Daily Commitment Thread for 2020 -- JUST FOR TODAY
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I'M IN!!TerriRichardson112 wrote: »🌹 Valentine's Day Challenge 🌹
Stay in the green
Mon 3 Feb - Thu 13 Feb (11 days)
Earn 🌹 for every day in the green.
aubyshortcake:
🌹🌹Terri: (3, 4)
🌹cschmitz110515:
pridesabtch:
🌹 Tracie (4)
🌹Hannah: (4)
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Yesterday was hectic - Tuesdays usually are - but I made it to the gym after my morning class. Forgot my earbuds, but made an exciting discovery: I can do simple grading while keeping up a good pace on the recumbent bike! Our college's online platform has a phone app that allows me to check email and student submissions. I found that once I got going on the bike, I could focus well enough to read the shorter assignments and mark them complete/incomplete or use the rubrics for work that I don't need to comment on. I managed to get one whole class set of assignments marked while doing 35 minutes of cardio- win win!
This is a bit of a game changer for me, as I've really been struggling to balance my personal needs with my responsibilities to others. It's only recently that I've been able to move beyond the mindset that my self-worth is totally dependent on what I do for others and that self-care is indulgent and, thus, low priority. There's a whole lot of history bound up with that thinking, and I still sometimes slip back into that self-denying mindset. I honestly don't know what's made the difference this time, but I am determined not to go back to that negative way of thinking.
Sorry if this post got a bit heavy. I'm learning so much from all of you about working toward that balance despite what life dishes out. Thank you for being here
Goals for Tuesday, February 4, 2020
• Complete food log and maintain a calorie deficit - √
• Gym and/or walk outdoors - √ - Both
• Household chores 30+ min. – X
• Enter monitoring data - √
• Grading before my evening class - √ - The wonders of multitasking!
• Journal - √
JFT Goals for Wednesday, February 5, 2020
• Complete food log and maintain a calorie deficit
• Gym and/or walk outdoors
• Household chores 30+ min
• Laundry
• Bills
• Grading
• Journal
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HEGoddard0928 wrote: »Jft, 2/4/20
-February goal
-log all food I did it this morning but I still did it. And I was in the green! WooHoo!!
-bring back trash can But I forgot that it was still tied to the back of my trunk latch and left my trunk open overnight. It rained so the inside of my trunk is all wet. Thank God the light didn't kill my battery.
-fold laundry
-finish current ch + one more I finished the first chapter at school and the second when I got home in the evening.
-look over bills
-figure out dinner Put some chicken and herbs in the crockpot. I was nice and juice come dinner time. And we had some mashed white potatoes for dinner.
-pretreat clothes with oil stains
-clean table with pledge
-JFT
-dishwasher
A kind of mixed day. I didnt really do any of the chores I wanted to but that's not my fault. Well I guess it is but I was in a foul mood when I got home from my instacart shift yesterday. I accidentally accepted an order I didn't want to do and couldn't figure out how to cancel it and then got caught in rush hour traffic coming home. I was not a happy Hannah for the rest of the day. But at least I got that darn chapter written. I have 18 chapters left to finish so I need to get on that. I want to reach my goal of finishing it by March 1st. If I buckle down I can get it done!
Okay, onto goals!
JFT, 2/5/20
-February goal
-JFT
-write 1 chapter
-log all food/stay in the green
-figure out dinner
-FOLD THE DAMN CLOTHES
-look over bills
-dishwasher
-pretreat clothes with oil stains
-clean tables with pledge5 -
azulvioleta6 wrote: »[
TUESDAY:
1. Weigh in )
2. 10,000 steps 11,048
3. 5 freggies had free union pizza for lunch instead of my salad
4. 10C liquids
5. Walk on at least two work breaks
6. Gym (cardio/weight workout)
7. 6 hours sleep 7h8m
My mom got through her biopsy OK--a six-hour process. No results for a while though.
