JUST FOR TODAY... One day at a time .. Daily Commitment for 2024

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  • itladyee
    itladyee Posts: 5,481 Member

    @Snowflake1968
    I'm on level 5000 and something LOL to say I have a gaming addiction is an understatement.

    Well, I wasn’t going to mention that! I laugh with my son that I didn’t find this game way back when. No telling how he would have turned out! 😜. It’s actually part of the “no responsibility” part of my life that I’m trying to build!
  • itladyee
    itladyee Posts: 5,481 Member

    @Snowflake1968
    I'm on level 5000 and something LOL to say I have a gaming addiction is an understatement.

    Well, I wasn’t going to mention that! I laugh with my son that I didn’t find this game way back when. No telling how he would have turned out! 😜. It’s actually part of the “no responsibility” part of my life that I’m trying to build!
  • Snowflake1968
    Snowflake1968 Posts: 6,979 Member
    JFT - Monday Mar 4
    1.5L of water - 🙂
    Log all food - 🙂
    Move 20 Minutes - 🙂

    JFT - Tuesday Mar 5
    1.5L of water
    Log all food
    Move 20 Minutes

    @Bex953172 - I would have to eat breakfast with that walking too!

    @littleblackskirt - I never stopped weighing and still managed to gain everything I had lost. Don’t beat yourself up. We can do it, we did it before.

    @pridesabtch - that’s impressive that you’re still struggling with your cold and we’re able to do that soon class! Good for you.

    @itladyee - No judgement, I was just curious. I have some gamers in my life. I am not one of them. I don’t like sitting for that long to play games, the only one I ever played back in ancient days was Tetris on the original Nintendo.

    @cschmitz110515 - happy you got the door figured out. I think I would have had to move if I felt myself bump into someone that wasn’t there!

    Well I had to really cut some of my presentation down it was over 11 minutes and it’s supposed to be 3-5. I managed to get it down to 7, but I’m calling that good.


  • littleblackskirt
    littleblackskirt Posts: 1,045 Member
    edited March 6
    I'm not a gamer either, though I did get very into tetris on my son's old gameboy back in the day. Was also very good at the yo-yo tricks which were popular then :)

    @pridesabtch Impressive workout! It must feel good to hear that the guys enjoyed it so much.

    @Snowflake1968 Good luck with your presentation (not that you'll need luck!)

    @cschmitz110515 Fingers crossed you have no more trouble from the garage door. My mother also thought she had a ghost, it started as a bit of a joke when things would fall off shelves, that sort of thing. But after my father died she was convinced her sister was haunting her, and when I said she wasn't, she would say that she only told me a small part of the things that had happened. I'll never know, but I suspect she had a bit of dementia in her final year, and was getting confused.
    Your husband walking into someone in the dark is a whole new level of ghost story though! (Aren't you meant to walk *through* ghosts?)
    littleblackskirt wrote: »

    JFT Tuesday 5th March

    THINK before I eat ✅
    No snacking ❌ one, 129 cals
    No eating after 6.30 pm ❌
    PF exercises ✅
    Back exercises ✅
    Log food ✅ 1465 cals

    Chair back where it belongs! And a whole carload of stuff taken to the council dump, making progress.
    Logged for the first day in a while, it's annoying that when you've not logged for a while most of your "recent foods" disappear so you have to start looking them up again. I guess the clue is in the name lol.

    JFT Wednesday 6th March

    THINK before I eat
    No snacking
    No eating after 6.30 pm
    PF exercises
    Back exercises
    Log food
    Drop off at charity warehouse
    Make MOT appointment
    Dentist. Yuck.

  • teigansdad
    teigansdad Posts: 394 Member
    Hello everyone
    It’s been a minute. My first run with this group brought me to a point of fitness I hadn’t seen in years… then life happened. Long story short: found the tip of that again last year but didn’t do it in the healthiest manner (severe caloric restriction). Broke my hand in bike accident and motivation plummeted. Got my act back together round end of July (just in time for my annual off road attack on mt Mitchell bike race) and managed to tear my rotator cuff 20 miles in. Well surgery finally happened Aug 14, and here I am crawling back to you guys… weaker, heavier, drinking to many IPAs, maybe closest to depression I’ve been in a while.
    I tried journaling again a little earlier this year but without folks to be accountable it fell apart quick.
    Lots of other things going on but anyway I’ll spare yah
    Goals for the day
    Stay under calorie goal
    Easy spin after work
    No food after 8
    No beer
    Drink water instead of Diet Coke
  • littleblackskirt
    littleblackskirt Posts: 1,045 Member
    Welcome back @teigansdad. Sorry to hear that you've been having a bad time, I'll just repeat what @Snowflake said yesterday..."Don't beat yourself up, we can do it, we did it before".

