Daily Commitment Thread for 2020 -- JUST FOR TODAY
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Thursday January 2nd
Thank you @mytime6630 I find the daily accountability really helpful and it’s nice to be a part of a supportive group.
After the holiday excesses it’s time for me to set and stick to some goals. I’m 5kg (about 11lbs) heavier than I was this time last year. I’m expecting to loose some of that very quickly as the scales have jumped up in the last few days and it can’t all be true weight gain. The good news is there’s no left over sherry trifle to tempt me - the bad news is that I finished it last night!
Log accurately
Stay in the green
Water
5 fruit and veg
Fitbit goals
Loose some of that 5kg!7 -
JFT Thursday
1. Log all food
2. Gym or workout at home
3. Drink 150oz water
4. Journal7 -
2020 goals...
Get down to 19% bmi
Put on more muscle
Finally have a six pack
Drink less
Build a home gym!8 -
Good morning all! Today is my first day back at work since before Christmas. It was really great to have the time off and we painted most of the house, I'm not ready to go back! 😭😭
@mytime6630 thank you so much!
@snowflake1968 I'm sorry you're going through this right now. I hope you are able to work everything out, we are here for you 💖💖💖💖
JFT:
1. Stay within calorie goal
2. Finish work at 5:20
3. Do workout5 -
pridesabtch wrote: »
JFT NY Day Wednesday
- Peloton 30 minHell Yeah!
- Breakfast with the family
- Log everything
- Drink at least as much water as soda.I only had 1 soda
- Stay green today.
- Read a couple of chapters in Deuteronmy
- Start de-Christmasing the house
- 0 - 1 alcoholic beverage depending on calories availableNew chosen drink is raspberry lemonade with pineapple vodka.
Happy 2nd of January Y'all! Woke up not feeling well so I went back to bed and took a Peloton rest day, but plan to walk at lunch so I don't lose momentum. Currently trying to choke down one of these new protein bars I decided to try. I don't like them, so I won't buy them again, but I will try to finish them.
JFT Thursday
- Work 8 hours
- Protein bar for breakfast
- Pack lunch and snackLeftover soup beans & cornbread, celery & peanut butter
- Get out of my office and work in the lab today.
- Drink at least as much water as soda
- Send girls a grocery list for our first cooking lesson
- Cooking lesson
- Family Dinner
- More Deuteronomy
- Log all and end up green
- Bed by 11:00
- Choose to be happy
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clicketykeys wrote: »Happy New Year, everyone!
Today I have done some balance practice. I'm going to do some core work, portion out some of the soup my husband made, meal prep for next week, go for a run, and then we're visiting friends this evening. And I'm going to try to log on and check in tomorrow morning.
Good morning! Husband soup is pretty tasty. I'm a little achey after my core work yesterday, but I did it! I'm going to try to do that and the yoga for balance today. We're going to visit my parents for a late lunch. I might see if I can manage an inside run after lunch. And I want to clean off my desk, and make a necklace for a friend. Also I have my gloves sitting out and I don't really have a place for them. I need to find one. ETA: And I'm going to try to put the laundry away. There's not a lot, but hopefully if I put it away when there isn't a lot, it won't be as much of a chore! (Hopefully.)
My run yesterday was my longest one so far since I started running again - 5.2 miles!
I don't yet have any goals for this year. I've been sorta-kinda thinking about it, but for the moment, I'm content just to do what needs to be done.
@snowflake1968 - Sorry to hear about your argument.I hope you're able to get things sorted.
Thanks for getting us started again @mytime6630! Those sound like some great goals
@PackerFanInGB - Like you, I gained rather than lost (although everyone seems to think I've lost? so I must have done something right!) but it's a process. I only gained a little, slowing my rate, so hopefully this year I can turn that around and send the scale back the other way.
