JUST FOR TODAY... One day at a time .. Daily Commitment for 2024
mytime6630
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A new year ... a fresh start. New Beginnings .. new goals!
Habits are hard to change. And losing weight, for so many, is a lifelong battle. Even if a person is at goal weight ... it is work to maintain that weight, and old habits can come back so quickly.
So that is why I keep starting this thread. While it may not always give us the results we want weight-wise... it keeps us going. It keeps us from giving up after just a few months, and not even trying. It keeps us mindful. It is encouragement from each other. It is a online community .. of friends that truly care, and understand.
It is sharing our struggles, along with our wins. And it also makes us realize that losing weight and getting healthy is so much more than a number on the scale. And... you are not alone in this struggle.
It is a way to be accountable!
If we can set goals for ourselves for JUST ONE DAY, maybe that one day will lead to another day, an entire week, an entire month, and this will help us to develop better habits for life, taking this one day at a time.
Your goals can be as few as just one goal, or many goals for the day. You can post once a week, or once a day.. whatever works for you.
So if anyone wants to join us this year, we would love to have you.
2024 can be the best year ever!!
To bookmark this new thread and help you find it each day, just click on the little yellow star. That bookmarks it, so you can find it easy. When you go to post again, to the right at the top of your page is a bell, a star, and a little flower. Click on the star, and it will show your book marked threads.
Habits are hard to change. And losing weight, for so many, is a lifelong battle. Even if a person is at goal weight ... it is work to maintain that weight, and old habits can come back so quickly.
So that is why I keep starting this thread. While it may not always give us the results we want weight-wise... it keeps us going. It keeps us from giving up after just a few months, and not even trying. It keeps us mindful. It is encouragement from each other. It is a online community .. of friends that truly care, and understand.
It is sharing our struggles, along with our wins. And it also makes us realize that losing weight and getting healthy is so much more than a number on the scale. And... you are not alone in this struggle.
It is a way to be accountable!
If we can set goals for ourselves for JUST ONE DAY, maybe that one day will lead to another day, an entire week, an entire month, and this will help us to develop better habits for life, taking this one day at a time.
Your goals can be as few as just one goal, or many goals for the day. You can post once a week, or once a day.. whatever works for you.
So if anyone wants to join us this year, we would love to have you.
2024 can be the best year ever!!
To bookmark this new thread and help you find it each day, just click on the little yellow star. That bookmarks it, so you can find it easy. When you go to post again, to the right at the top of your page is a bell, a star, and a little flower. Click on the star, and it will show your book marked threads.
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I would love to have you all do a brief intro if you want... andI hope to see many joining us this year again.
This is such a wonderful thread.. .all positive people, all so encouraging in whatever is going on in your life! So even though in the states here, it is still Dec 31, I won't be able to get on here for a week, so I am posting my stats and my goals for 2024 now. Our 17 yr old grandson is flying in to spend part of his winter break with us .. he leaves next sunday. So I won't be posting much until he leaves.
But .. my name is Joan. I will be 73 yrs old next summer. I am very tall, 5'11", so my ultimate goal is to weigh between 175-180 lbs. Tonite is my husband's and my 50th anniversary for meeting (yes, we met on a blind date on New Years Eve!). We will be married 47 years this spring.
I am very active.. I love to garden and sew. I love walking and going to the gym. So exercise for me is easy.. it has become a habit. But for the year 2024, I am hoping to improve my eating habits .. less junk food, less snacking, just more healthier foods. To drink more water, and less soda (which for 2 weeks now, I have limited my soda a lot, so hoping to quit all together in 2024 and drink tea instead)
Goals for 2024:
Staring weight: Dec 31, 2023: 202.0
Goal weight at the end of 2024: 175-180, and learn to maintain
My goals for the next week will be simple, and that is just mindful eating. I will set daily goals once our grandson leaves on the 7th!
Welcome to any new members, and welcome to all the ones that have been following this thread for so long.
We can do this .. one day at a time!16 -
@mytime6630 - Thank you for starting this thread.
My name is Jolie and I’m 66. I’ve battled my weight forever and developed some bad eating disorders along the way. But I have finally become comfortable with food. I’ve developed what works for me and mostly only eat twice a day. That helps me keep my calories down. I’ve lost from 220 to 151 over about 5 years. That finally put me in the overweight range from the obese range. I would still like to get into the 140’s, a normal range. For the most part my eating habits are really good! Vacations away from my own kitchen are harder.
