JUST FOR TODAY -- Daily Commitment Thread for 2021
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Hour commitment - After I finish my sweet potato and my dose of metamusal, I won't eat again until dinner with DH and FIL2
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Recap Sat. 11/13
1) Walked dog 3.87 mi (wanted energy for raking leaves)
happy dog & happy me
2) Rake back yard with hubby, should be done for season, the few leaves left on our biggest tree can fertilize the lawn over winter
3) Leftovers from brunch for lunch / net calories zero / 12c water
-218, high sodium & 10c
4) Another ta-da? besides another dead mouse in garage & reset trap, I mean
computer tasks
5) Unplug 9:00 / floss if able / retainers / Voltaren / Calm app / 7:45 alarm (9:00 church) = 4/6
JFT Sun. 11/14
1) Church 9:00
2) Walked dog 5.02 miles with snow falling happy dog & happy me
3) Net calories zero / 12c water
4) Laundry / air in car tires (stupid check pressure light again) / clean kitty hallway / organize paperwork for M / another ta-da?
5) Unplug 9:00 / retainers / Voltaren / 6:45 alarm (rest day planned)
Yesterday hubby and I raked leaves for final time this autumn. This morning we woke up with snow on the ground and still snowing. Beautiful, if early in the season.
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 ~ 10.31.21
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 (228 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 / Run for the Hill of It (trail) 5K 10.9.21 in person 52:10 ave. pace 16:48 hill climb 1:44
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 blessings2 -
@cschmitz110515 Lovely pictures!JFT: Saturday 11-13
Calories: Green, less calories in first half of day quite red but see where I can cut it next time. I did notice a lesson from my paper chart that exercising before I eat (during the week) has more impact than after I eat, regardless of same caloric intake.
Exercise: none as rest day 🕊
DH: Offer music and encouraging words, read together 🕊
Hermit: pray, send letter to R 🕊
Crafts: sewing, enjoy audiobook 🪡
JFT: Sunday 11-14
Windy day: make sure all batteries and such topped off
Exercise more than 45 minutes 8-) 😎
Exercise before any eating 8-) 😎
Calories: in the green
DH: work with DH to make moving plans
Hermit: do some crafts, it's OKAY to take a fun break in the midst of stress
breathe, pray, it will be okay somehow1 -
Hour commitment - I won’t eat again until tomorrow.0
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Lovely photos @cschmitz110515 . Snow is lovely to look at but I hate going out in it nowadays.littleblackskirt wrote: »JFT Sunday 14th
Sensible meals yes
Send email no
Walk yes, weather was pleasantly mild so took a walk into the village, along the pier then bought 2 Christmas presents
Didn't even manage 3 out of 3! I'm putting off the email as it's work related and needs a wee bit of research before a carefully worded email. Too tired to think about it last night.
JFT Monday 15th Nov
Sensible meals
Send email
Email friend
Phone care home
Catch up on housework
My brain is mushy, I can't think what I want on my list today. I feel it's a bit of a cop-out saying "sensible meals" instead of logging properly. But it does keep me on track to a certain extent, not too high calorie and sensible portions.
Weighed this morning and I'm 3lbs down in a week. Sure it's not all fat but let's see if I can keep the trend going.
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@cschmitz110515 them photos are lovely!!
Our news keeps going on about snow that's gonna hit the UK. Making a big deal about it (as usual) but it's never as bad as they make out it's gonna be.
And then I think about you lot and the amount of snow you get when it's like huge walls outside your house when it's all been shovelled and snowploughed off the roads. Our amount of snow is laughable in comparison!2 -
pridesabtch wrote: »JFT Sunday
- Rest
All I did yesterday was eat and sleep. No really, its 8:00 today and I've already beaten the number of steps I took all day yesterday. I took a whopping 746 steps yesterday. I didn't even believe it was possible to take less than 1000 in a day. Migraine meds really do a number on me, which is why I rarely take them if at all possible. On a funny note, I'm guessing I have a pretty good idea of what my BMR is, somewhere around 1600 calories (1704 - 100 for being awake). BMR calculators put me at 1545, seems about right, lol. Feeling much better today thankfully, just a twinge of a headache remaining.
