JUST FOR TODAY -- Daily Commitment Thread for 2021
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Yesterday was a decent day, I managed to stay in the green which is a rare occurrence lately! As such I lost 3 of the 4lb of presumably water weight that I'd put on over Easter. Nice to go down so quickly, means hopefully I didn't do as much damage as I thought!
Also had a good day as we finally got around to getting our mortgage in principle done! This now means we can go and look at houses and estate agents will take us seriously as we have proof that banks will lend us some money. This of course now means we have to get off our backsides and actually look at houses, the idea of which stresses me out quite a lot but I'm just going to keep reminding myself that (a) we're very lucky to be in a position to buy (b) we are not in a rush so we can take our time and not feel pressured to buy something we are not happy with.
Yesterday's goals:bookmeister86 wrote: »- Log everything I eat and drink
- Be in the green
- Drink four bottles of waterI did just down one as I'd only drunk three, but I'm going to count it
- Do something positive to improve mood after work
Today's goals will be simple again:
- Log everything I eat and drink
- Be in the green
- Drink four bottles of water
- Stick to food plan
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Thursday 8 April
Log
Stay in the green
5 fruit and veg
Water
Fitbit exercise goals
Weigh 😊 trend ⬆️ To much Easter chocolate and not enough water or exercise!2 -
pridesabtch wrote: »
JFT Wednesday
- Up early to take V to school (S had an early workout)
- Weigh
- Train Mark since Jennifer is out. Good that I came in.😁
- Do some stats/CUSUM work
- Check voltage requirements for new equipment Grr... don't have a 230V
- Figure out a menu for the kids at the regatta😁
- Maybe go to SAMS Club🙃 doing it Friday
- Ride or walk😕
- Log food😀
- Bed by 11:30😀
Have a stellar day y'all!
Yesterday was kind of sucky. I are too little sitting the day and was starving by evening. As we eat dinner late, I snacked A LOT. I did manage to barely come in under calories, but my choices were poor leaving me hungry at night. On a good note, I just went to bed early instead of snacking at night. Which meant I stayed within my calorie allotment for the day. Tough being that I didn’t exercise.
Tonight is date night, so I’ll need to limit calories during the day to prepare for this evening. I’m also not drinking right now as my liver enzymes were high on my last round of blood work. I think it’s fine, but want to verify.
I don’t have exercise planned today. My exercise time slot is being taken by going out to the boat house and taking inventory of the food stuff so I can shop tomorrow for Saturday’s regatta. Funny thing is, when we started with Crew, I told them I’d help with anything but food. I despise food service, yet here I am. It is only one week while the regular lady is out. I can do anything for one day.
Here’s to a better day than yesterday...
JFT Thursday
- Work from home
- Pay roofers, who are also fixing our siding yay!
- Take Apple Watch to see if Cheap Geeks can repair the screen.
- Boat house
- Date night -no beer
- bed by 11:30
Have an amazing day y’all!
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JFT - Wednesday April 7
1.5L of water -
Again, I had the bottle on my desk but forgot to drink it. I can't get enough in after work without being awake all night
Log all food - Every ugly bite of it, scale was up again this morning.
Walk for 15 minutes - I managed 10 again. I think I may have done too much Tuesday night as my back and hips were sore last night.
JFT - Thursday April 8
1.5L of water
Log all food
Walk for 15 minutes
@cschmitz110515 - Happy anniversary to your parents!
@pridesabtch - I don't eat until around 12 or 1 on most days and quit around 9-930 in the evening. This seems to work best for me, I truly am not willing to give up the evening snacking right now, so I try to save some calories for it. I need to reign in the snacking though.
Came to work early to try to get some stuff done, I should get at it.
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Recap 4/7 W
1) Walked dog 3.77 mi before work happy dog & happy me
2) Move hourly / stairs breaks
14/14 boom! 15.3K
3) Net cals zero / 12c water
evening snacking -342 & high sodium (Easter ham) & 11c
4) GA-IT prep / Conflict of Interest form / webinar 10-12 (pace) / print SS EE sheet forgot until end of day then couldn't remember new password & locked myself out of system / email PRO s/s / pack for work at home = 5/6
5) Wash dishes / declutter 15 min. / start grocery list & meal planning / at least 1 other chore / Hemingway on PBS = 4/5
6) Unplug 9:00 / FLOSS / RETAINERS / Voltaren / 6:00 alarm (walk dog between rain showers) = 5/5
JFT 4/8 R
1) Walked dog 3.37mi before work happy dog & happy me
2) Move hourly
3) Net cals zero / 12c water
4) GA-IT prep / webinar 2-3 (pace) / PRO s/s comments
5) Make scalloped potatoes & ham (more Easter leftovers) / at least 2-3 chores
6) Unplug 9:00 / floss / retainers / Voltaren / 7:00 alarm (walk dog? x-train? rest?)
