JUST FOR TODAY... One day at a time .. Daily Commitment for 2024
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Trying to get back to posting now that I am back from Michigan. I had a good time, except when on the last day I locked my grandsons keys in his car while the car was running. He had to get to college.. so he took his moms car, which his mom was not too happy about. I called AAA to unlock his car, which they did, but grandson had a meeting with his guidance counselor, and was freaking out. Oh well.. it all worked out OK. He did not wreck his moms car, we got his car unlocked, and he met on time with his guidance counselor.
But.. the day before I left I was in Urgent Care for 5 hrs with daughter. She was out running...on the ice... and fell. She broke her ankle, so needs surgery on thursday. They will put in plates and screws! We are trying to get her to come out and stay with us, but she said she sleeps better in her apartment. I as a mom would not worry as much if she was here, but, she is 46, and hubby thinks this is better, as she tends to stay up very late. So.. its one day at a time, and just try and go with the flow.
so tomorrow.. I'm going to try and get back to the gym, try and eat better, and stop my snacking. I was hoping I would have lost weight when at my DILs.. but she had so many pies and junk left there.. plus I was bored.. I think all I did was sit and watch tv and eat LOL! Oh.. and walked their dog 3 times a day. But, also so good to be home.
JFT, Mon 12/8
1. go to gym
2. concentrate on water
3. no eating after 7 pm
4. concentrate on mostly protein... lower carbs... no sugar2 -
JFT Monday - no treats after dinner!
1. Stretch. Crossfit at Y. Duo.
2. Check late work. Organize tutoring materials. Update class website.
3. Planning: Grade ALL PROJECTS. Begin grading late work. Develop plans for elective. Review Spot the Bot workshop outline. Finish sub plans. Update CV. Is sub here Tue/Wed???
4. ELA 1: One Pager text draft if not done. Vocab bonus if done. Review One Pager final draft directions.
5. ELA 2: Vocab. Make up work. Bonus - sort Legos.
6. Update Goodreads. Prep for Tuesday.
7. Tutoring.
8. Evening: Recycling? Dinner: Shrimp bowls? 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: Get all the stupid grading done. Complete Spot the Bot!
11. Upcoming: Need to write blog posts. Figure out how to pull music from cassette to digital file. Gounod from tape to digital file. 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. Recycling & McKays when? Volunteer at library. Tue board meeting; Thu workshop. Sat tutoring & massage. GRADES DUE FOR EXEMPTIONS FRIDAY!
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: 221.4
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. Limited time left...2020 WFTY: Progress. 2021 WFTY: Persistence. 2022 WFTY: Focus. 2023 WFTY: Priorities1 -
JFT for 12/9/24 (today)✔️more_freggies76 wrote: »JFT for 12/8/24 (today)✔️
1) Dessert ok today (last 12/3)✔️
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). No candy corn.✔️
3) No peanut butter ok today, 2.5 to 3 T (last 12/4)✔️
4) Don't weigh again until Monday, 12/9✔️
5) Up to 2.0 oz hard cheese ok today, any type. (trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 12/4 ). 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) (a little in honey mustard ok)(last)✔️
7) Nuts ok (22-30 g) or 12-14 in-the-shell nuts. (last) Additional nuts in a meal are ok. Like almonds already in green beans. ✔️Didn't eat today
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 12/7)✔️Didn't eat today
11) No bakers chocolate ok today. (last 12/7)✔️
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 12/6)✔️
14) No more than 600 calories at lunch.✔️
15) No real butter today, unless in cooking.. Can have at restaurants.✔️
16) Turkey patties ok today. (last 12/7)✔️
1) No dessert ok today (last 12/8)
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). No candy corn.
3) Peanut butter ok today, 2.5 to 3 T (last 12/4)
4) Don't weigh again until Monday, 12/9
5) No hard cheese ok today, any type. (trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 12/8 ). 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.), unless it's my dessert as per #1. (last) (a little in honey mustard ok)(last)
7) Nuts ok (22-30 g) or 12-14 in-the-shell nuts. (last) 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 12/7)
11) Bakers chocolate ok today. (last 12/7)
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 12/8)
14) No more than 600 calories at lunch.
15) No real butter today, unless in cooking.. Can have at restaurants.
16) No turkey patties ok today. (last 12/8)
Hour commitment - I won't eat again until tomorrow.================== 4DW started =============
4DWs (4 Day Wins) are here, in a shared file:
Sample
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1hrtqbsOInIWeA9sl8FLnEv-ignY21p8m/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=108259155343870939869&rtpof=true&sd=true
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Hour commitment - I won't eat again until after 12 pm.more_freggies76 wrote: »JFT for 12/9/24 (today)✔️
1) No dessert ok today (last 12/8)
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). No candy corn.
3) Peanut butter ok today, 2.5 to 3 T (last 12/4)
4) Don't weigh again until Monday, 12/9
5) No hard cheese ok today, any type. (trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 12/8 ). 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.), unless it's my dessert as per #1. (last) (a little in honey mustard ok)(last)
7) Nuts ok (22-30 g) or 12-14 in-the-shell nuts. (last) 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 12/7)
11) Bakers chocolate ok today. (last 12/7)
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 12/8)
14) No more than 600 calories at lunch.
