Daily Commitment Thread for 2020 -- JUST FOR TODAY

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  • HEGoddard0928
    HEGoddard0928 Posts: 824 Member
    HEGoddard0928 wrote: »

    Okay, onto some goals.

    Today I will:
    - post 😁
    - take my antibiotics 😁
    - write at least one blog post😁
    - make 3 Pinterest pins😥
    - listen to course and use bookmarks😁
    - figure out dinner😐Big bowl of pasta with butter. My ultimate comfort food.
    - 50 word challenge (I MUST do this!!)😁

    I finally got a blog post written! It felt good. It pretty much used up most of my brain power though. I spent the rest of the evening watching baseball and just kind of letting my brain bleed out onto paper.

    I talked(wrote actually) in circles and repeated myself but it felt great to just write and get things out of my head. I kept losing focus but that's okay because I always came back to it.

    I'm waiting on an email from my work about starting school again in September. Once I'm back in the classroom my mindset and mental health will improve so much! Even if I do have to get up at 5am every morning.

    Today I will:
    - post 😁
    - take pill 😁
    - create 3 pins
    - listen and bookmark more of the course
    - 50 word challenge
    - Healthy dinner

  • Faebert
    Faebert Posts: 1,588 Member
    @PackerFanInGB so good to see you! Biggest of hugs to you. I went through my own dark times for a few months with lockdown and all the crazy uncertainty. I’m not completely better, but being back and focused on daily manageable goals is helping. Hope it helps you too xx
  • azulvioleta6
    azulvioleta6 Posts: 4,195 Member
    azulvioleta6 wrote: »
    WEDNESDAY
    1. 8 C water :)
    2. 5 freggies :)
    3. leave the house at least once (it has been...at least a week) :smiley:
    4. walk on one work break :)
    5. pick blackberries after work :( fell asleep after work

    THURSDAY
    1. 8 C water
    2. 5 freggies
    3. walk on one work break
    4. pick blackberries after work
    5. Review PT exercises
  • Snowflake1968
    Snowflake1968 Posts: 6,979 Member
    @PackerFanInGB - it sure is tough not seeing our kids and grandkids. I have been fortunate that we've had some restrictions lifted so I'm able to again.
    7. Do not spend more than one hour watching the news today. Deep breaths. - I quit watching the news about a month into this because I was finding myself so depressed. I follow our province's and my home province's FB page for any updates regarding Covid and I just bury my head about the rest of the news.

    @azulvioleta6 - What are freggies?

  • SERmom3
    SERmom3 Posts: 568 Member
    THURSDAY:
    - eat sensibly🔴
    - Paint desk🟢
    - RSVP to baby shower🟢
    - Indoor / outdoor chores🟢
    - Contact priest about Saturday’s wedding🟢

    Heading to the beach today with some friends. I’m a little nervous about the crowds, but my friend was there earlier this week and said it was manageable.

    JFT FRIDAY:
    - eat sensibly
    - Chores
    - Pack for beach
    - Figure out dinner
    - Figure out if I’m singing for a wedding tomorrow. 🎶

    Hope everyone has a great FRIDAY!
  • littleblackskirt
    littleblackskirt Posts: 1,046 Member
    Snowflake1968 wrote: »

    @littleblackskirt - what are you counting down for with your countdown calendar you have to make?

    I will be turning 60 early next year, and wanted to make a countdown to the big day, in the hopes it would encourage me. I am not looking forward to the day!

    littleblackskirt wrote: »

    JFT Thursday 27th August

    Log everything yes
    Stay in the green yes
    Back exercises no
    Foot exercises no
    5 fruit and veg 7
    Walk 33 minutes in the rain
    Make dieting calendar nope
    Weekly shop yes
    Admin, it's piling up yes, took ages as laptop froze for several hours

    JFT Friday 28th August

    Log everything
    Stay in the green
    Back exercises
    Foot exercises
    5 fruit and veg
    Walk, post letter
    Sew duvet and load car

    I've already spent an hour on the phone regarding business, and about to go and visit mum for an another hour or more. Then some time on the phone to dad, it's so easy for the day to just disappear without achieving anything! I don't know how I used to work full time and manage to get everything done, I can really stretch it out nowadays!
  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 19,155 Member
    🌾🎍🌵🌴💕💖💕💖💕🌴🌵🎍🌾
    🏖🎡💕💕💖 AUGUST💕💖💕🎡⛱
    🌾🎍🌵🌴💕💖💕💖💕🌴🌵🎍🌾
    💜💜💜
    Isn't it funny how time disappears.
    I've been watching the first series of FORT SALEM
    Still sticking with my goals. Consolidating my new normal.
    Nothing strange or startling to relate.
    Just taking it day by day, step by step.

