JUST FOR TODAY ....... One day at a time ..... Daily Commitment Thread for 2018
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Wed 1/10
1. log all food Even the pizza hut pizza
2. be mindful of what I eat. Ask myself.... are the calories worth it .... and think Even though I did eat more than I had intended to with the pizza, it could have been worse. I had a salad before eating because I was SO hungry after working outside most of the day (Yes .... it was like 50 degrees today!!!! .... tomorrow will be in the 20s!)
3. when craving something .... wait 10 minutes..... sort out sock drawer. If I still want it.... then have it While I didn't get the sock drawer cleaned, I drank 3 glasses of water, and went right to sewing. Gee .... 5 minutes later, I don't even remember that I was craving carbs tonite!
4. drink water Loving my new water bottle! I also bought one of those little "squirt" water flavors, and this is helping me also!
5. get back on here ... be accountable
JFT, Thurs 1/11
1. go to the gym
2. log ALL food
3. drink water
4. be mindful of what I eat
5. wait 10 minutes before grabbing something to eat that is not planned. Do something to distract myself .... like cleaning the sock drawer
6. get back on here tomorrow ... be accountable
@Bex -- baby bump is growing!!! Won't be too much longer!8 -
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alyssaj1020 wrote: »
So far I’ve lost 8 pounds but I’m almost positive it’s mostly water weight.
Great job!!! No matter what ... it is still a great kickstarter!3 -
clairelouisey wrote: »@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!)
Looks really good - thank you for sharing!4 -
Weekly weigh-in
Starting weight Jan 3, 2018: 176.0
Aiming at 150ish
Progress so far:
Jan 10: 174.8
Jan 3: 176.0
January goals
Under 175. Less would be better but I'm aiming low as I have a couple of birthdays.
Finish Mark's quilt and mail off.
Medication on track. I tend to forget a dose when unscheduled things pop up and then don't feel well.
Continue, from before seasonal challenges, decluttering entry.
Accountability.7 -
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 I was a good girl
5) Brush and floss
6) Log all food & beverages
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JFYesterday I will (1/10)
1. Assigned Workout
2. drink 6 bottles of water
3. Get 20,000 steps
4. log EVERYTHING I eat... I tried but the chocolate...
5. Stay green
6. Eat 5 servings of fruits and vegetables
7. Challenge Video
JFToday I will (1/11)
1. Assigned Workout
2. drink 6 bottles of water
3. Get 17,000 steps
4. log EVERYTHING I eat ... ok I can eat the chocolate but I HAVE to log it....
5. Stay green
6. Eat 5 servings of fruits and vegetables
JFTomorrow I will (1/12)
1. Low impact work out walk or elliptical and stretching it is supposed to be a rest day
2. drink 6 bottles of water
3. Get 15,000 steps
4. log EVERYTHING I eat
5. Stay green
6. Eat 5 servings of fruits and vegetables8 -
Forth day back in ages. Today I will be under my calorie goal. This week is all about getting back into my old habits in order to be healthy again. Did not achieve my goals for two, but did for one, today will make it a tie!6
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Day 10 & 11 Challenges done7
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Lots of inspiration here. Thank you, it was nice to come home to read after working a late night.
JFT- Log everything- be honest- Done
Drink more water- Done
Be self-compassionate..
I did eat some chocolate at work, but did not go over the top and stopped reasonably in..
Wishing everyone well
Tomorrow I plan to stay within calorie limits
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Yesterday was ok, dinner wasn't healthy (cooked by a friend) and I had a bit too much cheese - but I didn't snack, even when ravenous!
- Log everything I eat I logged, but didn't log friend's dinner till this morning and hence probably wasn't super accurate. I don't think am too far off though
- No snacks
- Get some fresh air at lunch
- Don't eat any free food
- Leave work by 6.30 7pm... I really need to sort this out!
- At friend's dinner, take medium portions of main course and a small portion of dessert No dessert, but I grated too much cheese on the pasta
- Log food while friend is cooking as above
- One pint diet lemonade for every glass of wine
- No snacking on way home!
