JUST FOR TODAY ....... One day at a time ..... Daily Commitment Thread for 2018
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Argh i didn’t manage to check in last night and it’s so busy on here again!!
Yay to @cschmitz110515 and @snowflake1968 on the losses! Cheering for you! And a big high five to @maryrobinson40 for the extra activity and steps. You sound so energetic and positive about the health changes you are making! @slittlemeister and @HEGoddard0928 glad you’re feeling better.
Shout to @Bex953172 for just being stellar support to everyone on here. You always have some words of support and advice. I hope the kidney infection is all cleared up and you are feeling good.
@PackerFanInGB you look great and it is very inspiring to hear how you are straight back into it all after the surgery.
@mytime6630 glad your reunion was good and lovely to have you back.
Sorry if I’ve missed anyone...
Loving all the laundry banter - mine has now been folded and made its way from the dining table upstairs. But couldn’t put it all away as the kids were asleep. Actually - confession - I could have put my stuff away but I was too lazy.
Anyway, good news for me is that my sister is now home from hospital and doing ok. This more than makes up for a rubbish day at work yesterday. Going to stay positive and remember what’s important...
Tuesday goals recap
- morning workout ✅
- Check school diary and email M re imagination workshop ❎
- Collect car at lunchtime ✅
- prep for Staff training ✅
- Hot yoga after training session ✅
- Finish laundry ✅ ish! Still some to put away
- Bed by 10 ✅
Wednesday goals
- morning workout
- Check school diary and email M
- Phonics observation
- Make some progress on class assembly script
- Eyebrow threading after work
- Kids homework
- Put laundry away!!!
- Early night
Have a lovely day everyone xx
That's great that your sister is home, she should recuperate better at home.
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slittlemeister wrote: »Fell off the wagon a bit yesterday. I had some reasonably good news and decided that I was going to ignore my food plan and no weekday alcohol policy in order to celebrate it.
I need to not do this again! I will never reach my goal weight if I do.
Things to do to celebrate other than eat/drink:
- Put on a celebratory song and dance around
- Take some pictures to mark the event (even if it's not a big event)
- Buy a Big Issue to spread the good fortune
- Call someone to tell them about it
- Write what I'm happy about in gratitude journal
- Paint my nails bright/sparkly colours
- Blow up balloons....?
I'm going to take a screenshot of this list and save it to refer to in future!
Yesterday's commitments:
- Stick to food plan
- Eat slowly and mindfully
- 3 bottles water
- No alcohol
- 5+ fruit/veg
- 30+ minute lunch break
- Meditate
- Duolingo & French book
- Leave work at 6.30pm
- Watch Bake Off!
- Gratitude journal
- Lights out by 11
Today will not be a celebratory day. It's the 5-year anniversary of my dad's death today. Feeling ok so far but it's only 8am I'm at training today which hopefully will keep me occupied. This evening me and the boyfriend will be treating ourselves to fish & chips to mark the occasion. My dad liked those a lot and it's become a bit of a ritual. I will try not to eat too much outside that treat though.
Today's commitments:
- Stick to food plan (which includes SMALL fish & chips!)
- Eat slowly and mindfully
- 3 bottles water
- No alcohol - I need to deal with emotions today, not drown them
- Use breaks to do direct report's review
- Duolingo & French book
- Check out whether evening church is possible
- Gratitude journal
- Lights out by 11
Those anniversaries never seem to get easier do they? I like the way you are remembering your Dad by having his favourite meal.2 -
Snowflake1968 wrote: »
So I looked at a TDEE calculator today and put in my stats. I marked myself as sedentary as I sit most of the day at work. I try to get some exercise each day, but don't always succeed. According to that I need 1219 calories a day. I am trying to get away with 1050 Net each day. Maybe I need to try upping mine for a little bit. Although today I had a loss. My BMI finally shows only overweight instead of obese! This is such a game of numbers I'm never sure what to do.
I have read that under 1200 and your body goes into starvation mode and holds onto weight. I forgot to factor in exercise calories and first and realized I was often closer to 1000 daily calories, which left me feeling weak and hungry all the time. I actually had better weight loss when I kept it to 1200.
