JUST FOR TODAY ....... One day at a time ..... Daily Commitment Thread for 2018
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JFT 1/8 check in
logged everything
stayed green and under carbs
swim 30 minutes: ok, i was in the pool for 30 minutes, however, i wasn't swimming as much as i should have been. Then I got cold.
drink 80 oz soooooo close!
crochet or color: no, but i journaled, so I'm counting it. And I played on my tablet.
JFT 1/9 I will: recap
Log everything
stay green in calories and carbs (under 50!)
drink 80 oz water (4 bottles, 1 down already.)
yoga class. I have inservice this afternoon, so I will try to talk myself out of it bc my brain hurts. however, i must go. inservice was terrible. but i still yogad.
crochet? maybe...nope.
So, I found a 20 minute yoga video i like on amazon prime and I'm wondering if I can get my butt out of bed and do it in the morning along with my 2x yoga class, is that too much yoga? can one have too much yoga? Not that I've made it to a class in like, a month...
JFT 1/10
Just for Today, I will:
Log everything
Stay green for calories and carbs
swim 30 minutes
drink 80 oz of water
church tonight with crochet group
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cschmitz110515 wrote: »
JFT W 1/9
1) When alarm went off 5:30 a.m., hit snooze 2-3x & seriously considered skipping treadmill, but thought of #3 below and I got up! NSV right there. Walked 3 miles before work / 50:18
2) Move hourly / stairs breaks at work
3) More leftovers for lunch / happy hour with former colleagues after work...preview menu online for order, stick with selection. Better yet, skip eating at pub & eat when get home, but that may be hard to do if I'm hungry. Enjoy 1 adult beverage while catching up with friends.
4) 1 thing on to-do list when get home
5) Floss / retainers / bed & TV off 10:15
Happy Hump Day, everyone! That's especially for you, @Bex953172!
Way to persevere!! That is very encouraging!! Have an awesome day
2-3x is better than 5 times, @cschmitz1105154 -
Monday 1/8
* Log all food and stay under goal
* Grocery shopping for the week
* CVS
* Buy dog food
* Send card
* Meeting
Having an extremely stressful and upsetting week. I'm trying to take it easy for the sake of my sanity so I'm putting my goals for today-Thursday all together so I can just work on them little bits at a time over the week and not feel too pressured by "needing" to get things done right away. It doesn't help that I can't drive right now and my husband is traveling for work so I pretty much can't leave the house.
Tuesday-Thursday
* Log all food and stay under goal
* Laundry
* Dishes
* Tidy the house
* Meal prep
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Day 5:I rode the stationary bike but no stretch time. I did meet my water goal and all other goals.
Personal success: I have gone three days without weight loss. That's not much of a success, haha, BUT, I have not been discouraged or felt like throwing in the towel, which is a yea for me. I have stayed well within my calorie and nutritional intake. Several days MFP has said I'm not eating enough. But I am not hungry so it's difficult for me to force myself to eat. However, I did an evaluation and decided to eat a high protein breakfast this morning to get more calories in (I usually don't eat breakfast) and I am going to up my water intake to 5.5 cups and see if that will spur things on! I'm also going to measure myself---I've not done that.
Something I learned: I mentioned yesterday the need to "focus on the process and not the outcome." This has been key, I believe, to not getting discouraged by no weight loss. Knowing that I am being diligent gives me peace and confidence that eventually I will make my goal. Usually, I would become dismayed and head for the chocolate stash
Wednesday, 1/10
JFT:
I will drink 5.5 cups of water
I will take some measurements
I will do 15 minutes of stretching
I will do ride bike for 30 minutes
I will finish writing this year's vision for myself upon reaching my goal
I will record my food on mfp
I will "focus on the process and not the outcome."6 -
Thank you for this. Just for today. This is all I can do. Two weeks ago I dismantled and threw away the large scale I have been carting around with me all my life, weighing myself 2-10 times a day for 40 years. I don't know exactly what I weigh. but I know how awful I feel.
