JUST FOR TODAY -- One Day at a Time .... Daily commitment thread for 2019
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JFT, 4/6/19
1. Log all my food(Good, bad or ugly! Guesstimate if I have to) 😁
2. Clean kitchenette😥
3. Do a few loads of laundry😁 Laundromat. Saw a friend.
4. Go to the gym(even if it's just for a few minutes! Just do something!)😁Had an NSV. I ran an 8.40min mile! Granted I only ran 1.25 miles but just that fact that I ran that in one shot! I didn't stop to walk in the middle. I mean I walked another 1.25 miles back to my car but still!
5. Write 1K words for CampNaNoWriMo 😥
6. Figure out dinner 😁It was takeout but I got a salad.
7. Make a list of smoothie ingredients I need to buy 😁I even went and bought them too
8. Brush teeth 😁
Gonna keep this short. In a terrible terrible headspace tonight. I will do my April Challenge- I ran further then I ever have before today.1 -
maryrobinson40 wrote: »I'm not trying to bring anybody down, but this is to inform you that I will be MIA for a while.
My brother passed. There were 8 of us total and I'm the youngest. 4 boys/4 girls, now it's 1 male, and
3 females.
Now listen up!! I EXPECT GOOD THINGS WHILE I AM COMFORTING MY FAMILY.
DROP THOSE NUMBERS! EAT WELL! DRINK WELL! AND TAKE A FEW EXTRA STEPS FOR ME OKAY
FAMILY?!
I LOVE ALL OF YOU! NO WORRIES!!
I’m so sorry for your loss @maryrobinsln40. Wishing you love and strength and lots of big hugs x0 -
Ok so last two days haven’t been great but today I’ve started off good.
I walked 1hr to work and now I’m on a 12hr shift so I’m gonna be moving a lot and watching what I eat.1 -
@maryrobinsin40. Sending you hugs and my condolences.0
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@maryrobinson40
I'm so sorry about your brother. May the memories you have bring you comfort.
Sending virtual hugs.0 -
Sunday April 7
Log accurately
Stay in the green
5 fruit and veg
Fitbit excercise goals
January challenge
February challenge
March challenge
April challenge0 -
4/6/19 Sat
Weight: 151.6 lbs. Yay!
Water 4 8oz. glasses -
4 or 5, maybe 6... didn't keep a good count.
Stay in green
Work in exercise
Bed by midnight
jft 4/7/19 Sun.
Weight:
Water-at least 4 8oz. glasses
Stay in green
Exercise
Bed by midnight
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Morning all. Sitting in my garden post-workout listening to birds singing and feeling v content. Seem to still be in a v good place diet and exercise wise but I need to stay mindful now as school has broken up for two weeks for the Easter break and I struggle without routine! I’m going to keep to the April challenge though and think positively - I’m more in control now than I have been going into holidays in the past. I seem to have broken my pattern of binge/restrict and maintenance is feeling much easier - I’ve got this! On to goals...
Saturday goals recap:
- drive bf to work for 7:45 ✅
- Warrior class 8:15 ✅
- Groceries ✅
- Pick up kids from parents ✅
- Cleaning ✅ just downstairs floor vacuum and mop to do
- Laundry ✅
- Rest! ❎ not really!
Sunday goals:
