Daily Commitment Thread for 2020 -- JUST FOR TODAY

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  • littleblackskirt
    littleblackskirt Posts: 1,046 Member
    edited September 2020
    littleblackskirt wrote: »

    JFT Tuesday 29th September

    Log everything yes
    Stay in the green, weigh in tomorrow! yes, weight still going down, slowly
    Walk 46 mins? Can't remember, went out early when it was cold and foggy
    Do the admin! (I think my admin is the equivalent of @HEGoddard0928's dishwasher lol) No. Tuesday's excuse was the weather turned really nice so needed to do outside things
    Laundry yes
    Gardening yes
    Speak to hospital/care home yes, long phone call, not good news, taking mother to visit today

    I have a dishwasher too, as it was in my new house when I moved in. I only use it if I have a lot of people eating here, so hardly at all this year! I think it's be used 2 or 3 times in 6 months.

    JFT Wednesday 30th September

    Log everything
    Stay in the green
    Walk
    Do the admin! It's to rain all day so no excuse
    Ironing
  • WellingTX
    WellingTX Posts: 617 Member
    Good day on Tuesday

    For Tuesday focus on the long run. Progress is the goal.

    1800 Calories: 1903 and a reset from yesterday to 1853 - missed a v8
    Work out 80 minutes: 80 on the nose including a 2.36 mile walk
    Make good choices: Lost an ice cream sandwich battle and had to Jedi mind trick myself to work out
    Support my bride: Easy to do, she’s feeling better
    Eat dinner at the table and walk afterwards, both unplugged: Done and done. Longer walk with my bride. Great way to end the day [/quote]

    For Wednesday finish September with a good day. Fulfill my commitments.

    1900 calories:
    Work out 80 minutes:
    Make good choices:
    Support my bride:
    Eat dinner at the table and walk afterwards. Both unplugged:



  • Snowflake1968
    Snowflake1968 Posts: 6,979 Member
    JFT - Tuesday Sept 29
    1L of water - :)
    Log all food - :)
    No chips - >:)
    15 minutes of activity - >:)
    Gratitude Journal - >:)

    JFT - Wednesday Sept 30
    1L of water
    Log all food
    No chips
    15 minutes of activity
    Gratitude Journal

    @mytime6630 - Why is it the bad habits can come back so quickly and easily but the good ones are so difficult.
    I have been doing the same thing bringing chips home again. If I don't have them home, I have them at work.
    When I was losing the weight I just didn't eat them unless I was out somewhere like a party or gathering. It was so much easier to avoid them then.

    @Faebert - I don't know how parents that work are supposed to do it when their kids are sick. I hope everyone starts to feel better soon.

    @bookmeister86 - What is the book called?

    @littleblackskirt - Sorry the news wasn't good yesterday

    @SERmom3 - I'm fortunate in that I rarely eat chocolate. Those darn chips though.

    @WellingTX - At least the Jedi mind trick worked and you worked out.

    I was in so much pain yesterday with my back there were several times through the day I seriously thought about going home. I stuck it out and went to the pharmacy last night and bough some Robaxicet. It helped last night and I was able to sleep. I need to take some more this morning.

  • TiffanyPe17
    TiffanyPe17 Posts: 107 Member
    @WellingTX i love that y’all try and go for a walk together, that’s so sweet. I love when my husband and kids can go with me but it doesn’t happen often enough.

    @Snowflake1968 I hope your back starts to feel better!
  • TiffanyPe17
    TiffanyPe17 Posts: 107 Member
    TiffanyPe17 wrote: »
    Just for today, Tuesday 9/29/20, I will

    •Go for a walk ✅
    •Eat real food✅
    •Practice good self-care✅

    Just for today, Wednesday 9/30/20 I will

    •Go for a walk-try to go longer.
    •Be kind to myself
    Practice good self-care
  • ZizzyBumble
    ZizzyBumble Posts: 1,679 Member
    ZizzyBumble wrote: »
    Wednesday 30 September

    Log :)
    Stay in the green :)
    5 fruit and veg :)
    Water :)
    Fitbit exercise goals :) but only just!

