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

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  • more_freggies76
    more_freggies76 Posts: 3,214 Member
    Hour commitment - I won’t eat again yntil dinner with DH
  • littleblackskirt
    littleblackskirt Posts: 1,046 Member
    For the first time in months I weighed and logged my breakfast today. Also weighed myself! Not so good.
    After 4 months my family moved back into their own house, and I'm now in complete control of my meals again. And no longer have any excuse for some comfort eating!

    Realistically I'm not going to diet over the holidays, but I will be more aware of what I'm eating. I have very little holiday food in the house, and have made good use of the supermarkets cheap veg.

    So today, I will be aware of what I eat and will make good choices.

  • cschmitz110515
    cschmitz110515 Posts: 3,674 Member
    edited December 23
    @littleblackskirt Welcome back! Hope you overall enjoyed having family with you. As a person who lived on her own for 24 years before marrying, I loved having my home & schedule to myself, but also had lonely moments. It's a balancing act. Once the holidays are over is a good time to recommit to our health.

    Recap 12/22 Sunday ~ deep freeze starting to lift, but no outside walks with neighborhood roads still snow-packed or icy spots... need to get back to treadmill, which I do not enjoy *sigh*
    1) Church 9:00 :smiley:
    2) Make cabbage/Ital. sausage/carrot dish for supper ~ yum / limit sweets & snacks ~ spumoni, string cheese, apple, peanuts... ack! / log all food / net calories zero ~ definitely red but daily w-i no worse / 80 oz. water ~ only 64 & my knees/legs were bothering me at night, a good reminder to drink the water :(
    3) Min. 5000 steps ~ > 6200 :smiley: / other?
    4) Laundry / call Mom <3 / address final Christmas card / assemble stocking bags ~ no, but I prepped some of the stuff / read / digital declutter / maybe some decorating (not done earlier due to dog recovering in family room & my finger injury) ~ not much but some / rehearse Christmas Eve music / other? :smiley: TA-DA!

    JFT 12/23 M ~ Snowing again & I watched a man walking in the road past our house slip at least 2-3 times in that brief span. Yep, I need to start using the treadmill.
    1) Make white chicken chili for supper / limit sweets & snacks / log all food / net calories zero / 80 oz. water
    2) Min. 5000 steps / other?
    3) Bake/frost stollen (eggs currently coming to room temp) / assemble stocking bags & pack for travel / some decorations? / rehearse Christmas Eve music / get out tote for overnight stay / sort through wrapping paper (donate to family?) / refill heated birdbath / wash dishes / read / digital declutter / Saints v Packers 7:15 / 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
    2) Plan meals most days & prelog meals/snacks whenever possible on MFP
    • Try new recipes Unfortunately, no wall oven until mid-Feb or later & sad me, but try slow cooker & stove recipes... wall oven installed 2/26.
      * 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
    3) Exercise 5-6x per week (minimum 4x):
    January: 5 days x2wks, 4x1, 3x1, 1x1 [1 wk lots of snow & 1 wk bitter cold so shoveling, treadmill & PT, 1 wk 4 day trips out of town]
    February: 6 days x1wk, 5x1, 4x1, 2x1 [2 wks overnight trips to visit parents]
    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: 3 day x1wk, 2x1, 1x1 {weather, schedule}
    • 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 1x
      4) MapMyWalk app You Vs. the Year 1,024km challenge started on Jan. 1
      • Yay!!! Completed 1024 km on 12.10.24 :star: {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 :star:
      • In 2022 I logged 500.4 miles, or 805km (knee issues).
      5) At least 7,500 steps per day
      • I can earn $10 every month on my Medicare Advantage Plan with 10+ days of 7,500 steps [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
      6) Participate in my favorite area races ~ I walk, I do not run
      • 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 :star: 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 :star: 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 :star: Fitbit 24,044 steps for day even with 8 hours in the car
      • Registered for 10.5.24 Bellin Women's 5K :star: 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
      7) Be considerate and loving to hubby and have fun together
      • Always a good idea
      8) Make efforts to keep in touch with parents, siblings and friends (most live in other towns or states)
      • Visit parents 1-2 times each month, phone calls in between ~ 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 <3 (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 (hubby home with dog) / day at sister's with family & watched Packers game with folks; day 2 fixed Mom's laptop again & walked 2.51 mi with aunt
        ~ overnight visit 1.25-12.26 Christmas (hubby home with dog)
      • 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! :star:
        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)
        [11.8.24 & 11.13.24 vet recommendations, 11.18.24 dog toe amputation & 11.22.24 me finger laceration (9 stitches) and in recovery]
        12.17.24 texts with former co-workers, working on get-together after the holidays
      9) Declutter bedroom, home office, basement, books in living room
      • Not as much progress as I hoped last year, but not worse.

    Keeping my Word for the Year: Tenacity ~ persistent determination; the mental strength to resist opposition, danger or hardship
  • more_freggies76
    more_freggies76 Posts: 3,214 Member
    Hour commitment - I won’t eat again until dinner with DH
  • Bex953172
    Bex953172 Posts: 4,170 Member
    Hey all! Hope everyone's set for Christmas.
    I'm nearly there.
    Got my turkey out to defrost. That's like number one thing I did 😅

    Still got a fair few presents to wrap but just about got the house tidy. Soon as I've had lunch (which is now) and done the kids lunch I'm gonna get started on wrapping up the last gifts!

    Nothing like a bit of urgency to kickstart your butt! 😅
  • more_freggies76
    more_freggies76 Posts: 3,214 Member
    Hour commitmentv- Early lunch, now I won’eat again until dinner with DH.
  • more_freggies76
    more_freggies76 Posts: 3,214 Member
    Hour commitment - I won’t eat again until tomorrow

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