Daily Commitment Thread for 2020 -- JUST FOR TODAY
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Although we don’t have the temptation of Girls Scout cookies in UK, I did have the minefield that is Easter Chocolate to traverse. There were casualties!!! Lol! Dear that Easter Bunny!!!
What would life be like if we didn’t have the odd blowout!4 -
🌺🌸🌼SPRING FLOWER CHALLENGE🌼🌸🌺
My Daily Goal -- 30+ minutes of intentional exercise
JFT Goals for Wednesday, April 15, 2020
Log everything; Be mindful of everything I eat - try for lower carb choices
Drink at least 8 water
Do 2 5 min walks -- try for 3
Do 30 min Chair Yoga
Do stretching video in full
Vacuum
Clean Bathroom
Search for new recipes or meal plans to alleviate food boredom
I was sure I'd blow my plan yesterday ... major case of food boredom ... which usually means I eat my way thru all my cupboards, frig, and freezer. Late lunch ended up being a Marie Calendar Chicken Pot Pie which contains almost all my calories and carbs for the day!! Luckily, I didn't eat the whole thing so was able to salvage enough calories so I could have something to eat last night. Glad that mood is gone!! I did spend a couple of hours online looking for new meals that would tweak my interest and found several. Today I'm putting my grocery order together and will order the items I need to make them. I found them on a site called: Skinnytaste.com -- will definitely go back there for other recipes down the road.
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PackerFanInGB wrote: »I ate an entire box of Girl Scout cookies in one sitting. WTH? I just didn't care. They tasted good and I wanted them and I just didn't care. Not one of my better moments. I need to get a grip on this boredom and emotional eating.
OMG!! I am so glad I did not have any cookies in the house yesterday, or chocolate, or ice cream ....
I'd have eaten them all!! I'm with you about needing to get this borecome/emotional eating under control.4 -
Happy ‘hump’ day.
I actually got my backside out early and went for a run. For me at the moment that was a massive achievement. I ran 2.4 miles in 28 minutes. There was a little bit of walking involved
Today I’d like to stick within my calories and try and keep busy. My hubby’s kids are coming this evening until Sunday so there will be 8 of us at home. That should keep me busy over the next few days 🤪6 -
Recap T 4/14 ~ keeping things simple
1) Move hourly (pace if have to) / 5 somethings = Fitbit 7,760 steps, 250+ 13/14 & 24 floors
2) Net calories green / 14c water = Net cals -125 sodium -1,788 sugar green fiber & protein ok, 12c water
3) Work from home plus talked to my two favorite co-workers by phone
4) Walk dog cold, windy & brief snow showers so x-trained (weights/circuit) instead + some more basement boxes
5) Call L and/or T finally got hold of T for nice, long chat
6) At least one home chore
7) Floss / retainers
JFT W 4/15 ~ keeping things simple
1) Move hourly (pace if have to) / 5 somethings
2) Net calories green / 14c water
3) Work from home
4) Walk dog
5) Call L
6) At least 3 home chores
7) Floss / retainersSPRING FLOWER CHALLENGE
🌸🌼🌷🥀🌺💐🌻🌹 Earn a flower each day 🌸🌼🌷🥀🌺💐🌻🌹
From 16 April to 31 May (46 days)
🎯 Set your own daily goal 🎯
My Daily Goal: Net calories green (slipping since Easter)
2020 Goals:1) Get weight below 160# (last time was 4/20/19)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) 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 / Seroogy's Valentine 5K 46:26.7 ave. pace 14:47 / Badger State Brewing 10K virtual race w/ dog on 4/2/20 1:44:16 ave. pace 16:33
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.1 -
PackerFanInGB wrote: »
Just for Tuesday:- Journal every single bite.
- DRINK WATER AND DECAF TEA! Your fingers are puffing up like sausages because you are not drinking enough water. Get with it!
- 30 minutes of intentional activity today - no excuses. Just do it.
- Lymphedema massage x2 / lymphedema exercises on arm / knee exercises. Some of it was done. Still no knee exercises though
- Listen to Half Size Me podcast and view daily You Tube videos she has been doing during COVID shutdown.
- 15 minutes in my "Quiet Corner"
- DYE MY FREAKING HAIR! OMG. I look like Einstein only I'm female and my mustache is still pluckable! Bwahahaha Picked up the box of Clairol...dying it as I type this...
- Cut freggies to grab for snacks Ran out of time. do this on Wednesday.
