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JUST FOR TODAY... One day at a time .. Daily Commitment for 2024

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  • RuthanneBowers
    RuthanneBowers Posts: 53 Member
    JFT 9/17
    1) I still need to go to bed at a decent time. It will be hard because I have church group tonight and we tend to socialize after it is officially over. Which is not a bad thing since I live alone and need all the socializing I can get, but it is not good for my rest. The other thing that will make it hard is I am dog sitting for the next week, so after the church group lets out I will still need to take the dog out for a bit. Which won't take long, but is still a wrench in the plan (is that the saying?). ✅ I will just say I could have done worse.
    2) At said church group, I would like to be careful about what I eat. I don't want to be super rigid at social events like this, but I also don't want to use it as an excuse to make poor choices in what I put on my plate. ✅

    JFT 9/18
    1) Exercise good bed time habits
    2) Give the dog a good walk.
  • HappyDonkey75
    HappyDonkey75 Posts: 202 Member
    Thanks to all who gave kind words on our pup.. Overall she is happy and comfortable for now and eating her new food just fine.. every day will be a gift with her at this point.

    The internet is FINALLY resolved today!. It was hard to be without internet that long and operating off my hotspot for work.. the service tech showed up, and it was the router/modem. The company help desk actually caused the issue when the first outage happened over a week ago and they had me do a hard reset. Go figure. But now I have a new router and everything is working. (and they are not going to charge me a dime ) Halleluiah!

  • mytime6630
    mytime6630 Posts: 4,236 Member
    Took a class today for Silver sneakers (ha. for old people). It was a lot of fun.. and I also met so many nice ladies. Many of them were my age, or even younger, so I think it will be a good one to take. I didn't even sweat.. so its not that intense, but it does really help with stretching, and core muscles, which I think I need.
    Had a better day food wise today, except for a bowl of ice cream tonite.. but I at least stopped with one bowl.
    Tomorrow will be a new day.
    JFT, 9/19
    1. log my food
    2. concentrate on proteins, veggies, and fruits
    3. go to gym
    4. go to zumba class in the evening. This is something I am going to try and do... more classes. Zumba might be a bit much, but I'm going to try it.
    5. get back on here... be more accountable and get back on track.
  • mytime6630
    mytime6630 Posts: 4,236 Member
    edited September 19
    @HappyDonkey75 - read about your little dog, but so happy to read your post tonite saying she is doing a little better. Our pets are our family... I will say a prayer that she has many good days (years).
    @RuthanneBowers - I so understand about going to bed at a good time. I struggle with this as well... I tend to stay up way too late. I seem to want it both ways.. I want to get up early, but I can't stop in the evenings and go to bed either.
    @littleblackskirt -- oh.. I am so sorry you are having back issues. I've had that before.. so very painful. I pulled a sciatic nerve in my leg and that is painful... but not nearly as bad as the back. Hoping you get some relief and feel better.
    PackerFanInGB - let us know how the ct scan is! We will all be praying for good news. Hubby had his ct scan for his aneurysm... it has not changed in a year, so that was good news. Hoping you also get good news. And Im so happy you are taking the class at the Y... you will love it, and also, just the social aspect is so good. I get silver sneakers (ha.. a benefit of being old!), and I love it. I never thought I would enjoy exercising. But.. I am finding I am still getting so stiff just getting out of chairs, etc., so I just started a class for seniors, and there is another one I am also going to take.. most stretching, etc to stay as limber as possible. Oh.. the joys of getting older.
  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 18,741 Member
    August was good for me, although the weight was much slower to shift than I expected.

    September has been running away with me. 😝 All my groups have restarted, so I haven’t had much time to be online.

    I will catch up over the next few days, if I can.

    Sept 2024: :

    ~ Continue with Solid Habits
    👌👌👌👌👌👌👌
    👌👌👌👌👌👌👌
    👌👌👌👌

    ~ Weigh less at the end of the month
    30 July: 142.1[/b]
    30 Aug: 140.2
    5 Sept: 140.1
    12 Sept: 140.1
    15 Sept: 139.1 Almost a whoosh 😜

    I’m hoping that it continues. When I was first losing I often had a whoosh followed by a bounce up.

