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

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  • Faebert
    Faebert Posts: 1,588 Member
    So I had a pretty bad day yesterday. It was a bit chaotic and I just got overwhelmed and frustrated and frustration is such a trigger for me.

    My younger sister (not the one who’s been sick) arranged to come down to visit for my birthday and see my kids. Because my girls each have parties on different days this weekend I had suggested that she and my parents pop over to me on the Saturday to see one daughter and I would bring the other for lunch to their place today (Sunday). I had imagined, given that I had lots on yesterday, that it would be them coming over for a coffee or something. But my parents announced they were coming for lunch and bringing food etc and i only had to sort out side dishes. When I got back from taking on child to a party they were here. Had let themselves in and started cooking!

    I just got so annoyed because it didn’t feel like I had any choice or control over my own house and my own family birthday celebration! I know that it all comes from a good place and they show their love with big family meals but it makes me feel like a child in my own home. And I didn’t want to have a weekend with two days of heavy eating and it’s hard to avoid now. Will do my best today at their house.

    I realise I sound really ungrateful and I’m sure if I were in a slightly more comfortable place with weight maintenance this wouldn’t bother me as much. So I’m trying to let go of it all this morning and make sure I’m not grumpy at their place today....

    Saturday goals recap
    - morning workout ✅
    - girls hair wash, write birthday cards, pack for sleepover ✅
    - laundry ✅
    - groceries (sides for lunch)and homework ✅
    - take daughter to party ✅
    - lunch with rest of the fam at home ✅
    - to school for winter fair choir performance by 4. Take Santa hats etc ✅
    - renew parking permit ❎
    - early night ❎

    Sunday goals
    - morning workout? Woken with nasty heartburn so will see...
    - L to be picked up at 9:30
    - Collect P from sleepover
    - Head to parents place. Make good choices at lunch
    - Homework for p?
    - Renew parking permit
    - Stocking filler shopping?
    - Early night!!

  • Bex953172
    Bex953172 Posts: 4,158 Member
    Ah man it's 5 am and I can't sleep! I've not even been to sleep yet!
  • TimeToReduceFat
    TimeToReduceFat Posts: 127 Member
    Beautiful art works all of you!
  • TimeToReduceFat
    TimeToReduceFat Posts: 127 Member
    Saturday status:
    1. Walk for 3 km minimum - done
    2. Do sudharshana Kriya - nope
    3. Do not spend more than 30 bucks on food - nope. way above budget
    4. Use stevia in tea & coffee - Done
    5. Be within the calorie limit - nope
    6. Be mindful of volume of my voice & don’t get annoyed. Be patient. - nope

    JFT Sunday (09.12.2018):
    1. Walk for 3 km minimum or start Running challenge - C25K
    2. Do sudharshana Kriya
    3. Do not spend more than 30 bucks on food
    4. Use stevia in tea & coffee
    5. Be within the calorie limit
    6. Be mindful of volume of my voice & don’t get annoyed. Be patient.

    Things I need to work on gradually:
    1. Be consistent in exercising
    2. Work on saving money
    3. Drink enough water
    4. Reduce sugar in tea & coffee. Use stevia instead
    5. Be within calorie limit & create a deficit
    6. Learn something w.r.t work everyday
  • awhit4842
    awhit4842 Posts: 236 Member
    JFT Sunday
    I completely failed on all my goals yesterday so need to try to get back on track today. I did get up early to work out so that is a start.
    1. Log all food
    2. Drink 150 oz water
    3. Finish getting Christmas decorations up
    4. Eat healthy dinner
    5. Eat one healthy evening snack
    6. Don’t let stress control me
    7. Meditate if feeling overwhelmed
    8. Work on Christmas cards
  • Caseyloupuckett
    Caseyloupuckett Posts: 1,037 Member
    Yesterday
    6hrs of sleep 😣 5 hrs
    Gallon of water 😣 75%
    10000 steps😣 9100
    No carbs 😣beard and pie and chips
    Journal everything ✔
    Be kind to myself 😣 in my head i was telling myself i was useless and worthless. But by the end of the day I did way better

