Daily Commitment Thread for 2020 -- JUST FOR TODAY

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  • SERmom3
    SERmom3 Posts: 568 Member
    @Snowflake1968 - How exciting for your daughter! The house is super-cute! Enjoy your camping trip!

    @suzij27 - I like your attitude. I always say I'm a work in progress. All we can do is recognize what we need to change and continually work to improve. Even if I hit a goal number on the scale, I'll still be working at something.

    @Kuhl50 - I also noticed the scale edging up a bit or basically staying the same when I was consistently weight lifting the past few months. (I've taken a couple weeks off and have seen the scale going down again, but I've also been consistently in the green, so hopefully it's not from loss of muscle!) Anyway, from what I've read on some other boards here, you want your protein to be at 0.8%-1% of body weight. So, if I'm about 140lbs, I should be eating about 112g-140g of protein each day. I set my nutrition goals at Protein 40%, Fat 25% and Carbs 35%. My diary is open, so if you want to take a look at Wednesday, 7/15, that was a decent day for me. I get extra protein by adding egg whites to my salad and I sometimes have a high protein shake. I also eat a lot of chicken! As for dressing, I use a Fat Free Catalina dressing (made by Kraft). It's tomato based and sweet, but I really enjoy it.

  • littleblackskirt
    littleblackskirt Posts: 1,044 Member
    littleblackskirt wrote: »
    JFT Thursday 16th July

    Log everything yes
    Stay in the green yes
    Back exercises yes
    5 fruit and veg 6
    Walk 36 minutes
    Paperwork, more arrived today yes

    JFT Friday 17th July

    Log everything
    Stay in the green
    Back exercises
    5 fruit and veg
    Walk
    Prep for tomorrow and load car
    Ironing
  • SERmom3
    SERmom3 Posts: 568 Member
    THURSDAY:
    - log everything🟢 / stay green🟢
    - Exercise🔴
    - NO CHIPS!!🟢
    - Meal plan / grocery list🔴
    - Housework🟢
    - Start planning mom’s bday🟢

    So relieved that my first rehearsal back at church went well yesterday. I'm still nervous about Sunday, but I feel a little more confident. As luck would have it, as soon as I pulled in the driveway back from rehearsal, I got a text from the music director at another church asking me to sing for a wedding in August. I'm excited to get back into it!

    JFT FRIDAY:
    - Log everything / stay green
    - Exercise - I need to get moving!!!
    - NO CHIPS
    - Grocery Shop
    - Library Pick up
    - E's Softball game
    - Start organizing paperwork

    JULY CHALLENGE:
    In an attempt to refocus this month, I’ve decided to try and give up chips. This will be extremely difficult. I eat them almost daily. They are my weakness. I’m using a bikini as my emoji, since that will be a goal for next summer!

    *************NO CHIP CHALLENGE*************

    July 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16
    👙👙👙👙👙👙👙👙👙👙👙👙👙👙👙👙
  • HEGoddard0928
    HEGoddard0928 Posts: 824 Member
    HEGoddard0928 wrote: »
    Okay, here we go!

    JFT, 7/16/20

    - Read 4 chapters of OHC 😄It was more like 7 lol
    - Create 3 social media accounts and link to blog 🙃Instagram is giving me a headache but I have Twitter, Facebook, and Pinterest
    - Do 2 "launch" lessons on CK 😄 I did 2 lessons on a different plan but it was the right one
    - Walgreens to pick up meds 😄
    - Figure out a healthy dinner 😄 Baked chicken and green peas. Basic but yummy
    - Shower before bed 😄

    A good day yesterday! I got everything done! Had a headache with my student loan company but it got fixed. Matt's still having chest pains and had to call out of work. He suffers from costochondritis which is the swelling of the muscles in his chest. He doesn't have flare ups often but when he does they can be debilitating. This one has lasted 4 days. We're hoping that today will be the last day. We need him back to work.

    JFT, 7/17/20

    - post 😄
    - make list of blog post ideas
    - catch up on email and blogs
    - do 2 lessons
    - look into blue host
    - go through Facebook groups
    - dishes
    - log all my food
  • merope2
    merope2 Posts: 60 Member
    Thursday: everything logged
    Friday: log everything
  • littleblackskirt
    littleblackskirt Posts: 1,044 Member
    littleblackskirt wrote: »

    JFT Friday 17th July

    Log everything yes
    Stay in the green yes
    Back exercises yes
    5 fruit and veg 4
    Walk 45 minutes
    Prep for tomorrow and load car yes
    Ironing yes

    I'm not going to make goals for Saturday as I'll be away all day. Sure I'll be in the green though, won't have much time to eat :)
  • Wulfendire
    Wulfendire Posts: 10 Member
    Thursday: let's not talk about that....

