!
JFT (Thurs)
I will...
- Drink 8 glasses of water
- Be in the green
- Not shout today
- Do some decorating
JFT
I might...
- Do some exercise
- Get the clothes put away properly
JFT
I WILL NOT...
- Binge eat
- Mindlessly eat
- Give up if i mess up!
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JFT Wednesday
1. Log all food👎
2. Drink 150oz water👍
3. Workout at home 👍
4. One healthy post dinner snack 👎 hubby brought home cake and it was all downhill from there
JFT Thursday
1. Log all food
2. Drink 150oz water
3. Gym
4. One healthy post dinner snack2 -
Good morning! I can't believe it's Thursday already, how did that happen??
@nlmackey98 I think going for a ride is a great idea, even if it's just a short one! You can do it, I hope you have fun!
I love this whole positive thought for the day idea.
Positive thought for today: The last dinner I made was actually really good, and I think tonight's will be too. I've always been ok at cooking but nothing special, and I think my cooking is really starting to improve!
Yesterday 4/3:
1. Stay within calorie goal😑 about 40 over, nothing crazy tho
2. Go for a walk at lunch😁
3. Finish work at 5:15😑
4. Call pharmacy😁
5. Put away ALL clean clothes and towels😁
6. Get pills for Rukia (one of our dogs)😁
JFT 4/4:
1. Stay within calorie goal
2. Go for a walk at lunch
3. Finish work at 5:15
4. Call doctor to see why my prescription refill was denied/get it all sorted out
5. Work out after work
6. Give Rukia her pill 😁
7. Talk to co-worker about what to get boss for his bday2
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