JUST FOR TODAY... One day at a time .. Daily Commitment for 2023!

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  • more_freggies76
    more_freggies76 Posts: 3,586 Member
    Hour commitment - I won't eat again until with my girlfriend. Will have my dose of metamusal before I go.
  • azulvioleta6
    azulvioleta6 Posts: 4,195 Member
    azulvioleta6 wrote: »
    DAY 18: February 16; JFT I will:
    1. Track all food :)
    2. 10,000 steps :smiley:12,554 without even leaving my property!
    3. 8 C liquid :)
    4. 5 freggies :)
    5. Work on outdoor gardening projects :smiley: almost done with front yard raised beds
    6. 7 hours sleep :( 6h29m
    DAY 19: February 17; JFT I will:
    1. Track all food
    2. 10,000 steps
    3. 8 C liquid
    4. 5 freggies
    5. Work on outdoor gardening projects
    6. 7 hours sleep
    7. Kitchen cleaning and food prep--am going to do a lot of OT this weekend, need to be ready!
  • emgracewrites
    emgracewrites Posts: 478 Member
    Goals for 2/17
    - Log all food ❌
    - 40 oz of fluids ❌
    - Yoga ❌
    - Crochet ❌
    - Wash dishes ❌
    - Change/wash sheets ✅
    - fold clean laundry ❌
    - Follow up on fixing stove ❌

    Afternoon went to crap and I gave up on myself. Ended up eating a bunch of crackers and half a Lunchables meal and calling it dinner. Stove can’t be fixed until next week, so the $8.00 pack of beef that I thawed out now has to be tossed in the garbage and I have to rearrange all my plans about what to cook. This shouldn’t even be pissing me off this much, but I’m so burnt out that every tiny little thing seems way worse than it actually is.
  • more_freggies76
    more_freggies76 Posts: 3,586 Member
    edited February 2023
    more_freggies76 wrote: »
    JFT for 2/17/2023 (today)✔️
    1) Can have dessert today.✔️
    2) None of DH's stash today, including the nuts✔️
    3) No peanut butter ok today, 2.5 to 3 T (last 2/15)✔️
    4) Don't weigh again until Monday 2/20✔️
    5) Up to 1.5 to 2.0 oz hard cheese today (trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 2/15). Note: some grated parmigiana cheese has always been allowed and doesn't count towards hard cheese. Hard cheese at restaurant ok. Can have cheese with restaurant meals.✔️
    6) Honey today(1-3 Tbsp.). (a little in honey mustard ok) (last 2/8)✔️Didn't have today.
    7) Nuts ok (22-26 g) or 12-14 in-the-shell nuts, but none of Gary's canned nuts.✔️Didn't have today.
    8) No beef jerky today.✔️
    9) No chicken Vienna sausage today (trying not to have higher sodium stuff everyday)✔️
    10) Sweet potato and/or pumpkin ok today.(last 2/14)✔️Didn't have today.
    11) Tamales ok today (last 2/9)✔️Didn't have today.
    12) Up to 1.5-2 oz of the gift nuts (&fruits) my friend gave us today. (last 2/15)✔️
    13) Can a snack today and then lunch whenever my friend wants today due to museum outing.✔️

    Hour commitment - After I finish my hot cocoa, I won't eat again until tomorrow.

    JFT for 2/18/2023 (today)✔️
    1) No dessert today, unless I want sugarfree or no sugar added. (last 2/17)
    2) None of DH's stash today, including the nuts and stuff he has on counter.
    3) No peanut butter ok today, 2.5 to 3 T (last 2/15)
    4) Don't weigh again until Monday 2/20
    5) No hard cheese today (trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 2/17). Note: some grated parmigiana cheese has always been allowed and doesn't count towards hard cheese. Hard cheese at restaurant ok. Can have cheese with restaurant meals.
    6) No honey today(1-3 Tbsp.). (a little in honey mustard ok) (last 2/8)
    7) Nuts ok (22-26 g) or 12-14 in-the-shell nuts, but none of Gary's canned nuts.
    8) No beef jerky today.
    9) No chicken Vienna sausage today (trying not to have higher sodium stuff everyday)
    10) Sweet potato and/or pumpkin ok today.(last 2/14)
    11) Tamales ok today (last 2/9)
    12) None of the gift nuts (&fruits) my friend gave us today. (last 2/17)
    13) Can eat dinner early with FIL.
    ================== 4DW started =============
    Since MFP is going to close the blogs soon, I have to move my 4DWs (4 Day Wins) here.
    Now in shared file:

    https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zarlETHtkiVUD1O6BKpHA7GCNFJS8IdF/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=108259155343870939869&rtpof=true&sd=true


