Daily Commitment Thread for 2020 -- JUST FOR TODAY

TerriRichardson112 · May 2020

💜💜💜
Today I feel enervated
by the joyful exhilaration of existence

💜💜💜

🌷🌹🥀🌻🌼🌺🌸🌺🌼🌻🥀🌹🌷

🌷🌹🥀🌻🌼🌺🌸🌺🌼🌻🥀🌹🌷

I am grateful...

...that I was able to replenish provisions today
...for 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: 148.9
Mon 11: 148.6
Tue 12: 148.7
Wed 13: 148.6

Thu 14: 148.5
Week 3:
Fri 15: 147.9 👀😍 Ooo! A wee whoosh.
Sat 16: 148.2
Sun 17:148.1
Mon 18: 148.2
Tue 19: 147.9
Wed 20: 149.2
Thu 21:

JFT Wed 20 May:
Daily goals:
Sleep: 🌷
Meditation:🌷breathing meditation
Intentional exercise: > 50🌷107
Cardio: > 30🌷Walking, dancing
Strength: > 10🌷Core/legs
Flex: >10🌷Yoga
Prelog: stay in the green 🌷
Weight: < 150🌷
Steps: > 7500🌷7811
Fitbit > 6 active hours 🌷19
Mood: 😎
Gratitude: I am grateful for a new day
Activities I got to do today:
🌷meditation🌷Shopping for essentials 🌷
🌷Watching Great British Sewing Bee🌷
🌷Dancing🌷 writing🌷more Laundry🌷
🌷Birthday project for Grandson🌷

🌺🌸🌼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,,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,
15,16,17,18,19,20,
💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐
💐💐💐💐💐

clicketykeys · May 2020

JFT Thursday
1. Therapy exercises: lunges, push-ups, ankle lifts, box jumps, plank. Balance work. Feed cats. Meds. Tea!
2. Check email. Write everything down before it goes in the mouth. AM walk. Call ER. Call sleep study.
3. Review papers by desk. File or trash. Check green room for paintbrushes and donations.
4. Lunch: bibimbap. Yoga with core/balance work. Write a letter. Fix headphones.
5. Head to school after lunch. Answer student emails. Get books from office. Count Eng II lit books. Fill out green form. Print grade sheets and turn in.
6. Color! Blog post.
7. Drink more water. No, more. Keep the pitcher in the fridge full. You're not actually hungry. Make some tea. Drink more water!
8. Writing: Album post. Message Z.
9. Gratitude journal. Therapy exercises: lunges, push-ups, ankle lifts, box jumps, plank. Meds. Floss, rinse, brush teeth. ACORN TRIAL ENDS MAY 27. Check on free NAIE membership? Tuesday garden; leave by 9:35. Thursday school.

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
End of March: 193.8
End of April: 192.6
Today: 193.8

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. 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? left toe joints. Sleep center 778 3316.
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 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. Got a PR for this morning's run! I'm pretty proud of myself.

Kuhl50 · May 2020

Had a few days of rebellion—no journaling, no posting. Overate but mostly tracked, and I kept up exercise. Feel more level now, giving myself a lot of space to be imperfect as long as I’m still headed in the overall right direction.

Daily habits: track, exercise, journal

Thursday Action Plan
1. Up by 0600
2. On video by 0700
3. Strength, abs, yoga
4. Breakfast: yogurt + Kashi
5. Lunch = salad + chicken
6. Walk during afternoon call
7. Backyard haircut at 6–don’t forget!!
8. Dinner = healthy
9. Finish refi papers
10. Upstairs by 10
11. Journal
12. Meditate
13. Lights out 10:45

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, 13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20
🌸🌺🌷🌼🌹🌺🌼🌷🌸🌹

GRATITUDE: I am grateful for having leaned how to give myself the grace and the space to start anew each day.

WOTY: Habits

jenwalkingfurther · May 2020

JFT - Wednesday
15k steps👍
7hrs sleep👍
Track everything 👍
Stay within calorie target 👍
Online Kettlebells - use 8kg bell.👍

@clicketykeys - well done on the PR for your run! That’s awesome 👏

JFT - Thursday (my Friday 🥳 as I’ve booked a couple of days off work for wedding anniversary)
15k steps
7hrs sleep
Track everything
Stay within calorie target
Plan food for the weekend, hoping to enjoy lovely things without going overboard so need to plan plan plan!

