Daily Commitment Thread for 2020 -- JUST FOR TODAY

cschmitz110515

@mytime6630 Happy Anniversary! Keeping you and hubby in thought & prayer.

@PackerFanInGB Love your hair saga! My hair appt. last week was canceled, of course, and I'm just going to see what my hair really looks like. Since I'm barely seeing anyone outside of home, I don't really care. I'm pretty low maintenance anyway, haven't worn makeup in years ~ glad I have skin tone to allow that.

@teigansdad Good luck!

@ZizzyBumble Well done on managing your weight through this difficult time. Hugs!

Recap W 4/15 ~ keeping things simple
1) Move hourly (pace if have to) / 5 somethings = Fitbit 16,224 steps, 250+ 11/14 & 27 floors
2) Net calories green / 14c water = net cals 28 sodium -779 sugar green fiber & protein low-ish 11c water struggling to time my water at home since I now walk dog later in the day and don't want any urges while we're out
3) Work from home even got co-worker to send me needed docs for reference (yay)
4) Walk dog = wind finally not so bad & slightly milder temps 4.2 mi 1:07:01 happy dog & happy me
5) Call L
6) At least 3 home chores
7) Floss / retainers

JFT R 4/15 ~ keeping things simple
1) Move hourly (pace if have to) / 5 somethings
2) Make scalloped potatoes & ham / net calories green / 14c water
3) Work from home / CPE webinar noon (trying to get as many freebies as I can from home since training budget has been axed for this & next fiscal years)
4) Walk dog
5) Make one call
6) Balance bank accts / update budget s/s / make online payments
7) Floss / retainers

SPRING FLOWER CHALLENGE
🌸🌼🌷🥀 Earn a flower each day 🌺💐🌻🌹
From 15 April to 31 May (47 days)

My Daily Goal: net calories green (always a struggle)
April: 15 [1X]
🌸

2020 Goals:

1) Get weight below 160# (last time was 4/20/19)
2) Plan meals most days & prelog meals/snacks whenever possible on MFP
3) Post weekly weigh-in on JFT for accountability
4) Take measurements & log on MFP monthly (I stopped as weight plateaued & went up) = 2.1.20 / 2.29.20 / 4.1.20 (forgot 3.31.20)
5) Exercise 5-6x per week (minimum 4x) ~ mostly walking but include weights/circuit & other x-training
6) Participate in race events ~ have planned 7 5Ks and 2 10Ks at minimum = Frenzy on the Fox 5K 49:36 ave. pace 15:29 / Seroogy's Valentine 5K 46:26.7 ave. pace 14:47 / Badger State Brewing 10K virtual race w/ dog on 4/2/20 1:44:16 ave. pace 16:33
7) Be considerate and loving to hubby and have fun together
8) Make efforts to keep in touch with parents, siblings and friends (most live in other towns or states)
9) Declutter home office, bedroom and basement = basement (boxes) Jan. / home office desk (some) & more basement boxes Feb. / basement boxes & home office (some more) Mar. / decluttered/cleaned in bedroom & more basement boxes Apr.

Word for 2020: Persist

PackerFanInGB

cschmitz110515 wrote: »

@PackerFanInGB Love your hair saga! My hair appt. last week was canceled, of course, and I'm just going to see what my hair really looks like. Since I'm barely seeing anyone outside of home, I don't really care. I'm pretty low maintenance anyway, haven't worn makeup in years ~ glad I have skin tone to allow that.

I haven't had my hair done since February, so I've been letting mine grow also to just kind of go natural with it, but yesterday I just got a bug up my *kitten* and wanted the gray gone! I am now back to letting things lie... bwahahaha!

ZizzyBumble

Thursday 16 April

I didn’t post this morning but it would have been my normal fitness goals and meeting all of these will be my spring flower challenge

Log 😊
Stay in the green 😊
Fruit and veg 👿 I could have done better, I chose not to eat a grapefruit so no flowers for today.
Water 😊
Fitbit exercise goals 😊

Spring flower challenge

April 14, 15

💐💐

TerriRichardson112

I am grateful...

