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
09/08 = 157.5 deserved ~ office bday celebration indulgences day before / City Stadium 5K Run for Veterans 44:27 ave. pace 14:16 ~ beat goal of < 44:30

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

cschmitz110515 wrote: »

Last night I finally caught up with JFT posts ~ so much happening. Sending hugs for those that need them, especially @maryrobinson40 @Faebert @missheidi @toaljasa @PackerFanInGB !

Lately, it's been one thing after another for me ~ nothing major but it all adds up. Office relocation & new office-mate, work computer problems (yesterday, my desktop wouldn't start ~ needed a new power brick), now today system upgrade and trying to figure out how everything looks to find my usual stuff. Throw in recent stuff like middle brother's wedding, 5K for Veterans (terrific event, so supportive of all who serve and I beat my goal of < 44:30 ~ I finished in 44:27 and average pace of 14:16), lots of yardwork & hubby time over weekend. Can't forget Sunday night football ~ what a game! What an ending! @PackerFanInGB were you biting your nails like me?!? Late nights and too little sleep don't help.

Thanks to all JFTers for posting your successes & attempts. All of you inspire me to do better, just because you try every day. I love you all!

cschmitz110515 Thank you for your thoughtfulness.. Hugs for you as well. You're terrific yourself🙋👏🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 Love you.

cschmitz110515 wrote: »

JFT T 9/11 ~ Rest day after several late nights in a row
1) Move hourly / stairs breaks at work
2) Meals & snacks prelogged / stick w/ plan / net calories w/i 100 green / 12c water
3) Evening: deadhead roses / put safflower seed in garage container & refill feeder / brew tea / meal plan & grocery list / balance checkbooks / 15 min. declutter / other to-do's?
4) Unplug 9:00 / FLOSS (really slacking) / retainers / bed & TV off 10:15 (walk dog before work W)

Forgot who asked about reflective gear I wear when walking dog, maybe @Snowflake1968 ? Where we live on the outskirts of town, neighborhood streets don't have sidewalks, plus we walk on some county (rural) roads, facing traffic so I can see what's coming at us. For summer I have some athletic shirts that are neon/bright and a runner's cap with reflective bits, but it's daylight early when we walk. Most of the other gear I wear were gifts from hubby so I don't know where they were purchased. I have several styles of neon yellow vests and a new strap-type vest with LED lights in ~ love that, lights can be steady or flash slow or fast. Soon I'll start wearing my headlamp (have to see to depoop neighbor's yards in pre-sunrise dark) which has various settings including strobe which I use when crossing the busy intersections, plus a red light on the back. Sometimes I wear an LED-lit runner's wristband (got that from one of my 10K events). When it gets cold, I have a high visibility stocking cap I wear under the headlamp. Dog has her own gear to wear: she has a hunter orange vest with reflective strips and an LED-lit collar with adjustable settings. I know this helps drivers see us, because when I see people in dark clothing and NO reflective gear or light walking in my neighborhood after dark, I have a hard time seeing them! I don't care how dorky I might look, as long as dog and I are safe.

That was me, thanks for the information.

Long day yesterday. All food consumption after morning coffee is a blur. Started at 5:30 (wayyyyyy tooo early for me!!) and returned after 11:30 pm. Participated in a mid-morning brunch and an evening buffet. I know I drank more that 12 waters yesterday so ok there. I think I did pretty good at the buffets; stayed away from all sweets (YEA ME!!), had veggies with minimal dip, and ate small amounts of the main dishes. Also resisted all soft and hard drinks. This morning, jumped right back into plan. Guess my scale will tell me how I did in a day or two.

JFT - Tuesday

1. Log all food for the day
2. Drink at least 8 glasses of water
3. Walk at Home video; try to push past 10 min
4. Write checks to pay bills

missheidi wrote: »

NSV for me!!!
my best friend Courtney is in the classroom right next to me and was going to a local taco place that is my FAVORITE because she needed to get out of the building. i didn't go! I brought my on plan lunch and stayed and ate it. It helps that it was shepherd's pie from the Always hungry book, one of my favorite meals. I'm pretty dang proud of myself.
JFT recap of Monday
stayed on plan
drank like, a gallon of water
logged
didn't roller skate, was too sunburned.

JFT Tuesday
stay on plan
drink (water, not beer, sadly)
log
racquetball with my kiddo. We're terrible at it, but it's fun and we are SORE the next day.

Nicely done! Way to be stronger than the tacos!!

missheidi wrote: »

cesse47 wrote: »

Long day yesterday. All food consumption after morning coffee is a blur. Started at 5:30 (wayyyyyy tooo early for me!!) and returned after 11:30 pm. Participated in a mid-morning brunch and an evening buffet. I know I drank more that 12 waters yesterday so ok there. I think I did pretty good at the buffets; stayed away from all sweets (YEA ME!!), had veggies with minimal dip, and ate small amounts of the main dishes. Also resisted all soft and hard drinks. This morning, jumped right back into plan. Guess my scale will tell me how I did in a day or two.

