Daily Commitment Thread for 2020 -- JUST FOR TODAY
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JFT Friday
1. Therapy exercises: lunges, push-ups, ankle lifts, box jumps, plank. Balance work. Feed cats. Meds. Tea!
2. Check email. Write everything down before it goes in the mouth. STUDENT CALLS.
3. Answer student emails. Grade any make-up work. Find ER bill and call for itemized list of charges. AM walk.
4. Lunch: leftovers. Yoga with core/balance work.
5. Review papers by desk. File or trash. Garden: 30 min.
6. Color! Check start of term plans; incorporate blogs? Post: Album.
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. Read 50 pages. Update Goodreads. Message Z. Move end table to beside bed.
9. Gratitude journal. Therapy exercises: lunges, push-ups, ankle lifts, box jumps, plank. Meds. Floss, rinse, brush teeth. Saturday: edit blog posts to make sure that the continue link is after a return. ACORN TRIAL ENDS MAY 27.
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
End of April: 192.6
Today: 192.6
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. 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? left toe joints. Sleep center 778 3316.
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. I got my blog post written yesterday! And I got all my grading done this morning, answered all my emails, loaded the dishwasher, and am getting ready to go out for a walk. AND my tea came in. I can't wait to try the new flavors! Except I can, because I'm going for a walk.
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JFT
1. Atleast one water bottle
2. Bed by 1030
3. One kitchen chore
4. One load of laundry
5. Be mindful of snacks
6. Take a walk/step outside4 -
Recap R 4/30
1) Move hourly (pace if have to) / REMEMBER 5 somethings / hourly stairs break basement to 2nd floor = Fitbit 16,312 steps, 250+ 13/14 & 40 floors
2) Net calories green / 14c water = Had to convince myself NO evening snacking. Net cals 2
sodium -508 
sugar 16 fiber low protein excellent 12c water
3) Grocery shop
/ 2 home chores
4) Work from home / webinars 1:00 & 2:00 (pace!) =
5) Write two cards of condolence to be mailed
Why is this so hard?
6) Walk dog = 3.93 mi 1:09:02 dog got treats & pets from J&D
happy dog & happy me
7) Floss / retainers
JFT F 5/1
1) Move hourly (pace if have to) / REMEMBER 5 somethings / hourly stairs break basement to 2nd floor
2) Net calories green / 14c water
3) Take monthly measurements (forgot end of month, lucky I remember what day it is) / log on MFP
4) Work from home / webinar 9:30 (nearly missed due to time zone differences) / Facebook Live noon / weekly & daily status updates to manager
5) One home chore / heck, any chore is a win on Friday
6) Wish co-worker happy bday / write two cards of condolence to be mailed / call someone to chat
7) Walk dog
8) Floss / retainers
Earlier this week I registered for a fitness challenge to raise money for an area nature preserve foundation. I've walked in their Run for the Hill of It 5K (up the steep sledding hill at the finish) in past years. The challenge is to run/bike/hike (or walk) 100 miles in May. Trackers are synced to the ChallengeRunner app and I'm already seeing other people's status. This is cool in the social isolation world we're living, and I think will help me increase dog walks this month. Hope the weather cooperates. Happy dog & happy me!SPRING FLOWER CHALLENGE
🌸🌼🌷🥀 Earn a flower each day 🌺💐🌻🌹
From 15 April to 31 May (47 days)
Daily Goal: net calories green
April: 15, 16, 17, 22, 24, 28, 30 [7X] pitiful
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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.5 -
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Hope everyone is keeping their head above water. 💕💖💕
I am grateful...- ...for the fine May Day
- ...for the company of my dear husband
- ...for continued good health
- 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) I finished the 14 day challenge, but have been too busy to continue with the extended Challenge.
- 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!
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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: 147.1Jan: - 2Apri: +1.3 (not too bad, considering lockdown/Easter/Birthday this month)
Feb: - 1.3
Mar: - 0.9
Tue 31 Mar: 147.9
April:
Week 1
Thu 30 April: 149.2
MAY:
Week 1:
Fri 01: 148.9
Sat 02:
Sun 03:
Mon 04:
Tue 05:
Wed 06:
Thu 07:
JFT Fri 1 May:
Daily goals:
Sleep: 🌷
Meditation:🌷breathing meditation
Intentional exercise: > 50 🌷122
Cardio: > 30🌷Walking, aerobics
Strength: > 10🌷Core/legs
Flex: >10🌷Yoga
Prelog: stay in the green 🌷
Weight: < 150🌷
Steps: > 7500🌷10794
Fitbit > 6 active hours 🌷11 today
Mood: 😎
Gratitude: I am grateful for the rain as my garden was getting very dry.
Activities I got to do today:
🌷meditation🌷crochet🌷🌷
🌷'talking' to family on messenger🌷
🌷Reconnecting with an old friend🌷
🌷Birthday project for Grandson🌷
🌷more Laundry🌷🌺🌸🌼SPRING FLOWER CHALLENGE🌼🌸🌺Daily Goal:
🎯 Set your own daily goal 🎯
🌺🌸🌼 Earn one 💐 for each day 🌼🌸🌺
❗️From 15 April to 31 May (47 days)❗️
50 + minutes intentional exercise
April: 15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30
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May: 1,
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Daily habits: track, exercise, journal
Friday Action Plan
1. Up at 0620, pill,pets, pill😀
2. Water bottle at desk, apple in fridge😀
3. On computer, video ready at 0755😀
4. Healthy breakfast at desk: yogurt + almond Kashi 😀
5. Lunch= salad + chicken😀
6. Walk in the afternoon😀
7. Legs, Abs, stretches😀
8. Dinner = homemade TV dinner😀
9. Mail card to sister👿
10. Meditate😀
11. Upstairs by 10, journal, lights out 10:30😀
Today I spent my afternoon walk contemplating how NOT to have another weekend spin out. I thought through a lot of ideas for structure (not having a plan is very bad for my habits). I also decided (almost, I feel inner resistance) to take a maintenance break and adjust my calories up. But I gave myself the task to check some TDEE calculators. And the results are sobering—2 different ones told me it would take a year to reach my goal weight. I believe they are correct, taking it slow and steady they make sense, but it threw the fantasy planning part of my brain for a loop. That part of me was sure I’d be at goal by the end of the year, not after another 12 months. Still processing this. But it’s fine overall. Let me do this one last time for good, and if takes another year then it takes another year.
