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

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  • mytime6630
    mytime6630 Posts: 4,285 Member
    bcTRAI wrote: »
    March goals
    Under 167


    Weekly weigh-in
    Starting weight Jan 3, 2018: 176.0
    Aiming at 150ish
    Progress so far:

    Mar 7 168.4
    Jan 3: 176.0

    Great job -- you are down almost 10#!!!!! You are going to meet your March goals - you are only 1 pound away! So proud of you!

    I've got 3 weeks to still try and meet mine :s But at least this week I am doing better!
  • bcTRAI
    bcTRAI Posts: 414 Member
    @joan6630 thanks so much hon. It's really weird how one illness I seemed to hold on to weight and this last one it was easier to deal with it. You can do this as well. I, in fact every one of us, are here for every other one of us. XO
  • MLHC1
    MLHC1 Posts: 678 Member
    edited March 2018
    Bex953172 wrote: »

    Ahh I didn’t realise you were having a break from social media. Must have missed the post!
    In these last stages it probably is best to reduce your stress, have you got everything you need for your baby boy? I’m so excited for when he arrives! Casey was my heaviest too!
    It wasn’t great for us that I was running out the day before my induction buying Moses baskets, more clothes and bottles and pumps (which I’ve not even used yet!) so getting rest now is a v good idea!

    Make sure you take good care of you and that baby! Have you had to stop exercising or is it a bit hard to do now?

    Sounds like your other boys are doing great! Are they excited for their new baby brother?!

    I've been ordering baby items every week since I was 5 months pregnant. So I have about 3 big items left to buy and the rest is all small cute items (or items that the baby will use when he is older).

    My doctor advised me to decrease exercise bc it cause me to have contractions. Therefore I can walk or do yoga but that is it.

    The boys are super excited about their little brother. Of course it will be more exciting when they can see him, Lol :blush:
  • missheidi
    missheidi Posts: 465 Member
    missheidi wrote: »
    JFT 3/8
    oh, i'm sore. I yoga-ed hard tuesday and i'm going to do it again tonight.
    log everything :)
    stay green :/ i was green on calories but over on carbs
    drink 80 :)
    yoga class :) i nearly skipped. glad i went, of course.
    fix the nose on the darn corgi.
    :) she likesit!

  • missheidi
    missheidi Posts: 465 Member
    JFT 3/9
    log everything
    stay green. not worrying so much about carbs, we are going out to eat tonight
    drink 80
    maybe workout. getting the big kid ready for a church retreat. hoping for a few minutes to get a Leslie sansone mile or two in.
    hmmmm starting a small crochet bookmark for a friend. it shouldn't take more than a couple hours at most.
  • acrylicfox
    acrylicfox Posts: 295 Member
    Day 36: Cool as a cucumber. B)

    Day 37:
    limit kj
    limit sugars
    avoid gluten and dairy
    exercise at least 2hr

    repeat after me: Failure is not falling down but refusing to get up.
  • Bex953172
    Bex953172 Posts: 4,162 Member
    missheidi wrote: »
    JFT 3/9
    log everything
    stay green. not worrying so much about carbs, we are going out to eat tonight
    drink 80
    maybe workout. getting the big kid ready for a church retreat. hoping for a few minutes to get a Leslie sansone mile or two in.
    hmmmm starting a small crochet bookmark for a friend. it shouldn't take more than a couple hours at most.

    I’ve seen some lovely crochet bookmarks on Pinterest, some crochet feather ones.

    Shame I dont really read books
  • cschmitz110515
    cschmitz110515 Posts: 3,647 Member
    edited March 2018
    Recap R 3/8 - Too many snooze alarms / listened to my body & took a rest day
    1) Move hourly / stairs breaks at work = Fitbit 8,543 steps, 250+ steps 13/14 & 28 floors :smiley:
    2) Leftovers for lunch / not sure of supper (trying to locate recipe) / net calories w/i 100 green / monitor usual = Net calories -219, sugar -12, sodium / protein / fiber good & 15c water :neutral:
    3) Evening: choir :smiley: / wash dishes :smiley: / at least 1 to-do :smiley: 2 small tasks, but progress
    4) Unplug 9:00 (seriously!) :smiley: / floss :( / retainers :( / bed & TV off 10:15 (treadmill F a.m.) :smiley: barely

    JFT F 3/9
    1) Treadmill before work / 3 mi 48:46 / stretched :smiley:
    2) Move hourly / stairs breaks at work
    3) Usual breakfast & snacks / leftovers for lunch / hamburger soup & salad for supper / net calories green
    4) Evening: make soup / wash towels / call mom & dad / start meal plan & grocery list / maybe 1 more to-do? it's Friday!
    5) Unplug 10:00 / must floss & retainers! / not too late to bed, want to keep sleep rhythm stable, especially with clocks advancing Sat.

