JUST FOR TODAY ....... One day at a time ..... Daily Commitment Thread for 2018
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clairelouisey wrote: »Sigh. Not tracked since Friday. Downward spiral of over indulgence at the weekend again which this week I’ve allowed to go to Monday too. Time to pick myself up and go again. Right goals for tomorrow:
JFT Tuesday
1. stick to calories
2. Go for swim
3. Yoga class
BUT! You have now put the brakes on. And you picked yourself up and are back at it. I look forward to hearing how you nailed your JFT's---enjoy that swim!6 -
JFT, Monday
1. log all food
2. concentrate on getting in 8 glasses of water
3. no unplanned snacking. A small bowl of popcorn tonite - and thats it. Drink water
4. work on towels for grandson
5. organize one drawer.
6. start pinning that king size quilt!
7. get back on here tomorrow
Glad you are here! I don't know that I could tackle a king size quilt! I'm still on baby ones, lol...well, toddler size, I guess. Is there a quilt shop nearby that allows you to use their long arm? We have a store here that, after paying for a lesson, allows you to rent that huge machine. I can't justify using it on my small quilts, but I would sure save my money and do it for the large ones! The thought of doing it on my own intimidates me...and it's not even my quilt!!5 -
Changed my quilt picture - but its still me!
For some reason, I just can't seem to get my head in the game here, and stay on track for more than a few days.
I feel you Joan. I am right there, except I have been in the boat since September.
The important thing is we are not throwing in the towel. We keep returning, not always daily, and reminding ourselves of the task at hand.
This weekend I was on my own. My DH went out of town with his brother to a nephews wedding. I thought this would be great. I can eat solely what I want, get a couple different healthy recipes tried out. It would all be good. I went to lunch with my Mom and sister Saturday, had a nice piece of salmon and a salad which I like. Its not like I was restricting myself. But Saturday night as I was driving home later than hoped I pulled into Popeyes for some food. (Popeyes is fried chicken and amazing biscuits for those who may not know.) So I planned to buy something reasonable.... then ended up with a box with five pieces of chicken, two biscuits and two sides as it was a great deal. It will keep for a few days I told myself. I can feed us Monday night dinner. Then Saturday night and Sunday I ate it all. Looking back I think I was/am hiding it from my hubs.
Why did I do that? I DON'T KNOW. Was it worth it? No. Am I feeling it? Yes - both physically and mentally. Am I going to dwell on it? No, as long as @Bex953172 doesn't yell at me (then I might cry - Just kidding.)
But I won't quit and I won't give up. I am just a little slower than I want right now.
Just like you @joan6630 . You've got this too.
"I won't quit." That's the thing. I told my daughter I will never be satisfied being unhealthy and overweight. I may stop and wallow where I am for awhile but I will never get complacent and accept it as "that's the way it is." You are going to dig in and get going again. Especially if you keep coming back to this board...some of us will just keep hounding you til you do! (I'm not going to mention any names...)
You are worth it. You deserve to be the very best person you have been made to be.6 -
2/19 Monday JFT:
▪Breakfast
▪Run a few errands: bank, WM, vitamin shop, mailbox
▪Research work from home- complete excel log
▪Laundry
▪Prep taxes
▪Rebox textbooks
▪Lunch
▪Elliptical - Only Walking Pace!!
▪Prenatal Yoga
▪Baseball - "Meet the Coach/ team"
▪Dinner either 5 pm or 8:30 pm depending on baseball event
▪Bedtime by 11 pm
Whew! I gotta sit and rest a moment---your JFT has left me wiped out!! We were/are a baseball family. My husband coached one of our son's til he graduated high school and went to play in college. He even coached in Belgium and the team won the national championship---of course you have to remember that Belgium is the size of Maryland, lol!!! When we lived in Austin, TX, the hubs would be up at 2am watering the field. When he first got there, it was a mess and he slowly got it back in shape by reseeding, fertilizing and watering. Our son was probably 9 or 10 at the time. As usual I was the trusty sidekick. If I wasn't helping him, I'd be selling snacks at the concession stand. I recall the league hosting a tournament and I was up early making egg and meat burritos to sell . We had four kids by then. And even though only one kid played, the other three were usually there rooting him on. Later, I would take photos and put together albums for the families. When we lived in Belgium, our son, who was in high school (homeschooled) would fly to the States and play ball from January to the end of May and then return to Belgium to play the season there. I think back now and marvel at how I let our 15-17 year old go off like that! Of course he had ten moms to pounce on him if he ever got out of line, lol. And I remember the days sitting on the cold metal bleachers, wrapped in a blanket, holding an umbrella cheering on the team. At the time, it's just what we did! Now, I'm not sure I could do that several days a week! So, I truly feel for you---and wow! I was not expecting when all this was going on in my life! So you get multiple kudos. But remember, there will be a last time. And then all you will have will be the lovely, crazy, sometimes upside down, memories to hold on to. Here is an appropriate JFT quote by a man who pitched for the Cleveland Indians for 18 seasons:
"Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday's success or put its failures behind and start over again. That's the way life is, with a new game every day, and that's the way baseball is." Bob Feller
(Apologies for the OT rambling...)4 -
This is a great thread and I would love to join! I’m generally pretty good during the weekday but comes weekend, I’ll sabotage my own efforts. So I’m hoping this will keep me accountable everyday , regardless if it’s a weekday or weekend. So here goes !
