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

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  • Bex953172
    Bex953172 Posts: 4,156 Member
    emgracewrites wrote: »
    @Bex953172

    Maybe invite your kids to join in the dance party with you?

    I would but as much as I love them they can be a right pain. It's a proper work out video and I'd say medium intensity. And I can guarantee someone will end up hurt by a flailing arm.

    Also they have this amazing ability to argue over anything 😂

    However I do play Just Dance with them on the Switch. Although Marley was highly critical of me lol "Do you even know what you're doing mummy?" And "Mummy you're really bad at this."
    As if I wasn't the generation that grew up with consoles 😂😂 she soon realised when I beat her butt at it hahaha
  • pridesabtch
    pridesabtch Posts: 2,458 Member
    pridesabtch wrote: »
    JFT Monday
    - work by 8:00 :( more like 8:10
    - Meetings :smiley:
    - Budget review :smiley:
    - Prep for tomorrow's meeting :smiley:
    - More meetings :smiley:
    - Nap :(
    - No alcohol :(
    - Light dinner :smiley:
    - No snacking :smiley:
    - Bed by 10:00 :(

    Been slacking on taking my meds lately, and last night it showed. I reverted back to some old self destructive behaviors. Need to not drink until I'm back regular with the psych meds.

    Hubby is home sick today. Boy I hope I don't catch it.

    JFT Tuesday
    - Meetings from 7:00am to 3:30pm.
    - Drink more water
    - Nap
    - Bed by 10:00pm
  • RuthanneBowers
    RuthanneBowers Posts: 53 Member
    RuthanneBowers wrote: »
    JFT 2/12
    1. Only 2 cups of coffee ✅
    2. Both veggie and fruit with dinner ❌
    3. No TV after 9 ✅
    4. Drink more water than coffee ✅
    5. Yoga tonight ❌
    6. Get 4,000 steps - normally this would be a cinch, but I was charging my fitbit and forgot to put it on before I left for work :( ✅

    JFT 2/13
    1. Only 2 cups of coffee
    2. Both veggie and fruit with dinner
    3. No TV after 9
    4. Drink more water than coffee
    5. Yoga tonight
    6. Put away all the laundry
    7. No outside food
    8. Log food
    9. Get hourly steps
  • beachwalker99
    beachwalker99 Posts: 994 Member
    Snow day! Guess I'll be getting my exercise clearing the walk and part of the driveway. It's a wet, heavy snow, so it's gorgeous to look at but a bear to shovel. I'm going to have to get out there and make a first pass soon.

    I missed a few days checking in, but I managed to get a lot done in the house on Friday. I also had a busy but fun weekend with my sister and niece. My younger son also came down on Saturday and stayed to watch part of the Super Bowl on Sunday, so I didn't get much grading done. Lots of teacher talk though. My son's in his second year teaching robotics and running his high school's two robotics teams, and my niece is a grad student TA in biology, so there was a lot of story swapping, brainstorming, and (hopefully welcome) advice. My sister is a seasoned middle school math teacher, so she had a lot of helpful tips to share with the two newbies.

    Food choices were mixed. I did well on Friday and for part of the weekend, but there were bagels and cream cheese on Sunday and too many cookies and Italian pastries around to ignore. Ah, well. Today's another day.

    Recap Friday, 2/9
    Stay hydrated - :)
    Better food choices - :)
    Work in some exercise - :)
    Catch up on chores - :)

    JFT Tuesday 2/13
    Stay hydrated
    Better food choices
    Work in some exercise
    Prep/grading

  • emgracewrites
    emgracewrites Posts: 478 Member
    Working from the office today. My smoke alarm started chirping at 9:30 last night and the noise was still going on this morning at 7:30 when I left. Even with a step stool I’m too short to reach up and disconnect it, so I put in a work order. Should be fixed today but the noise was driving me nuts last night trying to sleep.

    No class tonight, but we have a big assignment due, and this is supposed to be the final draft, since we’re doing final presentations Thursday and Friday. The feedback I got last time wasn’t great so I have a lot of work to do tonight.
  • mytime6630
    mytime6630 Posts: 4,273 Member
    mytime6630 wrote: »
    JFT, Tuesday, 2/13
    1. log food
    2. concentrate on water
    3. concentrate on choosing low calorie options
    4. stay within calories
    5. skipped the gym today.. so hopefully try and walk when it warms up
    My weight history
    Name is Joan. Age 73; 5'11"
    SW Year 2017: 220-217
    SW Year 2018: 195.5
    SW Year 2019 : 206 -- met my goal weight of 178, but gained 5 lbs over pandemic
    SW Year 2020: 182.6 -- gained another 12 pounds through the pandemic
    SW Year 2021:195 -- weight fluctuated all year from 184-190s
    SW Year 2022: 190 - reached 182 in August. But weight on a slow increase the rest of
    2117. SW Year 2023: 207.8 - got my weight down to 195; I always gain again between halloween and New Years.
    SW year 2024: 209.0

