Daily Commitment Thread for 2020 -- JUST FOR TODAY
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Thank you lovely ladies for the kind words. I’m feeling a bit better and finish the antibiotics today. Next consultant appointment is on 16th and I’m hoping things will be looking a lot better by then! I lost the post op bloat but then Christmas came so I’m sure I’ve gained a little. Still fitting my clothes but some are more snug! I’m aware I need to prioritise protein for recovery so just trying to stay mindful without restricting too far.
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I must have missed posts here .. but so sorry you have been going through surgery, etc. and praying for a speedy recovery!1 -
bookmeister86 wrote: »Morning all! It is not raining today and I have already been for a run - my second in two days.
Welcome back!! We missed you!3 -
Hi, can I join please?
I'm starting today.
Sick of fad diets and sick of feeling bloated and having no energy on my current diet of eat anything I want , when I want
My just for today goals are:
-Drink 2 litres of water
-Have a healthy breakfast, lunch and dinner.
-Track everything .
-Choose healthy snack ( not crisps and biscuits ).
- Get active .
Have about a stone to lose , but it's more my lack of energy and bad tummy is spurring me on to start back today .
Fingers crossed
Welcome!! These are great goals you have.2 -
For those concerned about Bex, I reached out to her and heard from her a few days before Christmas. She said she's fine, just very busy with the holidays. Hopefully, that's still the case.
Thanks for letting us know. I think we are all getting worried about her! I sent her a PM also, but I had not heard back from her. If you talk to her .. tell her we miss her on here!4 -
I was doing alright with my daily goals until evening when my husband and I went out for drinks...I tend to get in the spirit of things and afterwards beat myself up for not having the willpower to stay on-track. I am also realizing that I wish I had more friends on MFP to support and be supportive. If anyone would like support and encouragement, feel free to friend me.
January 5 JFT Goals:
1. NO mindless eating
2. Log all food
3. Drink at least 64 ounces of water5 -
My 2019 Before & After ... i was down 28 pounds but during the holiday I binged ate and gained around 10 of it back. I’m currently getting back in track and I would like to lose 20 pounds for 2020... my goal today was to just workout and stay within my calories I have achieved that goal.
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@mytime6630 I’m in the same boat as you, my husbands PSA levels are causing concern. He’s had an MRI scan that showed an abnormality and tomorrow he has a targeted biopsy. I’m also dealing with the fact my mum has lung cancer and is predicted to decline soon. I think my 2020 is going to be a tough one.
@mytime6630 @PackerFanInGB and @snowflake1968, will be thinking about you and hope that all our men will be OK
I’ve been thinking about my word for the year and have settled on resilient. For me, this means being able to bounce back from adversity. Usually, I’m pretty good at this but this year is going to be testing. I need to apply it to the way I deal with the major health concerns and the minor bumps in every day life. That means not giving up when things don’t go my way and finding the strength to support loves ones rather than being consumed by my own anxiety, sadness etc. I’m going to use JFT to help me focus on self care I.e. eating properly and taking some exercise. I’m also considering making mindfulness/meditation a daily part of my life.
Hugs to all of you who are dealing with adversity6 -
Sunday January 5
Log accurately
Stay in the green
5 fruit and veg
Water
Fitbit exercise goals
Work on loosing that 5kg (currently -1.1 same as yesterday)
Discard 5lb challenge started Jan 4
SW 122
CW 122 (-0)2 -
Welcome to the first weekend of 2020. Looks like we are ready to rock and roll!
DH is currently having his enlarged prostate monitored. He had a an MRI and a biopsy a couple of months ago, and the medics want to keep an eye on it. We have several friends who have had the op and it seems very successful. Modern medicine is amazing.
The only failure is giving up!============================================================
2019 DISCARD 5 LBS CHALLENGES:
01 Aug 2019: 170.1
31 Dec 2019: 151.2
Total weight loss: 19.9lbs
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2020 - Jan Discard 5lb Challenge
Name: Terri
SW: 152.1 (02 Jan)
GW: 147.1
03 Jan: 151.8
04 Jan: 151.4
05 Jan: 151.2 This is mostly water weight.
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WFTY: DEPTH
Depth Year - Initial thoughts:I definitely have way too much stuff. I need to streamline my existence, resist adding more stuff, and start using what I have already got. I have been working towards doing this for several years with my decluttering. I need to stop the march of consumerism, and putting money into the pockets of other people by buying things I want rather than actually need.Daily Goals- I have a stack of books which I haven't read. I will read one of those book a month, and not buy any more books this year. I will source any other books I want to read at the library.