• ...that I have been gifted another day
• ...that the sun is shining
• ...that I have lovely fresh raspberries for my breakfast
• For all those essential workers still going out there....
  🙏🏻 Thank you for your service 🙏🏻
  Everyone else, please stay home!!!
  

What am I doing to keep busy?

To name a few...

• working on a Memories Project for my grandson
• I’ve joined a 14 day on line art challenge (search for painters on line on Facebook)
• structuring my day
• morning and evening meditation
• Using the internet to ‘talk’ to family
• crochet, jigsaws, journaling, gardening, reading, writing .......
• HIIT videos off YouTube,
• yoga/Taichi
• Walks with DH
• Cleaning! Cleaning! Cleaning! 😂
• Decluttering
• Stress relievers (search YouTube for Paul McKenna)

Keep your chin up!
The only failure is giving up!

2019 DISCARD 5 LBS CHALLENGES:

01 Aug 2019: 170.1
31 Dec 2019: 151.2
Total weight loss: 19.9lbs

2020 Personal Discard Weight Challenge
Name: Terri
My plan is to weigh less at the end of each month than I did at the beginning
SW: 152.1 (02 Jan)
GW: 147.1
Jan: - 2
Feb: - 1.3
Mar: - 0.9
Tue 31 Mar: 147.9
April:

Week 1
Wed 01: 148.1
Thu 02: 147.2 💖 finally off the plateau! 💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼
Fri 03: 147.8
Sat 04: 147.2
Sun 05: 147.5
Mon 06: 147.4
Tue 07: 147.2 Almost at my goal weight!
Week 2
Wed 08: 147.3
Thu 09: 142.6 😱 Now, logic suggests that I can't have lost almost 5 lbs overnight, but I'm putting it out there, although I'm expecting this to bounce up again tomorrow.
Fri 10: 144
Sat 11: 146.2
Sun 12: 149.1: 😜 Scale needed new batteries! Gotta cut back on the Easter treats. 😂
Mon 13: 148.8🐣 Easter treats! 😂 Chocolate overload!

Tue 14: 149.4:
Week 3:
Wed 15: 148.8
Thu 16: 148.2
Fri 17:
Sat 18:
Sun 19:
Mon 20: 🎈🎉🎈74th Birthday 🎈🎉🎈
Tue 21:

Week 4:
Wed 22:
Thu 23:
Fri 24:
Sat 25:
Sun 26:
Mon 27:
Tue 28:
Wed 29:
Thu 30:
Fri 31:

Still working on the project for my Grandson's birthday present.
JFT Thu 16 Apr
Daily goals:
Sleep: 🌷
Meditation:🌷breathing meditation
Intentional exercise: > 50 🌷104
Cardio: > 30🌷Walking and some gardening
Strength: > 10🌷General
Flex: >10🌷Yoga
Prelog: stay in the green 🌷
Weight: < 150🌷
Steps: > 7500🌷12298
Fitbit > 6 active hours 🌷12 done
Mood: 😎
Gratitude: I am grateful that I have DH for company
Activities:

• hedge trimming. 🌷
• laundry 🌷
• Sorting winter wardrobe out🌷
• Work on Birthday project for Grandson 🌷this is ongoing. DH and I are working on this together.

🌺🌸🌼SPRING FLOWER CHALLENGE🌼🌸🌺
🎯 Set your own daily goal 🎯
🌺🌸🌼 Earn one 💐 for each day 🌼🌸🌺
❗️ From 15 April to 31 May (47 days) ❗️

Daily Goal:
50 + minutes intentional exercise

April: 15,16,
💐💐
May:

TerriRichardson112

@mytime6630 🍾🥂Happy Anniversary 🥂🍾 Hope all goes well with the procedure.

