Daily Commitment Thread for 2020 -- JUST FOR TODAY

Shonafreshstart · May 2020

Hello everyone, wherever you are and whatever time of day it is with you.
Here in France it's a lovely sunny morning so I'm having my coffee in the garden, well wrapped up as it's quite chilly in spite of the sun.
THANK YOU for being so welcoming in this group.
Thanks to JFT, I'm happy to say that I managed to resist my son's brownies yesterday ☺️
@SERmom3 Happy birthday!
I hope you enjoyed it 💐
Yesterday 12/5
16:8✔️
Exercise 40m ✔️
Avoid Brownies ✔️
Stay calm for home schooling 😣

Goals for today May 13th
📍16:8
📍Log all & stay within MFP
allowance
📍Exercise at least 30m & Hiit
📍Don't binge/eat rubbish
📍Get things done
📍Stay calm for home
schooling

Have a good day everyone 😊
Shona from France 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇲🇫

ZizzyBumble · May 2020

Wednesday 13 May

No excuses today - I need to stop going backwards.

Log
Stay in the green
Fruit and veg
Water
Fitbit exercise goals

Spring flower challenge

April 14, 15 17 18 19 20 22 23 26 27

💐💐 💐💐💐 💐 💐💐💐💐

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pridesabtch · May 2020

Sorry for the morose post yesterday. I am a little beside myself with uncertainty right now. My mental state is very much influences by my physical state and my activity level. I know this, but have not been able to break through the depression to take action. Yesterday I contacted my old coach who works with both my mental and physical wellness. He knows me, my hang ups and my abilities, and I trust him. We are making a plan to get me moving again. I'm hoping having a schedule and a person to push me (who isn't my husband) will help me over this crazy hump. I want to feel proud of myself again.

JFT Wednesday (easy goals)

- Try to go back to bed, I've been up since 3:30 am
- Healthy breakfast, eggs
- Work from home
- Virtual meeting with trainer/coach to make a plan
- Go for a walk at lunch, it is supposed to be a lovely day
- Do what coach says even if I don't want to
- Log, but don't fret. Need to reestablish the habit

SERmom3 · May 2020

@ZizzyBumble - Happy birthday! I hope you enjoyed your day yesterday! 💐

@pridesabtch - Awesome! Way to take action! Never apologize for a morose post. You only said how you were feeling and I’m sure many could relate to it. And it’s awesome to see how much support immediately came in from this group. 💕

JFT WEDNESDAY:
- log everything/ stay green by 100
- Exercise (cardio & weights)
- Homeschool
- Fun Run & send pics to the school
- Virtual class for E
- Virtual dance for B
- House chores
- Food prep (butternut squash/kale mix, energy bites, kale and bean soup, prep chicken)

I didn’t set goals yesterday, but it was a great day filled with socially distanced visits. I also got a good 6 mile walk in, which was necessary to counter the big fried seafood dinner I had!

SPRING FLOWER CHALLENGE
To earn a flower, I must:
1) Log everything 2) Stay green 3) Exercise
APRIL 15,16,17,18,19,20,21,25,26,28,30
🌸🌼🌺🌻🌸🌼🌺🌻🌸🌼🌺 (11)
MAY 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11
🌻🌸🌼🌺🌻🌸🌼🌺🌻🌸🌼

Be well! 💕

cesse47 · May 2020

🌺🌸🌼SPRING FLOWER CHALLENGE🌼🌸🌺
🌺🌸🌼 15 April to 31 May 🌼🌸🌺
My Daily Goal -- 30+ minutes of intentional exercise -- 🌺🌸🌼🌸🌺🌼🌸🌼🌸🌺🌸🌼-0-0-0-🌺🌼🌸🌺-0-0
🌺🌸-0-0-🌼🌸

JFT Goals for Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Log everything; Be mindful of everything I eat - try for lower carb choices; drink 8+ water
Do 30 min Chair Yoga
Do stretching video in full
Declutter & Organize bedroom closet -- 15 min. == NEED TO START
Work 15 min on Dining Room ceiling light -- blades in progress
Dining Room -- declutter, sweep floor, vacuum, mop floor -- work in 15 min chunks

The Plan: Do stretches. work in Dining Room. Do yoga. work in Dining Room. Do meal prep for lunch & dinner; do dishes. Do 5 min walking program. work in Dining Room. Play on computer for a bit ... do 15 minute chore (DR - ceiling fan/light) (bedroom closet) ... repeat.