- I have closets full of clothes that no longer fit. I will work my way through them over the next two months, and either alter them to fit, or donate them to charity.
- I have a lot of Craft supplies. I will optimise what I have before I buy any new supplies. Sticking to this one will be difficult.
- Food: log All food and drink; stay under goal; balance macros/micros; Hydrate adequately; NLNS!!!
- Exercise: Knee Physio; 7,500+ Steps daily; 30 + minutes intentional exercise
- Other: Daily Mindfulness Practice/Meditation; Practice Self-care; Positively reframe thoughts; Live! Love! Learn!; 15 mins Daily Declutter session; keep up to date with chores
JFT Sat 4 Jan
Daily Goals:⛄️
Activities:- am: dismantle Christmas tree and pack away⛄️
- Put donation bag in car/take to charity shop⛄️
- Local shopping (butcher, newsagent, charity shop)⛄️
- More Laundry/chores⛄️
- Declutter/reorganise plastic storage containers🧊
- Pick a book from my 'To Read' pile and read 1st chapter⛄️
Daily Goals:
Activities:- Declutter dining room ⛄️
- Visit DED and grands.
- Prep for Creative Writing tomorrow
- Prep for Monday Painters tomorrow
- Read Ch 2
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Good morning! I hope everyone is having a good weekend and welcome to all the new people!
@PackerFanInGB @mytime6630 @ZizzyBumble thinking of all of you and your families, I am hoping for the best for everyone, big hugs💖💖
Yesterday 1/4:
1. Stay within calorie goal😁
2. Do workout😁
JFT 1/5:
1. Stay within calorie goal
2. Walk dogs
3. Pick out clothes for tomorrow
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HEGoddard0928 wrote: »
JFT 1/4/20
-Reach water goal
Didnt double it this time but at least I hit it! School starts tomorrow so that will be the real test.
-Log all my food
-GYM!!!Walked on an incline for 27 min and read 4 chapters of my book
-Write chapter 18 and maybe 19Wrote both!
-Watch 2 more lessons of my Udemy writing classI don't think I'm going to get much out of this but I bought it so I may as well push through it.
-Pick 1 order
Nope. I NEED to do at least one today!
-FOLD CLOTHESDone! I feel so much better when the clothes are folded and put away but I hate actually doing it because it hurts my back to bend over to do it.
-Put the Christmas tree awayAll done. Matt helped put the tree in the closet when he got home from work.
So I'm going to say that yesterday was an overall good day. Hit almost all of my goals! It's nice to see all of those smiley faces. Tomorrow is going to be a big wake up call though. School starts. So I'm going to make a list of goals tonight that I will post for tomorrow so that I don't forget about it. I've been writing them on the whiteboard that's on my fridge so that I actually see them throughout the day and don't just forget about them like I used do. Lol. It seems to definitely be helping so I am going to keep doing it.
I don't have much that I really want to do today because I want to keep this a nice quiet day. Matt works from 12-7 so I have a large chunk of time to not do much. I'm gonna work on my story and do some reading. I might go to the gym for a while but that's a huge maybe. I've also decided that I am going to start bringing my gym clothes with me to school and go to the gym that's right around the corner after school. I need to get into a weekly gym habit. And since there is a branch of my gym about 2 miles from the school, why not just bite the bullet and go after school? I'm already down that end of town anyway. And if I bring my clothes with me then I won't have to go home first and risk just saying screw it and not going. So that is my new goal.
Okay! Enough chatter. Onto goals!
JFT, 1/5/20
-Log all my food
-GYM
-Chapter 20/21
-Put the dishes away
-Pick one order!!!!
-Figure out dinner
-Bed by 9:30
-Reach water goal3 -
Thank you for the warm welcome! I'm looking forward to getting to know each of you through your posts.
