Daily Commitment Thread for 2020 -- JUST FOR TODAY
Replies
-
@Bex963172 So pleased time see you back. We missed you. Hope you had a smashing break.
Another New day! Another opportunity to achieve great things, one step at a time.
I am straight into all my group meetings again. Determined to manage my time better.
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 - Jan Discard 5lb Challenge
Name: Terri
SW: 152.1 (02 Jan)
GW: 147.1
03 Jan: 151.8
04 Jan: 151.4
05 Jan: 151.2 This is mostly water weight.
06 Jan: 151.2 - 1.1
==============================
WFTY: DEPTH
Depth Year - UpdatesI 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.Daily Goals
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.- 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.
- 04 Jan: The Illusionists - Rosie Thomas > 5 chapters per week
- 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.
- 07 Jan:One bag already full and ready to go,to the charity shop
- 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.
- 07 Jan: Depth Year: I have Parchment 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.
- 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 Tue 07 Jan
Daily Goals:💖
Activities:- 10.30am: Patchwork Group 💖
- Prep for Garden Group visit to our home tomorrow 💖 All ready.
- The Illusionists - Rosie Thomas: Read Ch 5💖
- Chores💖
JFT Wed 08 Jan
Daily Goals:
Activities:- 10.15am: Hosting Garden Group Quiz
- Grocery Shopping
- 7pm: Crochet Group
- The Illusionists - Rosie Thomas: Ch 6
- Chores
3 -
ZizzyBumble wrote: »
The stormy weather is affecting my Fitbit. It thinks I’ve climbed 6 flights of stairs and I know I’ve not climbed anything! Stormy weather gave me over 50 flights of stairs by the time I went to bed!
So that’s what’s happening?! I’ve always wondered when my Fitbit suddenly gives me major spikes in stairs or steps etc. Now I’ll monitor its behavior against the weather and see if I see something similar. Thanks!2 -
@mytime6630 - I struggle with eating mindlessly when I’m tired too. Like you, I should just go to sleep but I never do it.
I have this one crown that I need and then three fillings. The fillings are all covered 100% under my wonderful benefits. The crown is only covered 60% so I have to come up with about 700.00 for that.
5 -
Tuesday 1/7
1. Up at 6, walk, exercises per 7minute App, 2 reps yoga stretches 😁 Man, those exercises killed me! Switching to “senior” mode for a few weeks.
2. Healthy breakfast, NOT looking at phone or reading kindle 😁
3. Pack and bring lunch 😁
4. Log all food and stay green😁
5. Pre-plan treat—chocolate seahorse 😁 (love this method of planning a treat—I enjoy this one piece of chocolate so much more than the hundreds of pieces I’ve eaten mindlessly over the years....)
6. Evening: Make salads for Wed-Fri; 😃—though only Wed, Thurs—cook tenderloin for protein 😃—cooked chicken thighs but got protein, set out breakfast for Wednesday 😃, set out workout clothes 😁
7. Enter JFT for Wednesday 😁
8. Upstairs by 9 ☹️—got home late, laundry delayed me, journal 😁, lights out 9:45 ☹️–delayed from laundry
Hi group, thanks for all your candid and insightful updates. I’m always inspired when I read this thread. Here are my goals for Wednesday:
1. Up at 6:00, 30 min on bike, 2 reps yoga stretches
2. Healthy breakfast, NOT looking at phone or reading kindle
3. Pack and bring lunch to eat as dinner
4. Choose healthy for lunch provided at meeting
5. Log all food and stay green
6. Pre-plan treat—chocolate seahorse
7. Evening: Haircut, set out breakfast for Thursday, set out workout clothes
7. Enter JFT for Thursday
8. Given the late hair appointment, realistic (yet aggressive) is upstairs by 9:30, journal, lights out 10:15. Another late night, gotta work on this.5 -
A very good day yesterday! Work was a little irritating, I felt like I hadn't achieved anything as I got waylaid by quite a few random things and didn't manage to work on what I planned to. However, on my way home I tried making a quick note of what I'd achieved that day and found that, whilst the day hadn't gone as planned, I had actually achieved things and made progress. It made me feel much better - I will try doing that regularly.
Yesterday's goals:
- Track all food and drink
- Be in the green
- Not snack/ binge outside the home
- Have 30+ min lunch break
- Take regular ‘breathe/ reframe’ breaks at work to manage emotions
- Stay positive
- Finish work by 6.15
- Speak to boyfriend in French
- Make lunch for this week
- Do gratitude journal
- Lights off by 10.45
Today I am giving blood, or at least I plan to - the last time I tried I didn't have quite enough iron in my blood and they sent me away. Hopefully that won't happen this time. I'm tempted to have an iron-rich snack before I go but not sure what that would be (random red meat?) so think I will just have a normal snack and hope for the best!