Kuhl50

Daily habits: track😀, exercise, 😀journal😀

Thursday Action Plan Results:
1. Up at 0700, pill,pets, 😀
2. Arm Weights, Abs, stretches😀
3. pill, shower😀
4. Healthy breakfast: yogurt + GoLean😀
5. Water bottle at desk, apple in fridge😀
6. On computer, video ready at 0855😀
7. Lunch= salad + chicken😀
8. Dinner = homemade TV dinner🤨—DH got Chinese takeout but I ate within calorie target
9. Meditate🤞
10. Upstairs by 9, 😀journal,😀 lights out 9:30👿

Hope everyone is hanging in there. I will catch up with posts this weekend. Best wishes to all.

Daily habits: track, exercise, journal
Friday Action Plan
1. Up at 0700, pill,pets
2. Leg routine, Abs, stretches
3. Pill, Water bottle at desk, apple in fridge
4. On computer, video ready at 0825
5. Healthy breakfast at desk: yogurt + GoLean
6. Lunch= homemade TV dinner
7. Dinner = salad + family food
8. Make 2 more salads
9. Meditate
10. Upstairs by 10, journal, lights out 10:30

SPRING FLOWER CHALLENGE
My Daily Goal: cardio or strength training, any duration
April: 15, 16
🌺 🌺

GRATITUDE: I am grateful for a comfortable home and supportive family

WOTY/ Habits

teigansdad

Yesterday was a good day. Didn’t make my 500 calorie green goal but was in the green. My weight is within a couple of pounds of my goal weight even after vacation and this is my adjusted goal weight which is 9 lbs lighter than my original goal set for July...the big issue I am running into is that when I set my new goal weight with my current weight of course I get less calories. Thinking I’m gonna have to shoot for smaller deficits. The 500 in the green has not been easy as of late. I don’t know why but my guess is that the makers of M&Ms must lace those bad boys in crack.

I can’t just eat one handful.

Anyway ideas for low calorie, high volume chocolate treats would be appreciated. Seems I crave that late.y.

Goals for Friday
Stay in green
1 hr trainer after work
No beer o booze
Clean out driveway for tree guys

SERmom3

THURSDAY:
- Log every bite🟢
- Workout🟢
- Stay green🟢
- Homeschool🟢
- Set up virtual school meeting for S🟢
- Laundry🟢
- Dishes🟢
- Store winter boots/hats/gloves🔴

I killed it in my workout yesterday... 6 miles and I ran a good portion of it. Usually I just walk, but recently I started adding in some jogging. I really upped the running this time. My knee is a little sore today, but mostly feel pretty good.

JFT FRIDAY:
- Log everything
- Stay green
- Exercise
- Homeschool
- Laundry/Dishes
- Home project

SPRING FLOWER CHALLENGE
I will only earn a flower if I do 3 things: log everything, stay green and exercise.
April 15,16
🌸🌼

Be well! 💕

cschmitz110515

Recap R 4/16 ~ keeping things simple
1) Move hourly (pace if have to) / 5 somethings = Fitbit 16,821 steps, 250+ 12/14 & 35 floors
2) Make scalloped potatoes & ham / net calories green / 14c water = Net cals barely green 24 sodium -1,011 bad week with sodium (Easter & leftovers) sugar green fiber low-ish protein ok 14c water
3) Work from home / CPE webinar 3pm (trying to get as many freebies as I can from home since training budget has been axed for this & next fiscal years)
4) Walk dog = 4.61 mi 1:21:15 happy dog & happy me
5) Make one call
6) Balance bank accts / update budget s/s / make online payments
7) Floss / retainers

JFT F 4/17 ~ getting my days/dates all mixed up 4 weeks in of work from home
1) Move hourly (pace if have to) / 5 somethings
2) Net calories green / 14c water
3) Work from home / Facebook Live noon
4) Walk dog
5) Make 1-2 calls
6) Balance bank accts / update budget s/s / make online payments
7) Floss / retainers

Yesterday WI governor extended Safer At Home to May 26 ~ oh my. Understandable, but I'm struggling to be productive working at home now, what about the next 5 weeks? At least I still have my job, unlike so many in my state, or even at my own employer. I think I mentioned my dept. is not really set up to work remotely. To that end, my manager requested & got approval for me to work in the office for one day next week. I'm actually excited to get dressed (more than sweats or jeans) and go to work on Monday. Mask is required, I will have badge access only certain hours, and building will be mostly deserted, so will feel strange. Today I'm prepping so I can be as productive as I can in the limited time I have plus ready the next batch of work for home.

