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

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  • Snowflake1968
    Snowflake1968 Posts: 6,944 Member
    @bex953172 - Its funny how much you want to use something that isn't there isn't it? I probably only use my oven a couple of times a week, but now I want it everyday this week. Luckily the weather is supposed to be nicer so I can hopefully get out and cook on the grill.

    @zizzybumble - It is nice that you are home to help your parents, you don't get much downtime though do you?

    @packerfaninGB - My husband likes to accumulate useless things too. Luckily most of what he wants lives outside. Although last week he was disappointed that he couldn't buy a remote control car for him and Jonah. He has 2 cars and 2 snowmobiles that have all only been used once or twice. It seems a waste of money and space to me.

    @korina75 - Would you adopt me, I would love some new furniture and to have a professional painter come in.

    @aubyshortcake - I bet your mom is feeling guilty about it. We had told Kaitlyn we would help her and Brodey with wedding expenses about the same amount as we had spent on her sister's but times have changed and we just can't do it. I had a heart to heart with them a couple of weeks ago about it and told them how bad I feel, but Brodey spoke up and said "we haven't planned anything for this wedding that we couldn't afford on our own", that made me feel better. He said essentially anything they get for help is a bonus and they are grateful for it.

    Ok, I have had breakfast and my tea is is almost gone, for sure I'm going to get at it now!
  • pridesabtch
    pridesabtch Posts: 2,461 Member
    Weekend was good. Family was in so there was too much food and too little sleep, but the time spent was relaxing and genuine. The cake saga threw my sleep off, but I slept almost all day after family left yesterday. Still didn't really want to get up this morning so I missed the gym. There is always tomorrow, and if it's not raining I'll go for a hike/walk. Didn't log this weekend, but not because I was ashamed of it, it just wasn't convenient to do so. Back to logging the good, bad & ugly today. Started off ugly with a snack cake... I did it without even a thought. Time to be mindful.

    JFT Monday
    - Up early to go to the gym :(
    - Don't hit snooze on the alarm :(
    - Work by 8:00 :smile:
    - Start on June Action Items (AI's) at work :smile:
    - Protein bar and fruit for lunch to counter that snack cake :smile:
    - More AI's and investigate high Ash Results.
    - Home by 5:00
    - Go for that Hike/walk. If not, ride the damn trainer.
    - Leftovers for dinner
    - Laundry
    - Bible Study - trying to add this in.
    - Bed by 10:30

    Strange question... Have any of you tried or known someone who has tried hypno therapy? It was mentioned to me because traditional therapy doesn't seem to be helping me get passed my past. Is it a hoax or does it have real value?
  • wannabeskinnycat
    wannabeskinnycat Posts: 205 Member
    wannabeskinnycat wrote: »

    JFT 10/6/19 Monday

    1. Log all food & drink :smile:
    2. Stay under calorie target :smile:
    3. Take at least 3500 steps :smile: already on 4100
    4. Stay focused and have fun

    JFT 11/6/19 Tuesday

    1. Log all food & drink
    2. Stay under calorie target
    3. Take at least 3500 steps
    4. Stay focused and have fun
  • daneejela
    daneejela Posts: 461 Member
    @Snowflake1968
    I feel similar - I am not doing as bad as I used to (no binging, no huge overeating), but I am not doing as good as I can neither.
    I think it's good to analyze and keep trying to find a solution.
    For me, I think laziness to cook and prepare plays a big role. I can honestly say that I really love most of the healthy food, like meals with lots of veggies. When I put the effort to prepare it daily, I feel so good and weight usually comes off pretty quickly. But whenever I get busy (although, that might just be an excuse) I just don't bother to cook and we end up in the car hitting to the closest junk food service, even though I don't really like most of the junk food.

    I am sorry for all the budget issues. Hubby and I often talk about how crazy expensive those celebrations are nowadays. Not so long ago (like 2,3 decades ago), it was custom here to have weddings in your own yard and all preps (including food) was made with combined efforts of relatives and neighbors. It was not so glamorous as it is now, but costs were low and the newlyweds would receive a significant amount of money to jumpstart their life together, which was, as I understand, the initial intent of wedding - community supporting a new couple on their special day. These days the costs are huge, everything is so overpriced and newlyweds are happy if they can cover all the costs at the end. I can only imagine how stressful it must be for you but sounds like you raised good kids that understand the situation.
  • Faebert
    Faebert Posts: 1,588 Member
    Hi everyone, didn’t manage to get on here at all until now as I overslept and then had to hustle to squeeze in my workout and then get to work on time. I am now so fed up with the lack of help at work. My assistant is signed off for another week with stress (she has some issues at home). I’ve got lots of sympathy for her and have tried to help as much as I can, and I know that budgets are tight and supply cover is expensive, but it is so draining when you are managing all those 5 and 6 year olds on your own. Especially this week as we have national reading tests and I’m under pressure from management for good results. Not sure how I’m supposed to achieve this when for nearly half the year I haven’t had any help to allow me to do targeted interventions with the kids that need it!