Good luck with the pregnancies @HEGoddard0928 and @aubyshortcake! Hoping everything goes smoothly and healthily4 -
azulvioleta6 wrote: »WEDNESDAY
1. Weigh in
2. Pre-track exercise for the rest of the week
3. Prep Thursday and Friday meals
4. 10C liquids6
5. One self-care activity
6. Figure out why FitBit is not working correctlyeh, working on it!
THURSDAY
1. Weigh in
2. 10,000 steps
3. Swim a mile after work
4. Buy swim punch card
5. 5 freggies
6. 10C liquids5 -
Jan 1
JFT
1. Read 1 chapter in new book ✅
2. Day 1 bible in one year ✅
3. Yoga 30 min ✅
4. Meditation 8 min ✅
Jan 2
JFT
1. Read chapter 2
2. Day 2 Bible
3. Yoga 30 min
4. Walk 10000+ steps
5. Meditation 8 min5 -
HEGoddard0928 wrote: »
JFT 1/1/20
1. Get back on the water horse! 64 oz of water!Already done! And it's only just after 12!
2. Fold laundry!And I put it away!
3. Go to the gym and walk for at least a half an hour36 minutes! Had a nice sweat going!
4. Write at least one chapter of WIPA nice easy chapter that didn't take too long to write but had some funny parts to it.
5. Put away dishes when the washer is done running
6. Figure out lunch/dinner and log appropriatelyI'm still trying to figure out the right amount of time to bake chicken breasts in the oven. Also realized that we are out of vegetables.
So I'll have to run to the store and grab some later
7. Bed before 11(School starts again on Monday so no more midnight bedtimes!)We ended up going to bed at like 10:10. We were both just so tired. I think I fell asleep pretty easily which was nice.
I had a really awesome day yesterday. I didn't really do much of anything outside of the house. I ran to Walmart to get a calendar and went to the gym. I think that was it. Lol. It was a nice lazy day. Today I expect the same other than the fact that I have to drive my mom like an hour up North so she can get my Dad's truck. He has the stomach flu and left it up there for some reason. I'm not exactly sure why. I don't have the full story yet. That's in like an hour and a half. And I need to run to the library to return a book and pick up the next one in the series I'm reading. Generally, I just read the ebook through the library but they don't have this one on that platform and I've really been into the feel of an actual book in my hands recently. I'm also going to try and go to the gym today as well. It's a perfect excuse to read my book. I usually read while I walk because it distracts me from always looking at the clock on the machine. So I guess I will actually be doing a lot. Thank goodness the library and the gym are about a 1/4 of a mile apart. Lol
Okay, enough chatter. Here are my goals for the day!
JFT, 1/2/20
1. Hit my water goal for the day
2. Actually eat lunch
3. Figure out dinner
4. Run to the store for veggies
5. Drive Mom to Union Beach
6. Library
7. Write Chapter 17
8. Gym
9. Bed before 11
Have a great day everyone!6 -
Happy new year JFT! Thank you so much @mytime6630 for starting a new thread for 2020. I like fresh starts. This group is so supportive and inspiring, and helps keep me accountable.
2020 Goals:
1) Get weight below 160# (last time was 4/20/19)
2) Plan meals most days & prelog 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
JFT 1/2 Th ~ Back to work after 12 days off and boy, was it hard to get out of bed this morning!
1) Move hourly / stairs breaks / 5 somethings
2) Change clothes & leave early for workplace mindfulness hike (bah ~ not enough snow for showshoes)
3) Prelog meals & snacks / not sure of supper plans since hubby not at work tonight / 14c water
4) Wish niece/goddaughter happy bday / schedule annual physical & shingles vaccine / catch up work inbox since absence
5) Spend evening w/ hubby/ unplug 9:00 / FLOSS (let this go on vacation
) / retainers / bed & tv off 10:20
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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!
5/31/17 = 180.5 two end of month celebrations / committed to posting weekly weigh-in06/03 = 177.509/02/17 = 170.0 Woohoo! Officially overweight, not obese
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 surprise09/09 = 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 week12/09/17 = 158.5 first time in 10 years my weight is 1-5-anything!