I would like to free myself from this torturous phenomenon and feel more self-love regardless of appearance.
I overeat so often. Just for today I pretty much didn't.
and I made myself lunch for work tomorrow for maybe the third time in my whole life
I wish everyone a happy and healthy 2018.
One day at a time is a good mantra.7 -
Had a growth scan again today!
Baby is completely fine but growth has dipped ever so slightly so getting checked again in 2 weeks to see if it continues to slow or picks up again.
I think she said it was around 4lb odd atm?
If people don’t mind I’ll post a bumpie later on and a pic of baby’s face that she managed to get.
33 weeks tomorrow!
We will mind if you do not post the picture!6 -
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clicketykeys wrote: »Goal for 1/8: 173.5. Today: 178. Bleugh! Please, God, let this just be TOM. I was SO STINKING HUNGRY last night. And I stuck to things that were as low-calorie and supposedly satiating as possible, but I was just hungry, hungry, hungry.
That might have been the kick in the pants I needed.
@clairelouisey - Did you make that delicious french onion soup yourself? Ultimately I want to know if you have a good recipe. Expeciaally if it is slow or pressure cooker.
@Bex953172 - Good job pampering yourself!
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Today I will not give up
JFT
Drink 80oz water
track and stay in the green esp on the sugar
Take a walking break
youtube 20 min workout5 -
alyssaj1020 wrote: »So far I’ve lost 8 pounds but I’m almost positive it’s mostly water weight.5
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Day 5:I rode the stationary bike but no stretch time. I did meet my water goal and all other goals.
Personal success: I have gone three days without weight loss. That's not much of a success, haha, BUT, I have not been discouraged or felt like throwing in the towel, which is a yea for me. I have stayed well within my calorie and nutritional intake. Several days MFP has said I'm not eating enough. But I am not hungry so it's difficult for me to force myself to eat. However, I did an evaluation and decided to eat a high protein breakfast this morning to get more calories in (I usually don't eat breakfast) and I am going to up my water intake to 5.5 cups and see if that will spur things on! I'm also going to measure myself---I've not done that.
Something I learned: I mentioned yesterday the need to "focus on the process and not the outcome." This has been key, I believe, to not getting discouraged by no weight loss. Knowing that I am being diligent gives me peace and confidence that eventually I will make my goal. Usually, I would become dismayed and head for the chocolate stash
Wednesday, 1/10
JFT:
I will drink 5.5 cups of water
I will take some measurements
I will do 15 minutes of stretching
I will do ride bike for 30 minutes
I will finish writing this year's vision for myself upon reaching my goal
I will record my food on mfp
I will "focus on the process and not the outcome."
my children ate the chocolate stash. buttheads.4 -
clicketykeys wrote: »Goal for 1/8: 173.5. Today: 178. Bleugh! Please, God, let this just be TOM. I was SO STINKING HUNGRY last night. And I stuck to things that were as low-calorie and supposedly satiating as possible, but I was just hungry, hungry, hungry.
That might have been the kick in the pants I needed.
@clairelouisey - Did you make that delicious french onion soup yourself? Ultimately I want to know if you have a good recipe. Expeciaally if it is slow or pressure cooker. is there flour in french onion soup? i mean, if I don't use the croutons? Gluten and I are not friends.
@Bex953172 - Good job pampering yourself!
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Yesterday (1/9)
Logged all my food
Finished below calorie limit
Maintained all Macro/Micronutrients
Today 1/10
Log all food
Clean exercise room to make room for a ballet bar
Get to bed on time6 -
JezebelBoo wrote: »I'm a little late to the party. I started my goals on 1/3/18 and I just found this blog today. Hope it's not too late to join in.
