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

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, 5'4.5"
GW #1: 150 in a livable way = It's. Not. A. Diet.
GW #2: 145 normal BMI
UG maintain: 140 - 145 [anything less will be unsustainable]

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-in 09/02/17 = 170.0 Woohoo! Officially overweight, not obese 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)] 12/09/17 = 158.5 surprised to say the least / first time in 10 years my weight is 1-5-anything! 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
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
05/19 = 154.0 drinks (2 margaritas) & dinner w/ BFF night before + enjoyed everything!
05/26 = 153.0 Health Risk Assessment 5/15/18 ~ BMI 25.6
06/02 = 153.0 basically in maintenance for now ~ I'll take it!
06/09 = 152.5 Bellin Run 10K 1:28:12 split time 45:03 ave. pace 14:12 ~ beat goal of < 1:30
06/16 = 152.0
06/23 = 156.0 end of vacation week & lots of eating out
06/30 = 155.5
07/07 = 156.0 post-vacation w/i net calories not. so. much. Ack!
07/14 = 154.5 prelogging & sticking w/ plan helps
07/21 = 154.5 Packers 5K 44:50 ave pace 14:26 min/mile ~ beat goal < 45:00
07/28 = 157.5 peanut M&M attacks (eek) + dinner out w/ SIL/niece (yum!) + staff luncheon (ick)
08/03 = 155.5 started Evening Snack Challenge on JFT
08/11 = 158.0 stressful week (job crap ~ hubby's & my own) , Chinese buffet 1 evening & Feast with the Beasts (so worth it!)
08/18 = 157.5 saw 156.0 during week ~ evening snack challenge not. so. good.
08/25 = 156.0 prelogged as much as possible & CICO getting better
09/01 = 154.5 included Taste on Broadway & office relocation so packing & moving boxes ~ very pleased

“Start by doing what’s necessary, then what’s possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” Francis of Assisi

PackerFanInGB wrote: »

cschmitz110515 wrote: »

JFT R 9/6
1) Finally! Dew point was 51 & comfortable, temps nice & cool to walk dog before work / 3.68 mi 1:01:59 = happy dog & happy me can't use sunglasses smiley, since sunrise is at least 20 minutes after we leave the house (hate getting up in dark, and it's only going to get worse!) ~ reflective gear needs to come out pretty soon
2) Move hourly / stairs breaks at work
3) Meals & snacks prelogged / net calories green / > 12c water
4) Find most recent weekly weigh-in post & update / same for most recent monthly goals
5) At work: complete at least 3 samples
6) Evening: make veg soup for supper now that weather is more seasonable / bake banana zucchini bread / boil eggs / drain rain barrel / look up race packet pick-up info for Fri. / more to-do's?
7) Unplug 9:30 / floss / retainers / bed & TV off 10:30 (walk dog before work F)

I actually woke up today at 5:22 a.m. and it was pitch black outside. I thought of you and my daughter (who just started doing yoga class at 5:30 a.m. every morning) and thought "good Lord! I can't even imagine getting up this early to exercise! It's not even light out!" HAHAHAHA! Think maybe I need to change my perspective?

Glad you got to walk this morning though! I love this kind of weather. I'm not one for the "hot" days...high 60's to low 70's is perfect for me. Wish I could get out and take a walk today. It's gorgeous!

Oh, and we had our windows open last night too. Wasn't it awesome? Kink of sucks that we wait all year to be able to have our windows open and let some fresh air in the house and then go right from using the furnace to the A/C! Autumn is my favorite season.

I have to leave before 7:00 because I've got a half-hour commute to school and I'm required to sign in by 7:40 each morning. So I'm always getting up when it's dark out! And I live in the south, so that's really the only time of day it's decent to exercise outside this time of year, IMO. I see some people going for a run when I'm driving home or running errands in the evening and it's in the mid-80s to low 90s and I'm just like... I couldn't manage that!

