Just for Today ..... Daily Commitment Thread- Start of a new year!

HGSmith0920 wrote: »

@joan6630 Here ya go!

Steak Fajita Sandwiches
Yield: 4 servings | Serving Size: 1/2 pita pocket with 1/4 meat filling | Calories: 255 | Total Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 70mg | Sodium: 235mg | Carbohydrates: 21g | Dietary Fiber: 3g | Sugars: 2g | Protein: 29g | SmartPoints: 6 |

Ingredients


4 ounces white mushrooms, sliced
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 medium red onion, sliced into strips
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 medium red bell pepper, cut into strips
1 pound beef sirloin tip steak, cut into thin strips (grass-fed beef recommended)
Salt to taste
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
2 teaspoons dried oregano
2 gluten free or whole-wheat pita pockets, cut in half
4 leaves romaine lettuce, torn
1/4 cup plain, nonfat Greek-style yogurt
Directions

In a large skillet, on medium-low heat, sauté mushrooms in olive oil about 6 minutes. Add onion, garlic, and bell pepper, and continue sautéing until onion and pepper are tender, about 4 minutes. Add in sirloin strips, and cook on medium heat for 5–10 minutes, or until no longer pink. Sprinkle with salt, pepper, and oregano. Stir well, cover, and simmer 5 more minutes. Drain mixture.

Stuff pita halves with meat mixture and romaine lettuce, and top with a dollop of yogurt.


I tweaked it a bit and used whole wheat wraps instead of pita's, a 1/4 cup of reduced fat shredded cheddar cheese instead of the yogurt and a handful of raw spinach leaves instead of the romaine lettuce. Didnt bring the calories up too much! With my changes the calories only went up to about 330 calories! I had two of them for dinner and they were only about 660 calories! And not only were they tasty, but they were filling too!

And the DH really enjoyed them too!

Hope you enjoy!

Mmmm sounds yummy!!

@HGSmith0920 That sounds FABULOUS. Thank you for sharing! I'll have to check out the site sometime.

HGSmith0920 wrote: »

@vishalb08 Your advice about who motivates you really struck home for me! My DH motivates me. He works so hard and it takes a toll on his body. So he cant really work out like I can, and he suffers from low blood sugar so he has to be careful what he eats(even though he still eats like rubbish Lol). But one of my reasons for losing weight, that I wrote on my card, is that I want to be as beautiful as he deserves. I know he thinks I'm beautiful the way I am. But I want him to take pride in me when we go places. I dont know, maybe that seems self-centered, but it is a completely genuine feeling that I have. He's such a great man and an excellent provider that this is something I want to do as a blessing to him. Lol

Thank you for sharing you thoughts.
I just wanted to say that its not self-centered if you wanna get fit so that someone else feels proud, rather it is selfless.
So you should take pride in that fact.
My best wishes to you and a salute to your DH.
Have a great day.

HGSmith0920 wrote: »

1. Get up when my alarm goes off, don't hit the snooze button Woke up several hours before the alarm!
2. Log all food and stay in the green The only thing I was over on was the protein. Lol
4. Finish food shopping Spent a little more than I wanted but at least the house has a lot of healthy foods!
5. Gym in the AM before work
6. Keep my drawer balanced I did this, but I ended up taking in a check that was posted dated, so that sucked!
7. Make a yummy dinner Steak fajitas!
8. Lights out and tablet down by 10 pm Roughly 10 pm I think. I didn't really do much on the tablet before bed because I was so tired. Just put on my book and conked out!

With the exception of that last half an hour of work, yesterday was great! Got up SUPER early and got a lot done! Have work against this morning and it's an hour earlier than yesterday and an 1 1/2 longer shift. Plus, I only woke up at 7:30(which I had planned) and didn't give myself enough time to go to the gym because I have to leave for work in an hour and a half. Lol. I think I might do a workout at home since I have some time and then walk on the treadmill after work since the DH work last tonight. I just have to remember to bring my gym clothes with me! I always forget them! It's 8 am now, and I'm really having to convince myself not to go back to sleep for a little while!
I know that if I do I will be a terror to wake up when the second alarm goes off!

So here are my goals for today!