SPRING FLOWER CHALLENGE
🌸🌼🌷🥀 Earn a flower each day 🌺💐🌻🌹
From 15 April to 31 May (47 days)

My Daily Goal: net calories green (always a struggle)
April: 15, 16 [2X]
🌸🌼

2020 Goals:

1) Get weight below 160# (last time was 4/20/19)
2) Plan meals most days & prelog meals/snacks whenever possible on MFP
3) Post weekly weigh-in on JFT for accountability
4) Take measurements & log on MFP monthly (I stopped as weight plateaued & went up) = 2.1.20 / 2.29.20 / 4.1.20 (forgot 3.31.20)
5) Exercise 5-6x per week (minimum 4x) ~ mostly walking but include weights/circuit & other x-training
6) Participate in race events ~ have planned 7 5Ks and 2 10Ks at minimum = Frenzy on the Fox 5K 49:36 ave. pace 15:29 / Seroogy's Valentine 5K 46:26.7 ave. pace 14:47 / Badger State Brewing 10K virtual race w/ dog on 4/2/20 1:44:16 ave. pace 16:33
7) Be considerate and loving to hubby and have fun together
8) Make efforts to keep in touch with parents, siblings and friends (most live in other towns or states)
9) Declutter home office, bedroom and basement = basement (boxes) Jan. / home office desk (some) & more basement boxes Feb. / basement boxes & home office (some more) Mar. / decluttered/cleaned in bedroom & more basement boxes Apr.

Word for 2020: Persist

mytime6630

mytime6630 wrote: »

Name: Joan
5'11"
69 yrs old

My weight history:
SW Year 2017: 217
SW Year 2018: 195.5
SW Year 2019 : 206
SW Year 2020: 182.6
1st GW: 185.4 Met this goal
2nd GW: 175 - and learn to maintain
Ultimate goal: 165-170, and maintain

Goals for 2020:

These are the healthy habits I would like to do in 2020:
1. Lose 15 pounds to get to my ultimate goal of 165, and then learn how to maintain it.
2. To be better with planning my meals each week
3. to get up in the morning, and have a rough idea of what I plan to eat the rest of the day.
4. To stop mindless eating. To learn how to eat to live, not live to eat.
5. To make drinking water a regular habit.. and drink 8+ glasses of water a day

2020

SW: Jan 3: 185.4
SW Feb 1: 178 (-7.4 lbs)
SW March: 183.6
April 1: 179.0
April 3:179.4
April 8: 181.6
April 15: 180.0

April 15: 177.7

I set my goals while we are "shelter in place" and stuck at home:

1. sew as many face masks as I can
2. learn to play the keyboard
3. work on charity quilt
4. exercise at least 30-45 minutes, 4 days a week minimum
5. keep house tidy
6. work in the yard

Yesterday was a nice day. It was our 43rd anniversary .. and we celebrated by driving around, looking for toilet paper! One for the books! Walgreens had some, so hubby waited in the car while I ran and picked up 2 small packs. Then we drove to Sams, while I ran in to get a few items. My husband said he parked at the back of the lot, rolled down the windows, turned on the music, and slept in the car while waiting, only to be surprised by a man talking by the window ... asking for money. a homeless man. Not a area you would expect to find this.
But it was nice for both of us to just get out a little. This afternoon he has his procedure. It will be a painful procedure (they go in through the rectum, if you get the picture). But I cannot go up with him.. I have to wait in the car.

So I'll cut out facemasks while waiting. I sent 7 facemasks to my son and his family in michigan .. they never got them. We chuckled that the post office people are probably wearing them. So I want to get these off right away, and it will give me something to do while waiting.