    @MLHC1 So happy to read your updates. By all means, listen to your counselor and take social media breaks (there's a reason I list Unplug before bed). Forget about to-do lists, too. Don't worry about exercise, you can return to that after Noah arrives...you must be so excited! And congrats on the finishing of your research project, what a relief that will be to be done for a few months (good timing, too). Take care of you! (((hugs)))

    @acrylicfox You're welcome! :wink: So glad I could help.

    @joan6630 and others who struggle with drinking water: I found this interesting, if a little dated, thread on MFP: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/106390/water-and-peeing/p2 . There's more threads, if anyone's interested, or maybe that's TMI. :D Anyway, my body has adapted quite well to drinking 10-12c water per day, and if I don't, I crave water and my skin feels dry. Water has lots of benefits for the body beyond weight loss. And I'm not running to the bathroom every hour, either.

    Have a great day everyone!
  • sarah74_vt
    sarah74_vt Posts: 368 Member
    JFY (Thursday)
    1. Drink 8 glasses of water :)
    2. Log all the food I eat :)
    3. Stay in the green with my food intake :)
    4. Complete 6 orders from my shop :)
    5. Shovel driveway :) (Wasn't much snow, but enough to give me a bit of exercise for the day.)

    JFT (Friday)
    1. Drink 8 glasses of water
    2. Log all the food I eat
    3. Stay in the green with my food intake
    4. Complete 6 orders from my shop
    5. Get back to the gym!!! (30 minute circuit, 30 minutes on treadmill)
  • PackerFanInGB
    PackerFanInGB Posts: 3,434 Member
    joan6630 wrote: »
    missheidi wrote: »

    Yes I did. Trying to figure out how to get the other views to post. I'm not super happy with it.

    You should be very proud of it!! You did a great job! I don't know how to knit or crochet -- something I would love to learn .... if only I had more time! Please post more - love to see them.

    I agree with Joan! I think you did a great job too! I would love to know how to crochet or knit. If I had something I could do in the livingroom by my husband at night, it would be perfect for stress relief plus still getting our time together at the end of the day. Very cute! Show us more!
  • Bex953172
    Bex953172 Posts: 4,162 Member
    @missheidi
    I missed the corgi!
    It is well good!!

    I’m never happy with anything of mine lol

    In fact, I don’t think I’ve even ever finished anything :sweat_smile:
  • missheidi
    missheidi Posts: 465 Member
    Bex953172 wrote: »
    @missheidi
    I missed the corgi!
    It is well good!!

    I’m never happy with anything of mine lol

    In fact, I don’t think I’ve even ever finished anything :sweat_smile:

    did you find the picture?
  • Bex953172
    Bex953172 Posts: 4,162 Member
    So goals for Friday:
    - Log all food... accurately!
    - 6 glasses of water

    Hm. It would appear even this is too hard 11 days post-partum
    It has naffed me off a little.
    You know when you have one of them good days, everything falls into place, everything’s on time and runs like clockwork! Yeah well that was yesterday

    Today that clock was on acid or something.

    Yesterday I was up and showered and dressed, had all the kids dressed and hairs done and lunch packed for the eldest for nursery, until partner said I couldn’t use the car due to the new brakes, he wants to wear them in properly which I don’t mind, he spent the money buying them and his time fitting them so no problem, so he said he’d take the eldest in for me. She never got there because he wasn’t feeling the best, the weather was crud anyway. Anyway I felt a bit poop because I put in so much effort to get ready like a “proper Mum” and actually did it for basically nothing.

    Aaanyway
    Today was the opposite, not enough sleep, rushing to get ready, no shower; baby screaming her head off, lounge was a mess.
    Fortunately as soon as Casey got outside she stopped crying.

    I’ve felt bit off today, forever trying to play catch up, as soon as something was tidy it was a mess again. The kids running around in circles over and and over. I’ve not had one peaceful feed, just quietly. There’s no room in this house, wherever you go someone will be there at some point.