    🦋 Terri 🐬





  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 18,741 Member
    @mytime6630 I know what you mean about getting older. Every little setback seems to take longer to stabilise. So pleased that your hubby’s scan gave good news. I actually like exercise, but alas, I can’t do it to the level I would like anymore. One has to adapt to what is.

    @HappyDonkey75 Happy for you that your fur baby is doing better. They are so important to us. Internet problems are the pits! I had a major problem in spring this year and got locked out of both my devices. (My own fault, not my provider). It took over 2 weeks before I was able to get it resolved.

    @RuthanneBowers Agreed! Getting enough sleep is so important to our wellbeing.

    @littleblackskirt Back issues are so wearing. I often have to use my heat pad of an evening.

    @PackerFanInGB - Praying for good news after your scan.

    🦋 Terri 🦋

  • more_freggies76
    more_freggies76 Posts: 2,991 Member
    Hour commitment - I won’t eat again until tomorrow. No desserts tomorrow except up to 2 T confiture.
  • cschmitz110515
    cschmitz110515 Posts: 3,588 Member
    edited September 19
    Recap 9/18 W ~ another early walk to beat the heat... enjoy it while we got it, will change soon enough
    1) Walked dog 4.07 mi :sunglasses: dog got 2 treats en route, one from RJ (who always carries some with him on his walks) and W garbage truck driver (who always stops when he sees us)... happy dog & happy me
    2) Not sure of supper ~ leftovers / log all food / net calories green / 80 oz. water ~ 64 oz. :D est. net cals green by 2 LOL
    3) Two loads laundry washed & hanging to dry / update budget s/s / put away all the clean dishes / log into health chart to print recent letter / review colonoscopy prep directions (already got the nurse call this morning)... diet restrictions etc. starts Sat. / read ~ not as much as I'd like bc hubby interrupted but that's ok / other? flushed & refilled both bird baths, watered all the outside planters (we're in a dry spell for once this summer) & refilled watering cans from rain barrels, put away all clean laundry :smiley: TA-DA!

    JFT 9/19 R ~ hot weather still with us, thunderstorms forecast overnight
    1) Walked dog 3.91 mi :sunglasses: watched/heard 2 sandhill cranes flying low overhead, near marshy spot again, happy dog & happy me
    2) Leftovers & cook green beans for supper / log all food / net calories green / 80 oz. water
    3) Vote online for Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin (multiple devices) / pick up repaired storm window / UPS to ship last piece of Directv equip (which hubby didn't realize until I asked "what's that for?" haha) / empty kitchen compost bucket into bin / 3:20 Kitty to vet for B12 shot / call Mom / read / other?

    About me:
    I'm Carmela
    This is my lifestyle. It's. Not. A. Diet.
    Height 5'4"
    66 yrs old
    Reside in Green Bay, WI, USA

