JUST FOR TODAY -- Daily Commitment Thread for 2021

more_freggies76

Hour commitment - Just finished dinner; going for a long walk. I won't eat again until tomorrow.

clicketykeys

JFT Thursday
1. Tea! Check in on MFP. Short run. Take extra protein and an extra soda for dinner.
2. Morning: Check email. Send greetings. 25 crunches, leg lifts, squats.
3. Test Prep Class: Research reflection. Adapt script to blog post.
4. Pit Crew: Curriculum. Create draft for county council meeting.
5. Online Facilitation: Enter students into program; contact via email. Read 5th Season. Upload new seating charts.
6. English Class: Draft week 9 plans. Goodreads responses; NRI.
7. Planning: Lesson journaling - what worked? what didn't? what next? Write Clois. Phone calls. 25 crunches, leg lifts, squats. Shoot subordinate conjunctions script.
8. Evening: Respond to Twitter & FB groups. Dinner: Jambalaya. Drink more water. No, more. Keep the pitcher in the fridge full. You're not actually hungry. Make some tea. Drink more water! Chop celery. Update JFT. Council meeting 7 PM. Darebee!
9. Gratitude journal. Therapy exercises: crunches, push-ups, squats, ankle lifts, box jumps, plank. Meds. Floss, rinse, brush teeth. Read: 1 hr (5th Season) while playing sleepy music.
10. Upcoming: Wed/Fri livestreams. MH Monday check-in; Tough Question Tuesday; Whatever Wednesday AMA; Thankful Thursday. Indochino suit fitting - Atlanta or Nashville? Donations to thrift store. S&F script work. Clois. Saturday volunteering at library NEXT WEEK. Thursday county council meeting about low income housing. Call JR Monday about online progress. Currently 0% in English III and English IV.

Scale goals

End of 2017: 174.6
End of 2018: 189.2
End of 2019: 196.4
End of 2020: 187.4
End of January: 189.8
End of February: 190.0
End of March: 190.4
End of April: 188.7
End of May: 191.2
End of June: 191.4
End of July: 190.2
Today: 196.2

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 The Prince (tr. Tim Parks, Russell Price, or Robert Adams), The Secret Adversary (Christie), Hood Feminism (Mikki Kendall), Caste (Isabel Wilkerson).
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. 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. Unit plan for research (Idea for regular: comparing same story on sites with different biases).
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.
6. Medical: Dentist call to schedule cleaning – Late Oct? ObG schedule for 9/28. PCP Aug 17. Therapy July 27.
7. Theater: Read play for discussion August 3.
8. House: 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: Book group. Dinners?
12. Writing: Blog post: Running, Racism and Rum: Learning to Handle Discomfort. Fanfic: Create a scene list for the Batgirl story. Finish the cafe scene for the Titans story.
13. Lifting: 15 squats, 15 deadlifts, 10 shoulder presses, 15 arm raises, 10 pushups, 30 crunches, 15 side lifts, 15 back kicks. Horse stance for 5 breaths, tree for 10 breaths each leg.
14. Summer: Organize photos with the family. Write Clois. Write Stuffy and Friends. Create blog posts for video lessons.
15. Other: Practice hair braiding with D. Remind D to ask his dad about the table and check with home repair contractors. 3 posts/week? Create test for MLA format. Create test for infographics and visual information. 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: Persistence. Taken meds. Now for a soak and then bed. Feeling pretty good.

Reminder: Last year's WFTY was progress, and I am ... actually, I was going to say content, but it's more than that. I'm proud of myself, and I'm pleased with the progress that I made. Even without the challenges throughout the year, I accomplished things that I should be proud of; and given those challenges, I'm even happier about what I was able to do.

mytime6630

pridesabtch wrote: »

I still have no words or excuses for how I've let myself put on so much weight. Nor am I ready to step on a scale and see just how bad it is, but I have a plan to try again. I'll give me the month of October to ease into the plan, and weigh on November 1st. Seems kind of crazy to start this as we head into the holidays, but enough is enough. Basic plan is to go back to drinking protein shakes in the morning. I did this religiously for years when I was thin and active. I'm not even sure why I stopped. Anyway, shake in the morning. Pack a lunch (will have to start this tomorrow as I didn't pack today. Also something I did religiously for years when I was thin and active. Eat dinner with the family, but only eat half portions. This was not my previous plan, but my previous plan was very restrictive and good when training for an event, but not long term sustainable for me. Alcohol only once a week, probably on date night. Once I get in the groove of this, or maybe before, I need to up my activity. I am so much happier when I'm active, but I'm so heavy it is hard to be active. No real excuse, just a fact right now. I need to accept the difficulty and work around it instead of hiding from it and just laying about all day/evening etc.

