Just for Today ..... Daily Commitment Thread- Start of a new year!
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Checking in from Tuesday:
1. Prelog ✔ and eat only what’s been prelogged. ✔
2. Plan dinner before leaving for school: Chicken Tikka Masala, I think ✔
3. Daily practice: Duolingo ✔, audition monologues ❌
4. 10k steps, 2x8 floor push-ups, 2x30 sec wall sit, 2x60 sec plank, 2x20 sec lunges per leg; 2x20 sec tree pose per leg, 2x15 side kicks, 2x30 sec frog pose ❌
5. Prep breakfast and lunches upon return from gym. ✔
6. Daily writing: 30 minutes - blog ❌
7. Check in after getting back from kickboxing; meds; teeth flossed/rinsed/brushed; in bed by 9:00 ✔
8. Get dining reservations for next summer's Disney trip ✔
9. Gym after school ✔
10. Kickboxing ✔
11. LAUNDRY - get costume washed ✔
JFT Wednesday:
1. Prelog ✔ and eat only what’s been prelogged.
2. Plan dinner before leaving for school: Chicken Salad Salad
3. Daily practice: Duolingo, audition monologues
4. 10k steps, 2x8 floor push-ups, 2x30 sec wall sit, 2x60 sec plank, 2x20 sec lunges per leg; 2x20 sec tree pose per leg, 2x15 side kicks, 2x30 sec frog pose
5. Prep breakfast and lunches upon return from school.
6. Daily writing: 30 minutes - blog
7. Check in before dinner; meds; teeth flossed/rinsed/brushed; in bed by 9:00
8. Go for a walk outside if the weather holds... and I'm not called in to the garden.
So yeah, yesterday was a bit of a meat grinder. I got to bed at a decent hour but I woke up around 2 and wasn't able to get back to sleep, so around 3:30 I finally gave up and got up. I'm on call tonight but I'm definitely hoping they don't call me.
OTOH, kickboxing was pretty awesome. I was so wrecked from the day that my body just didn't want to cooperate, and I was confused a lot and had trouble just remembering which foot I was supposed to be leading with, let alone what moves I was doing and what the order was and UGH. But my trainer was SUPER patient and encouraging, and that helped.
The other thing that helped was she let me punch the dummy! I don't have a set of gloves (yet) but she said the mannequin is softer than the bags, and so I could just do that bare-fisted. It was actually super helpful, because while I can (attempt to) do the moves, I have ZERO context for the whole "shadow-boxing" aspect. I've never been in a fight. Having something physically in front of me really helped me understand what my range is with my hands and my feet.
Also, my fabulous husband went and picked up the script for the play I'm in! The scripts were left for us at the box office of the theater, which would be open until 5. But I was planning to go straight from school to the gym for strength class, which wouldn't give me time to get to the theater. So I called my husband and asked him and he got the script and I read through it while I soaked in the tub after kickboxing, hahaha!
Sorry for the wall of text, lol! Hm... do you think I can count this as my "blog post" for my "daily writing" today?
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@bcTRAI - Sorry, I missed your comment to me! The play is The Mysterious Affair at Styles, based on the novel by Agatha Christie. It's a murder mystery where a rich old lady is the victim and everyone thinks the much-younger second husband she recently married is the murderer. I get to play the brash gardener who says what everyone's thinking with just about zero filter, which is LOTS of fun!5
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clicketykeys wrote: »@bcTRAI - Sorry, I missed your comment to me! The play is The Mysterious Affair at Styles, based on the novel by Agatha Christie. It's a murder mystery where a rich old lady is the victim and everyone thinks the much-younger second husband she recently married is the murderer. I get to play the brash gardener who says what everyone's thinking with just about zero filter, which is LOTS of fun!
Congratulations!!! (Agatha Christie fan here.)
When are the performances?4 -
JFT
track food
8 - 10 oz water
30 min youtube workout
Work on Christmas necklaces. You need 5 or 6. Get at least 2 done tonight.4 -
So much to catch up on, and thank you all for listening to my rambling. I've just been an emotional wreck, and seeing the effects of my sons divorce on the kids is so hard, Hopefully in time it will get easier. But... I did have lunch with DIL, and just bite my tongue, Just kept in friendly. It is much better that way, and I know there are 2 sides to things. So I am trying, at least as much as I can to stay out of the details. She gave me some of the kids toys though, so that was good.
But... I AM having a great time with the grandsons, and getting a lot of physical exercise in. Yesterday I baked Xmas cookies, and tonite the boys can have fun decorating them. We are having fun without the toys, so it's been good. The boys did a lot of talking, so doing the best I can to help them.