Wanted to share several family photos with my parents & brothers. The anniversary cake was made by middle brother's wife and is a replica of the original wedding cake. I'll get to taste leftovers on Sat.
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 ~ 2.28.21 ~ 4.3.21
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 completed 97.44 miles total / Tour de Northeast WI virtual challenge: cover distance from Oshkosh to Gills Rock (139 miles) 1.1.21 - 3.31.21 ~ completed distance on 3.21.21 / 30/45 Build to Bellin virtual challenge 30 min. activity for total of 1,350 min. in 45 days 3.1.21 - 4.15.21
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 up3 -
Did well yesterday Feeling a bit sluggish today, but will keep at it!!
JFT, Apr 8th @ 152.4 lbs:
- Stick to my meal plan for the day & NO unplanned, evening snacking!
- Go for an extra walk this afternoon (~ 15 mins) if my work schedule allows.
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Me and Ash got a chocolate teapot for Easter off my MIL. 😂 She always find crazy random stuff lol
You fill it with hot milk, mix it and you have a hot chocolate and we managed to fill it a few times. Then you can just eat it 😂
By far the coolest thing I've seen for a while.
Needless to say, I was over in calories.
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mytime6630 wrote: »
JFt, Thursday
1. mindful eating .. no nitetime snacks Even though it is only 8 pm .. I am coloring my hair, and going to clean house, so that will keep me busy. We had a late dinner ... and the key .. I have my water bottle that I am carrying with me. When I drink water, I tend to not snack as much. Gee.. .thinks that should be a wake up to me that I am really not hungry, but thirsty!
2. concentrate on water Had to help hubby with pc boards .. so its sit down work. But it is a rainy day.. so I think I filled my water bottle 4x already .. so well over what I need.
3. listen to podcast -- I gave myself a smily, because after I am finished with my hair and cleaning, I am going to grab my ipad and listen to some podcasts. Been tired all day ... so good way to end the day.
4. other: go for walk Got in 4 miles this morning before the rain; work on pc boards happy hubby; , laundry 
= will do tomorrow, unless I start a load tonite yet, scrub kitchen and bathroom floors going to do this while coloring in hair sets;, start business expense bookkeeping . Dinner will be leftover scalloped potatoes and ham.. plan a lite lunch But put in 2 chicken tenderloins also since not that much leftovers.
JFT, Friday
1. mindful eating .. think about what I am eating, and why. Am I really hungry, or just thirsty. This pertains mostly to evening snacking. I do great all day .. its the evenings that are the worse for me. Action: Brush teeth, go downstairs, distract myself and wait 15 minutes; drink water
2. concentrate on 8+ c water
3. listen to podcast ... do this if I am tired instead of eating
4. work in the yard; go for a walk; laundry; start business expenses;
5. friday weigh myself .. no matter what the scale says
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@jeschepp: what a fun job to do wedding cake tastings! And congrats on the long run .. great job!
@bookmeister - great job losing those 3 pounds so quickly! And congrats on the house hunting! I can still remember when hubby and I looked for houses ... 43 years ago! While frustrating to find just the one we wanted, and could afford, it is so wonderful when you do find that home! Nice to see you posting also .. we missed you!
@cschmitz110515 -- what lovely family pictures! Thank you for sharing!
@ pridesabtch -- great job going to bed to stop the snacking! That is a win win. I have to remember this for myself .. many times, I am not hungry, just thirsty or tired.
@Bex - love the chocolate teapot! I have never seen anything like that! So cute.. and I bet it was good to!4 -
Ready for the weekend here. It's just been a long, rainy week and I need some down time. Managed to finish a full body functional strength training workout tonight and it wasn't too bad. I can almost do a real full pushup which for me is amazing!
