JUST FOR TODAY... One day at a time .. Daily Commitment for 2024
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I am fairly new to consistency on MFP and I’m looking for accountability. I have been on some kind of diet for 50 years. I want to track calories and macros…and find accountability. Is this the right place?1
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JFT for 10/26/24 (today)✔️more_freggies76 wrote: »JFT for 10/25/24 (today)✔️
1) No dessert today (last 10/19), unless I want sugarfree or no sugar added.✔️
2) None of DH's stash ok today (none of his Halloween candy, no more of French chocolate, none of French fruit candy, peeps, Bobo cakes, South Forty bars).✔️
3) No peanut butter ok today, 2.5 to 3 T (last 10/22)✔️
4) Don't weigh again until Monday, 10/28✔️
5) Up to 2.0 oz hard cheese ok today, any type. (trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 10/23). 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.), unless it's my dessert as per #1. (last 4/21) (a little in honey mustard ok)(last)✔️
7) Nuts ok (22-30 g) or 12-14 in-the-shell nuts. (last 10/24) Additional nuts in a meal are ok. Like almonds already in green beans. ✔️
8) Vienna sausage ok today (trying not to have higher sodium stuff everyday)(last 10/11)✔️Didn't eat today.
9) Sweet potato and/or pumpkin ok today.(last 10/15)✔️
11) Bakers chocolate ok today. (last 10/23)✔️
12) A few tic-tacs as needed everyday. (No max for now, unless it's a problem)✔️
13) No Harvest Snaps(22-30 pieces) ok today. (last 10/24)✔️
14) No more than 600 calories at lunch. (big lunch planned with friends)✔️
15) No real butter today, unless in cooking.. Can have at restaurants.✔️
16) Turkey patties ok today. (last 10/23)✔️
1) Dessert ok today (last 10/19).
2) None of DH's stash ok today (none of his Halloween candy, no more of French chocolate, none of French fruit candy, peeps, Bobo cakes, South Forty bars).
3) No peanut butter ok today, 2.5 to 3 T (last 10/22)
4) Don't weigh again until Monday, 10/28
5) No hard cheese ok today, any type. (trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 10/23). 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.), unless it's my dessert as per #1. (last 4/21) (a little in honey mustard ok)(last)
7) Nuts ok (22-30 g) or 12-14 in-the-shell nuts. (last 10/24) Additional nuts in a meal are ok. Like almonds already in green beans.
8) Vienna sausage ok today (trying not to have higher sodium stuff everyday)(last 10/11)
9) No sweet potato and/or pumpkin ok today.(last 10/25)
11) No bakers chocolate ok today. (last 10/253)
12) A few tic-tacs as needed everyday. (No max for now, unless it's a problem)
13) Harvest Snaps(22-30 pieces) ok today. (last 10/24)
14) No more than 600 calories at lunch. (big lunch planned with friends)
15) No real butter today, unless in cooking.. Can have at restaurants.
16) No turkey patties ok today. (last 10/25)
17) Can eat dinner early with FIL, if necessary.
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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Hour commitment - I won't eat again until dinner with FIL. 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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I am fairly new to consistency on MFP and I’m looking for accountability. I have been on some kind of diet for 50 years. I want to track calories and macros…and find accountability. Is this the right place?
welcome @Glow622 - this is a great place for accountability. I am also part of some other groups on MFP for actual daily weigh ins that have really helped me. Some people only weigh in and check in once or twice a week, so it's whatever works best for you.Its nice to see that everyone has ups and downs with this often difficult journey. Have a look around on MFP and see what groups fit your style for accountability. I like weighing daily. It helps keep me focused , albeit sometimes makes me a bit crazy . I also had to accept that I needed to log food daily to be successful and figured out where I needed to be in order to be in a true calorie deficit based on age, weight, activity level. I just used the MFP calculator
Wishing you all the best .1 -
Hour commitment - I won't eat again until after 12 pm.more_freggies76 wrote: »JFT for 10/26/24 (today)✔️
1) Dessert ok today (last 10/19).✔️Just had a little
2) None of DH's stash ok today (none of his Halloween candy, no more of French chocolate, none of French fruit candy, peeps, Bobo cakes, South Forty bars).✔️
3) No peanut butter ok today, 2.5 to 3 T (last 10/22)✔️
4) Don't weigh again until Monday, 10/28✔️
5) No hard cheese ok today, any type. (trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 10/23). 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.), unless it's my dessert as per #1. (last 4/21) (a little in honey mustard ok)(last)✔️
7) Nuts ok (22-30 g) or 12-14 in-the-shell nuts. (last 10/24) Additional nuts in a meal are ok. Like almonds already in green beans. ✔️
8) Vienna sausage ok today (trying not to have higher sodium stuff everyday)(last 10/11)✔️Didn't eat today.
9) No sweet potato and/or pumpkin ok today.(last 10/25)✔️
11) No bakers chocolate ok today. (last 10/253)✔️
12) A few tic-tacs as needed everyday. (No max for now, unless it's a problem)✔️
13) Harvest Snaps(22-30 pieces) ok today. (last 10/24)✔️
14) No more than 600 calories at lunch. (big lunch planned with friends)✔️
15) No real butter today, unless in cooking.. Can have at restaurants.✔️
16) No turkey patties ok today. (last 10/25)✔️
17) Can eat dinner early with FIL, if necessary.✔️
JFT for 10/27/24 (today)✔️
1) No dessert ok today (last 10/26), unless I want sugarfree or no sugar added.
2) None of DH's stash ok today (none of his Halloween candy, no more of French chocolate, none of French fruit candy, peeps, Bobo cakes, South Forty bars).