    Rant over. Goals time. The weekend ended a poorly and I lost track of the June challenge for a day but I’m back on it today. Otherwise ticked off everything on a crazy hectic list and today’s looking good too.

    Sunday goals recap:
    - proof-read colleague’s reports ✅
    - wrap present for P party ✅
    - complete online forms for new gym and get passes for kids ✅
    - Warrior class 9:30 ✅
    - shower and take kids to new gym to try it out ❎ huge mix-up with the membership rules for kids. More later
    - buy card for P party ✅
    - P to party for 2:30 ✅
    - change beds, sweep steps and patio ✅
    - put away laundry ✅
    - Pick up P at 6:30 ✅
    - bed by 9:30 ❎ oh for goodness sakes!!

    Monday goals:
    - morning workout ✅
    - pack snacks, costumes for colleague’s class assembly and proofread reports ✅
    - sort assessments on arrival ✅
    - home lunchtime for car and shake ✅
    - buy milk and bread on way home ✅
    - log all - G, B and U
    - book exercise classes for the week ✅
    - call gym sales guy ❎
    - put away more laundry
    - Pay S for PGL
    - Lay out running kit
    - bed by 10

    Committing to be back here in the am post run, hopefully, if not before x
  • AJB1014
    AJB1014 Posts: 1,380 Member
    To do list is shrinking! So much yard work but its shaping up! Retail is hard, and setting goals is hard without the desk down time, but im doing okay with weight!
  • KMatovina
    KMatovina Posts: 16 Member
    @Snowflake1968 I definitely feel you on the struggle to either spend money on healthy food or put it toward bills/expenses for my house and my family. This year in particular has been a struggle because we are renting an actual detached house for the first time ever...lots of new expenses, and they pop up at the worst times! I found this great local market here that has very reasonably priced product...between Freshfields Farm and ALDI, I am able to save about 25-50% on my fresh produce and meats.

    I still have not found a reasonably priced solution for healthy snack items, though. It seems like a fair price for a 6-8 pack of healthy bars (protein, energy, organic, etc.) is about $5.00, give or take. I'm a snacker, so that just doesn't work for me. Oftentimes what I do is plan for smaller calorie portions with protein packed in at main meal times, then I allow myself a little wiggle room for goodies with my snacks. Nuts are my go-to. They're expensive as hell but they seem to last for quite awhile. Fruit is always a good one too, and if I get bored I spice my fruit with cinnamon/nutmeg/turmeric or slap some kind of nut butter on it (peanut, almond, etc.). I'm also a big fan of veggie crisps, preferably lightly salted or unsalted ones just so I can keep better control of my sodium intake. It's always a bargain game for me...what healthy snacks are on sale today, and how many of them can I afford with my grocery budget this week?

    @AJB1014 glad you are faring well with your weight despite your lack of down time! I hope all the best with your yard, we are in that same process right now too...great total body workout, but MAN is it a lot of work!

    @dani_caylor Welcome to the group! I wish you the best of luck and hope you find this group as motivating as I do!

    @Faebert girl good for you, look at all those green checks! I saw one of your goals today is to lay out a running kit...how far are you running, and what kinds of things go in a running kit?

    @nlmackey98 If you are a big fan of snack cakes/sweet treats, I highly recommend the One protein bars. They are pretty easy to find in gas stations or grocery stores, very low sugar and carb count, and they are DELICIOUS. My favorite one right now is the maple donut flavored one, but they have other flavors out regularly like lemon bar or birthday cake flavors. Well worth the little bit extra cost for these if you are finding it hard to cut down on the sweet stuff (and girl, let me tell you, I am right there with you!).

    @wannabeskinnycat way to go on your step count! Staying focused and having fun are huge motivators for me...if I'm bored, forget it, not happening. I love skipping, dancing, playing with my dog, sex...things that are fun that keep me moving! Some days it's harder than others to stay focused. I just try to remember that I love me no matter what, and losing the weight is just a part of my life's journey that I am dedicated to achieving. Best of luck to you on your journey!


