JUST FOR TODAY ....... One day at a time ..... Daily Commitment Thread for 2018
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Thank you all for listening to me, and for your wonderful response and caring.
Thurs
1. log all food
2. concentrate on water
3. get back to my gratitude journal
4. work on chemo hats - that gives me gratitude in helping others Got 4 sewn tonite, and more cut out.
5. take my daughter out tonite if she will go and buy her a new outfit (if she will go in a store - as her anxiety/panic attacks are pretty bad right now). She and I went to the mall - and I found 6 tops for her, all 70% off - and afterwards we went out the eat. Since I had already eaten, I only had some appetizer, but I did have some dessert. So I was way over calories, but to have the quality time to talk with my daughter was worth it. Its just tomorrow she'll forget what we talked about ... but at least for a brief hour, it was a normal, wonderful talk.
6. pray, and be thankful for all that is good in my life - don't focus on the negatives My husband and I talked a lot about this today. Sometimes it seems like a cloud is hanging over us, and sometimes you have to work hard to find the positives. But ... at least we can find some positives, so we have to keep thinking of those. We reminded ourselves of the Serenity prayer ---- God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference
So tomorrow is a new day, and I will work hard at staying on track, staying positive, and keeping the hope alive.
Friday. 2/23
1. log all food
2. concentrate on more water - 8 cups
3. go to the gym. No matter how awful I feel .... I know when I get home I am glad I went.
4. plan menus. This has been something all week, but I've just been planning a hour ahead of time. I do better when I know what I am making.
5. cut up the pineapple and veggies I bought - have snacks ready to eat
6. finish embroidering towel for grandson -- and try and fix the other one! I cut the fabric too short, so I have to try and resew it and still have it look ok.
7. Get started on king size quilt doing FM quilting. Its all pinned at least.
8. get back on here - be accountable.
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Yesterday's commitments:
- Log everything I eat
- Stick to food plan
I ended up having an extra G&T to cope with the news that my mum has a 'boyfriend'. (My dad died 4.5 years ago). I didn't take it super well, it dragged up a lot of feelings and thoughts I hadn't had for a while
- 30+ minute lunch break
- Get away from desk at lunch I didn't get away from desk but I did sit at my desk and meditate and it was great! I was in a massive grump and it calmed me right down
- Check email only at selected intervals
- Focus!
- stay positive! after the meditation, anyway
Today's commitments -
- Log everything I eat
- Stick to food plan
- Check email only at selected intervals
- Focus!
- stay positive! (Don't panic)
- do workout DVD in evening6 -
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This is an amazing thread and I need this accountability. It’s the only one I have bookmarked. Thanks to whoever set this up.
Here is how yesterday went:
1. log in all I put in my mouth.- I kept sleeping on and off and the diary wasn’t on top of my mind.
2. go workout for at least 30 min.- I didn’t go to the gym but I did walk the furbaby twice.
3. Drink 1000ml of water. - made it.
4. Rest.- definitely
5. Start a blog on here- Nope, couldn’t find how to do it on here.
JFT, I will:
1. Be kinder to myself at work
2. Drink water
3. Walk the pup twice.
4. Log all of my food
5. Pray/meditate
Happy Friday!6 -
Morning peeps, yesterday was a good JFT day.
Today will be another one. Just for Today:
1. I will follow step 1 "I am powerless over... WHEAT".
2. I will stick to my abstinent meals.
3. I will stick to my calorie count of 1,700.
3. Will plan to go to Bingo.
4. will keep my mouth shut at work. (There are good reasons for this).
5. I will read posts here.
Wishing you all the best for today. Let's make it a wonderful day. Full of hope.6 -
Revise to do list.
Walk dogs 30 mins in neighborhood.
Meditate 25 mins this afternoon
Drink water-64oz min.
Meeting up with a good friend at a trampoline park-kids can jump while we visit.
Track all my meals today-low carb/high protein. Achieved goal of 150 grams last night.
