JUST FOR TODAY -- One Day at a Time .... Daily commitment thread for 2019
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The only failure is giving up!============================================================
DISCARD 5 LBS CHALLENGE 💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼
NAME: Terri
SW: 167.4
GW: 162.4
28/08: 162.4 - 5 lb It’s taken almost the whole month! And I could be up again tomorrow. 😂
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DISCARD 5 LBS CHALLENGE 2
NAME: Terri
SW: 162.4 (28/08)
GW: 157.4
25/09: CW: 157.2 - 5.2
WOO! HOO! 💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼
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DISCARD 5 LBS CHALLENGE 3
NAME: Terri
SW: 157.2 (26/09)
GW: 152.2
07/10: CW: 155.8 - 1.4 lb 😃
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DISCARD 5 LBS CHALLENGE 4
NAME: Terri
SW: 156.0 (08/10)
GW: 151
27/10: CW: 152.8 - 3.2 🌻
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Daily Goals- Food: log All food and drink; stay under goal; balance macros/micros; Hydrate adequately; NLNS!!!
- Exercise: Knee Physio; 7,000+ Steps daily; 30 + minutes intentional exercise
- Other: Daily Mindfulness Practice/Meditation;; Practice Self-care; Positively reframe thoughts; Learn something new; 15 mins Daily Declutter session
JFT: Sun 27 Oct
Goals: 🌻 Had a relaxed Sunday. Did quite well on goals. Calories were almost to my limit as we had lunch with DED and grandsons. But no apparent damage done, weight-wise. Decluttering summer clothes at the moment.
JFT: Mon 28 Oct
Goals:
Activities- Accounts
- 2pm: Monday Painters
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Good morning! I missed posting for a few days but overall this is the first week in a couple months that my average calories for the week are below maintenance, and the first time in several weeks that they are below a surplus. I feel like that is a step in the right direction.
I still have so much to say but I always run out of time in the morning to make a big long post, one of these days I will get around to it.
@cschmitz110515 I definitely need to try a harness, she is so strong and not the best listener!
@AJB1014 yayyyy a boy! How exciting!
@Snowflake1968 so glad you found your ring!
JFT 10/28:
1. Stay within calorie goal
2. Finish work at 5:20
3. Walk dogs
4. Cook dinner
5. Do not let stress take over4 -
Hello friends,
I am feeling embarrassed at how long it has been since I’ve posted. I feel like I’ve let everyone down, and let myself down. Over the last year, I am up 20 pounds from where I was. I know the number isn’t everything, but I am out of shape, eating crappy, and not taking care of myself in general. And getting sick of it. I need to get back on track, and I know I can. This amazing community was a huge part of what got me healthy before and I’m hopeful will help get me back again. I know I need to do to do the work and it will be hard. Start before you’re ready right?
Here’s where I need all of you-where do I start?! I’ve been thinking and struggling. There’s just so much I want to change and I feel like I have so much going on already. Any suggestions are gratefully welcome. I have so missed all of you and am looking forward to catching back up. Once I pick a habit or two, I plan to come back to posting daily.
Much love to my fitness family!9 -
I hope it's okay to just jump in - I think this topic is a fab idea and perfect for me and for a bit of accountability.
JFT Monday 28 October 2019:
1. Track everything I eat on MFP
2. Wear my FITBIT
3. Weigh in first thing this morning and track it
4. Pampering session before bed - self-care5 -
Hello friends,
I am feeling embarrassed at how long it has been since I’ve posted. I feel like I’ve let everyone down, and let myself down. Over the last year, I am up 20 pounds from where I was. I know the number isn’t everything, but I am out of shape, eating crappy, and not taking care of myself in general. And getting sick of it. I need to get back on track, and I know I can. This amazing community was a huge part of what got me healthy before and I’m hopeful will help get me back again. I know I need to do to do the work and it will be hard. Start before you’re ready right?
Here’s where I need all of you-where do I start?! I’ve been thinking and struggling. There’s just so much I want to change and I feel like I have so much going on already. Any suggestions are gratefully welcome. I have so missed all of you and am looking forward to catching back up. Once I pick a habit or two, I plan to come back to posting daily.
Much love to my fitness family!
Hey you!
