Just for Today ..... Daily Commitment Thread- Start of a new year!
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12/14 Thursday JFT:
Regular morning routine for kids
Breakfast w/ hubby
Sonogram Appt.
Lunch
Laundry
Regular afternoon routine for kids
Elliptical
(Hubby and teen have Engineering Student Gala tonight. Make sure they get showers and head out in time.)
Dinner by 7 pm
Bedtime by 10 pm2 -
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Congratulations!!!!
Omg I thought I’d be jealous but I’m so happy for you
Was that what you were hoping for
More importantly is the little man healthy?!
I had a check up today. Measuring at 25 weeks and I’m 29 so looks like another diddy baby. Got a growth scan in the morning but nice strong heartbeat heard 2 -
@Bex953172 Thank you The little guy is super healthy, measuring 56.6% for his gestational age (so a little bigger than average). Also, the sonogram technician said he has a beautiful brain and the doctor said his anatomy is excellent
I'm just so overcome with joy that he is a healthy baby!! So much of my anxiety and stress was removed today from that appointment. Knowing he is healthy was my biggest concern. We would have be happy with either gender (But I love "Mama Boys" 
) My baby's tend to be right around 8 lbs and I have definietly gained more weight than you already. Im not going to worry though, the weight can come off after the baby is born 
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@Bex953172 Thank you The little guy is super healthy, measuring 56.6% for his gestational age (so a little bigger than average). Also, the sonogram technician said he has a beautiful brain and the doctor said his anatomy is excellent I'm just so overcome with joy that he is a healthy baby!! So much of my anxiety and stress was removed today from that appointment. Knowing he is healthy was my biggest concern. We would have be happy with either gender (But I love "Mama Boys" ) My baby's tend to be right around 8 lbs and I have definietly gained more weight than you already. Im not going to worry though, the weight can come off after the baby is born
8lb!!
My first was 7.10 so not far off
But little Marley was 6lb6 and it’s looking like this baby will be the same.
The tummy measurement isn’t accurate anyway I don’t think.
I forgot to get weighed today.
I told the midwife I was unsure if I was eating enough and she said that the baby will take it all and all the reserves so it will be me that suffers not baby lol
but I do need to up my intake if I can.
I don’t think I’m even hitting 2000.
All I’ve had today is 3 pieces of bread, one with ham, 2 with Nutella.
A cookie. And a little bit of porridge as I mean a tiny bit because it was Marley's porridge and I just had a few spoons.
And I’ve done 7K steps today!
Waiting for my OH to decide what he wants for dinner. It’s 8.30pm!!
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12/14 Thursday JFT:
✔Regular morning routine for kids
✔Breakfast w/ hubby
✔Sonogram Appt.
✔Lunch
✔Laundry
✔Regular afternoon routine for kids
❌Elliptical
(Hubby and teen have Engineering Student Gala tonight. Make sure they get showers and head out in time.)
✔Dinner by 7 pm
✔Bedtime by 10 pm
I actually took my eldest son to his Engineering Student Gala bc my hubby had to work late. So I made dinner real early and we took off to the gala. (No time for the elliptical.) My son and I had a good time. We also did a lot of walking throughout the high school so I'm sure I got at least 20 min. worth of walking in.
I appreciate all the positive vibes and congrats for our new little guy!! We are so excited and feel so blessed. I hope everyone enjoys the rest of the evening / day.
Be blessed
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JFT:
Dec challenge done3 -
My goals again for tomorrow will be simple
1. TRY to log all food. Its now midnight, and I haven't logged a single bit.
2. If I don't have time to log, be MINDFUL of WHAT I EAT. Just because I am stressed to the max, does not give me a ticket to eat junk, unhealthy food 60 minutes on the treadmill this morning - got my day started out right!
