Daily Commitment Thread for 2020 -- JUST FOR TODAY

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  • PackerFanInGB
    PackerFanInGB Posts: 3,427 Member
    @Snowflake1968 I hope you feel better soon! xxoo

    @teigansdad How cool to have your daughter tell you that you don't have a dad bod anymore! Nicely done! I am going on vacation in two weeks and am a bit worried about overdoing the food too, but I'm going to try to get up and take a walk in the morning and let myself live but try to be mindful with my choices at the same time. (if that makes sense?) Good luck with the packing and have a Great trip!

    @azulvioleta6 Your FitBit deathmatch with your dad made me chuckle! LOL!

    @meraki6 Your zucchini story made me laugh! I'm not the "cook" in our house either...my husband does it. He says "I don't like to cook either, but I like to eat! Someone has to do it!" The truth is, I'm lousy at it but I collect cookbooks because I love looking at recipes and pictures of food so yeah....I'm weird. Welcome to the group!

    @Bex953172 HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO CASEY!!!! :heart:

    @awhit4842 I had to giggle at how you solved the problem of being able to see the cake....it's my typical way of handling that issue too. LOL

    @pridesabtch Your trip to Boston sounds so cool!!! I had not heard of Quincy Market or The Freedom Trail, so I looked it up. I've now added them to my bucket list! Have a fantastic time!
  • SERmom3
    SERmom3 Posts: 568 Member
    @mytime6630 - prayers for you. That is so tragic and scary. 💕💕
  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 19,007 Member
    edited February 2020
    ☘️ St Patrick’s Day Challenge ☘️
    Starts on Monday 17 February
    Ends on Sunday 16 March (28 days)
    Earn one ☘️ for every day in the green.

    ☘☘☘☘️Aubrette: (aubyshortcake)
    (Feb 17,18,19,24)
    ☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️Terri: (TerriRichardson112)
    (Feb 17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,
    ☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️Gwen: (beachwalker)
    (Feb 17,18,19,20,21,24,25,
    Hannah: (HEGoddard) (Feb
    ☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️Carmela: (cschmitz110515)
    (Feb 17,18,19,21,25
    ☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️Jennifer: (jeschepp)
    (Feb 17,18,19,20,21,22,25
    ☘☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️Lisa: (SERmom3)
    (Feb 17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,
    Jen: (withgoodfirm)
    (Feb
    ☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️Joan: (mytime6630)
    (Feb 17,18,19, 22,24,25
    ☘️Tracie: (Snowflake1968)
    (Feb 19,22,25
    ☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️ZizzyBumble
    (Feb 17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,
    ☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️Nikki: (pridesabtch)
    (Feb 18,19,20,22,25,
    ☘️☘️☘️Bookmeister
    (Feb 17,20,24,
  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 19,007 Member
    edited February 2020
    The only failure is giving up!
    ==============================
    2019 DISCARD 5 LBS CHALLENGES:
    01 Aug 2019: 170.1
    31 Dec 2019: 151.2
    Total weight loss: 19.9lbs
    ==============================
    ==============================
    2020 Personal Discard Weight Challenge
    Name: Terri
    My plan is to weigh less at the end of each month than I did at the beginning
    SW: 152.1 (02 Jan)
    GW: 147.1
    Jan: - 2
    February:
    Sat 01: 150.1
    Sun 02: 151 Self inflicted! Late night snacking
    Mon 03: 150.1 Phew!
    Tue 04: 148.6 - 3.5 😍
    Wed 05: 149.6 😂 Boing! Boing! Boing!
    Fri 07: 149.1 🤞🏻
    Week 1
    Sat 08: 148.9
    Sun 09: 149.4
    Mon 10: 149.2
    Tue 11: 148.8
    Wed 12: 148.4
    Thu 13: 148.7 just gotta deal with these daily fluctuations and hope that the trend is ever downward.
    Fri 14: 148.6
    Sat 15: DNW slept very late and forgot
    Sun 16: 150.1
    Mon 17: 148.6 😄 Phew!!!
    Tue 18: 148.8
    Wed 19: 148.8
    Thu 20: 149.6
    Fri 21: 149.6
    Week 1: - 1
    Week 2: - 0.5
    Week 3: + 1 Not unduly worried about this. I had cake on Fri at Latin, lunch out on Wednesday, so water retention is more than likely a factor. TBH I'm really happy with maintaining under 150, especially since I have continued to improve my muscle mass, and reduce my BF%age.
    Week4:
    Sat 22: 149.4
    Sun 23: 149.2
    Mon 24: 149.2
    Tue 25: 148.8
    Wed 26: 148,6