15) No real butter today, unless in cooking.. Can have at restaurants.
16) No turkey patties ok today. (last 12/8)================== 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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@Bex953172 I am so very sorry to read about your MIL. Take care of yourself as well as the family. Hugs to you! Keeping your entire family in my thoughts & prayers. 🙏
@mytime6630 Ouch to falling on ice. Been there, done that, just no broken bones. Wishing a speedy recovery to your daughter.
Recap Sunday 12/8
1) Church 9:00 / Christmas music program 4:00 (choir arrive 3:00) / reception after (with lite food)
2) Judicious choices at reception ~ choices not bad, total guess for logging / log all food (best guess) / 64 oz water ~ busy day, a bit light at 56 / net calories zero
who knows?
3) Walk? Min. 5000 steps
4) Other? ran through music at home, P.O. to mail donations, read, empty paper bin into recycle bin ta-da!
JFT M 12/9 ~ Yay! Sun is finally out ☀️ plus temps mild
1) Cook more pasta & leftover spaghetti for supper / log all food / limit sweets & snacks / net calories zero / 80 oz water
2) Walk
3) Dog vet check & bandage change 10:00 ~ went very well, some stitches removed but not all, maybe next week
/ boil eggs / wash dishes / usual M garbage chores / call Mom / 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.
* 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
* potato leek soup (AllRecipes.com) ~ very good alternate leek soup recipe, easy to make... chopping up so many potatoes was the worst part LOL
* roasted daikon radishes (internet) ~ too long in oven, but seemed to have good flavor, will try again
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}, 5x1; 3x2 {bday day trip & dog/cyst between toes, overnight trip to parents & day trip to SB w/ PZ}
November: 5 days x1wk, 4x2, 1x1 {finger laceration & Thanksgiving}
December:- 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 0x; Nov 1x
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 / Oct /
- 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 ~ Mom is 87, Dad 90, 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
~ Dad's 90th bday visit 11.4 / with Mom, hubby, sister & her hubby, eldest brother, middle brother, niece & her 10 month son, maternal aunt for lots of fun & I checked out Mom's laptop w/ BIL to make sure it was ok
~ overnight visit 11.14-11.15 / day 1 aunt visited, fixed Mom's laptop (again) & neighbors Dave, Audree & Dan stopped by; day 2 eldest brother stopped over & stayed for lunch, we updated Mom's cable/internet acct info & I walked 4.06 mi with aunt
~ overnight visit 11.28-11.29 Thanksgiving / day at sister's with family & watched Packers game with folks; day 2 fixed Mom's laptop again & walked 2.51 mi with aunt - 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)
10.26.24 craft sale at Fiddlers Farm, lunch & dessert 2 different places in SB with PZ (my belated bday celebration)
- 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 -
Good morning! I had a pretty sedentary day yesterday but made pretty healthy food choices and logged everything in MFP, so that was a win. My husband fell off a ladder getting Christmas decorations out of the attic in the garage on Saturday so is laid up on the couch elevating his ankle, and I spent most of the day hanging with him. Thank God it wasn't anything worse than his ankle. I didn't even know he was out there getting into the attic, so it could have been awhile before I even found him had it been worse. Scary how quickly things can happen.
@mytime6630 I'm so sorry to hear about your daughter's injury! I would worry also...I don't care how old my kids are...I still always worry. Hugs to you and prayers for a successful surgery and speedy uneventful recovery. I'm glad you had a nice visit to Michigan! I love going to see family and I love getting away from home for a change of scenery but it's always so nice to get home!
It's sunny and in the 40's here today so I'm taking Maddie for a walk and then I have a ton to do since i've been seriously sitting on my keester for a week! I've been fighting a cold and have just been really tired for some reason so have been listening to my body and resting. Feeling a little better today.
Tomorrow we are going to Tim's aunt's funeral and then we go straight to oncology clinic for my treatment. I think I will come on here tonight to assess how I did today and enter tomorrow's goals since I'm sure I won't get to it tomorrow morning.
Have a great day!
Just For Today, 12-9-2024- Make 24 hr plan & assess yesterday’s
Done - Drink 64+ oz water. Drink at least two fills of aqua stainless steel bottle and two 8 oz cups of hot tea.
- 30 minutes intentional activity. Close Activity Rings on watch. Goal = 6,000 steps.
- Leave 2 bites from one meal. Stop at “enough”
- Start Christmas stuff. Stop procrastinating! Just start...
- Show our home some love...floors, laundry, kitchen, bathroom counter,
- Run errands: A's bday card, ATM, grocery store for list
- Journal every bite and close Food Diary at end of the day. Calcium 1260 mg
- 5 Things Declutter
- Self care 30 minutes. Foot massager x2 with Calm app in earbuds. Journal. Marcos. Podcast - at least 1 No BS Weightloss.
- Evening Routine
This week, I will work on:- Christmas Baking List
- Christmas decorating, start…
- Christmas gift list
- Start writing Christmas cards
1 - Make 24 hr plan & assess yesterday’s
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Hour commitment - After my unsweetened chocolate, 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 Tuesday - no treats after dinner!
