JUST FOR TODAY... One day at a time .. Daily Commitment for 2024
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Hour commitment - I won't eat again until after 5pm. None of the same foods at dinner as at lunch. Can still have my dose of metamusal.1
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Hour commitment - I won't eat again until tomorrow.1
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littleblackskirt wrote: »
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!
Disasterous day for food yesterday, like I just didn't care.
Today I will get back on an even keel, and at least do the plantar faciitis exercises, as they are important.
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Me: "I want to lose weight!"
Also me: *eats 3 McDonald's last week*
Sigh, there's getting off track and there's completely derailing yourself
I've NEVER had that many in one week.
But on the 3rd one though I did say to Ash "maybe we shouldnt do this again because it's not exactly healthy" he kind of half agreed 😂
He can go through random phases of stuff, it will run it's course. But he can lose weight with a click of his fingers whilst I have to put tremendous amounts of effort in.
I have spent most the morning trying to find an app for yoga which I both like the layout AND it's free. Seems I can't have both. It's either a rubbish app or costs money.
Fed up of being achy and inflexible. My knees ache and the pain in my ankle is still there, the Dr said it sounded like Achilles tendonitis, get it checked this Wednesday.
I'm only 31 and I feel like if I don't do anything NOW, I'll seriously regret it in the future.
My nan had two knee replacements. My mum has arthritis in her ankles and I'm just like 😬
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Fed up of being achy and inflexible. My knees ache and the pain in my ankle is still there, the Dr said it sounded like Achilles tendonitis, get it checked this Wednesday.
I'm only 31 and I feel like if I don't do anything NOW, I'll seriously regret it in the future.
@Bex953172 I'm double your age, and still struggling with my weight. I've lost it so many times, but never maintained properly.
If I could give my younger self one piece of advice, it would be to take it more seriously, lose the weight, then learn to maintain the lower weight. It would have made such a difference to my life, and I wouldn't have spent the last 30 years yo-yoing up and down, and being uncomfortable with weight/clothes/extra pain etc.
If you can get a handle on it now, while you're still young, I can *guarantee* you will not regret it!
(Actually, I'd need to tell younger self two things, the other being don't go anywhere near one particular now-ex lol)
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Off rails yesterday
But gonna make today better
Goals
Work out
Caloric def w exercise 500 cal
No more than 2 beers
Try to get at least 1/2 tax stuff together
Shoulder work
Log all calories
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Back again. I had a short but lovely break in FL with my husband and my amazing father-in-law who is 95 and still playing golf four or five days a week. It was nice to have a few days to just relax and enjoy their company. I actually finished the book I brought along, spent some time in the pool, and got in a good bit of walking. I also visited a lovely botanical garden with my husband. After a dreary week of rain and clouds in NJ, it was a delight to see all the color!
Back home and back to the reality of too little time with too much to do, so I spent the week playing catch-up with my classes and chores. My car was in the shop on Tuesday for a scheduled repair, so I moved my visit to Mom's to Thursday. Then my daughter's car started acting up, so I wound up spending the day with her and didn't get down to Mom's until dinner, which meant I didn't get home until late.
Fortunately, I don't have much on this weekend. Today's a quiet day with rain predicted, so I'll do a few things around the house and maybe read the second book in the sci-fi trilogy my husband recommended. My son runs a robotics team for the school where he teaches, so my husband and I are going to the meet on Sunday. Then a quiet evening in before another busy week - at least I'm not bored
March goals:
Get back to logging and posting regularly
Sort clothes by size and season, and donate/discard what I don't need
Garden clean-up
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more_freggies76 wrote: »JFT for 3/8/24 (yesterday)✔️
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)✔️Didn't eat today.
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..✔️
JFT for 3/9/24 (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) Peanut butter ok today, 2.5 to 3 T (last 3/4)
4) I won't weigh again until Monday, Mar 11.
5) No hard cheese ok today (trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 3/8). 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 3/7)
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 3/8)
14) No more than 600 calories at lunch.
15) 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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Hello everyone I’m a Newby here
I’m Andrea Moore
Want to lose 30 pounds
My CW is 179
My Gl is 150 then add 10 pound of muscle
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Me: "I want to lose weight!"
Also me: *eats 3 McDonald's last week*
Sigh, there's getting off track and there's completely derailing yourself
I've NEVER had that many in one week.
But on the 3rd one though I did say to Ash "maybe we shouldnt do this again because it's not exactly healthy" he kind of half agreed 😂
He can go through random phases of stuff, it will run it's course. But he can lose weight with a click of his fingers whilst I have to put tremendous amounts of effort in.
I have spent most the morning trying to find an app for yoga which I both like the layout AND it's free. Seems I can't have both. It's either a rubbish app or costs money.