    ==============================
    WFTY: DEPTH
    Depth Year - Updates
    I definitely have way too much stuff. I need to streamline my existence, resist adding more stuff, and start using what I have already got. I have been working towards doing this for several years with my decluttering. I need to stop the march of consumerism, and putting money into the pockets of other people by buying things I want rather than actually need.
    03 Jan: This is going to be way harder than I thought. Need to work out strategies and guidelines for what I can and cannot purchase.
    1. I have a stack of books which I haven't read. I will read one of those book a month, and not buy any more books this year. I will source any other books I want to read at the library.
    2. Book 1: The Illusionists - Rosie Thomas ✅
    3. Book 2: Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine, Gail Honeyman✅
    4. Book 3: Nothern Lights Ch 8
    5. I have closets full of clothes that no longer fit. I will work my way through them over the next two months, and either alter them to fit, or donate them to charity.
    6. 07 Jan: One bag already full and ready to go to the charity shop
    7. I have a lot of Craft supplies. I will optimise what I have before I buy any new supplies. Sticking to this one will be difficult.
    8. 07 Jan: Depth Year: I have Patchwork Craft this morning. I will pick out one of my ongoing projects and work on it to completion. No new projects until I have finished at least 3 ongoing ones.
    9. 14 Jan: Craft Group: working on patchwork project from last Tues.
    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 Mon 23 Feb
    Daily Goals:🌟☘️
    Activities:
    • chores: Master Bedroom🌟
    • 2pm: Monday Painters🌟
    • Prep: for Craft Group tomorrow 🌟
    • Crochet - finish cowl —>

    JFT Tue 25 Feb
    Daily Goals:🌟☘️
    Activities:
    • 10.30am: Craft🌟
    • 12.30: Blood Pressure test 🌟✅
    • Crochet - work on cowl 🌟

    JFT Wed 26 Feb
    Daily Goals:🌟☘️
    Activities:
    • am: Grocery Shopping 🌟
    • 2pm: Playreading 🌟
    • 7pm: Crochet Group 🌟

    JFT Thu 27 Feb
    Daily Goals:
    Activities:
    • am: Latin prep for Fri
    • 2.30pm: Monthly Meeting
    • Crochet - work on cowl
  • ZizzyBumble
    ZizzyBumble Posts: 1,679 Member
    ZizzyBumble wrote: »
    Wednesday 26 February

    I’ve completed my logging from yesterday and was just in the green but it was only because I did my exercise! @terririchards please can you give me a ☘️for yesterday.

    Today I will:

    Log :)
    Stay in the green :)
    5 fruit and veg :)
    Water :)
    Fitbit exercise goals :)
    Weigh less than last Wednesday 😊

    @terririchards please add me a shamrock for today (at the moment I have one for each day of the challenge). Thanks
  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 19,007 Member
    @Snowflake1968 Take care and get yourself well. !

    @azulvioleta6 💕 the FitBit dad challenge. DH has become v competitive since I bought him his Fitbit. 😂

    @meraki6 You’ll soon learn to cook, and home cooked tastes so good

    @Bex953172 Birthday Greetings to Casey. They grow so quickly!

    @pridesabtch We did Quincy Market in 2013 and also the restaurant at the top of the big tower, and the Museum. Well worth the visit.
  • ZizzyBumble
    ZizzyBumble Posts: 1,679 Member
    @mytime6630. My thoughts are with you, your family and community. You are certainly having a tough time at the moment. Sending you hugs

    @PackerFanInGB sorry to hear about your knee, I hope the pain eases and you can continue to benefit from your executive edge challenge

    @pridesabtch Enjoy your trip to Boston, I hope you get some time to relax and your family pressures reduce.
  • cory17
    cory17 Posts: 1,499 Member
    @pridesabtch You ARE a success - you keep coming on & are trying. That's moving forward!

