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

@pinkhelen82 Nice first day!

@tamia1972 WELCOME! GLAD TO HAVE YOU🌹 💝

A pretty good day yesterday, stayed pretty much on track and did everything I needed to. Hope today is similar! I need the rest of the week to be good after overdoing it a little on Tuesday.

Yesterday's commitments:

- Log everything I eat I nearly did this but ended up having a (large) spoon of my boyfriend's leftovers when I got home from French. No idea of the calories so didn't log. I imagine it wasn't loads, though not nothing either as was cheesy sausage pasta! (It was delicious)
- Stick to food plan (including lunch choice) Not counting the pasta spoon
- Be in the green Not counting the pasta spoon...
- 3+ bottles water Finishing my third now...
- No alcohol

- No eating whilst standing Gah, not counting the pasta spoon! Now I think about it, things like the pasta spoon are why the Beck diet solution tells you to have a rule of not eating while standing. I have to pay attention to this rule!
- Savour every bite Except for dinner where I was hungry and wolfed it down
- Talk back to sabotaging thoughts I did actually, I thought about eating more than one spoon of the pasta and even finishing it and talked myself out of it.
- Give myself credit!
- Stay positive

- 3+ of French book, article, podcast, Duolingo
- Leave work by 5.15pm 5.40, had to get something sent out which my boss didn't send me comments on until 5.10
- Gratitude journal
- Lights off by 11


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
- 3+ of French book, article, podcast, Duolingo
- Leave work at 5pm
- Gratitude journal
- Lights off by 11

Weekly calorie balance: 1000 in red (across 3 days)

Today's positive thought: It's sunny AGAIN!

Words for 2019: Mindful Moderation

How I will exercise mindful moderation today: By having a SMALL amount of free snacks (<200 kcals) at the blood donation. Not eating everything I can because it's free...

JFT Thursday
1. Stop looking for excuses to give you permission to overeat
2. Drink 150oz water
3. Gym
4. Meditate

Wowsers what a morning! Got up at 3:15, made a massive Greek salad as teaching two year 1 classes all about Greece this afternoon. Then had to finish typing up the stories they wrote last week into mini books before packing and heading out to my gym class at 6:30am. On my way home for lunch to pick it all up now and feel like it’s nearly bedtime!!

Will catch up with everyone later but a quick and very late goals...


Wednesday goals recap:
- morning run ✅ 😊
- pack snacks and schoolbag ✅
- cash for piano teacher on way to work ❎ cancelled
- early to work for staff choir ✅
- reply to S re science workshop✅
- check reply from A’s mum ✅
- home lunchtime for car and shake ✅
- planning time - veggie snacks only ✅
- type up stories ✅ half of them!
- leave by 4 ✅
- Pick up kids 4:45 ✅
- piano practice ❎
- buy Greek salad ingredients for topic lesson on Greece ✅
- bed by 9:30❎

Thursday goals:
- up early to finish typing stories ✅
- make Greek salad for topic lesson this afternoon ✅
- pack clothes and snacks for work ✅
- Warrior class 6:30am ✅
- home lunchtime for car, shake, Greek salad and English books ✅
- print homework sheets
- print stories
- leave by 4:30
- take kids to meet N for coffee
- bed by 9:30

JFT Wednesday
1. Log all food
2. WATERS!!!
3. Cook dinner at home Mom brought me home and we picked up some takeout
4. Eat packed lunch
5. Bed by 930
6. Work until at least 4:30
7. Make coffee

Yesterday, DH had a stomach bug. So my mom brought me home since he was my ride. We picked up takeout on the way home - but I'm proud that I ordered a small instead of a large and passed on the extra slice of pizza that was offered up. I'm miraculously down on the scale today but expect a bit of an uptick tomorrow after all the salt. I'll drink lots of water today. I got home to a wicked messy house since DH was sick and didn't get to do any chores. I was pretty pooped and didn't tackle anything myself. So I'm not exactly looking forward to tonight. BUT, I'm hoping to change my attitude by the end of the day to the mindset that I GET TO do all these chores and thats a blessing that I have food in the fridge and clothes on my back and a roof over my head.

JFT Thursday
1. Log all food
2. WATERS!!!
3. Cook dinner at home - Grilled chicken and salad?
4. Empty/fill dishwasher
5. Load of laundry - pants!
6. Make coffee
7. Make weekend goals
8. Mail DH's letter
9. Bed by 9:30
10. Review this list tonight

HEGoddard0928 wrote: »

JFT 5-15-19

1. LOG ALL MY FOOD 😁 Did it this morning though
2. DO THE DISHES!!! 😆I did one load. It was most of them. I just have the big stuff now.
3. FOLD THE LAUNDRY😁 Took me like an hour but I actually did it!
4. MAKE DINNER 😁I made myself while wheat pasta and sauce and Matt got chicken nuggets 😆
5. Put my phone down for a while and be present 😅Not really. Matt was busy playing video games so I spent time in my phone/laptop
6. Night time routine 😣
7. Bed BEFORE 10😏 Turned the light off at 10:01

JFT, 5-16-19

1. Log all my food
2. Finish the dishes
3. ACTUALLY MAKE DINNER!!!
4. Spend time with Matt
5. Night time routine
6. Bed before 10

@clicketykeys - A couple of weeks is a long time, and it's not what Sarah had said when I first met with her. I honestly don't think I'm going to get this position based on what he expects it to be. If it is what Sarah's expectations are I think I would get it. So I guess it's going to be which one of them wins that battle. For now, I'm not worrying about it.

