Just for Today.... ONE DAY AT A TIME... Daily commitment for 2025

Hour commitment - I won't eat again until tomorrow.

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.

Hour commitment - I won't eat again until tomorrow.

Hope you all had a good holiday weekend. It was the first Easter in a long time that I didn't go to church. V came in late Saturday and was leaving Sunday so I opted to stay home with her. Sierra was in Philly at a rowing competition, and I missed her greatly. Growing up Easter was a special holiday for my family. We (Mom, aunts, and cousins) would drive out to my great grand parents and attend church then go back to the homestead for a great meal. My great grandparents were amazing people and I was lucky enough to know them for 18 years.

Got a lot done on Good Friday. Got V's room cleaned and organized! She was very happy when she came home to a relaxing place. The chaos of it was very stressful for her, but the thought of cleaning it was overwhelming. It took Tim and I together 9 hours to clean it.

Saturday we went to Pittsburgh for a check in with Merlin and to teach us how to deal with the issues we've had since he has been back from training. It was a really productive and informative session. The suggestions the trainer had made an immediate impact when we got home. After we got back we went out to dinner. I had pizza, but only 2 slices. Of course, lunch was fast food on the road which was both high cal and low satisfaction. Sunday was a kind of lazy day, but we did go visit the my mom and Tim's parents so they could see V. Then we headed home where she did some eco dying of material for a school project. The yellow (turmeric) and the purple (black berries and blue berries) went well, but the green (artichoke) was not very effective. She then stayed for dinner, and headed by to college around 8:00. A little later than I'd like for her to leave, but I was glad for the time together.

Didn't weigh in today. I was running very late, but truth is I wanted to give me a few days to "process" the larger carb-y meals I ate the last 2 days. I just feel large and bloated.

JFT Monday

• Up with pups 6:30 ✔️
• Work by 7:30 ❌ 8:10
• Check in with MFP ✔️
• Meetings/1:1 with direct reports
• Breakfast
• Log food
• Stay green
• Meetings
• Audit
• Home by 5:00
• Laundry
• Dinner in
• No alcohol
• Shower
• Bed by 10:00

@mytime6630 take it easy on yourself. Don't ignore the issues, but give yourself some grace. You've got a ton going on. Prayers for you husband and daughter.

Welcome to the newcomers!

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. No more desserts today!

Hour commitment - I won't eat again until tomorrow.

Tried retail therapy bought Halara workout pants and a HoneyLove bra. Been reading about them for months, guess I’ll find out if they are as good as the reviews. I was trying to curtail snacking, but finally gave in. I did settle for popcorn and stayed mostly within calories, but I wasn’t eating because I was hungry. I was eating out of boredom and a little sadness. Not the best way to handle things, but I did skip the alcohol. Hubby went to the bar to watch hockey. I opted to stay home because Monday is a planned dry day.

Good seeing you @Snowflake1968!

@pridesabtch I hear you on the weighing yourself today I did but I am not recording it. After all the slice of cheesecake alone that I had yesterday was just over half my calories for the day. It was well worth every bite.

JFT, Monday, April 21

• Up whenever (8:30am) ✔️
• Devotions/Bible Study ✔️
• Run ✔️
• Hydrate ❌
• Log Food ✔️
• Get fruit and veggies ✔️
• Work on JOY Club craft ✔️
• Start wedding gift ❌
• Practice piano ❌
• In bed by 10pm ✔️

JFT, Tuesday, April 22

• Up by 5am
• Devotions/Bible Study
• Catch bus by 7:10am
• Stay calm/stress free at work
• Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate
• Log food
• Cross train with yoga and core workout
• Watch Quiet the Noisy Soul
• Practice piano
• In bed by 9:30pm

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.

JFT - Tuesday April 22
2L of water - ☹️
Log all food - 🙂
Move 15 minutes - 🙂
Post goals on JFT - 🙂

JFT - Wednesday April 23
2L of water
Log all food
Move 15 minutes
Post goals on JFT

I went for a walk this evening my first one in almost two years. I started short only 20 minutes, but I want to work my way up again and not injure myself in the process.

@pridesabtch as women we put too much focus on seeing those numbers . I have been on the struggle bus or hamster wheel is what I refer to it as with my scale for a couple months. I totally understand the feeling of being defeated. I have to you tell you though, I am so impressed with your progress in a month's time . You should be very proud of yourself. This is not easy. Hormones play a huge huge role in all of it for us. Keep putting one foot in front of the other. And, try to find those NSV's (as much as they really aren't as gratifying for me) I keep wearing my too big for me pants because I like the feeling of pants being too big for me.. for so long, I felt like stuffed sausage in everything I put on..

The knee has made a full recovery. I don't remember if I updated everyone here but I went to the ortho doc, did xrays. He felt like it was a popliteal cyst that broke open or possibly the tendons or the meniscus misplaced because of how I twisted my leg while under a load and pushing off . He did not recommend an MRI (thankfully) and suggested to just watch how I place the knee under load and see how things go.

I always seem to have these weird unexplainable things occur but I am glad its feeling better because I would have been so disappointed and discouraged if I had suddenly been dealing with yet another knee issue requiring surgery.

JFT

Water

Stay within Calorie goal 1700

Get my protein

Looking forward to the first hike of the season with a friend this evening.

***Also , I decided to do something else for myself. I am joining a gym. Its a small more private type setting. I have 3 one on one sessions with a training coach (who happens to be an adorable young man who is easy on the eyes so win win) to assess where I am at and see where I can improve with my home routine. I have been a little stuck with progress on increasing strength.

He will give me programming and get me lined out so that I can continue to workout at home for the majority of my workouts . I will join one of their small strength training classes 1-2 times a week. I start tomorrow with our first session. I am very much looking forward to it.

Its a little pricey but I am not giving up on my goals in spite of the scale not moving in the direction I want. I am vowing to invest in myself for longevity.

"Strong is not just physical strength. Strong is also heart, mind, and soul"

"Sweat now, shine later"

Have a great day everyone

Hour commitment - I won't eat again until after 12 pm.