Don't worry about it! I go AWOL so often that people stopped asking where I was LOL they just know I'll be back at some point!!
So as of where to start, write down all the most important goals you want to start achieving as a habit.
Then pick one very easy one, and one very hard one.
You pick the easy one because you want to succeed at something every day! Any you want something that's easy to do so it's near impossible to fail!
Then you pick a hard one to give yourself a bit of a challenge, and a bit of focus and you're really just "getting the worst one out the way" then all the others will become easy.
Once you've picked two, then just figure out what you're going to do to make them achievable
It's good to see you back!!8 -
5lb Challenge
Oct 9 - 191.2
Today - 188.4
Loss - 2.8
JFT - Sunday Oct 27
2L of water - 🙂
Log all food - 🙂
15 minutes of exercise - 🙂
Gratitude journal - 🙂
JFT - Monday Oct 28
2L of water
Log all food
15 minutes of exercise
Gratitude journal
The scale is going in the right direction very slowly but it’s going.
It snowed and Is cold here today with wind gusting. Feels like the middle of January not October. It’s supposed to warm up again tomorrow.
The mouse trap we had set caught a mouse last night. I thought we were going to get away with not having one this year but no such luck. Have I ever told you how much I despise mice!
Tonight I need to work on my Halloween costume, I can glue Pom poms on the shirt while I watch tv.
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@AJB1014 Congratulations 🥳 on your wee boy!3
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@jeschepp Start with one goal for a few days. Then add another, and so on. One day at a time, and no regrets!
The good news? We get a brand new start every single day!
You can do it ! One day at a time.
I suggest logging every day, to give you a starting point. No pressure! Just log it all! Then, bit by bit, add in what you need to change. Maybe a little exercise? Or cut down on something?2 -
Snowflake1968 wrote: »I found my ring!!!! I decided to check the couch one more time before trying going through the garbage! I used a wooden spoon handle and out came my ring and a loonie! A loonie is a Canadian $1.00 for those that don’t know.
YAY! That's awesome - and not only did you get the ring, you got CASH
AND you didn't have to go through the garbage. WINS all around!3 -
TerriRichardson112 wrote: »@jeschepp Start with one goal for a few days. Then add another, and so on. One day at a time, and no regrets!
The good news? We get a brand new start every single day!
You can do it ! One day at a time.
I suggest logging every day, to give you a starting point. No pressure! Just log it all! Then, bit by bit, add in what you need to change. Maybe a little exercise? Or cut down on something?
I agree with Terri!
Logging is really helpful in terms of:
A) Making you aware of exactly where your extra calories are coming from - you probably have some idea already but it will help you aware of ALL of the sources and identify which are the biggest. You can then use this info to identify which changes/habits you want to work on, one at a time!
By raising your awareness, making you eat less! It's amazing what having to log does in terms of making you either not eat something, or if you don't log until you've already eaten it, not eat the next thing....it's all too easy to stop doing it when habits start to slip - we ALL do this (and I was listening to a podcast this morning which reiterated that). But it's a really helpful tool if you keep it up.
If it seems like a lot of effort to do it on MFP (sometimes it is a pain when you don't know exactly what is in food) then you could start by doing it on pen and paper? I intended to do that on my recent holiday and then didn't, and think perhaps if I had I might have eaten slightly less.
The other thing I would suggest is, it sounds like you're struggling a bit emotionally at the moment. You didn't say what's behind this (and anyway there doesn't always have to be a specific reason!) but if you want to confide then we are always happy to listen and support!
Given you're struggling, I'd suggest that the other thing you focus on is taking care of yourself. Think about habits like sleep, getting some gentle exercise, making time for yourself. Doing those things should help you emotionally and give you more energy to support you with other changes.
I hope this helps. Always happy to listen x3 -
Back from another weekend not posting, just no time. Sat. a.m. I went to final farmers market of the season and walked dog 3.8 miles, then hubby and I spent the afternoon doing more fall yardwork: raking, leaf-blowing, mowing, and we got last rain barrel drained & stored for winter. Good thing, because rain/SNOW mix is forecast for tonight. Ack! I'm not ready for snow... in Oct. Most trees in our yard still have their leaves!
