Just for Today ..... Daily Commitment Thread- Start of a new year!
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Recap W 7/26 Hump Day - I think I really need some days off / hubby and I haven't taken vacation in 2 years. Very glad I have M - W off next week for Girls Day Out on T.
Thanks for the laughs @Bex953172 @junodog1
1) Walked dog 3.09 miles before work, warm & very muggy (ick!), saw cardinal fly across road (God's reminder to me He's got me) and happy dog
2) Have been slacking on water, so drink 80 oz. = Yes
3) Evening do some items on to-do list = Zero and I don't care. Rain ended so attended city band concert at midtown city park / musical guests were Navy Band Great Lakes, fantastic musicians. The usual hour concert went extra 30 minutes, so not home until nearly 9:30.
4) Unwind 9:30 / bedtime & TV off 10:15 = More like 11:00
JFT R 7/27 - Happy Friday Eve!
1) Woke up before alarm (what?!?) and walked dog 3.6 miles before work. Beautiful blue sky (rare this summer), less muggy, and foggy in low areas. Saw 2 mama turkeys and lots of babies (from a greater distance this time) crossing the road without incident.
2) Drink 80 oz. water
3) Keep net calories green
4) After work, grocery shop, boil eggs & prep veggies
5) Unwind 9:30 & bedtime w/ TV off 10:15
@MLHC1 and @OConnell5483 Try to keep things simple where you can. Like @Bex953172 said, give yourself credit, you're both doing so much! Thinking of you & sending hugs!2 -
HGSmith0920 wrote: »
1. Log all food
2. Do laundry
3. Dishes
4. Go to Walmart for meds and food
got meds but not food
5. Prep salads(chicken, tuna, egg)
chicken and tuna, but not egg
6. Go for walk in Downtown
7. Take out trash
8. Wind down by 11
9. Bed by 1212:30ish
Got a bunch of stuff done last night. Finished a book and got some things done for the Hogwarts challenge. Today is gonna be boring. I've been at work for an hour and a half and have had two costumers. And I'm here for another five hours. Woohoo! Well here are my goals for today.
1. Log all food
2. Keep hydrated
3. Keep drawer balanced
4. Ask for help if I need it
5. Only eat what I brought
6. Finish dishes
7. Make yummy dinner
8. Make egg salad
9. Spend time with the DH
10. Hang out with online friends
11. Wind down by 11
12. Bed by 122 -
OConnell5483 wrote: »I"m going to focus on being honest with logging my food, every bite, rather than staying in the green. Once I see my pattern in writing, I will start working on weaning out certain snacks to staying in the green.
This is exactly what I need to do!
Can't even remember what I've ate today but gonna log the best I can!
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I hope so too
My first scan is on Monday but I'm cutting it a bit fine for getting the screening tests for downs, Edwards and pataus (sp?) syndrome. I've been really low risk in every pregnancy though.
Just hope the little bean is healthy!
Getting a bit nervous though!
Thankfully the morning sickness is reducing a lot!
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Yesterday
No chocolate bits - Did great until about 3 pm then I realized everything was not under control. Plus side - only had one dove promise Stay in the green - had to work for this 64+ oz H20 C25K Week 4 Day 2 - ran this morning after waking up Complete Beater routine - just nope 10,000 steps tried got 9,590 Bedtime 11:00 - bedtime 1:50 to 5:58 not even four hours sleep Kitchen Floor ha ha ha ha ha 
Research ACA hours doubling issue - got no clue what 'they' are doing to cause this. Log ticket with vendor
07-26-2017 Just For Today- Survive the day
- Drink Water
- Try to log going away pot luck brunch ( I brought orange Cranberry bars, bacon, egg and cheese bake, and made fresh crepes )
- Sleep
Yesterday I had to work late, then realized I had to make major trip to Walmart (a.k.a Hell) to get ready for the brunch. If I have to go to Hell then I may as well make it a stock up trip for other needs around the house. It was sooooooo bloody hot that I slouched around the house and garage checking stock. I got going late, had to go by a Walgrens to order prints for work, had to go to Publix because Hell did not have everything I needed. Got home and had to bake, and had to prep food for morning casserole. We finally got out to walk the dog. I was trying to make my 10K steps, but midnight came too soon. Couldn't run my C25K day until this morning. Again, temperature. The temp felt like 90 at 11:00 last night. (Actual temp was 85) Sorry this is kind of stream of consciousness today.
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@HGSmith0920
I'm doing my own Hogwarts challenge, they've been showing every film on Saturdays for the last few weeks!
Order of Phoenix this week!
My partner hates it too.2 -
RonFrances8 wrote: »*trying to find my place in MFP that works and meets my needs
*did MFP for months a few years ago and had great support, wishing I could connect with those friends, need new buddies , please add me if looking too!