- Finish the handout/video project for work. Handout done and waiting for approval.
- Bed by 10:30 / get up with alarm I find myself watching YouTube videos of the COVID news and then I cannot fall asleep! Need to stop this!
I talked to my Health Coach, V, today. I had such a negative attitude and feel terrible about that. I need to get out of this funk. Just because I was a survivor in the big Girl Scout Cookie Debacle this week does not mean I have to wallow in it and beat myself up over it for the rest of the week! I can and will turn it around!
Update on the hair coloring escapade...my dark hair is now the color of an orangy copper penny and my gray/silver hair that I was trying to turn brown is still white. So, there's that. Clairol 1, Tracie 0. I sure do hope it lives up to it's word on the box that said it washes out in 30 shampoos...
GRATITUDE: Today I am grateful I am working from home, so nobody can see my new orange hair color.
WOTY: Persistence
Just for Wednesday:- Journal every single bite.
- DRINK WATER AND DECAF TEA!
- 30 minutes of intentional activity today - no excuses. Just do it.
- Lymphedema massage x2 / lymphedema exercises on arm / knee exercises.
- Listen to Half Size Me podcast and view daily You Tube videos she has been doing during COVID shutdown.
- Self Care - 15 minutes
- Cut freggies to grab for snacks, pre-wash lettuce.
- Finish the handout/video project for work. Update: Got approval. Tomorrow I will work on recording video.
- Bed by 10:30 / get up with alarm!!!
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Wednesday 15 April
I didn’t post this morning but it would have been my normal fitness goals and meeting all of these will be my spring flower challenge
Log 😊
Stay in the green 😊
Fruit and veg 😊
Water 😊
Fitbit exercise goals 😊Spring flower challengeApril 14, 15💐💐5 -
Name: Joan
5'11"
69 yrs oldMy weight history:Goals for 2020:
SW Year 2017: 217
SW Year 2018: 195.5
SW Year 2019 : 206
SW Year 2020: 182.6
1st GW: 185.4 Met this goal
2nd GW: 175 - and learn to maintain
Ultimate goal: 165-170, and maintainThese are the healthy habits I would like to do in 2020:2020
1. Lose 15 pounds to get to my ultimate goal of 165, and then learn how to maintain it.
2. To be better with planning my meals each week
3. to get up in the morning, and have a rough idea of what I plan to eat the rest of the day.
4. To stop mindless eating. To learn how to eat to live, not live to eat.
5. To make drinking water a regular habit.. and drink 8+ glasses of water a daySW: Jan 3: 185.4April 15: 180.0
SW Feb 1: 178 (-7.4 lbs)
SW March: 183.6
April 1: 179.0
April 3:179.4
April 8: 181.6
I set my goals while we are "shelter in place" and stuck at home:1. sew as many face masks as I can
2. learn to play the keyboard
3. work on charity quilt
4. exercise at least 30-45 minutes, 4 days a week minimum
5. keep house tidy
6. work in the yard
I am so far behind again .. but its is because I am sewing up a storm.. the best therapy in the world. I've sewn and delivered almost 250 face masks, and about 65 scrub caps.(hospitals are also wanting scrub caps). My husband is doing OK .. just very tired, having hot flashes now. And then, our kitchen sink plugs up! We've been trying to unplug it without calling a plumber, and I think its worse! Hubby thinks the block is way under our house .. we ran one of those "snake-like" things in about 15 ft .. still plugged! Hubby poured in 2 things of Drano. So I've been washing dishes in a pail, and pouring the water down the toilet! At least the toilets are not plugged. I'll probably have to do this until august!
Tomorrow is our 43rd wedding anniversary. We are going to eat light though, because hubby goes in friday to have the pellets inserted before radiation. We are nervous about doing this, since there is a high risk of infection. But more nervous about next week having to go into the hospital for another MRI and CT scan. So hoping we don't catch the virus while there.
My days are busy, but I am staying focused. For us, the shelter in place is not as drastic, since we already work from home. So I am used to all that. Its just trips to the grocery store, mcdonalds, etc.. things that we took for granted.
So goals tomorrow are simple:
1. concentrate on water
2. log all food. I've been terrible at keeping this up, but luckly I have not gained anything .. still within 2 pounds of my goal weight for my height. I want to lose 10 more, but I'm OK with where I am
3. sew face masks
4. spend the day with hubby ... maybe work in the yard
5. plant more flower seeds. I am not going to any nursery, so planting seeds this year. If they all come up.. I'll have a jungle in the backyard!
