JUST FOR TODAY -- One Day at a Time .... Daily commitment thread for 2019

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  • Sasha24201
    Sasha24201 Posts: 38 Member
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    I'm starting over. Lost some weight, regained 20, since April. One of my goals is to drink at least 8 cups of water. So far, 6 cups and a 32 oz powerade. Yes, had 7-8 bottles (14-16 cups) of water. Another goal, to wake up around 7 or earlier. Woke at 3:15 yesterday morning and 7:15 this morning. I also have a goal of more carefully watching my calories...and i'm doing good so far. And, to swim 3 times a week. Once this week so far, swimming again tomorrow and Saturday. <3
  • ZizzyBumble
    ZizzyBumble Posts: 1,679 Member
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    ZizzyBumble wrote: »
    Thursday 17 January

    January water challenge >:) why is this so hard?
    Accurate logging :)
    Stay in the green :)
    Walk before work :)
    Fitness goals :)

  • edh8423
    edh8423 Posts: 4 Member
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    This looks fun. Other than finishing following my meal plan today and get some rest for a good day tomorrow, I've accomplished my other goals for today.

    Tomorrow, I want to:

    Do at least 30 minutes of moderate/brisk walking
    Follow my meal plan
    Get to the grocery store to get the meat and produce I need for the next two meals I intend to make (including leftovers like I'm using now from last night's pasta dish)
    Try again to get Endomondo to work with my heart rate sensor. This morning I gave up trying to get it to read my pulse during my workout, and just used my Polar FT1

    Now I'll copy and paste this into a notepad file, and tomorrow I'll check and see how I did and come up with another set of goals.

    Love this.
  • namelesshere
    namelesshere Posts: 334 Member
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    1/17 Day 10 Still weighing and logging. Trying to drink more and it is flushing out of my system. Chili I made last week is finally gone, Going grocery shopping tomorrow to get some salad. Found some venison in the freezer so will also throw that in a crock pot. Starting to get the hang of what a serving size is but know I will need the scale to verify for a long time yet. I am still here after 10 days. A good start.

  • PackerFanInGB
    PackerFanInGB Posts: 3,334 Member
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    PackerFanInGB wrote: »
    Just for Today (Wed | 1/16/19), I WILL:
    1. Drink half my weight in ounces of water. (90 oz) :# More than day before so I will give myself credit for improving.
    2. Journal every single bite that goes into my mouth, even if it’s a candy mint :)
    3. Pay attention to consuming half my weight in grams of protein (90 g) and eating less carbs :#
    4. Activity: Walk for 30 minutes either outside or via exercise DVD ;)Giving myself credit for getting my steps in, but didn't get the 30 minutes of activity.
    5. Eat at least 2 servings of fruits and 3 servings of veggies today. :sTomorrow's another day!

    JFT, I HOPE TO:
    • Read Beck's Diet Solution next chapter :s
    • Get caught up on JFT thread :s
    • Get caught up on my other MFP threads :)
    • Prep for tomorrow, tonight :#Partially.
    • Read something for pleasure :)
    • Pick up my Rx after work :)
    • Early bedtime :)

    J4T | Thursday:
    Drink more water than yesterday.
    Journal every bite
    Half my weight in grams of protein
    Activity: 30 minutes cardio / FitBit Step Goal / 5 flights of stairs up & down
    2 svgs fruit / 3 svgs veggies
    Prep for tomorrow, tonight
  • HEGoddard0928
    HEGoddard0928 Posts: 824 Member
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    HEGoddard0928 wrote: »

    JFT, 1-16-19

    1. Work on story!!!! :|Yes but only for about 15 minutes. Got two small scenes outlined then had a tiff with the DH and lost all of my writing mojo
    2. Take a shower :)
    3. In bed by 10:30 :DI was propped up in bed...does that count? Lol

    And some for tomorrow!

