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JUST FOR TODAY -- Daily Commitment Thread for 2021
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2021πΉWord - BalanceKeep your chin up!
πΉI am in tune with my dreams
πΉI know what is right for me
πΉI will pursue my dreams and greatest passion
2021
Life Affirmations
πΉI live in congruence with my authentic self
πΉI am mindful
πΉI am creative every day
πΉI foster positivity
πΉI am compassionate
Turning up is the ultimate success!- Name: Terri
- Age: 74
- Height: 5'2"
- SW: 227 (Mar 2014)
- Joined MFP: Jan 2015
- 1st Goal: 190 Sept 2015
- UGW: (145 β¬ 140
- 01 Aug 2019: 170.1
- 31 Dec 2019: 151.2
- 31 Dec 2020: 145.6
- 1 Jan: 147.2
- 8 Jan: 144.2 (lowest in many years)
- 15 Jan: 145.2
- 22 Jan: 144.9β¬
- 25 Jan: 143.8β¬ My lowest weight in over 40 years. ππ»ππ»ππ» I have reset my UGW.
[*] Total weight loss: 83 β«
February Daily Goals: Week 2
Mon: β Tue: β Wed: β Thu: β Fri: β Sat: β Sun: β- Weight < 150: β 7/7
- Reduce Fat%: β 29.3; 27.1; 25.1; 24.5; 24.2 23.4 [/s] 23.1 β¬
- Increase Muscle%: β 28.7->30.1; 30.6; 30.7: 30.9: 31.3 β«
- Calories in the green β 7/7
- Steps > 7500 β 7/7
- Intentional exercise > 50 mins dailyβ 7/7
- Active hours > 6 daily β 7/7
Positive intentions for Sun 14 Feb:- Meditation π
- Daily Yogaπ/tai chi practice
- Laundry - put away π
- Outdoor walk π
- Family Skype π
- Daily Chores π
- Puzzles: π Watch TV: π
- Chapter 9: A walk in the Hindu Kush π
- Keep up to date with email π
I hope everyone enjoyed the weekend.
Feeling languid after Valentines Dinner last night.
- Prosecco
- seared scallops
- duck a lβorange/roasted Mediterranean veg
- hot chocolate pudding/honeycomb ice cream
Just managed to stay in the green
Terri π¦
4 - Name: Terri
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ZizzyBumble wrote: Β»@pridesabtch as @Bex953172 says, please donβt feel lonely, please come and check in with us. Your doing a great job with your family and I like hearing about your girls growing up and the supportive relationship you have with Tim. You have been posting positive images in times of doom and gloom. Sending you hugs from Scotland.
Your goal could be as simpler as share your thoughts/ feelings with us. You know you will get a sympathetic ear and support from us.4 -
JFT, Monday, Feb 15
1. log all food .. beconsistent on this
2. concentrate on water
3. only 1 diet coke today
4. only 1 evening snack .. planned only
5. mindful eating
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Just for today! (15/02/21)
~ Drink 2+ litres of water. β
~ Go for a walk. β
~ Eat 3 meals and ONLY planned snacks. β
~ Hoover. β
~ Pray. β
Not too shabby! Didn't get the hoovering done but I was out most of the day. Tomorrow is another day!
Just for today! (16/02/21)
~ Drink 2+ litres of water.
~ Eat 3 meals and ONLY planned snacks.
~ Hoover.
~ Laundry.
~ Pray.4 -
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π±π·πFEBRUARYππ·π±
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2021πΉWord - BalanceKeep your chin up!
πΉI am in tune with my dreams
πΉI know what is right for me
πΉI will pursue my dreams and greatest passion
2021
Life Affirmations
πΉI live in congruence with my authentic self
πΉI am mindful
πΉI am creative every day
πΉI foster positivity
πΉI am compassionate
Turning up is the ultimate success!- Name: Terri
- Age: 74
- Height: 5'2"
- SW: 227 (Mar 2014)
- Joined MFP: Jan 2015
- 1st Goal: 190 Sept 2015
- UGW: (145 β¬ 140
- 01 Aug 2019: 170.1
- 31 Dec 2019: 151.2
- 31 Dec 2020: 145.6
- 1 Jan: 147.2
- 8 Jan: 144.2 (lowest in many years)
- 15 Jan: 145.2
- 22 Jan: 144.9β¬
- 25 Jan: 143.8β¬ My lowest weight in over 40 years. ππ»ππ»ππ» I have reset my UGW.