WEDNESDAY:
1. Weigh in
2. 10,000 steps
3. 5 freggies
4. 10C liquids
5. Walk on at least two work breaks
6. Go for a swim if the weather is not freezing
7. 6 hours sleep [/quote]5 -
TerriRichardson112 wrote: »🌹 Valentine's Day Challenge 🌹
Stay in the green
Mon 3 Feb - Thu 13 Feb (11 days)
Earn 🌹 for every day in the green.
aubyshortcake:
🌹🌹Terri: (3, 4)
🌹🌹Carmela (cschmitz110515): (3,4)
pridesabtch:
🌹 Tracie (4)
🌹Hannah: (4)
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Recap T 2/4
1) Meals & snacks prelogged / net calories green (Vday challenge 1 day so far) / 14c water = Net cals green 17 , sodium -1,395 , sugar -5 , fiber & protein excellent, 14c water
2) Move hourly / stairs breaks / 5 somethings / walk dog after work (need to be careful, potential for black ice) = Fitbit 15,418 steps, 250+ 13/14 & 41 floors. Walked dog 3.12 mi 57:16 (forgot to stretch after) & happy dog / happy me
3) PA-BB write up for BC review since mgmt refuses to cooperate took longer than I thought, almost done / review BC-CC docs rec'd ahead of due date / G-PT if time no time
4) To-do's: message sister happy bday / wash towels as soon as home from work & hung all up / wash dishes (washed some before work) / prep bday card/gift for Wills forgot / other? charged headlamp & LED vest after walk, folded & put away line-dried clothes, got out crockpot & frozen pork roast for W
5) UNPLUG 9:00 / FLOSS / RETAINERS / BED & NO TV 10 but no early workout planned before work W
JFT W 2/5
1) Meals & snacks prelogged / net calories green / 14c water
2) Move hourly / stairs breaks / 5 somethings / walk dog after work & stretch after
3) PA-BB finish report draft & submit folder for review / BC-CC review docs & call Lee / clear inbox backlog (again) / G-PT if time
4) To-do's: prep squash at lunchtime / squash in oven before dog walk / reply to El's email (so good to hear from her, it's been too long) / put clean dishes away / prep clothes & lunch for R workplace lunchtime snowshoe hike / prep bday card/gift for Wills & mail / bake Kodiak Cake power muffins / other?
5) Unplug 9:00 / floss / retainers / bed & no tv 10 (x-train R before work)
Valentine Day Challenge net calories green = 2X (3,4)
So good to get outside and walk dog last night. We left house just after sunset so both dog and I had our LED/reflective gear on; it was completely dark by the two-mile mark. Headlamp barely light enough to watch for icy spots, but since we'd walked those roads Sunday afternoon, I was positive roads were mostly clear. It was 17F with wind chill, 30 degrees lower than unseasonable temps on Sunday. But I was dressed in appropriate layers and dog doesn't care as long as we're walking. Life in Wisconsin!
2020 Goals1) Get weight below 160# (last time was 4/20/19)Word for 2020: Persist
2) Plan meals most days & prelog meals/snacks whenever possible on MFP
3) Post weekly weigh-in on JFT for accountability
4) Take measurements & log on MFP monthly (I stopped as weight plateaued & went up) = 2/1/20
5) Exercise 5-6x per week (minimum 4x) ~ mostly walking but include weights/circuit & other x-training
6) Participate in race events ~ have planned 7 5Ks and 2 10Ks at minimum = Frenzy on the Fox 5K 49:36 ave. pace 15:29
7) Be considerate and loving to hubby and have fun together
8) Make efforts to keep in touch with parents, siblings and friends (most live in other towns or states)
9) Declutter home office, bedroom and basement = basement (boxes) Jan. / home office desk 2/15 -
PackerFanInGB wrote: »Just for Tuesday, Feb 3:
- Log every bite | stay green
- No added sugar | no flour | no dairy
- Increase water intake
- Do my best at the pre-assessment for Executive Edge
- Be grateful and kind | count to 10 before snapping when irritated
- Lymphedema massage on right arm
- Evening routine: Brush & floss | wash & moisturize | gratitude journal | read SA & JO | Calm app I was so tired, I just crashed...
Just for Wednesday, Feb 5:- Log every bite | stay in the green
- No added sugar | no flour | no dairy
- Increase water intake
- Activity, 30 minutes
- Be grateful and kind | think before speaking | what is reality vs the "story" I've built in my head...