    I recall you and @pridesabtch talking bike rides. Have to say you're not exactly selling it, you make it sound quite dangerous lol

    And now I'm going to log my lunch, which I managed to eat despite my gums still hurting from the dentist visit. I'm no quitter :#
  • pridesabtch
    pridesabtch Posts: 2,479 Member
    teigansdad wrote: »
    Hello everyone
    It’s been a minute. My first run with this group brought me to a point of fitness I hadn’t seen in years… then life happened. Long story short: found the tip of that again last year but didn’t do it in the healthiest manner (severe caloric restriction). Broke my hand in bike accident and motivation plummeted. Got my act back together round end of July (just in time for my annual off road attack on mt Mitchell bike race) and managed to tear my rotator cuff 20 miles in. Well surgery finally happened Aug 14, and here I am crawling back to you guys… weaker, heavier, drinking to many IPAs, maybe closest to depression I’ve been in a while.
    I tried journaling again a little earlier this year but without folks to be accountable it fell apart quick.
    Lots of other things going on but anyway I’ll spare yah
    Goals for the day
    Stay under calorie goal
    Easy spin after work
    No food after 8
    No beer
    Drink water instead of Diet Coke

    Hubby had a shoulder replacement in 2022 from a bike accident, and is having a second surgery later this month because one of the screws broke (yuck). He'll be starting over again as well.

    You've got this. Do it healthy, and give yourself some grace.

    I barely even spin these days, but spring is upon us and the roads are calling.
  • pridesabtch
    pridesabtch Posts: 2,479 Member
    pridesabtch wrote: »
    pridesabtch wrote: »

    JFT Tuesday
    - Up by 6:00am :smiley:
    - Work by 7:00 :smiley:
    - Meetings :smiley:
    - Discussions with employees about bonuses and merit raises :smiley:
    - Home by 5:00 :smiley:
    - Spin at 6:00 :smiley:
    - Grocery - Maybe steak and spinach salad :(
    - Shower :smiley:
    - Bed by 10:00 :(

    Pretty good day yesterday. Spin class was fun, but not as hard core as Monday evening. Then I met hubby for dinner at a steak place that was having a fund raiser for a local middle school band. Small filet, half a baked potato with butter, 2 rolls and a salad (no dressing). Considering it was my only meal yesterday I'm ok with the 2 rolls I scarfed down. Did drink a couple of beers as well once we got home.

    Woke up this morning and my cold is back with a vengeance. Throat filled with nastiness and pounding sinus headache. I got up at 6:00 for a 7:00 meeting, but I instead of getting up I took some meds and laid back down for an hour and listened to the meeting from home. I finally made it to work, but I'm struggling with the headache and cough. And of course, I ran out of tissues.

    It's trivia night tonight, but chances are I'm not going.

    JFT Wednesday
    - Work by 7:00 :(
    - Meetings :smiley:
    - Pick up stuff for trade show Saturday
    - Log food
    - Stay green
    - Home by 5:00
    - Nap
    - Finish setting up kitchen
    - Bed by 10:00
  • more_freggies76
    more_freggies76 Posts: 3,210 Member
    more_freggies76 wrote: »
    JFT for 3/6/24 (tomorrow)✔️
    1) Can have dessert today (last 2/28), but none of DH's stash.
    2) None of DH's stash ok today (including candy, chocolate raisins, peeps, ice cream, Valentine candies & girl scout cookies, homemade cookies, no pistachios).
    3) No peanut butter ok today, 2.5 to 3 T (last 3/4)
    4) I won't weigh again until Thursday, Mar 7.
    5) No hard cheese ok today (trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 3/5). 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 ok today(1-3 Tbsp.). (last1/25) (a little in honey mustard ok)(last)
    7) Nuts ok (22-30 g) or 12-14 in-the-shell nuts. (last 1/20) Additional nuts in a meal are ok. Like almonds already in green beans. No pistachios today.
    8) No chicken vienna sausage ok today (trying not to have higher sodium stuff everyday)(last 2/17)
    9) No sweet potato and/or pumpkin ok today. (last 3/5)
    10) Only 1 ice drink today.
    11) Bakers chocolate ok today.(last 3/4)
    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 3/3)
    14) No tamales ok today.(last 3/5)
    15) No more than 600 calories at lunch.
    16) No real butter today, unless in cooking..
    ================== 4DW started =============
    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


  • itladyee
    itladyee Posts: 5,481 Member
    JFT Today 3/4
    Log in Daily
    No Alcohol
    Track everything I eat and Drink ✔️
    Health Journal Update
    Water > at least 80 ounces
    Beat the prior days steps
    Hit protein macros ✔️
    Plan the day's meals preferably weekly, min a day in advance ✔️
    Determine WOTY
    Continue Reading Younger Next Year
    Continue Reading Easy Way to Quit Emotional Eating
    Reduce "game" time

    Just for Today 3/6
    Log in Daily
    No Alcohol
    Track everything I eat and Drink
    Health Journal Update
    Water > at least 80 ounces
    Beat the prior days steps
    Hit protein macros
    Plan the day's meals preferably weekly, min a day in advance
    Determine WOTY
    Continue Reading Younger Next Year
    Continue Reading Easy Way to Quit Emotional Eating
    Reduce "game" time[/quote]

  • more_freggies76
    more_freggies76 Posts: 3,210 Member
    Hour commitment - I won't eat again until after 5 pm. None of the same foods at dinner as at lunch.
    Had my dessert at lunch, so no more desserts today! Can still have my dose of metamusal.
  • cschmitz110515
    cschmitz110515 Posts: 3,673 Member
    @teigansdad Welcome back, you know this is a very supportive group to share with. Sorry for your troubles, hopefully things start getting better for you.

