Daily Commitment Thread for 2020 -- JUST FOR TODAY

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  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 18,154 Member
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    We are sheltering in place, and keeping our fingers crossed that we get through this.

    The fine weather this weekend should help.

    DED sent me a lovely fruit basket from M&S for Mother’s Day this coming Sunday. We have decided not to visit for the moment.

    What am I doing? To name a few...
    • I’ve joined a 14 day on line art challenge (search for painters on line on Facebook)
    • structuring my day
    • morning and evening meditation
    • Using the internet to ‘talk’ to family
    • crochet, jigsaws, journaling, gardening, reading, writing .......
    • HIIT videos off YouTube,
    • yoga/Taichi
    • Walks with DH
    • Cleaning! Cleaning! Cleaning! 😂
    • Decluttering
    • Stress relievers (search YouTube for Paul McKenna)
    Keep your chin up!
    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
    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
    Feb: - 1.3
    Sat 29 Feb: 148.8
    March:
    Week 1
    Sun 01: 148.6
    Mon 02: 148.9
    Tue 03: 148.8
    Wed 04: 148.6
    Thu 05: 148.4
    Fri 06: 148.5
    Sat 07: 148.2
    Week 2
    Sun 08: 148.6👀 I expect this will rise a little more with all the catered food at the birthday bash yesterday. Sodium/sugar overload.
    Mon 09: 148.9 👻
    Tue 10: 149.1
    Wed 11: 149.0
    Thu 12: 149.1
    Fri 13: 148.6🌷
    Sat 14:148.2🌷
    Week 3:
    Sun 15: 148.6
    Mon 16: 148.6
    Tue 17: 148.2
    Wed 18: 148.6
    Thu 19: 147.9
    Fri 20: 148.1
    Sat 21: 148.2
    Sun 22:
    Mon 23:
    Tue 24:
    Wed 25:
    Thu 26:
    Fri 27:
    Sat 28:
    Sun 29:
    Mon 30:
    Tue 31:
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    WFTY: DEPTH
    Depth Year - Updates
    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.
    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.
    1. 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.
    2. Book 1: The Illusionists - Rosie Thomas ✅
    3. Book 2: Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine, Gail Honeyman✅
    4. Book 3: Nothern Lights Ch 8
    5. 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.
    6. 07 Jan: One bag already full and ready to go to the charity shop
    7. 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.
    8. 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.
    9. 14 Jan: Craft Group: working on patchwork project from last Tues.
    Daily Goals
    • 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 21
    Daily Goals: 🌷I had a lightish day on strength, as I felt I needed to rest my muscles 😂
    Activities:
    • am: local shops for fresh meat 🌷
    • declutter desk. I’m doing a daily art challenge. 🌷
    • work on jigsaw?
    • More Laundry 🌷
    • work on crochet 🌷

    JFT Sun 22
    Mother’s Day in UK.
    Daily Goals:
    Activities:
    • Isolation Art Challenge
    • Chores
    • work on jigsaw?
    • More Laundry
    • work on crochet
    🐰Let’s get Hop! Hop! Hopping!🐰
    🐰Hit your Daily Challenge Goal🐰
    🐰Earn an Easter Bunny🐰

    Terri: TerriRichardson112
    Daily Challenge Goal: 7500+
    Mar: 19,20,21,
    🐰🐰🐰
  • Kuhl50
    Kuhl50 Posts: 416 Member
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    Daily habits: track, 😀exercise, 😀journal😀

    Saturday Action Plan
    1. No alarm wake, pill, pill😀
    2. Take Sudafed😀
    3. Healthy breakfast😀
    4. Long walk, squats, plank🤨—walk, but forgot to do strength
    5. Pprotein shake + curry cauliflower for lunch😀
    6. Journal😀

    Bunny Goal: 30 minutes of exercise or else 10k steps each day
    Mar 19,20,21
    🐰🐰🐰

    Yesterday was tough, and I was out of sorts and unsocial even through the evening. At least I woke up in a better mood. Went for a nice long walk with eldest stepdaughter. Declined to sail back and instead enjoyed “me” time driving home, cleaning up the house, taking a careful trip for groceries, and then cooking all night. I never realized how much the hour+ I spent driving to work each day really mattered for my own personal decompression. Without that alone time all week I was having real difficulty adjusting from work to home and back. A lesson to take into next week. At least I feel I can be present for my family tomorrow, after having this time to myself today.