[*] Total weight loss: 83 β«
February Daily Goals: Week 3
Mon: β Tue: Wed: Thu: Fri: Sat: Sun:- Weight < 150: β 1/7
- Reduce Fat%: β 29.3; 27.1; 25.1; 24.5; 24.2 23.4 [/s] 23.1 β¬
- Increase Muscle%: β 28.7->30.1; 30.6; 30.7: 30.9: 31.3 β«
- Calories in the green β 1/7
- Steps > 7500 β 1/7
- Intentional exercise > 50 mins dailyβ 1/7
- Active hours > 6 daily β 1/7
Positive intentions for Mon 15 Feb:- Meditation π
- Daily Yogaπ/tai chi practice
- Laundry - put away π
- Outdoor walk π
- Daily Chores π
- Puzzles: π Watch TV: π
- Chapter 9: A walk in the Hindu Kush π
- Keep up to date with email π
Terri π¦
4 - Name: Terri
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JFT Tuesday
1. Feed cats. Tea! Put literature notes on blog
2. Read and notes for 2.1-5 of P&P. Fold sweaters. CALL UI OFFICE.
3. Put laundry away. Set 1 of lifts. Hand-wash non-dishwasher dishes. Update Hogwarts.
4. Lunch: Pork chops? Set up doctor appointments - eye, lady, GP, dentist
5. Stretch. Fanfic. S&F scene breakdown.
6. Afternoon: Walk at park. Recycling.
7. Evening: Continue P&P. Update lesson plans, assignments. Dinner: Mexican. Breathe. Set 2 of lifts. Update directions for Wednesday.
8. Drink more water. No, more. Keep the pitcher in the fridge full. You're not actually hungry. Make some tea. Drink more water! Chop celery and pack lunch. Set out clothes for tomorrow. Set up JFT for tomorrow.
9. Shower. Review papers by desk. File or trash. Pester S about sending emails for characters.
10. Gratitude journal. Therapy exercises: crunches, push-ups, squats, ankle lifts, box jumps, plank. Meds. Floss, rinse, brush teeth. Wed book group. MH Monday check-in; Tough Question Tuesday; Whatever Wednesday AMA; Thankful Thursday. Indochino suit fitting - Atlanta or Nashville?
Scale goalsEnd of 2017: 174.6
End of 2018: 189.2
End of 2019: 196.4
End of 2020: 187.4
Today: 193.2
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. 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. Unit plan for research (Idea for regular: comparing same story on sites with different biases).
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.
6. Medical: Dentist call to schedule cleaning β March? ObG schedule for April. Schedule PCP for May.
7. Theater: Little Princess.
8. House: 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: Book group. Dinners?
12. Writing: Blog post: Running, Racism and Rum: Learning to Handle Discomfort. Fanfic: Create a scene list for the Batgirl story. Finish the cafe scene for the Titans story. Open Wordpress in Safari.
13. Lifting: 15 squats, 15 deadlifts, 10 shoulder presses, 15 arm raises, 15 pushups, 30 crunches, 15 side lifts, 15 back kicks, horse stance for 5 breaths.
14. 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. 3 posts/week? Create test for MLA format. Create test for infographics and visual information. 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: Persistence. I am in full F-it mode. I am gaining weight instead of steadily losing. I haven't been exercising much. The weather has been crappy, but I've exercised in worse before. It's just that everything feels like too much.Reminder: Last year's WFTY was progress, and I am ... actually, I was going to say content, but it's more than that. I'm proud of myself, and I'm pleased with the progress that I made. Even without the challenges throughout the year, I accomplished things that I should be proud of; and given those challenges, I'm even happier about what I was able to do.6 -
ZizzyBumble wrote: Β»Monday 15 February
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5 fruit and veg π
Water π
Fitbit exercise goals π
Weigh π trend βοΈ
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Tuesday 16 February
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Stay in the green
5 fruit and veg
Water
Fitbit exercise goals
Weigh π trend β¬οΈ
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First back to back off track days of the year. Kept to my 6 to 6 parameters and worked out but I can do better
For Monday, new day and new week.