Dinner planned tonight.
Prepped some food & fruit. Read pineapple is good as an anti inflammatory.
Reorganize/declutter desk-continue.
Need to read some inspiration stories.
Reorganize planner binders for Boy Scouts, Kids/school, recipes, Sunday School & more. Turn in expenses.
Up 2 lbs on scale -don't get discouraged.
Early to bed.
Does anyone take progress photos? I'm thinking of starting this.
I haven't taken any photos but It is probably a good idea as it is very inspirational when you look at it later...I don't feel confident enough to do this as yet... I generally avoid photos as I am very self conscious.
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slittlemeister wrote: »So yesterday was a bit of a rubbish day. Left work super late, again. Working towards a massive deadline on Friday and I don't really know what I'm doing. And I've really talked up what I'm doing to other people who criticised my approach and who wanted to commission an external company to do part of it..... So I really feel I have to deliver!
It was bad though, the CEO popped round as he was leaving to find out why I was still there (in a kind of casual, 'I'm just interested... But I want to know why you're working late all the time'). This isn't the first time he's done that - the last time I'd told him it was because I had to get some stuff done before I went on holiday. He clearly remembered this and said 'you're not going on holiday this time surely'.
It was awkward, I felt like I couldn't tell him the real reason, which is that 'your (male) senior managers are inept, disorganised, and completely negligent with regards to the wellbeing of their staff'.
Part of me really wants to arrange to talk to him, but I don't know if I should. I think I can probably trust him to be discreet and not land me in s*it. (I.e. not go ranting to the managers and make them hate me). But, thinking about it... I think the problems are too big to fix. There are too many rubbish people, and company wide problems, to fix - or at least to fix in the kind of timescale that I need (i.e. before I have a nervous breakdown, or more likely - because I don't break down that easily, I just keep going whilst getting increasingly bitter and twisted and horrible - alienate all my loved ones).
SO I think the upshot is:
A) By the end of the year, I will have a new job - NOT in this company
Once I get through the current crisis (which should be about 3.5 weeks) I am going to start religiously leaving by 6 EVERY day, NO MATTER WHAT. Ideally earlier, but let's say 6 is the absolute deadline and I should aim for 5.30, or 5 on days where I have somewhere to be)
That last one is super important. I have given so much of myself to that company, and need to take my life back. I'll do that now.
This means I will probably have to miss deadlines, do substandard work, and this will probably piss off everyone around me. But you know what? They shouldn't have taken advantage of me for 2.5 years. For 2.5 years, I've been making them look good by delivering despite lack of time, and it's time they started looking like the incompetent idiots they are.
Can you tell I'm a bit cross?
Anyway, rant over... Here's the bit with the goals!
Yesterday's commitments -
- Log everything I eat
- Stick to food plan
- Leave work by 6.30
7.45...
- Exercise DVD at home Got home too late for that
- No alcohol
Had G&T to compensate for stressful day
- 30+ minute lunch break I ended up having a long chat with colleagues as my lunch break. But this wasn't great as I basically just had a big moan. I think it was part of the leaving job decision mentioned above though, so possibly a good thing!
- Meditate OR life admin at lunch See above
- Check email only at selected intervals Some of the time - not enough though
Today's commitments:
- Log everything I eat
- Stick to food plan
- 30+ minute lunch break
- Get away from desk at lunch
- Check email only at selected intervals
- Focus!
- stay positive!
Sorry to hear about this. Sounds like a horrid place. The sooner you get out the better. In the meantime, try to take care of yourself. Sometimes we don't see the wood from the trees and it can be so tricky.
