JUST FOR TODAY ....... One day at a time ..... Daily Commitment Thread for 2018
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JFY (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 (completed 2 and the 3rd is almost done)
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)
JFT (Friday, 1/12/18)
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. Finish order from my shop
6. Laundry
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1/12 Friday JFT:
▪Regular morning routine for kids
▪Breakfast w/ hubby
▪OBGYN appt.
▪Elliptical
▪Stretch
▪Work on Research Abstract Draft
▪Lunch
▪Rest and relax ~ 20 min.
▪Regular afternoon routine for kids
▪Dinner by 7 pm
▪Bedtime by 10 pm
Note to self: Stop worrying about the budget and remodel, hubby's got that! Stay focused on growing a healthy baby and finishing strong with my research project. Don't stress about the next couple of months, Lol!! Take it a week at a time for planning and a day at a time for success!!
I hope everyone has a blessed Friday!! Remember it is a new day, so shed off yesterday's failures and look forward to today's successes!!
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Yesterday was not good. I have meneire's disease, it's an imbalance of the inner ear fluid and weather seems to really mess with it. The weather Wednesday was 60degrees. Yesterday we had freezing rain and the high was 20. By the time i got home, I was dizzy and nauseated. I went to bed at 430p.m, got up for an hour or so and went back to bed. Today i feel hungover, which is usual after a night like that. so my check in is nonexistent.
1/12 JFT
Log everything
stay green on calories and carbs
drink 80 oz
maybe a yoga video, but not if i still feel like this.
take care of myself.7 -
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
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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. ✔
JFT Friday
1. Prelog and eat only what's been prelogged.
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. Complete week 2 plans. Call 10 parents. DOCUMENT. Update websites.
4. Return student contracts to office. Add lifesavers for P to grocery list.
5. Write thank-you card for A. Put in bag for school. Comment on 3 teacher blogs. Plan next week's post.
6. Gym at some point after school. No strength today. 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 (Five Things I Like About Me), script review.
8. Check in with mom; plans for Saturday? Plans with B for Sunday? Find some additional songs (Alan Walker, Ratatat) for instrumental playlist.
Scale goals
Dec 1 weigh-in: 176.6
End of 2017: 174.6
Jan 31 goal:
169. That's a 1.5 lb/week drop from a start of 175, which makes the math a little easier!
Goal for 1/15: 172. Today: 179. I'm kind of discouraged, because I haven't had any "special" days this week, and yet, I still haven't seen a drop the way I did the week after Thanksgiving or the week after Christmas. I really, really, REALLY hope it's due to TOM. I compared to the last few months, and I darn well better see a whoosh in the next day or two.6 -
Drink water-64oz min.
Track all my meals today.
30 min walk with dog today.
Floor exercises.
Healthy supper planned tonight-pork tenderloin & lots of roasted veggies. May even make a dessert.
Read today's Simple Abundance.
Afternoon, meditate 25 mins.
10pm bedtime-still struggling but getting better. Trying to turn devices off earlier. Just reading a book in bed instead of being online.
I need to revise my goal of getting up at 5am for a walk. Try for 5:50am. I slipped back up to 6am (hitting the snooze).
Plan meals for weekend. Making a lowfat butternut squash soup and a chili on the weekend. Hope to freeze some.
I'm consistently reaching 17k steps on my Fitbit by 8pm now. I will reset to a higher goal.
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@missheidi - sorry to hear of your diagnosis. Take care of your health & feel better soon.
@joan6630 I can relate-I've caved into buying chocolate this week. Trying to limit myself to a little each day. I notice that I enjoy it more if I'm relaxed and not distracted while savoring it. It's also dark chocolate so I can't eat too much b/c of the intense flavor. Hershey's kisses milk chocolate w/b a different story though, I would not be able to control myself. What about keeping them in the freezer?
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Oh my stars, there are 31 posts since I looked at this thread yesterday! I'll have to catch up later. For now....
Recap 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 = 11,451 steps, 250+ steps 13/14 hours & 38 floors
2) Net calories w/i 100 green & > 12c water = Nope...got into peanut M&Ms as I was packing up Christmas decorations.
At least I was being active instead just sitting there. 
15c water.