    Lent started so plan to NO SUGAR. NO MORE COOKIES I can do this!
  • Kuhl50
    Kuhl50 Posts: 416 Member
    @bookmeister86 Love the sound of pancake day! Is this a family tradition, or a friend event? Glad to hear you found less is more satisfying!
  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 19,007 Member
    @mytime6630 It's a crazy world we live in. It doesn't bear thinking about. (((Hugs)))
  • mytime6630
    mytime6630 Posts: 4,276 Member
    ☘️ St Patrick’s Day Challenge ☘️
    Starts on Monday 17 February
    Ends on Sunday 16 March (28 days)
    Earn one ☘️ for every day in the green.

    ☘☘☘☘️Aubrette: (aubyshortcake)
    (Feb 17,18,19,24)
    ☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️Terri: (TerriRichardson112)
    (Feb 17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,
    ☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️Gwen: (beachwalker)
    (Feb 17,18,19,20,21,24,25,
    Hannah: (HEGoddard) (Feb
    ☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️Carmela: (cschmitz110515)
    (Feb 17,18,19,21,25
    ☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️Jennifer: (jeschepp)
    (Feb 17,18,19,20,21,22,25
    ☘☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️Lisa: (SERmom3)
    (Feb 17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,
    Jen: (withgoodfirm)
    (Feb
    ☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️Joan: (mytime6630)
    (Feb 17,18,19, 22,24,25,26
    ☘️Tracie: (Snowflake1968)
    (Feb 19,22,25
    ☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️ZizzyBumble
    (Feb 17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,
    ☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️Nikki: (pridesabtch)
    (Feb 18,19,20,22,25,
    ☘️☘️☘️Bookmeister
    (Feb 17,20,24,
  • Kuhl50
    Kuhl50 Posts: 416 Member
    edited February 2020
    @mytime6630 my heart goes out to you. I hope the doctor has much better things to say than the internet. ❤️❤️
  • bookmeister86
    bookmeister86 Posts: 1,165 Member
    mytime6630 wrote: »
    ☘️☘️ ☘️ ☘️☘️ ☘️ ☘️ Shamrock Challenge (17, 18, 19, 22, 24, 25, 26)



    So, JFT, Wed
    1. going to lunch with gym friends .. make wise choices :) Got a ceasar salad with no dressing, and just water. No beer!
    2. concentrate on water :)
    3. get daughters taxes done :) Ready to take in now
    4. mindful eating :)



    Tonite has been such a sad day for me, but I have to stay strong and not let hubby know what I read. I have to stop doing my own research, and wait until we talk to the radiolgist tomorrow. But on the report, they called his prostate cancer "castration-resistant". This is why they are not doing surgery. So .. I googled it. It says this has a bleak outcome, the average survival is 13 months. So I am sick. I have not said anything to my husband. . he said he is going to ask the doctor tomorrow what that means .. I have not told him I researched it. But when I googled it, it sounds so scary. Like its going to keep spreading, and he will be in pain, because eventually it will spread to his bones. The radiation and therapies may slow it down some. After a good cry in the bathroom so he would not see me, I grabbed my yarn and crochet needles, and went and sat beside him while he listens to music.
    I do not know how to crochet! I mostly sew. But I thought what better time to learn... keeps my mind busy, I can sit near him, and not be on the internet scaring myself. I will wait until we talk to the doctor, and hope they give us lots of encouragement.

    SO goals for tomorrow again are simple. It has been a hard month, and with the shooting last nite harder. So I am trying not to push myself, and just maintain.
    JFT, Thurs
    1. log all food
    2. concentrate on water
    3. keep thoughts positive. Do not let my mind wander and think of worse cases
    4. going to doctor with hubby.... pray for the best, and pray they can start treatment soon. THis is the worse .. the waiting.
    5. work on chemo hate
    6. work on crochets .. one step at a time



    I'm really sorry to hear what you read what you did. I agree with Snowflake that you should wait to hear what the doctor says. There is a lot of misleading (and contradictory) information on the internet so better to listen to a trusted expert. Taking up crochet to keep yourself away from internet research sounds like an excellent idea!

