JUST FOR TODAY -- Daily Commitment Thread for 2021
mytime6630
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I think everyone is ready for 2020 to end, and a fresh start, 2021 .. a new beginning!
And that also means a fresh start for this thread -- JUST FOR TODAY. ONE DAY AT A TIME!
A fresh year where we can strive to work on the unhealthy habits we want to change, and replace those habits with healthy, lifestyle changing habits.
They say it takes 21 days to set a new habit. This is a thread to set daily goals that you would like to attain, and to try and change those old habits into good habits. We do this ONE DAY AT A TIME, hence the name, JUST FOR TODAY
It is a thread of encouragement and motivation.
If we set goals for ourselves for JUST ONE DAY, maybe that one day will lead to another day, an entire week, an entire month, and this will help us to develop better habits for life, taking this one day at a time. Your goals can be as few as just one goal, or many goals for the day. This thread keeps us accountable .. it keeps us from giving up when things are hard ... because we only need to do things one day at a time.
Each day I am going to post what I would like to accomplish. While I post my "Just for today" list, I am also going to post how I did the day before, so I am accountable.
It is so encouraging to read others goals, and together, we can all reach our goals for 2021 and beyond.
Anyone can join - and we would love to have you! This is not a "group", so we welcome anyone who wants to improve their life, and reach their goals. This is my 5th year of this thread ... and many of the posters have been posting that long. Lasting friendships also!
To bookmark this thread and help you find it each day, just click on the little yellow star. That bookmarks it, so you can find it easy. When you go to post again, to the right at the top of your page is a bell, a star, and a little flower. Click on the star, and it will show your book marked threads.
And that also means a fresh start for this thread -- JUST FOR TODAY. ONE DAY AT A TIME!
A fresh year where we can strive to work on the unhealthy habits we want to change, and replace those habits with healthy, lifestyle changing habits.
They say it takes 21 days to set a new habit. This is a thread to set daily goals that you would like to attain, and to try and change those old habits into good habits. We do this ONE DAY AT A TIME, hence the name, JUST FOR TODAY
It is a thread of encouragement and motivation.
If we set goals for ourselves for JUST ONE DAY, maybe that one day will lead to another day, an entire week, an entire month, and this will help us to develop better habits for life, taking this one day at a time. Your goals can be as few as just one goal, or many goals for the day. This thread keeps us accountable .. it keeps us from giving up when things are hard ... because we only need to do things one day at a time.
Each day I am going to post what I would like to accomplish. While I post my "Just for today" list, I am also going to post how I did the day before, so I am accountable.
It is so encouraging to read others goals, and together, we can all reach our goals for 2021 and beyond.
Anyone can join - and we would love to have you! This is not a "group", so we welcome anyone who wants to improve their life, and reach their goals. This is my 5th year of this thread ... and many of the posters have been posting that long. Lasting friendships also!
To bookmark this thread and help you find it each day, just click on the little yellow star. That bookmarks it, so you can find it easy. When you go to post again, to the right at the top of your page is a bell, a star, and a little flower. Click on the star, and it will show your book marked threads.
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Love to have everyone first introduce themselves, and list your goals for 2021, along with todays goals.
Name: Joan
5'11"
69 yrs old
SW: 195
1st goal: 185
2nd goal: 180
Ultimate goal: 170-175
Word for the year 2021: Consistency
My weight history:
SW Year 2017: 217
SW Year 2018: 195.5
SW Year 2019 : 206 -- met my goal weight of 178
SW Year 2020: 182.6 -- gained 15 pounds through the pandemic
SW Year 2021:195
Goals for 2021:
These are the healthy habits I would like to do in 2021:
1. Lose 25 pounds to get to my ultimate goal of 170, 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 day
6. To curb and stop nitetime snacking for good.
On Jan 1st I will post my goals for that day only.