Congrats on the BMI win!!
I have also read that too few calories will sabotage weight loss. Personally, I would be starving & very cranky with too few calories. I aim for net calories zero, after I log my exercise or activity (my Fitbit and MapMyWalk are not linked up to MFP, just the way I do it.) Found a great thread on too-few-calories topic:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10569458/why-eating-too-little-calories-is-a-bad-idea
ETA: Go to Page 1 of the thread link! There's a fantastic write-up that explains, in part, about how MFP sets up your the calorie allowance, and logging inaccuracies. Apparently, MFP intends for you to eat back calories burned.
P.S. Don't know why my ETA didn't show in my feed at first. Sorry for the double-post!3 -
cschmitz110515 wrote: »Snowflake1968 wrote: »
So I looked at a TDEE calculator today and put in my stats. I marked myself as sedentary as I sit most of the day at work. I try to get some exercise each day, but don't always succeed. According to that I need 1219 calories a day. I am trying to get away with 1050 Net each day. Maybe I need to try upping mine for a little bit. Although today I had a loss. My BMI finally shows only overweight instead of obese! This is such a game of numbers I'm never sure what to do.
I have read that under 1200 and your body goes into starvation mode and holds onto weight. I forgot to factor in exercise calories and first and realized I was often closer to 1000 daily calories, which left me feeling weak and hungry all the time. I actually had better weight loss when I kept it to 1200.
Congrats on the BMI win!!
I have also read that too few calories will sabotage weight loss. Personally, I would be starving & very cranky with too few calories. I aim for net calories zero, after I log my exercise or activity (my Fitbit and MapMyWalk are not linked up to MFP, just the way I do it.) Found a great thread on too-few-calories topic:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10569458/why-eating-too-little-calories-is-a-bad-idea
Thanks for the feedback, I think I will try to eat at 0 for a bit and see what happens. I find this a very slow process this time compared to other times I have lost weight and it's a bit frustrating. Hopefully it means that it will be more successful over the long haul this way.2 -
Snowflake1968 wrote: »
So I looked at a TDEE calculator today and put in my stats. I marked myself as sedentary as I sit most of the day at work. I try to get some exercise each day, but don't always succeed. According to that I need 1219 calories a day. I am trying to get away with 1050 Net each day. Maybe I need to try upping mine for a little bit. Although today I had a loss. My BMI finally shows only overweight instead of obese! This is such a game of numbers I'm never sure what to do.
I have read that under 1200 and your body goes into starvation mode and holds onto weight. I forgot to factor in exercise calories and first and realized I was often closer to 1000 daily calories, which left me feeling weak and hungry all the time. I actually had better weight loss when I kept it to 1200.
Congrats on the BMI win!!
I have also read that too few calories will sabotage weight loss. Personally, I would be starving & very cranky with too few calories. I aim for net calories zero, after I log my exercise or activity (my Fitbit and MapMyWalk are not linked up to MFP, just the way I do it.) Found a great thread on too-few-calories topic:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10569458/why-eating-too-little-calories-is-a-bad-idea
ETA: Go to Page 1 of the link above. There's a fantastic write-up that explains, in part, about how MFP sets your calorie allowance, and logging inaccuracies. Apparently MFP intends for everyone to eat back calories burned. Yay!1 -
JFT - Tuesday- Keep it under 1400 calories - OH YEAH! I finished yesterday at 1250!
- Log it all
That's it. That's all I have to do. I've pre-logged dinner, and it's looking like 1205. It should be a good day!
@Bex953172 & @tickingp0ny What is it about laundry that it just sits on the To Do list forever! I swear by the time I get it done, folded, and put away there's a whole other round needing to be started!
I got on the scale this morning, and it said 169.5! That's a loss of about 1 lb - I'll take that, and I'll even dance to celebrate it!
JFT - Wednesday- Keep it under 1400 calories - Pre-logging looks like I should end up around 1250
- Run my steps for 7 minutes!
- Ab workout
Thought of the day - If I quit, I'm guaranteed to fail, but if I hang in there and keep trying, odds are good that I'll end up succeeding...eventually.