3. keep positive thoughts going. This time of year is extremely depressing and hard for me because of all the losses I had. My daughter always gets worse over the holidays also. SO .... enjoy my husband, look forward to seeing my son and grandsons in 2 weeks, pray for my daughter, and live life one day at a time. Even though I've had a lot of losses in my life .... I am still so very blessed. Took a break today and got some more xmas shopping done. Then tonite my daughter came out --- she and I went to the mall, she got her shopping finished, we had a wonderful time! I think it was what we both needed. Enjoyed a cup of coffee together, talked, like old times. Miracles can happen ..... if even for a hour. She seemed so normal and happy tonite . I would never know she suffers from severe mental illness. SO wonderful to see her have a good nite!
4. drink water - min 8+ glasses
5. get back on here tomorrow. Good or bad ..... be accountable Yes .... here I am again!! Another day!
JFT, Friday
1. log all food
2. enjoy the evening with my good friend of 30+ years
3. drink water
4. finish up the last of my xmas shopping
5. work for minumum 6 hrs on pc boards - very far behind
6. help hubby with shipping more stuff out tomorrow
7. think positive thought all day. God has blessed us all so much .... even with all the losses .... we still have each other. And .... I have the nicest online friends on here.... so thank you all!
8. get back on here tomorrow .... be accountable.
My weight this morning was still 188.4. At least I am out of the 190s. My October challenge was to not gain, or to lose 5 pounds , which would put me at 186. But .... I am not going to stress over it. Just going to work hard to end the year still in the 180s!
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JFT Thursday
2. MORE water
3. Finish gift bags some progress but not completed
4. Chiropractor
5. Tests at eye specialist out of town
6. Brush and floss
7. Bed by 10:30
So I just made this big post and my tablet tipped.... lost the whole thing. I'll try again tomorrow. Please know I'm thinking of all of you and am so impressed.
JFT Wednesday
1. MORE water
2. Christmas decor
3. Christmas baking... decided to cut way back on this, only do recipes others enjoy but I'm not super fussy about, and give most of it away. It's a plan anyways.
4. Gift bags
5. Brush and floss
6. Bed by 10:305 -
Had growth scan today! All good! Baby weighs about 3lb so far at 29 weeks to bang on for growth
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Yay for Friday.
JFT
Water
Track
Green
Stay sane at work.
Make good food choices
Have a great day kids!5 -
Checking in from Thursday:
1. Prelog ✔ and eat only what’s been prelogged. ✔
2. Plan dinner before leaving for school: Portobello Quesadillas ✔
3. Daily practice: Duolingo ✔
4. At school upon arriving: 2x8 floor push-ups, 2x30 sec wall sit, 2x60 sec plank, 2x20 sec some flexibility. ❌ 5k steps during the school day. ✔ (got in late and only had time for one set)
5. Email about masters program. ❌
6. Curate music collection. Sync with ipod. ✔
7. Daily writing: 30 minutes - Finish form set. ✔
8. Library: donate shopping bags. MUST DO TODAY!!! ✔
9. Gym after school. 3m15s run @ 6.5 m/h on treadmill followed by walking to 10k steps, then strength class. ✔
10. Prep breakfast and lunches upon return from school. ❌ (had no time - had to get to gym right away and then straight to the movie)
11. Make a plan for how to deal with tomorrow's food day, and weekend eating habits (which will likely become holiday habits!) ✔ Plan is to fill up half the plate with the veggies that I brought. I still have no idea what to do about how much snacking I do over the weekend. I get HUNGRY,
12. Leave for gym by 4:30; after class, head directly to The Last Jedi! ✔ It was good!
13. Check in after movie; meds; teeth flossed/rinsed/brushed; in bed by 11:15. ✔
JFT Friday:
1. Follow the plan for the food day at school
2. Plan dinner before leaving for school: Our very first Plated meal! ✔
3. Daily practice: Duolingo ✔
4. At school upon arriving: 2x8 floor push-ups, 2x15 side kicks, 2x30 sec wall sit, 2x60 sec plank, 2x20 sec some flexibility, 2x20 sec some balance. ✔ 5k steps during the school day.