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Name: Nikki
Height: 5’1”
Weight: 135 + 50 pounds gained in 2020
UGW: 120
My story is long and twisted with lots of ups and downs, gains (18 yrs ago 200 lb in green) & losses (6 years ago 105 & 18%BF) & gains (Now 185-199???). I don’t need to get back to race weight, but I need to rediscover a healthy life mental & physically. I know it’s possible. This year has been a mess. I started the year at 135 with 10-15lbs to lose. I finished the year at 185 mostly due to depression, but that is just something I deal with. This years goal is to forgive myself and move towards healing.
2002
2015
2021
Word for the year: Forgiveness
JFT Fri
- Officially Weigh
- Finish painting Vs room
- Log food
- 1 act of self care15 -
Name: Susan
Age 57
Height 167 cm
Weight 54kg
A bit about me: I’m retired and live on the Isle of Skye with my husband and a cat. I’m at a healthy weight and have never been overweight but did get close at one time. If I have to choose 2 courses from a menu, I’d go for starter and main, I’m not usually very interested in sweet things. My downfall is cheese and wine! I tend to post the same health goals each day - they don’t seem to have become a habit as they don’t happen unless I really think about them!
Word for 2021: Optimistic
Goals for 2021:
Stay at a healthy weight
Sort through possessions and have a clear out
Keep a clean and tidy house
Go for walks with my husband
Use my camera more
Goals for today:
Log
Stay in the green
Water
5 fruit and veg
Fitbit exercise goals
Weigh 😊 trend ⬆️ 0.8 gained in the last 7 days7 -
Thank you @mytime6630 for starting the new thread.
Happy New Year, wishing you all a happy and healthy 2021.
I won't be dieting today, it's a tradition in Scotland (in my part anyway!) to have steak pie on New Year's Day, so will be doing that this evening. Can't do any other traditions this year so not giving up my steak pie!
(I once saw in the New Year in Glasgow, tradition there was to eat steak pie just after midnight. really didn't like that, eating a full meal in the middle of the night just wasn't comfortable!)
I haven't quite got my 2021 goals decided yet, so I'll be back later once I've given it some thought.9 -
Happy New Year everyone!
Name: Bex
Age: 28
Height: 5'7"
2020 SW: 185lbs
2021 SW: 158lbs
GW: 145lbs (and then see how I feel)
This year for me is going to be a year of taking care of my mental health and kicking depressions butt. I'm sick of feeling the way I do and I'm ready to fight it head on. I know I'll have days I feel hopeless and maybe it's just the New Year optimism giving me a boost today but I'm gonna take that boost and run with it.
It's also going to be the year I try hit my GW. Last year due to a rubbish situation i lost 30lbs due to stress. You might think that 30lbs sounds great but it's horrible to lose it in that way. However, whether good or bad I've lost 30lbs and if anything positive can come of it then I want to keep that 30lbs off and lose some more through pure effort.
I have two phrases for my year this year, one for my fitness goals and one for my mental health.
MH- Change your perspective
FG- Just do it. <- I'm the ultimate procrastinator so I'm hoping Reading this I'll be reminded to stop moaning and just do what needs to be done. It's a simple quote, but sometimes simple works.9 -
JFT - Friday
- Log all my food
- Drink 4 waters
- Limit the bedtime snacks!9 -
Last night went as expected ... it’s in the past although the hangover lingers
Goals for today
Stay green -> actually would like a 400 cal margin at least
Scheduled Zwift workout
No beer
No cookies
No candy
Need to find good alternative to eating when I’m bored... or just watching TV. I am a stress eater and also eat when bored.
If I’m being honest also eat too much when I have alcohol too... seems like it just shuts off my ability to hit the brakes and I lose all self control
Happy new year everyone
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Name: Sarah
5'4"
46 yrs old
SW: 229.2
1st goal: 225
2nd goal: 220
Ultimate goal: 160
Word for the year 2021: Persevere
Goals for 2021
1) Learn to love myself
2) Get to my ultimate goal of 160
3) Stay on track with my time at the gym
JFT 1/1/2021
1) Go to the gym
2) Stay within my calories
3) Take my vitamins
4) Drink 64 oz water
Happy New Year!!5 -
Woke up this morning with a terrible sore throat and headache .. and no... its not because of too much wine last nite! Also woke up to a ice storm! While its pretty, and at least I do not have to drive in it.