    JFT, 1-17-19

    1. Up at 7AM!!!!!!! :/715 and that last 15 minutes the cat as a jerk!
    2. Bring lunch :(Didnt really have the time or the inclination. Just got takeout...very very yummy take out that wasn't TERRIBLE calorically
    3. Work 815-515 :)
    4. Something with ground turkey for dinner :)Skillet Lasagna. I haven't made it in probably 6th months
    5. DISHESSSSSSSS :DMost of them! I have the skillet from dinner, a few bowls, and 2 crocks to soak
    6. FOLD CLOTHES :DHAHAHAHA. Tomorrow is my last day of work for 3 days so really there isn't any point since I have to do more this weekend. Lol
    7. Work on story!!!!! :(Doubtful. Spent too much time twittering...
    8. Bed by 10:30!!!! :|Maybe? IDK. It's already 9:45. We'll see I guess.


    JFT, 1-18-19

    1. Up at 7!!!!
    2. Shower
    3. BRING LUNCH
    4. Work 815-515
    5. Add to/complete work to-do list
    6. Make something for dinner...NO ORDERING OUT
    7. Finish the EFFING DISHES
    8. WORK ON WIP
    9. Limit Twitter time
    10. Bed whenever(Yay Weekend!)
  • AJB1014
    AJB1014 Posts: 1,380 Member
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    Better late than never right?

    JFT Wednesday
    1. No criticizing others :)
    2. Drink water :)
    3. Log all food. :)
    4. Eat packed lunch :)
    5. Cook dinner at home :)
    6. Spend time out of the office :)
    7. Pack bag for tomorrow :)
    8. Bed by 10:00 :)

    JFT Thurs AM
    1. Up by 6:00 :)
    2. Shower/Dry hair :)
    3. Fish Oil >:)
    4. Elderberry :)
    5. Smoothie :)
    6. Pack phone charger :)
    7. Leave house by 7:15 :)

    Jft Friday
    1. Let it go, let it go, let it go!
    2. Be kind
    3. Move kindling pile into wood shop
    4. Clean wood scraps out of driveway
    5. Lots of water
    6. Quality time with DH
  • maryrobinson40
    maryrobinson40 Posts: 1,109 Member
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    mytime6630 wrote: »
    Still feeling awful ... and hate this. I am not one that likes to sit around and do nothing, but thats all I feel like doing. Aching all over does not help ... even hurts to lay down. Last nite I tried to sleep on the couch .. finally fell asleep at 2:30 am. But then around 4am I went to bed, and was able to sleep more. But my throat is SO sore ... can hardly swallow. I had a glass of orange juice, and probably will go lay down again. My weight is way up again... I know last nite I got into drinking orange juice a lot (which is loaded with calories though). So this morning I measured out 1 cup of Orange juice.. and plan to just drink water. I have really got to get serious about my weight... on top of feeling sick, and desperately needing a haircut, and seeing how overweight I am .... not feeling very good about myself.

    SO JFt, Wed, Jan 17
    1. log all my food
    2. concentrate on smaller portions.... eat slowly
    3. mindful eating. Take my time chewing and enjoying every bite
    4. rest to get rid of this cold
    5. measure out any snacking
    6. concentrate on 8+ water
    7. differentiate between hunger, thirst, or just craving



    I hope you feel better soon. Love you👼💖🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
  • mytime6630
    mytime6630 Posts: 4,197 Member
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    JFT, Thurs
    1. log all food :/
    2. concentrate on smaller portions ... and no seconds :s
    3. mindful eating... eat slowly :s
    4. rest more to get rid of this cold :/
    5. go to wake... and then hubby said we would grab something to eat. So make wise choices :s
    6. concentrate on water.8+ glasses :s
    7. remember my word for the year " Discipline" >:)

    Total failure tonite. I did great all day long. We went to the wake, then hubby wanted to go to a mexican restaurant. I had a margarita, but only ate 1/2 of my chimigiana. I think I was still hungry (since all I had was soup for lunch), and started snacking when we got home. Got into trail mix, grapes, etc. I don't even want to try and add up the calories I ate after 8pm

    So my goals tomorrow will be:
    1. log all food
    2. NO EATING after 7pm. Drink water instead. USE DISICIPLINE
    3. rest to get over this darn cold. I am getting so sick of not having energy ... which makes me just want to eat
    4. go out with my daughter before the next round of snow/ice gets here
    5. 8+ c water - January challenge
    6. mindful eating
    7. 5 serv fruits/veggies
    8. think positive.Do not turn one bad day into an entire weekend. today is over. Tomorrow is a new day.

