JUST FOR TODAY -- One Day at a Time .... Daily commitment thread for 2019

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  • azulvioleta6
    azulvioleta6 Posts: 4,196 Member
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    azulvioleta6 wrote: »
    Sunday:
    1. weigh in :)
    2. 10,000 steps :smile: 10,250
    3. track liquids, at least 8C water :) 9
    4. go to gym--cardio/weight workout :(
    5. do at least two self-care activities :)
    6. finish housecleaning :)
    7. finish meal prep--breakfasts and lunches :smile:
    8. plan and pre-track exercise for the week :smile:
    9. start garden planning :)

    Monday:
    1. weigh in
    2. 10,000 steps
    3. track liquids, at least 8C water
    4. go to gym--cardio/weight workout
    5. no social eating at work
  • Snowflake1968
    Snowflake1968 Posts: 6,749 Member
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    JFT - Sunday March 17 Determined
    2L of water - 😒 I think 1.5
    Calories in green - 😂😂😂
    Walk 1 Mile - 🙂
    Plank Challenge -🙂 33 secs
    5 Fruits and Veggies - 3/5
    Only 1 evening Snack - 🙂
    5 something at bathroom break - 😒
    Write in Journal - 🙂
    Do not disappoint myself, be conscious of my choices. - 😒 I could have made much better decisions, but I had a wonderful day and will not beat myself up for it.

    JFT - Monday March 18 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
    Write in Journal
    Do not disappoint myself, be conscious of my choices.

    Thank you all so much for the compliments on my dress. I love it and it is so detailed I will be able to get by with very simple lines for jewelry and shoes. It fit me and will still fit me even if I still lose the 15-20 lbs I want without needing alterations I think. Now I need to figure out hairstyle and shoes and I’ll be set!

    I have reviewed my notes for the interview, it’s still 3 hours away so I’ll review again before I leave.
  • Snowflake1968
    Snowflake1968 Posts: 6,749 Member
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    Jeschepp - “analysis paralysis” what a great way to word it. I do this all the time. I have so many projects I want to do that I don’t know which one to do first and I end up doing nothing. I am reminded of how little I’m doing when I get my weekly report on my phone telling me how many hours I have spent on Social Media.

    Faebert - I used to love entertaining and having people over, since we have moved we really don’t have room for it. You have a busy week ahead, hope it all goes smooth for you.

    Clicketykeys - I hope you get caught up fast and find some time for yourself to just unwind.

    Littleblackskirt- I hope your son listens and takes heed now, I so wish I would have started paying more attention when I was younger.

    Aubyshortcake - watching someone you love go through a divorce is so hard. I ate way too much yesterday too and was over by over 1000, but I did some more walking to try to get it a bit lower. It’s such a balancing act.

    Maryrobinson40- I just love you and your motivation. Today I am overcoming my fear of interviewing and I’m going to walk in confident. I want this job, I need to work, there is so much I need to do for this wedding and for our home!

    Cschmitz110515 - there are some awful bugs going around that seem hard to kick. I hope it’s gone fully for you now.
  • bookmeister86
    bookmeister86 Posts: 1,165 Member
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    Snowflake1968 wrote: »
    Jeschepp - “analysis paralysis” what a great way to word it. I do this all the time. I have so many projects I want to do that I don’t know which one to do first and I end up doing nothing. I am reminded of how little I’m doing when I get my weekly report on my phone telling me how many hours I have spent on Social Media.

    I am literally doing this today. This post has made me realise I need to get off the couch!!!
  • bookmeister86
    bookmeister86 Posts: 1,165 Member
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    Snowflake1968 wrote: »

    I have reviewed my notes for the interview, it’s still 3 hours away so I’ll review again before I leave.

    Good luck!!! Hope it all goes well. It sounds like you are super prepared so I'm sure it will. X
  • mytime6630
    mytime6630 Posts: 4,207 Member
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    Cant even find my goals again for yesterday ... but I am exhausted. I had such a list of stuff to do, and got a lot of them done.
    Today will be busy ... I have 4 cubic yards of composts being dropped off ... which I need to haul to the backyard and put on my flower beds! So, I will for sure get in my steps.

    I'll try and catch up on posts tonite

    JFT, Mon
    1. log all food
    2. mindful eating
    3. jan challenge = 8+ water
    4. feb challenge - 1 nite time snack/ brush teeth/ sip on wter
    5. mar challenge --- 15 min outside. Well... I think I will get that in!

