JUST FOR TODAY ....... One day at a time ..... Daily Commitment Thread for 2018
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Report 1/16
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Clean up inbox during daughters dance class.
had to do other work stuff instead, but put in time so I’m satisfied.
Walk around work 9.6k steps so far
Stand at work stood for two morning meeetings.
JFT 1/17
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Finish summaries for work
If no school delays, cancellations, go to gym at lunch. Yup more snow in the forecast.
Read work stuff during Girl Scouts. Remember to print stuff out to read!
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Here is the recipe I use for lentil soup. It’s actually a Wegmans recipe. I add more veggies to make it heartier. It’s really good and filling, and you can dial the spice up or down. When I have this for lunch, I’m usually good until dinner time.
If anyone makes it, let me know how it turned out.
https://www.wegmans.com/meals-recipes/meals/soups-stocks/spicy-red-lentil-chili.html
@junodog1 good luck on your new job.5 -
Jft recap
Exercise Nope, decided to take a rest day. My hamstrings were not happy with me.
Get at least 5 k steps yes
Stay green yes. 400 calories. I just wasn't hungry today
Don't worry about macros I didn't worry
Basketball practice for daughter if it's not cancelled yes
Work on bedroom no
Bedtime routine - off electronics by 9, journal, bed by 10 yes. Well I journalled this morning but it counts. I'm already in bed and I took a sleeping pill and it's only 830, so I can confidently say yes.
Just for Wednesday, Jan 17
Up at 5
Exercise
Breakfast
Get ready
Get girls up and ready
Work
Meet step goal (11k since it's a work day)
Stay green
Don't worry about the macros
Bedtime routine - electronics off by 9, journal, sleep by 10
Tomorrow will be better because I'll be back in my routine. I've been thrown off with holiday break and snow days.5 -
JFT:
I thought I had recorded this list this morning, but I must have forgotten to hit "Post Reply"
Now I have to figure out what I had planned to do today!
Practice organ for 30"
Study chapter on botany
Write notes and pay bills: No
Drink 5-8 glasses of water
Exercise-- only fifteen minutes; 5000 steps
Log all food
Stay in the green only about 60 calories over
(if only I hadn't eaten that ice cream)
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Tues
1. evaluate everything I put in my mouth - since no gym today, watch calories Did better, but still over by 200 calories. If I had gone to the gym, I would have been OK. But still, much better!
2. put a RED glass in the bathroom and the kitchen to remind myself to grab a glass of water each time I go in there. Goal = 8 glasses of water For the first time in a long time .... I did this!!! I put a plastic RED glass both in the kitchen, and in the bathroom. And ... when you drink more water ... I visit the bathroom more often. The red glass really helped to remind me, so hoping to do the same tomorrow until this becomes a regular habit. 10 cups today!
3. log all food
4. brush and floss my teeth after dinner to keep me from snacking We did have our popcorn tonite, and I was so hungry, so while the popcorn was making, I grabbed a very small bowl of ice cream. The phone rang, and by the time I got off the phone, my hubby came up to get the popcorn ... saw my bowl of ice cream! I told you guys I am a "closet" eater.... and he never comes upstairs in the evenings. Well ... I was busted! So hubby ate my bowl of ice cream (and makes the comment that "gee, he didn't know we had icecream in the house). But.... it was a good thing.. not that I grabbed icecream .... but I didn't get to eat any of it. My husband is a good guy ... so he's been teasing me all nite about sneaking in the ice cream and not sharing it with him.
5. finish putting together quilt top I have the top pieced, and it would fit on a queen bed. I've decided to add 2 more rows so it will fit nicely on our king bed ... this is one I am keeping for myself. Its very colorful, and will make a nice summertime top for our bed.
6. start on more chemo hats Working on business taxes tonite instead
7. get back on here tomorrow - be accountable
JFT, Wed
1. keep my red cup in the bathroom and kitchen -- reminder to aim for 8 cups of water
2. log all food
3. remember when I want something .... to wait 10 minutes (failed at this tonite in grabbing some ice cream)
4. drink water
5. work on year end business tax stuff
6. go to the gym --- tomorrow ,, no more excuses!!!!!
7. get back on here - be accountable no matter what!
@slittlemeister - great job at the buffet!!
@Bex - where are you? Hoping that your little ones are not sick, and you are doing OK. Not too much longer .... I'm sure you are counting the days. This is when pregnancy is not so much fun, with trying to sleep, get comfortable, etc.
@DRBuchholz -- do you really only eat 400 calories!! How can you do that?? I get SO hungry at 1200-1300. Tell me what you are eating to keep your count that low! I wish I could keep mine at 1200, and I struggle with even this amount.
@sdmlr -- great job at not binging. This is my biggest problem also in the evenings. Right now, don't worry about staying within your goals -- if you can be in control over eating, that is the biggest thing.