Wishing you all a lovely day x

Shonafreshstart · May 2020

Goals for yesterday, May 20th
📍16:8 ✅
📍5 fruit and veg✅
📍Log everything and stay green✅
📍Exercise 30m & HIIT✅
📍Catch up on ToDo list❌
📍Tennis✅
📍Take stuff 2 charity shop❌

Still not getting through my to do list due to a combination of getting bogged down with home schooling and a bit of "sticking my head in the sand".
I'm really struggling with the home schooling. My kids hate it and give me a really hard time.
I won't be going back to work for ages and am getting a bit stir crazy. I know that it's the same for millions of people and that things could be much worse so I'm going to try and shake off the negativity I've been feeling and appreciate the good things.
Another lovely day here so I'll spend some time outside.
Goals for today
📍16:8
📍Log everything and stay green
📍Exercise 40m minimum
📍Catch up on ToDo list
📍5 fruit and veg
📍Stay positive

Hope you all have a good day 😊

SERmom3 · May 2020

WEDNESDAY:
- Homeschool🟢
- Log everything🟢 / stay green🔴
- Exercise (cardio)🟢
- E virtual class🟢
- B virtual dance🟢
- House chores and outdoor clean up🟢

I felt like I couldn’t stop eating yesterday! At least I got in a 5 mile walk, but I was still in the red. Not a great week for me calorie wise.

JFT THURSDAY:
- Homeschool
- S virtual class
- E virtual class
- Grocery list/grocery shop
- Normal house chores
- Log everything / stay green
- Exercise (weights & cardio)
- Prep pulled pork and coleslaw early

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 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,13,14,16,17
🌻🌸🌼🌺🌻🌸🌼🌺🌻🌸🌼🌺🌻🌸🌼

Be well!💕

teigansdad · May 2020

Stay green✅
No beer✅
No m&ms✅
FTP intervals... race was cancelled so want to do a harder effort workout in its place✅
15 quality full extension pull-ups✅

Thursday goals
Stay green
No beer
No m&ms
Stop at store on way home
Sufferfest
16 pull-ups
Add push-ups
Don’t touch the cookies

aubyshortcake · May 2020

Good morning! I just wanted to say thank you for the support and kind words. You all are great and I'm so thankful to be a part of this group.

Have a great Thursday!

cschmitz110515 · May 2020

@clicketykeys Yay for your new PR!

@Kuhl50 As long as your trend is what you want, don't sweat every detail every day. Good for you!

@aubyshortcake Hugs and best wishes to you! Hope to see you post on JFT once in a while.

Recap W 5/20
1) Move hourly / REMEMBER 5 somethings / stairs breaks from basement to 2nd floor = Fitbit 13,572 / 250+ 13/14 / 33 floors

2) Net calories green / 14c water = Even weighed walnuts snack! Net cals -7 close enough for flower

sodium green

sugar -32 cake

fiber & protein excellent

14c water

3) Work from home / prep papers & electronics to work in office tomorrow / webinar 10 - noon (pace) / register for upcoming CPEs =

everything but register for CPEs (will do later from home)
4) Walk dog = Think I need to replace shoes, feet not feeling the support anymore. 3.81 mi 1:07:23 (no stretches)

happy dog & happy me
5) One home chore

/ prep overnight oats, lunch/snacks & water bottle for tomorrow

6) Floss

/ retainers

JFT R 5/21 ~ due to work in office & evening concert I decided today is rest day = sad dog
1) Move hourly / REMEMBER 5 somethings / stairs breaks (3 floors today!)
2) Net calories green / 14c water
3) Work in office (only one other co-worker here) / Facebook Live noon / prep papers & electronics for work from home / email daily & weekly updates to manager (tomorrow is holiday)
4) Virtual concert 7pm
5) Floss / retainers

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, 13, 16, 18, 20 [11X]
🌹🌸🌼🌷🥀🌺💐🌻🌹🌸🌼

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 / RonaRunOff 5/16/20 virtual walk 5.08 miles with dog in 1:23:15 ave. pace 16:23
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

Wulfendire · May 2020

Wednesday JFT I will:
💠 Log and share MFP Diary
💠 Take a walk ✔
💠 Drink a gal of water ✔
💠 Rest when needed ✔
💠 Get my computer work done ✔

Thursday JFT I will:
💠 Log and share MFP Diary
💠 Drink a gal of water
💠 Rest!!! (The walking that I've been doing has caused me to go into a flare 😒😔)

pridesabtch · May 2020

pridesabtch wrote: »

JFT Wednesday

- Work on work stuff, wait for feedback
- Log everything
- Stay green
- Exercise
- Bed by 11:00 I have an early morning tomorrow.