JFT - Tuesday

1. Log all food for the day
2. Drink at least 8 glasses of water
3. Walk at Home video; try to push past 10 min
4. Write checks to pay bills

I'm a walk at home instructor now!

Do you have videos on Youtube?

Snowflake1968 wrote: »

missheidi wrote: »

cesse47 wrote: »

Long day yesterday. All food consumption after morning coffee is a blur. Started at 5:30 (wayyyyyy tooo early for me!!) and returned after 11:30 pm. Participated in a mid-morning brunch and an evening buffet. I know I drank more that 12 waters yesterday so ok there. I think I did pretty good at the buffets; stayed away from all sweets (YEA ME!!), had veggies with minimal dip, and ate small amounts of the main dishes. Also resisted all soft and hard drinks. This morning, jumped right back into plan. Guess my scale will tell me how I did in a day or two.

JFT - Tuesday

1. Log all food for the day
2. Drink at least 8 glasses of water
3. Walk at Home video; try to push past 10 min
4. Write checks to pay bills

I'm a walk at home instructor now!

Do you have videos on Youtube?

uh, no.

JFY Monday 9/10/18
1) Log all my food for the day
2) Stay "in the green" with my calorie total for the day
3) Stay "in the green" with my sodium intake for the day
4) Go to the gym
5) Work on orders from my shop
6) Bring son to his appointment

JFT Tuesday 9/11/18
1) Log all my food for the day
2) Stay "in the green" with my calorie total for the day
3) Stay "in the green" with my sodium intake for the day
4) Drink 8 glasses of water before having my Diet Coke
5) Go to the gym
6) Work on orders from my shop
7) Try to fix my embroidery machine

josephinebowman wrote: »

Argh, not a great day. Waiting for the storm, traffic all over, went to Wal-Mart and shelves are way down. They had all I wanted. We will just hunker down in house and watch the neighbor's pecan tree which I suspect never liked me anyhow. I did manage to get to church on time and to get son's computer to work for his classes--I just guessed which cable and it worked. Classes cancelled for rest of week and tomorrow's evening activities so maybe if the power works we can have catch-up time tomorrow. Chorus cancelled tonight but I am just going to bed rather than work through that time. ATE LIKE CRAZY and went over on calories and I did not like the food so what's up with that. Just ate it because it was there. Too tired but I suspect it is something else (sad, down, missed pills for 2 days). Will organize pills and try to take them tonight and then on schedule again. No shot yet. AND the garbage needs to go out right now. For tomorrow, get act together and be on track...

josephinebowman wrote: »

Argh, not a great day. Waiting for the storm, traffic all over, went to Wal-Mart and shelves are way down. They had all I wanted. We will just hunker down in house and watch the neighbor's pecan tree which I suspect never liked me anyhow. I did manage to get to church on time and to get son's computer to work for his classes--I just guessed which cable and it worked. Classes cancelled for rest of week and tomorrow's evening activities so maybe if the power works we can have catch-up time tomorrow. Chorus cancelled tonight but I am just going to bed rather than work through that time. ATE LIKE CRAZY and went over on calories and I did not like the food so what's up with that. Just ate it because it was there. Too tired but I suspect it is something else (sad, down, missed pills for 2 days). Will organize pills and try to take them tonight and then on schedule again. No shot yet. AND the garbage needs to go out right now. For tomorrow, get act together and be on track...

@josephinebowman ... I blew it too...ate 3 hotdogs ...it was like it wasn't me... And like you, I ate it cause it was there.
For me, it wasn't until an hour later, I'm thinking.. I just fed my emotions because I've been concerned about my daughter... I'm going to get a grip!
We too are awaiting the storm...🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

Checking in from Tuesday
1. AM speed run: 12 laps, timed on even laps 2-10, aim for <1:40. Feed cats. PLEX Flexibility sequence. Shower. Morning meds. Tea! Log 1 item. AM MEETING. Leave by 6:40.
2. SET UP COMPUTER TIME. Review Week 8 plans and draft. Make coffee. Review week 4 essay. Print project work for ALL CLASSES.
3. Class 2-3: Infinitives lesson; check project work. Villain Narrative. Dialogue review Wednesday.
4. Class 4 - Edit printouts of project work. Check for PRs returned. Upcoming: Research.
5. Parent calls for no PRs. Review semester plan. What is my purpose for each unit? Sketch out semester block. Shift lessons to units.
6. Update class websites. Have K use keys to mark student work. Write villain narrative.
7. PM duty. CALL N ABOUT LOAN TERMS. Zumba 5:30. WEEK 4 POST. Fold laundry while watching Good Place. Dinner: Shakshuka.
8. Plan out and log meals for Wednesday. Prep lunch. Chop celery. Meds. Floss, rinse, brush teeth. In bed by 8:45; devices off by 9:00; alarm set for 4:50.

