Just for today --- daily commitment thread
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JFT Wednesday: 1. cook chicken for salads 2. do dishes 3. pay bills.
1 & 2 will definitely be after work, but should be a challenge as I may not get home until late
Was home earlier than I expected, so I had more time got those goals down and a few other things as well.
JFT Thursday: because I've been a slackard and am starting to notice the impact, my goals are bigger today. 1. walk at lunch (I've skipped the last two days for no good reason) 2. 10,000 steps 3. record all foods, even if they aren't measured, because I know the act of recording makes me think about what is going in my mouth.0 -
Good morning everyone!!!
Met all of my goals for yesterday.
Just for today, I will;
1. Exercise for at least 180 minutes.
2. Encourage someone.
3. Keep an open heart.
4. Stay positive and focused on my goals.
5. I will not fail !!!
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Just for today I'm going to count my calories, even if I'm not perfect I've got to be accountable.0
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- Get up from my desk once per hour and do a trip up and down my office stairs.
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azulvioleta6 wrote: »
Just for WEDNESDAY:
1. 10,000 steps 17,126
2. swim
plus did some gardening and walking too
3. Stay under 100G carbs close...think I ended at 104 G
Thursday:
1. 12,000 steps
2. lift heavy
3. stay under 100 G carbs
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Just for today....I will work on being more positive.0
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Being sick really sucks. I was sick enough to get winded when trying to walk or do anything physical, however not so sick that I couldn't eat. And of course...food makes you feel better, right? Not at all. At any rate, I am on the mend, and now need to mend the damage done:
Just for Today 4/23
1. log, log, log
2. get in 10K steps.
3. make healthy choices.
@azulvioleta6 - CONGRATS on making 91LBS!!!! HUGE accomplishment.0 -
azulvioleta6 wrote: »azulvioleta6 wrote: »
Just for WEDNESDAY:
1. 10,000 steps 17,126
2. swim plus did some gardening and walking too
3. Stay under 100G carbs close...think I ended at 104 G
Thursday:
1. 12,000 steps
2. lift heavy
3. stay under 100 G carbs
Congrats on 91 lbs loss!! And what a great reward - a new haircut!! What an inspiration you are to all of us!!!!!0 -
MissusSpags wrote: »Just for today...
I will savor the day and know that I'm doing this for myself.
This is a great quote!!!0 -
Sometimes I do not know what is wrong with me. Why I can't seem to get going, and stay going.
So I am going to learn from you guys. I know to be successful, I need to continue to log my food. No matter HOW busy I am, this is important. This is for me.
I am going to learn from you guys to plan my meals. I know this is another important step. No mindless grabbing of food. I tend to get so busy, so meals are unplanned, and that leads to trouble. Snacks have been unplanned, so when hubby wants dairy queen, I give in. SO plan my meals.
This are my goals for today. One day at a time, I can get back on track!0 -
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Just for today 4/23
1. Log all my food
2. Reach my 10K Step Goal0 -
Being sick really sucks. I was sick enough to get winded when trying to walk or do anything physical, however not so sick that I couldn't eat. And of course...food makes you feel better, right? Not at all. At any rate, I am on the mend, and now need to mend the damage done:
@Rae - Hope you feel better soon!0 -
OKAY FRIENDS!!!!! I OWE YOU ALL A GIANT SIZED
THANK YOU! !!!
I have been struggling with my exercise this week. I have fallen behind on my goal for the week because of ...well lots of reasons, some valid and some not.
I did a half an hour on the treadmill because the weather has been yucky all evening and then I quit. I got onto "just for today " fully intending to close out today and post my goals for Friday.
But....after reading your posts I was inspired to get back on the tread mill and do 30 more minutes!
So thankyou for being the wind beneath my wings!
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Just for today ( Thursday April 23)
1. Take breakfast lunch and snack to work with me
2. Walk 1.5 hours after work only 1 hour but I am going to skip my 150 calorie snack and call it JOY
3. Stick to 1200 calories UNDER
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Just for today (Friday April 24)
1. Take an early morning walk, (Lord, please hold the rain til I' m done.) At least 1 hour.
2. Work on packing the studio at least 2 hours.
3. Stick to 1200 calories.
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Sometimes I do not know what is wrong with me. Why I can't seem to get going, and stay going.
So I am going to learn from you guys. I know to be successful, I need to continue to log my food. No matter HOW busy I am, this is important. This is for me.
