JUST FOR TODAY -- Daily Commitment Thread for 2021
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ZizzyBumble wrote: »Wednesday 17 February
Log 😊
Stay in the green 😊
5 fruit and veg 👿 3
Water 👿
Fitbit exercise goals 😊
Weigh 😊 trend ⬇️
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Thursday 18 February
Log
Stay in the green
5 fruit and veg
Water
Fitbit exercise goals
Weigh 😊 trend ↔️
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JFT Wednesday.
- Take meds. ✔️
- do ALL the pots. ❌
- Sort out the washing. There's washing everywhere. ✔️ it's not put away but it's piled into separate piles for everyone so we can all atleast find our stuff.
- clean the inside of the car, ✔️
Forgot to update last night, but did okay yesterday.
Still not done the pots. It's grim, I keep washing just what I need and the rest is just stacked up. It's just so overwhelming the amount of pots, so naturally it's another thing on the list for today!
JFT Thurs
- Take meds ✔️
- POTS.
- Finish the washing and drying and start getting stuff away.
- Go to my eye appointment this afternoon.
- General House clean. And tidy up.
- Don't pig out like I did last night. I may not be working on my fitness right now but I can atleast not completely sabotage it by eating loads of snacks. I'll only have more to try and lose when I do start working on it!5 -
JFY 2/17/21
1. Log ALL my food for the day
2. Stay within my calorie range
2. Drink 40 oz or more of water (50 oz)
3. NO diet coke
4. Don't snack after 8pm
Finally had a successful day...my knee was feeling better after whacking it on the ice last week during a walk, so I decided to try walking my road again. There were still a few icy spots, but not as bad as before...I just had to watch my footing. It felt good to get outside again!
JFT 2/18/21
1. Log ALL my food for the day
2. Stay within my calorie range
2. Drink 40 oz or more of water
3. NO diet coke
4. Don't snack after 8pm
5. Go for a walk4 -
JFT Wednesday 2/18/21:
✅AM Yoga 45 min session
Enjoy coffee time
Self-care
Attend class virtually
Review recorded lecture ×2
Finish Chem 3308 HW, 2.22-1
Enjoy my children's personalities
Be kind and patient
Elliptical 30 min session
Make Dinner (no plan yet, we'll see what unfolds)
Relax in the evening
Stay in green on calorie log!!!!!
Have a blessed day my friends!! 🌷2 -
JFT - Wednesday Feb 17
Scale 201.2
1L of Water -
Log all Food -
JFT - Thursday Feb 18
Scale 201.6
1L of Water
Log all Food
I didn't do anything yesterday except get through the day. I was in so much pain again. I did my exercises and put ice on my hip and heat on my back, it didn't work. I finally last night had Rodger hook up the Dr. Ho I have to see if it would help and it did. I should have tried it earlier.
@wowisforstuds1238 - Welcome. I like your goal right now of just to lose. That's what I need to do.
@HEGoddard0928 - I'm glad that Matt is getting some help. Businesses that have websites should keep them up, they never know when someone is wanting information.
@mytime6630 - You mentioning hiding under a coat is how I was feeling this morning. I have absolutely decided I am not buying bigger clothes again and the ones I have are all uncomfortable. Nothing fits and it all looks bad.
@Thanis90 - Just read along when you can, no pressure. Also, a 3 HOUR walk! I don't know if I could walk a 1/2 hour right now. I used to walk 5K a day, my goal is to be well enough to start that again by mid March when hopefully the ice is cleared from the sidewalks.
@WellingTX - It's so nice to read about neighbours helping your parents. What a great thing to do.
@clicketykeys - That tax information for unemployment insurance sounds like it will be a headache for you to sort out. In my experience, anytime the government is involved it's a headache.
@sarah74_vt - Happy you were able to get out for a walk, I miss walking.
Off to work I go.2 -
@Thanis90 No need to comment to others here, if you don't have the time. Just keep reading & posting. I don't take time to comment often myself, sometimes I don't really know how to respond. But I always read all the posts, to keep up with my JFT family. Today I work from home so sneaking comment time in.
