Daily Commitment Thread for 2020 -- JUST FOR TODAY

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  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 19,303 Member
    edited May 2020
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    I’m working on replacing sugary snacks with healthy alternatives.
    Hope everyone is keeping their head above water. 💕💖💕
    I am grateful...
    • ...for the overnight rain. The garden is now sparkling in the sunlight
    • ...for the uninterrupted rhythm of nature
    • ...for the exuberance of my clematis Montana
    To all those essential workers still going out there....
    🙏🏻 Thank you for your service 🙏🏻
    Everyone else, please stay home!!!

    What am I doing to keep busy?
    To name a few...
    • 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)
    Keep your chin up!
    The only failure is giving up!
    2019 DISCARD 5 LBS CHALLENGES:
    01 Aug 2019: 170.1
    31 Dec 2019: 151.2
    Total weight loss: 19.9lbs
    2020 Personal Discard Weight Challenge
    Name: Terri
    My plan is to weigh less at the end of each month than I did at the beginning
    SW: 152.1 (02 Jan)
    GW: 147.1
    Jan: - 2
    Feb: - 1.3
    Mar: - 0.9
    Apri: +1.3 (not too bad, considering lockdown/Easter/Birthday this month)
    Tue 31 Mar: 147.9
    April:
    Thu 30 April: 149.2
    MAY:
    Week 1:
    Fri 01: 148.9
    Sat 02: 149.2
    Sun 03: 149.2
    Mon 04: 148.6
    Tue 05: 148.6
    Wed 06: 148.6
    Thu 07: 148.5
    Week 2:
    Fri 08: 148.4
    Sat 09: 148.9
    Sun 10:
    Mon 11:
    Tue 12:
    Wed 13:
    Thu 14:

    Missed posting yesterday, but I had a rest day as it was a National Holiday in UK
    JFT Sat 9 May:
    Daily goals:
    Sleep: 🌷
    Meditation:🌷breathing meditation
    Intentional exercise: > 50 🌷78
    Cardio: > 30🌷Walking, gardening, aerobics, dancing,
    Strength: > 10🌷legs/core
    Flex: >10🌷Yoga
    Prelog: stay in the green 🌷
    Weight: < 150🌷
    Steps: > 7500🌷12200+
    Fitbit > 6 active hours 🌷8 today
    Mood: 😎
    Gratitude: I am grateful the fine weather held
    Activities I got to do today:
    🌷meditation🌷local shopping 🌷
    🌷cutting the lawn 🌷 writing 🌹
    🌷Birthday project for Grandson🌷
    🌷Organised old photo slides🌷
    🌺🌸🌼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: 15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,
    29,30
    💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐 (16)
    May: 1,2,3,,4,5,6,7,8,9,
    💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐


  • Kuhl50
    Kuhl50 Posts: 416 Member
    Daily habits: track, 😀exercise, 😀journal😀

    Saturday Action Plan
    1. No alarm wake, pill, weigh, pets, pill😀
    2. Long walk😀
    3. Get card for mom😀
    4. Get gift for daughter 🤨—found a previous one!
    5. Yogurt and Kashi breakfast😀
    6. Make salads for weekend
    7. Address taxes😀
    8. Put away laundry😀
    9. Journal😀
    10. Meditate👿
    11. Lights out 10:45👿

    Today I ate at maintenance calories , but I did not fully binge. Yay! Felt low energy and achy/sore muscles all day. Hope I perk up tomorrow! Want to enjoy my weekends, not just be a low energy blob.

    Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers out there!💐💐💐

    Daily habits: track, exercise, journal
    Sunday Action Plan
    1. No alarm wake, but aim for 0730
    2. Pill, weigh, pill
    3. Breakfast = yogurt and Kashi
    4. Gather up presents, address cards
    5. Pack salad and protein drink to go. Figure out food for DH
    6. On the road by 9
    7. Hike on the way home
    8. Dinner = left overs
    9. Upstairs by 9
    10. Journal
    11. Meditate
    12. Lights out 9:55

    SPRING FLOWER CHALLENGE🌸
    My Daily Goal: cardio or strength training, any duration
    April: 15, 16, 17,19,20, 21,22,23,24,25
    🌺🌹🌸🌷🌼🌺🌷🌸🌹🌼
    27,28,30 May 1,2,3,4,5,6,7
    🌷🌼🌺🌹🌸🌷🌼🌹🌺🌸
    9
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    GRATITUDE: I am grateful for all I take for granted—clean water comes out of my taps; healthy food is available in my cupboard; my neighborhood is beautiful with trees and shrubs and flowers; I walk outside without fear of violence or war. And so much more.

    WOTY: Habits
  • SERmom3
    SERmom3 Posts: 568 Member
    💐💐🌷HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY! 🌷💐💐

    SATURDAY:
    - Laundry/ Dishes🟢🟢
    - Log everything / stay green 🟢🟢
    - Exercise (weights and cardio)🟢🟢
    - pick a room to clean and reorganize🔴

    I didn’t reorganize any rooms, but my husband and kids did! My 3 girls sleep in one room and our third bedroom is their “dressing room”. They cleaned and organized both rooms yesterday. That’s a win!

    We also visited the grandmother’s yesterday. We dropped off fresh baked donuts from our favorite shop. It was very cold and windy so we didn’t last long, but they were nice visits.

    JFT SUNDAY:
    - Log everything/ stay green by 100 or more
    - Exercise (cardio)
    - Enjoy the day!


    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 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9
    🌻🌸🌼🌺🌻🌸🌼🌺🌻

    Be well! 💕
  • cschmitz110515
    cschmitz110515 Posts: 3,710 Member
    Recap Sat. 5/9
    1) Move hourly / REMEMBER 5 somethings / hourly stairs break basement to 2nd floor = Fitbit 14,543 steps, 250+ 14/14 boom! 38 floors :smiley:
    2) Walk dog ~ she & I both need it! 4.22 mi 1:13:16 saw two sandhill cranes standing not 50' from road & stretched B) happy dog & happy me
    3) No meal plans (oh oh) ~ may order from local restaurant as usual since mid-March #supportlocal / net calories green / 14c water = Lunch from local café & leftovers for supper. Net cals 19 :smiley: sodium -219 :) sugar -6 :) fiber good :) protein low-ish :/ 12c water
    4) Enjoy time w/ hubby :smiley:<3 plus we replaced bulb in light fixture (a pain) over kitchen table w/o fuss :D
    5) FLOSS :smiley: / RETAINERS :smiley:

    JFT Sun. 5/10 ~ Mother's Day (US)
    1) X-train :smiley:
    2) Net calories green / 14c water
    3) Watch w/ hubby: church service video :) / Downton Abbey :)
    4) Enjoy time w/ hubby
    5) Call mom
    5) Floss / retainers

    Crap weather day, rain showers, even saw a snowflake or two, and wind chill mid-morning was 31F. Decided overdue anyway to x-train (indoors). :D

    Wishing all the mothers a very HaPpY MoThEr's DaY!

    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
    🌸🌼🌷🥀🌺💐🌻
    May: 2, 4, 5, 6, 9 [5X]
    🌹🌸🌼🌷🥀

    2020 Goals:
    1) Get weight below 160# (last time was 4/20/19)
    2) Plan meals most days & prelog meals/snacks whenever possible on MFP
    3) Post weekly weigh-in on JFT for accountability
    4) Take measurements & log on MFP monthly (I stopped as weight plateaued & went up) = 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 on 5/2/20 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. / basement boxes May
    Word for 2020: Persist
  • clicketykeys
    clicketykeys Posts: 6,598 Member
    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 walk. Update class sites - ALL WORK DUE THURSDAY.
    3. Answer student emails. Find ER bill and call for itemized list of charges. Edit Remind list and input into Evernote.
    4. Lunch: pizza. GET MEDS. Yoga with core/balance work. Write a letter. Bike ride?
    5. Review papers by desk. File or trash. Put mementos in green room and look for paintbrushes.
    6. Color! Check start of term plans; incorporate blogs? Blog: Finish a draft (1 hour).
    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 16-20. 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. ACORN TRIAL ENDS MAY 27. Check on free NAIE membership?

