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

Bex953172 - you had a really active day yesterday. I wouldn’t have turned down the biscuit I don’t think.

AJB1014 - so sorry to hear about your employment. The economy sure isn’t what it could be. This must be so hard on your Stepdad.

Littleblackskirt - speaking as someone that has lived away from her parents for over 20 years I have to say yes, visit as often as possible. My Dad passed in 2012 at age 70and my Mom, now 72 has been in a nursing home for a year now. I can’t change the past but sure wish I could have and could visit more.

Pam46185 - I think being honest when you “mess up” is just as important as everything else. It was a bad day, today is a new one to try to do better. That’s what I love about this group!

Slittlemeister- I think sometimes it would be nice not to have a phone I carry with me. I like not being able to be reached at times and I always feel guilty if I don’t answer right away.

Clicketykeys- I think your students are so very fortunate to have you as a teacher, you’re caring and put so much effort into it. I bet I would have enjoyed you as a teacher, I don’t think I ever had a teacher that felt I was important enough to have a conference with.

Skbtumbleweed - welcome! I give this group so much credit for helping me lose 25 pounds. Currently only 23 as I gained some over Christmas. Keep coming back and you’ll do it!

Namelesshere - a quilt retreat sounds like fun. I have never gone to a “crafting” retreat of any kind but would really love to. Have fun!

Michiwano - you’re killing it!

Faebert - so nice to read that you’ve had a great week. You are braver than me for running outside in the winter. I won’t even do my walks. Our sidewalks are not well maintained and like you, I don’t have proper clothing.

Maryrobinson40- you couldn’t bring me down. You are a friend and I’m here for the ups and downs. I’m not familiar with the 302 form and Hippa Law. We have a firm here that allows people to be admitted under the Mental Health Act and they legally can’t leave the hospital. Is that what you mean? If so, maybe your daughter really needs it right now and it will help her in the future. I hope the doctor calls you, it’s so hard not knowing as a parent.

Mytime6630 - this must be such a huge adjustment having your daughter with you. I know it would throw me off for sure. She is where she needs to be and it must give you some peace of mind having her up and about rather than in the bedroom alone at least. I admire your strength, it’s a tough situation. You mentioned scraps. I am currently going through paper scraps from my scrapbooking supplies. I am giving my little pieces to a friend of my daughters who teaches Grade 2. He said he will share them with other teachers in the school for arts and crafts if he can’t use them all. It’s better than recycling. Some of those pieces will end up as treasured artwork on a fridge.

Elbee1 - keep coming back! I found this past September I wasn’t successful on my goals day after day, but I kept posting them and thought more than once why am I bothering. Seeing others struggle and keep coming back kept me doing it too. It finally bothered me enough that one day I thought, “I am going to make my goals today, I’m not coming back to say I didn’t”. I truly believe this group has helped me keep going even when I wanted to give up.

Bex953172 - I use excel to track miles walked,average of my weight over 7 days, 10 days and monthly and I track my measurements on there. I added new worksheets and separated 2018 and 2019 now.

JFT Jan 24
Before work:

• up right after alarm
• weigh in / HIIT on bike BF's to right after I get home from work/ breakfast cooked then taken to work and eaten there
  
• weigh / pack / pre-log for the day
• recycling to the curb / pull out of driveway by 7:45! close - gone by 7:47 ... because I brought breakfast to work and skipped HIIT

After work / evening:

• First HIIT session of the day (BF'd from this morning) skipped completely today ... because ....
• Set up AND START an exergame tour themed to Valentine's Day (target completion date) 1h13 and over10,700 steps on mini-trampoline "jogging around Paris and spending points earned in the exergame before supper
• adjust supper and snack logging & choices based on calories burned (will be lots!) over 100 "left in the pot"
• Buy and assemble new mini-trampoline after supper (current one broke a spring) DONE! Considering the old one was a free found-at-the-curb rescue that lasted more than a year for me, and a brand new one was only $CAN 50 .... a great deal and "only $25 each if you amortized the cost over both"
• Read while savouring my evening snack ... nearing the end of this mystery novel finished the book AND watched a wonderful Netfix Original movie "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society" (set just post WW2 and refers back to the recently-ended German occupation of the Channel Islands. (the 5 yr old in the story was born during the war). I HIGHLY recommend it. I'll probably order the book it is based on.