Love the Spring Flower Challenge!!!
We can only control our actions ... we have so little control over what happens. Make the best of this time.
SPRING FLOWER CHALLENGE
🌸🌼🌷🥀🌺💐🌻🌹 Earn a flower each day 🌸🌼🌷🥀🌺💐🌻🌹
From 16 April to 31 May (46 days)
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JFT Thursday
1. Therapy exercises: lunges, push-ups, ankle lifts, box jumps, plank. Balance work. Feed cats. Meds. Tea! Review plans.
2. Check email. Write everything down before it goes in the mouth. Update class sites. Email student. AM walk.
3. Answer student emails; extra credit from Wednesday. Set up discussions. Reminder for book group.
4. Lunch: soup. Yoga with core/balance work. 15 minutes looking for senior photos!
5. Write and publish a blog post. Read through ch 10 of God of Small Things.
6. PM run - 5 miles. Color! Fold laundry. Book group.
7. Drink more water. No, more. Keep the pitcher in the fridge full. You're not actually hungry. Make some tea. Drink more water!
8. Update Goodreads. Message Z.
9. Gratitude journal. Therapy exercises: lunges, push-ups, ankle lifts, box jumps, plank. Meds. Floss, rinse, brush teeth.
Scale goalsEnd of 2017: 174.6
End of 2018: 189.2
End of 2019: 196.4
End of January: 194.6
End of February: 196.2
End of March: 193.8
Today: 195.6
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: 1984.
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 bike rack for car.
10. Volunteering ideas: Theater. Library. Animal shelter. Community Kitchen. Emerge Georgia training.
11. Family: Google Hangout.
12. Other: 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. Update standards on board. When to change bulletin board?
WFTY: Progress. No reading today. I'll have to do two chapters tomorrow.3 -
Daily habits: track, 😀exercise, 😀journal😀 Wednesday Action Plan
1. Up at 0600, pill,pets, pill😀
2. Water bottle at desk, apple in fridge😀
3. On computer, video ready at 0625😀
4. Healthy breakfast at desk: yogurt + GoLean😀
5. Abs and stretches at 9am😀
6. Hang laundry😁....😀(2d load, too!)
7. Lunch= protein pancakes 😀
8. Dinner = salad + family food😀
9. Freeze remaining ham😀
10. Meditate😀
11. Upstairs by 9, journal, lights out 9:30👿
Posting to be accountable but too tired to comment...catch up soon...
Daily habits: track, exercise, journal
Thursday Action Plan
1. Up at 0700, pill,pets,
2. Arm Weights, Abs, stretches
3. pill, shower
4. Healthy breakfast: yogurt + GoLean
5. Water bottle at desk, apple in fridge
6. On computer, video ready at 0855
7. Lunch= salad + chicken
8. Dinner = homemade TV dinner
9. Meditate
10. Upstairs by 9, journal, lights out 9:303 -
I am grateful...- ...that I have been gifted another day
- ...that the sun is shining
- ...that I have lovely fresh raspberries for my breakfast
- For all those essential workers still going out there....
🙏🏻 Thank you for your service 🙏🏻
Everyone else, please stay home!!!
To name a few...Keep your chin up!- working on a Memories Project for my grandson
- I’ve joined a 14 day on line art challenge (search for painters on line on Facebook)
- structuring my day
- 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)
The only failure is giving up!
2019 DISCARD 5 LBS CHALLENGES:01 Aug 2019: 170.12020 Personal Discard Weight Challenge
31 Dec 2019: 151.2
Total weight loss: 19.9lbs
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
Feb: - 1.3
Mar: - 0.9
Tue 31 Mar: 147.9
April:Week 1Tue 14: 149.4:
Wed 01: 148.1
Thu 02: 147.2 💖 finally off the plateau! 💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼
Fri 03: 147.8
Sat 04: 147.2
Sun 05: 147.5
Mon 06: 147.4
Tue 07: 147.2 Almost at my goal weight!
Week 2
Wed 08: 147.3
Thu 09: 142.6 😱 Now, logic suggests that I can't have lost almost 5 lbs overnight, but I'm putting it out there, although I'm expecting this to bounce up again tomorrow.