@wowisforstuds1238 Welcome! JFT is a wonderful group for support and accountability.
@WellingTX Wonderful that neighbors check on your parents so regularly. My parents (mid-80s) live 90 miles away from me, but my 3 brothers live in/near their small town and check in regularly. My parents still live in the house I grew up in, and they've become the old folks of the neighborhood. New-ish neighbors have kind of adopted my folks and several bring over food for no reason either. Although my dad is a great cook, it's nice of the neighbors.
@sarah74_vt So glad you can get out walking again, but be careful. Our neighborhood was visited yesterday by a snow grader & plow, so now the snow left on the roads is really compacted. I could see the shine of ice in sections, so I will not be walking outside just yet.
@TerriRichardson112 Good to know it's never too late. I started MFP in late 2015 but didn't get serious until early 2017. Finding JFT at that time was what really helped me. I haven't reached UGW (maybe never will) but I'm definitely better now than back then. You inspire me!1 -
Recap 2/17 Ash Wednesday
1) Move hourly / stairs breaks (3 floors)
12/14 & 10k
2) Net cals zero / 14c water
Snacking was out of control! Net cals -566 & 13c
3) Pack for work at home / drop off mail on way home = 2/2
4) 7:00 church
5) X-train after church? Any chore in evening is good = 1/2
6) Unplug 9:00 / FLOSS / RETAINERS / Voltaren / 7:00 alarm (treadmill before work) = 5/5
JFT 2/18 R
1) Treadmill before work
3.22 miles
2) Move hourly
3) Work at home: AJNH / webinar 2:00 (pace) / PRO s/s training comments
4) Chores: boil eggs / laundry / fill/run dishwasher / at least 1 other thing on list
5) Meditation app / unplug 9:00 / floss / retainers / Voltaren / 7:15 alarm (treadmill before work)
Leaving work yesterday, I looked at temp gauge on car and was so happy to see two digits, and the first was a 2. I didn't even care that the 2nd digit was zero. at least temp was not a single digit or negative, like the past two weeks. Even my car knew it was warmer bc the "tire pressure system" light turned off halfway home. That light had been on for 10 days straight due to bitter cold. At work & church yesterday, people I talked with seemed a bit brighter. During Wisconsin winters, we learn to appreciate the small stuff. Even dog lingered longer in our backyard last night & this morning.
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
5) Exercise 5-6x per week (minimum 4x) ~ mostly walking but include weights/circuit & other x-training
6) Participate in race or challenge events even if virtual ~ started MapMyWalk You Vs. Year 1021K on Jan. 1 / virtual 50 Mile Frenzy 11.27.20 - 1.15.21 (replaced Frenzy on the Fox for Jan. 2021) 50.37 miles 12.17.20 and continuing to log / Tour de Northeast WI virtual challenge: cover distance from Oshkosh to Gills Rock (139 miles) 1.1.21 - 3.31.21
7) Be considerate and loving to hubby and have fun together ~ excellent goal last year that should be repeated
8) Make efforts to keep in touch with parents, siblings and friends (most live in other towns or states) ~ had this goal in 2020 and how ironic
9) Declutter bedroom, home office and basement ~ made good progress in 2020 & want to keep it up1 -
@HealthyTrent Hey not seen you post for a while! Hope we've not lost you!
It's hard to keep track of everyone sometimes lol
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Hope you're all well. I struggle to find time to do this check in at the best of times, so I feel like I'm not part of the conversation cause I don't have time to catch up 😬🙈sorry!