    Great things are done by a series of small things brought together
    (Vincent Van Gogh)

    💜💜💜
    What am I doing to keep busy? To name a few...
      [*] 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!
      Turning up is the ultimate success!
      2019 DISCARD 5 LBS CHALLENGES:
      01 Aug 2019: 170.1
      31 Dec 2019: 151.2
      Total weight loss: 19.9lbs
      2020 Personal Weight Challenge
      Name: Terri

      SW: 152.1 (02 Jan)
      GW: 150
      Jan: - 2
      Feb: - 1.3
      Mar: - 0.9
      Apri: +1.3 (not too bad, considering lockdown/Easter/Birthday this month)
      May: +0.7(working on upping my strength to tone muscles, so not unexpected. It's a balancing act! 😂)
      Jun: +0.2

      August Daily Goals: Week 4
      Sat: ✅ Sun: ✅ Mon: ✅ Tue: ✅
      Wed: ✅ Thu: ✅ Fri:
      Weight < 155: 6/7
      1 Aug 2019: 170.1
      1 Aug 2020: 149.9
      10 Aug 2020: 149.9
      23 Aug 2020: 150.1
      27 Aug 2020: 148.2 😍 Not getting too excited about this until I see what tomorrow brings.
      Reduce Fat%:✅ 29.3; 27.1; 25.2; 25.1; 24.7 (another small drop today 😀)
      Increase Muscle%: ✅ 28.7->30.1 30.5 (and a small increase here 😀)
      It's so encouraging to see even these small improvements that my efforts are producing.)
      Calories < in the green 🦄 6/7
      Steps > 7500 🏃🏽‍♀️ 6/7
      Intentional exercise > 50 mins daily🦄 6/7 Essential Shopping and mostly indoor walking as we have storms passing through. Nothing like as bad as the States are getting, but enough to keep us inside.
      Active hours > 6 daily🦄 6/7
      Positive intentions for today
      🌟Meditation 6/7 🌟Exercise 6/7
      🌟Gardening: 2/7 🌟Declutter🦄 6/7
      🌟Laundry 5/7 🌟Circuits 6/7
      😜Housework 6/7 🌟Shopping 3/7
      🌟Write 3 pages or 15 minutes a day 🦄4/7
      🌟Update Journal🦄4/7
      🌟Catalogue poetry🗃(Ongoing)1/7
      🌟Crochet🦄 1/7 🌟Puzzles 🦄 6/7
      🌟Watch TV🦄 6/7 🌟Read 6/7
    • TerriRichardson112
      TerriRichardson112 Posts: 19,155 Member
      @Snowflake1968
      Those are both in the South of Ireland. Both counties are very rural with typical Irish country scenery. We have visited both counties a number of times on holiday. We live north of the border on the coast in County Down, near Belfast. We live in a ranch style villa in a leafy suburb, although we usually rent holiday cottages in the south for our annual holiday with my elder girl and her ‘children’. The granddaughter is. 26, and we have gone on these holidays every summer since she was born until this year, which has not been possible because of Covid.
    • mytime6630
      mytime6630 Posts: 4,290 Member
      Setting goals for today:
      1. log all food -- pizza tonite, so eat lite all day
      2. mow grass
      3. help hubby with work
      4. do laundry
      5. concentrate on 8+ cups water
      6. mindful eating
      7. finish quilt
      8. start on chemo hats
      9. go for long walk

    • TerriRichardson112
      TerriRichardson112 Posts: 19,155 Member
      @PackerFanInGB @mytime6630
      Lovely to see you both back again.
    • Snowflake1968
      Snowflake1968 Posts: 6,979 Member
      JFT - Thursday August 27
      1L of Water - :)
      Log all Food - :) Yes, the good, the bad, the ugly and the really ugly!
      No Chips - :D:D It was treat day at work
      15 minutes of activity - :)
      Gratitude Journal - :)

      JFT - Friday August 28
      1L of Water
      Log all Food
      No Chips
      15 Minutes of Activity
      Gratitude Journal

      195 on the scale again today, I was expecting a bump up actually as I didn't eat well yesterday and there was a lot of sodium involved. I did drink a lot of water hoping to counteract it so maybe that helped.

