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

My tofu is sour. So much for the dinner I had planned. Now I have to figure out something else.

HEGoddard0928 wrote: »

JFT, 8/12/18

1. Finish/fold laundry Just need to hang up some things laid out on my bed
2. Research and make a pork chop recipe Just breaded some chops in flour and season salt and fried them in a bit of EVOO
4. Only one evening snack Had 1/4 cup of trail mix.
5. Kitchen closed at 9 It's been closed since 8:30ish
6. Shower/Face/Teeth Most likely
7. Tech off by 10:15 See above. Lol
8. Bed by 11 See #6

JFT, 8-13-18

1. Log/Prelog all meals
2. Up by 6:15
3. Yoga
4. Coffee/Quiet time
5. Make lunches
6. Work 815-515
7. Research car removal
8. Call dealership about oil change
9. Cut up/freeze peppers/chicken
10. Prep meals
11. Leftovers for dinner
12. Shower/teeth/face by 10
13. Bed by 12.

It's a long list but I have the whole evening to myself tomorrow as the DH closes his store and I'm staying home. Lol.

HEGoddard0928 wrote: »

@maryrobinson40 Thank you for all of your jokes! They definitely did make me smile!

@nickssweetheart I did cook! I'm so sorry that your tofu didnt work out!

I am feeling sooo much better! I pulled myself off the couch and fried up the pork chops and made two baked potatoes. It was amazing! The pork chops were super juicy and flavorful! It is definitely a make once a week kind of thing! I'm going to have to experiment with some different spices and herbs and things. I did the dishes(well most of them), picked up the laundry and folded it AND put it away. Lol. Now the DH and I are sitting on the couch listening to our favorite podcast.

I need to make some goals for tomorrow. I will mull it over and add them in a little while. I hope everyone is having a good night! Mine is definitely getting better.

Yay! Glad you pulled yourself out of your funk and reclaimed mastery of your day!

I ended up making a coleslaw with a spicy peanut soy sauce dressing and two frozen boca burgers. Not exactly cooking extraordinaire, but it was tasty. Then I got into the B&J's because I had a few extra cals, but I made the mistake of eating straight from the carton instead of portioning it out and putting it away. Oops. I'm going to be about 40 calories over for today.

It's 11:42p.m.
I'm overdue to be in bed. Oh well.
I didn't just lay/lie around this weekend, and yet I didn't do anything for myself...everything was about others.
Upcoming Goals for this week:
1- Workout at least 4 days this week
2- Get some paperwork done
3- Go To Library
4- Read every day this week
Love To EVERYONE💕 Hope we all have a lot of happy updates this week!
I'm rooting/cheering every single one of you!! Yayyyy! Yes We Can!! We CAN Do This.
And for the ones on a tougher road... I'm hugging you even tighter. And feel free to message me. Really, I'm not bothered by it.. We're here for each other, even if we don't live next door.
Sleep well. May angels watch over you all and your loved ones.
Good night🙏😇😴

So I really need to get back at this. I've not been managing very well. Too many things going on but let's get back on here. I have missed you all, just not sure how active I can be. If I miss things just know I am thinking of you all. If I miss something that's important feel free to send me a message.

And here goes.
I have been working hard at dealing with all the things going on here. As some of you know depression and stress can result in too much food and too little activity which results in more weight and less accomplished. Well my goal is to get off my behind as much as I can.
Toward that end I am getting back on here and back in my studio! My first finish in my studio is in my profile pic and I've started the next. Pic below as well. Wednesday is back to weighing and reporting!


JFT Monday
1. Water
2. Work
3. Brush and floss
4. Bed by 10:30

Have a good day all.

For @PackerFanInGB !



Yes, these little cafes are everywhere

Ahem, thought I'd removed the evidence of our indulgence from view... apparently not...

slittlemeister wrote: »

Back online after a week of relaxation at the boyfriend's parents' home in France. Got lots of sleep, fresh air and sun, so felt totally refreshed... Until my alarm went off at 6.15. Urgh.

Haven't been particularly good throughout holiday - or just before either as it was my birthday - and as such have put on a few pounds. Hopefully can shift them quickly!