Here we go into the weekend. Hope you all have a rest one!
Daily habits: track, exercise, journal
Saturday Action Plan
1. Up at 7, pill,weigh, pets
2. Walk, pill
3. Arm weights, abs, yoga
4. Healthy breakfast
5. Finish card for sister & mail!!
6. Pack snacks (fruit, nuts) and Lunch= salad + pork and water bottle
7. Dinner = family food
8. Find 2 more TDEE calculators
9. Meal plan—3 meals, 1 snack, 1 treat at maintenance calories in
10. Exercise plan for week
11. Meditate
12. Upstairs by 10, journal, lights out 10:30
SPRING FLOWER CHALLENGE🌸
My Daily Goal: cardio or strength training, any duration
April: 15, 16, 17,19,20, 21,22,23,24,25
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27,28,30 May 1
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GRATITUDE: I am grateful for a thoughtful husband who buys extra TP for my adult daughter too!
WOTY: Habits5 -
FRIDAY:
- Homeschool🟢
- Log everything / stay green🟢🟢
- Exercise 🟢
- Product reviews🔴
- Out for 2 drop-off errands🟢
- organize something in the house🟢
Fortunately, the rain cleared up late and I was able to get out for a walk so I stayed green. My new goal is to stay green by at least a hundred calories. I’ve been eating back all of my exercise calories lately and I’m not losing, so something’s gotta change!
JFT SATURDAY:
It’s going to be a beautiful weekend, so my goals are simple:
- Get outside and enjoy the day!
- Stay green / Log everything
- Exercise (weights & cardio)
SPRING FLOWER CHALLENGE
To earn a flower, I must:
1) Log everything 2) Stay green 3) Exercise
APRIL 15,16,17,18,19,20,21,25,26,28,30
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MAY 1
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Be well! 💕3 -
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Amazingly, up 6:30 a.m. on Saturday... sun is shining, temps warmer than normal, going to be a gorgeous day, and I want to take advantage!
Recap F 5/1
1) Move hourly (pace if have to) / REMEMBER 5 somethings / hourly stairs break basement to 2nd floor = Fitbit 16,040 steps, 250+ 13/14 & 30 floors
2) Net calories green / 14c water = Ack! Late evening Easter candy... at least there's less in house.
net cals -451 sodium -715 
sugar -35 fiber & protein excellent 14c water
3) Take monthly measurements (forgot end of month, lucky I remember what day it is) / log on MFP
4) Work from home
/ webinar 9:30 (nearly missed due to time zone differences) / Facebook Live noon / weekly & daily status updates to manager 
including newly required recap since start of work from home for asst. manager smh
5) One home chore / heck, any chore is a win on Friday
putzy stuff
6) Wish co-worker happy bday / write two cards of condolence to be mailed 
/ call someone to chat
7) Walk dog = 4.23 mi 1:14:39 happy dog & happy me
8) Floss / retainers
JFT F 5/1
1) REMEMBER 5 somethings
2) Net calories green / 14c water
3) Virtual 5K for online team / walk dog
4) Yardwork ~ leaves on flower beds to curb / set up rain barrels / ceramic birdbath out of shed
5) Enjoy time with hubby
6) Floss / retainersSPRING FLOWER CHALLENGE
🌸🌼🌷🥀 Earn a flower each day 🌺💐🌻🌹
From 15 April to 31 May (47 days)
Daily Goal: net calories green
April: 15, 16, 17, 22, 24, 28, 30 [7X] pitiful
🌸🌼🌷🥀🌺💐🌻
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.4 -
Weekly Weigh-In = When I'm active I eat back calories. My weaknesses: I love food... my sweet tooth, especially chocolate... portion control... FOMO (Fear of Missing Out). Saturday a.m. is my MFP weigh-in logging day, and I peek occasionally other days. My digital scale only shows half pound increments & I'm too cheap to buy a fancier scale. No goal dates set ~ this is not a diet but my lifestyle.
Age 62, 5'4" (have permanently lost half inch ~ bummer)
GW #1: 150 in a livable way = It's. Not. A. Diet.
GW #2: 145 normal BMI
UG maintain: 145 - 150 (need to be realistic)
11/5/15 = 195.0 joined MFP with no real plan except It's. Not. A. Diet.
1/10/17 = 185.5 clearly not a regular on MFP / joined JFT, best group ever!
5/31/17 = 180.5 two end of month celebrations / committed to posting weekly weigh-in06/03 = 177.509/02/17 = 170.0 Woohoo! Officially overweight, not obese
06/10 = 179.5 pre-10K spaghetti supper night before
06/17 = 179.5 numerous meals away from home, several occasions w/ alcohol, happy no gain
06/24 = 178.0 fluctuated during week, but ended ok
07/01 = 176.0 Yay!!! Achieved June goal to stay <180
07/08 = 177.5 oops
07/15 = 176.5
07/22 = 175.0
07/29 = 174.0 saw at least one daily w-i below 174
08/05 = 174.5 dined out for Girls Day Out & ate Dad's cooking & baking
08/12 = 173.5 scale flirted with even lower numbers on daily weigh-ins
08/19 = 173.5 had couple of high calorie days
08/26 = 172.0 kind of a surprise09/09 = 171.5 backsliding, ack!09/16/17 = 169.5 yay, the middle number is a six!09/23 = 168.5 have lots challenges in upcoming week12/09/17 = 158.5 first time in 10 years my weight is 1-5-anything!