      @mytime6630 - Great to see you. It's nice to see that your husband is done the radiation and though the hormone shots are not pleasant it is better than the alternative.
      I understand both of your sides with the whole Covid mess. I also work in a nursing home, honestly the way we had been locked down in here the only concern was the staff bringing it in from the outside. There was no way for it to get here without that. The residents up until July 23rd were not allowed any visitors and were not allowed to even go out to a doctors appointment. If there was a new resident admitted they were put on isolation for 14 days. We don't have the cases in Canada that you have in the United States though so it's different I'm sure.
      As for staying away from the News, I had to do that quite early on as I was overwhelmed with all of the Covid talk from work, I didn't need to hear it from other sources too.

      @littleblackskirt - Isn't 60 the new 40? :) I have a few years to worry about it, but so far I haven't had any of those milestone birthdays bother me a whole lot.

      @TerriRichardson112 - Thanks for the information. Ireland, Scotland and France are my dream trips. I am not interested in the cities, more the countrysides. I have no interest in drinking Guinness, but would love to go sit in a pub some night and listen to the music. My Grandmother's family immigrated from Ireland.

      I am so thankful it is Friday, I am looking forward to the weekend. I want to get another year or so of Mom's diaries read. I think I want to write from my childhood to my girls births for them for their Christmas present. I don't know if I'll get it done this year or not, but I'm going to try. I will have to go back and read my Grandmother's diaries from 1968 - 1982. I have my Mom's from 1982 to I think 2013 when she stopped writing.
    • azulvioleta6
      azulvioleta6 Posts: 4,195 Member
      Snowflake1968 wrote: »

      @azulvioleta6 - What are freggies?

      Fruits + veggies
    • azulvioleta6
      azulvioleta6 Posts: 4,195 Member
      azulvioleta6 wrote: »

      THURSDAY
      1. 8 C water :)
      2. 5 freggies :)
      3. walk on one work break :)
      4. pick blackberries after work :) picked a half flat...so nice to get out in the fresh air!
      5. Review PT exercises :(

      FRIDAY:
      1. 8 C water
      2. 5 freggies
      3. walk on one work break
      4. review PT exercises
      5. do some housecleaning/cooking
    • mytime6630
      mytime6630 Posts: 4,290 Member
      Snowflake1968 wrote: »

      I am so thankful it is Friday, I am looking forward to the weekend. I want to get another year or so of Mom's diaries read. I think I want to write from my childhood to my girls births for them for their Christmas present. I don't know if I'll get it done this year or not, but I'm going to try. I will have to go back and read my Grandmother's diaries from 1968 - 1982. I have my Mom's from 1982 to I think 2013 when she stopped writing.

      OMG -- this is so nice that you have your mothers diaries to read!~! What a treasure! I used to keep a diary all the time until I got married ... I still have them. I wish so much that I kept it up. Its just fun to go back and read. You have quite a treasure there ... and that would be the most thoughtful, wonderful gift you could give your girls if you can write one for them. Priceless!
    • Faebert
      Faebert Posts: 1,588 Member
      Hi guys. Late check in today as this morning was hectic. Staying on track generally but today might be a struggle to stay in calorie goal. I only had scrambled egg and salmon for brunch and not even half of the toast. But I try not to eat back strength training calories so there really isn’t much wriggle room today!

      @mytime6630 it is so nice to see you again and I’m really happy your husband is doing well. It must have been so scary dealing with cancer and Covid at the same time. And you stuck in the middle trying to care for everyone as always. I hope you are looking after yourself. Big hugs.