Not a lot planned for today, but I do plan on being more active than yesterday perhaps even getting some actual exercise in.
JFT Monday
- Weigh
- Shower
- work by 7:30
- Morning meetings
- Check in with MFP
- Coordinate some GLU Projects
- Log Food
- Exercise
- No Alcohol
- Bed by 11:30
Happy Monday, y'all!
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@cschmitz110515 - What lovely photos! Thank you for sharing them. The first snow always makes me feel like a child again. What kind of tree is that? Those bright red berries are really striking. I also love the whimsy of your garden of feeders!
@MrsHermit - Thank you! It was such a serene autumn scene that a photo just couldn't capture it. I hope your moving plans go smoothly.
@TerriRichardson112 - Good choice to plant bulbs! What varieties did you plant? I love Spring flowers, but with all the neighborhood critters, my options are limited. Sadly, tulips are "deer candy." Still, I hope to get a few more daffodils and maybe some squill in before we get a hard freeze.
@more_freggies76 - Wow! Look at all those green checks! Inspiring!
@pridesabtch - Hope you enjoyed the show!3 -
Interesting weekend. Temps in the 60's Saturday morning were perfect for a bike ride, but the storm that blew in after lunch threw my outdoor furniture around the yard and dropped the temps into the 40's. No major damage here, but power was in and out for a couple of hours. I wound up spending most of the afternoon and evening huddled under a blanket on the sofa.
Saturday, 11/13/2021
Log -
Stay green on calories and sodium -
Water -
Bike ride with my husband -
2 chores -
- Only if emptying the DW and cooking dinner count 
Finalize plans for Thanksgiving weekend - Not yet
Kids and FIL are still sorting out their plans, and we're on the wait list for the kennel. Looks like we'll be splitting the weekend between here and MD/VA.
Sunday, 11/14/2021 - Never got around to posting goals, but I did get a few chores done.
Log -
Stay green on calories and sodium - Nope and nope
Water -
Walk - another nope. Grandkids came over early and hung out with Papi while my daughter and I went to a local country market for produce and a pie. Forgot the cranberries - arrgh! - so I'll be going back this week.
Another busy week. Guess I'd better set some goals for today.
JFT Monday, 11/15/2021
Log
Stay green on calories and sodium
Water
Walk?
Clean fridge
And for this week:
Make appts with eye doc and primary care doc
Finalize plans for Thanksgiving weekend
Plan Thanksgiving menu
Clean kitchen
Clear clutter from DR and LR
Straighten/freshen guest rooms
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JFT 11/15
- Up by 7:30
- Wash hair
- Brush teeth / Wash face
- Vitamins
- 64 oz of water
- 15 min stretch / 20 min cardio
- Log everything
- Put away laundry
- Brush teeth / Wash face
- Bed by 10:302 -
@cschmitz110515 them photos are lovely!!
Our news keeps going on about snow that's gonna hit the UK. Making a big deal about it (as usual) but it's never as bad as they make out it's gonna be.
And then I think about you lot and the amount of snow you get when it's like huge walls outside your house when it's all been shovelled and snowploughed off the roads. Our amount of snow is laughable in comparison!
I know Bex lol. I was obsessed with the winter weather as my job involved driving and walking outside. But now I'm on this thread I feel I couldn't possibly complain about it, the USA and Canada has it so much worse!
I think because we only get heavy snow occasionally a lot of people don't know how to drive in it properly so the roads soon become blocked. Also (if I read it correctly) in the US you're expected to clear the walkways by your house? Hardly anyone does that in the UK, so it becomes dangerous when it freezes over.
