JUST FOR TODAY--One Day at a Time--Daily Commitment Thread for 2022

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  • littleblackskirt
    littleblackskirt Posts: 956 Member
    edited March 2022
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    @cschmitz110515 glad you're feeling better!

    Back to wind and rain today.

    JFT Monday 28th Feb

    Carry on being patient (it's a babysitting day) I was
    Only one snack eurgh, not even going to answer this!
    Foot exercises yes
    Back exercises no
    Tidy up the house yes

    I really need to master dieting when I've got grandson around. I lost weight very successfully after my youngest child was born, so why can't I do it now?! It's like my brain just switches off and I eat without thinking.

    JFT Tuesday 1st March

    Be patient
    Only one snack
    No crisps!
    Foot exercises
    Back exercises
    Walk

    Hurray, it's March!
  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 18,129 Member
    edited March 2022
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    Having problems on my old iPad so working on my phone. Not ideal! 😝
    🌱🪴🌱🪴🌱🪴🌱
    🪴🌱March 2022 🌱🪴
    🌱🪴🌱🪴🌱🪴🌱
    Life Affirmations
    🔹WOTY - CONSOLIDATE
    🔹I am in tune with my dreams
    🔹I know what is right for me
    🔹I will pursue my dreams and greatest passion
    🔹I live in congruence with my authentic self
    🔹I am mindful
    🔹I am creative every day
    🔹I foster positivity
    🔹I am compassionate
    Keep your chin up!
    Turning up is the ultimate success!
    Personal Stats:
    • Name: Terri
    • Age: 75
    • Height: 5'2"
    • SW: 227 (Mar 2014)
    • Joined MFP: Jan 2015
    • 1st Goal: 190 Sept 2015
    • UGW: 145
    • 01 Aug 2019: 170.1
    • 31 Dec 2019: 151.2
    • 31 Dec 2020: 145.6
    • Total weight loss: 81.4 lbs
    • (30 Dec 2021: 138.6 - Total Loss: 87 lbs)
    • 3 Jan 2022: 138.9
    8 Jan 2022: 135.8 - TL: 91.2
    20 Feb 2022: 138.6

    February Daily Habits:
    Week 4

    Tue:👌🏻 Wed:👌🏻 Thu:👌🏻 Fri:👌🏻
    Sat:👌🏻Sun:👌🏻 Mon:👌🏻
    1. Weight < 145: (I weigh each morning after ablutions)
    2. Reduce Fat%: 29.3; 27.1; 25.1; 24.5; 24.2 23.4 21%
    3. Increase Muscle%: 28.7->30.1; 30.6; 30.7: 30.9: 31.8
    4. Calories in the green:
    5. Steps > 7500:
    6. Intentional exercise > 50 mins daily:
    7. Active hours > 6 daily:
    8. 11pm shutdown of devices:
    9. Cleanup sweep ground floor rooms:
    10. make bed > 10 minutes of flex:
    11. Journal/Habit Tracker:
    Recap for Mon 28 Feb:
    • Daily habits tracked👌🏻
    • Meditation👌🏻
    • Work on reorganising desk area👌🏻
    • Solemates spreadsheet/Report👌🏻
    • Daily Flex (February Tiny Habit)👌🏻
    • Laundry👌🏻
    • Self Care👌🏻
    Positive Intentions for Tues 1 Mar:
    • Daily habits tracked👌🏻
    • Meditation👌🏻
    • Research new iPad
    • Post Sole Mates Feb Report
    • Post Tues header UAC
    • Email Yvonne re Monday Painters booking next week
    • Daily Flex (February Tiny Habit)
    • Laundry
    • Self Care

    Some more of my groups are restarting. Not sure 🤔 if it’s sensible yet, but it is what it is. I may decide not to attend.