3) No peanut butter ok today, 2.5 to 3 T (last 10/22)
4) Don't weigh again until Monday, 10/28
5) Up to 2.0 oz hard cheese ok today, any type. (trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 10/23). 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.), unless it's my dessert as per #1. (last 4/21) (a little in honey mustard ok)(last)
7) Nuts ok (22-30 g) or 12-14 in-the-shell nuts. (last 10/26) Additional nuts in a meal are ok. Like almonds already in green beans.
8) Vienna sausage ok today (trying not to have higher sodium stuff everyday)(last 10/11)
9) Sweet potato and/or pumpkin ok today.(last 10/25)
11) Bakers chocolate ok today. (last 10/253)
12) A few tic-tacs as needed everyday. (No max for now, unless it's a problem)
13) No Harvest Snaps(22-30 pieces) ok today. (last 10/26)
14) No more than 600 calories at lunch. (big lunch planned with friends)
15) No real butter today, unless in cooking.. Can have at restaurants.
16) Turkey patties ok today. (last 10/25)================== 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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Hour commitment - After my cocoa, 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.1
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Feel like crud. Virus is sort of kicking my butt, laying low all day today and hoping I can bounce back before I have to travel mid week
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Another couple of busy days. Yesterday was final farmers market of the season, and voted early since I was only blocks from City Hall. After that, my friend PZ picked me up and we went to nearby tourist town to celebrate my bday earlier this month. I didn't log because would've been total guesses. I also enjoyed an adult beverage (cherry old fashioned ~ yummy).
JFT 10/27 Reformation Sunday
1) Choir (along with kids choir & bells) sang at 7:45 & 9:00 services
2) Log all food / limit snacks / 80 oz. water / net calories zero
3) Walked 3.07 mi
4) Packers v Jaguars noon / empty both rain barrels / minor fall yard chores / more rain barrels to basement (only 12 left to go) / write thank you & bday cards / call Mom
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About me:I'm Carmela
This is my lifestyle. It's. Not. A. Diet.
Height 5'4"
67 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. Ppl
* lentil rice sausage tortellini soup (internet) ~ very good, recipe is keeper
* glazed lemon cookies (internet search) ~ everyone loved them at Easter dinner
* rhubarb cobbler (in my first ever cookbook BH&G) ~ very good, I want to try with other fruits this summer
* yellow cake (BH&G cookbook) ~ I followed instructions closely & blended well, very good with rhubarb sauce
* white chicken enchiladas (newspaper) ~ very good, although 2 tortillas with recipe as written 846 calories (created in MFP recipes)
* Greek yogurt almond butter breakfast parfait (newsletter) ~ terrific, if high in calories... maybe tweak
* garlic scape basil pesto (internet blog) ~ excellent! tried as recommended with pasta (used up my radiatore)
* summer squash, zucchini, mushroom casserole (TOH) ~ excellent! & good way to use squash & zucchini
* zucchini meatloaf (sister) ~ good but hubby prefers classic recipe
* moussaka America's Test Kitchen tv show ~ very tasty, nice size portions & filling, though complicated with four distinct layers & many prep steps ~ nice to have an alternate eggplant recipe
* peach cobbler (BH&G) used qt fresh peaches grown in Ripon
* ratatouille (loveandlemons.com) very good vegetarian dish, uses lots of late summer/early fall veggies
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]
March: 5 days x1wk, 4x1, 3x1, 0x1 [ack... prep house & food for Easter dinner; 1 wk overnight trip to visit parents]
April: 4 days x2wks, 3x1, 2x1 [lots of lousy weather, plus 1 wk overnight trip]
May: 6 days x2wks, 3x3 [fit days in around 2 overnight trips & visit on Mother's Day]
June: 6 days x1wk {including Bellin 10K}, 5x1, 2x2 {either very rainy or hot for 2 wks}
July: 5 days x1wk {including Packers 5K}, 4x2, 3x1 {a lot of very hot/humid days}
August: 5 days x1wk, 4x2, 1x1 {hot/humid & scheduling conflicts}
September: 5 days x1wk {including Annual Bridge Walk ~ double-crosser on The Mighty Mac}, 4x1, 3x2 {prep & colonoscopy so limited exercise}
October: 6 days x1wk {including Bellin Women's 5K}, 3x1 {bday & dog/cyst between toes}- 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
Jan 4x; Feb 1x; Mar/Apr 0x; May 1x; June 4x; July 1x; Aug 1x; Sept 0x; Oct
4) MapMyWalk app You Vs. the Year 1,024km challenge started on Jan. 1- Getting close to completion 9.30.24 only 200 km to go!
