Daily Commitment Thread for 2020 -- JUST FOR TODAY
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Hello crew,
I ended up wasting quite a bit of today. Slept in, did some research around this job opportunity, chatted with a few friends. I ran errands late afternoon and had a late splurge dinner as a result. However, I do feel the things I did get done were very productive AND I've been ahead on my work and home checklists, so it actually evened out. Going to be kind to myself and say I probably had a lazy day coming. Here's to a new week and new starts!
@beachwalker99 How would you feel about a March "go to bed on time" challenge? I did some research around sleep hygiene this weekend, and tips for getting to bed earlier. I'm also thinking I'll post a habit tracker by my alarm clock, with bed time/wake time/hours slept/rating of restfulness to see how I do over time. We could check in with each other throughout March to see how we're doing and cheer each other on. Thoughts?
Just for Today-Sunday
Finish 1 report ❌
80 oz water ❌ first day in a LOOOOONG time!
Do dishes ❌
Tidy up 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 ✅ well I got one check!
Just for Today-Monday
Get back on track with paperwork
80 oz water
Do dishes
Tidy up 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 goals3 -
Monday 24 February
Log
Stay in the green
5 fruit and veg
Water
Fitbit exercise goal
Weigh less that last Monday
@terririchards thank you for the shamrock challenge. It’s came at the time I was thinking that I needed to get back on track but not actually committing to doing the right things! ☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️ = a loss of 1.3lbs and 7 days of exercise 😊. Now that I weigh less than I did this time last week, I’m adding that as a goal until I get back to my maintenance range.4 -
Not a good weekend food wise. Went to stay with my mum for the weekend and completely fell off the wagon. There is something about going home for the weekend that makes me eat terribly. It's a partly my mum having/getting special food in that I love but don't normally have enough of (cheese! Ice cream!) and then going a bit mad on it. I think it's also a bit because I didn't really control myself with food when I was younger and the old habits come back a bit when I'm in my old environment. Plus, there is something about going away in general that puts my in 'screw it' mode. I stop tracking and kid myself that I'll eat in moderation and then I obviously I don't.
So I'm a bit disappointed with myself but am going to try not to beat myself up about it as that won't help. I've written a few guidelines for myself for when I go away to stay with friends and family. These are important as I'm staying with friends for the next two weekends..... Hopefully these guidelines will help:
Do
- Keep tracking, even when away (don't just go "f*#£ it")
- Say no to, or just take a small portion of, food other people press on you (e.g. afternoon cake)
- Where possible, ask hosts not to get special food in
- Watch portion control
Don't
- Have spontaneous pub trips (this happened post work on Fri while I was waiting for the train and possibly put me in an unhelpful mindset from the start)
- Partake in journey snacking and drinking. There will be enough snacking and drinking when away, no need to add to it!
- Have more than one sweet treat per day
I've saved these notes on my phone and will look at them when having trips in the future. Hopefully this will help.
I also think I need to find a way of having foods like cheese/ice cream more regularly so that I don't pig out so much when they are available. I have started doing this with chocolate and I think it is helping. Chocolate is easier though as you can buy it in portion sizes. With cheese and ice cream, it will be left hanging around.... Though of course there is always my boyfriend's cheese locker!
Anyway today is a new day and I WILL add to my shamrocks today!
Today's goals:
- Track all food and drink
- Be in the green with a deficit
- Not have unplanned snacks/ binge outside the home
- Take regular ‘breathe/ reframe’ breaks at work to manage emotions
- Positive affirmations
- Finish by 7pm
- Talk to boyfriend in French
- Read French book
- Plan holiday dates
- Gratitude journal
- Lights off by 11
Positive thought: Despite the dieting challenges associated with weekends away, I am very lucky to have friends and family that live close enough to visit and that I can afford to do this regularly!4 -
JFT Monday
1. Log all food
2. Workout at home
3. Drink 150oz water
4. Meditation course3 -
@TerriRichardson112 - a ☘️ for the 23rd, please!
