Today's Goals - What are yours?
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JULY GOALS ---
(1) Log all food and beverages honestly; Drink 10+ water [week 1 challenge = MEASURE IT!]
(2) Exercise 30 min minimum (3000 steps)
(3) Clean 30 min per day: house or yard or declutter
TASKS FOR TODAY ---
Do 20 min stretches and 30 min of walking
Feed & Water animals -- done
Organize Pet Room; vacuum & dust
Left the house shortly after lunch yesterday and didn't get home until wee hours of the morning. Dinner was provided at the event. Tried to be careful ... barely squeaked thru just under daily limit. Whew!! Need to buckle down, get eating and exercise back on track ... still want to try to make my July mini goal.
I've somehow lost my mental focus. So I've spent this morning researching "losing focus" ... "staying focused" ... "regaining focus" ... and how focus differs from motivation. Between now and the end of July, I plan to restructure my goals and, hopefully, develop a couple of tools to help stay focused and motivated.
If you have any tips on maintaining focus, I'd appreciate hearing them.
Have a great day Y'All!! 🌞1 -
Whenever I start to feel myself losing motivation, I read all of the posts on this site...I always learn something new!...I also have sticky notes with inspirational quotes inside my kitchen cabinets....if that doesn’t work, I think about how miserable I was 90 lbs ago....hang in there!0
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conniewilkins56 wrote: »Whenever I start to feel myself losing motivation, I read all of the posts on this site...I always learn something new!...I also have sticky notes with inspirational quotes inside my kitchen cabinets....if that doesn’t work, I think about how miserable I was 90 lbs ago....hang in there!
Thanks Connie. I also use sticky notes. Mine are positive affirmations that I post on my bathroom mirror. It's a good way for me to start my day since that's the first place I head after getting out of bed. May need to write a couple of new ones! I have visited the Success Stories segment to read their success stories and view the pictures. I just haven't been able to be on the last 2-3 weeks and I think that's part of why I lost my MOJO.
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JULY GOALS ---
(1) Log all food and beverages honestly; Drink 10+ water [ MEASURE EVERYTHING !!]
(2) Exercise 30 min minimum (3000 steps)
(3) Clean 30 min per day: house or yard or declutter
Tasks for Today ---
Do 20 min stretches and 30 min of walking
Feed & Water animals -- done
Organize Pet Room; vacuum & dust - in progress
My Bedroom: gather laundry. declutter dresser top
From my other group -- Week 4 Challenge - Beat Cravings, Temptations, and Inertia -- perfect timing!! I'll definitely be participating in this challenge week!!
Have a huge ham steak to cook for supper tonight. Found a recipe for mandarin orange glazed baked ham steak so will be trying that ... hope it tastes as good as it sounds!!1 -
Just back from a week's annual leave and now returning to the office full-time after 4 months of working from home, so won't be getting as much housework done during the week now. Boooo!
Monday 20th July- Pick myself up a nice dinner (it's my birthday)
- Laundry
- Log my food accurately
- Start my tracking spreadsheet again
- Aim for 5000 steps
- Treat myself to a face mask and a soak in the bath.
- Finish my current book
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tinkerbellang83 wrote: »Just back from a week's annual leave and now returning to the office full-time after 4 months of working from home, so won't be getting as much housework done during the week now. Boooo!
Monday 20th July- Pick myself up a nice dinner (it's my birthday)
- Laundry
- Log my food accurately
- Start my tracking spreadsheet again
- Aim for 5000 steps
- Treat myself to a face mask and a soak in the bath.
- Finish my current book
Happy Birthday...I hope you have a great day!1 -
Also did some meditationtinkerbellang83 wrote: »Monday 20th July
[*] Laundry
[*] Log my food accurately
[*] Start my tracking spreadsheet again
[*] Aim for 5000 steps
[*] Treat myself to a face mask and a soak in the bath.
[*] Finish my current book
Tuesday 21st July- Laundry
- Log Food Accurately
- Complete Tracking sheet for yesterday
- Plan food for next few days
- Aim for 8000 steps
- Listen to at least 1 chapter of audiobook
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Today: Go to the store (when it opens for everyone, not just seniors) for coffee and ice.
Break down the boxes that had books in them
Get all the books back up on the book shelf instead of the piles the cat loves to push over.
Sweep and mop the library.
Put the sunflower garland up on the mantelpiece.
Read at least one of the books I checked out from the library on gardening and make notes.
Dispose of all the broken down boxes in the library
Put up the new bookshelf.
Make lunch: Hamburgers.
Make dinner: Pepper steak with rice or cauliflower rice.
Take meds on time
Drink the water
Stretch more. Like between every task. Maybe that will get the muscle knot in your right thigh to loosen.