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!12/16 = 158.0 no work parties or food days & stuck with CICO12/29/18 = 159.5 and happy I stayed 1-5-anything over holidays & vacation days at home
12/23 = 157.5 no "workouts" but shoveled snow & snowshoed, busy with Christmas preparations
12/30 = 159.0 Christmas Day no food/beverages logged
01/06/18 = 159.0 New Year's Eve hubby & I splurged on treats & beverages (at home), and I did not log...totally worth it!
01/13 = 157.0 big surprise! Yesterday evening, walked in Frenzy on the Fox 5K in 47:26 & pace 15:19. Very happy with my time, wore layers of clothes in 10 degrees & NNW 12 mph wind, fun event.
01/20 = 156.5
01/27 = 156.5 maintaining / not a bad thing
02/03 = sick / no weigh in
02/10 = 152.5 unhealthy loss due to illness / I know weight will go back up & I'm totally fine with that
02/17/18 = 153.0 thrilled with annual physical on 2/15/18: BP 110/68, pulse 64 and BMI 26.14
02/24 = 154.0 little out of control last week, but at goal for the month
03/03 = 155.5 oops / still lower than before I was sick
03/10 = 153.5 back on track
03/17 = 152.5
03/24 = 153.0 evening snacks & two days straight of 8 hr seminars (+ lots of sitting)
03/31 = 153.5 pre-10K spaghetti supper night before / Badger State Brewing 10K 1:30:28.82 and average pace 14:35
04/07 = 154.5 ack ~ ate Easter candy most evenings
04/14 = 153.5 Day 1 of record-setting blizzard ~ yuck! Followed by day 2 of blizzard, then snow day (no work / still shoveling & plowing) on Monday ~ in APRIL ~ yikes!
04/21 = 153.5 after such weird week & daily weight fluctuations, happy to maintain
04/28 = 152.0
05/05 = 153.5 kinda stalled three months + feeling hungry more often ~ since w/i 10# of goal, changed MFP setting to lose 1/2 lb. per week & see how it goes
05/12 = 153.5 ok with this ~ think changing my MFP setting, and having more net calories to play with, is agreeing with me ~ I'm not so hungry all the time
05/19 = 154.0 drinks (2 margaritas) & dinner w/ BFF night before + enjoyed everything!
05/26/18 = 153.0 Health Risk Assessment 5/15/18 ~ BMI 25.6
06/02 = 153.0 basically in maintenance for now ~ I'll take it!
06/09 = 152.5 Bellin Run 10K 1:28:12 split time 45:03 ave. pace 14:12 ~ beat goal of < 1:30
06/16 = 152.0
06/23 = 156.0 end of vacation week & lots of eating out
06/30 = 155.5
07/07 = 156.0 post-vacation w/i net calories not. so. much. Ack!
07/14 = 154.5 prelogging & sticking w/ plan helps
07/21 = 154.5 Packers 5K 44:50 ave pace 14:26 min/mile ~ beat goal < 45:00
07/28 = 157.5 peanut M&M attacks (eek) + dinner out w/ SIL/niece (yum!) + staff luncheon (ick)
08/03 = 155.5 started Evening Snack Challenge on JFT
08/11 = 158.0 stressful week (job crap ~ hubby's & my own), Chinese buffet 1 evening & Feast with the Beasts (so worth it!)
08/18 = 157.5 saw 156.0 during week ~ evening snack challenge not. so. good.
