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

@jeschepp Thanks for the tip on the videos! I will look for those - I do a DVD at the moment (Davina) but would be good to try something else as I've been doing mine for a year now! (That said, it still makes me hurt in the two days after...)

@Faebert Well done for not overeating when tired! That is super impressive - I invariably crave stodge and fat when I'm super tired and it's very hard not to give into it... You should be very pleased with yourself!

Greeny19832014 wrote: »

Just for Today - Tuesday Recap

1. Have self-control in relation to the 600g bag of Lebkuchen I was gifted! ALMOST! But I managed to stay in control of overall calories for the day so: WIN!!
2. Walk at lunchtime Nope but I did walk after work!
3. Order prescription!!!
4. Meter Reading
5. Return clothes that don't fit
6. Stay in control of calorie intake
7. Meal plan for next week

Just for Today - Wednesday

1. Decide who to send Christmas Cards to (Already done!)
2. Continue self-control
3. Meter Reading!!
4. Complete 'plans' task at work
5. Swim after work

An unexpected day off from work today which is very dangerous for me because I’m in the house near all the junk food with no supervision 🙂
JFT Wednesday
1. Focus on the work I brought home to stay focused
2. Run errands to get out of the house for a few hours
3. Log everything
4. Drink 100 oz water
5. Meditate twice

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So onward and upwards!

JFT, 12-3-18

1. Up at 6😁
2. Store by 6:30😁
3. Work on straightening the living room/bedroom🙄
4. Put the skirt around the tree😀
5. Put dinner in the crock🙄
6. Take over Mom and Dad's house😁
7. Bake cookies but be sensible when tasting😭
8. Have fun decorating with the DH😀
9. Do laundry!😀
10. Dinner/Dishes😭
11. DH time😀
12. Bed early!🤣

JFT, 12-4-18

1. Log all food ✔️
2. Drink LOTS of water to flush out sugar from last night's cookie binge✔️
3. Bring lunch to work✔️
4. Work 815-515✔️
5. Put food in crock pot!✔️
6. Dinner/dishes✔️
7. DH time✔️
8. Bed by 1030❌11

JFT 12-5-18

1. Log all food
2. Bring lunch to work
3. Work 815-4
4. Call PT
5. Call barber shop
6. Submit claim
7. Pick up B at 5
8. Eat sensibly at dinner
9. Have fun!
10. Home by 830
11. Bed by 1030

Look at all those check marks! Nicely done!

Checking in from Tuesday
1. AM lifting? Feed cats. Shower. Meds. Tea! Log 1 item. Dr appt.
2. Develop week 19. Print rubric for Machiavelli project. CALL PARENTS. (?) Review weekly project for masters..
3. Class 2-3: Week 6; catch-up day. Need to practice subject/object pronouns (my friend and I / my friend and me).
4. Class 4 - Project work. Reflection 45. 4th needs practice with quoting & paraphrasing sources, identifying claims that would need support, use of last names for reference, and capitalization practice (common/proper nouns, titles).
5. Review S2 plans. What is my purpose for each unit? Sketch out semester block. Review unit plans and compare to notes outlines. Drink more water. No, more. Keep the pitcher in the fridge full. You're not actually hungry. Make some tea. Drink more water!
6. Get steaks. Pick up missing / forgotten groceries. Okonomiyaki for lunch. Vote?
7. Put dishes away. Check grocery list. Two discussion posts. Quiz. Read 25 pages. Update Goodreads.
8. Prep Wed lunch: Saag. Chop celery. Prep blackberry parfait. Meds. Floss, rinse, brush teeth. In bed by 8:45; devices off by 9:00; alarm set for 5:00.

JFT Wednesday
1. AM weights. Feed cats. Shower. Pack breakfast & lunch. Morning meds. Tea! Log 1 item. November challenge - red cup and fives! Toe exercises.
2. Finish Week 19. Duo. Blog post. Review weekly project. Need to RS dr appts for 2/7 as it conflicts with conference 2/7 and 2/8. Check on sub for 2/7 and 2/8 as well as 2/28, 3/1, 3/4. Dr appts March? April? DOUBLE CHECK WEEK 18. REPRINT.
3. Class 2-3: Project work. WM ch 7. Add to class website; update class websites. Need to practice subject/object pronouns (my friend and I / my friend and me). Write discussion post for week 5? Review weekly project. YIKES!
4. Class 4 - Review Likert surveys. Socratic Seminar. 4th needs practice with quoting & paraphrasing sources, identifying claims that would need support, use of last names for reference, and capitalization practice (common/proper nouns, titles).
5. Review S2 plans. What is my purpose for each unit? Sketch out semester block. Review unit plans and compare to notes outlines. Drink more water. No, more. Keep the pitcher in the fridge full. You're not actually hungry. Make some tea. Drink more water!
6. Quiz. Write blog comments. Draft essay. Evicted p. 10-60.
7. Dinner - shrimp bowls. Add cough drops to grocery list. Make plans for next week's meals and update grocery list. Check about angel tree.
8. Prep Thu lunch: Soup plus. Chop celery. Weigh and log. Meds. Floss, rinse, brush teeth. In bed by 8:45; devices off by 9:00; alarm set for 5:0.

