JUST FOR TODAY -- Daily Commitment Thread for 2021
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@pridesabtch and @cschmitz110515 Happy birthday! Wishing both of you a wonderful year!2
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@pridesabtch and @cschmitz110515 happy birthday to you both.
I am in the middle of you. I am 53. Today is my best friends birthday too.
@beachwalker99 - I was never one to over schedule myself. My husband is a homebody and it wore off on me over the years.
Today our youngest daughter is coming to craft with me. I have a lot of wood slices ready to do something with.
I tried this last night and like how it turned out.
It is Sunday again and I feel I failed all week last week.
JFT - Sunday Oct 10
Get on JFT
1.5L of water
Log all food
Walk 15 minutes
Arm something
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Hour commitment - After my metamusal, I won't eat again until dinner with DH and FIL.more_freggies76 wrote: »JFT for 10/10 (tomorrow): ✔️
1) No dessert, unless I want sugar free or no sugar added (last 10/8)
2) No peanut butter today (last 10/8)
3) Don't weigh again until Monday 10/11
4) Up to 1.5 oz cheese today (trying not to have cheese everyday)
6) No more of the tasty fruit leather we bought. Leave the rest for DH. (removed since DH finished this)
7) No more tootsie pops (bad for my teeth)
8) Lunch <= 600 calories
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🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃
🎃🎃🎃 OCTOBER 🎃🎃🎃
🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃
Just keeping on keeping on. 😂
2021🔹Word - BalanceTurning up is the ultimate success!
🔹I am in tune with my dreams
🔹I know what is right for me
🔹I will pursue my dreams and greatest passion
2021
Life Affirmations
🔹I live in congruence with my authentic self
🔹I am mindful
🔹I am creative every day
🔹I foster positivity
🔹I am compassionate[*] 1 July: 144.4 (holding steady)- Name: Terri
- Age: 75🔹 Height: 5'2"
- SW: 227 (Mar 2014)
- Joined MFP: Jan 2015
- 1st Goal: 190 (✔️Sept 2015)
- 01 Aug 2019: 170.1
- 31 Dec 2020: 145.6
- 1 Jan 2021: 147.2
- 8 Jan: 144.2 (lowest in many years)
- 15 Jan: 145.2
- 22 Jan: 144.9
- 14 Feb: 144.0
- 11 Apr: 142.2
- 1 May: 142.6
- 3 June: 144.4 (thanks to Bank holiday 4 day weekend indulgences)
[*] 1 Aug: 143.2
[*] 1 Sept: 142.9
[*] 24 Sept: 142.1
[*] Oct 6: 141.6
[*] Total Weight Loss: 85.4 (SmartScale app)
UGW: 142 < x > 148
October goal: maintenance
Daily Habits: Week 2
Fri: 🎃 Sat: 🎃 Sun: 🎃 Mon:
Tue: Wed: Thu:- Weight 142 < x > 148: ✅ 3/7
- Reduce Fat%: ✅ 28.3; 27.1; 25.1; 24.5; 24.2 23.4 23.1 —>22.6
- Increase Muscle%: ✅ 28.7->30.1; 30.6; 30.7: 30.9: 31.6 ⏫
- Log CI<CO/Calories in the green ✅ 3/7
- Steps > 7500 ✅ 3/7
- Intentional exercise > 50 mins daily✅ 3/7
- Active hours > 6 daily ✅ 3/7
🐝Positive Intentions for Wed 4 Oct:[*] Meditation 🐝
[*] Weigh/record weight 🐝
[*] Journal - (Oct Tiny Habit) 🐝
[*] Family Skype 🐝
[*] Meet up with friends for coffee 🐝
[*] Daily Chores/laundry 🐝
[*] Watch TV 🐝
[*] Keep up to date with email 🐝
[*] Daily goals update 🐝
📓 Tiny Habit for October: (3 Oct)
For the next 10 days I will Switch off devices at 11pm and go to bed.
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THERE ARE NO QUICK FIXES OR SHORTCUTS to achieving permanent change.
