Daily Commitment Thread for 2020 -- JUST FOR TODAY
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@snowflake1968. Cancer took mum at the end of June. I stayed with mum and dad from the end of Feb and was able to care for her until the last few days. My husband and I have been apart for much of the year - Covid is having a big impact on our plans and my husband is now undergoing medical investigations in the south of England whilst I’m up on Skye a very long way north of him (he started his consultations before we bought the house on Skye and wants to follow through rather than changing consultants). I’m hoping we will be able to be with dad, my brother and his wife at Christmas in the south but it will depend on rules about how many people can meet up and any travel restrictions. The cat is on Skye and has to be factored into plans as well (one of us needs to be on Skye with him or we both need to travel together in the car with him and hope to drive non stop and make the journey in under 13 hours). Life can be complicated!4
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HEGoddard0928 wrote: »@acrylicfox Your vitamins was my dishes before I moved. The other women can tell you! I fought with myself every day about doing the dishes! It was a source of many laughs! Now I have a dishwasher and it's only slightly better. Lol
BWAHAHAHA!
Gosh, well, I hope I'm not being too annoying with my intractable vitamin problems
The dishes are my Waterloo
, I gave up years ago and delegated most dishwashing to my partner! 
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acrylicfox wrote: »Just for yesterday
Eat three meals [only two]
(no sugar, or grains) [cool]
Stay under kj [cool]
no snacking [cool]
Just take the damn vitamins or buy some better tasting (more $$$) ones, okay! [coolest!]
weigh-in and record on calendar [it's all cool dude]
Schedule some Kdrama time and peddle away
JFT
Eat three meals
stay under kj
no grains
no snacking
Vitamins!
weigh-in, record
kdrama peddle sesh in the evening
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aerochic42 wrote: »back again - the scale is moving in the wrong direction persistently
1) log food - breakfast , lunch not dinner or snakc
2) sweep basement - done
3) 9k steps -barely 8k
4) limit Halloween candy to 3 pieces all day (and log them) , logged only one, but stopped at 3 I think
today 11/6/2020
1) log food
2) 9k steps
3) limit halloween candy
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Thought I'd treat myself to a toffe apple.
Nearly extracted half my teeth.
I need to make a note of this somewhere lmao
I started new meds today so hopefully be feeling good soon! They make you hungry so for the first time in months I've ate and ate and ate. And now I'm taking them regularly, I'm hoping it will just help me eat regularly as well.
I don't know what I weigh atm and if I lost any more than I did.
So I hit rock bottom but I'm slowly getting up now
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I had an early appointment this morning so just getting around to goals now.
THURSDAY:
- 10k steps🟢
- Exercise🟢
- Log food🟢
- 2 girls to friend’s houses🟢
- Paint the shed 🟢
Woo-hoo! Another good day yesterday. Working on similar goals today, but with a late start it will be a little harder.
JFT FRIDAY:
- 10k steps
- Exercise
- Log food
- B to soccer
- Continue painting the shed
Be well! ☮️3 -
ZizzyBumble wrote: »Friday 6 November
Log
Stay in the green
5 fruit and veg
4
Water
Fitbit exercise goals
Happy Scale weight trend ⬇️ 0.6 lost in last 7 days
Today I will have one of my winter traditions. I will light the log burner and open my Christmas edition of Good Food magazine whilst enjoying smoked salmon and fizz. I’ve no idea what Christmas will be like this year (the first without my mum and probable Covid restrictions) but I’m trying not to dwell on things I can’t change.
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🦃 🐿🦃🐿🦃🐿🦃What am I doing to keep busy? To name a few...
🦃🐿🦃NOVEMBER 🦃🐿🦃
🦃🐿🦃🐿🦃🐿🦃[*] structuring my dayNovember Daily Goals: Week 1
[*] 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[c]
1 Aug: 149.9
01 Sept: 149.4
09 Sept: 149.5
1 Oct: 149.2
Sun: ✅ Mon: ✅ Tu: ✅ Wed: ✅
Thu: ✅ Fri: ✅ Sat:
Today’s Goals Update
Weight < 150: ✅ (revised from 155)1 Aug 2019: 170.113 Sept: 152.2 (birthday - DH)
2020:
1 Sept 149.4
1 Oct: 149.2
18 Oct: 147.2
24 Oct: 146.0
Reduce Fat%: ✅ 29.3; 27.1; 25.1; 24.5; 24.2[/s] 23.9
Increase Muscle%: ✅ 28.7->30.1; 30.6; 30.7 30.9:
Calories in the green ✅
Steps > 7500 ✅
Intentional exercise > 50 mins daily✅
Active hours > 6 daily ✅
Positive intentions:
🌟Meditation ✅
🌟Exercise ✅ 🌟 Circuits ✅
🌟Sewing masks✅
🌟Get outside in the sunshine ✅
🌟Laundry ✅
😜Daily Chores ✅
🌟Crochet Puzzles ✅
🌟Watch TV ✅ 🌟 Read ✅
Terri 🦄
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HEGoddard0928 wrote: »
11/5/20
- Up whenever
- post goals
- write at least 1 sceneJust not the scene I wanted to. My laptop went stupid yesterday and deleted the last scene I'd written, so I had to write it again, and it definitely wasn't as good as the first one T.T
- make 3 social media posts
- make goals lists and hang
- outline blog #3
- make Matt bring up garbage can
- dishwasher
- mini habits
- peddle with weights for 15 minutesWasn't as difficult as I thought it would be, but I did work up a sweat
- make dinner NO TAKE OUT!!