    Even if it does turn out to be true, 'average' is often a very unhelpful term. We are all different and respond to illnesses and treatments in different ways. Your hubby could well respond better, even MUCH better, than the 'average'.

    Will be thinking of you and praying for you both. Xx
  • bookmeister86
    bookmeister86 Posts: 1,165 Member
    A good day yesterday and ended in the green - can I have a shamrock please @TerriRichardson112 ? (That was the 26th).

    Today I will not be in the green as I am going out for Thai food for lunch, however I am running to work (despite the fact that it is cold and raining) and should be able to stay in maintenance. I'll have to get shamrocks on other days (not sure when as I'm going out/away a lot over the next few days, but hopefully I can manage the odd one!)


    Yesterday's goals:

    - Track all food and drink :smile:
    - Be in the green with a deficit :smile:
    - Not have unplanned snacks/ binge outside the home :smile:

    - 45+ min lunch break :smile:
    - Go for a walk at lunch :smile:
    - (If time) read relationship article :/
    - Take regular ‘breathe/ reframe’ breaks at work to manage emotions :neutral:Didn't really have time
    - Positive affirmations :smile:

    - Finish by 6pm :/6.30
    - Talk to boyfriend in French :smile:
    - French book :smile:
    - Make lunch for tomorrow :smile:
    - Finances :/Lacked time
    - Gratitude journal :smile:
    - Lights off by 11 :smile:


    Today's goals:

    - Track all food and drink
    - Be within maintenance
    - Not have unplanned snacks/ binge outside the home

    - Take regular ‘breathe/ reframe’ breaks at work to manage emotions
    - Positive affirmations

    - Finish by 6pm
    - Talk to boyfriend in French
    - French book
    - Laundry
    - Quality time (stop playing with phone!)
    - Gratitude journal
    - Lights off by 11
  • awhit4842
    awhit4842 Posts: 236 Member
    JFT Wednesday
    1. Log all food 👍
    2. Gym👍
    3. Drink 150oz water 👍
    4. Meditation course👍

    JFT Thursday
    1. Log all food
    2. Workout at home
    3. Drink 150oz water
    4. Final meditation course
  • SERmom3
    SERmom3 Posts: 568 Member
    @PackerFanInGB - so sorry to hear about your knee. I know you’re disappointed about not being able to fully participate in the work challenge, but I can’t help think that you were selected at this time for a reason! This knee issue would have come up regardless of if you were in the challenge or not, but coming now you have the opportunity to learn from a trainer and keep advancing your fitness despite the diagnosis! I wish you well!

    @mytime6630 - continued prayers for healing 💕

    WEDNESDAY:
    - Track every bite🟢
    - Stay green🔴
    - Go for a walk/or exercise video🔴
    - Dishes🟢
    - Substitute🟢
    - Singing for 2 masses🟢
    - Juggle the kids around 3 after school activities🟢

    No shamrock for me yesterday. I came home at about 9:00 and was tired and hungry. I knew it would be a struggle to stay green yesterday. Basically ate at maintenance. Oh well. Back to it today!

    JFT THURSDAY:
    - Track every bite
    - Stay green
    - Go for a walK
    - Dishes
    - Laundry
    - Work on taxes
    - Work on yearbook tasks
    - Start planning hubby’s 40th bday
  • aubyshortcake
    aubyshortcake Posts: 796 Member
    Still no Shamrock for me yesterday, but I will get one today!!

    @mytime6630 oh my goodness how scary, I'm very glad you weren't there when that happened. Definitely be careful of Dr. Google, I know that is much easier said than done, but I would wait to hear what the actual doctor has to say. Sending big hugs your way 💖💖

    Yesterday 2/26:

    1. Log all food😁
    2. Stay within calorie goal😔
    3. Finish work at 5:20😔

    JFT 2/27:

    1. Log all food
    2. Stay within calorie goal
    3. Finish work at 5:20
    4. Do workout
  • beachwalker99
    beachwalker99 Posts: 1,001 Member
    @mytime6630 - Sometimes I have no words for what goes on in the world. My heart goes out to you. You are in my thoughts and prayers today and every day.
  • beachwalker99
    beachwalker99 Posts: 1,001 Member
    Gearing up for our sleep challenge @jeschepp! Anyone else interested in joining?