JFT Monday:
80 oz water ✅
stay in the green ✅
meet all serving recommendations for 5 food groups ✅
30 minutes exercise ✅
screens off 8:30 ✅
track food, exercise, water and post on JFT ✅
JFT Tuesday:
80 oz water
stay in the green
meet all serving recommendations for 5 food groups
rest day-walk or house project
screens off 8:30
track food, exercise, water and post on JFT
@bookmeister86 Nicely done! Those are some great wins!
@bex953172 that is so cool!2 -
Successfully lost pound 4/4 of Easter weight gain, so back to where I was! I'm going to attribute this to my increased water consumption 'flushing out' the sodium - thanks for the reminder that drinking more water can help get rid of water weight more quickly @TerriRichardson112 ! It's made a big difference to my morale getting rid of it this quickly.
Good day yesterday - got lots done at work, had a fun post-work call with colleagues (who I really miss!) and I was also very happy with the boyfriend as when I got off the call I found that he had been really proactive and found some houses to look at. There's been a little bit of tension between us as I've been feeling like I've been doing a bit more of the work on the mortgage etc - perhaps unfairly - so I was really pleasantly surprised when he'd gone and proactively done stuff. Looked through them together and I think we found one that is worth looking at! It's not quite what we are looking for but it's actually below our budget so in theory we could spend the rest of the budget making modifications to get it as we want it. That's more faff than I want really, but it's worth a look anyway, got to start somewhere!
Anyway, yesterday's goals:bookmeister86 wrote: »- Log everything I eat and drink
- Be in the green
Not so much, I had a post-work drinks call with my colleagues and drank quite a lot more than I was planning to (got a bit carried away...) Ended up 350 over
- Drink four bottles of waterAlbeit I have just basically downed the last one (again)
- Stick to food plan
Went a lot over on the drinking, but despite this did manage to resist extra snacking which is a reasonable achievement actually
Today's goals:
- Log everything I eat & drink
- Stick to food & drink plan
- Drink four bottles of water
Happy Friday everyone!
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2021🔹Word - BalanceKeep your chin up!
🔹I am in tune with my dreams
🔹I know what is right for me
🔹I will pursue my dreams and greatest passion
2021
Life Affirmations
🔹I live in congruence with my authentic self
🔹I am mindful
🔹I am creative every day
🔹I foster positivity
🔹I 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
- 01 Aug 2019: 170.1
- 31 Dec 2020: 145.6
- 1 Jan 2021: 147.2
- 8 Jan: 144.2 (lowest in many years)
- 15 Jan: 145.2
- 22 Jan: 144.9
- 14 Feb: 144.0
UGW: 142 < x > 148✅- 27 Mar: 144.4
- 8 April: 143.2
- Total weight loss: 83
Thu: ✅ Fri: Sat: Sun: Mon: Tue: Wed:- Weight 142 < x > 148: ✅ 1/7
- Reduce Fat%: ✅ 28.3; 27.1; 25.1; 24.5; 24.2 23.4 [/s] 23.1 ⏬
- Increase Muscle%: ✅ 28.7->30.1; 30.6; 30.7: 30.9: 31.3 ⏫
- Calories in the green ✅ 1/7
- Steps > 7500 ✅ 1/7
- Intentional exercise > 50 mins daily✅ 1/7
- Active hours > 6 daily ✅ 1/7
- Meditation 😀
- Weigh/post weight 😀
- Outdoor walk
- Laundry
- Daily Chores
- Puzzles: Watch TV:
- Travel Books: reading 'Slow trains to Venice'
- Keep up to date with email 😄
- Daily goals update😀
Feb/March/April DAILY RED CUP CHALLENGE (8 x 8oz water)
Feb: 5/5
Mar: 31/31
Apr:
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NLNS
(7 March —->) 24/25
April: LNS: 0 --> Me: 8
As I said, this process is full of anomalies, with frequent plateaus, and surprises. After hovering around 145 for months, and despite Easter indulgences, the scale is slowly moving down again.
THERE ARE NO QUICK FIXES OR SHORTCUTS to achieving permanent change.
REMINDERS: One or two thoughts to remember.- Daily weight fluctuations are normal, and can be as much as 2 lbs a day for no apparent reason.
- A general downward trend is what we are looking for.
- The scale is only one gauge of progress. Others include Measurements, clothes fit, improvement in general well-being/fitness.
- Eating out can cause apparent weight gain because of high sodium levels, but usually goes quickly. Drinking extra water helps with this.
- The human body does not react instantly to what we do to it. Sometimes it can take several days to see results.
