Just for Today.... ONE DAY AT A TIME... Daily commitment for 2025
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Hour commitment - I won't eat again until tomorrow.more_freggies76 wrote: »
JFT for 2/11/25 (today)✔️
1) No dessert today (last 2/8), unless I want sugarfree or no sugar added. ✔️
2) None of DH's stash ok today (none of his Halloween candy, no more of French chocolate, none of French fruit candy, peeps, Bobo cakes, South Forty bars). No candy corn. None of the bakery stuff. None of the mini cupcakes or stuff he was given. None of the girl scout cookies for a few days, and only if I commit them before.✔️
3) Peanut butter ok today, 2.5 to 3 T (last 2/5)✔️
4) Don't weigh again until thursday, 2/16✔️
5) No hard cheese ok at home today, 2.0 to 2.5 oz, any type.(trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 2/10). 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 1/30) (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)✔️
9) Sweet potato and/or pumpkin ok today.(last 2/9)✔️
11) Bakers chocolate ok today. (last 2/9)✔️
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 2/10)✔️
14) No real butter today, unless in cooking(last 1/14), but can have a little with turnips or sweet potatoes. Can have at restaurants.✔️
15) No more than 600 calories at lunch.✔️
16) Beef stew ok today and marinated beans ok today. (last 2/9)✔️
17) Aidell link ok today.✔️
JFT for 2/12/25 (tomorrow)✔️
1) No dessert today (last 2/8), unless I want sugarfree or no sugar added.
2) None of DH's stash ok today (none of his Halloween candy, no more of French chocolate, none of French fruit candy, peeps, Bobo cakes, South Forty bars). No candy corn. None of the bakery stuff. None of the mini cupcakes or stuff he was given. None of the girl scout cookies for a few days, and only if I commit them before.
3) No peanut butter ok today, 2.5 to 3 T (last 2/11)
4) Don't weigh again until Thursday, 2/16
5) Hard cheese ok at home today, 2.0 to 2.5 oz, any type.(trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 2/10). 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 1/30) (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)
9) No sweet potato and/or pumpkin ok today.(last 2/11)
11) No bakers chocolate ok today. (last 2/11)
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 2/10)
14) No real butter today, unless in cooking(last 1/14), but can have a little with turnips or sweet potatoes. Can have at restaurants.
15) No more than 600 calories at lunch.
16) No beef stew ok today and no marinated beans ok today. (last 2/11)
17) No Aidell link ok today. (last 2/11)================== 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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Well I thought I posted yesterday, turns out I updated you as I would on the Over 50 group and didn’t do my JFT here.
Ooops!
JFT - Wed Feb 12
1L of water
Log all Food
Move 15 minutes
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Tuesday goals recap
Log food ✅
Drink at least 1 flask of water ❌
No alcohol ✅
Meet Fitbit activity goals ❌
Exercise - another nice sunny day for a walk, sun is predicted for at least a week. ❌. Knitting is a great distraction - curbs the desire to eat, drink water and take exercise!
Trend weight to head downwards ✅
Shopping and cook chilli for the freezer ✅
Wednesday goals
Log food
Drink at least 1 flask of water
No alcohol
Meet Fitbit activity goals
Exercise - walk to/from knitting group
Trend weight to head downwards
@PackerFanInGB That blue water is the Hebridean Sea. The photo looks towards the Outer Hebrides (a chain of islands off the west coast of Scotland)3 -
JFT Wednesday - no treats after dinner!
1. Stretch. Crossfit at Y. Duo.
2. Update class sites. Reply to emails.
3. Planning: Put posters up. Call reps. Call ELA2. Enter 5-day feedback; write back. Call drs to reschedule.
4. ELA 1: Vocab. Literary terms. Review with story from CL. NoRedInk grammar practice; test Thursday.
5. ML: Project work.
6. ELA 2: Vocab. NRI grammar practice; test Thursday. Persepolis.
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! Update JFT.
9. Bedtime: Gratitude journal. Duo. Meds. Floss, rinse, brush teeth.
10. Goals for this week: Catch up from being out.
11. Upcoming: Need to write blog posts AND VIDEO SCRIPTS. 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. CXL Ooma. Next trip to used bookstore when? Write common/proper nouns script. Costco membership! Library - passports.
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
End of 2024: 224.2
Today: 225.0
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. Why can’t I sleep better? Therapy Mon Jan 27 4P. Dentist May 14 11A. Massage Feb 10 6P. 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? Update list from plan book.
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: Mastery. My throat feels absolutely RAW today.2020 WFTY: Progress. 2021 WFTY: Persistence. 2022 WFTY: Focus. 2023 WFTY: Priorities. 2024 WFTY: Sustainable.2 -
So I messed up a large project yesterday. It was a critical project that got delayed because I provided the wrong specification sheet. I found the mistake this morning, but it cost us a day. Hopefully we can get things moving again.
On an up note my pup-dates on Merlin's progress are amazing. If I didn't know better I would have thought they gave him puppy pot to calm him. He can now walk on a leash, knows the "place" command and will come when you call him even when distracted. I go see him next Tuesday.
JFT Wednesday
- Work by 8:00
- Figure out what went wrong yesterday
- Protein bar for breakfast
- Employee Goal setting
- Random meetings
- Go to mom's
- Home by 5:30
- Trivia at 6:30
- Salad for dinner (no fries)
- Limit 3 lite beers
- Home by 9:30
- Shower
- Bed by 11:003 -
pridesabtch wrote: »So I messed up a large project yesterday. It was a critical project that got delayed because I provided the wrong specification sheet. I found the mistake this morning, but it cost us a day. Hopefully we can get things moving again.
On an up note my pup-dates on Merlin's progress are amazing. If I didn't know better I would have thought they gave him puppy pot to calm him. He can now walk on a leash, knows the "place" command and will come when you call him even when distracted. I go see him next Tuesday.