I know, I feel like a broken record, but I really do want to make a change. I really do know how to be healthy, it isn't rocket science. I can blame depression and medication all I want, and it is a factor, but it isn't a new thing for me. It doesn't prevent me from being a healthy weight, but it does make it more difficult. I need to give myself a break and stop the negativity and move forward. Easier said than done, but it is doable. I really do need support and friends. I feel so on the outside lately here and in life.

JFT Goals Tuesday
- 7:00am meeting
- Shower
- Work by 8:30
- Protein shake for breakfast
- Call Financial Advisor - Mom
- Leave work ~ 4:00
- Drop off dry cleaning
- Fruit as a snack when I get home
- Go for a walk if not raining - don't worry about pace or distance go for 30-60 minutes
- Dinner with family 1/2 portions
- Small treat before bed ok
- No alcohol
- Nighttime meds
- Sleep in the bed not on couch
- Bed by 11:30


Thanks for letting me get this out and in writing so I can see it and hopeful go through with it. Love y'all!

You are SO not alone!!! I could have written these exact same words. I was listening to a podcast the other day ... and our subconscious mind will always go back to what we know and our comfortable with. For me .. that is emotional eating. Like you, I struggle with doing what I know I should be doing. It all sounds so easy ... but we have to work at it, because our subconscious mind is fighting us. We have to consciously think of what we do to achieve our goals. Like you said .. your protein shake in the morning, packing your lunch so you are not starving, etc etc.

I know you can do this ... but I want you to know we all support you and are here for you. We are all struggling at different times during this journey, so we all understand.

Hugs ... I know you'll do great!

mytime6630

So late again in getting on here .. so goals tonite are..

No more food!

My new goal for the month of october is to NOT eat for 16 hours each day.

I typically eat 'breakfast/brunch" with hubby around 10-11 in the mornings, since I usually go for a long walk when I first get up. For me, this is no eating at all from 7pm until 11 am the next morning.

My friend went to see the doctor, and the doctor told her husband he needs to lose weight, and told her that he has seen so many people have success with the 16 hr fast time each day.

I thought about this .. and thought this will work for me. I do my most damaging eating in the evenings. I do great all day long, but come 7 until bedtime, I eat whatever I can.. and it is usually not healthy thing.



So my personal challenge for the month of October ... Fast for 16 hours each day. I can eat whatever I want during the other 8 hours.

mytime6630

HEGoddard0928 wrote: »

I'm in a bad place right now. Got some unanticipated medical bills and have no money to pay them. Matt's depression is getting worse and so is mine.

I turned 33 at 2:16 this morning... Happy birthday to me.

JFT, 9/28/1988
- up by 11✅ just about 9
- meds/quiet time✅ wasn't much of a quiet time considering the storm that is my brain right now
- shower✅ even put on some makeup to make myself feel pretty. Eh.
- JFT ✅
- dash 11-11:30/2:30-3
- call Sean
- call Cascarina
- read for 10 minutes
- WHQ forums
- WHQ courses
- cook chicken(if it hasn't gone bad yet)
- 15 minutes writing
-meds/teeth
- lists
- bed by 10 pm

Happy birthday to you! I am so sorry about your unexpected medical bills. One thing I might suggest ... can you call the hospital or doctor office and explain your situation? Many times they forgive some or even all of your bills if you financially are unable to pay for them.
We had this with our daughter. She owed almost $6000 at a hospital stay, and they negotiated for us to just pay $1000. It might be worth a try.