I do the JFT goals, but I also make commitments throughout the day which I call Hour Commitments. You (the group)have graciously let me do that on this thread. And I am so appreciative. As I’ve said before, a public commitment for me works! (I just don’t seem to keep them if they are just in my head)
Thanks and Happy New Year!10 -
Traveling from Grand Canyon to Las Vegas, then tomorrow we go home.
Hour commitment - I won’t eat again until dinner. Can still have my metamusal.
Happy New Year to everyone!5 -
Just for today
I will drink 4 glasses of water
I will walk 5,000 steps
I will track all my food9 -
JFT Tuesday - no treats after dinner!
1. Stretch. Duo.
2. YMCA class 930.
3. Blog post - WOTY reflections.
4. Call CVS - meds?
5. Call library to check that books were found.
6. Pack materials for school.
7. Do something fun - but what?
8. Evening: Open - blog? Dinner: Soup. 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. Duo. Therapy exercises: crunches, push-ups, squats, ankle lifts, box jumps, plank. Meds. Floss, rinse, brush teeth. Update JFT.
10. Upcoming: Set up digital portfolio. Get elastic for shoes & take to shoe repair. Discuss Clois & Stuffy. Check in w parents regularly. Get stamps! Need to return the Dolly wig. Need to write blog posts. Contact S about members' displeasure at "being told who to vote for" and requests for info on ALL candidates. Figure out how to pull music from cassette to digital file. Compare costs for ESPs and get D and C to join an org. Hang white wire shelf in small bathroom. Shelves in bedroom. Sash for space dress. Gounod from tape to digital file. When are we going to McKay's next? Take fabric donation. (Friday?) Family pic Saturday. Funeral Saturday. Organize home repair needs list - soonish? Check in with B about organizing if I haven't heard from Patrick (how to initiate conversations with ppl I don't work with?) by THURSDAY 5P.
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: 203.0
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. Ed assoc. 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: Clean room; work toward sleeping in room. Clean up behind desk. Make appointments for hearing, sleep study, vet. Keep track of plans for Rock City and Disney. Drive white car together; practice solo driving. Work on staying home solo when dark.
11. Medical: YMCA classes. Lift @ lunch. Maintain @ 155 w defined muscle tone. At 194, purple All-Stars. 189, 1pr black 1pr white leggings. 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.) Why can’t I sleep better? Therapy Wed Jan 3 3P. Dentist ? Massage Dec 16 6P. Need to RS colonoscopy. PCP virtual appointment Jan 3 2:15p.
13. Therapy thoughts: I need to talk to my parents about later-life plans (particularly assisted living and funeral preferences). I've never been through something like that and would like to know how to go about making arrangements, but I don't really know who to talk to about it. Identify what I want: to have my professional expertise acknowledged and given the respect it deserves, and to be taken as a legitimate authority. Is it possible to find a faith community that does not include worship? What is the purpose of worship?
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." Use AI for ideas.
WFTY: Sustainable. I got my video done and am going to try to have it go live tomorrow. It'll be interesting to see how things are at the Y.2020 WFTY: Progress. 2021 WFTY: Persistence. 2022 WFTY: Focus. 2023 WFTY: Priorities3 -
@mytime6630 - I’m so happy to see you started a new thread for 2024.
I am recommitting to my weight loss this year. I first joined you and this wonderful group of friends in April 2018. The last five years have been rough for me, but I’m determined to make a change this year.
I really want to see a difference by May as that’s when my practicum starts. I feel I’ll need my energy and stamina.
@PackerFanInGB - I’m glad your 2nd round of chemo seems to be a bit easier. I hope it continues and I hope you don’t have to have too many rounds
@pridesabtch - it sounds like you had a good Christmas. Sorry Tim is going through some trials.
It’s so nice to see you all.
JFT - Jan 1 2024
Log all Food
1L of water
Move
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more_freggies76 wrote: »Traveling from Grand Canyon to Las Vegas, then tomorrow we go home.
Hour commitment - I won’t eat again until dinner. Can still have my metamusal.
Happy New Year to everyone!more_freggies76 wrote: »Traveling from Grand Canyon to Las Vegas, then tomorrow we go home.
Hour commitment - I won’t eat again until dinner. Can still have my metamusal.
Happy New Year to everyone!
Metamucil is my secret superpower5 -
@CrazyMermaid1 - funny! I have to remember to take it and actually, I like the taste, so I say I can still have it after I’ve stopped eating just so I don’t feel guilty.
