JUST FOR TODAY -- Daily Commitment Thread for 2021

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  • pridesabtch
    pridesabtch Posts: 2,325 Member
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    Snowflake1968 wrote: »

    I went shopping today, I bought a new chair for myself with better support in both the lumbar and seat. It was 200 less than I was expecting so I also bought a memory foam mattress topper, new pillows and a quilt to go on it all. I then grabbed some groceries. Hubby was at work so I had to bring it all in and set it all up by myself. I am in a lot of pain tonight but hope that my new things will help in the long run.

    It’s fun getting new stuff, and I hope it all helps you feel better in the long run. Sorry it odd causing so much pain right now. Saying a little prayer for you.

  • more_freggies76
    more_freggies76 Posts: 2,600 Member
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    ✔️JFT for 10/3 (today):
    1) No desserts (last 10/1)
    2) Can have 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) No more tootsie pops (bad for my teeth)
    8) <= 600 calories for lunch (lunch is my main meal)

    @Snowflake1968 - Glad you found a new chair. It does make a difference!

    Hour Commitment - Just finished coffee stuff. Now I won't eat again until after 12 pm.


  • mytime6630
    mytime6630 Posts: 4,205 Member
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    @Snowflake1968 - Isn't it fun to get something new, and then have money left to buy a new quilt and mattress topper! I hope the new chair helps and gives you more comfort.

    Daughter was out at 2:30 am having a bad panic attack, so slept in today. I could not get back to sleep until 4am after trying to calm her down. So I didnt get my morning walk in, but will walk this afternoon to the pharmacy, which is 4 miles away. Its a beautiful cool, fall like day.

    JFt, Sunday, 10/3
    1. log all food... i've been terrible at this lately
    2. concentrate on water
    3. October challenge ... no food after 7pm
  • pridesabtch
    pridesabtch Posts: 2,325 Member
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    pridesabtch wrote: »


    JFT Saturday
    - up at 4:30 😀
    - Drive to Pittsburgh😀
    - Regatta until 2:00 ish😀
    - Maybe a quick visit😀
    - Drive home😀
    - Log food😀
    - Stay in maintenance 1500 cal (I hate being short)😀
    - Bed by 11:30😀

    Happy Saturday y’all! You are rockstars in my book!

    A full day of smiley faces feels good! Lazy Sunday planned. Church, lunch, football, nap.

    JFT Sunday

    - Sunday school😀
    - Church😀
    - Lunch Out😀
    - Clean floors
    - Nap
    - Reset starting weight😀
    - log food
    - Stay green
    - Bed by 11:30

    Have a blessed day y’all!
  • Janele0627
    Janele0627 Posts: 231 Member
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    JFT 10/03
    • 64 oz of water
    • Log everything
    • 30 minutes of yoga
    • Screens off 10:30 / Bed 11:00

    Just a small list until I make sure I'm back on track again! Happy Sunday, let's crush this week!
  • more_freggies76
    more_freggies76 Posts: 2,600 Member
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    Hour commitment - I won't eat again until dinner. I can still have my dose of metamusal.
  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 18,087 Member
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    🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃
    🎃🎃🎃 OCTOBER 🎃🎃🎃
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    2021
    🔹Word - Balance
    🔹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
    Turning up is the ultimate success!
    • 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 July: 144.4 (holding steady)
    [*] 1 Aug: 143.2
    [*] 1 Sept: 142.9
    [*] 24 Sept: 142.1
    [*] Total Weight Loss: 84.9 (SmartScale app)

    UGW: 142 < x > 148
    September goal: maintenance
    Daily Habits:
    Fri: 🎃 Sat: 🎃 Sun: 🎃 Mon:
    Tue: Wed: Thu:
    1. Weight 142 < x > 148: ✅ 2/7
    2. Reduce Fat%: ✅ 28.3; 27.1; 25.1; 24.5; 24.2 23.4 23.1 —>22.6
    3. Increase Muscle%: ✅ 28.7->30.1; 30.6; 30.7: 30.9: 31.6 ⏫
    4. Log CI<CO/Calories in the green ✅ 2/7
    5. Steps > 7500 ✅ 2/7
    6. Intentional exercise > 50 mins daily✅ 2/7
    7. Active hours > 6 daily ✅ 2/7

    🐝Positive Intentions for Sun 3 Oct:
    [*] Meditation 🐝
    [*] Weigh/record weight 🐝
    [*] Journal - (Sept Tiny Habit) 10+ minutes🐝
    [*] Family Skype 🐝
    [*] Daily Chores/laundry 🐝
    [*] Puzzles: Watch TV 🐝
    [*] Keep up to date with email 🐝
    [*] Daily goals update 🐝

    📓 Tiny Habit for October:
    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.
    Stick with the process. It DOES work! But it does take time, effort, and most of all, patience!

