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

Snowflake1968 wrote: »

I saw this and just had to share.

Truth!!!

@Faebert Yes! I have been wearing my knee length skirts and skorts that I've held on to for a number of years. I wear them just because I can! I'm tired of slacks and capris and longer skirts.

Recap W 5/9
1) Walked dog before work in off + on sprinkles + beat the rain / 3.43 mi 1:01:05 / remembered to stretch / happy dog & happy me
2) Move hourly / stairs breaks at work / trying to move up leader board of workplace step challenge = Fitbit 16,489 steps, 250+ steps 14/14 (boom!) & 46 floors Challenge = currently 31st place & top 30 women get prize at 10-week point... unfortunately, leader board combines men & women and everyone is identified by code number
3) Meals & snacks prelogged / stick w/ plan / monitor usual = Yay! I think changing my MFP setting to 1/2# per week, and having more net calories to play with, is agreeing with me. Net calories -15, sodium -721, sugar -19 (mostly fruit, power muffin & yogurt), fiber excellent, protein good & 14c water.
4) Evening: wash towels / at least 1 - 2 to-do's = cleaned off kitchen cart, stored last pieces Easter dishware, put away clean dishes, updated budget, balanced bank accounts
5) Unplug 9:15 / floss / retainers / charge Fitbit / bed & TV off 10:15 10:25 (weight machine / circuit training R a.m. before work)

JFT R 5/10 ~ gloomy morning ~ kept hitting snooze alarm & no workout before work
1) Meals & snacks prelogged / stick w/ plan / monitor usual / net calories green
2) Move hourly / stairs breaks at work
3) Evening: maybe walk dog (weather permitting) or workout in basement / at least 2 - 3 to-do's
4) Unplug 9:00 / FLOSS / retainers / bed & TV off 10:00 ~ REALLY need to catch up sleep

toaljasa wrote: »

schubaccah wrote: »

For today, I must be extremely focused on what I eat. I won't have a workout to help with any minor overages on calories - I broke my big toe yesterday and am extremely discouraged that it will hinder my exercise program for the near future.

That's a double ouch. UGH. And just when you are getting your habits and momentum going... I was just thinking yesterday how I should expect adversity during my health journey. First of all, it's a journey! There are always unexpected obstacles. Secondly, I am overcoming several bad habits, and that is not an easy breezy thing to do. This is an opportunity to dig in and persevere. I want to encourage you to not fall back...then you will have to work to reclaim what you had already taken. Instead, use that energy to work to at least maintain where you are. I don't know you, of course, but the fact that you are on here tells me that you have inner strength and determination.

You might google how to exercise with a broken toe...Mr. Google knows many things, lol!

I just had to include this one---so typical Churchill!

KEEP GOING!!! Oh, and be sure to drink lots of water...that really makes a big difference for a lot of people...including myself.

Keep us updated.

I'm a gallon at least a day water drinker, but going to the bathroom every forty five minutes is going to be a bit annoying now!

I will be fine with my weight training, I just hope I don't lose too much of the running stamina I've built up over the past two months.

Thank you for the words of encouragement!

@HGSmith0920 what is the recipe for you one skillet lasagna you made last week?

@schubaccah a gallon of water a day??!!! Wowie zowie! I'd have to be hooked up to a catheter, lolol!!! That's great. I'm doing the happy dance when I get 8 cups in.

MLHC1 wrote: »

MLHC1 wrote: »

Monday 5/7/18 JFT:

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I think the baby has his daytime and nighttime mixed up!! I've become slightly nocturnal bc of this! Since he has his little medical concerns I am a "push-over" when he crys at night, he knows it and takes full advantage of it. So I just sit up with him at night to keep him from screaming, that way my hubby and kiddos can get some sleep. However this has affected my daily productivity. I'm going to just do what I can when I can and not stress to much bc I know this is just a season which will pass.

Little Noah is training you well, lolol!!! It's good that you are not going haywire because your schedule has changed...just makes everyone tense, you know? And as you said, this is just for a season.

i'm going to try your coconut water/fruit blend. That sounds really good.

Peace and joy!

