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

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  • littleblackskirt
    littleblackskirt Posts: 1,043 Member
    littleblackskirt wrote: »



    Up early this morning, had a 10am appointment 100 miles from home. So no breakfast, makes my daily food log look good.

    Just had a healthy lunch. Have 2 more appointments this afternoon, and if I eat the fruit and veg I've brought with me later it will be another good day. Just have to ignore the 4 fish and chip shops which are all within a 10 minute walk!

    @Snowflake1968 great news that your back pain is easing, hope it keeps improving. Can't believe it's 4 years since you hurt it, that's a long time to be in pain.

    Just realised I didn't actually set goals yesterday. I did log, and was in the green. Last night I really wanted to snack but had nothing with me that fit the bill. Too cold to go outside and buy something. Can't believe I've done 4 good days in a row!

    One more appointment this morning then I'm free for the weekend.

    FIT Friday 5th

    Think before you eat
    Log everything
    Stay in the green
    Walk
  • teigansdad
    teigansdad Posts: 394 Member
    2000 calories or less💩
    8-12 glasses of water💩
    No food after 9✅
    Log all food✅
    No beer✅
    Treadmill after work💩
    Yesterday was ok. Went over my calorie goal but still had deficit. Didn’t drink as much water as I should. When I got home I didn’t have it in me to do treadmill so opted for tempo pace on trainer which was better than TV and nothing.
    Looking forward to the weekend.
    Although Teigan wants me to run a 5 miler w her. That’s fine but it’ll mean a heavy training weekend as it’ll have to be after I do my trainer workout… need to also work in weights again. Was doing good making sure I hit resistance training twice a week. I’m gonna be 49 this year and they say this stuff gets more and more important as we age. Plus gotta stay healthy as I’m pretty sure I’m gonna have to work till I’m 80😂
    I’m at a point now where I actually see changes in my body which is good. Im pretty much back to what my ideal weight should be so that’s good as well. Now Is the time I feel like I went off the rails last year. Got to goal but then I don’t know what happened. Maybe some of it was not journaling. Maybe some of it was burnout because I lost too much too fast?
    I think now I need to focus on the quality of my food, nutrition etc but in order to make it sustainable maybe also allow two days a week that if somethings not perfect I don’t throw in the towel. I think that allows me easily a post ride beer or two and also a night out on the town with Sara where I just enjoy the day and not worry about what the day is doing to my goals. Feel like I can work with that… sorry for the ramble. Feel free not to read. I’m really just doing this to keep myself focused anyway 😂

    Goals for today
    Caloric deficit
    More water !!! 8-12 glasses
    Short treadmill after work
    Log food
    No food after 9
    No beer

  • pamperedlinny
    pamperedlinny Posts: 1,644 Member
    Apparently, I didn't even post a JFT yesterday. Then again I had my work, my daughter's cavity filling appointment during a long lunch, and a work party at 5:30. I didn't eat well at all and I definitely need to start over again today.

    JFT:
    ☑️Drink at least 72oz water
    ☑️Stay under 1800 calories
    ☑️No coffee until 8am
    ☑️No food until 10am
    ☑️No food after 8pm
    ☑️Get at least 8000 steps today
    ☑️Tacos for dinner, maybe
    ☑️Lunch with a friend
  • cgottschlich
    cgottschlich Posts: 57 Member
    Last night was kinda rough.
    Not sure why, but my leg pain came back.
    I thought i was doing pretty good with my constipation management yesterday.
    Something ive noticed since going AID (anti-inflammatory diet) is that managing my bowels has been more trying.
    Subjectively, it feels like my poop is larger, im more bloated, and i'm gassier, the latter of which i heard gets better over time but somehow i'm not very optimistic.
    Objectively, i'm teetering constantly on the brink of constipation, and poop is harder to pass.
    Ive heard that this is one of the most significant components of adjusting to AID.
    The hypotheses ive heard on why is that 1) your gut biome will change if AID is significantly different than your previous diet, and it takes time for it to reach a new steady state, and 2) what you eat directly affects the health of your gut. By changing your diet to something that plays nicer with your gut, and supports it better, any damage and inflammation present in the gut will reduce, and possibly even genetic and epigenetic changes. Which, presumably, would also take time to reach a new steady state.