Today's commitments -
- Log everything I eat
- No snacks
- Be in the green, without eating back exercise calories
- 30+ minute lunch break
- Leave work by 5.30pm
- Do exercise DVD after work6 -
JFT January 11:
1. Log all food for the day, even those 25 calorie coffee creamer things
2. Stay away from any snacks people bring in to share (or if I do eat any- log them as best I can)
3. Take an hour lunch and go home and eat, get away and relax for a bit
4. Go to gym on the way home from work
5. Eat healthy dinner and stay under total calorie goal
6. Attend "bad art night" and have fun painting with friends8 -
JFY (Wednesday, 1/10/18)
1. Drink 8 glasses of water
2. Log all my food
3. Be "in the green" with my calories for the day
4. Go to the gym (30 minute circuit, 10 minutes elliptical, 15 minutes bike)
5. Finish 3 orders from my shop
6. Help my oldest clean out another drawer in his bureau
JFT (Thursday, 1/11/18)
1. Drink 8 glasses of water
2. Log all my food
3. Be "in the green" with my calories for the day
4. Go to the gym (30 minute circuit, 30 minutes treadmill)
5. Work on 3 orders from my shop
6. Help my oldest clean out the last drawer in his bureau
7. Go to an orientation meeting at the school for next year's Freshmen (sniff, sniff...my "baby" is growing up too fast)7 -
clicketykeys wrote: »My brain is so fried. Any prompts for my List-of-Five for today's blog posts?
Bueller? Bueller? ;D
Do the minimum until you feel better. A walk in the fresh air or a 30 min meditation with breathing could help.
Love the Bueller reference4 -
OConnell5483 wrote: »Just for Wednesday:
1. Journal every bite. did fine until I got home and found all the left-over Christmas chocolates in the freezer.
2. Read my Beck's index cards
3. Eat only when sitting See #1
4. Put my fork down between every bite and be mindful of my meals
5. Hit my step goal battery died but I was very close so I know I did.
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! Well, I hit it less...got up 10 minutes earlier, which is a start...
Just for Thursday
1. Journal every bite--good, bad and ugly
2. WATER! Use flavor enhancers
3. Eat mindfully away from distractions. Put down fork between every bite and chew slowly.
4. Read and Read Beck's index cards over and over again
5. Step goal again, plus 250 more steps
6. Find my quiet time again tonight before bed...Simple Abundance Chapter and gratitude journal
7. DO NOT HIT SNOOZE TOMORROW!
8. Be patient with myself at work. I'm still learning. Learn one new thing today!
9. Do something new at work without needing help.
Have a fantastic day!
@slittlemeister I'm going to be watching to make sure you leave work at 5:30! LOL!7 -
@chemjenny LOL I also have a kettle bell that stares at me every time I go up the stairs and I still have to use it!
CW 204
GW 150 (approx)
Drink water-64oz min.
Track all my meals today.
30 min walk with dog today.
Read today's Simple Abundance.
Watch YouTube Kettle Bell videos & place Kettle Bell in place of prominence (perhaps in front of my fridge).
Afternoon, meditate 25 mins.
Stay out of kitchen this evening. Did very well with this last night.
Church meeting tonight- have some yogurt or nuts if I need a snack before bed.
10pm bedtime-still struggling.
Work towards getting out the door at 5am for a walk. If I can do this, I will be amazed.
Remind myself that self care is not selfish.
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@slittlemeister can you ever have enough cheese on pasta ? Always been my downfall-but at least it was just one meal.
@dramaqueen45 would love to hear about your bad art paint night. Sounds fun.
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Crazy at work these days. Gotta focus on keeping calm.
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holy crap the weather is awful in Kansas today.
JFT 1/11
log everything
drink 80 oz
stay green on calories and carbs
yoga video at home
something for myself, not sure what. getting home safe will be a start.8 -
OConnell5483 wrote: »9. DO NOT HIT SNOOZE tomorrow! Well, I hit it less...got up 10 minutes earlier, which is a start...