I wish I had a pound for every time someone told me to "watch the path, it's slippy" and I had to bite my tongue to stop from saying "why didn't you clear it then?" I'm obsessed with clearing my paths, out there first thing in the morning.2 -
Recap Sun. 11/14
1) Church 9:00
2) Walked dog 5.02 miles with snow falling happy dog & happy me
3) Net calories zero / 12c water -59 & 12c
4) Laundry / air in car tires (stupid check pressure light again) / clean kitty hallway / organize paperwork for M / another ta-da? = 5/5
5) Unplug 9:00 / retainers / Voltaren / 6:45 alarm (rest day planned) = 4/4
JFT M 11/15 ~ planned rest day
1) Move hourly / stairs breaks (log)
2) Net calories zero / 14c water
3) Contact J.S. re PA-E&T mgmt response / email user list requests for GA-IT f/u audit / ROP-BJ observation checklists / catch up emails from long weekend
4) 2:00 dentist (check sutures) / FSA calculations & paperwork (due F) / wash dishes / at least 2 other ta-da's
5) Unplug 9:00 / retainers / Voltaren / Calm app / 5:40 alarm (walk dog before work)
Sharing more photos, this time from dog walk yesterday. First snow is truly beautiful, even if early in the season, and will probably melt this week. @beachwalker99 The tree is a crab apple variety but I don't recall the name. Got it free from the city when they were distributing trees for planting. The birds, squirrels & chipmunks love it.
Trees undecided between autumn and winter.
Sunflower field is surreal.
Wooded path on park's edge.
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 ~ 10.31.21
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 (228 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 / Run for the Hill of It (trail) 5K 10.9.21 in person 52:10 ave. pace 16:48 hill climb 1:44
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 blessings1 -
Hello everyone, I'm new to the group. Let me start by introducing myself as per the original post on this group wants us to do.
Name: "Operation Health and Fitness - A Mother on a Mission"
Age: 53 yrs old
Starting Weight: 205.2
1st goal: 195
2nd goal: 185
Ultimate goal: to lose 10 pounds every 3 months until I reach 127 pounds.
Word for the year 2021: Self-Love
Goal for November 15, 2021 and moving forward:
To learn to be consistent with tracking my workouts and meals
To drink more water (8 glasses a day)
To be confident and love my body
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more_freggies76 wrote: »JFT for 11/14 (yesterday): ✔️
1) No dessert today, unless DH wants one (last 11/6).✔️
2) No peanut butter today (last 11/9)✔️
3) Don't weigh again until Monday 11/15 (last 11/11)✔️
4) No hard cheese today (trying not to have cheese everyday)✔️
5) No more tootsie pops (bad for my teeth)✔️
6) Starting to allow honey again, but not everyday. Honey ok today (1-2 Tbsp).✔️
7) No peanuts today & No pistachios today; walnuts & almonds ok✔️
8) Dried apricots OK today.✔️ Didn't eat today
9) None of DH's corn chips (last 11/11), but none of his cookies today.
10) Some turkey jerky ok today.✔️ Didn't eat today
11) No turkey vienna sausage today. (last 11/10)✔️
12) Early dinner with DH and FIL ok✔️
JFT for 11/15 (today): ✔️
1) Can have dessert today (last 11/6).
2) Peanut butter ok today (last 11/9)
3) Don't weigh again until Thursday 11/18 (last 11/15)
4) Up to 1.5 oz hard cheese ok today (trying not to have cheese everyday)
5) No more tootsie pops (bad for my teeth)
6) Starting to allow honey again, but not everyday. No honey today (1-2 Tbsp).
7) No peanuts today & No pistachios today; walnuts & almonds ok
8) Dried apricots OK today.
9) None of DH's corn chips (last 11/11), but none of his cookies today.
10) Some turkey jerky ok today.
11) Turkey vienna sausage ok today. (last 11/10)
Hour Commitment - I won't eat again until after 12 pm.
Vacation notice - I'll be leaving Friday for 10 days. I won't do the daily commitments, but will do the Hour Commitments as needed. (Hopefully can still access this forum from my phone). I'll be back around Nov 30 or Dec 1.
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@cschmitz110515 - Gorgeous photos (both sets)!!!1
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I am still having trouble finding my previous posts .. so will just start fresh today. I did great yesterday .. until I found peppermint icecream in the grocery store! OMG.. my favorite. But as a result, I think I gobbled down half of the box yesterday.
Didn't get to the gym this morning because of too much junk stuff yesterday.
So fresh start again today. But todays temps are suppose to be in the 60s, and tomorrow in the 70s! So plan is to put up outside christmas decorations before it turns cold again.
@cschmitz .. I LOVE the winter pictures! Absolutely beautiful!!! While I love the look of snow, I hope it holds off a little for us!