Fed up of being achy and inflexible. My knees ache and the pain in my ankle is still there, the Dr said it sounded like Achilles tendonitis, get it checked this Wednesday.
I'm only 31 and I feel like if I don't do anything NOW, I'll seriously regret it in the future.
My nan had two knee replacements. My mum has arthritis in her ankles and I'm just like 😬
@Bex -- your post so resonated with me!! My willpower is there, but then, I like to eat.
But.. one thing I will tell you.. which for me, while not exactly "scale" related, but exercise related.
I've always been a walker.. almost my entire life. I am going to be 74 in July. I can still easily walk 6-8 miles at one time. I have not had any knee or hip replacement problems... I only have a little arthritis in my hip, but I know this only because my bone scan showed it.. I never ache. (Unless I exercise too much and get leg cramps!). I am not on any medications for anything. So I am a firm believer in exercise.. whatever kind you can find that you love. How about bike riding with your girls? You can find used bikes for a low price. Or even just going to the park and running with them. When our kids were little, we used to take them to the high school track, and they had fun seeing how far they could run.. while we ran the track. I can't "run" anymore because I think walking is better, but its moving!
You are so young, and you can start now instead of waiting until you see health issues.
As for the weight.. ha.. you would think as much as I exercise I would be as thin as can be. So while I am about 20 pounds overweight .. I am a lot more muscle (which weighs more). I am more firm that I used to be at this weight. And to be honest... I would rather feel good, and be strong, than be thin and weaker.
Even at McDonalds .. if you look at the calories, you can eat there and stay within calories. (A Egg McMuffin or Cheeseburger is less than 400 calories). If you average 600-700 a meal... that is still low enough calories to lose.
For me, my meals are OK.. its the snacking in the evening. So I'm starting to make protein bars, and if I have just one of those.. it keeps me from snacking all evening!
I know you can do this!!
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Again, I'm not logging my food. Why is this so hard for me to take the time to do!! But ... I am trying to eat more protein, which helps a lot with the nite snacking. Last week I made protein bars.. they are so good. They are just 3 cups oatmeal, 1 cup protein powder (I used chocolate), 1 cup peanut butter, and 1/2 cup lite syrup. It makes about 12 bars.. and they are good size, take awhile to eat, and keeps me full.
Today I'm working on quilting again. Got the gym in already, which always starts my day out in a good way. The next 3 days weather will be back in the 60s... so I am hoping to get the bike spoke fixed on my bike. That is my goal this year .. to get back to biking again!
Hope you all have a great day! We can do this!! It is a journey.. the scale will go up and down, but it is for our health.. not just a number on the scale.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 SeptemberWeekly 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:
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Not weightloss related.. but this is why I just don't get on here as much!! These will be for my grandsons high school graduation. One is all his tshirts from little on up.. he is a big KC chiefs fan ... and also from michigan. Ha.. now just have to quilt the 2 sports one. I may wait and just give him the KC quilt.. and save the michigan one for xmas. My plan was to do a reversible quilt... but worried I'll ruin one side.!
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@AndreaMoore2024 Welcome! Always love to have another one join JFT. A very supportive, non-judgmental group.
@mytime6630 Beautiful quilts, Joan! I really like the t-shirts one, so cute. And the Chiefs/football one is nice too, even if I'm a Packers fan. LOL
Recap 3/8 F ~ forecast for rain all day
1) Make pea soup (use ham bone from freezer) ~ yum! / log all food / 64+ oz. water
2) PT exercises / log on MMW for challenge / 7500 steps 6,000 steps & no PT or dog walk so didn't complete the challenge. Sad me. In hindsight, I could've walked dog before my appt b/c rain held off until then, but radar & sky showed otherwise, and I didn't want to be 1 1/2 miles from home when rain actually started. Oh well.
3) Haircut/color 12:30 / pack up snowman decorations / return boxes to basement / read / declutter ~ mostly digital but anything is good / wash dishes / other? gave dog a good brushing, boiled eggs TA-DA!
JFT 3/9 Sat.
1) Leftovers & side salad for supper / log all food / 64+ oz. water
2) Walk dog
3) Locate doc for tax prep ~ realized info was on form already provided (whew) but at least papers on/around my desk are somewhat organized & decluttered... Seriously, need to stop doing the pile method!!! / verify A accts online / pay bill, pledge, membership / add address change to phone & labels / read / wash dishes / set clocks ahead before bed / 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
- 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.
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
- 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:
Jan / Feb
- 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
- Always a good idea
- 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
- 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 -
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.2
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JFT Friday 03/08
Bible Study 🌿
Water 64 oz 🌿
Steps 7500 🌿
30 counter pushups 🌿
Add to my Food Diary 🌿
Choose to be happy 🌿
All was done, not so much today.
