JUST FOR TODAY -- One Day at a Time .... Daily commitment thread for 2019
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Busy weekend, recapping for my own accountability.
Recap F 4/5 ~ Decided to change planned workouts based on updated weather forecast for next few days, and rainy pattern we're in.
1) Move hourly / stairs breaks / 5 somethings = Fitbit 15,010 steps, 250+ 12/14 & 42 floors
2) Meals & snacks prelogged / net calories zero / 14c water = Just so hungry by supper time! Net calories -309
, sodium -807 
, sugar green 4 , fiber & protein good, 12c water
3) If rains ends, walk dog after work / otherwise today is rest day = Sun broke through clouds briefly & walked dog after work 3.95 mi 1:08:48 ~ happy dog
& happy me
4) Evening to-do's? = nope too tired
5) Unplug 10:00 / floss / retainers / no alarm but bed & tv off 11:00
Recap Sat. 4/6 ~ Rainy / rest day = Fitbit 7,319 steps, 250+ 9/14 (surprised this many) & 12 floors
1) Washed dishes & some tidying while hubby slept
2) Plans: furniture shop to replace old coffee/end tables before Easter dinner w/ my family at our house found nice set right away but had to pick up at warehouse across town / assembled new set in 1 hour w/o bickering / check out nature center for potential 5K race ~ too much driving (like my races to be more local) & concerns about parking so will skip but nice ride with hubby & dog
3) We decided to eat at Denny's for lunch before furniture shopping ~ had loaded veggie omelette / stopped at DQ on way back from nature center & hubby got me a large sundae when I asked for small ~ fortunately dog was happy to help out / leftovers for supper / veggie crisps snack attack in evening
= Net calories -685 , sodium -1.746 , sugar -23, fiber & protein excellent, 12c water
Recap Sun. 4/7 ~ my parents 63rd wedding anniversary
remembered to send message (didn't know how busy they were)
1) Bible class & church
2) X-trained [weights & circuit] another rainy day, nice to have workout options at home / Fitbit 7,187 steps, 250+ 12/14 & 25 floors
3) Made root veggie stew for supper / net calories -113 , sodium -165 , sugar green 14 , fiber & protein good, 12c water
4) Decluttered some
JFT M 4/8
1) Walked dog before work 3.53 mi 1:02:39 & stretched after = happy dog & happy me
2) Move hourly / stairs breaks / 5 somethings
3) Meals & snacks prelogged / remember to take water bottle after work / net calories zero / 14c water
4) After work: Leave 10 min. early / hair appt. / gas in car / pick up dog food (sale) / declutter 15 min. / other?
5) Unplug 9:00 / floss / retainers / set/verify early alarm, bed & tv off 10:20 (walk dog before work T)
Today's Positive Thought: There's snow in the forecast later this week, so enjoy sun shining now!1 -
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). Saturday a.m. is my MFP weigh-in logging day, and I peek occasionally other days. My digital scale only shows half pound increments & I'm too cheap to buy a fancier scale. No goal dates set ~ this is not a diet but my lifestyle.
Age 61, 5'4.5"
GW #1: 150 in a livable way = It's. Not. A. Diet.
GW #2: 145 normal BMI
UG maintain: 145 - 150 [Need to be realistic! Revised from 140 - 145]
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!
5/31/17 = 180.5 two end of month celebrations / committed to posting weekly weigh-in06/03 = 177.509/02/17 = 170.0 Woohoo! Officially overweight, not obese
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 surprise09/09 = 171.5 backsliding, ack!12/09/17 = 158.5 surprised to say the least / first time in 10 years my weight is 1-5-anything!
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!
12/16 = 158.0 no work parties or food days & stuck with CICO02/17/18 = 153.0 thrilled with annual physical on 2/15/18: BP 110/68, pulse 64 and BMI 26.14
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
02/24 = 154.0 little out of control last week, but at goal for the month05/26/18 = 153.0 Health Risk Assessment 5/15/18 ~ BMI 25.6
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
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!
