Daily Commitment Thread for 2020 -- JUST FOR TODAY
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Wed:
🙂Log all food
🙂Teach
🙂Stain Wood
🙂Run
🙂Lift/Box
🙂Spreadsheet!!
Thursday:
Biscuits
Lift/run
Christmas shopping
Log all meals
I'm off today.... usually that means I want to cook a yummy dinner... which isn't always healthy for me. Wish me luck!!
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Recap W 12/9
1) Blood spot test after shower
2) Move hourly / stairs breaks (3 floors)
13/14 & 10.7k
3) Prelog / net cals zero / 14c water
-123 & 12c
4) Work in conf room w/ crummy computer: AJNH / request add'l docs / issue BC-CC report (yay ~ finally) / print EESS sheet / verify CPE files / save stuff to flash drive / sanitize room end of day = 7/7
5) Scan docs & call WWW / pick up Ulta order / shop BBB / shop Seroogy's? / shop online at TC? / drop package at UPS / 7:00 Advent service at church / read Luke 9 & Advent booklet / one chore? yes = 7/9
6) Unplug 9:00 / floss / retainers / Voltaren / 7:00 alarm (walk dog before work at home) = 1/5
JFT R 12/10
1) Walked dog 3.4 mi at start of day happy dog & happy me
2) Move hourly
3) Prelog / net cals zero / 14c water
4) Work at home: save flash drive to PC / AJNH / webinar 2:00 (pace) / email daily update to manager
5) Read Luke 10 & Advent booklet / wash dishes / clean kitty hallway / dust & decorate more / errands? / at least 2 tasks on to-do list
6) Unplug 9:00 / floss / retainers / Voltaren / 7:00 alarm (walk dog before work at home)
I am registered for the virtual Jingle Bell 5K this weekend to benefit the Arthritis Foundation. I've been walking in a Jingle Bell 5K for years now. Apropos since I've been officially diagnosed. This year there is an "official attempt" to break the Guinness World Records title for the largest remote 5k in 24 hours. Which I realized today means I cannot walk early in the day for my walk to count towards the record. And reading through instructions for app I must use, which is new to me, and steps to submit my time to race event, which are more complicated than I had realized, technology will be my biggest challenge. Also, we will probably get snow on Sat. Wish me luck!
2020 Goals:1) Get weight below 160# (last time was 4/20/19) 10.31.20 159.0#Word for 2020: Persist
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 / forgot 10.31.20 measurements but happy w/ w-i 159.0 finally below 160
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 on 1.10.20 / Seroogy's Valentine 5K 46:26.7 ave. pace 14:47 on 2.8.20 / Badger State Brewing 10K virtual race on 4.2.20 w/ dog 1:44:16 ave. pace 16:33 / Prevention virtual 5K Fun & Fit Team on 5.2.20 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 on 6.6.20 w/ dog 1:41:03 ave. pace 16:14 dog definitely slows my "race pace" / Hope Isn't Canceled virtual 10K on 8.29.20 w/ dog 1:43:10 ave. pace 16:36 / Packers 5K virtual race 9.26.20 w/ dog 52:23 ave. pace 16:41 / Bellin Women's 5K virtual race 10.10.20 w/ dog 52:55 ave. pace 16:57 / virtual Run for the Hill of It 5K on 10.16.20 w/ dog 50:35 ave. pace 16:16
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 / small declutter projects around house October2 -
cschmitz110515 wrote: »Recap W 12/9
1) Blood spot test after shower
2) Move hourly / stairs breaks (3 floors) 13/14 & 10.7k
3) Prelog / net cals zero / 14c water -123 & 12c