  • clicketykeys
    clicketykeys Posts: 6,568 Member
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    I am SO tired. There's just so much to do. I've got piles and piles of papers on my desk and I've got to prioritize organizing them even before I start grading because otherwise I'll lose student work and that is like THE ULTIMATE FAIL. I always make it a priority to keep track of their work because they are SO READY to jump on that as an excuse "well I turned it in and you lost it!" and if it ever even happens ONCE then word gets out and you are DONE for.
  • Bex953172
    Bex953172 Posts: 4,077 Member
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    clicketykeys wrote: »
    I am SO tired. There's just so much to do. I've got piles and piles of papers on my desk and I've got to prioritize organizing them even before I start grading because otherwise I'll lose student work and that is like THE ULTIMATE FAIL. I always make it a priority to keep track of their work because they are SO READY to jump on that as an excuse "well I turned it in and you lost it!" and if it ever even happens ONCE then word gets out and you are DONE for.

    LOL youre not wrong there! I remember it well from when i was at school!
  • aubyshortcake
    aubyshortcake Posts: 796 Member
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    @HEGoddard0928 Thank you, she deserves her Mr. Right!

    @Snowflake1968 Wow, you look stunning! Good luck on your interview, we are all rooting for you!
  • toaljasa
    toaljasa Posts: 955 Member
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    Bex953172 wrote: »
    clicketykeys wrote: »
    I am SO tired. There's just so much to do. I've got piles and piles of papers on my desk and I've got to prioritize organizing them even before I start grading because otherwise I'll lose student work and that is like THE ULTIMATE FAIL. I always make it a priority to keep track of their work because they are SO READY to jump on that as an excuse "well I turned it in and you lost it!" and if it ever even happens ONCE then word gets out and you are DONE for.

    LOL youre not wrong there! I remember it well from when i was at school!

    I'm just glad to see you are grading! Our youngest, who is now in college, has had such trouble, especially in classes that have writing assignments, getting his work returned in a timely manner (this was also the case in his high school class at the Consortium). He doesn't know if the writing is acceptable or what changes he needs to make, if he formatted it correctly, etc. It's very frustrating.
  • cory17
    cory17 Posts: 1,372 Member
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    @snowflake What a gorgeous dress! I hope you also post an event photo - all party perfect. Good luck on the interview.
    More than halfway thru the month and my weight today is even higher. Demoralized about it.
    JFT CONSISTENCY
    Log every bite
    Double up on water
    Walk at lunch
    1/2 cauli rice the dinner
    In bed by 8
    Finish taxes
    prep for tues
  • cschmitz110515
    cschmitz110515 Posts: 3,486 Member
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    @bookmeister86 Congrats on your half marathon, and excellent time. You should be very proud!

    @PackerFanInGB Very happy for your health news ~ you can do this!

    @Snowflake1968 Beautiful dress & you look stunning! Hope your interview goes well.

    @Bex953172 Happy belated bday!

    @azulvioleta6 Wonderful anniversary that you are celebrating!

    @clicketykeys Sorry for the audition results, wishing you good results for the next one.
  • cschmitz110515
    cschmitz110515 Posts: 3,486 Member
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    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). Saturday a.m. is my MFP weigh-in logging day, and I peek occasionally other days. My digital scale only shows half pound increments & I'm too cheap to buy a fancier scale. No goal dates set ~ this is not a diet but my lifestyle.

    Age 61, 5'4.5"
    GW #1: 150 in a livable way = It's. Not. A. Diet.
    GW #2: 145 normal BMI
    UG maintain: 145 - 150 [Need to be realistic! Revised from 140 - 145]