This is a WIN in my book!5 -
Recap W 1/10
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 = Fitbit 13,015 steps, 250+ steps 14/14 (boom! 3 days in a row!) & 34 floors
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. = Previewed pub menu and, surprise, surprise, choices that appealed were salads! Think I'm missing my fresh foods from farmers market. When I got to pub, and friends had perch plate with french fries (which I love), I didn't even change my mind & ordered yummy cranberry walnut salad on spinach and romaine. Think I'm tired of all the rich, high cal foods eaten since Christmas, and my body wants healthier foods. Also enjoyed 1 pint beer (lite). Not sure of accuracy of log / net calories red 22.
4) 1 thing on to-do list when get home = More surprised, checked a bunch of items off, even did some I forgot to list!
5) Floss / retainers / bed & TV off 10:15 = 3x done!
JFT R 1/11 - Rest day. Was scheduled for workplace snowshoe hike at lunchtime, but overnight January thaw & temps in mid 40s, lots of snow melted & very sloppy out. Event changed to walk. If raining (likely), then walk canceled. Thaw will be brief, temps plunge to 30 by 5 p.m. then into deep freeze for coming week. Just in time for 5K event I'm walking in Fri 7 p.m. Oh, the joys of living in Wisconsin!
1) Move hourly / stairs breaks at work
2) Net calories w/i 100 green & > 12c water
3) Evening: choir, start to pack up rest of Christmas decorations (lots of trips to basement), maybe get WiiFit out
4) Floss / retainers / bed & TV off 10:157 -
I never posted much on public forum, but this sounds like a great community to join. Thank you for creating this!
My just for today goals are:
1. To meditate 5 min morning and night
2. To log everything i eat
3. To stay focused, while maintaining light emotion at work
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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 I was a good girl
5) Brush and floss
6) Log all food & beverages
JFT - Thursday 1/11/18
1) Get up on time for my HSG test - 6 a.m.
2) Maintain 800 calories
3) Drink 65 oz. water
4) Walk 30 min.
5) Do NOT eat any free food catered by work
6) Brush and floss
7) Log all food & beverages
8) Try to not stress about things I can't control
9) Prepare for ultrasound tomorrow morning7 -
I seem to have lost my last few JFTs My own paranoia wondered if I was banned for some reason. No worries, got rid of that line of thinking right quick.
JFT Thursday
1. Water
2. Bake bread
3. Floors
4. Laundry
5. Chiropractor
6. Studio time
7. Brush and floss
8. Bed by 10:30
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@JezebelBoo Good luck with your test.
@chollawan48 Welcome. This is a great little community and grown so much since the new year. Thank-you @joan6630.
Anyone... almost all of us seem to have problems with work food. Then we go home and there's Christmas leftovers. Why not take those Christmas cookies to work and leave them for other people? At least they'll be out of your own house because freezing cookies just doesn't stop me.
@joan6630 That's another reason I love my studio/hobby. Escapism, distraction.
@penko47 Your steps are amazing!
@slittlemeister Mmmmmm cheese. You did great!
@specialoccasionsbysarah What do you do for your shop?
@OConnell5483 That snooze button is deadly, though when I'm super tired I've been known to not even hear the alarm. Thus the last item I put on my list almost every day.
Crossing off... I've noticed a couple people are starting to cross things off their list. How are you managing this? Also, can you go back to do it more than once or do you only do it when you edit your post or repost? I love crossing things off lists.6 -
JFT Wednesday:
1. Prelog and eat only what's been prelogged. ❌
2. At school upon arriving: 2x8 floor push-ups, 2x30 sec wall sit, 2x60 sec plank, 2x20 sec some flexibility, 2x15 side leg lifts. ✔ 5k steps during the school day. ✔
3. Gym for Day 3 strength training and walk on treadmill to 10k. Get in some 3-min runs @ 7.0 with bursts of 8.0. Change of plans! Weather turned nice, so I went for a walk with the husband to 11k.
4. Add "email N after computer is repaired" to tomorrow's JFT. Pray that computer is returned today with all files intact. Outline lesson plans for Week 2. Take superglue to school and repair bracelet. ❌ (I tried!)