4) Work in conf room w/ crummy computer: AJNH / request add'l docs / issue BC-CC report (yay ~ finally) / print EESS sheet / verify CPE files / save stuff to flash drive / sanitize room end of day = 7/7
5) Scan docs & call WWW / pick up Ulta order / shop BBB / shop Seroogy's? / shop online at TC? / drop package at UPS / 7:00 Advent service at church / read Luke 9 & Advent booklet / one chore? yes = 7/9
6) Unplug 9:00 / floss / retainers / Voltaren / 7:00 alarm (walk dog before work at home) = 1/5
JFT R 12/10
1) Walked dog 3.4 mi at start of day happy dog & happy me
2) Move hourly
3) Prelog / net cals zero / 14c water
4) Work at home: save flash drive to PC / AJNH / webinar 2:00 (pace) / email daily update to manager
5) Read Luke 10 & Advent booklet / wash dishes / clean kitty hallway / dust & decorate more / errands? / at least 2 tasks on to-do list
6) Unplug 9:00 / floss / retainers / Voltaren / 7:00 alarm (walk dog before work at home)
I am registered for the virtual Jingle Bell 5K this weekend to benefit the Arthritis Foundation. I've been walking in a Jingle Bell 5K for years now. Apropos since I've been officially diagnosed. This year there is an "official attempt" to break the Guinness World Records title for the largest remote 5k in 24 hours. Which I realized today means I cannot walk early in the day for my walk to count towards the record. And reading through the app instructions, which is new to me, and the submit my time to race event instructions, which are more complicated than I had realized, the technology will be my biggest challenge. Also, we will probably get snow on Sat. Wish me luck!
2020 Goals:1) Get weight below 160# (last time was 4/20/19) 10.31.20 159.0#Word for 2020: Persist
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 / forgot 10.31.20 measurements but happy w/ w-i 159.0 finally below 160
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 on 1.10.20 / Seroogy's Valentine 5K 46:26.7 ave. pace 14:47 on 2.8.20 / Badger State Brewing 10K virtual race on 4.2.20 w/ dog 1:44:16 ave. pace 16:33 / Prevention virtual 5K Fun & Fit Team on 5.2.20 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 on 6.6.20 w/ dog 1:41:03 ave. pace 16:14 dog definitely slows my "race pace" / Hope Isn't Canceled virtual 10K on 8.29.20 w/ dog 1:43:10 ave. pace 16:36 / Packers 5K virtual race 9.26.20 w/ dog 52:23 ave. pace 16:41 / Bellin Women's 5K virtual race 10.10.20 w/ dog 52:55 ave. pace 16:57 / virtual Run for the Hill of It 5K on 10.16.20 w/ dog 50:35 ave. pace 16:16
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 / small declutter projects around house October
I don't think I've ever done a distanced walk or run
I've done two 5k swims though as part of my swimming achievements (in a pool, not open water) . With the size of the pool I used I think it was 150 lengths non stop lol
Good luck!
Hope you sort the app out!
And I hope there's no snow to make it easier for you lol! Let us know how you get on 2 -
🎄🎅🏻🌟🤶🌟🌟🎄What am I doing to keep busy? To name a few...
🎄DECEMBER 🎄
🎄🎅🏻🌟🤶🌟🎅🏻🎄[*] structuring my dayDecember Daily Goals: Week 2
[*] 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[c]
1 Aug: 149.9
01 Sept: 149.4
09 Sept: 149.5
1 Oct: 149.2
Tues: ✅ Wed: ✅ Thu:
✅ Fri: Sat: Sun: Mon:
Weight < 150: ✅ (revised from 155)1 Aug 2019: 170.113 Sept: 152.2 (birthday - DH)
2020:
1 Sept 149.4
1 Oct: 149.2
18 Oct: 147.2
24 Oct: 146.0
