JUST FOR TODAY ....... One day at a time ..... Daily Commitment Thread for 2018
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Just for today, I will be kind. To myself, and to others, especially others who are not very nice to me. (I'm going to a party later. Part of "kindness to self" involves not stuffing myself due to stress.)4
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Checking in from Friday
1. Feed cats. Meds, teeth, tea. AM run - 4 sets of 2 laps running / 1 lap walking. Use stopwatch to check run times. Walk to 30 minutes.
2. Finish inputting worksheets. Ask about research next year. Email prof about book recs. Daily Duolingo. Meditation. Read Piecing Me Together.
3. 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/warrior 3 each leg, 15 side leg lifts) aim for 2. Steps at school to 7k; aim for 10.
4. Begin essay for Week 5. Review world lit texts and curate. Review standards and assign to units. Check C's assessment grades and contact parent.
5. Jewelry store after school. Restaurant at 5:45. Theater at 7:15.
6. Meds after theater. Teeth flossed, rinsed, brushed; in bed by 11:00. Alarm set for 7:00.
JFT Saturday
1. AM run - Aim for 20 laps.
2. Daily Duolingo. Meditation. Leave for yoga by 9:15.
3. 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/warrior 3 each leg, 15 side leg lifts) aim for 2. Possible gym for weights.
4. Complete essay for Week 5. Contact B about dinner. Contact parents. Check C's assessment grades and contact parent. Send in survey. Email S about research project next year.
5. Fold laundry. Dinner - Plated 2? Add review standards and create assessments / divide up reflections to Monday's JFT.
6. Meds by 7:00. Teeth flossed, rinsed, brushed; in bed by 10:00. Alarm set for 7:00.
I didn't get the part I auditioned for. Seriously bummed about that. It'll pass.5 -
JFY (Friday)
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
JFT (Saturday)
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. Finish 3 orders from my shop4 -
Oh dear, yesterday was so busy I did not post. I did log, take my meds, and remember a few things I was regularly forgetting before starting this daily ritual - it really makes a difference!
JFT Thursday Recap
1. Log all food
2. Meds AM and PM
3. Give dog meds
4. 10 Lunges every bathroom trip Turned into an impromptu moving day - so I certainly did move!
5. Pick up Egyptian goddess on lunch break - including some gift wrap? Not carried at usual store - planned to go Sat.
6. Pick up coffee and creamer
7. Follow up with car dealership re: brake pads
8. Be kind to yourself
JFT Saturday
1. Keep it simple
2. Be kind
3. Log food
4. Drink water
Happy weekend, everyone!4 -
JFT - Friday May 11
2L of Water - Yes, started late in day so wasn’t sure it was going to happen
Stay in Green - Yes so even had a bag of chips
Outside 15 Minutes - Yes
Plank Challenge - Rest Day
Do 10 Something's every hour - No
Write in Journal - Yes
Walk tonight? - Yes 5k and knocked 14 seconds off my pace
JFT - Saturday May 12
2l of water
Stay in Green
Plank Challenge
Outside 15 minutes
Clean
Swim lesson
Write in Journal
Hubby is working today and tomorrow 11-7 so today I am all on my own. Should have a nice relaxing day.
Have a great Saturday everyone3 -
Since it's late afternoon, I'll recap so far & finish setting goals for Saturday & Sunday.
Recap F 5/11 ~ rest day & leftovers day
1) Move hourly / stairs breaks at work = Fitbit 9,134 steps, 250+ steps 13/14 & 33 floors
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 = Net calories -156, sodium green (yay), sugar -12, protein good, fiber excellent & 14c water, so not too bad for rest day.
3) Workplace: complete prep for next week's seminar did time-sensitive stuff & delayed rest to Tues or Wed / complete SDS download/edits & prep s/s + portfolio for Monday's observation trip some of the edits were a real pain, but ready! / edit PA initiation memo for AA to send (remember to adjust date due in memo) no time, anyway AA left early
4) Evening: maybe visit Botanical Gardens (weather dependent b/c temps below normal & gloomy again) ~ it's free admission day crappy weather, temp 45F and damp from week's rain so stayed warm at home / laundry (so I don't have to on weekend) / bake power muffins / maybe 1 - 2 to-do's? filled bag for Sat. food drive pick-up
JFT Sat. 5/12
1) Walked dog 3.81 mi 1:06:24 pace 17:25 / remembered to stretch / happy dog & happy me
2) Drink >12c water (8c so far)
3) Net calories on track for day / keep green / monitor usual
4) Bed & TV off 10:30
JF Sunday 5/13
1) Bible class / church
2) Walk dog
3) Not sure about meals / net calories green / nothing fried & limit processed sugar (health assessment blood draw on Tues.)