JFT Wednesday
- Work by 8:00
- Figure out what went wrong yesterday
- Protein bar for breakfast
- Employee Goal setting
- Random meetings
- Go to mom's
- Home by 5:30
- Trivia at 6:30
- Salad for dinner (no fries)
- Limit 3 lite beers
- Home by 9:30
- Shower
- Bed by 11:00
That's amazing progress about Merlin!
Bet you you can't wait to see him x0 -
Here's how I did last week.
I think my day started on whatever day that says -450 something, so since that first bad day I've actually improved4 -
Hour commitment - I won't eat again until after 12 pm.more_freggies76 wrote: »JFT for 2/12/25 (today)✔️
1) No dessert today (last 2/8), unless I want sugarfree or no sugar added.
2) None of DH's stash ok today (none of his Halloween candy, no more of French chocolate, none of French fruit candy, peeps, Bobo cakes, South Forty bars). No candy corn. None of the bakery stuff. None of the mini cupcakes or stuff he was given. None of the girl scout cookies for a few days, and only if I commit them before.
3) No peanut butter ok today, 2.5 to 3 T (last 2/11)
4) Don't weigh again until Thursday, 2/16
5) Hard cheese ok at home today, 2.0 to 2.5 oz, any type.(trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 2/10). 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 1/30) (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)
9) No sweet potato and/or pumpkin ok today.(last 2/11)
11) No bakers chocolate ok today. (last 2/11)
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 2/10)
14) No real butter today, unless in cooking(last 1/14), but can have a little with turnips or sweet potatoes. Can have at restaurants.
15) No more than 600 calories at lunch.
16) No beef stew ok today and no marinated beans ok today. (last 2/11)
17) No Aidell link ok today. (last 2/11)
18) Ground turkey ok================== 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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pridesabtch wrote: »I am so frazzled today that I just want to cry. Nothing really bad is happening, things are just hectic and a little sideways at work.
Hugs.
Hope the day gets better for you. 0 -
@Bex953172- nice tool .. I like the visual spreadsheet tracking as well but I never thought about the calorie measurement like you have it.
Its been a rough couple of weeks on the workplace and my team. Its multi facete with alot of issues as we transition to new management and combining two teams together from different parts of the company. We also have some issues with team dynamics. Then , as if things haven't been stressful enough, with more work than we know what to do with, I got my annual performance review rating, I was disappointed to say the least. I have never had a middle of the road review rating in all my career and this was middle of the road . My Manager gave the explanation that because we were all part of a new team and trying to figure everything out, this is the reason for the middle of the road rating . I am not happy because in spite of being a new team that was pulled together, I busted my butt to put processes in place, set up our repository, and took lead on several important internal projects. I don't feel like any of that was taken into consideration. I am going to refute it I think . There is another person on the team has been nothing but useless and she is in over her head. If I were managing I would have fired her by now. I really hope she also didn't get the same rating because that would not be fair at all.
JFT
drink chamomile tea because I am aggravated
I have a seminar to attend tonight that I am looking forward to
Get my water, protein and steps in
I start my estradiol patches today.. so we will see if that help some of these awful symptoms I have been fighting
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Hour commitment - I won't eat again until after 5 pm. None of the same foods at dinner as at lunch. Can still have my dose of metamusal.2
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@pridesabtch (((Hugs))) for work. Been there, done that. Glad Merlin's doing well. I'll bet he's loving all the attention and activity time.
@HappyDonkey75 (((Hugs))) for work as well. Also been there, done that. On my last job, I had an aSSt. manager that thought she knew what I was doing on a major special project, for which I did not report directly to her. Since she only knew a piece of what I was doing, she (who really disliked that I was the most credentialed, experienced person in the dept) took the opportunity to downgrade most of my annual review ratings. I refused to sign (due that same day by 4 p.m. geez... very typical at this workplace) until I met with our manager. The manager, aSSt. manager & my special project manager all sat in a room and listened to me explain the entire situation. Once my manager heard my explanations, she upgraded each of my ratings, except one. I think she felt she needed to support my aSSt. manager on at least one. But I was pissed off, because I too busted my *kitten* and they had no clue. (P.S. The review had no impact on my salary either way, but it was the principle of the matter that was important to me.)
Got home this afternoon driving from my parents' house, with snow falling and on the roads the entire way. Not so fun, but other drivers were being decent for the most part.
Recap 2/11 T ~ Another bitterly cold, dry day. Enjoying the sun while I can.
1) Supper is unknown, since I'll eat at my folks' but log best guess / limit snacks & sweets / log all food / net calories zero / 80 oz. water ~ Dad insisted I eat some of my SIL's cake she made for Mom's bday, same as for her dad, who has dietary restrictions. We both agreed cake rather bland, so we ate with ice cream LOL. Then I snacked on mixed nuts late in the evening, which offset my healthy apple snack earlier. Oops. A red net calorie day, not unexpected. Water was close at 64 oz.
2) Planned rest day / min. 5000 steps ~ only 3600
/ OT exercises plus stretches while sitting & visiting
JFT 2/12 W ~ Snowy day. Made the drive home interesting (and longer).
1) Log Dad's homemade noon meal to best guess / sloppy joes for supper / limit snacks & sweets / log all food / 80 oz. water
2) Another rest day? Maybe PT exercises later / OT exercises & stretches
3) Pre-reg for OT appt tomorrow / there's a bunch of things on my to-do list, so do something
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
2025 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 Repeat goal, and very pleased with last year.
* apple/banana muffins {foodfaithfitness.com} ~ better if I'd used correct amt of vanilla LOL
* apple/banana cake w/ cream cheese frosting {thesouthernladycooks.com} ~ made for Mom's bday, big hit
* slow cooker chicken noodle soup {purewow.com} ~ very easy to make & tasty
January: 5 days x1wk; 4x2; 2x1; 1x1 {weather, overnight trip, bdays & prep}
February: 4 days 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 2x;
- In 2024 I logged 656.61 miles, or 1,056.74 km & completed yearly challenge 12.10.24
{finger laceration & 9 stitches 11.22.24 with only 10.36 mi to go... oops} - 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 w/ arthritis}.