Does heating up chicken strips count?
- remember skincare routine
- listen to hunger signals (drink water first)Definintely didn't do this. I was in a really big snacking mood last night.
I have an interview! It's not at the location I was hoping for, but this one is only about 25 minutes away, so it's not too bad. It's on Wednesday at 2:30, so send up some prayers and keep those fingers crossed for me! I'd really really like to be able to get this position. It would make my life significantly easier. At least I think it will. Lol. I guess we'll have to see. Anyway, good thoughts would be appreciated.
It's already almost 6:30, and I'm just posting goals now. I ended up laying back down after Matt's super early doctor's appointment and slept for another 5 hours. It was crazy. I guess I really needed the sleep. Lol. So I'm just going to post a few goals and see how that goes.
11/6/20
- start a new book
- write 1 scene
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@HEGoddard0928 - good luck with the interview!
FRIDAY:
- 10k steps🟢
- Exercise🟢
- Log food🔴
- B to soccer🟢
- Continue painting the shed🟢
I did a quick 4mile walk around the track during my daughter’s practice. Good thing too, because when I came home, my neighbors enticed me to come sit outside around the fire pit. A few beers and some pizza...high calories, but fun! We’re taking advantage of this warmer weather!
JFT SATURDAY:
- 3 soccer games
- Bday party
- 10k steps
- Exercise
- Log food
Have a great Saturday! ⚽️3 -
Shade over on calories but solid day
For Friday, keep on track. Make this my normal versus an activity or sprint
1800 calories. My weekly average is below 2,000, keep it there: 1876
Work out for 90 minutes: 89 including a 2.79 mile exercise walk
Make good choices and keep my commitments: Made good choices as a whole but front loaded calories. Had to focus to keep the day in line
Support my bride: Easy to do. Little and big things make a difference
Eat dinner at the table and walk afterwards, both unplugged. Stroll after dinner: Done, done and didn’t snack on the couch. Self reporting kept me from candy on the couch, got me out the door for a .5 mile stroll after dinner and kept me in the moment on the walk.
For Saturday, these commitments mean something. I will not be perfect but can’t just let shortfalls pass by.
1816 calories. Get the weekly average to 1900:
Work out for 90 minutes:
Make good choices and keep my commitments. Pre log Saturday dinner to stay on track:
Support my bride. We have a good life and I wouldn’t be where I am without her:
Don’t eat on the couch:4 -
acrylicfox wrote: »Eat three meals
stay under kj
no grains I'm not counting quinoa as a grain as I don't have a reaction to it (thank god!)
no snacking
Vitamins!
d'oh!
weigh-in, record
kdrama peddle sesh in the evening
too tired from moving furniture today.
JFT
Eat 3 meals
Stay under kj
Low sugar, no dairy, no grains
Take. the. vitamins!
weigh-in, record
Sunday Kdrama peddle-a-thon: for every episode you peddle through, you can watch two.4 -
Saturday 7 November
Log
Stay in the green
5 fruit and veg
Water
Fitbit exercise goals
Happy Scale weight trend ↔️ 0.1 lost in last 7 days
It a glorious day today so I’m off out for a nice walk then I have takeaway duck hoisin and noodles for dinner tonight 😊.5 -
@ZizzyBumble that dinner sounds amazing! Lol. Enjoy your walk!2
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HEGoddard0928 wrote: »
11/6/20
- start a new book ✅ But probably not going to continue. Not really my cup of tea
- write 1 scene ✅
Have a lot to do today! Got to catch up on some goals that I've been putting off!