  • Snowflake1968
    Snowflake1968 Posts: 7,128 Member
    I’ll catch up tomorrow I’m too tired tonight.
  • Bex953172
    Bex953172 Posts: 4,251 Member
    Random off topic question... But if you have advice I'd really appreciate it.

    So the kids have nits. They keep reoccuring, I know why, the treatments I buy only do one head. So I have to buy 2 cause Casey's small still so I can just about squeeze her in with the left overs from Sask and Marley. I've done the treatments, but it says I need to retreat them a week later. I can't afford that really. So I've bought them as often as I can, managed to get a free bottle from the drs but they don't typically prescribe them anymore.

    I'm pretty sure I've got rid of them all now but the problem I've got it that Saskias hair is absolutely loaded with dead nit eggs. And with her having the darkest hair I can see it when I'm up close. The other two have lighter hair so it's harder to see but they'll most likely have the same.

    But because lice essentially glue the eggs with flipping concrete I don't know how to get them out.
    I've combed and combed and they don't budge. I can pick them out but that's gonna be horrendously time consuming. But does anyone know of any like homemade remedy or some sort of ingredient that dissolves the glue so they'll fall off.

    As far as I'm aware the treatments kill the eggs but doesn't remove them, the comb is supposed to but its not doing it?

    I feel for the kids because I remember what it was like when I had nits as a kid. And all the combing and combing and combing and my mum's frustration with it all. She got so annoyed that she was tempted to cut all my hair 😂 she didn't.. thankfully.

    But yeah any advice on this one? X
  • more_freggies76
    more_freggies76 Posts: 3,586 Member
    more_freggies76 wrote: »
    JFT for 2/18/2023 (today)✔️
    1) No dessert today, unless I want sugarfree or no sugar added. (last 2/17)
    2) None of DH's stash today, including the nuts and stuff he has on counter.
    3) No peanut butter ok today, 2.5 to 3 T (last 2/15)
    4) Don't weigh again until Monday 2/20
    5) No hard cheese today (trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 2/17). Note: some grated parmigiana cheese has always been allowed and doesn't count towards hard cheese. Hard cheese at restaurant ok. Can have cheese with restaurant meals.
    6) No honey today(1-3 Tbsp.). (a little in honey mustard ok) (last 2/8)
    7) Nuts ok (22-26 g) or 12-14 in-the-shell nuts, but none of Gary's canned nuts.
    8) No beef jerky today.
    9) No chicken Vienna sausage today (trying not to have higher sodium stuff everyday)
    10) Sweet potato and/or pumpkin ok today.(last 2/14)
    11) Tamales ok today (last 2/9)
    12) None of the gift nuts (&fruits) my friend gave us today. (last 2/17)
    13) Can eat dinner early with FIL.
    Hour commitment - I won't eat again until after 12 pm.
    ================== 4DW started =============
    Since MFP is going to close the blogs soon, I have to move my 4DWs (4 Day Wins) here.
    Now in shared file:

    https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zarlETHtkiVUD1O6BKpHA7GCNFJS8IdF/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=108259155343870939869&rtpof=true&sd=true


  • cschmitz110515
    cschmitz110515 Posts: 3,800 Member
    Recap 2/17 F
    1) Move hourly :smiley: 12.5K 15 floors 11/14
    2) Treadmill 3 miles :smiley: 3.15 mi (with cool down) & happy me
    3) New recipe for supper: creamy bacon corn chowder / net calories zero / 72+ oz. water :smiley: new recipe a keeper, net cals -48, sodium a bit high, fiber calcium carbs good, protein a bit low, 72 oz. water
    4) Washed dishes / chopped veggies & assembled chowder, heating in slow cooker / enter new recipe into MFP / digital declutter / check DVR / clear some papers / organize tax docs / register for Bellin Run 10K (finally registration is open) / bake banana bread? / prep bday card for middle brother (mail tomorrow) / another ta-da? folded line-dried laundry, brought upstairs & put away :smiley: TA-DA!
    5) Floss / retainers / pray :) 2x