*today want to bike my 3 miles before the rain ( going soon). This is second week of biking this summer, it's been too hot to walk, enjoying 3 miles each day
*staying happy and positive, turning the lemons into lemonade
*Stay with my calorie goals and log
Welcome! I think you will find the most supportive friends on this thread! So much inspiration, keeps me going every day, one day at a time!2 -
JFt, Wednesday
1. log all food Even the pizza hut pizza!
2. get to the gym Skipped yesterday because we were so busy! Then ... while at the post office, the car would not start! Luckily I had my cell phone, and hubby could come. We thought it was the battery - turned out the be the starter! But we got it started, and were able to drive it to the station. $400.00 later though!
3. lay out clothes for thursday morning
4. go to quilt meeting - so no eating when I get home Well .... I had my bowl of popcorn, but stopped at one bowl! Even with the pizza, I still did OK with my calories.
5. try and eat lighter to make up for 600+ calories eaten wednesday nite This didn't happen, but I was still OK. At least I didn't go overboard!
6. close the kitchen
7. BRUSH AND FLOSS TEETH - so no eating in the evening, other than a small, planned snack. Stop eating then
8. sip on water
9. work on quilt No sewing tonite - by the time I got home, just too tired.
10. work on organizing file cabinets Busy day --- hoping to start this today!
JFT, THursday
1. go to the gym Already did this. It is not taking me almost 90 minutes to do all the weight lifting, so trying to get there earlier to get it all done. But I am finding I really enjoy the gym time -- meeting so many new people, and it starts my day out in a positive way!
2. drink water
3. log all food
4. eat only planned snacks. The rest of the time, the kitchen is closed
5. floss and brush teeth early so I don't eat while sewing
6. work on finishing up quilt
7. work on starting to organize file cabinets
8. laundry
9. lay out gym clothes for tomorrow morning
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Hi, I would like to join in. I started the year around 229 lbs. and am currently at 204 lbs. Two months ago, I started doing trail walks at least four times a week (for a total of at least 10 miles a week) and started eating healthier (less processed) foods. I lost 5 lbs from January through Mid-May and then lost an additional 20 lbs from Mid-May to the present day thanks to those couple of changes.
JFT - Thursday, July 27, 2017
1. Log all of my food on MFP ( day 31 streak)
2. Walk 3 miles
3. Drink 8 cups of water
4. Update my exercise calendar for July (I have slacked on this all month)2 -
Hi, I would like to join in. I started the year around 229 lbs. and am currently at 204 lbs. Two months ago, I started doing trail walks at least four times a week (for a total of at least 10 miles a week) and started eating healthier (less processed) foods. I lost 5 lbs from January through Mid-May and then lost an additional 20 lbs from Mid-May to the present day thanks to those couple of changes.
JFT - Thursday, July 27, 2017
1. Log all of my food on MFP ( day 31 streak)
2. Walk 3 miles
3. Drink 8 cups of water
4. Update my exercise calendar for July (I have slacked on this all month)
1. Done - completed my food diary for today and was under my calorie goal
2. Walked 2.25 miles (not the 3 I hoped for) but still glad I got out & moved
3. Done - drank 64 oz of water
4. Done - filled in all of my workouts from July into my exercise calendar
Today was a good day. Looking forward to tomorrow 1 -
Hi, I would like to join in. I started the year around 229 lbs. and am currently at 204 lbs. Two months ago, I started doing trail walks at least four times a week (for a total of at least 10 miles a week) and started eating healthier (less processed) foods. I lost 5 lbs from January through Mid-May and then lost an additional 20 lbs from Mid-May to the present day thanks to those couple of changes.
JFT - Thursday, July 27, 2017
1. Log all of my food on MFP ( day 31 streak)
2. Walk 3 miles
3. Drink 8 cups of water
4. Update my exercise calendar for July (I have slacked on this all month)
1. Done - completed my food diary for today and was under my calorie goal
2. Walked 2.25 miles (not the 3 I hoped for) but still glad I got out & moved
3. Done - drank 64 oz of water
4. Done - filled in all of my workouts from July into my exercise calendar
Today was a good day. Looking forward to tomorrow
Great start!!
And 20lbs from May to now! Wow that's amazing!!
Keep up the hard work!3 -
Just for today:
Record everything I eat
Drink water--at least 24 ounces
Practice for organ lesson
Kayak?
Get groceries
Plan meals
I've been reading everyone's posts, but haven't done written any for several weeks. Been battling intestinal flu/ food poisoning off and on for three weeks--yuk! I have lost about 5 or 6 pounds--in the 50's for the first time in years--so I guess that's a good thing, but I wouldn't recommend it for weight loss (LOL). That illness weakens you so much--I was only able to complete five minutes of my exercise video! Fortunately now, my strength is coming back.2 -
Yesterday's goals -
- 1 hour walking
Put it off till the end of the day and then it was raining. Need to do better today!
