Daily Commitment Thread for 2020 -- JUST FOR TODAY
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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.
Welcome!!! You and I have a similar story and I’m also focused on getting healthy for retirement! I have about 5 years to go but I’m really looking forward to it!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.
I’m so sorry to hear it’s been a struggle. I know it was extremely stressful, physically and emotionally, when I went through it. I’ve been thinking of you, hoping it will be an uneventful recovery! Listen to to medical team and rest. You have the rest of your life to be active!
Sending gentle hugs, my friend! ♥️1 -
PackerFanInGB wrote: »Just for Wednesday, 1/1/2020:
1. Eat Mindfully & journal every single bite
3. Drink 80+ oz of water
4. 30 minutes activity
5. Take measurements and update on MFPDone. All are up from last year.
6. Calm app - one meditation
7. Gratitude Journal before bed
8. Daily reading in my new revised Simple Abundance book
9. Prepare lunch for tomorrow, set out clothing for work, set up coffeemaker and alarm for early morning.
10. Read "Breaking the Diet Cycle" downloaded from Half-Size MeStarted it but didn't get through it all.
11. Listen to Half Size Me podcast
12. Begin 2020's Bullet JournalRan out of time!
Today at work we had a new clinic go-live that my team and I supported. It was a busy day but went well so I'm feeling good about that. It's nice to get out of the office once in a while and work on site with providers.
Just For Thursday, 1/2/2020
1. Eat Mindfully & journal every single bite
3. Drink 80+ oz of water
4. 30 minutes activity
5. Calm app - one meditation
6. Gratitude Journal before bed
7. Daily reading in my new revised Simple Abundance book
8. Prepare lunch for tomorrow, set out clothing for work, set up coffeemaker and alarm for early morning.
9. Finish reading "Breaking the Diet Cycle" downloaded from Half-Size Me
11. Begin reading from Genesis, Psalms, Proverbs and Matthew.
12. Begin 2020's Bullet Journal
January's Habit: Log every single bite. Stop "tasting" without logging!
Word of the Year|2020: Succeed / Success
In 2020, I will succeed in turning 12 old habits into 12 new healthy lifestyle changes.
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PackerFanInGB wrote: »pridesabtch wrote: »Anyone heard from Bex our Bookmeister lately?
I have not! I think @bookmeister86 is on holiday but not sure about @Bex953172 !
Have not heard anything from @bookmeister86 - but I am thinking maybe she is on vacation. But @Bex .. where are you?/ I wrote @Bex a PM, but have not heard back. I just hope everything is OK!!1 -
So my goals JFT, January 1st:
1. log all my food
2. mindful eating .. think before I eat
3. get out my gratitude journal, and write something in it before I go to bed tonite
4. in the evening when I want to eat... brush my teeth and drink water. Distract myself with sewing, a walk, or calling or texting a friend.
I'm not off to a very good start this year ... but that changes tomorrow!! I had leftover food left from New Year Eve (homemade lasagna, spinach/artichoke dip, etc), so my eating is way off. Then tonite ... I know I should NEVER go to the grocery store when I am hungry. Once again ... Ice Cream on sale 2 for $7.00, and I think I ate half a box tonite alone!!!
So tomorrow all that changes. Those bad habits want to come back so easily ... they are just waiting for when I am either tired or stressed.
So goals for tomorrow,
1. log all food
2. concentrate on water
3. sew 5 chemo hats
4. take down outside christmas decorations
5. mindful eating
6. start gratitude journal
7. write out the weeks menu so I know what I will be making each nite.3 -
Happy New Year everyone!
I have been back for a couple of days but feeling too lazy to post. The holidays were a bit hectic. We travelled to west France, then up to north England, then back to south England all in eleven days. And there were lots of transport strikes in France so travelling was a pain. The rest of the time we were packing in family events so have not really had that much time to rest and reflect as I was hoping to do!
As such I haven't got round to setting yearly goals yet - am planning to do those this weekend. They will essentially be 'sort my s£&@ out' - by which I mean, 'even though work and career stuff is a bit depressing, make sure I look after my health and make time for non-work goals and priorities' as well. The last few months of the year were a bit miserable - I allowed myself to get into a bit of a slump and put on quite a bit of weight. That stops now!
Anyway, some simple goals just for today!
Today I will:
- Log everything I eat
- Stick to food plan
- Stay within maintenance
- Drink 3+ bottles water
- Run to work
- Talk back to sabotaging thoughts
- Stay positive
- Take 45+ minute lunch break
- Finish work by 6pm
- Plan weekend activities (including fun!)