    Goals for 2024:
    Staring weight: Jan 7, 2024: 209.0
    Goal weight at the end of 2024: 175-180, and learn to maintain
    Goal to lose 25-30 lbs this year to be in healthy range
    Weight Goals:
    1st goal weight: 199 - reach this by March
    2nd goal weight: 185 - reach this by July
    Ultimate goal weight: 175- reach this by September
    Monthly Goals:
    Starting weight: 211
    Feb: 205; 206.2 :) -- almost made my goal.
    March: 199 - get out of those 200s
    April: 195 (Hubby and my 48 wedding anniversary)
    May: 191
    June: 187
    July: 185 (my birthday - will turn 74! Yikes!)
    August: 179
    Sept: 175
    October: 170--- Ultimate goal weight
    November: learn to maintain 170
    December: learn to maintain 170
    Weekly Weigh-ins
    (Will weigh every Sunday). Goal .. 1 pound per week. Ill have my first official weigh in today, Jan 7 after a week with our grandson, xmas, and new years.
    Starting weight Sunday, Jan 7: 209.0
    Jan 14: 211 --- not the best week. Too much snacking and staying in the house. Had margaritas last nite, which I know contributed to the weight gain.
    Jan 21:
    220. 6. -- did much better this week; trying to concentrate on evening snacking. I do OK for meals.. its the snacking that gets me.
    Jan 28:207.2-- under a little, but I know I could be doing better! I'm not logging food, which is important, so I need to make this a priority.
    Feb 1: 206.2 (goal was 205)
    Feb 4: 206
    Feb 11: 207 --- up a little. Need to make better choices in my food. Swap out higher calorie foods for lower calorie.
    Feb 18:
    Feb 25:
    Todays weight 208

  • more_freggies76
    more_freggies76 Posts: 3,111 Member
    more_freggies76 wrote: »
    JFT for 2/13/24 (today)✔️
    1) No dessert today, except a few of the cookies I cook (last 1/25), unless I want sugarfree or no sugar added.
    2) None of DH's stash ok today (including candy, chocolate raisins, peeps, ice cream, Valentine candies & girl scout cookies).
    3) Peanut butter ok today, 2.5 to 3 T (last 2/8)
    4) Don't weigh again until 2/15
    5) No hard cheese ok today (trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 2/10). Note: some grated parmigiana cheese has always been allowed and doesn't count towards hard cheese. Hard cheese at restaurant ok. Can have cheese with restaurant meals.
    6) No honey ok today(1-3 Tbsp.). (last1/25) (a little in honey mustard ok)(last)
    7) Nuts ok (22-30 g) or 12-14 in-the-shell nuts. (last 1/20) Additional nuts in a meal are ok. Like almonds already in green beans. Either nuts or trail mix, but not both.
    8) No beef jerky today.
    9) No chicken vienna sausage ok today (trying not to have higher sodium stuff everyday)(last 2/7)
    10) Sweet potato and/or pumpkin ok today. (last 2/8)
    11) Only 1 ice drink today.
    12) A few tic-tacs as needed everyday. (No max for now, unless it's a problem)
    13) Harvest Snaps(22-30 g) ok today. (last 2/7)
    14) Tamales ok today.(last 2/9)
    15) Lunch no more than 600 calories today.
    16) Trail mix ok today.
    Hour commitment - I won't eat again until after 12 pm.
    ================== 4DW started =============
    4DWs (4 Day Wins) are here, in a shared file:

    Sample

    https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1hrtqbsOInIWeA9sl8FLnEv-ignY21p8m/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=108259155343870939869&rtpof=true&sd=true


  • more_freggies76
    more_freggies76 Posts: 3,111 Member
    Hour commitment - I lost track of time and started my lunch 2 minutes early ! Nothing major, but just keeping honest. Now I won't eat again until after 5 pm. None of the same foods at dinner as at lunch. Can still have my dose of metamusal.
  • more_freggies76
    more_freggies76 Posts: 3,111 Member
    more_freggies76 wrote: »
    JFT for 2/13/24 (today)✔️
    1) No dessert today, except a few of the cookies I cook (last 1/25), unless I want sugarfree or no sugar added.✔️Didn't eat cookies today!
    2) None of DH's stash ok today (including candy, chocolate raisins, peeps, ice cream, Valentine candies & girl scout cookies).✔️
    3) Peanut butter ok today, 2.5 to 3 T (last 2/8)✔️Didn't eat today!
    4) Don't weigh again until 2/15✔️
    5) No hard cheese ok today (trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 2/10). Note: some grated parmigiana cheese has always been allowed and doesn't count towards hard cheese. Hard cheese at restaurant ok. Can have cheese with restaurant meals.✔️
    6) No honey ok today(1-3 Tbsp.). (last1/25) (a little in honey mustard ok)(last)✔️
    7) Nuts ok (22-30 g) or 12-14 in-the-shell nuts. (last 1/20) Additional nuts in a meal are ok. Like almonds already in green beans. Either nuts or trail mix, but not both.✔️
    8) No beef jerky today.✔️
    9) No chicken vienna sausage ok today (trying not to have higher sodium stuff everyday)(last 2/7)✔️
    10) Sweet potato and/or pumpkin ok today. (last 2/8)✔️Didn't eat today!
    11) Only 1 ice drink today.✔️
    12) A few tic-tacs as needed everyday. (No max for now, unless it's a problem)✔️
    13) Harvest Snaps(22-30 g) ok today. (last 2/7)✔️
    14) Tamales ok today.(last 2/9)✔️Didn't eat today!
    15) Lunch no more than 600 calories today.✔️
    16) Trail mix ok today.✔️
    Hour commitment - I won't eat again until tomorrow.