A very happy new year to you all. I am SO excited for 2021 ... and hoping I can get back to my goal weight. I was there in December of 2019 ..... and kept at goal weight until August of this year. I am an emotional eater, and eat under stress. I gained 15+ back... so this year I WILL get that weight back off.
JFT, Jan 1
1. log all food
2. concentrate on water
3. mindful eating
4. stop nitetime snacking ... eat only ONE apple. Stop by 9 (and that means if I haven't eaten that apple yet ... I will not eat it)
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I have been lurking in this thread for almost a year. I read it daily and feel I know a lot of you. I am finally ready to make the commitment to post my goals and be accountable.
I grew up thin, but have slowly gained a lot more weight than is good for me. My various medical issues would greatly benefit from reducing the poundage. At the beginning of the pandemic I slowly (and with hard work) lost about 5 lbs. But...during the last 6 weeks, or so, I gained them all back. I seem to be on an uncontrolled eating binge. Most of the food is healthy, just way too much of it. I have also stopped doing a lot of the exercise I was doing and, instead sit at the computer playing solitaire.
Name: Ann
Age:76
Ht.: 5' 6"
Wt.: 174.2 (I weigh myself first thing every morning, butt naked. Not a pretty thing. lol)
1st goal wt.: 169 and to hold under 170 for 3-4 weeks.
UGW: 150
JFT
1. Log everything even if ,for now, it is only approximate calories
2. Drink 8 (or more) glasses of H2O
3. Exercise at least 30 mins 😀(walked in the cold around the neighborhood)
4. Only 1/2hr at computer solitaire😞
5. Make blood apt.
6. Pay est. tax
7. Add self to JFT😀10 -
Happy New Year everyone! Thank you @mytime6630 for a fresh thread to start the year.
Name: Carmela
Age: 63
Height: 5'4"
Weight: 162.5#
Goal: 150#
About me: I love food, including chocolate, sugar and carbs. No food is off limit. I eat regular meals and snacks, no crazy food plans. Occasionally I drink adult beverages (hubby does not imbibe, and that's good for me). Portion control can be an issue. My focus is CI < CO and 80% healthy / 20% other. I am a regular at local farmers markets when in season.
Our dog and I walk 3-4 miles weather-permitting = happy dog. When road conditions dictate (snow & ice because we live in Wisconsin, USA) I walk on the treadmill in our basement. I x-train with my home version of circuit and weights. Rest days are important too. I enter 5K and 10K races, which in 2020 turned virtual. I walk. I am not a runner.
I've been on JFT since Jan. 2017 and it was the impetus for losing 28# that year. I lost 7# more but have fluctuated since. In 2020 I reached my goal of below 160# but recently bounced up with holiday eating & drinking. In 2021 I would like to reach my goal weight, but won't stress if I don't. This is my lifestyle. It's. Not. A. Diet.
My JFT goals are very repetitive, but they keep me accountable to you and me. It's late in the day, so JFT goals for 1/1 F are short and sweet:
1) walk treadmill
2.35 miles
2) log all food
I have updated my annual goals from last year for 2021:
1) Weight 150#
2) Plan meals most days & prelog meals/snacks whenever possible on MFP
3) Post weekly weigh-in on JFT for accountability. Saturday a.m. is my "official" weigh-in day, and I peek occasionally other days. My digital scale only shows half pound increments & I'm too cheap to buy a fancier scale.
4) Take measurements & log on MFP every month end ~ remember this year!
