Daily Commitment Thread for 2020 -- JUST FOR TODAY

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  • cschmitz110515
    cschmitz110515 Posts: 3,645 Member
    edited January 2020
    No posting over the weekend, but I did log. Over 50 JFT posts behind which I'll read later.

    JFT M 1/13
    1) Move hourly / stairs breaks / 5 somethings
    2) Prelog meals & snacks / net calories zero / 14c water
    3) PA-BB progress / keep up w/ inbox and/or clear more
    4) Leave 4:25 for hair appt. / empty dishwasher & put away / fold line-dried clothes & take rest of laundry upstairs & put away / other? light workout?
    5) Unplug 9:00 / FLOSS / RETAINERS / BED & NO TV 10:20

    Friday evening I walked in Frenzy on the Fox 5K (on paved trail along the river) in 49:36 ave. pace 15:29. That's slower than normal so I know I'm not in the shape I want to be... lack of dogs walks during winter will do that. Sad dog & sad me. Spent time Sat. & Sun. undecorating, including both trees, and light cleaning, plus treadmill after church, so active weekend. Baked fresh salmon from Sat. winter market and Sun. made chili w/ yak meat (first time using ~ very lean meat & tasted fine), so food logs looked decent. Watched Packers beat Seahawks, another nail-biter. @PackerFanInGB what a game! I was so nervous the entire 2nd half! Finally, need to update my weekly w-i JFT post.

    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)
    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
    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

    Word for 2020: Persist
  • cschmitz110515
    cschmitz110515 Posts: 3,645 Member
    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"
    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! :smiley:
    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 :smiley:
    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! :D
    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 :star:
    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 :smiley:
    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! :p
    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 :star:
    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 :star:
    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 :star:
    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 :star:
    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 :star: 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 :star:
    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 :D
    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 :star: (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 :star: (goal < 2 min.)
    10/19 = 165.5
    10/26 = 165.0 slowly but surely... my lifestyle is NOT a diet :D
    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 :p
    01/04/20 = stomach flu 1/4 - 1/5 & slow recovery 1/6 - 1/7
    01/11 = 164.5 Fri. evening Frenzy on the Fox 5K 49:36 ave. pace 15:29

    “Start by doing what’s necessary, then what’s possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” Francis of Assisi
  • mytime6630
    mytime6630 Posts: 4,284 Member
    edited January 2020
    My weight history:
    Name: Joan
    5'11"
    69 yrs old

    SW Year 2017: 217
    SW Year 2018: 195.5
    SW Year 2019 : 206
    SW Year 2020: 182.6
    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 - January Discard 5lb Challenge

    Name: Joan
    SW: 185.4 (Jan 3)
    GW: 180.4
    CW:
    Jan 6: 181.2 -- back on track with healthy eating the past 2 days.
    Jan 7: 182.5 - got into Candy Kisses last nite :/
    Jan 13: 181.7 -- getting there, but slowly. Weight went up for a couple days, due to unhealthy eating again.


    Busy weekend ... I think I sewed up 30 chemo hats, ready to be picked up this week.Now I can clean up my sewing room, and get back to quilting. But hubby got in more orders today,so it will be a busy work-week again.

    I've been struggling to get back on track. It is amazing how easy the old habits can come back, and the effort it does take to stop them. I have to remember to grab a piece of fruit when I am hungry .. not chips, ice cream, etc. I don't keep much of that around for that reason. But with the snow this weekend, it was a weekend of being stuck inside.

    SO goals JFT, Monday
    1. log all food
    2. concentrate on drinking water
    3. stick as close as possible to my planned meals/snacks
    4. help hubby
    5. clean up sewing room

  • mytime6630
    mytime6630 Posts: 4,284 Member


    @cschmitz110515 and @TerriRichardson112 -- how do you find your post to keep it going (ex, your weightly weigh-in chart, etc.). I keep losing mine, and trying to also keep it as a email to myself, but that is hard. I like how you guys do it... how do you do that. I'm sure you don't retype it all the time?
  • Bex953172
    Bex953172 Posts: 4,159 Member
    MLHC1 wrote: »
    Good morning All!!!!