Oh dear. Was doing really well today but this evening tiredness and some anxiety hit me and the sugar found me. I know I’ve been managing my stress by almost being too controlled and definitelty pushing too hard. With the inevitable outcome. Caught it early though and will now just get my early night and re-set.

Thursday goals
- morning workout ✅
- 12k steps ✅
- Stick to calorie goal
- 15 mins outside exercise ✅
- 3ltr water ✅
- Call conveyancing guy again! ✅
- Type up children’s stories
- Return dress ✅
- Print/prep for next week ✅
- Fruit poll for both Year 1 classes ✅
- Yoga? hopefully tomorrow
- Early night ✅

Friday goals
- morning workout (only if I wake naturally early enough and I feel up to it)
- 15 mins outside exercise
- 3ltr water
- 12k steps
- Type up stories (must do!!)
- Yoga after work
- Early night

Night all x

HGSmith0920 wrote: »

JFT, 5/10/18

1. Attempt to log food(not sure what's happening with dinner) Was just over calories too
2. Work 815-4(hopefully)
3. Makeup notes at work We were busy for most of the day
4. Make a list of questions to ask with room for answers See #3
5. Find/make a list of products/fees and study it! Brought some info home but never actually looked at it yet
6. Text LM Totally forgot!
7. Eat lunch outside(supposed to be nice again) Sat out on the patio of the cafe again
8. Make appt for blood work Did but I am probably going to change it and look for something at a different time
9. Tidy living room/store dishes/take out trash Not enough hours in the day
10. Walmart Didnt have something I wanted though
11. D for dinner/cleaning Had a really good time. I'm learning better ways to help her and that is making her and I feel better
12. Home by 10pm 930
13. Bed by 11:30 ...we'll see

So the idea of going to bed at a decent hour died an untimely(HAHA) death last night. Actually, I should say this morning. The DH and I had a long needed and Very very productive chat...until 3 am! As some of you know, my DH suffers from PCS(Post Concussion Syndrome). Our MD put him on the anti-depressant as a way to treat an issue because of one of the medications side effects. Well, it's doing some other things as well...like rewiring my DH's damaged brain pathways. For the first time in 20 years, he can follow a train of thought to the end. He very very rarely cant find a word anymore. His anger has pretty much vanished. He can focus on a task at hand and has a level of mental clarity he hasn't had in about 25 years. We spent a lot of time talking about that last night. And the other things that come with that. It was a really awesome talk. I was blown away by something of the things that I noticed while we talked for 4 hours. Lol. I won't go into all the boring details, but I will say that we got pretty emotional a few times when we realized that his brain is healing itself. The human brain really is amazing!

Work was actually really busy. Process busy though. I think we may have only had about 15 customers all day. Those customers, however, all had 6 or 7 transactions and then we had wire transfer issues and account closings and openings. I left my vault keys at home this morning so that was a whole other thing. LK had one deposit that had 451 checks in it. And we didnt find out until about two hours later that the deposit amount was off by $25. That was a fricken nightmare!

Spent the evening helping a woman who is becoming a very dear friend organize her living room. She is a Boy Scout leader with my Dad and is the mother of this awesome boy(man really) who has downs syndrome. Al is a great guy. He's 21 and has this great personality and is always happy. He and my Dad are really tight. My Dad has learned so much from his interactions with Al then Dad could ever have taught him(or anyone really). D(his mom) and I organized part of her living room tonight. I think it is a real testament to how close we are becoming that she allows me into her personal space and gives me permission to root around in her stuff and help her get things straight. I am very good at it and never tell anyone anything sensitive that I find. We spent about 1.5 hours cleaning and I spent about 3 hours there total. Lol. That should tell you how much fun we have. Lol. She has an issue with when it gets down to the little bits and pieces on a surface. Those little pieces of minutia totally overwhelm her. She tends to just shove everything into a box and then forget about the box. I've developed a system to help her get over that.

DH is home. Will list goals shortly!