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!06/02 = 153.0 basically in maintenance for now ~ I'll take it!12/29/18 = 159.5 stayed 1-5-anything over holidays & vacation
06/09 = 152.5 Bellin Run 10K 1:28:12 split time 45:03 ave. pace 14:12 ~ beat goal of < 1:30
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
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
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 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
12/15 = 156.5 clearly in maintenance mode all year ~ not exactly the plan but I'm ok with this for now ~ really happy to stay 1-5-anything
12/22 = 155.5 surprised by this ~ maybe due to much later than normal weigh-in (late start to the day)
01/05/19 = 157.5
01/12 = 158.0 Frenzy on the Fox 5K 1/11 with friends ~ not timed / MapMyWalk 54:19
01/19 = 158.0 maintained even with evening snacking & skipped workouts
01/26 = 157.5
02/02 = 158.5 hubby's traditional bday dinner + leftovers + evening snacking ~ oops
02/09 = 158.5 ok with no gain / Seroogy's Valentine 5K 48:34:89 & ave. pace 15:89 in below zero temps & icy mile 2
02/16 = 158.0
02/23 = 160.0 oops... deserved, net cals & sodium def red prior 3 days. Annual physical 2/26 159.6 fully clothed.
03/02 = 159.5
03/09 = 157.5
03/16 = 158.0 feeling unwell & no workouts all week
03/23 = 157.5 finally feeling better
03/31 = 160.5 posting Sun. month end w/i ~ too many days, net calories RED. Badger State Brewing 10K 3/30 in 1:28:14 & ave. pace 14:12 and beat goal < 1:30
04/06 = 160.0 saw 158.5 during week
“Start by doing what’s necessary, then what’s possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” Francis of Assisi1 -
I plan on trying more meat-free meals. After a weekend hosting a vegan-gluten-free brother-in-law I saw how satisfying it can be. For lunch I'll have a lentil, tomato and avocado salad rather than a half of a BLT sandwich! My challenges with weight loss and weight maintenance is that I'm hungry. More focus on low glucose response foods would probably pay off for me.
JFT 4/8/19
Get back into the Green by 250 calories
Put on my calendar the garden seminars given by my local community garden
Water Aerobics class at 11:00
Continue with no wine or snacks after dinner3 -
Good morning everyone! Thank you for all the support you gave me yesterday! I have some good news! Matt was able to keep all the food he ate last night in his body! He seems to have digested it well. He still feels somewhat weak and pretty tired but I'll take that over how he had been feeling the last couple of days. So things may be on the upswing. But I have to call the doctor and see if I can get him in to be seen Tuesday or Wednesday. So we'll see!
I had a really good evening yesterday! I have a really good friend that I met last year who has just been amazing. I met her through Twitter. She lives across the country. I met her thorugh the writing community. Well yesterday she invited me into a group chat with a bunch of her writing friends. I found out that another really awesome woman lives about an hour and a half away! I am really excited to be in this group. I have some new friend to "hang out" with. Lol.
Okay! Onto goals!
JFT 4-8-19
1. Log all my food(guesstimate dinner)
2. Have a good time with D
3. Get some writing done tonight(I've been slacking)
4. Call the doctor!
5. Go to the gym for a while!
6. Upload that document for benefits!!!
7. Figure out dinner for Matt.4 -
@nimackey98 you certainly have a very busy evening, good luck with your family plans
@Faebert well done for getting back on track this morning and for such a terrific run. I hope the rest of the day went well.1 -
ZizzyBumble wrote: »Monday 8 April
Log accurately
Stay in the green
5 fruit and veg
Fitbit excercise goals
January challenge
February challenge
March challenge
April challenge MFP says I've logged every day for the past 365 days. That equates to a year of paying attention to my diet and making healthy choices more often than not. It also means less alcohol in order to stay in the green whilst meeting basic dietary needs! I met my weight loss goal last August and now I'm learning to maintain.