    This weekend was very busy for me! Hubby came back home from working out of town. We spent the weekend getting all the family stuff dealt with and the prep / packing for him to go again yesterday. He will be doing this schedule for the rest of the month so I'll probably be a M-Sat JFT :D

    To all the ladies inquiring about my little guy:

    Last year was the year of adjusting to his breathing treatment needs after his surgery. We learned a lot and know for sure harvest season agitates his breathing. (It has that affect on my asthmatic kiddo also so not too surprising.) He did attempt to start Montessori school last week but the director wasn't comfortable with him yet. She feels that he needs another month to adjust. (This is also understandable sorta bc he has been playing catch up in the development area due to his medical set backs.) Even though it was disappointing that the Montessori school "gave up" on day 2, this only motivated ME to homeschool him to the point he surpasses those other kiddos!!! So now, once again, I have to postpone my graduation date and take a distance learning course. The plan is to try Montessori school again in June but try a part time schedule to adjust him. Then in August he will go fulltime and hopefully I can knock out the last two semester's for my Bachelor's degree, Lol!! There is plenty of positive in this new adjustment and little man needs me right now which is more important!!

    1/13/2020 Monday:

    update / post JFT
    log all food on mfp
    30 min. exercise
    drink 96 oz. of water
    daily house chores
    Plan meals for the week
    Grocery shop
    Banking
    Kiddo Dr appt
    STAY POSITIVE ♡

    Can I just say, you are the most amazing mum :) completely un-selfish (selfless?)

    What a lucky boy to have a mum like you!!

    Sorry about the school, it's a shame they didn't try for longer but I know you and your little man will make it :)
  • MLHC1
    MLHC1 Posts: 678 Member
    Bex953172 wrote: »
    Can I just say, you are the most amazing mum :) completely un-selfish (selfless?)

    What a lucky boy to have a mum like you!!

    Sorry about the school, it's a shame they didn't try for longer but I know you and your little man will make it :)

    You are sooo sweet!! Thank you!! <3

    How are you doing?? I haven't seen you on here as much as before..........Is everything going alright??
  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 19,050 Member
    mytime6630 wrote: »

    @cschmitz110515 and @TerriRichardson112 -- how do you find your post to keep it going (ex, your weightly weigh-in chart, etc.). I keep losing mine, and trying to also keep it as a email to myself, but that is hard. I like how you guys do it... how do you do that. I'm sure you don't retype it all the time?

    I keep track of what page my last post is on. I hit <Quote> then edit my last post by removing the opening and closing square brackets and then deleting/copying/pasting, and adding to the relevant parts of the old post.

    See below:
  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 19,050 Member
    edited January 2020
    Another New day! Another opportunity to achieve great things, one step at a time.
    .
    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 - Jan Discard 5lb Challenge
    Name: Terri
    SW: 152.1 (02 Jan)
    GW: 147.1
    03 Jan: 151.8
    04 Jan: 151.4
    05 Jan: 151.2 This is mostly water weight.
    06 Jan: 151.2 - 0.9
    08 Jan: 150.9 - 1.1
    09 Jan: 150.2 - 1.9
    10 Jan: 150.2 - 1.9
    11 Jan: 149.9 - 2.2
    12 Jan: 149.6 - 2.5
    13 Jan: 149.4 - 2.7 Upping the intensity of workouts, being mindful of healthy choices, and reigning in the snacking seems to be doing the business. Long may it continue.