    2024 Goals:
    1) Ultimate goal weight 150#... I'll be thrilled if I can get back down to 160# this year
    • Post weekly weigh-in on MFP for accountability. Saturday a.m. is my "official" weigh-in day, and I track daily on a separate app (for the visual). My digital scale only shows half pound increments & I'm too cheap to buy a fancier scale.
    • Take measurements & log on MFP every month end
    2) Plan meals most days & prelog meals/snacks whenever possible on MFP
    • Try new recipes Unfortunately, no wall oven until mid-Feb or later & sad me, but try slow cooker & stove recipes... wall oven installed 2/26. Ppl
      * lentil rice sausage tortellini soup (internet) ~ very good, recipe is keeper
      * glazed lemon cookies (internet search) ~ everyone loved them at Easter dinner
      * rhubarb cobbler (in my first ever cookbook BH&G) ~ very good, I want to try with other fruits this summer
      * yellow cake (BH&G cookbook) ~ I followed instructions closely & blended well, very good with rhubarb sauce
      * white chicken enchiladas (newspaper) ~ very good, although 2 tortillas with recipe as written 846 calories (created in MFP recipes)
      * Greek yogurt almond butter breakfast parfait (newsletter) ~ terrific, if high in calories... maybe tweak
      * garlic scape basil pesto (internet blog) ~ excellent! tried as recommended with pasta (used up my radiatore)
      * summer squash, zucchini, mushroom casserole (TOH) ~ excellent! & good way to use squash & zucchini
      * zucchini meatloaf (sister) ~ good but hubby prefers classic recipe
      * moussaka America's Test Kitchen tv show ~ very tasty, nice size portions & filling, though complicated with four distinct layers & many prep steps ~ nice to have an alternate eggplant recipe
      * peach cobbler (BH&G) used qt fresh peaches grown in Ripon
    3) Exercise 5-6x per week (minimum 4x):
    January: 5 days x2wks, 4x1, 3x1, 1x1 [1 wk lots of snow & 1 wk bitter cold so shoveling, treadmill & PT, 1 wk 4 day trips out of town]
    February: 6 days x1wk, 5x1, 4x1, 2x1 [2 wks overnight trips to visit parents]
    March: 5 days x1wk, 4x1, 3x1, 0x1 [ack... prep house & food for Easter dinner; 1 wk overnight trip to visit parents]
    April: 4 days x2wks, 3x1, 2x1 [lots of lousy weather, plus 1 wk overnight trip]
    May: 6 days x2wks, 3x3 [fit days in around 2 overnight trips & visit on Mother's Day]
    June: 6 days x1wk {including Bellin 10K}, 5x1, 2x2 {either very rainy or hot for 2 wks}
    July: 5 days x1wk {including Packers 5K}, 4x2, 3x1 {a lot of very hot/humid days}
    August: 5 days x1wk, 4x2, 1x1 {hot/humid & scheduling conflicts}
    September: 5 days x1wk {including Annual Bridge Walk (double-crosser on The Mighty Mac)}
    • Walk dog 3-4 miles, treadmill when necessary in winter, weights/my home version of circuit & other x-training
    • PT (physical therapy) exercises to strengthen arthritic knees & hip flexor
      Jan 4x; Feb 1x; Mar/Apr 0x; May 1x; June 4x; July 1x; Aug 1x; Sept
      4) MapMyWalk app You Vs. the Year 1,024km challenge started on Jan. 1
      • In 2023 I logged 726.88 miles, or 1,169.8 km & completed yearly challenge 11.14.23 :star:
      • In 2022 I logged 500.4 miles, or 805km (knee issues).
      5) At least 7,500 steps per day
      • I can earn $10 every month on my Medicare Advantage Plan with 10+ days of 7,500 steps [noticed 7/12 that requirement reduced to 5,000 steps, but I'll continue with goal of 7,500]:
        Jan / Feb / Mar / Apr / May / June / July / Aug / Sept
      6) Participate in my favorite area races ~ I walk, I do not run
      • Registered early (shoot, didn't get selected randomly for waiver of fee) on 12.29.23 for 6.8.24 Bellin 10K race ~ light rain most of race, steady rain last mile or so :star: chip time 1:42:35 ave. pace 16:31 (first half 16:50 second half 16:12) overall 3,136 out of 3,463 / females 1,560 out of 1,792 / F65-69yo 30 out of 48 ~ not as fast as I used to go, but still finished my 27th Bellin overall (their 48th year)
      • Register for my other usual events, and add other possible events