It grey and damp out, I have no enthusiasm for a pre-work walk and have now left it too late. I will have to fit my walking in this evening. @johicks, I went for an evening walk- the weather was marginally better. It looks as if I will be dodging the rain if I want to walk tomorrow.
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I missed the last 3 days on here and I'm about 150 posts behind! Holy crow! I'll be busy reading and catching up tonight, it looks like!
I'm so mad at myself for not coming on here and logging my meals. I went the whole month of March without missing a day, and then I miss 3 days in a row. UGH. I can tell the difference in my food choices and attitude when I don't log. I am sure I stayed in my calorie goals all 3 of those days, but the choices I made were NOT good (as in healthy...they were good as far as being delicious though). I really just was living in the present moment and bumming with my husband and doing stuff around the house and by the time I sat down in the evening when I could have posted, I was so tired my eyes didn't want to adjust to a laptop. I have to not allow myself to get that lax again. I gained 1 lb. I'm sure it will fall off, but I'm still mad at myself for getting complacent and going backward.
Lots of stuff going on around the house and with my family the last few days. Some good, some not. Work is busy. Stepdad having health issues. I will find out more about that tomorrow after they get his pathology report. Maddie is a little spaz now that it's getting nice outside. She sits in front of me and makes these funny throaty growling noises like she is "talking" to me if I don't grab the leash after dinner and take her for a walk. I think it's adorable...DH rolls his eyes. She broke her chain on Saturday evening and took off. I was so afraid she was going to get it hung up somewhere and I wouldn't be able to find her! I went for a walk calling her name, and just when I turned around to go back to the house, here she came trotting up the street right to me. Little shyster... So, that was another point in my favor for putting up a fence. I've got DH talked into it now. I just need to get the building permit, get our lot surveyed for property lines, call Digger's Hotline and find someone to do the work! LOL! No big deal, right?
Boy, I'm chatty today. Sorry about that. It seems I've missed you all!
Just for Monday
Journal EVERY bite, good and bad
Make mindful choices and only eat them while sitting down
HYDRATE
Activity: Aim to get my pace up to <20 min per mile. I can't seem to walk a mile in under 21 minutes. Maybe tonight?
Work on taxes
Begin March budget/ bills / balance checkbook
Prep for tomorrow, tonight
Go through my Task List at work. Complete my Top 3 before I leave
Bed at 9:00 unplugged / Daily Inspirational Reading / Calm App / Read until lights out
Get up with alarm tomorrow...NO SNOOZING!
Monday's Positive Thought: I found myself driving to work thinking how much I wish I were retired, and then I realized what a beautiful day it was, how lucky I am to have a great job, a healthy family, a nice little house and yard, health insurance, food in the cupboards and so much more. It reminded me of that saying "if I woke up tomorrow with only the things I thanked God for today, what would I have?" Time for me to be grateful for what I have instead of focusing on what I do not... I am truly blessed.
Wow, I did write a novel today, didn't I? :flowerforyou:
2019's Theme: Tenacity
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Tomorrow, Sunday, will be about the same
1. pick up tree seedlings to plant Hubby went with me ... a wonderful day to be out and about! We stopped at my favorite nursery, then lunch.
2. finish raking... if its not raining Another super busy day in the yard ... flower seeds planted (wish me luck on those!!. Usually I buy plants, but to save $$, trying to just put seeds in the ground).
3. do laundry No... but did this today
4. eat mindful Well... I did have a margarita, but it was worth it after all my yard work!
5. go for a walk .. if not raining Way too tired!
6. positive thought : The weekend was a beautiful weekend to be out and about. I can tell hubby is in a somewhat depressed mood ... and he seems bored if he is not working, yet, he is burned out with working. So I convinced him to go with me when I picked up the tree seedlings. He was so glad he did. It is like pulling teeth anymore to get him out of the house ... but I intend to keep working on him. We went for a nice lunch, and while I worked in the yard, he got some sun and helped clean up the patio
Since it is SO late in the day, I am just going to post my tuesday goals. I feel myself getting off track ... so I have to be better at this.