- Plateaus are a normal part of the process. The body is consolidating and adapting to your new way of eating/exercising.
- The closer you get to your goal weight, the more difficult it becomes to lose weight, as your body becomes more efficient at using what you feed it.
- When you exercise you build muscle, which takes up less space than fat, so use measurements as well as weight to assess your progress.
- Getting/Staying fit and healthy requires a lifestyle change for most people.
Terri 🦄
3 - Name: Terri
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@jeschepp: A friend in need excuses wedding cake tastings! 😂 And YAY for push-ups progress.
@bookmeister - YAY for losing all 4 Easter pounds so quickly! You must be so excited to be house hunting! It’s such a big step. May your search be fruitful.
@cschmitz110515 -- WOW! Your parents must have been young when they married. Lovely family pictures! 🥰 The cake!
@ pridesabtch -- going to bed to stop the snacking is a great strategy.
@Bex953172 — 😍 chocolate teapot! Such fun!
@mytime6630 - you are doing so well with the distractions to break the cycle. And your encouragement and support means a lot to us. Thank you for being you.
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pridesabtch wrote: »clicketykeys wrote: »JFT Wednesday
WFTY: Persistence. I did run this morning. Just feeling really discouraged.
Why so discouraged? Is it just the running or in general? I think you are doing great with activity.
In general. Sometimes feelings are like that. I kind of meant it as "I did The Good Thing this morning, got up early and ran two miles, and yet I still feel really discouraged." Emotions aren't always rational, though in this case I think it's related to the demands of my job. Lately, teaching takes so much out of me, mentally, emotionally, and organizationally, that at the end of the school day I'm drained and it's hard to be creative or productive or even just enjoy anything.4 -
JFT Friday
1. 1 set of lifts. Balance work. Feed cats. Meds. Tea! Post class plan right away on screen AND on site. AM run.
2. Pit Crew: Answer 5x5.
3. Classes: Catch-up day. Starter: "Sympathy," Paul Dunbar.
4. Planning: Lunges. Email about late work. P&P notes ch 16. Input new project checks. Grade 5 projects on-time.
5. Lunch: Tikka Masala. Draft notes for issues script.
6. Afternoon: Walk at park? 1 hour Clois. TAXES?
7. Evening: S&F 4. Dinner: ??. Breathe. Set 2 of lifts.
8. Drink more water. You're not actually hungry. Make some tea. Drink more water! Do the therapy exercises and lifts. Stretch. Chop celery and pack lunch. Set out clothes for tomorrow. Set up JFT for tomorrow.
9. Shower. Review papers by desk. File or trash.
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? Choose orgs for donations.
Scale goalsEnd of 2017: 174.6
End of 2018: 189.2
End of 2019: 196.4
End of 2020: 187.4
End of January: 189.8
End of February: 190.0
Today: 194.2
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), The Prince (tr. Tim Parks, Russell Price, or Robert Adams), The Secret Adversary (Christie), Hood Feminism (Mikki Kendall).
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 – 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. There HAVE been times when the goal wasn't just to make it to the next mini-break. These days it takes everything I have just to make it to the end of each class period.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.4 -
pridesabtch wrote: »
JFT Thursday
- Work from home
- Pay roofers, who are also fixing our siding yay!
- Take Apple Watch to see if Cheap Geeks can repair the screen.
- Boat house
- Date night -no beer
- bed by 11:30
Have an amazing day y’all!
Funny I thought I had failed a few goals yesterday because I hadn't exercised, but I guess that was planned and I just got thrown off by my evening adventures. Somehow I find myself in charge of food for the regatta tomorrow. Luckily the lady who normally does it was able to help me figure things out yesterday. Breakfast is eggs, turkey bacon, pancakes and fruit. There are snacks available during non meal times. Then dinner is chicken fajitas. Doesn't sound like much, but there are 29 kids and the parents are able to eat too. Anyway we shopped and loaded the food trailer.
I did go over calories yesterday, but only by 20 and I don't really even count going over by less than 100.
No real plans for the evening, the kids are doing their own things until about 7:00 or 8:00. That leaves time for exercise, but not sure what type I'll do. Hopefully I'll do something and not just lay on the couch. It will help if I make it a goal.
Anyway...
JFT Friday
- Weigh
- Work by 8:00
- Revise documents, yawn
- Exercise, walk or ride
- Shower
- Maybe dinner out with hubby
- Log food
- Bed by 11:30
Have a stellar day y'all!