Hope Y'all have a great day!

teigansdad · May 2020

Here’s to a new day
Stay green✅
2 hr tempo❌ but did harder hour sweet spot ride
Paint✅
No M&Ms✅😄
No cookies✅
No beer✅

Goals for today

Order bike parts
Stay green
Finish painting ..god I HATE painting. I think if I were given a choice between this and repeating colonoscopy prep I’d choose the prep.
Vacuum car
First mountain bike race tonight.. hoping the 30 lbs I’ve dropped should help me get to the top step on podium

jenwalkingfurther · May 2020

So, JFT - track everything 👍
Online Pilates 👍
Stay in calorie target 👍Yay!!

@cesse47 , @cschmitz110515 - thank you both for the encouraging words, it helped my resolve yesterday as the chocolate was calling just before bedtime! I really appreciate you taking the time.

@SERmom3 , @ZizzyBumble - hope you enjoyed your birthdays!!

13/05 - JFT Plan fun menu for the next week for tomorrow’s shop
Track everything
Stay within calorie target
Aim for 20k steps (online dance class should help!)

Look after yourselves all x

cschmitz110515 · May 2020

@ZizzyBumble HaPpY BiRtHdAy! (((Hugs))) to you!

@Snowflake1968 @pridesabtch Very happy to see you both post for today. Baby steps

Recap T 5/12
1) Move hourly / REMEMBER 5 somethings / hourly stairs break basement to 2nd floor = Fitbit 15,539 steps, 250+ 14/14 boom! 39 floors

2) Meals prelogged (repeat yesterday: leftovers for supper & have enough cals for snacks not decided) / net calories green / 14c water = Stayed w/ plan, even weighed walnuts (evening snack)! Net cals 88

sodium -1,050

sugar ZERO

fiber excellent

protein good

14c water

3) Work from home ~ need good progress on observation checklists

4) Walk dog = 4.34 mi 1:15:03

happy dog & happy me
5) One home chore

6) FLOSS

/ retainers

JFT W 5/13
1) Move hourly / REMEMBER 5 somethings / hourly stairs break basement to 2nd floor
2) Meals prelogged (repeat again: leftovers for supper & have enough cals for snacks not decided) / net calories green / 14c water
3) Work from home / organize papers & electronics for work in office tomorrow / webinar 3pm (pace)
4) Walk dog
5) Chores: wash comforter (dog was sick this morning) / water houseplants / boil eggs / prep overnight oats & lunch/snacks for tomorrow
6) Floss / retainers

Yesterday evening, several blocks from home on dog walk, watched the 115th Fighter Wing (WI Air National Guard) flyover of 4 F-16s ~ nearly directly over our heads! They did a statewide loop in honor of all frontline workers and announced the cities/locations in advance. Awesome!

Photo taken by middle brother in nearby city, I was too busy just watching.

SPRING FLOWER CHALLENGE
🌸🌼🌷🥀 Earn a flower each day 🌺💐🌻🌹
From 15 April to 31 May (47 days)

Daily Goal: net calories green
April: 15, 16, 17, 22, 24, 28, 30 [7X] pitiful
🌸🌼🌷🥀🌺💐🌻
May: 2, 4, 5, 6, 9, 11,12 [7X]
🌹🌸🌼🌷🥀🌺💐

2020 Goals:

1) Get weight below 160# (last time was 4/20/19)
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 / 2.29.20 / 4.1.20 (forgot 3.31.20)
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 / Badger State Brewing 10K virtual race w/ dog on 4/2/20 1:44:16 ave. pace 16:33 / Prevention virtual 5K Fun & Fit Team on 5/2/20 I walked 3.48 mi w/ dog in 1:01:10 ave. pace 17:33
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. / basement boxes & home office (some more) Mar. / decluttered/cleaned in bedroom & more basement boxes Apr. / basement boxes May

Word for 2020: Persist

aubyshortcake · May 2020

Hello! @ZizzyBumble sorry I did not see it was your birthday also, happy birthday!!!!