      Thursday goals recap:
      morning run ✅ 10K
      Take L to play date at 10 ✅
      Take P out for coffee/walk and a chat ✅
      Pick up L at 2pm ✅
      Haircuts 2:30pm ✅
      More name labels 😩 ✅ But still more to do!!
      More house stuff 😩 ✅
      Stay within calorie goal ✅
      Bed by 10:30✅

      Friday goals:
      morning workout ✅
      Take P to play date at 11 ✅
      Brunch with the girls 11:30 ✅
      Meet L and F after brunch ✅
      Measure balcony ✅
      Measure TV space ✅
      Ring for quotes ✅ (and emailed a couple)
      More name labels 😥
      Stay within calorie goal
      Bed by 10:30
    • Snowflake1968
      Snowflake1968 Posts: 6,979 Member
      @azulvioleta6 - Ahhh I get it!

      @mytime6630 - I have my Mom's diaries, my Maternal Grandmother's which go back to the 20's-30's and up to around 2007. My Dad's that he kept the last few years of his life and my paternal Grandmother's that kept them sporadically through the 70's and 80's.

      The book I want to write is from my Maternal Grandmother's and my Mom's. My thought is to use their diaries to write my memory from specific days. I am going to scan in their entries and then write my own.
      As I have been reading my Mom's diaries it has invoked a lot of memories for me. I also have a lot of pictures from the different times so will use those to intersperse throughout. This is why it might take me until next year to get it done!

      An example is:
      My Mom wrote that my Dad had taken me out to supper at my favourite pizza place. She wrote it as it was this big happy event when in actuality it was a big momentous night in my life.

      I was in Grade 10 and not doing well or enjoying school and had decided that I would quit. My Mother was the "wait til your Father gets home" type so as soon as Dad opened the door that night after work Mom told him I was quitting school. He sat his bucket down, looked at me and said come with me. My thought was "this is where I die". (I may have been a bit dramatic) He took me out for supper, we sat and talked for about 3 hours over pizza and garlic fingers. It was the first time I saw my Dad as a friend, understood something about his life growing up, some of his regrets and what he wished for me. I can still smell that restaurant and feel the atmosphere when I think about that night. It just ended up being a pivotal moment in my Father's and my relationship.

      I ended up promising to finish out the year and I did. I didn't return for grade 11 but I did finish grade 10.

      I know that my Grandmother will have something about that night in her diary as well, she wrote more about her feelings and lived right next door to us. She was a teacher and school was very important to her. My Mom wrote a synopsis of her day, what she did, who she talked to where Dad was working (he had a full time job, but almost every evening and weekend would go work for anyone that needed something) and what my brother and I were up to that day.


    • HEGoddard0928
      HEGoddard0928 Posts: 824 Member
      HEGoddard0928 wrote: »
      Today I will:
      - post 😁
      - take pill 😁
      - create 3 pins😥 Only one
      - listen and bookmark more of the course😁
      - 50 word challenge😁
      - Healthy dinner😥 nuggets, popcorn, and chocolate... I'm gonna be 10 pounds heavier by the time I feel all the way better

      Well I'm definitely feeling better. I can swallow with barely any pain. I still have five days left of my antibiotics though. I always finish the course because I'm prone to getting resick if I don't.

      I woke up with the worst migraine I've had in years this morning. It was terrible. I thought I was going to throw up it hurt so bad. I took some headache stuff, forced down a cup of coffee, and hid under my blankets for another hour. I was feeling better after that. Thank God for coffee and migraine medication.

      Then, of course, Matt nearly gave me a heart attack while I was food shopping. He made a bad joke about having to find a new job and me being me starts freaking out. So that triggers serious anxiety that I'm still dealing with 2 hours later. I'm about ready to kill him.

      I'm posting my goals late today so I got some done already.

      Today I will:
      - Post😁
      - Aldi😁
      - trash can 😁
      - take pill 😁
      - dishwasher
      - laundry
      - 50 word challenge
      - healthy dinner
      - clean bathroom
      - listen/take notes for course
    • littleblackskirt
      littleblackskirt Posts: 1,046 Member
      @Snowflake1968 I would love for 60 to be the new 40! I would also love to be the same weight I was at 40 lol. The other milestone birthdays didn't bother me, but this one feels old!
      littleblackskirt wrote: »

      JFT Friday 28th August

      Log everything yes
      Stay in the green yes
      Back exercises no
      Foot exercises yes
      5 fruit and veg 5
      Walk, post letter a quick 21 minutes
      Sew duvet and load car yes

      I've already spent an hour on the phone regarding business, and about to go and visit mum for an another hour or more. Then some time on the phone to dad, it's so easy for the day to just disappear without achieving anything! I don't know how I used to work full time and manage to get everything done, I can really stretch it out nowadays!

