Today's Goals - What are yours?

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  • conniewilkins56
    conniewilkins56 Posts: 3,391 Member
    Ccricfo wrote: »
    Continue prepping syllabi for my three classes
    Water the garden
    Take dog out for walks (2)
    Be especially nice to my wife (see Connie?)

    Being nice to wifey is top priority lol....
  • eliezalot
    eliezalot Posts: 620 Member
    eliezalot wrote: »

    Today:
      [*] Finish work by my CoB deadlines
      [*] Stay under maintenance calories - I was way over yesterday (brunch, cake, pizza, beer), and have already eaten my calories worth of those leftovers today. So I'll aim for maintenance today. We were planning on a bike ride tonight, so that will help too.

      I managed to cut some parts for my tomato cages and start to get the bigger ones caged up last night as well. (My biggest tomato is well over 6 feet tall!). Glad my husband dragged me off the couch last night to do this. Need another trip to the hardware store, since I'm out of materials!

      Today:
      • Pre-log most food today
      • Hit calorie goal (+/- a little)
      • Yoga break this afternoon
    • dew11252
      dew11252 Posts: 90 Member
      Gotta do something to get focused so maybe this will help.

      1) Track my food today - re-started tracking yesterday..done
      2) Get some cardio exercise - elliptical 5-6 minutes (I'm just starting)..nope
      3) Do laundry...done
      4) Clean kitchen...done
      5) Make a pot of spaghetti sauce for my sister and her family..done

      If I accomplish these things today - I will be mark today as successful.
    • jodibeth5744
      jodibeth5744 Posts: 65 Member
      My goal today is to keep everything in perspective.

      I have been letting the stress of everything get to me so much this week that I have pain in my back from it.
    • tinkerbellang83
      tinkerbellang83 Posts: 9,140 Member
      August 10th
        [*] Fill in tracking spreadsheet
        [*] Post in binge-eating thread
        [*] Plan food for a couple of days

        [*] Put tents up to air them out after camping at the weekend
        [*] Catch up on general house tidiness after weekend away


        Still didn't air the tents so that is on tonight's agenda.

        August 12th
          [*] Fill in tracking spreadsheet
          [*] Post in binge-eating thread

          [*] Plan food for a couple of days
          [*] Put tents up to air them out after camping at the weekend
          [*] Vacuum apartment
          [*] Take Chicken out to defrost for Friday


        • eliezalot
          eliezalot Posts: 620 Member
          eliezalot wrote: »

          I managed to cut some parts for my tomato cages and start to get the bigger ones caged up last night as well. (My biggest tomato is well over 6 feet tall!). Glad my husband dragged me off the couch last night to do this. Need another trip to the hardware store, since I'm out of materials!

          Today:
          • Pre-log most food today
          • Hit calorie goal (+/- a little)
          • Yoga break this afternoon

          Didn't make time for yoga, I ended up working a while into the evening instead.

          Aug 12
          • Pre-log food
          • Focus on filling foods/proteins again
          • Hit calorie goal (+/-)
          • In bed early tonight! (I'm giving a long, big, early presentation at work tomorrow)
          • Yoga? (bonus item)
        • Finish the dishes.
          Make the other white pizza and put it away.

          If I can get this headache to subside, I'll fix the toilet, but I don't want to do it for the first time with a migraine. We'll see in about fifteen minutes where we're at with that.
        • tinkerbellang83
          tinkerbellang83 Posts: 9,140 Member

          August 12th
            [*] Fill in tracking spreadsheet
            [*] Post in binge-eating thread
            [*] Plan food for a couple of days

            [*] Put tents up to air them out after camping at the weekend
            [*] Vacuum apartment
            [*] Take Chicken out to defrost for Friday


            Epic fail on the organisation front yesterday it was so warm and humid yesterday that when I got home I more or less showered and lay on the bed next to the open window until dinner and then just sorted some laundry out. I've still ignored the tents and the other housework.

            Today will not be much better as I am out for dinner this evening.

            August 13th
            • Fill in tracking spreadsheet
            • Post in binge-eating thread
            • Take Chicken out to defrost for Friday
            • Yoga before bed
          • jodibeth5744
            jodibeth5744 Posts: 65 Member
            I already accomplished engaging my children in exercise with me.

            Now I just need to focus on keeping all stress in perspective.
          • eliezalot
            eliezalot Posts: 620 Member
            eliezalot wrote: »

            Aug 12
              [*] Pre-log food
              [*] Focus on filling foods/proteins again
              [*] Hit calorie goal (+/-)
              [*] In bed early tonight! (I'm giving a long, big, early presentation at work tomorrow)
              [*] Yoga? (bonus item)

              Success! I pre-logged, which allowed me to maximize my calories. Had plenty of filling protein, didn't feel the need to snack after supper. Fell asleep on the couch lol, then made my way up to bed by 10.