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I don't know how I did yesterday, probably bad, I got 10k steps though, only had to walk to pharmacy 3 times, Asda once and the petrol station, 😂
But today I've woke up with a headache. Im not prone to headaches at all. So when I do get one (to me) they're really bad lol and I know I'll be grumpy all day from it, especially around the kids because they just don't stop talking or stop being noisy (which is fine, they're kids!) but it doesn't go well with a headache.
So I'm gonna take some ibuprofen and put my ear phones in I think.
It didn't help I had to get up at 7am just to get a food delivery because it was the only slot left.
So I'm not gonna post goals today, but I just feel like I've got a lot to do in the house. The washing has been on a stand still for a week. And the pots have reached critical level 😂
I've also only just read the news (it's 1pm here) to find out Prince Philip has died. Which is pretty sad, feel sorry for the Queen.
Anyways have a nice day everyone x5 -
For Thursday, New Day
-1999 calories 1921
-Work out for 90 minutes 71
For Friday, New Day,
-1999 calories. Still have work to do to get my April averaged back below 2000. One day of overeating makes a difference. Making progress on this front but I'm not there.
-Work out for 90 minutes.
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Is it Friday already? Slept in Thursday morning and awoke to a cheery text from my mom encouraging me to get down to the beach to enjoy the beautiful day. So I doubled down on getting my work done and never got around to posting goals. I did, however, manage to get out and walk on the boardwalk for an hour.
It’s been nice to have a lighter teaching load this week, allowing me to take longer walks and decompress a bit. Now the trick will be keeping up with my exercise commitment during the hectic weeks ahead.
Wednesday 4/7
• Quick grocery trip - X
• Complete “paperwork” for Fall ’21 course assignment - √
• Grading (It never really ends.) – Nope.
• Walk! - √ - 90 min on hilly terrain
JFT Friday 4/9
• Email testing reminders for College Readiness students – Done!
• Get those groceries!
• Walk
• Straighten the house for the weekend
• Score diagnostic test for new tutoring group
Hope everyone has a great weekend!2 -
JFT - Thursday April 8
1.5L of water -
Log all food -
Walk for 15 minutes -
JFT - Friday April 9
1.5L of water
Log all food
Walk for 15 minutes
I worked from 7am to 8pm yesterday so didn't get any walking in, and again I forgot to drink water sitting on my desk. I also forgot to really eat all day so the scale is staying pretty static right now.
@Bex953172 - Love the teapot! What a great idea. I just read that Prince Philip passed away, I thought of the Queen as well. My Grandmother got me very interested in the Royal Family when I was young. She had 3 or 4 large scrapbooks full of news articles on them and told me frequently of watching the Queen's coronation.
@cschmitz110515 - What a lovely idea to replicate their wedding cake. Your parents look young for being married 65 years.
@bookmeister86 - House hunting is exciting.
@pridesabtch - That's a lot of people to prepare food for, I hope you have help at the regatta.
Our payroll project is a complete disaster, I fear it's going to be delayed again.
I should get to work.
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weekly weigh-in 2021 -- every friday
Name: Joan
5'11"
69 yrs old
SW: 195
1st goal: 185
2nd goal: 180
Ultimate goal: 170-175
Word for the year 2021: Consistency
My weight history:SW Year 2017: 217
SW Year 2018: 195.5
SW Year 2019 : 206 -- met my goal weight of 178 on December, 2019
SW Year 2020: 182.6 -- gained 15 pounds through the pandemic
SW Year 2021:195
Goals for 2021:These are the healthy habits I would like to do in 2021:
1. Lose 25 pounds to get to my ultimate goal of 170, and then learn how to maintain it.
2. To be better with planning my meals each week
3. to get up in the morning, and have a rough idea of what I plan to eat the rest of the day.
4. To stop mindless eating. To learn how to eat to live, not live to eat.
5. To make drinking water a regular habit.. and drink 8+ glasses of water a day
6. To curb and stop nitetime snacking for good.Weekly weigh-in. I plan on weighing every friday
SW Friday, Jan 1st: 195.6
SW: Feb 5: 191.8
SW: Mar 5: 193
SW: April 2: 190.4Friday, Jan 8: 194.4 -1.2April 2: 190.4 --- not the best week.. but I am still down 5.2 pounds for the first 3 months of this year. So I will look at the positives.