1. Dont go back to sleep
2. Log all food and stay in the green!
3. Go to the gym after work
4. Make something healthy for dinner
5. Do some reading
6. Go to bed after DH gets home

I think I can do those for today! They seem pretty attainable!

Hope you all have a great day! I'm sure I'll be back on sporadically.

joan6630 wrote: »

Saragirl2 wrote: »

Good Morning All!!


Aiming for 150g of protein. This is still difficult, I will try to set up my meals with protein in mind.


You'll never know what you're capable of until you challenge yourself.

How do you get that much protein in a day? Can you share some ideas for protein? I am also going to try this - thank you for this suggestion

Sorry Joan, I should've checked this earlier. I'm trying to have protein at every meal/snack. Found these awesome bars (Pure Protein) at many stores, they have 20g of protein & around 200 calories. The flavors suit me and it's my treat after lifting. Ive read you should have protein after lifting to repair muscle & help with soreness. Some other brand bars are over 350 cals! I have gradually increased egg white to 1/2 cup in breakfast oatmeal. Boil chicken breasts & make chicken salad w/low fat mayo, protein smoothie mix in afternoon as needed, cottage cheese w/fruit & Stevia. I can't seem to get to 150g but I was over 100 yesterday. I recommend doing it for 3-4 days and seeing how you feel with cravings etc. My stomach was a little off for a few days but all OK now. Peanut butter used to be my protein of choice but I couldn't control how much I ate. I haven't had it in about a month and I have to keep myself in check when making my daughters pb & honey sandwich every day...sorry to ramble.

Recap T 5/30 - have one last personal day at home
1) Back to eating "normal", keep net calories w/i 100 of green = not great but an improvement over the prior two days, -97 net calories
2) Walk dog long route = not quite the longest route since clouds were threatening...3.43 miles and dog very happy after missing two days
3) Must dig up tea roses for co-workers = finally done, brought plants to work W a.m.!
4) Floss = Day 8 must be some kind of record for me
5) Bedtime by 10:15 & TV off, plan to walk dog W a.m. before returning to work = almost made it...10:17 but no dog walk W a.m....that's what happens to my mornings when I've been off work for five days.

I'll have to catch up on everyone's comments later, but for now - JFT W 5/31
1) Keep net calories w/i 100 of green
2) Walk dog after work
3) Monthly goals - update May results and write June goals
4) Floss
5) Bedtime by 10:15 & TV off...trying to get back on track with dog walks in a.m. before work

vishalb08 wrote: »

Good morning.
I managed to get out of bed thanks to my mother. Dragged myself to the bathroom, freshened & got dressed.
Cycled for 30 min, burned 450+ cal.
("Burned" calories : Burned is such a savage term. Makes me feel like I defeated evil)

Just For Today (31/05/17)
1. Drink 3 liters of water.
2. Stay in the green.
3. Walk for 15 min after dinner.
4. Get my obese yet amazingly handsome body (read as sarcasm) into bed by 11:00 PM.

Need an advice:
I have a huge question in my mind.
SHOULD I WEIGH MYSELF EVERYDAY OR SHALL I WEIGH MYSELF IN REGULAR INTERVALS ??

Thank you.
Have a great & productive day.

I weigh weekly or fortnightly
Your weight will fluctuate every day
Also go at the same time
So I go on the scale in the morning after the loo lol

Recap Goals for May:
•Lose 4 lbs...when I do this and maintain, I will be below 180# for the first time in more than 4 years = well, I went below 180 several times (so great to see that number on the scale!), but with celebrations at month end, ended up at the exact same weight as April 29. At least it wasn't a gain for the month.
•Take measurements and log on 5/28...it's not all about the scale, but turning fat to muscle = measured on 5/31....stayed the same
•Walk dog (or on treadmill) 4X per week...I am registered to walk in Bellin 10K on June 10 = yes, did great with walking dog
•Incorporate strength training 1 or 2X per week = not at all, and probably won't now until fall when weather turns, or a rainy stretch this summer
•Log food on weekends for self-control = surprisingly did better at this than I expected, even if sometimes after the fact...I have logged for 94 days!