1. LOG all my food. Even the walnuts that I grab ... measure them out!
2. since no gym ... go for a walk
3. help hubby
4. clean house
5. mindful eating
6. jan challenge =8+ water. Bring my water bottle with me everywhere I go.
7. feb challenge - only 1 nite time snack
8. mar challenge - 15 min outside
9. april challege - list one positive thing3 -
Monday Weigh In
"DISCIPLINE"[/i]. Because I know that is what I need ... the discipline to do mindful eating, the discipline to look up calories ahead of time, the discipline to get to the gym regularly, the discipline to drink my water, and the discipline to never give up.[/i][/b]
Weekly Weigh - in
5'11" tall
67 yrs old
Goal weight: 170
Year 2017Jan 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
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Year 2018
January 1: 195.5
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
November 5: 200.1
December 3: 200.0
Dec 15: 207
Every year from Halloween until New Years I seem to gain weight. It is a combination of seasonal depression/ missing loved ones (having lost 4 of my siblings who I was very close to), and just missing the big family get togethers. Upset with myself, but I feel uncontrollable in this ... this is one of my main goals to learn this new year.
Year 2019
January 1, 2019: 206
Feb 1, 2019: 201.6
Feb 8: 206.6 --- my own fault.
Feb 25: 204.2
March 4: 205 - joined WW for 3 months to kick start my weight loss.
March 11: 201.4
March 25: 198.6
April 1: 196.8 - Missed my goal by almost 7 pounds, but at least going in the right direction finally!
April 8: 195.6
Non-scale related goals 2019:1. learn how to stop/control binge eating
2. learn how to manage stress/emotional eating
3. keep up a gratitude journal everyday
4. consistently learn and be better at planning meals for the week .... make this a regular thing to do
5. consistently continue with exercising 5x a week. Be more confident in how I look.
6. make drinking water a daily habit ... not something I have to work at.
7. Reach my goal weight .... then learn how to maintain it!! -- DO not gain weight at the end of the year!
Weight goals 2019:Feb: 200 -- Almost made this goal!
March: 195
April: 190 -- 1st Mini Goal in time for our 43rd wedding anniversary!!
May: 185
June: 180 -- 2nd mini goal
July: 175-- 4th of July party at our sons
August: 170 -- GOAL REACHED!!!!4 -
JFT ~Monday (4/08)
Morning Affirmations √
Check~in w/MFP pals √
8:00am 20 Min cleaning & dancing; Only 10 minutes of cleaning. √ NO dancing... cable guy was here early! DRATS!
8:30am Plan or Plate meals/Snacks √
Track √
9:30am Breakfast -eggs √
10am Shower √
10:45am Leave √
Park. √
Walk 20 min- 10m knees sore √
12:30am Shake √
3:00 Salad √
5:30pm dinner √
?20 Min walk or Glider, if hubby makes run
10 Min pm floor stretches went to bed early instead.
KEEP Nightly routine of not binging:
Change clothes, brush hair, wash face Came home and sauteed zucchini to go with what hubby was making.
Drink hot tea √
Brush teeth, Go to bed & Say “Kitchen Closed!” √
Post on MFP just before lights out (or in the morning), not after dinner. √
Read book, Computer, no TV in bed.√
Jan~ Drink 8+ water √
Feb.~ Only 1 snack after dinner - if I go to sleep shortly... NO snack!!
Mar.~ 15 min. walk outside; only 10m √
April challenge. Say something positive: √
Finding ways to stay on track & count the positives, regardless of how the schedule gets messed up. I am going to continue to do my best and be kind, even if it's not a perfect day... I'm still getting in check marks. My foucs is priarily on tracking food and make those good choices; and exercise today was a bonus!! Making small habit changes, like finding spots to park that are further away.
