Just for Today ..... Daily Commitment Thread- Start of a new year!
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Now, bet you all didn't think id come check back in on you all!
For those who said you were gonna try the video..
Have you done it yet
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OConnell5483 wrote: »I started eating ℃rap again last night, and I was over again!
Where's my diet coach!? @joan6630 sort me out!!!
Also is it me or has @OConnell5483 not posted recently?
Not made you laugh in a while haha
I'm back! And you already made me laugh this morning! I've been out of sorts for a few days, and I won't bore you with the details. Mad at myself because I have not been logging food or even paying attention to what I eat...to the point that I left work early on Thursday and came home and ate ice cream for dinner. Seriously. I set the bucket on the counter and ate right out of the bucket! My husband gave me the stink eye but knew better than to say anything! Not good. I need a good kick in the pants right now to get back on track. That's what I get for not logging in and getting my daily dose of this group!
Today's a new day though! Thanks for noticing I was gone, Bex.
Glad to see you back O'Connell! I figured you were knee deep in your garage sale stuff! You've had a lot on your plate lately, so maybe what you needed was a little break in your day, and a nice bowl of ice cream! Tomorrow is a new day!!!2 -
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OConnell5483 wrote: »
Haha I've only just recovered! Not going through that on my own so I'm gonna put you all through your paces! Ihave should become a personal trainer!
It's a good workout,I'm gonna try it again tonight I think too! See if I can improve!
My foots still sprained so still can't do the last bit, but my body gives up at that point too!
Do you go to a GP for a sprain or just leave it lol?
I forgot about the time zone lol
Its 4.50 am here, bloody dog woke me up!
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Realized that I had not posted any goals for today, which was a good thing, because I totally blew the day. I was doing great all day, until I heard about the terriost attack in London ..... my son is in London on business! I heard about this attack at 5 pm, and have been eating nonstop until the last hour, when I finally heard from him. He took the red eye, so he landed early this morning, and had been sleeping all day. I didn't want to call my DIL, incase he was still there, and didn't want her to worry! Oh my! So glad he is safe, but feel so bad for all those affected.
So .... I ended up eating roughly 600 extra calories from 5pm until 11 pm!
When will I ever learn not to stuff food in my mouth when I am worried, or stressed, or upset, or tired, etc etc etc!
I hope you all had a better day than me.
So .... I am going to post my goals for tomorrow, to remind myself to get back on track.I need to KICK myself to get me going....
JFT, SUNDAY
1. get to the gym in the morning - wear off some of those extra 600 calories
2. work in the yard
3. be thankful for our health, our safety, and each other
4. read my advantage response cards -- should I have done this afternoon
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OConnell5483 wrote: »
Haha I've only just recovered! Not going through that on my own so I'm gonna put you all through your paces! Ihave should become a personal trainer!
It's a good workout,I'm gonna try it again tonight I think too! See if I can improve!
My foots still sprained so still can't do the last bit, but my body gives up at that point too!
Do you go to a GP for a sprain or just leave it lol?
I forgot about the time zone lol
Its 4.50 am here, bloody dog woke me up!
Are you sure it's a sprain? Have you been icing it? Taking antiinflammatories? If it doesn't feel better or show improvement soon, I would go to PCP.
4:50 am???!!!! and you're on here? Good Lord woman! Get some sleep!
It's 11:38 pm here in Wisconsin. Can't sleep. Husband is snoring like a chainsaw though! Lol0 -
@joan6630 I am so happy to hear your son is okay! How scary for you! I would have moved my recliner next to the refrigerator and just shoveled food in my mouth! I think you did great. Give yourself a pass on this one. The terrorist activity has got everyone nervous! Hugs0
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OConnell5483 wrote: »Just for Saturday
1. Stay in the Green
2. Drink 80 oz of water
3. Go through my cookbooks and find a new healthy recipe to try for dinner
Went out to a family diner for dinner last night.