    Good morning everyone. @mytime6630 and @faebert I’m with you on the struggles and the need to take back control of food (and drink). We know we can do it as we’ve done it before but that doesn’t make it easy!

  • bookmeister86
    bookmeister86 Posts: 1,165 Member
    @Snowflake1968 This is the book: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12978083-brilliant-positive-thinking
    It's pretty good, it's make me think quite a bit. In the first chapter she gets you to think about positive and negative experiences from your life to try to understand where any negativity may be stemming from. It gave me a bit of a (not particularly pleasant) realisation that quite a lot of mine stems from (surprise surprise) childhood... Gave me food for thought! I'm only about a third of the way in at the moment, will let you know when I've finished it whether I think it's worth reading.

    I'm also in the club of struggles and needing to take back control! After a good start at the start of lockdown where I lost around 6 pounds of the weight I gained last year (when I gained due to difficult times at work), I've stalled and actually keep threatening to that loss back on. I'm hoping that cutting out the weeknight alcohol will help me get some momentum going - it's not just the calories that I consume with it, it's that it often makes me more inclined to eat more as well!

    We can do it if we stick together and support each other!
  • bookmeister86
    bookmeister86 Posts: 1,165 Member
    I just changed my profile picture to be a visual reminder of the fact that last year, I was fit enough and thin enough to run a half marathon (in a decent time). I've done it before, I can do it again!

    For others who've gained and are trying to get back to a previous place, maybe a profile picture to inspire you similarly would be helpful?
  • TiffanyPe17
    TiffanyPe17 Posts: 107 Member

    Just for today, Wednesday 9/30/20 I will

    •Go for a walk-try to go longer.✅ went 2.28 miles today and I’m currently at 8,154 steps for the day!
    •Be kind to myself-✅ feeling good today
    Practice good self-care-✅

    [/quote]

  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 19,149 Member
    🌾🎍🌵🌴💕💖💕💖💕🌴🌵🎍🌾
    🏖🎡💕💕💖 SEPTEMBER💕💖💕🎡⛱
    🌾🎍🌵🌴💕💖💕💖💕🌴🌵🎍🌾
    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
      1 Aug: 149.9
      01 Sept: 149.4
      09 Sept: 149.5
      September Daily Goals: Week 5 October tomorrow.
      Tues: ✅ Wed: ✅
      Weight < 155: 1/7
      1 Aug 2019: 170.1
      2020:
      1 Sept 149.4
      13 Sept: 152.2 (birthday - DH)
      25 Sept: 151.4
      28 Sept: 150.0
      30 Sept: 149.4
      Reduce Fat%:✅ 29.3; 27.1; 25.2; 25.1; 24.7
      Increase Muscle%: ✅ 28.7->30.1 30.5
      Calories < in the green 🦄 2/7
      Steps > 7500 🏃🏽‍♀️ 2/7
      Intentional exercise > 50 mins daily🦄 2/7
      Active hours > 6 daily🦄 2/7
      Positive intentions: Busy day!
      🌟Meditation 2/7
      🌟Exercise 2/7
      🌟Family Skype 0/7
      🌟Cut out/sew masks (1/7)
      🌟Gardening: 1/7 🌟Declutter🦄 2//7
      🌟Laundry 2/7 🌟Circuits 2/7
      😜Housework 7/7 🌟Plan shopping (1/7)
      🌟Shopping 1/7
      🌟Write 3 pages or 15 minutes a day 🦄 0/7
      🌟Update Journal🦄 1/7
      🌟Crochet🦄 0/7 🌟Puzzles 🦄 2/7
      🌟Watch TV🦄 2/7 🌟Read 2/7

      😎Terri
    • stargirlshrinks
      stargirlshrinks Posts: 7 Member
      I'm new!

      Hi everyone. I'm aiming to go from 245lbsish down to 111-120lbs. I'm also aiming to tone up. My pet peeve is treadmills and gyms right now so Im doing long walks, biking, dancing at home, and yoga at home.

      Today's goal is to belly dance at home then do a few Just Dance songs with my kid.

      I've been slowly gaining control of my food intake so it'll be a small portion for dinner tonight and a liter of water until bed.