3) Evening: choir, start to pack up rest of Christmas decorations (lots of trips to basement), maybe get WiiFit out = After choir, spent nearly 2 hours packing up nativities & some decorations. Not done by half. 
4) Floss / retainers / bed & TV off 10:15 = Nope
/ done / nope
JFT F 1/12 - Started day by oversleeping, since went to bed late, then hubby accidentally woke me up when he got home from work & we talked. Thank goodness it's Friday!
1) Move hourly / stairs breaks at work
2) Walk in Frenzy on the Fox 5K at 7 p.m. Race on paved trail, conditions unknown after yesterday's melting snow, rain, dropping temps & snow. Trail will be plowed, hope it is salted. Not sure if event is timed, will track with MapMyWalk. Goal <50 minutes.
3) Prelogged food & snacks for today, except 5K refreshments...know there will be hot chocolate & cider options. Net calories green & > 12c water.
4) If ambitious once home for evening, 1 thing on to-do list.5 -
Day 6:Yesterday I accomplished all goals, except had two glasses of wine instead of the one I had pre-planned...and made it to 8 cups of water!
Personal success: Went out to dinner to celebrate 32 years with the hubs. I brought home 1/2 my entree. At the end of the meal the waitress brought out this sky high chocolate souffle as an anniversary treat from the restaurant. She placed a small scoop of whipped cream with Grand Marnier and then drizzled the whole thing with warm chocolate sauce and handed us each a spoon. It was quite lovely to behold and tasty, too! I had preplanned my food and once we arrived decided to not order one of the sides so voila! I was able to partake guilt free. But my biggest success was that I left several bites in the dish. I don't know that I've ever left chocolate anything...but I did! It was a good night and I felt quite satisfied with eating half of my entree...amazing.
Something I learned: We are all practicing. We are practicing to be healthy eaters. What happens when we practice? We mess up. We stumble. Sometimes we just decide not to practice for a day. But we correct our mess ups, we get back up and try again, and we enjoy our rest day for what it was without feeling the guilt (otherwise what's the point of a rest day), and we begin practicing again. As we learn a new instrument we practice the tune over and over and over again, until one day, we can do it with our eyes closed. But until that time, it can sound pretty ugh-ly! If we keep focused on the process, after awhile we become proficient at it.
Friday, 1/12
JFT:
I will drink 5.5 cups of water
I will do 30 minutes yoga
I will ride stationary bike for 5 miles
I will tweak my SMART goals
I will record my food on mfp
I will write a note of encouragement to a fellow weight loss sojourner8 -
Day 6:Yesterday I accomplished all goals, except had two glasses of wine instead of the one I had pre-planned...and made it to 8 cups of water!
Personal success: Went out to dinner to celebrate 32 years with the hubs. I brought home 1/2 my entree. At the end of the meal the waitress brought out this sky high chocolate souffle as an anniversary treat from the restaurant. She placed a small scoop of whipped cream with Grand Marnier and then drizzled the whole thing with warm chocolate sauce and handed us each a spoon. It was quite lovely to behold and tasty, too! I had preplanned my food and once we arrived decided to not order one of the sides so voila! I was able to partake guilt free. But my biggest success was that I left several bites in the dish. I don't know that I've ever left chocolate anything...but I did! It was a good night and I felt quite satisfied with eating half of my entree...amazing.
Something I learned: We are all practicing. We are practicing to be healthy eaters. What happens when we practice? We mess up. We stumble. Sometimes we just decide not to practice for a day. But we correct our mess ups, we get back up and try again, and we enjoy our rest day for what it was without feeling the guilt (otherwise what's the point of a rest day), and we begin practicing again. As we learn a new instrument we practice the tune over and over and over again, until one day, we can do it with our eyes closed. But until that time, it can sound pretty ugh-ly! If we keep focused on the process, after awhile we become proficient at it.
Congrats to you and hubs on your anniversary, and to you for all your successes yesterday. Not sure I would've left anything on the plate, I might've even licked it clean! May I just say, I love your approach, and especially the "something I learned" part of your daily posts. Thank you for sharing!4 -
I am reminding myself of my goals for today. Last nite I slept horribly -- all that chocolate and junk food in me. A horrible feeling.