    Scale goals
    End 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: 195.8

    Ongoing plans/ideas behind the cut
    1. 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. Whoops! I had this set up this morning and didn't post. Oh well.
  • Kuhl50
    Kuhl50 Posts: 416 Member
    Daily habits: track, 😀exercise, 👿journal😀

    Sunday Action Plan
    1. No alarm wake, but aim for 0730😀
    2. Pill, weigh, pill😀
    3. Breakfast = yogurt and Kashi 😀
    4. Gather up presents, address cards😀
    5. Pack salad and protein drink to go. Figure out food for DH😀
    6. On the road by 9😀
    7. Hike on the way home👿
    8. Dinner = left overs 😀
    9. Upstairs by 9😀
    10. Journal😀
    11. Meditate😀
    12. Lights out 9:55🤞

    So something is up today/this weekend. Low motivation, low energy, feeling very emotional and cranky. Took a nap and helped some, but not a lot. Didn’t exercise today, snacked a lot, but nothing satisfied.

    Daily habits: track, exercise, journal
    Monday Action Plan
    1. Up at 6, pill, weigh, pets, shower, pill
    2. At computer, video ready at 0655
    3. Coffee, protein drink, apple for breakfast
    4. Yogurt + Kashi for snack
    5. Lunch = Salad + chicken
    6. Exercise after doctor Zoom
    7. Write out birthday card!
    8. Wrap presents
    9. Birthday dinner for DD
    10. Upstairs by 9
    11. Journal
    12. Meditate
    13. 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
    🌺🌹🌸🌷🌼🌺🌷🌸🌹🌼
    27,28,30 May 1,2,3,4,5,6,7
    🌷🌼🌺🌹🌸🌷🌼🌹🌺🌸
    9
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    GRATITUDE: I am grateful for the chance to start new each day. Even if one day has been rough, the ending of the next day is up to me.

    WOTY: Habits
  • SERmom3
    SERmom3 Posts: 568 Member
    Thinking of everyone not actively posting right now. Hope you’re all doing well and come back soon! 💕

    SUNDAY:
    - Log everything/ stay green 🟢🟢
    - Exercise (cardio)🟢
    - Enjoy the day!🟢

    Today is my weigh-in day. Down a pound. I was hoping for more, but just happy to see the scale moving in the right direction. I had gained a few in March and then in April was stuck at the same weight for the entire month. I’ve been very diligent the past couple of weeks and I’ve almost lost the weight I gained in March.

    JFT MONDAY:
    - Homeschool
    - Grocery shop/deliver groceries to mom
    - Laundry/dishes
    - Log everything / Stay green (at least 100)
    - 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
    🌸🌼🌺🌻🌸🌼🌺🌻🌸🌼🌺 (11)
    MAY 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10
    🌻🌸🌼🌺🌻🌸🌼🌺🌻🌸

    Be well! 💕
  • teigansdad
    teigansdad Posts: 394 Member
    Happy Monday!
    Hope all you moms out there had a great day yesterday

    My goals for today
    Stay green
    No beer
    No candy
    No cookies
    Sign up for race
    Grocery shop
    Sufferfest
    Lowe’s for paint etc
    Tape and start painting
    Call and reschedule appt
    Finish bike build
  • cesse47
    cesse47 Posts: 947 Member
    🌺🌸🌼SPRING FLOWER CHALLENGE🌼🌸🌺
    🌺🌸🌼 15 April to 31 May 🌼🌸🌺
    My Daily Goal -- 30+ minutes of intentional exercise -- 🌺🌸🌼🌸🌺🌼🌸🌼🌸🌺🌸🌼-0-0-0-🌺🌼🌸🌺-0-0
    🌺🌸-0-0-🌼