5) Exercise 5-6x per week (minimum 4x) ~ mostly walking but include weights/circuit & other x-training
6) Participate in race or challenge events even if virtual ~ started MapMyWalk You Vs. Year 1021K on Jan. 1 / virtual 50 Mile Frenzy 11.27.20 - 1.15.21 (replaced Frenzy on the Fox for Jan. 2021) 50.37 miles 12.17.20 and continuing to log / Tour de Northeast WI virtual challenge: cover distance from Oshkosh to Gills Rock (139 miles) 1.1.21 - 3.31.21
7) Be considerate and loving to hubby and have fun together = excellent goal last year that should be repeated
8) Make efforts to keep in touch with parents, siblings and friends (most live in other towns or states) = had this goal in 2020 and how ironic
9) Declutter bedroom, home office and basement = made good progress in 2020 & want to keep it up
Word for 2021: Gratitude ~ be mindful of & appreciate my many blessings5 -
Hi! I'm Shenna. Much like the weight, I am here then gone, here then gone. Well, we are both back
Glad to see some familiar names from way back.....I was always trying to keep up with grandbabies and win the newest weight loss challenge. Well I now have 7 grandbabies all 7 years old and younger. They love their fluffy grammy, but holy cow I've gained so much I can barely move. At my highest weight ever, including my full term pregnancies. So......here we go
Shenna
5'2"
51 yo
SW-190
GW-145
Some of my goals for this year
Do something for myself everyday
Declutter
Improve overall health
Get a new hobby
JFT 1/1/21:
Get a game plan together for accomplishing new goals
Happy New Year Everyone!!
Black eyed peas, greens, and cornbread on the menu tonight. I need all the good fortune I can get!!!6 -
Name: Julie
5'10"
45 yrs old
The scale and I have parted ways until the pandemic is over. I am more focused on healthy habits than weight right now, since I can barely leave the house until the pandemic ends--no swimming, no gym, no social dancing at all. I lost nearly 100 pounds a couple of years ago and my lowest weight was 209. I am very muscular and athletic, with odd proportions. I wear US size 8 jeans at 209 pounds. Yeah, I know that is strange!
Word for the year 2021: SHINE
Special challenge: health: I have panhypopituitarism, hypothyroidism, Hashimoto's, fibromyalgia, migraines, some issues as a brain aneurysm survivor and a bunch more stuff; to stay at a healthy weight I need an hour a day of intense exercise (HIIT, cardio, lifting heavy) plus an hour of lower impact exercise like walking, swimming or social dance. I also need to eat under 75G carbs/day. Yeah. I could do that when I was not working full time, but it's a huge challenge now.
Goals for 2021:
These are the healthy habits I would like to work on in 2021:
1. Develop a consistent early-morning routine before daily WFH.
2. Continue home workouts and be more consistent with them.
3. Get outside as much as possible (very limited until Spring as I live in an extremely rainy place)
4. Develop work-life balance; work on some stress reduction while starting new leadership role
5. Work on eating habits and start tracking food again at some point.3 -
mytime6630 wrote: »JFT, Jan 1
1. log all food
2. concentrate on water
3. mindful eating
4. stop nitetime snacking ... eat only ONE apple. Stop by 9 (and that means if I haven't eaten that apple yet ... I will not eat it) I was only going to eat a apple, but we had egg rolls leftover from last nite ... so had 2 of them. But all in all ... a OK day.
I love hearing you guys stories. When I wrote that.. I realized I did not even tell my own!
To new people, I am almost 70 -- live in St Louis, MO. I am very tall, 5'11". I lost almost 30 pounds in 2018 and met my goal.. stayed at goal until August of this year. Like so many, covid stresses led me to eat, and I have gained 15 back. So I would like to lose about 20 pounds.
But I'm not losing weight for how I look, rather for how I feel. When I was at goal weight I felt so much better. More energy, more confidence, just a better outlook on things.So this is what I want... and I hope with this thread, it also helps others to achieve that.
A very big welcome to any new comers. You will find this thread so uplifting. For any wanting to join... I know we seem like we all know each other so well. That is because some of us have been posting for 4+ years. But trust me, we all want to help each other, so anyone is welcome to join. The posts can be once a week, daily, monthly.. whatever works for you the best. I try to post daily, but I know sometimes that is not possible. And posts can be as much as you want.
My goals tomorrow are going to be simple, just to get back on track.
JFT, Jan 2
1. log all food
2. mindful eating
3. concentrate on water!! This is my biggest habit I need to develop!