@toaljasa --- LOVE THIS!! Thank you for your encouraging post!
Don't worry about your past---it's what you are doing TODAY that counts. Just focus on TODAY.
And when tomorrow is TODAY you do it again! The folks in this group are chugging along to victory. We aren't perfect but we keep moving!Don't worry about your past---it's what you are doing TODAY that counts. Just focus on TODAY.
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JFT
*weight work out 1st thing
*drink 84 oz of water
*10k steps
*stay in calorie budget/track
Its a work from home day tomorrow so the steps might be a challenge.
Thanks for letting me crash your discussion thread!4 -
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This thread is really keeping me on track - love reading about everyone’s efforts. It’s about that rather than just successes.
Recap Tuesday:
- Workout before kids up - ✅
- Stay within calorie goal - ✅
- Work documents photocopy and hand in - do on arrival! - ✅
- Work call -6 -
Yesterday's commitments:
- Log everything I eat
- Stick to food plan apart from a 40-kcal hot chocolate
- Be in the green
- No alcohol
- Drink three bottles of water
2.5 as I left my bottle at my French class, gah!
- Get outside at lunch
Today's commitments:
- Log everything I eat
- Stick to food plan
- Exercise class after work
- Be in the green
- Drink three bottles of water
- Leave work by 7pm latest
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@Bex - where are you? Hoping that your little ones are not sick, and you are doing OK. Not too much longer .... I'm sure you are counting the days. This is when pregnancy is not so much fun, with trying to sleep, get comfortable, etc.
Still here!
Yeah getting very uncomfortable now, I watched a video of what happens to a woman’s organs when pregnant and it was awful lol!
Everything (and I mean everything) has moved to above my bump and is squashed and it all falls down as soon as she’s born lol!
Isn’t that gross?
I can’t even bend over slightly from a sitting position because it’s just gets too uncomfortable.
My partner described it as “sleeping with a rhino” lol and all I do is snore now apparently.
I would say I can’t wait til it’s over but I’m not prepared in the slightest.
But I am buying bits and bobs every shopping week now to spread the cost which is good!
And I’ve got her bed sorted for when she arrives. Just need to pay for storage so at least she won’t be in a drawer or something stupid haha
*sighhhh* just very tired and grumpy now.
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Met all goals of yesterday except I didn't eat leftover skinny lasagna for dinner- at leftover veggie soup, which is so low calorie that I had room for an ice cream sandwich and a half a glass of wine- win! Also was feeling a bit lazy so I didn't read my book but looked at pintrist instead lol.
JFT:
1. Log all food and stay under calorie goal
2. Go to the gym on the way home
3. Make grocery list for hubby to pick up on way home Friday (thank you Meijer curbside, I love you)
4. Either resist any treats brought in or make them fit into calories for the day
Win of yesterday- someone brought in two pans of rice crispy treats- one of them with marshmallows and chocolate chips- 10 steps away from my desk ALL day, plus they then brought them to the faculty meeting! I asked if I wanted to eat one of those or have a cup of coffee- coffee won. Hopefully no treats brought in today.
Happy Wednesday/hump day!6 -
Must have forgotten to hit the post button as well yesterday.....
JUST FOR TODAY: WED 1/17
Drink my 8 glasses of water
Stretch
Do a little declutter in kitchen
Think I will keep these until the end of the month. Just three little things I should be doing anyway. Wish me luck lol. Sometimes the easiest things seem so difficult to accomplish!!6 -
JFY (Tuesday, 1/16/18)
1. Drink 8 glasses of water (only made it to 7)
2. Log all my food
3. Be "in the green" with my calories for the day
4. Go to the gym (30 min circuit, 30 min treadmill)
5. Complete 3 orders
6. Don't weigh myself today (I'm starting to become too focused on the number the scale shows daily...I need to concentrate on only weighing in once a week.)
JFT (Wednesday, 1/17/18)
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 min circuit, 30 min treadmill)
5. Complete 2 orders
6. Don't weigh myself today
7. Laundry5 -
This is a great thread! Just the kind of accountability I've been looking for.
JFT - 1/17/18
Drink 8 glasses of water
Log all food eaten
Meditate for 10 minutes
Get 8000 steps (it's snowing here today, so going not going to make 10,000)
There are many more goals I'd like to work on, but going to take this one day at a time!6 -
1/16 Tuesday JFT:
✔▪Regular morning routine for kids
✔▪Breakfast w/ hubby
✔▪Work on Research Abstract
❌▪Bake banana-nut bread for Dad
✔▪Lunch
❌▪Elliptical
❌▪Stretch
✔▪Mailbox
✔▪Regular afternoon routine for kids
✔▪Dinner by 7 pm
✔▪Bedtime by 10 pm
Well, the bad news is exercising isn't working out this week; the good news is my Research Abstract is almost done (it's due Monday!) Therefore exercising may not work out for me this week bc of this deadline for school. Also today is the Medical School's Graduate Biomedical Tour and Dinner so I know I won't have time for exercising today bc that eats up all my afternoon. I'm not going to stress over it though, I'll get back on track with exercising tomorrow. (This week was a little rough bc of the muscle tension I felt in my back over the weekend. Luckily that prenatal massage worked it out Monday night.)