I have my super down days,where everything scares me, I worry about our countries future, worry about my daughter, and my son who is still going into work. Panic attacks, which is something I rarely have. But I have to pull myself back together, get behind my sewing machine, and like @Terri does, thank God everyday for the blessings I do have.

So goals today are simple:
1. concentrate on water
2. log all food.
3. sew face masks
4. laundry
5.

Love the Spring Flower Challenge!!!



We can only control our actions ... we have so little control over what happens. Make the best of this time.

SPRING FLOWER CHALLENGE - log my food
🌸🌼🌷🥀🌺💐🌻🌹 Earn a flower each day 🌸🌼🌷🥀🌺💐🌻🌹
From 16 April to 31 May (46 days)

April 16
🌷

PackerFanInGB

teigansdad wrote: »

The 500 in the green has not been easy as of late. I don’t know why but my guess is that the makers of M&Ms must lace those bad boys in crack.

I can’t just eat one handful.

Anyway ideas for low calorie, high volume chocolate treats would be appreciated. Seems I crave that late.y.

This is hilarious! And I have to agree that you might be onto something! I cannot just eat a handful of them either. No ideas for low cal high volume chocolate treats off top of my head, but I'll let you know if I think of some. Chocolate is my downfall too!

PackerFanInGB

Real quick today...lots to get done! Have a wonderful Friday everyone!

@mytime6630 HUGS! I'm happy they are proceeding with your husband's procedure. Saying prayers for uneventful procedure and minimal discomfort!

Just for Thursday:

• Journal every single bite.
• DRINK WATER AND DECAF TEA!
• 30 minutes of intentional activity today - scheduled this for noon. Text V when I begin!
• Lymphedema massage x2 / lymphedema exercises on arm / knee exercises.
• View daily Half Size Me You Tube video COVID-19 series.
• Self Care - 15 minutes
• Video recording for work.
• Bed by 10:30 / get up with alarm to go to mom's for sewing lesson in morning

GRATITUDE: Today I am grateful for another day of good health, cardinals and spring! :flowerforyou:

WOTY: Persistence

cesse47

🌺🌸🌼SPRING FLOWER CHALLENGE🌼🌸🌺
🌺🌸🌼 15 April to 31 May 🌼🌸🌺
My Daily Goal -- 30+ minutes of intentional exercise -- 🌺🌸🌼

JFT Goals for Friday, April 17, 2020

Log everything; Be mindful of everything I eat - try for lower carb choices
Drink at least 8 water
Do 2 5 min walks -- try for 3
Do 30 min Chair Yoga
Do stretching video in full
Receive grocery order; sanitize, clean veg & fruit, put away

Am sorry to hear WI extended their Safe At Home program to end of May. That will probably mean that Michigan will do so as well. Bummer!!

Hope Y'all have a great day!!

ZizzyBumble

Friday 17 April

I didn’t post this morning but it would have been my normal fitness goals and meeting all of these will be my spring flower challenge

Log 😊
Stay in the green 😊
Fruit and veg
Water 😊
Fitbit exercise goals 😊

Spring flower challenge

April 14, 15 17

💐💐 💐

Thinking of you all as we struggle with these strange and frightening times. Special good wishes to @mytime6630 and your husband.

teigansdad

I decided to let Friday be a rest/ slack day. Turns out pizza is in fact a gate way drug...
Blew my caloric goal all to he🏒🏒
Also skipped workout...
But had a very nice evening just hanging w wife and daughter so was worth it. Plus I skipped beer with the pizza which seems like that should be worth something.

Saturday goals... find a rhythm... feel like I’ve been a little off since vacation.
Stay green.
No beer or booze after work
Sufferfest workout after dinner
No M&Ms .... even if I have to eat 3 lbs of carrots to avoid them..

SERmom3

Woke up to snow this morning! 😱 It’s still coming down. Enough to cover the grass, but not sticking to the pavement. I know it will be gone by tomorrow, but it’s April! 🥶

FRIDAY:
- Log everything🟢
- Stay green🟢
- Exercise🟢
- Homeschool🟢
- Laundry/Dishes🟢
- Home project🟢

Yesterday I did my lifting routine and followed it up by a very slow walk just to burn some extra calories. My dinner was high calorie, so I’m glad I made the extra effort to walk. It helped me stay green!