    Jft
    6hrs of sleep
    Gallon of water
    7500 steps
    No carbs
    Journal everything
    Be kind to myself
  • Snowflake1968
    Snowflake1968 Posts: 6,950 Member
    JFT - Saturday December 8
    2L of water -🙂🙂😕 2.25
    Calories in Green - 😕
    Only 1 Evening Snack - 🙂 yes but it was about 2 serving sizes lol
    5 something at bathroom break - I ran to the bathroom and back at the show
    5 fruit/veggie - 1/5
    Walk 1 mile - I am saying yes, I stood for almost the whole show yesterday, AND they played good music so danced a bit too!!!!
    Be Conscious of my choices! Do not disappoint myself! - 🙂

    JFT - Sunday December 9
    2L of water
    Calories in Green
    Only 1 Evening Snack
    5 something at bathroom break
    5 fruit/veggie
    Walk 1 mile
    Write in Journal
    Be Conscious of my choices! Do not disappoint myself!

    Today is the 6th anniversary of my Dad’s passing and tomorrow is the 1st Anniversary of my Mom going into a nursing home. I am determined to have a good day and think happy thoughts. Tonight my eldest and I are going to see the holiday train here in my town without the kids. Tomorrow night we are going to go to it in the city with my other daughter and the grands in tow. I thibk this will be perfect. My eldest is named in honour of my Dad so they had a close bond.
    I have to do an ornament before I go to the shoe today, so I should get at it.

    @farbert don’t let yesterday’s frustration spoil today. This will be the last of the celebrations for your birthday I imagine so you’ll be on track tomorrow!

    @mytime6630 - good job on seeing instead of eating!
  • AJB1014
    AJB1014 Posts: 1,380 Member
    1. Return to my breathing when anxiety ramps up :) did some yoga
    2. Stop giving DH attitude, hes having a hard time too :| I tried, but i know i could have been better
    3. Drink 2 glasses of water per seltzer >:) just two seltzers and i have a raging headache today >:)
    4. Log all food :)
    5. Hot tub to relax :)
    6. Focus on the good :| also a work in progress

    Alright so anxiety is getting to both me and DH. Ill be totally honest with you all...we are both marijuana smokers (legal in our state). Its our version of having a beer after work basically. But with new employement possibly on the horizon we immediately stopped (me just to support dh) so its been about 5 days and although its not a physical addiction, its hard for me to deal with the anxiety without it, and my appetite is also suffering a bit. It's a good exercise in dealing with my emotions without that crutch but it definitely makes the situation a bit more tricky...but nothing good comes easy, right??? Parents are coming over for dinner tonight so the family time will be a nice distraction.

    1. Prep snack tray and dessert around 3
    2. Make potatoes after dh puts the roast in
    3. Be kind and patient
    4. Move laundry
    5. Empty/fill dishwasher
    6. Log all food
    7. Drink a glass of water on the hour
    8. Only one slice of pie
    9. Bed by 10

    JFT Monday am
    1. Smoothie
    2. Fish oil
    3. Elderberry
    4. Water
  • AJB1014
    AJB1014 Posts: 1,380 Member
    @mytime6630 wowowow!!! Your work is amazing!

    @snowflake1968 beautiful ornaments!! Are those with the new pencils you got?

    @Faebert I totally get your frustrations. Hope today is a nice time!

    @awhit4842 glad you came back despite some bumps in the road! Today is a new day

    @Bex953172 hope you got some sleep!
  • Bex953172
    Bex953172 Posts: 4,158 Member
    Hey guys
    I took some progress pics today.
    All together ive lost 12lbs.
    I can see a difference but I thought it would be bigger, I'm not discouraged though!
    So here goes!
    Befores
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    Afters

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  • Bex953172
    Bex953172 Posts: 4,158 Member
    Oh yeah ignore the mess LOL!
    Just pretend it's like a spotless show home!
  • mytime6630
    mytime6630 Posts: 4,282 Member
    Bex953172 wrote: »
    Oh yeah ignore the mess LOL!
    Just pretend it's like a spotless show home!