Guilt is never a good thing for me! (I know it’s a little bizarre.)
Hour commitment - I won’t eat again until tomorrow.
JFT for Jan 2 - No desserts today!2 -
Intro for those new to the group. My name is Nikki, I'm 50 years old and have been struggling with weight all my life. I've been very thin & fit (105lb) and very thick & lazy (200lb) at different stages, but have never found a healthy relationship with food/exercise. Calorie counting helps keep me in check when I do it, but I've ben very lax the past year. I tried a quick fix in the fall of 22 and lost 50 pounds in 3 months, but it wasn't maintainable and I totally reverted back to old habits. That just lead me to give up and get down on myself. This year is a year for simplicity. Eat, count, record, adjust... When I drop a few pounds, I'll increase activity beyond my weekly spin class, but for now low impact is needed.
JFT Tuesday
- Up by 5:30
- Weigh
- Shower
- Work by 7:00
- Meeting at 7:00 took it from home
- Figure out discrepancies in vacation allotments
- Log food
- Stay in the green
- Dinner in
- Bed early2 -
Forgot one, well 2...
- Drink more water
- Limit Soda to 2/day2 -
Have a similar day to yesterday
-Smash all of my goals on here
-Get 10,000 steps
-Make soup
-Cook dinner
-Track all my food
-Drink 4 glasses of water
-Pay my nest back for my new vest
-Get into my prayer journal
-Read the bible8 -
@mytime6630 Thanks for the JFT thread for the new year, Joan!
@snowflake1968 Glad to see you back!
And to everyone else, my fellow JFTers, I look forward to this year's journey with you.
My intro: I'm Carmela, 66 years old and retired from a long career as an internal auditor, mostly at financial institutions, as of Oct. 2022. Last year was a learning curve of how to live when my life is not regulated by a job.
I have been a member of MFP since Nov. 2015 and of JFT in 2017 (I think). Before that, I had been in Weight Watchers, but I tired of following their plan, which seemed to change yearly. My weight has gone down, then back up, several times. In my first year of retirement, I also tired of being on the computer/phone, continuously logging my food, so I stopped for a few months. Mistake, because I ate more than I should. I also finally recognized that my metabolism has slowed with age, much as I hate that. So Nov. 2023 I re-committed to logging all my food and posting in JFT. Since I love food, and I don't want to suffer, I have a low weekly weight-loss goal set. What do you know, slowly the weight has started to drop again. Yay.
Oh, and I am a dedicated walker, almost always with our dog. I try to average 3-4 miles with dog 4-5 days per week. I occasionally participate in area 5K or 10K races, walking division.3 -
JFT 1/2 T
1) Make pasta with spinach for supper / log all food / 64+ oz. water
2) Bundle up & walk dog
3) Wash dishes / call Mom / eCheck-in for Thurs physical / swap ins. & member cards for 2024 in purse / read / digital declutter / other?
About me:I'm Carmela
This is my lifestyle. It's. Not. A. Diet.
Height 5'4"
66 yrs old
Reside in Green Bay, WI, USA
2023 Goals:1) Ultimate goal weight 150#... I'll be thrilled 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
- Try new recipes Unfortunately, no wall oven until mid-Feb or later & sad me, but try slow cooker & stove recipes
- Walk dog 3-4 miles, treadmill when necessary in winter, weights/my home version of circuit & other x-training
- PT (physical therapy) exercises to strengthen arthritic knees & hip flexor
- In 2023 I logged 726.88 miles, or 1,169.8 km & completed yearly challenge 11.14.23
- In 2022 I logged 500.4 miles, or 805km (knee issues).
- I can earn $10 every month on my Medicare Advantage Plan with 10+ days of 7,500 steps
- Registered 12.29.23 for Bellin 10K race on 6.8.24 & eligible to have race fee waived
- Register for my other usual events, and add other possible events
- Always a good idea
- Visit parents 1-2 times each month, phone calls in between ~ they're in their late 80s and live 90 miles away
- Monthly contact with former colleagues/others, now that I'm retired
- Not as much progress as I hoped last year, but not worse.
Keeping my Word for the Year: Tenacity ~ persistent determination; the mental strength to resist opposition, danger or hardship3 -
Snowflake1968 wrote: »@mytime6630 - I’m so happy to see you started a new thread for 2024.
I am recommitting to my weight loss this year. I first joined you and this wonderful group of friends in April 2018. The last five years have been rough for me, but I’m determined to make a change this year.