-I'm grateful for my health, that I have the option of making the changes I need to improve my wellness. I restarted MFP on 01.01.2020 and have a 412 day streak of accurately logging my exercise and calories. Even the bad days.
-1900 calories: 2484. Mindless eating
-Work out for 90 minutes, find the time in a busy day: Worked out for 39 minutes but didn't make time to walk.
-Invest 15 minutes in personal development: :TEDx: 2Easily Remembered Questions That Silence Negative Thoughts. Deep philosophical discussion. As with so many resources if the presenter's material was universally applicable everyone would already be utilizing these concepts. Ask yourself "Are my thoughts useful and how do they behave?"
-Invest 30 minutes in professional development: Nope
-Invest 30 minutes on home duties: Mixed result. I fell short of supporting my bride. Life doesn't always have to be 50/50 or in my favor. There will be many days I should be willing to take on the weight.
-Eat dinner at the table: Nice dinner but then snacked on coach until 6:00
-Revisit my commitments in the late afternoon: Nope
For Tuesday, another new day. New opportunity to be fit and healthy.
-I'm grateful for my bride on many fronts. Today it's that even when we argue, which is usually my fault, we never cross the line. More grouchy than fights. It's important to have that foundation.
-1900 calories. This requires sacrifice. I can't have the food I want and achieve my goals:
-Work out for 90 minutes. Make it happen:
-Invest 15 minutes in personal development:
-Invest 15 minutes in professional development:
-Invest 30 minutes on home duties:
-Eat dinner at the table:
-Eat between 8 and 6:
-Revisit my commitments in the late afternoon:
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JFY 2/15/21
1. Log ALL my food for the day
2. Stay within my calorie range
2. Drink 40 oz or more of water
3. NO diet coke
4. Don't snack after 8pm
It was a rough day as far as my calorie intake goes...time to make today better!!
JFT 2/16/21
1. Log ALL my food for the day
2. Stay within my calorie range
2. Drink 40 oz or more of water
3. NO diet coke
4. Don't snack after 8pm3 -
JFT - Tuesday Feb 16
Scale 198.8
1L of Water
Log all Food
I missed yesterday, I'm not sure how I thought I posted in here.
@TerriRichardson112 - I read your spoiler and saw you were at your lowest weight in 40 years a couple of weeks ago! That is awesome, congratulations! What is your next UGW?
@WellingTX - My husband is having to carry the weight right now. I'm not supposed to be doing anything. This is a complete role reversal for us.
My hip and lower back is feeling some better, they are always stiff when I first wake up, but not in agony. Today I have a paid going down the back of my leg. UGH One of these days I'll be pain free.
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Recap 2/15 M ~ Federal holiday & hubby will be home when I get off work. Yay!
1) Move hourly / stairs breaks (3 floors) 13/14 & 9.4k
2) Net cal zero / 14c water Hubby & I, on rare weeknight evening together, decided on takeout & I didn't care about keeping calories even close to zero! -1,000 oops & 12c water
3) Work in office: AJNH / Facebook Live 12:00 / keep emails current = 3/3
4) Wish niece happy bday / prep lunch, snack, water bottle & overnight oats / presses / meditation app = 4/4
5) Unplug 9:00 / FLOSS / RETAINERS / Voltaren / early alarm (workout before work) = 4/5
JFT 2/16 T ~ skipped early a.m. workout
1) Move hourly / stairs breaks (3 floors)
2) Treadmill after work (need mileage for virtual competition)
3) Net cals zero / 14c water
4) Work in office: submit leave request / AJNH / webinar 2:30 - 3:30
5) Prep middle brother's bday card & other stuff to be mailed / prep lunch, snacks, water bottle & overnight oats / meditation app / declutter 15 min. / some finance chores?