Yesterday 5/12:

1. Log all food 😁
2. Stay within calorie goal 😔no but I WAS still in a deficit
3. Go for walk 😁

JFT 5/13:

1. Log all food
2. Stay within calorie goal
3. Go for walk
4. Do workout

🌺🌸🌼SPRING FLOWER CHALLENGE🌼🌸🌺
🎯 Set your own daily goal 🎯
🌺🌸🌼 Earn one 💐 for each day 🌼🌸🌺
❗️ From 15 April to 31 May (47 days) ❗️

Daily Goal: Stay in the green

April: 19,20,21
🌺🌸🌺
May: 11
🌸

ZizzyBumble · May 2020

ZizzyBumble wrote: »

Wednesday 13 May

No excuses today - I need to stop going backwards.

Log
Stay in the green but the left over chocolate flan was good and now it’s gone!
Fruit and veg
Water
Fitbit exercise goals

Spring flower challenge

April 14, 15 17 18 19 20 22 23 26 27

💐💐 💐💐💐 💐 💐💐💐💐

TerriRichardson112 · May 2020

Today was a good day. I got an early essentials shopping trip in, then after lunch we walked on the nearby beach despite the cutting Northeasterly wind.

🌹🌷🌹🥀🌻🌼🌺🌸🌺🌼🌻🥀🌹🌷🌹

I am grateful...

...that we live on the coast with access to sea walks
...for my continued good health

To all those essential workers still going out there....
🙏🏻 Thank you for your service 🙏🏻
Everyone else, please stay home!!!

What am I doing to keep busy?

To name a few...

working on a Memories Project for my grandson
I’ve joined a 14 day on line art challenge (search for painters on line on Facebook) I finished the 14 day challenge, but have been too busy to continue with the extended Challenge.
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!
Turning up is the ultimate success!
2019 DISCARD 5 LBS CHALLENGES:

01 Aug 2019: 170.1
31 Dec 2019: 151.2
Total weight loss: 19.9lbs

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
Mar: - 0.9

Apri: +1.3 (not too bad, considering lockdown/Easter/Birthday this month)
Tue 31 Mar: 147.9
April:
Thu 30 April: 149.2
MAY:

Week 1:
Fri 01: 148.9
Sat 02: 149.2
Sun 03: 149.2
Mon 04: 148.6
Tue 05: 148.6
Wed 06: 148.6
Thu 07: 148.5

Week 2:
Fri 08: 148.4
Sat 09: 148.9
Sun 10: 148.6
Mon 11: 148.7
Tue 12: 148.6
Wed 13: 148.5
Thu 14:

JFT Tues 12 May:
Daily goals:
Sleep: 🌷
Meditation:🌷breathing meditation
Intentional exercise: > 50 🌷140
Cardio: > 30🌷Walking, aerobics
Strength: > 10🌷legs
Flex: >10🌷Tai chi
Prelog: stay in the green 🌷
Weight: < 150🌷
Steps: > 7500🌷11800+
Fitbit > 6 active hours 🌷10
Mood: 😎
Gratitude: I am grateful that my weight is holding steady
Activities I got to do today:
🌷meditation🌷Reading🌷
🌷Reinstalling my Fitbit 🌷
🌷 writing 🌹Laundry🌷gardening🌷
🌷Birthday project for Grandson🌷
🌷essentials shopping tomorrow 🌷

🌺🌸🌼SPRING FLOWER CHALLENGE🌼🌸🌺
🎯 Set your own daily goal 🎯
🌺🌸🌼 Earn one 💐 for each day 🌼🌸🌺
❗️From 15 April to 31 May (47 days)❗️

Daily Goal:
50 + minutes intentional exercise
April: 15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,
29,30
💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐 (16)
May: 1,2,3,,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,
💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐

Snowflake1968 · May 2020

Well I took my lunch today and my boss showed up and bought lunch for everyone. I actually declined and still ate my lunch from home. I was quite proud of myself, then I messed it all up and had McDonalds for supper because hubby had missed my text asking him to take something out.