    🦄 Terri


  • more_freggies76
    more_freggies76 Posts: 2,611 Member
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    JFT for 3/1 (today): ✔️
    1) Dessert ok today.
    2) No peanut butter today (last 2/25)
    3) Don't weigh again until Friday, 3/4 (need to weigh before nutritionist)
    4) No hard cheese today (trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 2/26) Note: some grated parmigiana cheese has always been allowed and doesn't count towards hard cheese.
    5) Starting to allow honey again, but not everyday. No honey today(1-3 Tbsp.). (last - 2/23)
    6) No peanuts today & No pistachios today; walnuts & almonds ok
    7) No dried apricots today (up to 6or 7). (last 2/23), raisins ok today (last 2/10)
    8) None of DH's treats today (except as noted under #1). If he leaves some pistachios, I can have them.
    9) No turkey jerky today.
    10) No turkey vienna sausage ok today (last 2/23)
    11) Pumpkin ok today (trying not to have everyday) (last 2/26)
    Hour commitment - Now I won't eat again until after 12 pm.

  • pridesabtch
    pridesabtch Posts: 2,328 Member
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    JFT Monday
    - Up by 7:00 😀
    - Work by 7:45 😀
    - Meetings All-Day-long :smiley:
    - Protein bar for brunch :smiley:
    - Log food :smiley:
    - Stay green :(
    - Paint sets :smiley:
    - Ride damn bike :(
    - Bed by 11:30 :smiley:

    Happy Monday y’all!

    Fun day planned today. Hubby and I are going to Charleston for "The Price is Right Live" It's a stage show of the Price is Right where the audience members get called to come on down and compete for prizes. It's silly, but fun. We did it a few years ago. Didn't get called but still had a great time.

    JTF Tuesday
    - Up by 8:00 :smiley:
    - Weigh :smiley:
    - Meetings :smiley:
    - Pick up dry cleaning :smiley:
    - Shower
    - Have a fun day with hubby
    - Log food
    - Stay under 1800 cal

    Happy Fat Tuesday y'all!
  • cschmitz110515
    cschmitz110515 Posts: 3,480 Member
    edited March 2022
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    JFT T 3/1 ~ keeping things simple today
    1) Take monthly measurements (done) & log on MFP
    2) Move hourly but take elevator when necessary
    3) Get back to logging food / finish leftover root veggie beef stew for lunch / not sure about supper ~ now that I'm feeling better, I'm sure hubby will expect me to figure it out :p / net calories <300 red / 96 oz. water
    4) EHN update (Teams) 9:00 / Facebook Live video / BC-CC testing ~ contact Jenni / prep PRO, PAR & HW for current week / prep webinar summary form for Thurs / keep up with emails
    5) PT exercises after work / prep tax return checklist & organize docs / declutter 15 min. / another ta-da?
    6) Unplug 9:00 / floss / rinse / retainers / Voltaren / Calm app / 6:30 alarm (PT exercises before work)

    Back in the office today, feeling mostly normal. Happy to have some energy. Had wonderful in-person chat this morning with my former office-mate (from pre-pandemic days) and very surprised & disappointed to learn she has tendered her resignation. I will miss her.

    About me: Carmela
    Height 5'4"
    64 yrs old
    Reside in Green Bay, WI, USA