1. Stretch. Crossfit at Y. Duo.
2. Check late work. Organize tutoring materials. Update class website.
3. Planning: Fix BMG project grade. Input grammar test grades & vocab test grades; raise prev vocab test grades. Input INCs for J7-8 & AI. Input GR3-4. Begin grading late work. Call J dad - has book & questions. Call AB parents; plagiarizing / using ChatGPT. Develop plans for elective. Review Spot the Bot workshop outline. Finish sub plans. Print Tangrams. Take books to car. Update CV. Is sub here?
4. ELA 1: Review One Pager final draft directions. One Pager text draft if not done. Continue Odyssey.
5. ELA 2: Vocab. Lego writing. Make up work.
6. Update Goodreads. Prep for Wednesday.
7. Tutoring.
8. Evening: Board meeting. Ask about phones! Dinner: Heck if I know. Yikes! 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: Get all the stupid grading done. Complete Spot the Bot!
11. Upcoming: Need to write blog posts. Figure out how to pull music from cassette to digital file. Gounod from tape to digital file. 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. Recycling & McKays when? Volunteer at library. Tue board meeting; Thu workshop. Sat tutoring & massage. GRADES DUE FOR EXEMPTIONS FRIDAY!
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: 219.0
Long-term goals/progress
1. Professional / read current research. 2. Professional / present at conferences. 3. Professional / publish scholarly articles. 4. Professional / observe student needs and develop supports. 5. Professional / complete a doctorate. 6. Personal / retire comfortably. 7. Personal / renovate house. 8. Community / local progress. 9. Community / time with friends & family. 10. Family concerns. 11. Medical/fitness.
1. Research: Five paragraph essay. How student attitudes affect standardized test results; student surveys.
2. Presenting: Promote YT channel. Invite guests. Record mini-lessons.
3. Publishing: Read one journal article weekly; respond in a blog post. Clois for CWG. S&F for YT channel. Goodreads purchase list for McKay’s. Weekly blog series: Weekly Wishes (Monday) and Weekly Wins (Friday).
4. Observed student needs: Changing words between parts of speech (vocabulary/grammar). Synthesizing info from multiple sources, drawing conclusions (RI/W). EFFECTIVE transitions (W). Every day v everyday; any one v anyone (grammar). Sub/obj pronouns & structure (grammar). Poss v pl nouns (grammar). Short nonfic from Lat Amer/Africa/Asia (World Lit).
5. Doctorate: Research programs, requirements, resources, cost, timeline.
6. Retirement: Update name on JSSB acct. Check investments. Theater CV. Entertainment experience. Duolingo/Lang8.
7. House: Floor joists. Siding. Gutters. Floors.
8. Local progress: Library. Theater. PC2V. City/county govt. Community kitchen. She Should Run vision statement. 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. I have too much on my plate, but I'm not sure what I'm willing to let go of.2020 WFTY: Progress. 2021 WFTY: Persistence. 2022 WFTY: Focus. 2023 WFTY: Priorities2 -
JFT for 12/10 /24 (today)✔️more_freggies76 wrote: »JFT for 12/9/24 (yesterday)✔️
1) No dessert ok today (last 12/8)✔️
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). No candy corn.✔️
3) Peanut butter ok today, 2.5 to 3 T (last 12/4)✔️
4) Don't weigh again until Monday, 12/9✔️
5) No hard cheese ok today, any type. (trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 12/8 ). 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.), unless it's my dessert as per #1. (last) (a little in honey mustard ok)(last)✔️
7) Nuts ok (22-30 g) or 12-14 in-the-shell nuts. (last) 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 12/7)✔️Didn't eat today
11) Bakers chocolate ok today. (last 12/7)✔️
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 12/8)✔️
14) No more than 600 calories at lunch.✔️
15) No real butter today, unless in cooking.. Can have at restaurants.✔️
16) No turkey patties ok today. (last 12/8)✔️
**Going to be flexible today through Sunday because I'm getting ready for our Thanksgiving dinner on Saturday. Will be doing a lot of 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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Recap M 12/9 ~ Yay! Sun is finally out ☀️ plus temps mild
1) Cook more pasta & leftover spaghetti for supper ~ weighed pasta again, so keeping up with that / log all food / limit sweets & snacks ~ banana & several cookies from cookie walk but I tried one I absolutely did not like and I threw the rest of that one away, a huge win for me / net calories zero ~ red 200 with guess for cookies / 80 oz water
2) Walk
3.69 mi happy me, only 1.6 km to complete distance challenge
3) Dog vet check & bandage change 10:00 ~ went very well, some stitches removed but not all, maybe next week / boil eggs / wash dishes ~ nope no energy left / usual M garbage chores / call Mom / read ~ no / digital declutter / other? hubby hauled 40# bag of birdseed into garage for me & I filled plastic containers, brought up bathroom supplies from basement, put other stuff in storage ta-da!
JFT 12/10 T ~ cloudy again, temps cooler but not frigid
1) Leftovers for supper / limit sweets & snacks / log all food / net calories zero / 80 oz water
2) Walk
3) Prep gift & card for mail carrier (she loves our dog & always has treats) / print address labels for cards / wash dishes / sort thru 2025 calendars / read / digital declutter / finance tasks? / 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.