Have an excellent day and make yourselves proud. Remember it is only one day, and we can do anything for just one day. Much love to y'all!

Hit my goals yesterday, though exercise was just a walk in between rain showers.

Today is another rainy day, so I guess I'll ride this evening.

JFT Thursday
- Work by 6:30

- Log all Intake
- Stay Green
- Ride bike/Peleton

Much love to y'all!

Snowflake1968 · May 2020

@aubyshortcake - I followed an eating plan a few years ago that worked well for me. It didn't include counting calories. It was basically learning to follow your body cues for when you were hungry and when you were full. I ate on a smaller luncheon plate instead of a dinner plate. The goal was to only eat when you had hunger pangs and eat until you were full. The trick to eating until you were full was to pay attention when eating and take your time, put the fork down between bites. It didn't take more than a week or so to learn and was really easy to follow.

In typing that all out, I think I need to start that again. I bought luncheon sized plates at Christmas for just this reason. I haven't logged for months now, and need to start again. I am 4 lbs from where I started my loss in 2018 and it's terrible. None of my clothes fit and I don't feel good. I ache and my stomach always feels funny.

@cesse47 - Lower carbs/sodium - this is one of my biggest issues and it's because of all of the potato chips I've been eating since March. I am craving them! I need to stop buying them and I tried that on the weekend I bought watermelon and raspberries my favourite treats fruit wise and they are so sour. So I've been eating toast and cereal for a snack. UGH!

@cschmitz110515 - That's a lot of rain, ours started through the night last night and supposed to rain for 3 or 4 days now. I so hope that our weather isn't a repeat of last year again this summer. It was a miserable year last year. I don't think I would be productive working at home either. I need the interaction to keep me motivated a lot.

@AJB1014 - Hello Finnegan Beginagain, I think we are twins! You're a new mom you have a lot on the go, how are you doing with it all? I like your goals, small doable ones will help build the habits again.

@PackerFanInGB - I loved The Voice this season, and was quite happy with the winner. I was surprised as I thought Toneisha had it though.

@teigansdad - “well you are already in the red... may as well enjoy it” This is so me, and I know that this is a road to weight gain, but I have trouble stopping myself. I've done it before, I can do it again, its just so hard!

@pridesabtch - I love your porch. We are building a deck next week and I'm looking forward to decorating it, I have some of those lights left over from our daughter's wedding last summer.

@TerriRichardson112 - I really need to get back to my gratitude journal. It's been probably 2 months since I have made an entry. I have a lot to be grateful for and it's time I mark it down.

@Shonafreshstart - I don't know how old your children are, but I can't imagine homeschooling. My daughter has given up on it and most teachers here are saying that the mental health is more important about fighting with your child. My Grandson is in Grade 3, he was mostly getting math worksheets to do and my daughter hates math herself. He was supposed to do 3 hours of work a week, but he was taking 3 hours to get one sheet done. She does make him read every night and he is pretty interested in learning math in other ways so I don't think he'll be behind.

Well I've spent the first 1/2 hour of my workday catching up on here, so I should probably get to work. I am going to post a couple of goals and try this again tomorrow.

JFT - Thursday May 21
1L of water
Log all food

osier5 · May 2020

JFT 5/20
Stay in the green - decidedly not
30 min. walk - yes
6 fruit and veg - yes
Don't read the news - no

JFT 5/21
Stay in the green
30 min. walk
6 fruit and veg
Don't read the news

cesse47 · May 2020

I live in Midland MI which if you haven't heard has been devastated by a 500 year catastrophic flood. We had over two days of extremely heavy rainfall. This on top of it already being flood season for us. We live downstream of 5 dams. The northern most dam was overflowing. The second also. The third and fourth breached entirely. The closest dam held but had full berm failure. This sent an unbelievable historic level of water onto us. My city evacuated more than 11,000 people safely. No reported deaths; minimal injuries thus far.