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Snowflake1968 wrote: »
So I looked at a TDEE calculator today and put in my stats. I marked myself as sedentary as I sit most of the day at work. I try to get some exercise each day, but don't always succeed. According to that I need 1219 calories a day. I am trying to get away with 1050 Net each day. Maybe I need to try upping mine for a little bit. Although today I had a loss. My BMI finally shows only overweight instead of obese! This is such a game of numbers I'm never sure what to do.
I have read that under 1200 and your body goes into starvation mode and holds onto weight. I forgot to factor in exercise calories and first and realized I was often closer to 1000 daily calories, which left me feeling weak and hungry all the time. I actually had better weight loss when I kept it to 1200.
Congrats on the BMI win!!
"Starvation mode" as generally described isn't possible. If you expend 1000 calories of energy in activity, that energy has to come from somewhere. A lot of that "activity" is stuff like breathing, maintaining your body temperature, organ functions, heart beating, stuff like that. That's your "NEAT" - Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis (energy use). For most of us, that's the bulk of our calorie expenditure. On top of that, you have calories burned through exercise and deliberate activity.
The thing is, neither NEAT nor exercise is always 100% accurate. If you exercise a LOT, you may feel more tired and end up walking around less at work, which means you might be burning fewer calories than you thought. If you undereat, you may have similar issues with calories in; you're hungry all the time and you end up underestimating how much you're actually eating.3 -
Snowflake1968 wrote: »slittlemeister wrote: »Fell off the wagon a bit yesterday. I had some reasonably good news and decided that I was going to ignore my food plan and no weekday alcohol policy in order to celebrate it.
I need to not do this again! I will never reach my goal weight if I do.
Things to do to celebrate other than eat/drink:
- Put on a celebratory song and dance around
- Take some pictures to mark the event (even if it's not a big event)
- Buy a Big Issue to spread the good fortune
- Call someone to tell them about it
- Write what I'm happy about in gratitude journal
- Paint my nails bright/sparkly colours
- Blow up balloons....?
I'm going to take a screenshot of this list and save it to refer to in future!
Yesterday's commitments:
- Stick to food plan
- Eat slowly and mindfully
- 3 bottles water
- No alcohol
- 5+ fruit/veg
- 30+ minute lunch break
- Meditate
- Duolingo & French book
- Leave work at 6.30pm
- Watch Bake Off!
- Gratitude journal
- Lights out by 11
Today will not be a celebratory day. It's the 5-year anniversary of my dad's death today. Feeling ok so far but it's only 8am I'm at training today which hopefully will keep me occupied. This evening me and the boyfriend will be treating ourselves to fish & chips to mark the occasion. My dad liked those a lot and it's become a bit of a ritual. I will try not to eat too much outside that treat though.
Today's commitments:
- Stick to food plan (which includes SMALL fish & chips!)
- Eat slowly and mindfully
- 3 bottles water
- No alcohol - I need to deal with emotions today, not drown them
- Use breaks to do direct report's review
- Duolingo & French book
- Check out whether evening church is possible
- Gratitude journal
- Lights out by 11
Those anniversaries never seem to get easier do they? I like the way you are remembering your Dad by having his favourite meal.
I should point out that it was just ONE of his favourite meals. He had lots of favourite meals, and liked big portions of all of them.
He passed this onto me.
It's why I'm on MFP trying to lose weight.
Thanks Dad
(Actually, in the spirit of being grateful.... Without this genetic greed, I wouldn't have met all of you lovely people. There is always a silver lining!)5 -
JFT
1. 4 waters at work
2. Log all food
3. Eat when hungry - stop when full
4. Meds AM and PM
5. Fish oil
6. Bed early - wake up at first stirring tomorrow
7. Be kind3 -
HEGoddard0928 wrote: »