    JFT 2/18 Sat. ~ beautiful day, sun shining & temps around freezing, warm enough to walk dog 4 miles :sunglasses:
    1) Done this morning: Market on Military (local vendors) / mailed card / boiled eggs / put clean dishes away / cleared some papers :smiley: TA-DA!
    2) Move hourly
    3) Walk dog
    4) Leftovers for supper? / net calories zero / 72+ oz. water
    5) More ta-da's: digital declutter / clear more papers / organize tax docs / register for Bellin Run 10K (finally registration is open) / bake banana bread? / prep offering for Sunday church / other?
    6) Floss / retainers / pray

    100 days from now reminder: What I do today gets me where I want to be. [Feb. 1 - May 11]

    About me:
    I'm Carmela
    This is my lifestyle. It's. Not. A. Diet.
    Height 5'4"
    65 yrs old
    Reside in Green Bay, WI, USA

    2023 Goals:
    1) Ultimate goal weight 150#... I'll be satisfied if I can get back down to 160# this year
    • Post weekly weigh-in on MFP 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.
    • Take measurements & log on MFP every month end ~ 1.31.23 ack!
    2) Plan meals most days & prelog meals/snacks whenever possible on MFP
    • Try new recipes now that I have the time
      January: parsnip/potato mash; St. Louis gooey butter cake (Mom's bday)
      February: creamy bacon corn chowder (slow cooker)
    3) Exercise 5-6x per week (minimum 4x)
    January 1x6 days, 1x5 days, 2x4 days
    February 1x6 days, 1x4 days
    • Walk dog 3-4 miles, treadmill when necessary in winter, weights/my home version of circuit & other x-training
    • Continue PT (physical therapy) exercises to strengthen arthritic knees & hip flexor
    4) MapMyWalk app You Vs. the Year 1,023km challenge started on Jan. 1
    January 48.14 miles
    February 22.06 miles so far (2/11)
    • In 2022 I logged 500.4 miles, or 805km. Not the full challenge, but with knee issues early in year, I was happy to get this far.
    5) At least 7,500 steps per day
    • I can earn $10 every month on my Medicare Advantage Plan with 10+ days of 7,500 steps :smiley:
    6) Participate in my favorite area races ~ I walk, I do not run
    • Registered for Seroogy's Valentine 5K on 2.4.23 ~ skipped 2023 due to frigid temps with wind chill around 0F... didn't want a repeat of overuse injury from last winter. In 2022, I had to cancel race due to inflammation in knees from overuse & arthritis (medico advised).
    • register for Bellin 10K on 6.10.23 ~ 2022 first time in person since 2019 & not as large of turnout, still 4,000+ participants
    • register for Packers 5K ~ date TBD
    • register for Bellin Women's 5K ~ date TBD (1,000+ for all races in 2022)
    • watch for other events to possibly add
    7) Be considerate and loving to hubby and have fun together
    • Excellent goal previous years, to be continued
    8) Make efforts to keep in touch with parents, siblings and friends (most live in other towns or states)
    • Visit parents 1-2 times each month, phone calls in between ~ they're in mid to late 80s and live 90 miles away
    • Monthly contact with former colleagues/others in town, now that I'm retired
      1.12.23 lunch w/ C
    9) Continue to declutter bedroom, home office, basement, books in living room
    • Made great progress on first floor of house in 2022, keep going
    Word for 2022-23: Tenacity ~ persistent determination; the mental strength to resist opposition, danger or hardship
  • more_freggies76
    more_freggies76 Posts: 3,586 Member
    Hour commitment - I won't eat again until dinner with FIL. Can eat what I want, but no dessert. Can still have my dose of metamusal.
  • azulvioleta6
    azulvioleta6 Posts: 4,195 Member
    azulvioleta6 wrote: »
    DAY 19: February 17; JFT I will:
    1. Track all food :)
    2. 10,000 steps :) 10,110
    3. 8 C liquid :)
    4. 5 freggies :)
    5. Work on outdoor gardening projects :)
    6. 7 hours sleep :( 6h33m
    7. Kitchen cleaning and food prep--am going to do a lot of OT this weekend, need to be ready! :)
    DAY 20: February 17; JFT I will:
    1. Track all food
    2. 5,000 steps (have to be sitting down all day)
    3. 8 C liquid
    4. 5 freggies
    5. 7 hours sleep
    7. Rest
    8. Do one self-care activity
  • azulvioleta6
    azulvioleta6 Posts: 4,195 Member
    Oh boy, no advice about head lice as I never even had them as a kid. Maybe part of the solution is teaching them to be extra careful about not sharing hair brushes, not sharing coats, scarves or clothes with kids at school, things like that.