MLHC1 wrote: »

Thursday 5/10/18 JFT:

✔▪Regular routine with kiddos
✔▪Run by target and pick up order
✅▪Every 3 hour pump schedule➡missed 3 in pm
✔▪Prepare slow cook meal for dinner
✔▪complete grocery list
❌▪Rotate out baby clothes (he is a growing boy )
❌▪Elliptical ~15 min.
✔▪Pick up kiddos from school : 4pm
✔▪Baseball at 5:30 pm
✔▪Dinner by 8:30 pm
✔▪Try to sleep btw feedings in evening➡took a nap and got 3 hrs in the night
(Hopefully little guy sleeps through the night tonight)

Friday 5/11/18 JFT:

Happy Birthday to my eldest ➡He turns 16 yrs old today!! (His party is tomorrow.)

▪Regular routine with kiddos
▪Every 3 hour pump schedule
▪Rotate out baby clothes (he is a growing boy )
▪Elliptical ~15 min.
▪Pick up kiddos from school : 4pm
▪Baseball at 5:30 pm & 7:00 pm (two kiddos, two games!)
▪Dinner by 9 pm
▪Try to sleep btw feedings in evening
▪Research yoga sessions 30 min or less

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Just a few words about the coconut water:

Many people dislike it by itself bc the taste is acquired. My husband dislikes it more than anyone I know, yet he will drink it when I blend frozen berries with it. It makes kinda a fruity frozen slush and it's very refreshing on hot days.

Also, not all coconut water is created equal. Many brands add extra sugar to try and help the flavor so be careful when choosing. I personally drink the Zico Coconut Water brand bc it has less sugar and it's ingredients IS coconut water. We buy it at Costco but I've seen it at our local grocer and at Walmart (in the water aisle).

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Yes, little baby Noah is training me to accommodate his every need! It should benefit me this fall when school starts.......it'll train me for no sleep longterm!! LOL!

@mytime6630 I will post a picture in my "status feed." I'll leave it up all day but then I'll delete it. I personally don't like posting pics of my family online but I know you all want updates on this little guy who dictates my JFT

JFY (Thursday)
1. Drink 8 glasses of water before allowing myself a Diet Coke
2. Log all the food I eat
3. Stay "in the green" with my calories
4. Stay "in the green" with my sodium intake
5. Go to the gym
6. Have lunch with a friend I used to work with (She had to cancel)

JFT (Thursday)
1. Drink 8 glasses of water before allowing myself a Diet Coke
2. Log all the food I eat
3. Stay "in the green" with my calories
4. Stay "in the green" with my sodium intake
5. Go to the gym
6. Laundry
7. Finish 5 orders from my shop

Recap R 5/10 ~ gloomy morning ~ kept hitting snooze alarm & no workout before work
1) Meals & snacks prelogged / stick w/ plan / monitor usual / net calories green = Net calories -85, sodium -517, sugar -13, fiber & protein good & 14c water ~ meh
2) Move hourly / stairs breaks at work = Fitbit 13,538 steps, 250+ steps 12/14 & 41 floors currently in 30th place on workplace step challenge leader board
3) Evening: maybe walk dog (weather permitting) or workout in basement = Sun came out & beautiful evening / walked dog after work 3.42 mi 59:43 ~ happy dog & happy me / at least 2 - 3 to-do's way too tired
4) Unplug 9:00 just! / FLOSS / retainers / bed & TV off 10:00 ~ REALLY need to catch up sleep = in bed 9:30 & asleep before 10 ~ yay!

JFT F 5/11 ~ rest day & leftovers day
1) Move hourly / stairs breaks at work
2) Breakfast & usual snacks already logged / prelog planned leftovers for lunch & supper / net calories green (hard for me on "rest days" b/c I always eat back exercise calories) / monitor usual
3) Workplace: complete prep for next week's seminar / complete SDS download/edits & prep s/s + portfolio for Monday's observation trip / edit PA initiation memo for AA to send (remember to adjust date due in memo)
4) Evening: maybe visit Botanical Gardens (weather dependent b/c temps below normal & gloomy again) ~ it's free admission day / laundry (so I don't have to on weekend) / bake power muffins / maybe 1 - 2 to-do's?

Have a great Friday all! @MLHC1 happy bday to your son ~ today is my youngest brother's bday!