REMINDERS: One or two thoughts to remember.- Daily weight fluctuations are normal, and can be as much as 2 lbs a day for no apparent reason.
- A general downward trend is what we are looking for.
- The scale is only one gauge of progress. Others include Measurements, clothes fit, improvement in general well-being/fitness.
- Eating out can cause apparent weight gain because of high sodium levels, but usually goes quickly. Drinking extra water helps with this.
- The human body does not react instantly to what we do to it. Sometimes it can take several days to see results.
- Plateaus are a normal part of the process. The body is consolidating and adapting to your new way of eating/exercising.
- The closer you get to your goal weight, the more difficult it becomes to lose weight, as your body becomes more efficient at using what you feed it.
- When you exercise you build muscle, which takes up less space than fat, so use measurements as well as weight to assess your progress.
- Getting/Staying fit and healthy requires a lifestyle change for most people.
@pridesabtch <> I find the same thing these days. If I eat things that are too fat or something invariably my stomach complains. Happy Bithday 🎉 I love the scavenger hunt as a birthday present. Very inventive.
@Snowflake1968 <> @cschmitz110515 <> 🎉 Birthday greetings to you both as well. 😂
Tracey: 😍 the Christmas wood slice
1 - Name: Terri
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Hi !
I'm 66 yo
I'm 5' 1'' ( lost 1'' from old age👵🏽 )
SW 119 + 20 ( added on in 2020) .
At the end of 2021, I want to lose 6 lbs.
Yesterday, I didn't snack on nuts✅ 🤗but I snacked on a low carb & protein bar. ❌😬
Today JFT ! I won't snack on nuts or protein bar. 🤜🏽🥜🍫
Today is my 39th wedding anniversary🥳 so I won't be strict with my calories but I will be eating low carb as usual.
This morning, I will have a hair cut.
Today, We will have a special meal , I might have an alcohol drink or 2. 🍸
Have a good day everyone !
'' Always look on the bright side of life !'' 😍
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pridesabtch wrote: »
JFT Saturday
- sleep in😀
- Scavenger hunt 😀
- Breakfast - light eggs & bacon😀
- Football😀
- Get dressed up😀
- Wedding😀
- Log food😀
- Stay under 1600😀
- Bed by 11:30😀
Have a happy day y’all!
Yesterday was a good day and thanks everyone for the birthday wishes.
Weighed this morning and was up a pound, but likely from the higher calorie dinner and cake. Hopefully it goes away soon.
Late in the day for check in, but mentally I checked off my list.
JFT Sunday
- Weigh😀
- Church😀
- Lunch Out with hubby😀
- Bike ride😀
- Nap😀
- Leftovers for dinner
- Log food
- Stay green
- Bed by 11:30
Hope y’all had a blessed day!
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@Malimalai Have a great day! Happy anniversary!
Hour commitment - early dinner with FIL. Got full fast. No desserts, but my plate came with a very small sweet-ish corn cake. I did have that. Now I won’t eat again until tomorrow.3 -
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JFT for 10/10 (tomorrow): ✔️more_freggies76 wrote: »JFT for 10/10 (tomorrow): ✔️
1) No dessert, unless I want sugar free or no sugar added (last 10/8) ✔️ (not counting tiny sweet corn thing that came with my meal)
2) No peanut butter today (last 10/8) ✔️
3) Don't weigh again until Monday 10/11✔️
4) Up to 1.5 oz cheese today (trying not to have cheese everyday) ✔️
6) No more of the tasty fruit leather we bought. Leave the rest for DH. (removed since DH finished this)
7) No more tootsie pops (bad for my teeth)✔️
8) Lunch <= 600 calories✔️
1) No dessert, unless I want sugar free or no sugar added (last 10/8)
2) No peanut butter today (last 10/8)
3) Don't weigh again until Monday 10/11
4) No hard cheese today (trying not to have cheese everyday)
5) No more tootsie pops (bad for my teeth)
6) Lunch <= 600 calories
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Hi everyone, long time no see!