5. Daily writing: 30 minutes - Grading ✔
6. Email about masters program
7. Gym after school. Warm-up song on elliptical, weights, 3m15s run @ 6.5 m/h on treadmill followed by walking to 10k steps.
8. Cook dinner after return from gym.
9. No snacking after school that was not prelogged into MFP.
10. Check in after dinner; meds; teeth flossed/rinsed/brushed; in bed by 9:15.
Scale goals
Dec 1 weigh-in: 176.6
Jan 1 goal: 169.6 - 7 lbs, should be ~1.5/week
Sunday weigh-in goal: 172.5; actual: 174.2
Next Sunday goal: 171.0 - don't know if I'll make that.
Today: 177.4. I have GOT to stay away from snacks this weekend and plan out my weekend eating better.
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Looks like I hopped on here and commented but didn't give myself any goals! Huh... How about that? LOL!
We had what they call the "Man Cave Breakfast" at work today. The guys from Plant Ops have a garage type building with tools and things in it. And every year they decorate it, set up tables and cook a ton of food for everyone at our location! It was so good and SO NICE! Really a nice way to start the day. I cannot believe how blessed I feel to have gotten this job. Great group of people. Anyway, I don't normally eat breakfast (I'm a coffee drinker until about 10;30 and then I eat something) so after eating at the breakfast I feel like I need to take a nap!
I'll have to guess at the calories because I have no idea what all were exactly in the scrambled egg dishes.
@Bex953172 Good news about the baby! My husband put my sewing stuff all away and locked it up in the back of the basement because of all the kids coming over the holidays so I won't be able to work on the quilt for a few weeks now. I wish I were a faster quilter! I'm a newbie so it takes me forever to make them. But I haven't forgotten!
@joan6630 Sounds like a perfect day with your daughter! I'm so happy for you. Those are the memories we need to cherish and hold close to our hearts. My children all live in town and I don't see them nearly enough, so I really enjoy the one on one time I do get with them, especially when it's for fun and not because of a problem them need me to help solve (usually money)! LOL!
I've got a meeting, so I'll hop back on for my goals today.
Thinking of you all, and am SO VERY GRATEFUL to be on this journey with you. You're the best group of people, truly!5 -
Recap R 12/14 - Day of rest, after treadmill early and shoveling late on Wed.
1) Move hourly / stairs breaks at work = Fitbit 10,431 steps, 250+ steps 13/14 hours & 27 floors.
2) Leftovers for lunch at desk b/c have noon class / net calories green & >12c water = Net calories w/i 100 green, sodium red & 15c water. Light on fiber lately, need to increase.
3) Evening: choir, grocery shop & Christmas to-do list = Done / done / some, so far behind where I wanted to be by now
4) Floss & retainers / bed & TV off 10:15 (treadmill F a.m.) = No flossing
but wore retainers / maybe in bed by 10:30 & left TV on but fell asleep anyway Thank goodness I have nothing scheduled Sat. and can sleep in, I so need that! Unfortunately hubby has to work this weekend. 
JFT F 12/15
1) Treadmill / walked 3 miles / 51:43...little slower this morning, feel like I have a cold trying to start. Slamming zinc tablets today. Also, figured out Fitbit and treadmill do not measure distance the same...Fitbit did not show 3 miles when I finished. On the other hand, the other day, Fitbit said I did the elliptical, which we don't have. lol
2) Move hourly / stairs breaks at work
3) Meals & snacks prelogged / stick w/ plan...trying new recipe for unstuffed cabbage rolls with ground turkey (cabbage from winter market last Sat.) / net calories green & > 12c water & fiber > 25g
4) Evening: wrap gifts to be shipped / prep card & letter for overseas...want to mail Sat. / read ads for sales / if energy left, Christmas to-do list
5) Floss & retainers / no bedtime b/c it's Friday!
Have a great day, everyone!5 -
Thursday JFT 10K steps - 12457!