    JFT for 2/14/24 (tomorrow)✔️
    1) No dessert today, except a few of the cookies I cook (last 1/25), unless I want sugarfree or no sugar added.
    2) None of DH's stash ok today (including candy, chocolate raisins, peeps, ice cream, Valentine candies & girl scout cookies).
    3) Peanut butter ok today, 2.5 to 3 T (last 2/8)
    4) Don't weigh again until 2/15
    5) Up to 2.0 oz hard cheese ok today (trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 2/10). Note: some grated parmigiana cheese has always been allowed and doesn't count towards hard cheese. Hard cheese at restaurant ok. Can have cheese with restaurant meals.
    6) No honey ok today(1-3 Tbsp.). (last1/25) (a little in honey mustard ok)(last)
    7) Nuts ok (22-30 g) or 12-14 in-the-shell nuts. (last 1/20) Additional nuts in a meal are ok. Like almonds already in green beans. Either nuts or trail mix, but not both.
    8) No beef jerky today.
    9) No chicken vienna sausage ok today (trying not to have higher sodium stuff everyday)(last 2/7)
    10) Sweet potato and/or pumpkin ok today. (last 2/8)
    11) Only 1 ice drink today.
    12) A few tic-tacs as needed everyday. (No max for now, unless it's a problem)
    13) No Harvest Snaps(22-30 g) ok today. (last 2/13)
    14) Tamales ok today.(last 2/9)
    15) Lunch no more than 600 calories today.
    16) No real butter today.
    ================== 4DW started =============
    4DWs (4 Day Wins) are here, in a shared file:

    Sample

    https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1hrtqbsOInIWeA9sl8FLnEv-ignY21p8m/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=108259155343870939869&rtpof=true&sd=true


  • Bex953172
    Bex953172 Posts: 4,156 Member
    Eugh don't even think I posted goals yesterday! I was very very tired yesterday. Monday night Casey was sick, and then her tummy kept cramping which we all know how painful that can be when youre sick. So after getting up 5/6 times I decided to get in bed with her. And every 20 mins or so she was crying with the cramps. And she was sick two more times alllllll through the night until 8am. She then went back to sleep from 9-12 so she caught up on her sleep. I however was zombified. I did get a quick hour nap in the afternoon but it didn't help much!

    But because I was tired I think I over snacked because my body just probs needed the energy lol but it made me go over in calories.

    Not gonna beat myself up about it

    Goals for today!

    Weekly Goals
    - Log in every day and update daily!
    - Say 'No' to myself.
    - Reduce sugar intake
    - Sundays - Weekly Review

    JFT Wednesday
    - Log ALL food
    - Swap out 'bad snacks' for fruit
    - Get atleast 6 waters in
    - Be within calorie goal
    - DONT EAT BACK EXERCISE CALORIES!!


    Tips & Tricks
    - Feeling peckish? Have a drink first!
    - Write my goals somewhere noticeable (off the app)
    - Log as I eat so I don't forget anything
    - Tell myself "no" out loud! Not just in my mind!
    - Fat Me Vs Thin Me! (Fat Me wants to eat the junk food, but Thin Me wouldn't do that, so be more like Thin me!)


  • RuthanneBowers
    RuthanneBowers Posts: 53 Member
    RuthanneBowers wrote: »
    JFT 2/13
    1. Only 2 cups of coffee ✅
    2. Both veggie and fruit with dinner ✅
    3. No TV after 9 ✅
    4. Drink more water than coffee ✅ it was maybe equal but I am still counting it
    5. Yoga tonight ✅
    6. Put away all the laundry ✅
    7. No outside food ✅
    8. Log food ❌ I logged some, but not all of dinner because I knew I went over :|
    9. Get hourly steps ✅ 9/10 so I am counting it because it is better than most days

    JFT 2/14
    1. Only 2 cups of coffee
    2. Both veggie and fruit with dinner
    3. No TV after 9
    4. Drink more water than coffee
    5. Yoga tonight
    6. No outside food
    7. Log food even if I go over
    8. Get hourly steps
  • pridesabtch
    pridesabtch Posts: 2,458 Member
    pridesabtch wrote: »

    JFT Tuesday
    - Meetings from 7:00am to 3:30pm. :smiley:
    - Drink more water :smiley:
    - Nap :smiley:
    - Bed by 10:00pm :smiley:

    Yesterday was a pretty good day. Work was long, but productive. Did better with water intake and didn't drink any alcohol. Got a good nap in after work, ate a reasonable dinner and went to bed early.

    Bloodwork this morning to check cholesterol levels, thyroid levels and kidney function. Surprisingly my liver is fine, lol. Work today then maybe trivia this evening. But after the other night's self destructive depressive episode, I'm going to skip the drinking tonight all together. I'm not saying I am quitting drinking, but at least until I'm regularly taking my psych meds again it isn't a good idea. Tim has been under the weather and I'm getting a cough, so we may just stay home and throw a pizza in the oven. Oh, the appliances are now functional. Still no counter top, but that should be in next Tuesday. I'm guessing after the counter top is in, it will only be a day or two more until the kitchen is done. Then they will start on the small bathroom.

