Daily Commitment Thread for 2020 -- JUST FOR TODAY
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๐ธ๐ธ Want to Lose some Weight? ๐ธ๐ธ
Eat in Front of a Mirror
NAKED!!!
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
Go to Farmer's Market for fresh veggies and Lake Trout
Meet with Financial Planner
Water outside plants -- done
Trying a new recipe tonight. Mandarin Orange glazed ham steak. This steak is enough to feed a family of 6, I swear!! We'll have enough left over for another 2-3 meals. AMAZING!! only did one steak this way, enough for the two of us and lunch for granddaughter the next day.
Tonight -- pan fried ham steak with maple syrup, apple cider, and mustard glaze.
Have a great day Y'All!! ๐2 -
@pridesabtch -- you said "I have "hungry/snacky" days!!" ME TOO!! seems to start as soon as you roll out of bed and drag on thru the day.
@cschmitz110515 -- you're lucky she fessed up to the accident! a lot just drive away. At least her insurance should cover the repair ... just the frustration of taking the time to deal with it. Hang in there!1 -
JFT Thursday
1. Therapy exercises: crunches, lunges, push-ups, squats, 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. Bike ride?
3. Review papers by desk. File or trash. Check green room for paintbrushes and donations.
4. Lunch: soup. Write a blog post - album? Running, Racism and Rum: Learning to Handle Discomfort
5. Write a letter. Dinner: leftovers. 1 hr writing: letter to B.
6. Color! 1 hr reading. RUN LINES. Type BS jobs. Pay for sleep study.
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. Rehearsal 7-9. Need to work on unit plan for research.
9. Gratitude journal. Therapy exercises: crunches, lunges, push-ups, squats, ankle lifts, box jumps, plank. Meds. Floss, rinse, brush teeth. Wed book group. SHBP screening - August? Thursday visit parents - take photos. MH Monday check-in; Whatever Wednesday AMA.
Scale goalsEnd 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
End of May: 191.8
End of June: 192.2
Today: 191.8
Ongoing plans/ideas behind the cut1. 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 call to schedule cleaning. PCP July 15 10:30. 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. Dinners?
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. I'm so tired.3 -
HEGoddard0928 wrote: ยปHEGoddard0928 wrote: ยปOkay, here we go!
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.
I suffer from that too, when I first had it I thought I was having a heart attack. I would convince myself it wasnโt and struggled for a month before going to a doctor. I got it under control with Aleve. Then the next flare up it affected my lower rib area more than the heart area. I ended up taking Aleve for about 6 months straight and knock on wood havenโt had a flare up in about 2 years now.2 -
@pridesabtch - so happy your spot was clean! My cousin has had a terrible time with what she thought was a dry skin patch on her nose. It was barely noticeable. She has had to have a 7 hour surgery that was way up in her forehead, had to have her nose rebuilt, itโs been very traumatic but thankfully they got it all!2
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Daily habits: track, exercise, journal
Wednesday Action Plan
1. Up by 7, pill, timer, weigh๐
2. Shower, pill๐
3. Breakfast = yogurt + Kashi ๐
4. Lunch = salad + protein๐
5. Weights at 3๐
6. Ask DH to get salad and chicken at store ๐
7. Walk after work๐
8. Dinner =?๐
9. Make 3 salads, ๐roast chicken for protein๐ฟ
10. Upstairs by 9๐
11. Plan Thursday workout๐
12. Layout clothes๐
13. Journal๐
14. meditate๐ฟ
15. Lights out by 10๐ค
Another good, on track day. Scale was kind enough this morning, hope it continues. Just cranking out the work week right now.
Daily habits: track, exercise, journal
Thursday Action Plan
1. Up by 6:45, pill, timer, weigh
2. Shower, pill
3. Breakfast = yogurt + Kashi
4. On video 0755
5. Lunch = salad + protein
6. Weights at 10
7. Ask DH to get cauliflower rice, Brussel sprouts, and fresh berries
8. Walk after work
9. Dinner =?
10. Make roast chicken for lunch protein
11. Upstairs by 9
12. Plan Friday workout
13. Layout clothes
14. Journal
15. meditate
16. Lights out by 10
July personal challenge
Bicep emoji if I got in at least 1 push-up; Yoga figure if I set my intention before eating
July 22: ๐ช๐ง
GRATITUDE: I am grateful for my health and the ability to keep improving it.