              Aug 13
              • 8 am work presentation RELIEF that is over
              • Pre-log calories again
              • Another day near goal calories
              • Another day without much hunger
              • Do...something tonight. Yoga, bike ride, walk. Anything.
            • tinkerbellang83
              tinkerbellang83 Posts: 9,140 Member
              edited August 2020

              August 13th
                [*] Fill in tracking spreadsheet
                [*] Post in binge-eating thread
                [*] Take Chicken out to defrost for Friday
                [*] Yoga before bed

                August 14th
                • Fill in tracking spreadsheet
                • Post in binge-eating thread
                • Yoga before bed
                • Plan food for weekend
                • Stock up on heavy/bulky items whilst I have access to car
                • Keep on top of general housework
                • Enjoy some me time (I have been running around for everyone else last couple of weeks).
              • eliezalot
                eliezalot Posts: 620 Member
                eliezalot wrote: »
                Aug 13
                • 8 am work presentation RELIEF that is over
                • Pre-log calories again
                • Another day near goal calories
                • Another day without much hunger
                • Do...something tonight. Yoga, bike ride, walk. Anything.

                Another day I'm glad I pre-logged. Hit my calorie goals, wasn't hungry, and did some afternoon strength yoga. It felt good.

                Weekend goals: Aug 14-17
                • Plant my bee balm
                • Harvest some more green beans
                • Plant my fall crops
                • Cook something good
                • At least 1 bike ride
                • Tape one wall of the guest room for painting
                • Sort through another box of clothes for keep/donate/thrift
                • Pre-log meals
                • Close to calorie goal

              • gewel321
                gewel321 Posts: 718 Member
                My goals are for the whole weekend since I will be at the scout campout

                1. log as well as I can. Going to be a lot of guessing but its about portion control.
                2. Do some exercise each day. Not going to be much of a problem.
                3. Do something I usually sit out on (kickball, frisbee, ect)
                4. get my tent up in less than 30 minutes. This is a huge accomplishment. First time camping it took over 3 hours and eventually someone took pity on me and finished it.
                5. Try to enjoy myself. I HATE camping lol.
              • So far I have prelogged my food for the day, got the sheets changed on the bed, including new duvet covers on the weighted blankets, and done the patching work to the plaster in the bedroom where the electrician did a flat patch on a textured wall. So I had to go over it and retexture. That'll be dry by tonight, and I can work on the other spots I need to patch today and tomorrow, and then next weekend I can get out the paint again and paint the patches, and then the rooms will look MUCH better.
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              • Prelogged my food. Yesterday I had to fight off cravings for the first time in several weeks, and while it wasn't fun it wasn't challenging either.
                Make an effort to move more and sit less, within the standing budget.
                At the end of the day, have all the dishes done.
                Laundry done, folded, and put away.
                Set up tea and coffee for tomorrow morning.
              • tinkerbellang83
                tinkerbellang83 Posts: 9,140 Member

                August 14th
                  [*] Fill in tracking spreadsheet
                  [*] Post in binge-eating thread

                  [*] Yoga before bed
                  [*] Plan food for weekend
                  [*] Stock up on heavy/bulky items whilst I have access to car
                  [*] Keep on top of general housework
                  [*] Enjoy some me time (I have been running around for everyone else last couple of weeks).

                  August 17th
                  • Fill in tracking spreadsheet
                  • Post in binge-eating thread
                  • Yoga before bed
                  • Plan food for this week
                  • Keep on top of general housework

                • eliezalot
                  eliezalot Posts: 620 Member
                  edited August 2020
                  eliezalot wrote: »

                  Weekend goals: Aug 14-17
                  • Plant my bee balm
                  • Harvest some more green beans
                  • Plant my fall crops
                  • Cook something good
                  • At least 1 bike ride
                  • Tape one wall of the guest room for painting
                  • Sort through another box of clothes for keep/donate/thrift
                  • Pre-log meals
                  • Close to calorie goal

                  It rained this weekend, and I didn't get as much done outside as I had planned. Instead, I went through 6 partially filled boxes of clothes, and sorted into keep/sell/donate piles.

                  I pre-logged Friday, Saturday and part of Sunday...but then best friend came over again and it all went off the rails. We just snacked a ton. I ate so many chips. And ate apple pie (from home canned apple pie filling made with my mom's homegrown apples). I went hugely over calories, and for the first time in a long while, felt super uncomfortably full. It was not pleasant. Turns out I don't enjoy that feeling anymore! But today is a fresh start, and my weight is somehow not even up after yesterday's sodium- and carb-apalooza. Made some huevos rancheros for a late breakfast/lunch, have a honey dew melon ready for a snack, and will do some pasta and shrimp for supper.

