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

intrigame23 wrote: »

toaljasa wrote: »

intrigame23 wrote: »

Today I will go for a walk and I will drink 8 glasses of water. It feels monumental right now, though. [/quote
@intrigame23 These are great goals. There are many of us who have trouble drinking 8 glasses of water. Some people have found having a red glass or cup out where we can see it and be reminded to drink a cup as we pass by the kitchen or to grab it and take it to the water fountain at work. Setting an hourly alarm reminding you to drink helps also.

If you haven't walked yet set a time as to when you will, set the alarm and then go to it!

Get back on here and let us know how you did with your JFT'S! You have got this:) Now, I'm going to get up and get a cup of water, lol! (This was a good reminder for me)

Peace and joy.

Thank you! You're so kind!
I just got back from an hour long walk. I pushed myself too hard yesterday going for an hour and a half then and hour of Zumba. This walk was very low energy, slow. But it's done! Working on the water still. 😊

Wow zowie! Great job in moving! Yes, it's so easy to overdo when we are first starting out on something new. And with exercise your body sometimes doesn't let you know until the next day! If you are still enthusiastic after your walk OR zumba, work on the upper body. If you have weights, use them (start out small to prevent back issues) or use water bottles or can goods or a bag of beans, etc. There are some YouTube videos about beginning weight lifting, or for those overweight, or 50+, etc. or just do some upper cardio. Just take it slow and easy so that you will still be exercising 5 mos from now instead of making daily visits to the chiropractor!

How are you doing on your water? I'm going to the kitchen and drinking 2 cups...NOW!

Peace and joy!

HGSmith0920 wrote: »

So I had an absolutely horrendous morning today! It started out well with some time with my DH but I got to work and my anxiety ratcheted up in insane amount. I was fighting my computer for about two hours as well. It was just rough. My Godmom and I figured out that the anxiety the last few days was probably because of an excess of caffeine and a shortage of water in my system. I ate my lunch at about 12pm(leftover Crockpot Bourbon Chicken) and drank about 2-24oz bottles of water and am feeling much better! I think I am going to have to really watch my water vs coffee intake. We hopefully find out today an end date for our house guests. I have to drive about 1.5 hours away to move out my friends on Sunday. Then store their stuff in an abandoned chicken coop that is on my parents property. Lol. It’s got a few rooms that have locked doors so that will definitely help. I can tell that the DH is really wanting to get the house back to just us. It is a bit rough having 4 people in a small 2 room cabin. But we owe our friend so much that we are definitely willing to put up with it. At least I am. Lol. So yesterday was a bit of a bad food day. I actually went and did laundry but I realized that there is an ice cream parlor across the street so I went and got myself a giant ice cream cone. Lol. I think I am going to have to severely limit that because I could see that turning into a thing. This morning I woke up at like 5am and ended up eating a whole bunch of handfuls of trail mix. I know that this is a downfall for a few of us. It was my DH’s fault though. He left the bag next to the bed…not good! If there is food next to the bed when I go to sleep then the likelihood of me munching in the middle of the night is significantly higher than if there isn’t.



As for the 6 month goals…I’m really going to have to think about this. I have a whole bunch that I want to set but the whole trying to get pregnant thing will definitely derail some of them. So we’ll have to see if I can come up with some that I think I can accomplish while being pregnant. Lol.



Okay so goals for the rest of the day…



JFT 6/26/18



1. Log what I ate so far and prelog dinner
2. Put clothes away!
3. Do dishes right after dinner!
4. READ!!!
5. Shower/Face/Teeth


I think that is it for today. I am definitely going to be back on throughout the day though! BTW, between 5pm yesterday and 2:30 pm today there were 83 posts!!!!

MLHC1 wrote: »

It's been awhile!! Lol!!

Update:
Baby Noah had his surgery June 8th. The pediatric surgeon's removed his lower right lung lobe and the CCAM lung mass. We stayed in the hospital for 6 days then came home with NO supplemental oxygen needed!!!! Little guy is on the road of recovery!! It's been a long summer but God has been caring for us all through this season. I'm very thankful to all of you who have stayed by my side during this and have been in prayer for our family!! I'm not fully back yet bc our family has decideed to take a nice vacation to the mountains. We leave this weekend and will return July 9th. We're all looking forward to some much needed R&R!! Once we return, I hope to start tackling my health needs, Lol!! Maybe now my body will start recovering

I know I have months of posts to catch up on but until I can.......Welcome to the new-comers, everyone keep up the hard work (the year is half done!!) and I've missed all you gals

6/26/18 JFT:

✔Post an update on MFP-JFT

Snowflake1968 wrote: »

toaljasa wrote: »

So, several of us have taken this half way point in the year to restate/reset/begin our goals for the next six months as we change our body, mind, and spirit for the better. This is fantastic. Goals help keep us going and moving and focused.