* 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
* potato leek soup (AllRecipes.com) ~ very good alternate leek soup recipe, easy to make... chopping up so many potatoes was the worst part LOL
* roasted daikon radishes (internet) ~ too long in oven, but seemed to have good flavor, will try again
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}, 5x1; 3x2 {bday day trip & dog/cyst between toes, overnight trip to parents & day trip to SB w/ PZ}
November: 5 days x1wk, 4x2, 1x1 {finger laceration & Thanksgiving}
December:- 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 0x; Nov 1x
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 / Oct /
- 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 ~ Mom is 87, Dad 90, 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
~ Dad's 90th bday visit 11.4 / with Mom, hubby, sister & her hubby, eldest brother, middle brother, niece & her 10 month son, maternal aunt for lots of fun & I checked out Mom's laptop w/ BIL to make sure it was ok
~ overnight visit 11.14-11.15 / day 1 aunt visited, fixed Mom's laptop (again) & neighbors Dave, Audree & Dan stopped by; day 2 eldest brother stopped over & stayed for lunch, we updated Mom's cable/internet acct info & I walked 4.06 mi with aunt
~ overnight visit 11.28-11.29 Thanksgiving / day at sister's with family & watched Packers game with folks; day 2 fixed Mom's laptop again & walked 2.51 mi with aunt - 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)
10.26.24 craft sale at Fiddlers Farm, lunch & dessert 2 different places in SB with PZ (my belated bday celebration)
- 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 -
YAY! I finally completed the distance challenge for this year. Happy me! 😁
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Hour commitment - I won't eat again until after 5 pm. No more desserts today. None of the same foods at dinner as at lunch. Can still have my dose of metamusal.2
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Doc wants me to have chicken soup! Got some and going to eat it early.2
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Hour commitment - Had my chicken soup - it was really good! Now I won't eat again until tomorrow.3
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JFT Wednesday - no treats after dinner!
1. Stretch. Crossfit at Y. Duo.
2. Check late work. Organize tutoring materials. Update class website.
3. Planning: Input INCs for AI. Input GR4. Begin grading late work. Call AB parents; plagiarizing / using ChatGPT. Develop plans for elective. Review Spot the Bot workshop outline. Update CV. Review draft plans with sub.
4. ELA 1: Review One Pager final draft directions. One Pager text draft if not done. Continue Odyssey.
5. ELA 2: Vocab. Lego writing. Make up work.
6. Update Goodreads. FINISH SUB PLANS.
7. Tutoring.
8. Evening: Livestream. Dinner: Pizza. Drink more water. No, more. Keep the pitcher in the fridge full. You're not actually hungry. Make some tea. Drink more water!
9. Bedtime: Gratitude journal. Duo. Meds. Floss, rinse, brush teeth. Update JFT.
10. Goals for this week: Get all the stupid grading done. Complete Spot the Bot!
11. Upcoming: Need to write blog posts. Figure out how to pull music from cassette to digital file. Gounod from tape to digital file. 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. Recycling & McKays when? Volunteer at library. Thu workshop. Sat tutoring & massage. GRADES DUE FOR EXEMPTIONS FRIDAY!
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: 219.0
Long-term goals/progress
1. Professional / read current research. 2. Professional / present at conferences. 3. Professional / publish scholarly articles. 4. Professional / observe student needs and develop supports. 5. Professional / complete a doctorate. 6. Personal / retire comfortably. 7. Personal / renovate house. 8. Community / local progress. 9. Community / time with friends & family. 10. Family concerns. 11. Medical/fitness.
1. Research: Five paragraph essay. How student attitudes affect standardized test results; student surveys.
2. Presenting: Promote YT channel. Invite guests. Record mini-lessons.
3. Publishing: Read one journal article weekly; respond in a blog post. Clois for CWG. S&F for YT channel. Goodreads purchase list for McKay’s. Weekly blog series: Weekly Wishes (Monday) and Weekly Wins (Friday).
4. Observed student needs: Changing words between parts of speech (vocabulary/grammar). Synthesizing info from multiple sources, drawing conclusions (RI/W). EFFECTIVE transitions (W). Every day v everyday; any one v anyone (grammar). Sub/obj pronouns & structure (grammar). Poss v pl nouns (grammar). Short nonfic from Lat Amer/Africa/Asia (World Lit).
5. Doctorate: Research programs, requirements, resources, cost, timeline.
6. Retirement: Update name on JSSB acct. Check investments. Theater CV. Entertainment experience. Duolingo/Lang8.
7. House: Floor joists. Siding. Gutters. Floors.
8. Local progress: Library. Theater. PC2V. City/county govt. Community kitchen. She Should Run vision statement. 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. (It's really not.)2020 WFTY: Progress. 2021 WFTY: Persistence. 2022 WFTY: Focus. 2023 WFTY: Priorities2 -
JFT for 12/11 /24 (today)✔️more_freggies76 wrote: »
JFT for 12/10 /24 (today)✔️
**Going to be flexible today through Sunday because I'm getting ready for our Thanksgiving dinner on Saturday. Will be doing a lot of cooking!✔️
**Going to be flexible today through Sunday because I'm getting ready for our Thanksgiving dinner on Saturday. Will be doing a lot of 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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Hello JFT friends!