- 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 [noticed 7/12 that requirement reduced to 5,000 steps, but I'll continue with goal of 7,500]:
Jan / Feb / Mar / Apr / May / June / July / Aug / Sept /
- Registered early (shoot, didn't get selected randomly for waiver of fee) on 12.29.23 for 6.8.24 Bellin 10K race ~ light rain most of race, steady rain last mile or so chip time 1:42:35 ave. pace 16:31 (first half 16:50 second half 16:12) overall 3,136 out of 3,463 / females 1,560 out of 1,792 / F65-69yo 30 out of 48 ~ not as fast as I used to go, but still finished my 27th Bellin overall (their 48th year)
- Register for my other usual events, and add other possible events
- Registered for 7.20.24 Packers 5K ~ sunny & very warm chip time 49:15 ave. pace 15:51 overall place 1784/2371 / F858/1228 / division F65-69 29/60 / passed by 78 (likely started in walking corral behind me) & I passed 191
- Annual Bridge Walk on The Mighty Mac w/ C, S, A&D on 9.2.24 & we became double-crossers Fitbit 24,044 steps for day even with 8 hours in the car
- Registered for 10.5.24 Bellin Women's 5K chip time 49:18 & very happy me! / 263/381 / 13/18 F65-69 / ave. pace first half 16:24 & second half 14:47 / overall ave. pace 15:52
- 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
~ overnight visit 3.14-3.15 / eldest brother visited
~ overnight visit 4.18-4.19 / drove Mom to eye appt. in Beaver Dam
~ overnight visit 5.2-5.3 / aunt B/uncle R stopped over for visit so that was fun
~ Mother's Day visit 5.12.24 / sister/BIL, youngest brother/SIL & 2 nieces there too (middle brother/SIL visited day before bc they went to her parents Sun., eldest brother in PA for work)
~ overnight visit 5.17-5.18 / drove Mom to Bunny's funeral/luncheon in Brown Deer on 5.18 & youngest brother/SIL & eldest brother visited after moving 2 nieces to new apt.
~ Father's Day visit 6.16.24 / all brothers, sister & spouses there plus maternal aunt
~ overnight visit 7.4-7.5 / walk 2.75 mi w/ aunt; youngest brother & SIL visit next day
~ overnight visit 7.29-7.30 / saw all 3 brothers, youngest SIL, aunt on M; went to Wine & Unwind with Mom & lady friends T a.m. & afterwards walked 2.84 mi w/ aunt (hot & humid)
~ overnight visit 8.13-8.14 / drove Dad to VA Clinic in Beaver Dam for his 7:30 a.m. physical (be there 15 min. early ~ ugh) / saw eldest brother both days & aunt on W
~ overnight visit 9.11-9.12 / saw youngest brother after he mowed folks' yard
~ overnight visit 10.1-10.2 / aunt visited w/ C's 2 dogs (while C&J in Germany), next morning walked 4.14 mi with aunt & late afternoon saw youngest brother after he mowed folks' yard
~ overnight visit 10.23-10.24 / saw youngest & eldest brothers day 1 & walked 2.73 mi w/ aunt day 2 - 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
3.19.24 messaged H (his job recently downsized)
3.25.24 Darboy: tax returns with hubby & MJSW, shorter visit this time
plans 4.6.24 with PZ canceled b/c she forgot they're going to OH to watch total solar eclipse
4.15.24 unexpectedly sat & visited w/ CAS at AVB concert
5.6.24 lunch with CAS
5.20.24 lunch with LL & LWB
6.3.24 lunch with former IA mgmt team
6.4.24 volunteers lunch at church
6.24.24 lunch with DE
7.13.24 farmers market with PZ
8.1.24 belated bday lunch with PZ
8.15.24 long phone call with sister
9.2.24 Annual Bridge Walk at The Mighty Mac Bridge with C, S, A&D ~ Weather was perfect, we became Double Crossers & it was awesome!
9.14.24 farmers market & The Attic with PZ
10.14.24 texts & phone call with sister (started while waiting for oil change LOL)
- 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 hardship0 -
Hour commitment - I won't eat again until tomorrow.1
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Oct 2024: :
September flew by. Oct 3 - 8 we went over to Oxford with daughter to help granddaughter move into her new apartment. Elder grandson flew over to join us on 5 Oct. Then had flu/Covid boosters last Thursday. Low energy for a few days, but no other I’ll effects, thankfully.
Life goes on space.
~ Continue with Solid Habits
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~ Weigh less at the end of the month
30 July: 142.1[/b]
30 Aug: 140.2
5 Sept: 140.1
12 Sept: 140.1
15 Sept: 139.1 Almost a whoosh 😜
16 Oct: 138.2
27 Oct: 138.1
🦋 Terri 🐬
Tracey is settling into a new job, and back working on her craft for a Christmas Fayre.
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JFT Monday - no treats after dinner!
1. Stretch. Attempt Y class. Duo.
2. Sketch out 2-week plans. Review lesson plans.
3. Planning: Review late work. Make positive calls? Make helping verb sentences worksheet? idk.
4. ELA 1: Vocab. Act 1 quiz. Helping verb sentences? Act 2 scene 1, maybe 1-2. Vocab test Friday!
5. ELA 2: Vocab. Poetry. Grammar.
6. Update Goodreads. Prep for Tuesday.
7. Tutoring.
8. Evening: REST. Maaaybe a bike ride. 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. Meds. Floss, rinse, brush teeth. Update JFT.
10. Goals for this week: Mostly rest, I think. And figure out the elective for next term.
11. Upcoming: Need to upload podcast. Need to shoot SJ video. Need to write blog posts. Contact PD about endorsement / "being told who to vote for" and requests for info on ALL candidates. Figure out how to pull music from cassette to digital file. Gounod from tape to digital file. When are we going to McKay's next? Organize home repair needs list. Ask eye doctor about glasses. What the heck is going on with Hulu? what is going on with anesthesiology bill?? CXL Ooma.
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: 213.8
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. Union. Dems. 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. 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 May14 11A. Massage Feb 10 6P. Need to RS colonoscopy (March?). Need to schedule eye exam. Check on PCP for mid-April.
12. 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? What are effective strategies for empathy fatigue / vicarious trauma?
13. 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. So, no AM class today, but the haunted house is thankfully done.2020 WFTY: Progress. 2021 WFTY: Persistence. 2022 WFTY: Focus. 2023 WFTY: Priorities2 -
OCTOBER CHALLENGE - weighing and posting mondays
5# challenge for the month of October.