- Lymphatic massage on right arm
- Evening routine: Brush & floss | wash & moisturize | gratitude journal | read SA & JO | Calm app
WOTY: Persistence
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azulvioleta6 wrote: »
My mom got through her biopsy OK--a six-hour process. No results for a while though.
Sending positive thoughts and prayers for your mom!1 -
Snowflake1968 wrote: »@PackerFanInGB - that’s an awesome challenge. I could use something like that.
I have a confession to make. Rodger is doing well in his health goals. He is walking 10K a day, tomorrow he is starting weight training after being cleared by the doctor. He is eating and staying within his calorie goals. I am so proud of him. However, for everything he is doing for the positive I seem to be doing for the negative. I am struggling so bad with eating properly, getting up off the couch and even thinking about working out.
I don’t know how to get myself turned around. I still want it, but apparently not enough and what if he gets all fit and decides I’m not good enough. There I said it.
I can relate to how you are feeling. I have had similar feelings in the past about my husband not wanting me anymore also. I also have been struggling to want it bad enough to give up my comfort foods. So, I don't have good advice...just can tell you that I know my husband loves me and the life we've built together. He loves me for me. It hurts him that I even think that he could be that shallow as to not want me after my mastectomies, or after I gained weight. I'm going to be 60 in a month so I have a lot of insecurities right now. But I just keep coming back and trying to say no to at least one "junk food" a day. I wake up and tell myself that I don't have to be perfect, just make some sort of progress...take a walk during lunch break or take laps around an empty conference room during my breaks, pack healthy lunches and snacks.
Does Rodger walk at night after you get off work? can you go with him? It's hard to find the ambition after putting in an 8 - 10 hour day at work, but maybe if you could go right away before you sit down at night? Do you and he have same work schedule?
I know you're in a slump..winter doesn't help with that either. But think of ONE thing you can start with...whether it is more water, or logging food, or taking a walk. Just one goal. Forget about all the rest because it's too overwhelming and sets us up for failure. Just set one goal per day and make yourself find the time to do it.
I think you and I both would find that if we could just get one thing going in the right direction, we'd feel better and step it up. We just need to do it. (((HUGS))) xoxo
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🌹 Valentine's Day Challenge 🌹
Stay in the green
Mon 3 Feb - Thu 13 Feb (11 days)
Earn 🌹 for every day in the green.
aubyshortcake:
🌹🌹🌹Terri: (3,4,5)
🌹🌹Carmela cschmitz110515: (3,4)
pridesabtch:
🌹Tracie: (4)
🌹🌹Faebert: (3,4)
Joan: (mytime6630)
PackerFanInGB)
🌹Hannah HEGoddard0928: (4)
I hope I haven’t missed anyone out.2 -
@mytime praying for your dh and you
Got upset last night and added a box of GS cookies to my dinner, amid other things. Then woke up late this am feeling run over & foggy. The cookies tasted good going down but completely transitory.
Tonite:
charge toothbrush/add soap/pack swim bag
prepare drinks for work
walk dog
stick cookies in outside freezer
bag sugar stuff to give away
find another purse and transfer5 -
The only failure is giving up!
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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 Personal Discard Weight Challenge
Name: Terri
SW: 152.1 (02 Jan)
GW: 147.1
Jan: - 2
February:
Sat 01: 150.1
Sun 02: 151 Self inflicted! Late night snacking
Mon 03: 150.1 Phew!
Tue 04: 148.6 - 3.5 😍
Wed 05: 149.6 😂 Boing! Boing! Boing!
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WFTY: DEPTH
Depth Year - UpdatesI 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
03 Jan: This is going to be way harder than I thought. Need to work out strategies and guidelines for what I can and cannot purchase.- 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.
- Book 1: The Illusionists - Rosie Thomas ✅
- Book 2: Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine, Gail Honeyman✅
- Book 3: Nothern Lights Ch 8
- 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.
- 07 Jan: One bag already full and ready to go to the charity shop
- 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.
- 07 Jan: Depth Year: I have Patchwork Craft this morning. I will pick out one of my ongoing projects and work on it to completion. No new projects until I have finished at least 3 ongoing ones.
- 14 Jan: Craft Group: working on patchwork project from last Tues.