    JFT Wednesday
    - Take Tim to work at 7:30 :smiley:
    - Blood work at 8:20 (didn't get me in until 9:00) :smiley:
    - Work
    - Check in with MFP
    - Stop by mom's to get bills
    - Home by 5:00
    - Trivia
    - No alcohol
    - Home by 10:30
    - Shower
    - Bed by 11:00
  • cschmitz110515
    cschmitz110515 Posts: 3,625 Member
    Had a great time visiting at Mom and Dad's Monday & Tuesday. Also got to see my aunt, who is leaving next week for 3 months in Australia (she's a dual citizen, and her hubby is an Aussie, so they spend part of their year apart on different continents). Plus my youngest brother stopped over on his day off so we got to visit a bit. <3 After being out of town 2 days, eating light breakfast out with Mom and her lady friends, and eating Dad's homemade cooking, all with sedentary time in car and visiting, I'm surprised to see my weight is stable this morning. I'll take it!

    JFT 2/14 W
    1) Soup supper at church & limit desserts/breads / log all food to best guess / 64+ oz. water
    2) Walk dog
    3) When hubby works on our 2nd vehicle stranded at his sister's, drive & help without complaint ~ I'm just glad he is very mechanically gifted / any chore is a win / soup supper at church (any time after 5:30) / choir run-through 6:40 / Ash Wednesday service 7:00

    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
    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]
    • 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
    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:
      January
    6) Participate in my favorite area races ~ I walk, I do not run
    • Registered 12.29.23 for Bellin 10K race on 6.8.24 & eligible to have race fee waived ~ rats, no waiver of fee
    • Register for my other usual events, and add other possible events
    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 90 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
    • 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, WI
      2.2.24 cousin's funeral & saw parents, 2 brothers, most aunts/uncles, few cousins
    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
  • more_freggies76
    more_freggies76 Posts: 3,111 Member
    edited February 14
    more_freggies76 wrote: »
    JFT for 2/14/24 (today)✔️
    1) No dessert today, except a few of the cookies I cook (last 1/25), unless I want sugarfree or no sugar added.
    2) None of DH's stash ok today (including candy, chocolate raisins, peeps, ice cream, Valentine candies & girl scout cookies).
    3) Peanut butter ok today, 2.5 to 3 T (last 2/8)
    4) Don't weigh again until 2/15
    5) Up to 2.0 oz hard cheese ok today (trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 2/10). Note: some grated parmigiana cheese has always been allowed and doesn't count towards hard cheese. Hard cheese at restaurant ok. Can have cheese with restaurant meals.
    6) No honey ok today(1-3 Tbsp.). (last1/25) (a little in honey mustard ok)(last)
    7) Nuts ok (22-30 g) or 12-14 in-the-shell nuts. (last 1/20) Additional nuts in a meal are ok. Like almonds already in green beans. Either nuts or trail mix, but not both.
    8) No beef jerky today.
    9) No chicken vienna sausage ok today (trying not to have higher sodium stuff everyday)(last 2/7)
    10) Sweet potato and/or pumpkin ok today. (last 2/8)
    11) Only 1 ice drink today.
    12) A few tic-tacs as needed everyday. (No max for now, unless it's a problem)
    13) No Harvest Snaps(22-30 g) ok today. (last 2/13)
    14) Tamales ok today.(last 2/9)
    15) Lunch no more than 600 calories today.
    16) No real butter today.
    Hour commitment - I won't eat again until after 12 pm.
    ================== 4DW started =============
    4DWs (4 Day Wins) are here, in a shared file:

    Sample

    https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1hrtqbsOInIWeA9sl8FLnEv-ignY21p8m/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=108259155343870939869&rtpof=true&sd=true


  • more_freggies76
    more_freggies76 Posts: 3,111 Member
    Hour commitment - I won't eat again until after 5pm. None of the same foods at dinner as at lunch. Can still have my dose of metamusal.
  • more_freggies76
    more_freggies76 Posts: 3,111 Member
    more_freggies76 wrote: »
    JFT for 2/14/24 (today)✔️
    1) No dessert today, except a few of the cookies I cook (last 1/25), unless I want sugarfree or no sugar added.✔️
    2) None of DH's stash ok today (including candy, chocolate raisins, peeps, ice cream, Valentine candies & girl scout cookies).✔️
    3) Peanut butter ok today, 2.5 to 3 T (last 2/8)✔️
    4) Don't weigh again until 2/15✔️
    5) Up to 2.0 oz hard cheese ok today (trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 2/10). Note: some grated parmigiana cheese has always been allowed and doesn't count towards hard cheese. Hard cheese at restaurant ok. Can have cheese with restaurant meals.✔️
    6) No honey ok today(1-3 Tbsp.). (last1/25) (a little in honey mustard ok)(last)✔️
    7) Nuts ok (22-30 g) or 12-14 in-the-shell nuts. (last 1/20) Additional nuts in a meal are ok. Like almonds already in green beans. Either nuts or trail mix, but not both.✔️
    8) No beef jerky today.✔️
    9) No chicken vienna sausage ok today (trying not to have higher sodium stuff everyday)(last 2/7)
    10) Sweet potato and/or pumpkin ok today. (last 2/8)✔️Didn't eat today
    11) Only 1 ice drink today.✔️
    12) A few tic-tacs as needed everyday. (No max for now, unless it's a problem)✔️
    13) No Harvest Snaps(22-30 g) ok today. (last 2/13)✔️
    14) Tamales ok today.(last 2/9)✔️Didn't eat today
    15) Lunch no more than 600 calories today.✔️
    16) No real butter today.✔️

    Hour commitment - I won't eat again until tomorrow.