JFT SATURDAY:
- workout via zoom with sister in law (she’s a personal trainer and offered a session with a few family members. I’m curious to see what it’s like!
- Laundry/dishes
- Change sheets
- Pick up the house/ clean bathroom
- Log every bite
- Stay green

SPRING FLOWER CHALLENGE
I will only earn a flower if I do 3 things: log everything, stay green and exercise.
April 15,16,17
🌸🌼🌺

Be well! 💕

cesse47

🌺🌸🌼SPRING FLOWER CHALLENGE🌼🌸🌺
🌺🌸🌼 15 April to 31 May 🌼🌸🌺
My Daily Goal -- 30+ minutes of intentional exercise -- 🌺🌸🌼🌸

JFT Goals for Saturday, April 18, 2020

Log everything; Be mindful of everything I eat - try for lower carb choices
Drink at least 8 water
Do 2 5 min walks -- try for 3
Do 30 min Chair Yoga
Do stretching video in full

Am sorry to hear WI extended their Safe At Home program to end of May. That will probably mean that Michigan will do so as well. Bummer!! MI Governor had press conference yesterday. It sounds like she will begin opening our state back up on May 1 or so. Yea!! I'm sure it will be a slow process. But sure look forward to the ability to go out a bit.

Hope Y'all have a great day!! ❤

clicketykeys

JFT Saturday
1. Therapy exercises: lunges, push-ups, ankle lifts, box jumps, plank. Balance work. Feed cats. Meds. Tea! Review plans.
2. AM walk. Check email. Write everything down before it goes in the mouth. Update class sites. Email student.
3. Answer student emails. FINISH God of Small Things.
4. Lunch: soup. Yoga with core/balance work. 15 minutes looking for senior photos!
5. Write and publish a blog post.
6. PM run - 10 miles. Color! Fold laundry.
7. Drink more water. No, more. Keep the pitcher in the fridge full. You're not actually hungry. Make some tea. Drink more water!
8. Update Goodreads. Message Z.
9. Gratitude journal. Therapy exercises: lunges, push-ups, ankle lifts, box jumps, plank. Meds. Floss, rinse, brush teeth. Next week: Tuesday, go to school and pack classroom. Thursday: NewsELA and USATestPrep. The FOLLOWING Thursday introduce Galileo. Find ER bill and call for itemized list of charges.

Scale goals

End of 2017: 174.6
End of 2018: 189.2
End of 2019: 196.4
End of January: 194.6
End of February: 196.2
End of March: 193.8
Today: 197.6