Didn’t have time to hop on yesterday. We went to Tim’s aunts funeral, went to my oncology appointment and then my grandson called and asked if I would come to his basketball game, so of course we did that! Today is going to be spent getting stuff done around here. I have not done one single thing to get ready for Christmas…not one single thing..and we have between 28 and 35 people coming on Christmas Eve day. Probably should at least get a tree up. 🤷🏻♀️😂
Yesterday, my oncologist said I can start seeing a provider every 6 weeks instead of every 3 weeks because I’m handling the maintenance injections well. I’ll still have injections every 3 weeks, but I don’t have to see a doctor before the injections every single time. So that was positive news! It will cut down on the length of time spent there every 3 weeks now too. In and out quicker.
Well, better get busy. Today I’m starting my Christmas baking, getting some decorations out, printing off my address list and starting to write out Christmas cards. Tonight is Survivor, so that’ll be popcorn time! 🍿
Have a great day!
Just For Today, 12-11-2024- Make 24 hr plan & assess yesterday’s Done
- Drink 64+ oz water. Drink at least two fills of aqua stainless steel bottle and two 8 oz cups of hot tea.
- 30 minutes intentional activity. Close Activity Rings on watch. Goal = 6,000 steps.
- Leave 2 bites from one meal. Stop at “enough”
- Start Christmas stuff. Stop procrastinating! Just start...
- Show our home some love...laundry, dust, desk
- Run errands: A's bday card, ATM, grocery store
- Journal every bite and close Food Diary at end of the day. Calcium 1260 mg
- 5 Things Declutter
- Self care 30 minutes. Foot massager x2 with Calm app in earbuds. Journal. Marcos. Podcast - at least 1 No BS Weightloss.
- Evening Routine
This week, I will work on:- Christmas Baking List
- Christmas decorating, start…
- Christmas gift list
- Start writing Christmas cards
2 - Make 24 hr plan & assess yesterday’s
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Recap 12/10 T ~ cloudy again, temps cooler but not frigid
1) Leftovers for supper / limit sweets & snacks ~ 1 cookie & 10 M&Ms / log all food / net calories zero ~ green 86 / 80 oz water
2) Walk 3.47 mi & COMPLETED THE DISTANCE CHALLENGE OF 1024 KM for the year = very happy me
3) Prep gift & card for mail carrier (she loves our dog & always has treats) ~ spotted her truck in time to gift her & update her on dog / print address labels for cards / wash dishes / sort thru 2025 calendars / read / digital declutter / finance tasks? activated new V cc, activated UHC card, replaced AARP card with new, learned how to update Greenix with new cc / other? TA-DA!
JFT 12/11 W ~ cloudy with snow at times = no walk outside bc I really don't need another slip & fall
1) Scallops, sweet potatoes & delicata squash for supper / limit sweets & snacks / log all food / 80 oz. water
2) Min. 5000 steps
3) Put away clean dishes / update cc info for recurring payments (need to create online acct for Greenix) / bread order for Christmas / order souvenir cookbooks / print address labels for cards / call Mom / 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.
* 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
* potato leek soup (AllRecipes.com) ~ very good alternate leek soup recipe, easy to make... chopping up so many potatoes was the worst part LOL
* roasted daikon radishes (internet) ~ too long in oven, but seemed to have good flavor, will try again
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}, 5x1; 3x2 {bday day trip & dog/cyst between toes, overnight trip to parents & day trip to SB w/ PZ}
November: 5 days x1wk, 4x2, 1x1 {finger laceration & Thanksgiving}
December: 1 day x1wk- 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 0x; Nov {11/22 finger laceration} 1x; Dec
4) MapMyWalk app You Vs. the Year 1,024km challenge started on Jan. 1- Yay!!! Completed 1024 km on 12.10.24 {finger laceration on 11.22.24 with only 10.36 mi to go... oops}
- 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 / Oct /
- 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 ~ Mom is 87, Dad 90, 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
~ Dad's 90th bday visit 11.4 / with Mom, hubby, sister & her hubby, eldest brother, middle brother, niece & her 10 month son, maternal aunt for lots of fun & I checked out Mom's laptop w/ BIL to make sure it was ok
~ overnight visit 11.14-11.15 / day 1 aunt visited, fixed Mom's laptop (again) & neighbors Dave, Audree & Dan stopped by; day 2 eldest brother stopped over & stayed for lunch, we updated Mom's cable/internet acct info & I walked 4.06 mi with aunt
~ overnight visit 11.28-11.29 Thanksgiving / day at sister's with family & watched Packers game with folks; day 2 fixed Mom's laptop again & walked 2.51 mi with aunt - 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)
10.26.24 craft sale at Fiddlers Farm, lunch & dessert 2 different places in SB with PZ (my belated bday celebration)
- 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 -
I just located you again, so I decided to try posting one more time.
So far today
Breakfast (protein power drink, banana, raspberries, blueberries and a cup of coffee), 289 cals
AM snack (2 Wasa crackers, margarine and 2 noon dippers), 153 cals
lunch (cheese sandwich with vegemite), 233 cals
Dinner (will be chicken leg and vegs, grapes for desert), 414 cals approximately, depending on actual weight of meat after I eat.