11/7/20
- up at 9 ✅
- post goals ✅
- write 2 scenes
- outline blog #3
- create goals poster and hang
- start new book
- pay attention to hunger signals
- drink water/wait ten minutes when I feel hungry
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Good morning! Happy Saturday!
@HEGoddard0928 Good luck at your interview! I will say a prayer for you!
@Bex953172 I love your wit. Although I would hate for you to actually extract your teeth, I did have to chuckle at your description of eating your toffee apple! Glad to hear you are getting your appetite back and that you are on new meds. I go in this week to talk to my doc about same. (((HUGS)))
@mytime6630 I know this is a hard time of year for you. Something the No BS weightloss program really drives home is that our sabotaging thoughts are still just 'thoughts'. We can control thoughts by catching ourselves and rephrasing them. I've been really working on this a lot myself in the past couple of weeks. So when I catch myself being upset over finances, loss of job, missing my kids, etc....I actually tell myself "It's normal to feel sad about this, and that's okay. But eating ice cream isn't going to change the facts. It's just going to add fat to my *kitten*." or something to that effect. I don't know if that helps, because everyone's situation is different and you have a lot going on, but I wanted to share because self-talk is a big piece of the program and it makes a lot of sense to me. Love to you, my friend.
@TerriRichardson112 The video you posted the other day was beautiful. Thank you for sharing. That song was exactly what I needed to hear that day.
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Recap TGIF 11/6
1) Walked dog 4.18 mi before work happy dog & happy me
2) Move hourly 13/14 & 15.2k
3) Figure out supper / net cals zero / 14c water -59 & 14c
4) Work at home: 12:00 Facebook Live / keep up w/ emails / email daily update to manager / submit weekly PAR & PRO sheets / update Project Status s/s / save PC to flash drive / make to-do list for Mon. = 7/7
5) Fence yellow roses hubby said he'd help on Sat. / balance bank accts / schedule pmts / update budget s/s / export banking data & update s/s / declutter 15 min. / 1 other chore = 6/7
6) UNPLUG 9:00 / FLOSS / RETAINERS / Voltaren on knees / no alarm Sat. (walk dog & fall farmers market 9:00) 4.5/5
JFT Sat. 11/7
1) Farmers market 9:00
2) Move hourly
3) Net cals zero / 14c
4) Fence yellow roses / rake leaves in back yard for last time / paint 2nd coat on front door frame / clean car windows & maybe wash vehicles / put 50# birdseed in plastic containers / refill dog food bin / water houseplants esp. herbs / order new Fitbit / other chores?
5) Unplug 9:00 / floss / retainers / Voltaren on knees / alarm for 9:00 church
Another day of beautiful sunny weather! Hubby and I will take advantage of warm temps and complete fall chores outside.
Part of my old (replacement) Fitbit broke after I finished charging this morning, so I need to order a new one right away. Just a little addicted to seeing how many steps & how many active hours I have. And I like to know my resting heart rate sometimes, but don't wear or care about sleep hours. Good thing I have been reviewing their newest products lately just in case, because I know my version (from 2015) isn't even sold anymore. Hope I can find a discount email that they are constantly sending me.
2020 Goals:1) Get weight below 160# (last time was 4/20/19) 10.31.20 159.0#Word for 2020: Persist
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) / 5.1.20 (forgot 4.30.20) / 6.3.20 (forgot at ME again) / 6.30.20 / 8.6.20 (forgot July 31 & crazy schedule) / 8.31.20 / 9.30.20 / forgot 10.31.20 measurements but happy w/ w-i 159.0 finally below 160
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 on 1.10.20 / Seroogy's Valentine 5K 46:26.7 ave. pace 14:47 on 2.8.20 / Badger State Brewing 10K virtual race on 4.2.20 w/ dog 1:44:16 ave. pace 16:33 / Prevention virtual 5K Fun & Fit Team on 5.2.20 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 / 100 Miles Challenge fundraiser (per fitness tracker) & completed 5.18.20 / Bellin Run 10K virtual race on 6.6.20 w/ dog 1:41:03 ave. pace 16:14 dog definitely slows my "race pace" / Hope Isn't Canceled virtual 10K on 8.29.20 w/ dog 1:43:10 ave. pace 16:36 / Packers 5K virtual race 9.26.20 w/ dog 52:23 ave. pace 16:41 / Bellin Women's 5K virtual race 10.10.20 w/ dog 52:55 ave. pace 16:57 / virtual Run for the Hill of It 5K on 10.16.20 w/ dog 50:35 ave. pace 16:16
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 ~ very pleased w/ my progress / reorg in basement June & July / small declutter projects around house October2 -
Weekly Weigh-In = When I'm active I eat back calories. My weaknesses: I love food... my sweet tooth, especially chocolate... portion control... FOMO (Fear of Missing Out). Saturday a.m. is my "official" weigh-in day, and I peek occasionally other days. My digital scale only shows half pound increments & I'm too cheap to buy a fancier scale. No goal dates set ~ this is not a diet but my lifestyle.