    Regarding our "ghost" stories: I was discussing with hubby, and he reminded me that when he "bumped into" someone in the dark he thought was me, he felt skin on skin, dropped the clean laundry he was carrying, and asked "what are you doing up?" That's when I asked him, from bed, "who are you talking you?" LOL good times at night in our house. We haven't had any more experiences lately, other than the garage door & that's fine now. :smiley:

    Recap 3/5 T
    1) Not sure about supper ~ leftovers & side salad / log all food / 64+ oz. water :smiley:
    2) Walk dog :sunglasses: 3.93 mi happy dog (more treats from RJ) and happy me
    3) Pack up snowman decorations ~ started / boxes in basement / shop UHC OTC / read / declutter something ~ lots of digital, yay / choir rehearsal 7:30 / other? online reading about process to apply for SS benefits, discussed income tax scenarios with hubby :smiley:

    JFT 3/6 W
    1) Soup supper at church: eat sensibly, limit bread & dessert / log food (best guess) / 64+ oz. water
    2) Walk dog
    3) Submit application for social security benefits (my full retirement age next month) ~ done & that feels so strange! / NP appt 1:00 / found old catalog for allergy-safe jewelry (I lost one of my favorite everyday earrings last night) / read / declutter 15 min. / 5:30 soup supper / 7:00 Lent service / 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