- I can earn $10 every month on my Medicare Advantage Plan with 10+ days of 5,000 steps:
Jan /
- Register for Bellin 10K race
- Register for Packers 5K
- Maybe Annual Bridge Walk on The Mighty Mac w/ siblings (1st time 2024)
- Register for Bellin Women's 5K
- Add other events??? [Of my past events, two that I loved ended with COVID, another is on parkway trails/hills that involve rocks, tree roots & steep climb at the end, too hard on my arthritic knees. Another is an evening event in January, but hubby is home evenings now that he's retired, so I'm less inclined, and another winter (mid-Feb.) event has been replaced in 2025 by another earlier in Feb. The winter ones can be hard on my knees because of frigid temps, plus footing can be an issue (snow/ice) and I no longer care to participate. Wow, that's 5 events I no longer do. Sad me. Upside is the cost savings, as entry fees are higher than ever.]
- Registered for 4.26.25 NFL Draft Day 5K
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 88, Dad 90, and live 85 miles away
~ overnight visit 1.15-1.16 / talked w/ aunt (phone); played cribbage & chicken foot
~ visit along with hubby & family for Mom's 88th bday 1.31 / C&J, S, W, aunt, niece & W there for wonderful time
~ overnight visit 2.11-2.12 / aunt visited day 1 afternoon / youngest brother visited morning day 2 - Monthly contact with former colleagues & other friends, now that I'm retired
1.8.25 lunch with "real" ABC old-timers
2.13.25 out of town lunch & visit with hubby's eldest brother & SIL
My Word for the Year 2025: Judicious ~ I just like the way the word sounds, and the meaning is right for me: having or showing reason and good judgment in making decisions. I can apply this word in so many ways!2 -
Hour commitment - I won't eat again until tomorrow.more_freggies76 wrote: »JFT for 2/12/25 (today)✔️
1) No dessert today (last 2/8), unless I want sugarfree or no sugar added. ✔️
2) None of DH's stash ok today (none of his Halloween candy, no more of French chocolate, none of French fruit candy, peeps, Bobo cakes, South Forty bars). No candy corn. None of the bakery stuff. None of the mini cupcakes or stuff he was given. None of the girl scout cookies for a few days, and only if I commit them before.DH offered me the corn loops that he was given and I had those.
3) No peanut butter ok today, 2.5 to 3 T (last 2/11)✔️
4) Don't weigh again until Thursday, 2/16✔️
5) Hard cheese ok at home today, 2.0 to 2.5 oz, any type.(trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 2/10). 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 1/30) (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)✔️
9) No sweet potato and/or pumpkin ok today.(last 2/11)✔️
11) No bakers chocolate ok today. (last 2/11)✔️
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 2/10)✔️
14) No real butter today, unless in cooking(last 1/14), but can have a little with turnips or sweet potatoes. Can have at restaurants.✔️
15) No more than 600 calories at lunch.✔️
16) No beef stew ok today and no marinated beans ok today. (last 2/11)✔️
17) No Aidell link ok today. (last 2/11)✔️
18) Ground turkey ok✔️
JFT for 2/13/25 (tomorrow)✔️
1) No dessert today (last 2/8), unless I want sugarfree or no sugar added.
2) None of DH's stash ok today (none of his Halloween candy, no more of French chocolate, none of French fruit candy, peeps, Bobo cakes, South Forty bars). No candy corn. None of the bakery stuff. None of the mini cupcakes or stuff he was given. None of the girl scout cookies for a few days, and only if I commit them before.
3) No peanut butter ok today, 2.5 to 3 T (last 2/11)
4) Don't weigh again until Thursday, 2/16
5) No hard cheese ok at home today, 2.0 to 2.5 oz, any type.(trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 2/12). 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 1/30) (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)
9) Sweet potato and/or pumpkin ok today.(last 2/11)
11) Bakers chocolate ok today. (last 2/11)
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 2/12)
14) No real butter today, unless in cooking(last 1/14), but can have a little with turnips or sweet potatoes. Can have at restaurants.
15) No more than 600 calories at lunch.
16) Beef stew ok today and marinated beans ok today. (last 2/11)
17) Aidell link ok today. (last 2/11)
18) No ground turkey ok (last 2/12)
19) Can eat lunch early due to a lunch meeting.================== 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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HappyDonkey75 wrote: »@Bex953172- nice tool .. I like the visual spreadsheet tracking as well but I never thought about the calorie measurement like you have it.
Its been a rough couple of weeks on the workplace and my team. Its multi facete with alot of issues as we transition to new management and combining two teams together from different parts of the company. We also have some issues with team dynamics. Then , as if things haven't been stressful enough, with more work than we know what to do with, I got my annual performance review rating, I was disappointed to say the least. I have never had a middle of the road review rating in all my career and this was middle of the road . My Manager gave the explanation that because we were all part of a new team and trying to figure everything out, this is the reason for the middle of the road rating . I am not happy because in spite of being a new team that was pulled together, I busted my butt to put processes in place, set up our repository, and took lead on several important internal projects. I don't feel like any of that was taken into consideration. I am going to refute it I think . There is another person on the team has been nothing but useless and she is in over her head. If I were managing I would have fired her by now. I really hope she also didn't get the same rating because that would not be fair at all.
JFT
drink chamomile tea because I am aggravated
I have a seminar to attend tonight that I am looking forward to
Get my water, protein and steps in
I start my estradiol patches today.. so we will see if that help some of these awful symptoms I have been fighting
Thanks! I can feel really bad if I go over on calories so by spreading it over a week it gives me time to make up for previous mistakes! Not always but it helps to have it all on one page rather than trying to go back days in MFP to figure out what I had when!
Also as for your work review. I would definitely refute it! You know your worth and you should advocate for that!3 -
JFT Wednesday - no treats after dinner!
1. Stretch. SL/BP at Y. Duo.
2. Update class sites. Reply to emails.
3. Planning: Put posters up. Call reps. Scan stories. Update "most recent call" list.
4. ELA 1: Reading. Finish "Protagonist 1" if not done; otherwise, summary update. Review grammar; test. Finish CL stories, then journal prompts.
