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

AJB1014 wrote: »

Jft Sunday
1. Smoothie
2. Fish oil
3. Eldeberry
4. Tylenol
5. Water
6. Log all food
7. Stay under maintenance
8. Pick up hearth pad
9. Load of laundry
10. Make egg cups
11. Mini meal plan

JFT Monday
1. Log all food
2. Three waters before noon - another three after - more if possible, feeling so dehydrated
3. Log all food
4. 15 squats/bathroom trip
5. Eat packed lunch
6. Cook dinner at home
7. Do not take peoples BS personally
8. Load of laundry

I love how laundry is the downfall of us all!

JFT - Sunday November 11
2L of Water - 🙂1.75
Calories in Maintenance - 🙂 in Green by lots
5 Fruits and Veggies - 4/5
Only 1 Evening Snack - 1 but I had lots of calories for it and the second one was an orange
Walk 1 Mile - I need to get back at this!
5 Little Somethings at Bathroom Break - ugh
Write in Journal -😕
BE Conscious of my goals - DO NOT BE DISAPPOINTED WITH MYSELF! 🙂🙂 better day yesterday, even though the scales aren’t showing it today

JFT- Monday November 12
2L of Water
Calories in Maintenance
5 Fruits and Veggies
Only 1 Evening Snack
Walk 1 Mile
5 Little Somethings at Bathroom Break
Write in Journal
BE Conscious of my goals - DO NOT BE DISAPPOINTED WITH MYSELF!

It’s been busy on here this weekend it’s nice to see!
We kept the grands yesterday even though their Dad was home. I said yes to it on Wednesday because I thought we would miss having them. Michaela was very unlike herself she was clingy and whiny. I didn’t get a lot done because I was hearing “I hungy” (hungry) or “I need you” how can you resist an I need you. Luckily I am off today too so should get some stuff accomplished.

Today is a federal holiday (observed) that both hubby & I have off (yay), so while he's still sleeping & Fitbit is charging, thought I'd catch up here. Thank you all veterans for your service!

Recap Sat. 11/10 ~ Snowed some overnight again ~ we haven't even finished raking the leaves!
1) Temps in 20s (F) & wind chill in teens, but sunny ~ waited for sun to melt snow on roads, then walked dog 3.69 mi 1:03:50 / stretched = happy dog & happy me
2) Nov. challenge ~ 5 somethings every bathroom trip... so far so good =
3) Meals are kind of a splurge ~ Chinese buffet for lunch & pizza for supper (first time in very long time) / 2 pieces pizza / net calories < 200 red / 12c water = Stuck w/ 2 pieces of pizza then (I blame hubby) ate 2 pieces of fun size candy from Halloween ~ we're keeping it around for his lunch bag at work, but once in a while I have a piece too. Net calories -282 , sodium -789 , sugar green (yay), fiber low , protein low-ish & 12c water
4) Unplug 9:00 / floss ??? / retainers ??? / bed & TV off 11:00 (Bible class 8 a.m. & church 9:00)

Recap Sun. 11/11 ~ More snow overnight ~ ack! Warmed up enough to melt from roads again but not enough to finish raking leaves in backyard.
1) Bible class & church
2) Walked dog 4.25 mi 1:14:56 = happy dog & happy me
3) Leftovers for lunch & made meatloaf, baked butternut squash & oven baked French fries (Schwans) for supper. Finished off with peanut butter cup chocolate ice cream (Schwans). Net calories decent, then I snacked in evening on dry roasted peanuts YIKES! Net calories -379 , sodium -39, sugar -15, fiber & protein good (yay) & 14c water (yay)
4) Nov. challenge ~ 5 somethings every bathroom trip = maybe half???