I really want to see a difference by May as that’s when my practicum starts. I feel I’ll need my energy and stamina.
@PackerFanInGB - I’m glad your 2nd round of chemo seems to be a bit easier. I hope it continues and I hope you don’t have to have too many rounds
@pridesabtch - it sounds like you had a good Christmas. Sorry Tim is going through some trials.
It’s so nice to see you all.
JFT - Jan 1 2024
Log all Food
1L of water
Move
So good to see you post! I've missed you!1 -
JFT 1/02/24 - just one thing today, no desserts!
We’re leaving Las Vegas soon to head home. This has been a very beautiful trip with my husband.3 -
Hour commitment - After I finish my yogurt, I won’t eat again until after 5 pm. I can still have my metamusal!2
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JFT Wednesday- no treats after dinner! LOAD AND START CAR EARLY!
1. Stretch. Attempt Y class.
2. Duo.
3. Blog post - WOTY reflections.
4. School meeting.
5. Department meeting.
6. Make image post on FB for Dems meeting.
7. Zoom checkups.
8. Evening: Livestream. Dinner: Pizza. 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. Duo. Therapy exercises: crunches, push-ups, squats, ankle lifts, box jumps, plank. Meds. Floss, rinse, brush teeth. Update JFT.
10. Upcoming: Set up digital portfolio. Get elastic for shoes & take to shoe repair. Discuss Clois & Stuffy. Check in w parents regularly. Get stamps! Need to return the Dolly wig. Need to write blog posts. Contact S about members' displeasure at "being told who to vote for" and requests for info on ALL candidates. Figure out how to pull music from cassette to digital file. Compare costs for ESPs and get D and C to join an org. Hang white wire shelf in small bathroom. Shelves in bedroom. Sash for space dress. Gounod from tape to digital file. When are we going to McKay's next? Take fabric donation. (Friday?) Organize home repair needs list - soonish? Check in with B about organizing if I haven't heard from Patrick (how to initiate conversations with ppl I don't work with?) by THURSDAY 5P.
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: 205.0
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. Ed assoc. 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: Clean room; work toward sleeping in room. Clean up behind desk. Make appointments for hearing, sleep study, vet. Keep track of plans for Rock City and Disney. Drive white car together; practice solo driving. Work on staying home solo when dark.
11. Medical: YMCA classes. Lift @ lunch. Maintain @ 155 w defined muscle tone. At 194, purple All-Stars. 189, 1pr black 1pr white leggings. 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.) Why can’t I sleep better? Therapy Wed Jan 3 3P. Dentist ? Massage Dec 16 6P. Need to RS colonoscopy. PCP virtual appointment Jan 3 2:15p.
13. Therapy thoughts: I need to talk to my parents about later-life plans (particularly assisted living and funeral preferences). I've never been through something like that and would like to know how to go about making arrangements, but I don't really know who to talk to about it. Identify what I want: to have my professional expertise acknowledged and given the respect it deserves, and to be taken as a legitimate authority. Is it possible to find a faith community that does not include worship? What is the purpose of worship?
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." Use AI for ideas.
WFTY: Sustainable. Mid-morning class was small. Kind of worried about the before-work crowd tomorrow, though.2020 WFTY: Progress. 2021 WFTY: Persistence. 2022 WFTY: Focus. 2023 WFTY: Priorities2 -
Just need to drink some more water, pay my niece for my new walking vests (big pockets for keys, phone, tissues, dog lead and dog bags) and read some of the bible. I reviewed my prayers from five years and it's amazing how much the world has changed in that time and how differently I think. I'm not on cooking dinner anymore, just gonna have a chicken breast with some salad. I was going to make a stirfry like last night.
I'm not sure what's on the agenda for tomorrow, maybe:
-Walk 5000 steps
-Cook something
-Collect my vest/s
-Track all my food
-Do some reading
-Drink 4 glasses of water
-Read the bible
-Hang up washing
-Review my bucket list
-Organise my medications
-Get a blood test and skin swab4 -
Goals for 2024
End of 2023: 117.1kg
End of 2024: Between 65kg and 70kg
-Weigh myself everyday
-Learn how to cook
-Do a minimum of 10,000 steps everyday
-Do mapmywalk daily and take pictures, because it's FUN!
