JUST FOR TODAY ....... One day at a time ..... Daily Commitment Thread for 2018

Checking in from Monday
1. Accurate log. ❌
2. Submit Week 4. ✔ Print 2 copies - 1 for file, 1 to review. ✔ Get computer cart. ✔
3. 1 set body exercises (10 lifted push-ups ALL THE WAY DOWN, 40 sec wall sit, 70 sec plank, 40 sec flexibility, 30 sec balance, 15 side leg lifts). ✔✔ Arrange for official transcript to be sent to masters program. Weekly blog post. Check on comment reply at H.E. ✔ 5k steps at school; aim for 6. ✔✔
4. Input reflections 6-7. ✔ Call 10 parents. ❌ Outline week 5. ✔ Meeting after school. ✔ Call home; gym for day 3 and cardio. ❌ Steps to 11k; ✔ aim for 12. 5 min run @ 5.5-6.0. ❌
5. Meds at 6:00. ✔ Plated dinner. ✔ Prep breakfast and lunches for tomorrow. ✔ Teeth flossed, rinsed, brushed; in bed by 10:00. ✔

JFT Tuesday
1. Accurate log.
2. Revise Week 5. Get computer cart. Input late work. Call 5 parents. Arrange for official transcript. Write part of weekly blog post. Comment at COP; check comment at HE. Talk to DK about book orders (Mindset and Lessons That Change Writers). Email W about tickets for BCSS.
3. 2 sets body exercises (10 lifted push-ups ALL THE WAY DOWN, 40 sec wall sit, 70 sec plank, 40 sec flexibility, 30 sec balance, 15 side leg lifts). 5k steps at school; aim for 6.
4. Gym for strength class and cardio. Steps to 11k; aim for 12. 5 min run @ 5.5-6.0.
5. Kickboxing at 6:00.
6. Meds at 7:15. Dinner - Soup Plus or Plated? Prep breakfast and lunches for tomorrow. Teeth flossed, rinsed, brushed; in bed by 9:45.

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 1/29: 173. Today: 174.4 And we're up again. Not surprised; I went back to the gym Saturday and Sunday, and I did the full flexibility workout yesterday. I dropped like five pounds over the last week, so it's not surprising to see it swing back up. I just hope that it won't STAY up.

Feeling dissatisfied with my current lessons. I'm kind of winging a revision. We'll see how it goes.

@Bex953172 I hope you got some more sleep! I can't really function on 3 hours anymore. Lol. 6 or 7 I'm okay with. 3 not so much. Lol

junodog1 wrote: »

Goals for today Monday

Stay in the green - was fine until late at night - soooo close
64 oz non-coffee, non-carbonated
10K steps
Plan dinners for the week
Pre-log tomorrows day
Bed by 11:30
Read the dysfunctional team book
Vacuum upstairs

Need to make the sleep goal a priority. Without it everything else goes to heck.

Goals for today Tuesday

• Stay in the green - was fine until late at night
• 64 oz non-coffee, non-carbonated
• 10K steps
• Bed by 11:00
• Read the dysfunctional team book

slittlemeister wrote: »

Yesterday was a good day diet-wise - managed to stay within calories even though I went to the pub in the evening!! This is a real first.

A second first (or maybe just a second!) Is that I pre logged three alcoholic drinks and then chose to have only two. I think that has literally never happened before. A definite NSV!

Yesterday's commitments -

- log everything I eat
- stick to food plan
- read Response cards 3 times today Only managed two but it worked anyway
- 30+ minute lunch break
- leave work by 6pm latest 6.30 - got distracted by some big news about company restructuring and ended up chatting to colleagues about it till late. I'm not negatively affected and might actually be able to wangle something positive out of it if I play my cards right. Was scheming with my colleague about how to go about it!
- one water for every alcoholic drink

Fantastic NSV and staying within your desired calorie amount. Now, JFT do it again! I think folks who eat out a couple times a week or more, really have to be intentional, just like you were yesterday. You certainly need a social life and you just proved that you can "have your um, cake, and eat it too" by your stupendous self control.
Peace and joy

Bex953172 wrote: »

I’ve been feeling okay!
Apart from 1 day where I was sick again. Typical really. As soon as I get medicine or flag up some sort of ailment to my gp it miraculously disappears...
So not needed to take tabs but that’s a good thing! But had a call confirming I have a bacteria in my guts (not sure which) and they’re sorting that now to see what I need. Probably antibiotics.