- morning workout ✅
- fold and put away laundry
- finish cleaning
- jog with kids to cafe for breakfast
- pet food and health food shop
- begin clothes clearout
- rest
Have a peaceful and happy Sunday everyone x1 -
Checking in from Saturday
1. Therapy exercises: lunges, push-ups, calf raises. Balance work. Feed cats. Meds. Tea!
2. Catch up with emails; call B about getting together. Call mac store.
3. Update JFT before leaving for Y by 8:30. BodyPump. Plan & log Sunday food.
4. Create review plan for Class 4. Proofread class 1-2 plans. Lang8 post. Blog post 30 minutes. Laundry 15 minutes.
5. Read 20 pages of Tidying Up and 10 of Capital. Scrape tile spot?
6. Hopefully I can get the husband to fold laundry with me. Scrub small bathroom.
7. Maybe go for a walk together. Shut down computer before bed and plug in to install updates.
8. Balance work. Therapy exercises: lunges, push-ups, calf raises. Gratitude journal. Meds. Floss, rinse, brush teeth. In bed by 9:45; devices off by 10:00. (Post-break: Review checklist. Read printouts to group members. Study what makes speeches engaging. Evaluate & compare sample speeches.) (Monday - bring balsamic vinaigrette back; get to school early and clean out the fridge. Bring pushpins home to hang poster by the back door.)
JFT Sunday
1. Therapy exercises: lunges, push-ups, calf raises. Balance work. Feed cats. Meds. Tea!
2. Catch up with emails; call B about getting together. Call mac store.
3. Plan & log Monday food.
4. Create review plan for Class 4. Save class 1-2 plans as PDF and have ready to print. Lang8 post. Blog post 30 minutes.
5. Read 20 pages of Tidying Up and 10 of Capital.
6. Pack car for Monday. Movie? Maybe the cheese store!
7. Park run: 5.25 miles, aim for <80 min. Try to chug along & avoid walking.
8. Balance work. Therapy exercises: lunges, push-ups, calf raises. Gratitude journal. Meds. Floss, rinse, brush teeth. In bed by 8:45; devices off by 9:00. (Post-break: Review checklist. Read printouts to group members. Study what makes speeches engaging. Evaluate & compare sample speeches.) (Thursday - Check library for book on order.)
Scale goalsEnd of 2017: 174.6
End of 2018: 189.2
January 2019: 186.0
February 2019: 187.0
Today: 189.4
Ongoing plans/ideas behind the cut1. Purchases: Go to Mac store and see if they can retrieve the files off the iMac. Look for an "ugly Christmas sweater" and a long-haired doll at thrift stores. Practice French braiding. Go to used bookstore and look for Design for How People Learn (Julie Dirksen), On Writing (Stephen King), Dying for a Paycheck (Robin Hardman), The Prince (tr. Tim Parks, Russell Price, or Robert Adams), The Secret Adversary (Christie).
2. E2: What should the controlling ideas be in a study of world literature? Review world lit options. Create vocabulary lists for each unit that come from the texts used: Animal Farm, Julius Caesar, Wes Moore, I Am Malala. Find a way to incorporate changing words from one part of speech to another. Students need to know how to review multiple sources and synthesize information in order to draw a conclusion. Need practice with the difference between transitions and overlapping (at end of paragraph - "another issue is Y" vs "there are other issues besides X"). Quit using "in conclusion" and "I believe" and other writing-about-my-writing phrases. Confusion between direct/indirect objects and prepositional phrases. Use the UDHR and the Declaration of Independence to study paraphrasing; use that to front-load Machiavelli and how to deal with challenging texts. Confusion between everyday / every day and similar constructions.
3. E1: Need practice with quoting & paraphrasing sources, identifying claims that would need support, use of last names for reference, and capitalization practice (common/proper nouns, titles). Difficulty using possessive nouns in their own writing. Honors: practice subject/object pronouns (my friend and I / my friend and me). Poetry: Revise "Songs are Poetry" handouts.
4. Curriculum Development: Writing mini-unit. Review scholarly research on 5PE. (I think I can have this as an intro to the research unit so that they also get exposure to how quotes are integrated and cited.) Parallel structure; use of emotional language, specific detail. Use "Write About a Pebble" lesson from Atwell. How long should each unit take? Do research on characteristics: curiosity, persistence, resilience, creativity, responsibility, optimism, courage, integrity, authenticity, leadership, self-awareness, humility, compassion - others? Include grammarly check on essays!
5. Professional Development: Write blog post weekly. Comment on 3 posts each week -Tu Th Sun? Check with PSC. Talk with Z about articles and/or conference proposals.