-Save up for a desktop computer
-Make 5 friends
-Actually go to church
-Fit clothing in any store
-Have a well defined jawline
-Earn an extra $250 per week
-Go on a date
-Reverse my fatty liver and diabetes
-Be healthy
-Travel to different places in New Zealand
-Buy some clothing from a surf shop
-Have some labelled clothing
-Go down 4 dress sizes
Long-term goals/progress
-Look good in clothes and hopefully without them! Have an awesome wardrobe. Be strong. Be fit. Look healthy and be healthy.
-Travel the world
-Publish a book
-Get married
-Go to a Taylor Swift concert
-Get smarter
-Read more books
-Expand my vocab
-Get toned arms and a toned stomach
-Appear in a movie
-Start a podcast with my dad
-Learn how to cook
-Count my blessings
-Thank God for things
-Be a grateful person and be generous with others
-Walk/run an average of 15,000 steps everyday
-Be extremely fit
-Have good posture
-Be trained in many things
-Have multiple streams of income
-Own my own home
-Have a vege garden
-Have lots of pets
About me:Height 5'8"
34yrs old
Reside in New Zealand
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New but old.
I have had MyFitnessPal for several years but never have really completed my weight loss goal. I am trying again 😔.
JFT: log in my foods
Set weight loss goals
210lbs currently
180 goal weight3 -
@stegeem and @shelleym39 - Welcome! It's never to late too work on the habits that will help you.
JFT 1/02/24 (today) - just one thing today, no desserts!✔️
Hour commitment - I won't eat again until tomorrow.
JFT for 1/03/24 (tomorrow)✔️
1) No desserts today (last ). Can have sugarfree or no sugar added.
2) None of DH's stash ok today (including candy, chocolate raisins, peppermint bark, peeps, ice cream, Trader Jo cookies).
3) Peanut butter ok today, 2.5 to 3 T (last)
4) Don't weigh again until 1/9
5) No hard cheese today (trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 1/02). 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.). (last) (a little in honey mustard ok)(last)
7) Nuts ok (22-30 g) or 12-14 in-the-shell nuts.
8) No beef jerky today.
9) No chicken Vienna sausage ok today (trying not to have higher sodium stuff everyday)(last 10/28)
10) Sweet potato and/or pumpkin ok today. (last)
11) Only 1 ice drink today.
12) A few tic-tacs as needed everyday. (No max for now, unless it's a problem)
13) No Harvest Snaps(22-30 g) ok today. (last)
14) No tamales ok today.
15) No more than 600 calories for lunch. (this is my big meal of day)================== 4DW started =============
**Not doing today
4DWs (4 Day Wins) are here, in a shared file:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zarlETHtkiVUD1O6BKpHA7GCNFJS8IdF/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=108259155343870939869&rtpof=true&sd=true
Sample
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pridesabtch wrote: »
JFT Tuesday
- Up by 5:30
- Weigh
- Shower
- Work by 7:00
- Meeting at 7:00 took it from home
- Figure out discrepancies in vacation allotments
- Log food
- Stay in the green
- Dinner in
- Bed early
Yesterday was pretty good. Met all of my goals for the day, plus took care of a couple of things for mom. Still have some investigation to do on her Medicare Advantage Plan. It seems they were very misleading when we signed up for it. Anyway, I'll get that figured out. I did however convince her the "guy" she was "talking" to was a scammer. That is a total win.
Totally overslept this morning. Plan was to get up at 5:00, ride Peloton, shower, pack lunch and be at work by 7:30. Actuality was slept until 7:15 brushed my teeth, got dressed got to work by 8:04... I even went to bed early last night, I was just really tired. Guess I am still not 100% after the pneumonia thing. I should finish up my second round of steroids & antibiotics this week. Didn't pack a lunch, may go home at lunch or may just struggle depending on the afternoon demands.
Tonight is trivia night. I need to keep my goal in mind and moderate. I'm not going to stop going to trivia, but I can order salad instead of pizza, or exercise and eat 2 pieces of pizza instead of 4. I can also limit alcohol consumption. I'll just offer to drive, that pretty well takes care of that. For tonight, I will pre log my evening so I know where I am and what I can have.
JFT Wednesday
- Up at 5:00 to exercise
- Shower
- Work by 7:30
- Meetings
- Check in with MFP
- Log Food
- Stay Green or at least within maintenance
- Figure out Medicare Advantage plan for mom
- Figure out why hubby not on medical insurance cards...
- Print return labels for Christmas returns
- Home for lunch?
