JUST FOR TODAY -- Daily Commitment Thread for 2021
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It's been a stressful couple of days! We had quite a bit of drama over whether or not to put an offer on a house. We really liked it, but there were a couple of things we weren't sure about, including the location. But, we weren't sure if we were being too picky and I'm worried that we are going to find something that fits our requirements as they are quite narrow, so we were really thinking about doing it anyway and making it work. This was all under pressure as the housing market is silly at the moment, houses are going really quickly so there is no time to think or see things twice and there was already an offer on this place so we knew we needed to move quickly.
So, it kind of took over for a few days, completely took over head space, couldn't be bothered to cook, led to stress eating and drinking galore....
...And in the end, we didn't buy it. We decided it was too early in our house hunting journey to buy something that we weren't sure about. We didn't feel comfortable going for it, or making a pressurised decision.
So that's that! So now I'm trying to chill out a bit, eat better, tidy up our flat which is a bombshell, and catch up on the work I haven't been focusing on well.
And today... I'm having a haircut! I haven't had one since 2019, no joke, and it is well overdue. My split ends are awful. My hair is so long now - it's halfway down my back - and I think I'm going to get it all chopped off in a bob, or something just a bit longer! I'm a bit nervous about going to the hairdresser's, am hoping the social distancing is good, but I should be ok anyway - cases are really low at the moment and I have had my first vaccine (second due within the next month).
So, today's goals:
Log everything I eat
Be within 50 of green
Drink 4 bottles water
No alcohol2 -
ZizzyBumble wrote: »Wednesday 12 May
Log 😊
5 fruit and veg 😊
Water 😊
Fitbit exercise goals 😊
Weigh. 😊 Trend. ↔️
It’s my birthday today and I don’t plan on being in the green! I will have steak and salad for my main course and I’m hoping for chocolate cheesecake and strawberries for dessert and of course there will be wine!
Thank you for the birthday wishes, I enjoyed my day.2 -
Thursday 13 May
Log
Stay in the green
5 fruit and veg
Water
Fitbit exercise goals
Weigh. 😊 Trend. ⬆️
Housework today and don’t spend too much time on my new knitting!
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@bookmeister86
I have a fitness watch (nothing fancy) and my phone logs my steps too and they both sync on the Huawei Health App. So if I've put my phone down or took my watch off for charging it still logs my steps, as long as I got one of them on me atleast lol.
As for your house drama, I think you made the right decision. If it didn't feel right then you were right to not buy it. Especially when it's all a rush etc. Don't worry, you'll find one that's just right I'm sure!
I wouldn't say your being picky, you just want to get it right, I would suggest having certain things you're looking for as a priority and some things that you're willing to compromise on. For example the location would be a priority seeing as you'll have to live there for the foreseeable.
But I reckon you may end up viewing a few houses so you can figure out what you prioritise more.
Having said that, I've never bought a house so I could be wrong.
Thurs
Same goals again
- log
- water
- Exercise
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@bookmeister86 I have been going to my hairdresser for about a year now. Smallish salon, sometimes I'm the only client in the place. I always wear my mask (a disposable one, just in case), as do all hairdressers and (most) clients. No problems. Good luck with house-hunting. Hubby and I looked at MANY houses before we made an offer.
Recap 5/12 Happy Hump Day!
1) X-trained before work
happy me
2) Blood spot test after x-training / scan & email paperwork / schedule WWW appt. phone tag instead / drop b.s.t. at UPS = 3/4
3) Move hourly / stairs breaks 14/14 boom! 10.1K
4) Net cals zero / 10c water (can't have water bottle w/ me in afternoon)
Peanut M&Ms again ~ ack!