Today's goals:
- Track all food and drink
- Be in the green with a deficit
- Not have unplanned snacks/ binge outside the home
- 45 min lunch break
- Read 1+ career development article
- Take regular ‘breathe/ reframe’ breaks at work to manage emotions
- Stay positive
- Finish work at 5.30pm
- Talk to boyfriend in French
- Do finances
- Gratitude journal
- Lights off by 10.455 -
Morning all. Well done @pridesabtch and @bookmeister86 for giving blood. I’ve done it once but am often anaemic so get turned away!
I had a good day yesterday but feel achy today so trying to take it easy...
Tuesday goals recap
- Up early, hair wash, check wound healing ✅
- Get kids up and ready ✅
- Pack snacks and schoolbags ✅
- Leave by 7:40 ✅
- Walk kids to school ✅
- Sort quotes for gutters ✅
- Book boiler service ✅
- Book ear piercing appt for P ✅
- Meet N for walk (ask her to witness docs) ✅
- Pick up at 3:45 ✅
- Shops after school to collect delivery ✅ and visit health food store ❎
- L birthday party planning ✅
- Stay within calorie goal ✅
- Hydrate! 😏 could have been better
- Bed by 10. ❎
Wednesday goals:
- Up early, wound check, shave legs/pamper time
- Get kids up and ready
- Pack snacks and schoolbags
- Walk kids to school
- Take out cash on way home
- Health food store
- Research new doorbell/intercom
- pick up 3:45
- Kids hair wash
- Stay within calorie goal
- hydrate!
- Bed by 10
Have a great day all x6 -
New here.. love this idea so here it goes..
1/8/20
-log food
-no mindless calories when I get home from work (fruit or vege snack instead of Milky Way dark minis)
-no beer
-more water
-complete my planned sufferfest workout6 -
Good morning! Yesterday was a fun surprise at work, we ended up babysitting for my boss and his baby is so cute!
Yesterday 1/7:
1. Stay within calorie goal😔 close but no
2. Finish work at 5:20😁
3. Do workout😁
4. Clean kitchen😁 my husband surprised me and did it
5. Lay out clothes for tomorrow😔
JFT 1/8:
1. Stay within calorie goal
2. Finish work at 5:20
3. Cook dinner6 -
Checking in from Tuesday
1. Therapy exercises: lunges, push-ups, ankle lifts, box jumps, plank. Balance work. Feed cats. Meds. Tea! Take lunch.
2. Before school: Print rosters. Print grammar work for Wednesday.
3. Drill. Sort and file papers. Organize desktop. Check on prescription refill.
4. Review unit and semester plans. Set up assessments and cross-reference with standards. Set up unit plan 1.
5. Lunch. Read 20 pages of Why School. Work on blog post.
6. Drink more water. No, more. Keep the pitcher in the fridge full. You're not actually hungry. Make some tea. Drink more water!
7. Long run. Yoga with core/balance work. Check on B. Email student. Message Z. Read 20 pages of Why School.
8. Log all food. Set up JFT for tomorrow. Pack lunch.
9. Gratitude journal. Therapy exercises: lunges, push-ups, ankle lifts, box jumps, plank. Meds. Floss, rinse, brush teeth. Alarm set for 5:50.
10. Practice hair braiding with D. Check on appts for drs. Remind D to ask his dad about the table and check with home repair contractors. START BLOGGING AGAIN. 3 posts/week? Create test for MLA format. Create test for infographics and visual information. Therapy exercises: lunges, push-ups, ankle lifts, box jumps, plank. Remember that M does not like surprises! Check dates of classes and update semester plan. She Should Run vision statement.
JFT Wednesday
1. Therapy exercises: lunges, push-ups, ankle lifts, box jumps, plank. Balance work. Feed cats. Meds. Tea! Review plans.
2. Before school: Check class websites. Update first directions. Get cart. Print Villain Narrative rubric for N.
3. Class A: Introduction. Set up portfolios. Presentations. Survey. Reading. Homework.
4. Class B: Introduction. Set up portfolios. Presentations. Survey. Reading.
5. Planning: CALL PARENTS. Read 20 pages of Why School. Update Goodreads. Update unit plans. Duolingo.
6. Drink more water. No, more. Keep the pitcher in the fridge full. You're not actually hungry. Make some tea. Drink more water!
7. Long run. Dinner backup: Soup. Yoga with core/balance work. Check on B. Email student. Message Z. Read 20 pages of Why School.
8. Log all food. Set up JFT for tomorrow. Pack lunch.
9. Gratitude journal. Therapy exercises: lunges, push-ups, ankle lifts, box jumps, plank. Meds. Floss, rinse, brush teeth. Alarm set for 5:50.
10. Practice hair braiding with D. Check on appts for drs. Remind D to ask his dad about the table and check with home repair contractors. START BLOGGING AGAIN. 3 posts/week? Create test for MLA format. Create test for infographics and visual information. Therapy exercises: lunges, push-ups, ankle lifts, box jumps, plank. Remember that M does not like surprises! Check dates of classes and update semester plan. She Should Run vision statement.