Fri 10: 144
Sat 11: 146.2
Sun 12: 149.1: 😜 Scale needed new batteries! Gotta cut back on the Easter treats. 😂
Mon 13: 148.8🐣 Easter treats! 😂 Chocolate overload!
Week 3:
Wed 15: 148.8
Thu 16: 148.2
Fri 17:
Sat 18:
Sun 19:
Mon 20: 🎈🎉🎈74th Birthday 🎈🎉🎈
Tue 21:Week 4:Still working on the project for my Grandson's birthday present.
Wed 22:
Thu 23:
Fri 24:
Sat 25:
Sun 26:
Mon 27:
Tue 28:
Wed 29:
Thu 30:
Fri 31:
JFT Wed 15 Apr
Daily goals:
Sleep: 🌷
Meditation:🌷2 mindfulness videos
Intentional exercise: > 50 🌷125
Cardio: > 30🌷Walking and some gardening
Strength: > 10🌷General
Flex: >10🌷Yoga
Prelog: stay in the green 🌷
Weight: < 150🌷
Steps: > 7500🌷10261
Fitbit > 6 active hours 🌷9 done
Mood: 😎
Gratitude: I am grateful that I got my essentials today.
Activities:- Shopping for essentials. 🌷
- Gardening 🌷Deadheading/weeding
- Masks 🌷DYD collected her masks. She brought us tins of baked beans as a thank you. We visited in the garden. She’s working from home as her company is involved in kiting out the Nightingale Hospitals for C19 patients.
- Work on Birthday project for Grandson 🌷this is ongoing. DH and I are working on this together.
🌺🌸🌼SPRING FLOWER CHALLENGE🌼🌸🌺
🎯 Set your own daily goal 🎯
🌺🌸🌼 Earn one 💐 for each day 🌼🌸🌺
❗️ From 15 April to 31 May (47 days) ❗️
Daily Goal:
50 + minutes intentional exercise
April: 15,
💐
May:
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🌺🌸🌼SPRING FLOWER CHALLENGE🌼🌸🌺
My Daily Goal -- 30+ minutes of intentional exercise
JFT Goals for Thursday, April 16, 2020
Log everything; Be mindful of everything I eat - try for lower carb choices
Drink at least 8 water
Do 2 5 min walks -- try for 3
Do 30 min Chair Yoga
Do stretching video in full
Clean Bathroom
Clean cat boxes and clean up their room
Complete grocery delivery list
Pay monthly bills
Woke up at 4:30 this morning ... full of energy. After I post in my morning threads, I think I'll do my stretching and walking. Then, breakfast. I'd really like to start getting in another walk or chair exercise each day ... just don't want to push it. Still doing ok with food choices and staying just under my daily limit. Carbs typically over but not significantly so much better there as well.
Time to get busy ... hope Y'all have a great day!!
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I was a survivor in the big Girl Scout Cookie Debacle this week
Hair coloring escapade...my dark hair is now the color of an orangy copper penny and my gray/silver hair that I was trying to turn brown is still white.
Clairol 1, Tracie 0.
Today I am grateful I am working from home, so nobody can see my new orange hair color.
You live such an interesting, fun-filled life.1 -
mytime6630 wrote: »I am so far behind again .. but its is because I am sewing up a storm.. the best therapy in the world. I've sewn and delivered almost 250 face masks, and about 65 scrub caps.(hospitals are also wanting scrub caps).
Tomorrow is our 43rd wedding anniversary. We are going to eat light though, because hubby goes in friday to have the pellets inserted before radiation. We are nervous about doing this, since there is a high risk of infection.
Thank you for your contributions to the health care folks ... they so desperately need the protection!
Happy Anniversary! 🌼🌸🌺
Will definitely be sending prayers your way tomorrow that all goes well.3 -
Starting to fall back in line... yesterday still fell short on goals but was very busy and productive. Calorie wise I made green... but had hoped to have big deficit. I need to stop eating m&ms but they are so darn easy to snack on....
Started to drink a beer but dumped it out after couple sips so I’m counting that as a win.
Starting my new work schedule today as COVID surge in our area originally anticipated now... most recent model has this pushed back to June...I’m thankful the NC state and local government listened to science and not politicians as I think we may not see the carnage others have seen.
Goals today
500iah in green
Eat my packed lunch
Call about a bill
Easy base ride just to burn calories after work
As I transition to new longer day schedule I’m gonna just ride low impact and go for weight management/calorie burn and not worry about performance. Can only do so many things at once.