Today I will :
Lift - done
C25K
10k steps throughout the whole day
Ensure I burn at least 2200 calories by end of day
Apple cider vinegar
Log and consumer food as per macros
I met all of yesterdays goals:
Lift - done
C25K - done
10k steps throughout the whole day - 12,393 steps
Ensure I burn at least 2200 calories by end of day - 2372 calories
Apple cider vinegar - done
Log and consumer food as per macros - done
For todays goals:
Lift - done
Apple cider vinegar - done
10k steps throughout the whole day
Ensure I burn at least 2200 calories by end of day
Log and consume food as per macros
Thinking whether I should try 30 day shred today?9 -
I am new to this post & am enjoying seeing the goals everyone's accomplishing. After checking out some photos I took over the weekend (and 3 months after having my baby boy) I knew it was time to get it together & make some healthy choices.
Idk if I'm doing it right but yesterday my only goals were:
Log everything - check
Stay under calories - check
It felt good to focus on & reach my goals.
JFT: 2/19/18
Log everything - check
Stay under calories - check
Get to bed early (last night baby boy had me up until 1am!) - he's currently in my arms asleep which may mean I'll be getting good rest
Thanks for all the inspiration!7 -
I missed posting goals for today, so I'll add tomorrow's right now. It's hard to post at work since I sit right outside my boss's door and feel guilty! LOL
You guys are all doing great! So many inspiring things on here today!
Welcome to our new JFTers!
JFT: 2/20/18
1. Get up without hitting Snooze
2. Stay in the green
3. Hydrate
4. Update bullet journal
5. Get caught up & stay focused at work. Put earbuds in to block out noise
6. Go to library at noon to pick up book
7. Eat only my packed lunch/snack at work
8. Read each of my daily readings: Simple Abundance, Diet Beck Solution
9. Take time for meditation and prayer
10. Body Groove session
11. Bed one hour early, unplugged, and read out of a book - no Kindle!
I cannot control what lifes throws at me, but I can cerainly control how I react to it!4 -
Checking in from Monday:
1. Accurate logging. Start early! Begin with 5-min meditation, then prelog! ✔ ✔
2. Finish week 7-8 plans. ✔ ❌ Add links to blogroll. ✔ Comment on WTC. ✔ Check HP. ✔
3. Go to shoe store and get new sneakers. ✔ Gym for strength class - leave by noon; steps to 6k. ✔ ✔
4. 1 set body exercises (10 lifted push-ups ALL THE WAY DOWN, 10 lunges each leg, 70 sec plank, 40 sec forward fold, 20 sec triangle each side, 40 sec down dog, 30 sec crane each leg, 15 side leg lifts) aim for 2. ❌
5. Panera lunch with B? ✔ Walk with D around 4:00. ✔ Steps to 12k. ✔
6. Meds 6 PM. ❌ Dinner - Soup Plus. ✔ Teeth flossed, rinsed, brushed; in bed by 10:30. ✔
JFT Tuesday:
1. Accurate logging. Start early! 5-min meditation. Prelog. Take new trash bag out to the car.
2. Finish week 8 plans. Call dentist and make appointment (March 19?). Grade late work and input grades. Finish before 11:00 walk.
3. Walk with D around 11:00. Steps to 6k. 1 set body exercises (10 lifted push-ups ALL THE WAY DOWN, 10 lunges each leg, 70 sec plank, 40 sec forward fold, 20 sec triangle each side, 40 sec down dog, 30 sec crane each leg, 15 side leg lifts) aim for 2.
4. Spend 30 minutes on classwork.
5. Gym for strength class - leave by 3:30; steps to 12k. Try for a mile run.
6. Audition at garden after gym. Meds after audition. Dinner - Plated revision? Teeth flossed, rinsed, brushed; in bed by 10:30.
Scale goals
Dec 1 weigh-in: 176.6
End of 2017: 174.6
Feb 1 weigh-in: 173.6
Feb 28 goal: 169.6
Today: 177.2. So I didn't do my bodyweight exercises, BUT I don't feel too bad about that because I did my strength class AND my kickboxing class, which wasn't even on here. Oops. Blew my steps goal out of the water on my walk with the husband. Woot! AND in addition, I ran a full mile for the first time in YEARS. Possibly decades. Overall, feeling pretty good about today.