- Home by 5:00
- Trivia
- Home by 10:00
Have a great Wednesday y'all!2 -
Welcome @stegeem and @shelleym39 to JFT! Always great to have more people posting. For me, I feel more accountable when others see my goals.
Recap 1/2 T
1) Make pasta with spinach for supper / log all food / 64+ oz. water
2) Bundle up & walk dog Wind chill was 19(F), I wore lots of layers, dog wore her winter jacket and we had marvelous walk around the tech college (where parking lots & walkways are salted to melt ice). 3.59 mi happy dog & happy me.
3) Wash dishes / call Mom
/ eCheck-in for Thurs physical ~ tried but goofy system still will not recognize my ins. member ID, so they can just wait until I show up for my appt. / swap ins. & member cards for 2024 in purse / read / digital declutter ~ not much but some / other? made overnight oats, called about auto-refill status
JFT 1/3 W ~ birth of great nephew!
1) Leftovers for supper / log all food / enough protein / 64+ oz. water
2) Icy conditions so no dog walk / PT exercises / 7500 steps
3) Boil eggs / scrub & refill heated bird bath / call HH & invite over / make list of vitamins for doctor / read / digital declutter / other?
Got great news as I woke this morning, my niece & goddaughter had her first baby at 1:43 a.m. My youngest brother & his wife are now grandparents, and they are thrilled. We just learned niece had to have C-section, so praying she recovers well.
This morning we had a weather alert for freezing drizzle & untreated roads and walkways were icing up. When I went out on our paved patio, not too bad, but when I tried our front steps (which are elevated & therefore cold air is underneath) I realized top was pretty slippery with ice. Our walkway & driveway didn't look any better. Much as it pains me, I will not walk dog unless weather greatly improves by this afternoon, but unlikely with cloudy skies. Good day for me to FINALLY do my PT exercises again.
About me:I'm Carmela
This is my lifestyle. It's. Not. A. Diet.
Height 5'4"
66 yrs old
Reside in Green Bay, WI, USA
2024 Goals:1) Ultimate goal weight 150#... I'll be thrilled 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
- Try new recipes Unfortunately, no wall oven until mid-Feb or later & sad me, but try slow cooker & stove recipes
- Walk dog 3-4 miles, treadmill when necessary in winter, weights/my home version of circuit & other x-training
- PT (physical therapy) exercises to strengthen arthritic knees & hip flexor
- In 2023 I logged 726.88 miles, or 1,169.8 km & completed yearly challenge 11.14.23
- In 2022 I logged 500.4 miles, or 805km (knee issues).
- I can earn $10 every month on my Medicare Advantage Plan with 10+ days of 7,500 steps
- Registered 12.29.23 for Bellin 10K race on 6.8.24 & eligible to have race fee waived
- Register for my other usual events, and add other possible events
- Always a good idea
- Visit parents 1-2 times each month, phone calls in between ~ they're in their late 80s and live 90 miles away
- Monthly contact with former colleagues/others, now that I'm retired
- Not as much progress as I hoped last year, but not worse.
Keeping my Word for the Year: Tenacity ~ persistent determination; the mental strength to resist opposition, danger or hardship
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more_freggies76 wrote: »JFT for 1/03/24 (today)✔️
1) No desserts today (last ). Can have sugarfree or no sugar added.
2) None of DH's stash ok today (including candy, chocolate raisins, peppermint bark, peeps, ice cream, Trader Jo cookies).
3) Peanut butter ok today, 2.5 to 3 T (last)
4) Don't weigh again until 1/5 - need to move up for nutritionist
5) No hard cheese today (trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 1/02). 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.). (last) (a little in honey mustard ok)(last)
7) Nuts ok (22-30 g) or 12-14 in-the-shell nuts.
8) No beef jerky today.
9) No chicken Vienna sausage ok today (trying not to have higher sodium stuff everyday)(last 10/28)
10) Sweet potato and/or pumpkin ok today. (last)
11) Only 1 ice drink today.
12) A few tic-tacs as needed everyday. (No max for now, unless it's a problem)
13) No Harvest Snaps(22-30 g) ok today. (last)
14) No tamales ok today.