Monday weigh-in for accountability:
Starting weight: 180lbs
Original goal: 140lbs
New goal: 130-135lbs
Current weight: 138.8
The shamrock challenge has been great! It came at just the right time for me. I had hit my initial goal weight and then didn’t track for a week. Luckily the challenge started and helped me refocus! Thanks so much for hosting it @TerriRichardson112 !
SUNDAY:
- singing for 3 masses🟢
- track every bite🟢
- Stay green🟢
- Exercise 🟢
- Dinner with family 🟢
JFT MONDAY:
- Singing for a funeral this morning
- Track every bite
- Stay green
- Go for a walk
- Laundry
- Dishes
The weather yesterday was gorgeous. The air was cool, but the sun is finally starting to feel warm. Today should be more of the same. I swear I’m solar powered. I get so much energy from the sunshine! 🌞2 -
Yesterday went ok. Didn’t get a workout in because work went late and wanted to hangout w my girls (wife and daughter)
Back at it today.. honestly I’m a little tired. Today is day 7 of 9 day work stretch.
Goals for today (Monday)
#500 calories or more in green w/ exercise
#Make a nice dinner
#Find ski jacket,pants, goggles and mask (headed to VT Thursday morning for some skiing Friday and Saturday)
#Sufferfest
#p90
#8 pull-ups
#bills
No booze or beer
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Morning all, I spent the majority of the weekend cleaning and in turn ate a lot and didn't log. Time to get back to getting my shamrocks!
JFT 2/24:
1. Log all food
2. Stay within calorie goal
3. Finish work at 5:20
4. Cook dinner7 -
Monday...ugh! Goals now, reflection later.
Goals for Sunday, February 23, 2020
• Complete food log and maintain a calorie deficit – 50% - Logged, but in the red
• Walk 30+ minutes - √
• Lunch out with DH - √ - Turned out to be a Mardi Gras brunch with mimosas
• Read narrative drafts and prep for conferences – 50%
• Online course HW (set up course shell - maybe) - X
JFT Goals for Monday, February 24, 2020
• Complete food log and maintain a calorie deficit
• Gym
• Household chores 30+ min
• Make appt. with eye doctor
• Write prompts for Journal 3 and activism paper
• Grading/email/LMS updates
• Online course HW (set up course shell)
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The weekend was a bit hectic, ok... Friday and Saturday were hectic. Sunday I didn't even get dressed and did zero house work. Went to bed at a decent hour last night, and got up at 5:00 to ride, but didn't. Went back to bed and just couldn't bring myself to start my day, so I was late for work. At least I went to work today, that's better than some days last week. Need to leave early as youngest daughter has an appointment at 3:00, then she has theater practice from 4:00 for which she will be late. Then I have an appointment at 5:00 and need to pick her up at 6:30. Hubby prepped a meatloaf last night, so it just needs thrown in the oven when I get home unless he gets home first then he can do it. I need to get on top of the laundry as we taking a long weekend in Boston. I'm stressing over anything and everything.
My youngest daughter is burning herself again, and her grades are starting to slip. I wrote t her teacher and asked if she is struggling or just not organized which is what I expect based on the grades she is missing. Theater is her love and I don't want to take that from her, but her grades have to be first priority. Of course I don't really want to get onto her, because she is struggling with anxiety and self worth as it is. Maybe I'll go back with her to her therapist today and we can find a way to approach this constructively...
My oldest daughter is pushing herself so hard. Perhaps too hard. She isn't hitting her PR in the erg races and she is upset leading into nationals this weekend. I know she is doing her best in the races as this weekend she worked her body to exhaustion to the point of making herself throw up. That combined with the fact that she can't pull the splits she was pulling a few weeks back, make me think she needs a taper. She of course thinks she needs to work harder. I sent her coach a note requesting he give her a plan for the week explaining that left to her own devises she plans to up her km's this week. Whatever coach says goes. Mom and dad are idiots, though idiots with many a race trophy/metal on the shelf.