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@clicketykeys
What kind of soup? I love soup! I ordered baby bok choy in my last delivery order and they substituted an enormous bunch of full sized bok choy. Maybe I can make a large batch of soup to use some of it up.
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WEDNESDAY:
- Log every bite🟢
- Workout🟢
- Stay green🟢
- Homeschool🟢
- Set up virtual school meeting for E🟢
- Set up virtual dance class for B🟢
- Laundry🟢
- Dishes🟢
- Store winter boots/hats/gloves🔴
Got my lifting routine done for the first time since hurting my neck last week. That felt good. Today is more of the same, but maybe I’ll finally get that winter gear put away!
JFT THURSDAY:
- Log every bite
- Workout
- Stay green
- Homeschool
- Set up virtual school meeting for S
- Laundry
- Dishes
- Store winter boots/hats/gloves
SPRING FLOWER CHALLENGE
I will only earn a flower if I do 3 things: log everything, stay green and exercise.
April 15,
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@clicketykeys
What kind of soup? I love soup! I ordered baby bok choy in my last delivery order and they substituted an enormous bunch of full sized bok choy. Maybe I can make a large batch of soup to use some of it up.
Heh! I am NOT much of a cook. My soup either comes from a can (usually Progresso as there's variety but they're less expensive than Campbell's) or is leftovers from what my husband makes. He does a GREAT job with chicken stock. I still have some in the freezer. I simmer it and toss in some frozen spinach for fiber and possibly an egg white for protein. Sort of my twist on egg-drop soup, but there's more stuff in it. Easy and tasty!4 -
PackerFanInGB wrote: »Just for Wednesday:
- Journal every single bite.
- DRINK WATER AND DECAF TEA! Not enough. Working from home makes it much to easy to drink coffee all day. Need to be mindful of this!
- 30 minutes of intentional activity today - no excuses. Just do it. Does cleaning count?
- Lymphedema massage x2 / lymphedema exercises on arm / knee exercises. Partially done.
- Listen to Half Size Me podcast and view daily You Tube videos she has been doing during COVID shutdown.
- Self Care - 15 minutes Spent time on my fingernails, which I rarely do! Was kind of nice.
- Cut freggies to grab for snacks, pre-wash lettuce.
- Finish the handout/video project for work. Update: Got approval. Tomorrow I will work on recording video.
- Bed by 10:30 / get up with alarm!!!
@mytime6630 Happy Anniversary to you and hubby! I will be praying for successful and uneventful procedure. I'm glad to see you check in. I've been thinking of you.
@teigansdad Good luck back at work!
I want to get some goals written down before I get busy again! I hope everyone has a wonderful day!
Just for Thursday- Journal every bite - good, bad & ugly
- Stop drinking coffee by 10:00 a.m. and switch to water!
- DRINK MORE WATER & DECAF TEA! Perhaps make extra tea and put in fridge for iced tea?
- Block off chunks of time on Outlook calendar: Gentle Chair Yoga, 30 min. intentional activity, 15-min Quiet Corner time, knee exercises, arm lymphedema exercises
- Check if library card has been renewed yet
- Make grandson & granddaughter a birthday card and get in mail!
- Update checkbook register
- Finish cutting veggies, washing fruit and lettuce
- Continue work on video project
- Listen to podcasts: Half Size Me, Joyce Meyer, Phit-n-Phat
- Gratitude Journal, Inspirational reading for day, Simple Abundance daily reading
- Bed by 10:30 and get up with alarm
GRATITUDE: Today I am grateful for a bright blue sky; waking up to a fresh cup of coffee; the birds, squirrels and chipmunks which I'm watching out my patio door.
WOTY: Persistence2 -
@mytime6630 Happy Anniversary! Keeping you and hubby in thought & prayer.
@PackerFanInGB Love your hair saga! My hair appt. last week was canceled, of course, and I'm just going to see what my hair really looks like. Since I'm barely seeing anyone outside of home, I don't really care. I'm pretty low maintenance anyway, haven't worn makeup in years ~ glad I have skin tone to allow that.
@teigansdad Good luck!
@ZizzyBumble Well done on managing your weight through this difficult time. Hugs!