- Speak to boyfriend in French
- Gratitude journal
Should we do words for the year again this year? I'm not entirely sure how effective mine was last year but I think perhaps I didn't go for the right word for me. I'd be up for trying it again.5 -
pridesabtch wrote: »TerriRichardson112 wrote: »
- 10.15am: Dance group⛄️
- 2pm: Shakespeare Study⛄️
- Laundry⛄️
What Shakespeare study are you doing?
We are just about to study Richard II. Last term we looked at Two Gentlemen of Verona. We look at the political/social aspects of Elizabethan times and how they are linked into Shakespeare's plays.
@Faebert Concentrating on getting well again is not a minimal goal. It's paramount. Once your wounds etc are healed, you can focus on getting back to full strength.
@Kuhl50 stick with us. It can be done. It takes time and determination, and a permanent lifestyle reset, but you are worth that effort.
@Snowflake1968 Maybe that's why he was off with you. He's probably been off colour for a while, and worried. They don't really let us know these things, do they. As for goals, luckily we get a new shot at them every single day. Hope you get a good night's sleep and wake up ready to rock and roll!!!
Was wondering about Bex and Bookmeister myself. I expect they are embroiled in RL and will hopefully be back soon.
@clicketykeys Well done on the 5.2 miles. And I think Christmas baggage is a seasonal thing which we can soon discard.
How about a New Year 5 lb Discard Challenge. I'll start it off.
2020 - Jan Discard 5lb Challenge
Name: Terri
SW: 152.1 (02 Jan)
GW: 147.1
My word for the year: DEPTH
I've been looking into the concept of a Depth Year.
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Friday January 3
Log accurately
Stay in the green
5 fruit and veg
Water
Fitbit exercise goals
Loose the recent 5kg gain (-0.5 so far)3 -
Good morning!
@TerriRichardson112 I'd love to join the challenge, after the holidays I could really use it. I'll pick up a battery for the scale today!
@Faebert I hope your recovery goes smoothly and things get easier very soon.
Yesterday 1/2:
1. Stay within calorie goal
2. Finish work at 5:20
3. Do workout
JFT 1/3:
1. Stay within calorie goal
2. Finish work at 5:20
3. Buy battery for scale
4. Cook dinner5 -
pridesabtch wrote: »
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.Nah, but that's ok
- Drink at least as much water as soda
- Send girls a grocery list for our first cooking lesson
- Cooking lessonIt was awesome!
- Family DinnerAlways a pleasure
- More DeuteronomyFinished Deuteronomy (Finally) and finished Joshua
- Log all and end up greenHell Yeah!
- Bed by 11:00
- Choose to be happy
With the exception of working in the lab rather than at my desk, I rocked yesterday! Cooking with the girls went really well. Okay, the 14yo was a bit snarky, but she was there and didn't actually complain. The meal turned out really well, though I forgot to slice the pineapple. Oh well that was more a dessert than a meal.
I FINALLY finished reading Deuteronomy and then breezed through Joshua. With exception of the few chapters about who got what land, it was rather an easy read. Interesting and not too repetitive. Now onto Judges. If I remember correctly this is a good book, easy to read with nuggets of gold.
I rode my Peloton today, but it was tough to get up. The problem is that I've been waking around 4:00 AM, which is too darn early. My alarm is set for 5:30 AM. If I go back tot sleep, I don't want to get up at 5:30. If I don't go back to sleep, I'm exhausted. Today I just kept bumping my time back to the very last minute which is 6:30. If I ride at 6:30, I can shower and only be 30 minutes late for work, but there is no makeup or hair happening.
Today is my Admin's last day, so I'm taking her out after work. We are going to our local greasy hamburger dive bar, so I'll have a beer or two and maybe some brew fries. I'll aim for green today, but settle for maintenance. The trick will be pre-logging and having a light lunch, maybe just a protein bar & celery. Yeah I can do that. Glad I rode this morning!
JFT FRIDAY!!!!!
- Peloton30min
- Breakfast protein bar
- Water > Soda
- Work in Lab today, set up & validate New Method
- Read in Judges
- Light Lunch
- Log EVERYTHING
- Stay Green or at least under 1600
- Be good at the bar
- Bed by 11:00
Have a great Friday Y'all!!!!3 -
Recap 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 = Fitbit 9,449 steps, 250+ 12/14 (dinner w/ hubby) & 29 floors
2) Change clothes & leave early for workplace mindfulness hike (bah ~ not enough snow for showshoes) = Mild weather & muddy/standing water in spots (in Dec.!!!), more "mindful" than hiking but great to be outdoors! App tracked 0.54 miles.