But today, I’ve felt the best in ages! I’ve been so happy all day! And all it took was having the house spotless from the night before so no cleaning when I got up and a coffee before the kids got up and that sorted me for the day! (Although had to sacrifice my bladder lol, I went for a wee about 4 times in an hour!)

I have found that when my home is clean and orderly, I am at peace, can handle life's hiccups, I am more joyful, and just happy. But it took me a number of years to figure that out...I realized when I visited a certain friend whose home was in order, I had such a tranquil feeling come over me...no chaos or distractions of things screaming to be cleaned or picked up. So I began to emulate her. It's harder with kids but they are being trained as well. And I realized if I tidy up daily it only took a few minutes, which was/is much easier to carve out than an hour or more! (and why is it the one day my house looks topsy turvy is the day a neighbor will decide to come over---nope, just can't make it over when the house is gleaming, lolol!!!)

cschmitz110515 wrote: »

Recap M 1/29
1) Treadmill 3 mi before work / 50:13 / remembered to stretch after = yay!
2) Move hourly / stairs breaks at work = Fitbit 13,523 steps, 250+ steps 14/14 (boom!) hours & 35 floors
3) Not sure of meal plan...have leftovers to eat / net calories green / monitor the usual = Net calories & sodium green, sugar red, protein good, fiber low & 14c water
4) Evening: pick up something for office-mate's bday Fri / prep bday cards to mail sister and friend / review cake recipes for Mom (her bday is Wed & I'm going to visit) / wash towels / wrap bday gift for ex-roomie & prep to ship = surprisingly, got everything on list done, except deciding which cake recipe to make
5) Unwind 9:00 / floss / retainers / bed & TV off 10:15 = still on screen past 9 + difficulty falling asleep = see the correlation! / everything else done

JFT T 1/30
1) Treadmill 3 mi before work / 49:25 & stretched after
2) Move hourly / stairs breaks at work
3) Net calories green / monitor the usual
4) Mail bday package to ex-roomie & bday card to E / bake & frost cake
5) Off computer & phone 9:30 / floss / retainers / bed & TV off 10:30

Tomorrow, Wed, I am off work and driving 3hr round trip to visit mom & dad on her 81st bday. Dad, who's an excellent cook, is making lasagna for our noon meal. Not sure how logging will go, but do intend to walk (maybe dog instead of treadmill?) before I leave home.

Safe travels. Your parents will love the effort you made. Enjoy that lasagna! If you haven't, I suggest you take a pic of your dad with the lasagna. I really regret not having any of my mom and her delish cooking. I made a cookbook for our married kid and his wife and included pictures taken over the years of the kids cooking or eating various dishes that are in the cookbook. Makes for very sweet memories....but I wish I had some of my mom to put next to her recipes

toaljasa wrote: »

joan6630 wrote: »

JFT, Monday
1. log all food
2. go to the gym Since we had to meet with accountant, didn't have time for this.
3. meeting with accountant to take in taxes. Hoping everything is there. if we eat lunch out, make smart choices
4. remember my red cup - drink 8+ cups of water Not home enough today, but hope to get in a few glasses tonite yet.
5. get back on here be accountable

I had to go back almost 5 pages just to find my post!! I love how active you all are, and how we are holding each other accountable, and encouraging each other!! Love you all!!