Scale goals
End of 2017: 174.6
February 2018: 173.6
March 2018: 179.6
July 2018: 189.6
August 2018: 187.4
September: 186.4
October: 185.4
November: 188.2
Today: 189.2

Ongoing plans/ideas
1. Go to Mac store and see if they can retrieve the files off the iMac.
2. 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. Students need to know how to review multiple sources and synthesize information in order to draw a conclusion.
3. Create poetry project using Those Winter Sundays, Sonnet 18, and Sonnet 30.
4. Develop writing mini-unit. Review scholarly research on 5PE. Parallel structure; use of emotional language, specific detail. Use "Write About a Pebble" lesson from Atwell. Use the UDHR and the Declaration of Independence to study paraphrasing; use that to front-load Machiavelli and how to deal with challenging texts.
5. Write next blog post. Comment on 3 posts each week -Tu Th Sun? Barn order: stapler, pencil sharpener
6. Keep track of medical stuffs. Dentist? Also Feb 7 9:30 w Ac Int. Sub already set up. Apr 22 McC. Need sub. Call to set up checkups with Dass (October). GET MAGAZINES FOR COLLAGES FROM DOCTORS.
7. Gifts for dad and DH - look for licorice puffs (Dollar Tree), cookbook.
8. Check on conference; follow up on seminar proposal. Do research on characteristics: curiosity, persistence, resilience, creativity, responsibility, optimism, courage, integrity, authenticity, leadership, self-awareness, humility, compassion - others? Can poetry unit be condensed?
9. Go to used bookstore and look for Beauty (McKinley), Design for How People Learn (Julie Dirksen), Dying for a Paycheck (Robin Hardman), Matilda (Dahl), and The Prince (tr. Tim Parks).
10. Design minibuttons with school logo, mascot, crest. Minibuttons that say THIS IS WHAT ANTIFASCISM LOOKS LIKE. White text on black bars on red background.

So, I'm feeling pulled in a LOT of different directions, which is my own fault. I really want to try to get to the used bookstore this weekend. I finished my previous library book, and I'm a little ways in on a new one. I finally got my headpins and eyepins and realized that I need WAY more eyepins than headpins. But either way, I had enough for one necklace, so I took apart an old short layering one and put it back together with some multicolored beads, and I'm pretty stoked with how it turned out!

And I'm almost out of "onederland." This has NOT been a good year for me. I need to log so that I can more closely monitor my intake, but like... can you delete recipes and meals and stuff out of your food diary? Because mine is SO CLUTTERED that it's impossible to find what I'm looking for. It's so frustrating and some people are like "lol logging takes me five minutes!" Well good for you, SUSAN, in five minutes I haven't even located the first item - or rather I've found seven different versions of it and I'm not sure which one is accurate.

UGH.

JFT Tuesday
1. Move more! I'm freezing in my office today so I'll try to combat that with movement every 15 minutes
2. Three waters before noon - another three after
3. 10 wall push ups/bathroom trip or squats (see whats "comfortable" today)
4. Positive outlook and kind words
5. Eat packed lunch
6. Cook dinner at home - eggroll in a bowl
7. Bed by 9:30

JFT Weds AM
1. Wake up 6:15 I woke up at 5:50 but went back to bed because that was "too early" and didnt wake again until 6:45 - really trying to get up at first waking!
2. Smoothie
3. Water
4. Fish Oil
5. Elderberry
6. Pack lunches