But...... They are the pickiest eaters!!!! You guys with kids .... Is this normal!! OMG--- just finding a restaurant they can both agree on is so hard, and frustrating. Then you spend money for food, and they eat a few bites!
But, back to my goals for today
Decorate cookies, but only eat
Drink 8 glasses of water today
I will be home tomorrow, so get back to setting goals, and healthier eating4 -
clicketykeys wrote: »@bcTRAI - Sorry, I missed your comment to me! The play is The Mysterious Affair at Styles, based on the novel by Agatha Christie. It's a murder mystery where a rich old lady is the victim and everyone thinks the much-younger second husband she recently married is the murderer. I get to play the brash gardener who says what everyone's thinking with just about zero filter, which is LOTS of fun!
I love Agatha Christie! I have many of her books. Just saw Murder on the Orient Express with Kenneth Branagh. Sounds like your part will be a blast! Kudos to hubby too.1 -
12/6 Wednesday JFT:
Regular morning routine for kids
Breakfast with hubby
Relax and watch a movie
Prenatal Yoga (since I didn't do it yesterday, I'm going to try and do it today)
Lunch
Elliptical
Regular afternoon routine for kids
Teen to teen night at church 6-9pm
Dinner by 7 pm
Bedtime by 10 pm2 -
Recap T 12/5
1) Walked dog 3.1 miles before work / weather change was shocking: went from record high 61F yesterday to 33 this morning and winds 25-30 mph so felt like 20F. Temps will drop throughout day, but wind advisory until tomorrow. Didn't matter, dog happy.
2) Move hourly / stairs breaks at work = Fitbit 17,906 steps, 250+ steps 14/14 (boom!) hours & 87 floors! Yes, 87 floors, earned my Ferris Wheel badge. Mostly due to stairs breaks during day, elevation changes during dog walk and lunchtime hike (see #3).
3) Participate in workplace mindfulness hike at lunch = MapMyWalk 1.01 miles in 36:26. Kip, our leader, had us going up / down hills by football field at least 4 times! Nice break midday even with strong winds, at least sun was out.
4) Net calories green = Green!
5) To-do list in evening / keep it going = More progress, but my list is always longer than my time/energy.
6) Unwind 9:30 / floss & retainers / bed & TV off 10:15 = Done / done / done
JFT W 12/6 - Unplanned non-dog walk day...when hubby got home from work 12:30 a.m., excited dog barked & woke me up, so I got up and chatted with hubby for while, then had trouble going back to sleep. So hit snooze button instead of dog walk. Sad dog.
1) Move hourly / stairs breaks at work
2) Maybe decorate dept. office this afternoon?
3) Net calories green / lunch at work b/c class at noon followed by short meeting
4) To-do list in evening
5) Unwind 9:30 / floss & retainers / bed & TV off 10:15 (want to walk dog R before work)1 -
This is so wonderful!,, congratsclicketykeys wrote: »@bcTRAI - Sorry, I missed your comment to me! The play is The Mysterious Affair at Styles, based on the novel by Agatha Christie. It's a murder mystery where a rich old lady is the victim and everyone thinks the much-younger second husband she recently married is the murderer. I get to play the brash gardener who says what everyone's thinking with just about zero filter, which is LOTS of fun!
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Congatulations! That sounds so incredibly freeing. My own personal filter seems to be cranked up to maximum all the time.clicketykeys wrote: »I get to play the brash gardener who says what everyone's thinking with just about zero filter, which is LOTS of fun!1 -
Congatulations! That sounds so incredibly freeing. My own personal filter seems to be cranked up to maximum all the time.clicketykeys wrote: »I get to play the brash gardener who says what everyone's thinking with just about zero filter, which is LOTS of fun!
SAME HERE. That's part of why I am SO excited about this role. The second play I did in community theater was the musical version of the classic movie A Christmas Story. I was just in the ensemble, but one of the roles I had was one of the grouchy department-store elves. I got to yell at children and tell them "NOBODY GETS TO SEE SANTA UNTIL YOU ALL SHADDUP!"
It was hilarious ^.^4 -
Just for Tuesday
1. Stay in the green
2. Ten 8 oz glasses of water
3. Learn at least one new thing at work today. Stay confident.
4. Be kind. Look for ways to perform random acts of kindness. Our world needs more kindness!
5. Bake one Christmas item when I get home.
Stopped for St. Nick stuff after work, so got home too late.
