This October I Will...
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themedalist
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Theme: Healthy Practices
Challenge: This October I will...
Happy October!
It's a brand new month which means it's time to choose a new healthy habit we each want to work on this month. What for you needs some focused attention? What's been slipping a bit that needs a firm grasp? Or, alternatively, what's been going pretty well that with a little more oomph behind it, might become a shiny new habit?
Think small. What can you do in 5 to 20 minutes a day? Repetition is the key to all habits and small repetitions are the most likely to succeed and become habits because they don't require much motivation or time.
And if you made some headway on your goal for September, but it's not quite there yet, roll it over into October!
Try to frame your goal along these lines:
- My goal for this month (Maybe phrase it as: This October I will...")
- The small actions I’ll be taking to accomplish my goal
- How often you’ll be taking these actions (daily is best if possible)
- What help do you need from us?
- What does success look like to you at the end of October?
This Month’s Challenge: Please post one goal that you have for yourself this month. Be specific and identify the action steps that you’ll be taking to accomplish your goal. Don’t select something you think you should do, but really don’t want to do. Habits are much more likely to stick if you choose something you want to do.
Let’s get to it! What are you going to accomplish in October?
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And it's Move It Monday! Please post your Monday workouts here:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10637806/move-it-monday-weekly-challenge
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I've been thinking about this and I know what I'm going to work on: my food diary and logging my meals. For many years, I consistently logged my food. It helped me lose weight and then stay at maintenance. Then I moved away from logging every day and it hasn't been good. I eat better and can track nutrients better if I log my meals. So, that's what I'll be doing this month!
This October I will create a robust MFP food diary!
The small actions I’ll be taking to accomplish my goal: Log 3 meals a day (and snacks if eaten)
How often? As often as I eat!
What help do you need from us? This month, I don't think I need much help besides a bit of support. After 7 years on MFP, I’ve got this!
What does success look like to you at the end of October? At least 95% of the meals I've eaten this month will be logged in my food diary.8 -
My goal for October is to continue going to my workout classes every morning. And also to sign up for and complete the healthy living challenge that my gym is doing this month.
This October I will Sign up for and complete my gyms challenge this month
The small actions I’ll be taking to accomplish my goal: Set reminders to do the task each day.
How often? Everyday
What help do you need from us? Just ask how I'm doing. Cheer Me on.
What does success look like to you at the end of October? I will have gone to classes everyday and will have done my gyms healthy living challenge everyday.
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This October I will... use the gym on campus on the days I’m there, so that I can improve my cardio endurance on low-impact machines like the elliptical (bad knees, no real running allowed, and my apartment gym only has treadmills, so walking only)
The small actions I’ll be taking to accomplish my goal: Bring my workout clothes and a snack to campus with me every day
How often? The 3 days each week I’m on campus
What help do you need from us? Ask me how it’s going, what I’ve accomplished in the gym for the week.
What does success look like to you at the end of October? I will have “run” on the elliptical for at least 5 minutes straight in one session (I know that sounds kinda pathetic, but that’s how out of cardiovascular shape I am!)6 -
This October I will continue my daily yoga practice. I really want to make this a habit that sticks. Also, I will do the 30 day Posture Makeover
The small actions I’ll be taking to accomplish my goal - turn on Youtube and take out mat after dinner
I'll do this every day
Give me a place to report and be accountable
Success will be greater flexibility and better balance. I have noticed from my first month of daily yoga practice that my child's pose is much better (I'm more flexible). That didn't really happen with 3 times per week when I've done it regularly in the past.
I would also like to do this 30 day posture makeover, but I'm not ready to start as I haven't been able to get the app for my device. I did however, go through one video on Youtube.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdJRSiUpCE2gGHrTcOrKhLg
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Wow!! October already~ I love it
This October I will go back to basics: Walking every day with one day of rest. 4 miles minimum. Keep my food intake in check.
The small actions I’ll be taking to accomplish my goal: Walk everyday, make sure I get ready for my day as soon as I get up. Walk early and hit my 10,000 step goal. Make sure I am eating right, minding my portions, measuring and weighing every morsel.
What help do you need from us? Support! Thank you!
What does success look like to you at the end of October? Winning my walking challenges, seeing the scale go down, feeling better and not bloated.
Good luck everyone!
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Heidijens123 wrote: »My goal for October is to continue going to my workout classes every morning. And also to sign up for and complete the healthy living challenge that my gym is doing this month.
This October I will Sign up for and complete my gyms challenge this month
The small actions I’ll be taking to accomplish my goal: Set reminders to do the task each day.
How often? Everyday
What help do you need from us? Just ask how I'm doing. Cheer Me on.
What does success look like to you at the end of October? I will have gone to classes everyday and will have done my gyms healthy living challenge everyday.
Got my class done this morning and got signed up and through the first day of the challenge.3 -
These are some great October goals!
@Heidijens123 and @77tes, great to see your determination to make these habits stick. Going to the gym regularly and having a regular yoga practice are stellar habits!
@prgirl39mfp, you know how I feel about walking! Great goal for this month!