The last couple of months have been pretty busy. We managed to get away on holiday twice - first to France to stay with the boyfriend's family, then to Greece for a couple of weeks. Time at home has also been pretty hectic as we've both had birthday celebrations and with being away such a lot all the regular stuff that needs doing (like laundry!!) needs to be packed into a short space of time. So I've been a bit too busy...
Had a lovely time on all these holidays. It was so lovely after 18 months of not really going anywhere. Had an awesome time in Greece hopping between different islands, seeing the Acropolis etc. And the boyfriend was so happy to see his family after barely seeing them since covid-19.
Weight is, perhaps unsurprisingly, up rather a lot after all that holidaying and birthday celebrating. I'm heavier at the moment than I have been for some time. Hopefully some of this will drop off naturally through going back to a more normal routine. But I definitely need to make some more effort.
So for the month of October (at least), I'm imposing a new rule on myself which is no alcohol at home on weeknights. I've been drinking too much throughout the pandemic as it's just to easy to do as a way to switch off and wind down from the workday. But my overall consumption is too high and I just need to find better, healthier ways of winding down. I feel like having this rule in place will force me to find alternative coping mechanisms rather than reaching for the easy option. Note the 'at home' caveat within the rule. It's ok if I have actively made the effort to go out - for example, this Thursday I have drinks planned with my colleagues - but for now, no just reaching for it just because it's there. I plan to do this for at least October and will review at the end of October whether I want to continue.
I think this will really help with weight loss as for a start alcohol itself has lots of (empty) calories, but also I'm more prone to snacking when I've had a bit to drink, so hopefully it will be a double win.
I can see that a few of you asked how I was doing while I was away which is lovely (thanks!). Generally I'm pretty good, not least because of the time away which has been really good for the soul. Today I am also starting a new secondment. I'm going down to part-time on my existing job and will be doing 50:50 between two jobs, for the next six months (with the provision to extend). The secondment is to work in Government on an exciting new policy, which is going to be super interesting and great experience. It's going to be tough working two jobs - whilst in theory they are both 50% roles I imagine it will be challenging to keep them at 50%. I'm going to have to be ruthless at prioritising and setting boundaries...
Our house buying situation is not going so well. As some of you know we placed an offer on a house at the start of June which was accepted. Well, that's as far as it's gone. The seller has still not found somewhere to move to herself so it's literally gone nowhere. Which is rather frustrating. It's a combination of the fact that she seems to have fairly specific requirements but also the market seems to have gone really really quiet since the end of the stamp duty holiday. There are basically very few homes on the market. So that means it's hard for her to find somewhere - but it also means there aren't many alternatives for us to switch to either. We've been patient throughout the summer because with being away so much we haven't really had the time to do much about it but now it's October we're keeping an active eye on the market again as we're starting to lose patience. But thus far, not much has come up that we fancy either. So for now it's a question of being patient. Thankfully, we have no deadline we need to move by. It's a pain continuing to rent, but we can do so. So I'm trying to be fairly accepting about the situation - it just is what it is really - and focus on what I can control.
Life is in a bit of a transition phase at the moment. Things are kind of open now and I'm starting to ease back into going to work. I'll probably be going into the office two days per week before too long. This means my schedule is a bit unpredictable at the moment and I haven't really got into a new routine yet. That probably means I won't get into the pattern of posting regularly for a little while until things have stabilised into a 'new normal' routine. But I'll try to post as much as I can until then. I think though I will keep my posting simple with just a few key goals rather than everything that's on my list to make it a bit less of a time commitment - it will be easier to fit in that way.
So on that note, here are a few goals for today:
- Log everything I eat
- Be in the green
- Hit my step goal
- No alcohol
Love to all and speak soon x4 -
Happy belated birthday for yesterday ! @pridesabtch 💐
Thank you for your well wishing @more_freggies76 , I'm having a good day ! thanks !🧓🏽👨🏽🦳1 -
Happy birthday @cschmitz110515 💐1
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littleblackskirt wrote: »
JFT Sunday 10th October
Stay under maintenance I think so
Back exercises only a few
Foot exercises yes
No snacks one...
No crisps plus 5 crisps...counted!