5) Update walk-thru templates & print / review FY20 docs / 1:30 Don's office for walk-thrus / more GA-IT no time since 45 min. on phone with Help Desk over MS Office issues = 3/4
6) Grocery shop / boil eggs / prep overnight oats, carrots, celery & water bottles / declutter 15 min. / at least one other chore = 5/5
7) Meditate / unplug 9:00 / floss / retainers / Voltaren / 5:40 alarm (walk dog before work) sleep screwed up b/c I woke when hubby came to bed at 3 a.m. = 2/6
JFT 5/13 R
1) Move hourly / stairs breaks
2) Net cals zero / 14c water / NO PEANUT M&Ms
3) Only 3 weeks to due date / more progress on GA-IT
4) Discuss pressure wash & window cleaning estimate w/ hubby / get something done around house after work
5) Unplug 9:00 / floss / retainers / Voltaren / 5:40 alarm (walk dog before work)
On walk-thrus yesterday, we passed by the area where the active shooter was killed by police 12 days ago. Workmen were replacing equipment that was filled with bullets. I learned more details about the incident from Don, including that when we started receiving text alerts that evening, the shooter was already dead. The whole thing lasted only 10 minutes. The alerts were delayed out of caution that people in hiding could have their phones ping and more could be shot. Such a scary thing. Makes me so, so sad. But it was good for me to be in the main complex and see that life was more or less normal there.
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
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 / Bellin (virtual) 10K
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 up2 -
I got my grades in yesterday – finished on Tuesday except for a couple of stragglers - and then headed to the beach for a long walk and a leisurely outdoor lunch with my daughter. Summer classes start in a week and my college-readiness classes haven’t finished yet, but it’s nice to have a bit of extra free time this week.
Tuesday 5/11
• Finish grades - √
• Work on new garden bed – X – went out instead
• Make less terrible food choices - √
JFT Wednesday 5/13
• Start logging again
• Clean up the kitchen
• Quick grocery trip
• Set up quizzes for college-readiness students
• Finish summer course set-up
• Work in the garden (if I have time)
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PackerFanInGB wrote: »Just for today:
- 64+ oz water. Fill pitcher and finish it before 7pm
- 24 H Plan & Assess
- Journal every bite
- No BS Basics 2.0: Watch Day 7 and Day 8 lives
- Read today's Bible Plan.
- Self-Care: 30 minutes
- Get outside. Do some sort of self care to de-stress.
- Lymphedema massage / Gentle Chair Yoga / Order thumb splint
- Evening Routine
@bookmeister86 I agree with @Bex953172 and @cschmitz110515 regarding the house. Buying a house is one of the biggest milestones in your life. Having patience and waiting for the right one that you won't get annoyed over "settling" for will pay off in the long run. I like Bex's idea of coming up with lists of what you absolutely do not want to compromise on and what you are willing to give in a little bit on. For us, a double garage, decent sized yard and first floor laundry was something we would not compromise on. We also knew we needed 3 bedrooms and location was also really important. My 'wish' list included a fireplace, 2 bathrooms and a sunroom, but we were willing to give those up for the right location and price (which we ended up doing). Since then, we bought an electric fireplace for the ambience and are discussing adding a 2nd half bath in the basement level. Had we not held out, we'd not be happy at this point 6 years later. I think you made the right decision. The right house will come along and you'll know immediately it's "the one"! Happy house hunting! It's so exciting!
Just for today:- 64+ oz water. Fill pitcher and finish it before 7pm
- 24 H Plan & Assess
- Pre-journal food diary today and update/close out tonight.
- No BS Basics 2.0: Watch Day 9. Review May Virtual Camp workbook and get my viewing area set up for this weekend's camp that starts at noon tomorrow.
- Read today's Bible Plan.
- Self-Care: 30 minutes
- Run to store and pick up some groceries.
- Get outside. Do some sort of self care to de-stress.
- Lymphedema massage / Gentle Chair Yoga
- Evening Routine
Behind the cut- Bills/Budget. Get rid of subscriptions I don't use. Downsize where possible.
- Make mug rug for V.
- Clean sewing room. Organize scraps and fabrics.
- Review May Virtual Camp workbook.
- Set up NoBS May Camp's virtual viewing area set up for this weekend's camp which starts at noon tomorrow.