PackerFanInGB wrote: »

JFT 9/5/2018:

• Log every bite, no matter how bad it is.
• Follow-up with surgeon
• September budget
• Turn negative self-talk to positive.
• Drama-free zone...
• PT exercises for hip
• JFT Challenges: April Water / May 15 min outside(self-care) / June Mindfulness / July Preplanning / August P.M. Snacking / September 5 per day 3/5
• Look at "Back to Basics" on Half Size Me
• 15 minute digital declutter
• Gratitude journal fell asleep/ Calm App / Read

Post-op appointment went well. He did more work in my hip than I knew about. It's a bit more involved than I thought originally, but I am allowed to wean off crutches now and start some weight-bearing. It is amazing how excited I am about being able to get my own glass of water! Sounds silly, but it's something I take for granted and I really find myself feeling grateful for the gift of good health and the ability to walk and be independent.

My husband went up north to set up some deer stands. Bowhunting starts next weekend and he's pretty excited. DH, his two sons and one grandson will go together opening weekend. I know many people don't approve of hunting, but just know we are not trophy hunters. Venison is very healthy meat and we take it to the butcher to have it made into hamburger, stew meat, roasts, steaks, bratwurst and sausage.

I plan to ask my DH to move my sewing machine upstairs tomorrow so I can spend some time quilting. It'll have to be short spurts here and there because I can only be seated at the table for short periods of time, but I'll take it. I'm so sick of daytime TV!!!! (Except for the Handmaid's Tale...I'm totally binge watching this one right now.)

Just for Thursday (9/6)

• Log every bite
• PT exercises for hip
• Don't take people's crap so seriously..keep things in perspective and consider the source.
• Be a No-Drama Mama.
• September bills/budget
• Join the "Back to Basics" challenge on HSMC
• Start "Getting Started for the Final Time" on HSMC
• 15 minutes of decluttering digital photos
• Monthly Challenges: April Water / May 15 min selfcare / June Mindfulness / July Preplanning / August PM snacking / September 5 freggies per day
• Gratitude Journal / Meditation or Inspirational Reading / Read book / lights out 10:30

Have a great day everyone!

Snowflake1968 wrote: »

PackerFanInGB wrote: »

@Bex953172 We get Young & Restless which I started watching when I was 13 years old during summer vacation from school...jeez that's 45 years ago! We used to have All My Children, One Life to Live, General Hospital, Days of Our Life and Bold & Beautiful too. I was a junkie and watched most of them, but most of these aren't on anymore. I think the characters from All My Children and One Life to Live were kind of incorporated into General Hospital and it's now just one show. TMI? LOL

@slittlemeister Thanks for the tip about watching Handmaid's Tale. OMG! I am totally hooked! Just finished Season 1 and am about to start Season 2. Dang....totally unexpected storyline!

LOL I was hooked on Another World and then Texas as a very young child, watched them both continuously into adulthood. I missed the last few months of Another World as we moved and I didn't have a VCR to record it when I worked.

I remember my mom used to watch Another World! The only person I remember from the show was Rachel... or was that from As the World Turns?

PackerFanInGB wrote: »

Snowflake1968 wrote: »

PackerFanInGB wrote: »

@Bex953172 We get Young & Restless which I started watching when I was 13 years old during summer vacation from school...jeez that's 45 years ago! We used to have All My Children, One Life to Live, General Hospital, Days of Our Life and Bold & Beautiful too. I was a junkie and watched most of them, but most of these aren't on anymore. I think the characters from All My Children and One Life to Live were kind of incorporated into General Hospital and it's now just one show. TMI? LOL

@slittlemeister Thanks for the tip about watching Handmaid's Tale. OMG! I am totally hooked! Just finished Season 1 and am about to start Season 2. Dang....totally unexpected storyline!

LOL I was hooked on Another World and then Texas as a very young child, watched them both continuously into adulthood. I missed the last few months of Another World as we moved and I didn't have a VCR to record it when I worked.