JFT Wednesday
1. AM basic run: 16 laps, aim for <35 m. Feed cats. Shower. Morning meds. Tea! Log 1 item. PACK SHOES.
2. Print project work for ALL CLASSES. Print gradebook roster. WEEK 4 POST. Review Week 8 plans and draft. Make coffee. Review week 4 essay. Input back work.
3. Class 2-3: Presentations. Dialogue review. Villain narrative.
4. Class 4: Presentations. Check for PRs returned. Upcoming: Research.
5. Parent calls for no PRs. Review semester plan. What is my purpose for each unit? Sketch out semester block. Shift lessons to units.
6. Update class websites. Have K use keys to mark student work. Write blog post.
7. PM duty. CALL N ABOUT LOAN TERMS. Strength 4:30. Week 4 comments. Fold laundry while watching Good Place. Dinner: Pork chop.
8. Plan out and log meals for Thursday. Prep lunch. Chop celery. Meds. Floss, rinse, brush teeth. In bed by 8:45; devices off by 9:00; alarm set for 4:50.

Scale goals
End of 2017: 174.6
February 2018: 173.6
March 2018: 179.6
July 2018: 189.6
August 2018: 187.4
Today: 185.2

Upcoming to-do:
1. Develop 5PE mini-unit. Use after JC as a sponge; combine with challenge books. Maybe a comparison with another required text? Have students ask a parent or teacher what the most significant text they studied was, and then create a comparison between their challenge book and that text - which has more value and why? Possibly do the one-sheet as an assessment.
2. Write next blog post. Comment on 3 posts each week -Tu Th Sun? Check on #engchat on Mondays at 7?
3. Keep track of medical stuffs. Dentist? Appt w D 10/22 9:20; McC 10/22 10:15. Also Feb 7 9:30 w Ac Int. Sub already set up.
4. Organize and grade narratives. Update parent group lists with NAMES. Note reply emails.
5. Check on conference; follow up on seminar proposal. Do research on characteristics: curiosity, persistence, creativity, responsibility, optimism - others? Can poetry unit be condensed?
6. Return mascara to Walmart with receipt. Go to used bookstore; take bags-of-bags and look for Beauty (McKinley), Design for How People Learn (Julie Dirksen), Dying for a Paycheck (Robin Hardman) and The Prince (tr. Tim Parks).
7. Put jewelry away. Yikes! Reinforce patches on old pants.
8. Go to Mac store and see if they can retrieve the files off the iMac.
9. Make plan for classroom observations; ask other teachers about projects or lessons they feel confident about.
10. Create vocabulary lists for each unit that come from the texts used. Find a way to incorporate changing words from one part of speech to another.
11. Convert lesson plans to unit format.
12. Design minibuttons with school logo, mascot, crest.

JFY Tuesday 9/11/18
1) Log all my food for the day
2) Stay "in the green" with my calorie total for the day
3) Stay "in the green" with my sodium intake for the day
4) Drink 8 glasses of water before having my Diet Coke
5) Go to the gym
6) Work on orders from my shop
7) Try to fix my embroidery machine (My husband and I fixed one problem, but now there's another one we have to try to figure out tonight...ugh)

JFT Wednesday 9/12/18
1) Log all my food for the day
2) Stay "in the green" with my calorie total for the day
3) Stay "in the green" with my sodium intake for the day
4) Drink 8 glasses of water before having my Diet Coke
5) Go to the gym
6) Work on orders from my shop
7) Try to fix my embroidery machine again

GOOD MORNING DEAR LOVELIES🌹🌹🌹
JUST WANT TO TALK A BIT TO GET REAL FEED BACK FROM MY NEW SISTERS.
Can you believe this...A day of discovery for me. I've been hiding out. I have been saying that I'm sexy as a "self help pep talk".. But I only realized this morning that I didn't really believe it. After walking my nieces to the bus stop, I suddenly became paranoid to the passing cars and literally froze. When it dawned on me what was happening, I shook myself to snap out of it and that's when I saw the parking lot... Yes it's been there all along, but I didn't view it as a place that I'd be welcome.Crazy right?? I mean, I didn't hear anyone say that I couldn't walk there... It has to do with some inner stupidity that I allowed to block my progress all my life..."THE COLOR OF MY SKIN"... I honestly haven't felt worthy to have things in life. Everything I work to achieve would get snatched away, including my husband...I MUST STRONGLY INTERJECT HERE, I AM NOT PREJUDICE!!! AND PLEASE DON'T TAKE THIS OFFENSIVELY... Please don't. But I must say it for you to truly understand my life.
My husband of 19 full years together, left me for a caucasian woman. And it is not about her color/race... I am labled AFRICAN AMERICAN, but my father was
American Indian and I can't recall what tribe. I have no idea, for all I know, I could have caucasian ancestery. The point is I have stepped back more times than I've gone foreward.
Amazing what stepping outside of yourself can reveal. I never saw race...my family are not that kind of people. Mom and Dad taught us to love everyone, and be quick to apologize, and quick to forgive. Something I've lived by all my life. Truly not having met any of you, it's like you've become my extended family of fantastic sisters. So when I send the emoji roses etc. I'm sending you real heartfelt love the only way that I can.
Ooooo lookie... I think I wrote a book... Lol….
Sorry for being long winded...
Hope you will still love and accept me.😅