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April 8 Goals
Get in steps-12,000 or so
Log accurately-done
Productive work day-four meetings and side tasks
Vacuum and dust house tonight-Yes (kicking and screaming all the way, but kept me moving)
Prepare for church council on Tuesday-files reviewed and ready
Monday weigh in--5 lbs. since starting back on logging March 7. Over the goal of ,5 per week, but have increased activity and eating back majority of exercise calories, so not going to worry about it right now, I know it will slow down. Noticable difference in clothes and energy.
JFT Tuesday April 9
Get in steps
Log accurately
Productive at work
Clean out Fridge
Trash to Curb
Council6 -
@Snowflake1968;
Asclepsia - I am trying to do 1200 calories and find at that I’m struggling to lose sometimes. I think though that I need to start weighing and measuring my food more consistently and that will help me.
Wow--1200 sounds like starvation! You've made a good point, though, to be more diligent in weighing and measuring food. I had been pretty casual about measuring--kind of guesstimating; now I'm weighing food more regularly, so I could very well have been eating 2000 calories or more. I'm going to reduce the calorie intake gradually, and see how that works. I have been walking consistently every day for 20+ minutes.
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@maryrobinson40; I'm not trying to bring anybody down, but this is to inform you that I will be MIA for a while.
My brother passed. There were 8 of us total and I'm the youngest. 4 boys/4 girls, now it's 1 male, and
3 females.
Now listen up!! I EXPECT GOOD THINGS WHILE I AM COMFORTING MY FAMILY.
DROP THOSE NUMBERS! EAT WELL! DRINK WELL! AND TAKE A FEW EXTRA STEPS FOR ME OKAY
FAMILY?!
I LOVE ALL OF YOU! NO WORRIES!![/quote]
I am so sorry to hear about the passing of your brother. Blessings to you as you comfort your family, and receive comfort in return. I can empathize--my beloved sister passed last year in May--it will be a year soon, and I miss her so much. I am the last of our nuclear family still living, and it's a strange feeling--no one else has the same memories.
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Morning all. Quick post before I head into my Warrior class. Ugh! Not really feeling it this morning but I know I’ll be good once I get going. Tentatively booked for hot core yoga class afterwards too but that may be overreaching! Still bit sore from run yesterday so will see how I go.
Monday goals recap:
- morning run ✅ eventually!
- water ✅
- cinema with the girls ✅
- groceries ✅
- paperwork ✅ started anyway!
- begin clothes clearout ❎ (moving this to next week)
- online grocery shop❎
- 3x report personal statements ✅
- bed by 9:30 ✅
Tuesday goals:
- morning warrior class
- Hot core at 8?
- More groceries! (Remember coffee this time!)
- Finish paperwork
- 5x report personal statements
- Girls hair wash and start packing
- Laundry
- Bed by 9:30
Have a great day all. X3 -
@aubyshortcake Hey. Just curious about Rukia. Notice you have to give lots of meds. Hope Rukia is okay. I hope that I don't have this wrong, but Rukia is your dog? Sorry, feel like I'm just getting to know y'all and there's so many people here. I hope that I haven't gotten you mixed up.
I have to give meds to my dog twice a day. My dog has Addison's Disease. She also has to have a monthly injection.
4/8/19 Mon.
Weight: 151.6 lbs. Yay!
Water 4 8oz. glasses -
Stay in green
Work in exercise
Bed by midnight
jft 4/9/19 Tues.
Weight:
Water-at least 4 8oz. glasses
Stay in green
Exercise
Bed by midnight3 -
Back after a few days off feeling sorry for myself. Last week was tough what with redundancies, a stressful project, and injuring my shoulder. Weight is up a bit as result of letting myself go a bit and binging (and not exercising due to injury).
But I'm determined to pick myself up, shake off the weight gain, and just deal with the work craziness. I can only do my best - and a year from now I will probably neither remember this crisis nor care about it if I do. I have to set boundaries - both in terms of how much I work in hours, but also in terms of how much I let work affect me mentally and emotionally.