5. Read some of Ready Player One with husband. ❌
6. Prep breakfast and lunches (my omelet!) for tomorrow upon return from gym. ✔ Chop more celery. ✔
7. Complete all learning habits: Duolingo ✔, piano practice, ❌ blog post, ❌ script review. ❌
8. Flexibility workout after gym. ✔
9. Fold laundry and put away. ❌ Wash dishes. ❌ but I have an awesome husband who did them!!
10. Check in after dinner. Plan tomorrow's dinner (Plated #3). ✔ Take meds. ✔ Teeth flossed/rinsed/brushed; in bed by 9:45. ✔ I was in bed at 8:20, y'all. I was SO TIRED.
JFT Thursday:
1. Prelog and eat only what's been prelogged. This is REALLY hard for me, apparently! I get home and want to just stuff my face
2. At school upon arriving, 1 set: 8 floor push-ups, 30 sec wall sit, 60 sec plank, 20 sec flexibility, 15 side leg lifts. ✔ At start of planning, do 2nd set. 5k steps during the school day.
3. Email N about requirements for Masters program. Complete week 2 plans for Honors II. Finish outline for I.
4. Add superglue to grocery list.
5. Pack breakfast and lunches for tomorrow upon return from school. Plan tomorrow's dinner.
6. Gym for strength class; leave by 5:00. Walk on treadmill to 10k. Add in a few 3-min runs @ 7.0 with bursts of 7.5.
7. Complete all learning habits: Duolingo, piano practice, blog post, script review.
8. Head to play practice after gym. Check in after play practice. Take meds. Teeth flossed/rinsed/brushed; in bed by 15 minutes after return from practice.5 -
JFT Wednesday
- Log all food and stay in green
- 5 fruit/veggie
- Do exercise/balance video
- 64 oz fluid (logged)
- No chocolate today
- 10K steps
- Stay late at work and box up personal clutter - yes I stayed late, but I help my boss with a big report.
- If a body shows up train them to do leave accrual. (This is out of my hands at this point.)
- Update insurance policy with lien holder on new car
- Turn in Birth & marriage certificates for retirement
- Call Mom & check in - oopsie - but I did talk to her Tuesday without a reminder
Totally pre-logged food and brought lunch and dinner to work. Surprise! Today is ambush 'retirement party' day. I will be gracious today and eat the food that has been brought in to celebrate my going away. It is actually very thoughtful as there is usually more sweets, but today is a savory spread.
JFT Thursday- Log all food and stay in green
- 64 oz fluid (logged)
- Do exercise/balance video
- 10K steps
- If a body shows up train them to do leave accrual. (This is out of my hands at this point.)
- Write Thank you email to co-workers. Be meaningful.
- Buy kitty cat treats
- Call Mom & check in
Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishments.
– Jim Rohn6 -
Crossing off... I've noticed a couple people are starting to cross things off their list. How are you managing this? Also, can you go back to do it more than once or do you only do it when you edit your post or repost? I love crossing things off lists.
When you are editing in your post on the website (not on the android app) up by the B for bold and I for italic there is an S with a line through it for strike-thru. in the BBC code you use a s within the open and close brackets, where for bold there is a b and for italics there is an i.
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Crazy day again. Up since 3:30am with sick child and then covering so many ill people at work! Late setting goals but will come back on here at bedtime to check I’ve hit them all!
JFT 11/1:
Get up early (haha see above!) and workout:
At least 2 litres of water -
At least 15,000 steps -
Stay within calorie goal
Early night
Nearly the weekend! X5 -
Crossing off... I've noticed a couple people are starting to cross things off their list. How are you managing this? Also, can you go back to do it more than once or do you only do it when you edit your post or repost? I love crossing things off lists.
The way I would do this is quote your original post, take out the quote coding so the [ quote = *your username* and the [ / quote ] at the end, this will make it an original post but without having to retype all your goals
And [ s ] is what strikesthrough the wording. And [ / s ] is what ends the strikethrough.
So if you’ve completed them all you can do it from the start and end of your post.
Or if you’ve only completed a couple of goals you would but the [ s ] at the beginning of that goal and [ / s ] at the end of that single goal.
So you could technically edit through the day but would mean a lot of reposting or you could complete your day and cross off what you have or haven’t done at the end of that day
I hope that makes sense. And also take the spaces out the coding lol3
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