That's total of 1079 cals, so I still have almost 200 cals for snacks.
I will just have to see how I manage. My actual goal is 1,200 - 1,400 per day, but I try to stay at the low end. I find that having a range quiets the guilty pangs if I go over. Also, I have walked in the house for 15 mins twice today, (total number of steps 3,200 +). I may try again later on today, before my shower.
That's it for me today.
Good luck to all of you,
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Hour commitment - I won't eat again until tomorrow.2
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Thank you for all the well wishes for Ash's mum ! I appreciate that!
@mytime6630 Sorry to hear your daughter. I must say, whilst I was sat in the hospital with my broken hand, I was so relieved it wasn't my foot! Can imagine that's alot harder to deal with!
Feel like everyone's getting injured at the minute 😂
As for the last week, I have actually been logging! Hadn't mentioned it earlier because I wanted to see if I could stick to it.
ALL YEAR I've felt I've not been in the right headspace. Couldn't focus on my goals etc. but that hand break has done me wonders..makes you appreciate what you can do and to look after yourself.
So I found my motivation again!
Ive also done myself up a spreadsheet so I can balance my deficit over a week. This seems to be helping me.
My first 3 days were well over on food and part of my spreadsheet is calories I need to claim back. That hit 600! That I'd over eaten by in the first 3 days.
But just 2 days later, I only need to get around 140 back now.
As long as it balances at the end of the week it should be good
I'm also not counting my exercise calories. If 90% of the work is diet, then this time the exercise I do is irrelevant to my calorie goals and I just see it as separate. It's a totally different goal in my eyes.
Reduce calories to lose fat.
Exercise for heart health and muscle growth.
Anyway
It's going good so far!
And also did my first progress vid, only like a 5 second thing to show what I look like now and then will continue in my journey3 -
JFT for 12/12 /24 (today)✔️
**Going to be flexible today through Sunday because I'm getting ready for our Thanksgiving dinner on Saturday. Will be doing a lot of 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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Hour commitment - I won't eat again until after 5 pm. Can taste while cooking. Can still have my dose of metamusal.3
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Recap 12/11 W ~ cloudy with snow at times = no walk outside bc I really don't need another slip & fall
1) Scallops, sweet potatoes & delicata squash for supper ~ yum! / limit sweets & snacks ~ saltines, 1 cookie, 10 M&Ms / log all food / 80 oz. water / net calories zero ~ red 272 but daily w-i still on track
2) Min. 5000 steps
3) Put away clean dishes / update cc info for recurring payments (need to create online acct for Greenix) ~ involved 3 online accts & 2 phone calls, plus hubby did his 2 online but done! / bread order for Christmas ~ researched online, will have to pick up form at store Sat. / order souvenir cookbooks / print address labels for cards / call Mom / read / digital declutter / other? balanced bank accts, downloaded cc txns, scheduled cc pmt, regular declutter ~ yay TA-DA!
JFT 12/12 R ~ Bitterly cold, temp presently 7F (-14C), with wind chill it's -7. With that & light snow covering roads, no walk.
1) Make pea soup for supper / limit sweets & snacks / log all food / 80 oz. water / net calories zero
2) Min. 5000 steps
3) Order souvenir cookbooks / print address labels / update budget s/s & exp. tracking s/s / file mortgage satisfaction letter / wash dishes / return emails to J, E / read / digital declutter / rehearse music / 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.
* 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
* potato leek soup (AllRecipes.com) ~ very good alternate leek soup recipe, easy to make... chopping up so many potatoes was the worst part LOL
* roasted daikon radishes (internet) ~ too long in oven, but seemed to have good flavor, will try again
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}, 5x1; 3x2 {bday day trip & dog/cyst between toes, overnight trip to parents & day trip to SB w/ PZ}
November: 5 days x1wk, 4x2, 1x1 {finger laceration & Thanksgiving}
December: 1 day x1wk- 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 0x; Nov {11/22 finger laceration} 1x; Dec
4) MapMyWalk app You Vs. the Year 1,024km challenge started on Jan. 1- Yay!!! Completed 1024 km on 12.10.24 {finger laceration on 11.22.24 with only 10.36 mi to go... oops}
- 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 / Oct / Nov / Dec
- 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 ~ Mom is 87, Dad 90, 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
~ Dad's 90th bday visit 11.4 / with Mom, hubby, sister & her hubby, eldest brother, middle brother, niece & her 10 month son, maternal aunt for lots of fun & I checked out Mom's laptop w/ BIL to make sure it was ok
~ overnight visit 11.14-11.15 / day 1 aunt visited, fixed Mom's laptop (again) & neighbors Dave, Audree & Dan stopped by; day 2 eldest brother stopped over & stayed for lunch, we updated Mom's cable/internet acct info & I walked 4.06 mi with aunt
~ overnight visit 11.28-11.29 Thanksgiving / day at sister's with family & watched Packers game with folks; day 2 fixed Mom's laptop again & walked 2.51 mi with aunt - 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)
10.26.24 craft sale at Fiddlers Farm, lunch & dessert 2 different places in SB with PZ (my belated bday celebration)
- 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 tomorrow. Can still have my dose of metamusal.2
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JFT Friday - no treats after dinner!