6. Medical: Apr 25 Dentist. Apr 22 McC. Call to set up checkups with Dass (October). GET MAGAZINES FOR COLLAGES FROM DOCTORS.
7. Theater: Audition for Mamma Mia ??? Need sub for May 2, opening day.
8. House: Mineral oil on tile spots. Check with D about ceiling.
WFTY: Climbing. No change on the scale. Went to Saturday classes at the Y for the first time in 3 weeks (we had guests the past two weekends) and BOY could I tell! Those classes always kick my butt, though.
Positive thought for today: I did get a few compliments on my Captain Marvel shirt yesterday! I'm thinking about wearing it back to school tomorrow since it's a teacher work day. It's ... snug ... so I worry that I might get some poor reactions if I wore it when we have students. Of course, maybe it's just not professional enough... *sigh* I dunno. I'm bad at judging these things. Maybe it's safer not to wear it to school at all. Sorry. Apparently I'm not very good at "positive" ;D 0 -
@Faebert - You can still have routines; just different ones. And it's helpful to have a non-school routine (says the teacher!) You got this!
@johicks - Way to go! Congratulations on redirecting your temptation
@mytime6630 - Good job on staying active yesterday Sounds like you had a full day!
@maryrobinson40 - I'm so sorry to hear about your loss. *hugs* We'll be thinking of you. Thank you so much for sharing that with us so that we don't worry when we don't hear from you for a bit.
@HEGoddard0928 - Keep it up with the running! It isn't easy, but you're doing great!0 -
Haven't done well listing goals here, but am still getting adjusted to the whole community on here--so much to read, don't want to get too caught up or I lose some of my activity time and don't accomplish much! However, I have met all of my goals for this week, My daily goals tend to be the same, but want to try to add in a couple each day that will make other parts of life better.
April 7
Church
Grocery
60 minute continuous walk outside
Ironing (including getting shorts/capris ready for wear--that will take some time)
3 small work projects I have delayed
Log everything
Get close to net calories for day
Adjust step and exercise goals upward
Balance checkbook
Pay bills
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maryrobinson40 wrote: »I'm not trying to bring anybody down, but this is to inform you that I will be MIA for a while.
My brother passed. There were 8 of us total and I'm the youngest. 4 boys/4 girls, now it's 1 male, and
3 females.
Now listen up!! I EXPECT GOOD THINGS WHILE I AM COMFORTING MY FAMILY.
DROP THOSE NUMBERS! EAT WELL! DRINK WELL! AND TAKE A FEW EXTRA STEPS FOR ME OKAY
FAMILY?!
I LOVE ALL OF YOU! NO WORRIES!!
<<big big hugs>> So sorry for your loss. We will miss you, but make you proud. Do your best. Focus on family, not the food.0 -
@maryrobinson40 , so sorry for your loss.littleblackskirt wrote: »
I don't know what my goals for today will be, I think just to eat sensibly and no takeaway food.
The baby has been in hospital, and we are waiting to hear if he will come home today, I think he will. So I already have the dogs with me, and have been asked to babysit for a while so mum can have a rest. His Dad has to go back to work so can't watch him.
So I will just go with the flow and not plan anything.
Babe did come home and stayed with me for the afternoon. Then everyone ate at mine to save them cooking, it was lovely having them but I never count calories when I feed family. The only positive for the day was that we did not have any takeaway (saving money) and had a proper cooked meal. Unfortunately I had too many snacks as well.
I really must start logging again...tomorrow!
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Good morning. 2nd day posting here and finding lots of positive energy and intentions. Thanks for sharing them! You give me a boost of hope.
JFT:
Hit GREEN
8 cups water
Complete weekly menus
Grocery store
Towels/sheets
Zone 1 list
Assess scope of work project
Help D.D. with homework
Walk
Balanced fam dinner
Clean kitchen & Monday prep
Complete daily food entries
Bubble bath 🛀
Have a wonderful day!