4) Prep snacks & lunch & water bottle for Monday's fieldwork trip
5) Review notes & s/s for Monday
6) Unplug 9:00 / floss / retainers / bed & TV off 10:15 (workout before work M a.m.)
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Weekly Weigh-In = When I'm active I eat back calories. My weaknesses: I love food... my sweet tooth, especially chocolate... portion control... FOMO (Fear of Missing Out). I weigh myself daily and log weekly / posting my Saturday a.m. weigh-in here. [My digital scale only shows half pound increments & I'm too cheap to buy a fancier scale.] No goal dates set ~ as long as my trend is downward, I get there when I get there!
Age 60, 5'4" (lost 1/2" somewhere)
GW #1: 150 in a livable way = It's. Not. A. Diet.
GW #2: 145 normal BMI
UG maintain: 140 - 145 [anything less is probably unsustainable]
May Goal = 151.0
11/5/15 = 195.0 joined MFP with no real plan except It's. Not. A. Diet.
1/10/17 = 185.5 clearly not a regular on MFP / joined JFT, best group ever!
5/31/17 = 180.5 two end of month celebrations / committed to posting weekly weigh-in06/03 = 177.509/02/17 = 170.0 Woohoo! Officially overweight, not obese
06/10 = 179.5 pre-10K spaghetti supper night before
06/17 = 179.5 numerous meals away from home, several occasions w/ alcohol, happy no gain
06/24 = 178.0 fluctuated during week, but ended ok
07/01 = 176.0 Yay!!! Achieved June goal to stay <180
07/08 = 177.5 oops
07/15 = 176.5
07/22 = 175.0
07/29 = 174.0 saw at least one daily w-i below 174
08/05 = 174.5 dined out for Girls Day Out & ate Dad's cooking & baking
08/12 = 173.5 scale flirted with even lower numbers on daily weigh-ins
08/19 = 173.5 had couple of high calorie days
08/26 = 172.0 kind of a surprise09/09 = 171.5 backsliding, ack!10/21/17 = 166.5 dined out 2 days plus food day in office / no gain is good [joined Just Give Me 10 Days challenge (daily w/i)]
09/16 = 169.5 yay, the middle number is a six!
09/23 = 168.5 have lots challenges in upcoming week
09/30 = 167.0 met Sept goal to stay under 170
10/07 = 166.0
10/14 = 166.5 dined out 2 days with adult beverages plus wine & cheesecake at spa10/28 = 164.5 very active week & watched CICO / reached October goal of 16512/09/17 = 158.5 surprised to say the least / first time in 10 years my weight is 1-5-anything!
11/04 = 163.0 wow, really surprised at this, daily fluctuations very up and down this week
11/11 = 164.5 this is temporary b/c very high sodium yesterday
11/18 = 162.0 big surprise, especially b/c I weigh myself daily and didn't see this all week
11/25 = 163.0 no surprise after 2 no-logging-food days (parade day and Thanksgiving), just glad not worse
12/02 = 161.0 Jingle Bell 5K day / 44:37 chip time & ave. pace 14:22 & very happy!12/16 = 158.0 no work parties or food days & stuck with CICO01/06/18 = 159.0 New Year's Eve hubby & I splurged on treats & beverages (at home), and I did not log...totally worth it!
12/23 = 157.5 no "workouts" but shoveled snow & snowshoed, busy with Christmas preparations
12/30 = 159.0 Christmas Day no food/beverages logged
01/13 = 157.0 big surprise! Yesterday evening, walked in Frenzy on the Fox 5K in 47:26 & pace 15:19. Very happy with my time, wore layers of clothes in 10 degrees & NNW 12 mph wind, fun event.