    JFT Goals for Monday, May 11, 2020

    Log everything; Be mindful of everything I eat - try for lower carb choices; drink 8+ water
    Do 30 min Chair Yoga
    Do stretching video in full
    Declutter & Organize bedroom closet -- 15 min. == NEED TO START
    Work 15 min on Dining Room ceiling light -- blades in progress
    Mop kitchen floor -- still need to do
    Mop bathroom floor -- still need to do

    The Plan: Do stretches. Mop Bathroom Floor. Do yoga. Mop kitchen floor. Do meal prep for lunch & dinner; do dishes. Do 5 min walking program. Play on computer for a bit ... do 15 minute chore (DR - ceiling fan/light) (bedroom closet) ... repeat.

    Hope Y'all have a great day!     :)
  • cesse47
    cesse47 Posts: 947 Member
    @TerriRichardson112 you said you're trying to replace sugary snacks with healthy alternatives. Have you found any as yet?

    @Kuhl50 WTG for not binging. Sounds like you've had a couple of down days ... hope today is better.

    @clicketykeys Looks like you have a busy day planned.

    @cschmitz110515 Sounds like we had the same crappy weather over the weekend.

    @SERmom3 Nice that your family cleaned and reorganized rooms and that you didn't have to do it. Congrats on the loss; keep up the good work!
  • pridesabtch
    pridesabtch Posts: 2,508 Member
    I usually go into work on Monday, but switched things around this week because they are delivering my new oven today. The old one died last weekend. Guess I'll have to cook now.

    Happy belated Mother's Day to all the moms out there.

  • cschmitz110515
    cschmitz110515 Posts: 3,710 Member
    edited May 2020
    Recap Sun. 5/10 ~ Mother's Day (US)
    1) X-train :smiley:
    2) Net calories green / 14c water = Horrible evening snack attack of peanut M&Ms >:) net cals red & no flower :'(
    3) Watch w/ hubby: church service video :) / Downton Abbey :)
    4) Enjoy time w/ hubby <3:smiley:
    5) Call mom <3 chatted an hour w/ mom & dad on speaker phone ~ glad they're keeping up such good spirit!
    5) Floss / retainers :s:s

    JFT M 5/11
    1) Move hourly / REMEMBER 5 somethings / hourly stairs break basement to 2nd floor
    2) Meals prelogged (leftovers for supper & have unplanned snack cals) / net calories green / 14c water
    3) Work from home / register for free CPE webinar / webinar noon (pace) / Facebook Live recording
    4) Wash dishes :smiley: / one home chore / wish youngest brother & T happy bday
    5) Walk dog
    6) FLOSS / RETAINERS

    Clouds finally clearing and we have sun! B) Waiting to walk dog later, since temps were again at freezing overnight. Forecast is for more seasonable temps mid- to late-week ~ looking forward to that!

    Last Friday afternoon, manager informed our dept. via email each of us was approved to work in the office one day this week. We were assigned our day, must sign-in at front desk (this is new) and wear a mask (I did the other time I worked from the office one day in April).