Yesterday was a pretty good day, except for keeping to my calorie limit. Still recovering from a cold - I'm at about 90% today - and I'm still on winter break, so I'm having a fairly lazy weekend.
Goals for Saturday, January 4, 2020 (starting small)
• Complete my food log and maintain a calorie deficit – 300 calories over
• Laundry – 4 loads washed, dried, and folded
• Pick up some groceries – √
• Start video and readings for Twelfth Night - √
• Dinner and a movie with my husband -
Goals for Sunday, January 5, 2020
• Complete food log and maintain a calorie deficit
• Laundry , part 2 (towels and sheets)
• Read Twelfth Night
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Hi everyone,
So inspired by what I read here. And my thoughts are with those waiting on test results—best wishes!
Saturday goal status:
1. Up at 7, change into workout clothes 😁
2. Finish packing clothes; pack food for lunch, dinner, breakfast, 2d lunch, snacks, tea, water 😀...except forgot second lunch
3. Make an omelette for breakfast 😁
4. Once at boat, go for 40+ min walk, the. Do 7 minute workout per app🙂😕...walked 62 min but didn’t do app
5. Log all food, stay green 😁
6. Journal and meditate🙂😕...didn’t meditate
7. Enter JFT goals for Sunday! 😄
8. In bed by 10pm 😕...was later because I took 3 naps yesterday!!!
Sunday 1/5 goals:
1. Walk at least 30min, 2 reps of yoga stretches
2. Log all food, stay green
3. Figure out a healthy lunch that my stomach will tolerate on drive back (forgot to pack food for a 2d lunch yesterday)
4. Grocery shop and meal prep for next week
5. Upstairs by 9pm, journal and meditate
6. Set out workout clothes for Monday
7. Enter JFT goals for Monday!
Whew, I thought it would be just a few things for a lazy Sunday but I got work to do!
Happy Sunday to all!3 -
PackerFanInGB wrote: »Just For Saturday, 1/4/20201. Make healthy choices & journal every single bite
2. Daily reading in my new revised Simple Abundance book
3. Drink 80+ oz of waterNot 80, but hit 60 which is actually pretty good for me!
4. 30 minutes activity / Yoga DVD to work on flexibility, balance and mindfulness
Well, I got activity in but it wasn't intentional exercise. Just an active cleaning day, but I'm okay with that. With my husband out of commission, I'm working harder around the house to keep up.
5. Calm app - one meditation
6. Gratitude Journal before bed
7. Daily reading in the newly revised Simple Abundance book
8. Set up my sewing areaMoving to Sunday
9. Watch football wild card games if I have time today.
10. Continue reading from Genesis, Psalms, Proverbs and Matthew.
11. Work on 2020's Bullet Journal
Discard 5 lb challenge - 2020 Round 1
SW: 184 lb 1/3/2020
CW: 182.6 -1.4 lb
GW: 179 lb
Hi my JFT friends! Welcome to anyone recently joining us! Today is going to be a quiet day, I hope! I didn't sleep well last night. Tossed and turned a lot...(I forgot to take my med and I've got a lot of anxiety going on right now about my husband and my mom, so the combination did not make for a restful night. My own fault!) So, today I plan to watch the Wild Card NFC football games today to see which team will be coming here to Green Bay next week! So exciting to have a playoff game in town! I'm wondering if @cschmitz110515 has tickets to go! I'd love to be at the game, but tickets cost crazy high prices! I work with someone selling her tickets so could have gotten them from her, but we could take a road trip for what it would cost for two tickets!
I'm struggling today with what my goals should be. I have things I know I SHOULD do, and then I have things I would RATHER do. I'm hoping to reign myself in get done what I need to get done. I have much more on my shoulders right now since my husband is only good for about 10 minutes of weight-bearing and then is down for the day. I have been so blessed and spoiled for the past 4 years. He is retired and I work full time, so his "job" has been to take care of things around the house. I haven't had to work and be responsible for everything around the house for awhile and it's a lot of work. I don't think i realized fully just how much he does around here. I take weekends to recharge for the next week of work normally. I'm realizing how much I take for granted. It's humbling.
The sun is peeking out right now. It's kind of a pretty day, although I hear it's supposed to get windy. Plan to get out and take a walk with Maddie today.