JFT, TUes
1. GO TO THE GYM!! I find I miss it when I don't go
2. get back to decluttering .... tomorrow ... the linen closet, and "start" on the closet in my daughters room. (I still call it her room, even though she has moved out ... so much of her stuff still there!)
3. drink water
4. work on quilt
5. review and read my beck diet solution cards!! Need to get back doing this
6. read 1 chapter simple abundance
7. read 1 chapter on book on emotional eating ..... be aware of my triggers!
8. get back on here - be accountable!

Those pesky but necessary accountants! I am tidying linen closets today---I am convinced gremlins live in pantries and linen closets---I get them all tidied and organized and a short while later BAM! they are in disarray again!

Is that like.. Duvet covers and pillow cases etc?
There’s a “life hack” where you put the set (so bottom sheet, duvet cover and 1 pillow case) into the remaining pillow case. And then they’re all together and when it comes to changing the bed you just pull out the pillowcaseyou need and everything is inside it!

toaljasa wrote: »

Bex953172 wrote: »

I’ve been feeling okay!
Apart from 1 day where I was sick again. Typical really. As soon as I get medicine or flag up some sort of ailment to my gp it miraculously disappears...
So not needed to take tabs but that’s a good thing! But had a call confirming I have a bacteria in my guts (not sure which) and they’re sorting that now to see what I need. Probably antibiotics.

But today, I’ve felt the best in ages! I’ve been so happy all day! And all it took was having the house spotless from the night before so no cleaning when I got up and a coffee before the kids got up and that sorted me for the day! (Although had to sacrifice my bladder lol, I went for a wee about 4 times in an hour!)

I have found that when my home is clean and orderly, I am at peace, can handle life's hiccups, I am more joyful, and just happy. But it took me a number of years to figure that out...I realized when I visited a certain friend whose home was in order, I had such a tranquil feeling come over me...no chaos or distractions of things screaming to be cleaned or picked up. So I began to emulate her. It's harder with kids but they are being trained as well. And I realized if I tidy up daily it only took a few minutes, which was/is much easier to carve out than an hour or more! (and why is it the one day my house looks topsy turvy is the day a neighbor will decide to come over---nope, just can't make it over when the house is gleaming, lolol!!!)

I know, it’s like in my head I know it’s easier to keep on top of it and have a “do it now” approach. I always do this with the table after the girls have ate. I clean it an hour or so later after getting them to bed and it’s much harder trying to scrub off dried on bean juice than if I just wiped it straight away!!
And I know this and I know I feel better when it’s all clean.

So why the feck can’t I do it all the time haha!

Back from a wonderful vacation to Yellowstone National Park in winter. It was exhilirating!Saw tons of bison and elk, trumpeter swans and ducks, and it was so interesting to see the paint pots, and thermal pools in winter---the snow gives it a whole different dimension.
So many posts--I'll never get caught up!
JFT:
Exercise for 20"
8 glasses of water
Log all food.
Study for master gardeners' class
Organ practice--30"
Remove clutter--30"
It looks as if other posters are decluttering--January seems like a good time to get rid of stuff)

asclepsia wrote: »

Back from a wonderful vacation to Yellowstone National Park in winter. It was exhilirating!Saw tons of bison and elk, trumpeter swans and ducks, and it was so interesting to see the paint pots, and thermal pools in winter---the snow gives it a whole different dimension.
So many posts--I'll never get caught up!
JFT:
Exercise for 20"
8 glasses of water
Log all food.
Study for master gardeners' class
Organ practice--30"
Remove clutter--30"
It looks as if other posters are decluttering--January seems like a good time to get rid of stuff)

We went to Yellowstone for the first time the last of October...and it snowed! It was quite lovely and saw so much wildlife. We've thought about going over Christmas...good to know you enjoyed it in the winter. How many days were you there?

