Just for Today ..... Daily Commitment Thread- Start of a new year!
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Okay. I'm back.
I've been down with some kind of upper respiratory yuck, and taking care a of a kiddo suffering the same ailment. But we are both on the mend, and I am feeling almost 100%. So, I am going to set some goals today, and I am going to do my best to stick to them.
Goals for 1/11/2017
- Water: 100oz
- Food: LOG IT ALL
- Activity: 45 minutes
- No snacking after baby bed time
- Prepare overnight oats for a healthy breakfast
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just for today 1/11
log all food
at least 300 calorie deficit
gym- circuit
gym 15 min elliptical
15 squats
1 plank
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Thanks for the kind welcomes! Yesterday was super busy so I didn't have time to do much on here besides log my meals, but I did get a walk in. Accomplished all my goals for yesterday and today, actually came in below calorie goal! Today was the first (likely only) really nice day in a long time, so I went on a nice long evening walk. To avoid boredom I tried a walking mindfulness meditation, and ended up in the pretty little park in my neighborhood at the perfect time to see a heron fishing and watch the sun set and the full moon rise. It was magical.
Goals for tomorrow:
do some stretches in the morning
come in at or below recommended calories
try to eat more protein
at least 30 min of exercise
work on commissioned painting2 -
I drank my water
exercised over 30 minutes
and called a longtime friend who I hadn't heard from for quite some time2 -
Yesterday's commitments -
- Log everything I eat
- No unhealthy snacks - No chocolate!!
- Lunch less than 400 calories
- Choose healthy option at dinner - five bean chilli or skinny burger
I did have a healthy option.... and then I added a dessert. Not in the plan!
- g&t only, NO WINE!
I had wine and G&T so again not in the plan. Having said that, on previous occasions when I've set this goal I've ignored it completely and drunk only wine, so this is a step in the right direction....
- exercise class after work
-30 + minute lunch break
- Meditate
- catch up on neglected project - get on top of things!
- listen to music and power through, no faffing
Today's commitments -
- Log everything I eat
- No unhealthy snacks
- Stay within calories
- don't procrastinate even though working from home....
- listen to music and power through
Weighed myself this morning and seem to have pretty much lost my Christmas podge despite the odd slip up so pleased with myself!2 -
Just for today, Wednesday, 1/11
Pretty much the same as yesterday!
1. Stick to meal plan. Journal every bite, even cheats. Got up at midnight and for some reason grabbed about 10 mini candybars! WTH? no clue what drove me to this.
2. HYDRATE, WITH WATER!!! Coffee is not WATER! Not enough. Fingers are swollen today which means i need more water
3. Find floor exercises or weights (maybe yoga?) that you can do while I have to wear this stupid ortho boot.
Worked until 8:30 last night again. Exhausted. I have my 40 hours in yesterday and it was only Wednesday!
4. Unplug one hour before bedtime, read and journal. Worked late. I did read and unplug, but it wasn't until late.
5. Make significant progress on my project for Rusk and WWD at work. You probably won't finish it today but you can by Friday if you just concentrate and stop procrastinating! Stop letting all the little things distract you! Yesterday was terrible. I worked at home and my husband and graddaughter who lives with us were fighting all day. Could hardly concentrate. Got a lot of work done, but not what I wanted to.
6. At least one random act of kindness
This week I will...
1, Finish the 2017 budget
2. Let someone know I'm thinking of them by sending them a handwritten letter
3. Go to gym and have some "me" time
4. Schedule a massage
Just for today, Thursday, 1/12
1. Try to add foods to my meal plan slowly on this new short term maintenance plan they put me on
2. HYDRATE! My fingers are like little sausages!
3. Bring hand weights upstairs to at least tone upper body until i get the boot off.
4. Unplug one hour before bed and read, journal and unwind
5. Get my handouts done today. Get halogen stuff done.
6. At least one random act of kindness. A little something can change a person's whole day
This week I will...