Goals for June:

• Lose those pesky 4# and stay below 180...I'm so close!
• Take measurements and log on July 1
• Walk dog 4x or more per week...add distance when I have the time
• Walk Bellin 10K in less than 1:35 (my April 1st 10K chip time)
• Keep logging on weekends, and pre-log food / snacks whenever possible...it keeps me on track

Quote from Edward Everett Hale:
Because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something that I can do.

P.s. Make sure your husbands are out the room!!

So work is a tad but frustrating now...there seems to be a rather large(more like total schism) between what the training department showed us during my 10 day training sessions and what the branches expect us to do in every day life...so I've been there for a month and a half now, and my supervisor spent all day leaning over my shoulder completely retraining me. Makes me feel like a total idiot because I'm not doing things the way my branch manager wants because I didnt know I was supposed to do it that way. It's just been really annoying!

But in other news!!!

Went to the gym on the way home from work since the DH is working until close tonight. But only was there for about 20min because I decided to just do weights because it was absolutely beautiful out so I did my normal 4 mile hike. It was nice. I listened to a message on YouTube by one of my favorite speakers so that was nice too. I find that I tend to focus more on what I'm listening to when I am walking because it's just me and the message.

Made a healthy asian inspired dinner with leftovers for the DH when he gets home. Had 2 servings because it was so yummy and I still had plenty of room in my green goals even with my snacks pre-logged because I worked out so hard today! It was nice.

Now I get to be bored without the DH, but at least the Stanley Cup Final Game 2 is on and I have all of you!

Yesterday didn't go so well, I had a super hectic day at work (about 11 hours, back to back meetings with deadlines between them, 10 minute lunch break...). I didn't get too stressed out but it did mean that I ended up grabbing something quickly at lunch that was quite fattening, and also when me and boyfriend had date night later it meant I ended up indulging more than I wanted to.

I'll have to be better than I was planning to be at the weekend! (At a hen do....)

- Log everything I eat
- No snacks Didn't snack technically, but did have chocolate for dessert...
- Choose something healthy at lunch/dinner Need different default options for when I don't have much time+
- Be in the green! No way... on the other hand didn't eat enough to GAIN weight
- No alcohol Had one glass of red

- 30+ minute lunch break No time
- Meditate I did do this. It was very hard to focus though after such a frantic day
- Listen to happy music! No time!
- If getting stressed, make a cup of tea or meditate rather than eating Didn't need
- Focus on key priorities rather than getting distracted by non-urgent emails or other issues

Today I'm going to the pub with friends for dinner - always a dangerous occasion but I'm not going to allow myself any alcohol this time. If I fail on this one, can you guys tell me off tomorrow please?! I mean, I love the way that in this group we support each other and tell each other not to be too hard on ourselves when we slip up. That really helps. On the other hand, sometimes what you actually need is for other people to not help you make excuses and to hold you accountable a bit! (I think this is called 'tough love'..)

So, today's commitments -
- Log everything I eat
- No snacks
- Lunch less than 400 calories
- Choose pub dinner beforehand - go for healthiest non salad option
- Be in the green!
- NO ALCOHOL!!!!!

- 30 minute lunch break
- Meditate
- If getting stressed, make a cup of tea or meditate rather than eating
- Focus on key priorities rather than getting distracted by non-urgent emails or other issues

vishalb08 wrote: »

Need an advice:
I have a huge question in my mind.
SHOULD I WEIGH MYSELF EVERYDAY OR SHALL I WEIGH MYSELF IN REGULAR INTERVALS ??

Thank you.
Have a great & productive day.

I weigh myself daily and live with the fluctuations, which can be considerable. Like @cschmitz110515 I too like to relate my activities and intake to the scale direction. If I only weighed daily, I would be bummed if my weigh in day happened to be a high day. I can go up or down four pounds from one morning to the next. The MFP graphs are nice for seeing the overall picture and my fitbit gives me a trend line for weight, which is a nice visual too.


When the weight is down it is always a happy morning, but you have to be able to live with the ups. If the constant changes would be negative, do not weigh daily. If you would be obsessed with the numbers, do not weigh daily.

Bex953172 wrote: »

P.s. Make sure your husbands are out the room!!

For sure!! And I will try the work out soon.
Thank you