-c
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JFT ~Sunday (4/07)
Morning Affirmations √
Check~in w/MFP pals √
Plan or Plate meals/Snacks
Track
CBS Sunday w/hubby
A “Sunday” breakfast
10 Min cleaning
60 minutes of exercise:
20m combo of an upper & lower body move targeting certain muscles w/ resistance weights.
10 Min abs
20 Min walk
10 Min pm floor stretches
Reward Day! = a soaking bath and a self french manicure
KEEP Nightly routine of not binging:
Change clothes, brush hair, wash face (remind me to take care of me - overall wellness)
Drink hot tea (keep my tongue happy & fill belly)
Brush teeth, Go to bed & Say “Kitchen Closed!”
Post on MFP just before lights out (or in the morning), not after dinner. Tonight 9pm: read book.
Jan~ Drink 8+ water
Feb.~ Only 1 snack after dinner
Mar.~ 15 min. walk outside
April challenge. Say something positive:
Hubby & I are working together to have good proteins for dinner. With that I’m being nicer versus so controlling, snippy, and petty. He will let me plan dinner and he will cook the protein. I will have to be strong to prepare and plate my veggie & carb prior to dinner to not eat the two carbs he makes for himself. This is progress for us. And mentally, for me, I’m on my way to overall wellness.
Will catch up later. Hubby up and it's almost time for our Sunday QT - CBS Sunday show. <<hugs>>3 -
Good morning!!
@maryrobinson40 I am so so sorry for your loss. Big hugs to you, we are all thinking of you 💖💖
@johicks Thank you for your kind words, they are really helping me this morning as yesterday I needed allllllllll the chocolate and ice cream which has left me feeling pretty defeated. Those TOM cravings are no joke! But today is a new day. Haha..I was walking and I saw a dog in the street with a collar on, he walked up to me and let me pet him but then when I reached for his collar to see his tag he snapped at me so I said NOPE nevermind! LOL
Today I'm hoping to get my new rims and tires put on, but we need to get some wheel adapters first. I'm a weird girl, I want my Jeep to look badass lol, can't afford a fancy new one so might as well make this old one as nice as I can 😆. Hoping to get some paint to touch up the spots on my bumper as well, and maybe restore my headlights. If I can get myself to do the headlights today that might be a nice little calorie burn, lots of sandpapering LOL
Trying to stay positive after last night's dessert fest and cranky hormone moments. Positive thought for today: Even with all the crap I ate last night, if.. No...WHEN I stay within my calories today I will still be in a deficit for the week.
I hope everyone has a great week, and @maryrobinson40 we are all looking forward to your return 😘
Yesterday 4/6:
1. Give Rukia her a.m. pills 😁
2. Stay within calorie goal😞😞noooo
3. Get a minimum of 4,000 steps 😁 already did it this morning! Almost got myself bit by a strange dog tho LOL
4. Do workout😁
5. Wash a load of laundry😞
6. Put away clean laundry😞
7. Give Rukia her p.m. pill😁
JFT 4/7:
1. Give Rukia her a.m. pills 😁
2. Stay within calorie goal
3. Get a minimum of 4,000 steps
4. Exchange contacts at Walmart
5. Wash a load of laundry
6. Put away clean laundry
7. Give Rukia her p.m. pill
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Bookmeister86 - so happy nothing is broken, although from one who suffers a lot with muscle and tendon pains I know sometimes they hurt just as much. Take care of yourself.
Layfayetteanna - HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
I hope you enjoyed your day with your sister and daughter.
Elbee1 - that showed a lot of discipline yesterday. I need to take a page out of your book and just do it.
Johicks - you are doing so well! Great job on avoiding the binge!
Mytime6630 - I cant tell you how happy it makes me to see you posting regularly and being so positive.
Hegoddard0928 - you ran!!!!! That is awesome! Who cares how short it was you ran!!! Great job!
Faebert - you sound like you are finding your Balance!!! I’m so happy for you.