Starting weight January 1, 2018: 305
Current weight 289
Goal weight be Dec 31st: 220
January Goals:
1) Scale goal: 280 by 1/31/18
2) Take measurements 1/31 a.m. before work
3) Stay within the 800 calorie goal given by my doctor every day
4) Drink at least 65 oz. water daily
5) Sign up for the first Hogwarts Running Club event of 2018
6) Walk 30 min. day
7) Go to gym Tuesday/Thursday every week
8) Log all food & beverages every day
9) Weigh in every Friday
10) Read a book
11) Get on here everyday!
JFT - Tuesday 1/9/18
1) Maintain 800 calories
2) Drink 65 oz. water
3) Walk 30 min.
4) Go to gym - Didn't make it to the gym, got a call my mom fell and was taken to the e.r.
5) Brush and floss got the brushing down, suck at flossing
JFT - Wednesday 1/10/18
1) Maintain 800 calories
2) Drink 65 oz. water
3) Walk 30 min.
4) No BD, prep for HSG test tomorrow
5) Brush and floss
6) Log all food & beverages
I think my body is finally adjusted to this 800 calorie diet. I don't really feel hungry anymore, I think it's more that I'm used to thinking about food when I'm bored. I however am becoming quite obsessed with my scale, I have lost 7 pounds since Friday, 1/5/18...I had to weigh myself 3 times this morning because I didn't believe that I lost another 2 pounds in one day.5 -
My brain is so fried. Any prompts for my List-of-Five for today's blog posts?
Bueller? Bueller? ;D1 -
cschmitz110515 wrote: »@cschmitz110515 , my fitbit used to have a vibrating alarm that would wake me up pretty well.
That would work if I wore my Fitbit at night. Which I don't: all jewelry, watch, etc. has to be off at bedtime, actually as soon as I'm home for the evening usually. I'm just funny that way.
lots of people are like that. I can't wear my watch at night because i break out in a couple days. but if I take my rings off, i worry that i will lose them.
I tried sleeping with my Fitbit but I wasn't sleeping well with it on. Then when I'd check Fitbit results it would post that I'd woken numerous times.1 -
OConnell5483 wrote: »I figure the first baby step is to actually get up without hitting snooze... Bex, I won't hear it if I move it too far away. I keep the volume pretty low because I try not to wake my husband up with it since he's retired.
I was the same way - I wouldn't even hear the alarm! We tend to stay up late, so for me to get up at even 7:30 was very hard, especially since we don't get to bed much before midnight or 1am (and I rarely can sleep at nite). Going to bed earlier did not work either ... because we couldn't get to sleep, and since hubby is a late nite person, we were both just tired. Hubby didn't want me to even set a alarm because then it woke him up. But ... I did it anyhow. It actually took me about 2 weeks, and I found I was waking up before the alarm even went off. But .... it also is so easy to just fall back asleep, so I don't want to lose this habit. Now though, it has become a habit of mine to get to the gym, and the days I don't go, I truly miss it. So keep doing what you are doing ..... you will be surprised how quickly this can become a habit. Even just the getting up part .... and sit and have a nice cup of coffee in the quiet. Once warmer temps get here ... you will love that nice walk in the quietness of the morning!
I think the quiet time to myself to wake up in the morning would be lovely, actually. Since my husband retired, I have no alone time anymore. I agree, also, that I think I would love a nice walk in the quietness of the morning. When you say it like that, it really makes me want to do it even more! It's just getting away from that darn Snooze button. I'm going to keep working on it until it does become a habit!
I do not have a clock next to my bed anymore. I don't have one in the room that I can see at all. I found that if I woke up and saw what time it was, I couldn't get back to sleep. If it was 4:30 or anywhere near time to get up, I could not fall back asleep. I'd lay there thinking "If I fall back to sleep RIGHT NOW, I'll still get xx more hours of sleep..." It was horrible, especially when I was so stressed. that's why I use the phone now on quiet. I fall back to sleep easily now because I tell myself it's only midnight... LOL! See how easily I can fool my own brain?3 -
Forgot to weigh this am. Will do tomorrow.