09/30 = 167.0 met Sept goal to stay under 170
10/07 = 166.0
10/14 = 166.5 dined out 2 days with adult beverages plus wine & cheesecake at spa
10/21/17 = 166.5 dined out 2 days plus food day in office / no gain is good [joined Just Give Me 10 Days challenge (daily w/i)]
10/28 = 164.5 very active week & watched CICO / reached October goal of 165
11/04 = 163.0 wow, really surprised at this, daily fluctuations very up and down this week
11/11 = 164.5 this is temporary b/c very high sodium yesterday
11/18 = 162.0 big surprise, especially b/c I weigh myself daily and didn't see this all week
11/25 = 163.0 no surprise after 2 no-logging-food days (parade day and Thanksgiving), just glad not worse
12/02 = 161.0 Jingle Bell 5K day / 44:37 chip time & ave. pace 14:22 & very happy!
12/16 = 158.0 no work parties or food days & stuck with CICO12/29/18 = 159.5 and happy I stayed 1-5-anything over holidays & vacation days at home
12/23 = 157.5 no "workouts" but shoveled snow & snowshoed, busy with Christmas preparations
12/30 = 159.0 Christmas Day no food/beverages logged
01/06/18 = 159.0 New Year's Eve hubby & I splurged on treats & beverages (at home), and I did not log...totally worth it!
01/13 = 157.0 big surprise! Yesterday evening, walked in Frenzy on the Fox 5K in 47:26 & pace 15:19. Very happy with my time, wore layers of clothes in 10 degrees & NNW 12 mph wind, fun event.
01/20 = 156.5
01/27 = 156.5 maintaining / not a bad thing
02/03 = sick / no weigh in
02/10 = 152.5 unhealthy loss due to illness / I know weight will go back up & I'm totally fine with that
02/17/18 = 153.0 thrilled with annual physical on 2/15/18: BP 110/68, pulse 64 and BMI 26.14
02/24 = 154.0 little out of control last week, but at goal for the month
03/03 = 155.5 oops / still lower than before I was sick
03/10 = 153.5 back on track
03/17 = 152.5
03/24 = 153.0 evening snacks & two days straight of 8 hr seminars (+ lots of sitting)
03/31 = 153.5 pre-10K spaghetti supper night before / Badger State Brewing 10K 1:30:28.82 and average pace 14:35
04/07 = 154.5 ack ~ ate Easter candy most evenings
04/14 = 153.5 Day 1 of record-setting blizzard ~ yuck! Followed by day 2 of blizzard, then snow day (no work / still shoveling & plowing) on Monday ~ in APRIL ~ yikes!
04/21 = 153.5 after such weird week & daily weight fluctuations, happy to maintain
04/28 = 152.0
05/05 = 153.5 kinda stalled three months + feeling hungry more often ~ since w/i 10# of goal, changed MFP setting to lose 1/2 lb. per week & see how it goes
05/12 = 153.5 ok with this ~ think changing my MFP setting, and having more net calories to play with, is agreeing with me ~ I'm not so hungry all the time
05/19 = 154.0 drinks (2 margaritas) & dinner w/ BFF night before + enjoyed everything!
05/26/18 = 153.0 Health Risk Assessment 5/15/18 ~ BMI 25.6
06/02 = 153.0 basically in maintenance for now ~ I'll take it!
06/09 = 152.5 Bellin Run 10K 1:28:12 split time 45:03 ave. pace 14:12 ~ beat goal of < 1:30
06/16 = 152.0
06/23 = 156.0 end of vacation week & lots of eating out
06/30 = 155.5
07/07 = 156.0 post-vacation w/i net calories not. so. much. Ack!
07/14 = 154.5 prelogging & sticking w/ plan helps
07/21 = 154.5 Packers 5K 44:50 ave pace 14:26 min/mile ~ beat goal < 45:00
07/28 = 157.5 peanut M&M attacks (eek) + dinner out w/ SIL/niece (yum!) + staff luncheon (ick)
08/03 = 155.5 started Evening Snack Challenge on JFT
08/11 = 158.0 stressful week (job crap ~ hubby's & my own) , Chinese buffet 1 evening & Feast with the Beasts (so worth it!)
08/18 = 157.5 saw 156.0 during week ~ evening snack challenge not. so. good.
08/25 = 156.0 prelogged as much as possible & CICO getting better
09/01 = 154.5 included Taste on Broadway & office relocation so packing & moving boxes ~ very pleased
09/08 = 157.5 too many office bday indulgences / City Stadium 5K for Veterans 44:27 & ave. pace 14:16 ~ beat goal of < 44:30
09/15 = 156.0
09/22 = 155.5 maybe lower if not for Pizza Ranch prairie pizza & wine at BFF's the night before
09/29 = 154.0
10/06 = 155.0 may include water retention in muscles b/c resumed home version of weights & circuit-training day before
10/13 = 157.0 birthday treats & adult beverages / walked in Run for the Hill of It 5K in 48:13 pace 15:32 & hill 2:01 ~ beat both time (part unpaved trail with sloppy conditions due to 5" rain over preceding week) & hill (finish is UP a steep sledding hill) from last year and learned only 25 out of 267 participants finished the hill < 1 min.
10/20 = 155.0
10/27 = 158.0 oops... lots of leaf-raking the evening before + too. much. snacking.
11/03 = 156.5 better planning / stopped evening snacking (mostly)
11/10 = 156.0 basically stuck in maintenance mode ~ not the worst thing
11/17 = 157.0
11/24 = 159.5 Thanksgiving week & paid time off with hubby ~ def going in wrong direction ~ oops
12/01 = 157.5 Jingle Bell 5K 45:38 & ave. pace 14:42 ~ not bad
12/08 = 157.0
12/15 = 156.5 clearly in maintenance mode all year ~ not exactly the plan but I'm ok with this for now ~ really happy to stay 1-5-anything
12/22 = 155.5 surprised by this ~ maybe due to much later than normal weigh-in (late start to the day)01/05/19 = 157.512/28/19 = 168.5 spent 75% of 2019 in 160s... not the plan
01/12 = 158.0 Frenzy on the Fox 5K 1/11 with friends ~ not timed / MapMyWalk 54:19
01/19 = 158.0 maintained even with evening snacking & skipped workouts
01/26 = 157.5
02/02 = 158.5 hubby's traditional bday dinner + leftovers + evening snacking ~ oops
02/09 = 158.5 ok with no gain / Seroogy's Valentine 5K 48:34:89 & ave. pace 15:89 in below zero temps & icy mile 2
02/16 = 158.0
02/23 = 160.0 oops... deserved, net cals & sodium def red prior 3 days. Annual physical 2/26 159.6 fully clothed.