@AJB014 - I am so happy that you had an incredible night with your Mom. I don't think I have ever curled up in bed and watched a movie with my Mom. It's not something I ever would have thought to do. I may need to invite my girls over for a sleepover some night. We may have to rent a hotel room to do it. I have to put some thought into this. I hope hubby feels better today.

Angry Food _ I have read all of the responses to @Mytime6630's typo and had to laugh at @Bex953172 - Throwing the tin at someone's head. Years ago when we were still young Rodger and I had been fighting off and on for a long time. He drove truck and would take pills to help him stay awake on the road, he would come home and not take the pills so his moods were awful. This one particular night he was home and I had gone with a friend trying to find a shower cap for my daughter before going to camp, we searched probably a dozen stores in a neighbouring town in the United States before finally finding one. I walked in the door and he accused me of meeting my boyfriend. I had a jug of milk (1 Gallon) in my hands and I just threw it. I was so angry. I got towels and started to clean up my mess, because of course the jug exploded, milk everywhere ceiling, walls, carpet, you name it. To this day I couldn't tell you what he said to me next, all I saw was red. I was so angry and so hurt that I walked out. No shoes, no purse, nothing. I went to my friends house in the same building and just cried and cried. It took about 8 hours for him and her to get me calmed down. I have never been that angry before or since. We laugh about it now, but I will never be able to live down the day I threw the jug of milk. Its not one of my proudest moments, but I think it was one of those moments that changed the direction of our marriage. It wasn't long after that that he decided to quit driving truck and become a welder so he could be home all the time.

@mytime6630 - That was an interesting article. Based on that I am not drinking enought water. I drink 2L a day, most days but if I go with half my weight in ounces I need to do about 2.5L.

@daneejela - We don't have pet names for each other either unless you count our names shortened. It's funny, in NB no one called my Trace except Rodger and my best friend. Out here everyone seems to shorten my name. I am mostly Babe or Trace. He is usually Dear or Rodg.

@pinkhelen82 - I agree, the more you drink the thirstier you are. I also find if I start drinking water later in the day, I can't get it in fast enough.

@PackerFanInGB - I think you taking care of yourself is critically important, I'm happy to see you doing it.

@bookmeister86 - I eat so much standing up at the counter like that. I should incorporate that goal too.

@Faebert - I couldn't keep up with your pace even with sleep I don't think. I don't know how you do it.

@clicketykeys - I'll post some pictures in a new post. Right now I'm crafting with the Maid of Honor for the Bachelorette party. We have to decorate Coffee Cups, Shot Glasses, Reusable cups for drinks, sunglasses, small vials that will have seeds in them, canvas bags for the prizes. These items will be for all of the girls in attendance. For the Bridal Party we are making - Shirts and sun hats in addition to the other items and then for decorations we are making two items that Kaitlyn will get to take home, one is a wall hanging that says something about memories that will have twine and clothespins so she can have pictures hung on it. The other is a three piece wood sign that says Get Naked, Relax and Unwind.

For Kaitlyn and Brodey's shower this weekend I am making them shirts. I'll post a pic of his, hers isn't done yet, but is the same just says his.

For the wedding I don't know what all I have to do yet, I have a start of a list. LOL Then in a couple of weeks lauryn and I are going to be crafting for the Bridal Shower we are hosting for her. It is a nautical theme and we need to nail down some ideas for that yet.

clicketykeys wrote: »

@bookmeister86 - Bien fait avec Duo! Pourquoi etudiez la français? Pour travailler? Les vacances?
@PackerFanInGB - I'm so glad to hear that you're taking care of yourself - AND that you can see what a difference it makes! Sometimes it's hard to pay attention to our own needs because it feels like we're being selfish.
Holy smokes @Faebert! 3:15 AM? Jeez, and I was sulky about 4:50. What sort of school do you teach at? I feel like you've talked about it before but it's definitely different from mine if you can go home for lunch.
@Snowflake1968 - Great job with the swimming! What all have you been crafting?

Just a few more days. I'm trying not to freak out, hahaha! I have SO MUCH GRADING to do. Plus I think I want to change one of my finals because we have next to no time to get them graded - I have an essay but grades are due the next work day and I'd really prefer not to spend all weekend grading after I'm going to be spending all of next week grading late work ;p

@clicketykeys it’s a normal state (public) primary school, ages 4-11, so I guess like your elementary school? Most teachers don’t leave the building at lunch but we can if we want. And I’m lucky enough to live close so I can nip home and then drive back within the time we have. Means I can pick up my own children from after school clubs sometimes without relying on childcare

Faebert wrote: »

Wowsers what a morning! Got up at 3:15, made a massive Greek salad as teaching two year 1 classes all about Greece this afternoon. Then had to finish typing up the stories they wrote last week into mini books before packing and heading out to my gym class at 6:30am. On my way home for lunch to pick it all up now and feel like it’s nearly bedtime!!