    Hoping I can sleep better tonite! Last nite again, aching all over. I don't know why this bother me more at night than during the day though, but just unable to get a comfortable good nites sleep.
  • Faebert
    Faebert Posts: 1,588 Member
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    mytime6630 wrote: »
    JFT, Thurs
    1. log all food :/
    2. concentrate on smaller portions ... and no seconds :s
    3. mindful eating... eat slowly :s
    4. rest more to get rid of this cold :/
    5. go to wake... and then hubby said we would grab something to eat. So make wise choices :s
    6. concentrate on water.8+ glasses :s
    7. remember my word for the year " Discipline" >:)

    Total failure tonite. I did great all day long. We went to the wake, then hubby wanted to go to a mexican restaurant. I had a margarita, but only ate 1/2 of my chimigiana. I think I was still hungry (since all I had was soup for lunch), and started snacking when we got home. Got into trail mix, grapes, etc. I don't even want to try and add up the calories I ate after 8pm

    So my goals tomorrow will be:
    1. log all food
    2. NO EATING after 7pm. Drink water instead. USE DISICIPLINE
    3. rest to get over this darn cold. I am getting so sick of not having energy ... which makes me just want to eat
    4. go out with my daughter before the next round of snow/ice gets here
    5. 8+ c water - January challenge
    6. mindful eating
    7. 5 serv fruits/veggies
    8. think positive.Do not turn one bad day into an entire weekend. today is over. Tomorrow is a new day.

    Hoping I can sleep better tonite! Last nite again, aching all over. I don't know why this bother me more at night than during the day though, but just unable to get a comfortable good nites sleep.

    Hugs @mytime6630 - hope you feel better soon x
  • Faebert
    Faebert Posts: 1,588 Member
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    Yesterday felt like a day of non scale victories for me. A couple of points where in the past I might have said sod it and written the day off but instead I rejigged things and stuck to the programme.

    I started off up early to work out but I had a lot of prep to do for the dinner party so was running out of time. I went back upstairs to have a power sleep but then realised I had enough time for a good run instead. Managed over 4 miles and felt great! The rest of the day was hugely hectic which helped me stay very low calorie which allowed me to really enjoy the dinner without any worry. Thinking of balance I allowed myself a v small slice of cake as well! And sent guests home with leftovers so no temptations tonight!

    Thursday goals recap
    - up early. Clear away washing up, set table for dinner party, ice cake ✅
    - Morning workout ✅ 4 mile run instead 😄
    - Water!! ✅
    - Run home lunchtime for car ✅ double run day! 🤪
    - Leave straight after pensions meeting ✅
    - Dinner party - stay mindful. ✅ Read 2019 goals beforehand ❎ didn’t have a chance to read goals but I remembered them and managed to do the below - huge nsv for me
    - Enjoy socialising without guilt - balance!! ✅

    Friday goals
    - morning workout
    - Put away all the dishes, glasses etc that I washed last night ✅
    - Leave early to go to training session
    - Phone at 1pm for GP appt for daughter
    - Confirm play date arrangements
    - Hot yoga if it doesn’t clash with GP appt
    - Early night

    Happy Friday everyone! X
  • newdaydawning79
    newdaydawning79 Posts: 1,503 Member
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    newdaydawning79 wrote: »
    JFT 1-16-19

    JFT 1-17-19

    Log it all :)
    Drink all the water :)
    Write in my paper fitness journal :)
    Tackle more dishes (oh the fun of Tupperware...) :neutral:
    Get those stand/stretch times in at work :smile:
    Treat myself kindly :)

    I didn't do quite as much of the standing as I'd wanted but I did it more often than usual so I'm calling it a win.