    That all said, there is one thing i can do to ease my symptoms at this time, and that is eat less grains (or make more of them refined) and legumes, both of which have significant amounts of fiber. Bacteria love fiber; giving them fiber supports their proliferation (size of poop) and their activity (gas). Also apparently cutting out those two things would make my diet AIP (autoimmune protocol), interestingly. Well minus that i drink coffee (why on earth is that not AIP??).

    My weight is creeping up a bit. Maybe because ive been slacking on exercise? Ive been pretty active tho. Just more on the physical labor side than the recreational activity side. Which has been a bit rough on my feet, but so has lifting been (when i get around to doing it). I want to do more running, but i want to be lighter. I'm not gonna be dumb like i have in the past and completely nix running until i get there, but instead keep an eye on how my feet are feeling and prioritize activities that are nicer to them, like certain calisthenics. Might do more of the rowing machine.

    Anyway, my favorite acai bowl place is open now. Time for breaktfast.
  • pridesabtch
    pridesabtch Posts: 2,445 Member
    I've not been posting much, but I have been checking in on y'all. Just kind of lacking focus and motivation lately. I am going to start teaching a regular spin class again on Saturday mornings. That should at least get me out of bed and moving on the weekend. If it's nice, I'll plan to ride after class.

    Latest trial is getting the insurance to pay for Sierra's hospitalization. Her primary insurance is through me, and I didn't realize that she also had insurance through the school. Because of this, my insurance is denying coverage. The grand total so far is $63,000. That is just crazy. I know it will get resolve some how, but even at 10% that is over $6000. We've already paid >$7000 out of pocket for this stay. Fair to say we met our deductible this year. I know it's just money, but owing that much makes me sick to my stomach and makes me cry. It also means my trip to Australia will need to wait. I guess that is just life.

    Have a great day y'all!
  • more_freggies76
    more_freggies76 Posts: 3,040 Member
    more_freggies76 wrote: »
    JFT for 5/5/2023 (today)✔️
    1) Can have dessert today.
    2) None of DH's stash today.
    3) No peanut butter today, 2.5 to 3 T (last 5/1)
    4) Don't weigh again until Monday 5/8
    5) No hard cheese today (trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 5/2). 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) Can have honey today(1-3 Tbsp.). (a little in honey mustard ok)
    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 ok today (trying not to have higher sodium stuff everyday)
    10) Sweet potato and/or pumpkin ok today.
    11) No dried apricots or dates today.
    Hour commitment - I won't eat again until after 5 pm. Can still have my hot cocoa and dose of metamusal. No more desserts or honey today.

  • more_freggies76
    more_freggies76 Posts: 3,040 Member
    more_freggies76 wrote: »
    JFT for 5/5/2023 (today)✔️
    1) Can have dessert today.✔️
    2) None of DH's stash today.✔️
    3) No peanut butter today, 2.5 to 3 T (last 5/1)✔️
    4) Don't weigh again until Monday 5/8✔️
    5) No hard cheese today (trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 5/2). 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) Can have honey today(1-3 Tbsp.). (a little in honey mustard ok)✔️
    7) Nuts ok (22-26 g) or 12-14 in-the-shell nuts, but none of Gary's canned nuts.✔️Didn't eat today.
    8) No beef jerky today.✔️
    9) No chicken Vienna sausage ok today (trying not to have higher sodium stuff everyday)✔️
    10) Sweet potato and/or pumpkin ok today.✔️Didn't eat today.
    11) No dried apricots or dates today.✔️
    Hour commitment - I won't eat again until tomorrow.

    JFT for 5/6/2023 (tomorrow)✔️
    1) No dessert today, but sugarfree or no sugar added ok.
    2) None of DH's stash today.
    3) No peanut butter today, 2.5 to 3 T (last 5/1)
    4) Don't weigh again until Monday 5/8
    5) Up to 1.5-2.0 oz hard cheese today (trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 5/2). 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)
    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 ok today (trying not to have higher sodium stuff everyday)
    10) Sweet potato and/or pumpkin ok today.
    11) Can eat dinner early because of FIL.
    12) Can have lunch a little early at lunch meeting.
  • littleblackskirt
    littleblackskirt Posts: 1,043 Member
    littleblackskirt wrote: »


    FIT Friday 5th

    Think before you eat. yes
    Log everything. yes
    Stay in the green. yes
    Walk. yes, 45 minutes, painful

    Another good day. It's much easier to restrict eating when I'm not at home. If the food is not here I can't eat it! Going home today though. I'll be driving when all the coronation stuff is happening, quite happy to miss it all.