1. finish the 2017 budget
2. Let someone know I'm thinking of them by sending them a handwritten letter
3. Schedule a massage
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Just for today I will drink 6 glasses of water, exercise at least one half hour, log my food, and try to enjoy winter !!3
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Just for today: 11/12/17
Drink 5 bottles of water
Fold and put laundry away
Go to bed before 10pm2 -
From yesterday W 1/11/17:
1) Meditate in afternoon - YES - I want this to become a daily habit (again)
2) Since friend had to postpone our dinner tonight, walk on treadmill in evening and complete 10,000 steps - YES - after work, changed and went straight to treadmill for 1.5 miles
3) Stick to evening meal plan and NO snacks after dinner - YES - made new crockpot recipe and side, omitted the salad I originally planned to include, and only went over daily calories by <100
4) Start a trend, and get up after first snooze alarm tomorrow a.m. - NO - the prior late night followed by extra early a.m. did me in, trying to catch up sleep
Just for R 1/12/17:
1) Meditate in afternoon
2) Drink 8 - 10 cups of water
3) Log all food, including lunch with former colleague at Crystal Café (make healthy choices)
4) Walk at least 25 flights of stairs
5) Floss
6) Bedtime no later than 10:30, lights and TV OFF!!
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Goals for 1/11/2017
X- Water: 100oz
X- Food: LOG IT ALL
X- Activity: 45 minutes
- No snacking after baby bed time
X- Prepare overnight oats for a healthy breakfast
Well. Not all horrible yesterday. Because the only reason I'm not giving myself credit for "no snacking after baby bedtime" is I had a small cookie while I was preparing my oats. One cookie is so much better than sitting down with a bag of chips or otherwise large snack before bed. I consider that a huge win with TOM due any minute now (the bloat showed up with authority this morning!)
Goals for 1/12/2017
- Water: 100oz
- Food: LOG IT ALL
- Activity: 45 minutes
- No snacking after baby bed time
- Spend a little time outside4 -
I'm in!
I keep falling back into bad health and bad habits. Every time I try again I learn a little more. This time around I am going to keep things really simple and build in safety nets for when it gets tough. I try and do too much and burn out really fast. If I push too hard too fast I get tired and cranky and that leads to fights and problems at work and then lead to stress eating and a complete fall back into hiding in my bed all weekend eating ice cream.
This time around it's about a whole lifestyle change. I am going to focus on building healthy habits and routines that will be so easy to fall back on that when I have a stressful day or week I can just scale everything back and do the basics to maintain. My goals will be focused on building a stronger body that is flexible and calm. In order to do that I am going to commit to working out every day even if it's just a pushup because that will lead to results over time. In order to stay flexible and healthy I will incorporate stretching routines into my workouts and practice yoga on a daily basis. This will help with my back problems and injuries from being too stationary. This time around I will also address my mental health and focus on building a meditation routine that will help to train my mind to be stronger as well. To keep from overthinking everything and being too overwhelmed I will journal and write every day. I will also focus on getting enough sleep to give my mind time to rest.
With all of this I will be a stronger and flexible and calm person in 2018! That would be life changing for me.
January 12th, 2017
Starting weight: 195
Goal weight for Feb 1: 193
Ultimate goal weight: 160
Goals:
- Strong
- Flexible
- Calm
Daily Habits Goal:
- 30 min workout in morning
- Write/Journal 30 min a day
- Meditate 20 min a day
- Yoga every day
- 7-8 hours sleep a night
I am not focusing my goals on food but it is a huge part of it. I plan to eat healthier but I do tend to eat healthy by default and it's the stress that leads to late night eating which is my big problem. I'm hoping more sleep and stress relief will lead to less need for food as a comfort. Also going to sleep instead of staying up late looking for snacks will help with that problem too!
I promise to check in every day and log my progress towards my goals.