1 - 64+ oz water. Fill pitcher and finish it before 7pm
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Thanks @Bex953172 @cschmitz110515 @PackerFanInGB for your advice on the house. It is definitely worth being patient and I agree the list of must have/like to have is a good idea. I do slightly worry that even with such a list that we will struggle to find something as effectively our issue is that we are trying to find the type of nice house you find everywhere in the suburbs in the city centre where houses tend to be a bit smaller. We may have to either compromise on location or on our requirements.
But! There is no point compromising immediately when we have no fixed deadline, we may as well take our time and if we have to compromise later then so be it.
Good news though - after all the stress over whether to take that house, a very similar, but potentially slightly better, one has come up within 12 hours! We are going to see it today. This is very comforting as even if we don't get this one, the fact that it has come up shows that the previous one was not unique and that it was a good decision to not rush!
I also had a haircut... Will post some before and afters...
Anyway, yesterday's goals:bookmeister86 wrote: »
Log everything I eat
Be within 50 of green
200 over due to wine - see below
Drink 4 bottles water
No alcoholHad a couple of small glasses for a call with my girlfriends, I was going to abstain but social conditioning/ habits won out
Today's goals:
- Log everything I eat
- Stay within maintainance
- Drink 4 bottles water
- Go for run
- Plan weekend priorities/ activities2 -
Before....
... and after!
It feels lovely to have chopped off all of the dry and split ends
Think I lost a foot of hair
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bookmeister86 wrote: »Before....
... and after!
It feels lovely to have chopped off all of the dry and split ends
Think I lost a foot of hair
Wow that was a lot of hair lmao, I used to have my hair that length and now I get it cut to the same length as yours. So much easier to manage and makes your head feel lighter lmao
It's looks great anyway, can't wait to get mine done. I need cut and colour. Got proper covid hair haha, my ends are proper ratty and my roots are about 6inxh long lmao2 -
Thurs
- Log ✔️
- water❌
- Exercise ❌
Yesterday just went downhill. I need to finish logging but I'll do that in a sec. I'll be in the green cause I didn't eat much.
I just started feeling poorly around 6pm. My throat starting hurting, I felt really weak and I had a headache. The girls wouldn't go to bed, they just wouldn't do it. So at 9pm I went and sat in the car
I couldn't take anymore. And I didn't come out til 10pm and 2 of them were still up!
So they're all grounded until I say so. I'm so annoyed.
And today I've woken up with a full on swollen throat.
I hate when kids bring illnesses in from school. I know it happens to everyone but damn it's annoying.
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ZizzyBumble wrote: »Thursday 13 May
Log 😊
Stay in the green 😊
5 fruit and veg 😊
Water 😊
Fitbit exercise goals 😊
Weigh. 😊 Trend. ⬆️
Housework today and don’t spend too much time on my new knitting!
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@bookmeister86 Your hair looks very nice. Good luck with the house hunt. I think you will know when it’s “the right one”.3
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Friday 14 May
Log
Stay in the green
5 fruit and veg
Water
Fitbit exercise goals
Weigh. 😊 Trend. ↔️
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@bookmeister86 Love the new 'do! Did you donate your hair by any chance? Or isn't that a thing by you?
@Bex953172 Hope you feel better soon!
Recap 5/13 R
1) Move hourly / stairs breaks
13/14 & 6.6K
2) Net cals zero / 14c water / NO PEANUT M&Ms
no evening snack (yay) but still eating on the rhubarb cake w/ butter sauce -379 
think I need to freeze the rest 
low water day 9c.
3) Only 3 weeks to due date / more progress on GA-IT
4) Discuss pressure wash & window cleaning estimate w/ hubby wait until we get written estimate / get something done around house after work few outside chores done & refilled dog food bin
5) Unplug 9:00 / floss / retainers / Voltaren / 5:40 alarm (walk dog before work) = Ack! What is my problem lately? Maybe due to back to routine of working in office Mon. - Fri. but bedtime has become a struggle.
