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

Snowflake1968 wrote: »

FYI... My husband's parents made wood trinkets etc. from branch rounds that they sold at sales his whole growing up in Big Valley.

JFY - Monday 10/8/18
1) Log all my food for the day
2) Stay "in the green" with my calorie intake
3) Drink 8 glasses of water before having a Diet Coke
4) Go to the gym
5) Work on orders from my shop

JFT - Tuesday 10/9/18
1) Log all my food for the day
2) Stay "in the green" with my calorie intake
3) Drink 8 glasses of water before having a Diet Coke
4) Go to the gym
5) Work on orders from my shop

2018 Stats...

SW on 1/1/18: 175.4 lb
1/8/2018: 174.6
1/15/2018: 175.8
1/22/2018: 177.2
1/29/2018: 176.6
2/5/2018: 178
2/12/2018: 176.8
2/19/2018: 176.2
2/26/2018: 176.4
3/5/2018: 174.0
4/16/2018: 177.8
4/30/2018: 179.4
5/7/2018: 176.6
5/14/2018: 174.6
5/29/2018: 176.6 (Memorial Day 4-day weekend in Indiana at mom's. Ate out for every meal and got no exercise at all)
6/4/2018: 176.6 (I am satisfied with this since it could have been much worse with grandson's graduation/18th birthday party, PLUS my husband's birthday and his DQ Ice Cream cake down in our freezer)
=============2018 Half-way Mark=================
7/4/2018 180 lb I have not been drinking water. I have been eating a lot of salt. I have been having issues and going to PT for lower back and hip pain. Not excuses, but this is what I think happened with this weight gain.
7/16/2018 178.8 lb
9/3/2018 179.3 lb
10/1/2018 180.6 lb (disappointed I'm in 180's again, but happy I'm down from the 184 lbs I weighed about a week ago.) Boy, I really need to get better about keeping these stats current!
10/8/2018 181 lb (weight not going down, but I started daily walks and starting to FEEL better so that is a step in right direction)

Mini NSV Goals are to:
[]Be able to wear my wedding ring
[]Be able to tuck shirts in comfortably
[]Be able to wear more fitted blouses
[]Have waist of pants be loose enough to be comfortable
[]Be able to walk with friends and not be out of breath
[]Have cardio be a habit at least 4 times per week
[]Lose chicken wing flab on my arms and look decent in sleeveless shirts

Scale Mini Goals:
Mini goal <180
Mini goal <175
Mini goal: <170
Mini goal: <165
Mini goal: <160
Mini goal: <155
Mini goal: <150
Mini goal: <145
Ultimate goal: 140 lbs

Height: 5'4 1/2"
Age: 58

HEGoddard0928 wrote: »

@Snowflake1968 Who's having the baby?! I'm so glad that you had a good time. I can't wait for our Thanksgiving here in November. I would definitely take today as a rest day! Have fun crafting!

One of my young cousins. I have a very large family on my Dad's side, her Grandfather and I were first cousins. I babysat her and her brothers when they were little. She is the same age as my youngest daughter.

Bex953172 wrote: »

Haha damn. Saddens me ill probably never meet any of you, being in the UK.

Hey, why don't you all come to my Vegas wedding!! ... Whenever that may be haha

I can fly to Vegas cheaper than I can fly home to see my Mom within Canada!

mytime6630 wrote: »

Goals tomorrow will be simple, as I have a doctors appt
Monday, Oct 8
1. go to OB/ doctor yearly checkup So the doctor once again wants me to do genetic testing ... to see if I carry the cancer genes. What would you guys do???? I had both parents with cancer, 2 siblings that lost their battle with cancer, 2 nephews with curable cancer, many aunts, and now my 1st cousin has stage 3 cancer. My OB doctor has been wanting me to do this test for the past 3 years -- but a part of me ... I don't want to know. He tells me though that by knowing, I can get more frequent tests. But I am so unsure of how much I want to know! Then ... he prescribes me some medication that he tells me will decrease my chances of getting breast cancer by 50%. So tonite .... I find out insurance will not pay for it until I meet my $450 deductible ... meaning these pills will cost me $80.00 a month!! So ... I am going to wait until the new year ... and check to see if I can find a Part D provider that will cover the pills. I hate insurance companies .... it should not be this way when you get older!