Joan: SW 10/7: 208
10/7 206.8
10/14 208.0 Back up again, but its my own fault.. too much nite time snacking and not enough water again.
10/21: 204.4 Had a much better week, except had a dairy queen ice cream cone last nite.. but I had walked 2+ hrs, so OK with that. Trying to just eat my 3 meals a day.. no snacking, and more water.
10/28: 208. Grandson and DIL were in town over the weekend.. so ate way too many carbs and the wrong foods. So I'm hoping that the weight is just food weight and not actual pounds!
5# challenge goal by Nov 1st: 2032 -
Not doing so good on my 5# challenge!! But, grandson and DIL were in town this weekend.. so we ate out a lot. Went to play at Top Golf.. and had FF, chix strips, chips, etc.. all appetizers that were mostly carbs. So not the best choices, but all they had.
Then ate at 5 guys.. again, not the best choice, but its what a 15 year old likes
Today is a new day
JFT, Monday
1. log all food
2. gym and bike or walk
3. concentrate on water
4. get back on track.. high protein, low carbs, low sugar. Need to get rid of the sugar cravings after this weekend!1 -
I am fairly new to consistency on MFP and I’m looking for accountability. I have been on some kind of diet for 50 years. I want to track calories and macros…and find accountability. Is this the right place?
Welcome.. love to have you join us! Yes, this is a good place for accountability.0 -
Hour commitment - I won't eat again until after 12 pm.more_freggies76 wrote: »JFT for 10/27/24 (yesterday)✔️
1) No dessert ok today (last 10/26), unless I want sugarfree or no sugar added.✔️
2) None of DH's stash ok today (none of his Halloween candy, no more of French chocolate, none of French fruit candy, peeps, Bobo cakes, South Forty bars).✔️
3) No peanut butter ok today, 2.5 to 3 T (last 10/22)✔️
4) Don't weigh again until Monday, 10/28✔️
5) Up to 2.0 oz hard cheese ok today, any type. (trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 10/23). 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.), unless it's my dessert as per #1. (last 4/21) (a little in honey mustard ok)(last)✔️
7) Nuts ok (22-30 g) or 12-14 in-the-shell nuts. (last 10/26) Additional nuts in a meal are ok. Like almonds already in green beans. ✔️
8) Vienna sausage ok today (trying not to have higher sodium stuff everyday)(last 10/11)✔️
9) Sweet potato and/or pumpkin ok today.(last 10/25)✔️Didn't eat today.
11) Bakers chocolate ok today. (last 10/253)✔️
12) A few tic-tacs as needed everyday. (No max for now, unless it's a problem)✔️
13) No Harvest Snaps(22-30 pieces) ok today. (last 10/26)✔️
14) No more than 600 calories at lunch. (big lunch planned with friends)✔️
15) No real butter today, unless in cooking.. Can have at restaurants.✔️
16) Turkey patties ok today. (last 10/25)✔️
JFT for 10/28/24 (today)✔️
1) No dessert ok today (last 10/26), unless I want sugarfree or no sugar added.
2) None of DH's stash ok today (none of his Halloween candy, no more of French chocolate, none of French fruit candy, peeps, Bobo cakes, South Forty bars).
3) No peanut butter ok today, 2.5 to 3 T (last 10/22)
4) Don't weigh again until Thursday, 10/31
5) No hard cheese ok today, any type. (trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 10/27). 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.), unless it's my dessert as per #1. (last 4/21) (a little in honey mustard ok)(last)
7) Nuts ok (22-30 g) or 12-14 in-the-shell nuts. (last 10/27) Additional nuts in a meal are ok. Like almonds already in green beans.
8) Vienna sausage ok today (trying not to have higher sodium stuff everyday)(last 10/11)
9) Sweet potato and/or pumpkin ok today.(last 10/25)
11) No bakers chocolate ok today. (last 10/27)
12) A few tic-tacs as needed everyday. (No max for now, unless it's a problem)
13) Harvest Snaps(22-30 pieces) ok today. (last 10/26)
14) No more than 600 calories at lunch. (big lunch planned with friends)
15) No real butter today, unless in cooking.. Can have at restaurants.
16) No turkey patties ok today. (last 10/27)================== 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 10/27 Reformation Sunday
1) Choir (along with kids choir & bells) sang at 7:45 & 9:00 services
2) Log all food / limit snacks ~ peanut M&Ms that I actually weighed LOL / 80 oz. water ~ 72 / net calories zero
3) Walked 3.07 mi
4) Packers v Jaguars noon / empty both rain barrels & set by shed for winter / minor fall yard chores / more rain barrels to basement (only 10 left to go) / write thank you & bday cards / call Mom / other? digital declutter TA-DA!
JFT 10/28 M
1) Walked 4.15 mi happy me (sad dog since she's still got cyst between toes)
2) Log all food / net calories zero / 80 oz. water
3) More yard work while weather is decent / funeral luncheon set-up 2:00 / stop at P.O. and mail cards, buy stamps / choir rehearsal 6:30 (women only this week) / digital declutter / read / wash dishes / other?
About me:I'm Carmela
This is my lifestyle. It's. Not. A. Diet.