    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
    2) Plan meals most days & prelog meals/snacks whenever possible on MFP
    • Try new recipes Unfortunately, no wall oven until mid-Feb or later & sad me, but try slow cooker & stove recipes... wall oven installed 2/26 but no new recipes yet.
    3) Exercise 5-6x per week (minimum 4x):
    January: 5 days x2wks, 4x1, 3x1, 1x1 [1 wk lots of snow & 1 wk bitter cold so shoveling, treadmill & PT, 1 wk 4 day trips out of town]
    February: 6 days x1wk, 5x1, 4x1, 2x1 [2 wks overnight trips to visit parents]
    • 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
    4) MapMyWalk app You Vs. the Year 1,024km challenge started on Jan. 1
    • In 2023 I logged 726.88 miles, or 1,169.8 km & completed yearly challenge 11.14.23 :star:
    • In 2022 I logged 500.4 miles, or 805km (knee issues).
    5) At least 7,500 steps per day
    • I can earn $10 every month on my Medicare Advantage Plan with 10+ days of 7,500 steps:
      Jan / Feb
    6) Participate in my favorite area races ~ I walk, I do not run
    • Registered 12.29.23 for Bellin 10K race on 6.8.24 & eligible to have race fee waived ~ rats, no waiver of fee
    • Register for my other usual events, and add other possible events
    7) Be considerate and loving to hubby and have fun together
    • Always a good idea
    8) Make efforts to keep in touch with parents, siblings and friends (most live in other towns or states)
    • Visit parents 1-2 times each month, phone calls in between ~ they're in their late 80s and live 85 miles away
      canceled visit 1.12-1.13 due to blizzard
      canceled visit 1.21-1.22 due Mom's bad cold
      Mom's bday visit 1.31 with all siblings, in-laws & aunt
      overnight visit 2.12-2.13 / breakfast out with Mom/ladies & aunt, youngest brother stopped over
      overnight visit 2.27-2.28 & eldest brother stopped over
      planned overnight visit 3.14-3.15
    • Monthly contact with former colleagues/others, now that I'm retired
      1.7.24 HH came over & visited at my invitation
      1.28.24 great-nephew's baptism affirmation in Oakfield, followed by luncheon
      1.29.24 Greenville: BIL's 2nd cataract surgery (hubby was his driver) / lunch at IHOP
      2.2.24 cousin's funeral & saw parents, 2 brothers, most aunts/uncles, few cousins
      2.16.24 pub food from McGeorge's & wine at La Vie with P&B / The Dirty Martinis played
      2.18.24 Greenville: visit w/ hubby's brother, SIL & niece / lunch at Olive Garden
    9) Declutter bedroom, home office, basement, books in living room
    • 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
  • mytime6630
    mytime6630 Posts: 4,290 Member
    OMG... I think I missed about a week, and I am 56 posts behind!!!
    I have been super busy with not only sewing a quilt for my grandson.. but garden work. Last week I had 6 yds of compost delivered (that is equivalent to 150 bags!!). I hauled it all in the backyard and spread among all my flower beds. Ha. needless to say, I hurt for 3 days after! Its funny how I did not feel sore when I was doing it... but boy, the next 3 days I paid for it. Finally back to normal I think.
    That, and sewing my grandson 2 quilts for his high school graduation. Actually its more like 3 quilts.. because one will be reversible. I have the tshirt quilt finished.. the other is sports related, since he loves sports. So one side is footballs with KC chiefs fabric (his favorite team), and the other side is a lot of footballs .. with Michigan Wolverines fabric (he is from michigan). But ... ha.. I had to sew 45 football squares! I now have both sides almost finished piecing.. its just pinning them and FMQ them... and hope both sides look OK with i'm done.
    I had a week of doing really good .. keeping my calories near 1400 a day.. and actually the scale went down close to 2 pounds. But being so busy.. I did not take time to log my food.. and now I am up again. So... back to goal setting and logging my food!!
    Happy to be back though... and tonite I'll try and read through all the posts I missed!
  • more_freggies76
    more_freggies76 Posts: 3,210 Member
    more_freggies76 wrote: »
    JFT for 3/6/24 (today)✔️
    1) Can have dessert today (last 2/28), but none of DH's stash.✔️
    2) None of DH's stash ok today (including candy, chocolate raisins, peeps, ice cream, Valentine candies & girl scout cookies, homemade cookies, no pistachios).✔️
    3) No peanut butter ok today, 2.5 to 3 T (last 3/4)✔️
    4) I won't weigh again until Thursday, Mar 7.✔️
    5) No hard cheese ok today (trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 3/5). 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 ok today(1-3 Tbsp.). (last1/25) (a little in honey mustard ok)(last)✔️
    7) Nuts ok (22-30 g) or 12-14 in-the-shell nuts. (last 1/20) Additional nuts in a meal are ok. Like almonds already in green beans. No pistachios today.✔️
    8) No chicken vienna sausage ok today (trying not to have higher sodium stuff everyday)(last 2/17)✔️
    9) No sweet potato and/or pumpkin ok today. (last 3/5)✔️
    10) Only 1 ice drink today.✔️
    11) Bakers chocolate ok today.(last 3/4)✔️
    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 3/3)✔️
    14) No tamales ok today.(last 3/5)✔️
    15) No more than 600 calories at lunch.✔️
    16) No real butter today, unless in cooking..✔️
    JFT for 3/7/24 (tomorrow)✔️
    1) No dessert today (last 3/6), unless I want sugarfree or no sugar added.
    2) None of DH's stash ok today (including candy, chocolate raisins, peeps, ice cream, Valentine candies & girl scout cookies, homemade cookies, no pistachios).
    3) No peanut butter ok today, 2.5 to 3 T (last 3/4)
    4) I won't weigh again until Thursday, Mar 7.
    5) Up to 2.0 oz hard cheese ok today (trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 3/5). 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 ok today(1-3 Tbsp.). (last1/25) (a little in honey mustard ok)(last)
    7) Nuts ok (22-30 g) or 12-14 in-the-shell nuts. (last 1/20) Additional nuts in a meal are ok. Like almonds already in green beans. No pistachios today.
    8) No chicken vienna sausage ok today (trying not to have higher sodium stuff everyday)(last 2/17)
    9) Sweet potato and/or pumpkin ok today. (last 3/5)
    10) Only 1 ice drink today.
    11) Bakers chocolate ok today.(last 3/6)
    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 3/6)
    14) Tamales ok today, even if they happen to be sweet.(last 3/5)
    15) No more than 600 calories at lunch.
    16) No real butter today, unless in cooking..
    17) Can eat lunch early due to early lunch meeting.

    Hour commitment - I won't eat again until tomorrow.
    ================== 4DW started =============
    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


  • Snowflake1968
    Snowflake1968 Posts: 6,979 Member
    JFT - Tuesday Mar 5
    1.5L of water - 🙂
    Log all food - 🙂
    Move 20 Minutes - 😕

    JFT - Wednesday Mar 6
    1.5L of water
    Log all food
    Move 20 Minutes

    Will have to catch up tomorrow. It’s late.
  • Bex953172
    Bex953172 Posts: 4,169 Member
    Welcome.back @teigansdad although sorry to hear about the time you've been having!
    Atleast you have a very good reason for things doing downhill.

    I've put more weight on out of pure laziness, I think if I broke my hand and shoulder I'd give myself some slack!
  • littleblackskirt
    littleblackskirt Posts: 1,045 Member
    littleblackskirt wrote: »

    JFT Wednesday 6th March

    THINK before I eat ✅
    No snacking ❌
    No eating after 6.30 pm ❌
    PF exercises ✅
    Back exercises ✅
    Log food ✅
    Drop off at charity warehouse ✅
    Make MOT appointment ✅
    Dentist. Yuck. ✅ Teeth fine, had a scale and polish. Agony, was still bleeding at bedtime!