1/17 Wednesday JFT:
▪Regular morning routine for kids
▪Breakfast w/ hubby
▪Prepare slow cooker meal for dinner
▪Bake banana-nut bread for Dad
[Have to do this ⬆️ bananas are ready!!]
▪Work on Research Abstract
▪Lunch
▪Mailbox
▪Pick up kiddos early from school
▪Medical School Grad. Tour & Dinner
[Family is having slow cooker meal]
▪Bedtime by 10 pm4 -
JFT: January 17
Exercise--20 minute video
Practice organ for 30" --(not a high priority)
Study chapter on botany
Write notes and pay bills:
Drink 5-8 glasses of water
Log all food
Hair appointment
Shopping for household items6 -
Checking in from Tuesday
1. Log everything. Only eat what's actually IN the daggum diary. ✔
2. Adjust week 2 plans to account for lost time. Find teacher blogs. ✔ Comment on 3; include link to mine. ❌ Put thank-you card for A. in school bag. ✔ Create song survey in drive; link to Classroom. ✔
3. WRITE THE THING. ❌ Fill out masters application. ❌
4. Gym: treadmill to 7k. ✔ Check email before going; if no practice, treadmill to 10k! ✔ Flexibility if no practice.
5. Add school bodyweight exercises to Wednesday's JFT: ? lifted push-ups ALL THE WAY DOWN, 40 sec wall sit, 70 sec plank, 40 sec flexibility, 15 side leg lifts. ✔
6. Complete all learning habits: Duolingo, ✔ piano practice, blog post (Five Problems That Weren't So Bad After All), ✔ script review. ❌
7. Take meds, tea, and snacks to practice. Steps to 12k. Teeth flossed, rinsed, brushed; in bed by 15 minutes after return from practice. ✔
JFT Wednesday.
1. Prelog as much as possible, but definitely log everything. Only eat what's already in the diary.
2. Week 3 plans! WRITE THE THING. Fill out masters application. Comment on 3 blogs and include link to mine.
3. NO GYM TODAY. Steps to 7k by 3 PM. Flexibility.
4. Bodyweight: ? lifted push-ups ALL THE WAY DOWN, 40 sec wall sit, 70 sec plank, 40 sec flexibility, 15 side leg lifts.
5. Complete all learning habits: Duolingo, piano practice, blog post (Five ), script review.
6. Take meds, tea, and snacks to practice. Leave early enough to get a pint of Enlightened and put it in the theater freezer. Steps to 12k. Teeth flossed, rinsed, brushed; in bed by 15 minutes after return from practice.
Scale goals
Dec 1 weigh-in: 176.6
End of 2017: 174.6
Jan 31 goal - PREVIOUS: 169. That's a 1.5 lb/week drop from a start of 175, which makes the math a little easier!
Jan 31 goal - REVISED: 172. *sigh*
Goal for 1/22: 175. Today: 177.4. At least I'm seeing some progress. I just have to make sure it continues, rather than having another boomerang :P
Somehow when I copy-paste my scale goals in here, it changes the number. Weird!6 -
Goals for yesterday
1. Drink 5 glasses of water. ✅
2. Stay within my calorie goals, no late night snacking.✅did stay within calories but gave in to eating later and more than I wanted late at night
3. Enjoy the snow day home with the kids✅
4. Have a great stress free bedtime with the kids and start a new book. ✅
JFT - Wednesday
1. Eat less salt , had trouble yesterday with this.
2. Enjoy another snow day with the kids , maybe have a snowball fight?
3. Log everything
4. 6 glasses of water
5. Stay within calories goal
6. Get a lot of cleaning done
Hope everyone has a great day!
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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!
I would check with the dr. Better to be safe at this stage in your pregnancy.5 -
Soooo, I haven't been on this board long enough for you to notice my absence the last *cough* four days. It. Was. Bad. And the scale this morning showed it.
So, I'm back. Much chagrined.
JFT:
Log everything
stay green in calories and carbs (under 30?)
80 oz water
swim 1000 yards--challenge bc it's freaking cold out. Hard to convince myself to get in water when it's so cold outside. Although, the hot tub or steam is certainly an incentive...
Tonight is crochet/knitting group at church. I'm done with my last crochet project and want to try to learn to knit. again.
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