    Wow Bex!! I can tell a BIG difference!!! You look great! Keep it up! Just seeing your pictures gets me motivated to keep going! Thanks for sharing, and for the inspiration!
  • Snowflake1968
    Snowflake1968 Posts: 6,950 Member
    AJB1014 wrote: »
    1. Return to my breathing when anxiety ramps up :) did some yoga
    2. Stop giving DH attitude, hes having a hard time too :| I tried, but i know i could have been better
    3. Drink 2 glasses of water per seltzer >:) just two seltzers and i have a raging headache today >:)
    4. Log all food :)
    5. Hot tub to relax :)
    6. Focus on the good :| also a work in progress

    Alright so anxiety is getting to both me and DH. Ill be totally honest with you all...we are both marijuana smokers (legal in our state). Its our version of having a beer after work basically. But with new employement possibly on the horizon we immediately stopped (me just to support dh) so its been about 5 days and although its not a physical addiction, its hard for me to deal with the anxiety without it, and my appetite is also suffering a bit. It's a good exercise in dealing with my emotions without that crutch but it definitely makes the situation a bit more tricky...but nothing good comes easy, right??? Parents are coming over for dinner tonight so the family time will be a nice distraction.

    1. Prep snack tray and dessert around 3
    2. Make potatoes after dh puts the roast in
    3. Be kind and patient
    4. Move laundry
    5. Empty/fill dishwasher
    6. Log all food
    7. Drink a glass of water on the hour
    8. Only one slice of pie
    9. Bed by 10

    JFT Monday am
    1. Smoothie
    2. Fish oil
    3. Elderberry
    4. Water

    I’m right there with you, I have been trying to get my eldest to use it for her anxiety too now that it’s legal here in Canada.

    Yes a lot of these ornaments are using my new pencil crayons. I love them!
  • Snowflake1968
    Snowflake1968 Posts: 6,950 Member
    I just ate 4 pieces of pizza at the craft show. It is cold as the furnace died, there is very few customers and it’s just a crappy day. Hopefully all of the standing and moving due to being cold balances it out!
  • Faebert
    Faebert Posts: 1,588 Member
    Morning all. So back to normality this week without any more celebrations until work Xmas party on Friday. I’m kind of relieved!

    Yesterday was a better day emotionally, although I still fell off track with food. But I worked out and have just made peace with it all. There are times when we can be completely focussed on our food and fitness goals and other times where we just have to let go a bit. I’m up a bit weight wise but still in range so I think if I keep up the activity and stay careful on normal days up until Xmas I should be ok.

    Sunday goals recap
    - morning workout? Woken with nasty heartburn so will see... ✅
    - L to be picked up at 9:30 ✅
    - Collect P from sleepover ✅
    - Head to parents place. Make good choices at lunch ✅
    - Homework for p? ❎
    - Renew parking permit ❎ they’ve changed the system so I need to call them. Grr!
    - Stocking filler shopping? ✅ started
    - Early night!! ✅

    Monday goals
    - morning workout
    - Take watch and shipping label to work
    - Online grocery shop - cake for Friday
    - Class Christmas present
    - Eyebrows after work
    - Confirm godchildren present drop-off arrangements
    - Early night

    Have a great start to the week all! X
  • Snowflake1968
    Snowflake1968 Posts: 6,950 Member
    My daughter and I had fun at the Holiday Train. Can’t wait to take the Grands tomorrow night, but it was nice getting out with her alone. 6imkb1zkplno.jpeg
  • Snowflake1968
    Snowflake1968 Posts: 6,950 Member
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  • TimeToReduceFat
    TimeToReduceFat Posts: 127 Member
    Sunday status:
    1. Walk for 3 km minimum or start Running challenge - C25K - Nope
    2. Do sudharshana Kriya - Nope
    3. Do not spend more than 30 bucks on food - Done
    4. Use stevia in tea & coffee - Nope
    5. Be within the calorie limit - Nope
    6. Be mindful of volume of my voice & don’t get annoyed. Be patient. - Nope

    Monday JFT (10.12.2018):
    1. Walk for 3 km minimum or start Running challenge - C25K
    2. Do sudharshana Kriya
    3. Do not spend more than 30 bucks on food
    4. Use stevia in tea & coffee
    5. Be within the calorie limit
    6. Be mindful of volume of my voice & don’t get annoyed. Be patient.

