JUST FOR TODAY... One day at a time .. Daily Commitment for 2024
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Happy 4th of July to those of us in the USA! It’s cloudy, hot and muggy here in Wisconsin today and it’s supposed to start raining around 5:00 off and on so I’m not sure if they’ll be able to have the fireworks tonight or not. I sure hope so. We probably won’t go anyway (because we are old and tired and boring…), but I feel bad for all the kiddos and families who go downtown to celebrate.
I’m having issues today with grab-*kitten* eating. My brain is SO bored and I want to do something but my tailbone says “nope”. So I’m catching myself eating out of boredom. Not going to lose weight OR get healthy doing that! So I hopped on my iPad here to post goals quick and I’m going to look for some beginner video lessons on knitting or crocheting…something to do while I’m more sedentary.
Hope everyone has a great day!
JUST FOR TODAY
1. Create today’s plan and assess yesterday’s.
2. Log all my food and close Food Diary at the end of the day.
3. 60+ oz water
4. Take a walk. Close 3 activity rings.
5. Self-Care 30 minutes.
6. Evening routine
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Hour commitment - I won’t eat again until tomorrow.1
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littleblackskirt wrote: »
JFT Thursday 4th July
Log everything ✅
Stay in the green ✅
No snacking ✅ 6/7
PF exercises ✅
General exercises ❌
Walk ❌
Start figures for tax return ❌
Really tired this morning, dog gets up early! And once she's been out and fed, she goes back to sleep, and I'm up for the day lol. Need to get my tax return done when it's quiet, but not sure if my brain is too foggy today. Will get started.
Happy 4th July to those who celebrate it.
Didn't get much done yesterday, I was on gold level procrastination. I even did the ironing rather than start the tax return! Weather was too wild to get outside during the day, although I did manage half an hour weeding and ball throwing in the evening.
Now done one week of logging, 3lbs down and into the next stone down which is always nice.
JFT Friday 5th July
Log everything
Stay in the green
No snacking
PF exercises
General exercises
Walk
Gardening
Sew dog's bed, filling is escaping
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PackerFanInGB wrote: »
JUST FOR TODAY
1. Create today’s plan and assess yesterday’s. ✅
2. Log all my food and close Food Diary at the end of the day. ❌. Too many summer salad stuff to be able to guess how to log.
3. 60+ oz water. ✅.
4. Take a walk. Close 3 activity rings. ✅. Not as far as I wanted but only because it started raining.
5. Self-Care 30 minutes. ✅. Family time. Fingernails.
6. Evening routine. 🟡 We got home too late for reading and journaling, but I did take a nice hot shower to wash off the mosquito spray and that was really relaxing.
Hope everyone who celebrated the 4th of July had a safe and happy holiday! I’m tired today. I was up much later than usual because we went to my son’s house to watch fireworks with the grands. Was fun but I’m tired today.
@littleblackskirt Congratulations on losing 3 lbs and being closer to the next stone down! Yay! 👏🥳
JUST FOR TODAY
1. Create today’s plan and assess yesterday’s.
2. Log all my food and close Food Diary at the end of the day.
3. 60+ oz water.
4. Take a walk. Close 3 activity rings.
5. Self-Care 30 minutes.
6. Evening routine.
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Hour commitment - I won’t eat again until tomorrow.0
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littleblackskirt wrote: »
JFT Friday 5th July
Log everything ✅
Stay in the green ✅
No snacking ✅ 7/8
PF exercises ❌
General exercises ✅
Walk ✅
Gardening ✅
Sew dog's bed, filling is escaping ❌
Quick post to clear yesterday's goals. Today is going to be a hard day so not going to set goals.
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Ugh. Travel is SOO HARD when trying to stay on a food plan.
Yesterday was a travel day, 12 hrs in the car . I took along food and healthier snacks and drank about a gallon of water on the trip . I did ok until the afternoon when I got really hungry around 3. I ended up grabbing a meat stick and 2 cheesesticks and had a few gummy lifesavers (my road trip crutch)
Then we had to meet friends, in a bar , with nothing on the menu but a prepackaged sandwhich or pizza as dinner choices. I didn't know this ahead of time. I was starving and dreaded the options but I needed something to eat.. so I shared a sub sandwhich with the hubby and it tasted like it had enough salt in it to last me a month. I was so annoyed. I just keep sipping on water the rest of the night and had one cocktail .