JFT 5/14 TGIF
1) Walked dog 3.62 mi before work, 3 deer watched us & we watched them, saw bunch of turkeys
happy dog & happy me
2) Move hourly / stairs breaks
3) Food prelogged w/ wiggle room / NO peanut M&Ms / net cals zero / 14c water
4) Keep plugging away GA-IT / Facebook Live 12:00 / update Project Status s/s / submit PRO, PAR & KRONOS s/s
5) Freeze cake / declutter 15 min. / wash dishes / clean litter box area / review DVR settings / submit receipts to DBS / derm survey / update finance records? other chore?
6) Unplug 9:00 / meditate / floss / retainers / Voltaren / no alarm Sat.
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
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 / Bellin (virtual) 10K
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 -
JFT - Wednesday May 12 & Thursday May 13
1.5L of water - No both days
Log all Food - Yes Wed, No Thursday
Walk 15 Minutes - Yes Wed, No Thursday
JFT - Friday May 14
1.5L of water
Log all Food
Walk 15 Minutes
I totally missed posting yesterday, just such a busy day. Our new payroll transition is making my brain very tired and I am having trouble engaging in anything by the end of the day. We start our first live payroll on May 30th to be paid on June 18th, the company we are using will assist with the first two runs then I'm on my own. I haven't even finished 1/4 of my education for this. I really need to sit down this weekend and get it done. I also need to take notes so I know what I'm doing.
10K steps, when I was walking my 5K a day on top of regular walking during the I rarely made the 10K. Now that I'm sitting all day at work and not walking outside I'm lucky to make 1000 steps. It sure makes a difference in how I feel though. My biggest issue in counting steps is that I use my phone to track and I often leave my phone sitting and don't take it with me.
@cschmitz110515 - It must not have been comfortable walking past the shooting zone. These shootings are so tragic.
@bookmeister86 - I agree with others, don't settle on the big things especially location. We settled when we bought and I don't think either of us were very happy there. What a difference in your hair length. Mine is quite long now too and in some ways I love it, other ways I'm ready to go short.
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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: 191.8
SW: Mar 5: 193
SW: April 2: 190.4
SW: May 188
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 5: 191.8 -- trying to get back on track with controlled nite time eating
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.
Feb 26: 193 -- 5 out of 7 days I did OK, especially with nite time snacking.
Mar 5: 193 -- stayed the same, but had 2 days of eating icecream and peeps
Mar 12: 192.6. Started challenge of the rest of the month NO nite time eating at all.
Mar 19: 190.4 -- 5 out of 7 days NO nite time eating. Goal next week ... 6 our of 7 day no nite time eating, 8+ glasses water @ day.
March 26: 188.6--- 6 out of 7 days I did good .. no nite time eating. Last nite... food was in control of me. I was so tired, and instead of lying down... I grazed the entire nite. So much that I had trouble sleeping. So while right now my weight is down, I expect it to go up. So next weeks goal is 7 out of 7 days.
April 2: 190.4 --- not the best week.. but I am still down 5.2 pounds for the first 3 months of this year. So I will look at the positives.
April 9: 191.2 --- even though I had a OK week, I think eating ham for 3 days .. hoping its just water weight.
April 16: 187.6 -- a week of more mindful eating, especially in the evenings, plus a lot more exercise with walking and garden work.
April 23: 187 -- a very small loss, but at least the scale is going in the right direction. I will continue to work on the nite time snacking and emotional eating.
April 30 188.8 -- got into the ice cream again.I am just 10 pounds before I am in a healthy, normal weight for my height.. but those 10# have been the hardest. I met that goal in 2019 ... trying to get back there.
May 14: 188.0 -- A week of terrible back pain, so I wasn't really watching, or caring what I ate. So happy that I at least did not gain much.2 -
Sorry I've been MIA.. I have missed so much on here... the past week I have been having terrible back pain/spasms/ sciatic nerve problems. I think it all started from painting daughters coffee table .. a lot of bending over. That, and probably too much gardening. But its been awful. Years ago I hurt my back really bad, and I've been so careful to take care of my back... but this came on so quickly. The only thing that feels good is to stand... and walking actually helps, but I walk slow. Sleeping was awful .. I was tossing and turning all nite.