    JFT 1-18-19

    Get the garbage out.
    Log all my food - stay in the green today!
    Drink 96oz at least of water.
    Stand and stretch every* hour at work.
    Find a healthy lunch for the day.
    Get a good sleep in since it's the weekend!
  • newdaydawning79
    newdaydawning79 Posts: 1,503 Member
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    2 days in a row of being over, 3 total this week. I need to definitely be more mindful of that! The good news is my rum cake I brought back from Barbados is now out of the darn house! LOL
  • cory17
    cory17 Posts: 1,361 Member
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    JFT Fri 1/18/19
    Word: CONSISTENCY
    Drink Water
    Avoid the doughnuts at picketing
    Hour exercise
    Finish last box in office, clear table, bulletin board
    Make turkey burritos
  • appletospare
    appletospare Posts: 17 Member
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    Have been good this week and not been over my set calorie intake yet.
    I’m going on holiday though, which usually means more food, but since it’s sporty, I hope it cancels each other out.
  • bookmeister86
    bookmeister86 Posts: 1,165 Member
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    Yesterday's commitments:

    - Log everything I eat :smile:
    - Stick to food plan :neutral: One small yoghurt extra
    - Be in the green :smile:
    - 4 bottles water :smile:
    - No alcohol :smile:
    - Exercise DVD :smiley:

    - No eating whilst standing :smile:
    - Savour every bite :neutral: Until dinner when I was hungry!!
    - Monitor fullness after each meal :neutral: Again, until dinner
    - Differentiate between hunger, desire and craving :neutral: Didn't really come up
    - Give myself credit! :smile:

    - 30+ minute lunch break :smile:
    - 2+ of French podcast, article, book :smile:
    - Read Beck Diet Solution :smile:
    - Log sabotaging thoughts :neutral: Didn't really have any that I remember. Still haven't caught up on last week though
    - Gratitude journal :smile:
    - Lights out by 11 :smile:


    Today's commitments:

    - Log everything I eat
    - Make and stick to food plan
    - 3+ bottles water

    - 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
    - Meditate
    - 2+ of French podcast, article, book
    - Read Beck Diet Solution
    - Log sabotaging thoughts
    - Gratitude journal

    2019 words: Mindful Moderation

    Current calorie balance: Forgot to check, think about 250 in the red - had a deficit yesterday which made some calories back
  • ZizzyBumble
    ZizzyBumble Posts: 1,679 Member
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    Friday 18 January

    January water challenge
    Log as accurately as possible
    Stay close to green
    Walk before work
    Aim for Fitbit goals

    Meal out with colleagues tonight so may well be in the red and not have enough time for excercise
  • clicketykeys
    clicketykeys Posts: 6,568 Member
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    Checking in from Thursday
    1. Therapy exercises. Feed cats. Meds. Tea! Log 1 item. Post JFT by 7 AM. Enter grades.
    2. Before school: Update class websites. Check on lab 4th Friday. Call CVS to get refill.
    3. Class 1-2: Touch on WLGs. Prep phrases affecting S/V agreement.
    4. Planning: A - Duo. Therapy exercises. Update unit 1 plans week 2 and print. Help from PF with marking grammar. B - Grade reflections while at duty. C - Enter grades. Draft essay. File extra papers. New Jim Crow 49-96. Blog post. Visit B. Check on PF classroom for Friday. Write out References for reflection essay.
    5. Class 4: Touch on WLGs. Grammar: Plural possessives. Story: Tuesday. HW: Bullying; plural possessives.
    6. 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. Drink more water. No, more. Keep the pitcher in the fridge full. You're not actually hungry. Make some tea. Drink more water!
    7. PICK UP REFILL. Check in with PT and sign forms. Zumba 5:30. Put the rest of the laundry away. Portion chicken and beef.
    8. Update Goodreads Friday.
    9. Therapy exercises. Prep Fri lunch: Saag. Chop celery. Meds. Floss, rinse, brush teeth. In bed by 8:45; devices off by 9:00; alarm set for 5:50.