Scale goalsEnd of 2017: 174.6
End of 2018: 189.2
End of 2019: 196.4
Today: 196.2
Ongoing plans/ideas behind the cut1. Purchases: Look for an "ugly Christmas sweater" and a long-haired doll at thrift stores. Practice French braiding. Go to used bookstore and look for On Writing (Stephen King), Dying for a Paycheck (Robin Hardman), The Prince (tr. Tim Parks, Russell Price, or Robert Adams), The Secret Adversary (Christie).
2. E2: What should the controlling ideas be in a study of world literature? Review world lit options. Create vocabulary lists for each unit that come from the texts used: Animal Farm, Julius Caesar, Wes Moore, I Am Malala. Find a way to incorporate changing words from one part of speech to another. Students need to know how to review multiple sources and synthesize information in order to draw a conclusion. Need practice with the difference between transitions and overlapping (at end of paragraph - "another issue is Y" vs "there are other issues besides X"). Quit using "in conclusion" and "I believe" and other writing-about-my-writing phrases. Confusion between direct/indirect objects and prepositional phrases. Use the UDHR and the Declaration of Independence to study paraphrasing; use that to front-load Machiavelli and how to deal with challenging texts. Confusion between everyday / every day and similar constructions.
3. E1: Need practice with quoting & paraphrasing sources, identifying claims that would need support, use of last names for reference, and capitalization practice (common/proper nouns, titles). Difficulty using possessive nouns in their own writing. Honors: practice subject/object pronouns (my friend and I / my friend and me). Poetry: Revise "Songs are Poetry" handouts.
4. Curriculum Development: Writing mini-unit. Review scholarly research on 5PE. (I think I can have this as an intro to the research unit so that they also get exposure to how quotes are integrated and cited.) Parallel structure; use of emotional language, specific detail. Use "Write About a Pebble" lesson from Atwell. How long should each unit take? Do research on characteristics: curiosity, persistence, resilience, creativity, responsibility, optimism, courage, integrity, authenticity, leadership, self-awareness, humility, compassion - others? Include grammarly check on essays! Review assessments. What is the purpose for each unit? What should the controlling ideas be in a study of world literature? Review world lit options. Schedule assessments for Fall 2019; plan out return times. Write 1 reflection weekly; type one in Classroom by Weds. Copy-paste to discussion board for comments due Friday. PB usernames 6 digits, no 19 or 20s, no birthdates. Homework: Online journal Mon due Tue; Reflection Tue due Wed; C&P journal in class Wed; Comments Thu due Fri. Bonus if you are the first response; further bonus if you respond to comments on your post. Grammar practice Mon & Wed; quiz Fri.
5. Professional Development: Write blog post weekly. Comment on 3 posts each week -Tu Th Sun? Check with PSC. Talk with Z about articles and/or conference proposals. NOTE: ATTENDED PRE FLEX DAY.
6. Medical: Dentist Apr 30 8 AM but check on meetings and RS. Onco Apr ???. PCP Schedule for July. ObG schedule for October. PCP - allergy shots?
7. Theater: Christie auditions 19-20 7 PM.
8. House: Crawl space repairs. After that - siding? Or perhaps bathroom floor.
9. Fun: Open beading on Thursdays. Coloring at library on Tuesday. Put jewelry away. Edney Hack Nights alt Weds. ASL? Spanish/Portuguese practice? Practice piano. ROL Secret Adversary. Buy new bikes and bike rack for car.
10. Volunteering ideas: Theater. Library. Animal shelter. Community Kitchen. Emerge Georgia training.
WFTY: Progress. New munchkins today! All of my printouts are ready. There's so many things I want to do with them and just not enough time to do them all. It's hard to decide what gets left out.6 -
teigansdad wrote: »New here.. love this idea so here it goes..
1/8/20
-log food
-no mindless calories when I get home from work (fruit or vege snack instead of Milky Way dark minis)
-no beer
-more water
-complete my planned sufferfest workout
You a biker? Sufferfest?0 -
Discard 5lb challenge
SW: 1/1/20: 168.2
GW: 163.2
CW: 1/6/20: 166.4
1/7/20: 165.4 (false low from blood donation)
1/8/20: 164.8
Loss: 3.4pridesabtch wrote: »JFT Tuesday
- Ride Peloton
- On time for work
even early
- Work 8-9 hours to make up for leaving early yesterday
- Protein bar for breakfast
- Log everything even those pesky fries I stole from my dauther
- Stay green
- Read in Judges
Really just forgot
- Take a walk at lunch if it's not raining Too cold
- Taxi kid around, she'll get dinner on the go
- Grocery shop while V is at practice
- Everybody gets home at different times tonight so dinner will be in phases. Surpriaed that 3 of us ate together though the pork cooked too long
- Bed by 11:00
Yesterday was good. Nothing major, just sort of good. Today is a rest day from the bike so I'll definitely try to walk at lunch. Truth is every now and then I just don't want to get up at 5:00am (Feed & let dogs out, work out, recover, shower, etc.) when I can get up at 7:00am (Shower at night, brush my teeth, wash my face and go. Kids feed dogs).