But I want to thank you all for such kind words of encouragement! YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST!
Even though I probably ate 1500 extra calories yesterday, I will not let this stop me.
What you said @Bex953172 ---You need to remember how you feel. So next time you see the offers, think back to this post and how you felt after you ate all the Hershey’s. You felt like €rap right? So just remember, “if I buy these, I’m going to feel like crap after” and then ask yourself “do I want to feel like crap? Or do I want to feel good that I made a positive decision”
This really struck me ..... and you are so right. I need to make this decision in the store before even buying this junk
What you said @slittlemeister---(Remember what the Beck diet solution says about not criticising yourself and giving yourself credit instead!)
Create a Response Card with a more helpful thought to replace them. Then add that into your Response Card reading
This is what I will do!
and what you said @clairelouisey--- Sit down and take a moment to really enjoy the treat- often with a cup of tea or coffee, put music on/turn tv off etc which also helps to slow the whole process down so I focus on enjoying it.
SO thank you ALL!! Today is a new day.
JFT, FRIDAY
1. throw out the rest of the candy I bought tonite before I eat it, and ruin another day
2. ice out tonite, so no gym tomorrow. Maybe tomorrow evening I can go
3. drink water
4. give myself credit for what I did do ...... don't let the guilt lead to another bad day
5. sew
6. write out a response card to helpful thoughts when I want to binge
7. get back on here no matter what. Don't quit7 -
cschmitz110515 wrote: »
Congrats to you and hubs on your anniversary, and to you for all your successes yesterday. Not sure I would've left anything on the plate, I might've even licked it clean! May I just say, I love your approach, and especially the "something I learned" part of your daily posts. Thank you for sharing!
Thanks. I wasn't sure I was going to be able to do it...A six ounce filet mignon looks pretty darn small...then cut it in half, and wow! Where's the beef?!!! But two things went through my mind...the numbers MFP showed for eating the whole 6 oz (good grief) and the fact that I had written it down and claimed it on this board...at least for this time those two things motivated me to immediately cut my steak and veggies in half. I'm so grateful to have found JFT.
Let us know how the 5K goes! Good for you4 -
@nutrishus The walking is great for you! Walking, can also be cardio. Cardio is anything that elevates your heart rate a percentage (you would have to look it up) above your resting heart rate. When I first started this journey, I started out with a 10 minute walk. I was huffing and puffing and my heart was racing up a storm. I gradually, added in more time, and started walking faster and faster. So much so that I felt like I needed to run. This year for the very first time in my life I ran 60 minutes without stopping. There are a ton of great benefits from walking so don’t let the doctor rain on your parade. Yes cardio, is wonderful, it helps strengthen your heart, burns calories, and so many other things too. But walking is great in its own way.
@joan6630 Darn Chocolate Always gets the best of us. At least you stopped before you ate the whole bag of calories.
@toaljasa I love your analogy of practicing. That is a great way to think of it. We wouldn’t beat ourselves up over messing up while practicing. We shouldn’t do it now.
Well I have stocked this board for many moons, and added my two cents in now and then. Finally decided I want to jump in. Hopefully it will help me after sliding back up by 30 pounds. Ugh.
So JFT
1. 10K steps
2. Video for Amazing race
3. 5 bottles of water (4 down already)
4. 5 fruits/veggies
5. Log everything
6. 100 minutes exercise (at 60 so far)
7. Be under calories
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Had a Friday night disaster. Predicted as much as well. Trying not to beat myself up as at least I’ve drawn a line under it and stopped myself. So all in all not a complete washout:
Get up early and workout before kids wake up
Stay within calories not even close!
Get at least 15000 steps 18000+ so far
Drink at least 2 litres water
Go to bed early forgiving myself for the sugar binge and getting my head down. I am using coming back on here tonight and being accountable as my motivation for the rest of the weekend.
Goals for tomorrow and Sunday (13-14/1)
Get up early and workout
Stay within calories and not over-restrict as punishment (avoid cycle!
Drink at least 2 litres of water
Enjoy quality time with the kids
Go to bed at a reasonable hour (6+ hours sleep)
Have a good weekend all. X6 -
forgiving myself for the sugar binge and getting my head down. I am using coming back on here tonight and being accountable as my motivation for the rest of the weekend.