Height 5'4"
67 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. Ppl
* lentil rice sausage tortellini soup (internet) ~ very good, recipe is keeper
* glazed lemon cookies (internet search) ~ everyone loved them at Easter dinner
* rhubarb cobbler (in my first ever cookbook BH&G) ~ very good, I want to try with other fruits this summer
* yellow cake (BH&G cookbook) ~ I followed instructions closely & blended well, very good with rhubarb sauce
* white chicken enchiladas (newspaper) ~ very good, although 2 tortillas with recipe as written 846 calories (created in MFP recipes)
* Greek yogurt almond butter breakfast parfait (newsletter) ~ terrific, if high in calories... maybe tweak
* garlic scape basil pesto (internet blog) ~ excellent! tried as recommended with pasta (used up my radiatore)
* summer squash, zucchini, mushroom casserole (TOH) ~ excellent! & good way to use squash & zucchini
* zucchini meatloaf (sister) ~ good but hubby prefers classic recipe
* moussaka America's Test Kitchen tv show ~ very tasty, nice size portions & filling, though complicated with four distinct layers & many prep steps ~ nice to have an alternate eggplant recipe
* peach cobbler (BH&G) used qt fresh peaches grown in Ripon
* ratatouille (loveandlemons.com) very good vegetarian dish, uses lots of late summer/early fall veggies
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]
March: 5 days x1wk, 4x1, 3x1, 0x1 [ack... prep house & food for Easter dinner; 1 wk overnight trip to visit parents]
April: 4 days x2wks, 3x1, 2x1 [lots of lousy weather, plus 1 wk overnight trip]
May: 6 days x2wks, 3x3 [fit days in around 2 overnight trips & visit on Mother's Day]
June: 6 days x1wk {including Bellin 10K}, 5x1, 2x2 {either very rainy or hot for 2 wks}
July: 5 days x1wk {including Packers 5K}, 4x2, 3x1 {a lot of very hot/humid days}
August: 5 days x1wk, 4x2, 1x1 {hot/humid & scheduling conflicts}
September: 5 days x1wk {including Annual Bridge Walk ~ double-crosser on The Mighty Mac}, 4x1, 3x2 {prep & colonoscopy so limited exercise}
October: 6 days x1wk {including Bellin Women's 5K}, 3x2 {bday & dog/cyst between toes, overnight trip & SB w/ PZ}- 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
Jan 4x; Feb 1x; Mar/Apr 0x; May 1x; June 4x; July 1x; Aug 1x; Sept 0x; Oct
4) MapMyWalk app You Vs. the Year 1,024km challenge started on Jan. 1- Getting close to completion 9.30.24 only 200 km to go!
- 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 [noticed 7/12 that requirement reduced to 5,000 steps, but I'll continue with goal of 7,500]:
Jan / Feb / Mar / Apr / May / June / July / Aug / Sept /
- Registered early (shoot, didn't get selected randomly for waiver of fee) on 12.29.23 for 6.8.24 Bellin 10K race ~ light rain most of race, steady rain last mile or so chip time 1:42:35 ave. pace 16:31 (first half 16:50 second half 16:12) overall 3,136 out of 3,463 / females 1,560 out of 1,792 / F65-69yo 30 out of 48 ~ not as fast as I used to go, but still finished my 27th Bellin overall (their 48th year)
- Register for my other usual events, and add other possible events
- Registered for 7.20.24 Packers 5K ~ sunny & very warm chip time 49:15 ave. pace 15:51 overall place 1784/2371 / F858/1228 / division F65-69 29/60 / passed by 78 (likely started in walking corral behind me) & I passed 191
- Annual Bridge Walk on The Mighty Mac w/ C, S, A&D on 9.2.24 & we became double-crossers Fitbit 24,044 steps for day even with 8 hours in the car
- Registered for 10.5.24 Bellin Women's 5K chip time 49:18 & very happy me! / 263/381 / 13/18 F65-69 / ave. pace first half 16:24 & second half 14:47 / overall ave. pace 15:52
- 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
~ overnight visit 3.14-3.15 / eldest brother visited
~ overnight visit 4.18-4.19 / drove Mom to eye appt. in Beaver Dam
~ overnight visit 5.2-5.3 / aunt B/uncle R stopped over for visit so that was fun
~ Mother's Day visit 5.12.24 / sister/BIL, youngest brother/SIL & 2 nieces there too (middle brother/SIL visited day before bc they went to her parents Sun., eldest brother in PA for work)
~ overnight visit 5.17-5.18 / drove Mom to Bunny's funeral/luncheon in Brown Deer on 5.18 & youngest brother/SIL & eldest brother visited after moving 2 nieces to new apt.
~ Father's Day visit 6.16.24 / all brothers, sister & spouses there plus maternal aunt
~ overnight visit 7.4-7.5 / walk 2.75 mi w/ aunt; youngest brother & SIL visit next day
~ overnight visit 7.29-7.30 / saw all 3 brothers, youngest SIL, aunt on M; went to Wine & Unwind with Mom & lady friends T a.m. & afterwards walked 2.84 mi w/ aunt (hot & humid)
~ overnight visit 8.13-8.14 / drove Dad to VA Clinic in Beaver Dam for his 7:30 a.m. physical (be there 15 min. early ~ ugh) / saw eldest brother both days & aunt on W
~ overnight visit 9.11-9.12 / saw youngest brother after he mowed folks' yard
~ overnight visit 10.1-10.2 / aunt visited w/ C's 2 dogs (while C&J in Germany), next morning walked 4.14 mi with aunt & late afternoon saw youngest brother after he mowed folks' yard
~ overnight visit 10.23-10.24 / saw youngest & eldest brothers day 1 & walked 2.73 mi w/ aunt day 2 - 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
3.19.24 messaged H (his job recently downsized)
3.25.24 Darboy: tax returns with hubby & MJSW, shorter visit this time
plans 4.6.24 with PZ canceled b/c she forgot they're going to OH to watch total solar eclipse
4.15.24 unexpectedly sat & visited w/ CAS at AVB concert
5.6.24 lunch with CAS
5.20.24 lunch with LL & LWB
6.3.24 lunch with former IA mgmt team
6.4.24 volunteers lunch at church
6.24.24 lunch with DE
7.13.24 farmers market with PZ
8.1.24 belated bday lunch with PZ
8.15.24 long phone call with sister
9.2.24 Annual Bridge Walk at The Mighty Mac Bridge with C, S, A&D ~ Weather was perfect, we became Double Crossers & it was awesome!