    Friday: Re-download Myfitnesspal, Log everything, Plan meals for Saturday

  • Kuhl50
    Kuhl50 Posts: 416 Member
    Daily habits: track,😀 exercise, 😀journal😀
    Friday Action Plan
    1. Up at 6:30, pill, timer, weigh😀
    2. Pets, pill😀
    3. On camera 0755😀
    4. Breakfast = yogurt + Kashi😀
    5. Lunch = chicken + cauliflower rice😀
    6. Weights at 2:30😀
    7. Walk after work—go to store and get salad and cauliflower😀
    8. Dinner = fish w/black sauce and salad🤨—Nope, but healthy dinner
    9. Treat at 8:30pm: on a plate, me in chair🤨—much later, but on plate, in chair
    10. Plan workout time for Saturday😀—hiking!
    11. Plan eating times and structure for weekend🤨—somewhat.
    12. Journal😀
    13. Meditate👿
    14. Lights out 10:45😈—staying up for a good reason

    Today was a tough day, work wise. Had to give really difficult feedback to one of my direct reports that will impact their career. But the bandaid is ripped off and the ball is now in their court.

    I did stay on track eating healthy and getting in my exercise. I’m trying to work changing up my “old standbys” to lessen the fat percentage and bump protein when I can, but still ended at 29% fat today (and 32% protein, 110g). Definitely a work in progress.

    Daily habits: track, exercise, journal
    SaturdayAction Plan
    1. No alarm wake, pill, set timer, weigh, pill
    2. Breakfast = protein pancakes
    3. Make 3 salads. Saturday salad —> no berries
    4. Call restaurant and find out if open for outdoor seating
    5. Pack lunch for hike: salad, protein bars and shake, apple, yogurt
    6. Pack mask, kerchief, and sanitizer
    7. Hike
    8. Visit mom & dad
    9. Meet at restaurant (even if just takeout)
    10. Final snack before bed (bias protein )
    11. Journal
    12. Meditate
    13. Lights out 11

    July personal challenge
    Bicep emoji if I got in at least 1 push-up; Yoga figure if I set my intention before eating
    July 17: 💪🧘

    GRATITUDE: I am grateful for colleagues who will talk me through a difficult day.

    WOTY: Habits
  • Kuhl50
    Kuhl50 Posts: 416 Member
    Thanks for the ideas @SERmom3. I have to keep working with my tastes and what I’m used to because getting down to that 25% fat is harder than I would have guessed! I generally get more than 110g of protein, but will try to keep bumping this up. Cheers!
  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 19,008 Member
    💜💜💜
    I choose to feed my body the nutrition it needs
    and feed my mind with the quality thoughts it deserves
    💜💜💜

    ⛱🎡🎢🎠🏕 JULY 🏕🎠🎢🏕⛱

    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
      [*] 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 Weight Challenge
      Name: Terri

      SW: 152.1 (02 Jan)
      GW: 150
      Jan: - 2
      Feb: - 1.3
      Mar: - 0.9
      Apri: +1.3 (not too bad, considering lockdown/Easter/Birthday this month)
      May: +0.7(working on upping my strength to tone muscles, so not unexpected. It's a balancing act! 😂)
      Jun: +0.2
      Weight has stabilised around 151.

      July Daily Goals: Week 3
      Su: ✅ Mo: ✅ Tu: ✅ We: ✅
      Th: ✅ Fr: ✅ Sa:
      Stamina: I started doing interval walking/ jogging as soon as I wake up each morning. When I started I could only manage a couple of minutes jogging at a time. Now I’m up to over 10 minutes at a stretch. It’s certainly helping muscle definition in the legs.
      Reduce Fat%:✅ 29.3 -> 27.1 25.3
      Increase Muscle%: ✅ 28.7 -> 30.2
      Calories < in the green 🐝
      Steps > 7500 🐝 8821
      Weight < 155 🐝
      Intentional exercise > 50 mins daily🐝 106
      Active hours > 6 daily🐝 12
      Activities I got to do
      Meditation✅ walk/jog✅
      Gardening ✅ Phone chat with friend✅
      Watch DEGS’s virtual graduation Live on YouTube. So proud of him. He graduated MSc with a very good First and is already working in his field✅ Puzzles✅

      @Kuhl50 I have found exactly the same thing when I changed up my stamina strength training. It does seem to be settling down again so give it a bit more time.
    • HEGoddard0928
      HEGoddard0928 Posts: 824 Member
      HEGoddard0928 wrote: »

      JFT, 7/17/20

      - post 😄
      - make list of blog post ideas 😅Kinda
      - catch up on email and blogs 😄It took like an hour and a half!
      - do 2 lessons 😄And signed up for a few different classes and did a bunch of lessons in two of them!
      - look into blue host 😄
      - go through Facebook groups 😅Also kinda
      - dishes 🙃Just did it now
      - log all my food😓Nope. But to keep myself accountable I'll do it now.