Today's commitments:

- Log everything I eat
- Stick to food plan
- Be in the green
- 3 bottles water

- 30 minute lunch break
- Duolingo & French book
- Finish work at 6pm
- Book hotel for boyfriend bday weekend
- Open presents!! (I like having this on my list)
- Watch final episode of Handmaid's Tale
- Lights out by 10.45

@slittlemeister I like that you scheduled your TV/Netflix/screen time. I'm going to try that.

@josephinebowman and @Bex953172 thank you!

@bcTRAI holding you in my prayers. Beautiful quilt!

@slittlemeister welcome back. You look awesome in your pic! Thanks for sharing. And happy belated birthday!

HEGoddard0928 wrote: »

Hello my friends! It's so hard to get onto this website during the day at work now! I'm the only teller so I have to take care of all of the customers and now that LK is gone and LM is back we spend the day catching. It's been great! But it's been cutting into my MFP time! Plus the DH and I have been spending a lot of time together cuddling on the couch or just talking and having fun in the evenings after work so I never seem to get online for more than a minute or two. My logging has been slipping as well. I have been having issues with motivation like a lot of us. Today has been a good day though. I treated myself to 12oz cup of coke and a yummy apple yogurt parfait today. I did a lot of work around the house today though so the calories should bounce back.

The DH has wanted pork chops for the last few days. I picked some up yesterday when I went to Aldi's so now I need to find a good low-calorie recipe to make tonight. My main problem is that I dont have an oven so I can't do anything baked.

As for exercise today, our bulk garbage pick up is tomorrow so Dad brought down his trailer(full of his own stuff mind you) for us to throw some junk onto. We had two busted up, super cheap clapboard dressers that we broke apart and loaded on. So that took a while and we threw out a few other things as well. I then picked up around the house and folded a load of laundry. I have two more left to do once I finish them up at the house.

Okay, enough rambling. It's currently 3pm here. The goals will be for the rest of the day...

JFT, 8/12/18

1. Finish/fold laundry
2. Research and make a pork chop recipe
3. Only one evening snack
4. Kitchen closed at 9
5. Shower/Face/Teeth
6. Tech off by 10:15
7. Bed by 11

How do you survive without an oven? That must be so hard!

Bex953172 wrote: »

Bex953172 wrote: »

Oops forgot to add my goals!

JFT sunday

- 8 glasses of water ✔️
- Be in the green✔️
- Exercise (yoga today)✔️
- Close kitchen at 9 and 1 snack! ✔️

Actually only had 4 glasses so far, but will get 4 in before bed.
I'm totally in the green actually only ate my allowance today rather than eating more and burning off the extra!
Exercise, just done this now, if I'm honest I REALLY didn't want to do it. My excuses were, I don't have a mat, I need to tidy first, there's not enough room, I'm already in the green so I don't need to, I'm tired.
Then out of nowhere I pulled a blanket out, moved stuff out the way, loaded up a video (yoga with Adriene @HEGoddard0928 or @PackerFanInGB recommended this!) and began.
It was a 20 min beginners video. Super easy. Didn't even sweat and she makes you feel good about it! That it's not all about having the perfect pose but being in the moment and connecting.
I enjoyed it anyway!
Glad I didn't listen to my excuses because they were just lame.
And the kitchen is closed, my snack was an avocado

See you all tomorrow

You are killing it! That's awesome to keep going and kick your excuses to the curb!

maryrobinson40 wrote: »

@HEGoddard0928 ... I thought if I told you enough corny jokes, I could lift your spirits up a notch or two... I want to help. I'm here is all I'm saying.

@HEGoddard0928 - I'm sorry you were having a rough evening and happy to see you turned it around. @maryrobinson40 you have the absolute best attitude. I'm happy you joined this group!

HEGoddard0928 wrote: »

@maryrobinson40 Thank you for all of your jokes! They definitely did make me smile!

@nickssweetheart I did cook! I'm so sorry that your tofu didnt work out!