64 oz to drink - did I? got no clue ?! Log all food and stay in the green nope - forced out to a group potluck for a meeting. Failed to log. Accounting update session - went well, except for the potluck. Follow up on last weeks interview - most excellent update. I think I am about to have a new job. Negotiations start today. Clean spare fridge next door - well, I'll take this as a win because I cleaned a fridge. It just happened to be mine. I had some fresh ground meat to package and it bled. I just ended up cleaning up/out the whole fridge.
Friday JFT
10K Steps
64 oz to drink
Log all food
Negotiate new job
Clean work email
Do all my other work I am getting paid for - don't be distracted
@cschmitz110515 - I am glad to be back active, thanks for the words
@Bex953172 & @MLHC1 Love hearing all your progress updates. Prayers for Robin Bex.
My granddaughter is nearing 2 months old. She is doing super. Her mom and dad are stepping right into their new parent shoes.
@Joan6630 - I hear you: If I don't have time to log, be MINDFUL of WHAT I EAT. Even if we don't know what's in the dish we can usually make a reasonable wild *kitten* guess.
This time of year there are so many social events that involve food; food we are not necessarily offered year round. I believe we should indulge ourselves a little. We just cannot make that indulgence a habit. Enjoy these days. I tried a cookie someone left me this morning. I tried it, it wasn't spectacular, so I threw it away in a napkin. But I will thanks the giver effusively.
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Work luncheon today at an oaxacan restaurant that specializes in mole. Looked up their menu and heavy on the carbs so bringing my carb & fat blockers. Babysitting the grandkids this pm, fun with them.
JFT:
Stay on task!
Clear the kitchen table.
Clean up the work stuff this pm as it's vacation time wahoo.
Log
Positivity****
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Okay. Time to quickly list some goals!
Just for Friday:
1. Stay in the green and journal every bite (I probably already close to the green and I haven't even eaten supper yet. I'll have to get some activity in to level the playing field a little... *smile*)
2. Drink five full 16 oz bottles of water
3. Begin studying for my first recertification exam.
4. Leave work today at 3:30 if possible
5. Bake at least one bread and one cookie recipe for Christmas tonight
6. Start writing out Christmas cards tonight & addressing envelopes
7. Make out Christmas List, since tomorrow is power-shopping day
8. Learn at least one new thing at work today Done! Learned about using Team Viewer to provide remote support to end users.
9. Complete one new task without asking questions at work todayDone: Went through Change Requests to approve or deny. Did research on a couple of projects. Got added to a couple new committees.
10. Either treadmill or Body Groove video tonight, even 20 minutes. Will increase upon this slowly.
11. Begin strength training of some kind. Even if it is only 10 minutes. Will build this up slowly.
12. Perform at least one random act of kindness today
13. Read Simple Abundance book, write in gratitude journal and go to bed at a decent hour so I can get up early and start my day feeling good.4 -
@junodog1 HOW EXCITING!!! Congrats on the new job! Good luck with negotiations! It's so nice to see you posting again!
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OConnell5483 wrote: »Okay. Time to quickly list some goals!
Just for Friday:
1. Stay in the green and journal every bite (I probably already close to the green and I haven't even eaten supper yet. I'll have to get some activity in to level the playing field a little... *smile*)
2. Drink five full 16 oz bottles of water
3. Begin studying for my first recertification exam.
4. Leave work today at 3:30 if possible
5. Bake at least one bread and one cookie recipe for Christmas tonight
6. Start writing out Christmas cards tonight & addressing envelopes
7. Make out Christmas List, since tomorrow is power-shopping day
8. Learn at least one new thing at work today Done! Learned about using Team Viewer to provide remote support to end users.
9. Complete one new task without asking questions at work todayDone: Went through Change Requests to approve or deny. Did research on a couple of projects. Got added to a couple new committees.
10. Either treadmill or Body Groove video tonight, even 20 minutes. Will increase upon this slowly.
11. Begin strength training of some kind. Even if it is only 10 minutes. Will build this up slowly.
12. Perform at least one random act of kindness today
13. Read Simple Abundance book, write in gratitude journal and go to bed at a decent hour so I can get up early and start my day feeling good.