Drink water-64oz min.
Track all my meals today.
30 min walk with dog today. Need to work up to a linger distance.
Read today's Simple Abundance.
Afternoon, meditate 25 mins.
Stay out of kitchen this evening.
10pm bedtime-still struggling.
Work towards getting out the door at 5am for a walk. Baby steps!
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Looks like I have 64 posts to get through! Holy crow! I'll have to hop on later and catch up! I went shopping after work yesterday so didn't have time.
Just for Wednesday:
1. Journal every bite.
2. Read my Beck's index cards
3. Eat only when sitting
4. Put my fork down between every bite and be mindful of my meals
5. Hit my step goal
6. Increase water intake
7. Stop at the store and buy at least two more pairs of pants for work. Mine have "shrunk". Damn dryer...
8. Meditate, read Simple Abundance and gratitude journal.
9. DO NOT HIT SNOOZE tomorrow!
Hugs to all! thinking of you all and hope everyone is well.5 -
OConnell5483 wrote: »OConnell5483 wrote: »I figure the first baby step is to actually get up without hitting snooze... Bex, I won't hear it if I move it too far away. I keep the volume pretty low because I try not to wake my husband up with it since he's retired.
I was the same way - I wouldn't even hear the alarm! We tend to stay up late, so for me to get up at even 7:30 was very hard, especially since we don't get to bed much before midnight or 1am (and I rarely can sleep at nite). Going to bed earlier did not work either ... because we couldn't get to sleep, and since hubby is a late nite person, we were both just tired. Hubby didn't want me to even set a alarm because then it woke him up. But ... I did it anyhow. It actually took me about 2 weeks, and I found I was waking up before the alarm even went off. But .... it also is so easy to just fall back asleep, so I don't want to lose this habit. Now though, it has become a habit of mine to get to the gym, and the days I don't go, I truly miss it. So keep doing what you are doing ..... you will be surprised how quickly this can become a habit. Even just the getting up part .... and sit and have a nice cup of coffee in the quiet. Once warmer temps get here ... you will love that nice walk in the quietness of the morning!
I think the quiet time to myself to wake up in the morning would be lovely, actually. Since my husband retired, I have no alone time anymore. I agree, also, that I think I would love a nice walk in the quietness of the morning. When you say it like that, it really makes me want to do it even more! It's just getting away from that darn Snooze button. I'm going to keep working on it until it does become a habit!
I do not have a clock next to my bed anymore. I don't have one in the room that I can see at all. I found that if I woke up and saw what time it was, I couldn't get back to sleep. If it was 4:30 or anywhere near time to get up, I could not fall back asleep. I'd lay there thinking "If I fall back to sleep RIGHT NOW, I'll still get xx more hours of sleep..." It was horrible, especially when I was so stressed. that's why I use the phone now on quiet. I fall back to sleep easily now because I tell myself it's only midnight... LOL! See how easily I can fool my own brain?
See I do it differently lol!
I don’t want to wake partner either, I’d rather poke a sleeping lion in the eye. But I put my alarm on loud and when it goes off I literally leap out of bed because I don’t want it to wake him!
Then I go have quiet time downstairs!
Sometimes it wakes him and he’ll mumble but he can just roll over and sleep again.
Although recently getting out of bed takes a good few minutes haha having to shuffle my butt down the bed (I sleep next to the wall) and I haven’t set my alarm and only wake up when I hear my eldest creeping down stairs.. and that’s at like 9.30!
Lazy family over here haha
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@missheidi - hope you like this.
French onion soup recipe
50g butter
1 stick celery
1 carrot
6 large onions
1 red chilli pepper
Fry above until onions gorgeously brown/caramelised.
1 beef stock cube - make up 1-1.5 litre stock depending on strength/how much you want, and add to the fried vegetables. Cook for a few mins.
Makes at least 4 servings.
Not for you but others may want to cut a slice of bread into cubes, coat and fry in a tbsp of olive oil and then grate 25g of cheddar cheese on top of croutons.