4. Try @Bex953172 's video while DH is in garage Didn't have time alone without hubby so trying it later today.
5. Read something inspirational
6. Do something I enjoy, perhaps go bumming (neighborhood rummage sale today) or go to the Attic for a nice cup of tea
7. Take a walk today while listening to inspirational podcast
8. I will not log onto my work laptop today. Just for today, I will not worry about work.
Well, didn't hit my goals yesterday but didn't do anything to really blow it either, so I'll take it! Granddaughter is graduating today, so that's what we will be doing this afternoon. She lives with us and is being a hormonal 18-year-old girl today. Nerves I'm sure!
Just for Sunday
1. Stay in the green
2. Hydrate
3. Prep for next week's lunches
4. Eat 1 lb of raw veggies
5. Read something inspirational
6. Listen to Optimal living daily podcast
7. Enjoy my day
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Reposting this --- after last nite "feeding freenzy", happy to say I got to the gym this morning. 90 minutes on the treadmill --- and true or not -- it says I burned 653 calories. So burned off (I hope) all the damage I did last nite. Worrying should count also though , right!!!
JFT, SUNDAY
1. get to the gym in the morning - wear off some of those extra 600 calories
2. work in the yard
3. be thankful for our health, our safety, and each other
4. read my advantage response cards -- should I have done this afternoon2 -
Reposting this --- after last nite "feeding freenzy", happy to say I got to the gym this morning. 90 minutes on the treadmill --- and true or not -- it says I burned 653 calories. So burned off (I hope) all the damage I did last nite. Worrying should count also though , right!!!
And so should Hot Flashes count.
Glad to hear your son is OK. I know that is a relief. My son was in Paris when the Christmas Market in Berlin was attacked and we worried there would be coordinated attacks in other large cities. No matter the age, we are always parents.2 -
OK @Bex953172 - I am going to put your workout video on my to do list for this week. I am sure I will regret it. I am the most uncoordinated person ever born.
JFT 06-04-17- Stay green for the day in calories - sounds silly with the day half over, but I am feeling the urge to splurge and I need to focus on not doing so.
- Drink Water 64 oz
- finish the two things I came into the office to do
- 10,000 steps
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JFT
This is my first attempt at writing jft goals.
stick within 100 calories of my limit (I always overeat)
only eat a little bit of chocolate and not half a bar
walk outside for 1/2 an hour
only one snack tonight after the lovebuns goes to bed
go to bed before 1:30 a.m
stretch
up water intake3 -
My daughter (left), granddaughter Kendra (middle) and me (right) at Kendra's high school graduation today
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My daughter (left), granddaughter Kendra (middle) and me (right) at Kendra's high school graduation today
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slittlemeister wrote: »
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'm onto you now!
I told Joan off the other day!!
You can do it! And you will feel a great sense of achievement if you do.
Ill be looking out for your post later!
Er... so I did end up drinking. I decided to swop my no alcohol day to another day. But that's not really good enough so please do tell me off...
This week I'm not drinking on Monday, Tuesday and either Wed or Thu. I'm not allowed to carry any over to next week!! (Or to the weekend as I'm going away with friends so it's totally unrealistic to think I won't drink then)2 -
Back online now after a weekend away at a hen party. It was rather indulgent in terms of food and although I made a few good choices (e.g. occasionally stopping eating when full...) overall it was a pretty bad weekend! Not looking forward to weigh-in tomorrow....
Two more weekends away happening in June - one this weekend and one two weekends after that (and the latter is five days at a festival!) So I need to be extra good in the week to make up for them (and also do better at not going completely overboard in the weekends)
For now though, just for today...
- Log everything I eat
- No snacks
- Choose healthy lunch, no more than 450 cals
- Be in the green with a deficit
- No alcohol
- 30+ minute lunch break
- Meditate
- If getting stressed, make a cup of tea or meditate rather than eating
- Focus on key priorities
- Leave work by 6 - lots to do in evening (including quality time with boyfriend!)2 -
@Bex953172 Can you repost the link to the exercise class? It sounds fun and I need exercise options for when I can't be bothered to leave the house!1
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So I didn't do as well as I'd hoped. I walked for 25 minutes, not 30. I drank 6 glasses of water. I still overate by almost 1000 calories. I didn't stretch. I'm hoping tomorrow is better. I ate 1/2 bar of chocolate instead of cutting down. Had 2 snacks after the hubs went to bed and now I'm heading off to bed but once again, it's too late.2
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This is an incredible thread! I'm 24 weeks out from a birthday, and decided last night that if I kept that deadline in focus as I made daily positive changes, I could see some dramatic results. And then I found this thread.