JFT M 11/12 ~ Hubby and I have day off & plan to see afternoon movie (Bohemian Rhapsody).
1) Walk dog after posting
2) Nov. challenge ~ 5 somethings every bathroom trip
3) Not sure of meals, we may eat out / make wise choices / 12c water
4) Wash sheets & fleece blanket
5) Unplug 9:00 / floss / retainers / verify/set alarm, bed & TV off 10:15 (walk dog T before work)

mytime6630 wrote: »

Weekly weigh in

1st Goal weight:175
2nd goal weight: 170
(5'11" tall, 67 years old)

Starting weight Jan 1, 2017: 217
Jan 1: 217
Feb 1: 211
March 1: 205.4
April 1: 202.6
May 1: 204.6
June 1: 200.4
July 1: 199.2
August 1: 195.6
Sept 1: 192.8
October 1: 191.8
November 1: 187.7
December 1: 193.5

Starting weight Jan 1, 2018: 195.5

January 1: 194.5
Feb 1 : 190.2
March 1 : 193.6
April 1: 197.6
May 1: 197.2
June 1: 194.6
July 1: 189.8
August 1: 190.7
Sept 1: 194.7
October 1: 196.6
October 8: 197.6 --- starting weekly weigh ins.
October 15: 199.2 -- Son was in town, so I am hoping this is just water/food weight.
October 22: 200.2 This is a number I NEVER wanted to see again .... OK, time to get to work harder at this!!
October 29: 202.6 It has been an emotional week for me .... and as a result, the scale shows it.
November 5: 200.1 -- but got into the halloween candy again last nite, so this week, I need to work much harder to get out of those 200s.
November 11: 204.0. What can I say ... . my own fault

Come on Joan you CAN do this!
Try harder! As hard as you can!

In fact, *puts on diet coach hat* stop eating the junk, plan your meals, follow through with Operation Red Cup, and keep moving!
Stop waiting for motivation, it's not coming, do NOT get disheartened by the number on the scale, instead of getting sad get angry, prove them scales wrong. Prove yourself wrong! Tell your scales to go fu¢k themselves and do what you need to do!
You have all the knowledge you need to know how to lose weight so now use that knowledge and act on it!

I know your struggling at the moment but do not slip back! Keep going!
Come on Joan!

I hate seeing yourself torn up over this! So let's get you back on track!
Super massive hugs x

Wow has it been a long time! Matt and I have been pretty sick the last week. Something between the flu and strep throat. It wasn't a great week. We are both feeling better now and I have until Thursday off. I'm happy about that. The bank is closed today and then I took two of my last three days of vacation this week. I still have one more that I will probably take sometime in December. Next year I get two weeks of vacation and a week of sick time I think. That's pretty much the most I've ever had at a job.

My weight has been all over the place. I know it's my own fault. I haven't been doing what I know I should be. I need to be drinking more water. I know I haven't been drinking nearly enough. I noticed early last week that when I drink enough water I feel really good. Like mind and body. I'm going to have to remember how well that feels from now on. I also definitely need to get back to the gym. I have to renew my membership because I never connected my new bank account to it. I closed the account that it was connected to. I just dont have the money at the moment.

I think I might take a walk this afternoon...well probably in about 15 minutes actually. I dont want to just sit home. I need to get out and do something. Okay. I think I might actually go now.

Have a great day every!

mytime6630 wrote: »

Weekly weigh in

1st Goal weight:175
2nd goal weight: 170
(5'11" tall, 67 years old)

Starting weight Jan 1, 2017: 217
Jan 1: 217
Feb 1: 211
March 1: 205.4
April 1: 202.6
May 1: 204.6
June 1: 200.4
July 1: 199.2
August 1: 195.6
Sept 1: 192.8
October 1: 191.8
November 1: 187.7
December 1: 193.5

Starting weight Jan 1, 2018: 195.5

January 1: 194.5
Feb 1 : 190.2
March 1 : 193.6
April 1: 197.6
May 1: 197.2
June 1: 194.6
July 1: 189.8
August 1: 190.7
Sept 1: 194.7
October 1: 196.6
October 8: 197.6 --- starting weekly weigh ins.
October 15: 199.2 -- Son was in town, so I am hoping this is just water/food weight.
October 22: 200.2 This is a number I NEVER wanted to see again .... OK, time to get to work harder at this!!
October 29: 202.6 It has been an emotional week for me .... and as a result, the scale shows it.
November 5: 200.1 -- but got into the halloween candy again last nite, so this week, I need to work much harder to get out of those 200s.
November 11: 204.0. What can I say ... . my own fault

Sis... We'll get it down... We got this. This is the way I felt coming from the doctor
with 341pounds staring me in the face when I thought the number would be 330...
Hugs... We're gonna beat this... My arms are around you. We can Do this. The numbers went
down before and they WILL go down again. I love us and I believe in us!👏👏👏👏💖💖💖🌹

Hugs @mytime6630 - so many of us struggling at the moment.