- 3 x 5 stair climbs
- Do recovery exercises 3 times
- Eat 5+ portions of fruit and veg
- Drink 2 litres water + 2 cups peppermint tea Only one cup of the tea - because I went to the doctor and she said it probably wasn't that helpful for my symptoms and that coffee is better!!!!! So thankfully I can cut down... it tastes disgusting....
- Read 1+ chapter of BE book
- Ring pension company
- Register for tax return (doh) Even better, I rang the tax company and they did it all on the phone so I don't need to do one - woo hoo!
- Finish emails
- Start new fiction book And have already finished it - it was quite a page turner!
- Watch film
- Ring boyfriend!
Today's goals -
- 1 hour walking
- 3 x 5 stair climbs
- Do recovery exercises 3 times
- Eat 5+ portions of fruit and veg
- Drink 2 litres water
- Drink 1 cup peppermint tea
- Read 2 chapters of BE book
- Cross 1+ things off to-do list
- Ring boyfriend!2 -
7/27 Friday JFT:
Attend class
Tutoring
Physics HW and Online HW
RUN ON ELLIPTICAL (it doesn't have to be "hard-core, just get onto the machine!!!)
Prep Grocery List
Dinner by 7:30 pm
Bedtime by midnight
@cschmitz110515 , @joan6630 , @Bex953172 , Thank you for all the support.
I'm moving forward regardless of a few "down" days. I'm going to keep it simple and focus on just getting onto my elliptical for at least 15 - 20 min. today. I always feel better afterwards, I just have to do it. 1 -
Yesterday Survive the day - MADE IT. Drink Water - still not enough Try to log going away pot luck brunch stayed under calories Sleep - in the afternoon
So I ended up leaving work early yesterday. About 1:30 I found my self just staring at the computer, not really able to think about anything, totally wasting the company's time. I think I had a combination of exhaustion and lite dehydration that totally caught up with me after several day of not enough sleep, the heat, running my C25K day at dawn, then indulging in what was for me a carb-laden morning. I went home stripped my clothes off and slipped under the covers. After a few hours rest I had a great evening. Vacuumed the whole house, two loads of laundry, freshened the guest room for a visit from my mom today, cleaned all three bathrooms. Woo hoo.
07-26-2017 Just For Today
I think we'll keep it simple today
Stay in the green on food
C25K W4D3 tonight or tomorrow morning (depends on temp)
Water!!!!!
Put away laundry that was drying
Cook dinner for Mom, etc
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Had to cancel trip to Canada b/c son is very sick w/pneumonia & ear infection. Amazes me how quickly they can go downhill. Learning how to use a nebulizer, etc. Haven't slept well for a few days. We'll head up to Canada in mid-August. I did buy an affordable bike rack so we'll break it in at home. The bike shop guy was the best! So helpful. Didn't binge over change of plans or b/c I'm upset I'm going to miss seeing our extended family.
Pretracked most of the day.
Make healthy food choices.
Drink 9 C water
Walk dog 30 mins am & pm. Started walking in evening with husband. We used to do this before the kids came along
Meditate with Calm app after lunch. Finished a 7 day challenge, now I feel like it's part of my day.
House cleaning!
Mow lawn.
Self care.
Try to get in a neighborhood bike ride.
Read for inspiration & stop comparing myself to others
Early to bed. 9:30. (Struggling with this, feel the need to stay up but I'm so unproductive). The extra sleep would serve me better.
Remind yourself of your "Why".
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Recap R 7/27 - Happy Friday Eve!
1) Woke up before alarm (what?!?) and walked dog 3.6 miles before work. Beautiful blue sky (rare this summer), less muggy, and foggy in low areas. Saw 2 mama turkeys and lots of babies (from a greater distance this time) crossing the road without incident.
2) Drink 80 oz. water = done, back in the habit
3) Keep net calories green = done!
4) After work, grocery shop, boil eggs & prep veggies = 3x done / could've prepped more veggies, at least I cleaned out crisper drawer
5) Unwind 9:30 & bedtime w/ TV off 10:15 = fail / think I'm just looking forward to my upcoming days off
JFT F 7/28 - It's finally Friday!
1) Day of rest from dog walk, nice to sleep in a little = sad dog, although she sleeps in w/ us too. Move hourly - just found the new Hourly Activity tracker on Fitbit, really shows me how sedentary I can get during the work day if I don't make an effort.
2) Stick w/ prelogged food & plan dinner to keep calories green
3) Evening, deadhead roses and weed some of berm. Loving that we have several consecutive days w/ no rain! According to last night's weatherman, the first week of May was the last time we had 4 days w/o rain. No wonder I've been so sick of dreary summer weather!