    JFT Thursday 7th March

    THINK before I eat
    No snacking
    No eating after 6.30 pm
    PF exercises
    Back exercises
    Walk with friend

  • teigansdad
    teigansdad Posts: 394 Member
    Well yesterday didn’t go as planned. Did good till I got home. Just didn’t have it in me to do the trainer and next thing I knew two beers went bye with a few handfuls of nuts and boom caloric goal shot too.
    I will say I totally let myself. I’ve let work drama consume me even on my days off. As I type this out though a part of me thinks maybe that’s just a excuse to be self destructive… dang now IDK
    Anyway deeps thoughts right 😂
    Goals for today
    Do better
    Stay under calories
    No beer
    Log everything
    No food after 8
    No more than 1 Diet Coke
    Get on trainer after work

    Let’s do this
  • mytime6630
    mytime6630 Posts: 4,290 Member
    edited March 7
    @teigansdad -- welcome back! So sorry you've had such troubles though .. but happy to see you back with us. Like you, I've let myself gain back almost all that I had lost.It is so easy. My problem is always around the holidays .. I love to bake, and this year we did more entertaining. Its funny how easy the pounds can come on, but how hard it is to take them back off!

    My goals for today will be my usual, but I've got to get back to tracking. When I am busy.. this is the first thing that I don't do. I love to exercise now, so that is easy. But, as we all know.. exercise is only 10%... its 90% what we eat. And I tell myself I am so active.. do so much garden work, that I am OK.. but I know I am eating too much to maintain this high weight. Its that little bag of trail mix, handful of raisins, eating a piece of bread, popcorn, etc that puts me over. I eat 3 healthy meals... no need to mindless grab this stuff!

    So goals today, March 7
    1. log all food. Try to keep calorie count around 1400 calories (I am 73, and 5'11"). But maybe at my age that is still too much? I don't know.
    2. concentrate on water. Especially in the evenings... I am NOT hungry after eating a big dinner. It is thirst.. which is easily mistaken for hunger. So drink 4 large glasses of water first
    3. work on quilt for grandson
    4. laundry/clean house, etc.
    My weight history
    Name is Joan. Age 73; 5'11"
    SW Year 2017: 220-217
    SW Year 2018: 195.5
    SW Year 2019 : 206 -- met my goal weight of 178, but gained 5 lbs over pandemic
    SW Year 2020: 182.6 -- gained another 12 pounds through the pandemic
    SW Year 2021:195 -- weight fluctuated all year from 184-190s
    SW Year 2022: 190 - reached 182 in August. But weight on a slow increase the rest of the year.
    SW Year 2023: 207.8 - got my weight down to 195; I always gain again between halloween and New Years.
    SW year 2024: 209.0

    Goals for 2024:
    Staring weight: Jan 7, 2024: 209.0
    Goal weight at the end of 2024: 175-180, and learn to maintain
    Goal to lose 25-30 lbs this year to be in healthy range
    Weight Goals:
    1st goal weight: 199 - reach this by March
    2nd goal weight: 185 - reach this by July
    Ultimate goal weight: 175- reach this by September
    Weekly Weigh-ins
    Jan 7: 209.0
    Jan 14: 211
    Jan 21: 210. 6.
    Jan 28:207.2
    Feb 1: 206.2 (goal was 205)
    Feb 4: 206
    Feb 11: 207
    Feb 18: 210.
    Feb 25:205.8
    March 3: 206.2
    March 10:
    March 17:
    March 24:
    March 31:
  • more_freggies76
    more_freggies76 Posts: 3,210 Member
    edited March 7
    more_freggies76 wrote: »
    JFT for 3/7/24 (today)✔️
    1) No dessert today (last 3/6), unless I want sugarfree or no sugar added.
    2) None of DH's stash ok today (including candy, chocolate raisins, peeps, ice cream, Valentine candies & girl scout cookies, homemade cookies, no pistachios).
    3) No peanut butter ok today, 2.5 to 3 T (last 3/4)
    4) I won't weigh again until Thursday, Mar 7.
    5) Up to 2.0 oz hard cheese ok today (trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 3/5). 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 ok today(1-3 Tbsp.). (last1/25) (a little in honey mustard ok)(last)
    7) Nuts ok (22-30 g) or 12-14 in-the-shell nuts. (last 1/20) Additional nuts in a meal are ok. Like almonds already in green beans. No pistachios today.
    8) No chicken vienna sausage ok today (trying not to have higher sodium stuff everyday)(last 2/17)
    9) Sweet potato and/or pumpkin ok today. (last 3/5)
    10) Only 1 ice drink today.
    11) Bakers chocolate ok today.(last 3/6)
    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 3/6)
    14) Tamales ok today, even if they happen to be sweet.(last 3/5)
    15) No more than 600 calories at lunch.
    16) No real butter today, unless in cooking..
    17) Can eat lunch early due to early lunch meeting.
    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.
    ================== 4DW started =============
    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


  • pridesabtch
    pridesabtch Posts: 2,479 Member
    pridesabtch wrote: »

