JUST FOR TODAY -- One Day at a Time .... Daily commitment thread for 2019
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mytime6630 wrote: »OMG --- its March!!!!
TIme for another challenge???
Reminder:
January Challenge --- keep a cup or something to remind you to drink 8+ glasses of water. (For me, its a red cup, hence called Red Cup Challenge)
Feb Challenge: Nitetime snacking ... limit snack to just one, and then stop
March Challenge:: Spring will be here soon ... I hope!! I am one that needs the sunshine, and the fresh air. WHile I try to go to the gym, there is nothing like breathing in fresh air.
So the challenge for March is to get out and go for a walk ... everyday (of course, unless it is icy -- like it is for us today) . Even if for only 15 minutes ... go outside, walk, look at mother nature, soak in the sunshine, and think all those positive thoughts. But I know for me, this just helps my mood so much
Thank you, I really like this challenge as it fits with my positive experiences of walking and trying to be mindful of the nice things I see, hear and smell. Good job it was not today's challenge though as I scuttled along unthinkingly to meet Fitbit excercise goals in a limited amount of time!2 -
Why is it today ... I just want to eat and eat!!
But I'm not ... had my oatmeal, and lunch. So gotta stop! 6 -
mytime6630 wrote: »Why is it today ... I just want to eat and eat!! But I'm not ... had my oatmeal, and lunch. So gotta stop!
Well done you for being strong and resisting temptation.0 -
@mytime6630 RED CUP!! You're probably thirsty! Also, I am definitely up for the March challenge. I am so ready for this winter to be over. It's been gloomy and wet and the temperatures have been all over the place. Of course it's sunny today and I completely reorganized our bedroom and I feel great! Lol.2
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HEGoddard0928 wrote: »@mytime6630 RED CUP!! You're probably thirsty! Also, I am definitely up for the March challenge. I am so ready for this winter to be over. It's been gloomy and wet and the temperatures have been all over the place. Of course it's sunny today and I completely reorganized our bedroom and I feel great! Lol.
You are right ... maybe I just need water!!! I think I need sunshine!!!!!!! We got ice last nite, now snow. I have no motivation to do anything ... just want to curl up with junk food. So thanks guys .... have to do this for me. And yes, I'll gulp that water!!3 -
ZizzyBumble wrote: »mytime6630 wrote: »Why is it today ... I just want to eat and eat!! But I'm not ... had my oatmeal, and lunch. So gotta stop!
Well done you for being strong and resisting temptation.
Why is it somedays I can do so well all day ... today... I am just hungry!! Going to drink my water, and get busy!2 -
Hello all,
I know it has been a long while since I’ve posted but I am in need of a reboot. I went to our old message board and was panicked to see no one had posted since December! So happy to see this group is still going strong. Hope you can all forgive me for stepping away. I have been slipping with habits lately pretty badly and had a breakup just last week so I’m feeling a bit lonely and lost and probably depressed if I’m being honest. So I’d like to get some healthier routines on board first, and then look at eating and exercise, so that’s what I’ll be checking in about. I have really missed you all and your support and I hope everyone is doing well. I’m excited and hopeful to get things back on track and I know I can do it!! Love you all!
Just for today:
One house chore
Start dishes and tidying
5 minutes on to do list or project/goal
Journal
Bed at 9:30
So happy to see you back! We missed you! I am so sorry about your breakup.... we are here for you if you ever want to vent and talk. It is frustrating how easy old habits can come back.2 -
@mytime6630 Do not eat and eat!
Take it from me, i felt the same way today, that i could eat and est and guess what i did, i ate and ate.
And guess what again! It didnt make me feel better. It made me feel a hell of a lot worse.
Please, persevere and dont do it4 -
Last call for the Financial Peace University course for anyone who was with us prior to Jan 1 of this year. I have a taker here locally but they can wait if you want Hannah to send it your way.
JFT 2/28
Still shifting from 146-150. Not as tenacious or self-disciplined as I was this time last year.
