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

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

Hour commitment - After my nuts, I won't eat again until after 5 pm. No desserts and none of the same foods as at lunch. Can still have my dose of metamusal.

JFT Monday

• Up with pups ✔️
• Go get copy of daughters birth cert ❌
• Work by 8:30 ✔️ 7:30 because I forgot about an urgent task that needed done prior to 9:00am
• Get exception signed off on ✔️
• Jam packed with meetings ✔️
• Mom's after work ❌
• Home by 5:30 ❌
• Clean/Laundry ➖Hubby took a half day and took care of it.
• Grocery ✔️
• Shower ❌
• Bed early ➖Sort of, went to sleep on the couch

Yesterday was a good day, but I'm feeling pretty run down. Actually had a hard time staying awake driving this morning. I had missed my meds Sunday & Monday which certainly doesn't help. I'm like in a brain fog and my arms feel like lead weights. Sierra is coming in this evening and I'm excited by that, but I may have to take a half day and nap so that I can function.

Went to Marietta this morning to get a certified copy of Sierra's birth certificate. It's one of the reasons she is coming in. Tim is going to grill ribeye's, baked potatoes, corn on the cob & Green beans for dinner. I think Tim is going to take the 1st half of the day tomorrow off. Unfortunately, I can't stay home tomorrow morning.

Should go to mom's after work. If Sierra wants to go, we'll go. If she doesn't we won't. Same for the in-laws.

JFT Tuesday

• Up with pup ✔️
• Marietta by 8:00 to pick up birth cert ➖ 8:15
• Back at work by 9:00 meeting ➖I was back in time, but got distracted and missed it.
• Bring left over Olive Garden for lunch. ✔️
• Meetings until 4:30pm
• Log Food
• Dinner with family
• Maybe visit mom and/or in-laws
• Visit with kiddo & relax
• Shower
• Bed early

Good morning! It's finally cooler here in Green Bay and I am a happy girl! If we could stay between 65 and 74 degrees year-round, I would love it. Skies are blue with pretty puffy white clouds and there's a bit of a breeze, but just generally a really nice day.

I had to get a cardiac calcium scoring CT scan this morning, so I wasn't allowed to have caffeine when I got up…so now I'm playing catch-up with my coffee. I'm like a zombie without it! I barely remember driving to the hospital for the test. lol

Today I need to go to my mom's and watch a quilting show with her. It sounds easy enough, but if you knew my mom you'd know it's crazy stressful. It always turns into a political rant and I'm not allowed to have an opinion….and after the political rant, it turns into a bashing session about my kids and grandkids and everything she doesn't like about them. it's emotionally exhausting. I wish it were different, but she is who she is.

@cschmitz110515 Goodness sakes! How is your finger? OUCH! Did you end up with stitches or just cauterization? Yikes, that had to hurt. I have to Google moussaka…I've heard of it but I've got no clue what it is. It better be awfully good to lose a chunk of your finger over! I'm surprised there are no more bands in the park. Are you talking about the botanical gardens? I haven't been there in years, but I saw some photos the other day and I think I need to get there and see it. So pretty!

@HappyDonkey75 I used to take horseback riding lessons, along with my granddaughter. I loved it. I had a horse for a few years that I boarded up the road at my friend's with her horses. let me just say it was not a great idea for a novice like me to buy a first horse who was named "Lightening". There was a reason he had that name… My second horse was an old boy I rescued named Eddie and he was bomb-proof…a much better fit for me for sure. I miss living in the country.

@pridesabtch Enjoy this time with Sierra!

Just for Today:

1. 24H plan & assess 😎
2. 64 oz water before 7 pm
3. Close activity rings. Stairs x5. 6,000 steps. 60 minutes exercise.
4. Marco to Eva and campers. 😎
5. Big pot of minestrone soup
6. Medical appointment - scans 😎
7. Housecleaning & admin tasks 😎
8. Compression pump for 60 minutes later
9. Mom's for quilting show
10. Begin winding down 1 hour prior to bedtime.

Progress, not perfection.

it’s hot the last few days! Hotter than we’ve been all summer! The pool has been a nice respite in the evenings, but I’m not getting my workouts done either!
Right now, I’m on my walking pad under my desk finishing up my day just to get some steps in!