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This is the group I have been looking for. Hope you don’t mind if I join. I love the daily accountability
SW: 245
CW: 238 (-7)
Today I Will:
1. Track calories
2. Be active and track it
3. Not dwell or make food my main focus
4. Weigh myself only on Fridays
5. Drink 8 cups of water
6. Check in with fellow thread members
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JFY (Thursday, 2/22/18)
1. Drink 8 glasses of water
2. Log all my food
3. Be "in the green" with my calories for the day
4. Clean the house
5. Pick up rental car
My family is leaving for vacation to Alabama and Louisiana today and for the next 10 days. I'm really excited to visit some states I've never been to before. :-) I'm also nervous though about my progress with my weight and the better habits I've had since starting my weight loss/getting healthy journey in late November. If I can get though this vacation and stay on track (within reason :-) ), I'll know the improvements I've made in my life are sticking.
JFT (Friday, 2/23/18)
1. Drink 8 glasses of water
2. Log all my food
3. Be "in the green" with my calories for the day6 -
Never updated you all yesterday lol sorry!
Cervical sweep was fine. She couldn’t do it anyway as it as closed but apparently baby is low down!
So induction in Sunday, there will be no early arrival.
Do you think I should pack my hospital bag now
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Never updated you all yesterday lol sorry!
Cervical sweep was fine. She couldn’t do it anyway as it as closed but apparently baby is low down!
So induction in Sunday, there will be no early arrival.
Do you think I should pack my hospital bag now
Yes pack your hospital bag
No need to rush her here, she'll be here soon enough!! I'm so excited for you!!2 -
My heart goes out to you all who are struggling (with your goals or life's challenges). Wish I could respond to many posts but I'm dealing with a challenge...
My daughter (special needs) is tantruming this am-very challenging. In the past, I would've been diving into chocolate chips. NSV!! Since I've had so much protein this am, there are no cravings & I have no desire to stress eat. I'm taking control of this situation. She's off her usual schedule b/c of school vacation and is having a lot more outbursts than usual. Dressing her warmly & making her come out to walk the dogs with me. A slower pace for me but fresh air will do her good. I'm hoping to take her to a small Science Activity center nearby this afternoon. It takes a lot to redirect her at times so between the walk & the outing it may help her.
My husband and I are taking the kids & dogs on a nature walk/hike to a State Park with some scenic lookouts tomorrow afternoon. I really want to reconnect with him, I miss the guy I married 20 years ago. I've never been to the Blue Hills on a hike before. There are some Meet Ups that hike there regularly and I'd love to join in.
When we returned from our trip to the trampoline park our basement was slightly flooded! A pipe separated from our water heater. Very stressful last night getting it cleaned up. An amazing friend helped us out and took care of the repair. Need to do more cleanup today.
Walk dogs 30 mins in neighborhood.
Followup with Dr. on stomach problems. Tests came back OK.
Meditate 25 mins this afternoon
Drink water-64oz min.
Track all my meals today-low carb/high protein. Hard to get achieve the goal of 150 grams but so worth it!
Ricotta spinach dumplings for tonight (new recipe for me).
Cleaned off my desk, looks lovely. Put away/recycle paper.
Need to read some inspiration stories.
Reorganize planner binders for Boy Scouts, Kids/school, recipes, Sunday School & more. Turn in expenses.
Down a lb.
Early to bed.
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JFT FridaySo here's me being accountable ....
1. Water
2. Shopping
3. Laundry
4. Pool
5. Subway for Dinner
6. Brush and floss
7. Bed by 10:30
Good news on the quilt front. Today I managed to fix the backing that was too short and re-pin the borders. It's now in my machine ready for the borders to be quilted. Yahoo!
@joan6630 How is yours coming along? I hope your sewing room is helping.
Great news about your quilt! What a relief to be over that hump, eh? Your JFT list sounds very do-able!
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2/22 Thursday JFT:
✔Regular morning routine for kids
✔Breakfast w/ hubby
✔Sonogram appt.
✔Lunch
✔Rest
✔Regular afternoon routine for kids
✔Pick up teen from track
✔Dinner by 8 pm
✔Bedtime by midnight
2/23 Friday JFT:
▪Regular morning routine for kids
▪Breakfast w/ hubby
▪OBGYN appt.