4. stop nitetime snacking at 9pm
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weekly weigh-in 2021 -- every friday
Name: Joan
5'11"
69 yrs old
SW: 195
1st goal: 185
2nd goal: 180
Ultimate goal: 170-175
Word for the year 2021: Consistency
My weight history:SW Year 2017: 217
SW Year 2018: 195.5
SW Year 2019 : 206 -- met my goal weight of 178 on December, 2019
SW Year 2020: 182.6 -- gained 15 pounds through the pandemic
SW Year 2021:195
Goals for 2021:These are the healthy habits I would like to do in 2021:
1. Lose 25 pounds to get to my ultimate goal of 170, 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 day
6. To curb and stop nitetime snacking for good.
Weekly weigh-in. I plan on weighing every friday
Friday, Jan 1st: 195.63 -
azulvioleta6 wrote: »Name: Julie
5'10"
45 yrs old
The scale and I have parted ways until the pandemic is over. I am more focused on healthy habits than weight right now, since I can barely leave the house until the pandemic ends--no swimming, no gym, no social dancing at all. I lost nearly 100 pounds a couple of years ago and my lowest weight was 209. I am very muscular and athletic, with odd proportions. I wear US size 8 jeans at 209 pounds. Yeah, I know that is strange!
Happy to have you join us again Julie!2 -
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I have been lurking in this thread for almost a year. I read it daily and feel I know a lot of you. I am finally ready to make the commitment to post my goals and be accountable.
I grew up thin, but have slowly gained a lot more weight than is good for me. My various medical issues would greatly benefit from reducing the poundage. At the beginning of the pandemic I slowly (and with hard work) lost about 5 lbs. But...during the last 6 weeks, or so, I gained them all back. I seem to be on an uncontrolled eating binge. Most of the food is healthy, just way too much of it. I have also stopped doing a lot of the exercise I was doing and, instead sit at the computer playing solitaire.
Name: Ann
Age:76
Ht.: 5' 6"
Wt.: 174.2 (I weigh myself first thing every morning, butt naked. Not a pretty thing. lol)
1st goal wt.: 169 and to hold under 170 for 3-4 weeks.
UGW: 150
JFT
1. Log everything even if ,for now, it is only approximate calories
2. Drink 8 (or more) glasses of H2O
3. Exercise at least 30 mins 😀(walked in the cold around the neighborhood)
4. Only 1/2hr at computer solitaire😞
5. Make blood apt.
6. Pay est. tax
7. Add self to JFT😀
We are happy to have you join us! Welcome!5 -
I have been lurking in this thread for almost a year. I read it daily and feel I know a lot of you. I am finally ready to make the commitment to post my goals and be accountable.
I grew up thin, but have slowly gained a lot more weight than is good for me. My various medical issues would greatly benefit from reducing the poundage. At the beginning of the pandemic I slowly (and with hard work) lost about 5 lbs. But...during the last 6 weeks, or so, I gained them all back. I seem to be on an uncontrolled eating binge. Most of the food is healthy, just way too much of it. I have also stopped doing a lot of the exercise I was doing and, instead sit at the computer playing solitaire.
Name: Ann
Age:76
Ht.: 5' 6"
Wt.: 174.2 (I weigh myself first thing every morning, butt naked. Not a pretty thing. lol)
1st goal wt.: 169 and to hold under 170 for 3-4 weeks.
UGW: 150
JFT
1. Log everything even if ,for now, it is only approximate calories
2. Drink 8 (or more) glasses of H2O
3. Exercise at least 30 mins 😀(walked in the cold around the neighborhood)
4. Only 1/2hr at computer solitaire😞
5. Make blood apt.
6. Pay est. tax
7. Add self to JFT😀
Welcome, it's great to have you here!
I also weigh myself butt naked hahaha3 -
JFT - Friday
- Log all my food ❌
- Drink 4 waters✔️
- Limit the bedtime snacks! ❌
Oooookay not the best start, you know I did log everything up until dinner and then completely forgot about my goals. So I had snacks in bed. I'm not gonna give myself a hard time about it, I've not posted goals in so long it might take some getting used to.