JFT, Monday, 11/15
1. log all my food
2. mindful eating
3. concentrate on water to flush out sugar
4. sew on daughters quilt2 -
Hour commitment - Finished lunch. After my metamusal dose, I won't eat again until after 5 pm. No more ground turkey or egg whites today.1
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@beachwalker99 Thank you. Moving is stressful and although we knew this was coming, it appeared that they were going to wait until February to require things but then they suddenly gave two weeks' notice (classy...). Too dangerous to travel now so we have to sit and pay rent until we can safely travel. At least it will give me more time to downsize to what we can take with us.
Your pictures are really nice and remind me of when my husband and I would go hiking. I truly enjoyed the walks in the forest.
@sdl11012021 Welcome! I recently joined MFP myself! This is a nice group.
@mytime6630 Oh my gosh I love peppermint icecream! I can't have it in the freezer because I'll eat it! I have to stick to the "homemade" versions which are limited because we don't always have milk. I'm glad you enjoyed it though. : )
JFT: Sunday 11-14
Windy day: make sure all batteries and such topped off
Exercise more than 45 minutes 8-) 😎
Exercise before any eating 8-) 😎
Calories: in the green
DH: work with DH to make moving plans
Hermit: do some crafts, it's OKAY to take a fun break in the midst of stress
breathe, pray, it will be okay somehow
JFT: This week
Get through wind storm (happening now) (no laundry, keep airpot full of hot tea until power goes out, batteries topped off, etc.)
Exercise before eating
Work on lowering total caloric intake to around 1500 regardless of exercise
Work on downsizing for move, talk frequently with DH about moving in spring
Crafts for stress relief
Prayers appreciated, the wind is really howling. DH says they don't get twisters in the PNW but....1 -
more_freggies76 wrote: »
JFT for 11/15 (today): ✔️
1) Can have dessert today (last 11/6).✔️
2) Peanut butter ok today (last 11/9)✔️
3) Don't weigh again until Thursday 11/18 (last 11/15)✔️
4) Up to 1.5 oz hard cheese ok today (trying not to have cheese everyday)✔️
5) No more tootsie pops (bad for my teeth)✔️
6) Starting to allow honey again, but not everyday. No honey today (1-2 Tbsp).✔️
7) No peanuts today & No pistachios today; walnuts & almonds ok✔️
8) Dried apricots OK today.✔️Didn't eat today
9) None of DH's corn chips (last 11/11), but none of his cookies today.✔️
10) Some turkey jerky ok today.✔️
11) Turkey vienna sausage ok today. (last 11/10)✔️Didn't eat today
Hour Commitment - After I finish carrots and peanut butter, I won't eat again until tomorrow.
Vacation notice - I'll be leaving Friday for 10 days. I won't do the daily commitments, but will do the Hour Commitments as needed. (Hopefully can still access this forum from my phone). I'll be back around Nov 30 or Dec 1.
JFT for 11/15 (today): ✔️
1) No dessert today (last 11/15), unless I want sugarfree or no sugar added.
2) No peanut butter today (last 11/15)
3) Don't weigh again until Thursday 11/18 (last 11/15)
4) No hard cheese today (trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 11/15)
5) No more tootsie pops (bad for my teeth)
6) Starting to allow honey again, but not everyday. No honey today (1-2 Tbsp).
7) No peanuts today & No pistachios today; walnuts & almonds ok
8) Dried apricots OK today.
9) None of DH's corn chips (last 11/11), but none of his cookies today.
10) No turkey jerky today.
11) Turkey vienna sausage ok today. (last 11/10)
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Hello everyone, I'm new to the group. Let me start by introducing myself as per the original post on this group wants us to do.
Name: "Operation Health and Fitness - A Mother on a Mission"
Age: 53 yrs old
Starting Weight: 205.2
1st goal: 195
2nd goal: 185
Ultimate goal: to lose 10 pounds every 3 months until I reach 127 pounds.
Word for the year 2021: Self-Love
Goal for November 15, 2021 and moving forward:
To learn to be consistent with tracking my workouts and meals
To drink more water (8 glasses a day)
To be confident and love my body
Welcome! It’s a great group. I’m Nikki, I have similar weight goals.0
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