    JFT Wednesday
    - Work by 7:00 :(
    - Meetings :smiley:
    - Pick up stuff for trade show Saturday :smiley:
    - Log food :(
    - Stay green :neutral:
    - Home by 5:00 :smiley:
    - Nap :smiley:
    - Finish setting up kitchen :(
    - Bed by 10:00 :smiley:

    Took some meds and took a nap yesterday when I got home from work. Awoke feeling so-so and let hubby convince me to go to trivia. Boy did we lose badly last night! Still fun, but woke up this morning in worse shape than yesterday. Dragged my bum into work, but still took my meetings remotely to avoid hacking and spitting in a room full of people. Pretty sure the cold is a pretty bad sinus infection at this point, and it doesn't seem to want to go away. I'm starting to think I may need to go to doc and see if I can get some meds.

    Supposed to go to mom's after work today and then drive to meet Sierra halfway and pick up the grand puppy. Will definitely go to mom's, even though she can't be bothered to return my texts. May let Tim go get Gia without me and rest. Leaving work early today as well, just want to make it through my last meeting at 1:00pm.

    JFT Thursday
    - Work by 8:00 :(
    - Meeting at 8:00 :(
    - Meetings from 9:00 - 11:30 :smiley:
    - Check in with MFP :smiley:
    - Log food
    - Stay green
    - Last meeting 12:30 -1:00
    - Go to mom's
    - Nap
    - Go to see Sierra and get Gia or Stay home and rest
    - Shower
    - Bed by 10:00
  • cschmitz110515
    cschmitz110515 Posts: 3,673 Member
    edited March 8
    Very late to post today but better late than never. Day went askew when I drove to our tax preparer's house. She and I were co-workers for 25(ish) years, and we're still good friends. Hubby didn't go, even though he really likes her, because he says "we talk too much". I think he's right: my noon meeting lasted until 3:45, and maybe 20 minutes was related to our taxes. :D Anyway, with a 30-minute drive each way, the entire afternoon was shot. No dog walk when I got back like I promised doggo, because weather has started to turn, and I'm just not up for it. Ooops. I'll post goals for today & tomorrow, as long as I'm online.

    Recap 3/6 W
    1) Soup supper at church: eat sensibly, limit bread & dessert :smiley: / log food (best guess) :smiley: / 64+ oz. water :/ only 48
    2) Walk dog :smiley: 3.68 mi happy dog & happy me
    3) Submit application for social security benefits (my full retirement age next month) ~ done & that feels so strange! / NP appt 1:00 / found old catalog for allergy-safe jewelry (I lost one of my favorite everyday earrings last night going to choir rehearsal) / read / declutter 15 min. / 5:30 soup supper / 7:00 Lent service / other? I decided to look for my lost earring in church parking lot on my way inside for supper. Parked near the space I thought, walked slowly searching the ground, and miraculously, spotted a small piece of silver that was my earring! No damage to hoop and happy me. :smiley: TA-DA!

    JFT 3/7 R
    1) Leftovers & side salad for supper / log all food / 64 oz. water
    2) Income tax docs to MJSW noon / read / scrub/refill heated birdbath :smiley: all done... maybe something else this evening?

    JFT 3/8 F ~ forecast for rain all day
    1) Make pea soup (use ham bone from freezer) / log all food / 64+ oz. water
    2) PT exercises / log on MMW for challenge / 7500 steps
    3) Haircut/color 12:30 / pack up snowman decorations / return boxes to basement / read / declutter / wash dishes / 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