So, today's commitments:
- Log everything I eat
- Stick to food plan
- 3+ bottles water
- No alcohol
- No eating whilst standing
- Savour every bite
- Talk back to sabotaging thoughts
- Give myself credit!
- Stay positive
- 30+ minute lunch break
- 2+ of French book, article, podcast
- Finish work by 7pm latest
- Gratitude journal
- Postal vote form
- Lights off by 11
Weekly calorie balance: 30 in green
Words for 2019: Mindful Moderation
How I practised Mindful Moderation yesterday: By (pretty much) sticking to food plan
Today's positive thought: I'm going on holiday soon! (This might be the positive thought that keeps me going throughout April...)
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@johicks , you are so right. I think I will hang up some summer shorts to remind myself.
JFT 8th April
Start logging again logged everything
Stay in the green no, a little over
Shop...again! the food just disappears now lol yes
Try to fit in visit to parents didn't manage it, but checked they were ok
Print off some forms for surgery yes
Attend the doctors appointment I made such efforts to get yes
Don't stress all day about said appointment was okc
I feel awful this morning. Doc suspects I have osteo arthritis in my back and gave me strong painkillers to try. They are making me so sick.
JFT log food,
just get through the day
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HFT Tuesday
1. Log all food
2. Drink 150oz water
3. Gym
4. One healthy snack after dinner
5. Meditate4 -
JFT ~Tuesday (4/09)
Morning Affirmations √
Plan for the day: events/meals -No Visit w/ mom & snow again!? ugh. √
Check~in w/MFP pals √
At daybreak~ Walk 2x in back sub. (~25-30?m)
10 Min pm floor stretches (+abs)
?Help hubby w/ AV if needed, be patient.
10:00am Plan or Plate meals/Snacks
10:15am -10 Min cleaning (bath floors)
Track
10:30am Breakfast (Eggs/Oats)
11am Shower
11:45am Leave
12:30am Shake
3:00pm Side Salad
5:30pm Dinner (leftovers, already plated)
?Glider if hubby pm store run
If go to bed early, no pm snack!!
KEEP Nightly routine of not binging:
Change clothes, brush hair, wash face
Eat dinner at the table
Drink hot tea
Brush teeth, Go to bed & Say “Kitchen Closed!”
Post on MFP just before lights out (or in the morning), not after dinner.
No TV in bed, Read.
Jan~ Drink 8+ water
Feb.~ Only 1 snack after dinner
Mar.~ 15 min. walk outside;
April challenge. Say something positive: √ "I am learning to accept that some people's disposition towards life is not as positive as I once thought. I am learning that THAT doesn't need to affect me. I control my thoughts, my words, my actions, my reactions, and my attitude. No one else. I am learning to be even more of a positive person."
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Tuesday 9 April
Log accurately
Stay in the green
5 fruit and veg
Fitbit excercise goals
January challenge
February challenge
March challenge
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Checking in from Monday
1. Therapy exercises: lunges, push-ups, calf raises. Balance work. Feed cats. Meds. Tea!
2. Update JFT before leaving for school by 7:00.
3. Clean out fridge. Catch up with emails. Call mac store. Print "Two Kinds" and mark parts. Print class 1-2 plans.
4. Create review plan for Class 4. Lang8 post. Blog post 30 minutes. Discussion post 1.
5. Read 20 pages of Cross-Training and 10 of Capital. Plan & log Tuesday food.
6. Grade 10 research essays. Take balsamic vinaigrette home. Bring pushpins for poster.
7. Head to Y for strength class & Zumba. Pack Capital and calculus book to discuss "challenge" with 1-2 on Tuesday/Thursday.
8. Balance work. Therapy exercises: lunges, push-ups, ankle lifts. Gratitude journal. Meds. Floss, rinse, brush teeth. In bed by 9:45; devices off by 10:00. (Post-break: Review checklist. Read printouts to group members. Study what makes speeches engaging. Evaluate & compare sample speeches.) (Thursday - Check library for book on order.)