JFT
I got up from the hotel room early this morning and went for a 2 mile walk and then we ended up going for breakfast for some REAL food. I ordered a cheese omelette with a side of veggies that included mushrooms, broccoli and tomatoes. Veggies never tasted so good!!
(but I suspect they had a fair bit of butter on them)
Tonight we have one more social event to go to with food being prepared. Not sure what the options will be..
Hoping this trip doesn't cost me the lost 2 lbs I was able to attain last week...
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Hour commitment - I won’t eat again until dinner.3
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July goals:
~ Continue with Solid Habits
👌👌👌👌👌👌
~ Focus on body flexibility
🧘♀️🧘♀️🧘♀️🧘♀️🧘♀️🧘♀️
~ Weigh less at the end of the month
1 July: 138.1
🦋 Terri 🐬
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PackerFanInGB wrote: »
JUST FOR TODAY
1. Create today’s plan and assess yesterday’s. 😊
2. Log all my food and close Food Diary at the end of the day. 😖
3. 60+ oz water. 😊
4. Take a walk. Close 3 activity rings. 😊
5. Self-Care 30 minutes. 😊
6. Evening routine. 😖
Just being accountable! I’m not adding new goals until I am consistently successful with these.
JUST FOR TODAY
1. Create today’s plan and assess yesterday’s. 😊
2. Log all my food and close Food Diary at the end of the day.
3. 60+ oz water. 😊
4. Take a walk. Close 3 activity rings. 😊
5. Self-Care 30 minutes. 😊
6. Evening routine.
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Hour commitment - I won’t eat again until tomorrow.1
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JFT - No desserts today!1
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Hour commitnent - I won’t eat again until after 5 pm, unless we get fruit at the fruit stand0
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HappyDonkey75 wrote: »Ugh. Travel is SOO HARD when trying to stay on a food plan.
Yesterday was a travel day, 12 hrs in the car . I took along food and healthier snacks and drank about a gallon of water on the trip . I did ok until the afternoon when I got really hungry around 3. I ended up grabbing a meat stick and 2 cheesesticks and had a few gummy lifesavers (my road trip crutch)
Then we had to meet friends, in a bar , with nothing on the menu but a prepackaged sandwhich or pizza as dinner choices. I didn't know this ahead of time. I was starving and dreaded the options but I needed something to eat.. so I shared a sub sandwhich with the hubby and it tasted like it had enough salt in it to last me a month. I was so annoyed. I just keep sipping on water the rest of the night and had one cocktail .
JFT
I got up from the hotel room early this morning and went for a 2 mile walk and then we ended up going for breakfast for some REAL food. I ordered a cheese omelette with a side of veggies that included mushrooms, broccoli and tomatoes. Veggies never tasted so good!!
(but I suspect they had a fair bit of butter on them)
Tonight we have one more social event to go to with food being prepared. Not sure what the options will be..
Hoping this trip doesn't cost me the lost 2 lbs I was able to attain last week...
Given the situation you're in, don't beat yourself up too much about the calories. Obviously dont go crazy but if you're limited for options when you're starving then it just is what it is!
It's not a reflection on you or your goals!
So many times we've been out longer than we should have and ended up at McDonald's (not that I'm complaining 🤣)
So don't see it as a failure! It is hard to keep track when you're travelling but it is for everyone!
Just enjoy yourself
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PackerFanInGB wrote: »
JUST FOR SATURDAY
1. Create today’s plan and assess yesterday’s. 😊
2. Log all my food and close Food Diary at the end of the day. ❌
3. 60+ oz water. 😊
4. Take a walk. Close 3 activity rings. 😊
5. Self-Care 30 minutes. 😊
6. Evening routine. 😊
Hope everyone had a nice weekend!
JUST FOR SUNDAY
1. Create today’s plan and assess yesterday’s. 😊
2. Log all my food and close Food Diary at the end of the day. 😊
3. 60+ oz water.