    You have to get those out, leaving them in is not sanitary. Maybe your local pharmacist/chemist would be the person to talk to about what to do.
  • mytime6630
    mytime6630 Posts: 4,359 Member
    Bex953172 wrote: »
    Random off topic question... But if you have advice I'd really appreciate it.

    So the kids have nits. They keep reoccuring, I know why, the treatments I buy only do one head. So I have to buy 2 cause Casey's small still so I can just about squeeze her in with the left overs from Sask and Marley. I've done the treatments, but it says I need to retreat them a week later. I can't afford that really. So I've bought them as often as I can, managed to get a free bottle from the drs but they don't typically prescribe them anymore.

    I'm pretty sure I've got rid of them all now but the problem I've got it that Saskias hair is absolutely loaded with dead nit eggs. And with her having the darkest hair I can see it when I'm up close. The other two have lighter hair so it's harder to see but they'll most likely have the same.

    But because lice essentially glue the eggs with flipping concrete I don't know how to get them out.
    I've combed and combed and they don't budge. I can pick them out but that's gonna be horrendously time consuming. But does anyone know of any like homemade remedy or some sort of ingredient that dissolves the glue so they'll fall off.

    As far as I'm aware the treatments kill the eggs but doesn't remove them, the comb is supposed to but its not doing it?

    I feel for the kids because I remember what it was like when I had nits as a kid. And all the combing and combing and combing and my mum's frustration with it all. She got so annoyed that she was tempted to cut all my hair 😂 she didn't.. thankfully.

    But yeah any advice on this one? X
    Wow .. I feel for you! My son ended up getting them in grade school.. and then we all got them! They spread so easily .. it is not just about using someone's comb, etc. They can jump from one person to another.
    I had great luck with something I bought at the pharmacy ... ha.. that was close to 35 years ago.. so I don't remember what it was called. But it sounds like you are already using it .. it was some kind of shampoo to use, then you use this very fine tooth comb that came with it, and they comb out. Its awful. I know I had to wash all our bedding, put all the pillows in the dryer etc!

  • more_freggies76
    more_freggies76 Posts: 3,586 Member
    Hour commitment - I won’t eat again i til tomorrow.
  • Snowflake1968
    Snowflake1968 Posts: 7,128 Member
    @Bex953172 - I feel for you and the girls. Our girls kept getting them in school. I did cut their hair. This is what I learned.
    The lice likes clean hair and doesn’t like hairspray. I also found a shampoo from your area that was all essential oils. I kept tea tree oil in the shampoo and conditioner until they were out of elementary school
    Unfortunately I don’t know of any way to get rid of the nits without combing or picking though.
    Good luck.

    JFT - Sunday Feb 19
    Log all food
    Drink 1.5l of water
    Log into JFT
    Gratitude Journal
  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 19,731 Member
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    Hang in there!
    You are stronger than you seem!

    February focus:
    📍Be more proactive
    📍Adhere to Solid Habits
    PROACTIVITY - RIGHT THIS MINUTE initiative
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    🫶 Terri
    David at ‘Raptitude’ suggested using a RIGHT NOW LIST to avoid procrastination. I’ve been trying it out and have adapted it slightly, and it is working.
    📍I have written RTM in big letters on post-its and posted them strategically.
    📍When see one of my notes I will do a small task immediately > 5 times during the day.