- 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 Wed 5 Feb
Daily Goals:🌟
Activities:- 10am: Meet garden group at local Garden Centre🌟
- Do weekly grocery shop🌟
- Bake healthy cookies for Crochet Group Not enough time
- More laundry! 🌟
- Read at least 1 chapter of current book 🌟
Daily Goals:
Activities:- 10am: Dancing
- 2pm: Shakespeare Study Group
- More laundry!
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TerriRichardson112 wrote: »🌹 Valentine's Day Challenge 🌹
Stay in the green
Mon 3 Feb - Thu 13 Feb (11 days)
Earn 🌹 for every day in the green.
aubyshortcake:
🌹🌹🌹Terri: (3,4,5)
🌹🌹Carmela cschmitz110515: (3,4)
pridesabtch:
🌹Tracie: (4)
🌹🌹Faebert: (3,4)
Joan: (mytime6630)
PackerFanInGB)
🌹Hannah HEGoddard0928: (4)
I hope I haven’t missed anyone out.
Add me!
🌹🌹🌹Jennifer (jeschepp): (3, 4, 5)
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Hi all,
I overdid it today. Got home at a reasonable time and started in on some house chores before I got derailed by an impromptu group video chat with my college roommates. That will always take priority as it is very hard for us to connect, much less all of us. Needless today it was later than expected by the time I got to laundry and dishes and tidying.
I was able to talk with a coworker who is also a friend at work today. She helped me see that 1) I am not failing at everything despite how I feel and 2) being behind on paperwork has been an agency-wide issue. Even people who are always on top of paperwork are way behind. I have some open times tomorrow and I am making a plan to catch up fully by April. I have so many posts I want to comment on but I am just out of steam. Take care of yourselves and I'll "see" you all tomorrow!
Just for Today-Wednesday
Finish 1/2 January notes ❌
do dishes ✅
80 oz water ✅-I ended up drinking like 13 cups today so I must have been pretty dehydrated!
Try exercising or tidying for 15 minutes ✅
Meet daily recs for the 5 food groups ✅
Stay in the green (1.2-1.4k calories) ✅
Track food, exercise, water, daily goals ✅
Just for Today-Thursday
Finish all January notes
Make a plan for paperwork catchup
do dishes
80 oz water
Try exercising or tidying for 15 minutes
Meet daily recs for the 5 food groups
Stay in the green (1.2-1.4k calories)
Track food, exercise, water, daily goals
Word of the year: PRESENT5 -
Wednesday
Daily Habit goals: track😁, exercise, 😁journal😁
Action Plan:
1. Up by 6, run, 2 yoga reps😁
2. Lay out clothes for Thursday workout😁
3. Pack salad for lunch😁
4. Healthy breakfast at work, no media😁
5. Finalize work papers for trip👿—too busy with more urgent issues
6. Leave by 6👿—closer to 7 but very productive
7. Dinner = stop at store for lean protein and salad, else “tv dinner”😁
8. Pack for walk with Sue😁
9. Upstairs by 9, 🤨journal, 😁lights out by 9:45🤨—maybe 10:15
Productive day, happy with a pound loss on the scale, too.
So impressed with everyone’s dedication to posting to this group and just sticking with accountability even when it’s a huge struggle. So far I’m doing ok, but I know sometime soon I will hit a wall (or more likely a swamp of demotivation) and will be leaning on you all for help to get through it! In the meantime am sending out hopeful thoughts and motivation vibes to all.
Thursday
Daily Habit goals: track, exercise, journal
Action Plan:
1. Up by 6:30, get ready, leave by 7:45. Bring down jacket!
2. Lay out clothes for Friday workout
3. Healthy breakfast, no media
4. Pack “tv dinner” lunch
5. yogurt and KashiGo at office for healthy breakfast
6. Finalize work papers for trip before walk with S
7. Stop at store for salad, Valentines Card for DH
8. Process return for Zappos shoes
9. Put laundry in on delay timer
10. Upstairs by 9, journal, lights out by 9:456 -
Hi all, yesterday morning I wrote out my morning post, then hit the wrong ‘done’ button and lost it all! So annoying! And kind of sums up my day really. My younger daughter was sick so most of my plans went out of the window and despite best efforts I didn’t stay within my goal so no 🌹 for me for 5th @TerriRichardson112!