03/02 = 159.5
03/09 = 157.5
03/16 = 158.0 feeling unwell & no workouts all week
03/23 = 157.5 finally feeling better
03/31 = 160.5 posting Sun. month end w/i ~ too many days, net calories RED. Badger State Brewing 10K 3/30 in 1:28:14 & ave. pace 14:12 and beat goal < 1:30
04/06 = 160.0 saw 158.5 during week
04/13 = 159.5
Hiatus from MFP 4/17 - 4/29 (Easter 4/21)
05/04 = 161.5 logging again starting 4/30
05/11 = 163.0 ack
05/18 = 163.0 no gain
05/25 = 163.0 could be worse
06/01 = 162.0
06/08 = 162.0 pre-race spaghetti night before / Bellin Run 10K 1:29:54 split 44:13 ave. pace 14:29
06/15 = 164.0 ate at fast food, cafe (brunch), pub (happy hour), seminar (lunch), dinner at BFF's (sangria)
06/22 = 162.5 better eating & tracking
06/29 = 163.5 two days of conference food
07/06 = 162.5
07/13 = 163.5 two out-of-town family parties + diner food + drinks/dinner at Mexican restaurant
07/20 = 166.0 cousin's funeral luncheon (one whole table w/ family desserts) + restaurant week lunch w/ hubby + pizza supper w/ hubby
07/27 = 165.0
08/03 = 164.5 happy to see any loss at all... I am the tortoise
08/10 = 167.5 high sodium & emotional eating
08/17 = 167.5
08/24 = 165.5
08/31 = 169.5 staycation week & ate whatever I wanted
09/07 = 167.0 flushed sodium & water weight / City Stadium 5K for Veterans 45:12 (goal < 45:00) & ave. pace 14:33
09/14 = 166.5
09/21 = 166.0
09/27 = 165.5
10/05 = 167.5 pre-race food ~ Pink Pumpkin 5K 44:06 (goal < 45:00) & ave. pace 14:12
10/12 = 165.5 eating back on track ~ Run for the Hill of It 5K (trail event) 48:06 & hill 1:58 (goal < 2 min.)
10/19 = 165.5
10/26 = 165.0 slowly but surely... my lifestyle is NOT a diet
11/02 = 165.5 Maru & Jack's party / food night before
11/09 = 164.5 few days of staying at zero net calories works!
11/16 = 165.0 rare Fri. night dinner date w/ hubby at local cafe ~ totally worth it!
11/23 = 166.0 wrong way again
11/30 = 168.0 ACK!!!
12/07 = 165.5 sick several days & painful sore throat will do that
12/14 = 167.0 on prednisone & ate to quell nausea
12/21 = 165.5
01/04/20 = stomach flu 1/4 - 1/5 & slow recovery 1/6 - 1/7 ~ lost unhealthy amount of weight quickly
01/11 = 164.5 Fri. evening Frenzy on the Fox 5K 49:36 ave. pace 15:29
01/18 = 164.5 managed to maintain weight lost while sick
01/25 = 166.0 expected (some high sodium days)
02/01 = 166.0 bday celebrations (hubby's, mom's, co-worker's) + evening snacking
02/08 = 166.5 pre-race carb-loading / Seroogy's Valentine 5K 46:26.7 ave. pace 14:47
02/15 = 166.0
02/22 = 167.0 not sure about accuracy of exercise calories logged this week
02/29 = 165.0 yay
[3/2 Dr. B recommended getting my weight back down for relief of newly diagnosed mild arthritis in both my knees. Another incentive.]
03/07 = 165.5 several very red days ~ oops
03/14 = 164.5 conscientiously logging food helps
03/21 = 162.5 stressed out & not feeling like eating (apparently I emotional eat only when bored, lonely or sad)
03/28 = 162.0 work at home since 3/20/20, eating (mostly) healthy to stay healthy & walked 27.62 miles w/ dog
04/04 = 161.5 walked virtual Badger State Brewing 10K on 4/2/20 1:44:16 ave. pace 16:33 [not my usual race pace but I never walk race events with my dog & no other participants ~ happy me]
04/11 = 162.0 several evening snack attacks of peanut M&Ms
04/18 = 162.5 inching back up ~ Easter dinner + chocolate + high sodium meals of scalloped potatoes/ham + pea soup w/ ham
04/25 = 162.0 happy to be inching back down
05/01 = 162.0 saw 161 during week ~ yay
“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid. Do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go." Joshua 1:9
Today: Smile ~ Laugh ~ Be Kind ~
~ Eat Well ~ Be Active 4 -
Well Friday I blew my calorie goals outta the water... it was like this switch turned and even though I felt full I just kept eating cookies and you guessed it M&Ms!
Oh well this is why doing this is good for me.
Yesterday
Stay green... ok to eat or drink whatever but stay green😕😕😕
2 hr tempo ride on trainer👍
Mow lawn👍
Mark off patio and order paving stones👍
Saturday goal
1 hr tough trainer ride
Stay green and shoot for 500 cal deficit after workout added
Spread mulch
Cut tree limbs around house (this May get pushed to tomorrow)
Fix toilet
Order gravel if they are open
No M&Ms
No more than 2 beers4 -
🌺🌸🌼SPRING FLOWER CHALLENGE🌼🌸🌺
🌺🌸🌼 15 April to 31 May 🌼🌸🌺
My Daily Goal -- 30+ minutes of intentional exercise -- 🌺🌸🌼🌸🌺🌼🌸🌼🌸🌺🌸🌼-0-0-0-🌺🌼 no flower for Mon,Tues,Wed
JFT Goals for Saturday, May 2, 2020
Log everything; Be mindful of everything I eat - try for lower carb choices; drink 8 water
..... critical: get eating back on track!!!!! .....