I am going to learn from you guys to plan my meals. I know this is another important step. No mindless grabbing of food. I tend to get so busy, so meals are unplanned, and that leads to trouble. Snacks have been unplanned, so when hubby wants dairy queen, I give in. SO plan my meals.
This are my goals for today. One day at a time, I can get back on track!
Joan, you should check out other people's diaries. That's a great way to get new ideas.
I do not plan every meal way in advance, but I do:
--try to plan the day out every morning
--make several pre-prepped items at the beginning of the week (large salads, salad-in-a-jar, rice bowls) which last for a while in the fridge
--I keep a couple of homemade frozen meals around in case of emergency (example: veggie soups with brown rice)
--grab-and-go meals: fling turkey burger(s) and a chopped up sweet potato (yam) on a cookie sheet, bake at 350 for 30 minutes with salt and a little seasoning (smoked paprika is good), serve over a salad and you have a great, fast meal
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Just for today:
1. Drink water 4 ltrs at least
2. Eat small snacks (big mistake yesterday 620 calories worth of fresh cream cakes)
3. Do exercise I like (yesterday one hour music video on youtube maroon 5 Sugar) jumping, walking, lifting legs high around the house
Numbers on scale going down slowly but surely.
Have a good day everybody.
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azulvioleta6 wrote: »Sometimes I do not know what is wrong with me. Why I can't seem to get going, and stay going.
So I am going to learn from you guys. I know to be successful, I need to continue to log my food. No matter HOW busy I am, this is important. This is for me.
I am going to learn from you guys to plan my meals. I know this is another important step. No mindless grabbing of food. I tend to get so busy, so meals are unplanned, and that leads to trouble. Snacks have been unplanned, so when hubby wants dairy queen, I give in. SO plan my meals.
This are my goals for today. One day at a time, I can get back on track!
Joan, you should check out other people's diaries. That's a great way to get new ideas.
I do not plan every meal way in advance, but I do:
--try to plan the day out every morning
--make several pre-prepped items at the beginning of the week (large salads, salad-in-a-jar, rice bowls) which last for a while in the fridge
--I keep a couple of homemade frozen meals around in case of emergency (example: veggie soups with brown rice)
--grab-and-go meals: fling turkey burger(s) and a chopped up sweet potato (yam) on a cookie sheet, bake at 350 for 30 minutes with salt and a little seasoning (smoked paprika is good), serve over a salad and you have a great, fast meal
You can do this!
That recipe for sweet potato sounds great, thanks for posting .... just for today I'm going to prep meals, I am home from work and I will enjoy my day. Thanks for all the positivity0 -
my jft is actually for the next three days and I have a tendency to want to be a bum on my time off. So my just for the weekend. 1. 30,000 steps across the three days 2. Meals not grazing 3. Record all food even if not measured 4. waste less time on the internet0
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JFT (yesterday):
1. Stick to calorie goals--
Ate more, exercised to "make up", but I still hate my lack of discipline doing that.
2. 3+ pints water/tea--
3. Exercise 30+ minutes--extra if I can.-- Nice early a.m. walk with my sons , and tae bo in evening
4. Get some junk moved out of bedroom/rearranged so we can paint!!!-- Moved alot...more to go.
JFT 4/24:
1. Stick to calorie goals
2. 3+ pints water/tea
3. Exercise 30+ minutes--extra if I can.
4. Continue with bedroom...start on spider webs/dust from under the junk!
@azulvioleta6 : hope you love your new haircut--what a great idea! Nice new profile photo!! Quite the change!
@joan: Hope you have a marvelously encouraging day!!!!!!!!!!!! Thinking ahead about meals is a good strategy. I do that at lunch, (despite what the children may be eating): 2 scrambled jumbo eggs with a heap of salsa--only like 150 cal, good protein, and the hot pepper revs up fat burning
Maybe we could swap a few healthy "snack" ideas to help each other make improvements over the usual chips/candy/donuts etc, unless joan objects???? A favorite "snack"/bfast of mine is 1/2 plain yogurt (esp greek), 1/2 c blueberries, 1/4 c sliv. almonds, 2 t maple syrup = 311 cal, 17 protein, 15 good fat.