    2022 Goals: mainly updates from the last two years
    1) Weight 150#
    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 track daily on a separate app (for the visual). 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 ~
    • 1.31.22 forgot to measure & log (DDS 8:20, quick stops at bread store & grocery essentials, then to mom & dad's for her bday)
    • 3.1.22 (still recovering from flu 2.23-2.25)
    5) Exercise 5-6x per week (minimum 4x) ~ mostly walking dog, treadmill in winter, but include weights/my home version of circuit & other x-training
    6) Participate in race or challenge events hopefully fewer virtual this year ~
    • started MapMyWalk app You Vs. the Year 1,022km challenge on Jan. 1
    • Frenzy on the Fox (River Trail) 5K on 1.21.22 ~ untimed event, per MapMyWalk 53.47 & ave. pace 16:30, frigid this year with wind chill at zero
    • registered for Seroogy's Valentine 5K on 2.5.22 ~ medico nixed race b/c inflammation in knee due to overuse & my arthritis = sad me but good for my knee
    • will register for Bellin 10K on 6.11.22 ~ first time in person since 2019
    • will register for Packers 5K when July details announced
    • will register for Bellin Women's Pink Pumpkin 5K when Oct. details announced
    • will register for Run for the Hill of It (trail) 5K when Oct. details announced
    • watch for other events to add
    7) Be considerate and loving to hubby and have fun together ~ excellent goal last two years to be continued
    8) Make efforts to keep in touch with parents, siblings and friends (most live in other towns or states) ~ keeping this goal as well
    9) Continue to declutter bedroom, home office, former work from home space (a/k/a dining room) and basement
    Word for 2022: Tenacity ~ persistent determination; the mental strength to resist opposition, danger or hardship
  • PackerFanInGB
    PackerFanInGB Posts: 3,335 Member
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    Just for Today / Monday 2-28-2022
    • Make 24 Hour Plan :)
    • Do 24 Hour Assessment for yesterday :)
    • Log into MFP and post my JFT goals :wink:
    • Drink 4 full MSQC tumblers of water by 7 PM :(Drank 3 of them.
    • Walmart for Rx and some fresh salad fixin's :)
    • Walk with Miss Maddie :)
    • 30 min declutter in sewing room :)
    • 15 min digital declutter :(I need to clean up my pc and photos on the Cloud.
    • Bullet Journal for March & work on schedule :(I will start this today.
    • Cook dinner: Spaghetti and meatballs; side salad; garlic toast :)
    • Log all food and close Food Diary at the end of the day. :(I did log in the beginning but didn't take the time to figure out how to log spaghetti and meatballs.

    Hi friends! It's going to get up to 40 degrees in Wisconsin today. My focus for March is going to be Intentional Activity. I am going to get some sort of intentional activity every day, no exceptions, even if I can only do 5 minutes before my knees scream. I was listening to a podcast and she said "We cannot wait until we FEEL like doing something, because we will never FEEL like doing it." That really hit me, because I have been procrastinating exercising because "I just don't feel like it today". Well, realistically, since I don't generally enjoy it, I probably won't ever feel like it! So, I just need to do it. I have found that as soon as I start walking, my walk around the block turns into another block and another block...because once I'm out there, I enjoy it (as long as it's not so cold that my face hurts). So anyway, I just wanted to post it on here for accountability.

    I hope everyone is doing well! I haven't gotten caught up yet, but will try to do a bit at a time over this week. HUGS! xxoo :flowerforyou:

    Just for Today / Monday 2-28-2022
    • Make 24 Hour Plan :)
    • Do 24 Hour Assessment for yesterday :)
    • Log into MFP and post my JFT goals :wink:
    • Drink 4 full MSQC tumblers of water by 7 PM
    • Go to mom's for AQ video
    • Walk with Miss Maddie
    • 30 min declutter in sewing room
    • 15 min digital declutter
    • Bullet Journal for March & work on schedule
    • Cook dinner - Brats, baked beans, chips or oven fries.
    • Log all food and close Food Diary at the end of the day.


    WOTY: Intentional. Today, I will make intentional choices that will move me closer to my goals.

  • Janele0627
    Janele0627 Posts: 231 Member
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    I really fell off the wagon for February. I'm not going to let March get the best of me.

    Today starts a new month of my weight loss challenge. I weigh in every Sunday.
    Starting Weight (July 8, 2021): 212.9 lbs
    March Starting Weight: 199.4 lb
    March Goal Weight: 195 lb
    Ultimate Goal Weight: 125 lb

    03/06:
    03/13:
    03/20:
    03/27:

    Total Loss/Gain for March:

    JFT 03/01
    - 64 oz of water
    - Log everything / Stay green
    - 30 min of cardio
    - No snacking after 8:30
    - Clean cat box
    - Vacuum stairs
    - Bed by 11
  • azulvioleta6
    azulvioleta6 Posts: 4,196 Member
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    JFT, Monday, February 28
    1. Do a self-care activity :smiley:
    2. 8 C liquid :smiley: 12
    3. 5 freggies :smiley:
    4. 5000 FitBit steps (gotta start somewhere!) 5449 and it was a challenge! longest walk I can take indoors is 22 steps
    5. Do one mini workout at home :)
    6. More meal prep :(
    7. Start doing some tracking! :smiley: tracking liquid and exercise

    JFT, Tuesday, March 1
    1. Do a self-care activity
    2. 8 C liquid
    3. 5 freggies
    4. 5000 steps
    5. Do one mini workout at home
    6. Meal prep
  • more_freggies76
    more_freggies76 Posts: 2,611 Member
    edited March 2022
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    Overate a lot on candy today at lunch. I allowed sweets today, but ate way too much. Oh well, that still happens once in a long while.