5. ML: Thankful Thursday. Project work.
6. ELA 2: Reading. Finish "Protagonist 1" if not done; otherwise, summary update. Review grammar; test. Persepolis.
7. Tutoring.
8. Evening: Livestream. 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! Update JFT.
9. Bedtime: Gratitude journal. Duo. Meds. Floss, rinse, brush teeth.
10. Goals for this week: Catch up from being out.
11. Upcoming: Need to write blog posts AND VIDEO SCRIPTS. 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. CXL Ooma. Next trip to used bookstore when? Write common/proper nouns script. Costco membership! Library - passports.
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
End of 2024: 224.2
Today: 225.6
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. Why can’t I sleep better? Therapy Mon Jan 27 4P. Dentist May 14 11A. Massage Feb 10 6P. 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? Update list from plan book.
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: Mastery. Just gotta keep on keepin' on, I suppose.2020 WFTY: Progress. 2021 WFTY: Persistence. 2022 WFTY: Focus. 2023 WFTY: Priorities. 2024 WFTY: Sustainable.2 -
more_freggies76 wrote: »JFT for 2/13/25 (today)✔️
1) No dessert today (last 2/8), unless I want sugarfree or no sugar added.
2) None of DH's stash ok today (none of his Halloween candy, no more of French chocolate, none of French fruit candy, peeps, Bobo cakes, South Forty bars). No candy corn. None of the bakery stuff. None of the mini cupcakes or stuff he was given. None of the girl scout cookies for a few days.
3) No peanut butter ok today, 2.5 to 3 T (last 2/11)
4) Don't weigh again until Thursday, 2/16
5) No hard cheese ok at home today, 2.0 to 2.5 oz, any type.(trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 2/12). 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 1/30) (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)
9) Sweet potato and/or pumpkin ok today.(last 2/11)
11) Bakers chocolate ok today. (last 2/11)
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 2/12)
14) No real butter today, unless in cooking(last 1/14), but can have a little with turnips or sweet potatoes. Can have at restaurants.
15) No more than 600 calories at lunch.
16) Beef stew ok today and marinated beans ok today. (last 2/11)
17) Aidell link ok today. (last 2/11)
18) No ground turkey ok (last 2/12)
19) Can eat lunch early due to a lunch meeting.================== 4DW started =============
4DWs (4 Day Wins) are here, in a shared file:
Sample
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1hrtqbsOInIWeA9sl8FLnEv-ignY21p8m/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=108259155343870939869&rtpof=true&sd=true
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Hour commitment - After my yogurt, 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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pridesabtch wrote: »JFT Wednesday
- Work by 8:00
- Figure out what went wrong yesterday
- Protein bar for breakfast
- Employee Goal setting
- Random meetings
- Go to mom's
- Home by 5:30
- Trivia at 6:30
- Salad for dinner (no fries) French bread pizza
- Limit 3 lite beers 4 lite beers because I stayed to shoot pool
- Home by 9:30
- Shower
- Bed by 11:00
Yesterday at work was busy, but good busy. I spent most of the day going over 2025 goals with my employees. Most were receptive to some changes I made. A few were not, but it was the growth goals they questioned. I had to explain that in order to achieve a rating of "exceeds expectation" you actually have to do something beyond your standard tasks. It hasn't always been that way in research, but that is the current culture from top down. Just busting your *kitten* to do you job is no longer enough. You need to stretch yourself in a new direction. It's a hard sell for research assistants. They are used to just being told what tests to run and then running them. I want them to start learning a little about the data they produce so they can provide the Chemists with concise summaries. For some that is attainable for others I merely asked them to take a class or 2 in excel to better their abilities. Without growth they can get "meets expectations", but not "exceeds". I try to be very transparent with my expectations and the path they need to take to get the higher rating. I'm held to the same standards by my boss, but I have to figure out growth goals on my own, he doesn't just hand them to me.
Went home after work yesterday to let the old doggo out. Then went to mom's before trivia where she complained about the dog food I got her. It was the same food she has been feeding her dog for the last 6 months. Instead of arguing I bought yet another thing of food that met her new expectations. Then headed out to trivia.
We won at trivia last night. Stayed a little while and shot pool. Lost one, won one. Then it was time to leave.
Today is meetings on top of meetings, an audit and more directives to cut spending. Fun! Left the door open for the pup today because I couldn't get him to go out this morning, and I have zero time to run home at lunch. May go out to dinner tonight, may stay home and veg...
JFT Thursday
- Work by 8:00
- Meetings
- Check in with MFP
- Log food (missed breakfast and lunch, can eat what I want for dinner)
- Process Hazard Analysis Audit
- More meetings
- Home by 4:30
- NAP
- Dinner in or out
- Shower
- Bed
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Just for Today 2/13/25 -
Stop Procrastinating!
No Alcohol ~
Water 64oz +
Stay within calorie range ~
Track everything I eat and drink
Steps above 5k
Do Power5
More Snow!! (ok, I don't have any control here)
Power 5- Read (not audio) for 10 minutes (magazine, book, kindle)
- Stretch before bed
- Leave no dishes in the sink after dinner
- No eating after 7:30pm
- Take a 5 minute computer break hourly (if on for longer)
- Bonus: Find a reason to laugh
Unpack at least 3 boxes
Word for 2025 - Determination
@pridesabtch ~ I hope you're feeling better and things are looking up. We all make mistakes, owning them and moving forward is the best course of action. Wow! Merlin's training is going very well! Excellent approach on "exceeds expectations". I use to do the same thing. I also told my folks that just because they "exceed" in one year, doesn't mean they automatically get it the next year. In fact, they have just set the bar higher and now must work a bit harder to get there. It was the same way I approached my performance.
@happydonkey75 ~ sorry things are rough at work. I would not have been happy with that performance rating either. I never liked group ratings for that reason. I hope things get better.
