Just for Today.... ONE DAY AT A TIME... Daily commitment for 2025

mytime6630
mytime6630 Posts: 4,358 Member
edited December 2024 in Motivation and Support
Today is the last day of the year 2024, and tomorrow will be a fresh start.

A fresh year. 2025. A new beginning

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A fresh year where we can strive to work on the unhealthy habits we want to change, and replace those habits with healthy, lifestyle changing habits.

They say it takes 21 days to set a new habit. This is a thread to set daily goals that you would like to attain, and to try and change those old habits into good habits. We do this ONE DAY AT A TIME, hence the name, JUST FOR TODAY.

Each day, come on here, post your goals, and then the next day, report back --- tell us how you did, and list again the goals for that day ... you know, be accountable. Your goals can be very simple ... like drinking 8 glasses of water, or use this as a to-do list to
improve your life in other ways (like mediation, using a calm app, decluttering, cleaning, etc.) This thread is all about being accountable, and not giving up.

This is not a closed group, so anyone is welcome to join. While many of us have been with this thread for several years, we welcome, and we love to have new people join us.

But remember it only works if you keep coming back, no matter what kind of day you have had. It is work to change habits, and it takes time, and daily commitment. And it is even harder when our day did not go as planned .. this is when this thread is most important ... because of the motivation, support and encouragment to not give up!


Changing old habits, one habit at a time, one day at a time, for just one day
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To bookmark this new thread, just click on the little bookmark symbol at the top right of the page. That will bookmark the thread, so you can find it easy.
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  • mytime6630
    mytime6630 Posts: 4,358 Member
    christynjc wrote: »
    Today I started using this app again. My goal is to track daily and start a new body weight workout books I received for Christmas. I could not find the yellow star to book mark but will keep looking.

    Welcome... happy to have you join us! You are right.. I could not find the yellow star either (there used to be a star to click on to bookmark). So I'm guessing you click on the little icon next to the circle.. at the top right of the page? I hope this works for you.
  • cschmitz110515
    cschmitz110515 Posts: 3,788 Member
    @mytime6630 Thanks for the new thread! I've got it bookmarked, and will start posting here on Jan. 1. For now, I'm posting my last one to JFT 2024. See you in the new year!
  • Snowflake1968
    Snowflake1968 Posts: 7,122 Member
    Thanks for the new thread.
    I’m going to start posting tomorrow.
  • more_freggies76
    more_freggies76 Posts: 3,548 Member
    Brand new year! Thanks for a new thread!

    Still on vacation, so won’t post too much yet. Too much vacation cabin type foods, and when DH cooks, we eat a lot of those🙀. So JFT, I need a break from certain ones: no more sausage or cookies today! I haveplenty other stuff to eat🙂
  • more_freggies76
    more_freggies76 Posts: 3,548 Member
    edited January 1
    Hour commitment - Now I won’t eat again until dinner with DH. Can still have my dose of metamusal ( forgot this yesterday). None of the same foods at dinner as at lunch.

    We had a brunch before we go hiking. The rain won’t stop us!
  • ZizzyBumble
    ZizzyBumble Posts: 1,779 Member
    I’m returning to this group after a protracted absence - life got difficult and I made excuses. I lost the focus on healthy eating and exercise with the inevitable result! I am committed to doing better this year and know that being accountable on MFP helps.

    Goals for today

    Weigh ✅ I didn’t like what I saw …. No wonder my jeans were getting tight!
    Charge Fitbit and then put it on (I probably need a new one as it goes flat after about a day)
    Do some indoor exercise - I don’t fancy going out in the rain/sleet.
    Log food
    Use Drink Aware App - I want to cut down alcohol by having more alcohol free days and drinking less on the days I chose to. 🍾 today as I was asleep before midnight.
    Drink a flask of water.


    My word for 2025 is commitment.

    Wishing you all a happy and healthy 2025.
  • pridesabtch
    pridesabtch Posts: 2,620 Member
    Happy New Year! Welcome to the new folks, welcome back to those who took a break, and to the faithful posters thank you for your sport over the years.

    I think I’m starting simple. No drinking unless I exercise at least 30 minutes that day. Probably means early morning which is tough for me or possibly after work. Or I just won’t drink, I almost never drink at home, but we go out way too often. Going out isn’t likely to stop so I need to make adjustments to curtail the weight gain.

    Anyway, today I’m De-Christmas-ing the house. I will miss the festive look, but we need to do it.