Many of us do not have the time to respond to the posts .. myself including. I work from home, so I get on in the evenings, but by then, I am so tired. So we all understand ... but to me, even just briefly reading others posts and goals helps me with my own. You don't have to respond to be a part of this wonderful group! You don't know when your post will help someone else succeed their goals. We are all struggling, and we encourage each other just by showing up and posting... and not giving up! You are doing great!2 -
wowisforstuds1238 wrote: »Just starting to follow you’re thread. Looking for daily motivation and support. 38 male from Texas currently 218 after 2 weeks of strict diet and exercise down 13 pounds from 234 when I started. Disabled Vet/ Severe PTSD survivor. Biggest was 254. And my long term goal is 180. Short term is just to lose weight and feel better about myself so any support and motivation is welcome. I truly want to succeed this time around and turn my life around. Thanks everyone!!!
Welcome to a great group of supporters! We are all here for each other ... and hope to see you posting often! YOU can do this!1 -
sarah74_vt wrote: »JFY 2/17/21
Finally had a successful day...my knee was feeling better after whacking it on the ice last week during a walk, so I decided to try walking my road again. There were still a few icy spots, but not as bad as before...I just had to watch my footing. It felt good to get outside again!
I miss walking so much ... hoping to get out soon! Our roads are still pretty icy, so I may have to wait a day... but ... next week highs in the 50s!! Great you are getting out walking again ... but avoid the icy spots and stay safe!1 -
Hope you're all well. I struggle to find time to do this check in at the best of times, so I feel like I'm not part of the conversation cause I don't have time to catch up 😬🙈sorry!
You don't have to apologise! Sometimes there's numerous different conversations going on at once lol!
Just comment whenever you can if you want to but don't feel left out if you don't have the time it's nice seeing you post goals and achieve them
Im just one of them who has too much time on my hands and pretty much on here most the day because I use the phone app lol so I comment quite a lot lol1 -
HEGoddard0928 wrote: »- dishwasher✅
- finish laundry❌
- fold clothes❌
- clean kitchen floor❌
- clean off counters(bc I still haven't done that...)❌🤣😭
- weigh in✅187.8
- clean bathroom floor✅
- cook dinner✅Does cooking a frozen pizza count? Lol
- bank❌
- look at paystubs✅
- read❌
- edit 1 page✅More like5 which I am incredibly proud of!
So other than the update that I posted last night not much has changed. We're in the middle of a really heavy snow storm. Matt was supposed to have an allergy skin prick test done today but when I called the office to see whether it was still on or not I got the answering machine that said the office was closed. So I guess I have to call back tomorrow and reschedule it. Le sigh. But at least now we don't have to go anywhere.
I'm going to spend the rest of the day editing, reading, and cleaning. It's going to be a nice quiet day.
My manager called me this morning and said that I don't have to be in until 7 tomorrow, which is an hour later then usual. Bc we're opening an hour later. Probably to let the roads melt and make the travel to the store less treacherous.
So here are my goals for the day. Some are a repeat from yesterday though. Lol
02/18/21
- JFT✅
- finish laundry
- fold clothes(will listen to a book while doing this)
- clean kitchen floor
- clean off counters
- unload/load/run dishwasher✅
- read some kind of fiction
- edit 1 page
- shower
- cook dinner
- log all my food
- bed by 9:303 -
It is more than a number on the scale .. it is about feeling better, eating healthy, all those things that do not show up as just a number on the scale. Healthy eating will eventually lead to a healthy weight. I have to keep telling myself this everyday.
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JFT Thurs
- Take meds ✔️
- Pots. ❌
- Finish the washing and drying and start getting stuff away.✔️
- Go to my eye appointment this afternoon.❌
- General House clean. And tidy up.✔️
- Don't pig out like I did last night... This is yet to be completed, but it's reminded me to not get loads of snacks tonight
So today didn't go to plan, the washing and general house cleaning was done by Ash because I slept most the afternoon!
I was just having a day, where I felt completely incapable of anything. I couldn't get to my eye appt, talked myself out of that and then after govi g the kids lunch that was it, couldn't do a thing more. So I just went and slept
Ash came in the room a few hours later with coffee and dinner! I love him
Im glad he realised I was having and off day and just left me to it and did things round the house, and he did dinner for everyone
So that cheered me up.