Clean up kitchen yes
Laundry yes
I wasn't thinking about food much yesterday, but did have a snack which wasn't needed. I need to start logging again instead of roughly deciding I'm under maintenance. After doing so well in 2020, this year I've just lost and gained the same 3lbs over and over again. I know that losing 10lbs would mean I could wear all my smaller clothes again. I've never liked cooking, and right now I don't feel interested in what I'm eating. Breakfast and lunch is easy each day, but evening meal is harder. Will just have to make myself be interested!
JFT Monday 11th October
Log everything
Stay in the green
Back exercises
Foot exercises
No snacks
Walk (this has fallen by the wayside a bit)
Iron all that laundry
Garden
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pridesabtch wrote: »
JFT Sunday
- Weigh😀
- Church😀
- Lunch Out with hubby😀
- Bike ride😀
- Nap😀
- Leftovers for dinner
- Log food
- Stay green
- Bed by 11:30
Hope y’all had a blessed day!
It's Monday... I forgot to do something last week at work, so I'm in early today to get it done before a 2:00pm meeting. Which means I came to work at 5:30am. To say my coworkers were surprised may be an understatement as I rarely make it by 8:00am.
Weighed myself this morning and I'm up a little bit after my birthday/wedding weekend. It's really quite annoying as I stayed within my calories each day and even exercised yesterday, but I suppose it takes some time to process through the increased sodium from the weekend. Hopefully, it will resolve itself. I know I'm doing the right things, but I'm easily discouraged.
Went for a bike ride yesterday, it was a beautiful day, but the path was rather slick with wet leaves. My bike is still in the car and since I came in early, I can leave early. Maybe I'll ride again today. Other than work and a possible ride my only other plans involve cleaning up around the house and getting ingredients to make brownies & pepperoni rolls (WV classic from the coal miners) for my daughter when she comes in Saturday to row. Can you tell I'm excited to see her again? I just wish she was staying, but she will ride back with the team Saturday afternoon.
JFT Monday
- Up early & weigh
- Don't let little weight gain bring me down, just work harder...
- Work by 5:30
- Get samples in the drying oven (2hr)
- Run Moisture on dried samples
- Test dried samples in 2 labs for comparison (blah, blah, blah - trouble shooting)
- Check in with MFP
- Log food
- Shake for brunch
- Stay green
- Maybe go for a ride/or walk
- Grocery store
- Shower!!!
- No Alcohol
- Bed by 11:30
Happy Birthday @Snowflake1968 & @cschmitz110515 (Don't remember if I wished you one already, but better 2 than none).
Hope y'all have a positive and empowering Monday! Love ya!3 -
JFT Monday
1. Tea! Check in on MFP. Calisthenics. Shower.
2. Morning: Check email. Send greetings. CALL DAD.
3. AM Grading: Late work from Sept. 25 crunches, leg lifts, squats.
4. Writing: Disney script. POST ABOUT INDIGENOUS POETS/WRITERS. 25 crunches, leg lifts, squats.
5. Fold laundry. Sort recycling. Shoot script. 25 crunches, leg lifts, squats.
6. Evening: Respond to Twitter & FB groups. Dinner: Soup. 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. Coloring.
7. Gratitude journal. Therapy exercises: crunches, push-ups, squats, ankle lifts, box jumps, plank. Meds. Floss, rinse, brush teeth. Set out journal. Read: 1 hr (5th Season) while playing sleepy music.
8. 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. Prep for county council meeting about low income housing (Thursday). Tea lunch Thursday. Massage Tuesday. FINISH CLOIS THIS WEEK?
Scale goalsEnd 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: 197.8
Ongoing plans/ideas behind the cut1. Purchases: Look for an "ugly Christmas sweater" and a long-haired doll at thrift stores. Practice French braiding. Go to used bookstore and look for 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 ? PCP ? Therapy ? CHECK DATES
7. Theater: Read play for discussion Nov 6.
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. Rested over the weekend and it was lovely. Today I'm going to get caught up on some stuff that's weighing on me, and hopefully the rest of the break will be mostly me-time.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.2 -
JFT - Sunday Oct 10
Get on JFT - 🙂
1.5L of water - 👿
Log all food - 🙂
Walk 15 minutes - 🙂
Arm something - 🙂 I’m saying yes because I was working with my arms all day.