Goal for today is no alcohol. I live in a city, and on summer nights, we tend to either go out or sit on the rooftop with a bottle of wine and talk about our days. If I don't drink today, I figure that would be about 500 calories that I save.
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Good morning all!!!!
This past weekend I was at a women's retreat with my church so I didnt really even have time to log on! Friday at work was terrible and I was so disheartened and just looking for a way out and totally down on myself. But this weekend totally changed my way of thinking. So we'll see how it all works out today. I still have some nerves but whatever happens, I know that the DH will stand beside me and help up if I fall and that is the most amazing feeling!
But this past weekend I didnt post a single thing and ate pretty terribly, although on Saturday I surpassed my step goal by a couple thousand steps. Lol. The retreat was at a little beach town and there was a huge flea market that Saturday and I had parked about a mile away from where the meetings were so I definitely got my workout for the weekend! Lol.
But this is the start to a new week and I am ready to get up and go take it on! So here we go!
Goals for 6/5/17
1. Stay in green
2. Prelog food for the day
3. Go for a walk on my break from work
4. Go for a walk after dinner tonight
5. Be in bed with the lights and tablet off by 10pm
I think that those are totally doable!
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Recap Sunday 6/4
1) church at 9 a.m. = feeling blessed
2) walk dog = No time right after church, I totally forgot about potluck lunch and voters meeting at church 11:45. Between service and potluck, I whipped together a Suddenly Salad to take. Ran out of time and hot, hot day = no dog walk.
3) log food and keep net calories in the green = Guestimated food log for potluck, but I took very small portions of only some dishes and lots of fresh fruit. Allowed myself one dessert bar (peanut butter and chocolate chips, yum!) but skipped the cake & declined the mini chocolate bars being passed around. Later, after errands with hubby, he wanted to go for a drive with dog (which dog loves!), and we ended up at Dairy Queen! Of course I had my usual, a small hot fudge sundae. At least I made a healthy dinner of salmon, asparagus, and lettuce / tomato / radish salad. Net calories almost 400 in the red!
4) enjoy the day! I did...after church / meeting, went shopping with hubby at Home Depot then my favorite plant place, Sweet Summer Bloomers, to stock up for planters. Got the rain barrel planter and one other planter done before calling it quits for the day. Hubby repaired other rain barrel for me, so more planters are waiting!
Just for today M 6/5
1) Food & snacks already pre-logged except dinner...keep net calories in the green
2) Focus at work today, really want to wrap up current project before the end of the week.
3) Have snack with protein toward end of work day, before 5:00 hair appt. Supper will be late tonight.
4) Make rhubarb crisp in evening
5) Sort laundry, have ready to wash/hang on line before work T a.m.
6) Bedtime by 10:30 & TV off...need to get sleep back on track, weekend is always a balancing act with my and hubby's different work / sleep hours. This week, I want to walk dog before work T, W and R. The Bellin 10K is 8 a.m. on Sat.
I know this is a huge update today, but I need to get myself on track for a busy week, and this is will help!
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OConnell5483 wrote: »
My daughter (left), granddaughter Kendra (middle) and me (right) at Kendra's high school graduation today
Beautiful picture!!! And .... you look great!!!3 -
JFT, SUNDAY
1. get to the gym in the morning - wear off some of those extra 600 calories
2. work in the yard Too hot - doing this today
3. be thankful for our health, our safety, and each other
4. read my advantage response cards -- should I have done this afternoon
JFT, Monday
1. prelog all food for today - plan ahead
2. drink water
3. log what I eat
4. mow grass - this will take me 2+ hrs! so lots of calories burned
5. eat smart tonite when eating out when my friend
6. get together fabric to share with others2 -
[@Bex953172; Now, bet you all didn't think I'd come check back in on you all!