Reduce Fat%: ✅ 29.3; 27.1; 25.1; 24.5; 24.2[/s] 23.8
Increase Muscle%: ✅ 28.7->30.1; 30.6; 30.7 30.9:
Calories in the green ✅
Steps > 7500 ✅
Intentional exercise > 50 mins daily✅
Active hours > 6 daily ✅
Positive intentions:
🎄Meditation ✅
🎄Exercise ✅ 🌟 Circuits ✅ outdoor walk
🎄Daily Yoga/tai chi practice ✅
🎄Making Xmas cards ✅ ongoing
🎄organise Xmas presents ✅ ongoing
🎄Laundry ✅
🎄Daily Chores ✅
🎄Puzzles ✅
🎄Watch TV ✅ 🎄Read ✅
Terri 🦄
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Fri 11 Dec
Log
Stay in the green
5 fruit and veg
Water
Fitbit exercise goals
Weigh 😊 Happy Scale weight trend ⬇️ 0.6 kg lost in 7 last days
I met yesterday’s goals but forgot to post the results on here.3 -
Recap R 12/10
1) Walked dog 3.4 mi at start of day happy dog & happy me
2) Move hourly 13/14 & 14.2k
3) Prelog / net cals zero / 14c water 174 & 9c
4) Work at home: save flash drive to PC / AJNH / webinar 2:00 (pace) / email daily update to manager = 4/4
5) Read Luke 10 & Advent booklet / wash dishes / clean kitty hallway / dust & decorate more / errands? yes / at least 2 tasks on to-do list = yes 3/6
6) Unplug 9:00 / floss / retainers / Voltaren / 7:00 alarm (walk dog before work at home) = 5/5
JFT F 12/11
1) Walked dog 3.11 mi at start of day happy dog & happy me
2) Move hourly
3) Prelog / net cals zero / 14c water
4) Work at home: keep up w/ emails / AJNH / Facebook Live 12:00 / save docs to flash drive /email daily update to manager / email PRO & PAR sheets / update Project Status s/s / to-do list for M
5) Read Luke 11 & Advent booklet / wrap/prep gifts for mailing / clean/dust & decorate / start cards / 2 other tasks on to-do list
6) Unplug 9:00 / floss / retainers / Voltaren / no alarm Sat. (can't start Jingle Bell 5K until 11 a.m. local time to count towards world record attempt)
I keep receiving more instructions for tomorrow's virtual Jingle Bell 5K. Dog and I walked my planned route this morning, and I finally nailed an exact 5K route. I've been playing around on the app I must use, seems easy enough, if a few more steps than I'm used to for this event. Everyone must login to the official race route, and we must complete a full 5K for our walk to count towards the record. Snow prediction is maybe 1/2 inch in our area, and windy (which I hate walking in but oh well). I am psyched for this!
2020 Goals:1) Get weight below 160# (last time was 4/20/19) 10.31.20 159.0#Word for 2020: Persist
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 / forgot 10.31.20 measurements but happy w/ w-i 159.0 finally below 160
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 on 1.10.20 / Seroogy's Valentine 5K 46:26.7 ave. pace 14:47 on 2.8.20 / Badger State Brewing 10K virtual race on 4.2.20 w/ dog 1:44:16 ave. pace 16:33 / Prevention virtual 5K Fun & Fit Team on 5.2.20 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 on 6.6.20 w/ dog 1:41:03 ave. pace 16:14 dog definitely slows my "race pace" / Hope Isn't Canceled virtual 10K on 8.29.20 w/ dog 1:43:10 ave. pace 16:36 / Packers 5K virtual race 9.26.20 w/ dog 52:23 ave. pace 16:41 / Bellin Women's 5K virtual race 10.10.20 w/ dog 52:55 ave. pace 16:57 / virtual Run for the Hill of It 5K on 10.16.20 w/ dog 50:35 ave. pace 16:16
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 / small declutter projects around house October3 -
🎄🎅🏻🌟🤶🌟🌟🎄What am I doing to keep busy? To name a few...