9.14.24 farmers market & The Attic with PZ
10.14.24 texts & phone call with sister (started while waiting for oil change LOL)
- 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 hardship0 -
Hour commitment - I won't eat again until after 5 pm. None of the same foods at dinner as at lunch.0
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OCTOBER 5# CHALLENGE {posting Mondays}
9/30 SW: 185
10/7: 185.5 (post 5K-race refreshments, fast food 1x, open house snack cups were guesstimates)
10/14: 184.5 (including eating out for my bday)
10/22 (Tues): 184.0 (Sat. farmers market egg/sausage/cheese sandwich & hashbrowns, Sun. brunch before play & snacky evening at home ~ ack!)
10/28: 183.5 (Sat. lunch & adult beverage with PZ to celebrate my bday this month)
Half pound losses each week not so bad! I'm happy with that and not feeling deprived.2 -
Hour commitment - I won't eat again until tomorrow.1
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JFT Tuesday - no treats after dinner!
1. Stretch. Attempt Y class. Duo.
2. Sketch out 2-week plans. Scan Act 2B. Email union.
3. Planning: Grade late work. Make positive calls? Make helping verb sentences worksheet? Make terms list to study for poetry test.
4. ELA 1: Reading. Act 2 scenes 4-6. Vocab test Friday!
5. ELA 2: Reading. Study for poetry test; catch up on missing work.
6. Update Goodreads. Prep for Wednesday.
7. Tutoring.
8. Evening: REST. Maaaybe a bike ride. Dinner: Shrimp bowl. 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. Meds. Floss, rinse, brush teeth. Update JFT.
10. Goals for this week: Mostly rest, I think. And figure out the elective for next term. AND CATCH UP ON GRADING.
11. Upcoming: Need to upload podcast. Need to shoot SJ video. Need to write blog posts. Contact PD about endorsement / "being told who to vote for" and requests for info on ALL candidates. Figure out how to pull music from cassette to digital file. Gounod from tape to digital file. When are we going to McKay's next? Organize home repair needs list. Ask eye doctor about glasses. What the heck is going on with Hulu? what is going on with anesthesiology bill?? CXL Ooma.
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: 213.8
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. Union. Dems. 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. 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 May14 11A. Massage Feb 10 6P. Need to RS colonoscopy (March?). Need to schedule eye exam. Check on PCP for mid-April.
12. 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? What are effective strategies for empathy fatigue / vicarious trauma?
13. 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. Made it to the Y this morning! On the down side, I am already exhausted and school hasn't even started yet.
2020 WFTY: Progress. 2021 WFTY: Persistence. 2022 WFTY: Focus. 2023 WFTY: Priorities2 -
Oct 2024: :
Having a solo morning. DH has gone out to play badminton. I really appreciate these alone times.
~ Continue with Solid Habits
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5# by 1 November?
~ Weigh less at the end of the month
30 July: 142.1[/b]
30 Aug: 140.2
5 Sept: 140.1
12 Sept: 140.1
15 Sept: 139.1 Almost a whoosh 😜
16 Oct: 138.2
27 Oct: 138.1
I’m pleased that I’m back in my maintenance range.
🦋 Terri 🐬
For November I am thinking of doing an Achievements month. I think that positively focusing on what I HAVE achieved will be encouraging.3 -
Busy roller-coaster of a weekend followed by three more days of student conferences. On top of that I seem to have come down with a minor cold. I'm trying to keep up with the usual goals, but it's been a challenge. Last night I sabotaged a day of healthy eating with a bunch of after-hours snacks as I stayed up until two to get through a pile of papers that I should have finished over the weekend. So it was a short night leading into a challenging day. My only goal is to get through the day without sabotaging myself again.2
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Hour commitment - I won't eat again until after 12 pm.more_freggies76 wrote: »JFT for 10/28/24 (yesterday)✔️
1) No dessert ok today (last 10/26), unless I want sugarfree or no sugar added.✔️
2) None of DH's stash ok today (none of his Halloween candy, no more of French chocolate, none of French fruit candy, peeps, Bobo cakes, South Forty bars).✔️
3) No peanut butter ok today, 2.5 to 3 T (last 10/22)✔️
4) Don't weigh again until Thursday, 10/31✔️
5) No hard cheese ok today, any type. (trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 10/27). 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.), unless it's my dessert as per #1. (last 4/21) (a little in honey mustard ok)(last)✔️
7) Nuts ok (22-30 g) or 12-14 in-the-shell nuts. (last 10/27) Additional nuts in a meal are ok. Like almonds already in green beans. ✔️
8) Vienna sausage ok today (trying not to have higher sodium stuff everyday)(last 10/11)✔️
9) Sweet potato and/or pumpkin ok today.(last 10/25)✔️Didn't eat today.