JFT Tuesday
1. Therapy exercises: lunges, push-ups, ankle lifts. Balance work. Feed cats. Meds. Tea!
2. Before school: Update class websites. Set pushpins aside! Get book from principal. Get graph paper from math teachers.
3. Class 1-2: Review sample performances. Adjectives, adverbs - participles. Read essays to group. Present FRIDAY; if you will not be here Friday, present TODAY.
4. Planning: A - Grade 10 essays. B - Grade 10 essays. C - Input grades. D - Therapy exercises: lunges, push-ups, ankle lifts. Choose USATP questions to review with class. Check plan for when computer cart is needed! Plan & log Wednesday food.
5. Class 4: Practice work from USATP. Grammar work from NRI.
6. Drink more water. No, more. Keep the pitcher in the fridge full. You're not actually hungry. Make some tea. Drink more water!
7. Bodypump 5:30. Pick up book from library; drop off. Lang8 post. Read 6 pages of Capital. Read 10 pages of Cross-Training. Weigh and prep celery. Pack lunch.
8. Gratitude journal. Update Goodreads Friday. French meeting? Writing group?
9. Therapy exercises. Prep Wed lunch. Chop celery. Meds. Floss, rinse, brush teeth. In bed by 8:45; devices off by 9:00; alarm set for 5:00.
Scale goalsEnd of 2017: 174.6
End of 2018: 189.2
January 2019: 186.0
February 2019: 187.0
Today: 190.2
Ongoing plans/ideas behind the cut1. Purchases: 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. 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, or Robert Adams), The Secret Adversary (Christie). Add lamp and wobble board to grocery list.
2. E2: What should the controlling ideas be in a study of world literature? Review world lit options. 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. Need practice with the difference between transitions and overlapping (at end of paragraph - "another issue is Y" vs "there are other issues besides X"). Quit using "in conclusion" and "I believe" and other writing-about-my-writing phrases. Confusion between direct/indirect objects and prepositional phrases. Use the UDHR and the Declaration of Independence to study paraphrasing; use that to front-load Machiavelli and how to deal with challenging texts. Confusion between everyday / every day and similar constructions.
3. E1: Need practice with quoting & paraphrasing sources, identifying claims that would need support, use of last names for reference, and capitalization practice (common/proper nouns, titles). Difficulty using possessive nouns in their own writing. Honors: practice subject/object pronouns (my friend and I / my friend and me). Poetry: Revise "Songs are Poetry" handouts.
4. Curriculum Development: 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. How long should each unit take? Do research on characteristics: curiosity, persistence, resilience, creativity, responsibility, optimism, courage, integrity, authenticity, leadership, self-awareness, humility, compassion - others? Include grammarly check on essays! Review assessments. What is the purpose for each unit? What should the controlling ideas be in a study of world literature? Review world lit options.
5. Professional Development: Write blog post weekly. Comment on 3 posts each week -Tu Th Sun? Check with PSC. Talk with Z about articles and/or conference proposals.
6. Medical: Apr 25 Dentist. Apr 22 McC. Call to set up checkups with Dass (October). GET MAGAZINES FOR COLLAGES FROM DOCTORS.
7. Theater: Audition for Mamma Mia ??? Need sub for May 2, opening day.
8. House: Mineral oil on tile spots. Check with D about ceiling.
9. Fun: Open beading on Thursdays. May 4 is SW Day and FCB Day.
WFTY: Climbing. And we go up again. Yesterday was definitely a high sodium day, plus of course there's school stress. I dunno. I'm pretty irked about school stuff. I'm trying to find an online community of teachers like I used to have and it's just ... crickets.
Positive thought: I am an amazing teacher in a situation full of challenges and opportunities. My job is quite secure. I have the chance to be a bit pushy and maybe help achieve some important changes.3 -
@ginnytez~ Yes for the NSV in looser clothes and more energy!! Hip Hip Hooray. Keep stepping.