So here we are. Day 1. January 12th, 2017
My healthy choices this morning were:
- Woke up early and did a 10 minute strength training workout (first time I was able to do that this year!)
- Ate a healthy breakfast instead of skipping. We are out of eggs so I made some healthy oatmeal.
- Decided to find a community to keep me on track and accountable and found this thread.
Looking forward to coming back tomorrow with my first check in.
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Today's commitments were :
- Log everything I eat
- No unhealthy snacks
- Stay within calories Went over by 250, had toast rather than yoghurt for breakfast which was more fattening than i thought!
- don't procrastinate even though working from home.... Definitely didn't procrastinate, was working in a panic all day....
- listen to music and power through Forgot to do this one and actually would have lifted my mood
Tomorrow's commitments -
- Log everything I eat
- Choose healthy option for lunch and dinner
- one water for every alcoholic drink
- no unhealthy snacks
- get up when alarm goes and get into work!
- plug music in and power through
- don't get overwhelmed by the stressful work situation. If get overwhelmed, take a deep breath and remind self that it's not the end of the world!
- find things to delegate to other people to reduce load
- don't resort to compulsive checking of work as a reaction to stress - check ONCE and then sign off2 -
@OConnell5483 Sounds like you're having a similarly bad time to me at work at the moment! Hope it'll get easier for you soon....1
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just for today 1/12
log all food
at least 300 calorie deficit
zumba
yoga
30 squats
yesterday 1/11
log all food
at least 300 calorie deficit 500
gym- circuit
gym 15 min elliptical
15 squats
1 plank 2 -
I'm starting over again also. Actually I'm still getting psyched up to really start. I've updated my weight and goals in MFP and I've started logging in again. So, Just For Today my baby steps are:
-Log everything I consume
-Check my blood sugar throughout the day (half done)
I have to know where I'm at in order to see where I need to go.
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Wed, 1/11
1. log all food
2. concentrate on water!!!! WATER WATER WATER
3. try and get out for a walk, or go to the gym if I feel OK
4. watch carbs
5. look up what kinds of food are the lowest in carbs
6. run to sams
7. clean my sewing area up
Late getting on here, but at least for the rest of today:
1. get to the gym Already done!
2. log all food (went to Chili's today for lunch, and did ok!
3. drink water
4. light dinner since I ate more for lunch
5. clean up sewing area
Welcome all newcomers! I love hearing everyone's goals!
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slittlemeister wrote: »@OConnell5483 Sounds like you're having a similarly bad time to me at work at the moment! Hope it'll get easier for you soon....
Yes, it's been really stressful! And I am a stress eater so it's a battle everyday. I see so many similarities in our posts that I really look forward to your posts, because I think you have some great ideas on how to deal with the work stress. I have tried some of your ideas and they helped! Thanks for that. I hope things get better for you real soon too!!! 1 -
Reached all my goals for today. It has been a little hard to enjoy winter, however. Calling for freezing rain tomorrow. Will be hard to not overeat.1
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I'd like to join.
Start weight: 221
Feb 1st: 210+
Ultimate: 169
Just for today (Jan 13)
1). Log my food
2). Prepare weekend meals, prep veggies.
3). Wake up and 'hit' the treadmill.
4). Go for a walk outside.
5). Walk over 10,001 steps.
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Just for today: 1/13/17
-I will not overeat while I babysit!!! This is a big struggle, because there is always good food at someone else's house!!!
--Fold and put away laundry (before I babysit)
---Drink water!!3 -
From yesterday R 1/12/17:
1) Meditate in afternoon - YES - this will eventually become habit again, at least on weekdays
2) Drink 8 - 10 cups of water - YES - 10 glasses
3) Log all food, including lunch with former colleague at Crystal Café (make healthy choices) - YES - went online to review café menu before, made my healthier choice, and stuck with it when I got there. Even though I love chai coffee or tea, I ordered herbal tea.