I went over two days with no sleep monitoring all the emergency sites, news reports, etc. to keep track of the flooding and evacuations. My brother was part of the first group evacuated and he moved to a daughter's home and they were evacuated about 3 hours later. They all moved to another daughter's house. I sent my granddaughter and her three dogs to her aunt's home about 30 miles east of us which would keep her out of harm's way. I had my car packed for my cat and I and in the driveway (in case of loss of power and garage not open). So, if it became necessary, I'd be ready to evacuate. I had a route planned with no bridges to ensure I'd not get stopped because of water over the road or bridges out. Luckily for me, the water crested at 35 feet (a 500 year historic record) so I did not need to evacuate. My water, power, and sewer are fine and fully functional. A true blessing!!

My brother estimates his home has at least 5 feet of water inside it. Governor Whitmer came to Midland yesterday, did an aerial tour of the devastation over many miles and several counties. Declared a State of Emergency. Graciously praised our Emergency teams for all their preplanning and for the ongoing evacuation efforts.

Now we are in a waiting game. Flood waters have to recede enough that damage assessments can be started. Then recede even more before homeowners can get in to assess their damages and start the recovery process. We're also praying that the dam closest to us, Sanford Dam, does not collapse. Recovery will be a very long process.

Please send your prayers to all those impacted by the dam failures and the resulting flooding in Gladwin County, Clare County, and Midland County. Thank you.

AJB1014 · May 2020

AJB1014 wrote: »

1. Drink one water ✔
2. Stretch ✔

1. Drink one water
2. Stretch
3. 10 squats per bathroom trip

AJB1014 · May 2020

@Snowflake1968 ive missed you! Ive missed everyone. Ray has been a pretty "easy" baby aside from the reflux. He sleeps well at night and is a decent napper so I'm actually feeling pretty well rested for a new mom. I'm not back to work, and might not be going back since our daycarr plan was my mom and MIL. Its stressful. Emotionally, I'm definitely battling the PPD dragon...on top of regular anxiety over the virus. But thats why I'm here...i feel better when I'm taking better care of myself. My weight has actually gone up since coming home from the hospital...not great but im hoping to tackle that as my habits improve. I saw the pics of the grands, Mikaela looks soooo grown up!

TerriRichardson112 · May 2020

💜💜💜
Today I feel enervated
by the joyful exhilaration of existence

💜💜💜

🌷🌹🥀🌻🌼🌺🌸🌺🌼🌻🥀🌹🌷

🌷🌹🥀🌻🌼🌺🌸🌺🌼🌻🥀🌹🌷

I am grateful...

...fire the welcome rain
...for 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: 148.9
Mon 11: 148.6
Tue 12: 148.7
Wed 13: 148.6
Thu 14: 148.5
Week 3:
Fri 15: 147.9 👀😍 Ooo! A wee whoosh.
Sat 16: 148.2
Sun 17:148.1
Mon 18: 148.2
Tue 19: 147.9
Wed 20: 149.2

Thu 21: 149.2

JFT Thu 21 May:
Daily goals:
Sleep: 🌷
Meditation:🌷breathing meditation
Intentional exercise: > 50🌷57
Cardio: > 30🌷Walking, gardening
Strength: > 10🌷Core/legs
Flex: >10🌷Yoga
Prelog: stay in the green 🌷
Weight: < 150🌷
Steps: > 7500🌷8100+
Fitbit > 6 active hours 🌷10
Mood: 😎
Gratitude: I am grateful fir each new day
Activities I got to do today:
🌷meditation🌷garden/buy plants🌷
🌷Watch virtual Chelsea Flower Show🌷
🌷write🌷more Laundry🌷puzzles🌷
🌷Birthday project for Grandson🌷

🌺🌸🌼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,,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,
15,16,17,18,19,20,21
💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐
💐💐💐💐💐💐💐

clicketykeys · May 2020

JFT Friday
1. Therapy exercises: lunges, push-ups, ankle lifts, box jumps, plank. Balance work. Feed cats. Meds. Tea!
2. Check email. Write everything down before it goes in the mouth. Call ER. AM run - 10 miles.
3. Review papers by desk. File or trash. Check green room for paintbrushes and donations.
4. Lunch: bibimbap. Yoga with core/balance work. Write a letter.
5. Blog post. Recycling.
6. 6:30 PM play practice. Color!
7. Drink more water. No, more. Keep the pitcher in the fridge full. You're not actually hungry. Make some tea. Drink more water!
8. Writing: Album post. Message Z.
9. Gratitude journal. Therapy exercises: lunges, push-ups, ankle lifts, box jumps, plank. Meds. Floss, rinse, brush teeth. ACORN TRIAL ENDS MAY 27. Check on free NAIE membership? Saturday garden; leave by 9:35. Turn in name tag.