Age 63, 5'4" (have permanently lost half inch ~ bummer)
GW #1: 150 in a livable way = It's. Not. A. Diet.
GW #2: 145 normal BMI
UG maintain: 145 - 150 (need to be realistic)
11/5/15 = 195.0 joined MFP with no real plan except It's. Not. A. Diet.
1/10/17 = 185.5 clearly not a regular on MFP / joined JFT, best group ever!
5/31/17 = 180.5 two end of month celebrations / committed to posting weekly weigh-in06/03 = 177.509/02/17 = 170.0 Woohoo! Officially overweight, not obese
06/10 = 179.5 pre-10K spaghetti supper night before
06/17 = 179.5 numerous meals away from home, several occasions w/ alcohol, happy no gain
06/24 = 178.0 fluctuated during week, but ended ok
07/01 = 176.0 Yay!!! Achieved June goal to stay <180
07/08 = 177.5 oops
07/15 = 176.5
07/22 = 175.0
07/29 = 174.0 saw at least one daily w-i below 174
08/05 = 174.5 dined out for Girls Day Out & ate Dad's cooking & baking
08/12 = 173.5 scale flirted with even lower numbers on daily weigh-ins
08/19 = 173.5 had couple of high calorie days
08/26 = 172.0 kind of a surprise09/09 = 171.5 backsliding, ack!09/16/17 = 169.5 yay, the middle number is a six!09/23 = 168.5 have lots challenges in upcoming week12/09/17 = 158.5 first time in 10 years my weight is 1-5-anything!
09/30 = 167.0 met Sept goal to stay under 170
10/07 = 166.0
10/14 = 166.5 dined out 2 days with adult beverages plus wine & cheesecake at spa
10/21/17 = 166.5 dined out 2 days plus food day in office / no gain is good [joined Just Give Me 10 Days challenge (daily w/i)]
10/28 = 164.5 very active week & watched CICO / reached October goal of 165
11/04 = 163.0 wow, really surprised at this, daily fluctuations very up and down this week
11/11 = 164.5 this is temporary b/c very high sodium yesterday
11/18 = 162.0 big surprise, especially b/c I weigh myself daily and didn't see this all week
11/25 = 163.0 no surprise after 2 no-logging-food days (parade day and Thanksgiving), just glad not worse
12/02 = 161.0 Jingle Bell 5K day / 44:37 chip time & ave. pace 14:22 & very happy!12/16 = 158.0 no work parties or food days & stuck with CICO12/29/18 = 159.5 and happy I stayed 1-5-anything over holidays & vacation days at home
12/23 = 157.5 no "workouts" but shoveled snow & snowshoed, busy with Christmas preparations
12/30 = 159.0 Christmas Day no food/beverages logged
01/06/18 = 159.0 New Year's Eve hubby & I splurged on treats & beverages (at home), and I did not log...totally worth it!
01/13 = 157.0 big surprise! Yesterday evening, walked in Frenzy on the Fox 5K in 47:26 & pace 15:19. Very happy with my time, wore layers of clothes in 10 degrees & NNW 12 mph wind, fun event.
01/20 = 156.5
01/27 = 156.5 maintaining / not a bad thing
02/03 = sick / no weigh in
02/10 = 152.5 unhealthy loss due to illness / I know weight will go back up & I'm totally fine with that
02/17/18 = 153.0 thrilled with annual physical on 2/15/18: BP 110/68, pulse 64 and BMI 26.14
02/24 = 154.0 little out of control last week, but at goal for the month
03/03 = 155.5 oops / still lower than before I was sick
03/10 = 153.5 back on track
03/17 = 152.5
03/24 = 153.0 evening snacks & two days straight of 8 hr seminars (+ lots of sitting)
03/31 = 153.5 pre-10K spaghetti supper night before / Badger State Brewing 10K 1:30:28.82 and average pace 14:35
04/07 = 154.5 ack ~ ate Easter candy most evenings
04/14 = 153.5 Day 1 of record-setting blizzard ~ yuck! Followed by day 2 of blizzard, then snow day (no work / still shoveling & plowing) on Monday ~ in APRIL ~ yikes!