2019 Big Picture MFP-type Targets:


2019 Big Picture Rest-of-Life Goals:

skbtumbleweed wrote: »

I hope I am doing this right.

Hello. I rejoined MFP a few weeks ago. I was looking for a group to join to help with the motivation and coping with daily living. I have read some entries and believe this would be a great place to be. I am needing to lose weight to keep me off of diabetic medication. What a great motivator, right? You would think anyway. So my goal for today was to eat what I am supposed to and not eat what I am not supposed to. Of course, I love, love, love everything I am not supposed to eat. I am determined I will learn to "like" more of the things I am supposed to. Yes, non starchy vegetables, protein and water. LOL! I shouldn't like myself less than I like food.

So far today, I have reached my goal. My goal for the rest of the evening will be to stick with today's goal.

I am happy to be here, and have enjoyed reading your stories of strength and perseverance.

See you all tomorrow.

Welcome!! This group is a great place to start! Lots of motivation and even more support...I think we treat this journey as a whole...physical and mental. You will be surprised how many of us think and feel and struggle with the same things as you! :flowerforyou:

@Elbee1 I'm glad you pop on when you can! I just wanted to tell you, I have been on this thread for 3 years. I have actually gained weight, instead of lost, during that time. But what I HAVE been able to do during that time is work through the mental and everyday life stress that was bringing me down, listing those issues as some of my goals. I changed careers after 25 years in the same place, which was scary as heck, but I got rid of so much stress that I felt like I lost 3 tons of weight off my shoulders! I have also made many other positive changes in my life while on this thread. I may actually be the person who sets the goal of turning negativity into positive, which you referred to. I set that goal for myself a lot and have a lot more peace in my heart and mind since I started paying attention to that as part of my well-being. Come back as often as you like....we are happy to see you! Many great ideas and you never know when one of them is going to be just the one you needed to hear! :flowerforyou:

Mrsbunnyleon wrote: »

I LOVE THIS! Thank you for sharing!

@AJB1014 - 3 interviews after 40 applications is awesome. I’ve sent out probably close to 100 and have heard nothing.

Last year I had applied to close to 250 and got about 10 interviews with no offers.

Hope you get the one that is best for you.

PackerFanInGB wrote: »

cschmitz110515 wrote: »

I saw this on website Uncommon Goods, and thought of those on JFT that struggle drinking water. An inspirational water bottle!

I NEED this bottle! hahaha! I'm going to make one this weekend. Thanks for sharing.

Haha! I have this bottle! Bf bought it for me and it did make me laugh. Mine is 750ml so I aim for three a day. X

Another successful day from me!
Walked to school twice, dog walked etc. 6 cups of water up to now.

Anyone else get sore shins? Dont know what thats about!!

Did i tell you all about Saskias hilarious comment at school?

There was a learning morning where the parents can ho in for half an hour and just see how theyre being taught andcwhat theyre learning about.
I couldnt go because i had to get back to the girls at home.
Anyway a parent stopped me at the end of the day and filled me in.

As spring is coming they were talking about chicks (theyre getting an jncubator omg!) And sheep (lambing season) so they were talking about how all the baby lambs are born and how all the sheep are sheared. And she chirps in "and you can cutted them up!"

Seriously saskia?!? I laughed but omg felg like i had to explain that she always asks where her food comes from on her plate and weve had lamb a few times recently and that shes not a psychopath.
Best bit was is her teacher had to agree, she was like "Er, well yes, we DO cut them up for their meat but lets just stick to the shearing.."

1/25 Day 18 Am finding that by coming here to this post I am holding myself accountable. Last night I awoke with hunger pangs. Didn't have calories to cover so ate half of a banana. Ate the other half this morning for breakfast and logged it today. That left me short a few calories for tonight's supper so I think I will just make a bowl of egg drop soup with chicken and veggies. That will give me enough left over for a bedtime snack so I don't awake again. It seems to work well to preplan. When I get ready to cook, I check my planner and can get out of the kitchen in a hurry. Hoping to be down 10 lbs by day 30.