I've also been having more lightheadedness/passing out feeling, so I am wearing a heart monitor the past 2 days to be sure that everything is ok. Just a crazy week.
But today finally starting to get some relief. I will try and read though the almost 200 posts I have missed, but back to goal setting.
JFT, Friday
1. go for a walk
2. mindful eating
3. concentrate on water
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@bookmeister86 I love your haircut! But I also thought it was pretty long. I'm a few months behind in haircuts so mine looks really odd right now since I've been chopping my bangs but my layers are all funky....that and my gray roots are growing out.
I've gotten lazy about it since I no longer get up and go to work.
@cschmitz110515 Carmella, that had to be very emotional viewing the area of the shooting. I could not believe that it happened in our town like that. I heard all the sirens and thought there must be a fire somewhere.
I'm in a virutual Zoom No BS Weightloss Camp this weekend so hopping on quick for a few goals. Didn't have time yesterday.
Just for Saturday:
Fill out 24H Plan, Assess 24H Plan later, enter every bite in MFP and close diary at end of the day
64 oz Water
Be present during camp
Sort fabric scraps during our breaks
Eat only when hungry. Stop at "enough".
Tech-free evening with Tim after camp. Only checking necessary messages and journaling food.
Evening Routine
2021's Focus: Self-Acceptance
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Saturday 15 May
As it’s late, I’m going to combine goals and out comes!
Log 😊
Stay in the green 😊
5 fruit and veg 😊
Water 👿
Fitbit exercise goals 😊 just!
Weigh. 😊 Trend. ⬇️
I had a nice walk around the local castle and gardens today. Bulbs were going over and azaleas/rhododendron are only beginning to come out. The wild garlic was prolific and unmissable!
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@mytime6630. I hope your back eases soon and you can catch up on your sleep. Hopefully better sleep will help with the dizziness. 🐝0
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Sunday 16 May
Posting goals in the morning rather than catching up at bedtime!
Log
Stay in the green
5 fruit and veg
Water
Fitbit exercise goals
Weigh. 😊 Trend ⬇️1 -
Been a little MIA lately. Been busy, but truthfully I’ve just used that as an excuse to let my healthy habits slip.
Today is second day of a huge regatta. The kids are doing well, and seem to be having a good time.
JFT SUNDAY
- log food
- Stay awake on the drive home1 -
Not logged all weekend. Although I don't think ive been over in calories but without logging you never really know!
The cold that the kids caught has now hit me full on. So I'm just so stuffy and constantly coughing and in the morning my chest feels so heavy (tested for Covid - negative)
I'm dreading having to get up earlier in the morning cause of how I feel but I'm sure ill manage. I just don't want to have to do it.
But I can't ask Ash cause he's had tonsilitus for about 3 weeks and he's still struggling.
Anyway, hope everyone else is good.
I'll post goals tomorrow if I'm up to it x1 -
2021🔹Word - BalanceKeep your chin up!
🔹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![*] 1 Jan 2021: 147.2- 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
[*] 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
UGW: 142 < x > 148✅- 27 Mar: 144.4
- 8 April: 143.2
- 11 April: 142.2 😍
- Total weight loss: 84.8 ⏫
Sat: ✅ Sun: ✅ Mon: Tue: Wed: Thu: Fri:- Weight 142 < x > 148: ✅ 2/7
- Reduce Fat%: ✅ 28.3; 27.1; 25.1; 24.5; 24.2 23.4 [/s] 23.1 —>22.6 ⏬
- Increase Muscle%: ✅ 28.7->30.1; 30.6; 30.7: 30.9: 31.3 ⏫
- Calories in the green ✅ 2/7
- Steps > 7500 ✅ 2/7
- Intentional exercise > 50 mins daily✅ 2/7
- Active hours > 6 daily ✅ 2/7
Last week I had a bit of a tummy upset which erupted on Friday afternoon. Needless to say, I felt fragile over the weekend, but back to normal this morning. Will try and get caught up with your posts today.