      Good luck everyone.
    • TiffanyPe17
      TiffanyPe17 Posts: 107 Member
      @stargirlshrinks welcome! Belly dancing sounds fun!!
    • colieblossom
      colieblossom Posts: 84 Member
      93 more days left in this year. I am commitinv to Tibetan yoga every day until 01/01/2021.
    • bookmeister86
      bookmeister86 Posts: 1,165 Member
      Second day in a row with no weeknight alcohol, quite pleased with that (and slightly perturbed that this feels like an achievement, it really shouldn't). Did have some crisps but because of no alcohol was still within calories. Overall good progress!

      Still not feeling the 'freshness' I was told I would feel on cutting out alcohol but maybe it takes more than two days to have an effect :D Also I didn't manage to get to bed as early as planned and boyfriend has had to get up early to go to work today, so I'm slightly lacking sleep. I'm a bit tired but I am going to get up soon and do my exercise DVD. I am. I am, I am, I am....

      Tonight I'm having a call with my friend, and would normally have some wine on one of these, but today I'm not going to. There is the possibility that the conversation may feel slightly different because of this, and that that's ok. We may end up talking for less time than we would when lubricated by alcohol. But we may also remember what we said :smile:

      bookmeister86 wrote: »

      - Log everything I eat :smile:
      - Be in the green :smile:
      - No alcohol :smiley:
      - Stay positive :smile:

      - Go for walk at lunch :smile:
      - (Dinner) Talk to boyfriend in French :smile:
      - Do monthly finances :smile:
      - Text friend about weekend plans :smile:
      - No watching TV in bed :smile:
      - Light off by 11 :/Darn, so close to a clean streak! Spent a bit too much time faffing in the evening and still needed some wind down time to get sleepy - turned light off around 11.30

      Today's goals:

      - Track all food and drink
      - Be in the green
      - No alcohol
      - Stay positive
      - Read emails at intervals only

      - Take boots to be reheeled (lunch)
      - Keep catching up on email newsletters
      - Do solution planning
      - Talk to boyfriend in French
      - Lights off by 11
    • littleblackskirt
      littleblackskirt Posts: 1,046 Member
      littleblackskirt wrote: »
      JFT Wednesday 30th September

      Log everything yes
      Stay in the green yes
      Walk 22 mins before breakfast and 34 mins in the evening, got soaked twice lol
      Do the admin! It's to rain all day so no excuse did my parents stuff, mine is still in a heap
      Ironing yes

      JFT Thursday 1st October

      Log everything
      Stay in the green
      Weekly shop
      Early appointment with medical equipment firm to return it all
      Rearrange parents bedroom, again
      Back exercises
      Babysitting
      Gardening
      Walk

      Are there really only 93 days left in the year? It's been quite a year so far!
      I've realised why I dislike doing admin now, it's become so difficult to get in touch with the people I need to. Some I'm dealing with, councils, assessors and valuers, are taking over 3 months to give responses. Waited about half an hour to speak to a firm yesterday and then they couldn't help as the computer wasn't working. It's just frustrating, I remember the days when things could be dealt with quickly :)

      My back is aching today, so I will see how much I can manage. @Snowflake1968 your back sounds really bad, do you think you need medical help with it? Hope it eases soon.

      As it's the first of the month I think I will set myself a challenge. I WILL do my back exercises every day. I'm fed up of writing that I didn't do them.

    • ZizzyBumble
      ZizzyBumble Posts: 1,679 Member
      edited October 2020
      Wednesday 1 October

      Log
      Stay in the green
      5 fruit and veg
      Water
      Fitbit exercise goals
      Happy Scale weight trend ⬇️ :)
    • SERmom3
      SERmom3 Posts: 568 Member
      WEDNESDAY:
      - Log all food🟢 / stay green 🔴
      - Clean backyard🔴
      - Indoor chores🟢
      - clean fish tank🟢
      - soccer practice for S🟢
      - close out Sept budget and start Oct🟢
      - Finish sorting clothes for donation🟢

      JFT THURSDAY:
      - NO CHIPS!
      - Log everything
      - Stay green
      - Banking / budget
      - Run errands
      - E soccer practice
      - Softball game for E & R

      Well, it’s October! New month and I need a challenge to help get in the mindset. I’m going to try to give up chips (crisps) again. I was very successful in July when I did this, so here I go again. Anyone else have a personal challenge for the month?