Recap W 4/15 ~ keeping things simple
1) Move hourly (pace if have to) / 5 somethings = Fitbit 16,224 steps, 250+ 11/14 & 27 floors
2) Net calories green / 14c water = net cals 28 sodium -779 sugar green fiber & protein low-ish 11c water struggling to time my water at home since I now walk dog later in the day and don't want any urges while we're out
3) Work from home even got co-worker to send me needed docs for reference (yay)
4) Walk dog = wind finally not so bad & slightly milder temps 4.2 mi 1:07:01 happy dog & happy me
5) Call L
6) At least 3 home chores
7) Floss / retainers
JFT R 4/15 ~ keeping things simple
1) Move hourly (pace if have to) / 5 somethings
2) Make scalloped potatoes & ham / net calories green / 14c water
3) Work from home / CPE webinar noon (trying to get as many freebies as I can from home since training budget has been axed for this & next fiscal years)
4) Walk dog
5) Make one call
6) Balance bank accts / update budget s/s / make online payments
7) Floss / retainersSPRING FLOWER CHALLENGE
🌸🌼🌷🥀 Earn a flower each day 🌺💐🌻🌹
From 15 April to 31 May (47 days)
My Daily Goal: net calories green (always a struggle)
April: 15 [1X]
🌸
2020 Goals:1) Get weight below 160# (last time was 4/20/19)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) 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 / Seroogy's Valentine 5K 46:26.7 ave. pace 14:47 / Badger State Brewing 10K virtual race w/ dog on 4/2/20 1:44:16 ave. pace 16:33
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.2 -
cschmitz110515 wrote: »
@PackerFanInGB Love your hair saga! My hair appt. last week was canceled, of course, and I'm just going to see what my hair really looks like. Since I'm barely seeing anyone outside of home, I don't really care. I'm pretty low maintenance anyway, haven't worn makeup in years ~ glad I have skin tone to allow that.
I haven't had my hair done since February, so I've been letting mine grow also to just kind of go natural with it, but yesterday I just got a bug up my *kitten* and wanted the gray gone! I am now back to letting things lie... bwahahaha!
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Thursday 16 April
I didn’t post this morning but it would have been my normal fitness goals and meeting all of these will be my spring flower challenge
Log 😊
Stay in the green 😊
Fruit and veg 👿 I could have done better, I chose not to eat a grapefruit so no flowers for today.
Water 😊
Fitbit exercise goals 😊Spring flower challengeApril 14, 15💐💐2 -
I am grateful...- ...that I have been gifted another day
- ...that the sun is shining
- ...that I have lovely fresh raspberries for my breakfast
- For all those essential workers still going out there....
🙏🏻 Thank you for your service 🙏🏻
Everyone else, please stay home!!!
To name a few...Keep your chin up!- working on a Memories Project for my grandson
- I’ve joined a 14 day on line art challenge (search for painters on line on Facebook)
- structuring my day
- 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)
The only failure is giving up!
2019 DISCARD 5 LBS CHALLENGES:01 Aug 2019: 170.12020 Personal Discard Weight Challenge
31 Dec 2019: 151.2
Total weight loss: 19.9lbs
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
Feb: - 1.3
Mar: - 0.9
Tue 31 Mar: 147.9
April:Week 1Tue 14: 149.4:
Wed 01: 148.1
Thu 02: 147.2 💖 finally off the plateau! 💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼
Fri 03: 147.8
Sat 04: 147.2
Sun 05: 147.5
Mon 06: 147.4
Tue 07: 147.2 Almost at my goal weight!
Week 2
Wed 08: 147.3
Thu 09: 142.6 😱 Now, logic suggests that I can't have lost almost 5 lbs overnight, but I'm putting it out there, although I'm expecting this to bounce up again tomorrow.
Fri 10: 144
Sat 11: 146.2
Sun 12: 149.1: 😜 Scale needed new batteries! Gotta cut back on the Easter treats. 😂
Mon 13: 148.8🐣 Easter treats! 😂 Chocolate overload!
Week 3:
Wed 15: 148.8
Thu 16: 148.2
Fri 17:
Sat 18:
Sun 19:
Mon 20: 🎈🎉🎈74th Birthday 🎈🎉🎈
Tue 21:Week 4:Still working on the project for my Grandson's birthday present.