Jan 15: 194.6. +.2 I was down to 193.4 2 days ago .. but this reflects 2 days of mindless eating.
Jan 22: 191.4 -3.2 5 out of 7 days were good ...
Jan 29: 194.2 -- this is what happens when I don't track, give into stress and emotional eating. But ... My word for the year is consistency... that means consistently also recording my weight .. and being accountable. So its a new week.. again.
Feb 5: 191.8 -- trying to get back on track with controlled nite time eating
Feb 12: 194.3 --- I don't know why, but I can do good for a week, only to blow it the next week. I think the pandemic, the cold dreary weather is leading me to just overeat.
Feb 19: 194 --- a very small loss, due to 4 days of overeating granola bars and Kind bars.
Feb 26: 193 -- 5 out of 7 days I did OK, especially with nite time snacking.
Mar 5: 193 -- stayed the same, but had 2 days of eating icecream and peeps
Mar 12: 192.6. Started challenge of the rest of the month NO nite time eating at all.
Mar 19: 190.4 -- 5 out of 7 days NO nite time eating. Goal next week ... 6 our of 7 day no nite time eating, 8+ glasses water @ day.
March 26: 188.6--- 6 out of 7 days I did good .. no nite time eating. Last nite... food was in control of me. I was so tired, and instead of lying down... I grazed the entire nite. So much that I had trouble sleeping. So while right now my weight is down, I expect it to go up. So next weeks goal is 7 out of 7 days.
April 9: 191.2 --- even though I had a OK week, I think eating ham for 3 days .. hoping its just water weight.2 -
Yesterday was a good day! I stayed within my calories & got an extra 30 mins for walking in! So 50 minutes total. My husband was not feeling well in the evening, so taking care of him took up a bit of my down time. I made him some mac n' cheese and managed to only take one bite of it! So that's a WIN! I got rid of some unused house decor that was just taking up space in the closet. My kiddos were in decent moods for the most part, which always helps the evenings go smoother lol My goals for today are the same as the rest of the week-
JFT, Apr 9th @ 151.8 lbs:
- Stick to my meal plan for the day & NO unplanned, evening snacking!
- Go for an extra walk (~ 15 mins) if my work schedule allows.
Happy Friday all!! Hope everyone has a great weekend! I plan on tryng out a couple new recipes if I manage to get all the ingedients together & playing in my garden a bit! Not super exciting, but I'm looking forward to it 3 -
mytime6630 wrote: »April 9: 191.2 --- even though I had a OK week, I think eating ham for 3 days .. hoping its just water weight.
I have been eating ham all week as well. Really looking forward to switching it up lol0 -
For Friday, New Day,
-1999 calories. Still have work to do to get my April averaged back below 2000. One day of overeating makes a difference. Making progress on this front but I'm not there. 1938
-Work out for 90 minutes. 88 minutes
For Saturday, New Day
-1999 calories:
-Work out for 90 minutes:
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Started today working at home before 8 a.m., interspersed with household chores & errands, and just never had time to post JFT. Would've been the usual anyway, plus taking today as my 2nd rest day this week.
Thanks for the wishes on my parents wedding anniversary. The comments on how young they looked made me curious so I looked up average marriage ages by year: in 1956 for men it was 22.5 and women 20.1. Mom was 19.2 (one year of college) and Dad was 21.4 (serving in the U.S. Navy) when they married, so they were slightly younger than average. I never really thought about it much. My maternal grandparents both lived to be at least 90 and my paternal grandma lived into her mid-80s but my paternal grandpa (smoker) died of lung cancer when I was 16. Part of the reason I want to be healthy as I age is I might be around for many more years. LOL
Tomorrow hubby and I drive 90 miles to visit my parents and aunt (she's the girl in the wedding photo). It was my parents request that each "child" and family visit once during the month of their anniversary, especially since the entire family wasn't able to get together for Easter. I am so excited to see them again!
JFT for Sat. 4/10
1) Walk dog (x-train if raining) while hubby sleeps
2) Pack folding chairs (in case it's nice enough to visit outside), small gift, card and water bottle in car
3) Don't eat huge piece of cake & don't bring any home
4) Enjoy visit!