JFT 9-25-18
1. Log all food! Be accountable!😀 Even though I didn't want to!
2. Call OFP and set up appt😁 It's a wait and see thing. If that doesn't work, next step is orthopedist
3. Food shopping!😀 Had a good sugar crash as I was leaving and almost passed out but it's done... For moment. Still need the BBQ stuff
4. BBQ prep discussion😆 Just had it about 5 minutes ago. Lol
5. Take out trash!😀 Had to take it all the way up to the front of the property because I forgot it was garbage day. Lol. But it's done at least
6. Wash sheets😀
7. Take out pork chops to defrost for dinner😀 Were really really yummy. DH was pleased
8. Dinner/Dishes😆 Forgot I left the frying pan soaking in the sink last night
9. DH time(Be present. Put down the computer) 😆 Thunderstorm passed through last night so I had to dog sit for my parents since she's TERRIFIED of storms. She tried to climb into my lap... She is NOT a lap dog
10. Bed whenever(I love vacation!) 😀 After 1. Lol.
Hello, my dear friends! How are we this fine afternoon? I almost said morning because it feels like a morning to me! I only got out of bed about an hour ago. Well, that's not entirely true. I got up at 10:40 because of the cat and stayed up for about an hour, then laid back down because of a headache that came on quick. But now it's 1:11 and I have a bunch of computer work to do this afternoon. I also have to run to my doctor's office about 20 minutes away because I have to drop off some paperwork for him to sign. It turns out that Matt qualifies for Family Medical Leave and they are required to keep his job for 12 weeks and we can keep the health insurance as long as we pay the $96 premium every month. He also may qualify for Short Term Disability, so that will help a lot as well. So I get to work on all of that. There are a few other things I have to work on today. The doctor's office closes at 5 pm. Hopefully, I can get everything over there by that time.
I have been faithful in logging my food the last week but not in being in the green. Now it is starting to become a habit and I'm feeling less and less shameful for my calorie intake. I think that next week I am going to start working out again. I need to start building better habits. I gained about 15lbs since I started working in March. This is totally unacceptable. My clothes are getting really tight again. I am not happy about it. I want to be 155 again by the end of the year. I have about 7 pounds to go to get there. So today I am going to start over.
Okay! Onto goals!
JFT, 9-26-18
1. Log all food. Be accountable
2. Watch portion size
3. Get rsvp's from BBQ invitees
4. Fill out paperwork
5. Drop off paperwork
6. Dinner in crock pot
7. Look into Express Scripts
8. Do some sort of activity (Gym? Yoga? Something!)
9. Bed a bit earlier than last night
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cschmitz110515 wrote: »Recap T 9/25 ~
Got some very good news yesterday: Thanks to more inaccurate (should I say, misleading) employer communication (this time by HR dept.), both my manager and I had misunderstanding about eligibility rules for wage increase. Once HR explained to boss lady, which she then explained to me, in the end, I will get the wage increase. We were both relieved! Yay!
J
That is FANTABULOUS news! And relief for you as well. Communication: It's a wonderful thing!!!2 -
cschmitz110515 wrote: »Recap T 9/25 ~
Got some very good news yesterday: Thanks to more inaccurate (should I say, misleading) employer communication (this time by HR dept.), both my manager and I had misunderstanding about eligibility rules for wage increase. Once HR explained to boss lady, which she then explained to me, in the end, I will get the wage increase. We were both relieved! Yay!
Good for you!!! I had a misunderstanding like that once due to HR comparing my job with a totally different position and saying everyone in our dept was getting a 7% raise that year except for me and my partner. I threw a fit! I was so upset when I went to my manager. She spoke with HR and found out that they had not been doing our market study increases correctly for many years and my partner and I ended up with an 18% raise that year! Sometimes it pays to question things like that!
So happy for you! Congrats!
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@slittlemeister I am sending you big hugs from over here in the US. I hope you can feel them. I think going out for fish & chips is a lovely way to celebrate your father's life and memory.3
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maryrobinson40 wrote: »maryrobinson40 wrote: »Hi Everyone🙋
JFT
UP AND AT IT!
DETERMINED TO GET MY WORKOUT...SO FAR I'VE MANAGED 2 THIRTY MINUTE INTERVALS OF EXERCISE...🙌😀
Yay ME!!!🙌 IM EASILY CLEARING 5,000 steps now...
NEW OBJECTIVE FOR THE NEXT 2 weeks.. TRY TO EASILY CLEAR 7,000 steps.
Cut out sodas completely... Drink Green Tea (hot)
No eating after 7:30p.m.