So, now I want to encourage us to take those goals and write out a specific plan as to how you are going to reach them. Writing them down helps to make them real, and indicates that you are serious about this. Writing down a plan also gives you a reference that you can turn back to as a source of encouragement and to keep you aligned with the goal.

Sometimes our plans have to change, due to them not being realistic, or something in our lives have causes the plan to no longer work. Writing them down allows us to modify them.

And sometimes our deadline (such as this one for six months) has to be modified. Sometimes we reach a goal early and other times we realize our goals was too much for us and we have to modify it.

That does not equal failure. This is a journey. When we are on a trip we have a goal...our destination. And we set a time as to when we are going to reach the place. And then we map out a plan as to which roads we are going to be on, when we will stop for the evening, etc.

As we are driving along we may run into lots of unexpected events that will delay us from reaching our destination: construction, storms, broken down car, an unexpected opportunity to see a sight that you didn't know about. We eventually get there, but we have had to modify our plans, make a detour, and move our goal.

Our life journey is much like this, right? We set out with high hopes to lose 30 pounds in one year. And then...life happens! We are emotionally crunched when a loved one passes; we injure our body which slows down our exercise plans; we become ill, pregnant, divorced, unemployed, or get a new job.

Life is going to happen. The more we are successful with our daily goals the sooner they will become a part of us so that when we have the unexpected happen, and we have to modify a bit, we are strong and empowered to resist.

Here are my goals for the next six months and my plan of Action to achieve them--you certainly don't have to put yours here---I will copy mine and put them some place I can easily find and review...I want to show you that I'm practicing what I'm preaching

My goals for the next six months.
To continue MFP log-in and make it to 365 consecutive days Get on in the morning and enter foods I plan on eating and then adjust accordingly during the day or in the evening.

To continue with JFT Jump on even if it's to quickly list my daily goals.

To continue with my online weight loss program I will do my study before anything else on the computer

To read two more inspirational books/studies Find another book from Nancy Leigh DeMoss and one on fear or on how to rid self of destructional thinking.

To journal Do this just after online study

To continue drinking and mindful eating Being on JFT and online study will help remind me each day. I will get in the habit to ask myself why I am eating this. If it is because I am frustrated, bored, angry, fearful, etc., I purpose to put the food away and go do something else.

To continue to lose weight by keeping my eyes on the process. I will review my goal/plans/vision at the beginning of each month.

To exercise I will walk in the mornings here at home 6 days a week. When I travel I will do a cardio from You Tube.

To not give up that I can be painfree and continue to be proactive. (back and legs) I will increase my icing and stretch after exercising.

To communicate better with my husband and to be kinder I will make sure he understands and hears what I am saying. I will not be emphatic about things but will preface them with a "maybe" or "I suggest" or "you might consider."

To move to 10 pound weights on more exercises I will continually try moving up to greater weights.

To add more creative but healthy recipes to my list I will look at the Eating Well sight once a week for one recipe and will try it tht week.

To continue to make strides to love myself as I love others; to not be consumed with guilt when I mess up I will do this by stopping negative thoughts and replace them with positive ones about myself. I will write down one positive thing about myself each Wednesday on JFT.

To learn to drive a stick shift! Ask Craig to help. I will do this by October 1.

To move onward! I will continue to feed on scripture and other positive messages to keep me hopeful and to give me the strength to resist temptation.

Unless eating a meal, I will close down the kitchen at 830pm. I will set an alarm on Alexa at 8:15 so that if I am hungry or had made room for a snack, I will be sure to eat it prior to 830, if I want to.

We may stall but we won't quit!

Peace and joy!

I love this! Now I have some thinking to do on what goals I want to achieve and make a plan to get there. I think my first goal will be to have them decided on and written down by Sunday July 1!