WOTY: Habits3 -
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I choose to feed my body the nutrition it needs
and feed my mind with the quality thoughts it deserves
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โฑ๐ก๐ข๐ ๐ JULY ๐๐ ๐ข๐โฑ
To all those essential workers still going out there....
๐๐ป Thank you for your service ๐๐ป
Everyone else, please stay home!!!
What am I doing to keep busy? To name a few...[*] structuring my dayKeep your chin up!
[*] morning and evening meditation
[*] Using the internet to โtalkโ to family
[*] crochet, jigsaws, journaling, gardening, reading, writing .......
[*] HIIT videos off YouTube,
[*] yoga/Taichi
[*] Walks with DH
[*] Cleaning! Cleaning! Cleaning! ๐
[*] Decluttering
[*] Stress relievers (search YouTube for Paul McKenna)
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! ๐)
Jun: +0.2
Weight has stabilised around 151.
July Daily Goals: Week 4
Su: โ Mo: โ Tu: โ We: โ
Th: Fr: Sa:
Good day yesterday, but overdid the carbs๐คฆ๐ผโโ๏ธ
Reduce Fat%:โ 29.3 -> 27.1 25.2
Increase Muscle%: โ 28.7->30.1 30.3
Calories < in the green ๐
Steps > 7500 ๐ 8213
Weight < 155 ๐ 151.1; 150.8 150.6
Intentional exercise > 50 mins daily๐ 119
Active hours > 6 daily๐ 9
Activities I got to do
Meditationโ walk/jogโ
Essentials shoppingโ
Answer email repliesโ
Laundry fold/stowโ Crochetโ
Puzzlesโ Watch TVโ
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WEDNESDAY:
- Log it all๐ข / stay green๐ข
- NO CHIPS๐ข
- housework๐ข / more paperwork๐ข
- E softball game๐ข
- Contact church about summer program๐ข
Clean sweep yesterday, more of the same today.
JFT THURSDAY:
- Log it all / stay green
- NO CHIPS!
- Visit nephew
- Housework
- school work with kiddos
JULY CHALLENGE:
In an attempt to refocus this month, Iโve decided to try and give up chips. This will be extremely difficult. I eat them almost daily. They are my weakness. Iโm using a bikini as my emoji, since that will be a goal for next summer!
*************NO CHIP CHALLENGE*************
July 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22
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pridesabtch wrote: ยป
JFT Wednesday
- Weigh in Nice loss today, surprising since I had Chinese yesterday.
- Meds & More ibuprofen
- Work a bit
- Get some sort of exercise in Called it a rest day 'cause I hurt alllll over
- Log everything Logged everything until about 11:00 then I went off the rails
- Stay green I was green before I went off the rails
- No cookies or candy or muffins that my loving daughter is making Ate half a muffin just because she made them
- No alcohol This is probably what send me off the rails
- Bed by 12:00
Have a blessed day y'all!
Wow, I missed about everything yesterday. I was so sore yesterday my body just didn't want to move. I slept for a large portion of the day. Then evening came and I got a message from the photographer who is doing my daughter's senior pictures about possibly rescheduling tomorrow because of storms. Well, damn, I thought her pictures were next month. So she was frantically trying on clothes & jewelry last night. I felt awful because she was stressed out. Between my pain and her stress I had hubby mix me a drink. He has a very heavy hand when he pours. When DD went to bed, I took a warm bubble/Epsom salt bath. While I was in there, hubby made french toast with fresh blueberries. It was too much temptation, but damn was it good. It would have been fine had I stopped there, but I continued to snack. I doubt I did much damage, and I'm really not too bothered by it.