Husband is worried about me, which meant I had to go to an all day Christian music concert Saturday because he didn't want me alone that long... I like Christian music, but I'm not a big concert person. Especially one that is 2 hours away and lasts from 3:00pm to 10:00pm. I would have been much happier at home, but I know he would have had zero fun if I weren't there because he'd be worried.
Boston is one of my favorite cities, I went to school there my freshman year. It also holds a lot of bad memories this time of year. I want my kids to see the city I love, not the city that hurt me. I think if I plan activities it will be fine, and I will be fine.
Sorry...
JFT Monday
- Go to work
- Protein bar for breakfast
- Find something to do at work...
- Lunch 300 - 400 calories
- Run about with kiddo
- Laundry
- Make some plans for Boston
@TerriRichardson112 can you add a shamrock for Saturday 2/22? Thanks6 -
Lack of meal plans for the weekend contributed to a huge calorie fail. I bought a sampler pack of smoked salmon at the winter market, so hubby and I ate that with crackers for supper. Followed by fried pies from the market. Hubby didn't want to finish his, so I ate that too. He has much more control than I around sweets. Sunday, hubby wanted to go out for brunch, and later, I got into M&Ms and didn't stop ~ definitely my inner toddler. So no shamrocks for me either day.
I did get out both Sat. and Sun. on dog walks though. Sat. still had lots of spots where packed snow & ice not melted, but by Sun. roads were almost completely pavement. Happy dog & happy me.
Starting fresh day...
JFT M 2/24
1) Move hourly / stairs breaks / 5 somethings
2) Log meals / net calories green / 14c water
3) G-PT progress / email request for G-C/V f/u
4) Leave work on time for 5:00 haircut
5) Evening: walk dog / wash dishes / other?
6) Unplug 9:00 / floss / retainers / bed & no tv 10:20 (walk dog after work T)
@jeschepp Snowshoeing is fun but also a lot of work, especially if you're breaking trail in fresh snow. Glad you got out and enjoyed it! I'm hoping our workplace lunchtime snowshoe hike can be held this week... hikes were canceled the last two weeks due to frigid temps.
Shamrock Challenge: 4X (17,18,19,21)
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 / Seroogy's Valentine 5K 46:26.7 ave. pace 14:47
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 (some) & more basement boxes Feb.3 -
☘️☘️ ☘️ ☘️ Shamrock Challenge (17, 18, 19, 22)
JFT, Sun
1. go to gym
2. log all food
3. concentrate on water
4. move more logs
5. clean up sticks/branches in yard -- suppose to be in upper 50s!
6. laundry
7. go for a walk
8. positive thoughts all day
Yesterday was a total failure for me.. the only thing I did do was get yard work done.I did great until about 3pm when I went to the grocery store to get hamburger and buns (hubby wanted to grill, since it was mid 50s out).
I was craving something sweet... and I should have just gone and got me a ice cream cone at McDonalds. No. Instead I bought a b ox of ice cream. Then they had cadbury eggs .. buy 2 get 1 free. So I bought 3 of those. Then they had chocolate covered pretzels on sale .. and I bought a bag of those.
and .. I ate all of this stuff from about 6pm until I went to bed. It is the first time in a long time that I had a out of control binge eating... and just could not stop. I felt sick when I went to bed ... and once again... mad and upset with myself. Old habits can come back so quickly, and I was miserable. The only good thing is that all that junk food is gone now, so at least today, I can do a little better.
I know when I am in the store not to buy this stuff. But I always find a way to justify it. Like .. I will only eat one small bowl of ice cream. The cadbury eggs were for my daughter. The pretzels are good for me. I justify it so I buy it. I have to learn to do better in the grocery store ... it starts there
So no shamrock for me today either!
So today is a new day, a monday.
JFT, MOnday
1. log all food
2. concentrate on water
3. concentrate on healthy eating ... stay in the green
4. laundry
5. already went to gym with hubby this morning, but we only stayed 30 minutes. so maybe try and go again tonite.