    My work from office day is Thursday, so I will structure my week more, to be really productive with things I cannot do from home. Also, that day is forecast for thunderstorms, so that will be a rest day and no dog walk. After 7+ weeks of work from home, I'm looking forward to getting dressed in business casual and going somewhere for the day, even if it is the office. :D

    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
    🌸🌼🌷🥀🌺💐🌻
    May: 2, 4, 5, 6, 9 [5X]
    🌹🌸🌼🌷🥀

    2020 Goals:
    1) Get weight below 160# (last time was 4/20/19)
    2) Plan meals most days & prelog meals/snacks whenever possible on MFP
    3) Post weekly weigh-in on JFT for accountability
    4) Take measurements & log on MFP monthly (I stopped as weight plateaued & went up) = 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 on 5/2/20 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. / basement boxes May
    Word for 2020: Persist
  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 19,303 Member
    @cesse47
    I have been having fruit, wholewheat crackers with houmous, nuts, yoghurt, carrots, celery, cucumber, etc.
    I still have the odd chocolate biscuit. 😂
    I had just got a bit lax on limiting my intake of sweet treats.
  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 19,303 Member
    🌹🌷🌹🥀🌻🌼🌺🌸🌺🌼🌻🥀🌹🌷🌹
    emj5i4zn5mwn.jpg
    🌹🌷🌹🥀🌻🌼🌺🌸🌺🌼🌻🥀🌹🌷🌹

    I’m working on replacing sugary snacks with healthy alternatives.
    Hope everyone is keeping their head above water. 💕💖💕
    I am grateful...
    • ...for my thoughtful husband.
    • ...for my continued good health
    To all those essential workers still going out there....
    🙏🏻 Thank you for your service 🙏🏻
    Everyone else, please stay home!!!

    What am I doing to keep busy?
    To name a few...
    • 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)
    Keep your chin up!
    The only failure is giving up!
    2019 DISCARD 5 LBS CHALLENGES:
    01 Aug 2019: 170.1
    31 Dec 2019: 151.2
    Total weight loss: 19.9lbs
    2020 Personal Discard Weight Challenge
    Name: Terri
    My plan is to weigh less at the end of each month than I did at the beginning
    SW: 152.1 (02 Jan)
    GW: 147.1
    Jan: - 2
    Feb: - 1.3
    Mar: - 0.9
    Apri: +1.3 (not too bad, considering lockdown/Easter/Birthday this month)
    Tue 31 Mar: 147.9
    April:
    Thu 30 April: 149.2
    MAY:
    Week 1:
    Fri 01: 148.9
    Sat 02: 149.2
    Sun 03: 149.2
    Mon 04: 148.6
    Tue 05: 148.6
    Wed 06: 148.6
    Thu 07: 148.5
    Week 2:
    Fri 08: 148.4
    Sat 09: 148.9
    Sun 10: 148.6
    Mon 11:
    Tue 12:
    Wed 13:
    Thu 14:

    JFT Sun 10 May:
    Daily goals:
    Sleep: 🌷
    Meditation:🌷breathing meditation
    Intentional exercise: > 50 🌷55
    Cardio: > 30🌷Walking, aerobics, dancing,
    Strength: > 10🌷legs/core
    Flex: >10🌷Yoga
    Prelog: stay in the green 🌷
    Weight: < 150🌷
    Steps: > 7500🌷7562
    Fitbit > 6 active hours 🌷7
    Mood: 😎
    Gratitude: I am grateful that I got to talk to my family in Skype
    Activities I got to do today:
    🌷meditation🌷Reading🌷
    🌷crochet 🌷 writing 🌹
    🌷Birthday project for Grandson🌷
    🌷sorting out T-shirt’s 🌷

    🌺🌸🌼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: 15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,
    29,30
    💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐 (16)
    May: 1,2,3,,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,
    💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐

  • clicketykeys
    clicketykeys Posts: 6,598 Member
    JFT Tuesday
    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. Grade student work and put in PS - check Classroom for any submitted assignments.
    3. Answer student emails. Find ER bill and call for itemized list of charges. Edit Remind list and input into Evernote.
    4. Lunch: salad. Yoga with core/balance work. Write a letter.
    5. Review papers by desk. File or trash. Take end table to bedroom; check green room for paintbrushes.
    6. Color! Check start of term plans; incorporate blogs? Blog: Finish a draft (1 hour).
    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 16-20. Update Goodreads. Message Z.
    9. Gratitude journal. Therapy exercises: lunges, push-ups, ankle lifts, box jumps, plank. Meds. Floss, rinse, brush teeth. ACORN TRIAL ENDS MAY 27. Check on free NAIE membership?