  • Bex953172
    Bex953172 Posts: 4,251 Member
    Thanks for everyone's advice.
    Yeah I've had the specialised solutions. I went shopping yesterday and begrudgingly bought the shampoo too.

    And your right about them jumping!! I never realised but when I did their treatment I saw one stuck in the comb and that bugger jumped right back into her hair, so I combed it out again.

    I will ask the pharmacy, but they'll probably try sell me more stuff 😂
    They're off this week for school holidays so I guess I have the time to do it!
    I don't really mind picking them out. It's the kids who moan. 😂

    Have a super day everyone!
  • littleblackskirt
    littleblackskirt Posts: 1,092 Member
    Hi everyone. I really need to join in again, I didn't mean to stop posting last year but life got busy and the weeks just kept passing by so fast. I had family staying from abroad which was lovely, and I also finally sold my parents house (took 3 months longer than it should have!) So the pressure of dealing with all that is gone, I now only have to find somewhere in my house to store all the paperwork from being executor 3 times, plus the few things I'd like to keep from my parents. It's been piled in a corner for far too long.

    My weight is still the same as a year ago, but my eating habits have not been good. Possibly the worst they've ever been. So my focus to start with is to eat more healthily, more fruit and veg, and less "snack" food. No eating when I'm not hungry. Once I've got that under control I'll start weighing and logging again. I have a big list of reasons of why it would be better to weigh a bit less!

    Lovely to see a lot of "old" faces, and new posters too.
    Sending a special big hug to @pridesabtch , I hope your daughter is getting the help she needs.

    @Bex953172 I've not tried it, but I read online that wetting the hair with a 50/50 mix of water and vinegar loosens the "glue" that holds the nits on the hair, and makes it easier to comb them out. Might be worth a try.

    Will post goals tomorrow morning.
  • more_freggies76
    more_freggies76 Posts: 3,586 Member
    more_freggies76 wrote: »
    JFT for 2/18/2023 (today)✔️
    1) No dessert today, unless I want sugarfree or no sugar added. (last 2/17)✔️
    2) None of DH's stash today, including the nuts and stuff he has on counter.✔️
    3) No peanut butter ok today, 2.5 to 3 T (last 2/15)✔️
    4) Don't weigh again until Monday 2/20✔️
    5) No hard cheese today (trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 2/17). Note: some grated parmigiana cheese has always been allowed and doesn't count towards hard cheese. Hard cheese at restaurant ok. Can have cheese with restaurant meals.✔️
    6) No honey today(1-3 Tbsp.). (a little in honey mustard ok) (last 2/8)✔️
    7) Nuts ok (22-26 g) or 12-14 in-the-shell nuts, but none of Gary's canned nuts.✔️
    8) No beef jerky today.✔️
    9) No chicken Vienna sausage today (trying not to have higher sodium stuff everyday)✔️
    10) Sweet potato and/or pumpkin ok today.(last 2/14)✔️Didn't eat today.
    11) Tamales ok today (last 2/9)✔️Didn't eat today.
    12) None of the gift nuts (&fruits) my friend gave us today. (last 2/17)✔️
    13) Can eat dinner early with FIL.✔️

    JFT for 2/19/2023 (today)✔️
    1) No dessert today, unless I want sugarfree or no sugar added. But can have 2 spoonfuls of chestnut spread.(last 2/17)
    2) None of DH's stash today, including the nuts and stuff he has on counter.
    3) No peanut butter ok today, 2.5 to 3 T (last 2/15)
    4) Don't weigh again until Monday 2/20
    5) Up to 1.5 to 2.0 oz hard cheese today (trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 2/17). Note: some grated parmigiana cheese has always been allowed and doesn't count towards hard cheese. Hard cheese at restaurant ok. Can have cheese with restaurant meals.
    6) No honey today(1-3 Tbsp.). (a little in honey mustard ok) (last 2/8)
    7) Nuts ok (22-26 g) or 12-14 in-the-shell nuts, but none of Gary's canned nuts.
    8) No beef jerky today.
    9) No chicken Vienna sausage today (trying not to have higher sodium stuff everyday)
    10) Sweet potato and/or pumpkin ok today.(last 2/14)
    11) Tamales ok today (last 2/9)
    12) Up to 1.5 to 2.0 oz of the gift nuts (&fruits) my friend gave us today. (last 2/17)