      Another long phone call this afternoon with social worker regarding dad's care, then I made some meals for myself and mum. So I had meals in the oven and my son said they were going to get pizza. I haven't had pizza for ages so I joined in, really bad when I was already cooking! It was a nice family gathering though...and it was only a 7 inch one, still in the green.
    • TerriRichardson112
      TerriRichardson112 Posts: 19,155 Member
      🌾🎍🌵🌴💕💖💕💖💕🌴🌵🎍🌾
      🏖🎡💕💕💖 AUGUST💕💖💕🎡⛱
      🌾🎍🌵🌴💕💖💕💖💕🌴🌵🎍🌾
      💜💜💜
      Isn't it funny how time disappears.
      I've been watching the first series of FORT SALEM
      Still sticking with my goals. Consolidating my new normal.
      Nothing strange or startling to relate.
      Just taking it day by day, step by step.

      Great things are done by a series of small things brought together
      (Vincent Van Gogh)

      💜💜💜

      What am I doing to keep busy? To name a few...
        [*] 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!
        Turning up is the ultimate success!
        2019 DISCARD 5 LBS CHALLENGES:
        01 Aug 2019: 170.1
        31 Dec 2019: 151.2
        Total weight loss: 19.9lbs
        2020 Personal Weight Challenge
        Name: Terri

        SW: 152.1 (02 Jan)
        GW: 150
        Jan: - 2
        Feb: - 1.3
        Mar: - 0.9
        Apri: +1.3 (not too bad, considering lockdown/Easter/Birthday this month)
        May: +0.7(working on upping my strength to tone muscles, so not unexpected. It's a balancing act! 😂)
        Jun: +0.2

        August Daily Goals: Week 4
        Sat: ✅ Sun: ✅ Mon: ✅ Tue: ✅
        Wed: ✅ Thu: ✅ Fri: ✅
        Weight < 155: 7/7
        1 Aug 2019: 170.1
        1 Aug 2020: 149.9
        10 Aug 2020: 149.9
        23 Aug 2020: 150.1
        27 Aug 2020: 148.2 😍 Not getting too excited about this until I see what tomorrow brings.
        Reduce Fat%:✅ 29.3; 27.1; 25.2; 25.1; 24.7
        Increase Muscle%: ✅ 28.7->30.1 30.5
        It's so encouraging to see even these small improvements that my efforts are producing.)
        Calories < in the green 🦄 7/7
        Steps > 7500 🏃🏽‍♀️ 6/7
        Intentional exercise > 50 mins daily🦄 7/7
        Active hours > 6 daily🦄 7/7
        Positive intentions for today
        🌟Meditation 7/7 🌟Exercise 7/7
        🌟Gardening: 1/7 🌟Declutter🦄4/7
        🌟Laundry 6/7 🌟Circuits 7/7
        😜Housework 7/7 🌟Shopping 3/7
        🌟Write 3 pages or 15 minutes a day 🦄3/7
        🌟Update Journal🦄4/7
        🌟Catalogue poetry🗃(Ongoing)1/7
        🌟Crochet🦄 1/7 🌟Puzzles 🦄7/7
        🌟Watch TV🦄 7/7 🌟Read 7/7
      • SERmom3
        SERmom3 Posts: 568 Member
        FRIDAY:
        - eat sensibly🔴
        - Chores🟢
        - Pack for beach🟢
        - Figure out dinner🟢
        - Figure out if I’m singing for a wedding tomorrow. 🎶🟢

        Luckily, I’m not singing for a wedding today. There was some confusion because the music director I’m used to working with got fired from the church and I wasn’t sure where I stood. I finally spoke with the priest and he got me in touch with the new director and I’m not needed today, but will be used for future weddings. I’m so thankful because it’s my only source of income right now until schools go back in person.