6. Prep for tomorrow, tonight...i.e., pack lunch, make coffee, set out clothes
7. Listen to Optimal Daily Living podcasts
8. Treadmill or Body Groove workout tonight for 30 minutes
9. Unplug by 9:00, write in gratitude journal and read. Try to turn off the lights at 10 pm. Went to bed at 8:00 and was sleeping well before 10:00. had to get up an hour earlier today though, so am dragging today. I love this new job, but learning new things every day can be exhausting!
Just for Wednesday
1. Stay in the green
2. Ten 8oz glasses of water
3. Learn at least one new thing at work today.
4. Try to do one task at work today without asking a bunch of questions
5. Listen to today's podcasts
6. Activity of some sort. 30 minutes
7. Unplug and in bed right after Survivor tonight. Feeling really tired for some reason!
8. Be grateful. Positive attitude.
@clicketykeys Congratulations on getting the part! Love Agatha Christie!
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JFT:
Dec challenge/yes , water/some 
, eliptical/yes , pop/2 4 -
Posting goals for tomorrow because I keep forgetting things lol!
- Take meds
- Drink more water (did this today @MLHC1 and felt much better! Sometimes it’s the simplest thing we overlook!!)
- Pick 3 schools for application form for my girl!
- Book a scan and transfer hospitals
- Write down important dates on my calendar.4 -
I continue to have a hard time getting back on track. Today was better as I was able to show some restraint around all the goodies at work.
Goals for tomorrow:
1. Log all food
2. Check in on this thread because it does help
3. Drink enough water
4. Minimum 5000 steps5 -
12/6 Wednesday JFT:
✔Regular morning routine for kids
✔Breakfast with hubby
✔Relax and watch a movie + 20 min. nap
✔Prenatal Yoga (since I didn't do it yesterday, I'm going to try and do it today)
✔Lunch
✔Elliptical
✔Regular afternoon routine for kids
✔Teen to teen night at church 6-9pm
❌Dinner by 7 pm➡️ 8 pm
❌Bedtime by 10 pm➡️11 pm
Not too bad of a day! I did 20 min. on the elliptical but I didn't push my self very hard. (At least I did something
) Consistency is what I'm going for here!
@Bex953172 I'm so happy that is helping out Sometimes it is just the small things, lol! Let me know if you get a chance to try out that Prenatal Yoga. You'll be surprised at how much it helps with lower back pain and soreness
I hope everyone enjoys their evening / day!4 -
I continue to have a hard time getting back on track. Today was better as I was able to show some restraint around all the goodies at work.
Goals for tomorrow:
1. Log all food
2. Check in on this thread because it does help
3. Drink enough water
4. Minimum 5000 steps
I frequently had times like this where I just couldn’t commit at all! But don’t give up, you will get there, I’ve always found that my commitment levels fluctuated! But like you say! Small improvement around the goodies!
My motto used to be “strive for progress, not perfection!”12/6 Wednesday JFT:
✔Regular morning routine for kids
✔Breakfast with hubby
✔Relax and watch a movie + 20 min. nap
✔Prenatal Yoga (since I didn't do it yesterday, I'm going to try and do it today)
✔Lunch
✔Elliptical
✔Regular afternoon routine for kids
✔Teen to teen night at church 6-9pm
❌Dinner by 7 pm➡️ 8 pm
❌Bedtime by 10 pm➡️11 pm
Not too bad of a day! I did 20 min. on the elliptical but I didn't push my self very hard. (At least I did something ) Consistency is what I'm going for here!
@Bex953172 I'm so happy that is helping out Sometimes it is just the small things, lol! Let me know if you get a chance to try out that Prenatal Yoga. You'll be surprised at how much it helps with lower back pain and soreness
I hope everyone enjoys their evening / day!
Yeah I gonna get it loaded up today I think. My eldest is at nursery and will give me a chance when littlest is napping. Thanks again!3 -
Checking in from Wednesday:
1. Prelog ✔ and eat only what’s been prelogged. ❌
2. Plan dinner before leaving for school: Chicken Salad Salad ✔
3. Daily practice: Duolingo ✔, audition monologues ❌
4. 10k steps, 2x8 floor push-ups, 2x30 sec wall sit, 2x60 sec plank, 2x20 sec lunges per leg; 2x20 sec tree pose per leg, 2x15 side kicks, 2x30 sec frog pose ❌
5. Prep breakfast and lunches upon return from school. ❌
6. Daily writing: 30 minutes - blog ✔
7. Check in before dinner; meds; teeth flossed/rinsed/brushed; in bed by 9:00 ✔ hahaha I so made this!
8. Go for a walk outside if the weather holds... and I'm not called in to the garden. ❌
JFT Thursday:
1. Prelog ✔ and eat only what’s been prelogged.
2. Plan dinner before leaving for school: Soup Plus ✔
3. Daily practice: Duolingo ✔, audition monologues
4. 10k steps, 2x8 floor push-ups, 2x30 sec wall sit, 2x60 sec plank, 2x20 sec lunges per leg; 2x20 sec tree pose per leg, 2x15 side kicks, 2x30 sec frog pose - I'm actually going to adjust this to doing 10k steps, 2x8 push-ups, and some stretches. I am REALLY tight and a little sore today.