But I did make good progress on my project to sort out approx 9000 photos taken in the last 11 years since I had my oldest and make a photobook for each year. Yesterday I made 2009-2013 and will try and do a few more today. This evening the kids are singing in a big concert in central London so I need to make a sensible dinner plan.
Thursday goals:
- up early, shower and do nails ✅
- Get kids up and ready
- Pack snacks and small bag for trip ✅
- Walk kids to school
- Gym and health food store
- Buy cake board
- Laundry
- Begin work on birthday cake
- Photobook work
- Early dinner and pack fruit
- Concert by 6:30 for 7pm start
- Pick up kids from school 10:20pm!
- Stay within calorie goal
- Hydrate!
- Bed by 11
Have a great day all x7 -
Hmm yesterday wasn't so good. I was under pressure and then was craving some kind of release of pressure. Then I got invited to a mini celebration in the office with champagne. This turned into going to the pub, with food. This turned into a binge on the way home. (And then not doing anything on my list).
Sigh. I've tracked it all and whilst the calories do rack up I can still lose weight this week if I stay in the green for the rest of the week. This is achievable. But it is frustrating as I thought I had cracked the bingeing thing. I think I really need to watch out for spontaneous post-work drinking, it just leads to total loss of control in a way that planned drinking (where I've usually planned what to eat and don't enter 'screw it' mode) doesn't.
Oh well. Today is a new day and the boyfriend is coming home today after four days away!
Yesterday's goals:
- Track all food and drink I didn't do it yesterday but did it this morning. It was eye opening!
- Be in the green
- Not have unplanned snacks/ binge outside the home
- No alcohol
- 45+ min Lunch break
- French article I was feeling a bit stressed at lunch so I skipped it
- Take regular ‘breathe/ reframe’ breaks at work to manage emotions Was lacking in time. Which is probably why I should have prioritised it!
- Positive affirmations/quotes Forgot about this in the busyness
- Finish work by 6
- Do washing up
- Transfer phone photos
- Talk to boyfriend in French
- Gratitude journal
- Lights off by 11
Today's goals:
- Track all food and drink
- Be in the green
- Not have unplanned snacks/ binge outside the home
- 2-3 units alcohol
- 45+ minute lunch break
- French article
- Take regular ‘breathe/ reframe’ breaks at work to manage emotions
- Positive affirmation cards
- Finish by 5.30pm
- Talk to boyfriend in French
- Do laundry
- Read rules of new board game
- Gratitude journal
- Lights off by 11
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🌹 Valentine's Day Challenge 🌹
Stay in the green
Mon 3 Feb - Thu 13 Feb (11 days)
Earn 🌹 for every day in the green.
aubyshortcake:
🌹🌹🌹Terri: (3,4,5)
🌹🌹Carmela cschmitz110515: (3,4)
pridesabtch:
🌹Tracie: (4)
🌹🌹Faebert: (3,4)
Joan: (mytime6630)
PackerFanInGB)
🌹Hannah HEGoddard0928: (4)
🌹🌹🌹Jennifer (jschepp): (3,4,5)
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Wednesday:
- get house ready for daughter’s bday this weekend 🟢 Did a lot, but more to do
- Organize music🔴
- Shop for daughter’s bday🟢
- Laundry🟢
- Dishes🟢
- Exercise🔴
I wasn’t feeling great yesterday morning. Glad I didn’t have to work and then I also skipped doing any exercise. However, I was busy all day with housework and errands.
Unfortunately, my dryer broke yesterday. I do 2 loads a day, most days. I don’t know how I’m going to keep up! My husband took it apart and noticed a belt broke. We ordered a replacement part that should come Friday night. Hoping it’s an easy fix. I really don’t want to shell out money for a new one right now.
JFT Thursday:
- subbing for the gym teacher today - wish me luck! 🤣
- Organize music
- Laundry
- Dishes
- continue cleaning house for bday party
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For Wednesday.. all met except logging water. But I do feel like I drink enough of it.
Thursday
Dinner w/ wife ( daughter will be at dance)
Stay about 500 in the green
Zwift (longish easy ride if wife has work tonight, short race if we hang out longer)
No booze or beer
Drink plenty of water
Throw in a load of laundry6
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