Just for Today - month of February. Would you like to join me, as we take this one day at a time.

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  • earthakin
    earthakin Posts: 15 Member
    So glad to have found you! Starting today, and just for today:
    1. Log everything I am going to eat today
    2. eat only what I log ahead of time, if I want something else I can have it tomorrow
    3. drink 8 glasses of water
  • RelentlessFierceWarriorBill
    RelentlessFierceWarriorBill Posts: 322 Member
    joan6630 wrote: »
    Saw this quote - and its perfect

    "You haven't failed until you quit trying"

    Thanks, Joan. A quote to remember,for sure !!!
  • Tiso2
    Tiso2 Posts: 55 Member
    ruby70 wrote: »
    just for today Wednesday 2/18
    1.) do my workout on the treadmill after work today for 40 minutes + :) (I did it, YEAH)

    just for today Thursday
    1.) Get through the appraiser coming to my house today for my refinance
    2.) Get through a day of work with these horrible cold temps we have
    3.) be okay with taking a day off from working out, I have a full load today. Try not to feel guilty about missing one day.

  • Tiso2
    Tiso2 Posts: 55 Member
    Good morning everyone!
    Hit a wall yesterday so I allowed myself to rest & just be OK that I'm not perfect.
    Was great to share with my MFP friends.
    Feeling good this morning.
    Just for today:
    1) Drink at least 8 glasses of water
    2) Don't binge on Quest products because they are "better" :p
    3) Manage calories a little better
    4) Stay grateful :)
    Make it a great Friday (*)
  • Exquisitern
    Exquisitern Posts: 89 Member
    Good Morning everyone. Congratulations on accomplishing your goals!!! :D
    I was able to accomplish my goals and came in under my calories.
    Goals for today:
    1) Drink 6-8 glasses of water
    2) Walk/jog 55 minutes on treadmill- done
    3) Work out on weight machines for 30 minutes
    4) Stay at or under 1200 calories
    5) Stay out of the kitchen unless I am cooking for the kids and then not excessively taste testing what I am cooking. (A bad habit of mine.)

    Everyone have a great day!
  • RelentlessFierceWarriorBill
    RelentlessFierceWarriorBill Posts: 322 Member
    February 20th -

    1. Stay positive
    2. Take time to meditate
    3. Eat veggies !!
    4. Yoga home practice
    5. Write in my daily journal ( which I am terrible at completing !! )
    6. Fierce Forward
  • njitaliana
    njitaliana Posts: 809 Member
    2/20 Goals for today:

    1. Do my workout at physical therapy
    2. Read a chapter of personal development book
    3. Stick to my calorie count
    4. Log my foods
    5. Drink water
  • meenuchadha
    meenuchadha Posts: 2 Member
    Proud if myself ...drank 2.5 lts , went to reebok Crossfit , ate before 6.30 pm , and under calorie limit for today
  • hward27
    hward27 Posts: 7 Member
    2/20 Goals for today
    1. Complete 2 workout apps
    2. Stay within cal count
    3. Don't snack at relatives house
    4. No eating after 7:00pm
  • losingrae
    losingrae Posts: 260 Member
    losingrae wrote: »

    Just for Today 2/19
    1. exercise 30 minutes :)
    2. log everything :(

    Logging seems to be such a struggle, but I'm gonna take a win. We met a friend for dinner after work yesterday. Got home around 7:30. It was dark and drizzly out. I meandered around the house for a about 15 minutes trying to find a reason NOT to get my walk in. Then I just did it. So happy I did!

    Just for Today 2/20
    1. exercise 30 minutes
    2. log everything (gotta keep trying)


  • jabrams1955
    jabrams1955 Posts: 55 Member
    Just for today and throught the weekend I plan to do the best I can but enjoy myself. Will be inside because of the cold weather. I will try & get to the gym and drink more water.!!!
    Stay warm everyone!
  • kegofstout
    kegofstout Posts: 74 Member
    Happy Aloha Friday everyone!! Yesterday I reached my goals, I was pretty hungry late in the evening but I had a glass of water instead of snacking. Friday's are difficult for me so my goals might seem simple but they will be a challenge for me
    Just for today 2/20:
    1) eat the lunch I packed for work
    2) no Friday cocktails
    3) log EVERYTHING Friday is not an excuse to go hog wild lol
    Hope everyone has a beautiful Friday
  • azulvioleta6
    azulvioleta6 Posts: 4,195 Member
    edited February 2015
    azulvioleta6 wrote: »

    Thursday:
    1. Go in for early-morning NPO bloodwork and stop putting it off! :)
    2. 15,000 steps :D got 18,225 steps
    3. Do healthy grocery shopping :)

    Friday:
    1. Work on non-fitness to-do lists
    2. Rest--casual walking + 90-minute rueda de casino (Cuban salsa) practica
    3. 15,000 steps
  • taxmom9093
    taxmom9093 Posts: 1,296 Member
    taxmom9093 wrote: »
    1. Take a walk. I will be able to get out of work for a while, so I need to get to the mall and walk. :D Nice long walk.
    2. keep track of my eating and no snacking after 10 pm :) I did have a small hot chocolate before bed, but no all night snacking yesterday.
    3. Focus on the positive. Dwelling on the negative does not help anyone. :) For the most part. I did get a little derailed by a scheduling problem, but I did eventually manage to let that go and not let it ruin the rest of my day.