4. Take a walk. ❌
5. Close 3 activity rings. 😊
6. Self-Care 30 minutes. 😊
7. Evening routine.
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Hour commitment - I won't eat again until tomorrow.1
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Quick recap of the weekend.
Saturday I was under calories, didn't have much of an appetite so wasn't hard. No snacking.
Sunday I didn't make good choices,but did notice that I restrained myself a bit. I needed to go into town, and decided to go to the chippy for lunch (bad choice!) However I ate half, decided that was enough, and kept the rest to reheat for later. (I have an issue with throwing food away, but takeaway portions are really large nowadays, so before I'd eat too much just so it wasn't wasted) I also bought one slice of cake, which I thought was better than baking a whole cake. I ate it in portions and really enjoyed it. So bad food choices, but I didn't eat anything else in the day, and resisted snacking in the evening. I also went for a walk in the evening. Guestimate around maintenance calories.
JFT Monday 8th July
Log everything
Stay in the green
No snacking (at 9/10)
PF exercises
General exercises
Walk
Get stuff done!
It's sunny today, hurray!
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July goals:
~ Continue with Solid Habits
👌👌👌👌👌👌
~ Focus on body flexibility
🧘♀️🧘♀️🧘♀️🧘♀️🧘♀️🧘♀️
~ Weigh less at the end of the month
1 July: 138.1
7 July: 138.4 (not beating myself up about a few ozs)
🦋 Terri 🐬
@PackerFanInGB That sounds like a good plan. I’m trying to be more present on here.
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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.1
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Had a brief break from JFT but logged (mostly) food. Spent two days out of town at my parents, and got 2 walks in on July 4, one with dog before I left & one with aunt, for total of 5.65 miles. On a steamy day, too. Then just either too lazy or too busy to post. Back at it now, though.
JFT 7/8 M ~ weird weather, alternating dark clouds with rain & thunder, then sunny & puffy clouds, all while hot & steamy = no dog walk
1) Broccoli & fish for supper / log all food / 80 oz. water
2) Min. 7,500 steps
3) Water house plants / wash dishes / depoop yard / refill watering cans from rain barrels / funeral luncheon set-up & food prep 1-2:30 / review June financial stmt & Medicare premium analysis w/ hubby / call Mom / MCM in Italy 8:00 / 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
- 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 but no new recipes yet.
* 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)
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}- 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 x
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
- In 2022 I logged 500.4 miles, or 805km (knee issues).
- I can earn $10 every month on my Medicare Advantage Plan with 10+ days of 7,500 steps:
Jan / Feb / Mar / Apr / May / June
- Registered early (rats, missed out on waiver of fee) on 12.29.23 for Bellin 10K race on 6.8.24 ~ 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
- Always a good idea
- 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
(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 - 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
- Not as much progress as I hoped last year, but not worse.
- In 2023 I logged 726.88 miles, or 1,169.8 km & completed yearly challenge 11.14.23
Keeping my Word for the Year: Tenacity ~ persistent determination; the mental strength to resist opposition, danger or hardship1 -
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TerriRichardson112 wrote: »July goals:
~ Continue with Solid Habits
👌👌👌👌👌👌
~ Focus on body flexibility
🧘♀️🧘♀️🧘♀️🧘♀️🧘♀️🧘♀️
~ Weigh less at the end of the month
1 July: 138.1
7 July: 138.4 (not beating myself up about a few ozs)
🦋 Terri 🐬
@PackerFanInGB That sounds like a good plan. I’m trying to be more present on here.
You are such an inspiration for so many, Terri! You’re so steady and sure…. I’m trying to be more present also!
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littleblackskirt wrote: »Quick recap of the weekend.
Saturday I was under calories, didn't have much of an appetite so wasn't hard. No snacking.
Sunday I didn't make good choices,but did notice that I restrained myself a bit. I needed to go into town, and decided to go to the chippy for lunch (bad choice!) However I ate half, decided that was enough, and kept the rest to reheat for later. (I have an issue with throwing food away, but takeaway portions are really large nowadays, so before I'd eat too much just so it wasn't wasted) I also bought one slice of cake, which I thought was better than baking a whole cake. I ate it in portions and really enjoyed it. So bad food choices, but I didn't eat anything else in the day, and resisted snacking in the evening. I also went for a walk in the evening. Guestimate around maintenance calories.