    Scale goals
    End 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: 193.8

    Ongoing plans/ideas behind the cut
    1. 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. Priorities for tomorrow are the run, the grading, and the blog, I think.
  • jenwalkingfurther
    jenwalkingfurther Posts: 224 Member
    Went AWOL this weekend and it spilled over to Monday. I tracked everything though rather than pretending it didn’t happen so that’s a little win.

    So, JFT - track everything
    Online Pilates
    Stay in calorie target

    Hope everyone keeping safe x
  • cesse47
    cesse47 Posts: 947 Member
    🌺🌸🌼SPRING FLOWER CHALLENGE🌼🌸🌺
    🌺🌸🌼 15 April to 31 May 🌼🌸🌺
    My Daily Goal -- 30+ minutes of intentional exercise -- 🌺🌸🌼🌸🌺🌼🌸🌼🌸🌺🌸🌼-0-0-0-🌺🌼🌸🌺-0-0
    🌺🌸-0-0-🌼


    JFT Goals for Tuesday, May 12, 2020

    Log everything; Be mindful of everything I eat - try for lower carb choices; drink 8+ water
    Do 30 min Chair Yoga
    Do stretching video in full
    Declutter & Organize bedroom closet -- 15 min. == NEED TO START
    Work 15 min on Dining Room ceiling light -- blades in progress
    Mop kitchen floor -- still need to do
    Mop bathroom floor -- still need to do

    The Plan: Do stretches. Mop Bathroom Floor. Do yoga. Mop kitchen floor. Do meal prep for lunch & dinner; do dishes. Do 5 min walking program. Play on computer for a bit ... do 15 minute chore (DR - ceiling fan/light) (bedroom closet) ... repeat.

    Hope Y'all have a great day! :)
  • cesse47
    cesse47 Posts: 947 Member
    @TerriRichardson112 Tx. I hadn't considered nuts; I'll put them on my next grocery order. In addition to those items you mentioned, I also do Tortilla chips and salsa. 12 chips + salsa is about 100 cal. Sodium is a bit high so only do it on days I'm not heavy on Sodium.
  • cesse47
    cesse47 Posts: 947 Member
    @Snowflake1968 I wish I had the magic words to motivate, to encourage you. I'm sorry you're going through this bad patch. It's really hard right now. I think I look at it right now as being the one thing I can control so try to do so. Gives me something to focus on besides the doom and gloom of that world "out there". Mother's Day was tough because it was so soon after Mom's death. And though we live on opposite sides of the state my daughter and I got together every couple of weeks for a meal and a hug ... really miss that!! And the politics -- well, best leave that alone altogether!

    Working in a senior's home must be very challenging. I know we really appreciated all the dedicated nurses and staff at Mom's facility. I'm sure lockdown is especially difficult for them as well. Thank you for all you do for them.

    Hang in there! Post when you can; vent when you need to do so. We've got your back!! 🌼🌸🌺
  • cesse47
    cesse47 Posts: 947 Member
    Shonafreshstart wrote: »
    Hi folks, I'd like to join this group if it's not too late.
    I'm a 51 year old mum of two and I work irregular hours with a fair bit of travelling, though obviously not at the moment.
    I need to lose 20kg. I've upped my exercise and am doing 16:8 intermittent fasting most days.
    I look forward to catching up with your posts and getting to know you.

    My goals JFT
    -16:8 ie only eat between 12 & 8pm
    -Exercise at least 40 mins
    -avoid the brownies my son made
    -stay calm during home school!

    Welcome!!
  • cesse47
    cesse47 Posts: 947 Member
    jenwalkingfurther wrote: »
    Went AWOL this weekend and it spilled over to Monday. I tracked everything though rather than pretending it didn’t happen so that’s a little win.