4) Walk at least 25 flights of stairs - YES - 28 flights and 10,000 steps w/o the treadmill
5) Floss - YES - I did it, even though I hate it, but I know how good it feels when I'm done
6) Bedtime no later than 10:30, lights and TV OFF!! Yes and No - in bed and TV off 10:20, read for 20 minutes to decompress; unfortunately, woke at 12:38 a.m. when hubby got home from 2nd shift
Just for F 1/13/17:
1) Meditate in afternoon
2) Drink 8 - 10 glasses of water
3) Walk at least 25 flights of stairs
4) Eat early supper before going to nieces' bball games
5) Floss3 -
Yesterday
1. get to the gym Already done!
2. log all food (went to Chili's today for lunch, and did ok!
3. drink water
4. light dinner since I ate more for lunch
5. clean up sewing area But ... I did sew 6 more chemo hats!
JFT, Friday
1. Having a ice storm, so watch what I eat today!
2. drink water
3. stay inside and stay safe.
4. sew more chemo hats
5. work on year end tax stuff
6. organize kitchen drawers
I am so a stress, emotional eater. It is the hardest thing to conquer, but I just keep trying!
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Just for today, Thursday, 1/12
1. Try to add foods to my meal plan slowly on this new short term maintenance plan they put me on
2. HYDRATE! My fingers are like little sausages! I don't know what my issue with drinking WATER is! Sausage fingers again today! UGH!
3. Bring hand weights upstairs to at least tone upper body until i get the boot off. I AM going to do this TONIGHT! I brought work home with me every night this week and worked 12 hour days. Tonight I am leaving work as soon as I can and I am taking care of ME.
4. Unplug one hour before bed and read, journal and unwind See above.
5. Get my handouts done today. Get halogen stuff done. This will have to wait until next week because I just got another project dropped on me, on top of the other projects I've been working on.
6. At least one random act of kindness. A little something can change a person's whole day.
This week I will...
1. finish the 2017 budget
2. Let someone know I'm thinking of them by sending them a handwritten letter
3. Schedule a massage
Done. Going next Wednesday. Cannot WAIT!
I'm literally exhausted today. I think I had my 40 hours in by noon on Wednesday, and it is now Friday. I just want to go home, but someone added another meeting to my calendar for 2:00-3:00 p.m. It's been a very long week, so I am not going to make much for goals today. I'm just too tired. I am salary, so it doesn't matter how many hours i work, same pay.
JFT - Friday, 1/13- Be smart and select healthy foods today.
- Drink 60 oz of water
- Leave work as soon as I get Monday's class prep done and get my meetings done.
- Meditate for 15 minutes when I get home. (Try anyway,,,never done this before and can't usually turn my brain off, but I'm going to try anyway!)
- Hand weights and floor exercises tonight. Either that, or go to the gym and ride the stationary bike.
- Read tonight, find a quiet place and snuggle up with a book.
- Unplug and go to bed early. Journal.
This week I will...
1. finish the 2017 budget (I have one more day! Better get this done tomorrow!)
2. Let someone know I'm thinking of them by sending them a handwritten letter. (I have one more day on this too! Better get 'er done tonight or tomorrow!)
Have a GREAT Friday everyone!
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OConnell5483 wrote: »Just for today, Thursday, 1/12
I'm literally exhausted today. I think I had my 40 hours in by noon on Wednesday, and it is now Friday. I just want to go home, but someone added another meeting to my calendar for 2:00-3:00 p.m. It's been a very long week, so I am not going to make much for goals today. I'm just too tired. I am salary, so it doesn't matter how many hours i work, same pay.