JFT Monday 8th July
Log everything
Stay in the green
No snacking (at 9/10)
PF exercises
General exercises
Walk
Get stuff done!
It's sunny today, hurray!
Good job with portioning your meal AND cake! I don’t think I could do it with the cake! 😬1 -
JFT for 7/9/24 (tomorrow)✔️
1) No desserts ok today, unless I want sugarfree or no sugar added. (last 7/7)
2) None of DH's stash ok today (including chocolate truffles, candy, chocolate raisins, peeps, ice cream).
3) No peanut butter ok today, 2.5 to 3 T (last 6/27)
4) Won't weigh again until 7/11
5) No cheese ok today, any type. (trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 7/8). 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.), unless it's my dessert as per #1. (last 4/21) (a little in honey mustard ok)(last)
7) Nuts ok (22-30 g) or 12-14 in-the-shell nuts. (last 7/8) Additional nuts in a meal are ok. Like almonds already in green beans.
8) No vienna sausage ok today (trying not to have higher sodium stuff everyday)(last 6/25)
9) Sweet potato and/or pumpkin ok today.(last 5/25)
10) Only 1 ice drink today.
11) No bakers chocolate ok today. (last 7/8)
12) A few tic-tacs as needed everyday. (No max for now, unless it's a problem)
13) Harvest Snaps(22-30 pieces) ok today. (last 7/8)
14) No more that 600 calories at lunch today.
15) No real butter today, unless in cooking.. Can have at restaurants.
16) Ground turkey ok today.(last 6/26)
Hour commitment - I won't eat again until tomorrow.================== 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
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I fell off again! I am actually losing a bit of weight, only 1.5lbs but less than I was.
I loved all of the pretty flower pictures.
@packerfaninGB - that terrible to break your tail bone, I have another friend that did that, it was awful for her.
She fell when someone in a grocery store dropped a jar of peanut butter and it exploded, they hadn’t cleaned it up well enough and didn’t have signs out warning people.
@pridesabtch- happy to read Tim’s surgery went well. Does he have a recovery time that he may be able to get back to work yet?
Bex - I love the socks! I used to absolutely love McDonald’s it doesn’t taste the same to me anymore.
JFT - Tuesday July 9th
Log all food
1.5L of water
Move 20 minutes
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littleblackskirt wrote: »JFT Monday 8th July
Log everything ✅
Stay in the green ✅
No snacking (at 9/10) ✅ 10/11
PF exercises ✅
General exercises ✅
Walk ❌
Get stuff done! ❌
It's sunny today, hurray!
I didn't walk as I was making use of the sunny day, getting lots of gardening jobs done. Also mowed the lawn, it was 9pm before I finished. Back to rain today, so glad I did it.
JFT Tuesday 9th July
Log everything
Stay in the green
No snacking
PF exercises
General exercises
Walk? if the rain stops
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back again. I haven't decided on a number goal yet but the overall goal is to a bunch lighter and in much better shape by mid March for 20yr anniversary to Hawaii. It is much easier to be have fun physically if I'm lighter.
So JFT 7/9/2024
- Log all food. this week I'm not caring (much) about the calorie intake so much as just getting back in the habit of logging. Breakfast already done
- Brush teeth before bed
- Water garden with Epsom salt
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Hour commitment - I won't eat again until after 12 pm.more_freggies76 wrote: »JFT for 7/9/24 (today)✔️
1) No desserts ok today, unless I want sugarfree or no sugar added. (last 7/7)
2) None of DH's stash ok today (including chocolate truffles, candy, chocolate raisins, peeps, ice cream).
3) No peanut butter ok today, 2.5 to 3 T (last 6/27)
4) Won't weigh again until 7/11
5) No cheese ok today, any type. (trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 7/8). 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.), unless it's my dessert as per #1. (last 4/21) (a little in honey mustard ok)(last)
7) Nuts ok (22-30 g) or 12-14 in-the-shell nuts. (last 7/8) Additional nuts in a meal are ok. Like almonds already in green beans.
8) No vienna sausage ok today (trying not to have higher sodium stuff everyday)(last 6/25)
9) Sweet potato and/or pumpkin ok today.(last 5/25)
10) Only 1 ice drink today.