      Matt's still not better. Trying not to freak out. Gonna throw myself into the classes I bought yesterday.

      JFT, 7/18/20

      - post
      - finish module 2 on KCE
      - finish 6 lessons on SEO
      - do accompanying coursework
      - dishwasher
      - shower
      - pics for website
      - research mental health blogs
    • merope2
      merope2 Posts: 60 Member
      Friday: all food logged
      Saturday: log all food!
    • pridesabtch
      pridesabtch Posts: 2,463 Member
      pridesabtch wrote: »
      JFT Friday
      - Meeting 8:30 - 12:00 :smiley:
      - Shower :smiley:
      - Dermotologist :smiley:
      - Exercise for an hour:(
      - Log everything :smiley:
      - Stay green :( Missed by 50
      - No cookies/candy/alcohol (tough because daughter made choc chip cookies yesterday.) :( had 2 cookies
      - Bed by midnight :smiley:

      Life your best life y'all!

      Yesterday was a bit emotional, but things turned out well. The spot on my arm is not cancerous. I decided to take the evening off and spend it with my family celebrating a bit with pizza and cake. I wasn't going to bother logging it, but I'm glad I did. I only ended up about 50 over. Not bad...

      Back at it today.

      JFT Satuday
      - Breakfast
      - Bike ride
      - Walk
      - Lunch
      - Shower
      - Brat Pack Show
      - Home late

      Have an exceptional Saturday y'all! I'm rooting for you!
    • Bex953172
      Bex953172 Posts: 4,157 Member
      pridesabtch wrote: »
      pridesabtch wrote: »
      JFT Friday
      - Meeting 8:30 - 12:00 :smiley:
      - Shower :smiley:
      - Dermotologist :smiley:
      - Exercise for an hour:(
      - Log everything :smiley:
      - Stay green :( Missed by 50
      - No cookies/candy/alcohol (tough because daughter made choc chip cookies yesterday.) :( had 2 cookies
      - Bed by midnight :smiley:

      Life your best life y'all!

      Yesterday was a bit emotional, but things turned out well. The spot on my arm is not cancerous. I decided to take the evening off and spend it with my family celebrating a bit with pizza and cake. I wasn't going to bother logging it, but I'm glad I did. I only ended up about 50 over. Not bad...

      Back at it today.

      JFT Satuday
      - Breakfast
      - Bike ride
      - Walk
      - Lunch
      - Shower
      - Brat Pack Show
      - Home late

      Have an exceptional Saturday y'all! I'm rooting for you!

      That, is such good news, I bet you're so relieved after going through something so scary!!
      And well done for logging, 50 cals is not bad at all!!
    • Bex953172
      Bex953172 Posts: 4,157 Member
      Bex953172 wrote: »
      Friday Goals

      - Eat 3 meals 🙂 i had 2 but one was so big, im counting it as 3 because I didnt feel hungry at all later on I was that full lol
      - 4 waters 🙂
      - Finish last bit of cleaning🙂
      - Figure out why my hairdye keeps fading >:[ 🙂 I found possible reasons, I would go ask a hairdresser but they're obviously going to be biased and say I should get it dyed at the salon. Which is my ultimate aim to be able to afford it, but i also want to be able to afford the root touch ups following that because the colour I want I cant find in a box anyway lmao.

      So i did quite well :)
      Had jo kids last jight either so.me and ash stayed up till about 4 am watching films :/
      I feel absolutely mashed today, I'm exhausted but its one night without the kids.

      Sat goals
      - 3 meals
      - 4 waters
      - rest rest rest!
    • Wulfendire
      Wulfendire Posts: 10 Member
      edited July 2020
      Saturday: Re-download Myfitnesspal ✔️, Log everything ✔️, Plan meals for Sunday ✔️


      Sunday: log everything, stay in calorie goal, plan meals for Monday
    • littleblackskirt
      littleblackskirt Posts: 1,044 Member
      edited July 2020
      JFT Sunday 19th July

      Log everything
      Stay in the green
      Back exercises
      5 fruit and veg
      Walk
      Water plant pots
      Fill bird feeders
      Start work laundry
      Drink extra today
    • SERmom3
      SERmom3 Posts: 568 Member
      JFT SATURDAY:
      - Log everything🟢 / Stay green🟢
      - Exercise🔴
      - NO CHIPS🟢
      - Pick up headbands for the team🟢
      - Organize paperwork🔴
      - Shop for pool supplies🟢
      - Practice music for mass and upcoming wedding🟢

      I’m nervous to get back to singing for mass this morning. It’s been a while and I’m singing with a guitarist who I’m familiar with, but we’ve never played as a duo before. Hoping it goes smoothly.
      Tomorrow is my weigh in day. I’ve done well so far this week. I want to avoid too much salt or anything with dinner tonight. We’re ordering take out for my mom’s birthday so I need to make smart choices.