        JFT SATURDAY:
        - eat well
        - Finish last coat of paint for desks
        - Deep clean bedroom
        - Change kids sheets
        - Dishes/laundry/ organization projects
        - hazardous waste collection

        Have a great weekend!
      • Snowflake1968
        Snowflake1968 Posts: 6,979 Member
        JFT - Friday August 28
        1L of Water - 🙂
        Log all Food - 🙂
        No Chips - 🙂
        15 Minutes of Activity - 🙂
        Gratitude Journal - 🙂

        JFT - Saturday August 29
        1L of Water
        Log all Food
        No Chips
        15 Minutes of Activity
        Gratitude Journal

        195.6 on the scale this morning, I’m sure it’s the fries at lunch that did it.

        I have no huge plans today except cleaning and getting groceries. I also have to return some bottles.

        It’s a cold, windy day here today.

      • Faebert
        Faebert Posts: 1,588 Member
        Feeling rough today so taking a rest day. Been over two weeks since I had a day with no running or training so maybe my body needs it. Not sweating the calories either. Just going to hydrate and rest.

        Have a good weekend all x

        Friday goals recap
        morning workout ✅
        Take P to play date at 11 ✅
        Brunch with the girls 11:30 ✅
        Meet L and F after brunch ✅
        Measure balcony ✅
        Measure TV space ✅
        Ring for quotes ✅ (and emailed a couple)
        More name labels 😥 ✅ Only a few left.
        Stay within calorie goal ✅ just scraped in!!
        Bed by 10:30 ❌

        Saturday goals:
        rest day
        Change sheets
        Finish laundry
        Finish name labels
        Hydrate
        Bed by 10:30
      • HEGoddard0928
        HEGoddard0928 Posts: 824 Member
        HEGoddard0928 wrote: »
        Today I will:
        - Post😁
        - Aldi😁
        - trash can 😁
        - take pill 😁
        - dishwasher😁
        - laundry😁 This was cool yesterday because I was sitting in my car while my clothes were washing at the laundromat and a severe thunderstorm came through. It was awesome! I really looked like I was in the middle of a hurricane or something.
        - 50 word challenge 😁 While sitting in the car before the storm I wrote a pivotal highly dramatic scene that takes place in a car ride during a bad thunderstorm. Lol
        - healthy dinner 🤣😭
        - clean bathroom😁
        - listen/take notes for course😁/😥 listened but didn't take notes

        Yesterday was pretty good after I got over the migraine and anxiety. I did the laundry and folded it all, watched the Mets double header and just relaxed. Had a terrible snack attack though. I did eat a mandarin orange and some hummus and carrots. As well as almost a full bag of white cheddar popcorn and like 5 big chocolate cookies. I'm a mess! I'm determined to actually eat something healthy today!

        Gonna take it super easy today I think.

        Today I will:
        - post😁
        - get up with Matt 😥 We didn't go to bed until like 3 am. An 8 am wake up just wasn't possible.
        - take pill 😁
        - 50 word challenge
        - vacuum
        - take notes on course
        - 1 hr creative brainstorming
        - eat a healthy meal!
      • mytime6630
        mytime6630 Posts: 4,290 Member
        Snowflake1968 wrote: »

        @mytime6630 - I have my Mom's diaries, my Maternal Grandmother's which go back to the 20's-30's and up to around 2007. My Dad's that he kept the last few years of his life and my paternal Grandmother's that kept them sporadically through the 70's and 80's.

        The book I want to write is from my Maternal Grandmother's and my Mom's. My thought is to use their diaries to write my memory from specific days. I am going to scan in their entries and then write my own.
        As I have been reading my Mom's diaries it has invoked a lot of memories for me. I also have a lot of pictures from the different times so will use those to intersperse throughout. This is why it might take me until next year to get it done!



        I can't imagine a more priceless, beautiful gift to give to your daughters! And how lucky you are to have those diaries to read through. I used to always keep a diary until I had kids. I would give anything now if I had kept it up while they were growing up. I remember just reading though mine (from my single years), and as I read each page .. I remembered that day as if it were yesterday. Your girls are going to be so excited beyond belief to get such a thoughtful gift! I wish I could do something like that.
      • mytime6630
        mytime6630 Posts: 4,290 Member
        I went to find my goals, and they were from friday .. I guess I never got to setting my goals for today.