  • more_freggies76
    more_freggies76 Posts: 2,600 Member
    edited October 2021
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    Best laid plans - have to eat dinner early because we’re taking FIL

    Later … just finished dinner. Now I won’t eat again until tomorrow.
  • clicketykeys
    clicketykeys Posts: 6,568 Member
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    JFT Monday
    1. Tea! Check in on MFP. Calisthenics. Take some cards to school. UPLOAD LESSON PLANS.
    2. Morning: Check email. Send greetings. 25 crunches, leg lifts, squats. Check with G about tea lunch.
    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. Call JR Monday about online progress. Currently 0% in English III and English IV. Check on others; ask all to log in and do 1 lesson & reply to email.
    8. Evening: Respond to Twitter & FB groups. Dinner: Tikka Masala. 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 THIS WEEK. Prep for county council meeting about low income housing.

    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: 193.8

    Ongoing plans/ideas behind the cut
    1. Purchases: Look for an "ugly Christmas sweater" and a long-haired doll at thrift stores. Practice French braiding. Go to used bookstore and look for 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. One more week until fall break.
    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.
  • Snowflake1968
    Snowflake1968 Posts: 6,740 Member
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    JFT - Sunday Oct 3
    Get in here and catch up - 🙂
    Log all food - 🙂
    1.5L of water - 👿
    Walk 15 minutes - 🙂
    Arm something - 🙂

    JFT - Monday Oct 4
    Get in here and catch up
    Log all food
    1.5L of water
    Walk 15 minutes
    Arm something

    Thanks for the thoughts and prayers. Last night was a fairly decent night. I could feel the difference in the pressure points on my bed. I was still in pain from all of the activity yesterday BUT I was able to move today and that is a huge plus!

    I ended up going shopping again today, not planned at all. I bought a new rug for the living room. I did some laundry and scrubbed my floor for the first time in months! I feel very accomplished this weekend. Hopefully things only go up from here.

    @mytime6630 - I’m sorry your daughter had a rough night. Are they lessening at all or still quite frequently?
  • littleblackskirt
    littleblackskirt Posts: 955 Member
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    I've just been too busy to get online the last week and it didn't seem worth posting goals just before bedtime. It was a pretty rubbish week
    My Mum got bad news about her cancer and there is no more treatment for her. To be honest, she doesn't seem that bothered, given that she doesn't want to be here anyway. She is beginning to forget people but still remembers immediate family.
    My next door neighbour of many years died.
    And one of the family dogs had to be put down very suddenly.

    The dog problem meant that I had to do a lot of child care as his mother was upset about the dog and wouldn't take him, and my son had to work. Really, I'm having to support them quite a lot just now. I don't mind but it means I'm very behind on my own things so must get on with the most urgent when he's at nursery today. My back is quite painful just from the extra effort of having a 2 year old around. There's a good reason parents are younger than me lol. My eating has been a bit erratic and I've not been weighing food.

    Only a few goals for today

    JFT Monday 4th October

    Do back exercises (and some extra!)
    Do foot exercises
    Pay bills!
    Only one snack

    It's the anniversary of my father's death today, can't believe it's been a year already. I thought I'd be ok but I actually feel quite weepy.
  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 18,087 Member
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    @littleblackskirt
    (((hugs ))) It’s only natural to get a little teary when you remember your dear father.

    You’re such a good neighbour. Looking after a two-year-old is difficult at any age, but especially so as you get older., as any grandparent will tell you. 😂
  • pridesabtch
    pridesabtch Posts: 2,325 Member
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    @littleblackskirt Hope your back pain lightens up. You have a lot on your plate. Take care!

    @mytime6630 Prays for you and your daughter. Take it easy on yourself a bit and don't get too run down with the decrease sleep.
  • pridesabtch
    pridesabtch Posts: 2,325 Member
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    pridesabtch wrote: »
    JFT Sunday

    - Sunday school😀
    - Church😀
    - Lunch Out😀
    - Clean floors :(
    - Nap :smile:
    - Reset starting weight😀
    - log food :smile:
    - Stay green :smile:
    - Bed by 11:30 :smile:

    Have a blessed day y’all!

    Pretty good day yesterday. Didn't clean the floors, but didn't really care that much. Maybe I'll do it today. The dog hair is beginning to build up. Soon I won't be able to tell the dogs from the fur balls.