Progress
Just for Today 2/12/25 - Skipped
Procrasintation at it's best!!! ✅
Just for Today 2/11/25 -
Stop Procrastinating!❌
No Alcohol ~ ❌
Water 64oz +❌
Stay within calorie range ~ ✅
Track everything I eat and drink ✅
Send Valentine & Birthday Cards ✅
Send FB results ✅
Steps above 5k ❌
Do Power5 ❌
Start on Work Project ✅
Power 5- Read (not audio) for 10 minutes (magazine, book, kindle) ❌
- Stretch before bed ❌
- Leave no dishes in the sink after dinner ✅
- No eating after 7:30pm ✅
- Take a 5 minute computer break hourly (if on for longer) ✅
- Bonus: Find a reason to laugh ✅
Do draft of Taxes ✅
Unpack at least 3 boxes ❌
Just for Today 2/10/25 -
Stop Procrastinating! ✅ * I can do better
No Alcohol ~ ❌
Water 64oz +❌
Stay within calorie range ~ ✅
Track everything I eat and drink ✅
Power 5- Read (not audio) for 10 minutes (magazine, book, kindle) ❌
- Stretch before bed ❌ Thought about it, but I was already in bed
- Leave no dishes in the sink after dinner✅
- No eating after 7:30pm ✅
- Take a 5 minute computer break hourly (if on for longer) ❌
- Bonus: Find a reason to laugh ✅
Look up wine festival✅
Just for Today 2/9/25 - Skipped
Just for Today 2/8/25 -
No Alcohol ~ ❌
Water 64oz +❌
Stay within calorie range ~ ✅
Track everything I eat and drink ✅
Power 5- Read (not audio) for 10 minutes (magazine, book, kindle) ✅
- Stretch before bed ❌
- Leave no dishes in the sink after dinner✅
- No eating after 7:30pm ✅
- Take a 5 minute computer break hourly (if on for longer) ✅
- Bonus: Find a reason to laugh ✅
Look up wine festival ❌
Just for Today 2/7/25 -
No Alcohol ~ . Out for dinner for anniversary ✅
Water 64oz +❌
Stay within calorie range ~ still possible ❌
Track everything I eat and drink ✅
Power 5- Read (not audio) for 10 minutes (magazine, book, kindle) ✅
- Stretch before bed ❌
- Leave no dishes in the sink after dinner ✅
- No eating after 7:30pm ✅
- Take a 5 minute computer break hourly (if on for longer)
- Bonus: Find a reason to laugh ✅
Look up wine festival ❌
Just for Today 2/6/25 - Skipped
Just for Today 2/5/25 -
No Alcohol ~
Water 64oz +✅
Stay within calorie range❌
Track everything I eat and drink ✅
Power 5- Read (not audio) for 10 minutes (magazine, book, kindle) ✅
- Stretch before bed ❌
- Leave no dishes in the sink after dinner✅
- No eating after 7:30pm ✅
- Take a 5 minute computer break hourly (if on for longer)
- Bonus: Find a reason to laugh ✅
Look up wine festival❌
February SummaryNo Alcohol ~ ✅❌❌❌
Water 64oz +❌❌❌✅
Stay within calorie range✅ ❌❌✅
Track everything I eat and drink ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Recap the Month's progress - Journal❌✅
Complete BOGO squares✅
Take Juju to Lunch and Movie✅
Go for 2.83 mile walk (Feb Apple Challenge)✅
Start Office Closet Reorganization ✅
Power 5- Read (not audio) for 10 minutes (magazine, book, kindle) ✅✅✅❌
- Stretch before bed ✅ ❌❌❌
- Leave no dishes in the sink after dinner✅✅✅✅
- No eating after 7:30pm ✅✅✅✅
- Take a 5 minute computer break hourly (if on for longer) ❌❌✅✅
- Bonus: Find a reason to laugh ✅✅✅ ✅
Look up wine festival❌❌❌❌
Reschedule Mammo (Dr. OOO)❌❌❌✅
January SummaryNutrition[/spoiler
No Alcohol ✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅❌✅✅❌❌❌✅✅✅✅❌❌❌✅
Limit Alcohol ~ Husband's birthday/bookclub/dinner with friends ✅❌❌
Water 64oz +❌❌❌✅❌❌✅✅✅❌❌
Track everything I eat and drink ✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅❌✅✅❌✅✅✅✅✅
Health Journal Update ❌✅❌✅✅✅❌❌✅✅✅✅✅❌✅✅❌✅❌✅✅✅
Take body measurements ✅
Be mindful at the birthday party/brunch ✅❌
Stay within calorie range ✅❌❌❌✅❌✅✅✅✅❌❌✅
Update meal plan for the week ✅
Shop as needed for meal plan ✅
Limit snacks ~ even if they do fit in the calorie range ✅ ✅
Drink plenty of fluids (Gatorade diluted) ✅✅❌
Fitness
Walk outside min 10 min (new)✅
Check Apple Fitness Challenge for the month ❌✅
Go for outside walk ✅✅✅✅
Organization
Add to the list of everything you've gained since semi-retirement (August 2024) ❌❌❌❌❌❌❌❌❌❌❌
Create 2025 calendar for iPad ❌✅
Document recent movies watched✅
Recap the Month's progress - Journal ❌❌❌❌
Work on Summarizing the Month's Progress (Below) ❌❌❌✅
New Habits/Goals
Choose "word" for 2025 ~ pondering Tenacity, Consistency and a few more❌❌❌
Choose "word" for 2025 by the end of January ✅
Choose "word" for 2025 ❌
Practice Pomodoro Technique ✅✅ ✅✅✅✅❌
Establish the Power 5 - 5 things I MUST do everyday ❌❌✅
Daily Tasks
Charge Apple Watch ✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅❌✅✅
Planning/Scheduling
Call new insurance company re account✅
Make Dr. Appointments❌❌
Buy Birthday cards❌❌✅
Make dermatologist appt ❌✅
Look up wine festival ❌❌❌❌
Reschedule Mammo (Dr. OOO) ❌❌❌❌
Everything else
Update Sweepstakes Text ✅
Self Care ✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅❌✅✅✅✅❌✅✅
Use Kohls Cash ✅
Organize Christmas Stuff ❌✅
Take Christmas Tree down and put away decorations "neatly"✅
Don't trust the scale! ✅✅✅✅✅
Change batteries in window coverings ❌❌✅
Pick a book for bookclub ✅
Stay warm✅✅
Mental Reset ~ having a tough week.... ✅
Unpack 2 boxes ✅ actually 5 boxes!!!