🎄DECEMBER 🎄
🎄🎅🏻🌟🤶🌟🎅🏻🎄[*] structuring my dayDecember Daily Goals: Week 2
[*] 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[c]
1 Aug: 149.9
01 Sept: 149.4
09 Sept: 149.5
1 Oct: 149.2
Tues: ✅ Wed: ✅ Thu:
✅ Fri: ✅ Sat: Sun: Mon:
Weight < 150: ✅ (revised from 155)1 Aug 2019: 170.113 Sept: 152.2 (birthday - DH)
2020:
1 Sept 149.4
1 Oct: 149.2
18 Oct: 147.2
24 Oct: 146.0
Reduce Fat%: ✅ 29.3; 27.1; 25.1; 24.5; 24.2[/s] 23.4
Increase Muscle%: ✅ 28.7->30.1; 30.6; 30.7: 30.9: 31.1
Calories in the green ✅
Steps > 7500 ✅
Intentional exercise > 50 mins daily✅
Active hours > 6 daily ✅
Positive intentions:
🎄Meditation ✅
🎄Exercise ✅ 🌟 Circuits ✅ outdoor walk
🎄Daily Yoga/tai chi practice ✅
🎄Making Xmas cards ✅ ongoing
🎄buying Xmas presents ✅ ongoing
🎄Laundry ✅
🎄Daily Chores ✅
🎄Puzzles ✅
🎄Watch TV ✅ 🎄Read ✅
Terri 🦄
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Sat 12 Dec
Log
Stay in the green
5 fruit and veg
Water
Fitbit exercise goals
Weigh 😊 Happy Scale weight trend ↔️ 0.2kg lost in 7 last days.
I met yesterday’s goals but forgot to post the results on here again 👿.
I hope you all have a good weekend. @cschmitz110515 I hope your jingle bell race goes well3 -
Goals for today are to Track my food today and drink plenty of water !4
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violetanderson39 wrote: »mytime6630 wrote: »So hubby and I got to talking that this also pertains to eating. Last nite, out of stress, I ate almost an entire bag of marshmallows. And I didn't even realize I had eaten them. And all nite... I felt sick. Today... I felt not only mad at myself because the weight I worked so hard to lose last year is coming back on (up 12 pounds).. because of my decisions. And today I didn't feel any better because I ate those darn marshmallows. I still went to bed depressed and sad about all the news we had, still went to bed worrying about my son, our daughter, my SIL, etc .. those marshmallows did not help those feeling to go away. So why did I eat them!!
So something to think about ... the decisions we make today affect how we will feel tomorrow.
so today, I made good decisions all day. I got in 2 walks to relieve stress. I talked to my daughter. I tried to call my son but no luck... and we have been unable to reach him. Which would lead me to eat .. because he has covid, and I have no idea if he is worse or better. He wrote and said he is better.. but as a mom I want to hear his voice. But ... I went for a walk instead.
Walking instead is great! And a great way to relieve stress!!
I've been thinking about you and a podcast I heard with Brene Brown - it might be worth giving it a listen. It's about how stress impacts our bodies and how we need to help it 'complete the cycle'. It's an interview with a couple of women authors. Might be worth a listen! https://brenebrown.com/podcast/brene-with-emily-and-amelia-nagoski-on-burnout-and-how-to-complete-the-stress-cycle/ Towards the end, they go through the list of things than help the body release the stress ... walking is one - but they have some other ideas that might be helpful?
Hang in there. Our decisions today do effect tomorrow! I've been trying to focus each day on the GOOD thing I feel that happened because of what I did yesterday. I find it easier to stay present in my day and be happy reflecting back rather than trying to bully myself into the right choices based on tomorrow. The more I am grateful for what I did YESTERDAY, the more likely I am to NOT do something bad that day.
Anyway.. a couple of thoughts? I really am holding you in my thoughts!! You're in tough spots.
I find this very insightful! I spend so much time looking into and worrying about the future that this is really not something that would come naturally to me. I'm going to try practicing this! Thanks for sharing!
@mytime6630 I'm also going to write your words on my whiteboard on the fridge to try to help me think twice about opening that door aimlessly... Great insight. I'm praying for you, my friend. You have had a really *kitten* year of stress. Sending you big hugs! xoxo2 -
cschmitz110515 wrote: »
I keep receiving more instructions for tomorrow's virtual Jingle Bell 5K. Dog and I walked my planned route this morning, and I finally nailed an exact 5K route. I've been playing around on the app I must use, seems easy enough, if a few more steps than I'm used to for this event. Everyone must login to the official race route, and we must complete a full 5K for our walk to count towards the record. Snow prediction is maybe 1/2 inch in our area, and windy (which I hate walking in but oh well). I am psyched for this!