04/21 = 153.5 after such weird week & daily weight fluctuations, happy to maintain
04/28 = 152.0
05/05 = 153.5 kinda stalled three months + feeling hungry more often ~ since w/i 10# of goal, changed MFP setting to lose 1/2 lb. per week & see how it goes
05/12 = 153.5 ok with this ~ think changing my MFP setting, and having more net calories to play with, is agreeing with me ~ I'm not so hungry all the time
05/19 = 154.0 drinks (2 margaritas) & dinner w/ BFF night before + enjoyed everything!
05/26/18 = 153.0 Health Risk Assessment 5/15/18 ~ BMI 25.6
06/02 = 153.0 basically in maintenance for now ~ I'll take it!
06/09 = 152.5 Bellin Run 10K 1:28:12 split time 45:03 ave. pace 14:12 ~ beat goal of < 1:30
06/16 = 152.0
06/23 = 156.0 end of vacation week & lots of eating out
06/30 = 155.5
07/07 = 156.0 post-vacation w/i net calories not. so. much. Ack!
07/14 = 154.5 prelogging & sticking w/ plan helps
07/21 = 154.5 Packers 5K 44:50 ave pace 14:26 min/mile ~ beat goal < 45:00
07/28 = 157.5 peanut M&M attacks (eek) + dinner out w/ SIL/niece (yum!) + staff luncheon (ick)
08/03 = 155.5 started Evening Snack Challenge on JFT
08/11 = 158.0 stressful week (job crap ~ hubby's & my own) , Chinese buffet 1 evening & Feast with the Beasts (so worth it!)
08/18 = 157.5 saw 156.0 during week ~ evening snack challenge not. so. good.
08/25 = 156.0 prelogged as much as possible & CICO getting better
09/01 = 154.5 included Taste on Broadway & office relocation so packing & moving boxes ~ very pleased
09/08 = 157.5 too many office bday indulgences / City Stadium 5K for Veterans 44:27 & ave. pace 14:16 ~ beat goal of < 44:30
09/15 = 156.0
09/22 = 155.5 maybe lower if not for Pizza Ranch prairie pizza & wine at BFF's the night before
09/29 = 154.0
10/06 = 155.0 may include water retention in muscles b/c resumed home version of weights & circuit-training day before
10/13 = 157.0 birthday treats & adult beverages / walked in Run for the Hill of It 5K in 48:13 pace 15:32 & hill 2:01 ~ beat both time (part unpaved trail with sloppy conditions due to 5" rain over preceding week) & hill (finish is UP a steep sledding hill) from last year and learned only 25 out of 267 participants finished the hill < 1 min.
10/20 = 155.0
10/27 = 158.0 oops... lots of leaf-raking the evening before + too. much. snacking.
11/03 = 156.5 better planning / stopped evening snacking (mostly)
11/10 = 156.0 basically stuck in maintenance mode ~ not the worst thing
11/17 = 157.0
11/24 = 159.5 Thanksgiving week & paid time off with hubby ~ def going in wrong direction ~ oops
12/01 = 157.5 Jingle Bell 5K 45:38 & ave. pace 14:42 ~ not bad
12/08 = 157.0
12/15 = 156.5 clearly in maintenance mode all year ~ not exactly the plan but I'm ok with this for now ~ really happy to stay 1-5-anything
12/22 = 155.5 surprised by this ~ maybe due to much later than normal weigh-in (late start to the day)01/05/19 = 157.512/28/19 = 168.5 spent 75% of 2019 in 160s... not the plan
01/12 = 158.0 Frenzy on the Fox 5K 1/11 with friends ~ not timed / MapMyWalk 54:19
01/19 = 158.0 maintained even with evening snacking & skipped workouts
01/26 = 157.5
02/02 = 158.5 hubby's traditional bday dinner + leftovers + evening snacking ~ oops
02/09 = 158.5 ok with no gain / Seroogy's Valentine 5K 48:34:89 & ave. pace 15:89 in below zero temps & icy mile 2
02/16 = 158.0
02/23 = 160.0 oops... deserved, net cals & sodium def red prior 3 days. Annual physical 2/26 159.6 fully clothed.