Do 30 min Chair Yoga .......MUST DO, GET EXERCISE BACK ON TRACK
Do stretching video in full ...SAME AS ABOVE
Declutter & Organize bedroom closet -- 15 min.
Vacuum
Work 15 min on Dining Room ceiling light
Mop kitchen floor
Go to Opening of Drive Thru Farmer's Market -- DONE!! IT WAS GREAT!!
OK!! The Plan: 6:30 AM go to Farmer's Market. At home: Do stretches. vacuum. Do yoga. Do meal prep for lunch & dinner; do dishes. Do 5 min walking program. Mop kitchen floor. Play on computer for a bit ... do 15 minute chore (DR - ceiling fan/light) (LR windows 1, 2, 3) (bedroom closet) ... repeat.
Hope Y'all have a great day! 4 -
@mytime6630 - You are doing well with all of the challenges you are facing right now. I would be buying more junk food than you are.
@pridesabtch - Can your daughter get her learner's at 15? Or is that a thing in the states. Nice car!
@AJB1014 - Are you struggling with some Postpartum depression? I suffered with that after our youngest was born, if you are please seek help for treatment. I didn't and almost lost everything. Hugs to you.
@SERmom3 - My daughter was excited when my Grandson got into Harry Potter. Did you see that the Bradford Exchange has come out with a HP Village set?
Well I didn't do so well yesterday, I did until the evening. It's those darned evening snacks that get me all the time. I need to rein it in.
Today I am goign to do some cleaning and possibly go for a walk.4 -
Snowflake1968 wrote: »
@SERmom3 - My daughter was excited when my Grandson got into Harry Potter. Did you see that the Bradford Exchange has come out with a HP Village set?
@Snowflake1968 - I’m not familiar with the Bradford Exchange. I had to look it up...what a cute little village set! My husband is currently building a HP world using spare Lego pieces!4 -
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Hope everyone is keeping their head above water. 💕💖💕
I am grateful...- ...for the fine May Day
- ...for the company of my dear husband
- ...for continued good health
- 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) I finished the 14 day challenge, but have been too busy to continue with the extended Challenge.
- 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!
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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: 147.1Jan: - 2Apri: +1.3 (not too bad, considering lockdown/Easter/Birthday this month)
Feb: - 1.3
Mar: - 0.9
Tue 31 Mar: 147.9
April:
Week 1
Thu 30 April: 149.2
MAY:
Week 1:
Fri 01: 148.9
Sat 02: 149.2
Sun 03:
Mon 04:
Tue 05:
Wed 06:
Thu 07:
JFT Sat 2 May:
Daily goals:
Sleep: 🌷
Meditation:🌷breathing meditation
Intentional exercise: > 50 🌷130
Cardio: > 30🌷Walking, aerobics, dancing
Strength: > 10🌷Abs/legs
Flex: >10🌷Yoga
Prelog: stay in the green 🌷
Weight: < 150🌷
Steps: > 7500🌷9200+
Fitbit > 6 active hours 🌷11 today
Mood: 😎
Gratitude: I am grateful for the rain as my garden was getting very dry.
Activities I got to do today:
🌷meditation🌷crochet🌷🌷
🌷'talking' to family on messenger🌷
🌷Watching an excellent film on TV🌷
🌷Birthday project for Grandson🌷
🌷Fold and put away Laundry🌷🌺🌸🌼SPRING FLOWER CHALLENGE🌼🌸🌺Daily Goal:
🎯 Set your own daily goal 🎯
🌺🌸🌼 Earn one 💐 for each day 🌼🌸🌺
❗️From 15 April to 31 May (47 days)❗️
50 + minutes intentional exercise
April: 15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30
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May: 1,2,
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JFT Sunday
1. Therapy exercises: lunges, push-ups, ankle lifts, box jumps, plank. Balance work. Feed cats. Meds. Tea!
2. Check email. Write everything down before it goes in the mouth. AM walk.
3. Answer student emails. Grade any make-up work. Find ER bill and call for itemized list of charges.
4. Lunch: leftovers. Yoga with core/balance work. Bike ride?
5. Review papers by desk. File or trash. Garden: 30 min.
6. Color! Check start of term plans; incorporate blogs? Post: Album.
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. Read chapters 5-8. Update Goodreads. Message Z. Move end table to beside bed.
9. Gratitude journal. Therapy exercises: lunges, push-ups, ankle lifts, box jumps, plank. Meds. Floss, rinse, brush teeth. Saturday: edit blog posts to make sure that the continue link is after a return. Tuesday: Return Deci and Roy and ALL DVDS to library; call to pick up book on hold. Student calls Monday; post final project. ACORN TRIAL ENDS MAY 27.
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
End of April: 192.6
Today: 193.0
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. 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? left toe joints. Sleep center 778 3316.
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. Ten-mile run this morning. I wish it was easier. Well, at least it's done!6 -
SATURDAY:
It’s going to be a beautiful weekend, so my goals are simple:
- Get outside and enjoy the day!🟢
- Stay green / Log everything🟢🟢
- Exercise (weights & cardio)🟢🟢
Got it done yesterday and today will be pretty similar. We’ve also started doing a mini-makeover of our basement workout area. New layout, paint and storage. Looking forward to making it brighter down there!
JFT SUNDAY:
- Log it all / Stay green (by at least 100)
- Exercise (cardio)
- Work on basement makeover
- Laundry
- Get outside!
SPRING FLOWER CHALLENGE
To earn a flower, I must:
1) Log everything 2) Stay green 3) Exercise
APRIL 15,16,17,18,19,20,21,25,26,28,30
🌸🌼🌺🌻🌸🌼🌺🌻🌸🌼🌺 (11)
MAY 1,2
🌻🌸
Be well! 💕4 -
Saturday goal
1 hr tough trainer ride✅✅✅
Stay green and shoot for 500 cal deficit after workout added❌🙁
Spread mulch✅
Cut tree limbs around house (this May get pushed to tomorrow)❌
Fix toilet✅
Order gravel if they are open✅
No M&Ms✅
No more than 2 beers✅
I managed to stay green yesterday... but only because I basically did an entire 4 set total body circuit rotation while we watch family movie.