But we are all thinking of you, and sending hugs and loving vibes.

more_freggies76

Back from our long walk!

more_freggies76 wrote: »

JFT for 9/29 (today - updated):
1) No desserts unless I want sugarfree or no sugar added ✔️
2) No peanut butter (last 9/27) ✔️
3) Now don't weigh again until Thursday 9/30 ✔️
4) No peanuts; walnuts ok ✔️
5) Up to 1.5 oz hard cheese (trying not to have cheese everyday) ✔️
6) No more of the tasty fruit leather we bought. Leave the rest for DH. ✔️
7) Lunch will be <= 600 calories (it's my main meal, so sometimes hard to stay in this range) ✔️

JFT for 9/30 (tomorrow):
1) No desserts unless I want sugarfree or no sugar added
2) No peanut butter (last 9/27)
3) Now don't weigh again until Thursday 9/30
4) No peanuts; walnuts ok
5) No hard cheese (trying not to have cheese everyday)
6) No more of the tasty fruit leather we bought. Leave the rest for DH.
7) Lunch will be <= 600 calories (it's my main meal, so sometimes hard to stay in this range)

Snowflake1968

JFT - Wednesday Sept 29
Get active on JFT again! - 😐 again I’m late and it’s been a stressful day
Log all Food - 🙂
1.5L of water - 😐
Walk 15 minutes - 🙂

JFT - Thursday Sept 30
Get active on JFT again!
Log all Food
1.5L of water
Walk 15 minutes

Bex953172

Hey all, sorry I've not posted, but I've been logging on to read posts.
Had a rough month myself. Too much on my plate to add fitness goals into it as well!

Wishing you all well and just letting you know im still here

@HEGoddard0928 Happy Birthday and sorry about your medical bills
I have no idea how it works over there but can you go on payment plans or something? What happens if you dont/can't pay?

beachwalker99

JFT M 9/27 - Su 10/3
Log:
Stay in the green for calories and sodium
Water
Exercise X

cschmitz110515

Recap W 9/29
1) Walked dog 3.93 mi before work happy dog & happy me
2) Move hourly / stairs breaks (log in Exercise Notes)
3) Prelog food / figure out supper / net cals zero / 14c water green 269 & 13c
4) PA-E&T: hope in-charge responds to my email since she's supposedly telecommuting / update Exec Summary / update report draft / reply to Area Manager email = 4/4
5) Hang up 9 birdfeeders that I cleaned last night / scrub feeder panels that are soaking / another ta-da ~ several TA-DA! 3/3
6) Unplug 9:00 / FLOSS / RETAINERS / VOLTAREN / CALM APP /5:40 alarm (walk dog before work) very foggy & needed sleep after last night = 4/6 reverse of the usual

JFT R 9/30 ~ last day of fiscal year end
1) Month end measurements & log on MFP
2) Prelog food / net cals zero / 14c water
3) 9:30 observe vault count / pick up at CJs / 12:00 Facebook Live / 2:00 submit mileage log / 2:00 submit signed PAR s/s / 2:00 webinar
4) Something on ta-da list
5) Unplug 9:00 / floss / retainers / Voltaren / Calm app / 5:40 alarm (walk dog before work)

Yesterday evening I received a PM from hubby of dear friend from college, who'd stayed out of touch with me and our college group for years. Learned she passed away last month from a massive & unexpected heart attack. Only 63yo. I was shocked & heartbroken. I finally had a phone number to call & spoke to the hubby, he was crying and it was horrible. Then reached out to rest of my little group of college friends online to let them know & we PM'd into the evening. It was so sad.

2021 Goals:

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! ~ 1.31.21 ~ 2.28.21 ~ 4.3.21 ~ 4.30.21 not pretty ~ skipped 5.31.21 & 6.30.21 ~ 7.31.21 accountable ~ 9.1.21 horrible after vacation but recorded
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 completed 97.44 miles total / Tour de Northeast WI virtual challenge: cover distance from Oshkosh to Gills Rock (139 miles) 1.1.21 - 3.31.21 ~ completed distance on 3.21.21 / 30/45 Build to Bellin virtual challenge 30 min. activity for total of 1,350 min. in 45 days 3.1.21 - 4.15.21 = 146 out of 339 in 34:00:42 / Hope 2021 Face Mask virtual 5K (benefits No Kid Hungry) anytime 5.11.21 in 58:04 / 100 Miles in May virtual challenge ~ 134.68 miles would've been more if I hadn't sluffed off on dog walks one week / Bellin (virtual) 10K on 6.19.21 after thunderstorm in 1:45:49 ave. pace 17:02 per mile / Titletown Wellness Shoreline Challenge: virtual distance from Gills Rock to Pleasant Prairie (232 miles) as many times as possible 6.12.21 - 11.26.21 / Packers 5K IN PERSON 7.24.21 48:36 ave. pace 15:39 / Bellin Women's 5K IN PERSON 10.2.21
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 blessings

dvmmcw8020

10,000 steps

more_freggies76

more_freggies76 wrote: »