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 ~ 2.28.21 ~ 4.3.21
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 completed 97.44 miles total / Tour de Northeast WI virtual challenge: cover distance from Oshkosh to Gills Rock (139 miles) 1.1.21 - 3.31.21 ~ completed distance on 3.21.21 / 30/45 Build to Bellin virtual challenge 30 min. activity for total of 1,350 min. in 45 days 3.1.21 - 4.15.21
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 up3 -
This week felt pretty off for me and it sounds like others are having similar off moments. I just noticed my check ins have the days all mixed up-ah well! More important that I posted at all right! My plan for the weekend is to reset. Get back on track where I need to, recharge, and set myself up for a successful week. Felt motivated so I went for a walk/run today. I found an excellent app that calls out my intervals for me, so I don't have to focus on breathing and form AND counting (and not dying because lets be real running is HARD!). It was really nice to use today. Weather was crap but I got out right between rain bouts. On my way back, I saw a blue heron, maybe 15 feet away from the path. A really great way to end the run.
JFT Friday:
80 oz water ✅
stay in the green ✅
meet all serving recommendations for 5 food groups ✅
30 minutes exercise ✅
screens off 8:30 ❌
track food, exercise, water and post on JFT ✅
JFT Saturday:
80 oz water
stay in the green
meet all serving recommendations for 5 food groups
rest day-walk or house project
screens off 8:30
track food, exercise, water and post on JFT
@beachwalker99 exercise consistency is so hard for me too! i’m either full on or not at all. So hard for me to get back on track when I have misses.
@brittgreenlikethecolor88 Nice progress with your goals this week-I see you!4 -
"mytime6630 wrote: »
JFT, Friday
1. mindful eating .. think about what I am eating, and why. Am I really hungry, or just thirsty. This pertains mostly to evening snacking. I do great all day .. its the evenings that are the worse for me. Action: Brush teeth, go downstairs, distract myself and wait 15 minutes; drink water Kept busy sorting out my fabric tonite.. and was working in the yard until it got dark
2. concentrate on 8+ c water
3. listen to podcast ... do this if I am tired instead of eating No ... but kept busy tonite.
4. work in the yard ; go for a walk Hiked a different trail... 7 miles! My legs hurt because it was a lot of up and down, plus I had jeans on and should have put on short, I was So hot! ; laundry ; start business expenses (you can tell I hate doing the bookkeeping part!)
5. friday weigh myself .. no matter what the scale says Weight was up, but hoping its because of all the ham I've been eating .. ham for easter, ham sandwiches the next day, ham on a chef's salad, and yesterday scalloped potatoes and ham. Too much ham .. but its now gone!
JFT, Sat
1. mindful eating .... especially in the evenings. brush teeth to distract myself
2. concentrate on 8+ water
3. go for walk if not raining
4. listen to podcast
5. other: finish organizing and sorting out fabric; put seedlings outside to plant into the ground; work in the yard transplanting and moving stuff if not raining
2 -
Yesterday was ok, I did eat quite a lot but Friday does tend to be the day where I allow myself to eat more - we have a pizza and crisps evening, accompanied by a nice bottle of wine!
As a result of the larger amount of food, all quite salty, weight has gone up again by 3lb but I am not going to worry about that - just going to focus on being in the green today and drinking lots of water and it will come off!
Looking forward to the weekend ahead of me - may look at a house, and going to see my friend tomorrow for a birthday BBQ. Hopefully the weather will be decent so as not to put a dampener on my plans!
So yesterday's goals:bookmeister86 wrote: »
- Log everything I eat & drink
- Stick to food & drink plan Went a little bit over so overall quite a heavy calorie day
- Drink four bottles of water
Today's goals:
- Log everything I eat
- Be in the green
- Drink 4 bottles water3 -
JFT Saturday
1. Feed cats. Tea! Write in Clois for an hour. TAXES.
2. Read for half an hour. Brunch with Lee (where???)
3. Set 1 of lifts. Mark WM claims; check. Grade one pagers and enter.
4. Notes for ch 18 P&P. Finish Seuss script. Shoot tomorrow.
5. Stretch. Fanfic. S&F script work.
6. Afternoon: Choose orgs for donations? Check weather. Walk?
7. Evening: Clois action scene. Dinner: Bibimbap?
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.
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: 193.8
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. 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 – 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. So much grading. Bleugh. Feeling sluggish and just ugh.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.4 -
JFT - Saturday April 10
1.5L of water
Log all Food
Walk for 15 minutes.
I didn’t accomplish the goals yesterday, just because I was too busy.
@cschmitz110515 - I was 3 months shy of my 19th birthday and DH was 22 when we married.2
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