@OConnell5483 I can relate to this, in my past corporate life. You can do this, one day at a time! Just think of your massage coming up, and enjoy your weekend!2 -
Goals for 1/12/2017
X- Water: 100oz
X- Food: LOG IT ALL
- Activity: 45 minutes
X- No snacking after baby bed time
X- Spend a little time outside
Well. I did alright yesterday. I didn't get any exercise, or log any "active minutes" with my Fitbit, because I was busy shoveling the laundry mountain through the wash and getting it put away. I had 2 weeks worth of me and baby laundry to get through. Makes me super happy hubby does his own!
We've had a busy day today, we went and got hair cuts, I got my car fixed, and we stopped for lunch at McDonald's. (Accounted for in my calories for the day, too). I just need to keep an eye on sodium for the day.
Goals for 1/13/2017
- Water: 100 oz
- Food: 1400-1600 calories
- KEEP AN EYE ON SODIUM
- Activity: 45 minutes
- No snacking after baby bed time.3 -
JFT - Friday, 1/13
- Be smart and select healthy foods today.
- Drink 60 oz of water
- Leave work as soon as I get Monday's class prep done and get my meetings done.
Worked late again. What a long week! - Meditate for 15 minutes when I get home. (Try anyway,,,never done this before and can't usually turn my brain off, but I'm going to try anyway!) Nope
- Hand weights and floor exercises tonight. Either that, or go to the gym and ride the stationary bike.
- Read tonight, find a quiet place and snuggle up with a book. There is no quiet place in this house! ugh.
- Unplug and go to bed early. Journal.
This week I will...
1. finish the 2017 budget (I have one more day! Better get this done tomorrow!)
Made progress!
2. Let someone know I'm thinking of them by sending them a handwritten letter. (I have on more day on this too! Better get 'er done tonight or tomorrow!)
JFT - Saturday, 1/14
1. Make smart food selections
2. HYDRATE with WATER! not coffee. not sugar free hot chocolate. WATER!
3. I will NOT log onto my work computer today. I will try my best to not think about work today. I will be in the present with my family today.
4. Meal plan and make grocery list
5. Grocery Shop
6. Yoga and light hand weights
7. I will try to find some quiet time to rejuvenate my mind; not sure how but I will try.
8. As always, one random act of kindness. Put a smile on someone's face today.
This week I will...
1. finish the 2017 budget (I have one more day! Better get this done tomorrow!) Almost done!
2. Let someone know I'm thinking of them by sending them a handwritten letter.2 - Be smart and select healthy foods today.
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Just for today (Jan 13)
1). Log my food ✔️
2). Prepare weekend meals, prep veggies.✔️
3). Wake up and 'hit' the treadmill.✔️
4). Go for a walk outside.✔️
5). Walk over 10,001 steps.✔️
Just for today (Saturday/14)
1) Walk well over 10,000 steps. (I'd like to see 12,000)
2) Eat heathy all day.
3) Clean the car.1 -
Friday
1. Having a ice storm, so watch what I eat today!
2. drink water
3. stay inside and stay safe.
4. sew more chemo hats Got 9 more hats made!
5. work on year end tax stuff
6. organize kitchen drawers
Didnt do so great yesterday. It was a dreary day -- ice outside, and no sun shining. I just felt lazy all day, and couldn't get out to move around. But, I did sew all day, but not much else got done!
saturday
1. log ALL FOOD!! My stomach is upset, so be careful what I eat
2. COncentrate on Water!!!!
3. eat only planned food
4. work on year end tax stuff! I NEED to get this done, but keep putting it off!
5. clean up my sewing room
6. finish up the last 8 chemo hats so they can be picked up next week
7. organize 1 kitchen drawer
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I really need to start doing this. Been sort of on and off since the beginning of the year. I've had some type of sinus cold and headache thing since Christmas plus the kids have been sick. Completely throws me off!
Just for Today - Saturday 1/14
1. Drink 80-100oz of water
2. Track & not go over calorie goal
3. Make a meal & workout plan for the next week
4. Get the kids' room cleaned up
5. Put away all clean laundry
6. Possibly return library movies and books (depending on road conditions)4
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