Sat. evening we finally went out for my belated bday dinner at Irish restaurant. Indulged in Irish coffee, monthly special of petite sirloin, mushroom risotto and vegetable medley, and finished with dessert of creme brulee. YUM! Also drank 2 large waters with dinner ~ I felt parched. Even guesstimated for MFP food log after, and net calories not so bad, considering all the activity earlier in the day.
Sunday was long day: 8 a.m. Bible class, church, and dog walk 4 miles. Hubby did final weed-whacking while I cleaned out / organized section of garage, and we hung new wall hooks to hold my extra birdfeeders & misc. Also had to run to Batteries Plus to replace batteries in hubby's vehicle fobs (both died), stop at Stein Garden for fencing for yellow rose bush, and quick stop for grocery essentials. By then already mid-afternoon ~ ack. We put up fencing and I started to haul rain water jugs inside... have 30 gallons in basement and about that many to still bring in. Did I mention we had record rainfall in Sept. & for the entire year? Forced myself to make supper (Schwan's ancient grain-encrusted cod, roasted Brussels sprouts & Suddenly Salad) even though I was really starting to drag. Finally time for Packers game at 7:20 p.m. ~ Sunday night football is hard to stay up for, but it was an exciting game & Packers won woohoo!
Sorry for the long post, now it's time for goals:
JFT M 10/28 ~ No dog walk before work. Recently she starting limping occasionally. We finally realized last night that inside of one hind leg is slightly swollen, although appears to be no injury. We're going to try rest for now, and hopefully she heals without visit to vet. Sad me.
1) Move hourly / stairs breaks / 5 somethings
2) Meals & snacks prelogged / net calories zero / 14c water (low over weekend with busy-ness)
3) Update weekly w-i post / 5# challenge post
4) Prep for GA-R(ROP) observation (this week?) / clear more Inbox
5) Evening: get some to-do's done
6) UNPLUG 9:00 / FLOSS / RETAINERS / bed & tv off 10:202 -
Hi everyone. Sorry again for the long absence. I’m still here, just got a little bit out of the habit of the forum posting but i know it helps keep me focussed so I need to find the time. There’s lots for me to catch up on but I hope you are all well.
I’m up and down with my hamstring thing on the physical side and worries about the upcoming surgery on the mental side of things. Trying to stay strong. Yesterday I took part in a half marathon. It’s my second one ever and with the dodgy hamstring i wasn’t sure I’d start, let alone finish! But as my last opportunity for a race pre surgery I decided to just go for it and actually managed it faster than the last! 2:08 - four minutes faster than before!
So I think it’s time to shake off the negativity and head into these next few weeks feeling good about myself and positive about my ability to recover from surgery and get back to my best. I keep saying it but I need to start believing it. Hopefully yesterday’s race is the boost i need for that....
Goals for Monday
- rest day
- Packs snacks and schoolbag
- Buy congratulations card and flowers on way to school
- Early to school, prep presentation
- home lunchtime for car and shake
- Agree drop off time for L sleepover
- Call hospital to check timings for pre-op appt
- Leave by 5
- Face paints and hair chalk for Halloween?
- Book exercise classes for the week
- Bed by 9:30
Have a great day everyone. Big hugs - missed you all x
You should believe it - you are super fit and healthy! Look at your half marathon time, that's amazing!
You are in tip top condition and in a really great place to recover quickly.
All you need to think about now is taking care of yourself and getting plenty of rest!
You will be just fine and we will all be rooting for you.5 -
@AJB1014 Happy to see you posting. Congrats on boy baby!
@jeschepp Happy to see you posting again too. For me, being on JFT really helps me stay focused on one day at a time.
@Snowflake1968 So glad you found your ring! Btw, I used to live in an old brick house with mice. I hate mice too!
@AnneLJenkins69 Welcome! This is a great community for accountability and no judgment.
@Faebert Congrats on your 2nd half marathon & to beat your time! You are such a strong and capable woman. Hugs to you dear friend.
@clicketykeys @Faebert Merriam-Webster's word of the day yesterday was "pedagogical" and I immediately thought of you two!
I feel like I'm missing others, and I don't mean to. Hugs to you all!3 -
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 62, 5'4.5" remembered to add another year
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!