    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
    2) Plan meals most days & prelog meals/snacks whenever possible on MFP
    • Try new recipes Unfortunately, no wall oven until mid-Feb or later & sad me, but try slow cooker & stove recipes... wall oven installed 2/26 but no new recipes yet.
    3) Exercise 5-6x per week (minimum 4x):
    January: 5 days x2wks, 4x1, 3x1, 1x1 [1 wk lots of snow & 1 wk bitter cold so shoveling, treadmill & PT, 1 wk 4 day trips out of town]
    February: 6 days x1wk, 5x1, 4x1, 2x1 [2 wks overnight trips to visit parents]
    • 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
    4) MapMyWalk app You Vs. the Year 1,024km challenge started on Jan. 1
    • In 2023 I logged 726.88 miles, or 1,169.8 km & completed yearly challenge 11.14.23 :star:
    • In 2022 I logged 500.4 miles, or 805km (knee issues).
    5) At least 7,500 steps per day
    • I can earn $10 every month on my Medicare Advantage Plan with 10+ days of 7,500 steps:
      Jan / Feb
    6) Participate in my favorite area races ~ I walk, I do not run
    • Registered 12.29.23 for Bellin 10K race on 6.8.24 & eligible to have race fee waived ~ rats, no waiver of fee
    • Register for my other usual events, and add other possible events
    7) Be considerate and loving to hubby and have fun together
    • Always a good idea
    8) Make efforts to keep in touch with parents, siblings and friends (most live in other towns or states)
    • Visit parents 1-2 times each month, phone calls in between ~ they're in their late 80s and live 85 miles away
      canceled visit 1.12-1.13 due to blizzard
      canceled visit 1.21-1.22 due Mom's bad cold
      Mom's bday visit 1.31 with all siblings, in-laws & aunt
      overnight visit 2.12-2.13 / breakfast out with Mom/ladies & aunt, youngest brother stopped over
      overnight visit 2.27-2.28 & eldest brother stopped over
      planned overnight visit 3.14-3.15
    • Monthly contact with former colleagues/others, now that I'm retired
      1.7.24 HH came over & visited at my invitation
      1.28.24 great-nephew's baptism affirmation in Oakfield, followed by luncheon
      1.29.24 Greenville: BIL's 2nd cataract surgery (hubby was his driver) / lunch at IHOP
      2.2.24 cousin's funeral & saw parents, 2 brothers, most aunts/uncles, few cousins
      2.16.24 pub food from McGeorge's & wine at La Vie with P&B / The Dirty Martinis played
      2.18.24 Greenville: visit w/ hubby's brother, SIL & niece / lunch at Olive Garden
      3.8.24 Darboy: tax docs & long visit with MJSW
    9) Declutter bedroom, home office, basement, books in living room
    • 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
  • more_freggies76
    more_freggies76 Posts: 3,210 Member
    more_freggies76 wrote: »
    JFT for 3/7/24 (today)✔️
    1) No dessert today (last 3/6), unless I want sugarfree or no sugar added.✔️
    2) None of DH's stash ok today (including candy, chocolate raisins, peeps, ice cream, Valentine candies & girl scout cookies, homemade cookies, no pistachios).✔️
    3) No peanut butter ok today, 2.5 to 3 T (last 3/4)✔️
    4) I won't weigh again until Thursday, Mar 7.✔️
    5) Up to 2.0 oz hard cheese ok today (trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 3/5). 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 ok today(1-3 Tbsp.). (last1/25) (a little in honey mustard ok)(last)✔️
    7) Nuts ok (22-30 g) or 12-14 in-the-shell nuts. (last 1/20) Additional nuts in a meal are ok. Like almonds already in green beans. No pistachios today.✔️
    8) No chicken vienna sausage ok today (trying not to have higher sodium stuff everyday)(last 2/17)✔️
    9) Sweet potato and/or pumpkin ok today. (last 3/5)✔️Didn't eat today.
    10) Only 1 ice drink today.✔️
    11) Bakers chocolate ok today.(last 3/6)✔️
    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 3/6)✔️
    14) Tamales ok today, even if they happen to be sweet.(last 3/5)✔️
    15) No more than 600 calories at lunch.✔️
    16) No real butter today, unless in cooking..✔️
    17) Can eat lunch early due to early lunch meeting.✔️
    Hour commitment - I won't eat again until tomorrow.

    JFT for 3/8/24 (tomorrow)✔️
    1) No dessert today (last 3/6), unless I want sugarfree or no sugar added.
    2) None of DH's stash ok today (including candy, chocolate raisins, peeps, ice cream, Valentine candies & girl scout cookies, homemade cookies, no pistachios).
    3) No peanut butter ok today, 2.5 to 3 T (last 3/4)
    4) I won't weigh again until Monday, Mar 11.
    5) Up to 2.0 oz hard cheese ok today (trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 3/5). 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 ok today(1-3 Tbsp.). (last1/25) (a little in honey mustard ok)(last)
    7) Nuts ok (22-30 g) or 12-14 in-the-shell nuts. (last 1/20) Additional nuts in a meal are ok. Like almonds already in green beans. No pistachios today.
    8) No chicken vienna sausage ok today (trying not to have higher sodium stuff everyday)(last 2/17)
    9) Sweet potato and/or pumpkin ok today. (last 3/5)
    10) Only 1 ice drink today.
    11) No bakers chocolate ok today.(last 3/7)
    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 3/6)
    14) No tamales ok today. (last 3/7)
    15) No more than 600 calories at lunch.
    16) No real butter today, unless in cooking..
    ================== 4DW started =============
    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


    [/quote]

  • Snowflake1968
    Snowflake1968 Posts: 6,979 Member
    JFT - Wednesday Mar 6
    1.5L of water - 🥴
    Log all food - 🙂
    Move 20 Minutes - 😕

    JFT - Thursday Mar 7
    1.5L of water
    Log all food
    Move 20 Minutes
  • littleblackskirt
    littleblackskirt Posts: 1,045 Member
    littleblackskirt wrote: »

    JFT Thursday 7th March

    THINK before I eat ✅
    No snacking ✅
    No eating after 6.30 pm ✅
    PF exercises ✅
    Back exercises ❌
    Walk with friend ✅

    JFT Friday 8th March

    THink before I eat
    No snacking
    No eating after 6.30 pm
    PF exercises
    Back exercises
    Grocery shopping
    Drop off charity donations

    Really don't feel like doing anything today, it's cold!

