JUST FOR TODAY -- One Day at a Time .... Daily commitment thread for 2019
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Good morning! Things have been pretty hectic. We both feel like there's no time to do anything but work! The two spare bedrooms are full of stuff we still need to unpack. We've also decided to build our fence ourselves as it is much cheaper.
At work I'm trying to work on setting boundaries with my boss's expectations of how much can actually be accomplished in a work day without staying late. My coworker said I spoiled him in the beginning by working late so much and I'm honestly not willing to do it anymore except on rare emergency occasions. We have more obligations outside of work and I'm not willing to let my job take over my life.
Anyways.. back to it today, I hope you all have a great day!
JFT 9/9:
1. Stay within calorie goal
2. WAIT AND THINK before reaching for all the snacks
3. Finish work at 5:20
4. Cook dinner
5. Put away clothes5 -
Good morning! I found this on the Beck's Diet Solutions website and thought I'd share...
Monday Motivation: Consistency is the only way to build your resistance muscle! When you’re on track some of the time but off track other times, you’ll just end up spinning your wheels and not really getting anywhere. This week, focus on goals you can be one-hundred percent consistent with and make progress toward strengthening your resistance muscle.4 -
I have been struggling on several fronts lately. With sunrise later each day and many cloudy, crap weather days, I struggle to get up early before work to walk dog or x-train, especially if I do not go to bed early enough. I always eat my exercise calories and this means I have to eat less. I struggled with July & Aug. monthly Step Challenge on MFP (not a very supportive group, just posting results), so I decided to drop that. My monthly goals on JFT have not had the results I've been striving for, and it's been disheartening, so I'm taking a break from that too. Still will post my weekly w-i on JFT for my own accountability. That said:
JFT M 9/9
1) Move hourly / stairs breaks / 5 somethings
2) Prelog meals & snacks / preview Culver's online menu (% of sales goes to charity today) / net calories zero / 14c water
3) Post updated weekly w-i on JFT
4) Progress on GA-C/V audit / clear some of Inbox
5) Schwan's delivery / bake choc zucchini cake for dept food day tomorrow / bulk household items to curb for pick-up / compost bucket to bin / update budget s/s / schedule furnace tune-up / review potential Oct. 5K / check healthcare prep instructions for next week
6) Unplug 9:00 / floss / retainers / bed & tv off 10:202 -
On the bright side, Saturday's weather was perfect for the City Stadium 5K for Veterans. Walked course in 45:12 and pace 14:33 ~ I beat 30 participants registered as runners. Then walked through farmers market on way home. Since dog was sad I left dressed for walking, I walked her 2.78 miles once I returned home. Happy dog & tired me!5
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@cschmitz110515 YOU look GREAT! And congratulations to you! You kicked some serious butt getting some walking in on Sunday! It was a beautiful day for it too.
@bookmeister86 Good luck with your interview!!! I am excited for you and will be thinking of you, sending good thoughts and prayers for success! xoxo
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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 CICO12/29/18 = 159.5 stayed 1-5-anything over holidays & vacation days at home
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
02/17/18 = 153.0 thrilled with annual physical on 2/15/18: BP 110/68, pulse 64 and BMI 26.14
02/24 = 154.0 little out of control last week, but at goal for the month
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!
05/26/18 = 153.0 Health Risk Assessment 5/15/18 ~ BMI 25.6
06/02 = 153.0 basically in maintenance for now ~ I'll take it!
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 = 157.5Hiatus from MFP 4/17 - 4/29 (Easter 4/21)
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
04/13 = 159.5
05/04 = 161.5 logging again starting 4/30
05/11 = 163.0 ack
05/18 = 163.0 no gain
05/25 = 163.0 could be worse
06/01 = 162.0
06/08 = 162.0 pre-race spaghetti night before / Bellin Run 10K 1:29:54 split 44:13 ave. pace 14:29
06/15 = 164.0 ate at fast food, cafe (brunch), pub (happy hour), seminar (lunch), dinner at BFF's (sangria)
06/22 = 162.5 better eating & tracking
06/29 = 163.5 two days of conference food
07/06 = 162.5
07/13 = 163.5 two out-of-town family parties + diner food + drinks/dinner at Mexican restaurant
07/20 = 166.0 cousin's funeral luncheon (one whole table w/ family desserts) + restaurant week lunch w/ hubby + pizza supper w/ hubby
07/27 = 165.0
08/03 = 164.5 happy to see any loss at all... I am the tortoise
08/10 = 167.5 high sodium & emotional eating
08/17 = 167.5
08/24 = 165.5
08/31 = 169.5 staycation week & ate whatever I wanted
09/07 = 167.0 flushed sodium & water weight / City Stadium 5K for Veterans 45:12 ave. pace 14:33
“Start by doing what’s necessary, then what’s possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” Francis of Assisi1 -
It's after 4:00pm. I have no goals today and I forgot to weigh in for the challenge. See y'all on the flip side.1
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@bookmeister86 Good luck with your interview1
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ZizzyBumble wrote: »Monday 9 September
Log accurately
Stay in the green
5 fruit and veg
Fitbit excercise goals
Jan challenge
Feb challenge
Mar challenge it was raining some of the time and my knitting was a greater attraction!