How did the 5k go today? It wasn't a very nice looking day to be walking! Gray and cold, windy, snowy. I hope you beat the record!1 -
Hang in there, folks.
Tomorrow is full of new opportunities.🎄🎅🏻🌟🤶🌟🌟🎄What am I doing to keep busy? To name a few...
🎄DECEMBER 🎄
🎄🎅🏻🌟🤶🌟🎅🏻🎄[*] structuring my dayDecember Daily Goals: Week 2
[*] 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[c]
1 Aug: 149.9
01 Sept: 149.4
09 Sept: 149.5
1 Oct: 149.2
Tues: ✅ Wed: ✅ Thu: 🌟
✅ Fri: ✅ Sat: ✅ Sun: Mon:
Weight < 150: ✅ (revised from 155)1 Aug 2019: 170.113 Sept: 152.2 (birthday - DH)
2020:
1 Sept 149.4
1 Oct: 149.2
18 Oct: 147.2
24 Oct: 146.0
Reduce Fat%: ✅ 29.3; 27.1; 25.1; 24.5; 24.2[/s] 23.4
Increase Muscle%: ✅ 28.7->30.1; 30.6; 30.7: 30.9: 31.1
Calories in the green ✅
Steps > 7500 ✅
Intentional exercise > 50 mins daily✅
Active hours > 6 daily ✅
Positive intentions:
🎄Meditation ✅
🎄Exercise ✅ 🌟 Circuits ✅ outdoor walk
🎄Daily Yoga/tai chi practice ✅
🎄Making Xmas cards ✅ ongoing
🎄local grocery shopping ✅
🎄Laundry ✅
🎄Daily Chores ✅
🎄Puzzles ✅
🎄Watch TV ✅ 🎄Read ✅
Never give up! Never give in!
Terri 🦄
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Hey JFT Peeps! I finally caught up! I had to read 10 pages to do it! I've missed a lot of things and won't be able to comment on them all, but a few comments:
@Bex953172 I'm so glad to hear you are in your new home! Yay! Glad to see you posting goals and walking your dog again. Maybe you'll have another goose story for us soon...
@mytime6630 I'm so sorry you have so much going on again....or is it "still"? I hope you are taking time to take care of yourself too. (((Joan))) How is your husband? Is he still doing well after treatment?
@cschmitz110515 You inspired me to sign up for the 50 mile challenge here in town too! I need to get my butt in gear to meet the deadline. It's the first time I've ever officially signed up for anything like that. So thank you for the inspiration!
Everyone else, I'm cheering you on, sending cyber hugs and saying prayers. I hope to be routinely back now. I'll hop on in the morning to set some goals!
xoxo
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I am struggling terribly with trying to make goals and keep them. My work days are insane right now, I’ve started early every day this week to try to get my regular work completed and I still can’t keep it caught up. I am going to go in tomorrow to hopefully get a start on payroll for Monday.
I’ll try again this week but I don’t know if it will happen.
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PackerFanInGB wrote: »Hey JFT Peeps! I finally caught up! I had to read 10 pages to do it! I've missed a lot of things and won't be able to comment on them all, but a few comments:
@Bex953172 I'm so glad to hear you are in your new home! Yay! Glad to see you posting goals and walking your dog again. Maybe you'll have another goose story for us soon...
@mytime6630 I'm so sorry you have so much going on again....or is it "still"? I hope you are taking time to take care of yourself too. (((Joan))) How is your husband? Is he still doing well after treatment?
@cschmitz110515 You inspired me to sign up for the 50 mile challenge here in town too! I need to get my butt in gear to meet the deadline. It's the first time I've ever officially signed up for anything like that. So thank you for the inspiration!