Wed 22:
Thu 23:
Fri 24:
Sat 25:
Sun 26:
Mon 27:
Tue 28:
Wed 29:
Thu 30:
Fri 31:
JFT Thu 16 Apr
Daily goals:
Sleep: 🌷
Meditation:🌷breathing meditation
Intentional exercise: > 50 🌷104
Cardio: > 30🌷Walking and some gardening
Strength: > 10🌷General
Flex: >10🌷Yoga
Prelog: stay in the green 🌷
Weight: < 150🌷
Steps: > 7500🌷12298
Fitbit > 6 active hours 🌷12 done
Mood: 😎
Gratitude: I am grateful that I have DH for company
Activities:- hedge trimming. 🌷
- laundry 🌷
- Sorting winter wardrobe out🌷
- Work on Birthday project for Grandson 🌷this is ongoing. DH and I are working on this together.
🌺🌸🌼SPRING FLOWER CHALLENGE🌼🌸🌺
🎯 Set your own daily goal 🎯
🌺🌸🌼 Earn one 💐 for each day 🌼🌸🌺
❗️ From 15 April to 31 May (47 days) ❗️
Daily Goal:
50 + minutes intentional exercise
April: 15,16,
💐💐
May:
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@mytime6630 🍾🥂Happy Anniversary 🥂🍾 Hope all goes well with the procedure.2
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Daily habits: track😀, exercise, 😀journal😀
Thursday Action Plan Results:
1. Up at 0700, pill,pets, 😀
2. Arm Weights, Abs, stretches😀
3. pill, shower😀
4. Healthy breakfast: yogurt + GoLean😀
5. Water bottle at desk, apple in fridge😀
6. On computer, video ready at 0855😀
7. Lunch= salad + chicken😀
8. Dinner = homemade TV dinner🤨—DH got Chinese takeout but I ate within calorie target
9. Meditate🤞
10. Upstairs by 9, 😀journal,😀 lights out 9:30👿
Hope everyone is hanging in there. I will catch up with posts this weekend. Best wishes to all.
Daily habits: track, exercise, journal
Friday Action Plan
1. Up at 0700, pill,pets
2. Leg routine, Abs, stretches
3. Pill, Water bottle at desk, apple in fridge
4. On computer, video ready at 0825
5. Healthy breakfast at desk: yogurt + GoLean
6. Lunch= homemade TV dinner
7. Dinner = salad + family food
8. Make 2 more salads
9. Meditate
10. Upstairs by 10, journal, lights out 10:30
SPRING FLOWER CHALLENGE
My Daily Goal: cardio or strength training, any duration
April: 15, 16
🌺 🌺
GRATITUDE: I am grateful for a comfortable home and supportive family
WOTY/ Habits4 -
Yesterday was a good day. Didn’t make my 500 calorie green goal but was in the green. My weight is within a couple of pounds of my goal weight even after vacation and this is my adjusted goal weight which is 9 lbs lighter than my original goal set for July...the big issue I am running into is that when I set my new goal weight with my current weight of course I get less calories. Thinking I’m gonna have to shoot for smaller deficits. The 500 in the green has not been easy as of late. I don’t know why but my guess is that the makers of M&Ms must lace those bad boys in crack.
I can’t just eat one handful.
Anyway ideas for low calorie, high volume chocolate treats would be appreciated. Seems I crave that late.y.
Goals for Friday
Stay in green
1 hr trainer after work
No beer o booze
Clean out driveway for tree guys
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THURSDAY:
- Log every bite🟢
- Workout🟢
- Stay green🟢
- Homeschool🟢
- Set up virtual school meeting for S🟢
- Laundry🟢
- Dishes🟢
- Store winter boots/hats/gloves🔴
I killed it in my workout yesterday... 6 miles and I ran a good portion of it. Usually I just walk, but recently I started adding in some jogging. I really upped the running this time. My knee is a little sore today, but mostly feel pretty good.
JFT FRIDAY:
- Log everything
- Stay green
- Exercise
- Homeschool
- Laundry/Dishes
- Home project
SPRING FLOWER CHALLENGE
I will only earn a flower if I do 3 things: log everything, stay green and exercise.