I just feel strange today. Its a side affect of new meds so I'll be okay in a few days once I adjust.
*Memo for morning* Must ring doctor or I'll run out of my other meds on the weekend.
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Solid day on Thursday
For Thursday, build on the good day Wednesday.
-I'm grateful for the many family and friends in my life. Today it's for the couple that live across the street from my parents. They check at least once a day and genuinely care about my parents. They feed them two to three times a week, just because.
-1900 calories. This goal means something: 1850. My commitment kept me from going over
-Work out for 90 minutes: 97 minutes including an easy paced 58 minute, 2.48 mile treadmill walk
-Invest 15 minutes in personal development: Done with a YouTube video: The Elite 2% Andy Frisella. Vulgar but impactful. The presentation was focused on professional success but drew parallels to health and all areas of personal development. At heart the case is made that when there's a significant goal or objective at stake, 70% give up immediately as there's not a true driver to make the change. See gyms in January versus April as an example. From there, 20% give up when they encounter a crisis or hurdle. They let life derail them, using the event as an excuse to set aside the mission. From there 8% lose focus once they've achieved some level of success. The mundane nature of the new norm, losing the spark causes them to backslide. The final 2% are those that remain committed through it all and neve lose their fire. Are focused every day. For my personal wellness journey I've fallen short at all stages but the most frustrating are at that 8% level. Hitting some level of success and then feeling like I have made it, no longer need to put forth the effort or focus, causes me to slide backwards.
-Invest 15 minutes on professional development: First half of HBR Ideacast #717 with Horst Schulze, cofounder of the Ritz Carlton hotel chain.
-Invest 30 minutes on household duties: More than done with keeping up with my stuff and snow shoveling
-Eat dinner at the table and don't snack on the couch: Meh but kept my calories in line
-Eat between 8 and 6: Done
-Revisit my commitments in the late afternoon: Nope but they were on my mind
For Friday, keep building on my good days. The scale is improving.
-I'm grateful for the many advances in technology but today it's for the miracle of cell phones and no charge long distance. I'm old enough to remember having to think twice about making that call. The ability to stay connected with family and friends without concern for cost is something I take for granted.
-1900 calories. Dangerous day ahead, stay focused:
-Work out for 50 minutes:
-Invest 15 minutes on professional development:
-Invest 30 minutes on household duties:
-Eat dinner at the table and don't snack on the couch:
-Eat between 8 and 6:
-Revisit my commitments late in the afternoon:
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JFT Friday
1. 1 set of lifts. Balance work. Feed cats. Meds. Tea! Post class plan right away on screen AND on site.
2. Pit Crew: God only knows. Maybe a mental health check in?
3. Classes: NRI Unit 3. Challenge book. Research essay
4. Planning: FANFIC? Lunges. Chapters 4-5 P&P. Review video 1 to create transcript. Call dentist to check on meds; set up appointments. GRADE LATE WORK.
5. Lunch: Saag. Write postcards. Run after school?
6. Afternoon: Philosophy of ed.
7. Evening: S&F 4. Dinner: Soup. Breathe. Set 2 of lifts. Address postcards.
8. 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 and pack lunch. Set out clothes for tomorrow. Set up JFT for tomorrow.
9. Shower. Review papers by desk. File or trash.
10. Gratitude journal. Therapy exercises: crunches, push-ups, squats, ankle lifts, box jumps, plank. Meds. Floss, rinse, brush teeth. Wed book group. MH Monday check-in; Tough Question Tuesday; Whatever Wednesday AMA; Thankful Thursday. Indochino suit fitting - Atlanta or Nashville?
Scale goalsEnd of 2017: 174.6
End of 2018: 189.2
End of 2019: 196.4
End of 2020: 187.4
Today: 193.2
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 On Writing (Stephen King), The Prince (tr. Tim Parks, Russell Price, or Robert Adams), The Secret Adversary (Christie), Hood Feminism (Mikki Kendall).
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 – March? ObG schedule for April. Schedule PCP for May.