JFT for 9/30 (today):
1) No desserts unless I want sugarfree or no sugar added
2) No peanut butter (last 9/27)
3) Now don't weigh again until Monday 10/4
4) No peanuts; walnuts ok
5) No hard cheese (trying not to have cheese everyday)
6) No more of the tasty fruit leather we bought. Leave the rest for DH.
7) Lunch will be <= 600 calories (it's my main meal, so sometimes hard to stay in this range)

Hour commitments - Just finished coffee stuff, now I won't eat again until 10 am. I have to eat early because of long lunch meeting today.

Snowflake1968

Catching up while waiting for DH to get home to watch the Grands so I can go to work.

@PackerFanInGB - I am struggling to get back to what I was doing too. I don’t know why it’s so difficult. We can do it, we’re obviously not giving up because we keep coming back.

@HEGoddard0928 - Happy Belated Birthday. I so empathize with your financial issues. In one year we had a truck repossessed and a house foreclosed on. It’s miserable. I found prayer, gratitude and looking for positives each day helped me through. I’m thinking about you.

Depression is a terrible disease, I’ve suffered off and on for a few years with it and have had many friends and family deal with it. I have no words of wisdom to help you through though.

@more_freggies76 - I admire your hourly commitment.

@cschmitz110515 - sorry for your loss.

We have been helping our daughter out with the Grands for the last 3 weeks while she trains for a new job. The training was Mon-Fri but her regular hours are Sat-Sun- Mon (her husbands days off). I have been driving to the city in the mornings driving our Grandson to school, bringing our Granddaughter back out for my husband to watch until it’s time for her afternoon kindergarten class. Then a few days I’ve had to go back in after school to pick them back up and take them home. There is no school today so I’m home with them until my husband gets back from the doctor. Then I’ll go to work. Tonight, I start my first ceramics class.
I’ll be happy to be back to normal next week.

pridesabtch

pridesabtch wrote: »

JFT Wednesday
- Work by 8:00 not even close 9:00
- Set up new equipment in the lab
- Play with new QAR Power BI
- Call dog groomer my golden is a furry mess
- Call Lawyer about papers he was putting together for mom's POA
- Log food
- fruit for lunch friend brought some in
- fruit snack when I get home from work
- 1/2 portions at dinner
- NO ALCOHOL
- bed by 11:30

Happy humpy day you lovely people!

Yesterday was a boring day at work, I did very little and the day went on for-ev-er. Otherwise it was a good day goal wise. Met my eating and sleep goals.

As most of you know Thursday is date night, so the food and drinks are a little more, but I'm still going to stick with half portions.

JFT Thursday
- Work from home
- Eggs for brunch
- log food
- take mom to financial advisors and get her disbursement settled.
- half portions at dinner
- 4 drink limit
- Stay green
- bed by 11:30

mytime6630

cschmitz110515 wrote: »

5) Unplug 9:00 / floss / retainers / Voltaren / Calm app / 5:40 alarm (walk dog before work)

Yesterday evening I received a PM from hubby of dear friend from college, who'd stayed out of touch with me and our college group for years. Learned she passed away last month from a massive & unexpected heart attack. Only 63yo. I was shocked & heartbroken. I finally had a phone number to call & spoke to the hubby, he was crying and it was horrible. Then reached out to rest of my little group of college friends online to let them know & we PM'd into the evening. It was so sad.