    Hour commitment - After I finish my coffee, I won't eat again until after 12 pm.
    ================== 4DW started =============
    Since MFP is going to close the blogs soon, I have to move my 4DWs (4 Day Wins) here.
    Now in shared file:

    https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zarlETHtkiVUD1O6BKpHA7GCNFJS8IdF/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=108259155343870939869&rtpof=true&sd=true


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  • Hiawassee88
    Hiawassee88 Posts: 35,754 Member
    @Bex953172 A few more ideas.
    https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/head-lice/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20356186#:~:text=Spinosad (Natroba).,doesn't need repeated treatment.
  • more_freggies76
    more_freggies76 Posts: 3,586 Member
    Hour commitment - After I finish my cocoa and metamusal, I won't eat again until after 5 pm. None of the same foods at dinner as at lunch.
  • pridesabtch
    pridesabtch Posts: 2,672 Member
    Thank for the support. Life is like a really bad dream I can’t wake up from.
  • cschmitz110515
    cschmitz110515 Posts: 3,800 Member
    @littleblackskirt Good to "see" you again. Welcome back!

    Recap 2/18 Sat. ~ beautiful day, sun shining & temps around freezing, warm enough to walk dog 4 miles :sunglasses:
    1) Done this morning: Market on Military (local vendors) / mailed card / boiled eggs / put clean dishes away / cleared some papers :smiley: TA-DA!
    2) Move hourly :smiley: 14.4K 21 floors 10/14
    3) Walk dog :sunglasses: 4.19 mi saw 2 deer in woods opposite botanical garden = happy dog & happy me
    4) Leftovers for supper? yep, chop suey (high sodium) / net calories zero / 72+ oz. water :neutral: net cals -58, HIGH sodium, fiber ok, carbs protein calcium excellent, 72 oz. water
    5) More ta-da's: digital declutter / clear more papers / organize tax docs / register for Bellin Run 10K (finally registration is open) ~ plus donation to MyTeamTriumph / bake banana bread? / prep offering for Sunday church / other? nope, still good TA-DA! :smiley:
    6) Floss / retainers / pray :smiley: 3x

    JFT 2/19 Sun.
    1) Church online this morning :smiley:
    2) Move hourly
    3) Walked dog 3.86 mi :sunglasses: happy dog & happy me
    4) Black bean burgers, roasted sunchokes & ? for supper / net calories zero / 72+ oz. water
    5) Any ta-da's?
    6) Floss / retainers / pray

    100 days from now reminder: What I do today gets me where I want to be. [Feb. 1 - May 11]

    About me:
    I'm Carmela
    This is my lifestyle. It's. Not. A. Diet.
    Height 5'4"
    65 yrs old
    Reside in Green Bay, WI, USA