April 15,16
🌸🌼
Be well! 💕3 -
Recap R 4/16 ~ keeping things simple
1) Move hourly (pace if have to) / 5 somethings = Fitbit 16,821 steps, 250+ 12/14 & 35 floors
2) Make scalloped potatoes & ham / net calories green / 14c water = Net cals barely green 24 sodium -1,011 bad week with sodium (Easter & leftovers) sugar green fiber low-ish protein ok 14c water
3) Work from home / CPE webinar 3pm (trying to get as many freebies as I can from home since training budget has been axed for this & next fiscal years)
4) Walk dog = 4.61 mi 1:21:15 happy dog & happy me
5) Make one call
6) Balance bank accts / update budget s/s / make online payments
7) Floss / retainers
JFT F 4/17 ~ getting my days/dates all mixed up 4 weeks in of work from home
1) Move hourly (pace if have to) / 5 somethings
2) Net calories green / 14c water
3) Work from home / Facebook Live noon
4) Walk dog
5) Make 1-2 calls
6) Balance bank accts / update budget s/s / make online payments
7) Floss / retainers
Yesterday WI governor extended Safer At Home to May 26 ~ oh my. Understandable, but I'm struggling to be productive working at home now, what about the next 5 weeks? At least I still have my job, unlike so many in my state, or even at my own employer. I think I mentioned my dept. is not really set up to work remotely. To that end, my manager requested & got approval for me to work in the office for one day next week. I'm actually excited to get dressed (more than sweats or jeans) and go to work on Monday. Mask is required, I will have badge access only certain hours, and building will be mostly deserted, so will feel strange. Today I'm prepping so I can be as productive as I can in the limited time I have plus ready the next batch of work for home.SPRING FLOWER CHALLENGE
🌸🌼🌷🥀 Earn a flower each day 🌺💐🌻🌹
From 15 April to 31 May (47 days)
My Daily Goal: net calories green (always a struggle)
April: 15, 16 [2X]
🌸🌼
2020 Goals:1) Get weight below 160# (last time was 4/20/19)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) 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 / Seroogy's Valentine 5K 46:26.7 ave. pace 14:47 / Badger State Brewing 10K virtual race w/ dog on 4/2/20 1:44:16 ave. pace 16:33
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.2 -
mytime6630 wrote: »Name: Joan
5'11"
69 yrs oldMy weight history:Goals for 2020:
SW Year 2017: 217
SW Year 2018: 195.5
SW Year 2019 : 206
SW Year 2020: 182.6
1st GW: 185.4 Met this goal
2nd GW: 175 - and learn to maintain
Ultimate goal: 165-170, and maintainThese are the healthy habits I would like to do in 2020:2020
1. Lose 15 pounds to get to my ultimate goal of 165, and then learn how to maintain it.
2. To be better with planning my meals each week
3. to get up in the morning, and have a rough idea of what I plan to eat the rest of the day.
4. To stop mindless eating. To learn how to eat to live, not live to eat.
5. To make drinking water a regular habit.. and drink 8+ glasses of water a daySW: Jan 3: 185.4April 15: 177.7
SW Feb 1: 178 (-7.4 lbs)
SW March: 183.6
April 1: 179.0
April 3:179.4
April 8: 181.6
April 15: 180.0
I set my goals while we are "shelter in place" and stuck at home:1. sew as many face masks as I can
2. learn to play the keyboard
3. work on charity quilt
4. exercise at least 30-45 minutes, 4 days a week minimum
5. keep house tidy
6. work in the yard
Yesterday was a nice day. It was our 43rd anniversary .. and we celebrated by driving around, looking for toilet paper! One for the books! Walgreens had some, so hubby waited in the car while I ran and picked up 2 small packs. Then we drove to Sams, while I ran in to get a few items. My husband said he parked at the back of the lot, rolled down the windows, turned on the music, and slept in the car while waiting, only to be surprised by a man talking by the window ... asking for money. a homeless man. Not a area you would expect to find this.
But it was nice for both of us to just get out a little. This afternoon he has his procedure. It will be a painful procedure (they go in through the rectum, if you get the picture). But I cannot go up with him.. I have to wait in the car.
So I'll cut out facemasks while waiting. I sent 7 facemasks to my son and his family in michigan .. they never got them. We chuckled that the post office people are probably wearing them. So I want to get these off right away, and it will give me something to do while waiting.
I have my super down days,where everything scares me, I worry about our countries future, worry about my daughter, and my son who is still going into work. Panic attacks, which is something I rarely have. But I have to pull myself back together, get behind my sewing machine, and like @Terri does, thank God everyday for the blessings I do have.
So goals today are simple:
1. concentrate on water
2. log all food.
3. sew face masks
4. laundry
5.
Love the Spring Flower Challenge!!!
We can only control our actions ... we have so little control over what happens. Make the best of this time.SPRING FLOWER CHALLENGE - log my food
🌸🌼🌷🥀🌺💐🌻🌹 Earn a flower each day 🌸🌼🌷🥀🌺💐🌻🌹
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