    FIT. Saturday 6th

    Think before you eat
    Log everything
    Stay in the green
    Do not flop into a chair and do nothing when I get home

  • more_freggies76
    more_freggies76 Posts: 3,040 Member
    JFT for 5/6/2023 (today)✔️
    1) No dessert today, but sugarfree or no sugar added ok. But can have sweet stuff if it comes with my breakfast or dinner.
    2) None of DH's stash today.
    3) No peanut butter today, 2.5 to 3 T (last 5/1)
    4) Don't weigh again until Monday 5/8
    5) Up to 1.5-2.0 oz hard cheese today (trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 5/2). 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)
    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 ok today (trying not to have higher sodium stuff everyday)
    10) Sweet potato and/or pumpkin ok today.
    11) Can eat dinner early because of FIL.
    12) Can have lunch a little early at lunch meeting.

  • more_freggies76
    more_freggies76 Posts: 3,040 Member
    Hour commitment - I won't eat again until dinner with FIL. Can still have my dose of metamusal.
  • littleblackskirt
    littleblackskirt Posts: 1,043 Member
    littleblackskirt wrote: »

    JFT Saturday 6th

    Think before you eat yes
    Log everything yes, although some educated guesses as no scales
    Stay in the green no, 8 calories over!
    Do not flop into a chair and do nothing when I get home cut grass and planted a few plants

    JFT Sunday 7th May

    Think before you eat
    Log everything
    Stay in the green
    Keep busy, lots to do

  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 18,833 Member
    edited May 2023
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    May focus: regaining fitness after op.
    Little by little!!!
    📍Focus: improve fitness level.
    📍Adhere to Solid Habits

    Improve fitness level.
    I am gradually increasing the intensity of my formal exercise
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    Current Solid Habits
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    Still making steady, but slow progress
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  • more_freggies76
    more_freggies76 Posts: 3,040 Member
    more_freggies76 wrote: »
    JFT for 5/6/2023 (yesterday)✔️
    1) No dessert today, but sugarfree or no sugar added ok. But can have sweet stuff if it comes with my breakfast or dinner.✔️
    2) None of DH's stash today.✔️
    3) No peanut butter today, 2.5 to 3 T (last 5/1)✔️
    4) Don't weigh again until Monday 5/8✔️
    5) Up to 1.5-2.0 oz hard cheese today (trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 5/2). 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.✔️Didn't eat today.
    6) No honey today(1-3 Tbsp.). (a little in honey mustard ok)✔️
    7) Nuts ok (22-26 g) or 12-14 in-the-shell nuts, but none of Gary's canned nuts.✔️Didn't eat today.
    8) No beef jerky today.✔️
    9) No chicken Vienna sausage ok today (trying not to have higher sodium stuff everyday)✔️
    10) Sweet potato and/or pumpkin ok today.✔️Didn't eat today.
    11) Can eat dinner early because of FIL.✔️
    12) Can have lunch a little early at lunch meeting.✔️
    JFT for 5/7/2023 (today)✔️
    1) No dessert today, but sugarfree or no sugar added ok.
    2) None of DH's stash today.
    3) No peanut butter today, 2.5 to 3 T (last 5/1)
    4) Don't weigh again until Monday 5/8
    5) Up to 1.5-2.0 oz hard cheese today (trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 5/2). 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)
    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 ok today (trying not to have higher sodium stuff everyday)
    10) Sweet potato and/or pumpkin ok today.
    11) No dried apricots today.

    Hour commitment - I won't have my coffee stuff until 8 am. Can have tea and other fluids.
  • more_freggies76
    more_freggies76 Posts: 3,040 Member
    Hour commitment - I won't eat again until dinner with DH. Can still have my dose of metamusal. No desserts today but can have bread stuff at dinner.
  • Snowflake1968
    Snowflake1968 Posts: 6,920 Member
    A tough week last week and it will be tough again this week I’m sure.