Kick efforts up a notch on exercises...
No Breads, No Fries...Do Cauli/Broccoli instead
Reminder⭐ FRUIT IS MY NEW DESSERT, ⭐CELERY, CARROTS, CUCUMBERS will be my NEW CRUNCH N MUNCH (No more chips)
Bed By 9:30
THESE CHANGES SHOULD MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE!
Zoodles instead of pasta!
Could you do vegetable fries? (argh we call them chips over here LOL) Like parsnips or carrots? Over here we can buy frozen "rainbow chips" and it's basically just parsnip carrot and beetroot cut into chip shapes lol!
Any potato based things for dinner I switch for salad, pasta I do Zoodles, or I just give myself extra veg and boil an egg for on the side!
I don't have a rice substitute yet, so I just have smaller portions because I don't really like Cauliflower
Youve smashed it today well done!
Shucks, it wasn't until a few years ago that I trained myself to drink hot tea. Lol….
We so called Southern Ladies love our Sweet Iced Tea and Lemonade.. Why, for some of us, drinking sweet iced tea is a time honored tradition. Preferring it over sodas, and water even. And a lot of places put emphasis on the "Sweet" until the tea almost tastes syrupy... Awful health wise though.
AnyWhoo... I definitely am making positive changes.
Thanks again💖
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PackerFanInGB wrote: »Just for Tomorrow / Tuesday
1. Journal every bite
2. 64 oz of water
3. 5 fruits/veggies 3/5
4. Walk around the block My hip was irritated last night and I didn't want to make it worse.
5. Dairy free Day 6: Really hard because I LOVE cheese and we have fresh cheese curds in the house right now (which are my favorite), but I'm starting to notice little changes in how I feel so continuing the course. Happy me!
6. 15 minutes self care
7. 15 minutes digital declutter Ooops. Actually forgot because I was trying to be unplugged last night with hubby.
8. Gratitude Journal / Inspirational Reading / Sleeping by 10:30 I really have to work on this. I've been staying up reading WAY too late and need to start getting back to my regular work night routine.
Moving slow today. Tomorrow will be 5 weeks I've been off work postoperatively, and I've gotten into terrible habit of staying up late reading and sleeping until 9 or 10 in the morning, sipping coffee while I watch my morning shows and not even taking a shower until after Rachel Ray (which is close to noon). I need to work on turning that around because it's just going to make things harder to go back to work. Really frustrating that I haven't been getting things done around the house that I always thought I would do if I had some time off work, but I guess that is how it should be since I'm not actually off on vacation or anything. Resting and getting stronger is what I'm supposed to be doing and it is what I have been doing but it feels like such a waste of time! Rant over.
I still have to go back to page 415 to catch up, but I did see a discussion about how many calories to eat, and I wanted to share a Podcast I listened to from Half Size Me. It's Episode 340 - Half Size Me: Ask Coach Heather 028 - 6 Tips for Dealing with Weighht Regain after Weight Loss. It aired on August 13, 2018. Even though it was many years ago that I lost quite a bit of weight, some of these tips really spoke to me. So, I raised my calories up to maintenance and focused on maintaining for a few weeks at my current weight. Now that I've maintained a few weeks, I changed what I'm eating (no dairy, no sweets), and I've actually started dropping 0.5 to 1 pound here and there this past week. I think the 1200 calories that MFP was telling me I needed to stay at just was not realistic for me. She says in this podcast that if something isn't working, it might be time to try something else and it was an "ah ha" moment for me. If you like podcasts and you feel stuck, this episode was a good one I thought. I still need to follow her advice to go buy 3 outfits that fit me right now, because I have been fighting buying "bigger" size clothes (which she talks about). But I am just not up to shopping yet.
Well, here I am rambling again. Shocking, right?
Just for Today / Wednesday:- Journal every bite
- 64 oz water
- Day 7 no dairy
- 5 fruits/veggies
- Walk around block
- PT exercises x2
- 15 minutes declutter
- 15 minutes self-care
- Gratitude Journal / Inspirational Reading / sleeping by 10:30
- Up at 0700 tomorrow and work on morning routine
Have a great day!!