So sorry for your loss .. and such a young age. Makes us all realize how fragile life is, and to appreciate and enjoy every single day.

mytime6630

Simple goals for today ... I've had breakfast, so
1. lunch will be just greek yogurt and fruit
2. dinner will be chicken burrito and green beans.
3. No more food. Kitchen is closed at 7pm...
4. personal challenge .. go 16 hours with no food .. from 7pm until 11 am the next day. Since I walk in the mornings, we never eat before 11, so that part is easy. Its the 7pm part that is hard
5. concentrate on water.. 8+ glasses
6. got my walk in, but work in yard at least 1 hr.. want to transplant some hydrangeas before the rain this weekend.

more_freggies76

Hour commitment - Just finished lunch, now I won't eat again until 5 pm except my dose of metamusal.

clicketykeys

JFT Friday
1. Tea! Check in on MFP. Calisthenics. Take some cards to school.
2. Morning: Check email. Send greetings. 25 crunches, leg lifts, squats.
3. Test Prep Class: Research reflection. FINISH WEEK 9. Begin evals for essays.
4. Pit Crew: Mindsets curriculum!
5. Online Facilitation: Enter students into program; contact via email. Read 5th Season. Upload new seating charts.
6. English Class: Bias in news.
7. Planning: Lesson journaling - what worked? what didn't? what next? Write Clois. Phone calls. 25 crunches, leg lifts, squats. BRING LUNCHBOX HOME. AND FOLDER!
8. Evening: Respond to Twitter & FB groups. Dinner: Jambalaya. Drink more water. No, more. Keep the pitcher in the fridge full. You're not actually hungry. Make some tea. Drink more water! Chop celery. Update JFT.
9. Gratitude journal. Therapy exercises: crunches, push-ups, squats, ankle lifts, box jumps, plank. Meds. Floss, rinse, brush teeth. Read: 1 hr (5th Season) while playing sleepy music.
10. Upcoming: Wed/Fri livestreams. MH Monday check-in; Tough Question Tuesday; Whatever Wednesday AMA; Thankful Thursday. Indochino suit fitting - Atlanta or Nashville? Donations to thrift store. S&F script work. Clois. Saturday volunteering at library NEXT WEEK. Thursday county council meeting about low income housing. Call JR Monday about online progress. Currently 0% in English III and English IV.

Scale goals

End of 2017: 174.6
End of 2018: 189.2
End of 2019: 196.4
End of 2020: 187.4
End of January: 189.8
End of February: 190.0
End of March: 190.4
End of April: 188.7
End of May: 191.2
End of June: 191.4
End of July: 190.2
Today: 195.4

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 The Prince (tr. Tim Parks, Russell Price, or Robert Adams), The Secret Adversary (Christie), Hood Feminism (Mikki Kendall), Caste (Isabel Wilkerson).
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. 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. Unit plan for research (Idea for regular: comparing same story on sites with different biases).
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.
6. Medical: Dentist call to schedule cleaning – Late Oct? ObG schedule for 9/28. PCP Aug 17. Therapy July 27.
7. Theater: Read play for discussion August 3.
8. House: 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: Book group. Dinners?
12. Writing: Blog post: Running, Racism and Rum: Learning to Handle Discomfort. Fanfic: Create a scene list for the Batgirl story. Finish the cafe scene for the Titans story.
13. Lifting: 15 squats, 15 deadlifts, 10 shoulder presses, 15 arm raises, 10 pushups, 30 crunches, 15 side lifts, 15 back kicks. Horse stance for 5 breaths, tree for 10 breaths each leg.
14. Summer: Organize photos with the family. Write Clois. Write Stuffy and Friends. Create blog posts for video lessons.
15. Other: Practice hair braiding with D. Remind D to ask his dad about the table and check with home repair contractors. 3 posts/week? Create test for MLA format. Create test for infographics and visual information. 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: Persistence. Weight has been trending down. Still not REMOTELY where I want it to be, but at least it's in the right direction. Gotta keep at it, though.

Reminder: Last year's WFTY was progress, and I am ... actually, I was going to say content, but it's more than that. I'm proud of myself, and I'm pleased with the progress that I made. Even without the challenges throughout the year, I accomplished things that I should be proud of; and given those challenges, I'm even happier about what I was able to do.

more_freggies76

more_freggies76 wrote: »

JFT for 9/30 (today):
1) No desserts unless I want sugarfree or no sugar added ✔️
2) No peanut butter (last 9/27) ✔️
3) Now don't weigh again until Monday 10/4 ✔️
4) No peanuts; walnuts ok ✔️
5) No hard cheese (trying not to have cheese everyday) ✔️
6) No more of the tasty fruit leather we bought. Leave the rest for DH. ✔️
7) Lunch will be <= 600 calories (it's my main meal, so sometimes hard to stay in this range) ✔️

Hour commitments - Just finished dinner and now I won't eat again until tomorrow.