Wellllll last night was a bit of a binge...we had a mason come out to quote us on taking out a row of bricks to enlarge our fireplace opening so we can fit the stove insert in. The mason is an artisan brick mason that works with DH's stone mason uncle so I was expecting a really high cost - but he's giving us the family discount and starting work today. So we had to run out last night to get plastic sheeting to protect the couches and stuff...it was only 5:30 but we were both starving and a Wendy's spicy chicken sandwich and fries sounded great! And it was - the food was hot and fresh and the fries were perfect haha so it was food that was "worth" the calories. But I didnt prelog, and come to find out a sandwich and medium fries is 1100 calories! YAY! Hahahaha oh man, well now I know. But then it's like 7 and I'm hungry again so I had leftover french toast, started with half and still hungry ate the other half...I had a light lunch so the day clocked in around maintenance but I was kind of frustrated with myself because we're on a tight budget and I've felt like fast food is creeping back in too much. But I gave myself credit for how far I've come - I used to eat like that nearly every day. Fast food is not bad in moderation - it was actually a lovely unexpected dinner date - and if I come to work a half hour early just one day this week I'll cover the cost in the budget. So today DH is staying home while they work - a solo day for me! I took advantage of the me time and stopped at dunkins for a breakfast treat (coffee and veggie eggwhite sandwich for around 300 cals!) - but I did make sure to pack my lunch and I WILL cook dinner at home tonight and for the remainder of the week, including lunches. Reminding myself that even though the weight chart is looking a little flat - I'm feeling stronger and leaner every day and I just need to continue with habits and I will "get there" but even when I "get there" the ride will forever continue so figuring out how to be happy and content through it all is really important.

JFT Weds
1. Water - 3 before lunch, another 3 after
2. Log all food
3. Be kind
4. 10 squats/bathroom trip
5. Bring dog for nail trim at lunch
6. Eat packed lunch BEFORE going out to fast food mecca where dog store is haha
7. Cook eggroll in a bowl at home for dinner
8. Bed by 9:30

JFT Thurs AM
1. Wake up 6:15 OR first waking
2. Smoothie
4. Fish Oil
5. Elderberry
6. Pack lunches

Recap 12/4 T ~ TV off later than planned last night & slept crappy, so kept hitting snooze button for early alarm this morning. Listened to my body and reset alarm ~ rest day. That's ok, after four straight days of workouts, including walking both in the 5K event and w/ dog on Sat.
1) Move hourly / stairs breaks at work / 5 somethings = Fitbit 9,038 steps, 250+ steps 13/14 & 35 floors ~ more sitting in evening than planned (see #3 shopping)
2) Meals & snacks prelogged / stick w/ plan & no evening snack after supper / net calories w/i 100 green / 14c water = Not quite but close... net calories -146 , sodium -555, sugar -32 (mostly fruits/veggies), fiber excellent, protein low-ish, 15c water (yay)
3) Evening: buy/write sympathy card for tomorrow / put up creches (must dust first) but at least I brought boxes up from basement & organized stuff / online shopping for hubby gifts done but nearly 2 hours! / LOG measurements from 12/1
4) Unplug 10:00 (if shopping otherwise 9:00) 9pm! / floss / retainers / set/verify alarm, bed & tv OFF 10:15 10:30? (treadmill before work W)

JFT 12/5 W ~ Today will be an up and down day... this morning I will attend the funeral of a retired former colleague of nearly 20 years. We kept in touch occasionally, I know his wife and all 3 of his kids, now adults of course. It will be sad & hard, but I'm hoping to see other former colleagues there. That will most likely be followed by a luncheon put on by the church ladies, so no idea what I'll be eating. This evening is the usual gathering of another group of former colleagues, with adult beverages & food at a pub I've never been to too (sorry English teachers!). I previewed the menu online & it looks amazing, more choices than normal pub food. Looking forward to this, but again, no idea how I'll log food. I will not fret over net calories today & try to drink plenty of water.
1) Treadmill before work / 3 miles 50:54 = happy me & sad dog
2) Move hourly when possible ~ this will be a sedentary day unfortunately / 5 somethings
3) Breakfast & snacks prelogged / log all food after the fact as best I can / 12c water
4) Evening: try to get some to-do's done
5) Unplug 9:00 / floss / retainers / set/verify early alarm, bed & tv off 10:15 (treadmill before work Th)

JFY (Tuesday, 12/04/18)
1) Log ALL my food for the day
2) Go to the gym
3) Drink 8 glasses of water (more if I can) BEFORE having a Diet Coke
4) Stay "in the green" with my calorie intake for the day

JFT (Wednesday, 12/05/18)
1) Log ALL my food for the day
2) Go to the gym
3) Drink 8 glasses of water (more if I can) BEFORE having a Diet Coke
4) Stay "in the green" with my calorie intake for the day

SaraKim17 wrote: »

@snowflake1968, I say get the clothes-drying rack. I used this method for MONTHS; much easier than hauling everything to the laundromat.

I hope you have a functioning dryer soon though.

I did buy one yesterday, but learned very quickly last night that the cheap ones are not the way to go. I think I'll go buy the heavy duty one this weekend. I don't know if they will let me return the broken one or not, if not it was a lesson learned for $20!