If she's up to it, take Girlfriend to the YMCA to sign up for a membership.1 -
tinkerbellang83 wrote: »Tuesday 21st July
[*] Log Food Accurately
[*] Complete Tracking sheet for yesterday
[*] Plan food for next few days
[*] Aim for 8000 steps
[*] Listen to at least 1 chapter of audiobook
Wednesday 22nd July- Post in Binge Eating Challenge
- Update Weigh In thread
- Log Food Accurately
- Complete Tracking Sheet for yesterday
- Aim for 8000 Steps
- Go rowing
- Listent to at least 1 chapter of audiobook
- Laundry
- Clean Bathroom
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Water and tea in proper quantities. Namely, more water than tea.
Make the crab rangoon filling and find out if we have dumpling skins. If not, go get them.
Make a batch of white rice and cool for fried rice later in the day.
Make pizzas and freeze.
Clean up the kitchen when you're done.
Tidy up the library and break down boxes.
Put up the organizer, towel ring, and picture in the upstairs bathroom, putting the tools away afterwards.2 -
AlexandraFindsHerself1971 wrote: »Water and tea in proper quantities. Namely, more water than tea.
Make the crab rangoon filling and find out if we have dumpling skins. If not, go get them.
Make a batch of white rice and cool for fried rice later in the day.
Make pizzas and freeze.
Clean up the kitchen when you're done.
Tidy up the library and break down boxes.
Put up the organizer, towel ring, and picture in the upstairs bathroom, putting the tools away afterwards.
Sounds like some tasty meals ahead!1 -
Tonight we are having char sui (Chinese barbecued pork) with hot mustard sauce, fried rice (which I'll do with cauliflower rice for my boyfriend), egg rolls, and crab rangoon for dinner.
Tomorrow night is pizza for Girlfriend and I, and Boyfriend is having baked cod with creamed spinach.2 -
JULY GOALS ---
(1) Log all food and beverages honestly; Drink 10+ water [ MEASURE EVERYTHING !!]
(2) Exercise 30 min minimum (3000 steps)
(3) Clean 30 min per day: house or yard or declutter
Tasks for Today ---
Do 20 min stretches and 30 min of walking
Feed & Water animals -- done
Organize Pet Room; vacuum & dust - done
My Bedroom: gather laundry. declutter dresser top - done
Water outside plants
Go to Farmer's Market for fresh veggies and Lake Trout
Have a huge ham steak to cook for supper tonight. Found a recipe for mandarin orange glazed baked ham steak so will be trying that ... hope it tastes as good as it sounds!! THIS WAS AMAZING!! -- I had a single-serving jar of orange marmalade jam that I added for a bit of extra sweetness over the orange tartness.
Tonight's ham steak will be pan fried with a glaze of maple syrup, apple cider, and mustard.
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tinkerbellang83 wrote: »Wednesday 22nd July
[*] Update Weigh In thread
[*] Log Food Accurately
[*] Complete Tracking Sheet for yesterday
[*] Aim for 8000 Steps
[*] Go rowing
[*] Listen to at least 1 chapter of audiobook
[*] Laundry
[*] Clean Bathroom
Thursday 23rd July- Post in Binge Eating Challenge Thread
- Complete Tracking Sheet for yesterday
- Aim for 8000 steps
- Yoga before bed
- Listen to at least 1 chapter of audiobook
- Laundry
- Plan weekend food
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Fold and put away the laundry in the dryer
Do a load of towels
Do a load of whites
Hang things up in the upstairs bathroom. (Organizer, towel ring, hook board, and art.)
Check to see if you need to do any precooking for next week (I think I need a batch of rolls, but I'm not sure.)
Continue trying to find the labelmaker so you can number the pile of new books and integrate them into the library. The pile is growing. Indeed, it is to the point that I vetoed a trip to the used book store.
Hang new shower rod in downstairs bathroom.
I think that's ambitious enough for one day.
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JULY GOALS ---
(1) Log all food and beverages honestly; Drink 10+ water [week 1 challenge = MEASURE IT!]
(2) Exercise 30 min minimum (3000 steps)
(3) Clean 30 min per day: house or yard or declutter
TASKS FOR TODAY ---
Do 20 min stretches and 30 min of walking
Feed & Water animals -- done
Water outside plants
Collect trash & take to bin
Create template & data for weekend meeting - email DGD
Do Five -- 15-min declutters -- 1 / each LR, BR, BR2, Kit, DR
List 5 items for which I am grateful and include reasons1 -
Weekend goals:
- Rest!
- Bake a batch of sourdough, make some pasta out of the discard
- Finish canning my peaches and green beans
- Reconnect the wiring to the garage (I accidentally cut through the buried wires while gardening)
- Plant my new perennials
- Probably hit up the grocery store
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JULY GOALS ---
(1) Log all food and beverages honestly; Drink 10+ water [week 1 challenge = MEASURE IT!]