    @teigansdad - I know that giving up on making goals and logging is what has really got my weight up.

    @pridesabtch - I am always thankful to live in Canada when hospital bills from the States are mentioned. I wouldn’t have that money at all.

    @littleblackskirt - I actually watched nits and pieces of the coronation. My grandmother used to tell me about watching Queen Elizabeth’s

  • littleblackskirt
    littleblackskirt Posts: 1,043 Member
    littleblackskirt wrote: »

    JFT Sunday 7th May

    Think before you eat yes
    Log everything yes
    Stay in the green yes
    Keep busy, lots to do yes, all outside jobs

    Sunday was hard! I did keep "thinking before I eat" but there were many times I would have liked to snack. I kept it under control and was in the green (although I'm allowing myself 1430 calories instead of 1200 at the moment). I even had a sensible calorie counted evening meal and turned down the offer of takeaway later with my son. So I sat and watched the racing on TV with him and he ate pizza and I had a cup of tea.
    I've now managed a whole week of healthy eating :)

    JFT Monday 8th May

    Think before you eat
    Log everything
    Stay in the green
    Back exercises
    Housework
    Paperwork

    Heavy rain today so going to catch up with things inside. Lots of paperwork to do, yuck.
  • pamperedlinny
    pamperedlinny Posts: 1,644 Member
    I didn't eat well or stay on track the way I would have wanted throughout the weekend. I did great all day until about 7pm. Then my last hour I went into the snacks. I don't know why. I need to get my self control back on track.

    JFT:
    ☑️Drink at least 72oz water
    ☑️Stay under 1800 calories
    ☑️No coffee until 8am
    ☑️No food until 10am
    ☑️No food after 8pm
    ☑️Get at least 8000 steps today
    ☑️Decide what to feed everyone for dinner
    ☑️Get some movement even if it's raining outside
  • teigansdad
    teigansdad Posts: 394 Member
    Goals for today
    Under 2k
    No food after 9
    12 or more glasses of water
    Log food
    No beer
  • pridesabtch
    pridesabtch Posts: 2,445 Member
    Senior prom is in the books. One more last time for my baby girl. I must say she rocked her gown. It didn't photograph well at the park, but the prom walk photo shows it's sparkle.
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    Love my girl so much!
  • clicketykeys
    clicketykeys Posts: 6,568 Member
    JFT Monday – NO SNACKS AT SCHOOL!
    1. THINK PINK. Check on coverage requirements. JFT. Review emails.
    2. Online facilitation - Coverage! What a surprise. Review/revise lesson plans. SET TIMES. Update class website. Duolingo. Reply to emails. Journal. Draft TPT unit. Write personification vs anthro script. Print Malala study guides. Write blog post about the cost of loving work.
    3. Pit Crew - Outside?
    4. Planning - Check boys' gym - lifting? Reading (Library book). Update Goodreads! Do some deep stretchy squats and some crunches. Review weekly plans. There was something else but I can't remember...
    5. English class - Practice / Quiz / Classwork or make-ups.
    6. Lifting. Need to keep cleaning out Gmail. Need to set up some kind of organizational system there. Identify priority actions in journal.
    7. Sort laundry. Load dishwasher. Check on books and dishes. Continue organizing office and setting aside space for books.
    8. Evening: Tweetchat; go through saved tweets and create donation list. Dinner: Leftovers. Drink more water. No, more. Keep the pitcher in the fridge full. You're not actually hungry. Make some tea. Drink more water!
    9. Bedtime: Gratitude journal. Update IG. Therapy exercises: crunches, push-ups, squats, ankle lifts, box jumps, plank. Meds. Floss, rinse, brush teeth.
    10. Upcoming: Set up digital portfolio. Get elastic for shoes & take to shoe repair. Saturday YMCA but no library volunteering. Movie? Sun RC. When to work on Clois & Stuffy? Need to purchase and install doors; need to repair joist. C nap in bedroom; keep blankets and pillows (and PJs!) in bedroom. Move OUR blankets and pillows to bedroom; keep atop bookshelf. NEED TO HEAR FROM ANA ABOUT VISIT. No laptops after May 15; check with other Ts about what they're doing for final exams.