11) No bakers chocolate ok today. (last 10/27)✔️
12) A few tic-tacs as needed everyday. (No max for now, unless it's a problem)✔️
13) Harvest Snaps(22-30 pieces) ok today. (last 10/26)✔️
14) No more than 600 calories at lunch. (big lunch planned with friends)✔️
15) No real butter today, unless in cooking.. Can have at restaurants.✔️
16) No turkey patties ok today. (last 10/27)✔️
JFT for 10/29/24 (today)✔️
1) No dessert ok today (last 10/26), unless I want sugarfree or no sugar added.
2) None of DH's stash ok today (none of his Halloween candy, no more of French chocolate, none of French fruit candy, peeps, Bobo cakes, South Forty bars).
3) No peanut butter ok today, 2.5 to 3 T (last 10/22)
4) Don't weigh again until Thursday, 10/31
5) Up to 2.0 oz hard cheese ok today, any type. (trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 10/27). 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.), unless it's my dessert as per #1. (last 4/21) (a little in honey mustard ok)(last)
7) Nuts ok (22-30 g) or 12-14 in-the-shell nuts. (last 10/28) Additional nuts in a meal are ok. Like almonds already in green beans.
8) No vienna sausage ok today (trying not to have higher sodium stuff everyday)(last 10/28)
9) Sweet potato and/or pumpkin ok today.(last 10/25)
11) Bakers chocolate ok today. (last 10/27)
12) A few tic-tacs as needed everyday. (No max for now, unless it's a problem)
13) No Harvest Snaps(22-30 pieces) ok today. (last 10/28)
14) No more than 600 calories at lunch. (big lunch planned with friends)
15) No real butter today, unless in cooking.. Can have at restaurants.
16) Turkey patties ok today. (last 10/27)================== 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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JFT
After the entire month of little to know progress with the scale, I am down about 3 lbs since last Friday. My October goal weight might just happen after all. Stay the course
I am going to disappear for the next week or so, headed on a mini vacation. I am planning to work pretty hard not to do much damage in the food department but it will be my birthday so there may be a some small celebration food choices, and hopefully combined with alot of walking to offset things since I won't have access to a gym.
See you all mid next week sometime3 -
@TerriRichardson112 You are such an inspiration! Congrats on reaching your maintenance range (again). Thanks for the update on Tracey.
Recap 10/28 M
1) Walked 4.15 mi happy me (sad dog since she's still got cyst between toes)
2) Log all food / net calories zero / 80 oz. water very good day
3) More yard work while weather is decent ~ emptied another dying planter, mulched front flowers with dead leaves, raked rest of front yard to curb for city pick-up / funeral luncheon set-up 2:00 ~ not too long, considering 2 folks out of town / stop at P.O. and mail cards, buy stamps / choir rehearsal 6:30 (women only this week) / digital declutter / read / wash dishes ~ loaded & ran dishwasher, still have pots to wash / other? more rain water jugs to basement, checked healthcare letter online TA-DA!
JFT 10/29 T
1) Walked 4.01 mi on unseasonably warm day, wearing summer walking stuff
happy me
2) Make salmon & veg for supper / log all food / net calories zero / 80 oz. water
3) Brush dog (she's a shedding machine) / remaining rain water jugs to basement / activate debit (refund) card / balance bank accts / update budget s/s / read / digital declutter / other?
About me:I'm Carmela
This is my lifestyle. It's. Not. A. Diet.
Height 5'4"
67 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. Ppl
* lentil rice sausage tortellini soup (internet) ~ very good, recipe is keeper
* glazed lemon cookies (internet search) ~ everyone loved them at Easter dinner
* rhubarb cobbler (in my first ever cookbook BH&G) ~ very good, I want to try with other fruits this summer
* yellow cake (BH&G cookbook) ~ I followed instructions closely & blended well, very good with rhubarb sauce
* white chicken enchiladas (newspaper) ~ very good, although 2 tortillas with recipe as written 846 calories (created in MFP recipes)
* Greek yogurt almond butter breakfast parfait (newsletter) ~ terrific, if high in calories... maybe tweak
* garlic scape basil pesto (internet blog) ~ excellent! tried as recommended with pasta (used up my radiatore)
* summer squash, zucchini, mushroom casserole (TOH) ~ excellent! & good way to use squash & zucchini
* zucchini meatloaf (sister) ~ good but hubby prefers classic recipe
* moussaka America's Test Kitchen tv show ~ very tasty, nice size portions & filling, though complicated with four distinct layers & many prep steps ~ nice to have an alternate eggplant recipe
* peach cobbler (BH&G) used qt fresh peaches grown in Ripon
* ratatouille (loveandlemons.com) very good vegetarian dish, uses lots of late summer/early fall veggies
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]
March: 5 days x1wk, 4x1, 3x1, 0x1 [ack... prep house & food for Easter dinner; 1 wk overnight trip to visit parents]
April: 4 days x2wks, 3x1, 2x1 [lots of lousy weather, plus 1 wk overnight trip]
May: 6 days x2wks, 3x3 [fit days in around 2 overnight trips & visit on Mother's Day]
June: 6 days x1wk {including Bellin 10K}, 5x1, 2x2 {either very rainy or hot for 2 wks}
July: 5 days x1wk {including Packers 5K}, 4x2, 3x1 {a lot of very hot/humid days}
August: 5 days x1wk, 4x2, 1x1 {hot/humid & scheduling conflicts}
September: 5 days x1wk {including Annual Bridge Walk ~ double-crosser on The Mighty Mac}, 4x1, 3x2 {prep & colonoscopy so limited exercise}
October: 6 days x1wk {including Bellin Women's 5K}, 3x2 {bday & dog/cyst between toes, overnight trip & SB w/ PZ}- 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
Jan 4x; Feb 1x; Mar/Apr 0x; May 1x; June 4x; July 1x; Aug 1x; Sept 0x; Oct
4) MapMyWalk app You Vs. the Year 1,024km challenge started on Jan. 1- Getting close to completion 9.30.24 only 200 km to go!