        Yesterday was a stressful day in trying to decide how to handle our daughter with the covid, and her going to a nursing home. So hubby and I discussed this a lot yesterday ... a bit heated also! As I am being a compassionate mom, and he is being logical .. in that this virus could kill us. I went out for a long walk last nite, and when I came back we were both able to talk without each of us getting mad. We both understand each others viewpoint.
        So on the hot days, where the mosquitos are bad, we decided to let our daughter go only in our patio room. This room is on the back of our house .. all glass windows and very beautiful, but it is not connected to our house by means of air ducts or things where the virus could get into our house if she had anything. So when she leaves, I am hoping by spraying the room with lysol that will help, and we can still stay safe ... and as a mom, she still has a place to come and read and be comfortable.

        Yesterday I had mowed the grass also, and because of being upset, I went for a LONG walk. Boy, I paid for it in the evening .. I had leg cramps SO bad. So I skipped my walk, but did so much yard work today... it was just too beautiful of a day to be inside.

        So tomorrow, trying to get more exercise in!

        JFT, SUnday
        1. log all food
        2. concentrate on water
        3. go for long 2 hour walk in the morning
        4. work in the yard .. I'm moving plants around, etc
        5. start chemo hats
        6. start making kids hats for charity with all the fleece I have
        7. finish quilt
        8. plan menus
        9. get back on here tomorrow nite. . be more accountable!

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        cschmitz110515 Posts: 3,674 Member
        Staycation is almost over. We took several day trips to a nearby popular tourist area in our state, and could definitely see the decrease in visitors. My weight up after lots of take out and two restaurants this past week, and I don't care. First dine in in over six months for hubby and myself. We masked up everywhere, except when we were eating, even for the outside patio dining. Social distancing was no problem at all, and we stuck with outdoor activities.

        Today I started logging again on MFP, first time in over a week. I really need the accountability.

        Since weather cooled and humidity bearable at last, I took advantage and walked the Hope Isn't Canceled Virtual 10K with dog this morning. Felt great, happy with my ave. pace of 16:36 and happy dog, who also got treats from Al at one of her favorite houses on our various routes.
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        Tired doggo after 10K :D
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        cschmitz110515 Posts: 3,674 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 "official" weigh-in 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! :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 ~ 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 :star:
        02/15 = 166.0
        02/22 = 167.0 not sure about accuracy of exercise calories logged this week
        02/29 = 165.0 yay
        3/2/20 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/ham + pea soup w/ ham
        04/25 = 162.0 happy to be inching back down
        05/02 = 162.0 saw 161 during week ~ yay
        05/09 = 163.5 comfort eating + rest days Thurs. AND Fri. ~ oops
        05/16 = 164.0 wrong direction ~ need to get a grip! Virtual #RonaRunOff w/ dog 5.08 mi in 1:23:15 ave. pace 16:23. Event miles of each participant will be aggregated at the end of May and, for every 50 miles, a pair of shoes will be donated to an area healthcare or janitorial worker. I had the opportunity to nominate my hubby for the shoes. I hope he gets selected!
        05/23 = 163.0
        05/30 = 162.5
        06/06 = 164.0 emotional eating + unhealthy evening snacking / walked virtual Bellin Run 10K w/ dog 1:41:03 ave. pace 16:14
        06/13 = 162.5 healthier farmers market eating & limited evening snacks
        06/20 = 163.0
        06/27 = 162.5
        07/04 = 162.0
        07/11 = 162.5
        07/18 = 162.0 changed MFP to lightly active
        07/25 = 161.5 really happy b/c after high sodium day
        08/01 = 161.5 after high sodium days (saw 161.0 2X during week ~ yay)
        08/08 = 161.5 hanging in there (saw 160.5 1X during week)
        08/15 = 161.0 niece's wedding day
        08/22 = 160.0 YAY
        08/29 = 165.0 Vacation week eating take out & 2 restaurants ~ oops & I don't care. Walked Hope Isn't Canceled Virtual 10K with dog 1:43:10 ave. pace 16:36

        “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

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