Ongoing plans/ideas behind the cut

1. Purchases: Look for an "ugly Christmas sweater" and a long-haired doll at thrift stores. Practice French braiding. Go to used bookstore and look for On Writing (Stephen King), Dying for a Paycheck (Robin Hardman), The Prince (tr. Tim Parks, Russell Price, or Robert Adams), The Secret Adversary (Christie).
2. E2: What should the controlling ideas be in a study of world literature? Review world lit options. Create vocabulary lists for each unit that come from the texts used: Animal Farm, Julius Caesar, Wes Moore, I Am Malala. Find a way to incorporate changing words from one part of speech to another. Students need to know how to review multiple sources and synthesize information in order to draw a conclusion. Need practice with the difference between transitions and overlapping (at end of paragraph - "another issue is Y" vs "there are other issues besides X"). Quit using "in conclusion" and "I believe" and other writing-about-my-writing phrases. Confusion between direct/indirect objects and prepositional phrases. Use the UDHR and the Declaration of Independence to study paraphrasing; use that to front-load Machiavelli and how to deal with challenging texts. Confusion between everyday / every day and similar constructions.
3. E1: Need practice with quoting & paraphrasing sources, identifying claims that would need support, use of last names for reference, and capitalization practice (common/proper nouns, titles). Difficulty using possessive nouns in their own writing. Honors: practice subject/object pronouns (my friend and I / my friend and me). Poetry: Revise "Songs are Poetry" handouts.
4. Curriculum Development: Writing mini-unit. Review scholarly research on 5PE. (I think I can have this as an intro to the research unit so that they also get exposure to how quotes are integrated and cited.) Parallel structure; use of emotional language, specific detail. Use "Write About a Pebble" lesson from Atwell. How long should each unit take? Do research on characteristics: curiosity, persistence, resilience, creativity, responsibility, optimism, courage, integrity, authenticity, leadership, self-awareness, humility, compassion - others? Include grammarly check on essays! Review assessments. What is the purpose for each unit? What should the controlling ideas be in a study of world literature? Review world lit options. Schedule assessments for Fall 2019; plan out return times. Write 1 reflection weekly; type one in Classroom by Weds. Copy-paste to discussion board for comments due Friday. PB usernames 6 digits, no 19 or 20s, no birthdates. Homework: Online journal Mon due Tue; Reflection Tue due Wed; C&P journal in class Wed; Comments Thu due Fri. Bonus if you are the first response; further bonus if you respond to comments on your post. Grammar practice Mon & Wed; quiz Fri.
5. Professional Development: Write blog post weekly. Comment on 3 posts each week - Tu Th Sun? Check with PSC. Talk with Z about articles and/or conference proposals. NOTE: ATTENDED PRE FLEX DAY.
6. Medical: Dentist Apr 30 8 AM but check on meetings and RS. Onco Apr ???. PCP Schedule for July. ObG schedule for October. PCP - allergy shots?
7. Theater: 1984.
8. House: Crawl space repairs. After that - siding? Or perhaps bathroom floor.
9. Fun: Open beading on Thursdays. Coloring at library on Tuesday. Put jewelry away. Edney Hack Nights alt Weds. ASL? Spanish/Portuguese practice? Practice piano. ROL Secret Adversary. Buy bike rack for car.
10. Volunteering ideas: Theater. Library. Animal shelter. Community Kitchen. Emerge Georgia training.
11. Family: Google Hangout.
12. Other: Practice hair braiding with D. Check on appts for drs. Remind D to ask his dad about the table and check with home repair contractors. START BLOGGING AGAIN. 3 posts/week? Create test for MLA format. Create test for infographics and visual information. Therapy exercises: lunges, push-ups, ankle lifts, box jumps, plank. Remember that M does not like surprises! Check dates of classes and update semester plan. She Should Run vision statement. Update standards on board. When to change bulletin board?

WFTY: Progress. Bummed to see the numbers going up on the scale. I thought they'd be down today. Usually I have a good idea of what to expect, and so it's unsettling when I get something different. Even if it's a loss, I like to know WHY it happened, you know?

Plus the weather's supposed to be better today than tomorrow, so I'm trying to psych myself up for a long run today. TEN MILES. Jeez.

cschmitz110515

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" (have permanently lost half inch ~ bummer)
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)

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-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

09/09 = 171.5 backsliding, ack!

09/16/17 = 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 first time in 10 years my weight is 1-5-anything!

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
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)

12/29/18 = 159.5 and happy I stayed 1-5-anything over holidays & vacation days at home

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
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
Hiatus from MFP 4/17 - 4/29 (Easter 4/21)
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
11/02 = 165.5 Maru & Jack's party / food night before
11/09 = 164.5 few days of staying at zero net calories works!
11/16 = 165.0 rare Fri. night dinner date w/ hubby at local cafe ~ totally worth it!
11/23 = 166.0 wrong way again
11/30 = 168.0 ACK!!!
12/07 = 165.5 sick several days & painful sore throat will do that
12/14 = 167.0 on prednisone & ate to quell nausea
12/21 = 165.5