Guess I need to add ice cream to list of bad guys with m&ms
Sunday goal
1 hr trainer
Stay green
No m&ms
No ice cream
No more than 2 beers
Cut tree limbs that are touching house
Trim hedges
Shred/chip leaves and limbs
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Happy Sunday all. Have had a fairly nice Sunday so far... got myself out of bed to for a decent run this morning. Felt nice to burn a few calories and get a few endorphins!
So I said I thought I would have some good career news to share... well, finally I do! I had an interview on Monday and I learned on Wednesday that I have managed, finally, to get a new job. It's an internal role, working on the same subject area that I do now (with similar people), but doing different types of work. Effectively it's a sideways career move, which I've been trying to do for a loooooong time but have struggled as I've always been competing for jobs with people who are already in that field. After several months/ years I've done it!
Naturally it will have helped that the move is internal and to a role that's on the same subject area. But I'm still pretty pleased to have got it - it wasn't a foregone conclusion. I've actually been talking to the team head about moving into that team for months - it has effectively been agreed for months - but HR policies meant that I still had to actually be interviewed for it - against three other candidates. It's nice to have done well in interview as I'd started to lose confidence about my ability to do interviews (there is a particular type of interview called a 'competency interview' which I don't particularly like) so it's nice to have succeeded at one!
I don't have any illusions about it being the perfect role. Those of who you've been on this board for a while will have heard me moan about how chaotic and badly managed my company is, and about the level of work I have to do. I don't expect any of those problems to go away with the new job. But, hopefully moving to a new role will give me something new and interesting to work on (I've been in my current role nearly 5 years) and that will be more fulfilling, making it easier to put up with the rubbish! It will also give me useful experience that will be helpful for my next move, whenever that is!
Anyway, I'm looking forward to getting started. Not sure when that will be - there's a bit of negotiating going on between my team and my new team - but hopefully it will be soon and I can move forwards into the next phase of my career!
Hope everyone is doing ok. I didn't manage to log on much for the last two weeks because of interview etc. but hopefully I will be able to start contributing a bit more from now on! Thinking of you all x7 -
Daily habits: track, exercise, journal
Saturday Action Plan
1. Up at 7, pill,weigh, pets😀
2. Walk, pill😀
3. Arm weights, abs, yoga😀
4. Healthy breakfast😀
5. Finish card for sister & mail!!😀
6. Pack snacks (fruit, nuts) and Lunch= salad + pork and water bottle😀
7. Dinner = family food😀
8. Find 2 more TDEE calculators 😀
9. Meal plan—3 meals, 1 snack, 1 treat at maintenance calories 👿
10. Exercise plan for week👿
11. Meditate😀
12. Upstairs by 10, journal, lights out 10:30😀
So yesterday on my walk I decided I need to focus on what I have achieved rather than when I will make any future milestone. And as part of that, I decided to make this week a maintenance break and I dialed my calories back up in MFP. I want to concentrate on building more into my strength training work and not worry about feeling hungry while doing that.
Yesterday I also got to see my parents for the first time since Feb. Dropped off extra hand sanitizer and chlorox wipes that I had since they need it more than I do. My dad is doing surprisingly well and seems happy and more relaxed working at home than when he drove in daily. (78 and still works full time as an electronics engineer!). My mom is struggling with depression and anger (at the world/politics) and “knowing what to do with herself”. She has no good outlet right now. Even walking is tough because they live in a very hilly neighborhood and she’s still recovering from knee replacements. But it was nice to see them healthy!
Today—need to meal plan and exercise plan for the week, and tackle the finances.
Daily habits: track, exercise, journal
Sunday Action Plan
1. No alarm wake, pill,weigh, pets, pill😀
2. Healthy breakfast
3. Bike, arm weights, abs, yoga
4. Meal plan—3 meals, 1 snack, 1 treat at maintenance calories in
5. Mortgage apps
6. Taxes
7. Exercise plan for week
8. Lunch= salad + chicken
9. Dinner = family food
10. Meditate
11. Upstairs by 9, journal, lights out 9:30
SPRING FLOWER CHALLENGE🌸
My Daily Goal: cardio or strength training, any duration
April: 15, 16, 17,19,20, 21,22,23,24,25
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27,28,30 May 1,2
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GRATITUDE: I am grateful that my parents seem happy and healthy and I got to spend time talking to them today (from 10ft away!).
WOTY: Habits4 -
@teigansdad - I was craving ice cream terribly last night. I decided to imbibe so I couldn’t drive to go get it. I probably would have eaten less calories going for the ice cream.
@bookmeister86 - I’m so happy for you. You’ve put up with so much in this company if the experience you gain in this new role helps you move on in a couple years it will be worth it for sure. Woohoo!!
@Kuhl50 - it’s great you had the opportunity to see your parents. I bet they appreciated it as much as you.
I had to go to Walmart today as we needed a few groceries. It wasn’t my plan to do that today but the cream we had in the fridge had gone bad. I think this was my most stressful shopping trip yet. The carts weren’t being wiped, they were letting everyone in not counting the numbers at all, people were crowding and going every which way. It was awful. We are starting to open back up here this week and I don’t think we are prepared at all.
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@bookmeister86 CoNgRaTuLaTiOnS on your new job news! I know how hard and how long you've been striving for this. So happy for you!
Busy day so far, but still want to post JFT. Hope everyone is enjoying their Sunday!