5. Prep breakfast and lunches QUICKLY upon return from school.
6. Head to the garden - BUNDLE UP! It's gonna be cold tonight.
7. Daily writing: 30 minutes - blog
8. Check in at some point; meds; teeth flossed/rinsed/brushed; in bed by 11:00
Thanks for the encouragement, everyone! I'm definitely excited about the play and counting down until the first rehearsal (Sunday).
Did not do much after getting home from school. I did manage to get my planned dinner made, but I also had a bag of Doritos and some leftovers from last night's dinner. Sooo I didn't stick to my log. I was hungry and tired, and after eating went pretty much right to bed. Think I was tucked in before 7:00. And I slept through until 5 minutes before the 6:00 AM alarm!
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Morning - I'm tired. Keep up the great work gang. It's been a crazy week and thank goodness it's almost over. Sleep in Saturday.
JFT
DRINK YOUR WATER
8 10 oz water
Track it
Watch the fat's - In the red yesterda - No massive amounts of peanut butter.
30 - 40 min workout
Remember to be grateful.
THURSDAY YOGURT!!!
Hope you all have a sweet day. Thank you for your support.4 -
Recap W 12/6 - Unplanned non-dog walk day...when hubby got home from work 12:30 a.m., excited dog barked & woke me up, so I got up and chatted with hubby for while, then had trouble going back to sleep. So hit snooze button instead of dog walk. Sad dog.
1) Move hourly / stairs breaks at work = Fitbit 6,998 steps, 250+ steps 11/14 hours & 27 floors.
2) Maybe decorate dept. office this afternoon? Postponed to Friday afternoon.
3) Net calories green / lunch at work b/c class at noon followed by short meeting = Net calories w/i 100 green & 14c water.
4) To-do list in evening = Continued progress, such a long list!
5) Unwind 9:30 / floss & retainers / bed & TV off 10:15 (want to walk dog R before work) = Done / done / done
JFT R 12/7
1) Walked dog 3.08 miles before work, had light dusting of powdery snow on ground & bundled up for west wind, saw deer crossing road & deer tracks in city park. Happy me & happy dog.
2) Move hourly / stairs breaks at work
3) Still eating up leftovers / net calories green
4) After work: choir, shopping & to-do list (at least one thing)
5) Floss & retainers / bed & TV off 10:15
It's almost Friday!!!3 -
12/7 Thursday JFT:
Regular morning routine for kids
Breakfast @ cracker barrel w/ hubby
Run by grocery store on way home
Prepare Chili in slow cooker
(it's a chilly kinda day )
Prenatal Yoga
Lunch
Elliptical
Run by Costco (eggs and milk)
Regular afternoon routine for kids
Dinner by 7 pm
Bedtime by 10 pm2 -
OConnell5483 wrote: »
Just for Wednesday
1. Stay in the greenMy new job location is really convenient to all the fast food joints around town, so it's killing me right now! I have to make myself pack a lunch and stick to it.
2. Ten 8oz glasses of water
3. Learn at least one new thing at work today. Learned lots but still feeling useless. It'll take some time.
4. Try to do one task at work today without asking a bunch of questions. Did a few!
5. Listen to today's podcasts Couldn't concentrate on work while listening so had to turn off. Maybe I can take a walk at noon today, but I don't have good shoes on for snow, so we'll see.
6. Activity of some sort. 30 minutes. Stuck at my desk all day.
7. Unplug and in bed right after Survivor tonight. Feeling really tired for some reason! Still stayed up too late reading.
8. Be grateful. Positive attitude. I am extremely grateful and happy!
I cannot believe it is already Thursday! The days are going by so fast this week. I hope everyone is having a great day. It is hard to get on the computer during the day in this new job, so I really need to start getting up a bit earlier so I can hop on and read about your days and sip my coffee.
Just for Thursday:
1. Stay in the green
2. Drink more water than yesterday
3. Learn at least one new thing at work today
4. Complete at least one task given to me for research before leaving work today
5. Begin studying for Epic NVT certification for Ambulatory
6. Listen to today's podcasts and take short walks throughout the day to get away from desk
7. Be grateful. Be mindful. Be kind. Be positive. Be confident.
8. Get one Christmas thing done tonight...either bake something, write Christmas cards, get decorations out.
9. Bed early, sleeping by 10:00 and get up 30 minutes earlier tomorrow.
Have a great day!