Obviously, from the above, today is Sierra's first photo session. I'm excited and nervous, I worry that the photographer won't do a good job, although I like his work and I just want her to have fun and like the pictures. This last minute thing did not exactly set us up for success. I did get her a last minute makeup appointment, so that is taken care of as long as the lady doesn't make her look like a hooker. She comes highly recommended, but I've never seen her idea of a "natural" look. I left enough time between make up and pictures that Sierra will have time to redo her own make up if its awful. I'm going to leave work early and go pick up a few things at the mall she talked about wanting while she is at work.
JFT Thursday
- Work by 6:00
- Leave at 10:00 to do some shopping
- Get cash out for make up lady
- Make sure husband gets cash to take other daughter to hair salon, she is getting a balayage done
- Make up at 4:00
- Kill and hour and a half
- Pictures 6:00 - 8:00
- I haven't gotten past 8:00 in my head...
- Log everything
- Stay green
- No cookies/candy
Be accountable today! Love y'all!
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@pridesabtch , hope your daughter enjoys her photo shoot. I had to look up balayage, looks lovely!littleblackskirt wrote: ยปJFT Wednesday 22nd July
Log everything yes
Stay in the green yes
Back exercises yes
5 fruit and veg 6
Collect tablets from shop yes
Walk walked to the pharmacy in the rain, 35 minutes
Housework yes
Ironing yes
JFT Thursday 23rd July
Log everything
Stay in the green
Back exercises
5 fruit and veg
Walk, it's raining again!
Finish ironing
Babysit + dog sit
Must must must sort out a present for son's birthday, will need to order something
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Wednesday goals 4 dats till ORAMM
Stay greenโ
Fruit and vegetables for snacksโ
Win raceโ ๐๐๐
Thursday goals 3 days to ORAMM
Well got a email yesterday saying that the blue Ridge Parkway pulled the race permit for Sunday so they had to change the race. Itโs now 50 miles down from 60 & has 3000 feet less climbing. Iโm really disappointed because my goals for over a year have been to have a certain finish time at the race. Now itโs essentially an entirely different race so donโt really know what to aim for.. goal is less than 5 hrs now. Oh well.
Goals
Stay green
1 hr recovery pace ride on trainer
Clean bike add tire sealant and set bike up for. Race
Look at bills
Only fruit and vegetables for snack
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teigansdad wrote: ยปWednesday goals 4 dats till ORAMM
Stay greenโ
Fruit and vegetables for snacksโ
Win raceโ ๐๐๐
Thursday goals 3 days to ORAMM
Well got a email yesterday saying that the blue Ridge Parkway pulled the race permit for Sunday so they had to change the race. Itโs now 50 miles down from 60 & has 3000 feet less climbing. Iโm really disappointed because my goals for over a year have been to have a certain finish time at the race. Now itโs essentially an entirely different race so donโt really know what to aim for.. goal is less than 5 hrs now. Oh well.
When I trained for the State time trials, the race was cancelled. I fell into a deep funk. Don't let the "let down" get you down. Focus on kicking *kitten* on a new course. You can push harder with less elevation and distance to cover, who knows what you can do. Give it all you got and be proud of the effort!6 -
HEGoddard0928 wrote: ยปToday's goals are:
- Up at 9๐
- Appt @ 1:15 ๐So of course the stupid settings on my phone were wrong so I had to force close all the apps except google to make the damn video call go through. But it eventually did. Thank God! I have to call an set up an in office visit for 6 weeks.
- Write sleep article ๐๐๐ Took two hours but have gotten nothing but amazing feedback on it! Everyone was saying that the subject matter was spot on too! I'll include a link below.
- 2 hrs on website ๐๐
- Research 2nd article ๐
- 3 5/5 articles ๐
- Post๐
- Research tech companies ๐Did you know that there are more than 200 mental health apps on the Google Play store?
- Check paystub ๐๐ Matt's manager never put in his sick time for last week so he's missing two full work days worth of pay...Weeeeee
Yesterday was just kind of normal I guess. Matt worked. @Snowflake1968 Aleve has been Matt's saving grace for when he's at work.
Oh! I got an offer to do a guest blog post about bipolar on a health website! Its unpaid but I can use it as a profile piece and get a testimonial for my business site! I'm super excited! I've also been updating my LinkedIn profile too. So if anyone has one please feel free to add me! My full name is Hannah Smith.