7. Theater: Little Princess.
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. Open Wordpress in Safari.
13. Lifting: 15 squats, 15 deadlifts, 10 shoulder presses, 15 arm raises, 15 pushups, 30 crunches, 15 side lifts, 15 back kicks, horse stance for 5 breaths.
14. Other: Practice hair braiding with D. Check on appts for drs. 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. No delay. Gonna pick up munchkin tonight.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 -
mytime6630 wrote: »
JFT, THurs
1. log all food
2. concentrate on water I am getting a little better with water since I cut down on the diet coke. Drinking more water instead
3. only 1 diet coke
4. mindful eating And mindful grocery shopping!! I had to go and pick up hubby prescriptions, so while there, figured I would get some groceries. I walked out of the store .. buying NO ice cream, NO chips, nothing that I knew I would overeat on. I did get a bag of pretzels though
5. 5 fruits & veggies
6. remember long term goals. ... 15 pounds to get back to my 1st goal weight of 178. I can do this ... I did it before. Consistency, and not giving up.
JFT, Friday - weigh in day
1. log all food
2. concentrate on water
3. only 1 diet coke
4. mindful eating
5. 5 fruits & veggies
6. remember the feeling of having my clothes fit, being able to walk and do physical garden work, and not get out of breath, having more confidence .. so many reasons to eat healthy.2 -
JFT Friday
- Meds ✔️
- POTS (Do this before 12!)
- Ring Dr at 12 for afternoon appt.
- Tidy girls room
- Make a start on putting the washing away (pretty sure Ash is helping with this too)
- Clean inside of fridge
- Reorganise freezer (and make shopping list for things we need)
- Try the FitOn app I've got
For those interested it's an app with looooads of free workouts, there is in-app purchases so I think you could unlock more features but they have so much that is free I haven't used it properly myself, just browsed the app, so i can let you all know if it's good 2 -
ZizzyBumble wrote: »Thursday 18 February
Log 😊 except a bite of date crumble tray bake - just checking that when it came out the oven!
Stay in the green 😊
5 fruit and veg 😊
Water 😊
Fitbit exercise goals 😊
Weigh 😊 trend ↔️
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Friday 19 February
Log
Stay in the green
5 fruit and veg
Water
Fitbit exercise goals
Weigh 😊 trend ↔️
Stay away from the date crumble tray bake!
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Just for today (2/19/2021)
Log
Drink 1 gallon of water
Exercise for at least 30 minutes
Find time to relax and reflect on my week.2 -
JFY 2/18/21
1. Log ALL my food for the day
2. Stay within my calorie range
(Not completely out of control, but over)
2. Drink 40 oz or more of water
3. NO diet coke
4. Don't snack after 8pm (This is where I went over on calories...grrr)
5. Go for a walk Clean both bathrooms (I decided the bathrooms getting cleaned would be my exercise for the day.
JFT 2/19/21
1. Log ALL my food for the day
2. Stay within my calorie range
2. Drink 40 oz or more of water
3. NO diet coke
4. Don't snack after 8pm
5. Go for a walk
Happy Friday Everyone!!2 -
HEGoddard0928 wrote: »- cook dinner✅Does cooking a frozen pizza count? Lol
Hahaha I missed this.. But yes.. It counts lmao. Atleast in my house it does 😂😂1 -
JFT Wednesday 2/18/21:
✅AM Yoga 45 min session
✅Enjoy coffee time
✅Self-care
✅Attend class virtually
✅Review recorded lecture ×2, only 1 was posted
❌Finish Chem 3308 HW, 2.22-1
✅Enjoy my children's personalities
✅Be kind and patient
❌Elliptical 30 min session
❌Make Dinner (no plan yet, we'll see what unfolds)
✅Relax in the evening
❌Stay in green on calorie log!!!!!
Have a blessed day my friends!! 🌷
We had leftovers last night so I did not technically make anything, Lol!! Yesterday was not too easy but we did go to Costco, which was nice to get out for a bit.