Apr challenge
May challenge
Jun challenge
Jul challenge
Aug challenge
Sep challenge need to catch up on Sunday and Today
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Scale Goals progress:SW: 227 (Mar 2014) Worsening hip problem made weight loss imperative.06/08: 167.4
Jan 2015: 220: -7lbs; Struggled on my own to lose that 7 lbs. Joined MFP on daughter's recommendation.
UGW: 153 (losing 1 lb per week)
Sept 2015: 189:✅ -38; Had my hip replacement op.
Oct 2016: 153:✅ -75: My lowest weight in a long time. It was a really struggle losing the final few lbs.
Nov 2016: 160:🤦🏼♀️ -68: A holiday and several family celebrations later.
Feb 2017: 164:🤦🏼♀️ -64 Christmas and more celebrations!
Aug 2017: 159.2:✅ -68.8 I seem to have reached an equilibrium around 160/5. l
Jan 2018: 165: 😏 Still working on discarding that last 12 lbs.
Jan 2019: 165: 😏 Still working at it.
Goal for Dec 2019: 155
Apr 2019: 162.4: 😄 Decided to concentrate more on health and fitness. I am increasing my strength training.
Jul 2019: 166.2: 💪🏻 Muscle % increasing, but so is weight. Measurements are decreasing. Holiday 20 - 27 July Is bound to push it up more!
28/07/2019: 169.6: 😜 Holiday baggage is the pits! This morning My Scale informed me that I was 'Overfat'. Let's see what I can do in 4 days to bring this back down!
29/07/2019: 169.0 😁 Phew! It’s shifting! Now I gotta stay on track.
30/07/2019: 168.2: Scale now says I’m ‘healthy’ lol!
31/07/2019: 168.4: Normal daily fluctuation.
1 Aug 2019: 167.8:07/08: 167.4==============================
08/08: 166.9
09/08: 166.4
10/08: 166.4
11/08: 166.3
12/08: 166.0
13/08: 166.0
14/08: 165.2
15/08: 165.2
16/08: 165.0
17/08: 164.4
18/08: 164.6 Normal bounce up after prolonged dropping
19/08: 164.6
20/08: 164.2
21/08: 163.4
22/08: 163.2
23/08: 163.0
24/08: 163.2 Normal fluctuations.
25/08: 162.6
26/08: 162.6
27/08: 162.8 I think I may have enjoyed the weekend a little too much!
DISCARD 5 LBS CHALLENGE 💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼
NAME: Terri
SW: 167.4
GW: 162.4
28/08: 162.4 - 5 lb It’s taken almost the whole month! And I could be up again tomorrow. 😂
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28/08: 162.4
02/09: 160.4
03/08: 159.6
04/08: 159.8: just a wee bounce 😂
05/08: 159.4
06/08: 159.5
09/08: 159.2
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DISCARD 5 LBS CHALLENGE 2
NAME: Terri
SW: 162.4 (28/08)
GW: 157.4
CW: 159.2 - 3.2 😁
I haven’t been in the 150s since Aug 2017
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JFT: Mon 9 Sept- Meditation/Reflection 🌟
- Log CICO/stay in the green/hydrate🌟
- 25 + mins intentional exercise 🌟
- Chores 🌟
- Monday Painters Group 2 pm🌟
- 6000+ steps 🌟
- 15+ mins declutter session 🌟 dining room
- Work on crochet. 🌟(I have a second cardigan to finish.)