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This is my Motto, One day, one step at time.
I went to a doctor last month, I was 325 pounds, I'm 6'ft 00 tall High Bloody pressure, high Cholesterol, the words from the doctor was pretty clear, with this lifestyle, you're not going to reach the 40's.
I'm 30 years old.
So I started this Journey, first I went to a Crossfit Gym next to my home. i tried at least 10 times to walk in, I always stop at parking lot, I always thought that you should be fit to do Crossfit.
But I did.
By now It's my 20th day and I've already lost 8 pounds.
But i'm feeling great. never did any workout who I'm excited for the next WOD.
I know I still have a long run to do, but it's ONE DAY AT TIME.
Let's keep fighting.
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maryrobinson40 wrote: »maryrobinson40 wrote: »maryrobinson40 wrote: »Hi Everyone🙋
JFT
UP AND AT IT!
DETERMINED TO GET MY WORKOUT...SO FAR I'VE MANAGED 2 THIRTY MINUTE INTERVALS OF EXERCISE...🙌😀
Yay ME!!!🙌 IM EASILY CLEARING 5,000 steps now...
NEW OBJECTIVE FOR THE NEXT 2 weeks.. TRY TO EASILY CLEAR 7,000 steps.
Cut out sodas completely... Drink Green Tea (hot)
No eating after 7:30p.m.
Kick efforts up a notch on exercises...
No Breads, No Fries...Do Cauli/Broccoli instead
Reminder⭐ FRUIT IS MY NEW DESSERT, ⭐CELERY, CARROTS, CUCUMBERS will be my NEW CRUNCH N MUNCH (No more chips)
Bed By 9:30
THESE CHANGES SHOULD MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE!
Zoodles instead of pasta!
Could you do vegetable fries? (argh we call them chips over here LOL) Like parsnips or carrots? Over here we can buy frozen "rainbow chips" and it's basically just parsnip carrot and beetroot cut into chip shapes lol!
Any potato based things for dinner I switch for salad, pasta I do Zoodles, or I just give myself extra veg and boil an egg for on the side!
I don't have a rice substitute yet, so I just have smaller portions because I don't really like Cauliflower
Youve smashed it today well done!
We so called Southern Ladies love our Sweet Iced Tea and Lemonade.. Why, for some of us, drinking sweet iced tea is a time honored tradition. Preferring it over sodas, and water even. And a lot of places put emphasis on the "Sweet" until the tea almost tastes syrupy... Awful health wise though.
AnyWhoo... I definitely am making positive changes.
Thanks again💖
Years ago when I tried iced tea, I didn't like it. Thought: I'll add sugar. To sweet tea. Hated it more. Finally discovered there is such a thing as UNSWEET tea. I LOVE unsweet tea. When I was in China, I was also the only American in our group that ordered /drank tea. In China. All the others ordered coffee. I got terrific table service.
Love how you're changing things, a little at a time. Those are the kinds of changes that can stick. Go Mary!!!3 -
It's 2:40p.m. in the afternoon here in Cornelius, North Carolina.
I have been up and at it since early... Well early for me even though it was 6a.m. lol…. Making positive changes in many things gets me excited about this health venture. I walked that parking lot 3 times around and brisk walked all the way home this morning after putting my nieces on the school bus at 8:15.
And used the bottom step of our wood porch as my aerobics step, continued on into the house, to my bedroom where I extended my exercise time for 10 more minutes before taking a break. Then it was on to my niece's laundry, then dishes. Prepared my lunch of sweet peas and angel hair pasta. And I am now feeling a bit tired so a nap may be needed. That's the recap of my day thus far.
Thanks for letting me babble.😀 Love you.6 -
Checking in from Wednesday
1. AM general run: 17 laps, aim for <40 m. Feed cats. Shower. Morning meds. Tea! Log 1 item. PACK SHOES. Get gas on the way to school.
2. Draft Week 10. Revise Week 9. WRITE BLOG POST. Guidance requests for students with significant missing work and/or absences. Grade presentations.
3. Class 2-3: Research. Conference on one-pagers. Input one-pager grades. Student Surveys!
4. Class 4 - Rough draft body paragraphs.
5. Parent calls for no prior contact AND for students with INCs and/or other concerns. Review semester plan. What is my purpose for each unit? Review semester block.