    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! :smiley:
    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
    09/02/17 = 170.0 Woohoo! Officially overweight, not obese :smiley:
    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
    10/21/17 = 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!
    12/09/17 = 158.5 surprised to say the least / first time in 10 years my weight is 1-5-anything! :love:
    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
    02/17/18 = 153.0 thrilled with annual physical on 2/15/18: BP 110/68, pulse 64 and BMI 26.14 :star:
    02/24 = 154.0 little out of control last week, but at goal for the month
    03/03 = 155.5 oops / still lower than before I was sick
    03/10 = 153.5 back on track
    03/17 = 152.5
    03/24 = 153.0 evening snacks & two days straight of 8 hr seminars (+ lots of sitting)
    03/31 = 153.5 pre-10K spaghetti supper night before / Badger State Brewing 10K 1:30:28.82 and average pace 14:35 :smiley:
    04/07 = 154.5 ack ~ ate Easter candy most evenings
    04/14 = 153.5 Day 1 of record-setting blizzard ~ yuck! Followed by day 2 of blizzard, then snow day (no work / still shoveling & plowing) on Monday ~ in APRIL ~ yikes! :p
    04/21 = 153.5 after such weird week & daily weight fluctuations, happy to maintain
    04/28 = 152.0
    05/05 = 153.5 kinda stalled three months + feeling hungry more often ~ since w/i 10# of goal, changed MFP setting to lose 1/2 lb. per week & see how it goes
    05/12 = 153.5 ok with this ~ think changing my MFP setting, and having more net calories to play with, is agreeing with me ~ I'm not so hungry all the time
    05/19 = 154.0 drinks (2 margaritas) & dinner w/ BFF night before + enjoyed everything!
    05/26/18 = 153.0 Health Risk Assessment 5/15/18 ~ BMI 25.6 :star:
    06/02 = 153.0 basically in maintenance for now ~ I'll take it!
    06/09 = 152.5 Bellin Run 10K 1:28:12 split time 45:03 ave. pace 14:12 ~ beat goal of < 1:30 :star:
    06/16 = 152.0
    06/23 = 156.0 end of vacation week & lots of eating out
    06/30 = 155.5
    07/07 = 156.0 post-vacation w/i net calories not. so. much. Ack!
    07/14 = 154.5 prelogging & sticking w/ plan helps
    07/21 = 154.5 Packers 5K 44:50 ave pace 14:26 min/mile ~ beat goal < 45:00 :star:
    07/28 = 157.5 peanut M&M attacks (eek) + dinner out w/ SIL/niece (yum!) + staff luncheon (ick)
    08/03 = 155.5 started Evening Snack Challenge on JFT
    08/11 = 158.0 stressful week (job crap ~ hubby's & my own) >:) , Chinese buffet 1 evening & Feast with the Beasts (so worth it!)
    08/18 = 157.5 saw 156.0 during week ~ evening snack challenge not. so. good.
    08/25 = 156.0 prelogged as much as possible & CICO getting better
    09/01 = 154.5 included Taste on Broadway & office relocation so packing & moving boxes ~ very pleased
    09/08 = 157.5 too many office bday indulgences / City Stadium 5K for Veterans 44:27 & ave. pace 14:16 ~ beat goal of < 44:30 :star:
    09/15 = 156.0
    09/22 = 155.5 maybe lower if not for Pizza Ranch prairie pizza & wine at BFF's the night before
    09/29 = 154.0
    10/06 = 155.0 may include water retention in muscles b/c resumed home version of weights & circuit-training day before
    10/13 = 157.0 birthday treats & adult beverages / walked in Run for the Hill of It 5K in 48:13 pace 15:32 & hill 2:01 ~ beat both time (part unpaved trail with sloppy conditions due to 5" rain over preceding week) & hill (finish is UP a steep sledding hill) from last year :star: and learned only 25 out of 267 participants finished the hill < 1 min.
    10/20 = 155.0
    10/27 = 158.0 oops... lots of leaf-raking the evening before + too. much. snacking.
    11/03 = 156.5 better planning / stopped evening snacking (mostly)
    11/10 = 156.0 basically stuck in maintenance mode ~ not the worst thing
    11/17 = 157.0
    11/24 = 159.5 Thanksgiving week & paid time off with hubby ~ def going in wrong direction ~ oops
    12/01 = 157.5 Jingle Bell 5K 45:38 & ave. pace 14:42 ~ not bad
    12/08 = 157.0
    12/15 = 156.5 clearly in maintenance mode all year ~ not exactly the plan but I'm ok with this for now ~ really happy to stay 1-5-anything
    12/22 = 155.5 surprised by this ~ maybe due to much later than normal weigh-in (late start to the day)
    12/29/18 = 159.5 stayed 1-5-anything over holidays & vacation
    01/05/19 = 157.5
    01/12 = 158.0 Frenzy on the Fox 5K 1/11 with friends ~ not timed / MapMyWalk 54:19
    01/19 = 158.0 maintained even with evening snacking & skipped workouts
    01/26 = 157.5
    02/02 = 158.5 hubby's traditional bday dinner + leftovers + evening snacking ~ oops
    02/09 = 158.5 ok with no gain / Seroogy's Valentine 5K 48:34:89 & ave. pace 15:89 in below zero temps & icy mile 2
    02/16 = 158.0
    02/23 = 160.0 oops... deserved, net cals & sodium def red prior 3 days. Annual physical 2/26 159.6 fully clothed.
    03/02 = 159.5
    03/09 = 157.5
    03/16 = 158.0 feeling unwell & no workouts all week