I was planning on a walk tonight but we ended up going working on calculating how much wood we needed for a new deck and we did spent most of the evening doing that.

I haven’t entered my meals yet today but should at least be in maintenance.

I’ll be back again tomorrow. I missed you too @cschmitz110515. I saw your note about the precancerous cells. My cousin just last week got diagnosed with skin cancer. It is on her nose and she is waiting for a surgery date now.

Kuhl50 · May 2020

@Snowflake1968 @pridesabtch Boy your posts from a few days ago read so familiar! I’ve been struggling too with motivation for about a week, and just going from working to couch TV. So glad that both of you have seemed to get a little more mojo back now—I know posting here helps!

I didn’t even post goals for the last 2 days and have pretty much been on a good free for all for 4 days. Tonight I took the time to write extensively in my journal and read previous entries on my WHY. And force myself to express the internal whys (I want to keep up with my family on our adventures, to feel strong, to respect my self-efficacy) vs the external whys (to impress people with my loss, to not be embarrassed when I get sick and people assume it’s just from extra weight). I’m hoping rewriting these “why” statements over and over the next few days will help keep me focused on the minimum habits to hang on until a second wind of motivation kicks in (or at least work slows down enough I stop feeling overwhelmed). 🤞

While I was very in the red for calories and poor for nutrition, I did do my minimum daily habits today (Wednesday)—track, exercise, journal. So yay for that!

Daily habits: track, exercise, journal
Thursday Action Plan
1. Up at 7, pill, weigh, pets
2. Walk, strength video, yoga
3. Pill, shower
4. At computer, video ready at 0855 (late, yay!)
5. Yogurt + Kashi for breakfast
6. Lunch = TV dinner
7. After work, grocery shop
8. Make salad for dinner + 2 salads
9. Upstairs by 9
10. Journal
11. Meditate
12. Lights out 9:45

SPRING FLOWER CHALLENGE🌸
My Daily Goal: cardio or strength training, any duration
April: 15, 16, 17,19,20, 21,22,23,24,25
🌺🌹🌸🌷🌼🌺🌷🌸🌹🌼
27,28,30 May 1,2,3,4,5,6,7
🌷🌼🌺🌹🌸🌷🌼🌹🌺🌸
9, 12, 13
🌸🌺🌷

GRATITUDE: I am grateful for the chance to start new each day. Even if one day has been rough, the ending of the next day is up to me.

WOTY: Habits

ZizzyBumble · May 2020

Thursday 14 May

Log
Stay in the green
Fruit and veg
Water
Fitbit exercise goals

Spring flower challenge

April 14, 15 17 18 19 20 22 23 26 27

💐💐 💐💐💐 💐 💐💐💐💐

Shonafreshstart · May 2020

Hi everyone,
Another cold sunny day here in France so I'll be out walking again later. I find that the activity and a good dose of sunlight help to lift my mood and cope better with the stress and worry.

Yesterday was a good day
📍16:8 👍
📍Log all & stay green👍
📍Exercise at least 30m & Hiit👍
📍Don't binge/eat rubbish👍
📍Get things done👍
📍Stay calm for home schooling 👍

I tried out a new recipe for dinner and was really pleased everyone liked it. Lemon chicken with noodles and green veg. That probably sounds really simple but for me (not exactly a gourmet chef 🤣😂❗) it was an achievement.

@pridesabtch I hope your coach can help and you feel better soon
@cschmitz110515 well done for hitting those goals yesterday. Lots of steps too.
@Snowflake1968 some days are like that! I like this JFT thing though because I used to sometimes 'ditch a whole week because of a bad day but now I just think (or try at least) 'tomorrow will be better '

Goals for today Thursday May 14th
📍16:8
📍Log all & stay green
📍Exercise at least 45m
📍Don't binge/eat rubbish
📍more fruit and veg
📍Get things crossed off my to do list
📍Stay calm for home
schooling

Hope you all stay well and have a good day ☺

jenwalkingfurther · May 2020

13/05 - JFT Plan fun menu for the next week for tomorrow’s shop 👎
Track everything 👍
Stay within calorie target 👍
Aim for 20k steps (online dance class should help!) 👍 Went for a walk in the beautiful evening sunshine instead and managed 25k steps.