    ==============================
    WFTY: DEPTH
    Depth Year - Updates
    I definitely have way too much stuff. I need to streamline my existence, resist adding more stuff, and start using what I have already got. I have been working towards doing this for several years with my decluttering. I need to stop the march of consumerism, and putting money into the pockets of other people by buying things I want rather than actually need.
    03 Jan: This is going to be way harder than I thought. Need to work out strategies and guidelines for what I can and cannot purchase.
    1. I have a stack of books which I haven't read. I will read one of those book a month, and not buy any more books this year. I will source any other books I want to read at the library.
    2. 04 Jan: The Illusionists - Rosie Thomas > 5 chapters per week
    3. 12 Jan: finished chapter 18, so well ahead of goal.
    4. 13 Jan: finished my 1st book: Will start the 2nd tomorrow
    5. I have closets full of clothes that no longer fit. I will work my way through them over the next two months, and either alter them to fit, or donate them to charity.
    6. 07 Jan: One bag already full and ready to go to the charity shop
    7. I have a lot of Craft supplies. I will optimise what I have before I buy any new supplies. Sticking to this one will be difficult.
    8. 07 Jan: Depth Year: I have Patchwork Craft this morning. I will pick out one of my ongoing projects and work on it to completion. No new projects until I have finished at least 3 ongoing ones.
    9. 14 Jan: Craft Group: working on patchwork project from last Tues.
    Daily Goals
    • Food: log All food and drink; stay under goal; balance macros/micros; Hydrate adequately; NLNS!!!
    • Exercise: Knee Physio; 7,500+ Steps daily; 30 + minutes intentional exercise
    • Other: Daily Mindfulness Practice/Meditation; Practice Self-care; Positively reframe thoughts; Live! Love! Learn!; 15 mins Daily Declutter session; keep up to date with chores
    JFT Mon 13 Jan
    Daily Goals:    🌟
    Activities:
    • 30 minute HIIT Workout 🌟
    • 15 minutes Dynamic Yoga 🌟
    • Prep for Monday Painters🌟
    • Chores🌟
    • 2pm: Monday Painters🌟
    • The Illusionists - Rosie Thomas: Ch 19🌟Finished my first book. Already have the second one ready to go.
    • more Laundry 🌟
    JFT Tue 14 Jan
    Daily Goals:
    Activities:
    • 30 minute HIIT Workout
    • 15 minutes Dynamic Yoga
    • 10.30am: Craft Group
    • Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine - Gail Honeyman: Ch 1 (2nd book: 2017 Book of the Year, British Books Award)
    • more Laundry

    @mytime6630 I deleted Sunday’s JFT, then copied/pasted Monday’s and edited it for tomorrow’s goals.
  • mytime6630
    mytime6630 Posts: 4,284 Member
    TerriRichardson112 wrote: »

    @mytime6630 I deleted Sunday’s JFT, then copied/pasted Monday’s and edited it for tomorrow’s goals.

    Thank you! I keep forgetting, or unable to find my last post, and start over each time. Then I lose my weight chart. I'll try this tomorrow. BTW .. you are doing great getting back to your goal weight!
  • MLHC1
    MLHC1 Posts: 678 Member
    MLHC1 wrote: »

    1/13/2020 Monday:

    ✔update / post JFT
    ✔log all food on mfp
    ✔30 min. exercise
    ✔drink 96 oz. of water
    ✔daily house chores
    (I got laundry done but not a few other items on my list.)
    ❌Plan meals for the week
    ❌Grocery shop
    ✔Banking
    ✔Kiddo Dr appt
    ✔STAY POSITIVE ♡

    ✔I did build the toddler furniture that arrived in the mail today. Small table, chairs and a new high chair. (I got a restuarant high chair to teach this little man some appropriate "big table" manners, Lol!)

    'Till tomorrow :blush:
  • MLHC1
    MLHC1 Posts: 678 Member
    edited January 2020
    teigansdad wrote: »
    Today wasn’t terrible. Missed the water goal but pretty close. Came in green but only because I darn near killed myself in my workout...
    Struggling with strength and motivation. Seems like all the things I need to do to achieve my personal goals (fitness-wise) kinda conflict with family grown up responsibilities. When I was my most fit I was doing P90x but getting up at 430 every morning to do it. I just can’t muster that motivation up so end up working out after dinner at expense of family time some days.

