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Barbie from NW WA
The reason most people fail instead of succeed is that they trade what they want the MOST for what they want at the MOMENT.
My word for 2019 is "pause".
My ongoing resolutions for each day:
*drink 8 glasses of water
*log food and exercise
*meditate for at least 10 minutes
*walk at least 10,000 steps
*seek every opportunity to be active
*read this thread
barbiecat
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Lanette
SW WA State
Happy September Ladies!!
Okie in the TX Hill Country
It will be nice to chat with you and gain more insight as I progress on my journey. Thanks for having me. 🍒
September I’m working on healthy snacks. The key to success will be meal prep. The easy solution would be to ban Dave from having Chex mix in the house, but he doesn’t understand why he should be punished for my lack of control. I feel like I’ve got a pretty good handle on breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I’ve mastered drinking enough water and getting enough exercise. I’m flunking horribly at getting enough sleep, but I will continue to shoot for 7 hours a night.
-sort out the garage, still working to get our new house unpacked and organized
-swim laps for at least 30 min
-stretch or do yoga
-continue to track my calories
Diana
2019 Monthly September
Walking Distance (km): 0.0
Walking Time (min): 0.0
Cycling Distance (km): 0.0
Cycling Time (min): 0.0
Flights Stairs Climbed Number: 0.0
Flights Stairs Climbed Time (min): 0.0
Rowing Distance (km): 0.0
Rowing Time (min): 0.0
Other Distance: 0.0
Other Time: 0.0
Totals
Total Distance (km): 0.0
Total Distance (miles): 0.0
Total Time (min): 0.0
Total Time (hr): 0:00:00
https://www.strava.com/challenges/the-escape-plan
Get moving 5 days a week for 4 consecutive weeks - all activity types count
(Minimum of 15 minutes of elapsed time per activity)
Machka in Oz
-- work
-- attending uni
-- doing my last 2 assignments
-- doing several things for my cycling club ... I've got a conference call on Wed plus routes to check
-- attending a whole pile of different physio appointments and other medical appointments. I really need to make a dentist appointment!!! There is not a single week without a medical appointment of some sort.
-- and continuing to organise, as follows ...
Make things easier on yourselves by ...
-- making sure all affairs are in order. 2 names on all accounts, enduring power of attorney, bills, wills, taxes, paperwork, whatever it takes.
-- making sure you're fit and healthy. Being fit and healthy improves the odds. Also could you actually support and lower your partner to the ground, should he/she collapse? Do you know first aid?
-- making sure your house well set up. Are there stairs? Tight corners? Difficult showers?
-- having a look at options around you. What would you do for groceries? What if you couldn't drive? If you have never used public transportation, try it now while you're still able. What about things like doctor's offices? Hospitals? All the stuff you use? Is it scattered around and difficult to get to or quite convenient?
--making sure you've got resources. Do you have people who can offer assistance? Knowledge of who to call if you've got problems with the house? Do you know about services in your area which can help?
Machka in Oz
I've decided for the remainder of the year to concentrate on maintaining where I am. At my doctor's appointment a coup!e of weeks ago she commended me for maintaining my 125# weight loss for almost six years now. I told her I'd like to loose 10# more and she said you don't need to you're just fine. I'm not sure if I'm using that for an excuse or if I'm trying to convince myself I'm okay with remaining at this weight.
Love you my dear friends
Janetr OKC
Goal is to do as Machka suggests. When getting affairs in order make sure your work gets completed and make copies of documents for your records. We thought our house had been put into our trust the first time we set up our trust. Now I am not so sure.
@barbiecat thanks for starting us off this month! I'm with you for logging all and meditating at least 10 minutes!
@LyndaBss hi! congratulations on your weightless progress.
@drkatiebug do you have low-cal healthy snacks to possibly dissuade you from Chex, etc? I find sometimes when I eat something healthy first I crave the other stuff much less.
@Machka9 you have a lot going on. What are those organisational questions from? it reminds me of a book that I only skimmed about how to care for family members.
@janetr7476 there's a lot to be said for accepting oneself as one is.
@ginnytez I agree with old bones. I rather wish I had been more precious with mine.