🌷Positive intentions for Mon 17 May:
- Meditation 🌷
- Weigh/post weight 🌷
- Working on 5 year review
- Outdoor walk
- Laundry - sort and store ✅
- Sorting summer wardrobe
- Daily Chores 🌷
- Puzzles: Watch TV:
- Keep up to date with email 🌷
- Daily goals update 🌷
Feb/March/April/May DAILY RED CUP CHALLENGE (8 x 8oz water)
Feb: 5/5
Mar: 31/31
Apr: 30/30
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NLNS
(7 March —->) 24/25
April: 30/30
May: LNS: I ~|~ ME: 15
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.
1 - Name: Terri
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ZizzyBumble wrote: »Sunday 16 May
Posting goals in the morning rather than catching up at bedtime!
Log 😊
Stay in the green 😊
5 fruit and veg 😊
Water 😊
Fitbit exercise goals 😊
Weigh. 😊 Trend ⬇️
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Monday 17 May
Log
Stay in the green
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I’m looking forward to new season English asparagus for dinner 😊2 -
JFT 5/17 M
1) Walked dog 3.84 mi before work on gorgeous spring morning happy dog & happy me
2) Move hourly / stairs breaks
3) NO evening snacking / net cals zero / 14c water
4) GA-IT complete 11(c)(1) / Facebook Live 12:00 / keep up w/ emails
5) Prep overnight oats, carrots, celery & water bottles / declutter 15 min. / wash dishes / respond to Clear View / cancel Schwan's? / reserve concert tickets / make grocery list / enroll Breadsmith app
6) Unplug 9:00 / FLOSS / retainers / Voltaren / 5:40 alarm (walk dog before work)
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
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 / Bellin (virtual) 10K
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 -
JFT - Monday May 17
1.5L of water
Log all Food
Walk 15 Minutes
I didn't post on the weekend. Saturday and Sunday Mornings are the only time hubby and I can do any projects together. This Saturday we put up a gazebo and Sunday we just visited out under the new gazebo, its so nice to catch up with him and to visit.
I weighed 192.8 this morning, I am so slowly getting there. I don't think it's too bad since I'm not doing any exercising and very little walking.
@mytime6630 - my physiotherapist said bending and squatting are the two worse things we can do to our back and hips. I'm still noticing the pain if I do it. I hope you heal soon.
@ZizzyBumble - "I had a nice walk around the local castle and gardens today", as my Grandmother used to say "that sounds so posh". I have an active imagine and picture you on a sunny day, out walking among the flowers and grass. It seems so peaceful to me.
@pridesabtch - Hope the team had a great weekend.
@bex953172 - Feel better soon.
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Have had quite a decent few days food wise and hence weight is actually starting to come off which is great.
Weekly weigh in tomorrow so will need to be good today to make sure it's a good one!
I have a little what's app group with two colleagues where we check in on our weight every week for accountability and it's become a little depressing lately as they are both doing really well and are at their target weights or nearly, whereas I've been miles away and going nowhere.... So it will be nice to have a week where I have actually made some progress!
I am in quite a bit of pain today as I did my exercise DVD on Sunday for the first time in several weeks and a run yesterday, and now glutes and legs are complaining a lot. So it's going to be a rest day, however I'm going to get my minimum steps in. I found that my phone has a Fit app which records steps so I've enabled it - to motivate me to move a bit more as I've been aware that I've been very sedentary since WFH all the time and think this has negatively impacted my metabolism. I've set the minimum steps at 5000 for now to start off, ultimately I want to be doing more than this but it's easier to start small and build up I think!
Today's goals:
Log everything I eat
Be within 100 of green
No alcohol
Drink 4 bottles water
Get 5000 steps3
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