@PackerFanInGB - oh dear yes a novice rider with a horse named lightning probably wasn’t a great time for anybody!! I’m glad you had been there done that option later on however. We have a small farm so all my horses are right here on the property. Which is nice, but there are lots of days where I wish somebody else would just feed them because every morning and every night it’s about an hour to take care of everybody. I’ve done this for years. It’s just a way of life I guess.. but I find myself longing for more time to do other things. That is part of why I am planning trips when I can.!

Workouts have been micro workouts! Yesterday I did biceps triceps, and I am a little sore today, so I feel better about my effort.

Today is just a cardio day and maybe a few legs and abs. However, I have an appointment at 5:30 so we’ll see how that shakes out.!

as far as the scale and weight loss I still keep bouncing around anywhere between 2 to 4 pounds away from my first goal. I said a year and a half ago of 150 pounds.. It’s very annoying.. I get so close and then my scale goes up for no apparent reason that I can figure.. it’s getting to where it’s almost comical! I know eventually it will happen, but I really want to push on to 140 pounds. 150 seems to be very unpopular with my body.and metabolism!
I think if I just had more time in the mornings, I would be a bit more disciplined about my workout. On weekends, I have no trouble I get up have my coffee eat a little bit and I’m in the gym by 9 which seems to be my sweet spot for working out.

The darn job get in the way of everything!

JFT Tuesday

• Up with pup ✔️
• Marietta by 8:00 to pick up birth cert ➖ 8:15
• Back at work by 9:00 meeting ➖I was back in time, but got distracted and missed it.
• Bring left over Olive Garden for lunch. ✔️
• Meetings until 4:30pm✔️
• Log Food ❌
• Dinner with family ✔️
• Maybe visit mom and/or in-laws ❌
• Visit with kiddo & relax ✔️
• Shower ✔️
• Bed early ✔️

Last meeting of the day ended a little early so I left a little early. Ended up following Sierra home. It was so nice having her home and hearing about her life and her plans. Tim cooked a great dinner for the family. I probably ate too much, but didn't scarf down everything. Only ate half my steak and half of my baked potato. Of course there was a fair amount of butter on that potato. I was struggling with restless legs and exhaustion last night. I managed to stay present and enjoy family time until around 9:30pm and then had to go to bed. I feel bad I didn't stay up later, but I just couldn't. Yesterday was rough on the exhaustion front.

I'm feeling more awake today so far, but hated leaving for work this morning. I was glad Tim was able to stay home and visit a little longer. When I left he was making breakfast for he and Sierra. He is such a good dad.

Sierra is going to visit the grand parents today and then head home. I've tried to prepare her for the fact that grandma may not know her and that conversations can be difficult to follow. With my MIL, she is more with it, but it might take her a few minutes to figure out who it is and may call her Pam or Tamara (my SIL's) as Sierra looks very much like them. Sierra has such a good heart. Have I mentioned that I'm proud of her?

After work is trivia. For a change, I'm not really looking forward to it. I'm just too tired to be out.

Next week marks the beginning of a new challenge. I did well on the last one, but have gained weight back in between. Sigh… I need to get back to packing a lunch and stocking my office fridge with healthy choices.

JFT Wednesday

• Up with pups ➖I did the 4:25am, but Tim got up with them at 6:15am
• Work by 8:30 ✔️ Barely, forgot my glasses and had to run home to get them
• Check in with MFP ✔️
• Prep for WVDEP who are on site today & tomorrow.
• Meetings
• Maybe work a half day
• NAP
• Trivia
• Shower
• Bed

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 Wednesday

• Up with pups ➖I did the 4:25am, but Tim got up with them at 6:15am
• Work by 8:30 ✔️ Barely, forgot my glasses and had to run home to get them
• Check in with MFP ✔️
• Prep for WVDEP who are on site today & tomorrow. ✔️
• Meetings ✔️
• Maybe work a half day ❌ But I did leave early
• NAP ✔️
• Trivia ✔️
• Shower ❌
• Bed ✔️