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JFT Sunday 10
Bible Study
Water 64 oz
Steps 7500
30 counter pushups
30 squats
Outside 30 minutes moving
Add to my Food Diary
Choose to be happy
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Hour commitment - I won't eat again until tomorrow.more_freggies76 wrote: »JFT for 3/9/24 (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) Peanut butter ok today, 2.5 to 3 T (last 3/4)✔️
4) I won't weigh again until Monday, Mar 11.✔️
5) No hard cheese ok today (trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 3/8). 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)✔️Didn't eat today.
10) Only 1 ice drink today.✔️
11) 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) No Harvest Snaps(22-30 g) ok today. (last 3/8)✔️
14) No more than 600 calories at lunch.✔️
15) No real butter today, unless in cooking..✔️
JFT for 3/10/24 (tomorrow)✔️
1) Can have dessert today (last 3/6)
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 3/9)
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 3/8). 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 3/8)
14) Girlfriend coming to spend day, so can be flexible with meals.
15) 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
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I forgot to post goals on Friday. I did keep them in my head.
Saturday is the same and Sunday will be too. I’ll be back on Monday.3 -
more_freggies76 wrote: »JFT for 3/10/24 (today)✔️
1) Can have dessert today (last 3/6)
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 3/9)
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 3/8). 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 3/8)
14) Girlfriend coming to spend day, so can be flexible with meals.
15) 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
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more_freggies76 wrote: »JFT for 3/10/24 (today)✔️
1) Can have dessert today (last 3/6)
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 3/9)
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 3/8). 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 3/8)
14) Girlfriend coming to spend day, so can be flexible with meals.
15) 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
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Recap 3/9 Sat.
1) Leftovers & side salad for supper / log all food / 64+ oz. water
2) Walk dog Cloudy & cold NW wind, but otherwise... saw first robin of spring, heard first red-winged blackbird & saw/heard cardinal singing from high in treetops. 3.68 mi = happy me & happy dog.
3) Locate doc for tax prep ~ realized info was on form already provided (whew) but at least papers on/around my desk are somewhat organized & decluttered... Seriously, need to stop doing the pile method!!! / verify A accts online / pay bill, pledge, membership / add address change to phone & labels / read / wash dishes / set clocks ahead before bed / other? downloaded cc txns, scheduled cc pmt, redeemed rewards cash, dusted downstairs, digital declutter TA-DA!
JFT 3/20 Sunday
1) Log all food (best guess for restaurant brunch) / 64+ oz. water
2) Walk dog
3) Fix plans with in-laws for M / wash dishes / refill bird feeders / read / 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
- 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.
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
- 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:
Jan / Feb
- 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
- Always a good idea
- 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
- 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 hardship1 -
mytime6630 wrote: »Again, I'm not logging my food. Why is this so hard for me to take the time to do!! But ... I am trying to eat more protein, which helps a lot with the nite snacking. Last week I made protein bars.. they are so good. They are just 3 cups oatmeal, 1 cup protein powder (I used chocolate), 1 cup peanut butter, and 1/2 cup lite syrup. It makes about 12 bars.. and they are good size, take awhile to eat, and keeps me full.
Today I'm working on quilting again. Got the gym in already, which always starts my day out in a good way. The next 3 days weather will be back in the 60s... so I am hoping to get the bike spoke fixed on my bike. That is my goal this year .. to get back to biking again!
Hope you all have a great day! We can do this!! It is a journey.. the scale will go up and down, but it is for our health.. not just a number on the scale.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 SeptemberWeekly 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:
I love all of the quilts but that first one is amazing!1 -
Hour commitment - I won't eat again until tomorrow. Can still have my dose of metamusal.more_freggies76 wrote: »JFT for 3/10/24 (today)✔️
1) Can have dessert today (last 3/6)✔️
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 3/9)✔️
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 3/8). 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)✔️Didn't eat today.
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 3/8)✔️Didn't eat today.
14) Girlfriend coming to spend day, so can be flexible with meals.✔️
15) No real butter today, unless in cooking..✔️
JFT for 3/11/24 (tomorrow)✔️
1) No dessert today (last 3/10) 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 3/9)
4) I won't weigh again until Monday, Mar 11.
5) No hard cheese ok today (trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 3/8). 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 3/7)
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 3/8)
14) No more than 600 calories for lunch.
15) 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
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March goals:
Get back to logging and posting regularly
Sort clothes by size and season, and donate/discard what I don't need
Garden clean-up
JFT Monday, 3/11
Log
Hydrate
Healthy food choices
Exercise
Post
2 chores
Relax
Sleep2 -
@mytime6630
I loved the quilts!!
Also loved the idea of making your own protein bars. I have all them ingredients apart from light syrup. And my peanut butters running low lol.
Do you know how many calories they are per bar?