- 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 [noticed 7/12 that requirement reduced to 5,000 steps, but I'll continue with goal of 7,500]:
Jan / Feb / Mar / Apr / May / June / July / Aug / Sept /
- Registered early (shoot, didn't get selected randomly for waiver of fee) on 12.29.23 for 6.8.24 Bellin 10K race ~ light rain most of race, steady rain last mile or so chip time 1:42:35 ave. pace 16:31 (first half 16:50 second half 16:12) overall 3,136 out of 3,463 / females 1,560 out of 1,792 / F65-69yo 30 out of 48 ~ not as fast as I used to go, but still finished my 27th Bellin overall (their 48th year)
- Register for my other usual events, and add other possible events
- Registered for 7.20.24 Packers 5K ~ sunny & very warm chip time 49:15 ave. pace 15:51 overall place 1784/2371 / F858/1228 / division F65-69 29/60 / passed by 78 (likely started in walking corral behind me) & I passed 191
- Annual Bridge Walk on The Mighty Mac w/ C, S, A&D on 9.2.24 & we became double-crossers Fitbit 24,044 steps for day even with 8 hours in the car
- Registered for 10.5.24 Bellin Women's 5K chip time 49:18 & very happy me! / 263/381 / 13/18 F65-69 / ave. pace first half 16:24 & second half 14:47 / overall ave. pace 15:52
- 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
~ overnight visit 3.14-3.15 / eldest brother visited
~ overnight visit 4.18-4.19 / drove Mom to eye appt. in Beaver Dam
~ overnight visit 5.2-5.3 / aunt B/uncle R stopped over for visit so that was fun
~ Mother's Day visit 5.12.24 / sister/BIL, youngest brother/SIL & 2 nieces there too (middle brother/SIL visited day before bc they went to her parents Sun., eldest brother in PA for work)
~ overnight visit 5.17-5.18 / drove Mom to Bunny's funeral/luncheon in Brown Deer on 5.18 & youngest brother/SIL & eldest brother visited after moving 2 nieces to new apt.
~ Father's Day visit 6.16.24 / all brothers, sister & spouses there plus maternal aunt
~ overnight visit 7.4-7.5 / walk 2.75 mi w/ aunt; youngest brother & SIL visit next day
~ overnight visit 7.29-7.30 / saw all 3 brothers, youngest SIL, aunt on M; went to Wine & Unwind with Mom & lady friends T a.m. & afterwards walked 2.84 mi w/ aunt (hot & humid)
~ overnight visit 8.13-8.14 / drove Dad to VA Clinic in Beaver Dam for his 7:30 a.m. physical (be there 15 min. early ~ ugh) / saw eldest brother both days & aunt on W
~ overnight visit 9.11-9.12 / saw youngest brother after he mowed folks' yard
~ overnight visit 10.1-10.2 / aunt visited w/ C's 2 dogs (while C&J in Germany), next morning walked 4.14 mi with aunt & late afternoon saw youngest brother after he mowed folks' yard
~ overnight visit 10.23-10.24 / saw youngest & eldest brothers day 1 & walked 2.73 mi w/ aunt day 2 - 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
3.19.24 messaged H (his job recently downsized)
3.25.24 Darboy: tax returns with hubby & MJSW, shorter visit this time
plans 4.6.24 with PZ canceled b/c she forgot they're going to OH to watch total solar eclipse
4.15.24 unexpectedly sat & visited w/ CAS at AVB concert
5.6.24 lunch with CAS
5.20.24 lunch with LL & LWB
6.3.24 lunch with former IA mgmt team
6.4.24 volunteers lunch at church
6.24.24 lunch with DE
7.13.24 farmers market with PZ
8.1.24 belated bday lunch with PZ
8.15.24 long phone call with sister
9.2.24 Annual Bridge Walk at The Mighty Mac Bridge with C, S, A&D ~ Weather was perfect, we became Double Crossers & it was awesome!
9.14.24 farmers market & The Attic with PZ
10.14.24 texts & phone call with sister (started while waiting for oil change LOL)
- 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 hardship0 -
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.1
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Hour commitment - I won't eat again until tomorrow.1
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Last day of conferences
Back to my usual goals. I'll weigh in tomorrow to close out the 5# challenge.
JFT 10/30
Log
Healthy choices
Hydrate
Walk?
Chores
Prep/Grading
Relax
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The last couple of days have been pretty good. Sierra came in over the weekend so we actually cooked. This means we had leftovers Monday & Tuesday instead of going out. That is huge for us. We eat less, drink less and go to bed earlier. Need to get back to this on the regular. Sierra dropped off the grand puppy and she and Merlin were instant besties. They are having a blast and wearing each other out so that they are sweet and snuggly in the evenings.
Today is work, then mom's, then pick up dogs, then home... We will likely go to trivia tonight, I'm going to suggest this be the only night of the week we go out going forward. Really it depends on when we get home from work. Monday and Tuesday we can cook over the weekend, but Thursday and Friday we will need to figure out.
JFT Wednesday
- Work by 8:00
- Drink 1 water before each diet soda
- Work stuff
- Log food
- Stay within calorie limit
- Go to mom's: sort bills, meds & reteach her to use her phone
- Salad for dinner at the bar.
- Limit drinks to 3 light beers.
- Home by 10:00
- Bed by 11:00
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