My brother used to use team viewer to pi$$ me off. He used to wait til I went to the loo and connect us and then wait until I started doing something on the computer then he’d start messing around with it. And me being young didn’t know wtf was going on 3 -
OConnell5483 wrote: »Okay. Time to quickly list some goals!
8. Learn at least one new thing at work today Done! Learned about using Team Viewer to provide remote support to end users.
My brother used to use team viewer to pi$$ me off. He used to wait til I went to the loo and connect us and then wait until I started doing something on the computer then he’d start messing around with it. And me being young didn’t know wtf was going on
OMG! That's hilarious! I could totally see someone doing that. I was thinking at work about how I could mess with my mom or my husband if I felt like it! LOL! 1 -
Checking in from Friday:
1. Follow the plan for the food day at school ✔
2. Plan dinner before leaving for school: Our very first Plated meal! ✔ <-- This ended up changing but I was able to swap out pretty easily.
3. Daily practice: Duolingo ✔
4. At school upon arriving: 2x8 floor push-ups, 2x15 side kicks, 2x30 sec wall sit, 2x60 sec plank, 2x20 sec some flexibility, 2x20 sec some balance. ✔ 5k steps during the school day. ✔
5. Daily writing: 30 minutes - Grading ✔
6. Email about masters program ❌
7. Gym after school. Warm-up song on elliptical, weights, 3m15s run @ 6.5 m/h on treadmill followed by walking to 10k steps. ✔
8. Cook dinner after return from gym. ✔
9. No snacking after school that was not prelogged into MFP. ✔
10. Check in after dinner; meds; teeth flossed/rinsed/brushed; in bed by 9:15. ✔
JFT Saturday
1. Breakfast at home. ✔
2. Prelog all food before heading out.
3. Zumba, then yoga.
4. Gym to get to 10k steps and do Day 2.
5. Coffee with friend - maybe mom?
6. Put laundry away.
7. Grocery shopping?
8. Fix our first Plated meal!
9. Check in after dinner; meds; teeth flossed/rinsed/brushed; in bed by 9:15.
10. No unplanned snacks!
Scale goals
Dec 1 weigh-in: 176.6
Jan 1 goal: 169.6 - 7 lbs, should be ~1.5/week
Sunday weigh-in goal: 172.5; actual: 174.2
Next Sunday goal: 171.0 - don't know if I'll make that.
Today: 178.0. Doggone it 5 -
JFT
water
track
Make a lighter dinner
No work today. Co-paginator is back so no excuses. Back to exercise.
Happy Saturday kids. Enjoy your weekend.5 -
Well, I did not get on here yesterday to post anything. Although I did read through some posts. I am happy to hear everyone is doing well!! (I understand there are some difficulties upon some people but I'm so happy everyone is overcoming their personal difficulties and sticking with JFT!! ) The holiday season is a time for joy, laughter and fun!!
Just a little update: Yesterday was my appt. for the biopsy. Well I went in and they did prep for everything. Then the doctor told me no biopsy was necessary, things have improved on their own!! The prayers and positive vibes worked!! Thank you ALL sooo much!! Even though she didn't biopsy, she scheduled another potential biopsy next appt. So that is a little depressing bc she is keeping this dark, looming cloud over me. Regardless, I'm glad she has my health in her best interest. Since I used to work in the medical field, my doctor is very technical and straight forward. That's good except, I'm pregnant and not as strong emotionally as usual. Therefore, I left the appt yesterday feeling a little down. She still took some superficial samples so I was sore and sad. So I enduldged in some Papa Murphy's Pizza, chocolate and chick-flicks afterwards
Not my best day of health!! I rested all day and tried to mentally overcome all the things my doctor said.