So I went out with my friend and her son this morning and now I have no desire to really do anything else. Lol. I went over my finances and wrote down all of the debt we owe so that I can see it all in front of me. It's not terrible, but it's still a decent amount. It's mainly my student loans and his medical bills. But at least all of my stuff we've been paying on time. I am a follower of Dave Ramsey and one of his things is paying off debt by doing the smallest bill and when that's paid off you use that money and whatever you have left in your budget to pay the next one off and up it goes until everything is paid off. Most people can pay it all off in about two years if they budget right and actually follow the steps. I think that once I have a job again we are going to do that. I also have a large check coming in and I can't decide if I should invest all of it so I dont have to pay taxes on it or use some of it to pay off debt and then invest the rest of it. I think I need to sit down with an accountant. Lol.

I was supposed to go get my DH's car looked at today but I just dont feel like doing it. I might go to the gym later but my couch is really comfy so I think I'll sit here for a bit longer. Lol!

HGSmith0920 wrote: »

So I went out with my friend and her son this morning and now I have no desire to really do anything else. Lol. I went over my finances and wrote down all of the debt we owe so that I can see it all in front of me. It's not terrible, but it's still a decent amount. It's mainly my student loans and his medical bills. But at least all of my stuff we've been paying on time. I am a follower of Dave Ramsey and one of his things is paying off debt by doing the smallest bill and when that's paid off you use that money and whatever you have left in your budget to pay the next one off and up it goes until everything is paid off. Most people can pay it all off in about two years if they budget right and actually follow the steps. I think that once I have a job again we are going to do that. I also have a large check coming in and I can't decide if I should invest all of it so I dont have to pay taxes on it or use some of it to pay off debt and then invest the rest of it. I think I need to sit down with an accountant. Lol.

I was supposed to go get my DH's car looked at today but I just dont feel like doing it. I might go to the gym later but my couch is really comfy so I think I'll sit here for a bit longer. Lol!

We do DR also...have for many years. (live like no one else, so one day you can live like no on else, lol) In fact, I taught it at the high school level for a couple of years. It is so freeing once you are debt free! Good for you to be proactive in that area...it certainly helps my mental and emotional health. And it caused some of our biggest rows as a young married couple, lol! Do you use his EveryDollar online budget?

toaljasa wrote: »

HGSmith0920 wrote: »

So I went out with my friend and her son this morning and now I have no desire to really do anything else. Lol. I went over my finances and wrote down all of the debt we owe so that I can see it all in front of me. It's not terrible, but it's still a decent amount. It's mainly my student loans and his medical bills. But at least all of my stuff we've been paying on time. I am a follower of Dave Ramsey and one of his things is paying off debt by doing the smallest bill and when that's paid off you use that money and whatever you have left in your budget to pay the next one off and up it goes until everything is paid off. Most people can pay it all off in about two years if they budget right and actually follow the steps. I think that once I have a job again we are going to do that. I also have a large check coming in and I can't decide if I should invest all of it so I dont have to pay taxes on it or use some of it to pay off debt and then invest the rest of it. I think I need to sit down with an accountant. Lol.

I was supposed to go get my DH's car looked at today but I just dont feel like doing it. I might go to the gym later but my couch is really comfy so I think I'll sit here for a bit longer. Lol!

We do DR also...have for many years. (live like no one else, so one day you can live like no on else, lol) In fact, I taught it at the high school level for a couple of years. It is so freeing once you are debt free! Good for you to be proactive in that area...it certainly helps my mental and emotional health. And it caused some of our biggest rows as a young married couple, lol! Do you use his EveryDollar online budget?

I have been following him lately and getting his newsletter. Just read his book not too long ago. I cannot for the life of me seem to get a good budget figured out on his EveryDollar online budget! Seems like our bills always outweigh our income. I know that's not correct or I'd be behind in bills! So....after seeing this from you two, I might have to give it another whirl! I want to get our debt paid so I can retire early!

HGSmith0920 wrote: »

Bex953172 wrote: »

I know, it’s like in my head I know it’s easier to keep on top of it and have a “do it now” approach. I always do this with the table after the girls have ate. I clean it an hour or so later after getting them to bed and it’s much harder trying to scrub off dried on bean juice than if I just wiped it straight away!!
And I know this and I know I feel better when it’s all clean.