Hubby's birthday is next Friday so I got tickets to a comedy club in Columbus. He has the day off, I think I'll take half a day and then we can go up early and shop and such. The original plan was to spend the night in Columbus, but V has a theater festival on the 18th so we need to be home early.
I have to teach at church tonight and I forgot the book at home. I'll go home at lunch and get it. We are doing a study in Revelations and quite frankly that book confuses the heck out of me. I need the book for this one.
JFT Wednesday
- Sleep in until 7:00, work by 8:00.
- Pack snacks for work Grapes and left over sweet potato fries
- Water>soda
- Protein bar for breakfast
- Log everything
- Stay in the green
- Walk 2 mile work loop today
- Home at lunch to get lesson book
- Quick lunch
- Work until 5:00pm
- Dinner on the go plan for Chick Fil A - Prelog
- Leave room in my day for a beer or two at night - Prelog
- Bed by 11:00
My word for 2020 is CLIMBING:
Climbing out of depression into the life I want to experience. Healthy, fit & fun.
Climbing on my bike. I will get up the back side of Huck this summer!
Climbing to reach my goals without letting my pride stop me.
4 -
it is Jan 7th and I just ran across this thread! I am so IN!!
JFT 2020 goals
1. be at a happier/healthier weight by daughters wedding (11/21/2020)
2. run a 5k again
3. put my health first
4. learn to play my ukulele
JFT
1. log everything and stay within my calorie limit
2. drink 64 oz water
3. 8,000 steps
4. ride my bike
Happy Tuesday!
completed my JFT for Tuesday.. all 4 of them
here is my JFT 1.8.20
1. log everything and stay within my limit
2. drink 64 oz
3. 8,000 steps
4. 1 mile walk
4 -
I met yesterday’s goals and will try again today.
I want to meet these goals daily for a couple weeks then I’m going to start adding more.
JFT - Wednesday January 8
2L of water
Log all food7 -
Yesterday was a more productive day, although I'm still struggling to reset my inner clock. Two more weeks of break, although one of the classes I teach at a local high school resumes today. Cold and windy today, so I may try to walk at the mall after class if I get my errands done early.
Goals for Tuesday, January 7, 2020
Done :
• Pay bills - √
• Organize remaining returns - √
• Pack boxes to be mailed -√
• Finish reading Twelfth Night - √ - Attacking this first thing in the morning did the trick!
• Complete food log and maintain a calorie deficit - √
• Post office -√
• Pick up grandsons from school - √ - Best part of the day
Not done
:
• Start working on Spring syllabus – Not much progress.
• Walk 30+ minutes – Couldn’t squeeze it in today.
• Bank – No
JFT Goals for Wednesday, January 8, 2020
• Up with the alarm - Nope
• Complete food log and maintain a calorie deficit
• Bank and returns to sports store
• College Readiness class
• Work on reorganizing kitchen storage
• Print and fill out forms for gym
• Start Henry VI, Part 14 -
azulvioleta6 wrote: »TUESDAY
1. Weigh in
2. 10,000 steps 10,452
3. Walk on both work breaks:)
4. 5 freggies
5. 10C liquids 10
6. Tango, 90 minutes class got cancelled, did some walking instead
7. 6 hours sleep 5 hours 1 minute
1. Weigh in
2. 10,000 steps
3. Walk on both work breaks
4. 5 freggies
5. 10C liquids
6. Gym--cardio/weight workout
7. 6 hours sleep2 -
Recap T 1/7 ~ recovering from stomach flu & being gentle with myself
1) Move hourly / stairs breaks = Fitbit 7,871 steps, 250+ 13/14 & 33 floors not much energy to be real active
2) Log all food / net calories zero / 14c water = Helped that I didn't have much appetite. Kept to comfort foods & ignored tempting foods in dept for co-worker's bday. Net cals green , sodium green , sugar -5, fiber & protein low , 12c water
3) Muddle through workday = Was more productive than I though I would, then hit the wall late afternoon.
That's ok, then had some energy at home to do few chores, including washing dishes & small amount of decluttering in basement.
4) Bed & tv off 10:20 in bed 10:00 & no tv on in bedroom = huge win
JFT W 1/8 ~ feeling better, more like myself, still no workout
1) Move hourly / stairs breaks / 5 somethings
2) Meals prelogged / stick w/ plans / net calories zero / 14c water
3) Be productive at work / clear more inbox
4) Evening: make supper (Schwan's Mediterranean-style chicken breast, brown rice, side salad) / put away clean dishes / meal plan & grocery list / prep clothes for R workplace lunchtime mindful hike / other?