5/31/17 = 180.5 two end of month celebrations / committed to posting weekly weigh-in06/03 = 177.509/02/17 = 170.0 Woohoo! Officially overweight, not obese
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 surprise09/09 = 171.5 backsliding, ack!12/09/17 = 158.5 surprised to say the least / first time in 10 years my weight is 1-5-anything!
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!
12/16 = 158.0 no work parties or food days & stuck with CICO12/29/18 = 159.5 stayed 1-5-anything over holidays & vacation days at home
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
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
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!
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
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
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
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
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 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)01/05/19 = 157.5Hiatus from MFP 4/17 - 4/29 (Easter 4/21)
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
03/23 = 157.5 finally feeling better
03/31 = 160.5 posting Sun. month end w/i ~ too many days, net calories RED. Badger State Brewing 10K 3/30 in 1:28:14 & ave. pace 14:12 and beat goal < 1:30
04/06 = 160.0 saw 158.5 during week
04/13 = 159.5
05/04 = 161.5 logging again starting 4/30
05/11 = 163.0 ack
05/18 = 163.0 no gain
05/25 = 163.0 could be worse
06/01 = 162.0
06/08 = 162.0 pre-race spaghetti night before / Bellin Run 10K 1:29:54 split 44:13 ave. pace 14:29
06/15 = 164.0 ate at fast food, cafe (brunch), pub (happy hour), seminar (lunch), dinner at BFF's (sangria)
06/22 = 162.5 better eating & tracking
06/29 = 163.5 two days of conference food
07/06 = 162.5
07/13 = 163.5 two out-of-town family parties + diner food + drinks/dinner at Mexican restaurant
07/20 = 166.0 cousin's funeral luncheon (one whole table w/ family desserts) + restaurant week lunch w/ hubby + pizza supper w/ hubby
07/27 = 165.0
08/03 = 164.5 happy to see any loss at all... I am the tortoise
08/10 = 167.5 high sodium & emotional eating
08/17 = 167.5
08/24 = 165.5
08/31 = 169.5 staycation week & ate whatever I wanted
09/07 = 167.0 flushed sodium & water weight / City Stadium 5K for Veterans 45:12 (goal < 45:00) & ave. pace 14:33
09/14 = 166.5
09/21 = 166.0
09/27 = 165.5
10/05 = 167.5 pre-race food ~ Pink Pumpkin 5K 44:06 (goal < 45:00) & ave. pace 14:12
10/12 = 165.5 eating back on track ~ Run for the Hill of It 5K (trail event) 48:06 & hill 1:58 (goal < 2 min.)
10/19 = 165.5
10/26 = 165.0 slowly but surely... my lifestyle is NOT a diet
“Start by doing what’s necessary, then what’s possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” Francis of Assisi1 -
DISCARD 5LBS CHALLENGE!
Name: Carmela
Start Date (for me): October 2
SW: 166.0
GW: 161.0
CW: 165.0 -1 lb
Inching along... 2 -
JFT
1. Run dishwasher ✔
2. Launder linens, make bed ✔
3. Atleast 3 regular waters...seltzers are extra ✔
4. Hardboil eggs, make lunches - no on the eggs yes on the lunches
5. Relax! ✔
6. QT with DH ✔ just watched a movie so something more conversational tonight
7. Bed by 930 ✔
JFT
1. Eat packed lunch
2. 3 more waters before leaving work
3. Make tomorrows lunches, pack soup to share
4. Shower tonight, not tomorrow
5. QT with DH
6. Bed by 9302 -
cschmitz110515 wrote: »DISCARD 5LBS CHALLENGE!
Name: Carmela
Start Date (for me): October 2
SW: 166.0
GW: 161.0
CW: 165.0 -1 lb
Inching along...
Better down than up!
I'll be up when I weigh-in on Thursday... too much pasta and gelato on vacation...3 -
Hello all!
Back from a lovely week away in Sicily. That's my last vacation of the year (well, except for going to the in-laws in France for Christmas, but that'll be hard work rather than a holiday!) and it was lovely. Nice weather, nice food, some amazing scenery including a very active volcano.