So moving forward: I'm giving God this concern! I'm going to refocus on eating healthy and exercising. I also have some exciting things to look forward with in school; the grad. school invite and I have my Senior Research project to work on. I have a very technical paper due mid January so I can get started on that!!
Today I'm not going to put a list together but I am going to work on getting myself ready to start fresh again!! I'm going to manage some household chores, get my office organized, pay some bills, do Prenatal Yoga (this will help me re-center myself!!) and enjoy the company of my family I'll get back to a more technical JFT tomorrow
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@MLHC1 So glad for your non-biopsy news! Doctor is just being cautious & next month may end the same. Keeping you in my prayers.
Recap F 12/15
1) Treadmill / walked 3 miles / 51:43...little slower this morning, feel like I have a cold trying to start. Slamming zinc tablets today. Also, figured out Fitbit and treadmill do not measure distance the same...Fitbit did not show 3 miles when I finished. On the other hand, the other day, Fitbit said I did the elliptical, which we don't have. lol
2) Move hourly / stairs breaks at work = Fitbit 14,520 steps, 250+ steps 13/14 (noon class) hours & 31 floors
3) Meals & snacks prelogged / stick w/ plan...trying new recipe for unstuffed cabbage rolls with ground turkey (cabbage from winter market last Sat.) / net calories green & > 12c water & fiber > 25g = Happy with new recipe. Net calories green, sodium good, sugar red due to lots of fruit, fiber 30g & 17c water.
4) Evening: wrap gifts to be shipped = items in boxes & packing materials, just need to wrap / prep card & letter for overseas...want to mail Sat. = surprised myself & got all cards/letters signed, assembled & stamped, just waiting to go / read ads for sales = Sat. a.m. instead / if energy left, Christmas to-do list = exhausted
5) Floss & retainers / no bedtime b/c it's Friday! = Had minor disaster just before late bedtime: toilet overflowed (1st time ever) so had to deal with that, then said screw it, and skipped floss & retainers...hubby fixed when he got home
JFT Sat. 12/16 - Sad b/c hubby had to be at work at 7 a.m. until midnight or 2 a.m. today His alarm went off instead of mine this morning. First time this job he works a weekend.
1) Shovel driveway, walkway & patio (< 1" snow overnight so won't take long)...this is today's workout
2) Net calories green, lots of water & zinc tablets, still fighting off a cold
3) Weekend to-do list / some can be Sunday
4) Christmas to-do list / getting there
5) Floss & retainers / bedtime & TV off 10:304 -
Weekly Weigh-In = When I'm active I eat back calories / sometimes too much. My weaknesses: my sweet tooth, especially chocolate, and portion control. To be honest, I love food! I weigh myself daily and log weekly / posting my Saturday a.m. weigh-in here. [My digital scale only shows half pound increments.]
Height 5'4"
Age 60
GW #1: 150 in a livable way
GW #2: 145 normal BMI
UG Range: 140 - 145 [anything less is probably unsustainable]
November Goal = 163#
11/5/15 = 195.0 joined MFP with no real plan except It's. Not. A. Diet.
1/10/17 = 185.5 clearly not a regular on MFP / joined JFT, best group ever!
5/31/17 = 180.5 two end of month celebrations
6/3 = 177.5
6/10 = 179.5 pre-10K spaghetti supper night before
6/17 = 179.5 numerous meals away from home, several occasions w/ alcohol, happy no gain
6/24 = 178.0 fluctuated during week, but ended ok
7/1 = 176.0 Yay!!! Achieved June goal to stay <180
7/8 = 177.5 oops
7/15 = 176.5
7/22 = 175.0
7/29 = 174.0 saw at least one daily w-i below 174
8/5 = 174.5 dined out for Girls Day Out & ate Dad's cooking & baking
8/12 = 173.5 scale flirted with even lower numbers on daily weigh-ins
8/19 = 173.5 had couple of high calorie days
8/26 = 172.0 kind of a surprise
9/2 = 170.0 Woohoo! Officially overweight, not obese
9/9 = 171.5 backsliding, ack!