15) No more than 600 calories for lunch. (this is my big meal of day)
Hour commitment - I won't eat again until after 12 pm.================== 4DW started =============
**Not doing today
4DWs (4 Day Wins) are here, in a shared file:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zarlETHtkiVUD1O6BKpHA7GCNFJS8IdF/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=108259155343870939869&rtpof=true&sd=true
Sample
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JFT - Jan 1 2024
Log all Food - 👿
1L of water - 🙂
Move - 🙂
JFT - Jan 2 2024
Log all Food - 👿
1L of water - 👿
Move - 🙂
JFT - Jan 3 2024
Log all Food
1L of water
Move
Well I didn’t even post yesterday that’s a great way to get back to it.
I did take Christmas down the last two days. That took a lot. I also had class yesterday and this morning.
I have a project that I need to work on today and tomorrow.
Today is my granddaughter’s 8th birthday! It’s so hard to believe.
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Hour commitment - I won't eat again until after 5 pm. Can still have my dose of metamusal. None of the same foods at dinner as at lunch.2
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I love the concept of this group. I've seen people post ...just for the next hour...and I get it...some times that is just what you need to get passed a certain point.
So here I am, looking to join this group, hoping to get as well as provide support along this journey.
At little about me:
I just turned 63. In the first half of 2023 - I lost about 10 lbs. In the second half of 2023 - I gained about 13 lbs. The second half was full of life challenges, some good, some not so good. I feel that I learned a lot last year about what works and the things I need to conquer. I am very hopeful for 2024!
Starting Weight: 223.6.
Goals for 2024 > Trend downwards. My ultimate goal weight is between 140 - 150. While I'd like to lose about 5lbs a month, I'm focusing instead on actions that could/should result in that loss.- Exercise - 6x a week
- Water - working towards 64 to 100 ounces daily
- Better Nutrition *Work in Process
- Less Alcohol * Work in process. Currently doing dry January with 2 exception days.
Just for Today- No Alcohol
- Track everything I eat and Drink
- Health Journal Update
- Take body measurements
Charissa
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JFT Thursday - no treats after dinner! LOAD AND START CAR EARLY!
1. Stretch. Attempt Y class.
2. Duo. Text B about local organizing.
3. Blog post - WOTY reflections. Ask S if she lives in county; if so, invite to meeting.
4. How do I use the Roku stick with the ViewSonic?
5. Grade final exam and update scoresheet.
6. Get papers together for Day 1.
7. Write nouns script. Take nonperishables to little pantry.
8. Evening: Dems meeting. How to initiate conversations? Dinner: Salad. 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. Duo. Therapy exercises: crunches, push-ups, squats, ankle lifts, box jumps, plank. Meds. Floss, rinse, brush teeth. Update JFT.
10. Upcoming: Set up digital portfolio. Get elastic for shoes & take to shoe repair. Discuss Clois & Stuffy. Check in w parents regularly. Get stamps! Need to return the Dolly wig. Need to write blog posts. Contact S about members' displeasure at "being told who to vote for" and requests for info on ALL candidates. Figure out how to pull music from cassette to digital file. Compare costs for ESPs and get D and C to join an org. Hang white wire shelf in small bathroom. Shelves in bedroom. Sash for space dress. Gounod from tape to digital file. When are we going to McKay's next? Take fabric donation. (Friday?) Organize home repair needs list - soonish? Next Thursday CTC reading group. CTC audition Mon 1/22 7P; callbacks Thu 1/25 7P.
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: 205.0
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. Ed assoc. 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: Clean room; work toward sleeping in room. Clean up behind desk. Make appointments for hearing, sleep study, vet. Keep track of plans for Rock City and Disney. Drive white car together; practice solo driving. Work on staying home solo when dark.
11. Medical: YMCA classes. Lift @ lunch. Maintain @ 155 w defined muscle tone. At 194, purple All-Stars. 189, 1pr black 1pr white leggings. 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.) Why can’t I sleep better? Therapy Wed Jan 3 3P. Dentist ? Massage Dec 16 6P. Need to RS colonoscopy. PCP virtual appointment Jan 3 2:15p.
13. Therapy thoughts: I need to talk to my parents about later-life plans (particularly assisted living and funeral preferences). I've never been through something like that and would like to know how to go about making arrangements, but I don't really know who to talk to about it. Identify what I want: to have my professional expertise acknowledged and given the respect it deserves, and to be taken as a legitimate authority. Is it possible to find a faith community that does not include worship? What is the purpose of worship?
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." Use AI for ideas.
WFTY: Sustainable. Right now things feel like a lot. Like a LOT a lot.2020 WFTY: Progress. 2021 WFTY: Persistence. 2022 WFTY: Focus. 2023 WFTY: Priorities2 -
@itladyee - Welcome to the group!