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I had the same kind of nite last nite --- we can do this! Getting right back on track is the key! Great job5 -
Thanks so much for the support. Actually i remembered that you had said similar and it made me brave enough to come on here and fess up! And to use it as a positive.
Let’s try and have a healthy and happy weekend7 -
Also, what does your husband say?! Can you not ask him to stop you!!!
This is the worse part ..... I don't eat this junk food in front of him. I wait till he goes downstairs. Most of the time when I binge no one is around to see me (and then I hide all the candy wrappers in the trash!). See ... arn't I bad!!6 -
Also, what does your husband say?! Can you not ask him to stop you!!!
This is the worse part ..... I don't eat this junk food in front of him. I wait till he goes downstairs. Most of the time when I binge no one is around to see me (and then I hide all the candy wrappers in the trash!). See ... arn't I bad!!
LOL me and my OH do the same!
I'll snack and shove wrappers down the sofa if he comes downstairs and he hides them down the side of the bed! We wait til the coast is clear and then bin it haha
My partner also waits until I'm asleep and then gets all the good stuff out lol4 -
Reading what everyone writes is helping me stick with it. Thank you all (my scale #s were down today FINALLY )
@JezebelBoo & @MLHC1 thank you! learning process here
@joan6630 Try reading the ingredients, one by one, & calorie counts, when you pickup those candy bags or whatever trigger food. That taking a minute or two to pause, and think, often gets me past the impulse grab point and I put it back. My husband was complaining last night about nothing to eat (ie snack on) and ended up eating a couple of bananas. Not having it there is the only way I won't eat it.6 -
Also, what does your husband say?! Can you not ask him to stop you!!!
This is the worse part ..... I don't eat this junk food in front of him. I wait till he goes downstairs. Most of the time when I binge no one is around to see me (and then I hide all the candy wrappers in the trash!). See ... arn't I bad!!
Maybe you should talk with your hubby about this. I'm sure he would be very understanding and supportive. Usually when I want to binge on chocolate it is because of emotions or stress. For example, last night I was having a very emotional evening (pregnancy hormones, etc) and I talked myself into justifying having Asain food for dinner. (I wanted Pad Thai and crab rangoons!!!) So I shared this with my hubby and he was very supportive. His response: "Since it is already late and we are all home, why don't you and I have Asain food for lunch tomorrow as a lunch-date." That made me feel happy and I agreed with no hesitation. Then today as lunch came around, I did not want the Asain food!! Imagine that, Lol!! My hubby knows I get emotionally cravings and he knows I want to eat healthy, so he responds in those ways and it is a huge blessing and help!!
Maybe having your hubby be there for you when you feel like binging on sweets could help, even if he just suggests alternatives. My hubby knew that if I was given some time, I would not want that food. (It is full of sodium and msg; he knows I don't want to do that to myself in the long run.)
Good luck Ms. @joan6630 !! You'll find a solution I'm sure of it
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My stomach has been so sore today, like my actual stomach, anything I eat or drink (even water) makes it hurt for a little bit after as soon as if reached it, it feels very tender and sensitive.
Pretty sure it's not baby-related but was wondering if anyone has had this before (it's possible I've ate something dodgy yesterday but I've not felt sick at all but do feel "off") and what can i do to soothe it? I tried peppermint tea this morning but it didnt really help, like I said even water makes it hurt?
The days nearly over here but any advice is welcomed!5 -
My stomach has been so sore today, like my actual stomach, anything I eat or drink (even water) makes it hurt for a little bit after as soon as if reached it, it feels very tender and sensitive.
Pretty sure it's not baby-related but was wondering if anyone has had this before (it's possible I've ate something dodgy yesterday but I've not felt sick at all but do feel "off") and what can i do to soothe it? I tried peppermint tea this morning but it didnt really help, like I said even water makes it hurt?
The days nearly over here but any advice is welcomed!
Ginger tea, Ginger ale, sprite, crackers (plain saltines), maybe a Gatorade or Propel. Sometimes chicken broth helps. I had food poisoning back in September and all I could do was sip on those drinks and occasionally eat a few crackers. I stayed on a blan diet for a few days until I felt better. (Things like toast, bananas, applesauce, crackers, chicken broth, etc).