Will catch up with everyone later but a quick and very late goals...

Good Golly! I woke up at 3:00 a.m. because my dog had to go potty but rather than making a Greek salad and typing up stories, I went back to bed thinking "if I fall back asleep right now, I'll get 3 more hours in...."

And THAT is why you look as toned as you do, and why I look the way I do! bwahahahaha!

Ugh! Feel like I’ve gone from hero to zero this morning. Totally understandable given my crazy day yesterday, but things derailed a bit last night. I so needed to have a good dinner and just go to bed, but then had some homework issues with my younger daughter that stressed me out, ended up snacking to keep going and just out of sheer frustration. Then got to bed really late by the time I’d sorted out the kids, washed their hair, tidied the house etc. And so this morning overslept when it should be a run day.

So, deep breaths here. What did I do on Tuesday when I also missed my morning exercise? Pre-logged my day, stuck to it, had no guilt and felt good. So time to do this same today. My ex has the kids this weekend so I can work our both days- plenty of time for a nice long run on Sunday. And I may - if I feel like it - try and do a home workout this evening (although I’m not really an evening exerciser).

Sorry for the stream of consciousness but it’s helping me just to write this all down and keep my focus. I need to be ok with rest days, my body is pretty much telling me I need to do less so time to listen to it!

Thursday goals:
- up early to finish typing stories ✅
- make Greek salad for topic lesson this afternoon ✅
- pack clothes and snacks for work ✅
- Warrior class 6:30am ✅
- home lunchtime for car, shake, Greek salad and English books ✅
- print homework sheets ✅
- print stories ✅
- leave by 4:30❎ bit late (5pm)
- take kids to meet N for coffee ❎ cancelled - and thank goodness given the homework debacle
- bed by 9:30 ❎

Friday goals:
- rest day (pre-log the day’s food and stick to it)
- Pack snacks and schoolbags etc
- Collect stories from printer (reduce size?)
- Home lunchtime for car and shake
- confirm pick up arrangements for P
- Do GaG certificate before leaving
- Leave by 4:30.
- Drop documents at solicitors
- Health food store and tanning after work
- Order pizza for L and play date friend
- Pick up P from play date
- Girls pack for weekend with their dad
- Evening workout or yoga? Only if not too tired...
- Bed by 9:30

@Faebert I am not surprised your feeling tired, you have a gruelling schedule and you need to rest with a clear conscience.

@maryrobinson40 I am glad to hear that you are on the mend, get better soon!

Checking in from Thursday
1. AM walk. Therapy exercises: lunges, push-ups, ankle lifts. Balance practice. Feed cats. Meds. Tea! Log 1 item. Post JFT by 7 AM.
2. Before school: Update first directions. Update class websites. Check grading.
3. Class 1-2: Redo speeches & presentations. Return work. Check with EK about summer project, extra credit?
4. Planning: A - Print essays. B - Grade late assessments. C - Input grades D - Contact parents. Call LW?
5. Class 4: Finish act 3; writing prompts; Socratic seminar.
6. Connect standards to assignments and include them in titles and in gradebook and lessons. Review assessments. Align with purpose for each unit. Drink more water. No, more. Keep the pitcher in the fridge full. You're not actually hungry. Make some tea. Drink more water!
7. Lifting 3:30. Run to 10k on TM. Pack lunch. Read 10 pages of Shortest.
8. Check grocery list. Gratitude journal. Get D to checkmark work and tally presentations.
9. Therapy exercises at 8:30: lunges, push-ups, ankle lifts, plank. Lang8 post. MEDS. Floss, rinse, brush teeth. In bed by 8:45; devices off by 9:00. Alarm set for 5:50. Update Goodreads Friday. Wear black and white Friday.

JFT Friday
1. AM walk. Therapy exercises: lunges, push-ups, ankle lifts. Balance practice. Feed cats. Meds. Tea! Log 1 item. Post JFT by 7 AM.
2. Before school: Update first directions. Update class websites. B&W clothes.
3. Class 1-2: Makeup work. ES needs to give speech. Print summer project for EK.
4. Planning: A - Contact parents. B - Lunch duty. C - Contact DOE about certificate upgrade. D - Grade late work. Grade projects.
5. Class 4: Makeup work.
6. Connect standards to assignments and include them in titles and in gradebook and lessons. Review assessments. Align with purpose for each unit. Drink more water. No, more. Keep the pitcher in the fridge full. You're not actually hungry. Make some tea. Drink more water!
7. NAP when returning from school. Read 10 pages of Shortest, update Goodreads. Take book to theater - leave by 6:10!
8. Choose recipes for next week. Check grocery list.
9. Therapy exercises at 8:30: lunges, push-ups, ankle lifts, plank. MEDS. Floss, rinse, brush teeth. In bed by 10:45; devices off by 11:00. Alarm set for 7:00.

Scale goals
Ongoing plans/ideas behind the cut
WFTY: Climbing.
Positive thought: It's FRIDAY!