Recap Sat 5/2
1) REMEMBER 5 somethings = Nope, but Fitbit 21,275 wowza! 250+ 14/14 boom! 38 floors
2) Net calories green / 14c water = net cals -2 taking a flower anyway! sodium green sugar -19 fiber excellent protein ok 13c water
3) Virtual 5K for online team / walk dog = walked 3.48 mi 1:14:39 happy dog & happy me
4) Yardwork ~ leaves on flower beds to curb three full tarps, lots more work than anticipated & arms all scratched from rose thorns / set up rain barrels no time or energy / ceramic birdbath out of shed / laundry three loads hung outside, feels great to have line-dried laundry again
5) Enjoy time with hubby
6) Floss / retainers
JFT Sunday 5/3
1) Move hourly / REMEMBER 5 somethings
2) Net calories green / 14c water
3) Walk dog = 4.7 mi 1:19:12 ave. pace 16:51 yay happy dog & happy me
4) Wash: bedding / towels / dishes
5) Watch w/ hubby : church service video / Downtown Abbey episode (hubby makes hilarious commentary as it's his first time watching, it's our new thing to do)
6) Enjoy time with hubby
7) Floss / retainersSPRING FLOWER CHALLENGE
🌸🌼🌷🥀 Earn a flower each day 🌺💐🌻🌹
From 15 April to 31 May (47 days)
Daily Goal: net calories green
April: 15, 16, 17, 22, 24, 28, 30 [7X] pitiful
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May: 2 [1X]
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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 / Prevention virtual 5K Fun & Fit Team ~ I walked 3.48 mi w/ dog in 1:01:10 ave. pace 17:33
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.4 -
@bookmeister86 WHOOP WHOOP!!!! I'm so excited for you! This is exactly what you need! You'll be in a familiar setting, learning a new job from people you already know, in a subject you know about, which is going to give you great experience for your next step in your career! Very cool and I can't tell you how happy I am to read your news today! You were there in 2017 when I was going through the whole work dilemma and I'm happy to still be here to see your happy news! (((HUGS))) Now neither of us needs to travel to punch anyone in the nose for each other...
@Snowflake1968 I'm glad to see you back! I have not gone to Walmart since March before the shutdowns began, but when I drive by, the parking lots are just as full as they were before! It worries me. Our city is actually still climbing in cases, so yeah it worries me. I also am struggling with the fact that I got rid of many of my larger clothes because i didn't plan on wearing them anymore. So, I'm sitting here now mad at myself because I have no freaking clothes,,. UGH. I am determined to use the time I'm furloughed from work to get my *kitten* together and get some good healthy habits going. We'll see how it goes. I always blame it on not having time, and now I have no excuses... (((HUGS)))
Hi everyone! I kind of took the week off. Had some major anxiety ups and downs going last week since getting furloughed. Had to work through my emotions, my fears, find solutions, make plans and now I'm back. Everything is going to be okay. We won't be living high on the hog by any means, but we won't lose our house or get behind in bills either. So, I'm going to use this time off in a positive manner...develop healthy habits, take time to prepare healthy serving-sized baggies of snacks, meal plan and cook healthy meals, intentional activity, declutter, deep clean the house, go fishing with my husband whenever we feel like going and not have to hope it's nice enough on the weekend to go; spend time sewing and learning more about quilting; spend time reading books for pleasure; garden outside; etc. I have this deep desire for my employer to not bring me back to work and the government to extend unemployment benefits for 2 years until I can retire at 62. It probably won't happen, but a girl can dream. I think now that the anxiety and fear of unknown is gone, I am going to really enjoy not working. I've been working 43 years and this break will be awesome!
I don't know about anyone else, but with the salons closed here, my hair is getting really gray! I have a skunk stripe down the middle of my head and my hair is growing out long enough now to pull into a pony tail. I think I've decided to just let it go and let it grow....going gray and growing it long again.
Just for Sunday:
1. Weight/measure/log before eating
2. WATER - 88 oz
3. 30 minutes intentional activity
4. Sew 5 masks for A & C
5. Plant Easter Lily in front yard
6. Laundry
7. Vacuum
8. Watch church service online
9. Gratitude Journal / DO & JM readings / Simple Abundance / Bed at 10:00 pm
10. Get up with alarm and keep a routine
GRATITUDE: Today I am grateful for sunshine and 70 degree weather, wind chimes, songbirds, time with Tim and unplugged Sunday. (Unplugged Sunday - I stay off all social media except MFP, don't get or answer texts unless important, just stay in the moment. I love it!)
WOTY 2020: Persistece5 -
Snowflake1968 wrote: »
@pridesabtch - Can your daughter get her learner's at 15? Or is that a thing in the states. Nice car!
Yes she can get it at 15. I'm in West Virginia. Once the DMV is open she'll take her test.
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@pridesabtch - that’s cool, here in Alberta they can get it at 14 but still can’t be licensed until 16.1
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🌹🌷🌹🥀🌻🌼🌺🌸🌺🌼🌻🥀🌹🌷🌹
Hope everyone is keeping their head above water. 💕💖💕
I am grateful...- ...for the fine May Day
- ...for the company of my dear husband
- ...for continued good health
- 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) I finished the 14 day challenge, but have been too busy to continue with the extended Challenge.
- 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!
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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: 147.1Jan: - 2Apri: +1.3 (not too bad, considering lockdown/Easter/Birthday this month)
Feb: - 1.3
Mar: - 0.9
Tue 31 Mar: 147.9
April:
Week 1
Thu 30 April: 149.2
MAY:
Week 1:
Fri 01: 148.9
Sat 02: 149.2
Sun 03: 149.2
Mon 04:
Tue 05:
Wed 06:
Thu 07:
JFT Sun 3 May:
Daily goals:
Sleep: 🌷
Meditation:🌷breathing meditation
Intentional exercise: > 50 🌷119
Cardio: > 30🌷Walking, aerobics, dancing
Strength: > 10🌷Abs/legs
Flex: >10🌷Yoga
Prelog: stay in the green 🌷
Weight: < 150🌷
Steps: > 7500🌷13053
Fitbit > 6 active hours 🌷8 today
Mood: 😎
Gratitude: I am grateful for the rain as my garden was getting very dry.