Drink 6 cups water/herbal tea
Strength training (working on back and underarm fat)
Prayer journal
Vacuum kitchen drawers and cabinets
Start new baby quilt (finally finished the labor of love one, ugh!)
My daughter-in-law let me know this morning that she thinks she miscarried again. This is their fourth miscarriage. She was at four weeks this time which is easier on the body than when the baby is farther along.
Blessings and Peace.
I am so sorry to hear of your DIL miscarriage. I also miscarriaged a lot ... so very hard. Hugs to you and your DIL.2 -
@mytime6630 Do not eat and eat!
Take it from me, i felt the same way today, that i could eat and est and guess what i did, i ate and ate.
And guess what again! It didnt make me feel better. It made me feel a hell of a lot worse.
Please, persevere and dont do it
You guys are the best
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JFT - Wednesday February 27 Determined
2L of water - 🙂
Calories in Green - 🙂
Walk 1 Mile - 🙂
5 Fruits and Veggies - 4/5
Only 1 evening Snack - 🙂 I really wanted a second one but I resisted and went to bed instead.
5 something at bathroom break - 🙂
Write in Journal - 🙂
Do not disappoint myself, be conscious of my choices. - 🙂
JFT - Thursday February 28 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.
Yesterday I didn’t do anything productive except make some applesauce for Michaels after getting groceries. I really need to clean the house.
I am going to do a plank challenge for March instead of the outside. I would love to do the outside but with our forecast for March our driveway is still not going to be safe to walk on. It is sheer ice due to all the melting we had in January then all the freezing in February. The weather network says it is going to be a ferocious spring. I’m trying not to let it get me down.
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Cschmitz110515 - what a great checkup! Hard work and dedication pays off.
Hegoddard0928 - I am very curious about your sink stopper. You seem so happy this week, it’s how I remember you last year when I first joined.
Bookmeister86- thank you for the article, like you I love potatoes, but they are my number 1 favourite food.
Bex953172 - I have been cutting back on the pasta, bread and rice but not potatoes, like you I find I do better cutting back, I am not willing to go completely carb free though.
Clicketykeys- love the text conversation
Cory17 - I am looking forward to March too. I am hoping things start melting and I can get out for walks again.
Maryrobinson40 - “weight sticking around like a mooching relative”. Oh so true!!! You have had so much going on it’s no wonder you are in a high state of alert waiting for the other shoe to drop. I think Mathew 5 days Do not worry
. You have this!!! One thing I did a few years ago, that I need to do again was switch my plate size to a smaller one. Did you know that today’s dinner plates are about 2 inches larger in diameter than they were in the 60’s. I have my grandmothers dishes, her everyday ones matched the good ones and that is the size difference.
Clicketykeys- my friends that have done low carb, high fat have all talked about their higher energy levels. That is probably what it is.
Lcorwin429 - you are making a lot of changes all at once. I never drank wine or alcohol enough to make a difference in my life but I drank 2L of Coke a day usually with a 1/2 bag or more of a family sized bag of chips. I also ate out almost daily. I made small changes to start, I stopped buying pop and chips to have in the house, if I really wanted them badly enough I made myself walk to the store to get them and would only buy a small bottle and bag. I started making myself make a meal one night before and ate out the next, gradually increasing that to 2 in 1 out, etc. Now I rarely eat out but make burgers and fries at home instead if I want them. I haven’t had chips since Christmas but now that I’m writing this I sure would like a bag! This group has been instrumental in helping me lose too. Good luck keep coming back.
Mytime6630 - I love all your smiles. It’s hard and discouraging if you don’t see a change on the scale in the right direction, but it’s so encouraging if it is. Unfortunately you don’t know until you step on the scale.
Faebert - have you ever been checked for sleep apnea? Do you know why you are sleeping so poorly?
Zizzybumble - I would like to do a plank challenge or something in March. I think I need to start doing some strength training with my cardio.
13ecca4 - has m happy you had a better day.
Littleblackskirt - I firmly believe people have to do what works for them to lose weight. Glad you’re feeling better.