12/28/19 = 168.5 spent 75% of 2019 in 160s... not the plan
01/04/20 = stomach flu 1/4 - 1/5 & slow recovery 1/6 - 1/7 ~ lost unhealthy amount of weight quickly
01/11 = 164.5 Fri. evening Frenzy on the Fox 5K 49:36 ave. pace 15:29
01/18 = 164.5 managed to maintain weight lost while sick
01/25 = 166.0 expected (some high sodium days)
02/01 = 166.0 bday celebrations (hubby's, mom's, co-worker's) + evening snacking
02/08 = 166.5 pre-race carb-loading / Seroogy's Valentine 5K 46:26.7 ave. pace 14:47
02/15 = 166.0
02/22 = 167.0 not sure about accuracy of exercise calories logged this week
02/29 = 165.0 yay
[3/2 Dr. B recommended getting my weight back down for relief of newly diagnosed mild arthritis in both my knees. Another incentive.]
03/07 = 165.5 several very red days ~ oops
03/14 = 164.5 conscientiously logging food helps
03/21 = 162.5 stressed out & not feeling like eating (apparently I emotional eat only when bored, lonely or sad)
03/28 = 162.0 work at home since 3/20/20, eating (mostly) healthy to stay healthy & walked 27.62 miles w/ dog
04/04 = 161.5 walked virtual Badger State Brewing 10K on 4/2/20 1:44:16 ave. pace 16:33 [not my usual race pace but I never walk race events with my dog & no other participants ~ happy me]
04/11 = 162.0 several evening snack attacks of peanut M&Ms
04/18 = 162.5 inching back up ~ Easter dinner + chocolate + high sodium meals of scalloped potatoes + pea soup

“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid. Do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go." Joshua 1:9

Today: Smile ~ Laugh ~ Be Kind ~ ~ Eat Well ~ Be Active

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Recap F 4/17 ~ getting my days/dates all mixed up 4 weeks in of work from home
1) Move hourly (pace if have to) / 5 somethings = Fitbit 12,785 steps, 250+ 13/14 & 36 floors
2) Net calories green / 14c water = Net cals 181 sodium -238 sugar -12 fiber low protein low-ish 12c water
3) Work from home / Facebook Live noon
4) Walk dog = 3.37 mi 1:01:32 happy dog & happy me except forgot to stretch
5) Make 1-2 calls
6) Balance bank accts / update budget s/s / make online payments =
7) Floss / retainers

JFT Sat. 4/18
1) Move hourly (pace if have to) / 5 somethings
2) Maybe order dinner from local restaurant? / net calories green / 14c water
3) Grocery shop keeping trips to every 10-14 days, hubby & dog waited in car, aisles now marked for "one way"
4) Tie blue ribbons around front trees
5) Walk dog
6) Enjoy time with hubby
7) Floss / retainers

SPRING FLOWER CHALLENGE
🌸🌼🌷🥀 Earn a flower each day 🌺💐🌻🌹
From 15 April to 31 May (47 days)

My Daily Goal: net calories green (always a struggle)
April: 15, 16, 17 [3X]
🌸🌼🌷

2020 Goals:

1) Get weight below 160# (last time was 4/20/19)
2) Plan meals most days & prelog meals/snacks whenever possible on MFP
3) Post weekly weigh-in on JFT for accountability
4) Take measurements & log on MFP monthly (I stopped as weight plateaued & went up) = 2.1.20 / 2.29.20 / 4.1.20 (forgot 3.31.20)
5) Exercise 5-6x per week (minimum 4x) ~ mostly walking but include weights/circuit & other x-training
6) Participate in race events ~ have planned 7 5Ks and 2 10Ks at minimum = Frenzy on the Fox 5K 49:36 ave. pace 15:29 / Seroogy's Valentine 5K 46:26.7 ave. pace 14:47 / Badger State Brewing 10K virtual race w/ dog on 4/2/20 1:44:16 ave. pace 16:33
7) Be considerate and loving to hubby and have fun together
8) Make efforts to keep in touch with parents, siblings and friends (most live in other towns or states)
9) Declutter home office, bedroom and basement = basement (boxes) Jan. / home office desk (some) & more basement boxes Feb. / basement boxes & home office (some more) Mar. / decluttered/cleaned in bedroom & more basement boxes Apr.

Word for 2020: Persist