5) Unplug 9:00 / floss / retainers / bed & tv off 10:20
2020 Goals1) Get weight below 160# (last time was 4/20/19)
2) Plan meals most days & prelog meals/snacks whenever possible on MFP
3) Post weekly weigh-in on JFT for accountability
4) Take measurements & log on MFP monthly (I stopped as weight plateaued & went up)
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: Persist3 -
Read thru all JFT posts late yesterday. Welcome to all new JFTers! This is such a great group of people for accountability & support, without judgment. I am inspired every day by the JFT posts.
Even though my brain was still a bit fuzzy, I wanted to reply to at least some of the posts.
@mytime6630 @PackerFanInGB @ZizzyBumble @Snowflake1968 I am keeping you and your hubbies in my prayers for good health news.
@Faebert I think your 2020 plan is awesome! Given your situation, you are doing what you can. I like that you are not focusing so much on weight. Prayers for a speedy and uneventful recovery.
@bookmeister86 @pridesabtch I so admire your giving the gift of life, blood. I tried once, and it did not go well. My veins are not easy to find, and the needle was like a knife blade being moved around inside my arm. From elbow to wrist was black & blue for over a week. Since they couldn't even collect the minimum amount, I was told they wouldn't use my blood. That's when I decided my giving would have to take other forms.
@Bex953172 Happy to see you back!
@maryrobinson40 Hugs to you, sweet friend!4 -
pridesabtch wrote: »teigansdad wrote: »New here.. love this idea so here it goes..
1/8/20
-log food
-no mindless calories when I get home from work (fruit or vege snack instead of Milky Way dark minis)
-no beer
-more water
-complete my planned sufferfest workout
You a biker? Sufferfest?
Yes
Play around racing mountain bikes (I’d say serious weekend warrior level, race for a shop... fairly competitive at my age group but love of beer likely a big obstacle to finding the top step of podium).
This time of year do most of my cycling on my wahoo kickr.
Usually switch between swift for virtual group rides or sufferfest for interval workouts. Sufferfest has really upped their game since being bought out by wahoo
I’d say I like that training platform better than trainer road but the videos get kinda boring. I often let sufferfest run the trainer intervals but have my litttle avatar on Zwift wheeling through the virtual worlds to break up the 1 to 3 hrs on trainer
1 -
teigansdad wrote: »pridesabtch wrote: »teigansdad wrote: »New here.. love this idea so here it goes..
1/8/20
-log food
-no mindless calories when I get home from work (fruit or vege snack instead of Milky Way dark minis)
-no beer
-more water
-complete my planned sufferfest workout
You a biker? Sufferfest?
Yes
Play around racing mountain bikes (I’d say serious weekend warrior level, race for a shop... fairly competitive at my age group but love of beer likely a big obstacle to finding the top step of podium).
This time of year do most of my cycling on my wahoo kickr.
Usually switch between swift for virtual group rides or sufferfest for interval workouts. Sufferfest has really upped their game since being bought out by wahoo
I’d say I like that training platform better than trainer road but the videos get kinda boring. I often let sufferfest run the trainer intervals but have my litttle avatar on Zwift wheeling through the virtual worlds to break up the 1 to 3 hrs on trainer
5 years ago I did time trials, now I'm fat and slow. Working on fixing that. I probably won't race anymore, but I will get my rump up the hills around here in a less embarrassing way.2 -
Wednesday January 8
I failed to weigh or post goals this morning
Goals are the same though ...
Log accurately - had to guess the Christmas cake that tempted me
Stay in the green - think so
5 fruit and veg
Water
Fitbit excercise goals
3 -
Just a quick post tonight. I'm pretty bushed. 😂
Another New day! Another opportunity to achieve great things, one step at a time.
I am straight into all my group meetings again. Determined to manage my time better.
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 - Jan Discard 5lb Challenge
Name: Terri
SW: 152.1 (02 Jan)
GW: 147.1
03 Jan: 151.8
04 Jan: 151.4
05 Jan: 151.2 This is mostly water weight.
06 Jan: 151.2 - 1.1
08 Jan: 150.9 - 1.4
==============================
WFTY: DEPTH
Depth Year - UpdatesI 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.Daily Goals
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.- 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.
- 04 Jan: The Illusionists - Rosie Thomas > 5 chapters per week
- 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.
- 07 Jan:One bag already full and ready to go,to the charity shop
- 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.
- 07 Jan: Depth Year: I have Parchment 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.
- 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 Wed 08 Jan
Daily Goals:🌟
Activities:- 10.15am: Hosting Garden Group Quiz🌟
- Grocery Shopping🌟
- 7pm: Crochet Group 🌟
- The Illusionists - Rosie Thomas: Ch 6🌟
- Chores🌟 Cleared up after our entertaining
Daily Goals:
Activities:- Prep for flower arranging after lunch
- 2pm: Flower arranging
- The Illusionists - Rosie Thomas: Ch 7
- fold/store laundry
2 -
BEING A BETTER ME
HAPPY WEDNESDAY ALL. I TOOK IT EASY TODAY. Think my blood pressure medicine is working against me. I'll be making a doctor's appointment in the morning. Anyway... I stuck to not overeating and eating my veggies. No Soda... Green Tea and water.