1. Stretch. Crossfit at Y. Duo.
2. Check late work. Update class website.
3. Planning: Input GR4. Grade late work. Develop plans for elective. Review Spot the Bot workshop outline. Update CV. Review draft plans with sub.
4. ELA 1: Vocab practice. Vocab progress check. Choice reading update. One Pager final draft DUE FOR GRADE. Continue Odyssey.
5. ELA 2: Vocab practice. Vocab progress check. Choice reading update. Make up work.
6. Update Goodreads. Input One Pager grades and vocab test!
7. Parent conference.
8. Evening: Recycling? Dinner: Soup. Drink more water. No, more. Keep the pitcher in the fridge full. You're not actually hungry. Make some tea. Drink more water!
9. Bedtime: Gratitude journal. Duo. Meds. Floss, rinse, brush teeth. Update JFT.
10. Goals for this week: Get all the stupid grading done. Complete Spot the Bot!
11. Upcoming: Need to write blog posts. Figure out how to pull music from cassette to digital file. Gounod from tape to digital file. 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. Recycling & McKays when? Volunteer at library. at tutoring & massage. GRADES DUE FOR EXEMPTIONS today!
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: 219.0
Long-term goals/progress
1. Professional / read current research. 2. Professional / present at conferences. 3. Professional / publish scholarly articles. 4. Professional / observe student needs and develop supports. 5. Professional / complete a doctorate. 6. Personal / retire comfortably. 7. Personal / renovate house. 8. Community / local progress. 9. Community / time with friends & family. 10. Family concerns. 11. Medical/fitness.
1. Research: Five paragraph essay. How student attitudes affect standardized test results; student surveys.
2. Presenting: Promote YT channel. Invite guests. Record mini-lessons.
3. Publishing: Read one journal article weekly; respond in a blog post. Clois for CWG. S&F for YT channel. Goodreads purchase list for McKay’s. Weekly blog series: Weekly Wishes (Monday) and Weekly Wins (Friday).
4. Observed student needs: Changing words between parts of speech (vocabulary/grammar). Synthesizing info from multiple sources, drawing conclusions (RI/W). EFFECTIVE transitions (W). Every day v everyday; any one v anyone (grammar). Sub/obj pronouns & structure (grammar). Poss v pl nouns (grammar). Short nonfic from Lat Amer/Africa/Asia (World Lit).
5. Doctorate: Research programs, requirements, resources, cost, timeline.
6. Retirement: Update name on JSSB acct. Check investments. Theater CV. Entertainment experience. Duolingo/Lang8.
7. House: Floor joists. Siding. Gutters. Floors.
8. Local progress: Library. Theater. PC2V. City/county govt. Community kitchen. She Should Run vision statement. 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. Therapy Mon Feb 5 11A. Dentist May 14 11A. Massage Dec 14 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. (It's really not.)2020 WFTY: Progress. 2021 WFTY: Persistence. 2022 WFTY: Focus. 2023 WFTY: Priorities2 -
Been a little down lately. Not sure why. Tim is also very distant. Usually only one of us is in a funk at a time, and we can pull the other up. I think both our parents are weighing on our minds. His mom is declining and has bouts of paranoia and delusions. My mom's mental capacity is just less and less. I'm getting closer to having to move her into an assisted living facility. I'm trying to hold off because she can only afford about 3 years. After that, I'm not sure what we do and she is only 72. I'm working on Medicaid, but not having a ton of luck.
Otherwise, life is good. Work is a tad boring. Long days and few people around. Yesterday and today I work 8:00am to 7:00pm, yawn... Mid day today, I have to leave and take mom to doc. Coming back is always the worst.
The puppy is now 6 months, 60 pound and a bit wild. He has conquered the baby gate we installed. He can push the button, slide the mechanism and pull it. Damn he's a smart pup. Another positive is now that he is officially 6 months we can begin his professional training.
Christmas shopping is done except for a white elephant gift, and new bones for the dogs (Elliott found the first ones I bought and opened them).
JFT Friday
- Work by 8:00
- Work a bit
- Home at lunch for pups, unless Tim goes
- Left over pizza for lunch
- Leave work at 1:15
- Mom to doc
- Back to work
- Meetings
- Home
- Vacuum, Sweep & Swiffer
- Maybe wrap some gifts.
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Good morning! Happy Friday! Busy day doing Christmas stuff and attending grandkids’ sports. I’m so far behind. Energy is lagging and the below zero temps do NOT help. Still trying to figure out why I live in a northern state! 🥶
@kaynelvb welcome back! Good luck with your goals today!
@Bex953172 Good for you! You sound like you’re getting things moving in the right direction. How’s your hand feeling now?
@pridesabtch I’m sorry you’re going through so much with your mother and MIL. Tough situation, for sure. I have kind of an on and off history with my mother, and now that she’s widowed and we moved her back to our state and about a mile away from us, I have some of the worries you do, but not to your extent yet. Unsettling to say the least, especially since nothing I ever do is right…😬 I hope you both start to feel better soon!