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
End of March: 193.8
End of April: 192.6
Today: 193.8

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. 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? left toe joints. Sleep center 778 3316.
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 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.

Thanks @jenwalkingfurther and @cschmitz110515! I still don't like running, but I do like how easy it is to measure progress. I mean, the PROGRESS isn't easy. But it's pretty straightforward. I can run further now than I did before. I can run faster now than I did before.

Kuhl50 · May 2020

Kuhl50 wrote: »

Daily habits: track,😀 exercise, 👿journal😀

Thursday Action Plan
1. Up by 0600😀
2. On video by 0700😀
3. Strength, abs, yoga👿
4. Breakfast: yogurt + Kashi😀
5. Lunch = salad + chicken😀
6. Walk during afternoon call👿
7. Backyard haircut at 6–don’t forget!!😀
8. Dinner = healthy😀
9. Finish refi papers 👿
10. Upstairs by 10😀
11. Journal
12. Meditate
13. Lights out 10:45

Work was just too overwhelming today. No space to get my walk in, barely time for bio breaks. At a cracking point. Taking tomorrow off, was supposed to be 4 days away with family isolated on our sailboat but DH filled up tomorrow with tasks so not so much. I’m tired and fried and would just like some time with nothing to do, but at the same time am terrified I’d just eat my way through any unstructured days. 🥺

Daily habits: track, exercise, journal
Friday Action Plan
1. No alarm wake
2. Early exercise —long walk, then weights
3. Meal plan
4. Grocery shop
5. Pack
6. Refi paperwork
7. Make 3 salads
8. Lunch = salad + protein
9. Journal

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, 13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20
🌸🌺🌷🌼🌹🌺🌼🌷🌸🌹

GRATITUDE: I am grateful for having leaned how to give myself the grace and the space to start anew each day.

WOTY: Habits

teigansdad · May 2020

Thursday goals
Stay green✅
No beer✅
No m&ms❌ one day I’ll be able to resist
Stop at store on way home✅
Sufferfest✅
16 pull-ups✅
Add push-ups✅
Don’t touch the cookies✅

It’s been a long week. I hope we get a break in the weather this weekend. I almost skipped my workout last night but the thought of all those ❌s on my daily goals kept me driven enough to still show up.

Goals for Friday
Stay positive ... I’m tired would be easy to be a grump right now
Log food but today it’s ok to be in the red.
Rest day. No trainer
Beer only if hang w neighbor
Stop at Home Depot on way home from work

SERmom3 · May 2020

THURSDAY:
- Homeschool🟢
- S virtual class🟢
- E virtual class🟢
- Grocery list/grocery shop🟢🟢
- Normal house chores🟢
- Log everything 🟢/ stay green🟢
- Exercise (weights & cardio)🟢🟢
- Prep pulled pork and coleslaw early🟢

Since my husband is no longer working from home, I can’t go for a walk in the middle of the day like I had been doing. I’m working on getting up earlier again and going out before he leaves. I used to get up at 5:30 every day, but since the quarantine it just made my days too long!

JFT FRIDAY:
- Homeschool
- Exercise (cardio)
- Log everything / stay green
- Chores
- Enjoy the sunshine!

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 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,13,14,16,17,21
🌻🌸🌼🌺🌻🌸🌼🌺🌻🌸🌼🌺🌻🌸🌼🌺

Be well!💕

Shonafreshstart · May 2020

Hi everyone,
It's hot and humid here - feels like a storm is on the way. I went out for a fast walk and got really sweaty. I'm supposed to be playing tennis later with the kids if they rain hold off.....

@Snowflake1968 I had my kids late on so I'm 51 and they are 10 and 12. I have to agree with what you said about mental health being more important than struggling to get all the work done (we have 1-4 hrs a day, depending on what they send). I'm trying to find a happy medium and not stress too much.
@cesse47 Sorry to hear about all the flooding. That must be terrifying. I hope you are your family are safe!