And how do you make them? Do you just put all the ingredients in a bowl and mix then portion out? Or is there a certain way?1 -
Getting back into it… the weekend went off the rails on several levels. Think best thing to do is just start fresh today.
Goals
No beer after work
Stay under caloric goal
No more than 2 diet sodas
Log all food
At least 30 minutes on trainer after work3 -
Monday is definitely a "Monday". Totally struggled to get up today even though I went to bed early and napped yesterday. This cold is holding on, but no fever or headache so that is a plus!
Did a trade show Saturday at the state capital. Met a lot of senators and representatives. Sunday we took the pup shopping in town to some pet friendly stores. She was a very good pooch!
The weekend was pretty good food wise. Mostly because I was busy and didn't snack much. Tim also made dinner last night, so we didn't go out for the first time in forever. Still haven't put the dining room back together, but the kitchen is done.
Tonight is Spin class and puppy watching/playing. Gia is at daycare today getting a temperament test to see if she can go there for actual daycare Tuesday - Thursday. She is fine at the house, but she can jump the fence and we need to leave access to the back yard for our older dog. Due to his meds he needs out more often than we can get home from work.
JFT Monday
- Up at 6:30
- Take Gia to Daycare Tim took her
- Work by 8:00
- 8:30 Meeting Canceled
- Protein bar for breakfast
- Drink more water
- Meeting from 4:00 - 4:45pm (just scheduled and not convenient)
- Hopefully home by 5:00
- Teach spin at 6:00 (30 minutes from home & I didn't pack a gym bag)
- Home to play with Gia and Elliot
- Left overs for dinner
- Shower
- Bed by 10:00pm
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Monday is definitely a "Monday". Totally struggled to get up today even though I went to bed early and napped yesterday. This cold is holding on, but no fever or headache so that is a plus!
Did a trade show Saturday at the state capital. Met a lot of senators and representatives. Sunday we took the pup shopping in town to some pet friendly stores. She was a very good pooch!
The weekend was pretty good food wise. Mostly because I was busy and didn't snack much. Tim also made dinner last night, so we didn't go out for the first time in forever. Still haven't put the dining room back together, but the kitchen is done.
Tonight is Spin class and puppy watching/playing. Gia is at daycare today getting a temperament test to see if she can go there for actual daycare Tuesday - Thursday. She is fine at the house, but she can jump the fence and we need to leave access to the back yard for our older dog. Due to his meds he needs out more often than we can get home from work.
JFT Monday
- Up at 6:30
- Take Gia to Daycare Tim took her
- Work by 8:00
- 8:30 Meeting Canceled
- Protein bar for breakfast
- Drink more water
- Meeting from 4:00 - 4:45pm (just scheduled and not convenient)
- Hopefully home by 5:00
- Teach spin at 6:00 (30 minutes from home & I didn't pack a gym bag)
- Home to play with Gia and Elliot
- Left overs for dinner
- Shower
- Bed by 10:00pm
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@mytime6630
I loved the quilts!!
Also loved the idea of making your own protein bars. I have all them ingredients apart from light syrup. And my peanut butters running low lol.
Do you know how many calories they are per bar?
And how do you make them? Do you just put all the ingredients in a bowl and mix then portion out? Or is there a certain way?
Heres the link @Bex. She has lots of good protein recipes .. and also lots of protein bar recipes. (Theres a apple one I might make) Super easy to make. I put chocolate chips on the first time I made them (per the recipe), but skipped them the 2nd time.
Calorie wise .. if you cut into 16 pieces they are aprox 170 calories. (But I think mine were bigger .. mine were cut into 12 pcs. But .. theres a lot of protein in them, which keeps you fuller longer.
This lady also has a youtube channel .. she has lost 140 pounds, and does a lot of recipes concentrating on high protein.
https://www.jennswwjourney.com/blog
https://www.jennswwjourney.com/post/oatmeal-protein-bars1 -
I've been SO tired lately. Usually I am the one up at 8, and off to the gym to get my blood going. Lately, its hubby up before me. I do think its my extra weight .. I just don't feel as good. SO I really need to buckle down. If I don't change how I eat.. who else will do it for me. Its up to me. Its my own fault.
So today, Monday,
1. log all my food. Keep calories at or below 1400. I did this for one week.. it works. Just keep going
2. concentrate on water. I know I don't drink nearly enough water. Could also be the reason I'm more tired.. I'm dehydrated.. not hungry! Don't eat.. drink water
3. aim for higher protein foods. It works. Higher protein keeps me from feeling hungry and doing mindless grabbing of foods
4. take the time to do these things. It is worth it. It is worth feeling better. Forget about looking better.. feeling better is more important.
Its up to me... If I want to stay the way I am, keep doing what I am doing. If I want to change my weight .. I need to make changes. Only I can do this.2
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