    JFT for 2/15/24 (tomorrow)✔️
    1) No dessert today, including none of the cookies I made (last 1/25), unless I want sugarfree or no sugar added.
    2) None of DH's stash ok today (including candy, chocolate raisins, peeps, ice cream, Valentine candies & girl scout cookies).
    3) No peanut butter ok today, 2.5 to 3 T (last 2/14)
    4) Don't weigh again until 2/15
    5) No hard cheese ok today (trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 2/14). Note: some grated parmigiana cheese has always been allowed and doesn't count towards hard cheese. Hard cheese at restaurant ok. Can have cheese with restaurant meals.
    6) No honey ok today(1-3 Tbsp.). (last1/25) (a little in honey mustard ok)(last)
    7) Nuts ok (22-30 g) or 12-14 in-the-shell nuts. (last 1/20) Additional nuts in a meal are ok. Like almonds already in green beans. Either nuts or trail mix, but not both.
    8) No beef jerky today.
    9) No chicken vienna sausage ok today (trying not to have higher sodium stuff everyday)(last 2/7)
    10) Sweet potato and/or pumpkin ok today. (last 2/8)
    11) Only 1 ice drink today.
    12) A few tic-tacs as needed everyday. (No max for now, unless it's a problem)
    13) Harvest Snaps(22-30 g) ok today. (last 2/13)
    14) Tamales ok today.(last 2/9)
    15) Lunch no more than 600 calories today.
    16) No real butter today.
    ================== 4DW started =============
    4DWs (4 Day Wins) are here, in a shared file:

    Sample

    https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1hrtqbsOInIWeA9sl8FLnEv-ignY21p8m/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=108259155343870939869&rtpof=true&sd=true


  • beachwalker99
    beachwalker99 Posts: 994 Member
    Recap Tuesday 2/13
    Stay hydrated :)
    Better food choices :)
    Work in some exercise :) Got my snow workout!
    Prep/grading - Minimal

    JFT Thursday 2/15
    Stay hydrated
    Better food choices
    Work in some exercise
    Prep/grading
  • more_freggies76
    more_freggies76 Posts: 3,111 Member
    edited February 15
    more_freggies76 wrote: »
    JFT for 2/15/24 (today)✔️
    1) No dessert today, including none of the cookies I made (last 1/25), unless I want sugarfree or no sugar added.
    2) None of DH's stash ok today (including candy, chocolate raisins, peeps, ice cream, Valentine candies & girl scout cookies).
    3) No peanut butter ok today, 2.5 to 3 T (last 2/14)
    4) Don't weigh again until 2/15
    5) No hard cheese ok today (trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 2/14). Note: some grated parmigiana cheese has always been allowed and doesn't count towards hard cheese. Hard cheese at restaurant ok. Can have cheese with restaurant meals.
    6) No honey ok today(1-3 Tbsp.). (last1/25) (a little in honey mustard ok)(last)
    7) Nuts ok (22-30 g) or 12-14 in-the-shell nuts. (last 1/20) Additional nuts in a meal are ok. Like almonds already in green beans. Either nuts or trail mix, but not both.
    8) No beef jerky today.
    9) No chicken vienna sausage ok today (trying not to have higher sodium stuff everyday)(last 2/7)
    10) Sweet potato and/or pumpkin ok today. (last 2/8)
    11) Only 1 ice drink today.
    12) A few tic-tacs as needed everyday. (No max for now, unless it's a problem)
    13) Harvest Snaps(22-30 g) ok today. (last 2/13)
    14) Tamales ok today.(last 2/9)
    15) Lunch can be more than 600 calories today.
    16) No real butter today.
    17) Can eat lunch early due to lunch meeting.
    ================== 4DW started =============
    4DWs (4 Day Wins) are here, in a shared file:

    Sample

    https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1hrtqbsOInIWeA9sl8FLnEv-ignY21p8m/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=108259155343870939869&rtpof=true&sd=true

  • more_freggies76
    more_freggies76 Posts: 3,111 Member
    Hour commitment - I won't eat again until after 5 pm. None of the same foods at dinner as at lunch. Can still have my dose of metamusal.
  • pridesabtch
    pridesabtch Posts: 2,458 Member
    pridesabtch wrote: »
    JFT Wednesday
    - Take Tim to work at 7:30 :smiley:
    - Blood work at 8:20 (didn't get me in until 9:00) :smiley:
    - Work :smiley:
    - Check in with MFP :smiley:
    - Stop by mom's to get bills :smiley:
    - Home by 5:00 :smiley:
    - Trivia :smiley:
    - No alcohol :smiley:
    - Home by 10:30 :(
    - Shower :smiley:
    - Bed by 11:00 :(

    Yesterday was good. Stuck to my no alcohol goal at the bar. Even shot some pool. Apparently I need to learn to play completely sober. I tend to play better with a few drinks in me. I guess I am less nervous. Nonetheless, I enjoyed the evening and slept well after.

    Not sure what tonight holds. Tim likes to go to the Cocktail Bar on Thursday evenings, and they do have good burgers. Still not sure I want to go out though. Sticking with no alcohol.