    I have a few work meetings today. One of which is with my new boss talking about my career direction. I look forward to that. I know the new boss quite well, so it will be a very open conversation and there are some opportunities opening up that I may be good for, including her old job.

    JFT Monday

    - Work From Home :smile:
    - Shower at some point
    - Meetings
    - Clean floors
    - Log food
    - Have leftover blackened chicken for lunch, yum!
    - Stay green
    - No alcohol
    - Bed by 11:30

    It may be Monday, but let's strive for a good day anyway. Love y'all!

  • cschmitz110515
    cschmitz110515 Posts: 3,479 Member
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    @littleblackskirt (((Hugs))) to you as you remember your dad & neighbor, and navigate all the other life obstacles right now.

    @pridesabtch I dislike being on the shorter side although I really think I'm near average at 5'4". Doesn't help the BMI though, especially as I have aged and lost 1/2 inch permanently LOL. Glad you were able to watch your oldest's regatta, sounds like fun.

    JFT M 10/4
    1) Walked dog 3.58 mi before work in mix of heavy & light mist, at least temp was warm for time of year & I even wore shorts... if I'd known as I got ready, I might've reset the alarm & skipped :p happy dog & happy me
    2) Decide on leftovers for supper / prelog food / net cals zero / 14c water
    3) Something ta-da
    4) Unplug 9:00 / floss / retainers / Voltaren / Calm app / 5:40 alarm (walk dog before work)

    On Sat. at 8 a.m. I walked in the Pink Pumpkin 5K in 47:34 average pace of 15:19 min/mile. As usual my second half was faster & I impressed myself with 14:48 pace. Then because dog was sad earlier when I left without her, wearing my walking gear, when I got home I walked her 3.24 miles (but first, I walked the entire farmers market & bought lots of healthy foods & beautiful fall bouquet). Napped some in the afternoon. :D

    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 ~ 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 up
    Word for 2021: Gratitude ~ be mindful of & appreciate my many blessings
  • MLHC1
    MLHC1 Posts: 678 Member
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    I'm going to make the effort to "jump" back into the JFT routine this week:

    10/4/2021Monday JFT:

    AM Kiddo Routine
    Household: Chores, Manage Budget, Prep Grocery List
    10 am – 1 pm MCAT Study Session
    1:30 pm Lunchtime: MFP log / JFT post, & Household Misc.
    2:30 pm Home: Yoga and 1-DVD
    PM Kiddo Routine
    ZC FMS Tennis
    Gym: MLC Exercise, CC Exercise, & ZC Tennis
    Dinner, etc

    Here goes..... :D
  • Janele0627
    Janele0627 Posts: 231 Member
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    Janele0627 wrote: »
    JFT 10/03
    • 64 oz of water ✓
    • Log everything X
    • 30 minutes of yoga X
    • Screens off 10:30 / Bed 11:00 X

    Just a small list until I make sure I'm back on track again! Happy Sunday, let's crush this week!
    Well, not exactly the fresh start I wanted...Oh well, try try again.

    JFT 10/04
    • 64 oz of water
    • Log everything
    • 30 minutes of cardio
    • Clean at least one thing
    • Screens off 10:30 / Bed 11:00
  • azulvioleta6
    azulvioleta6 Posts: 4,196 Member
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    My goodness I am having a hard time with the work-balance thing! I've been logging in and working on my small goals, but I have not even had time to come over here and write them down for a while.

    I've made the decision to move back to the city in the next couple of months. My job is going permanently virtual, so I can live anywhere in the state. This puts me closer to the hospital where my parents' specialists are (they live two hours away and refuse to move/downsize/compromise) and) opens up come opportunities for me to be more active (walking, rowing) even while the pandemic persists.

    JFT Monday 10-4:
    1. 8+ C water
    2. eat at least one salad
    3. 15-minute mini-workout
    4. walk outdoors after work

    Word of the year: SHINE
  • more_freggies76
    more_freggies76 Posts: 2,600 Member
    edited October 2021
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    more_freggies76 wrote: »
    ✔️
    JFT for 10/3 (yesterday):
    1) No desserts (last 10/1) ✔️
    2) Can have 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) No more tootsie pops (bad for my teeth)✔️
    8) <= 600 calories for lunch (lunch is my main meal)✔️
    JFT for 10/4 (today):
    1) No desserts (last 10/1)
    2) Can have peanut butter (last 10/3)
    3) Now don't weigh again until Thursday 10/7
    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 commitments - I finished my coffee stuff, now I won't eat again until after 12 pm.

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