Just For Sunday, 1/5/20201. Make healthy choices & journal every single bite
2. Daily reading
3. Drink 80+ oz of water
4. 30 minutes activity / Yoga DVD to work on flexibility, balance and mindfulness
5. Meditate
6. Gratitude Journal before bed
7. Meal plan for week / Grocery list
8. Set up my sewing area
9. Watch NFC Wild Card games
10. Continue reading from Genesis, Psalms, Proverbs and Matthew.
11. Add to 2020 Bullet Journal
Monthly Goal(s)January's Habit: Log every single bite. Stop "tasting" without logging!
2020 GOALS- Choose one small "bad" habit to change every month (12 new healthy lifestyle changes will be result)
- Make travel a priority. Stop waiting for "someday".
- Get Mom moved up near us
- Pay off all credit card debt
- Minimalism: declutter and downsize "wants" vs "needs"
- Weigh less on 1/1/2021 than today
- Decrease in measurements on 1/1/2021. Move in the right direction!
- Self-Care. Discover healthy hobbies or interests and schedule time to do them.
- Work on positivity vs negativity.
- Read the Bible all the way through.
Word of the Year|2020: Right now I have 2 them...Resilient / Present- I am resilient and always get back up when knocked down. I am resilient to life's curve balls.
- Be present. Enjoy the special moments in your day.
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@ZizzyBumble , @mytime6630 and @Snowflake1968, I will add you and your husbands to my prayers. I'm sorry to hear you are all dealing with the same worries. Together we can find healthy ways to channel that anxiety and we will help each other every step of the way! I believe we have developed that kind of friendship. (((GENTLE HUGS)))
@TerriRichardson112 Thank you for sharing your husband's GOOD outcome! I think there are more good outcomes than there are bad outcomes, but we just don't normally hear about those as often! You bring such an insightful and steady calming presence to this thread. I appreciate you so much.
@ZizzyBumble Your paragraph about 2020 WOTY being 'resilient' could have been written by me. With the uncertainties of this coming year, I felt success/succeed didn't quite feel right and last night I came up with resilient also. Resilient because I will face adversity this year and I will bounce back. Present because I feel like I need to cherish precious present moments more.
@scd78 I will be sending you a friend request! Can never have enough support! Welcome!
@LovePammie You look great! Welcome!4 -
JFT - Sunday Jan 5
2L of water
Log all food
I failed yesterday’s goal for water. I did log all food.
I went to see Little Women with the girls last night. It was a good movie. I hadn’t read the book since I was little so didn’t judge any discrepancies, my eldest daughter didn’t like some of their casting. I don’t think my youngest read the book.
I came home and watched an episode of Madam Secretary I had recorded so I could be caught up when it came back. Turns out that was the final episode. I’ll miss that show.
Today the Grands are coming to spend the day while their Mom is at work. They haven’t been here on their own in months so I’m looking forward to it. Well I was until hubby and I had another argument. We just are not on the same wavelength right now and it’s driving me crazy. He seems to be put out with everything I say or do and he thinks that I am put out with him. I think it’s because we never do anything as a couple. We never leave the house together, we don’t have dates, we just watch tv and I think that’s our biggest issue. He doesn’t want to do anything with me and I don’t know what to suggest that he would ever say yes to. I have even suggested in the summer we go to races, but he doesnt seem interested.
I’m just so tired of it
Wow so many husbands having health issues. I will add everyone to my prayers.
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Snowflake1968 wrote: »JFT - Sunday Jan 5
Today the Grands are coming to spend the day while their Mom is at work. They haven’t been here on their own in months so I’m looking forward to it. Well I was until hubby and I had another argument. We just are not on the same wavelength right now and it’s driving me crazy. He seems to be put out with everything I say or do and he thinks that I am put out with him. I think it’s because we never do anything as a couple. We never leave the house together, we don’t have dates, we just watch tv and I think that’s our biggest issue. He doesn’t want to do anything with me and I don’t know what to suggest that he would ever say yes to. I have even suggested in the summer we go to races, but he doesnt seem interested.