    Things I need to work on gradually:
    1. Be consistent in exercising
    2. Work on saving money
    3. Drink enough water
    4. Reduce sugar in tea & coffee. Use stevia instead
    5. Be within calorie limit & create a deficit
    6. Learn something w.r.t work everyday
  • bookmeister86
    bookmeister86 Posts: 1,165 Member
    Monday weigh-in:

    Goal weight: 154
    October 15th: 164.25
    October 22nd: 167.25
    October 29th: 163
    November 5th: 164.25
    November 12th: 165.75
    November 19th: 164.25
    November 26th: 162.5
    December 3rd: 160.75
    December 10th: 160.75

    Not sure about the weight - once again I had three different weights, ranging from 159 - 162.75!!! I decided to log the one in the middle. But who knows? I definitely need a new scale...
  • bookmeister86
    bookmeister86 Posts: 1,165 Member
    Not a lot of time this morning - slept in and now only have 15 minutes before I need to start working!

    So here are some quick goals...

    Today's commitments:

    - Log everything I eat
    - Be in the green
    - 4 bottles water
    - No alcohol
    - Exercise DVD

    - No eating whilst standing
    - Savour every bite
    - Monitor fullness after each meal
    - Differentiate between hunger, desire and craving
    - Give myself credit!

    - 30+ minute lunch break
    - Read Beck Diet Solution
    - Prepare for interview!
    - Gratitude journal
    - Lights out by 11

    Current calorie balance: 0
  • awhit4842
    awhit4842 Posts: 236 Member
    JFT Monday
    It’s a new week. Time to reset! I did better yesterday. Even though I was over my allowed calories for the day, I still logged everything which kept me from snacking extra.
    1. Log all food
    2. Drink 150oz water
    3. Leave work early to pick up daughter
    4. Don’t overeat at parents meeting tonight
    5. Do an app workout after getting home since no gym time today
  • sarah74_vt
    sarah74_vt Posts: 368 Member
    JFT (Monday, 12/10/18)
    1) Log all my food for the day
    2) Drink 8 glasses of water before having a Diet Coke
    3) Go to the gym
    4) Stay "in the green" with my calorie intake

    @Bex953172 Your progress is great!! I can definitely see a difference. Good for you!! :)

    @Snowflake1968 I'm glad you had a good time and got to spend time with your daughter!
  • AJB1014
    AJB1014 Posts: 1,380 Member
    @Bex953172 I think we tend to be our own worst critics because I look at your progress pics and see great changes! Very inspiring thank you for sharing!
  • bookmeister86
    bookmeister86 Posts: 1,165 Member
    @Bex953172 's pics this reminded me of a really funny incident with my mother which I thought you'd all appreciate.

    (@Bex - the pics are great - there has been such a big change! You should be really proud of yourself!)

    I can see a big difference in my own body having lost quite a bit of weight now, and I was telling my mum about this. I was modelling an outfit for her in which it was obvious that I'd lost a lot of weight from my legs (my jeans were basically hanging off me) and I was saying to her "Look at my legs! Aren't they skinny!"

    My mother's response: "Well, I wouldn't say they're skinny... I'd say they're 'average sized'"

    Mothers... aren't they great for the self-esteem?! :#

    Me and the boyfriend now regularly make jokes about my 'average sized legs'...

    (And now average-sized arms, as they have shrunk too!) :smiley:
  • AJB1014
    AJB1014 Posts: 1,380 Member
    edited December 2018
    1. Prep snack tray and dessert around 3 :)
    2. Make potatoes after dh puts the roast in :)
    3. Be kind and patient :)
    4. Move laundry :)
    5. Empty/fill dishwasher o:) DH did it
    6. Log all food >:) I'll go back and do it now
    7. Drink a glass of water on the hour >:) sooooo dehydrated today!!!
    8. Only one slice of pie >:) *
    9. Bed by 10 >:) *

    *So our tenant got home last night around 9 called over said place smelled like gas and no heat. Ran over, emergency shut off, aired the place out. Thermocouple was acting up when we first started the system in October, so we cleaned it and all was well. So we repeated the cleaning of the thermocouple and fired it back up - seemed to be operating fine. But the gas valve should have shut when the pilot went out and obviously it did not with the smell of gas throughout the house. So we're going to have to get it looked at - we're DIY'ers enough to clean it but I think its time to call the professionals in :s That was enough to get my adrenaline pumping so we came back to the house around 10 and I stress ate another piece of pie and didnt get to bed until 11ish - I'm the type of person who NEEDS 8 hours of sleep so I slept in til 7 and got to work later than I wanted to...c'est la vie. I'm so grateful everyone is okay and nothing blew up!!! Dinner with the parents was really great, will have to do that more often.