    Hour commitment - Now I won't eat again until after 5 pm. No more desserts today. Can still have my dose of metamusal.


  • beachwalker99
    beachwalker99 Posts: 960 Member
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    Late getting these up today, but I want to get off to a good start for March.

    Recap - Monday 2/28
    Log - :)
    Balanced meals - :)
    Hydrate :)
    Exercise - No
    Costco - :)
    Prep and grading - :)
    Bed by midnight - No

    Monday 3/1
    Log
    Balanced meals
    Hydrate
    Exercise
    2 chores
    Prep and grading
    Monitoring
    Bed by midnight
  • more_freggies76
    more_freggies76 Posts: 2,611 Member
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    JFT for 3/1 (today): ✔️
    1) Dessert ok today.✔️ Too much!!
    2) No peanut butter today (last 2/25)Forgot about this. I did eat peanut butter.
    3) Don't weigh again until Friday, 3/4 (need to weigh before nutritionist)✔️
    4) No hard cheese today (trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 2/26) Note: some grated parmigiana cheese has always been allowed and doesn't count towards hard cheese.✔️
    5) Starting to allow honey again, but not everyday. No honey today(1-3 Tbsp.). (last - 2/23)✔️
    6) No peanuts today & No pistachios today; walnuts & almonds ok✔️
    7) No dried apricots today (up to 6or 7). (last 2/23), raisins ok today (last 2/10)✔️Didn't eat raisins today.
    8) None of DH's treats today (except as noted under #1). If he leaves some pistachios, I can have them.✔️
    9) No turkey jerky today.✔️
    10) No turkey vienna sausage ok today (last 2/23)✔️
    11) Pumpkin ok today (trying not to have everyday) (last 2/26)✔️Didn't eat pumpkin today.


    FT for 3/2 (tomorrow): ✔️
    1) No dessert today unless I want sugarfree or no sugar added.
    2) No peanut butter today (last 3/1)
    3) Don't weigh again until Thursday, 3/3 (need to weigh before nutritionist)
    4) Up to 1.5 oz hard cheese today (trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 2/26) Note: some grated parmigiana cheese has always been allowed and doesn't count towards hard cheese.
    5) Starting to allow honey again, but not everyday. No honey today(1-3 Tbsp.). (last - 2/23)
    6) No peanuts today & No pistachios today; walnuts & almonds ok
    7) No dried apricots today (up to 6or 7). (last 2/23), raisins ok today (last 2/10)
    8) None of DH's treats today (except as noted under #1). If he leaves some pistachios, I can have them.
    9) No turkey jerky today.
    10) No turkey vienna sausage ok today (last 2/23)
    11) Pumpkin ok today (trying not to have everyday) (last 2/26)
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    Hour commitment - After I finish my peanut butter and carrots, I won't eat again until tomorrow.
  • Snowflake1968
    Snowflake1968 Posts: 6,741 Member
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    JFT - March 1
    1.5L of water
    Log all food
    Exercise
    Gratitude journal
    Log into JFT
  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 18,129 Member
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    🌱🪴🌱🪴🌱🪴🌱
    🪴🌱March 2022 🌱🪴
    🌱🪴🌱🪴🌱🪴🌱
    Life Affirmations
    🔹WOTY - CONSOLIDATE
    🔹I am in tune with my dreams
    🔹I know what is right for me
    🔹I will pursue my dreams and greatest passion
    🔹I live in congruence with my authentic self
    🔹I am mindful
    🔹I am creative every day
    🔹I foster positivity
    🔹I am compassionate
    Keep your chin up!
    Turning up is the ultimate success!
    Personal Stats:
    • Name: Terri
    • Age: 75
    • Height: 5'2"
    • SW: 227 (Mar 2014)
    • Joined MFP: Jan 2015
    • 1st Goal: 190 Sept 2015
    • UGW: 145
    • 01 Aug 2019: 170.1
    • 31 Dec 2019: 151.2
    • 31 Dec 2020: 145.6
    • Total weight loss: 81.4 lbs
    • (30 Dec 2021: 138.6 - Total Loss: 87 lbs)
    • 3 Jan 2022: 138.9
    8 Jan 2022: 135.8 - TL: 91.2
    20 Feb 2022: 138.6