Move plant location ✅
Rest ✅
Goal: Well enough to watch NFL games tomorrow. ✅
Place a Walmart delivery order ✅
Wish Stepdaughter a Happy Birthday ✅
Recap Football for Team✅
Send square reminders ✅
Decide Thursday's Travel ✅
Look up Movie to take Julian to this weekend ❌✅
Resume reading bookclub book ❌✅
Last the entire day in the office (1/28) ✅
Decide on new scale✅
Get ready for Juju (Grandson)✅3 -
Busy day away from home. Logging JFT for some accountability but not logging food today, too much to guesstimate.
Recap 2/12 W ~ Snowy day. Made the drive home interesting (and longer).
1) Log Dad's homemade noon meal to best guess / sloppy joes for supper / limit snacks & sweets / log all food / 80 oz. water
not the greatest day calorie-wise
2) Another rest day? yes Maybe PT exercises later / OT exercises & stretches
3) Pre-reg for OT appt tomorrow / there's a bunch of things on my to-do list, so do something ~ got a few things done ta-da!
JFT 2/13 R ~ Roads sloppy with snow that ended during the night. Seems to be the current pattern.
1) Restaurant lunch w/ hubby's eldest brother, SIL & niece ~ too hard to guesstimate so I won't / drink more water / leftover soup for supper
2) Another rest day unfortunately (unless I feel some twinge LOL and do PT tonight) / OT exercises & stretches (6x per day)
3) OT appt 9:15 (Lisa) / put away clean dishes (that hubby washed while I was at parents' ~ yay) / shovel snow off patio / top up heated birdbath (emptying more gallon jugs of rainwater stored in basement) / P&D's 11:00 - 5:00 (rescheduled due to more snow in forecast) / 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
2025 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 Repeat goal, and very pleased with last year.
* apple/banana muffins {foodfaithfitness.com} ~ better if I'd used correct amt of vanilla LOL
* apple/banana cake w/ cream cheese frosting {thesouthernladycooks.com} ~ made for Mom's bday, big hit
* slow cooker chicken noodle soup {purewow.com} ~ very easy to make & tasty
January: 5 days x1wk; 4x2; 2x1; 1x1 {weather, overnight trip, bdays & prep}
February: 4 days 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 2x;
- In 2024 I logged 656.61 miles, or 1,056.74 km & completed yearly challenge 12.10.24 {finger laceration & 9 stitches 11.22.24 with only 10.36 mi to go... oops}
- 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 w/ arthritis}.
- I can earn $10 every month on my Medicare Advantage Plan with 10+ days of 5,000 steps:
Jan /
- Register for Bellin 10K race
- Register for Packers 5K
- Maybe Annual Bridge Walk on The Mighty Mac w/ siblings (1st time 2024)
- Register for Bellin Women's 5K
- Add other events??? [Of my past events, two that I loved ended with COVID, another is on parkway trails/hills that involve rocks, tree roots & steep climb at the end, too hard on my arthritic knees. Another is an evening event in January, but hubby is home evenings now that he's retired, so I'm less inclined, and another winter (mid-Feb.) event has been replaced in 2025 by another earlier in Feb. The winter ones can be hard on my knees because of frigid temps, plus footing can be an issue (snow/ice) and I no longer care to participate. Wow, that's 5 events I no longer do. Sad me. Upside is the cost savings, as entry fees are higher than ever.]
- Registered for 4.26.25 NFL Draft Day 5K
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 88, Dad 90, and live 85 miles away
~ overnight visit 1.15-1.16 / talked w/ aunt (phone); played cribbage & chicken foot
~ visit along with hubby & family for Mom's 88th bday 1.31 / C&J, S, W, aunt, niece & W there for wonderful time
~ overnight visit 2.11-2.12 / aunt visited day 1 afternoon / youngest brother visited morning day 2 - Monthly contact with former colleagues & other friends, now that I'm retired
1.8.25 lunch with "real" ABC old-timers
2.13.25 out of town lunch & visit with hubby's eldest brother & SIL
My Word for the Year 2025: Judicious ~ I just like the way the word sounds, and the meaning is right for me: having or showing reason and good judgment in making decisions. I can apply this word in so many ways!1 -
more_freggies76 wrote: »JFT for 2/13/25 (today)✔️
1) No dessert today (last 2/8), unless I want sugarfree or no sugar added. ✔️
2) None of DH's stash ok today (none of his Halloween candy, no more of French chocolate, none of French fruit candy, peeps, Bobo cakes, South Forty bars). No candy corn. None of the bakery stuff. None of the mini cupcakes or stuff he was given. None of the girl scout cookies for a few days.
3) No peanut butter ok today, 2.5 to 3 T (last 2/11)✔️
4) Don't weigh again until Thursday, 2/16✔️
5) No hard cheese ok at home today, 2.0 to 2.5 oz, any type.(trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 2/12). 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 1/30) (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)✔️
9) Sweet potato and/or pumpkin ok today.(last 2/11)✔️Didn't eat today.
11) Bakers chocolate ok today. (last 2/11)✔️
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 2/12)✔️
14) No real butter today, unless in cooking(last 1/14), but can have a little with turnips or sweet potatoes. Can have at restaurants.✔️
15) No more than 600 calories at lunch.✔️
16) Beef stew ok today and marinated beans ok today. (last 2/11)✔️Didn't eat today.
17) Aidell link ok today. (last 2/11)✔️
18) No ground turkey ok (last 2/12)✔️
19) Can eat lunch early due to a lunch meeting.✔️
JFT for 2/14/25 (tomorrow)✔️
1) No dessert today (last 2/8), unless I want sugarfree or no sugar added.