    JFT Monday am
    1. Smoothie :)
    2. Fish oil :)
    3. Elderberry :)
    4. Water >:)

    JFT Monday
    1. Focus on the good
    2. Be kind
    3. Log all food
    4. Eat packed lunch
    5. Cook dinner at home - leftovers?
    6. WATER WATER WATER
    7. Make ham and green pepper egg cups - freeze half
    8. Bed by 9:30

    JFT Tues AM
    1. Wake up 6:15 or first waking
    2. Work by 7:30
    3. Fish oil
    4. Smoothie
    5. Water
    6. Elderberry
  • clicketykeys
    clicketykeys Posts: 6,577 Member
    Checking in from Friday
    1. AM weights. Feed cats. Shower. Morning meds. Tea! Log 1 item. November challenge: Red cup and fives! Put sign on library door; book club meets in my room. Finish Evicted.
    2. Finish week 19. Get sub for 2/7 and 2/8. RS dr. appts for 2/7 - March? April? Put poetry quiz into Google Forms. Blog post. Duo. Still need to set up with gastro. Check on sub for Tuesday.
    3. Class 2-3: WM project work. No reflection. Turn in / collect all reflections. Need to practice subject/object pronouns (my friend and I / my friend and me). Input Socratic Seminar grades for 4th. Grade Prince analyses.
    4. Class 4: Project work. No reflection. (Move 47 to next week.) 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). Return computer cart.
    5. Review assessments. What is my purpose for each unit? What should the controlling ideas be in a study of world literature? Review world lit options. Write reflection essay. BE SURE YOU HAVE CORDS. TAKE ALL GRADING.
    6. Update class websites! WRITE A DOGGONE POST. Plan article on building up to public speaking for EJ.
    7. Check on meals; update grocery list. Grocery shopping? Draft presentation.
    8. Add '12 Dates of Christmas' to to-watch list. Meds. Floss, rinse, brush teeth. In bed by 8:45; devices off by 9:00. Add 'angel tree' to next week's JFT. Add 'barn order' to next week's JFT. Used bookstore tomorrow; see list below. Movie? Add 'Check Blind Side on Plex' to Monday's JFT.

    JFT Monday
    1. AM weights. Feed cats. Morning meds. Tea! Log 1 item. Duo. Blog post. Still need to set up with gastro.
    2. Review S2 plans and compare to S1 plans / notes. Check absences and compare to plans. Check on barn order with K. Get directions to therapy appointment. Check Blind Side on Plex. Continue updating poetry quiz. Check on IXL account? Sub plans for Tuesday PM. All reflections on site for 2-3.
    3. Class 2-3: Print projects. WM project presentations. Grammar: practice subject/object pronouns (my friend and I / my friend and me). Grade Prince analyses. Students finished? Alphabetize work.
    4. Class 4: Reflection 47. Print projects. Project presentations? 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). Return computer cart. Update class websites.
    5. Review assessments. What is my purpose for each unit? What should the controlling ideas be in a study of world literature? Review world lit options. Draft reflection essay. WRITE A DOGGONE POST. Plan article on building up to public speaking for EJ.
    6. Masters course final exam. Check in with B. Check in with parents. Lunch? Theater on Friday by 5:45.
    7. Prep Tue lunch: Saag. Chop celery. Meds. Floss, rinse, brush teeth. In bed by 8:45, devices off by 9:00, alarm set for 5:00. Library tomorrow after Zumba (#10 below). Used bookstore Wednesday (#9 below). Look for low prices on eyepins and crimp beads.

    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: 188.2

    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), Palahniuk, The Prince (tr. Tim Parks), George Saunders, In Persuasion Nation; Terry Pratchett; Harlan Ellison; Margaret Atwood, Oryx & Crake.
    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. Create buttons at library. Return 3 books.

    I accomplished almost NOTHING this weekend. *sigh* And we're starting to run a balance on the credit card, and I'm just halfway through the masters program. Definitely stressing about that. UGH. Moneymoneymoneymoneymoney.
  • cschmitz110515
    cschmitz110515 Posts: 3,643 Member
    I have returned. Since the only MFP logging I did all weekend was food & exercise, I want to recap for my own accountability.