(2) Exercise 30 min minimum (3000 steps)
(3) Clean 30 min per day: house or yard or declutter
TASKS FOR TODAY ---
Do 20 min stretches and 30 min of walking
Feed & Water animals -- done
Water outside plants -- done
Collect trash & take to bin -- done
Create template & data for weekend meeting - email DGD -- done
Do Five -- 15-min declutters -- 1 / each LR, BR, BR2, Kit, DR
List 5 items for which I am grateful and include reasons -- done
Want to finish the decluttering so am not adding any other tasks for today ... have plans for the weekend and want the clutter gone.3 -
Today's Goal: Walking 3 ish miles of the Centennial Trail!
Weekend Goals
-Meal Plan
-Grocery Shop
-Walk the dog Sat & Sun
-Clean-up Reorganize basement for an optimal workout space
-Get in some Strength training! (a recent thread about lifting has got me motivated to do more than cardio)
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Finish eating for the day is my goal for this evening. I will also pray I stay healthy as I am working. That means to the best of my ability I want to eat really healthy food and exercise and be safe. That means this weekend I want to go food shopping to get the healthy food. I also want to work on my apartment by sorting through 1 bookshelf and recycling the books I don’t want to keep and making neat the books I’m keeping.2
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I've set my sights on walking, lifting weights, & maintaining discipline through a party tonight.3
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my plan for today is was do of work in the back garden. the lawn needs a haircut, but its been p*ssing down here all week so its a bit too damp to cut. So i did a bit of work trimming back some of the shrubs and small trees. Im also clearing an area to grow some vegetables. Ive knocked together a couple of planters, and im going to get a small greenhouse. ive also got a dwarf apple tree and a dwarf pear tree on order which i'll plant out.
The local gyms reopened today, and although i've signed up online, i haven't gone Im still a bit nervous about Covid, so i'll let the initial rush calm down, then find out how busy the gym has been, and if its quiet enough im going to start getting back to it.2 -
@Fred77 - so jealous! I dream of having a small greenhouse someday. (Okay actually I dream of living in a giant greenhouse, but baby steps).
Ultimately I want to try a few dwarf fruit trees in our small yard, but that will be a future year.
Do you have a lot of space for trees and the greenhouse? Or are you creatively fitting them into a smaller space?2 -
@Fred77 - so jealous! I dream of having a small greenhouse someday. (Okay actually I dream of living in a giant greenhouse, but baby steps).
Ultimately I want to try a few dwarf fruit trees in our small yard, but that will be a future year.
Do you have a lot of space for trees and the greenhouse? Or are you creatively fitting them into a smaller space?
@eliezalot My back garden is probably the size of a tennis court, so its not huge, but its a good size to be manageable. its also south facing so gets a lot of the sun (when the sun shines).
the planters will sit up along the boundary fence so i will still have the lawn, but i reckon i'll have enough space and enough planters to grow a decent amount and variety of veggies. the greenhouse i'll use to grow things like chilli's, and im going to put up a trellis and plant out peas and beans as well so they can grow up it.
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Cesse - age 72 - Weigh-In
308.6 lbs - starting weight on 3/28
289.8 lbs - weighin on 07/25 -- loss = 0.1 lbs -- (18.8 lb total loss to date)
JULY GOALS ---
(1) Log all food and beverages honestly; Drink 10+ water [week 1 challenge = MEASURE IT!]
(2) Exercise 30 min minimum (3000 steps)
(3) Clean 30 min per day: house or yard or declutter
TASKS FOR TODAY ---
Do 20 min stretches and 30 min of walking
Feed & Water animals -- done
Water outside plants -- done
Bedroom -- reorganize, declutter, strip bed & redo,
Basically stayed the same. Understandable. Had ham ... yummy ham! ... for 3 days. Blew sodium levels skyhigh. So, will have to up my water and watch sodium this coming week. Hopefully, will see better loss next Sat.
Meeting daughter for breakfast this morning. Usually spend about 2 hours when we meet up. Then, it's home to start on the bedroom.2 -
@tempe987 good luck with your strength training. I found a vid on YouTube for beginners so am also starting to do some strength training ... with 3 lb weights. Hopefully, down the road I'll graduate to 5 lb weights.
@mssue18 I found a box of books I'd forgotten about a couple of months ago. Reread most of them. Now, I carry them in my car and when I see a "little library" along a street, I stop and add a few books.
@rockconner Hope you succeed!! It can be tough to stay on track when you're at a party.
@Fred77 I need to do some cleanup work in my yard; mainly, pruning and weeding. It's a never ending chore, but I do enjoy it when it's not too hot or too cold. I just have to be careful not to overdo. Dwarf fruit trees sound really good ... do they require much maintenance?
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@Fred77 I need to do some cleanup work in my yard; mainly, pruning and weeding. It's a never ending chore, but I do enjoy it when it's not too hot or too cold. I just have to be careful not to overdo. Dwarf fruit trees sound really good ... do they require much maintenance?
@cesse47 I dont think so. I haven't got any planted yet, but from what i can gather from the interweb, you just stick 'em in the ground, they dont grow too big, so no ladders or anything needed to pick the fruit, and no real pruning needed3