I remember my mom used to watch Another World! The only person I remember from the show was Rachel... or was that from As the World Turns?

Rachel was Another World. I thought she was so pretty!

MLS1582 wrote: »

@Snowflake1968 Yes, pickles totally count as a vegetable!

Reasons I will NOT make brownies tonight:

1. The oven makes the house hot and we don't have A/C
2. My spanks are already tight enough that when I pull them off I have to fight the urge to paint my face blue and white and run through the house waving them over my head while screaming "FREEEEDOOOMM!"
3. I'm on track for today - no need to bugger that up!
4. I'll feel really good in the morning when I wake up knowing that I didn't bugger things up today.
5. They're kind of a pain to make.
6. It won't just screw me up for today, because I'll keep eating them until the whole batch is gone which will likely destroy today AND tomorrow (I'd like to say that it'd mess up 4-5 days, but realistically I'd eat the whole batch between tonight and tomorrow).
7. There are a million better things I could eat - like a bowl of cereal - easier to make; fewer calories; no hot house; only mess up today!

Thanks! I have a pickle I love as a side with baked potatoes. I think that will be my supper tonight. Hubby wants pizza

September goals
Under 160
Medication on track. I tend to forget a dose when unscheduled things pop up and then don't feel well.
Studio twice+ / week
Round Robin for Scrappy Bags satellite group
Start big girl quilt for Miss C
Declutter entry further.
Accountability

Weekly weigh-in
Starting weight: 240 lbs
Mar 15, 2017: 199.0
Jan 3, 2018: 176.0
Aiming at 150ish
Progress so far this year:

Sept 5 162.8
Aug 29 164.8
Aug 22 166.4
Aug 15 167.4
Aug 8 169.0
Aug 2 167.6
July 4 167.2
June 6 168.4
May 2 164.6
Apr 4 167.7
Mar 7 168.4
Feb 7 171.6
Jan 3 176.0

@mytime6630
Hey you... you're right! Though you didn't get to where you wanted, last year really was a success. You've done good hon.
The other thing that I've discovered this year is I'm older (don't laugh) and, not only does that make this challenge harder, I've lost 3" in height which means I'm supposed to weigh less than I even was aiming at.
Keep up the good work.

@PackerFanInGB @mytime6630 Yup, that 3" in height means I should weigh 20 more pounds less but I think I'm going to aim at the 150, see how I feel, sit there for a while, and then decide what I'd like to do. My BP has been acting up. Apparently seeing stars can be one of them indications to get it checked more often. I was at the pharmacy during one starshow so I took a measurement. The pharmacist turned white as a ghost when it came up 80/35. Hubby wouldn't stick around to remeasure it again.

Back on track today! Wasn't easy, but I kept thinking about how I'd be logging and checking in so I pushed myself and stuck to my meal plan. Very proud of myself. Had a great day at work to boot! I have a coworker who had a doctor's appointment and was strongly encouraged to eat healthier. She asked me for some advice, and I offered to walk her through the habits I've learned that have helped me. I am excited to share and hopeful I might have a health buddy!

Also thinking of @maryrobinson40 and hoping today went alright.

For today:
30 minutes exercise still fighting this cold! Hoping tomorrow I'll be back in action. I've missed my walk/jogs!
Track food and exercise ✅
5 good groups ✅ First time in several days YAY
Water challenge-80 oz. ✅
Gratitude: today I am thankful for motivation from both those who are struggling and those who are succeeding. The former reminds me that I don't need to be perfect, just moving in the right direction (progress not perfection!) and the latter for motivating me towards what I want to be
Post here for accountability ✅

For tomorrow:
30 minutes exercise
Track food and exercise
5 good groups
Water challenge-80 oz.
Daily gratitude
Post here for accountability

Hugs @maryrobinson40 - you are so strong.