    Daily habits: track, exercise, journal
    Sunday Action Plan
    1. No alarm wake, pill, pill
    2. Take Sudafed
    3. Healthy breakfast
    4. Long walk
    5. Healthy lunch
    6. Drive home
    7. Grocery shop
    8. Prep salads for next 2 lunches
    9. Upstairs by 9, journal, lights out 9:30
  • SERmom3
    SERmom3 Posts: 568 Member
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    SATURDAY:
    - stay green 🔴
    - Exercise🔴
    - Drink water🔴
    - Laundry🟢
    - Dishes🟢
    - Have hubby review taxes🔴
    - Update budget🟢
    - Read🟢

    I thought I was feeling better yesterday so I got out and did a little yard work, but it was too much. I ended up crashing by 11:00. Today I’m going to pace myself a little better. I’m not very good at sitting still.

    JFT SUNDAY:
    - stay green
    - Exercise
    - Drink water
    - Laundry
    - Dishes
    - Have hubby review taxes
    - Read
    - Set up Zoom - both school and dance class will be using this platform next week. Should be interesting. 🤓👯‍♀️
  • teigansdad
    teigansdad Posts: 394 Member
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    All goals completed for Saturday

    Sunday goals
    Attend online church service
    1.5hr tempo ride on trainer
    About 500 calories in green
    CME. Aim for 4 modules today
    No beer unless I vacuum
    Hang w my girls

  • beachwalker99
    beachwalker99 Posts: 960 Member
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    Lots to do today, so just goals for now.

    JFT Goals for Saturday, March 21, 2020
    • Complete food log and maintain a calorie deficit - √ - just barely
    • Bunny challenge! 10,000 steps – X
    • Check in with family - √
    • Do a few household chores – X
    • Work with DH on plan for the next few weeks – 50% - made a few decisions ans ordered some supplies
    • Self-care activity – relaxing evening with DH
    • Bed by midnight - √

    JFT Goals for Sunday, March 22,2020
    • Complete food log and maintain a calorie deficit
    • Bunny challenge! 10,000 steps
    • Check in with family
    • Set up Zoom, deal with tech issues
    • Grading/Email/LMS updates
    • Self-care activity
    • Bed by midnight
  • Bex953172
    Bex953172 Posts: 4,076 Member
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    SERmom3 wrote: »
    SATURDAY:
    - stay green 🔴
    - Exercise🔴
    - Drink water🔴
    - Laundry🟢
    - Dishes🟢
    - Have hubby review taxes🔴
    - Update budget🟢
    - Read🟢

    I thought I was feeling better yesterday so I got out and did a little yard work, but it was too much. I ended up crashing by 11:00. Today I’m going to pace myself a little better. I’m not very good at sitting still.

    JFT SUNDAY:
    - stay green
    - Exercise
    - Drink water
    - Laundry
    - Dishes
    - Have hubby review taxes
    - Read
    - Set up Zoom - both school and dance class will be using this platform next week. Should be interesting. 🤓👯‍♀️

    I'm not good at sitting still either.
    I did a bit too much and yesterday I was in bed most the day.
    I'm feeling much better today but know to take it easy. So Ive just had a shower today and styled my hair. Get myself feeling good first!

    I'm probably gonna do some school work with the kids on Google Classroom as the teachers have sent some work now.