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GrandmaJackie wrote: »GrandmaJackie wrote: »Just for today 4/21
1. Stick to what I have logged for food
2. Protein drink
3. NO NO late night snack
Just for today 4/22
1. AGAIN no no late night snacking
2. Buy HEALTHY snacks
3. Try a NEW exercise!
4. Don't let the scale influence your mood!
@Rudy enjoy the field trip,
Just for today: 4/23
1. Get a early run in
2. Try again a new exercise
3. Protein drink
Just for today 4/26
1. Protein drink
2. Make time for myself today
3. Stick to what I log / No late night snacking0 -
Just for today 4/24
1. Log all my food
2. Hit my 10K step goal0 -
Yesterday
So I am going to learn from you guys. I know to be successful, I need to continue to log my food. No matter HOW busy I am, this is important.
I am going to learn from you guys to plan my meals. I know this is another important step. No mindless grabbing of food. I tend to get so busy, so meals are unplanned, and that leads to trouble. Snacks have been unplanned, so when hubby wants dairy queen, I give in. SO plan my meals.
I did SO much better yesterday. Thank you to all of you for such encouraging posts! Like @bri170lb said, getting on here is so encouraging. It is hard to admit when I fail, which for me is many times, but as long as we keep getting back up! Even though I had pizza last nite, not my planned baked cod, I stuck to 2 pieces, and did a ton of exercise.
And I LOVE the idea of sharing snacks, recipes, etc. Hubby is always wanting a snack in the evening, and it is usually ice cream or popcorn (the oil-cooked popcorn!). So I would love having ideas, and I'm sure others would as well!
SO Just for today - going to repeat yesterday!
1. Plan my meals. Tonite is the fish fry, so I will try and eat lighter during the day, and stick to 2 small pieces of fish.
2. Log all my food!!!!!0 -
FOR today get to the gym, forget about yesterday, start again today and try and not ruin the weekend with a lot of extra calories.0
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azulvioleta6 wrote: »
Thursday:
1. 12,000 steps
2. lift heavy
3. stay under 100 G carbs
Thank you for the supportive comments everyone! I've set a new goal for myself--to get to 200 pounds (100 pounds total loss) by my 40th birthday, which is June 5th, 7 weeks away. I lose VERY slowly due to health issues, so it is very likely that I will miss that goal, but I am going to use it to keep focused.
Friday:
1. 12,000 steps
2. finish Spring cleaning, laundry and all shopping errands
3. dance!
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No mindless grabbing of food. I tend to get so busy, so meals are unplanned, and that leads to trouble. Snacks have been unplanned, so when hubby wants dairy queen, I give in. SO plan my meals.
I think that is a problem for everybody!
The only time that I really run into problems is when I go way too long without eating and end up in a rush. Create backup plans for yourself so that you don't need to fall off the program.
About Dairy Queen:
1. "Treats" are not treating yourself well. You do not deserve to put bad stuff in your body.
2. There is no reason why your husband can't get Dairy Queen while you have something else. He will adapt.
3. I've kind of arrived at a point where I have put SO much effort into taking care of myself that ruining it with junk is not something I have much desire to do. Particularly, I think about how much exercise I am doing...and then I ask myself if I want to ruin all that effort.
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“Our greatest battles are that with our own minds.” ~Jameson Frank0
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Just for Today 4/23
1. log, log, log
2. get in 10K steps
3. make healthy choices
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@azulvioleta6 - love your new profile pic! Really shows the 91lbs!
Just for Today 4/24
1. do not fret the gain this week, do not slip into a "who cares" attitude
2. log
3. be grateful for what I have in my life - had a difficult morning with the teens, so this is very important today.0 -
3. be grateful for what I have in my life - had a difficult morning with the teens, so this is very important today.
I hear you on this one!
A bad morning with one of my teenagers can point me down the wrong road all day. I have 2 teenagers and 3 grown kids. Seeing the older ones happy and healthy is the only thing that keeps me from selling the younger ones some days. 0 -
Snacks have been unplanned, so when hubby wants dairy queen, I give in. SO plan my meals.
I have actually warned my husband that some times I am going to have to just say NO. Sometimes when I feel in control of myself I'm just fine stopping for a treat with the family and having nothing or just a bite or two. But sometimes I just flat out say NO!
Once we were at Red Robin (they have an Encinada chicken platter that works great for lunch or dinner) And my husband ordered a TOWER OF DOUGHNUTS!!!!! I nearly jumped out of my seat and I said the is no way I am going to sit here and watch everyone else eat doughnuts. My whole family thought it was hilarious and they still caution each other to not mention doughnuts when I am in the room. Mom can get pretty dangerous sometimes! Hide the knives!
At home I have Carb Smart fudge bars in the freezer. 100 calories. 9 total carbs.They taste really good but not so good that I binge!0
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