Everyone else, I'm cheering you on, sending cyber hugs and saying prayers. I hope to be routinely back now. I'll hop on in the morning to set some goals!
xoxo
Haha omg I forgot about that horribke goose. I doubt it though, I live in a more built up area now lol but omg it's so much better. There's something I can do every day if I wanted to. There's hundreds of shops and it's just such a better rlife for my family.
Still not gone on the walk right at the back of my house. It's something we wanted to do as a family but every weekend it's always raining and freezing and just generally dreary. There's no point in us going for us all to feel horribly cold and wet when we get back. Waiting for a dry weekend at least!
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I've come off track on my goals again. Think I only missed one day of tablets which is not bad at all but struggling with sleep atm. Well not sleep, but getting up. It doesn't matter how many hours I get I just can't get up in the morning and it's starting to get annoying lol because school runs have become a rush again meaning the dogs not getting his breakfast walk.
Chilling out today, getting some more stuff rouns the house done. I feel like it's starting to come together a bit. But I'll be setting goals tomorrow I reckon. Nice fresh start to the week
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Sun 13 Dec
Log
Stay in the green
5 fruit and veg
Water
Fitbit exercise goals
Weigh 😊 Happy Scale weight trend ⬇️ 0.2kg lost in 7 last days.2 -
ZizzyBumble wrote: »Sun 13 Dec
Log 😊
Stay in the green 😊
5 fruit and veg 😊
Water
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Happy Sunday evening! Since I swapped days in the conference room with my office-mate for Mon. thought I'd get a jump on JFT goals for tomorrow. Especially since I didn't post any over the weekend.
JFT M 12/14
1) X-train before work
2) Move hourly / stairs breaks (3 floors)
3) Prelog / net cals zero / 14c water
4) Work in conference room: sanitize room start of day / save flash drive to G/H drives / AJNH / Facebook Live 12:00 / schedule laptop set-up w/ IT / sanitize room end of day
5) Read Luke 14 & Advent booklet / water tree (a.m. & p.m.) / dust living room / decorate tree / put up rest of Xmas decorations / wash dishes / prep lunch, snacks, water bottle & overnight oats
6) Unplug 9:00 / floss / retainers / Voltaren / 5:40 alarm (walk dog before work)
Weekend was quite busy with house-cleaning (some areas much needed & took more time than I wanted, but hubby & I did most together so that was nice), church, holiday prep, shopping & getting our "real" Christmas tree. Just have lights on so far, no time for ornaments at this point. Oh, and the Jingle Bell 5K. LOL
My fear of the new app we needed to use for the 5K was justified. Even though the app was using GPS, it didn't register several of my turns nor a curving road we followed, and under-counted the distance. Since this year there is an "official attempt" to break the Guinness World Records title for the largest remote 5k in 24 hours, I HAD to register 5K in the app. So dog and I kept walking until the app finally registered the distance as 5K. At least the snow was just a dusting and I was dressed to cope with the cold & windy conditions.
I used my normal walking app later to create our actual route & calculate the true distance: We walked 3.86 miles instead! I tried the new app again today and even worse, it cut the second half of our walk off, and routed me straight home, across a state highway and through yards. Later I read some recent app reviews, and they weren't good. What a shock.
At least I got to count more distance for the 50 Mile Frenzy. LOL @PackerFanInGB YAY! So happy you are doing this event too. Since you started the event late, you could cut the distance in half or so. No matter what, it's better than sitting on the couch.
2020 Goals:1) Get weight below 160# (last time was 4/20/19) 10.31.20 159.0#Word for 2020: Persist
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 / forgot 10.31.20 measurements but happy w/ w-i 159.0 finally below 160
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 on 1.10.20 / Seroogy's Valentine 5K 46:26.7 ave. pace 14:47 on 2.8.20 / Badger State Brewing 10K virtual race on 4.2.20 w/ dog 1:44:16 ave. pace 16:33 / Prevention virtual 5K Fun & Fit Team on 5.2.20 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 on 6.6.20 w/ dog 1:41:03 ave. pace 16:14 dog definitely slows my "race pace" / Hope Isn't Canceled virtual 10K on 8.29.20 w/ dog 1:43:10 ave. pace 16:36 / Packers 5K virtual race 9.26.20 w/ dog 52:23 ave. pace 16:41 / Bellin Women's 5K virtual race 10.10.20 w/ dog 52:55 ave. pace 16:57 / virtual Run for the Hill of It 5K on 10.16.20 w/ dog 50:35 ave. pace 16:16
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 / small declutter projects around house October1 -
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 63, 5'4" (have permanently lost half inch ~ bummer)
GW #1: 150 in a livable way = It's. Not. A. Diet.