    JFT Wednesday
    - sleep in 😄
    - De-Christmas
    - Lunch & dinner at home
    - No alcohol
    - Bed early
  • christynjc
    christynjc Posts: 3 Member
    Let's try this again. I think I posted my update from yesterday in the wrong place as I am new to this.
    I logged all my food yesterday until I got home from work with a migraine that sent me to bed....dinner and logging that went out the window. Don't get them often thankfully.
    Today I have logged all meals so feeling accomplished.
    Accountability is my word of the year - on track or off track.
    Thankful to find this group. Happy New Year!
  • MrsMoosie24
    MrsMoosie24 Posts: 1 Member


    Today 1/1/25
    Meditation morning and night
    30 mins of exercise
    Drink 64 plus oz of water
    Log food
    Organize and clean one room
    Bible study morning and night
    Restorative yoga in the evening
    Gratitude app at bedtime

    Went for an evening walk just after sunset. Chilly but the night sky was so beautiful. The moon and planets are so bright and visible. #happy
  • more_freggies76
    more_freggies76 Posts: 3,548 Member
    Hour commitment - I won’t eat again until tomorrow
  • ZizzyBumble
    ZizzyBumble Posts: 1,779 Member
    ZizzyBumble wrote: »
    I’m returning to this group after a protracted absence - life got difficult and I made excuses. I lost the focus on healthy eating and exercise with the inevitable result! I am committed to doing better this year and know that being accountable on MFP helps.

    Update on Wednesday’s goals

    Weigh ✅ I didn’t like what I saw …. No wonder my jeans were getting tight!
    Charge Fitbit and then put it on (I probably need a new one as it goes flat after about a day) ✅ but it kept shutting down so I guess I need to replace it 🙁
    Do some indoor exercise - I don’t fancy going out in the rain/sleet. ✅ But not recorded on the Fitbit.
    Log food ✅ and I stayed in the green
    Use Drink Aware App - I want to cut down alcohol by having more alcohol free days and drinking less on the days I chose to. 🍾 today as I was asleep before midnight. ✅
    Drink a flask of water. ✅ 1.5


    My word for 2025 is commitment.

    We were treated to an aurora last night.
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    Thursday 2nd Jan

    Log food
    Research replacement Fitbit
    Go for a walk
    Alcohol free day
    Drink 1 flask of water
  • Bex953172
    Bex953172 Posts: 4,249 Member
    Snowflake1968 wrote: »
    Thanks for the new thread.
    I’m going to start posting tomorrow.

    I saw your last post on the 2024 thread. And oh my goodness! How big is she now!!
    Just as mental as me saying Casey's gonna be 7 at the end of Feb 😱
  • Bex953172
    Bex953172 Posts: 4,249 Member
    Snowflake1968 wrote: »
    I took Christmas down yesterday and today, to try to combat the Winter darkness I lit up some vases, and kept some wintery items out.
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    I cleaned, lifted, moved and reached for 12 hours today almost straight through so I didn’t do any exercise.
    I return to work tomorrow and want to make some new habits this year, one of them being taking an hour for lunch and actually leaving the manor. I think I’ll try to come home. I can eat healthier and get a break.



    That's lovely! Women really do make a house a home 😉! It looks super cosy!
  • Bex953172
    Bex953172 Posts: 4,249 Member
    edited January 2
    Okay here we go again!

    Thanks to @mytime6630 for posting the new thread!

    I can say I officially logged my calories yesterday AND was within my goals!
    So day 1 completed.

    There's a few things I want to achieve this year.
    Along with the typical healthy eating and exercise

    - I want to improve my calisthenics. If I can master even just 5 things by the end of the year I'll be happy. 2 of them are L- Sit and a Pull up! I'll figure out the other ones as I go along!

    - I really want to concentrate on getting enough liquid in. But consistently. I never drink enough. Ever. At the moment it's more a consistent problem so I want to change that.

    - I also want to be more consistent with logging on here. I was on and off far too much last year. Any time something went wrong or things were too "busy", I'd just not log on. And I want to be more present here. And lean on you guys if I need it!

    - Last things, still kinda related to health but not nutrition or exercise. But I'm attempting to get an ADHD diagnosis. And also a PMDD diagnosis. So wish me luck with that! Atleast the ADHD one. Terrified of telling the GP incase they don't believe me. But I need to stay confident in that I've done atleast 2 years of research on it and I need to advocate for myself!
    I think the PMDD will be easier to diagnose.


    So I don't really do a word of the year thing because I forget what it is anyway.
    But my general theme this year seems to be Consistency.


    Hope you all had a wonderful new year.
    Our was very quiet, kids played all night, we watched the London fireworks on the telly and went to bed.

    Forgot about the dog. So a couple of minutes into the fireworks I had to run downstairs because he was about to rip through the gate again. I got him to come to our room with us, he was covered in his own slobber. And he's not a slobbery dog, he just tries to rip the gate from the bottom and tries to get under it. And I swear to god he was hyperventilating so bad it looked like a human having a panic attack. He stayed with us that night. Dont know what's going on but he seems to get worse every year.

  • more_freggies76
    more_freggies76 Posts: 3,548 Member
    Still on vacation! Leaving Petrolia today and going to San Francisco. So it’s a driving day.

    Going to have my coffee stuff and make rest of cookies for DH.