I find myself on a roller coaster ride of emotions lately. I'm kinda over the BS college professor's pour on you. Being an older nontraditional student is not favorable, students and professors mistreat you constantly. Not too mention, I am missing my hubby as he continues to work out of state.
Okay, enough emotional sharing, Lol!!
Moving Forward.........
JFT Friday 2/19/2021
Enjoy coffee time
Self-care
Attend class virtually
Finish Chem 3308 HW, 2.22 (1&2)
Enjoy my children's personalities
Be kind and patient
Elliptical 30 min session
Yoga 45 min session
Make Artichoke Stuffed Parmesan Chicken
Relax in the evening
Stay in green on calorie log!!!!! (I CAN do this!!)
Wishing you all blessed and sunny days today!! 🌻
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Recap 2/18 R
1) Treadmill before work 3.22 miles
2) Move hourly 13/14 & 12.6k
3) Net cals zero / 14c water Did ok until evening snacking. Net cals -547 & 14c
4) Work at home: AJNH / webinar 2:00 (pace) / PRO s/s training comments = 2/3
5) Chores: boil eggs / laundry / fill/run dishwasher / at least 1 other thing on list = 4/4
6) Meditation app phone not charged / unplug 9:00 / floss / retainers / Voltaren / 7:15 alarm (treadmill before work) = 3/6
JFT 2/19 F
1) Treadmill before work 3.31 miles
2) Move hourly
3) Net cals zero / 14c water
4) Work at home: AJNH / Facebook Live 12:00 / PRO s/s comments / submit PRO & PAR s/s / update Project Status s/s
5) 1-2 cleaning chores / 1-2 finance chores / 1-2 misc chores
6) Meditation app / unplug 9:00 / floss / retainers / Voltaren / 7:15 alarm (treadmill before work)
Thank you so much for sharing. This is me! So frustrating when I backtrack.YouTube video: The Elite 2% Andy Frisella. Vulgar but impactful. The presentation was focused on professional success but drew parallels to health and all areas of personal development. At heart the case is made that when there's a significant goal or objective at stake, 70% give up immediately as there's not a true driver to make the change. See gyms in January versus April as an example. From there, 20% give up when they encounter a crisis or hurdle. They let life derail them, using the event as an excuse to set aside the mission. From there 8% lose focus once they've achieved some level of success. The mundane nature of the new norm, losing the spark causes them to backslide. The final 2% are those that remain committed through it all and never lose their fire. Are focused every day. For my personal wellness journey I've fallen short at all stages but the most frustrating are at that 8% level. Hitting some level of success and then feeling like I have made it, no longer need to put forth the effort or focus, causes me to slide backwards.
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
5) Exercise 5-6x per week (minimum 4x) ~ mostly walking but include weights/circuit & other x-training
6) Participate in race or challenge events even if virtual ~ started MapMyWalk You Vs. Year 1021K on Jan. 1 / virtual 50 Mile Frenzy 11.27.20 - 1.15.21 (replaced Frenzy on the Fox for Jan. 2021) 50.37 miles 12.17.20 and continuing to log / Tour de Northeast WI virtual challenge: cover distance from Oshkosh to Gills Rock (139 miles) 1.1.21 - 3.31.21
7) Be considerate and loving to hubby and have fun together ~ excellent goal last year that should be repeated
8) Make efforts to keep in touch with parents, siblings and friends (most live in other towns or states) ~ had this goal in 2020 and how ironic
9) Declutter bedroom, home office and basement ~ made good progress in 2020 & want to keep it up1 -
weekly weigh-in 2021 -- every friday
Name: Joan
5'11"
69 yrs old
SW: 195
1st goal: 185
2nd goal: 180
Ultimate goal: 170-175
Word for the year 2021: Consistency
My weight history:SW Year 2017: 217
SW Year 2018: 195.5
SW Year 2019 : 206 -- met my goal weight of 178 on December, 2019
SW Year 2020: 182.6 -- gained 15 pounds through the pandemic
SW Year 2021:195
Goals for 2021:These are the healthy habits I would like to do in 2021:
1. Lose 25 pounds to get to my ultimate goal of 170, and then learn how to maintain it.
2. To be better with planning my meals each week
3. to get up in the morning, and have a rough idea of what I plan to eat the rest of the day.