The new sneakers were PAINFULLY expensive. And they said you're supposed to replace them every 6 months or so! YIKES! I don't know if I can afford that. But I do want to take care of my feet. It's just ... wow. Ouch.
Edited to try to put tomorrow's stuff in chronological order so it makes more sense to me6 -
HGSmith0920 wrote: »JFT, 2/19/17
1. Up at 7 But ended up going back to sleep for about an hour
2. Morning routine Did before I went back to sleep!
3. Take out garbage Totally forgot to do this as I was leaving this morning. Will do this early in the morning
4. Gym time Did this and had a good time!
5. Breakfast! Made eggs and bacon for me and the DH
6. Read While at the gym and I will also before bed
7. Make lunch for DH Done! He enjoyed it
8. Clean off table Got caught up with the DH.
9. Make phone calls!!!!!! MUST DO THIS TOMORROW
10. Spend the afternoon with M Ended up spending 8 hours running errands with her. She also made a wonderful dinner that was surprisingly low in calories
11. Ask Mom about vacuum Have to do this tomorrow
12. Dinner/Dishes(on my own for the night) Ate out but did do the dishes sitting in the sink
13. Work on stories Yup!
14. Bed by 12 Maybe but not likely
Had a really awesome day! Not only did I have a GREAT afternoon with Godmom/dad. She made a wonderful, Indian-inspired dinner and we had pie and ice cream after dinner. I have to log that as soon as I'm done with this. As for an SV, I am now at the lowest weight I have been in at least two years! I caught a glimpse of myself in my highly distorted sliding glass doors(which usually depresses me) and actually saw how much I had lost. It's been a while since I have been able to look at myself and not cringe! It felt fabulous!
So onto my list!
1. Up by 715
2. Morning routine
3. Garbage
4. Gym
5. Text R about Friday
6. PHONE CALLS BEFORE SEEING M
7. Coffee and Walk with M
8. ACTUALLY EAT A REAL LUNCH
9. Story/Research
10. Run to liquor store
11. Read
12. Nap
13. DH time
14. Dinner/Dishes
15. Finish sewing pocket
16. Bed by 11pm6 -
Yesterday was good eating wise, but I left work let and therefore didn't do my exercise DVD.
Yesterday's commitments -
- Log everything I eat
- Stick to food plan
- No alcohol
- Exercise DVD after work Left work too late to do this
- Be in the green (without eating back exercise calories)
- 30+ minute lunch break Just missed this one - forgot I had a lunchtime talk to go to
- Meditate Missed because of lack of lunch break
- Close emails and only check at selected intervals
- Listen to music to boost mood/ improve focus Decided that focus was better without it
- Leave work by 6.30 latest Er, 7.30? I think leaving early is not going to happen at all this week, as I have a massive deadline on Friday for something where I don't really know what I'm doing... Will leave early next week!!!
Today's commitments -
- Log everything I eat
- Stick to food plan
- No alcohol
- Be in the green
- Meditate at lunch
- Leave work by 6 in order to have an hour to do French homework/ get into French mode before class6 -
Haven't been on for a couple of days- back at it now:
JFT:
1. Log everything and stay in the green
2. Do day 2 of week 3 C25K
I think that's enough for today.
Happy Tuesday!6 -
JFY (Monday, 2/19/18)
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. Laundry
6. Clean bathroom
JFT (Tuesday, 2/20/18)
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)4 -
@missheidi I hope you are okay!3
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Day 19
All Cleared
Except I was too low in kj, I'm struggling with this, I'm just not used to eating so much bulk and find myself seriously hesitant to eat higher calorie foods, food like the kind that I feel "got me fat" - I know it's not a healthy way to think about food, I'm working on it.
Goals for Day 20:
The Usual.
stick the kj limit
slay the sugar
avoid dairy and gluten and coffee
over 1 hour on exercise bike
Addiction is the only prison where the locks are on the inside.5 -
2/19 Monday JFT:
✔▪Breakfast
✔▪Run a few errands: bank, WM, vitamin shop, mailbox
✅▪Research work from home- complete excel log➡️not100% complete
✔▪Laundry
❌▪Prep taxes
❌▪Rebox textbooks
✔▪Lunch
❌▪Elliptical - Only Walking Pace!!
❌▪Prenatal Yoga
✔▪Baseball - "Meet the Coach/ team"
✔▪Dinner either 5 pm or 8:30 pm depending on baseball event
❌▪Bedtime by 11 pm➡️stayed up until12:30 am working on research
Well yesterday just didn't work out. My hubby is going through a business expansion and he is utilizing my skills to help. The problem is, it is consuming my time and I'm not getting my list of things done. I did take a nap after lunch yesterday, but all these changes etc are mentally exhausting me, Lol!!