    JFT Friday
    1. Therapy exercises. Feed cats. Meds. Tea! Log 1 item. Post JFT by 7 AM.
    2. Before school: Update class websites. Enter late work. Email JM about PF 3rd? Print rubrics and checklists for essays. Sign for door. Email attendance about lab day.
    3. Class 1-2: Collect HW and PRs. Write extended scene. Print and proofread; print and proofread Laws essay and summer project. HW: Get a challenge book.
    4. Planning: Pre - Duo. A - FINISH ALL PLANS AND PRINT. B - Grade work at duty. C - Blog post. Visit B. Enter grades. Check essay requirements and get sources; update reference list.
    5. Class 4: Touch on WLGs. Collect HW and PRs. Return work; set up binders. Review POV. Basics of prepositions. Provide checklist. Type alternate-POV story.
    6. 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. Drink more water. No, more. Keep the pitcher in the fridge full. You're not actually hungry. Make some tea. Drink more water!
    7. Zumba after school. Read NJC. Update Goodreads. Check recipes; update grocery list. NEED TO GET MEDS. Portion chicken.
    8. Therapy exercises. Meds. Floss, rinse, brush teeth. Thrift store Saturday? Call parents.

    Scale goals
    End of 2017: 174.6
    End of 2018: 189.2
    Today: 190.0

    Ongoing plans/ideas behind the cut
    1. Go to Mac store and see if they can retrieve the files off the iMac. Look for an "ugly Christmas sweater" and a long-haired doll at thrift stores. Practice French braiding.
    2. Create vocabulary lists for each unit that come from the texts used: Animal Farm, Julius Caesar, Wes Moore, I Am Malala. 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. Regular: 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). Honors: practice subject/object pronouns (my friend and I / my friend and me).
    3. Connect standards to assignments and include them in titles and in gradebook and lessons.
    4. Develop writing mini-unit. Review scholarly research on 5PE. (I think I can have this as an intro to the research unit so that they also get exposure to how quotes are integrated and cited.) 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. Take recycling to center. Wash car.
    8. 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 Design for How People Learn (Julie Dirksen), On Writing (Stephen King), Dying for a Paycheck (Robin Hardman), The Prince (tr. Tim Parks, Russell Price, Harvey Mansfield, or Robert Adams). Check on alternate translations for The Prince.

    Woke up well before the alarm, but I knew I hadn't made lunch for today and if I went back to sleep it'd take awhile to GET to sleep and then I'd be rushing around trying to get ready in time. So I just got up. Now I'm just about ready to go and I have some time to get a few late papers graded and entered and maybe make some headway on my lesson plans.

    I haven't done any blogging in weeks and I'm out of saved posts. I have GOT to get one written today. It's just hard on top of everything else. If I do everything I have to for work and I exercise and I do the bare minimum of housework (clean laundry, getting some kind of food in me) there's not a lot of time or oomph for anything else.
  • awhit4842
    awhit4842 Posts: 236 Member
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    JFT Friday
    1. Log all food
    2. Spin class
    3. Meditate twice
    4. Drink 150oz water
  • Snowflake1968
    Snowflake1968 Posts: 6,730 Member
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    JFT - Thursday Jan 17th
    2L of water 🙂
    Calories in Green - 😈😈 over by 800+
    Walk 1 Mile - - 🙂 not purposely though
    5 Fruits and Veggies - 4/5
    Only 1 evening Snack - 😂😂 this is how I ended up over
    5 something at bathroom break - 🙂 all but twice
    Write in Journal - 🙂
    Do not disappoint myself, be conscious of my choices. -😕

    JFT - Friday Jan 18th - Determined
    2L of water
    Calories in Green
    Walk 1 Mile
    5 Fruits and Veggies
    Only 1 evening Snack
    5 something at bathroom break
    Write in Journal
    Do not disappoint myself, be conscious of my choices.

    Well yesterday was a good day for activity and getting things done. It was a terrible day for eating. I didn’t eat until almost 2 in the afternoon and by that time I was starving and had McDonalds. It wasn’t even that bad, I shared the fries with Michaela and threw out half the coke. I made 1/2 a frozen pizza for myself for supper. Thin crust. Then hunger attacked! I just felt hungry all night and nothing seemed to satisfy. I tried some healthy options first, then had my usual snack which put me over but that still left me hungry so I had bread and peanut butter.

    Oh well, today is a new day and yesterday is past.

    Hope everyone starts feeling better soon.


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