JFT - Monday Oct 11
Get on JFT
1.5L of water
Log all food
Walk 15 minutes
Arm something
@bookmeister86 - nice to see you. I was wondering how your house was going. I have followed a couple people over there with house buying and your rules are so different than ours. Here a closing date would be agreed on in the offer and if the person selling has agreed to it, they still must move. It becomes their issue, not the new owners.
@littleblackskirt - I’ve been doing the same. From March to September I managed to lose 12 pounds, but now those last 3 pounds fluctuate back and forth from day to day. I know what I need to do, I just find it so hard to do it.
I have to finish some Christmas ornaments today. Then clean up my mess. It is officially Thanksgiving here, but we aren’t supposed to be celebrating and half of the family is working anyway.
I’ll just enjoy the extra day off work.
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[more_freggies76 wrote: »JFT for 10/11 (today): ✔️
1) No dessert, unless I want sugar free or no sugar added (last 10/8)
2) No peanut butter today (last 10/8)
3) Don't weigh again until Monday 10/11
4) No hard cheese today (trying not to have cheese everyday)
5) No more tootsie pops (bad for my teeth)
6) Lunch <= 600 calories
Hour commitment - Had coffee stuff, now I won't eat again until after 12 pm.
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@Snowflake1968 - Enjoy your Thanksgiving anyway. I'm starting to think about whether we should have ours in November or not.
@pridesabtch - Little weight gains could just be saltier food than usual, too. Even desserts are more salty than we think. Hang in there!
Plumber here...main line backed up since yesterday afternoon. Will be glad when that's fixed.
Have to cook some eggplant, cauliflower and squash I have.4 -
Yesterday was rainier than expected, so I gave up on walking and decided to do some household chores instead. I managed to cross a couple of items off my neverending To Do list. Then I baked some double chocolate cookies for my grandsons and, inspired by a recent episode of Bake Off and the huge package of instant yeast in my freezer, I made focaccia to go with dinner. I've always enjoyed baking and find it quite relaxing, but these days I rarely have enough people around to bake for. Fortunately, my daughter's family comes for dinner most Sundays, so the leftover treats go home with the boys.
Without the walk as a buffer, I wound up going over a bit - one macaron - on calories. Still it wasn't such a bad week considering the number of hours devoted to student conferences. This week should be a bit easier.
M 10/4 - Su 10/10
Log -
Stay in the green for calories and sodium -? X
Water -X
Exercise - XX X X
JFT M 10/11 - Su 10/17
Log
Stay in the green for calories and sodium
Water
Exercise3 -
Hour commitment - done with lunch. Still need to have my dose of metamusal, then I won't eat again until after 5 pm. No more turkey patty today.0
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Yesterday I didn't snack on nuts ! 🤜🏽🥜❗ I had no sugar chocolate bar in stead 🍫👍🏼❗ , only 1200 calories🙌🏽 ❗
Today JFT ; 1/ no nuts 🥜
2/ 1200 calories.
3/ walk. 🚶🏽♀️🐩🐕
4/ water
5/ high protein.
Have a great day ! 🙂2 -
@malimalai - good work!!
Hour commitment - Just finished dinner, now I won't eat again until tomorrow.more_freggies76 wrote: »JFT for 10/11 (today): ✔️
1) No dessert, unless I want sugar free or no sugar added (last 10/8) ✔️
2) No peanut butter today (last 10/8) ✔️
3) Don't weigh again until Monday 10/11 ✔️
4) No hard cheese today (trying not to have cheese everyday) ✔️
5) No more tootsie pops (bad for my teeth) ✔️
6) Lunch <= 600 calories ✔️
JFT for 10/12 (tomorrow): ✔️
1) No dessert, unless I want sugar free or no sugar added (last 10/8)
2) No peanut butter today (last 10/8)
3) Don't weigh again until Thursday 10/14
4) Up to 1.5 oz hard cheese today (trying not to have cheese everyday)
5) No more tootsie pops (bad for my teeth)
6) Lunch <= 600 calories
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@more_freggies76 ,Thank you ! You are doing great too ! 🙌🏽0
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Yesterday was a slightly trying day. I supposedly started my secondment but I didn't have my laptop so I couldn't access any of the drives or emails or chat function so felt a bit out of it at home. The boyfriend was at work also so I felt a bit isolated. Also I couldn't go out for a walk either because I was waiting in for the laptop to be delivered and didn't want to miss it. So I got a bit of cabin fever as well.