I hope you can get some rest and feel better soon.
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cschmitz110515 wrote: »2) Walk in Frenzy on the Fox 5K at 7 p.m. Race on paved trail, conditions unknown after yesterday's melting snow, rain, dropping temps & snow. Trail will be plowed, hope it is salted. Not sure if event is timed, will track with MapMyWalk. Goal <50 minutes.
I didn't know this was tonight! Good luck! Brrrr. It's so cold and windy today, I don't know how y'all do it! Especially if you're walking on the river walk! 4 -
Something I learned: We are all practicing. We are practicing to be healthy eaters. What happens when we practice? We mess up. We stumble. Sometimes we just decide not to practice for a day. But we correct our mess ups, we get back up and try again, and we enjoy our rest day for what it was without feeling the guilt (otherwise what's the point of a rest day), and we begin practicing again. As we learn a new instrument we practice the tune over and over and over again, until one day, we can do it with our eyes closed. But until that time, it can sound pretty ugh-ly! If we keep focused on the process, after awhile we become proficient at it.
What a GREAT way to look at it! I've never really thought about it in these terms. How inspiring! Thank you!5 -
@nutrishus The walking is great for you! Walking, can also be cardio. Cardio is anything that elevates your heart rate a percentage (you would have to look it up) above your resting heart rate. When I first started this journey, I started out with a 10 minute walk. I was huffing and puffing and my heart was racing up a storm. I gradually, added in more time, and started walking faster and faster. So much so that I felt like I needed to run. This year for the very first time in my life I ran 60 minutes without stopping. There are a ton of great benefits from walking so don’t let the doctor rain on your parade. Yes cardio, is wonderful, it helps strengthen your heart, burns calories, and so many other things too. But walking is great in its own way.
Well I have stocked this board for many moons, and added my two cents in now and then. Finally decided I want to jump in. Hopefully it will help me after sliding back up by 30 pounds. Ugh.
This is so inspiring to me! I am struggling to walk very long and have been beating myself up for it...to the point of not wanting to even try because I'm embarrassed. If you started out with a 10 minute wak and ingreated it to 60 minutes of running, that is incredible to me! Thank you for sharing this.
I'm really glad you decided to jump in!
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Today was a very upsetting day at work. I was treated very badly by my management. Which triggers stress eating. But I did try channel that negative energy and went to the gym for the first time this week. A short workout between meetings, but something nonetheless.
Report 1/12
Fast til noon fasted til 1!
Standing desk should have used it today. But at least I went to the gym.
Log calories
always hard to d on stress eating days.
Walk elliptical instead.
JFT 1/13
Fast til noon
Log
Some sort of exercise. Do step!t
Try not to obsess about work.
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@Bex953172 I don't remember ever having that where it actually hurt. I've had it make me nauseous, like with the stomach flu and I've had pains in my gut that jab for no reason but then stop right away, but not pains from just drinking water or eating something. I hope it passes! Did you try coating your stomach with milk, perhaps? I'm sorry to hear you are feeling so lousy! Sending you hugs across the big body of water between us! xoxox1
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I know today is all but over, but I want to not break this habit. I don't see that I posted goals this morning. So I'm going to list what my goals (in my head) were for today.
Just for Friday
1. Journal every bite honestly
2. Drink less caffeine and more water
3. Get up from my desk and walk every hour
4. Added sugar <29 g
5. Work toward gaining self-confidence in new job
6. Be grateful
7. Enjoy my evening with husband watching movies.
8. NO ICE CREAM tonight
9. Gratitude journal and read Simple Abundance before bed.
10. Go to bed early and wake up early so I don't waste half the day tomorrow!
Have a GREAT weekend everyone! 5 -
Ok so I don't remember what I posted last but I haven't been hitting my goals except staying green.
Just for Saturday 1/13
Wake up at 6
Exercise
Meeting
Meet step goal
Stay green and keep macros inline
Journal
Bed by 104 -
DRBuchholz wrote: »Ok so I don't remember what I posted last but I haven't been hitting my goals except staying green.
I think staying in the green is one of the very most important of goals! So, that is awesome!5
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