I don't think I would want to know. I feel that if I knew I would just be thinking about when I was going to get it and not enjoying my life to the fullest. I don't think I would make long term plans and would worry about it constantly.

I also understand the need to know for some people and being able to make some decisions to attempt to avoid getting it. Truthfully, to me Alzheimer's is more scary to me than cancer. It's a tough decision, I don't know what I would actually decide if I was faced with it. It's such a personal decision, I hope you make a decision that you find peace with.

I told my husband the other day that I was so thankful I was born in Canada, I read too often on these message boards about how insurance denies so many things that people need in the States. I am truly blessed to be in Canada.

mytime6630 wrote: »

Mini Challenge for the rest of the year --- any one in with me!!

We already have a October Challenge (thank you @Bex), but this morning I was weighed at the doctor ... my weight is slowly creeping UP instead of down. This was the problem I had last year at this time of year. The last 3 months of the year get me all the time ... starts with halloween candy, and then I tend to get seasonal depression.. as most of the ones I have lost all passed away between November to Feb (one on thanksgiving, one xmas eve, one 2 days after New Years, etc). And I think with the days getting dark early, I tend to eat too much in the evenings.

@toaljasa already started a great challenge to see how much we could lose by the end of the year. But for me, I need accountability ... I need someone to see what the scale says, so I can't cheat (You know, like weight watchers, and like @cschmitz110515 does.

So once a week, from now until the end of the year, I am going to post my weight. Whether it be up or down, at least it will be there for all to see. Would anyone like to join me? (Please do ... I don't want to be the only one!).

Starting weight Jan, 2017: 217.0
Ultimate goal weight: 170
Goal by January, 2019: 189

Todays weight, Monday, Oct 8: 196.5 (Goal is to be at 189 by the end of the year .... gee... how long has that been my goal!!)

I'll join you! I need to go back and find what date @toaljasa posted the challenge so I know how much I weighed that day. Does anyone remember this?

I track my weight daily and use the Just Give me 10 Days Challenge, but I find that discouraging so I also keep an excel sheet that gives me averages every 7 days, 10 days and monthly.

My Starting Weight February 2018 - 202 lbs
Goal by February 2019 - 160 lbs
Ultimate Goal Weight (hopefully by July 2019) - 140

Today's weight is 183.0, but this is up due to high carbs and sodium over the weekend. My 7 day average is complete tomorrow and I will post that as my weekly weigh in if that works for you! So mine will be posted on Wednesday's.

Bex953172 wrote: »

@mytime6630 yes I'll join in with the weekly weigh in! Every Monday?

Well I weighed myself this morning and it's back up to 180?

Getting pretty miffed because I just can't seem to get it to stay lower, I think a couple of weeks ago it was 176? But it's back up again now.

To be fair I know I could do more to achieve my goals.

So..

Mon 8th Oct: 180

I am frustrated too @Bex953172 - I have been hovering between 179-183 since August! I know I just need to get back to being diligent, but I'm finding it hard right now. Mine is just evening snacking getting to me and I don't like salads and such as much with the cooler weather. We have not had any nice weather really since July!

PackerFanInGB wrote: »

JFT - Tuesday, 10/9/18

1. Journal every bite
2. Focus on water intake
3. Take Maddie for a walk; maybe check out the dog park if it doesn't rain later
4. Calm Meditation of the day
5. Half Size Me podcast
6. Grocery list / meal plan
7. Bake one batch of Christmas goodies for freezer
8. Pin together layers of quilt today (procrastinating because I've never done this and I'm nervous)
9. To-Do List: Complete a few items and update list
10. Unplug by 9:00 / Gratitude Journal 5 things / Simple Abundance / Dodie Olsteen reading

October Goals:

• Out of the 180's by end of month
• Walk 5/7 dpw
• Increase distance of walk, to park by end of month
• Swap out seasonal clothing
• Make appts: Derm, Ophthalmology, FP, Day Spa (massage), dentist
• Return/exchange 2 sweaters
• Bake 2 Christmas things per weekend

October Challenge - Walk 1 Mile:
10/1:
10/2:
10/3:
10/4:
10/5:
10/6:
10/7:
10/8:

I'm curious, how much Christmas baking do you do? What do you do with it all? I enjoy the baking aspect of it, my girls and I usually get together and do a bunch, but then no one eats it all and I end up throwing some out, then I'm feeling wasteful!
When I still lived in NB I would bake, but there was always someone stopping in for tea or coffee, so the sweets all got eaten.