However managed to stay pretty much on plan and also to avoid alcohol in the evening despite the trying day. Instead of alcohol, I had a nice long walk after work - which was lovely due to early autumn leaves - had a bath and also distracted myself with a decluttering/ fixing project. Oh and I watched two episodes of Downton Abbey, that was a nice treat
My laptop is now here and I'm getting set up on it at 10, so hopefully today will be a better day. Hope it's a good day for everyone else!
So yesterday's goals:bookmeister86 wrote: »- Log everything I eat
- Be in the green
Just about, was 80 over due to an unplanned snack waiting for boyfriend to get home. We now have no snacks left in the house (pretty much) so shouldn't do that again today...
- Hit my step goal
- No alcohol
Today's goals:
- Log everything I eat
- Be in the green
- Drink 5 big mugs of water
- Hit my step goal
- No alcohol
@Snowflake1968 Yes the way house selling/ buying works here is, frankly, just stupid. I'm not sure they have this stupid 'chain' situation in any, or many, other countries. It makes house buying one of the most stressful things you can do! I'm trying not to get too stressed though and just be pragmatic about the whole thing - it helps that I want to move and don't need to move.4 -
littleblackskirt wrote: »
JFT Monday 11th October
Log everything yes
Stay in the green yes, in the green!
Back exercises only a few, must do better
Foot exercises yes
No snacks none, although I really wanted to
Walk (this has fallen by the wayside a bit) no walk, but did mow the lawn
Iron all that laundry yes
Garden yes
Pleased with how I did yesterday, although I was very tired. Really wanted a snack a couple of times but resisted. In the afternoon I planted a few small plants and some tulip bulbs, then cut the grass. I had to stop before I was finished as I felt so shaky and weak. Really weird, my arm felt weak all evening. My old lawnmower has a vibration right up into my hands but I don't think that would cause me to feel bad. Felt like I needed food so quickly had left over baked beans on toast. Will finish grass later in the week. The easy meal meant I stayed in the green, really pleased to manage this on "day 1".
JFT Tuesday 12th October
Log everything
Stay in the green
Back exercises
Foot exercises
No snacks
Walk
Paperwork/Mum's bills
Grocery shopping/see if I can get petrol/compost/bird feed
@bookmeister86 I feel for you getting stuck with your house purchase. No wonder it's so stressful when no-one knows when things will happen. I've only bought in England once and luckily there was no chain. I suggest moving to Scotland, it's much easier up here lol. My house purchase last year was the easiest ever, price and details agreed over coffee with the seller. We shook on it, kept in touch, and it all went without a hitch. I do appreciate that I was very very lucky though.
Hopefully your purchase will start moving soon. If not, they always say that if the first falls through, you'll find something even better!
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pridesabtch wrote: »JFT Monday
- Up early & weigh
- Don't let little weight gain bring me down, just work harder...
- Work by 5:30
- Get samples in the drying oven (2hr) but needed another 3 hours
- Run Moisture on dried samples
- Test dried samples in 2 labs for comparison (blah, blah, blah - trouble shooting)
- Check in with MFP
- Log food
- Shake for brunch
- Stay green
- Maybe go for a ride/or walk
Got home after working 12 hours (actually 11.5) and was tanked
- Grocery store
- Shower!!!