08/25 = 156.0 prelogged as much as possible & CICO getting better
09/01 = 154.5 included Taste on Broadway & office relocation so packing & moving boxes ~ very pleased
09/08 = 157.5 too many office bday indulgences / City Stadium 5K for Veterans 44:27 & ave. pace 14:16 ~ beat goal of < 44:30
09/15 = 156.0
09/22 = 155.5 maybe lower if not for Pizza Ranch prairie pizza & wine at BFF's the night before
09/29 = 154.0
10/06 = 155.0 may include water retention in muscles b/c resumed home version of weights & circuit-training day before
10/13 = 157.0 birthday treats & adult beverages / walked in Run for the Hill of It 5K in 48:13 pace 15:32 & hill 2:01 ~ beat both time (part unpaved trail with sloppy conditions due to 5" rain over preceding week) & hill (finish is UP a steep sledding hill) from last yearand 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)01/05/19 = 157.512/28/19 = 168.5 spent 75% of 2019 in 160s... not the plan
01/12 = 158.0 Frenzy on the Fox 5K 1/11 with friends ~ not timed / MapMyWalk 54:19
01/19 = 158.0 maintained even with evening snacking & skipped workouts
01/26 = 157.5
02/02 = 158.5 hubby's traditional bday dinner + leftovers + evening snacking ~ oops
02/09 = 158.5 ok with no gain / Seroogy's Valentine 5K 48:34:89 & ave. pace 15:89 in below zero temps & icy mile 2
02/16 = 158.0
02/23 = 160.0 oops... deserved, net cals & sodium def red prior 3 days. Annual physical 2/26 159.6 fully clothed.
03/02 = 159.5
03/09 = 157.5
03/16 = 158.0 feeling unwell & no workouts all week
03/23 = 157.5 finally feeling better
03/31 = 160.5 posting Sun. month end w/i ~ too many days, net calories RED. Badger State Brewing 10K 3/30 in 1:28:14 & ave. pace 14:12 and beat goal < 1:30
04/06 = 160.0 saw 158.5 during week
04/13 = 159.5
Hiatus from MFP 4/17 - 4/29 (Easter 4/21)
05/04 = 161.5 logging again starting 4/30
05/11 = 163.0 ack
05/18 = 163.0 no gain
05/25 = 163.0 could be worse
06/01 = 162.0
06/08 = 162.0 pre-race spaghetti night before / Bellin Run 10K 1:29:54 split 44:13 ave. pace 14:29
06/15 = 164.0 ate at fast food, cafe (brunch), pub (happy hour), seminar (lunch), dinner at BFF's (sangria)
06/22 = 162.5 better eating & tracking
06/29 = 163.5 two days of conference food
07/06 = 162.5
07/13 = 163.5 two out-of-town family parties + diner food + drinks/dinner at Mexican restaurant
07/20 = 166.0 cousin's funeral luncheon (one whole table w/ family desserts) + restaurant week lunch w/ hubby + pizza supper w/ hubby
07/27 = 165.0
08/03 = 164.5 happy to see any loss at all... I am the tortoise
08/10 = 167.5 high sodium & emotional eating
08/17 = 167.5
08/24 = 165.5
08/31 = 169.5 staycation week & ate whatever I wanted
09/07 = 167.0 flushed sodium & water weight / City Stadium 5K for Veterans 45:12 (goal < 45:00) & ave. pace 14:33
09/14 = 166.5
09/21 = 166.0
09/27 = 165.5
10/05 = 167.5 pre-race food ~ Pink Pumpkin 5K 44:06(goal < 45:00) & ave. pace 14:12
10/12 = 165.5 eating back on track ~ Run for the Hill of It 5K (trail event) 48:06 & hill 1:58(goal < 2 min.)
10/19 = 165.5
10/26 = 165.0 slowly but surely... my lifestyle is NOT a diet
11/02 = 165.5 Maru & Jack's party / food night before
11/09 = 164.5 few days of staying at zero net calories works!
11/16 = 165.0 rare Fri. night dinner date w/ hubby at local cafe ~ totally worth it!
11/23 = 166.0 wrong way again
11/30 = 168.0 ACK!!!