I’m just so tired of it
I'm sorry you're having these issues. My husband and I have these same things all the time! We never used to...I mean seriously, we never used to argue. Now it seems like everything out of my mouth is 'wrong' and he feels like I react the same way to him. I blame winter. It's depressing. I think age changes things too. My husband and I don't have the same interests we did years ago. I think people change and grow and sometimes our interests go in different directions. I'm not sure how to get us on the same page again, but I have noticed that really being mindful of my tone of voice and trying to have more patience has helped. I tend to be impatient if I think he is "wrong" when he is talking and believe me...I wear my feelings on my sleeve and everyone knows exactly what I'm thinking just by looking at my face! I could never play Poker for a living! hahaha! I have decided I cannot control him, his thoughts or his feelings, but I can control how I react to him. By taking deep breaths and stepping back a bit, I think I've been able to ease the tension a bit. Now with this latest health scare, however, I'm pretty much kissing his behind! Let's hope he doesn't get used to it, because it's not in my nature and probably won't last!
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pridesabtch wrote: »I
Today
Ride
Hair
De-Christmas
Help girls with SS Fair Projects
If it stops raining, walk rained
Stay Green
Log everything!
Have a great day y’all!
Discard 5lb challenge
SW: 1/1/20 168.2
GW: 163.2
CW: 1/5/20 167.2
Loss: 1.0
Was up until 2:00am helping the girls with their social studies projects last night so no early morning spin before church.
After having a treat yesterday at lunch I wasn’t sure I’d make calories but I did. Yea me!
JFT Sunday
- Teach new young adult Sunday School Class
- NAP
- More Social Studies
- East mindfully & stay green
- Log everything
- Get in at least 20 minutes of exercise
- Bed by 11:00
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PackerFanInGB wrote: »Snowflake1968 wrote: »JFT - Sunday Jan 5
Today the Grands are coming to spend the day while their Mom is at work. They haven’t been here on their own in months so I’m looking forward to it. Well I was until hubby and I had another argument. We just are not on the same wavelength right now and it’s driving me crazy. He seems to be put out with everything I say or do and he thinks that I am put out with him. I think it’s because we never do anything as a couple. We never leave the house together, we don’t have dates, we just watch tv and I think that’s our biggest issue. He doesn’t want to do anything with me and I don’t know what to suggest that he would ever say yes to. I have even suggested in the summer we go to races, but he doesnt seem interested.
I’m just so tired of it
I'm sorry you're having these issues. My husband and I have these same things all the time! We never used to...I mean seriously, we never used to argue. Now it seems like everything out of my mouth is 'wrong' and he feels like I react the same way to him. I blame winter. It's depressing. I think age changes things too. My husband and I don't have the same interests we did years ago. I think people change and grow and sometimes our interests go in different directions. I'm not sure how to get us on the same page again, but I have noticed that really being mindful of my tone of voice and trying to have more patience has helped. I tend to be impatient if I think he is "wrong" when he is talking and believe me...I wear my feelings on my sleeve and everyone knows exactly what I'm thinking just by looking at my face! I could never play Poker for a living! hahaha! I have decided I cannot control him, his thoughts or his feelings, but I can control how I react to him. By taking deep breaths and stepping back a bit, I think I've been able to ease the tension a bit. Now with this latest health scare, however, I'm pretty much kissing his behind! Let's hope he doesn't get used to it, because it's not in my nature and probably won't last!
You and I are so much alike. Too bad we didn’t live near one another it would be so nice to go have a coffee with someone that truly gets it! Ours is the same thing right down to my tone and attitude. Sometimes I don’t even know I do it. I woke up this morning and he had totally rearranged my cupboards, fridge and freezer! When I say I don’t want to eat his new diet he thinks I’m not being supportive. It’s not that I’m not supportive I just don’t like it and I’m not eating it. We have been married 32 years, he knows I don’t like spices or sauces so why would things change now? Marriage is so hard sometimes and it really makes it hard because home should be the place that is the most peaceful.
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Thanks for the welcome.
Love reading all the posts .
Just for today
- I have stayed within my calorie count.
- drank 2 litres of water.