9/16 = 169.5 yay, the middle number is a six!
9/23 = 168.5 have lots challenges in upcoming week
9/30 = 167.0 met Sept goal to stay under 170
10/7 = 166.0
10/14 = 166.5 dined out 2 days with adult beverages plus wine & cheesecake at spa
10/21 = 166.5 dined out 2 days plus food day in office / no gain is good [joined Just Give Me 10 Days challenge]
10/28 = 164.5 very active week & watched CICO / reached October goal of 165
11/4 = 163.0 wow, really surprised at this, daily fluctuations very up and down this week (track on Just Give Me 10 Days)
11/11 = 164.5 this is temporary b/c very high sodium yesterday
11/18 = 162.0 big surprise, especially b/c I weigh myself daily and didn't see this all week
11/25 = 163.0 no surprise after 2 no-logging-food days (parade day and Thanksgiving), just glad not worse
12/2 = 161.0 Jingle Bell 5K day / 44:37 chip time & ave. pace 14:22 & very happy!
12/9 = 158.5 surprised to say the least / first time in 10 years my weight is 1-5-anything!
12/16 = 158.0 no food days at work or parties helps & stuck with CICO
Reminder: Weight loss is not linear. At least not for me.
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Friday JFT 10K Steps - 13,097 64 oz to drink Log all food - went out to lunch. ate some shared apps so no tracking there; good meal choice - only 380 calories. no formal dinner, just snacking while working around the house. Negotiate new job - I like where this is going! Not formal yet so I cannot give notice. Clean work email - in progress. There is a lot of old stuff in there Do all my other work I am getting paid for - don't be distracted
Saturday JFT
@ work in morning - clean up old files
15K Steps
64 oz to drink
Log all food
Turn on Christmas @ home (put up tree, etc)
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Hi! My name is Jan. I have been on MFP for 2 years and have lost and regained the same pounds during these two years. I am still down 12 pounds, so I am not working quickly! I follow another thread which I am sure has helped me at least keep the 12 pounds off as we have bonded in our journey.
This morning your thread was highlighted on the Home page, and I felt like Alice who fell down a wonderful rabbit hole! Or up, as you all are so positive and caring. I love the concept of the one day at a time concept being in the foremost! I have followed this principle for years, though doing less well with food! How you each have laid out your goals for the day, and ultimately for life, and seeing it every day just struck such a chord! I just had to try this!!
Just for today:
1. Make goals- doing
2.Log food-doing
3.Drink 8 glasses water-drank 3 so far
4.Walk-need to do!
5.Shop for church lunch
6.Christmas cards
I just had to thank you Joan for starting this thread and all of you for continuing it!
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cschmitz110515 wrote: »Weekly Weigh-In = When I'm active I eat back calories / sometimes too much. My weaknesses: my sweet tooth, especially chocolate, and portion control. To be honest, I love food! I weigh myself daily and log weekly / posting my Saturday a.m. weigh-in here. [My digital scale only shows half pound increments.]
Height 5'4"
Age 60
GW #1: 150 in a livable way
GW #2: 145 normal BMI
UG Range: 140 - 145 [anything less is probably unsustainable]
November Goal = 163#
11/5/15 = 195.0 joined MFP with no real plan except It's. Not. A. Diet.
1/10/17 = 185.5 clearly not a regular on MFP / joined JFT, best group ever!
5/31/17 = 180.5 two end of month celebrations
6/3 = 177.5
6/10 = 179.5 pre-10K spaghetti supper night before
6/17 = 179.5 numerous meals away from home, several occasions w/ alcohol, happy no gain
6/24 = 178.0 fluctuated during week, but ended ok
7/1 = 176.0 Yay!!! Achieved June goal to stay <180
7/8 = 177.5 oops
7/15 = 176.5
7/22 = 175.0
7/29 = 174.0 saw at least one daily w-i below 174
8/5 = 174.5 dined out for Girls Day Out & ate Dad's cooking & baking
8/12 = 173.5 scale flirted with even lower numbers on daily weigh-ins
8/19 = 173.5 had couple of high calorie days
8/26 = 172.0 kind of a surprise
9/2 = 170.0 Woohoo! Officially overweight, not obese
9/9 = 171.5 backsliding, ack!
