JUST FOR TODAY... One day at a time .. Daily Commitment for 2024
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@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
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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
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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
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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 -
more_freggies76 wrote: »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:
Sample
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1hrtqbsOInIWeA9sl8FLnEv-ignY21p8m/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=108259155343870939869&rtpof=true&sd=true
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pridesabtch wrote: »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!
Yesterday was a good day. I logged and stayed within my calorie allotment. Even stuck to my plan to have only 3 lite drinks at trivia. The medical insurance thing is crap-tastik. They say I didn't include my husband when I did benefit selections, but I know I did. Now he is without insurance and expecting a surgery in January. He can still get Obama Care, but with our income it's $1700/month with a $9k deductible. If it went through our employer it would only be an additional $200/month. This could turn into a huge deal. The benefits people are supposed to call me back today or tomorrow. Hopefully we can work it out.
Thursdays are busy mornings so I check in late here. I didn't pack lunch today, so I'm verging on being Hangry. My fault, I have food at home designated to bring to work, but I just hate getting up in the mornings. Slept in. Rushed out. Lunch still in fridge. Just a few more meetings this afternoon, then I need to take the dog to the vet to get his ear checked. Hopefully after that I can manage to squeeze in a late lunch. If not, I fear I'll go way overboard at dinner this evening. Going out with friends, should be fun.
JFT Thursday
- Up by 6:30
- Weigh in
- Pack lunch
- Work by 7:45
- Meetings until 11:30
- Home by 3:45
- Vet
- Late lunch / snack (<400cal)
- Log food
- Stay green
- Limit alcohol to 300 cal
- Shower
- Dinner out with friends
- Home by 10:002 -
Hour commitment - I won't eat again until after 5 pm. None of the same foods at dinner as at lunch. Can still have my dose of metamusal.3
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I won't overeat at my sisters
I will skip breakfast and just drink coffee
I will do my 10,000 steps (pretty much done)
I will do laundry
I will tidy my room
I will use all my calories4 -
Just for Today 1/3/2024
No Alcohol ✔️
Track everything I eat and Drink ✔️
Health Journal Update ✔️
Take body measurements ✔️
Just for Today- No Alcohol
- Track everything I eat and Drink
- Health Journal Update
- Shop for Healthy Snacks
- Research getting more protein
- Water > at least 40 ounces
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Late posting today but want to for my accountability...
Welcome @itladyee to JFT! Always great to have more people posting. For me, I feel more accountable when others see my goals.
Recap 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 YAY / 7500 steps
3) Boil eggs / scrub & refill heated bird bath / call HH & invite over / make list of vitamins for doctor / read / digital declutter / other?
JFT 1/4 R
1) Fast for blood draw / brunch w/ hubby & log best guess / leftovers for supper / 64+ oz. water
2) Walk dog 3.86 mi happy dog & happy me
3) Annual physical & labs 8:45 a.m. / upload Medicare card (front & back) to My Chart / schedule mammo / Great Harvest bread / read / digital declutter / other? research heart healthy foods
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 hardship2 -
JFT Friday - no treats after dinner! LOAD AND START CAR EARLY!
1. Stretch. Attempt Y class.
2. Duo.
3. Check with N - does he live in county? If so, invite.
4. How do I use the Roku stick with the ViewSonic?
5. Read play and take notes. Send in Ask!
6. Finalize Day 1 prep. Print Week 1 plans.
7. Write nouns script.
8. Evening: Ask Away. Link to Literacy video. 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. Q for both union and civics: how to initiate conversations? (Growth per Ballotpedia)
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: 202.6
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 Mon Feb 5 11A. Dentist ? Massage Sat Jan 13 6P. Need to RS colonoscopy. PCP virtual appointment Mon Jan 15 1P.
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'm starting to feel like I'll be able to keep the new (to me) course low-key. This is probably the last semester that this course will be offered, so I want to avoid spending a lot of time developing it when I'll likely have to do the work to develop something ELSE next term!2020 WFTY: Progress. 2021 WFTY: Persistence. 2022 WFTY: Focus. 2023 WFTY: Priorities2 -
more_freggies76 wrote: »JFT for 1/04/24 (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✔️
5) Up to 2.0 oz hard cheese today (trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 1/04). 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) Harvest Snaps(22-30 g) ok today. (last 1/4) Had more than 30 g.
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.✔️
Hour commitment - I won't eat again until tomorrow.
JFT for 1/05/24 (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) No hard cheese today (trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 1/04). 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. (last 1/4) Nuts in a meal are ok. Like almonds already in green beans.
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.
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 1/4)
14) 1 tamale 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:
Sample
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1hrtqbsOInIWeA9sl8FLnEv-ignY21p8m/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=108259155343870939869&rtpof=true&sd=true
2 -
pridesabtch wrote: »
JFT Thursday
- Up by 6:30
- Weigh in
- Pack lunch
- Work by 7:45
- Meetings until 11:30
- Home by 3:45
- Vet
- Late lunch / snack (<400cal)
- Log food
- Stay green
- Limit alcohol to 300 cal Somebody bought me a drink...
- Shower
- Dinner out with friends
- Home by 10:00
Dinner out last night was good, well the food and company were good. The service was pretty bad as was the entertainment. Actually made for a rather humdrum evening. Got home by 10:00 and pretty much went straight to bed. Still woke up exhausted. Skipped a morning meeting and came in a tad late.
Zero plans for this evening, maybe laundry. Going to Pittsburgh tomorrow to see my oldest.
JFT Friday
- Up by 7:00
- Work by 8:00
- Follow up on meeting I missed
- Work stuff, schedule performance reviews
- Log food
- Stay green
- Home by 5:00 (maybe take a half day / WFH)
- Nap
- Laundry
- Dinner in
- Bed by 10:00
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more_freggies76 wrote: »JFT for 1/05/24 (today)✔️
1) No desserts today (last ). Can have sugar free 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) No hard cheese today (trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 1/04). 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. (last 1/4) Additional nuts in a meal are ok. Like almonds already in green beans.
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.
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 1/4)
14) 1 tamale 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:
Sample
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1hrtqbsOInIWeA9sl8FLnEv-ignY21p8m/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=108259155343870939869&rtpof=true&sd=true
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