▪Lunch
▪Prenatal Yoga
▪Regular afternoon routine for kids
▪Baseball practice x 2; 5:30-7:30 pm
▪Teen at track meet until 8 pm
▪Dinner (some time between the caious)
▪Bedtime before midnight
The sonogram went well yesterday. I'm 30 weeks and 4 days, baby weighs about 4 lbs 4 oz and the amniotic fluid levels are good. The doctor did notice a lung lesion (he is diagnosing it as a CCAM lung lesion) but it is small measuring only 10 mm. Therefore he is staying positive and feels good about everything. Of course this is not news any parent wants to hear so I've been very emotional the last 24 hrs. My NSV would be that I did not eat chocolate cake after hearing this news. I'm staying the course with healthy eating, so I'm proud of myself for that. I would like to send out a prayer request among you lovely ladies though: If you all would keep our little Baby Noah in your prayers, we would be very grateful
We are praying that the lesion will regress and spontaneously resolve itself. I am aware of the medical aspect of this but I am also aware that there are cases where these regress completely without surgery. I really feel blessed to have you ladies on my side and appreciate ALL of the support you provide.
Thank you and be blessed
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For accountability's sake: My intent during the next ten days is to log everything I eat, drink at least 6 cups of water, and to exercise every day that I am at the house. I've been cooking and baking up a storm and that will help to accurately record my food. When we go out to eat, I will still log my bet guesstimate. And I will exercise every day that we are at the house. I do not want to lose an inch of ground that I have taken back this year. I've worked really really hard these past several weeks to stay focused and diligent. I don't mind not losing any weight over the next 10 days, but I sure don't want to surrender any hard earned steps I've made towards freedom! Every day, I will try to get on here for accountability purposes...that may or may not happen. I am hoping I can return here in 10 days a victor!!!
Peace and joy!7 -
The sonogram went well yesterday. I'm 30 weeks and 4 days, baby weighs about 4 lbs 4 oz and the amniotic fluid levels are good. The doctor did notice a lung lesion (he is diagnosing it as a CCAM lung lesion) but it is small measuring only 10 mm. Therefore he is staying positive and feels good about everything. Of course this is not news any parent wants to hear so I've been very emotional the last 24 hrs. My NSV would be that I did not eat chocolate cake after hearing this news. I'm staying the course with healthy eating, so I'm proud of myself for that. I would like to send out a prayer request among you lovely ladies though: If you all would keep our little Baby Noah in your prayers, we would be very grateful We are praying that the lesion will regress and spontaneously resolve itself. I am aware of the medical aspect of this but I am also aware that there are cases where these regress completely without surgery. I really feel blessed to have you ladies on my side and appreciate ALL of the support you provide.
Thank you and be blessed
Good strong NSV for you --> no chocolate cake.
Happy related story: My family has had an incident with a CCAM or other ultrasound found lung thingie. My niece was monitored all through my sisters last pregnancy for a lung thingie that was quite large for a while and spontaneously became smaller in the third trimester. At one year she had surgery to remove a lobe of her lung to be safe in the long run. Since she was so young the scars were gone in almost no time. In May this baby graduates high school!
My baby bearing friends are already in my prayers; you will get some extra credit. 7 -
So sorry to read of all the struggles so many are going through, and I pray that each of you finds comfort and strength. Please remember to take care of yourselves!
Recap R 2/22 - Hit snooze alarm for one solid hour
/ no treadmill before work 
1) Move hourly / stairs breaks at work = Fitbit 13,310 steps, 250+ steps 13/14 hours & 31 floors
2) Workplace hike (snowshoes??? very icy snow) at lunchtime = Very small group, too icy on trails, so walked with fearless leader Kip and Joe on paved/plowed stretches 1.5 miles... wonderful to get outside / cabin fever is getting bad! 