    Being new-ish to the community, I'm struggling to keep up with the posts on here as well as posting my own stuff. Here goes today...
    JFT Monday 06/10/19
    100 crunches
    Walk minimum 9,000 steps
    Take my dog for a walk
    Stretch back and neck (PT)
    Stay within calorie count
    No snacks after 9pm
    Bed no later than 10:30pm
  • dani_caylor
    dani_caylor Posts: 11 Member
    @nlmackey98 Two years ago I drank a lot of Dt. Dr. Pepper. I went to a hypnotist on a lark with a group of my friends. Did a session that focused on kicking my caffeine habit. For two weeks, I had no desire to drink pop. Normally I would have had a caffeine headache and craved it the first day. I never went back and started drinking pop again after two weeks. I do think that regular sessions may have been helpful though.

    I managed to stop drinking pop a little over a year ago on my own. Kicked the caffeine habit! 😂
  • ZizzyBumble
    ZizzyBumble Posts: 1,679 Member
    ZizzyBumble wrote: »
    Monday 10 June

    Log accurately :)
    Stay in the green :) shared lunch time pizza with my mum and had a light evening meal with lots of veggies
    5 fruit and veg :)
    Fitbit excercise goals :)
    Jan challenge :)
    Feb challenge :)
    Mar challenge >:) another wet day and I took my parents to an indoor shopping centre
    Apr challenge :) my parents had a good day out
    May challenge ;) not too bad today
    Jun challenge :)

    I'm taking my parents shopping and we will be out a lunchtime and I will need to be careful what I choose! I am not sure what the options will be as I don't normally eat in the shopping centre but it's already 11:00. Parents are not ready to leave yet and may want coffee first. We then have half an hour travel and mum has to have half an hour registration/tuition on the mobility scooter I've arranged for her.

    We had a successful shopping day with mum getting what she required and me not buying anything! Mum enjoyed the mobility scooter and did not run anyone over despite the number of people more interested in their phone than looking where they were going! We are just learning how many places have mobility scooters for day hire and what a difference it can make for her. She has a disabled parking badge but I don't think anyone told her about finding out about places to visit with mobility scooter hire. She likes her independence and does not like being pushed around in a wheel chair so has avoided going out much as she can't walk very far.
  • korina75
    korina75 Posts: 297 Member
    JFT 6/10 Recap:

    Make Healthy Choices :)
    4 Veg/2 Fruit :)
    Drink water :)
    30 minutes yoga/strength :( No, but I may fit it in later. It's been a busy day and I still have two more appts...
    Catch up on to do list :)
    5 minute meditation :)

    Not quite the end of the night but I probably won't get back on here. I still may do some yoga later if I can but I'm not going to worry too much about it. I have had a long day and it's not over yet! I've managed to stay within calories and not planning on any snacks or eating anything else today so I'm ok. Tomorrow is another busy day but I'll be able to hit the gym in the afternoon. A little nervous about going out to lunch tomorrow-Cheesecake factory! It's not known for being healthy... :D But it's a baby shower so I kind of need to. ;) Anyway, hope everyone has a great night.
  • dani_caylor
    dani_caylor Posts: 11 Member
    6/10
    Weigh In😁
    Eat veggies/fruit 2x😁
    Exercise😁
    Log Everything😁
    Take Beginner Photos😁
    Take Measurements😁

    I made it through the scary beginning body photos!😂

    6/11
    Weigh In
    Eat veggies/fruit 2x
    Exercise
    Log Everything
    Hit Move Goal
    Order Trophies
  • Faebert
    Faebert Posts: 1,588 Member
    V quick post on way to work. Be back later to catch up. Hope everyone is well x

    Monday goals recap:
    - morning workout ✅
    - pack snacks, costumes for colleague’s class assembly and proofread reports ✅
    - sort assessments on arrival ✅
    - home lunchtime for car and shake ✅
    - buy milk and bread on way home ✅
    - log all - G, B and U
    - book exercise classes for the week ✅
    - call gym sales guy ❎
    - put away more laundry ✅
    - Pay S for PGL ✅
    - Lay out running kit ✅
    - bed by 10 ✅ finally!