Left work early yesterday and took a 2.5 hour nap. If I hadn't I don't think I could have done trivia. I'm really just that tired. We went to trivia and by the time it was over (9:00pm) I was struggling. Doesn't help that we lost badly last night, lol. I shot one game of pool. Did really well and won. Then we headed home. I went directly to bed and fell asleep. Then my restless leg syndrome woke me up. It was awful, it actually extended up to my right arm. That was new. I got up and took some anxiety meds, sometimes it helps. It is a beta blocker. It slows down the heart rate and relaxes blood vessels, which lowers blood pressure. It may or may not help, but I relax and can deal with it better. Hubby said I kicked a lot in my sleep once I finally got to sleep. Needless to say it was not a restful sleep.

Busy day at work, but nothing much planned for this evening unless Tim wants to do something.

Trying to put together a plan to start exercising again.

The plan does not sound fun, but it is something I used to do regularly. Up with pup at 4:30am. Let him out. Go to gym. Get there by 5:30am. Do 15 minutes cardio followed by 40 minutes of lifting (Split workouts 3-4 days a week) then 5 minute cooldown on the bike. Head home ~6:30am. Home by 6:50am. Feed dogs. Shower. Work by 8:00am. Work until 4:30pm. Nap (not way I can not nap). Dinner & bed.

The other alternative is to pack my gym things and go directly after work. If I go home first, I'm done. The only problem with this is that it is usually the time I spend with hubby and friends. Whereas ain't nobody hanging out with me at 5:30am…

JFT Thursday

• Up with pup ✔️ He slept until 5:30am (YAY!)
• Feed pup ✔️
• Work by 8:00 ✔️
• Meetings all day ✔️ One long meeting was canceled (YAY!)
• Out for lunch
• Silly Audit in the afternoon
• Home by 5:00
• NAP
• Dinner
• Sleep

Getting ready to leave for vacation soon. I won't be doing JFT, but will be doing Hour Commitments as needed.

Hour Commitment - Can eat lunch early due to lunch meeting. No desserts today.

Enjoy your trip!!!!

JFT Thursday

• Up with pup ✔️ He slept until 5:30am (YAY!)
• Feed pup ✔️
• Work by 8:00 ✔️
• Meetings all day ✔️ One long meeting was canceled (YAY!)
• Out for lunch ✔️ Chinese
• Silly Audit in the afternoon ✔️
• Home by 5:00 ✔️
• NAP ❌
• Dinner ➖Sort of I ate half a plain Whopper
• Sleep ➖Later than planned. I watched the end of the Nebraska game on ESPN.

Yesterday wasn't bad. My eating was ok. I decided to shoot a little pool in the evening, but my local bar was having a tournament so the tables didn't open up until 8:30pm. I played until 10:15pm and headed home. Them hubby and I watched the end of the Nebraska game. It was way past my bed time and I paid for it this morning. I got up with the dogs as always a little after 5:00am, but went back to sleep around 7:00am. Didn't actually get out of bed until 9:00am. Work around 9:30am. Oh well, I'm still tired, but functional.

Not much on the agenda for tonight unless hubby wants to do something. Probably dinner and an early evening.

Plan for tomorrow is to get a bike ride in. Aiming for 20 miles, but will be happy with 15 as I'm ridiculously out of shape.

JFT Friday

• Up with pups ✔️
• Work by 8:00 ❌
• Slow day at work, only 2 meetings.
• Home by 4:30
• Nap
• Dinner
• Bed

Our fur babies are not cheap especially as they age. I have an 18 yo cat who is really starting to look ragged. She seems okay, but has pretty much quit grooming herself. Makes me wonder if there is something going on. Going to the vet is very stressful for her, so I don't take her unless its absolutely necessary. She claws and bites so they muzzle her and it's an awful experience for everyone. My 15yo Boxer walks in slow motion even with his pricey arthritis meds. Then there is the puppy. He's very healthy, but expensive in different ways. Like he ate my Oakley's and we are on like our 4th Firestick remote, lol. I can't imaging paying for horse care. Best of luck to you!

Hour Commitment - I won’t eat again until tomorrow.