03/02 = 159.5
03/09 = 157.5
03/16 = 158.0 feeling unwell & no workouts all week
03/23 = 157.5 finally feeling better
03/31 = 160.5 posting Sun. month end w/i ~ too many days, net calories RED. Badger State Brewing 10K 3/30 in 1:28:14 & ave. pace 14:12 and beat goal < 1:30
04/06 = 160.0 saw 158.5 during week
04/13 = 159.5
Hiatus from MFP 4/17 - 4/29 (Easter 4/21)
05/04 = 161.5 logging again starting 4/30
05/11 = 163.0 ack
05/18 = 163.0 no gain
05/25 = 163.0 could be worse
06/01 = 162.0
06/08 = 162.0 pre-race spaghetti night before / Bellin Run 10K 1:29:54 split 44:13 ave. pace 14:29
06/15 = 164.0 ate at fast food, cafe (brunch), pub (happy hour), seminar (lunch), dinner at BFF's (sangria)
06/22 = 162.5 better eating & tracking
06/29 = 163.5 two days of conference food
07/06 = 162.5
07/13 = 163.5 two out-of-town family parties + diner food + drinks/dinner at Mexican restaurant
07/20 = 166.0 cousin's funeral luncheon (one whole table w/ family desserts) + restaurant week lunch w/ hubby + pizza supper w/ hubby
07/27 = 165.0
08/03 = 164.5 happy to see any loss at all... I am the tortoise
08/10 = 167.5 high sodium & emotional eating
08/17 = 167.5
08/24 = 165.5
08/31 = 169.5 staycation week & ate whatever I wanted
09/07 = 167.0 flushed sodium & water weight / City Stadium 5K for Veterans 45:12 (goal < 45:00) & ave. pace 14:33
09/14 = 166.5
09/21 = 166.0
09/27 = 165.5
10/05 = 167.5 pre-race food ~ Pink Pumpkin 5K 44:06 (goal < 45:00) & ave. pace 14:12
10/12 = 165.5 eating back on track ~ Run for the Hill of It 5K (trail event) 48:06 & hill 1:58 (goal < 2 min.)
10/19 = 165.5
10/26 = 165.0 slowly but surely... my lifestyle is NOT a diet
11/02 = 165.5 Maru & Jack's party / food night before
11/09 = 164.5 few days of staying at zero net calories works!
11/16 = 165.0 rare Fri. night dinner date w/ hubby at local cafe ~ totally worth it!
11/23 = 166.0 wrong way again
11/30 = 168.0 ACK!!!
12/07 = 165.5 sick several days & painful sore throat will do that
12/14 = 167.0 on prednisone & ate to quell nausea
12/21 = 165.501/04/20 = stomach flu 1/4 - 1/5 & slow recovery 1/6 - 1/7 ~ lost unhealthy amount of weight quickly3/2/20 Dr. B recommended getting my weight back down for relief of newly diagnosed mild arthritis in both my knees. Another incentive.
01/11 = 164.5 Fri. evening Frenzy on the Fox 5K 49:36 ave. pace 15:29
01/18 = 164.5 managed to maintain weight lost while sick
01/25 = 166.0 expected (some high sodium days)
02/01 = 166.0 bday celebrations (hubby's, mom's, co-worker's) + evening snacking
02/08 = 166.5 pre-race carb-loading / Seroogy's Valentine 5K 46:26.7 ave. pace 14:47
02/15 = 166.0
02/22 = 167.0 not sure about accuracy of exercise calories logged this week
02/29 = 165.0 yay03/07 = 165.5 several very red days ~ oops10/03 = 160.5 slow & steady
03/14 = 164.5 conscientiously logging food helps
03/21 = 162.5 stressed out & not feeling like eating (apparently I emotional eat only when bored, lonely or sad)
03/28 = 162.0 work at home since 3/20/20, eating (mostly) healthy to stay healthy & walked 27.62 miles w/ dog
04/04 = 161.5 walked virtual Badger State Brewing 10K on 4/2/20 1:44:16 ave. pace 16:33 [not my usual race pace but I never walk race events with my dog & no other participants ~ happy me]
04/11 = 162.0 several evening snack attacks of peanut M&Ms
04/18 = 162.5 inching back up ~ Easter dinner + chocolate + high sodium meals of scalloped potatoes/ham + pea soup w/ ham
04/25 = 162.0 happy to be inching back down
05/02 = 162.0 saw 161 during week ~ yay
05/09 = 163.5 comfort eating + rest days Thurs. AND Fri. ~ oops
05/16 = 164.0 wrong direction ~ need to get a grip! Virtual #RonaRunOff w/ dog 5.08 mi in 1:23:15 ave. pace 16:23. Event miles of each participant will be aggregated at the end of May and, for every 50 miles, a pair of shoes will be donated to an area healthcare or janitorial worker. I had the opportunity to nominate my hubby for the shoes. I hope he gets selected!