    Goals for tomorrow

    No beer
    Tour of Zwift
    Stay in green
    Pay bills
    Water

    Sorry to hear you are struggling. Ya know sometimes this happens in our "grown-up" lives. I think it is important to find a balance somehow. Don't overwhelm yourself and get burnt out. I use to over do it all the time and I've learned recently how to balance myself more efficiently. We are human; despite what kind of superhero-power the world puts on our shoulders, Lol!!! Be kind and patient towards yourself. :heart:
  • cschmitz110515
    cschmitz110515 Posts: 3,645 Member
    TerriRichardson112 wrote: »
    mytime6630 wrote: »

    @cschmitz110515 and @TerriRichardson112 -- how do you find your post to keep it going (ex, your weightly weigh-in chart, etc.). I keep losing mine, and trying to also keep it as a email to myself, but that is hard. I like how you guys do it... how do you do that. I'm sure you don't retype it all the time?

    I keep track of what page my last post is on. I hit <Quote> then edit my last post by removing the opening and closing square brackets and then deleting/copying/pasting, and adding to the relevant parts of the old post.

    Another option is use the MFP Search feature. I use Search all the time to locate my desired post. That way I don't have to save anything or remember what page. Then just open, Quote, and edit. Good luck.
  • Snowflake1968
    Snowflake1968 Posts: 6,954 Member
    Hegoddard0928 - you should be proud of yourself for getting your water goals met everyday this year. I am struggling to get back into the habit. I know once I do it for a few days I’ll crave it. It’s just so cold! I hope that whatever your medical issue is that it’s minor and easily fixed. You and Matt deserve a break.

    Pridesabtch- I don’t know how you exercise in the morning. I can’t do it. It’s funny hubby has started walking and i would love to go with him but he does it in the afternoons while I’m at work. I’m so nervous about having my hip act up again too. It still hurts every other day or so.

    Teigansdad - I understand what you mean about exercise taking from family time. I wish I could find a way to do it together with hubby but we are out of sync that way.

    Had a very long day at work, only took a 10 minute break all day and worked from 715 to 6, still didn’t have payroll ready at the end of it but will get it done tomorrow.

    So the high today was -26 and the AC at work came on. It was chilly for a while. Tonight it is -33 with a feel like of -42. That’s Celsius, I’m not sure what the Fahrenheit equivalent is.
    The Metric system came to Canada when I was in school probably around grade 5 or 6. The only thing that makes sense to me in metric is kilometres per hour and Celsius. Everything else I use imperial. I couldn’t tell you without looking at my drivers license how many cms tall I am or how many kilograms I weigh.

    I’m off, I’ll be back in the morning to post goals.
  • jeschepp
    jeschepp Posts: 307 Member
    Hi all,

    Thanks everyone for the welcomes back, it feels really good and I have missed this lovely community! Today was a good day. Feeling sore and tired from re-starting exercise, but also feeling energized. How can I feel tired and energized at the same time??? Anyway...
    @SERmom3 Nice weight loss! And I like your attitude around change. I really appreciate the recommendation for financial managment, I've had a few people mention him. I've added the book to my wish list, and I'll be checking the discount bookstores to see if there's any copies. I'm not particularly religious, but I don't mind a Christian perspective.
    @HEGoddard0928 Sorry to hear about the health issue, it's always hard with the vague issues. Could you call a triage nurse and see what they think?

    Just for Today-Monday
    Stay in the green ✅ was worried today was one of my long work days!
    Track food, exercise, water, daily goals ✅
    80 oz water ✅ gotta love the first week or so and hourly trips to the restroom
    Meet daily recs for the 5 food groups ✅
    Exercise 30 minutes ✅ Did a daily burn workout and wow that was a lot of squats!
    Tidy house for 15 minutes ✅ Didn't want to but then thought, I'm going to have to post this...
    Do not stay more than 15 minutes after "end time" ✅

    Just for Today-Tuesday
    Stay in the green
    Track food, exercise, water, daily goals
    80 oz water
    Meet daily recs for the 5 food groups
    Exercise 30 minutes
    Tidy house for 15 minutes
    Do not stay more than 15 minutes after "end time"
  • mytime6630
    mytime6630 Posts: 4,284 Member
    edited January 2020
    My weight history:
    Name: Joan
    5'11"
    69 yrs old