    I've not even told my kids it's Mother's Day today in the UK lol. Couldn't go out to get even a card so we've just written it off haha.
  • osier5
    osier5 Posts: 429 Member
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    3/21
    1. Yoga - yes
    2. Run - no because I walked
    3. Stay within calorie goal - no because I'm still binging at night :(

    3/22
    1. Yoga
    2. Hike with Penny
    3. Stay within calorie goal
  • ZizzyBumble
    ZizzyBumble Posts: 1,679 Member
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    Sunday 22 March

    Log :)
    Stay in the green >:) But not far off
    Water >:)
    5 fruit and veg >:)
    Fitbit exercise goals :)


    Easter Bunny Challenge.🐇 I’ll use my normal Fitbit exercise goals 5 miles, 10000 steps and 30 mins activity.

    March 19, 20, 21, 22
    🐰 🐰 🐰🐰
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    Self isolating with my parents and Mothering Sunday dinner so probably over, had to guess at bit and I indulged myself with some adult drinks!
  • PackerFanInGB
    PackerFanInGB Posts: 3,335 Member
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    Wow! I finally got caught up on all the posts. Happy Mother's Day to those of you moms in the UK! :heart:

    My husband and my brother drove to Indiana today and will be there this week packing her house up and moving her up here to Wisconsin. They made fantastic time driving down there...not much traffic and the tolls were closed on the roads in Chicago/Illinois. I'm nervous about them getting sick. This is, indeed, a very scary time all over the world.

    I spent today cleaning and doing laundry, while binge watching The Walking Dead on Hulu...

    Someone said in an earlier post that it somehow isn't as much fun to work from home when they force you to do it...and boy did that ever strike true! I don't know why it was such a long week, but I am thinking I maybe have an issue with authority? LOL I normally LOVE working from home and have often said I wish I could work from home every day! (There's just no making me happy...) :smile:

    I have been eating whatever looks good to me and as much of it as I want. It's really getting out of control. I don't even feel good (been hitting the potato chips and pizza pretty hard), and have not been drinking enough water. I really need to take an honest look at why the heck I do this to myself! Seriously! Like I don't know how bad this is for me? Really? *sigh*

    So now that I'm working from home and have a bit of flexibility in my schedule, I am going to make a meal plan for this week and get my *kitten* back on track!!!

    While I'm working from home and staying put, I plan to try some things that I always complain I don't have time for. I'm going to try learning to crochet by watching YouTube. I bought what I need to do it, but I've not actually tried yet. I will declutter my closet and start a donate box. Start a new quilt OR start a jelly roll rug. And on and on and on...

    I hope everyone stays healthy physically, mentally and spiritually! I have to find a way to reduce the anxiety, and I'm thinking some yoga and meditation might be in my near future.

    @cschmitz110515 Thank you for sharing the inspirational quote of the day. I have not been good about reading mine and could tell that I really need to make the time for this again. I need to keep the faith strong. :heart:

    I'll hop on tomorrow morning and set some actual goals!

    Love you all! :flowerforyou:
  • mytime6630
    mytime6630 Posts: 4,206 Member
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    mytime6630 wrote: »
    Name: Joan
    5'11"
    69 yrs old
    My weight history:
    SW Year 2017: 217
    SW Year 2018: 195.5
    SW Year 2019 : 206
    SW Year 2020: 182.6
    1st GW: 185.4 :) Met this goal
    2nd GW: 175 - and learn to maintain
    Ultimate goal: 165-170, and maintain
    Goals for 2020:
    These are the healthy habits I would like to do in 2020:
    1. Lose 15 pounds to get to my ultimate goal of 165, and then learn how to maintain it.
    2. To be better with planning my meals each week
    3. to get up in the morning, and have a rough idea of what I plan to eat the rest of the day.
    4. To stop mindless eating. To learn how to eat to live, not live to eat.
    5. To make drinking water a regular habit.. and drink 8+ glasses of water a day
    2020
    SW: Jan 3: 185.4
    SW Feb 1: 178 (-7.4 lbs)
    SW March: 183.6 (I was down to 176.6. Then, spent 2 weeks emotionally eating, just not caring. Time to get serious, and remember how I lost weight, but more importantly, remember how I can easily gain weight!.
    2020 - March
    March 8: 183.6
    Mar 10: 180.6
    March 15: 183.0 - my own fault .. 2 days of stress eating. Time to get serious
    March 17: 181
    Mar 20: 179.6 - work to maintain that this week, or lose another .5 pound