    JFT Thursday
    - Up by 7:00
    - Work by 8:00
    - Meetings
    - One on Ones
    - No Candy
    - No alcohol
    - Get nails done?
    - Home by 10:00
    - Bed by 10:30
  • RuthanneBowers
    RuthanneBowers Posts: 53 Member
    RuthanneBowers wrote: »
    JFT 2/14
    1. Only 2 cups of coffee ✅
    2. Both veggie and fruit with dinner ❌ but I did have fruit
    3. No TV after 9 ✅
    4. Drink more water than coffee ✅
    5. Yoga tonight ✅
    6. No outside food
    7. Log food even if I go over ❌ no :( I have been on craving kick lately and it is causing me to overeat... not on bad stuff, but too much
    8. Get hourly steps ✅

    JFT 2/15
    1. Only 2 cups of coffee
    2. Both veggie and fruit with dinner
    3. No TV after 9
    4. Drink more water than coffee
    5. Yoga tonight
    6. No outside food
    7. Log food even if I go over
    8. Get 8/10 hourly steps
  • cschmitz110515
    cschmitz110515 Posts: 3,625 Member
    Recap 2/14 W
    1) Soup supper at church & limit desserts/breads / log all food to best guess / 64+ oz. water :neutral: think I did ok food-wise but light on water
    2) Walk dog :smiley: 3.49 mi happy dog & happy me
    3) When hubby works on our 2nd vehicle stranded at his sister's, drive & help without complaint ~ I'm just glad he is very mechanically gifted hubby didn't need me to drive, but fix is not working *sigh* / any chore is a win :smiley: few minor things / soup supper at church (any time after 5:30) / choir run-through 6:40 / Ash Wednesday service 7:00 :smiley:

    JFT 2/15 R
    1) Sausage & broccoli stir-fry with brown rice & side salad for supper / log all food / 64+ oz. water
    2) PT exercises / 7500 steps
    3) Breadsmith / grocery shop / go with hubby to his sister's while he tries to get SUV started ~ still not working so on to next steps in plan / wash dishes / read / declutter / sort plastic bags for recycle drive / 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
    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]
    • 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
    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:
      January
    6) Participate in my favorite area races ~ I walk, I do not run
    • Registered 12.29.23 for Bellin 10K race on 6.8.24 & eligible to have race fee waived ~ rats, no waiver of fee
    • Register for my other usual events, and add other possible events
    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 90 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
    • 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, WI
      2.2.24 cousin's funeral & saw parents, 2 brothers, most aunts/uncles, few cousins
    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
  • more_freggies76
    more_freggies76 Posts: 3,111 Member
    more_freggies76 wrote: »
    JFT for 2/15/24 (today)✔️
    1) No dessert today, including none of the cookies I made (last 1/25), unless I want sugarfree or no sugar added.✔️
    2) None of DH's stash ok today (including candy, chocolate raisins, peeps, ice cream, Valentine candies & girl scout cookies).✔️
    3) No peanut butter ok today, 2.5 to 3 T (last 2/14)✔️
    4) Don't weigh again until 2/15✔️
    5) No hard cheese ok today (trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 2/14). Note: some grated parmigiana cheese has always been allowed and doesn't count towards hard cheese. Hard cheese at restaurant ok. Can have cheese with restaurant meals.✔️
    6) No honey ok today(1-3 Tbsp.). (last1/25) (a little in honey mustard ok)(last)✔️
    7) Nuts ok (22-30 g) or 12-14 in-the-shell nuts. (last 1/20) Additional nuts in a meal are ok. Like almonds already in green beans. Either nuts or trail mix, but not both.✔️
    8) No beef jerky today.✔️
    9) No chicken vienna sausage ok today (trying not to have higher sodium stuff everyday)(last 2/7)✔️
    10) Sweet potato and/or pumpkin ok today. (last 2/8)✔️Didn't eat today
    11) Only 1 ice drink today.✔️
    12) A few tic-tacs as needed everyday. (No max for now, unless it's a problem)✔️
    13) Harvest Snaps(22-30 g) ok today. (last 2/13)✔️
    14) Tamales ok today.(last 2/9)✔️
    15) Lunch can be more than 600 calories today.✔️
    16) No real butter today.✔️
    17) Can eat lunch early due to lunch meeting.✔️
    Hour commitment - I won't eat again until tomorrow.

    JFT for 2/16/24 (tomorrow)✔️
    1) Can have dessert today at the restaurant, but none of the cookies I made (last 1/25)
    2) None of DH's stash ok today (including candy, chocolate raisins, peeps, ice cream, Valentine candies & girl scout cookies).
    3) No peanut butter ok today, 2.5 to 3 T (last 2/14)
    4) Don't weigh again until 2/19
    5) Up 2.0 oz hard cheese ok today (trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 2/14). Note: some grated parmigiana cheese has always been allowed and doesn't count towards hard cheese. Hard cheese at restaurant ok. Can have cheese with restaurant meals.
    6) No honey ok today(1-3 Tbsp.). (last1/25) (a little in honey mustard ok)(last)
    7) Nuts ok (22-30 g) or 12-14 in-the-shell nuts. (last 1/20) Additional nuts in a meal are ok. Like almonds already in green beans. Either nuts or trail mix, but not both.
    8) No beef jerky today.
    9) No chicken vienna sausage ok today (trying not to have higher sodium stuff everyday)(last 2/7)
    10) Sweet potato and/or pumpkin ok today. (last 2/8)
    11) Only 1 ice drink today.
    12) A few tic-tacs as needed everyday. (No max for now, unless it's a problem)
    13) No Harvest Snaps(22-30 g) ok today. (last 2/15)
    14) No tamales ok today.(last 2/15)
    15) Can have more than 600 calories today, eating out with friends
    16) No real butter today. No bakers chocolate today.
    17) Can brunch with friends. Can eat what I want at the restaurant.
    ================== 4DW started =============
    4DWs (4 Day Wins) are here, in a shared file:

    Sample

    https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1hrtqbsOInIWeA9sl8FLnEv-ignY21p8m/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=108259155343870939869&rtpof=true&sd=true


  • littleblackskirt
    littleblackskirt Posts: 1,044 Member
    I failed to post yesterday, and possibly the day before that as well. Wednesday wasn't so great (there was birthday cake!). Thursday was much better, proper meals, no snacks, and I really wanted to snack last night but held out. It helped that I didn't have much in the house which was tempting me.

    Today I'm going out to eat but will keep it sensible.

    JFT Friday 16th Feb

    THINK before I eat
    No snacking
    No eating after 6.30 pm
    PF exercises
    Back exercises
    Grocery shopping
    Drop off charity donations


  • Bex953172
    Bex953172 Posts: 4,156 Member
    Missed posting for a whole day AGAIN!
    Really not doing well this week. Lost that initial momentum. So I want to try and get that back. We did get out yesterday to the park which was nice.
    So today I want to have a straight day! No cheeky snacks, I need to be strict with myself! Do it just for one day!

    I need to remember my goals and stick to my tips and tricks! These WILL get me through the day!

    Weekly Goals
    - Log in every day and update daily!
    - Say 'No' to myself.
    - Reduce sugar intake
    - Sundays - Weekly Review

    JFT Friday
    - Log ALL food
    - Swap out 'bad snacks' for fruit
    - Get atleast 6 waters in
    - Be within calorie goal


    Tips & Tricks
    - Feeling peckish? Have a drink first!
    - Write my goals somewhere noticeable (off the app)
    - Log as I eat so I don't forget anything
    - Tell myself "no" out loud! Not just in my mind!
    - Fat Me Vs Thin Me! (Fat Me wants to eat the junk food, but Thin Me wouldn't do that, so be more like Thin me!)

  • pridesabtch
    pridesabtch Posts: 2,458 Member
    pridesabtch wrote: »

    JFT Thursday
    - Up by 7:00 :smiley:
    - Work by 8:00 :smiley:
    - Meetings :smiley:
    - One on Ones :smiley:
    - No Candy :(
    - No alcohol :smiley:
    - Get nails done? :(
    - Home by 10:00 :smiley:
    - Bed by 10:30 :smiley:

    Did pretty well yesterday, though I ate too much for dinner. Down side of skipping breakfast and lunch is that I was famished by dinner and overate. Wasn't feeling much like staying out so it was an early evening. Even got to bed early. Slept well, but still woke up tired. I hate that!

    Tonight depending on how I feel, I may play in a pool tournament. The only problem is that it doesn't start until 8:00/8:30 and lasts well past midnight. I go out fairly early, so I get out around 12:00 / 12:30. The late night isn't the problem, the 8:30am spin class is the problem...

    JFT Friday
    - Work by 8:00 :smiley:
    - One on Ones :smiley:
    - NIMS (National Incident Management System) training
    - No alcohol
    - No candy
    - Pool Tournament
    - Home by 1:00
    - Charge speaker
  • more_freggies76
    more_freggies76 Posts: 3,111 Member
    edited February 16
    JFT for 2/16/24 (today)✔️
    1) Can have dessert today at the restaurant, and also the cookies I made (last 1/25)
    2) None of DH's stash ok today (including candy, chocolate raisins, peeps, ice cream, Valentine candies & girl scout cookies).
    3) No peanut butter ok today, 2.5 to 3 T (last 2/14)
    4) Don't weigh again until 2/19
    5) Up 2.0 oz hard cheese ok today (trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 2/14). Note: some grated parmigiana cheese has always been allowed and doesn't count towards hard cheese. Hard cheese at restaurant ok. Can have cheese with restaurant meals.
    6) No honey ok today(1-3 Tbsp.). (last1/25) (a little in honey mustard ok)(last)
    7) Nuts ok (22-30 g) or 12-14 in-the-shell nuts. (last 1/20) Additional nuts in a meal are ok. Like almonds already in green beans. Either nuts or trail mix, but not both.
    8) No beef jerky today.
    9) No chicken vienna sausage ok today (trying not to have higher sodium stuff everyday)(last 2/7)
    10) Sweet potato and/or pumpkin ok today. (last 2/8)
    11) Only 1 ice drink today.
    12) A few tic-tacs as needed everyday. (No max for now, unless it's a problem)
    13) No Harvest Snaps(22-30 g) ok today. (last 2/15)
    14) No tamales ok today.(last 2/15)
    15) Can have more than 600 calories today, eating out with friends
    16) No real butter today. No bakers chocolate today.
    17) Can have coffee and a little breakfast early today and then brunch with friends. Can eat what I want at the restaurant.