JFT for 10/1 (tomorrow):
1) I can have desserts
2) No peanut butter (last 9/27)
3) Now don't weigh again until Monday 10/4
4) No peanuts; walnuts ok
5) Up to 1.5 oz hard cheese (trying not to have cheese everyday)
6) No more of the tasty fruit leather we bought. Leave the rest for DH.

TerriRichardson112

I've had a pretty good September, although I haven't been on here as much as I would've liked. I have kept up with my Daily Habits, and have managed to stay on track with maintenance, although I did have a rather indulgent weekend visiting with Family. This is my September Habit Tracker. I'll be using a similar one for October. I like seeing the immediate reward of the little coloured squares mounting up.

pridesabtch

pridesabtch wrote: »

JFT Thursday
- Work from home
- Eggs for brunch
- log food
- take mom to financial advisors and get her disbursement settled.
- half portions at dinner 3/4 portion, but I skipped lunch
- 4 drink limit
- Stay green but only over by 20 so
- bed by 11:30

All in all I'm happy with how date night went. I did eat 3/4 of my burger and fries, instead of 1/2, but I had only eaten 2 eggs earlier in the day. I could have devoured the entire thing easily. There was no mayo or other high cal condiments on it, so I'm guessing it wasn't as many calories as the burger I logged from Red Robin. Even if it was I was only over by 20 calories so I'm calling it a win.

Not much on the docket today. Work, try to remember physics, then maybe driving to Pittsburgh. If we don't go this evening we will leave at 5:30am Saturday morning. Either way, I get to see my girl row Saturday. YAY!

Day 1 of my October self challenge. Easy goals: 1. Don't skip breakfast, but keep it less than 300 calories. 2. 1/2 portions or light dinners. 3. Stay green (+/- 100 calories) 4. No weighing unless I fall off on the other things then I'll step on the scale to hopefully light a fire in me.

JFT Friday
- Work by 8:00
- Meeting at 9:00
- Do mom's bills
- Maybe do learning modules for Oct
- Relearn physics to help a friend out
- Shake for breakfast/lunch
- Fruit when I get home
- Half portions for dinner
- Log food
- Stay green
- Bed by 10:00 if I gotta get up by 5:00

Have a great day and an awesome weekend.

more_freggies76

more_freggies76 wrote: »

✔️JFT for 10/1 (today):
1) I can have desserts
2) No peanut butter (last 9/27)
3) Now don't weigh again until Monday 10/4
4) No peanuts; walnuts ok
5) Up to 1.5 oz hard cheese (trying not to have cheese everyday)
6) No more of the tasty fruit leather we bought. Leave the rest for DH.

cschmitz110515

Recap R 9/30 ~ last day of fiscal year at work
1) Month end measurements & log on MFP
2) Prelog food / net cals zero / 14c water unplanned after work snack pre-supper put me over but not awful -247 & 11c (couldn't drink in vault of course)
3) 9:30 observe vault count / pick up at CJs hadn't known they closed (temporarily I hope) / 12:00 Facebook Live / 2:00 submit mileage log / 2:00 submit signed PAR s/s / 2:00 webinar = 5/6
4) Something on ta-da list not a lot but TA-DA
5) Unplug 9:00 / floss / retainers / Voltaren / Calm app / 5:40 alarm (walk dog before work) = 5/6

JFT F 10/1
1) Walked dog 4.14 mi before work & enjoyed Orion happy dog & happy me
2) Figure out supper / prelog food / net cals zero / 14c water
3) Set up w/p's for G-C/V YE / update Project Status s/s / submit PRO, KRO, PAR s/s
4) Pre-screen on Sportzpeak app / pick up race packet / remember parking voucher / prep race clothes, mask & farmers market bags / figure out parking / charge phone / something ta-da
5) Unplug 9:00 / floss / retainers / Voltaren / Calm app / 7:00 alarm (leave home 7:30 for 5K & farmers market)

Thank you my JFT family for the hugs & sympathy on the unexpected death of my beloved college friend. It helps.