So why the feck can’t I do it all the time haha!

I was like that for the longest time! I would just put them in the sink and leave them. It's easier for me because it's just me and DH. But I've found over the last few days that doing the dishes as soon as we are done eating gives me such a sense of accomplishment. And if something has to soak I make sure that I do it before bed. I get depressed if I wake up to dishes in the sink. Lol. I do have to clean off the table next to where my DH sits. It's always so cluttered. Lol

Haha it gets worse for me.. I have a dishwasher. And still. Still I leave pots til the morning! Although the damn thing hasn’t cleaned anything properly the last two days and I’ve just hand washed everything nightmare.

toaljasa wrote: »

@Bex953172
Yes. Linen closet generally holds sheets, quilts, towels, etc. And here in the states many/most(?) people sleep with a top and bottom sheet, with the duvet used as a covering whereas I believe people in Europe oftentimes sleep with bottom sheet and duvet only, correct? So, if we use a duvet we only have one duvet cover (or a couple to switch out between seasons), as there is a sheet between the person and the duvet! Make sense? And some people don't use duvets. They have a quilt, bed spread or comforter on the top of the bed.

Now, aren't you sorry you asked, lolol (I can't answer with a simple, "yes!")
I've seen the sheet/pillowcase combo...never think to try it...thanks for the reminder!

You lot sleep weird.

Had to read a couple of times but yes I get it haha
Thought back to the time I went to America for holidays when I was younger and I do rememver the extra sheet!
Yep we just have bottom sheet and duvet. But sometimes we put “throw cushions” on haha
And also a quilt to drape over the end of the bed. But that’s purely decoration not for any sort of practical use haha

I didn't get on here today again because i was so busy at work. My bad! I really didn't do anything I planned, so good thing I didn't write it down, right?

I did get permission to leave work next week for the MRI and they were really understanding about it, so I feel really blessed to have a kind-hearted boss. Being new to the job, I was afraid to ask for the time off.

Today, I have only eaten a grapefruit, 2 oz of cheddar cheese and 12 mini pretzels. So I haven't gone over my calories by any means. I also have not even come close to drinking enough water. Not even 8 oz I'll bet.

I've been stuck at my desk all day in teleconference meetings. So, not many steps today either. I plan to walk on my treadmill tonight. I need to get rid of some anxiety and I think walking will help with that.

I'm leaving work in the next few minutes. So, for the rest of the day, I will:
1. Prep for tomorrow, tonight
2. Update my Beck's index cards
3. Read next chapter of Beck's Diet Solution, next reading in Simple Abundance and gratitude journal
4. Walk on treadmill in basement
5. elevate my arm and wear the compression sleeve until I can't stand it anymore! (Hate that thing! Itches)
6. Bed early. Was up too late last night. I couldn't fall asleep. Was obsessing over "what if's"... Have to stop that right now. Does no good and prevents nothing.
7. Write out some birthday cards for the grands...

I'll hop back on later! Hope you all had a great day!

T.

Don't keep looking back....You're not going that way!

Bex953172 wrote: »

You lot sleep weird.

Had to read a couple of times but yes I get it haha
Thought back to the time I went to America for holidays when I was younger and I do rememver the extra sheet!
Yep we just have bottom sheet and duvet. But sometimes we put “throw cushions” on haha
And also a quilt to drape over the end of the bed. But that’s purely decoration not for any sort of practical use haha

I spent years just sleeping with a bottom sheet and a duvet. My parents do it as well. When I was younger I had the loose sheet and a comforter, but when I got a waterbed when I was 16 my mom got me a duvet as well and I used it for years. Now me and my DH just use a bottom sheet and a comforter. We've found that we cant use the loose sheet because it just gets tangled in our legs because we move so much when we sleep and the DH finds it very restricting and he has claustrophobia so he freaks out if he cant get out of it.