Hour commitment - I won't eat again until tomorrow.more_freggies76 wrote: »JFT for 1/03/24 (today)✔️
1) No desserts today (last ). Can have sugarfree or no sugar added.✔️
2) None of DH's stash ok today (including candy, chocolate raisins, peppermint bark, peeps, ice cream, Trader Jo cookies).✔️
3) Peanut butter ok today, 2.5 to 3 T (last)✔️Didn't eat today
4) Don't weigh again until 1/5 - need to move up for nutritionist✔️
5) No hard cheese today (trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 1/02). 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.). (last) (a little in honey mustard ok)(last)✔️
7) Nuts ok (22-30 g) or 12-14 in-the-shell nuts.✔️
8) No beef jerky today.✔️
9) No chicken Vienna sausage ok today (trying not to have higher sodium stuff everyday)(last 10/28)✔️
10) Sweet potato and/or pumpkin ok today. (last)✔️Didn't eat today
11) Only 1 ice drink today.✔️
12) A few tic-tacs as needed everyday. (No max for now, unless it's a problem)✔️
13) No Harvest Snaps(22-30 g) ok today. (last)✔️
14) No tamales ok today.✔️
15) No more than 600 calories for lunch. (this is my big meal of day)✔️
JFT for 1/04/24 (tomorrow)✔️
1) No desserts today (last ). Can have sugarfree or no sugar added.
2) None of DH's stash ok today (including candy, chocolate raisins, peppermint bark, peeps, ice cream, Trader Jo cookies).
3) Peanut butter ok today, 2.5 to 3 T (last)
4) Don't weigh again until 1/5
5) Up to 2.0 oz hard cheese today (trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 1/02). 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.). (last) (a little in honey mustard ok)(last)
7) Nuts ok (22-30 g) or 12-14 in-the-shell nuts.
8) No beef jerky today.
9) No chicken Vienna sausage ok today (trying not to have higher sodium stuff everyday)(last 10/28)
10) Sweet potato and/or pumpkin ok today. (last)
11) Only 1 ice drink today.
12) A few tic-tacs as needed everyday. (No max for now, unless it's a problem)
13) Harvest Snaps(22-30 g) ok today. (last)
14) No tamales ok today.
15) No more than 600 calories for lunch. (this is my big meal of day)
16) Can eat lunch early due to a lunch meeting.================== 4DW started =============
**Not doing today
4DWs (4 Day Wins) are here, in a shared file:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zarlETHtkiVUD1O6BKpHA7GCNFJS8IdF/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=108259155343870939869&rtpof=true&sd=true
Sample
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Hello and Happy 2024 everyone! @mytime6630 (Joan), thank you for starting us out on another year of JFT! Always excited to start the new thread, always filled with hope and determination.
A bit about me...my name is Tracie. I'm 63 years old and live in the Frozen Tundra of Green Bay, WI. I have been a member of the Just For Today threads since I think 2016? I go MIA from time to time, but always find my way back. I think, like @cschmitz110515 mentioned in her post, when I retired in 2020, I just didn't have the discipline to sit at my laptop and log my food or post my goals, so I kind of got lazy. I get easily frustrated trying to post here on my phone...seems like I'd lose everything I typed by hitting the wrong button so I'd just kind of give up. Currently, I'm going through chemotherapy for a cancer recurrence and am very focused on getting through treatment as well as I can, with a focus goal of regaining my strength and staying healthy as long as I can. So, I guess my focus has switched this year and going forward from wanting to lose weight to wanting to be as healthy as I can possibly be. Losing weight is a piece of that! Taking things one day at a time and staying in the present moment is key for me.
@Snowflake1968 Happy birthday to Mikayla! Time sure flies! What are you going to school for?
@cschmitz110515 We have been spoiled with the mild winter here so far, haven't we? Congratulations on the new great nephew!!! I hope your niece has a speedy recovery!
Welcome newcomers! This is an awesome place to come for a dose of positive support.
Just for Today (1/4/2024)
1. 24H Plan NoBS
2. 64 oz water
3. Journal my food and close food diary at the end of the day
4. Prayer / devotional / journal
5. Close exercise & stand rings on watch
6. Drop paperwork off at P&L's office and B&S's house.
7. Home Care / Self Care
8. Begin Sewing Room Declutter Challenge w/JGID Quilts
9. Evening Routine
Power Thought: We do what we need to do, so we can do what we WANT to do!1
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