2) None of DH's stash ok today (none of his Halloween candy, no more of French chocolate, none of French fruit candy, peeps, Bobo cakes, South Forty bars). No candy corn. None of the bakery stuff. None of the mini cupcakes or stuff he was given. None of the girl scout cookies for a few days.
3) Peanut butter ok today, 2.5 to 3 T (last 2/11)
4) Don't weigh again until Monday, 2/17
5) Hard cheese ok at home today, 2.0 to 2.5 oz, any type.(trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 2/12). 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 1/30) (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)
9) Sweet potato and/or pumpkin ok today.(last 2/11)
11) No bakers chocolate ok today. (last 2/13)
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 2/12)
14) No real butter today, unless in cooking(last 1/14), but can have a little with turnips or sweet potatoes. Can have at restaurants.
15) No more than 600 calories at lunch.
16) Beef stew ok today and marinated beans ok today. (last 2/11)
17) No Aidell link ok today. (last 2/13)
18) Ground turkey ok (last 2/12)
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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Still here, and sticking with my strategies, but very busy.
🔹 February 2025 Focus:
My aim is to maintain health and fitness by developing/consolidating supportive Solid Habits. Trying to keep joints as flexible as possible as wear and tear takes its toll.
🔹 This month I’m continuing to consolidate solid habits by working on flexibility, and keeping CI < CO
🔹10+ Mins flex daily
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🔹Maintenance Ci < CO
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Current Stats:Daily Solid Habits I like to frame my aims in positive terms.- Terri, in Northern Ireland: age 78
- 5’2”
- Working on strength/stamina/flexibility
- All my stats are in the normal range for my age/height.
- Weight < 140
- Fat% < 22%
- Muscle% > 27%
- CI < CO
- Steps > 5,500
- Intentional exercise > 50 mins daily
- Active hours > 6 daily
Food
🔹log All food and drink; stay under goal; balance macros/micros; Hydrate adequately; limit ‘empty’ snacks
Exercise:
🔹5,500+ Steps daily
🔹50 + minutes intentional exercise
Mind/Body/Soul/Spirit
🔹Daily Mindfulness Practice/Meditation
🔹Practice Self-care
🔹Positively reframe thoughts
🔹Learn something new
🔹Communicate
🔹Create/adapt positive habits
🔹Puzzles/Art/Craft/Write/Read
🔹15 mins Daily Declutter session
THERE ARE NO QUICK FIXES OR SHORTCUTS to achieving permanent change.
REMINDERS One or two thoughts which might give heart to some of you.Stick with the process. It DOES work! But it does take time, effort, and most of all, patience!- Daily weight fluctuations are normal, and can be more than
2 lbs a day for no apparent reason. - A general downward trend is what we are looking for.
- Eating out can cause apparent weight gain because of high sodium levels, but usually goes quickly. Drinking extra water helps with this.
- The human body does not react instantly to what we do to it. Sometimes it can take several days to see results.
- Plateaus are a normal part of the process. The body is consolidating and adapting to your new way of eating/exercising.
- The closer you get to your goal weight, the more difficult it becomes to lose weight, as your body becomes more efficient at using what you feed it.
- When you exercise you build muscle, which takes up less space than fat, so use measurements as well as weight to assess your progress.
- Getting/Staying fit and healthy requires a lifestyle change for most people.
Terri 🏃🏼♀️
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@ZizzyBumble I sailed from Oban to Barra on a tall ship many years ago as a youth leader with a party of teenagers. We whale watched, and landed on Iona and Staffa, before cycling from Barra to Stornaway, staying in various black houses (youth hostels) on the way. Volunteering as a youth leader was very rewarding.5
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Today I've logged my breakfast, which is better than the last couple of weeks. I have given myself a talking to - The one big thing that could make my life better at the moment is weighing less. I don't feel comfortable in my own skin right now, none of my clothes feel good or look good, I worry about medical appointments...I know what I need to do, and I know what a difference it would make to my life...
So JFT Friday 14th Feb
Log all food
No snacking
Make sensible choices
Walk
Do one extra thing to make life better
WOTY Health
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I quit drinking and smoking back in Dec 2024. It hasn't been long but I'm still proud of how I'm caring for me. I don't miss it that much either.
In my teens I used to crash diet like everyone else, but now I'm focusing on a slight calorie deficit and slow building work outs so I don't burn out. I'm trying to make a lifestyle change. I want to be kind to me.
I have a goal to reach 135pds from my current 163pds. So far I've lost 10pds and it hasn't been near as difficult as I had been telling myself it would be. I can build good habits and maintain a healthy life.
Whatever good habits you're trying to instill, I wish you nothing but strength and consistency. You have the ability to go the distance.4 -
@Origpringlepop- congrats on giving up those habits. Not easy at all. when the going gets tough, I think about the 1% better every day. That is achievable. One small thing to help us be better to ourselves.
@itladyee - I was talking to another colleague who works her butt of and has been with the company for a long time. She also had a similar situation with the review. Its so discouraging and certainly doesn't motivate me to work hard. The company just released its earnings too which was very good. Too bad we won't be recognized adequately. I responded in my review of the review (since we are allowed to do that ) that I did not agree and stated all the reasons why. It won't change anything but atleast I feel better letting them know.
Work is still nuts . So much going on and so many conflicting deadlines. I feel like I play a game of whack a mole every day. I did sort of lose it on my boss yesterday. Its all good and I won't get fired but she did realize she pushed me too far. I am the one everyone counts on to do the majority of the work while the other people in the department coast. I'm done with that. The work needs to be more evenly dispersed so as far as I'm concerned I am not taking on any more than what I already have on my plate
JFT
Get back to logging my food. I have fallen off that task and as such I am not eating the right things like I should,(and the scale is responding in a bad way)
Protein, water, electrolytes
walk on walking pad atleast twice today for 15 mins sessions between work tasks/meetings
Healthy snacking (more veggies)
Happy Valentines day everyone
Keep those hearts healthy
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more_freggies76 wrote: »JFT for 2/14/25 (today)✔️
1) No dessert today (last 2/8), unless I want sugarfree or no sugar added.