    Scale goals
    End of 2017: 174.6
    End of 2018: 189.2
    End of 2019: 196.4
    End of 2020: 187.4
    End of 2021: 194.4
    End of 2022: 201.2
    Today: 198.0

    Long-term goals/progress

    1. Professional / read current research. 2. Professional / present at conferences. 3. Professional / publish scholarly articles. 4. Professional / observe student needs and develop supports. 5. Professional / complete a doctorate. 6. Personal / retire comfortably. 7. Personal / renovate house. 8. Community / local progress. 9. Community / time with friends & family. 10. Family concerns. 11. Medical/fitness.

    1. Research: Five paragraph essay. How student attitudes affect standardized test results; student surveys.

    2. Presenting: Promote YT channel. Invite guests. Record mini-lessons.

    3. Publishing: Read one journal article weekly; respond in a blog post. Clois for CWG. S&F for YT channel. Goodreads purchase list for McKay’s. Weekly blog series: Weekly Wishes (Monday) and Weekly Wins (Friday).

    4. Observed student needs: Changing words between parts of speech (vocabulary/grammar). Synthesizing info from multiple sources, drawing conclusions (RI/W). EFFECTIVE transitions (W). Every day v everyday; any one v anyone (grammar). Sub/obj pronouns & structure (grammar). Poss v pl nouns (grammar). Short nonfic from Lat Amer/Africa/Asia (World Lit).

    5. Doctorate: Research programs, requirements, resources, cost, timeline.

    6. Retirement: Update name on JSSB acct. Check investments. Theater CV. Entertainment experience. Duolingo/Lang8.

    7. House: Floor joists. Siding. Gutters. Floors.

    8. Local progress: Library. Theater. PC2V. City/county govt. Community kitchen. She Should Run vision statement. Ugly Christmas sweater. Prison abolition; reduce / re-allocate responsibilities dumped on cops. Push for diversity. Turn left!

    9. Friends & extended family: Organize photos. Write postcards. Call weekly! Look for activities to do with friends. Purchase doll with long hair; practice French braid. Dance: tap, salsa, samba. Rhythm nation.

    10. Immediate family: 20m room cleaning daily. When room is clean, nap together. Zoo? Drive white car together; practice solo driving. Load books in crate for McKay's. Work on staying home solo when dark.

    11. Medical: YMCA classes. Lift @ lunch. Maintain @ 155 w defined muscle tone. At 189, 1pr black 1pr white leggings; purple All-Stars. 179, 2 Svaha Rachel dresses. 169 suit - Indochino? 159 swing dance lessons. Talk to PCP about feet (cannot do calf raises, pushups, planks, mountain climbers, etc.) Also back and shoulder pain. Why can’t I sleep better? Is ADHD a possible factor? ADHD testing Aug 10 2P and Aug 15 2P. Therapy Mar 23 4p. Dentist April 19 11a. Biometric May 1 9AM. Annual exam Oct 11 9A check calendar; ask about migraines? Massage May 13 6P

    13. Therapy thoughts: Achieving fitness goals is especially difficult when snacking is apparently the only effective, inexpensive, convenient de-stresser and I'm stressed almost all the time. Progress: Work on reflecting on progress. Regressive behavior is now minimal. ASK about what's scary about the room. About what else in her life (now or previously) is/was like that. Normalize putting the blankets away EVERY MORNING. Then move to doing it FIRST, along with getting dressed. What do I do about the fact that nothing really seems fun? "Having fun" is something of a chore. I need to talk to my parents about end-of-life plans (particularly funeral arrangements) and I'm not sure how to go about it. I do somewhat trust that they are capable of deciding when they need assisted living but should probably offer help in finding out what sort of place would be best BEFORE it actually becomes necessary.

    14. Just for fun: Start sketching dragon on a pile of books, offering one to the armored knight, & banner that reads "Treasure should not be hoarded / It should be shared."

    WFTY: Priorities. Returned to my whoosh weight! Very proud of myself for not eating all the things on the field trip.
    2020 WFTY: Progress. 2021 WFTY: Persistence. 2022 WFTY: Focus.

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