3) Prelog meals & snacks / not sure of supper plans since hubby not at work tonight / 14c water = Dinner out w/ hubby at locally owned Italian restaurant & had fabulous time. Server was working her first table EVER, and she did a good job... food was correct & delicious, only several screw-ups on the check, which we had to work through with her (in the end, got 3 separate checks, the final one being correct). Since we weren't in a hurry and the place wasn't packed, we chatted with her throughout the evening. I think she appreciated our laid back attitude, which is a goal of mine this year, to be extra-kind to those assisting/serving me. Anyway, I had 1 adult beverage & ate < half my entree, then guesstimated for food log. Net cals -215 (not so bad), sodium -230, sugar -21, fiber low
, protein low
, 15c water
4) Wish niece/goddaughter happy bday/ schedule annual physical & shingles vaccine
/ catch up work inbox since absence
mostly / PA-F draft L&C issued
/ PA-RM final request to Bob K (really??? my managers are so off-base sometimes
)
5) Spend evening w/ hubby/ unplug 9:00
9:30 / FLOSS (let this go on vacation
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so tired after back at work & out w/ hubby / retainers
/ bed & tv off 10:20
JFT 1/3 F ~ Finally back to total reality: I'm at work & hubby works his shift tonight. Decided today is rest day.
1) Meals (leftovers) & snacks prelogged / net calories zero / 14c water
2) Move hourly / stairs breaks / 5 somethings
3) Finish clearing inbox / usual weekly status reports / progress on assigned audits
4) Evening: shoe shop (I hate this so maybe adding here I will do it... I really need replacements, plus there are sales) / Target (use cc to keep from closing) / Walgreens (coupon for cards) / balance bank accts / update budget s/s / other?
5) Unplug 9:30 / FLOSS / retainers / bed & tv off 10:304 -
azulvioleta6 wrote: »
THURSDAY
1. Weigh in
2. 10,000 steps
3. Swim a mile after work
4. Buy swim punch card
5. 5 freggies
6. 10C liquids
FRIDAY
Migraine today...maybe not a good day for goals.
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Jan 2
JFT
1. Read chapter 2 ✅
2. Day 2 Bible ✅
3. Yoga 30 min ✅
4. Walk 10000+ steps ✅
5. Meditation 8 min ✅
Jan 3
1. Read chapter 3
2. Day 3 Bible
3. Yoga 30 min
4. Walk 10000+ steps
5. Meditation 8 min5 -
How do I join this group?1
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Good Morning, There are so many groups that fit me , but I need to make a daily commitment to myself each and every day. So here I am. I need feedback and support please.
SW-204
GW-170
Jan. 3- My Today Goals
1. No mindless eating
2. Track all food
3. walk one mile
4. Have a positive attitude about this journey
5. Start my online Reading Endorsement class6 -
Terri .. thanks for starting the challenge! I gained 7 pounds over the holidays, but I am hoping that weight comes off as fast as it went on. Very discouraging how quickly those pounds can come back. I'm so ready for this challenge!
2020 - January Discard 5lb Challenge
Name: Joan
SW: 185.4 (Jan 3)
GW: 180.4
CW: 185.4
So goals for today, Friday, Jan 3
1. log all food
2. concentrate on water
3. sew 5 chemo hats
4. Learn how to delay gratification --- drink water, sew, anything to distract myself from eating
6. mindful eating
7. start gratitude journal
8. write out the weeks menu so I know what I will be making each nite.
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clicketykeys wrote: »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.)
So, the place I thought I could go for a run inside allows walking but not running. (It's a mall that has been converted into office space.) And it's raining and cold again today, so I won't be running. I'm going to try to do some yoga later. Found a spot for my gloves, got the necklace made, desk is mostly cleaned off. Finished putting laundry away this morning but now there's a new load going. *sigh* It never ends.
Blogging is a struggle. I'm determined to get the post I started yesterday finished and it would be nice to knock out another one before I head to the garden for my last shift as Mrs. Claus. I'm feeling unsettled and discouraged. I think I also need to check my semester overview.3 -
Thank you lovely ladies for the kind words. I’m feeling a bit better and finish the antibiotics today. Next consultant appointment is on 16th and I’m hoping things will be looking a lot better by then! I lost the post op bloat but then Christmas came so I’m sure I’ve gained a little. Still fitting my clothes but some are more snug! I’m aware I need to prioritise protein for recovery so just trying to stay mindful without restricting too far.
- Walk and shopping ✅
- Baking with the kids ✅
- Hydrate ✅
- Stay within calorie goal ✅
- Protein and veggies ✅
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lisawoulardakinsola wrote: »How do I join this group?
You just did. Welcome!4 -
2020 - January Discard 5lb Challenge
Name: Nikki
SW: 167.8 (Jan 3)
GW: 162.8
CW: 167.8
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