Tomorrow morning I'm walking in my 2nd 5K race event IN PERSON this year. COVID protocols will be followed & we're outdoors. We have an open start window of 15 minutes to alleviate waiting in corrals. I am really looking forward to this. But dog will be very sad watching me drive off wearing walking gear.

2021 Goals:

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! ~ 1.31.21 ~ 2.28.21 ~ 4.3.21 ~ 4.30.21 not pretty ~ skipped 5.31.21 & 6.30.21 ~ 7.31.21 accountable ~ 9.1.21 horrible after vacation but recorded
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 completed 97.44 miles total / Tour de Northeast WI virtual challenge: cover distance from Oshkosh to Gills Rock (139 miles) 1.1.21 - 3.31.21 ~ completed distance on 3.21.21 / 30/45 Build to Bellin virtual challenge 30 min. activity for total of 1,350 min. in 45 days 3.1.21 - 4.15.21 = 146 out of 339 in 34:00:42 / Hope 2021 Face Mask virtual 5K (benefits No Kid Hungry) anytime 5.11.21 in 58:04 / 100 Miles in May virtual challenge ~ 134.68 miles would've been more if I hadn't sluffed off on dog walks one week / Bellin (virtual) 10K on 6.19.21 after thunderstorm in 1:45:49 ave. pace 17:02 per mile / Titletown Wellness Shoreline Challenge: virtual distance from Gills Rock to Pleasant Prairie (232 miles) as many times as possible 6.12.21 - 11.26.21 / Packers 5K IN PERSON 7.24.21 48:36 ave. pace 15:39 / Bellin Women's 5K IN PERSON 10.2.21
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 blessings

cschmitz110515

TerriRichardson112 wrote: »

I've had a pretty good September, although I haven't been on here as much as I would've liked. I have kept up with my Daily Habits, and have managed to stay on track with maintenance, although I did have a rather indulgent weekend visiting with Family. This is my September Habit Tracker. I'll be using a similar one for October. I like seeing the immediate reward of the little coloured squares mounting up.

I love your Habits Tracker! So colorful, almost looks like a quilt.

more_freggies76

Hour commitment - Just finished coffee stuff, now I won't eat again until after 12 pm. I have to plan something today with my girlfriend, so if lunch changes, I'll report it here.

Bad back ache today, but still trying to move around some.

mytime6630

mytime6630 wrote: »

Simple goals for today ... I've had breakfast, so
1. lunch will be just greek yogurt and fruit
2. dinner will be chicken burrito and green beans.
3. No more food. Kitchen is closed at 7pm...
4. personal challenge .. go 16 hours with no food .. from 7pm until 11 am the next day. Since I walk in the mornings, we never eat before 11, so that part is easy. Its the 7pm part that is hard
5. concentrate on water.. 8+ glasses
6. got my walk in, but work in yard at least 1 hr.. want to transplant some hydrangeas before the rain this weekend. 5 mile walk in, got 1 hyrdrangea transplanted...

JFT, Friday, Oct 1
1. log all food
2. 3 meals today.. leftover burittos tonite for dinner
3. no more food after 7.
4. October Challenge .. go 16 hours with no food .. from 7pm till 11 am
5. go for walk this afternoon.. slept in today
6. work in yard before the rains this weekend

more_freggies76

Hour commitment - had a little to eat at 12pm. Now I won’t eat again until late lunch with friend.

pridesabtch

Super excited for tomorrow. Going to get to see my girl row in her first college regatta. Plus, I'll get a hug! I miss those the most. Updated Profile picture of her carrying a boat. I'm biased, but she is so pretty and strong. I'm amazed by her!

We have to leave at like 5:30 in the morning to catch her first race, but it's so worth it. I do have to plan a little because there is a restaurant at this location with the best lobster mac & cheese. I'm recommitted to logging and counting, so plan I must. Upside is that we walk almost constantly at the regattas so I will log many more steps than a normal day for me. I probably won't count it for much calorie wise, maybe 200 calories for 5 hours of walking (typically we get in 8 - 10 miles on a regatta day), but I think that may be enough to fit the lobster M&C in for lunch and still be able to eat dinner, lol.