    JFT, Saturday (and sunday ... same goals)
    1. log all food :)
    2. if it is nice out .. go for a long walk. :) Did this saturday, not today .. busy sewing all day.
    3. clean house :/ busy sewing all day
    4. finish charity quilt --- No, sewing up face masks for our hospital
    5. start on tote bags--- No, sewing up face masks for our hospital

    My husband and I both work out of our home, so for us, this is not as drastic change for so many. Other than the gym closed, and the major anxiety over all this though. I refuse to go to the grocery store.. so we are well stocked.

    But I purposedly did not buy junk food ... and hoping during this time to actually lose weight. Since it is rainy and cold, I've been doing exercise videos.

    And... I found a new purpose. I am sewing face masks for our hospital. A ER nurse is coming to pick up what I have (25 finished so far), to be sure they will work... but in all this craziness, it is good to have something that I can do to relieve the stress and hopefully do my part, and also help others.

    If I don't do that, I am finding myself having anxiety attacks and going into full blown panic.. especially at nite. Mostly worried about my son and DIL .. who are both working, and especially my DIL.. who is in the healthcare field. I know if they got it, I would not be able to go visit them.. making this doubly hard. And worry about my husband and his upcoming cancer treatments .. praying all that can happen.

    So ... I am going to keep as busy as I can.

    I set my goals while we are "shelter in place" and stuck at home:
    1. sew as many face masks as I can
    2. learn to play the keyboard
    3. work on charity quilt
    4. exercise at least 30-45 minutes, 4 days a week minimum
    5. keep house tidy


    So my goals tomorrow are:
    JFT, Monday
    1. log all food
    2. concentrate on water
    3. work on face masks
    4. help hubby -- built PC boards
    5. rough cleanup of house in the morning
    6. if nice out, go for a walk. If not , find another video to do
    7. positive thoughts

    We can only control our actions ... we have so little control over what happens. Make the best of this time.
    🐰Let’s get Hop! Hop! Hopping!🐰
    🐰Hit your Daily Challenge Goal🐰
    🐰Earn an Easter Bunny🐰

    Joan: Joan6630
    Daily Goal: 45 minutes of planned exercise (walking, etc) a day
    Mar: 19,20, 21, 22
    🐰🐰🐰🐰


  • lauren_cass1
    lauren_cass1 Posts: 9 Member
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    I’ve been really bad at sticking with my diet, but I’m hoping to turn over a new leaf. Monday’s JFT:

    Log everything
    Snack on fruits
    Be under goal
    Minimize all or nothing thinking

    Nothing too crazy, just some hopefully doable things.
  • clicketykeys
    clicketykeys Posts: 6,568 Member
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    JFT Monday
    1. Therapy exercises: lunges, push-ups, ankle lifts, box jumps, plank. Balance work. Feed cats. Meds. Tea! Review plans.
    2. Parent calls. Online meeting. Write everything down before it goes in the mouth.
    3. Grading: Narratives. Try to finish.
    4. Bike ride. Write a post on Lang8.
    5. Write and publish a blog post. Continue The God of Small Things. Color!
    6. Drink more water. No, more. Keep the pitcher in the fridge full. You're not actually hungry. Make some tea. Drink more water!
    7. Update Goodreads. Yoga with core/balance work. Email B. Email student. Message Z.
    8. Gratitude journal. Therapy exercises: lunges, push-ups, ankle lifts, box jumps, plank. Meds. Floss, rinse, brush teeth.