    Hour commitment - I won't eat again until brunch with my friends . Can have what I want at the restaurant. Still going to have early coffee stuff.
    ================== 4DW started =============
    4DWs (4 Day Wins) are here, in a shared file:

    Sample

    https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1hrtqbsOInIWeA9sl8FLnEv-ignY21p8m/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=108259155343870939869&rtpof=true&sd=true


  • more_freggies76
    more_freggies76 Posts: 3,111 Member
    Hour commitment - I won’t eat again until after 5 pm. No more desserts today
  • cschmitz110515
    cschmitz110515 Posts: 3,625 Member
    edited February 16
    Recap 2/15 R
    1) Sausage & broccoli stir-fry with brown rice & side salad for supper / log all food / 64+ oz. water >:) too much snacking & way over calories
    2) PT exercises / 7500 steps :smiley:
    3) Breadsmith / grocery shop / go with hubby to his sister's while he tries to get SUV started ~ still not working so on to next steps in plan / wash dishes / read / declutter / sort plastic bags for recycle drive ~ how did I have so many?!? / other? nope :smiley:

    JFT 2/16 F
    1) Log all food prior to evening / 64+ oz. water
    2) 7500 steps
    3) Finish sorting plastic bags / read / declutter / other?
    4) P&B pick me up 6:30 / order sensible takeout / limit adult beverages & enjoy band

    Cold day, wind chill staying in the teens so skipping dog walk today. Sad me and sad dog 😢.

    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
    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]
    • 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
    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:
      January / February
    6) Participate in my favorite area races ~ I walk, I do not run
    • Registered 12.29.23 for Bellin 10K race on 6.8.24 & eligible to have race fee waived ~ rats, no waiver of fee
    • Register for my other usual events, and add other possible events
    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 90 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
    • 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, WI
      2.2.24 cousin's funeral & saw parents, 2 brothers, most aunts/uncles, few cousins
    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
  • mytime6630
    mytime6630 Posts: 4,273 Member
    edited February 16
    Late in posting again. Last nite, hubby was gone.. and I had to run to walmart. WHY did I pick up some "sugar free" klondike bars! Then.. they had 8 little almond joy candy bars for just $2.50, so I bought those also.. and ate all of this last nite. Sometimes my mindset, after I buy things I should never have gotten, is just eat it all.. then its gone. I really have to work harder at overcoming this awful mindset, but more important.. not even bring that stuff in the house.
    So, goals for today..
    1. Get back on track. Log food!!!
    2. stay within calories. If I want to lose weight.. thats the only way to do it!
    3. concentrate on water
    4. find book on binge eating .. and read it.
    5. no snacking tonite.. or if I am super hungry.. drink a protein shake.

    Today is a snowy, but beautiful day. SO just working on pc boards while I can watch tv & look out the window at the snow! Hubby wants these built so he can sell for extra cash.. and when its nice out I don't want to do them.. so good day.
    French Onion soup is in the crockpot.. and making sweet & Sour chicken tonite for dinner.

    My weight history
    Name is Joan. Age 73; 5'11"
    SW Year 2017: 220-217
    SW Year 2018: 195.5
    SW Year 2019 : 206 -- met my goal weight of 178, but gained 5 lbs over pandemic
    SW Year 2020: 182.6 -- gained another 12 pounds through the pandemic
    SW Year 2021:195 -- weight fluctuated all year from 184-190s
    SW Year 2022: 190 - reached 182 in August. But weight on a slow increase the rest of
    2117. SW Year 2023: 207.8 - got my weight down to 195; I always gain again between halloween and New Years.
    SW year 2024: 209.0

    Goals for 2024:
    Staring weight: Jan 7, 2024: 209.0
    Goal weight at the end of 2024: 175-180, and learn to maintain
    Goal to lose 25-30 lbs this year to be in healthy range
    Weight Goals:
    1st goal weight: 199 - reach this by March
    2nd goal weight: 185 - reach this by July
    Ultimate goal weight: 175- reach this by September
    Monthly Goals:
    Starting weight: 211
    Feb: 205; 206.2 :) -- almost made my goal.
    March: 199 - get out of those 200s
    April: 195 (Hubby and my 48 wedding anniversary)
    May: 191
    June: 187
    July: 185 (my birthday - will turn 74! Yikes!)
    August: 179
    Sept: 175
    October: 170--- Ultimate goal weight
    November: learn to maintain 170
    December: learn to maintain 170
    Weekly Weigh-ins
    (Will weigh every Sunday). Goal .. 1 pound per week. Ill have my first official weigh in today, Jan 7 after a week with our grandson, xmas, and new years.
    Starting weight Sunday, Jan 7: 209.0
    Jan 14: 211 --- not the best week. Too much snacking and staying in the house. Had margaritas last nite, which I know contributed to the weight gain.
    Jan 21:
    220. 6. -- did much better this week; trying to concentrate on evening snacking. I do OK for meals.. its the snacking that gets me.
    Jan 28:207.2-- under a little, but I know I could be doing better! I'm not logging food, which is important, so I need to make this a priority.
    Feb 1: 206.2 (goal was 205)
    Feb 4: 206
    Feb 11: 207 --- up a little. Need to make better choices in my food. Swap out higher calorie foods for lower calorie.
    Feb 18:
    Feb 25:
    Todays weight 209


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