01/20 = 156.5
01/27 = 156.5 maintaining / not a bad thing
02/03 = sick / no weigh in
02/10 = 152.5 unhealthy loss due to illness / I know weight will go back up & I'm totally fine with that
02/17 = 153.0 thrilled with annual physical on 2/15/18: BP 110/68, pulse 64 and BMI 26.14
02/24 = 154.0 little out of control last week, but at goal for the month
03/03 = 155.5 oops / still lower than before I was sick
03/10 = 153.5 back on track
03/17 = 152.5
03/24 = 153.0 evening snacks & two days straight of 8 hr seminars (+ lots of sitting)
03/31 = 153.5 pre-10K spaghetti supper night before / Badger State Brewing 10K 1:30:28.82 and average pace 14:35
04/07 = 154.5 ack ~ ate Easter candy most evenings
04/14 = 153.5 Day 1 of record-setting blizzard ~ yuck! Followed by day 2 of blizzard, then snow day (no work / still shoveling & plowing) on Monday ~ in APRIL ~ yikes!
04/21 = 153.5 after such weird week & daily weight fluctuations, happy to maintain
04/28 = 152.0
05/05 = 153.5 kinda stalled three months + feeling hungry more often ~ since w/i 10# of goal, changed MFP setting to lose 1/2 lb. per week & see how it goes
05/12 = 153.5 ok with this ~ think changing my MFP setting, and having more net calories to play with, is agreeing with me ~ I'm not so hungry all the time
“Start by doing what’s necessary, then what’s possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” Francis of Assisi
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I've lived all over the world and also visited. That's one of the reasons I pay close attention to the posts on here. It's important to me to have some sense of the approximate area you all are from. It makes me feel closer to you just thinking where you are writing from even if it's a big old guess.
So I'm back home tonight. I'm hoping that Wednesday (weigh-in day) results in at least no gain. My daughter and I did lots of walking while I was visiting, went to the Shania Twain concert, went with her to choose a new car, went out to dinner a couple of times, dinner theater, did some cooking for their freezer while they were at work, and played some board games. I even touched bases with @snowflake1968 when i was away and we got together for a walk.
And now back to the real world.
JFT Sunday
1. Water
2. Laundry
3. Work
4. Call and visit Mom, I made her something for mother's day before I went away
5. Groceries
6. Brush and floss
7. Bed by 10:30
JFT Monday
1. Water
2. Laundry
3. Bus at 7:20
4. Work
5. Walk after work
6. Brush and floss
7. Bed by 10:303 -
JFY (Saturday)
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. Finish 3 orders from my shop
JFT (Sunday)
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. Enjoy Mother's Day with my hubby and boys.4 -
JFT - Saturday May 12
2l of water yes
Stay in Green - Yes
Plank Challenge - 90.63
Outside 15 minutes - no
Clean - Yes
Swim lesson - Yes
Write in Journal - Yes
JFT - Sunday May 13
2l of water
Stay in Green
Plank Challenge
Outside 15 minutes
Write in Journal
Happy Mother’s Day to all the Mom’s. I struggled with swimming yesterday my legs just didn’t want to participate. I’ll go practice a couple times over the next two weeks. There is no lesson next Saturday.
Have the kids today, Lauryn and Rodger are both working. Kaitlyn will be joining me at some point. After the kids go home she’s going to walk with me.
@bctrai I really enjoyed our walk. Glad you made it home safe and sound.3 -
Checking in from Saturday
1. AM run - Aim for 20 laps.
2. Daily Duolingo. Meditation. Leave for yoga by 9:15.
3. 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/warrior 3 each leg, 15 side leg lifts) aim for 2. Possible gym for weights.
4. Complete essay for Week 5. Contact B about dinner. Contact parents. Check C's assessment grades and contact parent. Send in survey. Email S about research project next year.
5. Fold laundry. Dinner - Plated 2? Add review standards and create assessments / divide up reflections to Monday's JFT.
6. Meds by 7:00. Teeth flossed, rinsed, brushed; in bed by 10:00. Alarm set for 7:00.
JFT Sunday
1. AM run - Aim for 24 laps (4 miles) mix of walking and running
2. Daily Duolingo. Meditation. Go with D to check on cats.
3. 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/warrior 3 each leg, 15 side leg lifts) aim for 2.
4. Complete essay for Week 5. Early dinner with parents and B. Check C's assessment grades and contact parent. Email S about research project next year.