11) No bakers chocolate ok today. (last 7/8)
12) A few tic-tacs as needed everyday. (No max for now, unless it's a problem)
13) Harvest Snaps(22-30 pieces) ok today. (last 7/8)
14) No more that 600 calories at lunch today.
15) No real butter today, unless in cooking.. Can have at restaurants.
16) Ground turkey ok today.(last 6/26)================== 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
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Recap 7/8 M ~ weird weather, alternating dark clouds with rain & thunder, then sunny & puffy clouds, all while hot & steamy = no dog walk
1) Broccoli & fish for supper / log all food / 80 oz. water
Along with another volunteer, we "sampled" extra desserts brought to be plated for the funeral luncheon. I only had one piece, and it was small. Logged my best guess (really, had no idea). Overall a good day.
2) Min. 7,500 steps
3) Water house plants / wash dishes / depoop yard / refill watering cans from rain barrels / funeral luncheon set-up & food prep 1-2:30 / review June financial stmt & Medicare premium analysis w/ hubby / call Mom / MCM in Italy 8:00 / other? deadheaded yellow roses, digital decluttered TA-DA!
JFT 7/9 T ~ Another hot, steamy day & no dog walk. Well, maybe a short walk to the park and back this evening. Low chance of rain for a good change, so I'm taking advantage and hanging laundry to dry.
1) Leftovers for supper? / log all food / no crazy snacking / 80 oz. water
2) PT exercises / min. 7,500 steps
3) Laundry (line-dry 2 loads, towels in dryer) / balance bank accts / download cc activity / update budget s/s / review zucchini recipes / make something w/ zucchini / 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
- 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 but no new recipes yet.
* 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)
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}- 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 x
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
- In 2022 I logged 500.4 miles, or 805km (knee issues).
- I can earn $10 every month on my Medicare Advantage Plan with 10+ days of 7,500 steps:
Jan / Feb / Mar / Apr / May / June
- Registered early (rats, missed out on waiver of fee) on 12.29.23 for Bellin 10K race on 6.8.24 ~ 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
- Always a good idea
- 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 (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 - 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
- Not as much progress as I hoped last year, but not worse.
- In 2023 I logged 726.88 miles, or 1,169.8 km & completed yearly challenge 11.14.23
Keeping my Word for the Year: Tenacity ~ persistent determination; the mental strength to resist opposition, danger or hardship1 -
MIA again.. so time to get back on track!! We just got back from a trip to Michigan.. our son gives off a large fireworks display, and this year he invited the entire town. So we worked our butts off! But it was spectacular.. over 3000 people there! I helped direct traffic ..over 750 cars. It was so nice of my son to do this, but they are hoping to open their vineyard later this year.. so good exposure.
I was losing weight... I do great for about 5 days, then get off track. This seems to be my record... 4-5 days where I do great, and 2 days where I get so off track, it takes all week to get to the weight I was. SO I need to break that habit.
I have so much reading to catch up on all the posts I missed , but @PackerFan001 I saw where you broke your tailbone!! OMG.. I can so relate to the pain!! When our first grandson was born, I was staying with my son and DIL. My DIL's father lived with them, and he is deaf. So in the middle of the night, he is in the kitchen, just banging pots and pans.. I was in a deep sleep. I woke thinking it was the baby.. and ran to go down the stairs. I fell all the way down the stairs!! I could barely walk... it hurt so bad. I did not go to the doctor, but I sure should have. The plane ride home was the worse.. and I know it took several months before it stopped hurting when I sat down.. so I feel for you, and hope yours heals soon!!
I am going to try and catch up on the posts, and try to be more consistent getting on here. Maybe that will help me from getting off track like I do.
I know losing weight will help how I feel. The car ride to our sons is a 9 hr drive.. both hubby and I were so tired and sore. A lot of it is that we worked so hard when we were there, and no really down time. But... a lot of it is also that we are both in our mid 70s...something I hate to admit. But, I do feel if I could just get these same stubborn 20 pounds off I would feel so much better!!
So goals for today... lite lunch, and dinner is already in the crockpot .. creamed chicken.
So goals. .. no snacking tonite!!2
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