- no rubbish eaten
- but no exercise....tomorrow I'll do that !3 -
Snowflake1968 wrote: »PackerFanInGB wrote: »Snowflake1968 wrote: »JFT - Sunday Jan 5
Today the Grands are coming to spend the day while their Mom is at work. They haven’t been here on their own in months so I’m looking forward to it. Well I was until hubby and I had another argument. We just are not on the same wavelength right now and it’s driving me crazy. He seems to be put out with everything I say or do and he thinks that I am put out with him. I think it’s because we never do anything as a couple. We never leave the house together, we don’t have dates, we just watch tv and I think that’s our biggest issue. He doesn’t want to do anything with me and I don’t know what to suggest that he would ever say yes to. I have even suggested in the summer we go to races, but he doesnt seem interested.
I’m just so tired of it
I'm sorry you're having these issues. My husband and I have these same things all the time! We never used to...I mean seriously, we never used to argue. Now it seems like everything out of my mouth is 'wrong' and he feels like I react the same way to him. I blame winter. It's depressing. I think age changes things too. My husband and I don't have the same interests we did years ago. I think people change and grow and sometimes our interests go in different directions. I'm not sure how to get us on the same page again, but I have noticed that really being mindful of my tone of voice and trying to have more patience has helped. I tend to be impatient if I think he is "wrong" when he is talking and believe me...I wear my feelings on my sleeve and everyone knows exactly what I'm thinking just by looking at my face! I could never play Poker for a living! hahaha! I have decided I cannot control him, his thoughts or his feelings, but I can control how I react to him. By taking deep breaths and stepping back a bit, I think I've been able to ease the tension a bit. Now with this latest health scare, however, I'm pretty much kissing his behind! Let's hope he doesn't get used to it, because it's not in my nature and probably won't last!
You and I are so much alike. Too bad we didn’t live near one another it would be so nice to go have a coffee with someone that truly gets it! Ours is the same thing right down to my tone and attitude. Sometimes I don’t even know I do it. I woke up this morning and he had totally rearranged my cupboards, fridge and freezer! When I say I don’t want to eat his new diet he thinks I’m not being supportive. It’s not that I’m not supportive I just don’t like it and I’m not eating it. We have been married 32 years, he knows I don’t like spices or sauces so why would things change now? Marriage is so hard sometimes and it really makes it hard because home should be the place that is the most peaceful.
Oh my God! My husband totally rearranges things ALL THE TIME!!! Makes me crazy!! He actually packed up my collections (unique teapots in kitchen and vintage tins), put them in the basement, and has replaced it with stuff he thinks is cool! Are you kidding me??? I haven’t said anything because it’s not a battle I want to pick right now, but wait until I’m retired too!! I’ll want to take back part of the house then! Lol! He’s the one retired and home all the time, so I guess this is his domain for now.
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ZizzyBumble wrote: »Sunday January 5
Log accurately
Stay in the green Fancied an evening snack although I was not hungry so cleaned my teeth instead as food and toothpaste don’t mix!
5 fruit and veg
Water
Fitbit exercise goals
Work on loosing that 5kg (currently -1.1 same as yesterday)
Discard 5lb challenge started Jan 4
SW 122
CW 122 (-0)
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Big hugs @PackerFanInGB @mytime6630 @ZizzyBumble @snowflake1968 for the worries you have with your husbands. I’m sure underlying fear about health can make people snap at those they love the most. Hang in there - I know you are all strong women!
@mytime6630 sorry if I’ve been confusing things banging on about surgery without making total sense. In case you missed it I went ahead with the preventative double
Mastectomy at the beginning of December
So have been struggling back to things since.
And ladies I’m really struggling right now. I’m trying not to weigh myself because I’m told
I shouldn’t try and lose any weight while
I’m healing. But clothes feel a little more snug and I can’t ignore the fact that I’ve gone from exercising ~1.5 hours a day to
nothing!! I really need to stay calm and be patient. But it’s especially hard this time of year when everyone else is so focussed post Christmas and I have to stay on the sofa!8 -
Just going to post goals for tomorrow. I'll post an update in the morning.
JFT, 1/6/20
- Back to school/ Up at 530
- Pack/bring lunch
- Pack/bring gym clothes & book
- Gym after school
- Pick one dang order!