2) None of DH's stash ok today (none of his Halloween candy, no more of French chocolate, none of French fruit candy, peeps, Bobo cakes, South Forty bars). No candy corn. None of the bakery stuff. None of the mini cupcakes or stuff he was given. None of the girl scout cookies for a few days.
3) Peanut butter ok today, 2.5 to 3 T (last 2/11)
4) Don't weigh again until Monday, 2/17
5) Hard cheese ok at home today, 2.0 to 2.5 oz, any type.(trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 2/12). 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 1/30) (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)
9) Sweet potato and/or pumpkin ok today.(last 2/11)
11) No bakers chocolate ok today. (last 2/13)
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 2/12)
14) No real butter today, unless in cooking(last 1/14), but can have a little with turnips or sweet potatoes. Can have at restaurants.
15) No more than 600 calories at lunch.
16) Beef stew ok today and marinated beans ok today. (last 2/11)
17) No Aidell link ok today. (last 2/13)
18) Ground turkey ok (last 2/12)
Hour commitment - After my coffee, 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 2/13 R ~ Roads sloppy with snow that ended during the night. Seems to be the current pattern.
1) Restaurant lunch w/ hubby's eldest brother, SIL & niece ~ too hard to guesstimate so I won't / drink more water / leftover soup for supper
High calorie day
2) Another rest day unfortunately (unless I feel some twinge LOL and do PT tonight) / OT exercises & stretches (6x per day)
3) OT appt 9:15 (Lisa) / put away clean dishes (that hubby washed while I was at parents' ~ yay) / shovel snow off patio / top up heated birdbath (emptying more gallon jugs of rainwater stored in basement) / P&D's 11:00 - 5:00 (rescheduled due to more snow in forecast) / read / digital declutter / other? ta-da!
JFT 2/14 F ~ Getting real tired of the cold weather with bitter wind chills.
1) Leftovers today / limit snacks & sweets / log all food / net calories zero / 80 oz. water
2) Treadmill (last day of one challenge) / OT exercises, stretches & massage scar
3) Refill birdfeeders / free credit report (figure out issue with obtaining) / download OT notes / pre-reg for M OT appt / 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
2025 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 Repeat goal, and very pleased with last year.
* apple/banana muffins {foodfaithfitness.com} ~ better if I'd used correct amt of vanilla LOL
* apple/banana cake w/ cream cheese frosting {thesouthernladycooks.com} ~ made for Mom's bday, big hit
* slow cooker chicken noodle soup {purewow.com} ~ very easy to make & tasty
January: 5 days x1wk; 4x2; 2x1; 1x1 {weather, overnight trip, bdays & prep}
February: 4 days 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 2x;
- In 2024 I logged 656.61 miles, or 1,056.74 km & completed yearly challenge 12.10.24 {finger laceration & 9 stitches 11.22.24 with only 10.36 mi to go... oops}
- 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 w/ arthritis}.
- I can earn $10 every month on my Medicare Advantage Plan with 10+ days of 5,000 steps:
Jan /
- Register for Bellin 10K race
- Register for Packers 5K
- Maybe Annual Bridge Walk on The Mighty Mac w/ siblings (1st time 2024)
- Register for Bellin Women's 5K
- Add other events??? [Of my past events, two that I loved ended with COVID, another is on parkway trails/hills that involve rocks, tree roots & steep climb at the end, too hard on my arthritic knees. Another is an evening event in January, but hubby is home evenings now that he's retired, so I'm less inclined, and another winter (mid-Feb.) event has been replaced in 2025 by another earlier in Feb. The winter ones can be hard on my knees because of frigid temps, plus footing can be an issue (snow/ice) and I no longer care to participate. Wow, that's 5 events I no longer do. Sad me. Upside is the cost savings, as entry fees are higher than ever.]
- Registered for 4.26.25 NFL Draft Day 5K
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 88, Dad 90, and live 85 miles away
~ overnight visit 1.15-1.16 / talked w/ aunt (phone); played cribbage & chicken foot
~ visit along with hubby & family for Mom's 88th bday 1.31 / C&J, S, W, aunt, niece & W there for wonderful time
~ overnight visit 2.11-2.12 / aunt visited day 1 afternoon / youngest brother visited morning day 2
~ next overnight visit 2.25-2.26 - Monthly contact with former colleagues & other friends, now that I'm retired
1.8.25 lunch with "real" ABC old-timers
2.13.25 out of town lunch & visit with hubby's eldest brother & SIL
My Word for the Year 2025: Judicious ~ I just like the way the word sounds, and the meaning is right for me: having or showing reason and good judgment in making decisions. I can apply this word in so many ways!1 -
Origpringlepop wrote: »I quit drinking and smoking back in Dec 2024. It hasn't been long but I'm still proud of how I'm caring for me. I don't miss it that much either.
In my teens I used to crash diet like everyone else, but now I'm focusing on a slight calorie deficit and slow building work outs so I don't burn out. I'm trying to make a lifestyle change. I want to be kind to me.
I have a goal to reach 135pds from my current 163pds. So far I've lost 10pds and it hasn't been near as difficult as I had been telling myself it would be. I can build good habits and maintain a healthy life.
Whatever good habits you're trying to instill, I wish you nothing but strength and consistency. You have the ability to go the distance.
Congrats on giving up!
You should definitely be proud of yourself. I have tried many times to stop smoking! Trying again soon! I hate it..I hate doing it and still do it 😂
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Happy Valentine's!
Me and Ash were able to get eachother gifts this year!
The girls made cards for their boyfriends and for Marley and Saskia their boyfriends actually went above and beyond and bought them chocolate!
Casey's didn't go so well
The boy she gave a card to said he didn't like it and didnt like her. So she took back the card and ripped it up and put it in the bin.
So Ash went and bought her some chocolate and he was her valentine!3
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