HEGoddard0928 wrote: »

HEGoddard0928 wrote: »

JFT, 10-8-18

1. Up by 830
2. Log food
3. Food shopping
4. Fold clothes
5. Do story research
6. Text MG re Tues open She can't do it
7. Dishes
8. Bed prep @ 945
9. Lights off @ 1030

A couple of smiles in thee but not as many as I would have liked. I ended up going over to D's house last night. I had a blast but it put a damper on my evening plans to do some housework. Lol. Oh well. I'll do it tonight. I went to the gym yesterday! It was the first time in a few weeks that I actually went! I'm really proud of myself. I was there for over an hour. I spent a half an hour on the treadmill walking so I did well over my 1 mile/30 minute work out. It felt pretty good! I think I might bring some gym clothes with me to work and go today as well. Depends if I can actually make myself go. I did manage to get up at 6 like I wanted to this morning. I actually woke up at 5:15 and couldn't get back to sleep. Lol. I go back to work today after a long weekend. I'm not really excited but I'm also kind of happy to get back into the routine and this week will be a shortened one. I just remembered that Saturday I am spending the day at my Mom's gallery as she will be at an artist's conference. I'll probably spend some time working on my story. It's kind of funny that @maryrobinson40 brought up the whole meeting everyone in person thing because that's kind of what my story is about! A group of women from all over the world, who have only talked via the internet, that spend a week together. You guys were my inspiration. Dont worry though, none of you will actually be characters! Lol.

I am in for the weekly weigh in!

Start weight Jan 2017- 193
Ultimate goal weight-125
Current weight-162.8
End of year goal-155

Okay! Onto goals!

JFT, 10-9-2018

1. Log all food
2. Up @ 6
3. Post goals
4. Breakfast/pray/meditate
5. Prep lunch
6. Work 8:15-5:15
7. Gym!
8. Dinner/Dishes
9. Fold clothes
10. Work on story
11. Bed prep @ 9:45
12. Lights out @ 1030

Have a GREAT day gals!

Awww dang... I wanted to be a stars...lol…...leading lady to Keanu Reeves...lol!
He's sexy! Or ok... I forgot it's about women... Uhmm...Who's playing Bette Middler, Meryl Streep(sp?), Katherine Hepburn, Glen Close, Julia Roberts...LMBO.
Much Success on your book! Seriously, I mean it. Congratulations!

maryrobinson40 wrote: »

Sooo, I'm reading this book called "YEAR OF NO SUGAR"... It says,"the combination of caffeine and salt in soda is purposefully designed by soda companies to make you drink more.
Simply drinking one soda per day is worth fifteen and a half pounds of fat gain per year.
Americans are currently consuming at least sixty-three pounds per person of
high-fructose corn syrup per year." Dr. Robert Lustig. Book by EVE O. SCHAUB

Before even reading this book today, a while back I watched doctors on TV say that the chemicals in sodas eat away at your bones. Needless to say, I felt this was important because soda is the first thing she brings up in the first chapter of this book. It made me pay attention and I began to think, what if letting go of this vice and letting go of putting sugar in my coffee would be the very thing to get me over that proverbial hurdle that's kept me from that number I've been trying to reach?!😱😨 What if paying even closer attention to the hidden sugars that keep me addicted are eliminated from my eating habits..what type
results would I achieve along with all this other healthy, active stuff?...hmmm.
I'm going to ween myself off and see what happens. I always go on a diet, But I've never been in a lifestyle, way of living setting like this. I feel when I log in here, I'm "HOME", type setting and I'm with family. I come here more now than I do Facebook. I got a lot of names on my friend's list, but only constantly communicate with a hand full... You all have embraced my heart since the beginning. I truly love it here. And I get to tell my corny jokes and I think some of you actually laugh, or at least chuckle.
Now I'm rambling, done went and got myself all off subject. Teacher would have all kinds of correction marks across this post.
Lmbo!! Mary, stop using the run-on sentences.. Then I'd say, but Teacher, you said the last part of this post stopped going anywhere... So, I told it to run on until it got somewhere.😁😂😂😂

LOL Oh I love reading your posts! I have the same problem with run on sentences so your style of writing makes perfect sense to me! Love your response "I told it to run on until it got somewhere"

Sugar - I tried to limit sugar the first time I lost weight and I truly believed it helped me lose 10-15 pounds in the first couple of months.