    Scale goals
    End of 2017: 174.6
    End of 2018: 189.2
    End of 2019: 196.4
    End of January: 194.6
    End of February: 196.2
    Today: 199.2

    Ongoing plans/ideas behind the cut
    1. Purchases: Look for an "ugly Christmas sweater" and a long-haired doll at thrift stores. Practice French braiding. Go to used bookstore and look for On Writing (Stephen King), Dying for a Paycheck (Robin Hardman), The Prince (tr. Tim Parks, Russell Price, or Robert Adams), The Secret Adversary (Christie).
    2. E2: What should the controlling ideas be in a study of world literature? Review world lit options. Create vocabulary lists for each unit that come from the texts used: Animal Farm, Julius Caesar, Wes Moore, I Am Malala. Find a way to incorporate changing words from one part of speech to another. Students need to know how to review multiple sources and synthesize information in order to draw a conclusion. Need practice with the difference between transitions and overlapping (at end of paragraph - "another issue is Y" vs "there are other issues besides X"). Quit using "in conclusion" and "I believe" and other writing-about-my-writing phrases. Confusion between direct/indirect objects and prepositional phrases. Use the UDHR and the Declaration of Independence to study paraphrasing; use that to front-load Machiavelli and how to deal with challenging texts. Confusion between everyday / every day and similar constructions.
    3. E1: Need practice with quoting & paraphrasing sources, identifying claims that would need support, use of last names for reference, and capitalization practice (common/proper nouns, titles). Difficulty using possessive nouns in their own writing. Honors: practice subject/object pronouns (my friend and I / my friend and me). Poetry: Revise "Songs are Poetry" handouts.
    4. Curriculum Development: Writing mini-unit. Review scholarly research on 5PE. (I think I can have this as an intro to the research unit so that they also get exposure to how quotes are integrated and cited.) Parallel structure; use of emotional language, specific detail. Use "Write About a Pebble" lesson from Atwell. How long should each unit take? Do research on characteristics: curiosity, persistence, resilience, creativity, responsibility, optimism, courage, integrity, authenticity, leadership, self-awareness, humility, compassion - others? Include grammarly check on essays! Review assessments. What is the purpose for each unit? What should the controlling ideas be in a study of world literature? Review world lit options. Schedule assessments for Fall 2019; plan out return times. Write 1 reflection weekly; type one in Classroom by Weds. Copy-paste to discussion board for comments due Friday. PB usernames 6 digits, no 19 or 20s, no birthdates. Homework: Online journal Mon due Tue; Reflection Tue due Wed; C&P journal in class Wed; Comments Thu due Fri. Bonus if you are the first response; further bonus if you respond to comments on your post. Grammar practice Mon & Wed; quiz Fri.
    5. Professional Development: Write blog post weekly. Comment on 3 posts each week - Tu Th Sun? Check with PSC. Talk with Z about articles and/or conference proposals. NOTE: ATTENDED PRE FLEX DAY.
    6. Medical: Dentist Apr 30 8 AM but check on meetings and RS. Onco Apr ???. PCP Schedule for July. ObG schedule for October. PCP - allergy shots?
    7. Theater: 1984.
    8. House: Crawl space repairs. After that - siding? Or perhaps bathroom floor.
    9. Fun: Open beading on Thursdays. Coloring at library on Tuesday. Put jewelry away. Edney Hack Nights alt Weds. ASL? Spanish/Portuguese practice? Practice piano. ROL Secret Adversary. Buy new bikes and bike rack for car.
    10. Volunteering ideas: Theater. Library. Animal shelter. Community Kitchen. Emerge Georgia training.
    11. Family: Google Hangout.
    12. Other: Practice hair braiding with D. Check on appts for drs. Remind D to ask his dad about the table and check with home repair contractors. START BLOGGING AGAIN. 3 posts/week? Create test for MLA format. Create test for infographics and visual information. Therapy exercises: lunges, push-ups, ankle lifts, box jumps, plank. Remember that M does not like surprises! Check dates of classes and update semester plan. She Should Run vision statement. Update standards on board. When to change bulletin board?