    SW Year 2017: 217
    SW Year 2018: 195.5
    SW Year 2019 : 206
    SW Year 2020: 182.6
    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 - January Discard 5lb Challenge

    Name: Joan
    5'11" - yes, I am very tall!
    SW: 185.4 (Jan 3)
    1st GW: 180.4
    2nd GW: 178 (to be in the "normal" weight range).
    Ultimate GW: 165-175, and learn to maintain.
    CW:
    Jan 6: 181.2 -- back on track with healthy eating the past 2 days.
    Jan 7: 182.5 - got into Candy Kisses last nite :/
    Jan 13: 181.7 -- getting there, but slowly. Weight went up for a couple days, due to unhealthy eating again.


    SO goals JFT, Monday
    1. log all food :)
    2. concentrate on drinking water:)
    3. stick as close as possible to my planned meals/snacks:) :/ except for ONE crab rangoon!!
    4. help hubby :)
    5. clean up sewing room :) -- Now I can work on taxes better with a clean sewing room! And, finished up 55 chemo hats to be picked up this week!

    JFT, Tuesday
    1. log all food
    2. going out for lunch .. make wise choices
    3. concentrate on water
    4. go to gym
    5. work on pc boards and building units to ship this week
    6. work on business tax stuff
    7. take daughter to grocery store .. do not give into impulse buying of junk food





  • mytime6630
    mytime6630 Posts: 4,284 Member
    @PackerFan001 -- I've been praying for your husband, that the test results came back OK. Please let us know, hoping for the best for you all.
  • bookmeister86
    bookmeister86 Posts: 1,165 Member
    Urgh. Is anyone else just tired?? Getting up sucks. :)

    I had a good day yesterday, worked from home and made time to go to the gym at lunch. It was nice burning lots of calories in the middle of the day! I partly ate them back by finishing off the Christmas cake. Quite pleased with myself for making it last till the 13th January. The Christmas food isn't done yet either - still have a box of chocolates and bag of sweets to go. I want to make it stretch till Feb!

    Today could be a trying day, I have back to back meetings pretty much all day, with work to slot around them, and then I have a political meeting at 7.30 which means I'll be eating late. I'm going to buy one portion of nuts and eat them before the meeting to tide me over. There will be no snacking and bingeing today, even if the day is stressful/overwhelming!


    Yesterday's goals:

    - Track all food and drink :smile:
    - Be in the green with a deficit :)
    - Not have unplanned snacks/ binge outside the home :)
    - Go to gym or do exercise DVD :)

    - Take regular ‘breathe/ reframe’ breaks at work to manage emotions :|I did take breaks but forgot to do the breathing/ emotion check-in
    - Stay positive :smile:

    - Finish work by 7pm :/Got into a particular task, kept working till 7.45
    - Talk to boyfriend in French :smile:
    - Do finances :smile:
    - Read a career development article :smile:
    - Gratitude journal :smile:
    - Lights off by 10.45 :neutral:A little later but not much


    Today's goals:

    - Track all food and drink
    - Be in the green
    - Not have unplanned snacks/ binge outside the home

    - 45+ minute lunch break
    - Read a career development article
    - Take regular ‘breathe/ reframe’ breaks at work to manage emotions
    - Stay positive

    - Finish by 6pm
    - Talk to boyfriend in French
    - Gratitude journal
    - Lights off by 10.45
  • ZizzyBumble
    ZizzyBumble Posts: 1,679 Member
    Monday 14 January

    I took the weekend off and was travelling all day yesterday but I’m back to goal setting today.