Umm... I'm going to start writing my second profile piece in like 20 minutes about the correlation between what we eat and how we feel.
Today I will:
- Up @ 9
- JFT
- Reach out to 3 blogs
- Read 5/5 articles
- 2 hrs on website
- Shower
- Do preliminary research on other topics
- Update internet bookmarks
Article:
The Effects of Poor Sleep on Bipolar Disorder
https://medium.com/@hgsmith0920/the-effects-of-poor-sleep-on-bipolar-disorder-56657f8d807d4 -
Has anyone heard from @mytime6630 recently? X0
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Snowflake1968 wrote: ยปIโll read and catch up over the next couple of days. Today I just want to cry and say I ruined my streak. I had 800 and some days in.
Message my fitness pal!!!
https://www.myfitnesspal.com/account/login_counter_reset_request
You can reset it to what it was x
I didn't know that was a thing, I"m so glad you told me about it. Thank you!1 -
@teigansdad - how disappointing the change in race location would be. I hope you still have a successful race.
@HEGoddard0928 - I need to read your blogs, I have a friend with bipolar and she struggles with sleep issues tremendously I will share with her.
Well I weighed myself this morning and the number started with a 2, I'm so disappointed in myself. I need to get back to it.
JFT - Thursday July 23
1L of Water
Log all Food
No Chips
Gratitude Journal
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WEDNESDAY:
- Log it all๐ข / stay green๐ข
- NO CHIPS๐ข
- housework๐ข / more paperwork๐ข
- E softball game๐ข
- Contact church about summer program๐ข
Clean sweep yesterday, more of the same today.JFT THURSDAY:
- Log it all / stay green
- NO CHIPS!
- Visit nephew
- Housework
- school work with kiddos
JULY CHALLENGE:
In an attempt to refocus this month, Iโve decided to try and give up chips. This will be extremely difficult. I eat them almost daily. They are my weakness. Iโm using a bikini as my emoji, since that will be a goal for next summer!
*************NO CHIP CHALLENGE*************
July 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22
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You are doing so great on your No Chip Challenge!! Keep up the good work! ๐1 -
๐ธ๐ธ Weight Loss is Not a Physical Challenge ๐ธ๐ธ
It's a Mental One!!
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
Water outside plants
Collect trash & take to bin
Create template & data for weekend meeting - email DGD
Do Five -- 15-min declutters -- 1 / each LR, BR, BR2, Kit, DR
List 5 items for which I am grateful and include reasons
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Wednesday: all food logged; worked on Project until 11 am
Thursday: log all food. Work on Project until 12 (it is nearly 11 am now, I will not get anything done at this rate, but I had to go for groceries today, which is best done early).4 -
teigansdad wrote: ยปThursday goals 3 days to ORAMM
Well got a email yesterday saying that the blue Ridge Parkway pulled the race permit for Sunday so they had to change the race. Itโs now 50 miles down from 60 & has 3000 feet less climbing. Iโm really disappointed because my goals for over a year have been to have a certain finish time at the race. Now itโs essentially an entirely different race so donโt really know what to aim for.. goal is less than 5 hrs now. Oh well.pridesabtch wrote: ยปWhen I trained for the State time trials, the race was cancelled. I fell into a deep funk. Don't let the "let down" get you down. Focus on kicking *kitten* on a new course. You can push harder with less elevation and distance to cover, who knows what you can do. Give it all you got and be proud of the effort!
Since the pandemic started, I've had two 10K races converted to virtual events. Those were always my "challenge myself" events. Several 5K races that I enter annually have all been canceled. I can do 5Ks easy, heck, I walk dog farther than that on our daily routes. So I did the virtual 10K races anyway. I also completed one virtual 5K and have registered for another virtual 10K. The event organizers encourage us to post our times / photos online. It gives me something to focus on, and I don't mind having something like that during a worldwide pandemic.
I echo what @pridesabtch said: @teigansdad Don't let the change in course get you down. Focus on the new course & kick *kitten*!3
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