Will be better tomorrow. Love you beautiful people. Have a good night.5 -
Well today was day 1
Can’t claim total success
-fail #1: Friend had brought back a 4 pk of a new release IPA from Burial brewery in NC. Had been waiting on it since before Christmas so opened a can.. so fail being I drank some beer. BUT.. Although it was amazing I only had about 1/3 of a glass and dumped the rest knowing it was wasting calories and also I’d have to admit this to you guys (:
So I guess at least I didn’t go excessive
Fail #2: really could have done better with my snacks before dinner
On the win side: I did come in under my calorie goal, went shopping and got a bunch of healthier snacks plus fresh fruits and I did my workout as planned
Tomorrow’s goal for 1/9
-drink two more glasses of water than I did today
-group ride on Zwift
-skip the beer (gonna try this again)
-snack with fruits
-come in under calorie goal (but not so much it hurts Training)
6 -
pridesabtch wrote: »teigansdad wrote: »pridesabtch wrote: »teigansdad wrote: »New here.. love this idea so here it goes..
1/8/20
-log food
-no mindless calories when I get home from work (fruit or vege snack instead of Milky Way dark minis)
-no beer
-more water
-complete my planned sufferfest workout
You a biker? Sufferfest?
Yes
Play around racing mountain bikes (I’d say serious weekend warrior level, race for a shop... fairly competitive at my age group but love of beer likely a big obstacle to finding the top step of podium).
This time of year do most of my cycling on my wahoo kickr.
Usually switch between swift for virtual group rides or sufferfest for interval workouts. Sufferfest has really upped their game since being bought out by wahoo
I’d say I like that training platform better than trainer road but the videos get kinda boring. I often let sufferfest run the trainer intervals but have my litttle avatar on Zwift wheeling through the virtual worlds to break up the 1 to 3 hrs on trainer
5 years ago I did time trials, now I'm fat and slow. Working on fixing that. I probably won't race anymore, but I will get my rump up the hills around here in a less embarrassing way.pridesabtch wrote: »teigansdad wrote: »pridesabtch wrote: »teigansdad wrote: »New here.. love this idea so here it goes..
1/8/20
-log food
-no mindless calories when I get home from work (fruit or vege snack instead of Milky Way dark minis)
-no beer
-more water
-complete my planned sufferfest workout
You a biker? Sufferfest?
Yes
Play around racing mountain bikes (I’d say serious weekend warrior level, race for a shop... fairly competitive at my age group but love of beer likely a big obstacle to finding the top step of podium).
This time of year do most of my cycling on my wahoo kickr.
Usually switch between swift for virtual group rides or sufferfest for interval workouts. Sufferfest has really upped their game since being bought out by wahoo
I’d say I like that training platform better than trainer road but the videos get kinda boring. I often let sufferfest run the trainer intervals but have my litttle avatar on Zwift wheeling through the virtual worlds to break up the 1 to 3 hrs on trainer
5 years ago I did time trials, now I'm fat and slow. Working on fixing that. I probably won't race anymore, but I will get my rump up the hills around here in a less embarrassing way.
Wow! Time trials... that’s legit work.
Talk about red zone work.. that’s like doing A FTP test.
Look forward to reading about your progress3 -
Wednesday 1/8
1. Up at 6:00, 30 min on bike, 2 reps yoga stretches 👿. None of the above. Woke up tired, sore, took a rest day.
2. Healthy breakfast, NOT looking at phone or reading kindle 😁
3. Pack and bring lunch 😁 to eat as dinner [didnt, but ate a within calorie day even so]
4. Choose healthy for lunch provided at meeting 😁
5. Log all food and stay green😁
6. Pre-plan treat—chocolate seahorse 😁
7. Evening: Haircut, set out breakfast for Thursday, set out workout clothes 😁
7. Enter JFT for Thursday 😁
8. Given the late hair appointment, realistic (yet aggressive) is upstairs by 9:30, journal, lights out 10:15. Another late night, gotta work on this.
Ok, missed my first goal of the day but on track after that. Didn’t help that I woke up to a slight gain. Telling myself it is muscle repair after all the workouts...(🤞)
Thursday!