6. Update class websites.
7. Strength 4:30. Add twitter handle to blog.
8. Prep Thu lunch. Drain cheese. Chop celery. Weigh and log. Meds. Floss, rinse, brush teeth.
JFT Thursday
1. AM speed run: 2/1 timed, aim for <4m on timed laps. Feed cats. Flexibility routine. Shower. Morning meds. Tea! Log 1 item.
2. FINISH week 10. (Check standards!) Write blog post. Parent calls for students who were referred to guidance. Print intro/conclusion worksheets.
3. Class 2-3: Type drafts. Conference on analysis reports.
4. Class 4: Rough drafts intro/conclusion. Catchup day.
5. Review assessments. Grade character analysis essays. What is my purpose for each unit? Sketch out semester block.
6. Update class websites. Write blog comments. Plan for absence on 10/22.
7. Zumba 5:30.
8. Prep Fri 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: 191.2
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, courage - 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. Create rubric for one-pager. Revise research checklists!
12. Design minibuttons with school logo, mascot, crest.1 -
Dear friends. I have a prayer request for Matt. We found out today that his niece's father and a very close family friend was found dead in Mexico. Matt is devastated. Over the 6 years that Matt and I have been together he has lost approximately 60 people. Almost all of them to heroin and other drugs. We live in Ocean County, NJ which is a major heroin hotbed. Please pray for Matt and his family. He found this out less then a week after he heard another friend died due to drugs. Usually he can shrug it off but this time it's hit really really close to home.7
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@cschmitz110515 and @clicketykeys Thanks for the information and considerations! Great feedback!
@HEGoddard0928 I am so sorry for your family's loss. I will keep you both in my thoughts. I can't imagine dealing with such loss.
@mgrThiagoSilva Welcome! Sounds like you've got a great start!
Today was a turnaround. Work is still stressful, but I emailed a strong yet professional email to the director regarding my PTO (eek!). It was very scary but I feel I deserve those hours! So stress will continue for a bit, but I feel I've been better able to manage it today. Balanced my food better today so I wasn't starving at the end. Made a fantastic new recipe tonight-suuuuper tasty. I think sheet pan recipes are my thing now! I'll put the link below. I used broccoli instead of asparagus and added cherry tomatoes. Seriously yummy.
https://www.wellplated.com/baked-lemon-chicken/
For today:
Stay between 1.2k and 1.4k calorie range ✅-Done with my trashy eating streak!
30 minutes exercise ✅-had a great walk/jog! I'm up to 5 minutes jogging in a 30 minute span, and it felt good! I felt more confident about my form that I have thus far.
Track food and exercise ✅
5 good groups ✅
Water challenge ✅
Gratitude: today I am thankful for growing strength
Sleep log: bed at 10, up at 6
Post here for accountability ✅
For tomorrow:
Stay between 1.2k and 1.4k calorie range
30 minutes exercise
Track food and exercisE
5 good groups
Water challenge-80 oz.
Daily gratitude
Sleep log
Post here for accountability
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@PackerFanInGB Look at you, lookin' all sassy with your haircut! I like it!3
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Snowflake1968 wrote: »So I looked at a TDEE calculator today and put in my stats. I marked myself as sedentary as I sit most of the day at work. I try to get some exercise each day, but don't always succeed. According to that I need 1219 calories a day. I am trying to get away with 1050 Net each day. Maybe I need to try upping mine for a little bit. Although today I had a loss. My BMI finally shows only overweight instead of obese! This is such a game of numbers I'm never sure what to do.
Wow! going down a level in BMI is great progress. I try not to eat less than 1200 calories a day.
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JFT M 9/24
Stick to the plan of staying on my calorie goal. (not sure yet about that but I avoided the coworker's birthday cake
Already knew Aquafit was out just tried to get as many steps in as possible. We need to get ready for our trip.
Get things we need to pack, do some packing and pay the bills so that is done before we leave
Get things at work ready so I can be gone
Try to drink more water.
JFT 9/25
Drink my tea up by lunch so I can drink more water.