@mytime6630 - I think you should also remember that you have maintained most of that first loss this year through some significant life challenges. And that you have motivated and supported so may others in running this group. That in itself is lots to be proud of. I also wanted to say that those long table photos when you are nearest the camera are always the worst! I’m at a healthy weight - bottom of healthy BMI - and have seen pics of me like that and hated them! We are all here to support you and we can together make sure the rest of this year we all smash it.

@bcTRAI - look after yourself. Seeing stars and low blood pressure doesn’t sound good. Def keep an eye on it.

@jeschepp - great job staying focused!

I had the strangest night. Woke up with the cat and was convinced it was time to get up. Had coffee and pre workout fruit, then saw it was only just gone midnight! Then was really hungry and ate more snacks! Went back to bed and now up for morning workout but feeling very tired, confused and a bit queasy. So strange and mildly annoying too as I ended up eating too much and sleeping too little. Never the best combination!

Wish me luck getting through today! Will be back in later.

Love to all x

@mytime6630 Not quitting is a HUGE accomplishment in itself! It sounds like you've done really well for the past few years, and I have to imagine your faithful trips to the gym have kept you stronger and more mobile* than you'd otherwise be. If this is what motivates you to do more, great, but don't every underestimate how much you already do and have done.
*I'm always amazing by how much easier it is to move around having lost some weight and maintaining regular exercise. Simple things like standing up from a sofa, squatting down to tie a shoe, and moving through a crowd of people still surprise me sometimes when they aren't as hard as they used to be.


Yesterday was a pretty good day for me. It was nice to get back to my routine. I did have a snack last night, but I did NOT make brownies. I did my 10 minute leg workout and I worked my abs. I didn't walk, because I'm still not quite 100%

JFT - Friday

• Eat 3 times - no snacking
• 10 minute workout
• ab workout

bcTRAI wrote: »

@PackerFanInGB @mytime6630 Yup, that 3" in height means I should weigh 20 more pounds less but I think I'm going to aim at the 150, see how I feel, sit there for a while, and then decide what I'd like to do. My BP has been acting up. Apparently seeing stars can be one of them indications to get it checked more often. I was at the pharmacy during one starshow so I took a measurement. The pharmacist turned white as a ghost when it came up 80/35. Hubby wouldn't stick around to remeasure it again.

OH MY GOSH! That's not good, little missy! Have you talked to your doctor about this? I used to get lightheaded when I was sick and it was from being dehydrated. Ended up getting twice weekly IVs of saline. I think that is a good plan to try out 150 and see how it feels. I have a number in mind too, but I'm learning that it's really not about the number...it's more about how I feel! I'm older and maybe the number I want just isn't realistic or even the best thing for me anymore. (((HUGS)))

PackerFanInGB wrote: »

Just for Thursday (9/6)

• Log every bite
• PT exercises for hip
• Don't take people's crap so seriously..keep things in perspective and consider the source.
• Be a No-Drama Mama.
• September bills/budget
• Join the "Back to Basics" challenge on HSMC Started watching videos but didn't officially join yet.
• Start "Getting Started for the Final Time" on HSMC Started watching videos
• 15 minutes of decluttering digital photos
• Monthly Challenges: April Water / May 15 min selfcare / June Mindfulness / July Preplanning / August PM snacking / September 5 freggies per day 1/5
• Gratitude Journal / Meditation or Inspirational Reading / Read book / lights out 10:30

On my way in a few minutes to the physical therapist to learn how to wean off of the crutches. Excited to learn what I can do now! Just posting quick and will hop back on later.

Just for Friday

• Log every bite
• Physical therapy appointment
• No-Drama mama
• September bills
• Finish videos on HSMC
• 15 minutes decluttering digital photos
• Monthly Challenges April water / May 15 min self-care / June mindful / July Preplanning / August PM Snacking / September 5 freggies per day
• Gratitude journal / Meditation / Read / lights out 10:30

Have a great day my friends!