6) Unplug 9:00 / floss / retainers / Voltaren / 6:15 alarm (x-train before work)clicketykeys wrote: Β»I am in full F-it mode. I am gaining weight instead of steadily losing. I haven't been exercising much. The weather has been crappy, but I've exercised in worse before. It's just that everything feels like too much.
2021 Goals:1) Weight 150#Word for 2021: Gratitude ~ be mindful of & appreciate my many blessings
2) Plan meals most days & prelog meals/snacks whenever possible on MFP
3) Post weekly weigh-in on JFT for accountability. 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.
4) Take measurements & log on MFP every month end ~ remember this year! ~ 1.31.21
5) Exercise 5-6x per week (minimum 4x) ~ mostly walking but include weights/circuit & other x-training
6) Participate in race or challenge events even if virtual ~ started MapMyWalk You Vs. Year 1021K on Jan. 1 / virtual 50 Mile Frenzy 11.27.20 - 1.15.21 (replaced Frenzy on the Fox for Jan. 2021) 50.37 miles 12.17.20 and continuing to log / Tour de Northeast WI virtual challenge: cover distance from Oshkosh to Gills Rock (139 miles) 1.1.21 - 3.31.21
7) Be considerate and loving to hubby and have fun together ~ excellent goal last year that should be repeated
8) Make efforts to keep in touch with parents, siblings and friends (most live in other towns or states) ~ had this goal in 2020 and how ironic
9) Declutter bedroom, home office and basement ~ made good progress in 2020 & want to keep it up2 -
Blahhhhh. That pretty well describes yesterday and today. Didn't log on yesterday so my streak is back to 0, not that it matters because I haven't been logging food even when I did log on. Weather here is cold and snowy with freezing rain last night. I like winter, but I wish it would just snow and skip the freezing rain bit. We are lucky in that we still have power and the temps aren't too offensive.
Got a text from my oldest this morning that my youngest is sick. Carpooled with hubby today, as we don't pick my car up from the shop until this afternoon. He was able to go home and tend to the kiddo. Unfortunately, Tim had set up the slow cooker to make chili today. That cannot be a pleasant smell when you are sick, especially for a vegetarian. Hopefully, it is a quick bug that passes. If not, I'll send Tim with Sierra this weekend and I'll stay home with V. I'm okay leaving her home by herself for 2 days if she's well, but not if she is feeling poorly.
Picking up my Acadia from the body shop today, thankful I have insurance, but it's still $500 out of pocket and then I need to take it for inspection and new tires. That will be a nice chunk of change as well. Then hopefully next week Tim's car repair will be completed from where he hit the deer, another $500. Then inspection & oil change for my younger daughter's car. Driving has been quite pricey so far this year. We pay a small fortune for insurance...
JFT Tuesday
- Work
- Pick up Acadia
- Get Acadia inspected and new tires
- Watch Avengers: Age of Ultron with Hubby
- Chili for dinner
- Maybe some laundry
- Bed by 11:30
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mytime6630 wrote: Β»JFT, Monday, Feb 15
1. log all food .. beconsistent on this -- but WAY over calories
2. concentrate on water
3. only 1 diet coke today
4. only 1 evening snack .. planned only Bought granola bars .. so I could have ONE as a snack. Ended up eating 6!! What is wrong with me So last nite I froze them.. thinking that way it will be harder to just grab a bunch of them to eat. They are only 100 calories, but eating 6 is not good
5. mindful eating
Like some of you ... I am doing the opposite of what I want to .. mindless eating, almost giving up.. but I am not.
We got 7" of snow yesterday. Temps are -1 this morning. so in addition to not eating right, I'm not getting out walking either.
The mindless eating is because .. I am sick of cooking. I just don't feel like cooking anymore. Nothing sounds good.. so I eat junk food. I've been trying new recipes .. but a year of not even a McDonalds take out ... its 3 meals a day, dishes, etc. I think I'm just tired of all this .. the virus, the crappy weather.
OK.. enough complaining. I do have SO much to be thankful for ... a heated house, crafts to keep me busy, not being alone .. etc etc etc. Its more than the numbers on the scale... its about healthy eating. Strive for that ... not for the number on the scale to go down. Just healthy eating.