GW #2: 145 normal BMI
UG maintain: 145 - 150 (need to be realistic)
11/5/15 = 195.0 joined MFP with no real plan except It's. Not. A. Diet.
1/10/17 = 185.5 clearly not a regular on MFP / joined JFT, best group ever!
5/31/17 = 180.5 two end of month celebrations / committed to posting weekly weigh-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 year and learned only 25 out of 267 participants finished the hill < 1 min.
10/20 = 155.0
10/27 = 158.0 oops... lots of leaf-raking the evening before + too. much. snacking.
11/03 = 156.5 better planning / stopped evening snacking (mostly)
11/10 = 156.0 basically stuck in maintenance mode ~ not the worst thing
11/17 = 157.0
11/24 = 159.5 Thanksgiving week & paid time off with hubby ~ def going in wrong direction ~ oops
12/01 = 157.5 Jingle Bell 5K 45:38 & ave. pace 14:42 ~ not bad
12/08 = 157.0
12/15 = 156.5 clearly in maintenance mode all year ~ not exactly the plan but I'm ok with this for now ~ really happy to stay 1-5-anything
12/22 = 155.5 surprised by this ~ maybe due to much later than normal weigh-in (late start to the day)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 = 165.501/04/20 = stomach flu 1/4 - 1/5 & slow recovery 1/6 - 1/7 ~ lost unhealthy amount of weight quickly3/2/20 Dr. B recommended getting my weight back down for relief of newly diagnosed mild arthritis in both my knees. Another incentive.
01/11 = 164.5 Fri. evening Frenzy on the Fox 5K 49:36 ave. pace 15:29
01/18 = 164.5 managed to maintain weight lost while sick
01/25 = 166.0 expected (some high sodium days)
02/01 = 166.0 bday celebrations (hubby's, mom's, co-worker's) + evening snacking
02/08 = 166.5 pre-race carb-loading / Seroogy's Valentine 5K 46:26.7 ave. pace 14:47
02/15 = 166.0
02/22 = 167.0 not sure about accuracy of exercise calories logged this week
02/29 = 165.0 yay03/07 = 165.5 several very red days ~ oops10/24 = 161.0 lack of meal planning & stupid snacking
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 staycation week ate take out & 2 day trips/restaurants ~ oops & I don't care. Walked Hope Isn't Canceled Virtual 10K with dog 1:43:10 ave. pace 16:36
09/05 = 161.5 big sodium flush
09/12 = 161.0 back on track
09/19 = 162.5 ugh ~ high sodium week
09/26 = 161.0 better / virtual Packers 5K w/ dog 52:23 ave. pace 16:41
10/03 = 160.5 slow & steady
10/09 = 160.5 w-i one day early (before bday splurges) / virtual Bellin Women's 5K w/ dog 52:55 ave. pace 16:57 on 10/10/20
10/17 = 160.0 take that, bday indulges! / virtual Run for the Hill of It 5K (no finish up steep sledding hill this year) w/ dog in 50:35 ave. pace 16:16
10/31 = 159.0 WAHOO!!! long time coming
11/07 = 159.0 after Halloween candy splurge & apple crisp, I'm happy
11/14 = 158.5
11/21 = 159.0
11/28 = 161.5 oops ~ Thanksgiving & long weekend
12/05 = 160.0 back on track
12/12 = 159.5 virtual Jingle Bell 5K (actually 3.86 miles due to app failures) 1:08:46 with dog
“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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