For those who said you were gonna try the video:----"I managed to do about 15 minutes of it---probably could have done more--need to work on stamina. Couldn't get any sound on my computer, but the motions were there, and I certainly got the gist of it. Foot sprain, or no, you must be in pretty good shape to complete that video! Kudos to you.
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Want to respond to some questions but I'm so rushed today. I'll check in later. This is going to be one of those days where I have to be mindful & stay on plan.....I can just feel it!
Pretracked most meals/snacks. Need to figure out supper
Switched to small iced coffee & milk instead of cream. Didn't miss it!
Adjusted calories to around 1,600.
Going to listen to Half Size Me webinar.
Will walk dog for 20 mins at park.
Going to gym to do weights. Gym buddy already txt me!
Aiming for 150g of protein.
20 min nap/count 20 breaths slow & deep.
Drink 8 cups of water.
Drink protein smoothie if necessary.
Sit for all meals/snacks.
Read something for inspiration look into the menopause/weight gain connection.
Control the day or the day will control me!
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Well I'm on break from work right now. I have a whole 45 minutes more. I never take an hour break, but I have to today because between the two branches I work at, the number of hours I'm working this week got all screwy so they needed me to so that they don't go over. I'm working at the branch I actually like and feel so comfortable at today which is good because it's my first day back after a great weekend, but also after my terrible screw up on Friday. Everyone is talking to me like I'm gonna be here for a while, so I'm trying to take that as a positive sign that I'm not going to get fired at my meeting tomorrow. Duo there's hope for that! And once this month is over I'll be at this branch almost all the time. Which I'm really excited for. I love it here. The people are nicer, it's a little busier. I'm not afraid to ask questions or ask for help from my co-workers. I wish I had started here. I bet my issues wouldn't have happened if I had started here. But alas, such is life. LOL!
I weighed myself this morning after my shower because I forgot to beforehand. And between my terrible eating this weekend and my wet hair, I only gained 1.5 pounds! I don't know how that happened, but I'm not going to complain! Lol.
I would go for a walk right now, but it's raining out and I didn't bring a umbrella or rain coat, so I'm stuck in the break room which is really boring. Lol
Ugh! I still have 35 minutes left!2 -
Just for today I will get outside, walk, try and limit the snacks after dinner and remember to do kegels.
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JF Yesterday 06-04-17
Stay green for the day in calories Drink Water 64 oz finish the two things I came into the office to do
10,000 steps - rain, rain (finally) and my treadmill would not start. I could not go outside and didn't even make 8000
For today 06-05-2017- Stay green for the day in calories or under. I have to save some space for the upcoming weekend.
- Drink Water 64 oz
- 10,000 steps
- Bed by 10:00 - up by 05:00 am Tuesday
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@Bex953172's workout video to do list for this week.2 -
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I did a new workout today! 40 mins YouTube vid with Simone De La Rue for sweatybetty
I've never sweat so much in my life, I was literally pouring and my glasses kept falling off.
Please someone try it lol
All you need YouTube on the tv, a little bit of space to work out (although it's mostly on the spot) 2x 1.5kg weights or 2x tins of baked beans and a yoga mat/rug/just use carpet
I had no equipment and used baked beans and a towel and it was still as effective so no excuses!
I actually hope one of you does try, don't watch it first, just stick it on and go with it!
I had to rest a lot and couldn't do the last bit cause of my foot but from what I did do I feel properly worked out!
https://youtu.be/ijNdZZ4hgw4
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slittlemeister wrote: »slittlemeister wrote: »
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'm onto you now!
I told Joan off the other day!!
You can do it! And you will feel a great sense of achievement if you do.
Ill be looking out for your post later!
Er... so I did end up drinking. I decided to swop my no alcohol day to another day. But that's not really good enough so please do tell me off...
This week I'm not drinking on Monday, Tuesday and either Wed or Thu. I'm not allowed to carry any over to next week!! (Or to the weekend as I'm going away with friends so it's totally unrealistic to think I won't drink then)
Well, that's disappointing.
Ahah I'm joking!
At least your swapping for another, just as long as you don't drink on that day
And good that you're keeping realistic goals too!1
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