- Chapter 20
- Actually cook dinner(pork chops and veggies)
- Put the dishes away
- Bed by 9303 -
2020 - January Discard 5lb Challenge
Name: Joan
SW: 185.4 (Jan 3)
GW: 180.4
CW: 181.2 -- back on track with healthy eating the past 2 days.
Goal JFT, Sunday, Jan 5
1. go to the gym I went with hubby .. he typically works out for 2-3 hrs, so I never go with him. But this time I went with him ... I worked out for about 90 minutes, then ran some errands while he finished his workout. Our gym closed, and I did find a smaller gym for during the week, but hubby did not think it had the weights he likes. So we went to a gym that is about 10 miles from our house. It was fun, and since we have "silver sneakers", I can go to both gyms.
2. log all food
3. delay gratification ... trying to make this a habit We went out to eat after our gym workout, and I had the lady bring bread to our table. Hubby teased me that I would eat the entire loaf .. no... I ate just one piece .. even though I was SO hungry! But had my chicken and brocolli .. ate half of the meal, and happy that I stayed in control.
4. 8+ c water -- trying to make this a habit this year
5. write in gratitide journal
6. take down outside christmas lites and put away Took me 2 hrs to do, but got all the christmas stuff put away.
7. sew on chemo hats Doing that right now (and sipping water!).
8. clean sewing room! Partially cleaned it!
9. mindful eating
Had a busy, but good day today. I need to take this week to really concentrate and get back on track. When I eat healthier it seems easy, but once I get off, it is so hard to get back to the healthier eating. Yet, I feel better when I do ... why does my mind not remind me of how much better I feel when I eat healthy!!
JFT, Monday
1. go to the gym
2. log all food
3. delay gratification ... wait 10 minutes if I "think" I am hungry.
4. mindful eating
5. work on pc boards .. yes, back to work
6. sew at least 5 more chemo hats
7. sew little teddy bears
8. clean sewing room .. try again!
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TerriRichardson112 wrote: »Welcome to the first weekend of 2020. Looks like we are ready to rock and roll!
The only failure is giving up!============================================================
2019 DISCARD 5 LBS CHALLENGES:
01 Aug 2019: 170.1
31 Dec 2019: 151.2
Total weight loss: 19.9lbs
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2020 - Jan Discard 5lb Challenge
Name: Terri
SW: 152.1 (02 Jan)
GW: 147.1
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WFTY: DEPTH
Depth Year - Initial thoughts:I definitely have way too much stuff. I need to streamline my existence, resist adding more stuff, and start using what I have already got. I have been working towards doing this for several years with my decluttering. I need to stop the march of consumerism, and putting money into the pockets of other people by buying things I want rather than actually need.Daily Goals- I have a stack of books which I haven't read. I will read one of those book a month, and not buy any more books this year. I will source any other books I want to read at the library.
- I have closets full of clothes that no longer fit. I will work my way through them over the next two months, and either alter them to fit, or donate them to charity.
- I have a lot of Craft supplies. I will optimise what I have before I buy any new supplies. Sticking to this one will be difficult.
- Food: log All food and drink; stay under goal; balance macros/micros; Hydrate adequately; NLNS!!!
- Exercise: Knee Physio; 7,500+ Steps daily; 30 + minutes intentional exercise
- Other: Daily Mindfulness Practice/Meditation; Practice Self-care; Positively reframe thoughts; Live! Love! Learn!; 15 mins Daily Declutter session; keep up to date with chores
JFT Fri 3 Jan
Daily Goals: 👍🏻 Stayed under goal and had snacking under control. Exercise was good. Decluttering Christmas stuff.
Activities:- am: take Christmas decorations down and pack away👍🏻All packed up and ready for storage.
- 2pm: Parchment Craft👍🏻Good session.
- More Laundry👍🏻Keeping on top of it. Another load is drying and I will fold and store tomorrow
Daily Goals:
Activities:- am: dismantle Christmas tree and pack away
- Put donation bag in car/take to charity shop
- Local shopping (butcher, newsagent, charity shop)
- More Laundry/chores
- Declutter/reorganise plastic storage containers
- Pick a book from my 'To Read' pile and read 1st chapter
The easiest way is to hit <Quote> and edit what they have written. E.g. I hit quote on your post and deleted all but your question.I need to go read the tips on posting in these forums so I can reply to folks and show progress from previous day, but...