JFT: Tue 10 Sept- Meditation/Reflection
- Log CICO/stay in the green/hydrate
- 25 + mins intentional exercise
- Craft Group 10.30am
- 6000+ steps
- 15+ mins declutter session (wardrobe)
- Work on crochet. I have a second cardigan to finish.
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JFT 9/4 Recap
Drink water
Stay within calories
healthy choices
Yoga/strength training
I did go for a long walk yesterday and then did some stretching but today I am planning to do much more. I have been slowly gaining the whole month of august and don't want to be creeping up anymore. Back at it today, which is my birthday!
JFT 9/5
Drink water
limit alcohol
healthy choices
90 minutes exercise
Only one drink at lunch (husband is taking me out for my birthday) if I feel like having one, have too much car pooling and such tonight to do much more celebrating than that anyway. Going to try to do 60 minute run and 30 minutes yoga. Back at the apple watch challenge to try to get my good habits back on track.
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Hope everyone had a productive day. Love you beautiful people.
JFT TUESDAY
THIS IS ME GETTING A JUMP ON DOING BETTER, THEREFORE I'M POSTING TONIGHT WHAT MY PLANS ARE
FOR TUESDAY...
WAKE UP AT 5a.m. Bathroom Routine, Get Dressed
Make Coffee
Drink water
Get children up and dressed for school
Walk them to the bus stop
Back Home to begin me time... Read at least one chapter
Have brunch( something green/fruit/protein )
Take out trash
Do laundry while doing other simple things..i.e. mail,envelope for letter, tithes
Strip bedding and remake
Water
Empty a container
Dinner ???
Bed by 9:30 is my new goal?2 -
Round 2 -
SW - 185.6
CW - 186.0
The SW is the weight the day we started 2nd round. I managed to lose one pound last time. CW is my daily weigh in.
JFT - Monday Sept 9
2L of water - ☹️
Log all food - 🙂
Gratitude Journal - 🙂
Active 15 Minutes -👿
JFT - Tuesday Sept 10
2L of water
Log all food
Gratitude Journal
Active 15 Minutes1 -
Tuesday 10 September
Log accurately
Stay in the green
5 fruit and veg
Fitbit excercise goals
Jan challenge
Feb challenge
Mar challenge
Apr challenge
May challenge
Jun challenge
Jul challenge
Aug challenge
Sep challenge1 -
Yesterday's commitments:
- Log everything I eat
- Be in the green 100 over
- 5+ bottles water
- No alcohol No excuse really, just felt like some wine after a draining day
- Exercise DVD
- No eating whilst standing
- Savour every bite
- Talk back to sabotaging thoughts
- Give myself credit!
- Stay positive Work getting irritating again, now my direct report has left my to-do list is massive and I have people at me (via email) all the time...
- Finish work at 5pm
- Do prep for job interview Only a little, I couldn't really face it after a draining work day. Thankfully I have done a lot already and I have the whole day on Wednesday to finish
- Spend time relaxing (from 9)
- Gratitude journal
- Lights off by 11 ish
Today's commitments:
- Log everything I eat
- Be in or near the green
- 4+ bottles water
- No eating whilst standing
- Savour every bite
- Talk back to sabotaging thoughts
- Give myself credit!
- Stay positive
- 30+ minute lunch break
- Finish work at 5pm
- Refresh memory on experience on train
- Reread wider reading and make notes
- Practise presentation
- Gratitude journal
- Lights off by 11
Words for 2019: Mindful Moderation
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eat a salad (healthy)
go to the gym at least 45 min
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Staying focused. Keeping within my calorie limit and doing my exercises.
Good luck everyone!3 -
JFT Monday
1. Log all food👎 stopped after lunch
2. Eat responsibly at dinner meeting tonight 👍 I think I did ok for what was offered. Are more salad than pasta
3. Drink 150oz water👍
4. Workout at home 👍
JFT Tuesday
1. Log all food
2. Stay lectin free
3. Gym
4. Healthy evening snack
5. Meditate
6. Drink 150oz water3 -
Good morning!
Yesterday 9/9:
1. Stay within calorie goal😁
2. WAIT AND THINK before reaching for all the snacks😁
3. Finish work at 5:20😁
4. Cook dinner😁
5. Put away clothes😔
JFT 9/10:
1. Stay within calorie goal
2. WAIT AND THINK before reaching for all the snacks
3. Finish work at 5:20
4. Buy groceries
5. Empty room for home gym2
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