3) Meals (leftovers) prelogged / stay on plan / net calories green / no walnut halves in evening!!! = Better day on track / didn't open bag of walnuts / net calories red 110, sugar red, sodium/protein/fiber good & 16c water
4) Evening: choir & we had a new member / read Sunday ads move to Fri to-do list
5) Unplug 9:00 / floss / retainers / bed & TV off 10:15 (plan treadmill F a.m.) = Huge fail again 
JFT F 2/23 - Another a.m. of banging snooze alarm nearly an hour / no treadmill before work / I know this will change next week when no Olympics to occupy entire evenings when I'm home
1) Move hourly / stairs breaks at work
2) Meals prelogged / leftovers for lunch / making meatloaf & squash for supper / stick with plan / net calories green
3) At least 1-2 things on to-do list
4) Unplug 9:30 / floss / retainers5 -
JFT 02-23-2018
- 10K steps - I have been average between 8&9 and need to set a target for 10 again
- 64+ oz
- Log all I eat. Lets just keep it in maintenence green. Not worried about deficeit today.
- Plan packing list for next weeks travel
- Start personal tax return
- Make a to-do list for the husband next week.
Next week I will be working in our Riverside California office. Does anyone know that area and have any suggestions for dinner or maybe a nice park? I will fly into LAX and still have daylight by the time I drive to Riverside. Plus I have evenings. Flying non-stop from Orlando so I will need to compensate for all that sitting still time. Bleagh. Time to look for my compression socks. I don't have a medical condition, they just make my legs feel better.
My husband is recovering from the flu. Last weekend he went out of town with his brother to attend a nephew's wedding. Wedding Saturday. Sunday night he starting to feel bad. He came home miserable Monday after spending about 9 hours in the car with his brother driving. We went in to work on Tuesday for about four hours, because he has on office that opens to the outside and is not shared. He did not have to interact with anyone else on campus and needed to get schedules out to the school for next Monday. I still yelled at him. Wednesday he finally went to the doctor. Tested and yes, positive for influenza. He stayed home that day, but went in again yesterday and put a note on his door for people to stay out. (Because of the materials he works with the custodians only clean when asked, so they were safe.) Poor baby. I really admire his dedication to the job he has to do, but I wish he would take better care of himself. By the time he went to the doctor it was too late for Tamiflu to have any value. He does have a mild case so that's a plus. Back about 25 years ago we both had a strain that knocked us back. I got it twice in one winter. Ran fevers of 102 - 104. He had auditory hallucinations during his bout. This go round was much easier, especially for me since I don't have it. It is one serious illness though.
I think I found a gym facility to join. It has everything I could want: a pool, a track, thorough cardio and strength equipment, and even a labyrinth. It is on my way to work so very convenient and only abut 10 miles from my home so if I want to go on the weekend occasionally that is do-able. (For us county living folks 10 miles is just around the corner. It's 8 miles to the closest grocery and the feed store.)
That's all my blah blah for now.
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Day 22
Smooth sailing, except the part where I tried (unsuccessfully) to convince myself I didn't need to work out today
Day 23:
limit KJ
watch out for sugar and sodium
avoid gluten and dairy
Complete 2hrs on exercise bike6 -
Everyone on JFT is doing so well today! wish I could hug you all in person
I'm proud to be a part of your stories.
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@MLHC1
Noah!! What a lovely name!
I’m gonna be honest I have no idea what CCAM lung lesion is, or how it affects baby. But yes I agree anything that shows up as abnormal on a scan is bound to be upsetting! But I’m glad it’s not something that can’t be fixed!
Well done on your NSV!
Is the 30 week scan routine in usa?
I can’t even believe your 30 weeks lol!
It’s gonna flyyyyyy! Feels like only yesterday I was 30 weeks haha.
I keep getting slight pains... not sure if it’s anything significant but obviously somethings going on down there.
Started on my hospital bag and realised I have next to no knickers?!?
And then remembers the dog ate half of them, little ba$tard thing haha so got some nice new ones. Yay!
And my nursing bras came today! Yay!
I’m feeling much more prepared!
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