  • teigansdad
    teigansdad Posts: 394 Member
    From yesterday
    Do better🙃
    Stay under calories✅
    No beer✅
    Log everything✅
    No food after 8✅
    No more than 1 Diet Coke✅
    Get on trainer after work❌

    Since changing to 12 hr shifts having the energy both mentally and physically to work out after work has been a huge problem.
    I’m sure I let this be an excuse to some extent but it has had a negative impact for sure. Maybe the time change will help a little

    Plan for today
    -same as yesterday but not gonna kid myself and say I’ll workouts 😂
    Do better
    Stay under calories
    No beer
    Log everything
    No food after 8
    No more than 1 Diet Coke
  • pridesabtch
    pridesabtch Posts: 2,479 Member
    cschmitz110515 wrote: »
    Very late to post today but better late than never. Day went askew when I drove to our tax preparer's house. She and I were co-workers for 25(ish) years, and we're still good friends. Hubby didn't go, even though he really likes her, because he says "we talk too much". I think he's right: my noon meeting lasted until 3:45, and maybe 20 minutes was related to our taxes. :D Anyway, with a 30-minute drive each way, the entire afternoon was shot. No dog walk when I got back like I promised doggo, because weather has started to turn, and I'm just not up for it. Ooops. I'll post goals for today & tomorrow, as long as I'm online.

    Good friends are hard to come by. Catching up is important.
  • pridesabtch
    pridesabtch Posts: 2,479 Member
    pridesabtch wrote: »

    JFT Thursday
    - Work by 8:00 :(
    - Meeting at 8:00 :(
    - Meetings from 9:00 - 11:30 :smiley:
    - Check in with MFP :smiley:
    - Log food :(
    - Stay green :smiley:
    - Last meeting 12:30 -1:00
    - Go to mom's :smiley:
    - Nap :smiley:
    - Go to see Sierra and get Gia or Stay home and rest :smiley:
    - Shower :(
    - Bed by 10:00 :smiley:

    Made it half a day at work yesterday, then went home to rest. Got up and went with hubby to pick up Gia and briefly visited with Sierra. Pretty much went to sleep as soon as we got home. Tim went out to pick up dinner, but by the time he got back I wasn't interested. Had a few chips on the way to get Gia, and a KitKat for lunch. Not a healthy food day, but well under calories.

    Pictures of my spoiled grand puppy. Tim said she has begun her Jedi training. I think she'll be a dragon slayer when she grows up.
    38j9w1v8v84g.jpeg
    8pigqkqpefs7.jpeg


    Feeling a little better today, but now Tim has it. Hopefully we don't just pass it back and forth. I'm at work, but may only work a half day. Not much going on here. That and I'm working a Trade Show tomorrow at the state capital. It's only 1.5 hours away, but with driving, set-up, actual show, tear down and dinner with state representatives after it makes for a full day. Depending on how I feel I may skip the post show schmoozing.

    JFT Friday
    - Work by 8:00 :smiley:
    - Check in with MFP
    - Couple meetings
    - Home around noon-ish
    - Nap
    - Work on cleaning up kitchen some more
    - Play with grand puppy
    - Prep for tomorrow
    - Bed by 10:00
  • forwewalkbyfaith
    forwewalkbyfaith Posts: 49 Member
    JFT Friday 03/08

    Bible Study
    Water 64 oz
    Steps 7500
    30 counter pushups
    Add to my Food Diary
    Choose to be Happy

    I haven’t been here in a few weeks. Time for positive changes. Happy Friday!

  • more_freggies76
    more_freggies76 Posts: 3,210 Member
    more_freggies76 wrote: »
    Hour commitment - I won't eat again until tomorrow.
    JFT for 3/8/24 (today)✔️
    1) No dessert today (last 3/6), unless I want sugarfree or no sugar added.
    2) None of DH's stash ok today (including candy, chocolate raisins, peeps, ice cream, Valentine candies & girl scout cookies, homemade cookies, no pistachios).
    3) No peanut butter ok today, 2.5 to 3 T (last 3/4)
    4) I won't weigh again until Monday, Mar 11.
    5) Up to 2.0 oz hard cheese ok today (trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 3/5). 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 ok today(1-3 Tbsp.). (last1/25) (a little in honey mustard ok)(last)
    7) Nuts ok (22-30 g) or 12-14 in-the-shell nuts. (last 1/20) Additional nuts in a meal are ok. Like almonds already in green beans. No pistachios today.
    8) No chicken vienna sausage ok today (trying not to have higher sodium stuff everyday)(last 2/17)
    9) Sweet potato and/or pumpkin ok today. (last 3/5)
    10) Only 1 ice drink today.
    11) No bakers chocolate ok today.(last 3/7)
    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 3/6)
    14) No tamales ok today. (last 3/7)
    15) No more than 600 calories at lunch.
    16) No real butter today, unless in cooking..
    Hour commitment - I won't eat again until after 12 pm.
    ================== 4DW started =============
    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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