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Saturday 2 January
I managed to meet yesterday’s goals - needed extra exercise to offset the cheese and port supper 😊
Log
Stay in the green
Water
5 fruit and veg
Fitbit exercise goals
Weigh 😊 trend ⬆️ Loss of .1 kg in last 7 days and happyscale trend needs to catch up.4 -
pridesabtch wrote: »Name: Nikki
Height: 5’1”
Weight: 135 + 50 pounds gained in 2020
UGW: 120
JFT Fri
- Officially Weigh❌
- Finish painting Vs room✅
- Log food✅
- 1 act of self care ✅
Welcome to the newcomers! Yesterday went pretty well. I did decide to wait until after TOM to Weigh in. Not that it really matters, but I’m scared enough of the scale right now. Others I met my goals. I was over on calories, but knew I would be because of t the holiday.
Today I am helping/forcing my youngest daughter to deep clean her room. E have things piled and shifted about from where I’ve been painting, but honestly it was a hot mess before that. I’m thinking it will take like 6-7 hours. Now that is everyone’s idea of fun, right?
Word for the year: Forgiveness
JFT Saturday
- up by 8:30
- Cleaning
- Ride Peloton for at least 30 minutes. Just stay state base miles.
- Log food
- One act of self care
Have a happy day y’all!
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I left this chain at the end of the year for two reasons: I believed I wasn't getting the self accountability I need and I wasn't being supportive of the wonderful people who contribute.
I was wrong on point #1. While the year was solid overall, December was a high point for calories and a low point for work out hours. Group told me I would be welcome to return.
I'm not a good friend on this forum and if that bothers anyone it won't hurt my feelings if I need to go elsewhere. The group on this thread is outstanding, very supportive with each other. I don't want to disrupt that vibe.
My story:
60.5 years old with only one area of my life not in good shape; food and fitness.
Wife of 28 years who supports me at every turn, I wouldn't trade our lives for anyone's. Our family is tight and we have a wide circle of friends.
Despite scaring 400# in July of 2019 my health has been good. Good labs and no injurie.
My weight also never held me back in my career, a privilege I know is not afforded everyone. I'm on the last run with full autonomy. I will walk away at 63 unless this adventure exits earlier. We're fortunate to be secure financially with only the level of retirement and challenge of my current opportunity keeping me around for the next three years.
Motivation to get myself together is my bride. We want to retire and enjoy life and we couldn't do that at close to 400#. While I haven't experienced major health issues, I know that won't last if I don't change things.
2021 diet and exercise goals:
Lose 65 pounds (76 in 2020)
Average 2000 calories a day (2128 in 2020 - I do not count exercise calories)
Work out for 365 hours (268 hours in 2020)
Walk for 750 miles (426 in 2020 - knocked out 300 miles in the last half of 2020)
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Yesterday was a great start to the year.
Worked out for 66 minutes including a 30 minute 1.13 mile treadmill walk. My first time on a treadmill in a long time.
1807 calories
For Saturday:
-I'm grateful that at my past and current weight I'm able to exercise
-1900 calories:
-Eat between 8 and 6
-Work out for 60 minutes:
-Eat dinner at the kitchen table:
-Train dog:
-Read at night versus scrolling news feeds:
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So happy to see so many return JFTers for 2021.
Welcome newbies! This is a terrific community for accountability, support and inspiration. Glad you have joined us!
I do not always post my support, but please know that I am cheering each and everyone on.
Recap 1/1 F ~ short and sweet:
1) walk treadmill 2.35 miles
2) log all food
not sure how accurate & net cals RED
JFT 1/2 Sat.
1) Workout of some kind
2) Log all food / net cals zero / 14c water
3) Read Advent/Epiphany booklet / Calm or Fitbit meditation
4) Wash dishes / at least one other chore
5) Unplug 9:00 / floss / retainers / Voltaren / 7:45 alarm (9:00 church)
Scale on official weigh-in day was not kind, but reflects all that I have been eating and drinking this past week. Good thing holidays are over.