12/07 = 165.5 sick several days & painful sore throat will do that
12/14 = 167.0 on prednisone & ate to quell nausea
12/21 = 165.5
“Start by doing what’s necessary, then what’s possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” Francis of Assisi4 -
It’s heartening to read all the positive steps we are undertaking. A sympathetic support group makes this process so much easier.
@Snowflake1968 Marriage isn’t for the faint-hearted, but hopefully it’s just a temporary glitch. You have both had a busy time in the run up to Christmas.
Let’s do this, my beautiful people!!!
The only failure is giving up!============================================================
DISCARD 5 LBS CHALLENGES:
#1: - 5; #2: - 5.2; #3: -1.4; #4: -4.8; #4: -2
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2020 Goal: < 150lbs
NAME: Terri
01/01: CW: 151.4 👀
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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 Thu 2 Jan
Daily Goals:⛄️Much more sensible choices today
Activities:- 10.15am: Dance group⛄️
- 2pm: Shakespeare Study⛄️
- Laundry⛄️
Daily Goals:
Activities:- am: take Christmas decorations down and pack away
- 2pm: Parchment Craft
- More Laundry
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Hi,
I’m new to the group and MFP. Been through multiple other programs, have gained and lost 20-50+ pounds several times over past 30 years...stress/emotional eating. You know the drill. So back on track for 2020, got to keep up with my family and prepare for a healthy retirement. Love the idea of JFT goals.
Thursday:
1. Walk 30+ min 😀
2. Do a 7-minute workout from app
3. Map out walk/run plan for rest of month considering travel and early meetings 😀
4. Go to store for veggies, yogurt, etc
5. Log all food and be green
6. Upstairs by 9:30 to journal and do a Calm meditation4 -
TerriRichardson112 wrote: »
- 10.15am: Dance group⛄️
- 2pm: Shakespeare Study⛄️
- Laundry⛄️
What Shakespeare study are you doing?1 -
Hi all - belated happy new year friends!
I have been struggling a bit with recovery from the mastectomies. I ended up going to the emergency GP last weekend and getting prescribed antibiotics, then heading back to hospital 200 miles away on Monday to be checked by my team. Fingers crossed I’m on the mend but it’s been a stressful time. Am under strict instructions to rest right now so goals are minimal...
- Rest ✅
- Hydrate ✅
- Stay within calorie goal ✅
- Protein and veggies ✅
I hope you have all had a wonderful start to the year. Looking forward to being able to rejoin you in making some fitness goals but for now I’m just concentrating on immediate recovery priorities.10 -
ZizzyBumble wrote: »Thursday January 2nd
Thank you @mytime6630 I find the daily accountability really helpful and it’s nice to be a part of a supportive group.
After the holiday excesses it’s time for me to set and stick to some goals. I’m 5kg (about 11lbs) heavier than I was this time last year. I’m expecting to loose some of that very quickly as the scales have jumped up in the last few days and it can’t all be true weight gain. The good news is there’s no left over sherry trifle to tempt me - the bad news is that I finished it last night!
Log accurately
Stay in the green
WaterI usually struggle to do this as I forget or am too lazy to fetch a drink.
5 fruit and veg
Fitbit goals
Loose some of that 5kg!
Today was easier than I expected, I think I was ready for eating and drinking less.
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Well I ended up having a run to the emergency last night with hubby. He was having chest pains. They kept him for quite a while to make sure it wasn’t a heart attack and it wasn’t thankfully!
Marriage sure isn’t for the faint hearted. We’ll be fine, I’m just tired of the same stupid arguments. It seems to me after 32 years we should be able to go merrily along.
So I didn’t quite meet my goals yesterday.
My hospital time messed up my water intake and my logging because my phone died and I was too tired when o got home to log.
JFT - Thursday January 2
2L of water
Log all food
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This gave me a chuckle
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Anyone heard from Bex our Bookmeister lately?0
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pridesabtch wrote: »Anyone heard from Bex our Bookmeister lately?
I have not! I think @bookmeister86 is on holiday but not sure about @Bex953172 !
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