05/23 = 163.0
05/30 = 162.5
06/06 = 164.0 emotional eating + unhealthy evening snacking / walked virtual Bellin Run 10K w/ dog 1:41:03 ave. pace 16:14
06/13 = 162.5 healthier farmers market eating & limited evening snacks
06/20 = 163.0
06/27 = 162.5
07/04 = 162.0
07/11 = 162.5
07/18 = 162.0 changed MFP to lightly active
07/25 = 161.5 really happy b/c after high sodium day
08/01 = 161.5 after high sodium days (saw 161.0 2X during week ~ yay)
08/08 = 161.5 hanging in there (saw 160.5 1X during week)
08/15 = 161.0 niece's wedding day
08/22 = 160.0 YAY
08/29 = 165.0 staycation week ate take out & 2 day trips/restaurants ~ oops & I don't care. Walked Hope Isn't Canceled Virtual 10K with dog 1:43:10 ave. pace 16:36
09/05 = 161.5 big sodium flush
09/12 = 161.0 back on track
09/19 = 162.5 ugh ~ high sodium week
09/26 = 161.0 better / virtual Packers 5K w/ dog 52:23 ave. pace 16:41
10/09 = 160.5 w-i one day early (before bday splurges) / virtual Bellin Women's 5K w/ dog 52:55 ave. pace 16:57 on 10/10/20
10/17 = 160.0 take that, bday indulges! / virtual Run for the Hill of It 5K (no finish up steep sledding hill this year) w/ dog in 50:35 ave. pace 16:16
10/24 = 161.0 lack of meal planning & stupid snacking
10/31 = 159.0 WAHOO!!! long time coming
11/07 = 159.0 after Halloween candy splurge & apple crisp, I'm happy
“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid. Do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go." Joshua 1:9
Today: Smile ~ Laugh ~ Be Kind ~ ~ Eat Well ~ Be Active
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I don’t have any real goals for today, just trying to take it easy. I do have to do the following
•Client✅
•Store-may or may not get to this
•take the girls to see the ducks
•Help hubby
To be honest, I’m feeling super lazy today. I’m also really struggling with no-weigh November. I may go ahead and allow myself to weigh tomorrow. It will have been 1 week since I got on the scale. I feel thinner. Someone I hadn’t seen in a while even told me yesterday that I didn’t even look like I had just had a baby. That was comforting. I’m in that awkward in-between spot where maternity clothes are generally too baggy and yet most of my regular clothes don’t fit yet. I just want to get past this awkward phase and be able to comfortably fit back into my regular clothes. I keep telling myself that it will happen...I just have to be consistent.
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Just for Saturday
- No BS 24H Assess & Plan
- 64 oz water: I will fill two 1 Qt jars with water and set on kitchen counter in plain sight. Drink both before dinner.
- 7000 Steps / 30 minutes activity: Get outside! It's in the 70's today! That's unheard of in November in Green Bay. Take dog somewhere new and take a walk.
- Finish the Keep/Toss/Donate pile in the laundry room and bring the donate bags to St. Vincent de Paul
- Bake banana bread and cookies for Tim
- Take care of mental health today. Stress is bad for the body.
- Early bedtime. Your body needs rest.
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🦃 🐿🦃🐿🦃🐿🦃What am I doing to keep busy? To name a few...
🦃🐿🦃NOVEMBER 🦃🐿🦃
🦃🐿🦃🐿🦃🐿🦃[*] structuring my dayNovember Daily Goals: Week 1
[*] 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[c]
1 Aug: 149.9
01 Sept: 149.4
09 Sept: 149.5
1 Oct: 149.2
Sun: ✅ Mon: ✅ Tu: ✅ Wed: ✅
Thu: ✅ Fri: ✅ Sat: ✅
I had quite a busy day as we were planting spring bulbs.
Weight < 150: ✅ (revised from 155)1 Aug 2019: 170.113 Sept: 152.2 (birthday - DH)
2020:
1 Sept 149.4
1 Oct: 149.2
18 Oct: 147.2
24 Oct: 146.0
Reduce Fat%: ✅ 29.3; 27.1; 25.1; 24.5; 24.2[/s] 23.9
Increase Muscle%: ✅ 28.7->30.1; 30.6; 30.7 30.9:
Calories in the green ✅
Steps > 7500 ✅
Intentional exercise > 50 mins daily✅
Active hours > 6 daily ✅
Positive intentions:
🌟Meditation ✅
🌟Exercise ✅ 🌟 Circuits ✅
🌟local shopping- roast/fresh bread
🌟Get outside in the sunshine ✅
🌟Gardening✅
🌟Laundry ✅
😜Daily Chores ✅
🌟Crochet Puzzles ✅
🌟Watch TV ✅ 🌟 Read ✅
Terri 🦄
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@TiffanyPe17
I’ve been struggling with not stepping on the scale too. It’s sad that I feel like that number will validate me in some way.