                  Aug 17:
                  • Afternoon yoga
                  • Pre-log meals
                  • Close to calorie goal
                  • Print packing label to ship the dress I sold
                  • Avoid work anxiety
                • tinkerbellang83
                  tinkerbellang83 Posts: 9,140 Member

                  August 17th
                    [*] Fill in tracking spreadsheet
                    [*] Post in binge-eating thread

                    [*] Yoga before bed
                    [*] Plan food for this week
                    [*] Keep on top of general housework



                    August 18th
                    • Fill in tracking spreadsheet
                    • Post in binge-eating thread
                    • Yoga
                    • Laundry
                    • Keep on top of other housework
                    • Prep lunches for next 2-3 days
                    • Defrost meat for coming days
                  • eliezalot
                    eliezalot Posts: 620 Member
                    eliezalot wrote: »
                    Aug 17:
                    • Afternoon yoga
                    • Pre-log meals
                    • Close to calorie goal
                    • Print packing label to ship the dress I sold
                    • Avoid work anxiety

                    Aug 18
                    • Afternoon yoga?
                    • Pre-log
                    • Close to calorie goal
                    • Print packing label
                    • Package up the dress
                    • Avoid anxiety spiral
                  • gewel321
                    gewel321 Posts: 718 Member
                    • Log everything and stay in my deficit
                    • Mow the yard
                    • go for a swim
                    • Snuggle my kiddo
                  • mssue18
                    mssue18 Posts: 117 Member
                    I walked 1.8 mi. today. It’s more than I walked last time, but my goal is to build up to 2 mi. I’m putting pressure on myself to reach this goal. I need to see myself doing it. I do. I just don’t know when. I guess I should increase my distance with baby steps. A little bit at a time. But I do want to get there. Maybe soon. Dare I be too ambitious?!
                  • We got the screens for the sunroom back and installed, and we took a load of stuff to the dump while we had a truck.
                    Tonight's goals: Dust the floor of the library. Break the cat's heart by breaking down the boxes first. (grin) Make tea and set up coffee for tomorrow. Do the dishes.
                  • tinkerbellang83
                    tinkerbellang83 Posts: 9,140 Member
                    August 18th
                      [*] Fill in tracking spreadsheet
                      [*] Post in binge-eating thread
                      [*] Yoga
                      [*] Laundry
                      [*] Keep on top of other housework
                      [*] Prep lunches for next 2-3 days
                      [*] Defrost meat for coming days


                      August 19th
                      • Fill in tracking spreadsheet
                      • Post in binge-eating thread
                      • Yoga
                      • Laundry
                      • Keep on top of other housework
                      • Plan Weekend Food
                    • eliezalot
                      eliezalot Posts: 620 Member
                      eliezalot wrote: »

                      Aug 18
                      • Afternoon yoga?
                      • Pre-log
                      • Close to calorie goal
                      • Print packing label
                      • Package up the dress
                      • Avoid anxiety spiral - mostly!

                      Aug 19
                      • Pre-log
                      • Close to calorie goal
                      • Yoga/Biking/Something this afternoon??
                      • Extra work hours?
                      • Mail the dress
                      • Post new item on poshmark
                      • Fun craft time (options include watercolor, making a new macrame plant holder, new crochet project, or researching fabric dyeing - I've wanted to do this for a while, and decided this fall/winter will be when I try it out!)
                    • tinkerbellang83
                      tinkerbellang83 Posts: 9,140 Member
                      August 19th
                        [*] Fill in tracking spreadsheet
                        [*] Post in binge-eating thread
                        [*] Yoga
                        [*] Laundry
                        [*] Keep on top of other housework
                        [*] Plan Weekend Food

                        August 20th
                        • Fill in tracking spreadsheet
                        • Post in binge-eating thread
                        • Laundry
                        • Keep on top of other housework
                      • conniewilkins56
                        conniewilkins56 Posts: 3,391 Member
                        My goal today is to get back to the basics!....log,measure,weigh,drink,eat right amount of calories!
                      • eliezalot
                        eliezalot Posts: 620 Member
                        eliezalot wrote: »
                        Aug 19
                          [*
                        ] Pre-log
                        [*] Close to calorie goal
                        [*] Yoga/Biking/Something this afternoon??
                        [*] Extra work hours?
                        [*] Mail the dress
                        [*] Post new item on poshmark
                        [*] Fun craft time (options include watercolor, making a new macrame plant holder, new crochet project, or researching fabric dyeing - I've wanted to do this for a while, and decided this fall/winter will be when I try it out!)
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                        Aug 20
                        My anxiety is super bad today (feeling on the verge of a panic attack all morning), so today gets an easy to-do list.
                        • Drink some water
                        • Log my food
                        • Sleep as needed
                        • Take meds as needed
                        • Do something purposeful to relax/distract (anything from tv to biking to a craft).