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☘️ St Patrick’s Day Challenge ☘️
Starts on Monday 17 February
Ends on Sunday 16 March (28 days)
Earn one ☘️ for every day in the green.
☘☘☘️Aubrette: (aubyshortcake)
(Feb 17,18,19)
☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️Terri: (TerriRichardson112)
(Feb 17,18,19,20,21,22,23
☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️Gwen: (beachwalker)
(Feb 17,18,19,20,21)
Hannah: (HEGoddard) (Feb
☘️☘️☘️☘️Carmela: (cschmitz110515)
(Feb 17,18,19,21
☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️Jennifer: (jeschepp)
(Feb 17,18,19,20,21,22)
☘☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️Lisa: (SERmom3)
(Feb 17,18,19,20,21,22,23
Jen: (withgoodfirm)
(Feb
☘️☘️☘️☘️Joan: (mytime6630)
(Feb 17, 18, 19, 22)
☘️Tracie: (Snowflake1968)
(Feb 19)
☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️ZizzyBumble
(Feb 17,18,19,20,21,23
☘️☘️☘️☘️Nikki: (pridesabtch)
(Feb 18,19,20,22
☘️☘️Bookmeister
(Feb 17,20)
Could everyone please check their shamrocks in case I missed any? 😂3 -
So busy doing the shamrocks that I forgot my goals. 🤦🏼♀️
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 Personal Discard Weight Challenge
Name: Terri
My plan is to weigh less at the end of each month than I did at the beginning
SW: 152.1 (02 Jan)
GW: 147.1
Jan: - 2
February:
Sat 01: 150.1Week 1: - 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!
Fri 07: 149.1 🤞🏻
Week 1
Sat 08: 148.9
Sun 09: 149.4
Mon 10: 149.2
Tue 11: 148.8
Wed 12: 148.4
Thu 13: 148.7 just gotta deal with these daily fluctuations and hope that the trend is ever downward.
Fri 14: 148.6
Sat 15: DNW slept very late and forgot
Sun 16: 150.1
Mon 17: 148.6 😄 Phew!!!
Tue 18: 148.8
Wed 19: 148.8
Thu 20: 149.6
Fri 21: 149.6
Week 2: - 0.5
Week 3: + 1 Not unduly worried about this. I had cake on Fri at Latin, lunch out on Wednesday, so water retention is more than likely a factor. TBH I'm really happy with maintaining under 150, especially since I have continued to improve my muscle mass, and reduce my BF%age.
Week4:
Sat 22: 149.4
Sun 23: 149.2
Monday: 149.2
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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 Sat 22 Feb
Daily Goals:🌟
Activities:- Local shopping (Butcher, Newsagent)🌟
- chores🌟
- Crochet🌟
JFT Sun 23 Feb
Daily Goals:
Activities:- chores: Master Bedroom—>
- Prep: Monday Painters🌟
- Accounts: sort out Groups rents for Monthly Meeting🌟
- Weekly visit to DED and grandsons 🌟
- Crochet - declutter project box🌟
JFT Mon 23 Feb
Daily Goals:
Activities:- chores: Master Bedroom🌟
- 2pm: Monday Painters🌟
- Prep: for Craft Group tomorrow
- Crochet - finish cowl
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@terririTerriRichardson112 wrote: »☘️ St Patrick’s Day Challenge ☘️[
Starts on Monday 17 February
Ends on Sunday 16 March (28 days)
Earn one ☘️ for every day in the green.
☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️ZizzyBumble
(Feb 17,18,19,20,21,23
Could everyone please check their shamrocks in case I missed any? 😂
Hi Terri,
Please can you add one for the 22 and one for today. Thank you3 -
☘️ St Patrick’s Day Challenge ☘️
Starts on Monday 17 February
Ends on Sunday 16 March (28 days)
Earn one ☘️ for every day in the green.