@mikaila96, using the gym on campus is an awesome habit to focus on! And no, “running” on the elliptical for at least 5 minutes is ANYTHING BUT PATHETIC. We are so proud of you for starting and for putting your health at the top of your priority list. You are not just thinking about it, you are doing it and making changes in your life. Go you! And since you are in college, I'm guessing you might be a younger person? Which means the improvements you make now in your health will ripple throughout your life. It's never too late to become a healthier person, but for young adults the payoff is huge! We are here for you!5 -
Heidijens123 wrote: »Heidijens123 wrote: »My goal for October is to continue going to my workout classes every morning. And also to sign up for and complete the healthy living challenge that my gym is doing this month.
This October I will Sign up for and complete my gyms challenge this month
The small actions I’ll be taking to accomplish my goal: Set reminders to do the task each day.
How often? Everyday
What help do you need from us? Just ask how I'm doing. Cheer Me on.
What does success look like to you at the end of October? I will have gone to classes everyday and will have done my gyms healthy living challenge everyday.
Got my class done this morning and got signed up and through the first day of the challenge.
Yay!
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This October I will sketch or make some art or creatively write with my non-dominant hand, as my self-care, mindfulness practice, and mood lifter ...
The small actions I’ll be taking to accomplish my goal: placing art supplies by bedside/taking some to hospital Thursday (surgery)
How often? daily 25 out of 31 days (in case post surgery pain is too bad)
What help do you need from us? just be your wonderful selves!
What does success look like to you at the end of October? A collection of 25 to 31 Sketches/fun pieces of art/writing play!
🎨 👩🏻🎤 🖌
PS: I also will limit decluttering/organizing to < 30 minutes as a day, as it’s become a crutch, and I use it to avoid creating! Which is really what enlivens me ♥️5 -
@themedalist thanks for the encouragement! Off to a rough start though- day one and my bad hip is acting up so might be downgrading to gentle walks for a little while trying to increase mobility without wanting to rip my leg off. But I’ll do it in the campus gym, so it counts right ;-) Believe it or not, I’m 22 with all these issues (blech).4
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This October I will focus on myself and getting healthy while still having fun.
The small actions I’ll be taking to accomplish my goal: log all food and exercise, walk 60 min per day
How often? every day
What help do you need from us? support
What does success look like to you at the end of October? feeling and looking healthier2 -
@mikaila96 Hugs. You are here and that matters. Do what you can. Is better than nothing.
@birgitwebster we have similar goals!! We can do this! I know we can!
@MadisonMolly2017 hope all goes well. Please keep us posted when you can.
@Heidijens123 Hooray! Great start!
@77tes Good luck! Sounds like a great goal!
@themedalist Can't wait to see the diary. Love the word "robust"!3 -
Great start for me so far. 5 miles yesterday and today I have already walked 2. I am concentrating on my food. Yesterday husband took me to our favorite Puerto Rican restaurant and of course the meal was over 1200 cals. That was the only meal I had. I made sure I added a small salad. I figured if I ate I the rest of the day I was just pushing food down and not really hungry. So I drank tons of water. I logged it, all of it on my diary. Better choices the rest of the week.3
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This October I will log my food every day4
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Made it to class again today and got today's challenge stuff done. 4
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This October, I will...take a walk every day.
The small actions I’ll be taking to accomplish my goal:- Set out comfortable pair of walking shoes
- Set out walking clothes
- Keep FitBit charged
- Schedule my walk at the same time each day...6:00 p.m.?
What help do you need from us? Just be your normal supportive selves!
What does success look like to you at the end of October? 26/31 days of walking (allowing for rest days and weather)2 -
This October I will eat healthier foods
The small actions I’ll be taking to accomplish my goal: Plan ahead meals and not wait until the last minute.
What help do you need from us? The encouragement you always give....and maybe a slap or two as a reminder.
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Good Morning, y'all!
This October I will get back to a regular work out routine. I want to get in an hour of cardio a day.
The small actions I’ll be taking to accomplish my goal I will work out for 15 mins at least 3-4 times a week on my elliptical. Then I'll do a 15 min workout at lunch, and I'll finish up at night with 30 mins on the elliptical again.
How often you’ll be taking these actions (daily is best if possible). I would like to make them daily, but I think the morning one will be only a few times a week. But I'll try to make up that 15 mins later in the day.
What help do you need from us? I need motivation. Maybe a challenge or something to keep me accountable.
What does success look like to you at the end of October. At the end of the month, I want to see the scale going down again and my clothes fitting me looser. 5 -
Good luck everyone! Great goals!
So far so good. I have walked every day a minimum of 4 to 5 miles and have reached my goal of 10,000 steps per day. Feels good! It is very hot and humid here in FL so I do my best to walk as early as I can.
@MmamabearR great plan! You can do it!
@K9sSilverWolf I struggle with eating healthy! Good luck with you plan.
@PackerFanInGB Awesome but take it easy please.
@Heidijens123 Hooray!
@clynns54 Good luck. I know sometimes that can be a struggle.6