Wonderful news.....last night at the baseball meeting; my hubby chatted with his other coach buddy and they are rearranging everything so we do not have to manage the team, I'm so relieved
Well, I have to go into the lab today and face the "music" of not completing my file so I'm not looking forward to the day. However, I'm just gonna "pick myself up by my boot straps" and get in there. I'm hoping the day goes well and doesn't overwhelm me.
2/20 Tuesday JFT:
▪Up early ~ 5:45 am
▪Revised business plan w/ hubby
▪Regular morning routine for kids
▪Breakfast w/ hubby
▪JFT
▪At university lab for 3.5 hrs
▪Lunch
▪Rest ~ 1 hr
▪Pick up kiddos from school
▪Academy - pick up a few baseball items
▪Prep taxes
▪Rebox textbooks
▪Elliptical - Walking Only ~ 20 min.
▪Dinner by 7 pm
▪Bedtime by 10 pm
It is an ambious list and I'm probably going to move some stuff to tomorrow. However if I can get most of it done, the rest of my week will go better.5 -
@acrylicfox Your quote is so true. Before I quit smoking I felt like I was in a prison because of my addiction. It took a lot of perseverance, dedication, and accountability to finally come off them. I have been cigarette free for almost 2 years!5
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HGSmith0920 wrote: »@acrylicfox Your quote is so true. Before I quit smoking I felt like I was in a prison because of my addiction. It took a lot of perseverance, dedication, and accountability to finally come off them. I have been cigarette free for almost 2 years!
WOW that is an inspiring story! I wish I could hit that like button a hundred times for your post - great work!
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2/19 Monday JFT:
▪Breakfast
▪Run a few errands: bank, WM, vitamin shop, mailbox
▪Research work from home- complete excel log
▪Laundry
▪Prep taxes
▪Rebox textbooks
▪Lunch
▪Elliptical - Only Walking Pace!!
▪Prenatal Yoga
▪Baseball - "Meet the Coach/ team"
▪Dinner either 5 pm or 8:30 pm depending on baseball event
▪Bedtime by 11 pm
Whew! I gotta sit and rest a moment---your JFT has left me wiped out!! We were/are a baseball family. My husband coached one of our son's til he graduated high school and went to play in college. He even coached in Belgium and the team won the national championship---of course you have to remember that Belgium is the size of Maryland, lol!!! When we lived in Austin, TX, the hubs would be up at 2am watering the field. When he first got there, it was a mess and he slowly got it back in shape by reseeding, fertilizing and watering. Our son was probably 9 or 10 at the time. As usual I was the trusty sidekick. If I wasn't helping him, I'd be selling snacks at the concession stand. I recall the league hosting a tournament and I was up early making egg and meat burritos to sell . We had four kids by then. And even though only one kid played, the other three were usually there rooting him on. Later, I would take photos and put together albums for the families. When we lived in Belgium, our son, who was in high school (homeschooled) would fly to the States and play ball from January to the end of May and then return to Belgium to play the season there. I think back now and marvel at how I let our 15-17 year old go off like that! Of course he had ten moms to pounce on him if he ever got out of line, lol. And I remember the days sitting on the cold metal bleachers, wrapped in a blanket, holding an umbrella cheering on the team. At the time, it's just what we did! Now, I'm not sure I could do that several days a week! So, I truly feel for you---and wow! I was not expecting when all this was going on in my life! So you get multiple kudos. But remember, there will be a last time. And then all you will have will be the lovely, crazy, sometimes upside down, memories to hold on to. Here is an appropriate JFT quote by a man who pitched for the Cleveland Indians for 18 seasons:
"Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday's success or put its failures behind and start over again. That's the way life is, with a new game every day, and that's the way baseball is." Bob Feller
(Apologies for the OT rambling...)
Thank you for sharing your story!! You have an incredible story and there is no way I could let my teenager do that, Lol!! I'm much to paranoid!! Your husband did a great thing by taking over and making everything work for the baseball team. It is not easy, Lol!! I'm sure by the time my kids are all grown up, I'll miss the caious as well. Sometimes I look back and laugh about what we've already been through!! But the is the joy in life, the journey not the destination
I truly appreciate you ladies all being there for me and everyone else on JFT. Life can kick your butt sometimes and having a support system IS very helpful.4 -
@MLHC1 Good luck today! You should give yourself a little slack about the research. You're 7 months pregnant! They need to take that into account. Lol. If you need to rest, then rest. I'm so glad that you dont have to manage the team! That's awesome! What kind of business does your husband own?1
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@acrylicfox Thank you! It took a lot of work, but it was so worth it. If only to be able to say that I am an ex-smoker. Lol. The health benefits have been amazing. Part of the reason I know that I will be able to get to my goal weight is because I was able to quit smoking. I mean if I can quit that then there's nothing that can stand in my way!7
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