I used to drink 4 Large Double Double coffees a day. 30 grams of sugar, 30 grams of carbs, 14 grams of fat! That was all usually before lunchtime, although sometimes I would have a 5th one in the afternoon. Then in the afternoon and evening I drank very close to 2L of Coke almost daily! Water never passed my lips!

I now have 1 medium coffee double cream a day. - Still 12 grams of fat, only 4 carbs and 0 Sugars though. I refuse to buy coke and have it in the house 95% of the time. If it's there I will drink it. I still drink a couple a week though usually. I get Happy Meals for my lunch a lot with apple slices and a child's coke.

How did I do it? It was tough I'm not gonna lie! I cut down to 3 coffees a day, for a while I did it with 2 creams one sugar. Then I cut it down to 2. Eventually I got it down to 1 large double cream coffee a day. I kept up with that for about two years. This time when I started losing weight I was trying to save calories so started with the medium coffee. I very rarely have a double double now, this is usually a treat for myself when I can afford the calories and let me tell you I like it more than a piece of chocolate! But it's a treat only. I had one yesterday, but the one before that was back in June!
As for the cokes, I just don't buy it! I have found something about myself though, that probably goes along with what you read in the book. If I go three or four days without having one, I don't want it. I don't think about it, it's just done! If I have one though, I want more of it! Everyday 2-3 times a day! I find it so much easier just not to succumb to that first one.

Potato Chips are the same for me, I can't have them in the house if I do I eat them. Hence over 1100 calories in the red yesterday! If I really really have a craving for them, I make myself have to leave the house to get them. Because I had them yesterday I am craving them bad again today, but am fighting it!

Good luck to you, you can do it! Get your stubborn on!

toaljasa wrote: »

maryrobinson40 wrote: »

Sooo, I'm reading this book called "YEAR OF NO SUGAR"... It says,"the combination of caffeine and salt in soda is purposefully designed by soda companies to make you drink more.
Simply drinking one soda per day is worth fifteen and a half pounds of fat gain per year.
Americans are currently consuming at least sixty-three pounds per person of
high-fructose corn syrup per year." Dr. Robert Lustig. Book by EVE O. SCHAUB

Before even reading this book today, a while back I watched doctors on TV say that the chemicals in sodas eat away at your bones. Needless to say, I felt this was important because soda is the first thing she brings up in the first chapter of this book. It made me pay attention and I began to think, what if letting go of this vice and letting go of putting sugar in my coffee would be the very thing to get me over that proverbial hurdle that's kept me from that number I've been trying to reach?!😱😨 What if paying even closer attention to the hidden sugars that keep me addicted are eliminated from my eating habits..what type
results would I achieve along with all this other healthy, active stuff?...hmmm.
I'm going to ween myself off and see what happens. I always go on a diet, But I've never been in a lifestyle, way of living setting like this. I feel when I log in here, I'm "HOME", type setting and I'm with family. I come here more now than I do Facebook. I got a lot of names on my friend's list, but only constantly communicate with a hand full... You all have embraced my heart since the beginning. I truly love it here. And I get to tell my corny jokes and I think some of you actually laugh, or at least chuckle.
Now I'm rambling, done went and got myself all off subject. Teacher would have all kinds of correction marks across this post.
Lmbo!! Mary, stop using the run-on sentences.. Then I'd say, but Teacher, you said the last part of this post stopped going anywhere... So, I told it to run on until it got somewhere.😁😂😂😂

In the past, I found that if I quit drinking coke or Dr. Pepper, I would have a headache the first two or three days. I think it was my body having to cope without the caffeine, sugar, etc. But then after that, I was fine. I rarely drink pop nowadays (since I started this life change journey in January). What I do drink is LaCroix. I like the fizziness and the sound of the pop top as I open it, lol! Anyway, if you do decide to cut back just know you might have a headache or other issues for a couple days

you did not just mention Dr. P!
LOL do you remember what happen last time! A Dr Pepper infectious craving spread over the thread and it ended with me buying one lol!!