Had a thought, which may be silly so feel free to shoot it down! But.. would it help others to have a mini challenge right now where we commit to quickly come on here after each meal or after a workout to ‘log it’ with the group and get a cheer or bit of moral support to stay strong and focussed? I can usually get on here quickly at lunchtime as well as morning and evening and am happy to give support (and get some tough words back when I need it!).

Just thought it might help us stay accountable, share when we are struggling to make the right choices etc. I know I for one always start the day with a post full of good intentions, then often end the day with the summary which can be good or can be a disaster, without thinking to get on here and ask for help when I am tempted through the day....

Of course it would make for an even busier group! But if others think it would help it might be worth doing...

Faebert wrote: »

Hugs @mytime6630 - so many of us struggling at the moment.

Had a thought, which may be silly so feel free to shoot it down! But.. would it help others to have a mini challenge right now where we commit to quickly come on here after each meal or after a workout to ‘log it’ with the group and get a cheer or bit of moral support to stay strong and focussed? I can usually get on here quickly at lunchtime as well as morning and evening and am happy to give support (and get some tough words back when I need it!).

Just thought it might help us stay accountable, share when we are struggling to make the right choices etc. I know I for one always start the day with a post full of good intentions, then often end the day with the summary which can be good or can be a disaster, without thinking to get on here and ask for help when I am tempted through the day....

Of course it would make for an even busier group! But if others think it would help it might be worth doing...

I think it's a good idea
I'm always on here LOL!
Might be sad but I wait for you all to post because of the whole timezone thing.

My other thought is, what if we all write our success story (not necessarily to post here) but personally to us at home, and write about how you got there, how it makes you feel etc. As if we had already achieved it.
So you can imagine your success and see it before you rather than something you're trying to get to.
Agh don't know if that makes sense.

Faebert wrote: »

Bex953172 wrote: »

Faebert wrote: »

Hugs @mytime6630 - so many of us struggling at the moment.

Had a thought, which may be silly so feel free to shoot it down! But.. would it help others to have a mini challenge right now where we commit to quickly come on here after each meal or after a workout to ‘log it’ with the group and get a cheer or bit of moral support to stay strong and focussed? I can usually get on here quickly at lunchtime as well as morning and evening and am happy to give support (and get some tough words back when I need it!).

Just thought it might help us stay accountable, share when we are struggling to make the right choices etc. I know I for one always start the day with a post full of good intentions, then often end the day with the summary which can be good or can be a disaster, without thinking to get on here and ask for help when I am tempted through the day....

Of course it would make for an even busier group! But if others think it would help it might be worth doing...

I think it's a good idea
I'm always on here LOL!
Might be sad but I wait for you all to post because of the whole timezone thing.

My other thought is, what if we all write our success story (not necessarily to post here) but personally to us at home, and write about how you got there, how it makes you feel etc. As if we had already achieved it.
So you can imagine your success and see it before you rather than something you're trying to get to.
Agh don't know if that makes sense.

Makes total sense to me! Visualising it. Because sometimes you get into that funk where you actually don’t believe it can happen so you don’t really truly try. Could even be a letter from our future selves to our current selves.

As most of you know I’m basically in maintenance after losing around 50lbs. But it is still a challenge. I never thought I could be a slim and fit person and it took a long time to believe it and I still sometimes feel like the fat and unathletic girl is lurking inside! If I could write to my younger self I would tell her that it is possible and it is worth it!

Yes! visualise! that's the word I was thinking of! The letter to future self sounds good too!
I think it's amazing you lost 50lbs and have managed to keep it that way so far!

Just goes to show that Goal Weight does not mean the end of the journey! It's merely a part of it! I reckon maintaining is just as tough!