Clicketykeys - I hear you on the snug shirt. I bought a T-shirt for myself that I could iron a design onto, it turned out nice and I love it, but it’s snug and I feel like I’m inviting the world to look at me. I’m very self conscious about my chest even more than my belly. I haven’t worn this shirt out in public yet because of it. Maybe that should be a goal for me. You can wear yours to school with a sweater or blazer over it maybe to start? Then you’ll have a hot day and remove the sweater, I bet the world doesn’t collapse!
Littleblackskirt - I love feeding my family too, those homecooked meals can be sneaky calorie wise though sometimes.
Ginnytaz and dramacat21 - welcome!
Aubyshortcake - before last year and me really getting into MFP I would never had said I had any TOM symptoms, boy was I wrong! I talked to my doctor about it she said it’s normal and almost impossible for women to lose weight that week. We really do get the raw end of the stick.
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@maryrobinson40 - I’m so sorry for your loss. Take care of yourself too.0
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JFT - Saturday April 6 Determined
2L of water -🙂
Calories in green - 👿
Walk 1 Mile - 👿
Plank Challenge - 👿
5 Fruits and Veggies - 3/5
Only 1 evening Snack - 😂 yes but it was huge and really unnecessary!
5 something at bathroom break - 👿
Positive thought - my positive thought yesterday was that I feel we may actually get through this money lean month!
Write in Journal - 👿
Do not disappoint myself, be conscious of my choices. - 👿
JFT - Sunday April 7 Determined
2L of water
Calories in green
Walk 1 Mile
Plank Challenge
5 Fruits and Veggies
Only 1 evening Snack
5 something at bathroom break
Positive thought
Write in Journal
Do not disappoint myself, be conscious of my choices.
Well yesterday was good until I decided the chips I have been craving just needed to be bought. I decided to go to the grocery store instead of the convenience store because it’s closer and they only had family sized bags. Needless to say, that didn’t turn out well.
The Grands came yesterday and Lauryn, Michaela and I went shopping for some groceries. Michaela got some big girl panties. She has been in potty boot camp all week and is only have an accident or two a day. Lauryn thought if they had characters on them she would think about it more. It didn’t seem to bother her when she peed on Elsa. 😂
I have to do my election online training today and finish up the invitations.
Other than that I am hoping the plus 13 weather comes to fruition and I can get out for a walk before the ACM awards start tonight. I need to get back on track for losing these last few months have really not been good.
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Checking in for the day! 4/7/19
Yesterday was good. I stuck to all of my goals... and even avoided the vending machines at our last minute ER visit. I forgot to eat my salad for lunch but I did measure each portion of supper.
Today I will
Eat a smoothie for breakfast (doing now)
Get a healthier option for my sisters Bday when we go out
Portion out my supper
I will not
Guess portion sizes
Eat without reason
Allow myself to put myself down if asked about my new lifestyle
Good luck today!!!!! We can do this together!!!
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Wonderful dinner with family last night - went into the "red" but it's okay since it's my birthday weekend. My daughter is a great cook - vegan lentil soup (incredibly delicious), Zuni chicken with bread salad and homemade chocolate chip cookies with walnuts. Moderation in everything - went over 229 calories yesterday. I did get to the gym yesterday and didn't snack or drink wine after dinner.
JFT 4/7/19
Enjoy my actual birthday
Visit with friends and family
Track everything and make healthy nutritious choices
30 mins at the gym- 15 weights and 15 mins bike
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maryrobinson40 wrote: »I'm not trying to bring anybody down, but this is to inform you that I will be MIA for a while.
My brother passed. There were 8 of us total and I'm the youngest. 4 boys/4 girls, now it's 1 male, and
3 females.
Now listen up!! I EXPECT GOOD THINGS WHILE I AM COMFORTING MY FAMILY.
DROP THOSE NUMBERS! EAT WELL! DRINK WELL! AND TAKE A FEW EXTRA STEPS FOR ME OKAY
FAMILY?!
I LOVE ALL OF YOU! NO WORRIES!!