1. Up at 6:00, run/walk per app, 2 reps yoga stretches
2. Healthy breakfast, NOT looking at phone or reading kindle
3. Pack and bring lunch to eat
4. Leave work by 6pm
5. Log all food and stay green
6. Pre-plan treat—chocolate seahorse
7. Evening: Make tenderloin with sweet potatoes. Set out breakfast for Friday, set out workout clothes
7. Enter JFT for Friday
8. Upstairs by 9, journal, lights out 9:304 -
Yesterday I think my willpower started to decrease a bit and I ate Christmas cake that I hadn't intended to. I had been planning to run a c. 200 deficit to bank some calories for today (when we are going for cocktails). However in the evening a combination of emotions (some good some bad) plus feeling fed up of not being full meant I gave in and ate the cake. This suggests that perhaps I need to be realistic about how often I can run deficits/ bank calories. I get hungry with deficits, for obvious reasons! I'm going to go for an extra run today to bank calories for the cocktails instead
As envisaged I did NOT manage to give blood, I got turned away for low iron for the second time in a row. Grr. It's not really surprising. When I was turned away the first time she said poor diet might be behind it. I haven't exactly improved my diet since then (with the exception of the last week perhaps) so it isn't really that odd that the iron hasn't improved! I will work on my diet for the next few months and then try again...
Yesterday's goals:
- Track all food and drink
- Be in the green with a deficitI ate up my deficit with Christmas cake. I think I was getting tired of being ever so slightly hungry and just wanted to feel full
- Not have unplanned snacks/ binge outside the home
- 45 min lunch breakJust 30. I'm going to struggle to get my hours in this week due to various appointments so decided just to crack on
- Read 1+ career development article
- Take regular ‘breathe/ reframe’ breaks at work to manage emotions Possibly once. Was difficult to remember though particularly as it was a meeting heavy day with few gaps
- Stay positive
- Finish work at 5.30pm
- Talk to boyfriend in French
- Do financesCouldn't be bothered, will have to defer till weekend
- Gratitude journal
- Lights off by 10.45
Today's goals:
- Track all food and drink
- Be in the green
- Not have unplanned snacks/ binge outside the home
- 45 min lunch break
- Read 1+ career development article
- Take regular ‘breathe/ reframe’ breaks at work to manage emotions
- Stay positive
- Finish work by 6.15
- Talk to boyfriend in French
- Create 'terms of reference' of couple night
- Gratitude journal
- Lights off by 115 -
Thursday9 January
Log accurately
Stay in the green
5 fruit and veg
Water
Fitbit exercise goals
Loose that 5kg
was at -1.1 but gained .2 back and nothing lost in the past 2 days. Patience is required!
Loose 5lb challenge
SW 122
CW 122.4 (+.2). No progress 4 -
I am really late to this thread this year, page 11 already!
I bought a large diary to write all my plans in, and I haven't even opened it yet! I'm pleased that, given what a difficult year 2019 was, that I ended the year a little lighter than I started it. Now I need to make more effort this year.
I was saying to a friend that I was enthused about 2020 and felt it would be a good year (really just from the usual new year enthusiasm and the fact it's a nice number lol) and she told me that I was talking nonsense and there was no reason it would be any better than last year, and in fact given my parents failing health this coming year would be worse for me. Talk about a downer! I know things will get worse with my parents, but I can't change that, and don't see why I should put my whole life on hold until they're gone. I need to compartmentalize, and have my life helping parents and my working/home life running alongside each other. Take every day as it comes.
My first aim for the year - lose 8lbs before I move house in the March.
JFT Thursday 9th January
Log all food (haven't logged for months, this will help me focus again)
Do back exercises (having a "back episode" right now due to doing all parents errands, will need to rethink how I do everything)
Go for blood tests
Start packing (this will go slowly as I'm clearing out 25 years of stuff as I go!)6 -
JFT Thursday
1. Therapy exercises: lunges, push-ups, ankle lifts, box jumps, plank. Balance work. Feed cats. Meds. Tea! Review plans.
2. Before school: Check class websites. Update first directions. Get cart.
3. Class A: Homework Chart. Syllabus notes - homework, late work. Update Portfolio. Accounts: Classroom (Summer/Reg). Goodreads. Grammarly. CommonLit. NoRedInk. NRI diagnostic. CL diagnostic. Homework: Classroom. Return work and conference.
4. Class B: Syllabus notes - late work. Update Portfolio. Accounts: Classroom. Grammarly. CommonLit. NoRedInk. NRI diagnostic. CL diagnostic. Return work and conference.
5. Planning: CALL PARENTS. Read 20 pages of Frankenstein. Update Goodreads. Update unit plans. Duolingo. Toe stretches / balance.
6. Drink more water. No, more. Keep the pitcher in the fridge full. You're not actually hungry. Make some tea. Drink more water!
7. Run. Dinner backup: Shepherd's pie leftovers. Yoga with core/balance work. Check on B. Email student. Message Z. Read 20 pages of Why School.
8. Log all food. Prep parfait. Set up JFT for tomorrow. Pack lunch.
9. Gratitude journal. Therapy exercises: lunges, push-ups, ankle lifts, box jumps, plank. Meds. Floss, rinse, brush teeth. Alarm set for 5:50.
10. Practice hair braiding with D. Check on appts for drs. Remind D to ask his dad about the table and check with home repair contractors. START BLOGGING AGAIN. 3 posts/week? Create test for MLA format. Create test for infographics and visual information. Therapy exercises: lunges, push-ups, ankle lifts, box jumps, plank. Remember that M does not like surprises! Check dates of classes and update semester plan. She Should Run vision statement.