      JFT SUNDAY:
      - Log everything. / Stay green
      - Pick up dinner for mom’s bday - avoid salt
      - Sing for mass @ 10
      - Pick up CCD tote bag @ 11:30
      - E’s softball game @ 4:00

      JULY CHALLENGE:
      In an attempt to refocus this month, I’ve decided to try and give up chips. This will be extremely difficult. I eat them almost daily. They are my weakness. I’m using a bikini as my emoji, since that will be a goal for next summer!

      *************NO CHIP CHALLENGE*************

      July 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18
      👙👙👙👙👙👙👙👙👙👙👙👙👙👙👙👙👙👙
    • pridesabtch
      pridesabtch Posts: 2,463 Member
      pridesabtch wrote: »

      Back at it today.

      JFT Satuday
      - Breakfast 😄
      - Bike ride😄
      - Walk😕 there want time After my ride
      - Lunch😄
      - Shower😄
      - Brat Pack Show😄
      - Home late😄

      Have an exceptional Saturday y'all! I'm rooting for you!

      Yesterday was a fun day, food wasn’t the healthiest, but I did stay green even with the snacking thanks to a long bike ride.

      JFT Sunday
      - church
      - Hike
      - Nap
      - Stay green
      - Log everything
      - No cookies candy or alcohol



    • PackerFanInGB
      PackerFanInGB Posts: 3,427 Member
      @HEGoddard0928 I was tickled to see you started a blog! I went on and read it. You are a really good writer! I've been thinking about starting one also. I've always wanted to be a writer, but never thought I could do it. Now that I'm unemployed, what better time to try? You don't know if you don't try, right? I see you chose WordPress. Is that the easiest one to use? I've not done any research yet... You GO Hannah!

      @mytime6630 I'm sorry to hear you were disappointed in your husband's news at the doctor. I am on hormone treatments also, and have been for 8 1/2 years. I take one tablet daily, and initially was only for 5 years but studies show 10 years is better so I'm still on it. HUGS and love to you, Joan! xoxo

      @TerriRichardson112 I choose to feed my body the nutrition it needs and feed my mind with the quality thoughts it deserves. I LOVE THIS! What a great thing to tell yourself every day.

      Sending all the rest of my JFT friends a big huge hug and cheering you all on! There are some really great stories on here! So many successes! Happy to be back! :flowerforyou:
    • PackerFanInGB
      PackerFanInGB Posts: 3,427 Member
      Just For Sunday:
      • Preplan food and assess yesterday's progress.
      • Log every bite
      • 64 oz H2O
      • Daily Dialog / Readings / Podcasts
      • 30 minutes of self-care
      • Make one week's worth of salads in a jar
      • File for WDW
      • Bills / balance checkbook
      • Dollar Tree run for a few organizational bins
      • Finish decluttering linen closet
      • Bed early tonight!!!

      WOTY: Persistence

      Gratitude: I am grateful for this day. I am grateful that I'm feeling a little bit less depressed and anxious, and I'm actually noticing the blue sky today.

      This Week's Goals
      • Finish sewing tote bag
      • Take mom to Bethesda / Antique shopping / Quilt shop in Howard
      • Organize Sewing Room
      • Set up "Book Nook"
      • Start Jelly Roll rug or clothesline rug
      • Finish lap quilt
      • Planet Fitness at least twice
      • August budget
    • HEGoddard0928
      HEGoddard0928 Posts: 824 Member
      @PackerFanInGB Wordpress definitely has a learning curve. It was a pain to figure out. Lol.
    • cesse47
      cesse47 Posts: 947 Member
      🌸🌸 If you can't see your feet 🌸🌸
      you're probably not moving them enough



      JULY GOALS ---
      (1) Log all food and beverages honestly; Drink 10+ water [ MEASURE EVERYTHING !!]
      (2) Exercise 30 min minimum (3000 steps)
      (3) Clean 30 min per day: house or yard or declutter

      Tasks for Today ---
      Do 20 min stretches and 30 min of walking
      Feed & Water animals -- done
      Organize Pet Room; vacuum & dust - carryover from yesterday

      I've somehow lost my mental focus. So I've spent this morning researching "losing focus" ... "staying focused" ... "regaining focus" ... and how focus differs from motivation. Between now and the end of July, I plan to restructure my goals and, hopefully, develop a couple of tools to help stay focused and motivated.

      If you have any tips on maintaining focus, I'd appreciate hearing them.

      Have a Blessed Day!! 🌞

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