Stick to my calorie goal
make progress getting ready
don't forget my appointment after work
find out my daughter's work schedule to see when she can give us a ride
JFT 9/26 today
I am doing well getting ready for our trip both at work and home.
sticking to calorie goal
since no aquafit am trying to keep steps up
JFT 9/27 tomorrow
Drink my tea up by lunch so I can drink more water.
Update coworkers on my projects
Stick to my calorie goal
make progress getting ready
check in
not sure if this is getting exciting or scary
doesn't look like we will have a hurricane but may have rain
This week is not typical!4 -
@HEGoddard0928 what awful news. I have no words, but you and your husband are in my thoughts today. Hugs to you and wishing you lots of strength to support him x2
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I had an ok day yesterday. Still battling some annoying work stuff but keeping focussed on what matters - being healthy and strong for my family and for myself. Reading what others are going through on here is both sobering and inspirational - such strong women!
Wednesday goals recap
- morning workout ✅
- Check school diary❎ and email M ✅
- Phonics observation ✅
- Make some progress on class assembly script ❎
- Eyebrow threading after work ✅
- Kids homework ❎
- Put laundry away!!! ✅
- Early night ✅
Thursday goals
- morning workout
- Check school diary
- Take books to read in assembly
- Check school diary
- Planning and class assembly script
- Find pupil profile sheet on system
- Leave on time for GP appointment
- Bake for charity sale tomorrow
- Bed by 10.
Wishing everyone on here peace, joy, comfort and strength as needed x6 -
Dad's anniversary was fine yesterday. I actually didn't cry at all, it seems that the spontaneous emotion on that day is going away a bit. These days it tends to come out more on other meaningful days like birthday, Christmas etc, or when I'm sad about other things and then remember. Or when my mum is using the word 'we' to refer to her and her new boyfriend, grrrr. It actually makes me a bit sad that the grief is receding as it makes me feel like he's further away and more distant. But I know it is still there - I got out some letters from him to look at and just looking at the handwriting made me feel a little emotional. I couldn't actually bear to read them which is probably why I didn't cry! Decided to take some time to read them this weekend when I have a bit more time and don't have to get up for work before the crack of dawn...
Yesterday's commitments:
- Stick to food plan (which includes SMALL fish & chips!) I had medium fish and chips and ate too much at my free lunch. However I did eat less than I would have done previously (and I have always ordered the large f&c before!
- Eat slowly and mindfully Fish and chips yes. The free lunch no...
- 3 bottles water
- No alcohol - I need to deal with emotions today, not drown them
- Use breaks to do direct report's review
- Duolingo & French book
- Check out whether evening church is possible I went - it was good
- Gratitude journal
- Lights out by 11
Today is probably going to be a busy stressful day but I'm going to do my best to take it in my stride and stay in control. My training yesterday was on how to influence people. It was very good and I'm hoping it will help me to say NO to more people at work! And to say 'no' in an effective way that doesn't lead to me getting comments like 'not customer focused' and 'too assertive' in my appraisal (again)...
Today's commitments:
- Log everything I eat
- Stick to food plan
- Eat slowly and mindfully
- Be in the green
- 4 bottles water
- No alcohol
- 5+ fruit/veg
- Run to work
- 30+ minute lunch break
- Meditate
- Duolingo & French book
- Finish work by 6.30pm
- Gratitude journal
- Lights out by 115 -
Ah man I'm tired.
Me and my partner had a lovely deep meaningful conversation last night and it was just lovely. We really opened up to each other.
I love him more than ever!
Except this went on til 3am and I get up at 7am with the girls!
You know when you're so tired your eyes just burn!
Slipped with this a bit. I'm just SO busy! Me and my partner have so much more time together with one of the girls being at school. So we've had lots of quality time together and been able to go out every day together, which we havent been able to do for almost 5 years. We're going out on Friday for drinks!
In laws are having the girls over night so we're getting dressed up and hitting the town!
Excited! Feel young again!6 -
You know how the day will pan out when your pour a cup of tea and the mug splits in two randomly pouring hot tea everywhere. What do you even do in that kind of scenario LOL. Its too early for this.6
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