Snowflake1968 wrote: »

JFT - Monday June 25
I just want to say how incredibly blessed I have been feeling lately. My husband and I are getting along better than we have in close to a dozen years. I have a family that I enjoy and that brings me lots of smiles. I have friends that support me and love me just for me. I'm still not where I want to be health wise, but I'm working on it. My financial life is still a mess, but I have food to eat and a roof over my head and we'll get there eventually. I have a job that I'm being pushed out of my comfort zone with and maybe I should fully embrace it as it's God's plan for me to have the financial stability I crave.

Here is my problem, I struggle feeling this happy. I keep waiting for something to go wrong. I don't know why I think that. I guess part of it is how life has happened in the past. The last time I was this happy was 2010, by 2012 life was kicking me over and over and it didn't stop. I am praying, appreciating and showing gratitude so much more because I know how fleeting these happy times can be.

I want all of you to know that you are a huge part of my happiness right now, the encouragement, strength and friendship means so much to me. I love how we give each other ideas, support each other and share stories to help us all learn and grow. Thanks so much!

HGSmith0920 wrote: »

So I had an absolutely horrendous morning today! It started out well with some time with my DH but I got to work and my anxiety ratcheted up in insane amount. I was fighting my computer for about two hours as well. It was just rough. My Godmom and I figured out that the anxiety the last few days was probably because of an excess of caffeine and a shortage of water in my system. I ate my lunch at about 12pm(leftover Crockpot Bourbon Chicken) and drank about 2-24oz bottles of water and am feeling much better! I think I am going to have to really watch my water vs coffee intake. We hopefully find out today an end date for our house guests. I have to drive about 1.5 hours away to move out my friends on Sunday. Then store their stuff in an abandoned chicken coop that is on my parents property. Lol. It’s got a few rooms that have locked doors so that will definitely help. I can tell that the DH is really wanting to get the house back to just us. It is a bit rough having 4 people in a small 2 room cabin. But we owe our friend so much that we are definitely willing to put up with it. At least I am. Lol. So yesterday was a bit of a bad food day. I actually went and did laundry but I realized that there is an ice cream parlor across the street so I went and got myself a giant ice cream cone. Lol. I think I am going to have to severely limit that because I could see that turning into a thing. This morning I woke up at like 5am and ended up eating a whole bunch of handfuls of trail mix. I know that this is a downfall for a few of us. It was my DH’s fault though. He left the bag next to the bed…not good! If there is food next to the bed when I go to sleep then the likelihood of me munching in the middle of the night is significantly higher than if there isn’t.

PackerFanInGB wrote: »

JFT / Monday 6-25
1. Journal every bite
3. Stay in the Green Over by <200 cals
4. Half my weight in water
5. Eat only my pre-packed lunch and snacks
6. I will NOT eat the candy I brought for a treat in the department today I ate about 5 of the Hershey miniatures.
7. FitBit Goals 6000+ steps | 12/12 >250 steps 9/12 hours | 30 minutes activity 27 minutes
8. Study for my exams tomorrow.
9. Be patient and kind to everyone at work. Do not participate in water cooler gossip--walk away.
10. Podcasts (2), Simple Abundance reading, Dodie Olsteen reading, Gratitude Journal, early bedtime. Studies until wee hours
11. Organize my sewing table, iron the muslin and cut up some strips, set up Roku on TV in basement. See above. Up really late studying

Tiny Goals:
1. After I finish dinner, I will take a 15 minute walk outside.
2. After I take a shower tonight, I will pack tomorrow's lunchbox.
3. After I pack tomorrow's lunchbox, I will set out tomorrow's clothes.
4. After I set out tomorrow's clothes, I will pre-log tomorrow's breakfast, lunch & snacks in MFP.

HGSmith0920 wrote: »

JFT 6/26/18



1. Log what I ate so far and prelog dinner👍
2. Put clothes away!👌
3. Do dishes right after dinner!✌️
4. READ!!!👎I might do a bit right after this!
5. Shower/Face/Teeth🤘

AmberGlitterSparkles wrote: »

What a great thread!

SW 328
CW 322
GW 170
Dec CW 270

JFT

1. Drink a gallon of water
2. Do laundry
3. Catch up on homework
4. Take all of my vitamins!
5. Prepare my meals for tomorrow


Thanks and see you all tomorrow!