I have long/always avoided intense sports w fair risk of falls, crashes (horse-riding, downhill skiing, skydiving) afraid of breaking (knowing people with big breaks, accidents, and knowing that micro fractures is a thing), but I did plenty of dancing for a few years w lots of jumpy movements and also started to quite enjoy running in my late forties while going out with an avid runner for a few years, and also afterwards for several years till last year. at an ex-ray of my foot last year the x-ray person said that I seemed to have used my foot a lot or have jumped a lot or something like that, but wouldn't explain further, unfortunately. I wish she had told me how she could tell. maybe lacking cartilage? whatever it is that makes bones age. I was very athletic in my 20s and early 30s. in my early 20s there was one period when I'd do 8h sport on days off and 3h on work days. I was very big on swimming laps for a long time, and lots of walking. I know they are good sports but maybe even a bit too many hours.
I probably need to see a specialist. Rheumatologist? probably.
I don't feel like my knee is getting better. I know it takes time but it sort of feels like week 1. I read that sometimes crutches are needed to keep from putting pressure on knee. I feel like often if I walk just a little it's not ideal. not super-painful but it doesn't feel like it's doing great things. Yesterday I just walked to the café and back 10 min plus 5 min in grocery store, and then in evening, 5 min to bus, 2 min from bus, 15 min waiting, 15 min standing to say good bye, 10 min to bus, 5 min to bus: very light, slow walking. here people (including doctors) are not around much in august. I'll see the 2 gps next week and hopefully get a recommendation for a good rheumatologist, and I guess meniscus tear is common enough that the GPs might know something about it.
MACHKA really sound advice trying to sort stuff out
Weather awful here heavy rain with wind
BIL stuck on plane at the airport waiting to take off. French ATC problems are delaying planes using their airspace. Not sure how they'll cope, they are both smokers.
drkatiebug know what you mean, DH buys biscuits and cake and says 'you don't have to eat them' oh no but they call to me. But I have been really good this week after a weekend of overindulgence. Got rid of those lbs which accumulate when you have too many bad carbs. Tried on my holiday stuff and all still fits.
Welcome newbies
Kate UK
Some of you know I have been very uneasy with my uncool unethical phd advisor (replacement as the one I signed up with left). I finally took the courage to call up another one and ask if she might be open to me switching to her. she said to send her something in 2 weeks. she couldn't say yes before seeing where I'm at and also it's apparently a committee that decides. She said with enthusiasm she is interested in my work but could only meet once a month. (my present teacher agreed to meet me only after 2 years and after me insisting). It made me feel relieved that there is a possibility. I think I can't continue with the other teacher regardless. She is not respectful with me, and is rather authoritarian, and not in a useful way. (and is not a brilliant advisor by any means, after many counts. she is surely organised, political, diplomatic and calculating enough to have succeeded in making her way. Grrr. Grrr.)
I have not progressed in writing this summer. 'alarm signal' oh well.
decent night's sleep
seeing F yesterday
ok breakfast
comfy bed
home in ok shape except paperwork
happy w new trousers
HEALTH :
Thoughts
1. Write what I'm grateful for daily, here or elsewhere some
2. Five minutes meditation 4 days a week some
3. Write feelings here or somewhere some
Movement
5. At least 30 min exercise 6 days a week yes until tear
6. Go to gym 2x a week yes except for after tear
7. Use city bike 1x no!
Eating
8. Track all some
9. average less than 100 carbs per day not at all
10. Take measurements 1x I forgot! to do, not looking forward to
11. Eat fresh leafy greens 2x a week , possibly, I didn't count
Eating and movement
13. Lose a kilo (from average 59.13 over past 7 days on Aug 1) no!
LONG TERM WRITING
12. 15 min a day no!
13. Produce at least 1 rough page per day no!
HOME
14. Average at least 15 min/day of cleaning average probably
HOME AND PAPER
15. 15 min/day paperwork most days no
PAPER
17. taxes done no
18. pay 1 bill per week no but some
1) Sometimes when i click on a link it opens new tabs in sidebar, sometimes not.
2) just a moment ago i could type nothing and google search didn't work. worrisome. thank goodness there are other research engines.
HEALTH :
Thoughts
1. Write what I'm grateful for daily, here or elsewhere some
2. Five minutes meditation 4 days a week
3. Write feelings here or somewhere some
Movement
4. Best care of leg and body for healing leg and keeping health up, move or not move as health requires
Eating
5. Track all
6. Take measurements 1x
7. Eat fresh leafy greens 2x a week
Eating and movement
8. Lose a kilo
LONG TERM WRITING
9. Send state of work to possible new teacher
HOME
14. Average at least 15 min/day of cleaning average
HOME AND PAPER
15. Try 6h forfait (2 x 3h) with paperwork help. (just found it online and saw it has good reviews)
PAPER
17. Pay, tend to most urgent bills (more a time management sort of issue than a financial one)
OTHER
Register document and send off
Lots of work and other tasks now with back to school period.