    Please give me another shamrock for the 27th, @TerriRichardson112 :)

    Goals for Wednesday, February 26, 2020
    • Complete food log and maintain a calorie deficit - √
    • Pilates - √
    • Make appt. with eye doctor – X
    • Plants (water/repot/start cuttings) – X
    • Prep for conferences - √
    • New tutoring student - √
    • Grading/email/LMS updates – mostly email
    • Online course HW (set up course shell) – X

    JFT Goals for Thursday, February 27, 2020
    • Complete food log and maintain a calorie deficit
    • Gym
    • Make appt. with eye doctor
    • Book boarding for dog
    • Plants (water/repot/start cuttings)
    • Start cleaning the fridge
    • Student conferences
    • Grading/email/LMS updates
    • Online course HW (set up course shell) – X
  • azulvioleta6
    azulvioleta6 Posts: 4,195 Member
    azulvioleta6 wrote: »

    WEDNESDAY:
    1. Weigh in :)
    2. 12,000 steps :neutral: 10,079
    3. 5 freggies :)
    4. 10C liquids :)
    5. walk on both breaks and during lunch :neutral: not on lunch, too sore
    6. swim :neutral: decided that I needed sleep more and went to bed early
    7. 6 hrs sleep 7h44m

    THURSDAY:
    1. Weigh in
    2. 12,000 steps
    3. 5 freggies
    4. 10C liquids
    5. walk on both breaks and during lunch
    6. swim
    7. 6 hrs sleep
  • HEGoddard0928
    HEGoddard0928 Posts: 824 Member
    @PackerFanInGB That's really sucky about your knee! I'm so sorry! Hopefully the treatments that you have planned with help with the pain.

    @mytime6630 I'm so sorry about the shooting. That must have been a complete shock! I'm praying for you and your hubby as well as your whole community. You've definitely had a rough time of it. Something awesome will happen soon!

    @pridesabtch Have an AWESOME time in Boston! My fingers are crossed for your oldest! I'm so sorry that your girls are having such a rough time. I remember when I was in high school. It definitely wasn't easy. You and your whole family are in my prayers, my dear!

    @azulvioleta6 We have a student in the class that I work with that routinely has 25k steps a day. He has autism and one of his things is that he spins, for hours when he's home. So we think that's where he gets all of his steps. Lol. 3 of the paras have step trackers so we always compare steps with him. It's crazy! Lol.

    @meraki6 I took 3 years of cooking classes in high school but by the time I needed to start cooking for myself 10 years later I had forgotten most of what I learned. So I kinda had to learn as I went. Thank God I have a gracious husband who eats just about everything I've ever made. Lol. I'm actually pretty good at it now. I haven't really branched out to just adding things to a pan and seeing what happens yet though. But maybe one day! But don't be too hard on yourself about it. You're just now learning.
  • pridesabtch
    pridesabtch Posts: 2,463 Member
    pridesabtch wrote: »
    JFT Wednesday

    - Not binge :smiley:
    - Log all food :( Definitely went over, but didn't binge
    - Work on laundry :smiley: My lord I have a lot of laundry...

    @mytime6630 I can't imagine range of emotions you are feeling. Be kind to yourself and trust in God. My prayers are with you my friend.

    A little snafu in the Boston plan. They moved Sierra's race to 3:00pm instead of 11:00am. Hopefully somebody will buy my Blue Man Group tickets or I'm out $400, which sucks, but isn't the end of the world. Another tricky thing for a 3:00pm race is nutrition and weigh-ins. Sierra is a fly weight which is <115lb, and her weight is right at 115. You want her fueled and hydrated, but not heavy... They weigh in 2 hours before they race so that is like 1:00 pm. I'm thinking breakfast around 10:00, weigh at 1:00, then eat a light lunch. Normally she rows light weight which is <135 and we've never had to worry about weigh ins... Today, I'll work on rearranging our schedule a bit.

    I was over calories yesterday, but I didn't "binge" so it's better.

    JFT Thursday
    - Log Food
    - Figure out how to connect remotely using our new software... ugh
    - Re-plan trip a bit
    - finish laundry

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