- No Alcohol
- Bed by 11:30
Tuesday... Still like Monday junior, but I'm in a better mood. Probably because the scale moved in the right direction today. YAY! It's only a pound, but I'll take it. Today, I'm hoping to get out of work early enough to catch the club ride this evening. With shorter days they moved the start time to 5:00pm which cuts it close for me. Luckily I have flex time and so with the extra hours I worked yesterday I can go early as long as my meetings don't run long or there isn't some crisis... Hubby is planning on a run, the gym & a late yoga class, but offered to come ride with me. Honestly I think I'd rather go without him for this, like I used to.
JFT Tuesday
- Weigh in Down a pound
- Up early to work by 7:00
- Data crunching
- Put together a summary presentation for meeting later in the day
- Protein shake for brunch
- Leave work by 3:15pm
- Meet bike club folks at 4:45 ready to roll at 5:00
- Leftover steak salad for dinner
- Log food
- Stay green
- No alcohol
- Bed by 11:30
Have an awesome day! Much love y'all!
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JFT T 10/12 ~ planned rest day (rainy day)
1) Prelog / net cals zero / 14c water
2) Organize GA-C/V YE paperwork (we still print everything = GAH!), set up folders & submit for review / update Project Status Review tab / print & update PA-E&T ethics & laws sections / check PA-E&T admin & draft then submit for 2nd review / 12:00 Facebook Live / 1:00 - 2:30 req'd webinar / webinar summary form for part 1
3) Grocery shop after work / balance bank accts / schedule cc pmt / update budget s/s / another ta-da?
4) Unplug 9:00 / floss / retainers / Voltaren / Calm app / 5:40 alarm (walk dog before work)
Thanks for the birthday wishes, JFT peeps! I stepped on the scale this a.m. to check damage from bday/long weekend (ate brunch out, ordered takeout for dinner & drank adult beverages). Not overly surprised to see gain of several pounds (again). If I eat better this week, thinking that should drop off by next weigh-in ("officially" on Sat.).
Since yesterday was Columbus Day holiday in the U.S., hubby had off work but I didn't. So I decided to burn a PTO day and stay home too. Wonderful to sleep in, take dog for long walk, and spend more time with hubby. Because temps have been abnormally warm, in the afternoon I decided to take advantage and scrub gunk off patio chairs before we store them for winter. Once I got started, hubby came outside and did half, even though it started to rain lightly. I love him, but sometimes I feel like I have to light a firecracker under him to get him started on some chores. He works with me, but I *always* seem to be the starter or nothing gets done. Wish it were the other way around sometimes.
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! ~ 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 ~ 9.30.21 small improvements yay
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 Pink Pumpkin 5K IN PERSON 10.2.21 47:34 ave. pace 15:19 second half pace 14:48
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 up3 -
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 64, 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 CICO06/16/18 = 152.0 lowest weight all year
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 < 1:3006/23 = 156.0 end of vacation week & lots of eating out12/28/19 = 168.5 spent 75% of 2019 in 160s... not the plan
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)
12/29/18 = 159.5 and happy I stayed 1-5-anything over holidays & vacation days at home
01/05/19 = 157.5
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 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 ~ oops01/23/21 = 162.0 lack of meal planning
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
12/19/20 = 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)
12/26/20 = 162.5
01/02/21 = 163.5 holiday eating & drinking
01/09/21 = 162.0
01/16/21 = 161.5 slow & steady / submitted 50 Mile Frenzy log 11.27.20 - 1.15.21 walked total of 97.44 miles (some on treadmill)
01/30/21 = 164.5 high stress (BIL died), comfort eating & high sodium
02/06/21 = 163.5
02/13/21 = 164.0 F-it wk #1
02/20/21 = 164.5 F-it wk #2
02/28/21 = 167.0 F-it wk #3 ack!
03/06/21 = 166.0 slowly getting back on track
03/13/21 = 167.5 cataract & refractive surgeries on 3/8 & 3/11, very sedentary & several restaurant take outs
03/20/21 = 166.5
03/27/21 = 166.0
04/03/21 = 167.5 net calories way too red & high sodium ~ need to quit comfort eating & evening snacking
04/10/21 = 168.0 week of eating leftover Easter ham & chocolate
04/17/21 = 169.0
04/24/21 = 168.5 baby steps
05/01/21 = 170.5
05/08/21 = 170.0
05/15/21 = 171.5
05/22/21 = 169.0
05/29/21 = 171.5 May was not a good month for me; 10-day hiatus from MFP. Restarted logging 6.1.21.