5. Add review standards and create assessments / divide up reflections to Monday's JFT. Groceries after Panera. Chop more celery. Pack lunch for Monday.
6. Meds by 7:00. Teeth flossed, rinsed, brushed; in bed by 9:00. Alarm set for 5:00.3 -
Happy Mothers day to all you mothers out there!!! I hope you all enjoy your day.
@snowflake1968 and @bctrai - that is so cool that you two could meet and walk together!!! And @bctrai - welcome back! Your trip sounds like fun!
I am so far behind on reading posts on here!
This time of year, I keep myself so busy with outside yard work, working, quilting (I am almost finished with the blocks... so anxious to sew it all together and see how it looks!) and as a result, I have not been logging my food like I should --- or getting on here! But .... I feel I have been staying on track, even though the scale is not really moving. Somehow I seem to be stuck around 194#!!
But this is a NSV I think. Next weekend we are heading to see my brother (who passed away in 2008) receiving a "distinguished alumni award" at the high school where we all went to school. I have not been in this high school since I graduated 50 years ago!!! It is a small Catholic high school, so I am excited. I am also going to meet up with 4 cousins that I have not seen in 40 years, and another high school friend. So my goal was to at least be out of the 180s. Well.... that did not happen.
But..... I went to try on some pretty sun dresses, and I was surprised at what I could fit in. Then I tried on some capri pants I had bought last year that were way too tight. Here I am, the same weight "number-wise", but the pants not only fit me, but were lose. I had 8 dresses that I loved, but I ended up buying 2 of them.
SO even though the scale is not showing a loss, I think my going to the gym for the past 18 months has made a big difference. Not only do I feel better, but I am beginning to see the difference.
So this has given me a bit of encouragement . maybe like they say, muscle does weigh more than fat? I'm hoping this is what is happening to me.
SO my goal for today
1. enjoy mothers day dinner out tonite with hubby and daughter.
2. enjoy the day with hubby -- he is going to take me out Plant shopping ---- I need more flowers for my garden
3. log all food, and eat wisely
4. concentrate on water!!! This is something I need to really work on
5. get back on here - be accountable!4 -
Soooo I used the hairdryer on Casey. The results are fantastic hahaha
It’s SO fluffy and soft and I keep stroking my face on it when holding her lol!!
Thought you’d all might like it!
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Saturday's Goals:
1. Finish ear sewing - Didn't have the time
2. Take a shower! - First thing in the mornin'!
3. Drink at least 6 glasses of water
4. Do more clothes packing - I did wash some though.
5. Don't overeat! We slipped up yesterday, but we can do better today! - Welp, I did overeat, but not by a whole bunch. Today is another day.
6. Create volunteer schedule for upcoming event - ALMOST. DONE.
7. Plan out breakfast and lunch - Yaaaaay!
8. Work out for at least 30 minutes. - I did a total of three miles yesterday!
9. Make it to your meeting - Despite horrid bus schedules! Woohoo!
10. Snack only when you're hungry, not when stressed or bored. - I did stress eat. Not gonna lie, it was a challenging day.
Sunday's Goals:
1. Make it to job interview
2. Plan out lunch
3. Do more laundry
4. Clean the house
5. Do something for Mother's Day for Mom.
6. Finish Schedule.
7. Shower!
8. Do some costume work
9. Snack when you're hungry, not when you're stressed.
10. Exercise3 -
Just for today, I am going to reflect on progress. Three years ago, I was told I'd need back surgery or be crippled. Three days ago, I was told I'm back to normal range of motion and function for my age group, no surgery required. Compared to *that* accomplishment, being ten pounds overweight seems kinda trivial.6
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Wow busy weekend! Only just managing to get back on here so some retrospective posting. Saturday was blah and rainy and despite my efforts I just felt fed up. Today I have regrouped and feeling so much better. Not even any of my usual rest day guilt - was so lovely to do my (may challenge) outside exercise with my kids this weekend.