14/05
Plan meals for the next week
Stay within calorie target
Track everything

thelastnightingale · May 2020

I have planned what I am going to eat today and it is exactly on target calorie-wise and pretty much hits all my goal percentages. I am going to stick to it!

I might change the timings, but I’m determined to follow the plan.

I’m going to do some cooking tomorrow morning before work and I’m going to log those meals accurately (and put more thought into it this time so my home cooked ready meals have fewer calories than the one I’m eating today).

teigansdad · May 2020

Order bike parts✅
Stay green✅
Finish painting ..god I HATE painting. I think if I were given a choice between this and repeating colonoscopy prep I’d choose the prep.✅
Vacuum car✅
First mountain bike race tonight.. hoping the 30 lbs I’ve dropped should help me get to the top step on podium✅🥇I won!
Yesterday was excellent. Won my first race in a long time. It was awesome. After the 30 lb weight loss I’ve been itching to see what I could do. Up until now I’ve been doing most of my time on the trainer. It showed on the technical sections of the trail but man my power and endurance were off the charts. I felt like I was taking a new sports car for a spin. I owe that to MFP And this forum writing goals every day has kept me focused and honest with myself.

Goals for today ... back to work after several very productive days at home

Pick up paint for daughter on way home. Also pick up cover for fire pit
Stay green
No beer
Smart snacking choices, m&ms ok if stay green
1 hr tempo ride
Look at race bike. Change rear derailleur hanger. Think I bent it when a stick got lodged in it during race

cesse47 · May 2020

teigansdad wrote: »

First mountain bike race tonight.. hoping the 30 lbs I’ve dropped should help me get to the top step on podium✅🥇I won!
Yesterday was excellent. Won my first race in a long time. It was awesome. After the 30 lb weight loss I’ve been itching to see what I could do. Up until now I’ve been doing most of my time on the trainer. It showed on the technical sections of the trail but man my power and endurance were off the charts. I felt like I was taking a new sports car for a spin. I owe that to MFP And this forum writing goals every day has kept me focused and honest with myself.

CONGRATULATIONS!! 🏆 🥇

cesse47 · May 2020

🌺🌸🌼SPRING FLOWER CHALLENGE🌼🌸🌺
🌺🌸🌼 15 April to 31 May 🌼🌸🌺
My Daily Goal -- 30+ minutes of intentional exercise -- 🌺🌸🌼🌸🌺🌼🌸🌼🌸🌺🌸🌼-0-0-0-🌺🌼🌸🌺-0-0
🌺🌸-0-0-🌼🌸-0-

JFT Goals for Thursday, May 14, 2020

Log everything; Be mindful of everything I eat - try for lower carb choices; drink 8+ water
Do 30 min Chair Yoga
Do stretching video in full
Declutter & Organize bedroom closet -- 15 min. == NEED TO START
Work 15 min on Dining Room ceiling light -- blades in progress
Dining Room -- declutter, sweep floor, vacuum, mop floor -- work in 15 min chunks - still decluttering

The Plan: Do stretches. work in Dining Room. Do yoga. work in Dining Room. Do meal prep for lunch & dinner; do dishes. Do 5 min walking program. work in Dining Room. Play on computer for a bit ... do 15 minute chore (DR - ceiling fan/light) (bedroom closet) ... repeat.

Had a small gain after my indulgent weekend. Thought I'd have it off by today but NOPE ... still hanging on!! So, need to make very careful food choices, exercise a bit more, and drink a lot more water so I will, hopefully, kick it before my weigh-in on Saturday.

Hope Y'all have a great day! 👋

Daily Commitment Thread for 2020 -- JUST FOR TODAY

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