Goals for yesterday
📍16:8✅
📍Log everything and stay green✅
📍Exercise 40m minimum❌
📍Catch up on ToDo list✅
📍5 fruit and veg❌
📍Stay positive✅
Not too bad yesterday. I didn't exercise but had done loads the day before and felt my legs could do with a rest.
Today Friday

Goals for today
📍16:8
📍Log everything and stay green
📍Exercise 40m minimum
📍Catch up on ToDo list
📍5 fruit and veg
📍Stay positive
📍No booze
I've added no booze - not usually an issue for me but, during lock down, I've been drinking more often - on line with friends and family and sometimes a beer or glass of wine in the evening. In itself it's not a big deal but I tend to eat more when I have a drink and my weight loss has stopped.
I'm going to see if not drinking can get things moving again.

I hope you're all safe and well wherever you are...
Shona from France 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇫🇷

pridesabtch · May 2020

pridesabtch wrote: »

JFT Thursday
- Work by 6:30
- Log all Intake
- Stay Green
- Ride bike/Peleton

Much love to y'all!

Didn't ride yesterday, but I still exercised. I swapped riding out for rowing. Rowing is hard, but I used to be quite good at it. Right now I'm a little too heavy to hit great form, but I'll get there.

JFT Friday

- Stay awake during the 4 hour meeting that I have little to do in...
- Bake monster cookies & not eat said cookies until tomorrow.
- Clean a bit
- Log all intake
- Stay green
- Get some movement in.
- No booze/beer

Have a great day y'all. My prayers go out to those in Midland, MI.

jenwalkingfurther · May 2020

JFT - Thursday (my Friday 🥳 as I’ve booked a couple of days off work for wedding anniversary)
15k steps 👍
7hrs sleep👍
Track everything 👍
Stay within calorie target 👍
Plan food for the weekend, hoping to enjoy lovely things without going overboard so need to plan 👍

@cesse47 - what terrible events on top of everything else going on. Thank goodness that the evacuation went went. Thoughts with all of you in the area.

JFT- Friday
15k steps
Log everything
Stay within calorie target
7hrs sleep

Stay safe everyone x

cschmitz110515 · May 2020

@cesse47 So sorry to hear of all the flooding. Keeping all affected in my prayers.

@SERmom3 Back when life was "normal" I used to get up 5:45 to walk dog before work. Since I started working from home, I've mostly walked dog late afternoons. As temps warm up, I prefer early a.m. walks (even though I am most definitely NOT a morning person)... cooler temps, birds singing, peaceful with people not out and about yet. So I'm trying to get in walks earlier in the day again. Plus when I eventually return to work in the office, it won't be so much of a shock to my system.

Recap R 5/21 ~ due to work in office & evening concert I decided today is rest day = sad dog
1) Move hourly / REMEMBER 5 somethings / stairs breaks (3 floors today!) = Fitbit 8,927 / 250+ 14/14 boom! 37 floors

2) Net calories green / 14c water = No definite plan for supper turned into leftovers, followed by evening snacking... oops. Net cals -400

sodium green

sugar -17 no cake

fiber & protein excellent

14c water

3) Work in office (only one other co-worker here) / Facebook Live noon / prep papers & electronics for work from home / email daily & weekly updates to manager (tomorrow is holiday) =

for all
4) Virtual concert 7pm

5) Floss / retainers

JFT F 5/22 ~ Oneida Code Talkers Day to honor the code talkers who served in WWII (holiday from my employer)
1) Move hourly / REMEMBER 5 somethings / stairs breaks (back to 2 floors at home)
2) Net calories green / 14c water
3) Walk dog = 5.02 mi 1:28:33 & stretched a little

happy dog & happy me
4) Dig dandelions (at least start) / boil eggs / other home chore(s)?
5) Floss / retainers

A view on our walk this morning ~ late this spring but trilliums are finally blooming.