You are right about staying consistent. That’s what will pay off in the end. At least, that’s what I keep telling myself!
Today is over for me but I did track everything.4 -
ZizzyBumble wrote: »Saturday 7 November
Log
Stay in the green
5 fruit and veg
Water
Fitbit exercise goals
Happy Scale weight trend ↔️ 0.1 lost in last 7 days
It a glorious day today so I’m off out for a nice walk then I have takeaway duck hoisin and noodles for dinner tonight 😊.
Dinner was very good 😊4 -
Sunday 8 November
Log
Stay in the green
5 fruit and veg
Water
Fitbit exercise goals
Happy Scale weight trend ⬇️ 0.3 lost in last 7 days
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SATURDAY:
- 3 soccer games⚽️
- Bday party🟢
- 10k steps🟢
- Exercise🟢
- Log food🔴
I’m doing good with adding exercise back in to my routine. I just need to be better about logging. I know it’s all about knowing what I put into my body.
I was referred to as “small” in conversation with a couple women yesterday. (I’m not small, just at a normal BMI.) Hearing that motivated me a little to live up to that expectation. I recently gained back about 5lbs, (but working to get rid of that now), so any little motivation helps!
JFT SUNDAY:
- 10k steps
- Exercise
- Log food
- Sing for mass
- Family hike
Have a great Sunday! 🎶5 -
Self reporting kept me on track on Saturday
For Saturday, these commitments mean something. I will not be perfect but can’t just let shortfalls pass by.
1816 calories. Get the weekly average to 1900: 1699. Back on track for weekly 1900 average
Work out for 90 minutes: 94 minutes including a five year high 3.09 mile walk
Make good choices and keep my commitments. Pre log Saturday dinner to stay on track: Made good choices all day.
Support my bride. We have a good life and I wouldn’t be where I am without her: Easy to do
Don’t eat on the couch: Ate dinner at the table and went around the block afterwards, both unplugged. Ate a apple on the couch. Big victory
For Sunday, finish the week on track. There are people who don’t have to track calories. I’m not one. Like a money budget, I have to stay within bounds to reach my objectives. I have to exercise self discipline.
1950 calories:
Walk for 45 minutes:
Make good choices:
Support my bride:
Eat dinner at the table and walk afterwards, both unplugged:4 -
@sviers13 I am glad that I am not the only one who struggles with this. I did allow myself to weigh in today. I guess one week without weighing is better than daily and getting stressed about what I saw.2
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I broke my own rule of not weighing in for the entire month. It was killing me. I had to know if what I was doing (keto and Intermittent Fasting) was actually working. And it was!!! I weighed in this morning and I lost 8 pounds since last week!!! I know that’s a huge number and it’s mostly water weight. But what makes me happy is that something actually moved threbscale. I’m back down to a weight that I feel like is manageable. And I am now only 25 pounds away from goal weight. I’m just really happy about that and had to share! My goals for today:
•Online church
•Laundry
•Meal prep7 -
acrylicfox wrote: »Eat 3 meals [tick]
Stay under kj [tick]
Low sugar, no dairy, no grains [tick]
weigh-in, record [tick]
Take. the. vitamins! [BOOM!] = Yes! a perfect score!
Sunday Kdrama peddle-a-thon: for every episode you peddle through, you can watch two. [peddalled for two episodes but I'm now too tired to watch more
JFT
Eat three meals
Stay under kj
Low sugar, no dairy, no grains
weigh-in and record
Vitamins!
schedule some midday kdrama pedaling time3 -
HEGoddard0928 wrote: »
11/7/20
- up at 9 ✅
- post goals ✅
- write 2 scenes ✅
- outline blog #3 ✅
- create goals poster and hang❌
- start new book✅
- pay attention to hunger signals❌
- drink water/wait ten minutes when I feel hungry❌
Yesterday was a terrible food day. We got take out and then just snacked the rest of the night. Matt ate too much last night and was bloated for most of the night. Lol. You'd think he would know better by now. Silly man.
I did get a lot done yesterday though so I'm happy about that.
It's already after 2 here and I've done some things already. But I still have more to do. Lol.
11/8/20
- up whenever ✅
- post goals ✅
- finish Dee's Story ✅✅✅✅✅
- peddle for 30 minutes with weights
- create the damn posters!!!
- write blog #3
- make chicken in crock pot
- cut up veggies
- mini habits
- skin care routine
- continue book
- stop picking at my face!!!5
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