    So, JFT - track everything
    Online Pilates
    Stay in calorie target

    Hope everyone keeping safe x

    WTG on tracking!! The only way you can analyze your ups&downs and see the progress is to honestly track everything. It will also show you where you struggled and then achieved improvement.

    I'd say that's a BIG win!! WTG!! :)
  • cschmitz110515
    cschmitz110515 Posts: 3,710 Member
    edited May 2020
    @Shonafreshstart Welcome! Hope you continue to join us. This is a great thread full of support and accountability.

    @jenwalkingfurther You are amazing! I'm so impressed that you logged everything. When I go off the deep end, I rarely complete my food log. Like it never happened ;);)

    @Snowflake1968 @pridesabtch I am so sad that you are struggling... (((hugs))) dear friends. Could you start with one or two simple goals JFT? Nothing drastic, no long list, just to get started and maybe feel a sense of (small) accomplishment to kickstart you? I think of the Navy SEAL Commander's graduation speech several years ago to "make your bed" then you'll have accomplished one thing at the start of the day, and that can lead to accomplishing more things.

    Recap M 5/11
    1) Move hourly / REMEMBER 5 somethings / hourly stairs break basement to 2nd floor = Fitbit 14,426 steps, 250+ 14/14 boom! 45 floors :smiley: getting back in 14/14 rhythm now that sun rises earlier & I get up earlier WITHOUT an alarm clock ~ huge win for me!
    2) Meals prelogged (leftovers for supper & have unplanned snack cals) / net calories green / 14c water = net cals 89 :smiley: sodium -63 :) sugar green :mrgreen: fiber & protein excellent :smiley: 10c water :(
    3) Work from home / register for free CPE webinar / webinar noon (pace) / Facebook Live recording = :):):):)
    4) Wash dishes :smiley: / one home chore :) / wish youngest brother & T happy bday <3:)
    5) Walk dog = 3.75 mi 1:05:11 & stretched a little (phone rang & choir friend and I had nice, long catch up) :smiley: happy dog & happy me
    6) FLOSS >:) / RETAINERS :smiley:

    JFT T 5/12
    1) Move hourly / REMEMBER 5 somethings / hourly stairs break basement to 2nd floor
    2) Meals prelogged (repeat yesterday: leftovers for supper & have enough cals for snacks not decided) / net calories green / 14c water
    3) Work from home ~ need good progress on observation checklists
    4) Walk dog
    5) One home chore
    6) FLOSS / retainers

    I feel like this thread is my little personal community. I look forward every day to reading all the posts, to see what everyone is up to, and how you are doing. It's helping me with my new normal, and I've posted/logged more consistently in the past two months than in a LONG time. JFT helps me focus on things that I can control, one day at a time. Thanks, everyone! <3 (((Hugs))) to all those that need them... virtual of course!

    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
    🌸🌼🌷🥀🌺💐🌻
    May: 2, 4, 5, 6, 9, 11 [6X]
    🌹🌸🌼🌷🥀🌺

    2020 Goals:
    1) Get weight below 160# (last time was 4/20/19)
    2) Plan meals most days & prelog meals/snacks whenever possible on MFP
    3) Post weekly weigh-in on JFT for accountability
    4) Take measurements & log on MFP monthly (I stopped as weight plateaued & went up) = 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 on 5/2/20 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. / basement boxes May
    Word for 2020: Persist
  • cesse47
    cesse47 Posts: 947 Member
    pridesabtch wrote: »
    @Snowflake1968 I'm right there with you. I don't know what to do with myself fitness & diet wise. I feel like I'm in a good place, but then I look at my actions and they are not those of a happy healthy person. All I do is eat and sleep when I'm home. It's true I eat better when I'm at home than when I'm at work, but only because I take naps when I have nothing to do. There is plenty I could do to be healthy and unlike you I even have the time and opportunity to do it, but I don't. I am disgusted with myself, but am making no changes. I just don't understand why I've fallen off the wagon this last year. In all honesty, I don't think I can even see the wagon anymore...