☘☘☘️Aubrette: (aubyshortcake)
(Feb 17,18,19)
☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️Terri: (TerriRichardson112)
(Feb 17,18,19,20,21,22,2,24
☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️Gwen: (beachwalker)
(Feb 17,18,19,20,21)
Hannah: (HEGoddard) (Feb
☘️☘️☘️☘️Carmela: (cschmitz110515)
(Feb 17,18,19,21
☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️Jennifer: (jeschepp)
(Feb 17,18,19,20,21,22)
☘☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️Lisa: (SERmom3)
(Feb 17,18,19,20,21,22,23
Jen: (withgoodfirm)
(Feb
☘️☘️☘️☘️Joan: (mytime6630)
(Feb 17, 18, 19, 22)
☘️Tracie: (Snowflake1968)
(Feb 19)
☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️ZizzyBumble
(Feb 17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24
☘️☘️☘️☘️Nikki: (pridesabtch)
(Feb 18,19,20,22
☘️☘️Bookmeister
(Feb 17,20)
Could everyone please check their shamrocks in case I missed any? 😂
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ZizzyBumble wrote: »Monday 24 February
Log
Stay in the green
5 fruit and veg
Water
Fitbit exercise goal
Weigh less that last Monday
@terririchards thank you for the shamrock challenge. It’s came at the time I was thinking that I needed to get back on track but not actually committing to doing the right things! ☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️ = a loss of 1.3lbs and 7 days of exercise 😊. Now that I weigh less than I did this time last week, I’m adding that as a goal until I get back to my maintenance range.
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@mytime - suggestion for next time the candy calls you at the store; stop, read the ingredients, check the calories, tell yourself "I don't need this", these ingredients are bad for me, give yourself some minutes to think and be mindful. I have to do this sometimes to get past it.
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Daily habits: track, 😁exercise😁,journal
Sunday Action Plan:
1. Walk 30+ minutes, 😁2 yoga reps👿
2. Breakfast: yogurt, kashi, berries😁
3. Lunch: with mom & dad, choose smart🤨—ate a mushroom and Swiss burger. Was calling my name. Kept within calories today just barely.
4. Track all😁
5. Dinner: salad👿 + rotisserie chicken🤨
6. Finish reviews 👿—some progress definitely not done
7. Pack yoghurts etc for lunches 🤨—tomorrow
8. Upstairs by 9, 😁Journal, 😁bed by 9:30🤨—9:45
Got frustrated hitting the wrong “Done” on the phone screen for the umpteenth time and just gave up on posting last night...so here are my goals now:
Daily habits: track, exercise, journal
Monday Action Plan
1. Up by 6:30, run, yoga 2 reps 😁—except only 1 rep. Stomach acting up, feeling ill
2. Pack yogurts, cheese snacks, kashi, salad, chicken—stock work fridge 😁
3. Healthy breakfast at work😁
4. Track all
5. Healthy dinner...figure this out! Staying late so eat from fridge...
6. Prep lunch for Tuesday
7. Upstairs by 9, journal, lights out 9:303 -
@mytime - suggestion for next time the candy calls you at the store; stop, read the ingredients, check the calories, tell yourself "I don't need this", these ingredients are bad for me, give yourself some minutes to think and be mindful. I have to do this sometimes to get past it.
Thank you... and yes, that is a great idea. Sometimes I do this, but many times, I feel I will handle the food OK at home .. only to prove that I can't! But thank you so much for the suggestion... I'll remember this next time!2 -
☘️☘️ ☘️ ☘️☘️ Shamrock Challenge (17, 18, 19, 22, 24)
So today is a new day, a monday.
JFT, MOnday
1. log all food
2. concentrate on water
3. concentrate on healthy eating ... stay in the green
4. laundry
5. already went to gym with hubby this morning, but we only stayed 30 minutes. so maybe try and go again tonite.
Even though hubby and I went to Five Guys... I still feel I did OK. Had a few fries and my hamburger, but for dinner I just had yogurt and fruit. So ... a much better day, and drank lots of water!
JFT, Tues 2/25
1. go to gym
2. log all food
3. concentrate on water
4. mindful eating
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