4. To stop mindless eating. To learn how to eat to live, not live to eat.
5. To make drinking water a regular habit.. and drink 8+ glasses of water a day
6. To curb and stop nitetime snacking for good.
Weekly weigh-in. I plan on weighing every friday
SW Friday, Jan 1st: 195.6
SW: Feb 5: 191.8Feb 12: 194.3 --- I don't know why, but I can do good for a week, only to blow it the next week. I think the pandemic, the cold dreary weather is leading me to just overeat.Feb 5: 191.8 -- trying to get back on track with controlled nite time eating
Friday, Jan 8: 194.4 -1.2
Jan 15: 194.6. +.2 I was down to 193.4 2 days ago .. but this reflects 2 days of mindless eating.
Jan 22: 191.4 -3.2 5 out of 7 days were good ...
Jan 29: 194.2 -- this is what happens when I don't track, give into stress and emotional eating. But ... My word for the year is consistency... that means consistently also recording my weight .. and being accountable. So its a new week.. again.
Feb 12: 194.3 --- I don't know why, but I can do good for a week, only to blow it the next week. I think the pandemic, the cold dreary weather is leading me to just overeat.
Feb 19: 194 --- a very small loss, due to 4 days of overeating granola bars and Kind bars.1 -
Done with a YouTube video: The Elite 2% Andy Frisella. Vulgar but impactful. The presentation was focused on professional success but drew parallels to health and all areas of personal development. At heart the case is made that when there's a significant goal or objective at stake, 70% give up immediately as there's not a true driver to make the change. See gyms in January versus April as an example. From there, 20% give up when they encounter a crisis or hurdle. They let life derail them, using the event as an excuse to set aside the mission. From there 8% lose focus once they've achieved some level of success. The mundane nature of the new norm, losing the spark causes them to backslide. The final 2% are those that remain committed through it all and neve lose their fire. Are focused every day. For my personal wellness journey I've fallen short at all stages but the most frustrating are at that 8% level. Hitting some level of success and then feeling like I have made it, no longer need to put forth the effort or focus, causes me to slide backwards.
This is So me ... so many times. Having a bad day .. giving up. All excited in the beginning .. and then it gets harder, and giving up. The gym part I do love... so at least there I have been OK .. until Covid hit .. so I have not been to the gym in a year.
But you are so right about the 8%. Last year I achieved what I wanted ... my goal weight to be out of the "overweight" catagory. I kept it off for 9 months, even with covid, even though at that time I still wanted to lose 5-10 more pounds. But slowly, that motivation went away ... old habits came back, and here I am, needing to lose 15 just to get back, at a weight I told myself I would never go back to.
Losing weight is hard, but maintaining it is even harder. This has to be a lifestyle ... new habits that we develop, and keep. Not just for a short time until we reach our goals. I know for me, emotional, stress, evening eating is what gets me. I have to be aware and mindful of this each evening.. until eventually, those cravings,and that habit will go away.
Thank you for sharing this message. .. I think it resonates with many of us.1 -
JFT Friday
- Meds ✔️
- POTS (Do this before 12!)
- Ring Dr at 12 for afternoon appt.
- Tidy girls room
- Make a start on putting the washing away (pretty sure Ash is helping with this too)
- Clean inside of fridge
- Reorganise freezer (and make shopping list for things we need)
- Try the FitOn app I've got
For those interested it's an app with looooads of free workouts, there is in-app purchases so I think you could unlock more features but they have so much that is free I haven't used it properly myself, just browsed the app, so i can let you all know if it's good
Hope you are feeling better! Wanted to respond yesterday .. but just didn't have time. But your Ash sounds like such a caring partner!1
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