I did reasonably with food - I could have been a lot better but equally could have been worse. We rented an apartment with kitchen facilities which meant we could have breakfast there and pack lunches rather than eating out at every meal. That saved us money too! I might have eaten a bit more at dinner to make up for it though... (It's Italy!! It's full of delicious pizza and pasta and ice cream!!).
Hopefully overall I won't have gained too much though. I'm going to weigh-in on Thursday, based on advice in a Half Size me podcast about not weighing in for 72 hours after returning from vacation to allow your weight to settle ( @PackerFanInGB I listened to the one you mentioned this morning, it was pretty good!)
I've managed to read the posts from while I was away and there were a lot, so I won't be able to reply to individuals I don't think, but there were two exercises from @toaljasa that I thought I would get in on:
ACHIEVEMENTS FOR THIS YEAR SO FAR
I think this was called the 'win list'?
I find this a little tricky as the year has been a bit difficult and I have gained weight since the start of the year (even when comparing against January 1st, when I'm normally overly heavy due to Christmas indulgence!!!). I don't feel like I've been coping that well, to be honest. But, let's find the positive!
Achievements
1) I RAN A HALF-MARATHON (who cares that my subsequent weight gain means running is now more difficult)
2) I passed my French diploma (well)
3) I have put up with immense amounts of c&ap at work and yet have not shouted at anyone (might have been snappy occasionally), quit in a temper or had a total breakdown
4) I managed to get an interview for a role in a different field. (They didn't throw my CV away laughing!)
Habits - not sure if these all started this year but I'll list them anyway
5) I'm much better at going to bed earlier and have the light off by 11 more often than not (I think)
6) On many occasions this year, I have exercised willpower when surrounded by tempting food. Examples: conference with free lunch, friend's birthday picnic
7) I exercise 3-5 times a week pretty much every week
8) I have genuinely done better at not working too much. Across the last three months, I've only done 1 extra hour (I've been tracking it!)
GOALS FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR
Other than getting a new job (see below), I think these are the things I want to work on for the rest of the year:
1) Logging my food, EVERY DAY
2) Staying within maintenance calories (or lower), EVERY WEEK
3) Tracking my alcohol and coming in within weekly guidelines, EVERY WEEK
4) Spending proper extended quality time with my boyfriend at least once a week, EVERY WEEK
I'm going to track this between now and December 31st, and based on the 80:20 rule, I'll count it as success if I've achieved this:
1) 80% of days
2-4) 80% of weeks
The other big focus of the rest of the year will be getting a new job. I'd really like to do this by the end of the year, but I'm not going to set a date on it as I don't want to rush into getting a job that's not right, and also I don't want to put myself under too much pressure.
I was intending to think about whether or not to resign my job whilst I was away, but when it came down to it I just preferred to avoid thinking about the situation and have a nice vacation... I don't regret this though, think I needed a break! I will give this some thought and see how things pan out over the next couple of weeks. Things might be a little bit less crazy at work (a big deadline passed while I was away - in theory) - which might mean it's a bit less horrible and which might mean i have a bit more energy for job applications on the side.
In the meantime, I found four/ five jobs to apply for!
Glad to be back on here, I missed you all 5 -
For those of you who like my vacation photos, here's one that my boyfriend took of me with the volcano....
(I also have some nicer photos which I may upload when the boyfriend uploads them to the cloud)9 -
JFT Tuesday
1. Log all food
2. At least 30 minutes of cardio
3. Stay away from junk food
4. Drink 4 bottles of water or 100oz water
5. 6/7 Hours of sleep4 -
Simple goals for tomorrow ... trying to get back on track over the weekend of eating whatever I wanted to!
1. Log all food
2. concentrate on 8+ water
3. mindful eating
4. eat slow
5. have fruit or egg when hungry, but drink water first
6. eat slowly
2 -
First day back at work today. Baaaaaaaaah.
Don't feel particularly stressed about it but would very much prefer not to go! Oh well, I'll make the best of it and this evening I get to watch the final of Bake Off
Today's commitments:
- Log everything I eat*
- Stick to pre-logged food
- No alcohol*
- 4+ bottles water
- No eating while standing
- Savour every bite
- Talk back to sabotaging thoughts
- Give myself credit!