    Log
    Stay in the green
    5 fruit and veg
    Water
    Fitbit exercise goals
  • raspeary
    raspeary Posts: 25 Member
    JFT Monday 1/13
    1. Weigh in ✅
    2. Breakfast ✅
    3. 2 mile fitness walk ✅ also dod an unplanned inclined outdoor walk 1.5 miles
    4. Sew. Nope
    5. Choose the meal i am going to order at long horn steakhouse for my monthly mamas night out ( all of us who go have either twins or triplets ✅
    6. Stay in the green. Nope. Way over due to night out and i decided to relax a little with Calorie intake
    7. Drink more water and start logging it✅

    Tuesday JFT
    1. Log all meals
    2. Eat breakfast
    3. Stay in the green today to get back on track
    4. Drink water and log
    5. At least 30 minutes of exercise
    6. Portion control
    7. Laundry
    8. Dinner for tonight


  • SERmom3
    SERmom3 Posts: 568 Member
    Morning!

    Monday:
    - Laundry, laundry, laundry! 🟢
    - Gotta get new sneakers.🟢
    - DRINK WATER🟢
    - Stay in the green🟢
    - Long walk🟢

    I pretty much got everything done yesterday. I did a few loads of laundry, but I have a couple more to do today. (Family of 5 so this is never, ever ending...). I finally found some new sneakers! I went for a long walk yesterday in the cold with flurries of snow. Wasn’t too bad.

    JFT Tuesday:
    - Laundry - just finishing up the last bit
    - Drink water! I had 50oz yesterday, I’ll try to beat that.
    - Stay in the green
    - Long walk
    - Pick up at least one piece of trash when I’m out and about.

    @jeschepp - if you’re into podcasts, I would recommend to start listening to The Dave Ramsey Show. If nothing else, he is an incredible motivator. They even bring in people every hour to do their “debt free scream”. So you hear their stories of living with debt, how they paid it off and what it feels like to be free. I used to listen all the time. It helped keep me motivated. I don’t listen anymore just because it gets repetitive, but I found it very helpful when I was living through it myself. Good luck!
  • beachwalker99
    beachwalker99 Posts: 1,002 Member
    Morning appointment, so just posting goals for now.

    Goals for Monday, January 13, 2020
    • Walk 45+ minutes - √ - An hour on the hilly trails.
    • Complete food log and maintain a calorie deficit - √ -Ate dinner a little early tonight since I was super hungry. (This is what happens when I choose the muffin instead of yogurt or oatmeal for breakfast!) But it all worked out. Eating earlier helped me avoid the temptation to snack before dinner, and my planned evening snack of yogurt and berries was a satisfying end to the day.
    • Clean out the fridge (Trash goes down tonight, so I need to get this done!) – 75%, but good enough for now.
    • Start book for online teaching course - √ - Boring as heck, but got through the first chapter.

    JFT Goals for Tuesday, January 14, 2020
    • Up with alarm - √
    • Complete food log and maintain a calorie deficit
    • Clean kitchen
    • Start sorting through and organizing work clothes
    • Catch up on reading posts
    • Chapter 2 in How Learning Works
  • MLHC1
    MLHC1 Posts: 678 Member
    PackerFanInGB wrote: »
    Hi all! I went MIA for a bit. I was too busy sticking my head in the refrigerator and eating my feelings. UGH. We got my husbands results back yesterday and the lesion on his bone is benign. So thankful and so grateful for all the prayers and positive thoughts sent our way during this scary time! Next step is for husband to go to a different doctor today to see what next steps are. But the scariest option is ruled out and I'm so relieved!

    Thank you for reaching out and for being patient with my yoyoing once again!

    I'm 81 posts behind and don't have time to go back and read them this morning. I'll try to hop on tonight to catch up.

    A few goals for today, just to get back on track:
    • Journal food
    • Drink water
    • Do exercise video tonight if too cold or icy to walk dog tonight
    • Get top 3 work tasks done. PRIORITIZE! GET CAUGHT UP! FOCUS!
    • Get top 3 home tasks done tonight. Again, PRIORITIZE and STOP PROCRASTINATING! Itemize and prioritize
    • Self-care: 30 minutes today....can break up into three 10-minute segments if need be. Take care of YOU
    • No added-sugar. <75g carbs.

    Have a great day! Talk to you all later! :kissing_heart:

    Congratulations!!! Those are the best results!!

    Hey, life happens at least you are back at it! :heart:

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