Looked up Lobster M&C and looks like I can have a healthy (1/2) portion for 400-500 calories. YAY ME!

clicketykeys

JFT Saturday
1. Tea! Check in on MFP. Update journal. Park: 1m run / 2m walk.
2. Morning: Check email. Update MFP. (Hogwarts!) Wash hair. Tweetchat. Email S about cussin' video.
3. Check grocery list. Groceries. Donations to thrift store. Pet store.
4. Lunch: Sushi! Read Fifth Season. Disney script.
5. Afternoon: Log reading on Goodreads. Put laundry away.
6. Evening: Visit with mom & dad. Dinner: Salad. Stretch and write.
7. Drink more water. No, more. Keep the pitcher in the fridge full. You're not actually hungry. Make some tea. Drink more water! Chop celery.
8. Gratitude journal. Therapy exercises: crunches, push-ups, squats, ankle lifts, box jumps, plank. Meds. Floss, rinse, brush teeth. Read: 1 hr (FS) while playing sleepy music.
9. Upcoming: Wed/Fri livestreams. MH Monday check-in; Tough Question Tuesday; Whatever Wednesday AMA; Thankful Thursday. Indochino suit fitting - Atlanta or Nashville? Library alternate Saturdays. CWG. Play reading Nov 9.

Scale goals

End of 2017: 174.6
End of 2018: 189.2
End of 2019: 196.4
End of 2020: 187.4
End of January: 189.8
End of February: 190.0
End of March: 190.4
End of April: 188.7
End of May: 191.2
End of June: 191.4
Today: 195.2

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 The Prince (tr. Tim Parks, Russell Price, or Robert Adams), The Secret Adversary (Christie), Hood Feminism (Mikki Kendall), Caste (Isabel Wilkerson).
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. 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. Unit plan for research (Idea for regular: comparing same story on sites with different biases).
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.
6. Medical: Dentist call to schedule cleaning – Late Oct? ObG schedule for 9/22. PCP Aug 17. Therapy July 27.
7. Theater: Read play for discussion Nov 9.
8. House: 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: Book group. Dinners?
12. Writing: Blog post: Running, Racism and Rum: Learning to Handle Discomfort. Fanfic: Create a scene list for the Batgirl story. Finish the cafe scene for the Titans story.
13. Lifting: 15 squats, 15 deadlifts, 10 shoulder presses, 15 arm raises, 10 pushups, 30 crunches, 15 side lifts, 15 back kicks. Horse stance for 5 breaths, tree for 10 breaths each leg.
14. Summer: Organize photos with the family. Write Clois. Write Stuffy and Friends. Create blog posts for video lessons.
15. Other: Practice hair braiding with D. Remind D to ask his dad about the table and check with home repair contractors. 3 posts/week? Create test for MLA format. Create test for infographics and visual information. 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: Persistence. Oy.

Reminder: Last year's WFTY was progress, and I am ... actually, I was going to say content, but it's more than that. I'm proud of myself, and I'm pleased with the progress that I made. Even without the challenges throughout the year, I accomplished things that I should be proud of; and given those challenges, I'm even happier about what I was able to do.

more_freggies76

more_freggies76 wrote: »

JFT for 10/1 (today):
1) I can have desserts✔️
2) No peanut butter (last 9/27)✔️
3) Now don't weigh again until Monday 10/4✔️
4) No peanuts; walnuts ok✔️
5) Up to 1.5 oz hard cheese (trying not to have cheese everyday) -- didn't have✔️
6) No more of the tasty fruit leather we bought. Leave the rest for DH.✔️

✔️JFT for 10/2 (tomorrow):
1) No desserts (last 10/1)
2) No peanut butter (last 9/27)
3) Now don't weigh again until Monday 10/4
4) No peanuts; walnuts ok
5) Up to 1.5 oz hard cheese (trying not to have cheese everyday)
6) No more of the tasty fruit leather we bought. Leave the rest for DH.
7) No more tootsie pops (bad for my teeth)
8) <= 600 calories for lunch (lunch is my main meal)

Hour commitment - I won't eat again until tomorrow.