- Stay positive
- 45+ minute lunch break
- Finish work by 6.30pm
- Do some prep for job application
- Read some research magazine
- Check for insurance email
- Bake Off!
- Gratitude journal
- Lights off by 11
Words for 2019: Mindful Moderation3 -
Tuesday 29 October
I didn’t post yesterday and didn’t meet my normal goals either.
Log accurately and estimate for yesterday
5 fruit and veg
Water
Fitbit exercise goals
Attend to Happy Scale trend - be in a deficit2 -
I've missed a few days again, this thread moves so quickly!
Loving the photos, both trees and volcanoes
@Snowflake, glad you found your ring, and that you enjoyed the day on your own.
Interesting to read where people have visited. I stick close to home, and most of my trips are around the Scottish/English border.
I feel I have no "good" aims at the moment as my time is so taken up with parents. I love spending time with family and friends but also need time on my own, and I'm just not getting much of that right now. It makes me very tired mentally. And I know it will only get worse over time. So right now, very uninteresting aims tied to home. It's a busy week with appointments for Mum in the mornings and visits to Dad in the afternoons.
It's a lovely frosty sunny day, a car scraping day!
JFT Tuesday 29th October
Back exercises
Do not buy chocolate
Gratitude
No snacking
Some housework, anything!
Pay car insurance
Half an hour in the garden?
DISCARD 5LBS CHALLENGE 4
NAME: Ellie
SW: 181
GW: 176
CW: 29/10 180 -1lbs4 -
How did I get on yesterday?
1. Track everything I eat on MFP - DONE
2. Wear my FITBIT - DONE
3. Weigh in first thing this morning and track it - DONE
4. Pampering session before bed - self-care - DONE
What are my JFT goals?
1. Track everything I eat on MFP
2. Charge up my FITBIT and wear it
3. Weigh in first thing this morning and track it
4. Pampering session before bed - self-case
5. Wash out my scarf and cup
6. Keep doing things in tranches of threes no matter what
I do like this thread, it's really motivational Love hearing about how other people are doing! 5 -
Holy Crow! I'm 19 pages behind! I'll have to try and catch up over the next few days.
I had a huge shock over the weekend. Matt weighs less then I do now. He's dropped 20lbs since August, just by going back to work. I almost cried. Why can't I do that??
Well I know why. Because I have absolutely no discipline in my life when it comes to food and exercise. For example, I said I was going to get up at 445 and do some yoga. Well I didn't get up until 5:11 and that's only because Matt bugged me until I did. Granted I'm getting over a cold, but still. This is the kind of thing I mean.
So Matt and I had a conversation Saturday night about food. About snacking and cooking and things like that. So I've been looking up easy snacky things that I can cook in my oven over the weekend that aren't terrible for you. So I have a few things bookmarked that I'm going to try out. I might even try to enlist Matt's help. Maybe give us some fun couples time together, ya know?
Anyway, sorry for my ramble.
JFT, 10/29/19
1. Log my food(good/bad/ugly)
2. Drink 64oz of water
3. Create shopping list
4. If no Hybridge, actually rest!
4 -
I just lost this post for the second time! Was going to give up on it, then read my post heading below!!! Gotta take my own advice. Third time lucky. *note to self: save as you go! DO NOT REFRESH BEFORE SAVING!!!!
The only failure is giving up!============================================================
DISCARD 5 LBS CHALLENGE 💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼
NAME: Terri
SW: 167.4
GW: 162.4
28/08: 162.4 - 5 lb It’s taken almost the whole month! And I could be up again tomorrow. 😂
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DISCARD 5 LBS CHALLENGE 2
NAME: Terri
SW: 162.4 (28/08)
GW: 157.4
25/09: CW: 157.2 - 5.2
WOO! HOO! 💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼
==============================
DISCARD 5 LBS CHALLENGE 3
NAME: Terri
SW: 157.2 (26/09)
GW: 152.2
07/10: CW: 155.8 - 1.4 lb 😃
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DISCARD 5 LBS CHALLENGE 4
NAME: Terri
SW: 156.0 (08/10)
GW: 151
29/10: CW: 151.6 - 4.4 🌻
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Daily GoalsJFT: Mon 28 Oct- Food: log All food and drink; stay under goal; balance macros/micros; Hydrate adequately; NLNS!!!