4) Bedtime by 11:00 / farmers market no later than 7:30 a.m.2 -
I've been reading everyone's posts, but haven't done written any for several weeks. Been battling intestinal flu/ food poisoning off and on for three weeks--yuk! I have lost about 5 or 6 pounds--in the 50's for the first time in years--so I guess that's a good thing, but I wouldn't recommend it for weight loss (LOL). That illness weakens you so much--I was only able to complete five minutes of my exercise video! Fortunately now, my strength is coming back.
Glad to see you back, but so sorry you've been sick. I've had that before, and know how awful it is. The only plus is the weight loss, but not a good way to lose weight! I hope you feel better soon, and get your strength back.0 -
THursday
1. go to the gym Already did this. It is not taking me almost 90 minutes to do all the weight lifting, so trying to get there earlier to get it all done. But I am finding I really enjoy the gym time -- meeting so many new people, and it starts my day out in a positive way!
2. drink water
3. log all food
4. eat only planned snacks. The rest of the time, the kitchen is closed I was SO hungry for something last nite .... but the kitchen was closed. Got my glass of ice water, and did OK!
5. floss and brush teeth early so I don't eat while sewing
6. work on finishing up quilt Sewed, and ripped out! Sometimes it is not worth sewing when I am tired
7. work on starting to organize file cabinets
8. laundry
9. lay out gym clothes for tomorrow morning
JFT, Friday
1. go to the gym. Already did this.... and had about 3 people coming all wanting to give me "advice". Things like don't hang onto the bars when using the treadmill (no, I'm going to keep hanging on), I'm doing squats wrong, etc etc. Hey -- at least I am trying!
2. drink water
3. log all food
4. fish fry tonite - so only eat 2 pieces
Busy day today, and I'm getting a late start!2 -
Had to cancel trip to Canada b/c son is very sick w/pneumonia & ear infection. Amazes me how quickly they can go downhill. Learning how to use a nebulizer, etc. Haven't slept well for a few days. We'll head up to Canada in mid-August. I did buy an affordable bike rack so we'll break it in at home. The bike shop guy was the best! So helpful. Didn't binge over change of plans or b/c I'm upset I'm going to miss seeing our extended family.
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Remind yourself of your "Why".
So sorry you have to cancel you trip, but great job in not binging. That is a huge NSV! I hope your son feels better soon. Pneumonia and ear infections are not good - hopefully he'll be on the mend soon with the right antibiotics!1 -
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Only 2?
2s good!
Some nights you couldn't close the kitchen so you're already doing better than them days and you've done it twice over.
It may seem like a small achievement, but an achievement all the same!
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HGSmith0920 wrote: »
1. Log all foodEven the half a pizza and garlic bread
2. Keep hydrated
3. Keep drawer balanced
4. Ask for help if I need it
5. Only eat what I broughtThere was cake for a coworker's Bday. Only had a small piece but didn't have the will power to turn it down
7. Finish dishes
8. Make yummy dinnerTurned out to be pizza night
9. Make egg saladFailed to pick up eggs from Mom
10. Spend time with the DH
11. Hang out with online friendsThis was much easier because my new gaming headset came finally!
12. Wind down by 11Didnt even see my bed until 1:30 am but it was my own fault because we were having so much fun
13. Bed by 12See above
Had a great night with the guys last night. I didn't do much but watch the DH play his game but got to take part in the conversations. It was pretty awesome. Didn't get to bed until at least 1:30 probably more like 2. Wanted to get up at 9:30 and get started on my day today. Didn't pull myself out of bed until 10:38, ran in the shower, threw on clothes, kissed the DH and ran out the door. Had a pretty decent day at work. Nothing big happened. There were enough of us tellers and supervisors that it was pretty boring. I closed the branch at 7 pm and we didn't have a single customer for the last hour and a half. It was kind of annoying. And the ride home was uneventful. Now the DH is at work until close and I'm here. Made myself a wrap for dinner and as @joan6630 says"The kitchen is closed" I think I need to get your mind set Joan. I'm still trying to do the IF(having some trouble with it recently. Well eating in general Lol) so I think I need to keep my kitchen closed after 8 pm.
Seeing as it's almost 9 pm I think I will just what I did for the day. It is almost bed time after all.
1. Logged all food
2. Stayed in the green
3. Kept drawer balanced
4. Didn't need to ask for help!
5. Paid bills
6. Made a quick and healthy dinner
7. Closed the kitchen at 8 pm
8. Brushed teeth
9. Will wind down by 10
10. Will be in bed by 11
If I can get up in time I will post tomorrows goals, tomorrow morning.
Have a great night everyone!
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1 cup of bing cherries for a snack -- the kitchen is NOW CLOSED!! 2
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