2021 Goals:1) Weight 150#Word for 2021: Gratitude ~ be mindful of & appreciate my many blessings
2) Plan meals most days & prelog meals/snacks whenever possible on MFP
3) Post weekly weigh-in on JFT for accountability. Saturday a.m. is my "official" weigh-in day, and I peek occasionally other days. My digital scale only shows half pound increments & I'm too cheap to buy a fancier scale.
4) Take measurements & log on MFP every month end ~ remember this year!
5) Exercise 5-6x per week (minimum 4x) ~ mostly walking but include weights/circuit & other x-training
6) Participate in race or challenge events even if virtual ~ started MapMyWalk You Vs. Year 1021K on Jan. 1 / virtual 50 Mile Frenzy 11.27.20 - 1.15.21 (replaced Frenzy on the Fox for Jan. 2021) 50.37 miles 12.17.20 and continuing to log / Tour de Northeast WI virtual challenge: cover distance from Oshkosh to Gills Rock (139 miles) 1.1.21 - 3.31.21
7) Be considerate and loving to hubby and have fun together = excellent goal last year that should be repeated
8) Make efforts to keep in touch with parents, siblings and friends (most live in other towns or states) = had this goal in 2020 and how ironic
9) Declutter bedroom, home office and basement = made good progress in 2020 & want to keep it up2 -
JFT 1/1/21:
Get a game plan together for accomplishing new goals✅-loose laid plans, but a plan all the same
JFT 1/2/21:
Deal with the mail. They don't live here anymore but their mail sure does
Do a little meal planning
Get at least 3 bills paid
Think I want to do a small garden this year. Start figuring out what I am willing to keep up with
Happy New Year Everyone!!
Have a great weekend!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 "official" weigh-in 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 63, 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 (need to be realistic): maintain 150
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 = 165.501/04/20 = stomach flu 1/4 - 1/5 & slow recovery 1/6 - 1/7 ~ lost unhealthy amount of weight quickly3/2/20 Dr. B recommended getting my weight back down for relief of newly diagnosed mild arthritis in both my knees. Another incentive.
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 yay03/07 = 165.5 several very red days ~ oops12/19/20 = 159.5 ~ 50.37 miles 12.17.20 in 50 Mile Frenzy 11.27.20 - 1.15.21 (replaced Frenzy on the Fox for Jan. 2021)
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
05/02 = 162.0 saw 161 during week ~ yay
05/09 = 163.5 comfort eating + rest days Thurs. AND Fri. ~ oops
05/16 = 164.0 wrong direction ~ need to get a grip! Virtual #RonaRunOff w/ dog 5.08 mi in 1:23:15 ave. pace 16:23. Event miles of each participant will be aggregated at the end of May and, for every 50 miles, a pair of shoes will be donated to an area healthcare or janitorial worker. I had the opportunity to nominate my hubby for the shoes. I hope he gets selected!