Oh Mary, I am so very sorry. I have lost 3 brothers, and know the pain. You take good care of yourself ... we are all here for you. Hugs and prayers.0 -
*sigh*
I don't feel like doing my run today ;p1 -
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@maryrobinson40 Im so sorry for your loss Mary! We are all here for you whenever you need it!
*big big big hug*
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@lafayettenana Happy birthday!!!!!
@Snowflake1968 It's incredible how much more difficult things are during that time! Silly biology 😆1 -
Good afternoon everyone!
It's been a rough few days for us here. Matt just keeps getting sicker and sicker. He can't keep food of any kind in his system. Within a half an hour it comes out of him. I'm calling the doctor bright and early tomorrow morning. He just feels slo terrible and I feel terrible because everything I've tried to doesn't work. I feel totally helpless. And this whole situation has brought up all sorts of feelings in me. Like, I am going to spend the rest of my life taking care of a husband who's health is probably going to steadily decline. I love him more than life it's self but it's a staggering thought that when we have children I'll be taking care of them for at least 18 years and for a sick husband for the rest of my life. That realization and the fact that I feel totally out of control is making me seriously depressed and rather angry. I mean I will never leave Matt. No matter what happens I will spend the rest of my life loving him and taking care of him to the best of my ability. I can't talk to him about it. He just kind of shuts down whenever I bring it up. So I spent most of last evening staring at my phone. He asked me a few times if I was alright and I just shrugged my shoulders. He would give me a sad look and go back to his video game. I dont want to live my life like that. But I dont know what to do.
Anyway, sorry for the downer post.
Here's my list for the day
JFT, 4-7-19
1. Log all my food(good, bad, and ugly)
2. Don't eat my feelings
3. Acutally make something for dinner
4. Clean the da*n kitchen!
5. Write something...anything!
6. Spend some time outside.
7. Don't feel sorry for myself!!!!4 -
HEGoddard0928 wrote: »Good afternoon everyone!
It's been a rough few days for us here. Matt just keeps getting sicker and sicker. He can't keep food of any kind in his system. Within a half an hour it comes out of him. I'm calling the doctor bright and early tomorrow morning. He just feels slo terrible and I feel terrible because everything I've tried to doesn't work. I feel totally helpless. And this whole situation has brought up all sorts of feelings in me. Like, I am going to spend the rest of my life taking care of a husband who's health is probably going to steadily decline. I love him more than life it's self but it's a staggering thought that when we have children I'll be taking care of them for at least 18 years and for a sick husband for the rest of my life. That realization and the fact that I feel totally out of control is making me seriously depressed and rather angry. I mean I will never leave Matt. No matter what happens I will spend the rest of my life loving him and taking care of him to the best of my ability. I can't talk to him about it. He just kind of shuts down whenever I bring it up. So I spent most of last evening staring at my phone. He asked me a few times if I was alright and I just shrugged my shoulders. He would give me a sad look and go back to his video game. I dont want to live my life like that. But I dont know what to do.
Anyway, sorry for the downer post.
Here's my list for the day
JFT, 4-7-19
1. Log all my food(good, bad, and ugly)
2. Don't eat my feelings
3. Acutally make something for dinner
4. Clean the da*n kitchen!
5. Write something...anything!
6. Spend some time outside.
7. Don't feel sorry for myself!!!!
I do get how you feel.
I also live with someone who will always be ill. Although mentally, not physically.
Its draining, very draining. But i just find thinking of the positives, which atm are the early days of our relationship! But were building new ones now. And also putting yourself in their shoes.
Maybe he doesnt like talking about it because he doesnt want to admit to the fact that he might feel like a burden? And he might feel hes holding you back and he might see how it affects you at times and that might make him upset too!
He loves you, imagine how he must feel knowing hes causing you this strain?
Its hard but worth it xx
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@HEGoddard0928
Oh god i just read my post back! I hope that didnt put you on some major guilt trip! That wasnt my intention, just to say youre right in how you feel, its not wrong to feel that way. But there will be feelings on his side too. Shame hd doesng speak about them! It would really help you both! Xx0
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