9/16 = 169.5 yay, the middle number is a six!
9/23 = 168.5 have lots challenges in upcoming week
9/30 = 167.0 met Sept goal to stay under 170
10/7 = 166.0
10/14 = 166.5 dined out 2 days with adult beverages plus wine & cheesecake at spa
10/21 = 166.5 dined out 2 days plus food day in office / no gain is good [joined Just Give Me 10 Days challenge]
10/28 = 164.5 very active week & watched CICO / reached October goal of 165
11/4 = 163.0 wow, really surprised at this, daily fluctuations very up and down this week (track on Just Give Me 10 Days)
11/11 = 164.5 this is temporary b/c very high sodium yesterday
11/18 = 162.0 big surprise, especially b/c I weigh myself daily and didn't see this all week
11/25 = 163.0 no surprise after 2 no-logging-food days (parade day and Thanksgiving), just glad not worse
12/2 = 161.0 Jingle Bell 5K day / 44:37 chip time & ave. pace 14:22 & very happy!
12/9 = 158.5 surprised to say the least / first time in 10 years my weight is 1-5-anything!
12/16 = 158.0 no food days at work or parties helps & stuck with CICO
Reminder: Weight loss is not linear. At least not for me.
Your journey this year is amazing and so inspirational! When I look at your beginning weight in January of 2017 and where you are now, it is the path I want so bad! And you did it 1 or 2 lbs at a time. Thank you for posting this 2017 journey today. It has given me the kick in the *kitten* that I need! You go girl! 4 -
@cschmitz110515 Thank you AND congratulations!!! Down to 158, that's the best Christmas present ever You're not far from your goal now.
@Buttons61 Welcome So happy to see you've found us, Lol!! The weight-loss rollercoaster is a challenge!! We've all been there so we know the struggle!! You can do this and we are here for you 3 -
OConnell5483 wrote: »Okay. Time to quickly list some goals!
Just for Friday:
1. Stay in the green and journal every bite (I probably already close to the green and I haven't even eaten supper yet. I'll have to get some activity in to level the playing field a little... *smile*)
2. Drink five full 16 oz bottles of water
3. Begin studying for my first recertification exam.
4. Leave work today at 3:30 if possible
5. Bake at least one bread and one cookie recipe for Christmas tonightToo tired when I got home.
6. Start writing out Christmas cards tonight & addressing envelopes
7. Make out Christmas List, since tomorrow is power-shopping dayIn my head...not on paper yet!
8. Learn at least one new thing at work today Done! Learned about using Team Viewer to provide remote support to end users.
9. Complete one new task without asking questions at work todayDone: Went through Change Requests to approve or deny. Did research on a couple of projects. Got added to a couple new committees.
10. Either treadmill or Body Groove video tonight, even 20 minutes. Will increase upon this slowly.
11. Begin strength training of some kind. Even if it is only 10 minutes. Will build this up slowly.
12. Perform at least one random act of kindness today
13. Read Simple Abundance book, write in gratitude journal and go to bed at a decent hour so I can get up early and start my day feeling good.
Sticking to the basics today because I am picking my granddaughter, Claire, to take her shopping and I'm not going to let anything overshadow this day with her. It's too seldom that I get this opportunity and I plan to be present and enjoy every single second of it!
JFT:
1. Stay in the green
2. Drink five 16 oz bottles of water
3. Sugar <29 g
4. Carbs <75 g
5. Reach my Fit Bit step goal
6. Christmas shopping today with granddaughter
7. Bake banana and pumpkin bread tonight when I get home
8. One random act of kindness
9. Be present and grateful in the day. Make memories.
Have a wonderful day today my friends! 2
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