Toaljasa - how heartbreaking for your family.
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@Snowflake1968 If you joined before the end of March last year I was unemployed (like I am now). That was the happiest I had been in a very long time. I am now just as happy as I was then. I LOVE being home. My ultimate goal is to make my living as a writer. To be able to stay home with my children and bring money in doing something I enjoy. I was absolutely miserable at my previous job. When I got fired last Friday I left the job with the a huge smile on my face. I was laughing as I called Matt to tell him what happened. We have some money saved up so I'm going to just stay home and focus on me and my writing for a while. I have a few ideas about what I want to do. I don't think the clinic is going to happen. To be honest I didn't think it would. My partner is notoriously unreliable. But yes, I am unbelievably, joyously, uproariously happy.4
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HEGoddard0928 wrote: »@Snowflake1968 If you joined before the end of March last year I was unemployed (like I am now). That was the happiest I had been in a very long time. I am now just as happy as I was then. I LOVE being home. My ultimate goal is to make my living as a writer. To be able to stay home with my children and bring money in doing something I enjoy. I was absolutely miserable at my previous job. When I got fired last Friday I left the job with the a huge smile on my face. I was laughing as I called Matt to tell him what happened. We have some money saved up so I'm going to just stay home and focus on me and my writing for a while. I have a few ideas about what I want to do. I don't think the clinic is going to happen. To be honest I didn't think it would. My partner is notoriously unreliable. But yes, I am unbelievably, joyously, uproariously happy.
I started reading this board in March last year and started commenting towards the end of Narch. I had gone back and read to the beginning of January. One of the things that kept me coming back was finding out if you got the job, you were waiting and kept thinking you would hear and it seemed to go on for weeks!
I have found being home that I need the routine of a job, I am not feeling like I’m contributing to life at all right now and really want to work and use my brain.
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I GOT MY ESSAY DONE AND IT'S ONLY THURSDAY WOOO! I GET TO GO ON VACATION AND NOT STRESS ABOUT WORK!6
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clicketykeys wrote: »I GOT MY ESSAY DONE AND IT'S ONLY THURSDAY WOOO! I GET TO GO ON VACATION AND NOT STRESS ABOUT WORK!
Woohoo!!!! Have a wonderful trip!1 -
clicketykeys wrote: »I GOT MY ESSAY DONE AND IT'S ONLY THURSDAY WOOO! I GET TO GO ON VACATION AND NOT STRESS ABOUT WORK!
Have a lovely trip and enjoy it without work stresses
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ZizzyBumble wrote: »Thursday 28 February
Log accurately
Stay in the green
5 fruit and veg
Fitbit excercise goals
January challenge
February challenge1 -
@Snowflake1968 I modified the February challenge to evening facial routine and teeth as I'm not a nighttime snacker. I think I saw the benefits from doing that as opposed to following the original challenge that would not have resulted in improvements for me. My thoughts are go ahead and modify the March walking challenge to something that that will benefit you. If, by the end of the year, I have 12 new, good habits, that will be something to celebrate!3
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mytime6630 wrote: »OMG --- its March!!!!
TIme for another challenge???
Reminder:
January Challenge --- keep a cup or something to remind you to drink 8+ glasses of water. (For me, its a red cup, hence called Red Cup Challenge)
Feb Challenge: Nitetime snacking ... limit snack to just one, and then stop
March Challenge:: Spring will be here soon ... I hope!! I am one that needs the sunshine, and the fresh air. WHile I try to go to the gym, there is nothing like breathing in fresh air.
So the challenge for March is to get out and go for a walk ... everyday (of course, unless it is icy -- like it is for us today) . Even if for only 15 minutes ... go outside, walk, look at mother nature, soak in the sunshine, and think all those positive thoughts. But I know for me, this just helps my mood so much
YIPPIEEEEE!!!! COUNT ME IN ON THIS ONE... AND I expect my sisters to make me accountable! Ask me if I walked! Scold
me if I don't. The only excuse I will allow myself is sickness, or injury, but I'm praying that neither happens.2
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