Just for Today

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  • rizorw
    rizorw Posts: 67 Member
    Just for today, I am going to get my butt outside and exercise by running around with my children and not worry about the mud and the snow.
  • NicoleL83
    NicoleL83 Posts: 68 Member
    I love this thread, mostly because I am all about the tomorrow. I love that I can have new starts and the next day can be better, but I cannot continue having a new start every other day!

    Just for today I am going to listen to my body and not eat just because there is temptation!
  • iamhealingmyself
    iamhealingmyself Posts: 579 Member
    Just for Today: I will be patient and understanding. It takes a lot more time and effort to turn the ship around than it does to conitnue on the same course.

    so true and the best rewards usually come from the hardest work.
  • iamhealingmyself
    iamhealingmyself Posts: 579 Member
    Just for today, I will revel in the fact that I put on a pair of size 8 jeans.

    Oh who am I kidding? I'm going to revel in that forever! :drinker:

    Just for today I am going to remind myself that just because I put on a size 8 doesn't mean I can reward myself with food.
    Congratulations and good save!
  • iamhealingmyself
    iamhealingmyself Posts: 579 Member
    Just for today I will get out and move instead of staying in and excuse-ing.

    For too long I've allowed my back to be an excuse. Sometimes, it's really sore and I just have to stop but other days I'm just afraid to get started because it MIGHT hurt after. Well, heck. Isn't that WHY I have the meds? IN CASE it hurts? The hardest step is the first but since I'm kind of still reeling from yesterdays exercise I think I want to ride that momentum as far as it will take me. And each day that I ride it I add to it and can (hopefully) go another day.
  • CricketKate
    CricketKate Posts: 3,657 Member
    Just for today I will get out and move instead of staying in and excuse-ing.

    I'm walking around with sore knees and ankles and have been doing the same. I often wonder am I not doing what I could and just hiding behind my joints.
  • xyla
    xyla Posts: 69 Member
    "Just for today, I will revel in the fact that I put on a pair of size 8 jeans.

    Oh who am I kidding? I'm going to revel in that forever!

    Just for today I am going to remind myself that just because I put on a size 8 doesn't mean I can reward myself with food."


    WOW! Way to go! Keep enjoying those size 8's. I judge my weight loss more by the size of my clothes than by the scale!!
  • CricketKate
    CricketKate Posts: 3,657 Member
    Just for Today: I will remember that life is a special occasion!

    I keep trying to find my motivation outside myself: I will lose weight before a reunion, or I will lose weight before a family party. This morning, as I was contemplating a birthday party that I have to go to, I was thinking about the reasons I didn't want to go. The biggest:wink: reason was that I didn't want to see people and have them see how much weight I've gained over the last year. Then it hit me that the people I was most worried about were people that I haven't seen in a few years and whose opinions really don't matter to me anyway. The people who I care about see me everyday and love me. I want to be thin and healthy, not to please someone that I don't see on a regular bases, but so that I can be my best and give my best to the ones that I love.
  • toots99
    toots99 Posts: 3,794 Member
    Just for today, I will say no to myself!
  • Lsng4good
    Lsng4good Posts: 86 Member
    Just For Today: I will put on my two piece and hit the indoor gym pool and not compare myself to anyone else.
  • GinaJ2006
    GinaJ2006 Posts: 67
    I think that's great. Years ago when I quit smoking (the first time) I took a class to help me. He gave lots of tips, but the one that helped me the most was just like you said. You choose to eat healthy (or not smoke) today. Thinking that way helped me a lot because the thought of never smoking again was scary at the time. The same way that, today, the thought of never eating my favorite greasy, salty food is kind of scary. Thank you for reminding me of that great tip, it applies to this lifestyle change as much as my last one :)
  • GinaJ2006
    GinaJ2006 Posts: 67
    Just for Today: It is time to walk away from a toxic relationship. :sad: I definately have an unhealthy dependancy on food. Today I will take control of my issues, not smother them in chocolate!:tongue:

    but...but... chocolate covered issues are my favorite! :laugh:



    hahaha love it
  • sophiajackson99
    sophiajackson99 Posts: 90
    Yes! To today, always today, or any amount of time that seems manageable or relevant. Anything looked at across months or miles looks impossible. It's like the Budha version of weight loss. It's the moment right here in front of you that counts - not what you did yesterday, not what your life is going to become six months from now when you're skinny - but here, today. Awesome.
  • CricketKate
    CricketKate Posts: 3,657 Member
    Just for today, I will revel in the fact that I put on a pair of size 8 jeans.