@Terri Richardson 112
I love the way you post. I admire you, Snowflake, and some of the other ladies organization and how you comment and encourage us. Hugs. And Kudos to you.4 -
I had a long post written .. and lost it all! AAK! hate when that happens
So this will be shorter .. thanks @ZippyBumble and @TerriRichardson112 for your encouragement on the prostate thing. I know of all things, this is usually easily treated. The doctor is concerned because of the rapid spike this year .. they have been watching my husbands numbers for the past 5 years. But .. I am thinking and remaining positive.
@Faebert - I must have missed that post.. I remember you were doing the genetic testing, because it is something I thought of also doing. A lady at the gym also had a double mast. I know the recoup period takes time .. so take good care of yourself. You have enough to do besides worry about your weight, so I agree with the others .. just continue to eat as healthy as you can, and forget the scale. It is only a number.. I hope for a speedy recovery.
@Snowflake1968 - I am so sorry that you and your hubby are having a difficult time. I agree with @Packerfanin ... I think this time of year is hard for a lot of people. With the colder, dreary weather, the stresses that you have both been under, and the added stress from the holidays, it is all so understandable. Hugs to you.
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It's almost 11:30p.m. here in NORTH CAROLINA. I'm late posting anything.. 😆
At least I'm actually doing it.
I've been battling flu symptoms for two weeks now. I have been falling asleep a lot. Don't know what that's about. Anyway, I'm looking forward to this week. My plan is to dig in and get some results. I noticed as long as I'm not walking, my knee pain is minimal, but as soon as I put in over 1,000 steps they feel miserable. I haven't been walking much the past two weeks since I was sick in bed mostly. I'm feeling pretty good right now and school starts back tomorrow so I will be walking my great nieces to the bus stop again. I'm hoping I can accomplish a lot this week. I'm sure going to try.
Love to EVERYONE!💝💝💝
Good Night.6 -
Sunday 1/5 goals:
1. Walk at least 30min, 2 reps of yoga stretches 😁 (52 minutes)
2. Log all food, stay green 😁
3. Figure out a healthy lunch that my stomach will tolerate on drive back (forgot to pack food for a 2d lunch yesterday)😁...we got home early enough didn’t have to eat out. Had an orange and some cheese and nuts
4. Grocery shop and meal prep for next week 😁
5. Upstairs by 9pm, journal and meditate 😁...finally meditated, felt great, but while journaling decided to take meditation off my “to do” list this month. The habit I really need to establish is journaling, I’m happy if I get that done. Meditation will just be a bonus if it happens.
6. Set out workout clothes for Monday😁
7. Enter JFT goals for Monday! 😁
Overall a good last day of vacation!
Monday, 1/6 Goals
First day back to work after 2 week break...this will be brutal! And a test of my ability to set an maintain habits when in work mode. Here goes!
1. Up at 6, walk/run per app, 2 reps yoga stretches
2. Healthy breakfast, NOT looking at phone or reading kindle
3. Pack and bring lunch + supplies for work fridge
4. Log all food and stay green
5. Pre-plan treat—dark chocolate
6. Evening: Pack lunch, set out breakfast for Tuesday, set out workout clothes
7. Enter JFT for Tuesday
8. Upstairs by 9, journal, lights out 9:452 -
Morning all!
Weighed in this morning having had a few days for water weight to drop off and overall am 14 pounds up on what I was six months ago.
That's a combination of December/holiday overeating but also comfort eating/binging that I was doing prior December as a response to work difficulties.
That stops now though. I'm determined to get back where I was. I wasn't at my goal weight, but looking back at pictures I looked pretty damn good and I want to get there again! I have put a flattering picture of myself as my wallpaper on my phone to keep me motivated.
So I'm in for the January discard challenge!
SW: 178.5
GW: 173.5
CW: 177.5 (0)
And today I will
- Log everything I eat
- Be in the green
- Drink 4+ bottles water
- Go to gym
- Go through job emails
- Consider career/ life options
- Write job spec
- Write yearly goals
- Gratitude journal
- Lights off by 11
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