    WFTY: Progress. Long run today was successful.
  • Kuhl50
    Kuhl50 Posts: 416 Member
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    Daily habits: track, 😀exercise, 😀journal😀

    Sunday Action Plan
    1. No alarm wake, pill, pill😀
    2. Take Sudafed👿—forgot
    3. Healthy breakfast😀
    4. Long walk😀—short hike with eldest SD
    5. Healthy lunch😀
    6. Drive home🤨—this shouldn’t have been on my list: was done on Saturday
    7. Grocery shop🤨—same here:did this on Saturday
    8. Prep salads for next 2 lunches 👿—too much happening in the kitchen
    9. Upstairs by 9, journal, lights out 9:30👿—late, but did take a nice hot bath

    Bunny Goal: 30 minutes of exercise or else 10k steps each day
    Mar 19,20,21,22
    🐰🐰🐰🐰

    Daily habits: track, exercise, journal
    Monday Action Plan
    1. Up at 5:45, pill,run, yoga, pill
    2. Put Apple in fridge and water bottle at desk
    3. On computer, video ready at 0745
    4. Take Sudafed
    5. Healthy breakfast at desk
    6. Prepped salad for lunch + pot roast
    7. Prep salads for next 2 lunches
    8. Make sheet pan pork dish
    9. Set out workout clothes
    10. Upstairs by 9, journal, lights out 9:30
  • Bex953172
    Bex953172 Posts: 4,076 Member
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    Snowflake1968 wrote: »
    @mytime6630 - I can’t imagine the stress and anxiety you have right now. The news you have received is bad enough at the best of times this must be so difficult.

    I am not self isolating as yet as I am still needed at work, I’m not sure if that will change this week or not. I am going to work at the nursing home and coming home. I did stop today, after going to the office for a bit, at the grocery store. I NEEDED bread and milk. I tried last Sunday night to get some and wasn’t successful it now at the point where I couldn’t hold off. I only took one loaf for me and one for Rodger. I still looked for pasta sauce and couldn’t find any. I wanted flour because I thought I could make bread if it came down to it but the baking aisle was bare.

    I am eating way too much junk and need to stop but can’t seem to help myself right now. I am fearful of having to be off and in our 700 square foot house for a long time, due to all of the people that aren’t listening to the rules I fear this will happen.


    No walking yet, I need to start that too.

    I think I need to aim for 15 minutes walking to earn a bunny.

    The one thing I hate about brits is they don't listen lol. Boris Johnson is saying if we don't atart listening he will lock us down more.
    We're a bunch of idiots. We think we can do what we want and we know what's best. Like people are still panic buying and it's just like?

    Every man for himself over here lol

    I'm probably speaking for a minority of brits, I assume most people have listened but there's just a bunch that makes it worse for everyone lol.

    They've closed all pubs (so the supermarkets have now been stripped of alcohol by panic buyers) and McDonald's are closing too lol!
  • awhit4842
    awhit4842 Posts: 236 Member
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    JFT Monday
    Time to try to get back on track as much as possible with isolation.
    1. Workout at home
    2. Drink 150oz water
    3. Healthy dinner
    4. Limit snacking
  • ZizzyBumble
    ZizzyBumble Posts: 1,679 Member
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    Monday 22 March

    Log
    Stay in the green
    Fruit and veg (don’t think I’m going to manage 5 in the future as I’m reliant on grocery deliveries)
    Water
    Fitbit exercise goals

    Easter Bunny Challenge.🐇 I’ll use my normal Fitbit exercise goals 5 miles, 10000 steps and 30 mins activity.

    March 19, 20, 21, 22
    🐰 🐰 🐰🐰

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