Sat goals
- morning workout ✅
- Stay in calorie goal evening munchies when kids went to sleep
- 10k steps ✅
- Get kids new school shoes and trainers ✅
- Pet shop? (Maybe save for half term in two weeks) no time
- kids homework ✅ we walked down to a local cafe to do it there and have lunch. A nice little tradition we are building and it’s extra exercise for us all
Sunday goals
- rest day from workout ✅
- worm/flea treat cat ✅
- laundry ✅
- cleaning ✅
- jogging with girls ✅
- pick up plate from ceramic cafe (long walk) ✅
- grocery shop on way back ✅
- finish homework ✅
- email Joseph ✅
- finish story write ups ✅
Monday goals
- morning workout
- 3ltr water
- Stay in calorie goal
- Speak to mgmt re display ideas
- Read conveyancing paperwork
- Post/correspondance
- Return 2nd dress
- Online grocery shop
- Early night
Not Mother’s Day here in the uk but a very happy Mother’s Day to all on here who are celebrating. Enjoy your day/evening x5 -
WOW! I was 2 pages behind! Had a pretty good weekend! Friday was a good day at work and had a good evening with the DH. Saturday was a great day! Saw M&M in the morning and got needled. It was probably the best session I've ever had. If you've ever had acupuncture then you can understand. If not, give it a try! It helps me so much. It helps that M has a Masters in it. Lol. She lived just outside DC for 25 years before moving back to NJ in February and is in the process of renewing her license here. I'm going to help her with paperwork and such when she finally sets up her practice in the fall.
But after I got home and the DH got home from work we went up to dinner at my parent's house with M&M and had a blast! We were there for 3 hours! It was a lot of swapping stories. I think my favorite part was how open my DH was with everyone. He was sharing as many stories as everyone else was.
Church was really good this morning as well. Our annual Women's Retreat is the beginning of next month. Mom can't come this year because that weekend is her gallery opening. However, someone paid for M to go. So it'll be me and her for the weekend. It'll be a good time!
So the DH is currently working but I'm going to leave in about ten minutes to pick him up.
OH! I'm going to get blood drawn for the pregnancy test in the morning. I'm pretty certain that I am not but this will be definitive. If I am then YAY! If I'm not, then we will start trying. I'm turning 30 in September and we've been married almost 4 years. I want to have a baby darn it! My mommy clock is ticking. Lol.
I should probably post goals now since I dont know what is going to happen tonight. Lol.
So for the rest of the night, I will:
-Pick up groceries
-Pick up the DH
-Finish laundry/fold clothes
-Dinner/Dishes
-DH time
JFT, 5/14/18
1. Up by 530
2. LabCorp by 6
3. Breakfast(Maybe)
4. Meditate/Pray(Need to start doing this again!)
5. Work 8:15-515(going to try and leave early)
6. Pick up order
7. Make calls to junk Acura!
8. Dinner/Dishes
9. Pick up living room
10. Tech off by 10:15
11. Face/Teeth
12. Bed by 11
Have a wonderful night everyone!3 -
Checking in from Sunday
1. AM run - Aim for 24 laps (4 miles) mix of walking and running
2. Daily Duolingo. Meditation. Go with D to check on cats.
3. 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/warrior 3 each leg, 15 side leg lifts) aim for 2.
4. Complete essay for Week 5. Early dinner with parents and B. Check C's assessment grades and contact parent. Email S about research project next year.
5. Add review standards and create assessments / divide up reflections to Monday's JFT. Groceries after Panera. Chop more celery. Pack lunch for Monday.
6. Meds by 7:00. Teeth flossed, rinsed, brushed; in bed by 9:00. Alarm set for 5:00.
JFT Monday
1. Feed cats. Meds, teeth, tea. AM run - 4 sets of 2 laps running / 1 lap walking. Use stopwatch to check run times. Walk to 30 minutes.
2. Enter last classwork assignment. Check with J about curriculum. Daily Duolingo. Meditation. Read Piecing Me Together.
3. 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/warrior 3 each leg, 15 side leg lifts) aim for 2. Steps at school to 7k; aim for 10.
4. Divide up reflections with units and courses. Review standards and assign to units. Create assessments that align to standards. Email C's parent about re-assessment.
5. Kickboxing at 6:00. Chop more celery. Dinner - Plated 1? Groceries re-run: tomatoes, granola bars; Walmart.
6. Meds before kickboxing. Teeth flossed, rinsed, brushed; in bed by 9:00. Alarm set for 5:00.3 -
JFT- DO NOT USE MOTHERS DAY AS AN EXCUSE TO OVER EAT AND NOT EXERCISE5
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