      *******NO CHIP OCTOBER CHALLENGE******
    • HEGoddard0928
      HEGoddard0928 Posts: 824 Member
      HEGoddard0928 wrote: »
      Today I will:

      - post :)
      - call out of work/text R :)Probably should have gone in but I think that extra day off did me really well. Even if I couldn't really afford it.
      - take cold medicine when I'm supposed to :)
      - work on the outline/try to finish :)I worked on it in the morning when I woke up at 4 am. Didn't work on it after that though. There's still like 6 plot points left to work on. I'm hoping that I can finish that tonight and maybe actually get it done before I leave on Friday.
      - figure out dinner for me :)I used my crockpot and batch cooked for the first time in like a year last night! I made salsa chicken with some pasta mixed in and topped with grated cheese. I made a lot of extra and only ate one serving last night. So I still have several servings leftover. So I have lunch for today and Matt has a couple of meals for when I'm gone.
      - do training! :)Very boring
      - empty dishwasher :)And filled and ran it again. I washed all of the Tupperware that had been sitting around in the back of a cabinet.
      - do laundry/create a packing list! :)Just have to fold it which I will do today.

      Yesterday was intense. I spent the beginning of the afternoon complaining to my journal how fat I felt and how I hate how lazy I am. That I know what I have to do to lose weight, I'm just too lazy to do it. So I randomly made myself get up, washed my face, brushed my teeth and my hair, and put on clean clothes. And then I was off. I finished the laundry. I went to the library to pick up the book @SERmom3 mentioned and read a few chapters. I made dinner, walked up to the end of the driveway(1/4 mile-ish) to get the mail and bring home the garbage can, threw out all the random garbage bags that had collected, emptied the litter box, went through and organized my Tupperware collection...there was probably more that I'm not remembering at the moment too. But the thing that made the difference between yesterday and any other day in recent months was that as soon as I thought of something I knew I should do I got up and did it. Even if I was comfy. Even if I was under a blanket with a cat in my lap or I was in the middle of writing. I stopped what I was doing and got up and did it. That's how I was so productive. It's amazing what you can get done when you actually have that mindset.

      I have a bunch of things that I need to get done today so as soon as I'm done here I'm going to start them. Lol.

      So here we go!

      Today I will:

      - up at 5:30 :)5:20 actually.
      - post :smile:
      - shower
      - pick up milk
      - remember my lunch!!!
      - work
      - pick up lab work from gastro
      - fold the laundry
      - walk to the end of the driveway!
      - eat 1 serving of fruit
      - no chocolate! no wine!
      - do fertility check
      - empty dishwasher/continuing organizing Tupperware cabinet.
    • lcharpentier2
      lcharpentier2 Posts: 354 Member
      I had an oops few days Will get back with it. today is the first day of the rest of my life. What will I do to keep accountable. Work on healthy meals. Going to make a zuchinni lasagna, and stuffed peppers. Be ready with healthy meals.
    • WellingTX
      WellingTX Posts: 617 Member
      Good day and a solid month

      For Wednesday finish September with a good day. Fulfill my commitments.

      1900 calories: 1663 for the day, 1940 for the month
      Work out 80 minutes: 82 for the day, 35 hours 57 minutes for the month. Best month of the year. Walked 2.5 miles, 65.2 for the month. Best month of the year.
      Make good choices: Made good choices and being accountable to this chain helped me live up to my commitments. Had a few off the rail calorie days but none back to back. Was very consistent with working out and walking. I don’t eat back my exercise calories but also don’t starve myself
      Support my bride: She’s feeling better and I can improve. She makes it easy and always supports me
      Eat dinner at the table and walk afterwards. Both unplugged:Done and done. Nice way to end the day. I don’t count the evening walk as exercise, just time together. Best month for resetting my behavior and eating dinner at the table

      Lost 10.2#, second best month of year only behind January

      For Thursday, remember that success and failure both happen in slow motion.