    Snow, snow, snow sleet and freezing rain (later). And I have to get to work. This will be an adventure.

    Just for today I will

    1. log everything I eat. I need to get consistent with this.
    2. Move as much as possible. Hopefully I will get some time on the treadmill tonight.
    3. Relax and deal with it. The roads will be awful, the clients will come and complain about the roads or cancel at the last minute, and we may be understaffed. Oh well, getting upset will not make any of that better.

    I really need to get to work now. Have a Relaxing Saturday Everyone!
  • earthakin
    earthakin Posts: 15 Member
    Yesterday I didn't achieve my goals. DH wanted to order in food, I always eat the take out. I really just need to talk to him about my fitness goals. But then he will keep me honest and I will get mad at him, he knows how that goes. It is up to me, not him.
    So today:
    Log ahead of time what I will eat
    Eat only what I log
    drink 8 glasses of water
    do some inspirational reading

    Have a great Saturday everyone
  • RelentlessFierceWarriorBill
    RelentlessFierceWarriorBill Posts: 322 Member
    February 21st -

    Just for today I will;

    1. Drink lotsa water
    2. Get some cardio in
    3. Throw out at least 4 pieces of unnecessary clutter
    4. Write in my daily journal ( still a hard one for me )
    5. Fierce Forward
  • jabrams1955
    jabrams1955 Posts: 55 Member
    Snow day. I will watch the snow flakes fall, enjoy my cats, read a book, take care of paperwork, not worry about diet today!
  • azulvioleta6
    azulvioleta6 Posts: 4,195 Member
    azulvioleta6 wrote: »

    Friday:
    1. Work on non-fitness to-do lists :)
    2. Rest--casual walking + 90-minute rueda de casino (Cuban salsa) practica :D
    3. 15,000 steps :) 16,206 steps

    Saturday:
    1. Lift weights
    2. Get in 10,000 steps
    3. Stay under 100 G/carbs

    SIDE NOTE: In the last seven days, I have walked and danced 50 miles--100,000 steps. I also swam a mile, but that does not count in FitBit-land. :D
  • feistyjojo
    feistyjojo Posts: 303 Member
    Been off line from here for a few days while I went very offline with my eating. So much harder to check in when things aren't going so well.
    Have made so.e good choices, and need to focus on those.
    Also made a number of poor ones, and once I start eating badly I find it hard to stop.

    Think I'm back on track tho calorie count will be very close today.
    So just for today (well, Sunday as it's evening here now) I will:
    - not have any cake/ snacks when I meet my friend for coffee
    - take fruit with me to snack on
    - stay within calorie count

    -walk to meet point as long as it's not raining too hard!

    Good luck everyone.
  • losingrae
    losingrae Posts: 260 Member
    losingrae wrote: »

    Just for Today 2/20
    1. exercise 30 minutes :neutral_face: Kind of. I didn't go out and do a 30 minute workout, but I did walk for both of my 15 minute breaks at work. So, I'm counting it.
    2. log everything (gotta keep trying) :( of course not

    Just for Today 2/21
    1. DO NOT GIVE UP, eventually it will kick in
    2. log, log, log
    3. Just say no to carbs
    4. Take the dogs up for their favorite walk

    @feistyjojo - I get it. I too take a hiatus when things are not going well. But I'm trying to come back pass or fail for the day and do my report, because I truly believe it will kick in eventually.
  • starrhulll
    starrhulll Posts: 11 Member
    Joining late, but glad to be here. Just for today 2/21:
    1. Eat at least 1 cup of raw leafy greens.
    2. Drink water all day and say NO TO SODA.
    3. Log everything in MFP food diary.
  • Tiso2
    Tiso2 Posts: 55 Member
    Good morning lovely community! Thank you for your contributions.
    2/20: Goals met - the rest & early bed on 2/19 helped immensely. I woke up feeling strong and ready to continue. I cannot measure how my Friends and this community have helped me.
    2/21:
    1. Balance my carbs & protein while staying under calorie goal
    2. Hit the pavement and start the real training for that 1/2 in May
    3. Drink at least 8 glasses of water
    4. Early bed (maybe a nap)
    5. Stay positive & grateful
    Make it a great day! (*)
  • kegofstout
    kegofstout Posts: 74 Member
    Hi All :) well I got 2 outta 3 goals yesterday and I will take it. I did go way over my calorie goal for the day but for the week I am on track so I forgave myself. So just for today Saturday 2/21:
    1) lunch with friend so order healthiest item on menu
    2) run 4 miles
    3) cook a low cal dinner with veggies
    Hope everyone has beautiful Saturday!!
  • mytime6630
    mytime6630 Posts: 4,290 Member
    feistyjojo wrote: »

    ...., and once I start eating badly I find it hard to stop.
    .