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Posting goals for tomorrow because I keep forgetting things lol!
- Take meds - think I took about half of them! Need to find the rest!
- Drink more water - yep
- Pick 3 schools for application form for my girl! - will research tonight (why is this so hard
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- Book a scan and transfer hospitals - no but booked an antenatal appt and youngest immunisations
- Write down important dates on my calendar - will do later.
Goals for Fri
- Take ALL meds.
- Drink more water
- Book scan and transfer hospitals
- Book my whooping cough injection5 -
I just realised as of today I am 28 weeks and officially in the third trimester!!!
Baby MUST be going through a growth spurt because I am eating like a machine!
I feel like my stomach is a bottomless pit!!
(And I’m drinking plenty @MLHC1 )
This cough/cold has nearly nearly gone! It’s just hanging in there as long as it can but I’m certainly over the worst and my mood is picking up again as you can probably tell now I’ve started commenting properly again!
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I just realised as of today I am 28 weeks and officially in the third trimester!!!
Baby MUST be going through a growth spurt because I am eating like a machine!
I feel like my stomach is a bottomless pit!!
(And I’m drinking plenty @MLHC1 )
This cough/cold has nearly nearly gone! It’s just hanging in there as long as it can but I’m certainly over the worst and my mood is picking up again as you can probably tell now I’ve started commenting properly again!
☆Happy Third Trimester☆
It is recommended to increase your calorie intake in your third trimester, so snack on and grow that cutie little one I'm happy you're keeping up with fluids, that'll help! It's so silly to drink so much when you already run back and forth to the restroom all day, we can both attest for that, Lol!! (But the fluids help.) I'm happy to hear you're doing better. Not much longer now!
I'm still only 19 weeks & 3 days. I get my anatomy scan next week so we will know the gender next Thursday
We're praying for a healthy little one!! I'd love another boy but we would feel blessed with a girl as well. 1 -
I just realised as of today I am 28 weeks and officially in the third trimester!!!
Baby MUST be going through a growth spurt because I am eating like a machine!
I feel like my stomach is a bottomless pit!!
(And I’m drinking plenty @MLHC1 )
This cough/cold has nearly nearly gone! It’s just hanging in there as long as it can but I’m certainly over the worst and my mood is picking up again as you can probably tell now I’ve started commenting properly again!
☆Happy Third Trimester☆
It is recommended to increase your calorie intake in your third trimester, so snack on and grow that cutie little one I'm happy you're keeping up with fluids, that'll help! It's so silly to drink so much when you already run back and forth to the restroom all day, we can both attest for that, Lol!! (But the fluids help.) I'm happy to hear you're doing better. Not much longer now!
I'm still only 19 weeks & 3 days. I get my anatomy scan next week so we will know the gender next Thursday We're praying for a healthy little one!! I'd love another boy but we would feel blessed with a girl as well.
Yay exciting!!!
Are you going to tell us all?!
Have you felt kicks yet?
I love talking about babies haha and this is the last time I’ll do it for myself!!1 -
12/7 Thursday JFT:
✔Regular morning routine for kids
✔Breakfast @ cracker barrel w/ hubby
✔Run by grocery store on way home
✔Prepare Chili in slow cooker
(it's a chilly kinda day )
✔Prenatal Yoga
✔Lunch
❌Elliptical
✔Run by Costco (eggs and milk)
✔Regular afternoon routine for kids
✔Dinner by 7 pm
✔Bedtime by 10 pm
I chose not to do the elliptical today bc I was a little sore from yesterday. I still need to ease into both exercises since I took a little hiatus. However, the yoga is definitely helping
I hope everyone is doing well and enjoying their week
@Bex953172 Yes I will share the news with you all I'm feeling little movements here and there. I think my body is just use to it so I do not notice as much as I have in past pregnancies, Lol! 3 -
JFT:
Dec challenge/yes, water/some, eliptical/no , pop/2 4 -
JFT Thursday
1. MORE water
2. Prepare batting actually got Mark's quilt ready to head into the machine! Just waiting for a thread delivery next Wednesday.
3. Bread baking
4. Declutter some of the entry
see #2
5. Brush and Floss
6. Bed by 10:30
JFT Friday
1. MORE water
2. phone Mom
3. Laundry
4. Declutter some of the entry
5. Pool and then Subway for dinner
6. Brush and floss
7. Bed by 10:304
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