Have a great day everyone!
Just For Today, 12-13-2024- Make 24 hr plan & assess yesterday’s Done
- Drink 64+ oz water. Drink at least two fills of aqua stainless steel bottle and two 8 oz cups of hot tea.
- 30 minutes intentional activity. Close Activity Rings on watch. Goal = 6,000 steps.
- Leave 2 bites from one meal. Stop at “enough”
- Start Christmas stuff. Stop procrastinating! Just start.... Start by finding cards, print address list, start bringing up boxes. Get a tree, or should we use artificial this year? Look up tree farms’ prices. Pack up stuff to make room for Christmas globes, etc.
- Show our home some love...laundry, dust, desk.
- Start Christmas baking. Maybe start with breads? Russian tea cakes?
- Journal every bite and close Food Diary at end of the day. Calcium 1260 mg
- H’s wrestling match and/or M’s basketball game?
- 5 Things Declutter
- Self care 30 minutes. Foot massager x2 with Calm app in earbuds. Journal. Marcos. Podcast - at least 1 No BS Weightloss. Read.
- Evening Routine
This week, I will work on:- Christmas Baking List
- Christmas decorating, start…
- Christmas gift list
- Start writing Christmas cards
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1 - Make 24 hr plan & assess yesterday’s
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Recap 12/12 R ~ Bitterly cold, temp presently 7F (-14C), with wind chill it's -7. With that & light snow covering roads, no walk.
1) Make pea soup for supper ~ yum & used up ham bone from freezer / limit sweets & snacks ~ banana & 1 cookie, not many left from the cookie walk & first time I'm pacing myself with cookies lol / log all food / 80 oz. water / net calories zero ~ red 200s, not bad with no exercise
2) Min. 5000 steps
3) Order souvenir cookbooks / print address labels / update budget s/s & exp. tracking s/s ~ found formula error on tracking s/s oops but not not huge impact & fixed / file mortgage satisfaction letter / wash dishes / return emails to J, E / read / digital declutter / rehearse music / other? downloaded dda txns (forgot for quite some time oops), updated budget now that property tax bill arrived (I underestimated but doable) ta-da!
JFT 12/13 ~ not quite as cold or windy YAY & at least sunny 🌞
1) Figure out supper / limit snacks & sweets / 80 oz water / log all food / net calories zero
2) Min. 5000 steps
3) Return emails to J, E / follow up emails with funeral luncheon coordinator, Mon or Tues? / call Mom / start Christmas cards / put away clean dishes / 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.
* 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
* potato leek soup (AllRecipes.com) ~ very good alternate leek soup recipe, easy to make... chopping up so many potatoes was the worst part LOL
* roasted daikon radishes (internet) ~ too long in oven, but seemed to have good flavor, will try again
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}, 5x1; 3x2 {bday day trip & dog/cyst between toes, overnight trip to parents & day trip to SB w/ PZ}
November: 5 days x1wk, 4x2, 1x1 {finger laceration & Thanksgiving}
December: 1 day x1wk- 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 0x; Nov {11/22 finger laceration} 1x; Dec
4) MapMyWalk app You Vs. the Year 1,024km challenge started on Jan. 1- Yay!!! Completed 1024 km on 12.10.24 {finger laceration on 11.22.24 with only 10.36 mi to go... oops}
- 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 / Oct / Nov / Dec
- 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 ~ Mom is 87, Dad 90, 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
~ Dad's 90th bday visit 11.4 / with Mom, hubby, sister & her hubby, eldest brother, middle brother, niece & her 10 month son, maternal aunt for lots of fun & I checked out Mom's laptop w/ BIL to make sure it was ok
~ overnight visit 11.14-11.15 / day 1 aunt visited, fixed Mom's laptop (again) & neighbors Dave, Audree & Dan stopped by; day 2 eldest brother stopped over & stayed for lunch, we updated Mom's cable/internet acct info & I walked 4.06 mi with aunt
~ overnight visit 11.28-11.29 Thanksgiving / day at sister's with family & watched Packers game with folks; day 2 fixed Mom's laptop again & walked 2.51 mi with aunt - 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)
10.26.24 craft sale at Fiddlers Farm, lunch & dessert 2 different places in SB with PZ (my belated bday celebration)
- 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 -
I forgot to finish Wednesday's meals. I know I went over the top of my goal by about 60 calories, but aside from an ice cream, I stayed away from the sweet stuff.
Yesterday was a bad day for us. My husband was having some major panic attacks, and it drove me up the wall. It usually does. So, although my calorie intake was good, below 1,200 (only just, though, 1,185) I only managed to walk for 15 minutes one time, in the afternoon. Not bad, but I had really hoped to continue with 2 - 15 minute walks per day, at least.
So far today, I have consumed about 625 calories, but I still have to eat dinner, and of course, some snacks, but not sugary ones. I am hoping to stay with yogurt, 50 calories sugar free, And sugar free jello, 10 calories. Maybe a couple of Wasa crackers with some margarine on them, 83 calories. But it is looking good for me. Plus, I did walk 2 x for 15 minutes each, for over 3,000 steps. So, I think today will be a success for me, also!
Let's all of us keep on working at it!2
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