      1900 calories:
      Work out 80 minutes:
      Make good choices:
      Support my bride:
      Eat dinner at the table and walk afterwards, both unplugged.

      [/quote]

    • TiffanyPe17
      TiffanyPe17 Posts: 107 Member
      Just for today, Thursday October 1st, I will:

      •Go for a walk-aiming for the same distance as yesterday.
      •Take care of some official paperwork needed for licensure
      •Return calls and emails from clients and community that I have been avoiding since in maternity leave
      •Payroll
      •Love myself and be kind to myself

      I need to do some Adulting today that I have been avoiding...and I’m not looking forward to it. But, it all needs to be done today. My hope is to go for my walk early in the day and then I can take care of all the adulting I need to do.
    • cschmitz110515
      cschmitz110515 Posts: 3,674 Member
      Recap W 9/30 ~ work in conf room w/ crappy computer
      1) Walked dog 3:43 mi saw deer cross road in front of us :smiley: happy dog & happy me
      2) Took monthly measurements before dog walk ~ LOG on MFP :) / dentist appt. 8:40 :smiley:
      3) Move hourly / stairs breaks (3 floors) :smile: 14/14 boom!
      4) Net cals zero / 14c water :mrgreen: 159 green & 14c
      5) GA-IT complete revisions to extent possible & save docs to flash / finish NHC to-do list / print, sign & submit monthly PAR s/s / AJNH print admission agmts / save files to flash / catch up emails / sanitize room end of day / pack up for work from home rest of week :) 8/8
      6) Call mom & dad for chat <3:smiley: / boil eggs :smile: / bake zucchini carrot bread / charge LED headlamp & dog collar :) / at least one more chore? :) minor but something
      7) Unplug 9:00 :) / FLOSS :D at dentist / RETAINERS :s / 6:45 alarm (walk dog before start to work) :)

      JFT W 9/30 ~ work at home day
      1) Walked dog 3:81 mi :smiley: happy dog & happy me
      2) Move hourly
      3) Net cals zero / 14c water
      4) Save flash to PC / 2:00 webinar & update CPE log / AJNH review / email daily update to manager
      5) Call ex-roomie 7CST / complete absentee ballot (hubby too) / check/refill birdfeeders / bake zucchini carrot bread / at least one more chore?
      6) Unplug 9:00 / FLOSS / RETAINERS / 6:45 alarm (walk dog before start to work)

      Got email yesterday that 2nd 5K in Oct. I'm registered for is switching to several virtual options. Not unexpected but sad me. I've done this event at least 3 years and really enjoy it. The course is mostly unpaved trail, some beside a creek, and finishes going UP a steep sledding hill, which is timed separately & always a challenge. I'm sure dog won't mind. It means she won't watch me drive off wearing walking gear without her.

      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) / 5.1.20 (forgot 4.30.20) / 6.3.20 (forgot at ME again) / 6.30.20 / 8.6.20 (forgot July 31 & crazy schedule) / 8.31.20 / 9.30.20
      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 / Prevention virtual 5K Fun & Fit Team on 5/2/20 I walked 3.48 mi w/ dog in 1:01:10 ave. pace 17:33 / RonaRunOff 5/16/20 virtual walk 5.08 miles with dog in 1:23:15 ave. pace 16:23 / 100 Miles Challenge fundraiser (per fitness tracker) & completed 5/18/20 / Bellin Run 10K virtual race w/ dog on 6/6/20 1:41:03 ave. pace 16:14 dog definitely slows my "race pace" / Hope Isn't Canceled virtual 10K w/ dog 8/29/20 1:43:10 ave. pace 16:36 / Packers 5K virtual race w/ dog 9/26/20 52:23 ave. pace 16:41
      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. / basement boxes May ~ very pleased w/ my progress / reorg in basement June & July
      Word for 2020: Persist
    • ZizzyBumble
      ZizzyBumble Posts: 1,679 Member
      ZizzyBumble wrote: »
      Wednesday 1 October

      Log :)
      Stay in the green :)
      5 fruit and veg :)
      Water :)
      Fitbit exercise goals :)
      Happy Scale weight trend ⬇️ :)

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