- Exercise: Knee Physio; 7,000+ Steps daily; 30 + minutes intentional exercise
- Other: Daily Mindfulness Practice/Meditation;; Practice Self-care; Positively reframe thoughts; Learn something new; 15 mins Daily Declutter session
Goals: 🌻 Even managed a short walk outside.
Activities:- Accounts: 👍🏻 ... ongoing ...
- 👍🏻2pm: Monday Painters: Spent most of the morning doing prep. Good turnout.
Goals:
Activities- Accounts:
- 👍🏻 👣 Sole Mates 👣(private walking group) Compile November strength spreadsheet
- 👍🏻 UAC: compose/post November intro
- 2.30pm: Hairdresser's
Euwwww! mice! One of the things I don't relish about autumn. The little blighters want to join us inside!!!2 -
AnneLJenkins69 wrote: »I hope it's okay to just jump in - I think this topic is a fab idea and perfect for me and for a bit of accountability.
JFT Monday 28 October 2019:
1. Track everything I eat on MFP
2. Wear my FITBIT
3. Weigh in first thing this morning and track it
4. Pampering session before bed - self-care
Of course it's Okay! You are very welcome!2 -
Good morning! As I've been decorating for Halloween it has really sunk in how much I miss the north. Fall is my absolute favorite time of year, and since moving from upstate New York to Florida in 2010 I haven't really gotten to experience it, everything is the same here it just rains a little less than the summer.
Oh well, I should not focus on the negative, many wonderful things have happened as a result of moving down here, most importantly meeting my husband! I just tend to get a bit "homesick" from time to time.
Yesterday 10/28:
1. Stay within calorie goal😔
2. Finish work at 5:20😑 it was 530
3. Walk dogs😔 it was storming
4. Cook dinner😁
5. Do not let stress take over😁
JFT 10/29:
1. Stay within calorie goal
2. Finish work at 5:20
3. Walk dogs
4. Do a load of laundry
5. Do not let stress take over3 -
Forgot about my outing to the theatre in Belfast tonight. 🎭😂TerriRichardson112 wrote: »I just lost this post for the second time! Was going to give up on it, then read my post heading below!!! Gotta take my own advice. Third time lucky. *note to self: save as you go! DO NOT REFRESH BEFORE SAVING!!!!
The only failure is giving up!============================================================
DISCARD 5 LBS CHALLENGE 💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼
NAME: Terri
SW: 167.4
GW: 162.4
28/08: 162.4 - 5 lb It’s taken almost the whole month! And I could be up again tomorrow. 😂
==============================
DISCARD 5 LBS CHALLENGE 2
NAME: Terri
SW: 162.4 (28/08)
GW: 157.4
25/09: CW: 157.2 - 5.2
WOO! HOO! 💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼
==============================
DISCARD 5 LBS CHALLENGE 3
NAME: Terri
SW: 157.2 (26/09)
GW: 152.2
07/10: CW: 155.8 - 1.4 lb 😃
==============================
DISCARD 5 LBS CHALLENGE 4
NAME: Terri
SW: 156.0 (08/10)
GW: 151
29/10: CW: 151.6 - 4.4 🌻
==============================
Daily GoalsJFT: Mon 28 Oct- Food: log All food and drink; stay under goal; balance macros/micros; Hydrate adequately; NLNS!!!
- Exercise: Knee Physio; 7,000+ Steps daily; 30 + minutes intentional exercise
- Other: Daily Mindfulness Practice/Meditation;; Practice Self-care; Positively reframe thoughts; Learn something new; 15 mins Daily Declutter session
Goals: 🌻 Even managed a short walk outside.
Activities:- Accounts: 👍🏻 ... ongoing ...
- 👍🏻2pm: Monday Painters: Spent most of the morning doing prep. Good turnout.
Goals:
Activities- Accounts:
- 👍🏻 👣 Sole Mates 👣(private walking group) Compile November strength spreadsheet
- 👍🏻 UAC: compose/post November intro
- 2.30pm: Hairdresser's
- 7pm: Theatre - Playboy of the Western World ( W B Yeats)
Euwwww! mice! One of the things I don't relish about autumn. The little blighters want to join us inside!!!2
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