Scale goalsEnd of 2017: 174.6
End of 2018: 189.2
End of 2019: 196.4
Today: 197.6
Ongoing plans/ideas behind the cut1. Purchases: Look for an "ugly Christmas sweater" and a long-haired doll at thrift stores. Practice French braiding. Go to used bookstore and look for On Writing (Stephen King), Dying for a Paycheck (Robin Hardman), The Prince (tr. Tim Parks, Russell Price, or Robert Adams), The Secret Adversary (Christie).
2. E2: What should the controlling ideas be in a study of world literature? Review world lit options. Create vocabulary lists for each unit that come from the texts used: Animal Farm, Julius Caesar, Wes Moore, I Am Malala. Find a way to incorporate changing words from one part of speech to another. Students need to know how to review multiple sources and synthesize information in order to draw a conclusion. Need practice with the difference between transitions and overlapping (at end of paragraph - "another issue is Y" vs "there are other issues besides X"). Quit using "in conclusion" and "I believe" and other writing-about-my-writing phrases. Confusion between direct/indirect objects and prepositional phrases. Use the UDHR and the Declaration of Independence to study paraphrasing; use that to front-load Machiavelli and how to deal with challenging texts. Confusion between everyday / every day and similar constructions.
3. E1: Need practice with quoting & paraphrasing sources, identifying claims that would need support, use of last names for reference, and capitalization practice (common/proper nouns, titles). Difficulty using possessive nouns in their own writing. Honors: practice subject/object pronouns (my friend and I / my friend and me). Poetry: Revise "Songs are Poetry" handouts.
4. Curriculum Development: Writing mini-unit. Review scholarly research on 5PE. (I think I can have this as an intro to the research unit so that they also get exposure to how quotes are integrated and cited.) Parallel structure; use of emotional language, specific detail. Use "Write About a Pebble" lesson from Atwell. How long should each unit take? Do research on characteristics: curiosity, persistence, resilience, creativity, responsibility, optimism, courage, integrity, authenticity, leadership, self-awareness, humility, compassion - others? Include grammarly check on essays! Review assessments. What is the purpose for each unit? What should the controlling ideas be in a study of world literature? Review world lit options. Schedule assessments for Fall 2019; plan out return times. Write 1 reflection weekly; type one in Classroom by Weds. Copy-paste to discussion board for comments due Friday. PB usernames 6 digits, no 19 or 20s, no birthdates. Homework: Online journal Mon due Tue; Reflection Tue due Wed; C&P journal in class Wed; Comments Thu due Fri. Bonus if you are the first response; further bonus if you respond to comments on your post. Grammar practice Mon & Wed; quiz Fri.
5. Professional Development: Write blog post weekly. Comment on 3 posts each week -Tu Th Sun? Check with PSC. Talk with Z about articles and/or conference proposals. NOTE: ATTENDED PRE FLEX DAY.
6. Medical: Dentist Apr 30 8 AM but check on meetings and RS. Onco Apr ???. PCP Schedule for July. ObG schedule for October. PCP - allergy shots?
7. Theater: Christie auditions 19-20 7 PM.
8. House: Crawl space repairs. After that - siding? Or perhaps bathroom floor.
9. Fun: Open beading on Thursdays. Coloring at library on Tuesday. Put jewelry away. Edney Hack Nights alt Weds. ASL? Spanish/Portuguese practice? Practice piano. ROL Secret Adversary. Buy new bikes and bike rack for car.
10. Volunteering ideas: Theater. Library. Animal shelter. Community Kitchen. Emerge Georgia training.
11. Family: Find cousin photos.
WFTY: Progress. I didn't go on my long run yesterday. I don't know why I was suddenly exhausted when I got home from school.
And then just before bedtime I got an email from a parent asking about grades from last term. I think -- I hope -- it wasn't meant as an attack. But it felt like one. Like they were saying "you aren't doing your job right." So it took another two hours for me to wind down from that.
I wish I knew how to avoid letting it affect me so much.5 -
JFT Thursday
1. Log all food
2. Gym-barre class
3. Drink 150oz water
4. Write in WW journal2
Categories
- All Categories
- 1.4M Health, Wellness and Goals
- 393.4K Introduce Yourself
- 43.8K Getting Started
- 260.2K Health and Weight Loss
- 175.9K Food and Nutrition
- 47.4K Recipes
- 232.5K Fitness and Exercise
- 424 Sleep, Mindfulness and Overall Wellness
- 6.5K Goal: Maintaining Weight
- 8.5K Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
- 153K Motivation and Support
- 8K Challenges
- 1.3K Debate Club
- 96.3K Chit-Chat
- 2.5K Fun and Games
- 3.7K MyFitnessPal Information
- 24 News and Announcements
- 1.1K Feature Suggestions and Ideas
- 2.6K MyFitnessPal Tech Support Questions