    March Daily Habits:
    Week 1

    Tue:👌🏻 Wed:👌🏻 Thu: Fri:
    Sat: Sun: Mon:
    1. Weight < 145: (I weigh each morning after ablutions)
    2. Reduce Fat%: 29.3; 27.1; 25.1; 24.5; 24.2 23.4 21%
    3. Increase Muscle%: 28.7->30.1; 30.6; 30.7: 30.9: 31.8
    4. Calories in the green:
    5. Steps > 7500:
    6. Intentional exercise > 50 mins daily:
    7. Active hours > 6 daily:
    8. 11pm shutdown of devices:
    9. Cleanup sweep ground floor rooms:
    10. make bed > 10 minutes of flex:
    11. Journal/Habit Tracker:
    Recap for Mon 28 Feb:
    • Daily habits tracked👌🏻
    • Meditation👌🏻
    • Research new iPad
    • Post Sole Mates Feb Report👌🏻
    • Post Tues header UAC👌🏻
    • Email Yvonne re Monday Painters booking next week —->
    • Daily Flex (February Tiny Habit)👌🏻
    • Self Care 👌🏻
    Positive Intentions for Wed 2 Mar:
    • Daily habits tracked
    • Meditation👌🏻
    • Research new iPad —->
    • Set up Sole Mates March Spreadsheet
    • Weekly grocery shopping
    • Email Yvonne re Monday Painters booking next week
    • Daily Flex (February Tiny Habit)
    • Laundry
    • Self Care


    @cschmitz110515 Glad that you are feeling better. 👌🏻

    🦄 Terri


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  • MLCTX
    MLCTX Posts: 34 Member
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    MLCTX wrote: »

    Tuesday 03/01/2022:


    ✅Personal AM time: coffee & breakfast
    ✅MFP: review, post, and prelog diary
    ✅Devotional time: read 30 min.
    ✅AM self-care routine
    ✅AM Kiddo routine
    ✅Vehicle maintenance: oil chg and tire rotation
    ✅Drop off "care package" at MIL
    ❌Meeting at middle school➡️ R/S for Wednesday
    ❌Study - note cards
    ✅Lunchtime: eat & decompress for 1_hr
    ❌Home exercises: Yoga and 1-BBL DVDs➡️ Ran unanticipated errands for hubby, then casted my ballot in the TX primary election 🇺🇲
    ✅PM Kiddo routine
    ✅GYM exercises: Elliptical 30 min, weights_arm day
    ✅Dinnertime: prep, eat, and decompress
    ✅PM self-care routine
    ❌Bedtime by 10 pm (22:00)➡️ 11 pm, I talked with hubby on the phone for an 1.5 hrs 🥰


    Yesterday negativity covered me like a blanket and resulted in my lack of accomplishment. I'll just need to be stronger today. 🤓👍


    Wednesday JFT 03/02/2022:

    ▪︎Personal AM time: coffee & breakfast
    ▪︎MFP: review, post, and prelog diary
    ▪︎Devotional time: read 30 min.
    ▪︎AM self-care routine
    ▪︎AM Kiddo routine
    ▪︎Home exercises: Yoga and 1-BBL DVDs
    ▪︎GYM exercises: Elliptical 30 min, weights_total body
    ▪︎Lunchtime: eat
    ▪︎Meeting at middle school
    ▪︎3_hr study session
    ▪︎PM Kiddo routine
    ▪︎Extracurricular activities - 1 Kiddo has Robotics mentoring and 1 Kiddo has a tennis competition
    ▪︎Dinnertime: prep, eat, and decompress
    ▪︎PM self-care routine
    ▪︎Bedtime by 10 pm (22:00)