I am feeling sooo much better! I pulled myself off the couch and fried up the pork chops and made two baked potatoes. It was amazing! The pork chops were super juicy and flavorful! It is definitely a make once a week kind of thing! I'm going to have to experiment with some different spices and herbs and things. I did the dishes(well most of them), picked up the laundry and folded it AND put it away. Lol. Now the DH and I are sitting on the couch listening to our favorite podcast.

I need to make some goals for tomorrow. I will mull it over and add them in a little while. I hope everyone is having a good night! Mine is definitely getting better.

I make a breaded pork chop using Parmesan cheese and Italian breadcrumbs. I baked mine, but I bet they would fry up nicely as well. I really enjoy pork chops, my hubby would prefer I never cook them LOL

bcTRAI wrote: »

So I really need to get back at this. I've not been managing very well. Too many things going on but let's get back on here. I have missed you all, just not sure how active I can be. If I miss things just know I am thinking of you all. If I miss something that's important feel free to send me a message.

And here goes.
I have been working hard at dealing with all the things going on here. As some of you know depression and stress can result in too much food and too little activity which results in more weight and less accomplished. Well my goal is to get off my behind as much as I can.
Toward that end I am getting back on here and back in my studio! My first finish in my studio is in my profile pic and I've started the next. Pic below as well. Wednesday is back to weighing and reporting!


JFT Monday
1. Water
2. Work
3. Brush and floss
4. Bed by 10:30

Have a good day all.

I'm so happy to see you back. I'm sorry things aren't going well for you right now. Depression sucks! That is how I gained 40+ lbs back since 2012. That quilt is absolutely beautiful, I love the "simple" design of it. I love quilts and cherish the ones I have but sometimes find they can get very busy looking.

Welcome back again!

JFT- Sunday August 12
2L of water - Not even close I think only 1L
Calories in Green by 150 - In the red by 381
Outside 15 minutes, might be hard it’s raining - Never stopped raining all day and it was a hard rain 90% of the time
Clean - Well I made the bed and cleaned the kitchen. Didn't dust, sweep or scrub
Only one evening snack - Had a handful of peas along with my usual evening snack
Write in Journal - At least I did one thing on my list
Exercise - I was just not in the mood yesterday for anything

JFT - Monday August 13
2L of Water
Calories in Green by 150
Outside 15 Minutes
Only one Evening Snack
Walk? or Setup craftroom with an exercise area?
Write in Journal

Well I had the laziest weekend I have had in months! Saturday I went to the Farmer's Market and to Walmart for a few things. Other than that I made supper and that was the extent of my activity for the whole day. Sunday was even worse. I woke at 7, but hubby was asleep on the couch so I went back to bed to read and fell asleep until 9. Around 12 hubby and I were both fighting to stay awake, he wanted the couch so he could "watch the race and doze" I went back to the bedroom to read and woke up almost 4 hours later! Had to run to Walmart to get a new charging cord for my phone and grabbed some Tostitos and taco seasoning to make nachos for supper. I tidied up the kitchen, made the bed, had a bath and then went to bed at 1015. I of course, couldn't sleep after sleeping most of the day so read until almost 1. Very sleepy today now.

I have been wracking my brain trying to figure out a place where I can set up to do some exercises. I think my only option is the craftroom. I think I'll buy some of those big foam puzzle pieces to put down so it isn't just the hard floor. I really need to start some strength training, yoga or something. I am in a lot of pain and I think it is lack of core strength causing some of it. I have a doctor's appointment on Thursday and I know when I mention it to her she will just recommend physio. I really can't afford that so need to do something on my own.

We haven't seen the Grands for almost 2 weeks (Wednesday will be 2 weeks) I miss them like crazy. I ended up buying a little tank top for Michaela on Saturday that says "Tiny Teenager". I then bought Jonah a t-shirt yesterday that has Minecraft on it. Rodger asked me what I bought for him and I hadn't bought him anything. Ooops!

I have a meeting with the other business group that I will be starting with this afternoon, things are moving along pretty fast with her getting it started. Hopefully it all comes together soon and she will be able to afford to hire me full time. I will be out of sales!