JFT, Tue, 2/16
1. log all food
2. concentrate on water
3. only 1 diet coke
4. mindful eating
5. gratitude .. read simple abundance
6. remember long term goals. think of how I want to look when I'm not hiding in a coat and
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Just had a horrible moment, I was playing with Marley on her bed and Casey has this thing atm where she loves climbing up my back. Anyway, I stopped playing for a sec to speak to Ash and I could feel (what I thought) was Casey trying to climb my back again.
This went on for a good minute or so until Ash finally said "did you know the dog is humping you?"
Aahhhh horrible creepy dog lmao
Oh My God! This is hilarious!!! Almost spit my coffee out! hahaha! Bex, you come through with some good ones...1 -
clicketykeys wrote: Β»WFTY: Persistence. I am in full F-it mode. I am gaining weight instead of steadily losing. I haven't been exercising much. The weather has been crappy, but I've exercised in worse before. It's just that everything feels like too much.
I am right there with you! Today is the first day in quite some time that I feel determined to make choices that will kick-start me going in the right direction. It's all been too much...Winter is hard enough but when you've been cooped up and limited with Covid shutdowns for a year on top of it, it's just been overwhelming. Hang in there! The light is at the end of the tunnel...
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Snowflake1968 wrote: Β»
My hip and lower back is feeling some better, they are always stiff when I first wake up, but not in agony. Today I have a paid going down the back of my leg. UGH One of these days I'll be pain free.
I hope you get relief soon. It's emotionally and physically draining being in pain all the time, and it affects so much of our daily lives. I just got a couple injections in my knees yesterday and I'm sure hoping they help. I would like to be able to just do normal every day things without having to sit down after 2 hours and ice my knees. HUGS xoxo I'll say some prayers for you!1 -
sarah74_vt wrote: Β»JFY 2/15/21
1. Log ALL my food for the day
2. Stay within my calorie range
2. Drink 40 oz or more of water
3. NO diet coke
4. Don't snack after 8pm
It was a rough day as far as my calorie intake goes...time to make today better!!
JFT 2/16/21
1. Log ALL my food for the day
2. Stay within my calorie range
2. Drink 40 oz or more of water
3. NO diet coke
4. Don't snack after 8pm
You are doing great! I've been trying to give up diet coke for so long .. trying to limit it to just 1 a day now. But I know when I was able to give it up, I actually lost weight. They say even artificial sugar makes us crave sugar .. which I know is true. Why is it so hard to give up!!! For me, I don't drink coffee.. so this is the only caffeine I get.
But I like your goals .. very similar to mind. The snacking after 8 gets me.3 -
Just had a horrible moment, I was playing with Marley on her bed and Casey has this thing atm where she loves climbing up my back. Anyway, I stopped playing for a sec to speak to Ash and I could feel (what I thought) was Casey trying to climb my back again.
This went on for a good minute or so until Ash finally said "did you know the dog is humping you?"
Aahhhh horrible creepy dog lmao
How did I miss this post!! Oh @Bex .. that would be awful!!!!!1 -
mytime6630 wrote: Β»sarah74_vt wrote: Β»JFY 2/15/21
1. Log ALL my food for the day
2. Stay within my calorie range
2. Drink 40 oz or more of water
3. NO diet coke
4. Don't snack after 8pm
It was a rough day as far as my calorie intake goes...time to make today better!!
JFT 2/16/21
1. Log ALL my food for the day
2. Stay within my calorie range
2. Drink 40 oz or more of water
3. NO diet coke
4. Don't snack after 8pm
You are doing great! I've been trying to give up diet coke for so long .. trying to limit it to just 1 a day now. But I know when I was able to give it up, I actually lost weight. They say even artificial sugar makes us crave sugar .. which I know is true. Why is it so hard to give up!!! For me, I don't drink coffee.. so this is the only caffeine I get.
But I like your goals .. very similar to mind. The snacking after 8 gets me.
It is SO hard to give up the Diet Coke! Like you, I don't drink coffee, so my Diet Coke was my "pick me up". I had headaches for a few days after not drinking it, but those have gone away now. Our goals are pretty similar. I'm TRYING not to snack after 8, but I have yet to really be successful with that. lolol You're doing great too!! We'll get there!2
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