    Recap F 12/7 ~ No "unplug" deadline or setting the alarm, since I'm attending a holiday concert in the evening & can sleep in Sat. ~ yay! Keeping my list short today...
    1) Walked treadmill before work / 3 mi 50:54 + cool-down & stretches = happy me :smiley:
    2) Move hourly / stairs breaks at work / 5 somethings = Fitbit 15,100 steps, 250+ steps 14/14 boom! & 51 floors :smiley:
    3) Prelog meals & snacks / stick w/ plan / net calories green / 14c water / NO snacks after concert = Stuck w/ plans... net calories -24 :neutral: , sodium -1,320 (processed foods), sugar +1 (yay), fiber good, protein low-ish, 12c water (ok)
    4) Floss :s / retainers :s

    Recap Sat. 12/8
    1) Walked dog in daylight & could see where to avoid icy spots on roads / 4.31 mi 1:15:59 = happy dog : B) & happy me B)
    2) Holiday errands w/ hubby, put up real tree & started decorating = happy me :)
    3) Ate at Culver's for lunch & leftovers for supper. Net calories, sodium & sugar green (YAY) :smiley: , fiber & protein low :s , 8c water :#
    4) Failed at floss & retainers :s

    Recap Sun. 12/9 ~ SIL/BIL in town to visit/spend the night
    1) Choir sang 7:45 & 9:00 services :smiley:
    2) Walked dog / 4.26 mi 1:13:39 / stretched = happy dog B) & happy me B)
    3) Ate lunch at Golden Corral (buffet food), limited myself (from the way I used to eat there) & logged best I could. Calories for that meal alone 1,877 >:) wowza! I can't imagine what my total calories used to be when I ate however much I wanted!
    4) Ate pizza at home for supper & logged best I could. Total net calories for the day -1,077 :o:s , sodium -3,394 :o>:):o , sugar red :s , fiber & protein excellent (yay), 10c water :| Not so good on water this weekend :(
    5) Failed at floss & retainers again :s

    JFT M 12/10 ~ Had planned to x-train before work but no = rest day
    1) Move hourly / stairs breaks at work / 5 somethings
    2) Meals & snacks prelogged / stick w/ plan / net calories w/i 100 green / 14c water
    3) Evening: laundry / finish decorating real tree / maybe decorate fake tree / wash dishes / prep cards for international mailing & newspaper carrier / prep payments to mail / other to-do's?
    4) Unplug 9:00 / FLOSS / RETAINERS / set/verify early alarm, bed & tv off 10:15 (workout before work T)
  • Snowflake1968
    Snowflake1968 Posts: 6,950 Member
    JFT - Sunday December 9
    2L of water - 😕 not even 1l
    Calories in Green 🙂
    Only 1 Evening Snack 😈
    5 something at bathroom break 😈
    5 fruit/veggie 0/5
    Walk 1 mile 🙂 probably more
    Write in Journal- 😕
    Be Conscious of my choices! Do not disappoint myself! - ate too much pizza but thought about it before I did it.

    JFT - Monday December 10
    2L of water
    Calories in Green
    Only 1 Evening Snack
    5 something at bathroom break
    5 fruit/veggie
    Walk 1 mile
    Write in Journal
    Be Conscious of my choices! Do not disappoint myself!

    Well today is my first day of no work so I will apply for EI, do some sanding and try to clean some. We need to do a lot of ornaments for this weekend coming up. I slept in until 9! I was so tired!

    Tonight we will take the Grands to the Holiday Train.
  • cschmitz110515
    cschmitz110515 Posts: 3,643 Member
    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 no longer weigh myself daily but I peek occasionally. Saturday a.m. weigh-in is my MFP logging day. My digital scale only shows half pound increments & I'm too cheap to buy a fancier scale. No goal dates set ~ I get there when I get there!