Activities I got to do today:
🌷meditation🌷crochet🌷🌷
🌷Skype family meeting🌷
🌷Walking outside in the sunshine🌷
🌷Birthday project for Grandson🌷
🌷Fold and put away more Laundry🌷🌺🌸🌼SPRING FLOWER CHALLENGE🌼🌸🌺Daily Goal:
🎯 Set your own daily goal 🎯
🌺🌸🌼 Earn one 💐 for each day 🌼🌸🌺
❗️From 15 April to 31 May (47 days)❗️
50 + minutes intentional exercise
April: 15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30
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May: 1,2,3,
💐💐💐
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mytime6630 wrote: »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: 185.4Weigh in:
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
April 15: 177.7
April 22: 176.8
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 was awake last nite until 4AM. I think when I sew I forget all the troubles in the world. I forget my husband has aggressive cancer. I forget that who knows when I will see my son. I forget that my daughter is spirling downhill with depression, yet hides it for sake of her dad and I. So I sew. But I think I have to take a break. Because now, I am exhausting myself making face masks and scrub caps. And then I can't sleep... because all the things that bother me, but are hiding, come out in the evening.
Today is a rainy day, and I am so tired. And when I am tired I want to eat. The ER nurses at the hospital sent me the nicest gift... a care package as a thank you. But... that care package contains 5 candy bars ... M&M peanuts (my favorite), lots of chips, cookies, etc. all the food I am trying to avoid. THis morning I put all the stuff in a zip lock bag, and grabbed the M&Ms, but stopped myself. I am tired.. not hungry.
SO.. JFT, Sat
1. concentrate on water
2. log all food.
3. spend time with hubby
4. laundry/clean house
5. clean up sewing room ... it is a mess!!!
6. plan meals for the week
7. find exercise video to do
8. reflect on postive things in the world ... look and smell the flowers.
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 🌸🌼🌷🥀🌺💐🌻🌹
From 16 April to 31 May (46 days)
April 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22
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@mytime6630 Peanut M & M's are my favorite too. Thank you for all that you do. I am so proud of you.1 -
Mountainlove wrote: »I'm a little late to the game ... but better late than never. 😀 I hope I can still join even though it's already the end of April.
JFT 4/28
1. Finalize the final for tomorrow ✔️
2. go for a run
3. replant seedlings
4. log food
I don't make new year's resolutions. I do set goals, though. One of my goals was to run outside once per week. February and March were horrible - it rained nearly every day. I didn't beat myself up about it when I didn't make it, though. The end of March and April have been much better. I'd forgotten how much I enjoyed running outside. My treadmill now takes a backseat...and I'm now off to the track. 🙂
WELCOME🌹❤1 -
JFT Monday
1. Therapy exercises: lunges, push-ups, ankle lifts, box jumps, plank. Balance work. Feed cats. Meds. Tea!
2. Check email. Write everything down before it goes in the mouth. AM run: 5 miles.
3. Answer student emails. Grade any make-up work. Post to class website: FINAL PROJECT. Find ER bill and call for itemized list of charges.
4. Lunch: shrimp bowls. Yoga with core/balance work. STUDENT CALLS.
5. Review papers by desk. File or trash. Garden: 30 min.
6. Color! Check start of term plans; incorporate blogs? Post: Album.
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. Read chapters 5-8. Update Goodreads. Message Z. Move end table to beside bed.
9. Gratitude journal. Therapy exercises: lunges, push-ups, ankle lifts, box jumps, plank. Meds. Floss, rinse, brush teeth. Tuesday: Return Deci and Roy and ALL DVDS to library; call to pick up book on hold. Student calls Monday; post final project. ACORN TRIAL ENDS MAY 27.
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
End of April: 192.6
Today: 193.0
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. 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? left toe joints. Sleep center 778 3316.
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.3 -
Daily habits: track, 😀exercise, 😀journal😀
Sunday Action Plan
1. No alarm wake, pill,weigh, pets, pill😀
2. Healthy breakfast😀
3. Bike, arm weights, abs, yoga😀—did long walk and leg workout, but intent met
4. Meal plan—3 meals, 1 snack, 1 treat at maintenance calories in 👿
5. Mortgage apps😀
6. Taxes 🤨—partial
7. Exercise plan for week🤨—partial
8. Lunch= salad + chicken 😀
9. Dinner = family food😀
10. Meditate😀
11. Upstairs by 9, journal, lights out 9:30👿
Pretty good day, though I didn’t get to all my goals. Proud that I walked away (mentally) from a situation that could have been a fight and waited it out to come back and solve the actual problem. Helped keep the whole day emotionally balanced and ready to tackle the week. Sorta. Ok not really but I guess tomorrow will be Monday no matter what! 😆
Daily habits: track, exercise, journal
Monday Action Plan
1. Up at 0700, pill, weigh, pets
2. Walk 30 min, pill
3. Workout program, abs, yoga stretches
4. Put chili ingredients in crockpot
5. Breakfast = yogurt + Go Lean
6. Check mortgage app
7. Lunch = salad + chicken
8. Address tax documents
9. Make Exercise plan for Tuesday
10. Make roasted spaghetti squash and broccoli
11. Upstairs by 9
12. Meditate
13. journal
14. Lights out 9:45
SPRING FLOWER CHALLENGE🌸
My Daily Goal: cardio or strength training, any duration
April: 15, 16, 17,19,20, 21,22,23,24,25
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27,28,30 May 1,2,3
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GRATITUDE: I am grateful that I have the inner knowledge and strength to push past a provocation and solve a problem rather than rise to a quarrel.
WOTY: Habits2 -
Sunday goal
1 hr trainer✅🙂
Stay green✅
No m&ms✅
No ice cream✅
No more than 2 beers✅😜
Cut tree limbs that are touching house✅
Trim hedges✅
Shred/chip leaves and limbs✅
Neighbor and I had over the fence beer plus I had a busy yard work day so went over beer goal. Stayed green but only because I also did a 40 minute workout before bed to balance out my indiscretions
Monday goals... nothing huge. Slept terrible last night. Kinda sore today I think between yard work and workouts this weekend I pushed it pretty good.
Stay green
1 hr easy tempo ride on trainer
No m&ms
No ice cream
No beer
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