    2023 Goals:
    1) Ultimate goal weight 150#... I'll be satisfied if I can get back down to 160# this year
    • Post weekly weigh-in on MFP 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.
    • Take measurements & log on MFP every month end ~ 1.31.23 ack!
    2) Plan meals most days & prelog meals/snacks whenever possible on MFP
    • Try new recipes now that I have the time
      January: parsnip/potato mash; St. Louis gooey butter cake (Mom's bday)
      February: creamy bacon corn chowder (slow cooker)
    3) Exercise 5-6x per week (minimum 4x)
    January 1x6 days, 1x5 days, 2x4 days
    February 1x6 days, 1x4 days
    • Walk dog 3-4 miles, treadmill when necessary in winter, weights/my home version of circuit & other x-training
    • Continue PT (physical therapy) exercises to strengthen arthritic knees & hip flexor
    4) MapMyWalk app You Vs. the Year 1,023km challenge started on Jan. 1
    January 48.14 miles
    February 22.06 miles so far (2/11)
    • In 2022 I logged 500.4 miles, or 805km. Not the full challenge, but with knee issues early in year, I was happy to get this far.
    5) At least 7,500 steps per day
    • I can earn $10 every month on my Medicare Advantage Plan with 10+ days of 7,500 steps :smiley:
    6) Participate in my favorite area races ~ I walk, I do not run
    • Registered for Seroogy's Valentine 5K on 2.4.23 ~ skipped 2023 due to frigid temps with wind chill around 0F... didn't want a repeat of overuse injury from last winter. In 2022, I had to cancel race due to inflammation in knees from overuse & arthritis (medico advised).
    • Registered for Bellin 10K on 6.10.23 ~ 2022 first time in person since 2019 & not as large of turnout, still 4,000+ participants
    • register for Packers 5K ~ date TBD
    • register for Bellin Women's 5K ~ date TBD (1,000+ for all races in 2022)
    • watch for other events to possibly add
    7) Be considerate and loving to hubby and have fun together
    • Excellent goal previous years, to be continued
    8) Make efforts to keep in touch with parents, siblings and friends (most live in other towns or states)
    • Visit parents 1-2 times each month, phone calls in between ~ they're in mid to late 80s and live 90 miles away
    • Monthly contact with former colleagues/others in town, now that I'm retired
      1.12.23 lunch w/ C
    9) Continue to declutter bedroom, home office, basement, books in living room
    • Made great progress on first floor of house in 2022, keep going
    Word for 2022-23: Tenacity ~ persistent determination; the mental strength to resist opposition, danger or hardship
  • azulvioleta6
    azulvioleta6 Posts: 4,195 Member
    azulvioleta6 wrote: »
    DAY 20: February 17; JFT I will:
    1. Track all food :)
    2. 5,000 steps (have to be sitting down all day) :) 5112
    3. 8 C liquid :)
    4. 5 freggies :(
    5. 7 hours sleep :( 5h45m
    7. Rest :)
    8. Do one self-care activity :)

    Worked 11 hours of overtime yesterday...goal is to do 10 hours today!

    DAY 21: February 18; JFT I will:
    1. Track all food
    2. 5,000 steps
    3. Take a break from OT and swim a mile
    3. 8 C liquid
    4. 5 freggies
    5. 7 hours sleep
    7. Do one self-care activity
  • more_freggies76
    more_freggies76 Posts: 3,586 Member
    edited February 2023
    more_freggies76 wrote: »
    JFT for 2/19/2023 (today)✔️
    1) No dessert today, unless I want sugarfree or no sugar added. But can have 2 spoonfuls of chestnut spread.(last 2/17)✔️
    2) None of DH's stash today, including the nuts and stuff he has on counter.✔️ but a little bit of an exception
    3) No peanut butter ok today, 2.5 to 3 T (last 2/15)✔️
    4) Don't weigh again until Monday 2/20✔️
    5) Up to 1.5 to 2.0 oz hard cheese today (trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 2/17). Note: some grated parmigiana cheese has always been allowed and doesn't count towards hard cheese. Hard cheese at restaurant ok. Can have cheese with restaurant meals.✔️
    6) No honey today(1-3 Tbsp.). (a little in honey mustard ok) (last 2/8)✔️
    7) Nuts ok (22-26 g) or 12-14 in-the-shell nuts, but none of Gary's canned nuts.✔️
    8) No beef jerky today.✔️
    9) No chicken Vienna sausage today (trying not to have higher sodium stuff everyday)✔️
    10) Sweet potato and/or pumpkin ok today.(last 2/14)✔️Didn't eat today.
    11) Tamales ok today (last 2/9)✔️Didn't eat today.
    12) Up to 1.5 to 2.0 oz of the gift nuts (&fruits) my friend gave us today. (last 2/17)✔️Didn't eat today.
    JFT for 2/20/2023 (tomorrow)✔️
    1) No dessert today, unless I want sugarfree or no sugar added.
    2) None of DH's stash today, including the nuts and stuff he has on counter. And none of his pepitas.
    3) No peanut butter ok today, 2.5 to 3 T (last 2/15)
    4) Don't weigh again until Monday 2/20
    5) No hard cheese today (trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 2/19). Note: some grated parmigiana cheese has always been allowed and doesn't count towards hard cheese. Hard cheese at restaurant ok. Can have cheese with restaurant meals.
    6) No honey today(1-3 Tbsp.). (a little in honey mustard ok) (last 2/8)
    7) Nuts ok (22-26 g) or 12-14 in-the-shell nuts, but none of Gary's canned nuts or pepitas.
    8) No beef jerky today.
    9) No chicken Vienna sausage today (trying not to have higher sodium stuff everyday)
    10) Sweet potato and/or pumpkin ok today.(last 2/14)
    11) Tamales ok today (last 2/9)
    12) Up to 1.5 to 2.0 oz of the gift nuts (&fruits) my friend gave us today. (last 2/17)