      • Registered for 7.20.24 Packers 5K ~ sunny & very warm :star: chip time 49:15 ave. pace 15:51 overall place 1784/2371 / F858/1228 / division F65-69 29/60 / passed by 78 (likely started in walking corral behind me) & I passed 191
      • Registered for 10.5.24 Bellin Women's 5K
      7) Be considerate and loving to hubby and have fun together
      • Always a good idea
      8) Make efforts to keep in touch with parents, siblings and friends (most live in other towns or states)
      • Visit parents 1-2 times each month, phone calls in between ~ they're in their late 80s and live 85 miles away
        ~ canceled visit 1.12-1.13 due to blizzard
        ~ canceled visit 1.21-1.22 due Mom's bad cold
        ~ Mom's bday visit 1.31 with all siblings, in-laws & aunt
        ~ overnight visit 2.12-2.13 / breakfast out with Mom/ladies & aunt, youngest brother stopped over
        ~ overnight visit 2.27-2.28 / eldest brother stopped over
        ~ overnight visit 3.14-3.15 / eldest brother visited
        ~ overnight visit 4.18-4.19 / took Mom to eye appt. in Beaver Dam
        ~ overnight visit 5.2-5.3 / aunt B/uncle R stopped over for visit so that was fun
        ~ Mother's Day visit 5.12.24 / sister/BIL, youngest brother/SIL & 2 nieces there too <3 (middle brother/SIL visited day before bc they went to her parents Sun., eldest brother in PA for work)
        ~ overnight visit 5.17-5.18 / drove Mom to Bunny's funeral/luncheon in Brown Deer on 5.18 & youngest brother/SIL & eldest brother visited after moving 2 nieces to new apt.
        ~ Father's Day visit 6.16.24 / all brothers, sister & spouses there plus maternal aunt
        ~ overnight visit 7.4-7.5 / walk 2.75 mi w/ aunt; youngest brother & SIL visit next day
        ~ overnight visit 7.29-7.30 / saw all 3 brothers, youngest SIL, aunt on M; went to Wine & Unwind with Mom & lady friends T a.m. & afterwards walked 2.84 mi w/ aunt (hot & humid)
        ~ overnight visit 8.13-8.14 / drove Dad to VA Clinic in Beaver Dam for his 7:30 a.m. physical (be there 15 min. early ~ ugh) / saw eldest brother both days & aunt on W
        ~ overnight visit 9.11-9.12 / saw youngest brother after he mowed folks' yard
      • Monthly contact with former colleagues/others, now that I'm retired
        1.7.24 HH came over & visited at my invitation
        1.28.24 great-nephew's baptism affirmation in Oakfield, followed by luncheon
        1.29.24 Greenville: BIL's 2nd cataract surgery (hubby was his driver) / lunch at IHOP
        2.2.24 cousin's funeral & saw parents, 2 brothers, most aunts/uncles, few cousins
        2.16.24 pub food from McGeorge's & wine at La Vie with P&B / The Dirty Martinis played
        2.18.24 Greenville: visit w/ hubby's brother, SIL & niece / lunch at Olive Garden
        3.8.24 Darboy: tax docs & long visit with MJSW
        3.19.24 messaged H (his job recently downsized)
        3.25.24 Darboy: tax returns with hubby & MJSW, shorter visit this time
        plans 4.6.24 with PZ canceled b/c she forgot they're going to OH to watch total solar eclipse
        4.15.24 unexpectedly sat & visited w/ CAS at AVB concert
        5.6.24 lunch with CAS
        5.20.24 lunch with LL & LWB
        6.3.24 lunch with former IA mgmt team
        6.4.24 volunteers lunch at church
        6.24.24 lunch with DE
        7.13.24 farmers market with PZ
        8.1.24 belated bday lunch with PZ
        8.15.24 long phone call with sister
        9.2.24 Annual Bridge Walk at The Mighty Mac Bridge with C, S, A&D ~ Weather was perfect, we became Double Crossers & it was awesome! :star:
      9) Declutter bedroom, home office, basement, books in living room
      • Not as much progress as I hoped last year, but not worse.

    Keeping my Word for the Year: Tenacity ~ persistent determination; the mental strength to resist opposition, danger or hardship[/quote]

  • more_freggies76
    more_freggies76 Posts: 2,991 Member
    Hour commitment - I won’t eat again until after 12 pm. No desserts today except up to 2 T confiture.

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