    JFT - Today I won’t eat any desserts and no more than 600 calories for lunch. Lunch can be earlier than noon for flexibility.
  • mytime6630
    mytime6630 Posts: 4,358 Member
    mytime6630 wrote: »
    A start of a new year. I hate seeing the scale numbers I see... but.. this year I need to change that. This is the year I need to get really serious. And that starts today!
    JFT, Jan 1st.
    1. log all food. :)
    2. concentrate on water .. goal 6 cups >:)
    3. hand write food down on a notebook. I got a new notebook. I noticed when I write my food down I seem to be more aware than logging on the computer.. so going to try both. Just till I get back on track at least. :)
    4. take down xmas tree in patio room... Weather is suppose to turn and get very cold.. I store xmas stuff in our garage, so at least take down 1 tree that is in the patio room :)
    5. read positive success stories. >:)
    6. find time to relax and self care :)

    Yesterday went better for me.. except for the water. Hubby has gotten so good with drinking water.. he carries a cup with him all the time. I really do need to work on this. Not only for hydration, but everything I've read is that water helps with weight loss. So that is really my focus this year also.
    But... foodwise, I did better, but still found myself mindlessly grabbing a handful of chex party mix, and 1 pieces of candy. But.. all in all.. better.
    JFT, Thurs 1/2
    1. log all food
    2. concentrate on water water water!! Keep that red cup in the bathroom... carry around my glass with me.
    3. take down few more xmas things.
    4. go to grocery store, library, hardware store, hobby lobby.They are predicting 15" of snow this weekend! So will get books for daughter, yarn for me (trying to learn to crochet), and stock up on food (healthy foods!!).
    5. maybe get a walk in. I didn't get to gym.. suppose to be 45 today, so ok for a walk.



    Word for the year 2025: Commitment.     Do not give up. Even on the hard days... stay focused for the long term goals and lifestyle change I need to make.



  • mytime6630
    mytime6630 Posts: 4,358 Member
    @Snowflake1968 -- what beautiful pictures!! I thought the first one was a painting.. so beautiful! thanks for sharing!
    Welcome any new people... love to have you join us! Its one day at a time!
    I'll respond later.. kinda busy day,and I'm off to a late start!
  • pridesabtch
    pridesabtch Posts: 2,620 Member
    pridesabtch wrote: »

    JFT Wednesday
    - sleep in 😄
    - De-Christmas :smiley:
    - Lunch & dinner at home :smiley:
    - No alcohol :smiley:
    - Bed early :neutral:

    Didn't get to bed as early as I'd planned, but I did take a long nap in the early evening so that worked out fine. Pooch slept in until 6:30am. It was actually a good time for me to get up. I laid down with him for about 15 minutes, then he got rambunctious and I had to kennel him so that I could get ready for work. All in all a decent morning. No big plans for today. Be mindful of my intake (I'm not concentrating on logging or weighing in just yet). I'll likely skip trivia tonight, and eat in again. It is the easiest way for me to avoid the excess calories that bar food & drinks cause.

    My other goal for the year is to be more visible and accessible to my employees. The last work survey said they feel that I am unapproachable and that I don't recognize them enough. That is something I can work on.

    JFT Thursday (feels like a Monday)
    - Up with pup :smiley:
    - Work by 7:45 :smiley:
    - Meetings :smiley:
    - Area walkdown for status updates and to chat :smiley:
    - Home by 4:30
    - Nap if possible (I'm not terribly tired today, but I think a nap will feel nice)
    - Dinner at home
    - Bed by 10:00
  • littleblackskirt
    littleblackskirt Posts: 1,092 Member
    @mytime6630 Thank you so much for starting this new thread. I like your positive view, that even though we haven't reached where we want to be at least we are still here, trying. Not given up yet!

    @PackerFanInGB You are spot on, having my house to myself again is definitely mixture of lonely and awesome :) I've had a pretty quiet week, but family visited yesterday and I did dinner for 8. It was very nice, just enough kids that there was no arguing! In Scotland it's traditional to have steak pie on New Years Day, one of my favourites.

    I have leftovers to eat for the next couple of days, so I haven't started logging yet. I'm just being more aware of what I'm eating. I haven't eaten chocolate in my bedroom once since I got my house back, in fact I'd forgotten there was some in the drawer!

    Starting slowly, JFT 2nd Jan, I will go for a walk.

    Happy New Year everyone!

  • littleblackskirt
    littleblackskirt Posts: 1,092 Member
    @Snowflake1968 Your home is lovely. I'm going to do the same, keep some lights up for the rest of the winter. I also got some flameless candles this christmas so will keep those out.

    @ZizzyBumble Where in the world are you, when you saw the aurora? I keep seeing posts by people in my small town saying they can see an aurora but when I look out I can never see it. Maybe I'm too impatient, if I haven't seen anything in a couple of minutes I give up.

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