    Tuesday goals:
    - morning run ✅ 12k 😀
    - pack snacks and milk for work ✅
    - take T of E doc in for signing ✅
    - ask caretaker to bring up two bags of soil for afternoon planting lesson
    - brief student on assessment prepping
    - home lunchtime for car and shake
    - leave by 5:15
    - some pamper self-care today
    - log it all, G B & U
    - bed by 9:30
  • littleblackskirt
    littleblackskirt Posts: 1,044 Member

    JFT 10th June

    Eat sensibly, no snacks failed miserably on the snacks
    Back exercises yes
    Make physio appointment (surgery couldn't help, have to phone) yes, 15 minutes on phone!
    Visit parents yes
    Tidy garden, find somewhere to put tomato plants yes
    Housework not nearly enough, did the dishes though!
    Big pile of ironing yes, finished :)

    I don't know what I'm going to do with today, I had kept it free for babysitting but that was cancelled last night. I'm on a bit of a downer at the moment (family health issues which I can do nothing about) which was why I ate too many snacks yesterday. I considered going out to the shops today, but my car is low on oil and not sure I should use it when I don't need to.
    I'm not in an enthusiastic mood for anything, maybe I should stay at home and do lots of housework :)

    JFT 11th June

    Eat sensibly
    Look out something for tea
    Back exercises
    Sort out car
    Look out summer clothes/ sandals and see what fits, if I need to buy anything
    Lots of housework - "pick it up and put it away"


  • ZizzyBumble
    ZizzyBumble Posts: 1,679 Member
    Tuesday June 11

    Log accurately
    Stay in the green
    5 fruit and veg
    Fitbit excercise goals
    Jan challenge
    Feb challenge
    Mar challenge
    Apr challenge
    May challenge
    Jun challenge
  • HEGoddard0928
    HEGoddard0928 Posts: 824 Member
    HEGoddard0928 wrote: »

    1. Call Sean!!! 😀
    2. Call the doc 😀
    3. Do the dishes AS SOON AS I GET HOME FROM WORK!!! 😀 Well I did them when I got home but not when I was finished with dinner... So there's another sink full dishes waiting for me. 😆
    4. Make dinner!! 😀😀I experimented and it turned out pretty well!
    5. Clean out fridge 😀
    6. Do some meal prep☹️
    7. Soak☹️But I did spend a lot of time in the Word and journaling so I feel okay about it
    8. Fold clothes ☹️
    9. Spend some QT time with Matt 😍We hung out on the couch. I took 2 hour nap there. Lol

    JFT 6/11/19

    1. June challenge
    2. Work
    3. DO THE DISHES AS SOON AS I GET HOME!!
    4. FOLD CLOTHES!!
    5. Meal prep
    6. Write meal plan on the white board
    7. Make dinner!
    8. QT with Matt
    9. Bed by 10:30
  • awhit4842
    awhit4842 Posts: 236 Member
    JFT Monday
    1. Log all food👍
    2. Despite event tonight, eat as healthy as possible 👍 Peruvian chicken and rice. I guess kind of healthy?
    3. Home early from work, get cleaning done. Don’t sit around and snack👍
    4. Drink 100oz water👍
    5. Meditate 👍

    JFT Tuesday
    1. Log all food
    2. Drink 150oz water
    3. Gym
    4. Meditate
    5. Early home from work. Don’t over snack
  • aubyshortcake
    aubyshortcake Posts: 796 Member
    Good morning!

    @Snowflake1968 awww see, please don't feel guilty for that! The fact is times do change, and I'm sure just knowing you would if you could means the world to them!

    I'll be quick today, briefly met with the roofer yesterday and waiting on his report. He said structurally the roof is fine, it's the pebbling on the shingles that will be an issue, so we will see what exactly the report says.

    Have a great day everyone!

    Yesterday 6/10:

    1. Give Rukia her a.m. pills 😁
    2. Stay within calorie goal😁😁😁😁
    3. Look into traffic course for my ticket, deadline is approaching!😞
    4. Go for a walk at lunch😞
    5. Put away laundry😞
    6. Cook dinner😁

    JFT 6/11:

    1. Give Rukia her a.m. pills 😁
    2. Stay within calorie goal
    3. Look into traffic course for my ticket, deadline is approaching!
    4. Go for a walk at lunch
    5. Workout after work
  • korina75
    korina75 Posts: 297 Member
    @littleblackskirt Really? That is too funny! It's a chain restaurant in the states. The food is pretty decent but that's because they load it up with fat, sugar, and unecessary calories. It's such an "american" restaurant that way. No matter what I order I'm going to need to only eat a portion of it. But the cheesecake is pretty good! :) It's so funny when you are constantly on the go and all of the sudden you have free time. :) Hope you found something fun and/or productive to do!

    @Snowflake1968 The door looks great! Awesome job! You're so handy. :) And no, sorry, I've got all I can handle with twin 12 year olds... ;) But I bet you'd be a lot more grateful for a new bedroom than my 12 year olds are.... :D

    @aubyshortcake Hope it's good news on the roof!

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