    The neighbours have been doing house renovation .. 10am to 8pm. And tbh I didn’t mind the drilling and hammering until about 7pm and I realised the constant noise has given me a pounding headache

    So didn’t do either goals, just gave up because I’m in a foul temper.
    Partners just sorted me out with a cup of tea, cinnamon swirl pastry and some ibuprofen so hopefully feel ok soon..

  • Bex953172
    Bex953172 Posts: 4,162 Member
    missheidi wrote: »
    Bex953172 wrote: »
    @missheidi
    I missed the corgi!
    It is well good!!

    I’m never happy with anything of mine lol

    In fact, I don’t think I’ve even ever finished anything :sweat_smile:

    did you find the picture?

    Yes I went back and looked :)
  • HGSmith0920
    HGSmith0920 Posts: 1,123 Member
    @Bex953172 I'm so sorry! That fact that you aren't in a foul mood every day with three girls under the age of 5 is an achievement by itself! You are less than two weeks out from pushing a living thing out of you! I'd say that if you have a few bad days no one will blame you!
  • HGSmith0920
    HGSmith0920 Posts: 1,123 Member
    I have no idea how(actually it was yoga this morning) but I logged the food I was going to have at the steakhouse tonight (even with a 700Kcal dessert that I am letting myself indulge in) and I am still under calories! Not by much but it's something. We are leaving for dinner with my parents in a half an hour. So even though I am a tad bit peckish, I'll drink a bottle of water and be fine until then! I can't wait! Lol.

    I hope everyone is having a wonderful night! I know that I am! Lol
  • HGSmith0920
    HGSmith0920 Posts: 1,123 Member
    Also!, an NSV!!! I just did the measurements and calculations and things...I've dropped 2 whole pants sizes since last April! I went from a 13/14 to a 9/10!!!! I'm totally amazed by myself! No wonder none of my pants really fit all that well! Lol. It's been sooo long since I have been this small! My goal is to get to a 6/7. So only I two more sizes, which is roughly the same amount of weight I've already lost. Lol. I have 30# to go. But I am getting my goals in smaller increments. Right now it's to drop 3# by the end of the month so that I can be in the 140's. Lol
  • HGSmith0920
    HGSmith0920 Posts: 1,123 Member
    @Faebert You have an awesome weekend as well! I bet we'd all love to see a picture of the cake! I know I would! You are such a good Momma! Try not to stress out too much and just enjoy the mayhem that is a child's birthday party. Lol


  • HGSmith0920
    HGSmith0920 Posts: 1,123 Member
    HGSmith0920 wrote: »

    JFT, 3/9/18

    1. Up at 7 :angry: No more Alexa alarms! Gonna double check that our actual alarm still works, if not will have to buy a new one.
    2. Coffee/MFP/Meditate/Yoga :neutral:Coffee, yoga, MFP were all done. Meditation...not so much.
    3. Run to ATM :smiley:Got out the money I needed and bought a cup of tea that I just realized(at 8:30) that I never actually drank it. Lol. It is sitting on my side table. Lol
    4. Clean out Fridge :sweat:Totally forgot because I woke up an hour late
    5. DH up at 9:15 :heart: I think it was around 9:20 but close enough. Lol
    6. Therapy :relieved:We got there a few minutes late but he was still relatively on time. Lol
    9. Aldi :smiley:I did this and ran to Walmart while the DH was with the Doctor. It was a very successful trip
    10. Lunch :relaxed:Made healthy BLT's. They were super yum!
    11. Shopping with M :)Went really well. M had a hard time staying on track(brain injury induced) but I helped keep her steady. We were done relatively quickly. It was good.
    12. Dinner w/ Parents :smiley:Was wonderful. The steak was perfect and I would have licked the chocolate of the dessert plate if I could.
    13. DH time :pDoing this now. Although his sister kind of spoiled the mood. Well, that and bloating on the DH's part. Lol
    14. Bed whenever :)Not sure when though. We'll see.

    Ugh! I hate family drama! Matt's sister is being her manipulative self and it is really making Matt angry. His family tells me the day before his birthday that they want to take him out tomorrow. We've had plans for this weekend for the past like month. And now she's using his mom's illness to try and make us do what she wants. If they had really cared enough to do something with him then they would have asked more then the night before! Sorry. I dont mean to complain. His family just drives me batsh!t crazy! My parents are wonderful people. It's weird dealing with parents who aren't. Anyway! Lol

    I'm just gonna post my goals for tomorrow and try to cheer up the DH.

    JFT, 3/1/18(DH's 35th Birthday!)