    Hour commitment - After I finish my cocoa, I won't eat again until tomorrow.
    ================== 4DW started =============
    Since MFP is going to close the blogs soon, I have to move my 4DWs (4 Day Wins) here.
    Now in shared file:

    https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zarlETHtkiVUD1O6BKpHA7GCNFJS8IdF/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=108259155343870939869&rtpof=true&sd=true


  • pridesabtch
    pridesabtch Posts: 2,672 Member
    I came home yesterday so Vanessa could come home from my sister in laws. She needs her momma right now. It broke my heart to leave Sierra in Pittsburgh while she is still in the hospital. Tim stayed there and I came home. We’ve split parented many times when the kids were in different activities, but this was harder. Both of my babies are suffering and I can’t be in two places at once. Tim is able to work remotely this week and stay there. We have a room at the Hilton that is only a 10 minute walk from the hospital, so he can get by without a car. I’m rambling, but I just have no words to describe my emotions. Tomorrow I go to work, and hope that people leave me alone.

    Sierra isn’t doing well in the in patient program, especially over the weekend when they have a lot of free time. She just see it as a waste of her time. Then there is a matter of missing her classes and how this may effect her scholarship. So much going on, and so much uncertainty.

    I am so angry and scared.
  • Bex953172
    Bex953172 Posts: 4,251 Member
    @pridesabtch Just hang in there, you're doing the absolute best you can right now for everyone. From reading your posts over the last few years it's easy to see you are a fantastic mother who would do ANYTHING for your girls,I've always been in awe at the amount you do and how much your girls have achieved. And I know you can't take their pain away right now and everything is a complete mess. But it won't be forever, you've just got to keep going. Keep pushing through each day.
    We are always here when you need it.

    I honestly wish there was more I could say, I wish there was something I could physically do to help you all xx
  • littleblackskirt
    littleblackskirt Posts: 1,092 Member
    @pridesabtch I so feel for you, it's horrible when you can't make things right for your children. You are doing all you can, as you say, you can't be in 2 places at once. Keep going, you will all get through this x
  • littleblackskirt
    littleblackskirt Posts: 1,092 Member
    Monday morning and I'm going to make the effort to achieve things! The last 2 Mondays I've got up thinking this and then got bad news which has knocked my mood back. So third time lucky!

    JFT Monday 20th Feb

    3 proper meals
    Fruit and veg
    Only one small snack
    Chase up missing business payment
    Spend at least 2 hours on council appeal
    Make decision on tree
  • teigansdad
    teigansdad Posts: 394 Member
    Man I went off the rails this weekend. Saturday Teigan had her party at the house for her 16th birthday
    I spent all day Friday preparing and most of Saturday leading up to it. We had great food, and amazing cake. If I recorded all the calories I ate that day I’m pretty sure my fitness pal app would j start sending me warning messages.
    Sara tried to stop me but once i started there was no stopping me.I totally lose control. All other parts of my life I feel like I hold together pretty well but dang it food always gets me…
    I could go on and on but what’s done is done
    Todays goal
    Stay under 2000 calories
    Run on treadmill after work
    Drink at least 8 glssses of water
    No more than 2 diet cokes all day
    Log all calories
    Forgive myself for the weekend and move on
  • pridesabtch
    pridesabtch Posts: 2,672 Member
    edited February 2023
    Went to work this morning, just to realize it is a plant holiday. There is no one here which is actually nice, because I'm not in a place to deal with people and I have a ton of catch up work to do from last week.

    I need to get back into some healthier habits.

    JFT Goals
    - Work by 8:00 (haha) :smiley:
    - Catch up on complaints & QAR's
    - Log Food
    - Stay within Maintenance
    - No alcohol
    - Shower
    - Bed by 11:00

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