    Enjoy a blessed day my friends. 🌷🤗🌷

  • beachwalker99
    beachwalker99 Posts: 960 Member
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    Recap - Tuesday 3/1
    Log - :)
    Balanced meals - :)
    Hydrate - :)
    Exercise - No
    2 chores - :)
    Prep and grading - :)
    Monitoring - :)
    Bed by midnight - :)

    JFT Wednesday 3/2
    Log
    Balanced meals
    Hydrate
    Exercise
    Errands?
    Prep and grading
    Bed by midnight
  • cschmitz110515
    cschmitz110515 Posts: 3,480 Member
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    Recap T 3/1 ~ keeping things simple
    1) Take monthly measurements & log on MFP :smiley:
    2) Move hourly but take elevator when necessary :) 4.4K 8/14 & 10 floors
    3) Get back to logging food / finish leftover root veggie beef stew for lunch / not sure about supper ~ now that I'm feeling better, I'm sure hubby will expect me to figure it out / net calories <300 red / 96 oz. water :p fast food for supper & I was the instigation... we don't eat much fast food anymore, but I didn't want to do any food prep, and tasted so good; not enough water only 64 oz.
    4) EHN update (Teams) 9:00 / Facebook Live video / BC-CC testing ~ contact Jenni no time, lots of brainstorming & other stuff / prep PRO, PAR & HW for current week / prep webinar summary form for Thurs forgot / keep up with emails = 4/6
    5) PT exercises after work / prep tax return checklist & organize docs / declutter 15 min. / another ta-da? :# totally exhausted, fell asleep on couch then dragged myself to bed
    6) Unplug 9:00 / floss / rinse / retainers / Voltaren / Calm app / 6:30 alarm (PT exercises before work)

    JFT W 3/2 ~ Ash Wednesday
    1) PT exercises before work :smiley: happy to complete all reps & all sets
    2) Move hourly
    3) Net calories zero / 96 oz. water
    4) BC-CC testing ~ contact Jenni / prep webinar summary form for Thurs / emails
    5) Church service 7:00 / prep grocery list / prep tax return checklist & organize docs / declutter 15 min. / other ta-da?
    6) Unplug 9:00 / floss / rinse / retainers / Voltaren / Calm app / 6:30 alarm (PT exercises before work)

    Back in the office yesterday, felt fine in morning, but no energy during afternoon. That what happens to me after the flu, it takes me a bit to regain full energy. Each day will be better.

    About me: Carmela
    Height 5'4"
    64 yrs old
    Reside in Green Bay, WI, USA

    2022 Goals: mainly updates from the last two years
    1) Weight 150#
    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 track daily on a separate app (for the visual). 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 ~
    • 1.31.22 forgot to measure & log (DDS 8:20, quick stops at bread store & grocery essentials, then to mom & dad's for her bday)
    • 3.1.22 (still recovering from flu 2.23-2.25)
    5) Exercise 5-6x per week (minimum 4x) ~ mostly walking dog, treadmill in winter, but include weights/my home version of circuit & other x-training
    6) Participate in race or challenge events hopefully fewer virtual this year ~
    • started MapMyWalk app You Vs. the Year 1,022km challenge on Jan. 1
    • Frenzy on the Fox (River Trail) 5K on 1.21.22 ~ untimed event, per MapMyWalk 53.47 & ave. pace 16:30, frigid this year with wind chill at zero
    • registered for Seroogy's Valentine 5K on 2.5.22 ~ medico nixed race b/c inflammation in knee due to overuse & my arthritis = sad me but good for my knee
    • will register for Bellin 10K on 6.11.22 ~ first time in person since 2019
    • will register for Packers 5K when July details announced
    • will register for Bellin Women's Pink Pumpkin 5K when Oct. details announced
    • will register for Run for the Hill of It (trail) 5K when Oct. details announced
    • watch for other events to add
    7) Be considerate and loving to hubby and have fun together ~ excellent goal last two years to be continued
    8) Make efforts to keep in touch with parents, siblings and friends (most live in other towns or states) ~ keeping this goal as well
    9) Continue to declutter bedroom, home office, former work from home space (a/k/a dining room) and basement
    Word for 2022: Tenacity ~ persistent determination; the mental strength to resist opposition, danger or hardship