    “Start by doing what’s necessary, then what’s possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” Francis of Assisi
  • Snowflake1968
    Snowflake1968 Posts: 6,749 Member
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    Had the interview, I thought it went well. She asked for my references and hopes to talk to them today. She said she still had a couple more interviews and then she will let me know. The next step would be meeting with the owners and office manager to ensure it’s a personality fit.

    It sounds like a job I would like and I wouldn’t mind the commute.
    @cory17 don’t get discouraged, keep at it. I realized I have just been maintaining really since October, but nicer weather is coming and I feel I’ll get back on track soon.

    @clicketykeys - I hope you get some rest and get caught up soon.


  • Snowflake1968
    Snowflake1968 Posts: 6,749 Member
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    For all of my support team, should I send an email today thanking her for the interview or wait until tomorrow morning?
  • toaljasa
    toaljasa Posts: 955 Member
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    Snowflake1968 wrote: »
    Had the interview, I thought it went well. She asked for my references and hopes to talk to them today. She said she still had a couple more interviews and then she will let me know. The next step would be meeting with the owners and office manager to ensure it’s a personality fit.

    It sounds like a job I would like and I wouldn’t mind the commute.
    Snowflake1968 wrote: »
    For all of my support team, should I send an email today thanking her for the interview or wait until tomorrow morning?

    Yea, you did it and it's over and done!

    Hmmm...if she is off and running and checking on references today, I would think sending a thank you today would be okay. Certainly in the morning. With the way you have described the lack of jobs available to folks, you need to stand out---in a good way!

    Did you think of anything to add that was left out of the interview?

  • Snowflake1968
    Snowflake1968 Posts: 6,749 Member
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    toaljasa wrote: »
    Snowflake1968 wrote: »
    Had the interview, I thought it went well. She asked for my references and hopes to talk to them today. She said she still had a couple more interviews and then she will let me know. The next step would be meeting with the owners and office manager to ensure it’s a personality fit.

    It sounds like a job I would like and I wouldn’t mind the commute.
    Snowflake1968 wrote: »
    For all of my support team, should I send an email today thanking her for the interview or wait until tomorrow morning?

    Yea, you did it and it's over and done!

    Hmmm...if she is off and running and checking on references today, I would think sending a thank you today would be okay. Certainly in the morning. With the way you have described the lack of jobs available to folks, you need to stand out---in a good way!

    Did you think of anything to add that was left out of the interview?

    I haven’t, but I think I will give it some thought tonight and send one in the morning.
  • ZizzyBumble
    ZizzyBumble Posts: 1,679 Member
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    Monday 18 March

    Oops seems as if I forgot to post this morning but it would have been the usual goals and the only ones with smileys would have been staying in the green and the February and March challenges. I've been conducting interviews all day and I've not been moving, meeting excercise goals or drinking water! This is not going to be a good week as I am away later on with good food and limited excercise times!


    @Snowflake1968 You look stunning in your dress and I hope you get good news on your interview
  • mytime6630
    mytime6630 Posts: 4,207 Member
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    Snowflake1968 wrote: »
    For all of my support team, should I send an email today thanking her for the interview or wait until tomorrow morning?

    I agree with the others... the sooner she gets a email thanking her, and letting her know how much you would love this job... that may make you stand out ahead of all the others! Sounds like it was a great interview ... we will keep praying! Keep us posted!
  • cool_chick_47
    cool_chick_47 Posts: 11 Member
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    Loosely followed my meal plan. Walked 4+ miles with dogs.

    I still need to:

    Read the assigned chapter for homework.
    Finish lab homework.
    Go to bed by 11:00.
    Pack tomorrow's lunch for school.

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