    Wow - can I relate to this line! I was doing SO well yesterday, until last nite our daughter brought home a box of sugar cookies. OK - one cookie I though. Well, that led to an entire nite of eating badly!

    So I think some of us, including me, are really struggling right now. I can blame it on the weather - it has been dreary, cold, snowy, icy, etc., and I just can't get out for my much needed walks! It is those kind of days where I just want to eat. And then I don't want to come on here, because I have done so poorly.

    But you know what -- those are the days we need to come on here - for encouragment, for understanding, and to know that we are not alone. It is so easy to come on here when we can have all smiley faces, and have a great day to report. Not so easy to come on here and admit that the day before was not our best. But this is what I know I need to do - either way, good or bad, I am going to come on here. Because that is what keeps me focused, and keeps me from not just throwing in the towel, telling myself I will just wait until the weather is nicer, until my clothes are so tight I can't breathe.

    SO congrats to everyone for coming on here. We have not failed when we keep on trying!!
  • mytime6630
    mytime6630 Posts: 4,290 Member
    Just for today
    1. Do not give up. Stay focused on just making good choices with food.
    2. Get out for a walk. The sun is out, is is 34 degrees, which feels warm! Tomorrows high is suppose to be 7 degrees !. :) DONE - got my walk in!
    3. Plan what to eat
    4. Do not be too critical of myself. I have not given up - I am still trying, and that is what counts!
  • mytime6630
    mytime6630 Posts: 4,290 Member
    edited February 2015
    azulvioleta6 wrote: »
    SIDE NOTE: In the last seven days, I have walked and danced 50 miles--100,000 steps.
    :D


    Wow - thats a lot of miles and a lot of steps! Congrats! Great job.
  • mytime6630
    mytime6630 Posts: 4,290 Member
    edited February 2015
    losingrae wrote: »


    1. DO NOT GIVE UP, eventually it will kick in
    .


    SO with you on this one! I keep thinking if the sun would come out more - winters are so hard! Hang in there - we are all in this together!! Great job coming back on here!!
  • mytime6630
    mytime6630 Posts: 4,290 Member
    edited February 2015
    I found this posted, and just had to repost it here. SO perfect for me to read everyday!


    "I've fallen off the wagon."
    "I screwed up yesterday - so I binged all afternoon."
    "I've got a party this weekend, so I'll start over on Monday."
    "I do so well for 2 - 3 weeks and then I just can't do it anymore."
    "Every night I overeat by snacking - why try?

    Change your mindset.

    Instead of always framing things as "quitting and re-starting" - start thinking of this simply as your life. Start seeing yourself as normal. We all have minutes, even days, when we are off our game - but we don't stop. The key to success is seeing that normal is okay and being perfect is NEVER going to happen. My Mom used to call this "stick-to-it-tiveness". We use it successfully in other parts of our lives - marriage, work, raising children, sports. But for some reason, we give ourselves permission to stop doing the one important thing - getting healthy. One small misstep and we throw in the towel. We let our brain tell us it's too hard. We're too weak.

    Change your mindset.

    Make your goals and keep moving in the direction you need to go. Stop starting over. Realize that there is no end zone and that these changes need to become habits. Once they become habits - you know you're on your way to changing your life. If you do this, it gets easier. You have control over the food - it doesn't control you. You make your choices. You train - without that voice prattling on in your head about how you look ridiculous, how you'll never reach your goals. Shut that crap talk down.

    Change your mindset.

    Your mindset is critical. This is not a game that you can start and stop. It's your life. Take your power back. This is the perfect day. Do it.

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1346163/change-your-mindset/p1
  • Exquisitern
    Exquisitern Posts: 89 Member
    Joan: it is so true how we sabotage ourselves with our mindset. I agree, if we are on this journey, there is no end it is to be healthy for all of our days. Yesterday I had bought some Reese peanut butter cup ice cream for the girls. I just had to have couple of cups. It shot my calories in the crapper. At least today I'm under calories. I work 12 hour shifts on the weekend so I don't really exercise, but I'm going to motivate myself to do the stairs. I work on the 12th floor. I'm going to try and walk up them 3-4 times.
    "We only fail if we quit trying."
    Everyone congrats on making your daily goals. We are all in this together!
  • angel52194
    angel52194 Posts: 8 Member
    I my gold is to loose 50 lb I have diabetic.wen for work today
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