    Age 61, 5'4.5"
    GW #1: 150 in a livable way = It's. Not. A. Diet.
    GW #2: 145 normal BMI
    UG maintain: 140 - 145 [Need to be realistic! Will revisit UG & may revise to maintain 145 - 150]

    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! :smiley:
    5/31/17 = 180.5 two end of month celebrations / committed to posting weekly weigh-in
    06/03 = 177.5
    06/10 = 179.5 pre-10K spaghetti supper night before
    06/17 = 179.5 numerous meals away from home, several occasions w/ alcohol, happy no gain
    06/24 = 178.0 fluctuated during week, but ended ok
    07/01 = 176.0 Yay!!! Achieved June goal to stay <180
    07/08 = 177.5 oops
    07/15 = 176.5
    07/22 = 175.0
    07/29 = 174.0 saw at least one daily w-i below 174
    08/05 = 174.5 dined out for Girls Day Out & ate Dad's cooking & baking
    08/12 = 173.5 scale flirted with even lower numbers on daily weigh-ins
    08/19 = 173.5 had couple of high calorie days
    08/26 = 172.0 kind of a surprise
    09/02/17 = 170.0 Woohoo! Officially overweight, not obese :smiley:
    09/09 = 171.5 backsliding, ack!
    09/16 = 169.5 yay, the middle number is a six!
    09/23 = 168.5 have lots challenges in upcoming week
    09/30 = 167.0 met Sept goal to stay under 170
    10/07 = 166.0
    10/14 = 166.5 dined out 2 days with adult beverages plus wine & cheesecake at spa
    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)]
    10/28 = 164.5 very active week & watched CICO / reached October goal of 165
    11/04 = 163.0 wow, really surprised at this, daily fluctuations very up and down this week
    11/11 = 164.5 this is temporary b/c very high sodium yesterday
    11/18 = 162.0 big surprise, especially b/c I weigh myself daily and didn't see this all week
    11/25 = 163.0 no surprise after 2 no-logging-food days (parade day and Thanksgiving), just glad not worse
    12/02 = 161.0 Jingle Bell 5K day / 44:37 chip time & ave. pace 14:22 & very happy!
    12/09/17 = 158.5 surprised to say the least / first time in 10 years my weight is 1-5-anything! :love:
    12/16 = 158.0 no work parties or food days & stuck with CICO
    12/23 = 157.5 no "workouts" but shoveled snow & snowshoed, busy with Christmas preparations
    12/30 = 159.0 Christmas Day no food/beverages logged
    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 :star:
    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 :smiley:
    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! :p
    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 :star:
    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 :star:
    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 :star:
    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 too many office bday indulgences / City Stadium 5K for Veterans 44:27 & ave. pace 14:16 ~ beat goal of < 44:30 :star:
    09/15 = 156.0
    09/22 = 155.5 maybe lower if not for Pizza Ranch prairie pizza & wine at BFF's the night before
    09/29 = 154.0
    10/06 = 155.0 may include water retention in muscles b/c resumed home version of weights & circuit-training day before
    10/13 = 157.0 birthday treats & adult beverages / walked in Run for the Hill of It 5K in 48:13 pace 15:32 & hill 2:01 ~ beat both time (part unpaved trail with sloppy conditions due to 5" rain over preceding week) & hill (finish is UP a steep sledding hill) from last year :star: and learned only 25 out of 267 participants finished the hill < 1 min.
    10/20 = 155.0
    10/27 = 158.0 oops... lots of leaf-raking the evening before + too. much. snacking.
    11/03 = 156.5 better planning / stopped evening snacking (mostly)
    11/10 = 156.0 basically stuck in maintenance mode ~ not the worst thing
    11/17 = 157.0
    11/24 = 159.5 Thanksgiving week & paid time off with hubby ~ def going in wrong direction ~ oops
    12/01 = 157.5 Jingle Bell 5K 45:38 & ave. pace 14:42 ~ not bad
    12/08 = 157.0

    “Start by doing what’s necessary, then what’s possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” Francis of Assisi
  • mytime6630
    mytime6630 Posts: 4,282 Member
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    Mini goal by January 1st: 195
    Mini goal: 180
    2nd mini 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 :s:'(:s 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 :'(
    November 19: 201.0 --- I did really good all week, but got off track this weekend. Need to focus everyday on healthy habits.
    November 26: 203 --- Thanksgiving week, and too much last nite. But hoping this is just food/water weight. Monday - wednesday I did OK, just not the last half of the week.
    December 3: 200.0 - back where I started in November, so nothing gained, nothing lost. Hoping to get back to the 190s this week though.
    Dec 10: 199.2