05/23 = 163.0
05/30 = 162.5
06/06 = 164.0 emotional eating + unhealthy evening snacking / walked virtual Bellin Run 10K w/ dog 1:41:03 ave. pace 16:14
06/13 = 162.5 healthier farmers market eating & limited evening snacks
06/20 = 163.0
06/27 = 162.5
07/04 = 162.0
07/11 = 162.5
07/18 = 162.0 changed MFP to lightly active
07/25 = 161.5 really happy b/c after high sodium day
08/01 = 161.5 after high sodium days (saw 161.0 2X during week ~ yay)
08/08 = 161.5 hanging in there (saw 160.5 1X during week)
08/15 = 161.0 niece's wedding day
08/22 = 160.0 YAY
08/29 = 165.0 staycation week ate take out & 2 day trips/restaurants ~ oops & I don't care. Walked Hope Isn't Canceled Virtual 10K with dog 1:43:10 ave. pace 16:36
09/05 = 161.5 big sodium flush
09/12 = 161.0 back on track
09/19 = 162.5 ugh ~ high sodium week
09/26 = 161.0 better / virtual Packers 5K w/ dog 52:23 ave. pace 16:41
10/03 = 160.5 slow & steady
10/09 = 160.5 w-i one day early (before bday splurges) / virtual Bellin Women's 5K w/ dog 52:55 ave. pace 16:57 on 10/10/20
10/17 = 160.0 take that, bday indulges! / virtual Run for the Hill of It 5K (no finish up steep sledding hill this year) w/ dog in 50:35 ave. pace 16:16
10/24 = 161.0 lack of meal planning & stupid snacking
10/31 = 159.0 WAHOO!!! long time coming
11/07 = 159.0 after Halloween candy splurge & apple crisp, I'm happy
11/14 = 158.5
11/21 = 159.0
11/28 = 161.5 oops ~ Thanksgiving & long weekend / home edition Turkey Trot 2 mi w/ dog 11.26.20
12/05 = 160.0 back on track
12/12 = 159.5 virtual Jingle Bell 5K (actually 3.86 miles due to stupid RunGo app failures) 1:08:46 with dog
12/26/20 = 162.5
01/01/21 = 163.5 holiday eating & drinking
“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
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I left this chain at the end of the year for two reasons: I believed I wasn't getting the self accountability I need and I wasn't being supportive of the wonderful people who contribute.
I was wrong on point #1. While the year was solid overall, December was a high point for calories and a low point for work out hours. Group told me I would be welcome to return.
I'm not a good friend on this forum and if that bothers anyone it won't hurt my feelings if I need to go elsewhere. The group on this thread is outstanding, very supportive with each other. I don't want to disrupt that vibe.
My story:
60.5 years old with only one area of my life not in good shape; food and fitness.
Wife of 28 years who supports me at every turn, I wouldn't trade our lives for anyone's. Our family is tight and we have a wide circle of friends.
Don’t worry about our “vibe” we each take what we need from this group. Some folks simply benefit from having a place to record goals, others are more social. You are always welcome and I’m glad to see you are back.
I love how you love your wife, very touching.
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JFT 1/1/2021
1. Log everything even if ,for now, it is only approximate calories 🙂(I think I missed a snack)
2. Drink 8 (or more) glasses of H2O😀
3. Exercise at least 30 mins 😀(walked in the cold around the neighborhood)
4. Only 1/2hr at computer solitaire😞
5. Make blood apt.😀
6. Pay est. tax🙁
7. Add self to JFT😀
I did stay in my calorie range, but only after adding back the exercise. The scale went down, but that was probably water weight from the Chinese food the day before (lots of MSG!!!). Spent way too much time on solitaire, so no time pay est. tax. ( I do give myself a long head start on this, as a know my tendency to procrastinate.
JFT 1/2
1. Log everything and try to stay below allotted calories.
2. Drink 8 (or more) glasses of H2O
3. Exercise at least 30 mins
4. Only 1/2hr at computer solitaire
5. Pay est. tax
6. Attend small device class from library, on computer
7. Make meal plan for next 3 days and make shopping list accordingly
8. Start to organize recipes
Thanks everyone for being here and propelling me on my journey.
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I left this chain at the end of the year for two reasons: I believed I wasn't getting the self accountability I need and I wasn't being supportive of the wonderful people who contribute.
I was wrong on point #1. While the year was solid overall, December was a high point for calories and a low point for work out hours. Group told me I would be welcome to return.
I'm not a good friend on this forum and if that bothers anyone it won't hurt my feelings if I need to go elsewhere. The group on this thread is outstanding, very supportive with each other. I don't want to disrupt that vibe.
Glad to see you back, you are ALWAYS welcome, it doesn't matter if you don't have much to say to us, when you know us all a bit better you'll be able to offer advice, or if you tried something new and want to tell us about it, you never know it might help one of us!
Im wondering if it's a bit daunting for a man as we're mostly women but literally everyone is welcome, I think I'm currently the youngest of the group? Unless soneones under 28 here?
So regardless of age, race, gender, religious beliefs, everyone is welcome, and as a group we don't expect anything off anyone, we just want people to come here as a safe place to log their goals and see how they get on 4
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