@asclepsia~ Good for you for getting in a 20+ walk/day. Are you in an area that you have some uphills you can walk? I’ve read that walking uphill a little increases the intensity. I try to walk uphill 1 or 2x/week. It hurts my knees, so can’t do it every day (YET!)
@Faebert~ I know. “Not feeling it” BUT! Once we start it does feel good. And making it a habit is key. You inspire!
@Elbee1~ Isn’t it funny that we have to remind ourselves to get to bed at a specific time! Heh heh. Have a great week!
@bookemeister86~ I’m encouraged that you are back, admitting that life is life and you’re committed to your weight-loss and overall health. Keep on keeping on!!
@littleblackskirt~ I hope those shorts help keep you on track. Looks like you had a good Monday checking things off. Darn drugs! Darn back! Hope you feel better soon. My mom had to go to physical therapy to learn how to do things properly with her OA. Good luck. Do your best. Set yourself up with today’s tasks.
@ZizzyBumble- Yes, you can!!
@clicketykeys- Yes, you can!!
Just for today!! Make your lists doable; so that you get as many checks as possible! I like the ones that have weekly goals in them, too. <<hugs>> Keep posting. You are all encouraging and inspiring. We definitely need accountability and to know we are not alone!
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I need this so bad! Today I will stay under/at my calorie goal, do my squats and 20 mins of cardio.4
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Good morning! Talk about manic Monday yesterday, my God work was a whirlwind of bleh! Hoping for a more calm day today, but not holding my breath lol.
@Elbee1 Thank you for your concern 😊 yes, Rukia is one of our dogs. She is a 9 year old Siberian Husky. A while ago she was put on meds for incontinence because she seemed to leak every night when she was sleeping. after a while she didn't seem to need them anymore for several months, but I've noticed she started leaking again so I started her up on them again and got her urine tested, and turns out she also has a UTI. So now she is getting the incontinence meds in the mornings and an antibiotic twice a day until that clears up. The vet thinks she might possibly have bladder stones as well, I'm hoping not! Now that she's getting older, I think we may need to look into pet insurance.
@bookmeister86 Good for you for getting back at it, you can and will do this!!!!!
Positive thought for today: even though it was really hard, I plowed through a ton of stuff at work yesterday. Here's to another super productive day!
Yesterday 4/8:
1. Give Rukia her a.m. pills 😁
2. Stay within calorie goal😑 only a little over, but still over
3. Go for a walk at lunch😁
4. Finish work at 5:15😞
5. Wash a load of laundry😞
6. Put away clean laundry😞
7. Give Rukia her p.m. pill😞
8. Stay positive😊 struggled but managed to for the most part
JFT 4/9:
1. Give Rukia her a.m. pills 😁
2. Stay within calorie goal
3. Go for a walk at lunch if it's not raining
4. Finish work at 5:15
5. Work out after work
6. Boil sausages for tomorrow
7. Give Rukia her p.m. pill
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@johicks;
@asclepsia~ Good for you for getting in a 20+ walk/day. Are you in an area that you have some uphills you can walk? I’ve read that walking uphill a little increases the intensity. I try to walk uphill 1 or 2x/week. It hurts my knees, so can’t do it every day (YET!)
Yes, my walk area has hills, and I vary the route throughout the week, so I can choose a good hilly spot. Thanks for the advice.
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Finally a new day!
Yesterday was BAD! I still tracked everything but I was over by about 500 calories with nasty foods.
Today is a new day and I am happy to be here and not have fallen off the wagon completely. I am determined to take over the day!
Today I will
Track EVERYTHING
Become active when I feel like junking out
Choose snacks that are meaningful
Get to the grocery store and grab more food for just me
Ignore the rest of the Birthday cake
Willpower is hard to have sometimes but when you want something bad enough, you work for it. That's with everything in life. ❤3 -
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