06/05/21 = 171.0
06/12/21 = 172.5 this is ridiculous... June is worse than May
06/19/21 = 171.5 needed to do something so reset weekly goal on MFP
06/26/21 = 173.0 stressful week (mom's knee surgery Mon.) & only 2 workouts
07/03/21 = 173.5
07/10/21 = 173.0 workouts not consistent (somewhat weather related)
07/17/21 = 174.0 have been bumping along on the struggle bus, hopefully getting that out of my system
07/24/21 = 174.5 Packers 5K in person 48.36 ave. pace 15.39
07/31/21 = 173.5 remembered to take & log monthly measurements ~ now to improve
08/07/21 = 174.5 two restaurant dinners, two evenings w/ beer, excess snacking ~ could've been worse
08/14/21 = 174.5 at least no gain
08/21/21 = 173.5 17th wedding anniversary & start of vacation
08/28/21 = 176.5 lots of eating out & adult beverages & no regrets
09/04/21 = 176.0 first family picnic in two years
09/11/21 = 176.0
09/18/21 = 176.0 not loving this trend since vacation but better than gaining
09/25/21 = 175.5 any downward trend is good, no matter how small
10/02/21 = 175.0 Pink Pumpkin 5K in person 47:34 ave. pace 15:19 & 2nd half 14:48 ave. pace
10/09/21 = 175.0 carb loaded before race / Run for Hill of It (trail) 5K in person 52:10.2 ave. pace 16:48 & hill climb 1:44
“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid. Do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go." Joshua 1:9
Today: Smile ~ Laugh ~ Be Kind ~
~ Eat Well ~ Be Active
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more_freggies76 wrote: »JFT for 10/12 (today): ✔️
1) No dessert, unless I want sugar free or no sugar added (last 10/8)
2) No peanut butter today (last 10/8)
3) Don't weigh again until Thursday 10/14
4) Up to 1.5 oz hard cheese today (trying not to have cheese everyday)
5) No more tootsie pops (bad for my teeth)
6) Lunch <= 600 calories
Lots of great work being done here.
@cschmitz110515 I like your "It's not a diet..." statement.
I'm going to talk to a French correspondent in Alsace this morning and then I have to visit a dermatologist to check a few weird spots on my skin. This will be my first visit to him.
Hour commitment - Had coffee stuff, now I won't eat again until after 12 pm.
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JFT Tuesday
1. Tea! Check in on MFP. Short run. Shower.
2. Morning: Check email. Driving test for M.
3. Reading: Finish Fifth Season. 25 crunches, leg lifts, squats. Shoot Disney video.
4. Writing: Clois. 25 crunches, leg lifts, squats.
5. Massage! 25 crunches, leg lifts, squats.
6. Evening: Respond to Twitter & FB groups. Dinner: Soup. 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. Coloring.
7. Gratitude journal. Therapy exercises: crunches, push-ups, squats, ankle lifts, box jumps, plank. Meds. Floss, rinse, brush teeth. Set out journal. Read: 1 hr (5th Season) while playing sleepy music.
8. 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. Prep for county council meeting about low income housing (Thursday). Tea lunch Thursday. Massage Tuesday. FINISH CLOIS THIS WEEK?
Scale goalsEnd 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: 197.8
Ongoing plans/ideas behind the cut1. Purchases: Look for an "ugly Christmas sweater" and a long-haired doll at thrift stores. Practice French braiding. Go to used bookstore and look for 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 ? PCP ? Therapy ? CHECK DATES
7. Theater: Read play for discussion Nov 6.
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. Whoops! Forgot to post this. But I'm on track! Hurray!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.2 -
Hour commitment - After I have my metamusal, I won't eat again until after 5 pm. No more ground turkey or pineapple today.0
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