    Self reflection is always hard, self improvement seems impossible these days. My goal as a mother was to be a good role model for my girls. To live a healthy balanced life, showing them that health and fitness, along with faith, are key to happiness. Yet here I am destroying the image I worked do hard for in their younger years. Now I just lay around literally. I get home and I lay down on the couch and take a nap. I get up and eat then reassume my location on the couch. I find no joy in the activities I used to do, like cycling. I'm so out of shape it's just no fun. As a matter of fact it causes panic attacks and anger when I ride now. I'm fat and slow, none of my kit fits and heaven forbid I need to climb a hill. I also used to run and now I struggled to do a 4 mile walk with my daughter. It was hilly, but it was the same hills I used to run. I never thought walking would be challenging for me, unless I was trying to speed walk. This was just a walk out to retrieve her water bottles after her 8 mile run. I tried to cover my heavy breathing, and I refused to slow her down, but I struggled.

    I quit making goals on here, because I never hit them, and I just feel defeated. I would say I would ride the Peleton when I got home, but I never did. It just sits there... What a waste.

    I'm tired of being disappointed in myself, but I just don't know how to start over this time. Since my fitness journey began in 2002, I have never let myself go this far down. I just don't know that I have the ability to start from scratch again.

    Sorry for the diatribe...

    @pridesabtch I'm so sorry you're having such a difficult time. One thing you said did strike me ... that faith is one key to happiness. It sounds like you are strong in your faith. Many of the other things you mentioned ... eat & sleep, take naps, disgusted with myself, no joy, etc .... these were things I used to say about myself.

    My daughter (has her Master's and owns her own counseling business) forced me to promise to get counseling. And, I finally did. Dealing with depression is no joke and can be very dangerous because it becomes a viscous cycle. Would it be possible for you to talk with someone at your church? Do a video conference with a counselor there? If not, most counselors are doing video sessions now ... perhaps you could contact one. A guided self reflection session may help you figure out why you've bottle-necked and help you develop a plan to get back to your "real" self.

    I apologize if I've overstepped. But, I identify with so much of what you are going thru now. And, it was only the many sessions of counseling that finally helped me.

    Blessings upon you. <3
  • pridesabtch
    pridesabtch Posts: 2,508 Member
    cesse47 wrote: »

    @pridesabtch I'm so sorry you're having such a difficult time. One thing you said did strike me ... that faith is one key to happiness. It sounds like you are strong in your faith. Many of the other things you mentioned ... eat & sleep, take naps, disgusted with myself, no joy, etc .... these were things I used to say about myself.

    My daughter (has her Master's and owns her own counseling business) forced me to promise to get counseling. And, I finally did. Dealing with depression is no joke and can be very dangerous because it becomes a viscous cycle. Would it be possible for you to talk with someone at your church? Do a video conference with a counselor there? If not, most counselors are doing video sessions now ... perhaps you could contact one. A guided self reflection session may help you figure out why you've bottle-necked and help you develop a plan to get back to your "real" self.

    I apologize if I've overstepped. But, I identify with so much of what you are going thru now. And, it was only the many sessions of counseling that finally helped me.

    Blessings upon you. <3

    Thank you for the advice. I've shared my struggles with depression on here before, so many of the people know my story. I am actually bipolar with a history of severe depression and occasional bouts of mania. I'm medicated now and much more stable. It took five years to find a "cocktail" that stabilized me. I guess that's why I feel I'm doing well, when in fact, I'm doing better but not well. I do speak with a counselor who is faith based and a psychiatrist for medication. I switched doctors last year and have done better in that I'm not a danger to myself these days. It's a slippery slope. I'm afraid to tell them I'm struggling because changes in medication are scary things, but I do plan on bringing it up with my docs next time I speak with them.
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