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, 13, 16, 18, 20 [11X]
🌹🌸🌼🌷🥀🌺💐🌻🌹🌸🌼

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 / RonaRunOff 5/16/20 virtual walk 5.08 miles with dog in 1:23:15 ave. pace 16:23
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

osier5 · May 2020

JFT 5/21
Stay in the green - no
30 min. walk - yes
6 fruit and veg - yes
Don't read the news - yes

JFT 5/22
Stay in the green
30 min. walk
6 fruit and veg
Don't read the news (except for COVID/Education updates)

TerriRichardson112 · May 2020

💜💜💜
Today I feel enervated
by the joyful exhilaration of existence

💜💜💜

🌷🌹🥀🌻🌼🌺🌸🌺🌼🌻🥀🌹🌷

🌷🌹🥀🌻🌼🌺🌸🌺🌼🌻🥀🌹🌷

I am grateful...

...for the welcome rain
...for 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: 148.9
Mon 11: 148.6
Tue 12: 148.7
Wed 13: 148.6
Thu 14: 148.5
Week 3:
Fri 15: 147.9 👀😍 Ooo! A wee whoosh.
Sat 16: 148.2
Sun 17:148.1
Mon 18: 148.2
Tue 19: 147.9
Wed 20: 149.2
Thu 21: 149.2

Week 4:
Fri 22: 148.2

JFT Fri 22 May:
Daily goals:
Sleep: 🌷
Meditation:🌷breathing meditation
Intentional exercise: > 50🌷98
Cardio: > 30🌷Walking, gardening
Strength: > 10🌷Core/legs
Flex: >10🌷Yoga
Prelog: stay in the green 🌷
Weight: < 150🌷
Steps: > 7500🌷9330 and counting
Fitbit > 6 active hours 🌷12
Mood: 😎
Gratitude: I am grateful fir each new day
Activities I got to do today:
🌷meditation🌷Crochet🌷Write🌷
🌷Watch virtual Chelsea Flower Show🌷
🌷more Laundry🌷puzzles🌷
🌷Birthday project for Grandson🌷

🌺🌸🌼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
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May: 1,2,3,,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,
15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,
💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐
💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐

Snowflake1968 · May 2020

JFT - Thursday May 21
1L of water - 👿
Log all food - 🙂

JFT - Friday May 22
1L of water - 👿
Log all food - 🙂

Well I am very late getting my goals posted today but at least they were in my head.

@cesse47 - how devastating behave no words of comfort but know I’m thinking of you.

@AJB1014 - you know as well as I do that this is a good place to be when we’re struggling.

@Kuhl50 - I hope you get some down time this weekend.

I am off for 4 days, I am taking two vacation days in Monday and Tuesday to build a deck. I am hoping the weather turns for the better.

I had to wear a mask at work today, I am usually only in the office and we are only required to wear one when we are in resident areas or within 6ft of a resident. I wore my mask for 20 minutes and my face broke out again. I stopped and bought some hydrocortisone on the way home hopefully it helps.

pridesabtch · May 2020

pridesabtch wrote: »

JFT Friday

- Stay awake during the 4 hour meeting that I have little to do in... ✅
- Bake monster cookies & not eat said cookies until tomorrow.❌
- Clean a bit✅
- Log all intake✅
- Stay green✅
- Get some movement in.✅
- No booze/beer✅

I totally ate a cookie worth of cookie dough, but still came out in the green. Got in an hour walk. Only 3.6 miles so I’m still not up to speed yet, but I’m just getting restarted.

This evening we are having a few friends over. Being responsible and doing everything outside. It will be a pizza, s’mores and wine kind of night, and I’m not going to fret over it. I will not go overboard (I hope), but I do plan to enjoy the evening. I will still log, and hopefully get some exercise in before they arrive.

JFT Saturday
- Try to go back to sleep, it’s 4:30 in the morning.
- Prepare food & beverage
- Exercise
- Shower and do hair and makeup. I’ve worn a hat for 2 weeks now because I’m too lazy to fix my hair.
- Clean family room
- Enjoy the evening responsibly
- Log ALL intake

Y’all have an amazing day and make yourselves proud. Still praying for those in Midland MI and for all of the kids who are missing. There seems to be an awful lot of young women being abducted lately. It’s heart breaking, and makes me fear for my daughters.

Much love 💕 y’all!

jenwalkingfurther · May 2020

JFT- Friday
15k steps 👍
Log everything 👍
Stay within calorie target 👍
7hrs sleep👍

JFT - Saturday
15k steps
Log everything
7hrs sleep
Make the most of the day

Have a good Saturday all x

Daily Commitment Thread for 2020 -- JUST FOR TODAY

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