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

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  • Kullerva
    Kullerva Posts: 1,114 Member
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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.)
  • sarah74_vt
    sarah74_vt Posts: 368 Member
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    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 shop
  • AJB1014
    AJB1014 Posts: 1,380 Member
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    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!
  • Snowflake1968
    Snowflake1968 Posts: 6,737 Member
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    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 everyone
  • cschmitz110515
    cschmitz110515 Posts: 3,478 Member
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    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 :smiley:
    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. :smile:
    3) Workplace: complete prep for next week's seminar :smile: did time-sensitive stuff & delayed rest to Tues or Wed / complete SDS download/edits & prep s/s + portfolio for Monday's observation trip :smiley: 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) :smiley: / bake power muffins :smiley: / maybe 1 - 2 to-do's? :smile: 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 B)
    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.)
  • cschmitz110515
    cschmitz110515 Posts: 3,478 Member
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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! :smiley:
    5/31/17 = 180.5 two end of month celebrations / committed to posting weekly weigh-in
    06/03 = 177.5
    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 surprise
    09/02/17 = 170.0 Woohoo! Officially overweight, not obese :smiley:
    09/09 = 171.5 backsliding, ack!
    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 spa
    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)]
    10/28 = 164.5 very active week & watched CICO / reached October goal of 165
    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!
    12/09/17 = 158.5 surprised to say the least / first time in 10 years my weight is 1-5-anything! :love:
    12/16 = 158.0 no work parties or food days & stuck with CICO
    12/23 = 157.5 no "workouts" but shoveled snow & snowshoed, busy with Christmas preparations
    12/30 = 159.0 Christmas Day no food/beverages logged
    01/06/18 = 159.0 New Year's Eve hubby & I splurged on treats & beverages (at home), and I did not log...totally worth it!
    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 :star:
    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 :smiley:
    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! :p
    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
  • bcTRAI
    bcTRAI Posts: 414 Member
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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 10:30
  • sarah74_vt
    sarah74_vt Posts: 368 Member
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    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. <3
  • Snowflake1968
    Snowflake1968 Posts: 6,737 Member
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    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.
  • clicketykeys
    clicketykeys Posts: 6,568 Member
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    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.
  • mytime6630
    mytime6630 Posts: 4,200 Member
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    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!
  • Bex953172
    Bex953172 Posts: 4,072 Member
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    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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  • mytime6630
    mytime6630 Posts: 4,200 Member
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    Bex953172 wrote: »
    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!

    y9nb8090f4dz.jpeg

    This is way too cute!!!!And Bex -- I think she looks like you :) Happy mothers day!
  • rhododendron33
    rhododendron33 Posts: 64 Member
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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. Exercise
  • HGSmith0920
    HGSmith0920 Posts: 1,123 Member
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    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!
  • clicketykeys
    clicketykeys Posts: 6,568 Member
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    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.

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