    1. Up by 7
    2. Coffee/Meditate/MFP
    3. Pick up groceries
    4. Put breakfast in the crockpot
    5. Yoga
    6. Breakfast with DH
    7. Pay some bills
    8. Lunch
    9. Meal Prep
    10. DH time
    11. Pizza/Beer for dinner
    12. Pens game
    13. Bed whenever!

  • clicketykeys
    clicketykeys Posts: 6,580 Member
    Checking in from Friday
    1. Log accurately. ❌ Pack lunch and log it before heading out. ✔ Morning meds.✔ Tea. ✔
    2. Daily 5-min meditation. Finish & print Week 10. ❌ Begin Week 3 essay. ❌ Review Week 4 discussion. ❌
    3. Sophomores - finish speeches, then Socratic Seminar. ✔ Freshmen - writing prompt, then Socratic Seminar.✔ Update class websites. ❌ Take books to car.
    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/tree each leg, 15 side leg lifts) aim for 2. ❌ 5k steps at school; aim for 6. ✔
    5. Check on dentist appt time. ❌ Message mom. ✔ Message B - dinner Sunday? Head to garden after school for paperwork. ✔
    6. Gym or walk with DH after garden. ✔ Check FB and Meetup and texts for info about yoga/Zumba. ✔ Dinner - salad or Plated 1? ✔ Teeth flossed, rinsed, brushed; in bed by 10:45.✔

    JFT Saturday
    1. UPDATE CLASS SITES.
    2. Log accurately. Daily 5-min meditation. Check FB, meetup, and messages for info on Zumba/yoga, just in case. Meds. Tea. Take celery, yoga mat, headphones.
    3. Message B - dinner Sunday? Message sibs. Review week 4 discussion prompt. Laundry.
    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/tree each leg, 15 side leg lifts) aim for 2 by lunchtime 5k steps by lunch; aim for 6.
    5. Input Plated menus. Check grocery list. Get groceries.
    6. Finish Week 10. Plan Monday's printouts & have ready. Write Week 3 essay. Add "Wrinkle" to Sunday's JFT. Check times.
    7. Walk/jog to 10k; aim for 12.
    8. Dinner - Plated 2? JFT after dinner. Meds. Teeth flossed, rinsed, brushed; in bed by 10:45.

    Scale goals

    November: 183.6
    December: 176.6
    January: 174.6
    February: 173.6
    March 1: 172.4.
    March 31 goal: 170.4

    March 9 weigh-in: 180.1. *SIGH* But OTOH, I blew my treadmill goal out of the water. So, there's that :)
  • mytime6630
    mytime6630 Posts: 4,285 Member
    JFT, Friday
    1. go to the gym. Even though this is becoming a habit..... habits can easily be broken and old habits come back, like sleeping in. So I am going to keep putting this down. :) 90 minutes on the treadmill, plus weights. great way to start my day
    2. concentrate on water. (Remember what pee is suppose to look like - sorry if too graphic!) :/ Didn;t have as much energy as I thought I would - I guess not enough sleep last nite. So really tired today, and just forgot about the water.
    3. log all food :):s I did log all food, but made the mistake of buying easter candy ahead of time - well, I won't say what happened to it. But.... I did log it, and hoping to eat very light tomorrow.
    4. make chicken lasagna .... and eat only 1 piece with a large salad. eat lite for lunch :/ So after eating the easter candy, hubby wants to go to a mexican place for dinner. We both had huge margaritas, but I at least got a taco salad. But... the day was pretty much shot anyhow.
    5. sew on quilt. I am hoping to finish this thing by the weekend, and sew on the binding :/ Nope --- I think too much sugar. All I wanted to do was watch TV .... which I did. Have any of you seen the movie "Girl on a train"? I am not one for suspense movies - but this was one of those kinds of movies.
    6. get back on here - be accountable :) Well, I am confessing to all I did wrong today, and tomorrow will be a new day.

    JFT, Saturday
    1. skip breakfast - going out to lunch with 5 friends ..... so no breakfast, and hopefully wise choices at lunch
    2. make chicken lasagna since chicken is thawed. Eat only ONE piece, and eat a huge salad
    3. go to walmart - plan for the week
    4. work on quilt. If I work hard ..... I may even finish it .... well... at least the quilting part.
    5. concentrate on water. Need to get this sugar out of my system
    6. get back on here - be accountable

  • bcTRAI
    bcTRAI Posts: 414 Member
    @joan6630 What if you have 1/2 cup of yogurt or cottage cheese for breakfast? Just to stave of the growlies a little with some protein.

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