Yum.
Less than 400 calories a serving (including the cheesy croutons!)4 -
@clairelouisey , that sounds amazing....0
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i will not beat my students, i will not beat my students, i will not beat my students....9
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Well, wanting to come back on here and be accountable has just stopped me from succumbing to sugar in my tiredness. Updating now and heading to bed feeling successful!
Recap goals 10/1:
Workout before kids get up - ✅
Stay within calorie goal - ✅
Drink more water (2 litres) - ✅
Send off work document - ✅
Send out daughter’s birthday party email - ✅
Early night - ✅ (Well, I’m going now...)5 -
Here’s the bumpie! Excuse the hospital toilets. For some reason I don’t have a full length mirror in my house...
33 weeks tomorrow! Will post baby pic tomorrow becauuuuuuse...I’ve put it somewhere already and can’t remember where lol!11 -
Day 5:I rode the stationary bike but no stretch time. I did meet my water goal and all other goals.
I have stayed well within my calorie and nutritional intake. Several days MFP has said I'm not eating enough. But I am not hungry so it's difficult for me to force myself to eat.
I've found that when I eat a lot of fruit and vegetables, I'm super full and mfp tells me I didn't eat enough either. The breakfast should help.3 -
WEDNESDAY JFT RECORD
1. Stick to calorie goal
2. Walk for 1hr minimum
3. Do 10 mins yoga
Total fail on the walking, again... in London and no excuse not to go for a wander this evening, but instead walked round the block and back to the hotel to give me more time to do work - what is wrong with me (I love work a bit too much!). Delighted I stayed within calories whilst travelling and eating out though - not easy to do.
THURSDAY JFT GOALS
1. stick to calorie goal
2. Do 10 mins yoga
3. Walk to meetings, hotel and restaurant - no public transport!
Sticking to my calories is going to be hard for me as meeting a friend for a meal tomorrow night. To give me the best possible chance I’ve looked at menu in advance, found the healthiest option, planned it in mfp and worked other meal options around this with calories left. Means having a small ish breakfast and just an apple for lunch if I want to have a big meal, 2 glasses of wine and ice cream for dessert in the evening - which I do! Do-able but a challenge!
Have changed my walking goal to a commitment to walk to meetings, to the hotel and to the restaurant and back. I can definitely do this. Think it’s the aimlessly walking in a circle for an hour I seem to be struggling with!5 -
DRBuchholz wrote: »I basically fell way off the wagon Sunday evening and Monday. Today's better but not going great. So back at it tomorrow.
JFT 1/10/18
Wake up at 5. Nope - got up late
Exercise - yes
Eat breakfast - yes
Pack healthy lunch and snacks. - no because no work
Work. No
Meet my step goal. Not yet and not looking good
Healthy dinner. - yes
No late night snacking. Remains to be seen but it looks like I'm on track
Bedtime routine. Also remains to be seen
In bed by 10 - remains to be seen but I think so
JFT 1/11
Snow day so no work
Up by 6
Prelog food
Stick to calorie and macronutrient goals
Exercise
Get in steps (will be hard)
No late night snacking
Bedtime routine
In bed by 106 -
Thanks all for the ideas. I’ve been so exhausted with stress from work, that the idea of coming home and doing exercise is just too daunting. Maybe I should try some stretching or yoga to start. I used to use you tube for step aerobics and even dragged my step up out of the basement, but it’s just staring at me in the corner of my bedroom.
Report Wed 1/10
Fast til noon
Walk in between meetings at work. Got about 5 k steps, some walking while in between meetings, but I had a lot of meetings.
Log calories
JFT 1/11
Fast til noon
Use my standing desk STANDING
Log calories
10min of exercise? I need to build up.
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1/10 recap
Logged everything
Stayed green with calories and carbs
No swim. Very long day and I was so tired.
80 oz water
Crochet6
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