    Oh who am I kidding? I'm going to revel in that forever! :drinker:

    Just for today I am going to remind myself that just because I put on a size 8 doesn't mean I can reward myself with food.

    That is AWESOME! Revel away!:happy:
  • CricketKate
    CricketKate Posts: 3,657 Member
    Just for Today: I will drink my water, all of my water.
  • iamhealingmyself
    iamhealingmyself Posts: 579 Member
    Just for Today: I will drink my water, all of my water.
    Sounds like a plan...{{heading to kitchen for glass of cold water}}
  • Oishii
    Oishii Posts: 2,675 Member
    Just for today I deleted the slice of cake that would have pushed me way over my calories. I'll eat it tomorrow for breakfast, when there are calories spare again. (It is homemade and full of banana and cranberries, so not quite as bad as it sounds).

    Love this thread :love:
  • CricketKate
    CricketKate Posts: 3,657 Member
    Just for today I deleted the slice of cake that would have pushed me way over my calories. I'll eat it tomorrow for breakfast, when there are calories spare again. (It is homemade and full of banana and cranberries, so not quite as bad as it sounds).

    Love this thread :love:

    Good for you! Budget those calories!
  • CricketKate
    CricketKate Posts: 3,657 Member
    Just for Today: I wll remember that I don't want to be hiding in a sweatshirt in July!:wink:
  • chiefslady
    chiefslady Posts: 2
    Hi CriketKate..i just joined today and came upon your posts!! THANK YOU for sharing your "Just for today" words of wisdom, I love them! and the words mean so much! Im going to wake up each morning and come up with some of my own! Great Idea!!!
  • CricketKate
    CricketKate Posts: 3,657 Member
    Hi CriketKate..i just joined today and came upon your posts!! THANK YOU for sharing your "Just for today" words of wisdom, I love them! and the words mean so much! Im going to wake up each morning and come up with some of my own! Great Idea!!!

    Thanks, and welcome!:flowerforyou:
  • nolachick
    nolachick Posts: 3,278 Member
    wow this is freaking awesome! what a great way to look at it.
  • CricketKate
    CricketKate Posts: 3,657 Member
    Just for Today: I'm going to get mini workouts in as often as I can.
  • NicoleL83
    NicoleL83 Posts: 68 Member
    Just for today I am going to focus on what I like about myself and body not what I don't!
  • CricketKate
    CricketKate Posts: 3,657 Member
    Just for today I am going to focus on what I like about myself and body not what I don't!

    AWESOME goal!
  • CricketKate
    CricketKate Posts: 3,657 Member
    Just for Today: I will NOT eat invisible calories. Those are the calories that I consume without thinking: licking the peanut butter off the knife after I make the kids sandwiches, picking up Cheerios off of the high chair tray, picking a pepperoni off of the pizza, sampling dinner while I cook it, You get the idea.
  • NicoleL83
    NicoleL83 Posts: 68 Member
    Just for Today I am only going to eat what I can log. No mindless snacking! (sharing you just for today Kate)
  • valeriebpdx
    valeriebpdx Posts: 497 Member
    Just for today I will not sneak any Guittard milk chocolate chips out of the baking cabinet. :) They currently show up as a "most common food item" for every meal except breakfast.
  • CricketKate
    CricketKate Posts: 3,657 Member
    Just for today I will not sneak any Guittard milk chocolate chips out of the baking cabinet. :) They currently show up as a "most common food item" for every meal except breakfast.

    I'm with you on that one!
  • iamhealingmyself
    iamhealingmyself Posts: 579 Member
    Just for today I will not sneak any Guittard milk chocolate chips out of the baking cabinet. :) They currently show up as a "most common food item" for every meal except breakfast.
    Well then ya'll need to start putting them in your oatmeal!! :noway:
    yeah, I'm the devil's advocate... but then I know better than to keep them in the house in the first place :wink:
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