WEEK THREE - “I Will” March 15-March 21, 2021 🌺🌺
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Update: 1)Log food and 2)stay under calorie goal.
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@nebslp well done!!! I am excited that you have 7 of 8 smiley faces. And even for Thursday you logged it even if you were over.
@MadisonMolly2017 welcome back. I hope you have been able to return to some of your normal activities.
I have been having a pretty decent week without having any specific habits to track. I was mostly observing my own behaviors and thinking about the charts @themedalist posted. Some interesting thoughts and discussion there. I think it would be worth pinning that to a sticky at the top perhaps? Sometimes we think that things will stick without work or tweaking. I was looking back at the new habits I was working on and the one which has stuck the most for me has been reviewing my photos daily, favoriting and filing them and then at the end of the month adding the new favorites to the USB drives for my digital photo albums. I had been reviewing them on my phone and deleting/favoriting them but on the bigger screen it is SO much easy to see which ones are keepers. With the change in daylight time I have been able to spend more time in the barn in the evenings and even let Bandit out a little bit. He is such a poser. It always does my heart good to see him playing and enjoying himself.
This photo calls to me because he was giving me that look like "let's play and where are the treats" before he came trotting up to me. The next photo was blurry because ... well... horse in my face,
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@SummerSkier, thanks for the sticky suggestion for the Motivation/Ability post. I've added it to the "How Habits Work" thread in the "Announcements" section of our group. And Bandit is beautiful!
Nice job, @nebslp on staying under your calorie goal!2 -
Another good week! Drinking more water is pretty easy now and I'm especially trying to get a cup or two the first thing in the morning. It makes sense to me that after a night's sleep we would be dehydrated and need that water! Thanks, @nebslp.
It's a gorgeous day here in New Hampshire (in the 60's) and I'm headed out for another walk. In a few more weeks, the black flies and mosquitos will arrive and they are fierce the first few weeks.
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Update: 1)Log food and 2)stay under calorie goal.
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@SummerSkier Sometimes we learn the most by taking a step back to just observe our behaviors before we can move forward again.
I've been tracking my calorie intake and keeping it under my fitbit calorie burn number except for one day I was over about 200, so I thought maybe I'd see a change in the scale this morning, but nope, no change. I haven't been moving much this week, my steps count is horrible! and I only had one real workout since I had my 2nd shot this week and was not feeling the best for a few days. I'm going to use that as a reason to not give up, but will stay the course and add daily action of some sort next week. Experiment time
might be fun! interesting anyway.
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@themedalist thanks for starting week 3 off for us and sharing some really good diagrams and information! I will come back and study them this week. Yay! Spring is around the corner for you! But oh, no... black flies and mosquitos will visit you soon also. You did great with increasing your water this week!
@znaoiec that was encouraging to read about why you are sticking to your goal of continuing tracking.
@nebslp your are so right about that we do things habitually that aren't 'fun' but just automatic. I really hadn't thought much to those those being 'habits' in the way we talk and learn about habits here. It was just how I do life since somewhere along the way I learned to do things in a certain way. Since I now reflected on that ... yes, of course they actually are habits 😍.
So, now that I think about it more, it seems that we all are learning or un-learnig one habit or another throughout our life. Especially here in this group 😄. For which I am grateful.
Welcome @angelic843! Keep touch with us about how you are doing with your goal this month. Using stickers certainly would make a fun and creative tracker! So would coloring on a tracker. Enjoy however you end up making one!!
@SummerSkier good for you getting you first Covid Pfizer shot! I'm still working on making ours happen here. Good idea to take the rest of the week off and do just your normal things 👍.
I also have lived well over 60 yrs with the false impression watermelon 🍉was a fruit! Oh my 😂😋.
I always, always, always, love to see the pictures of your gorgeous horse when you post one. Thank you!
@MadisonMolly2017 Oh, my, I just now came to your post as I am reading through the posts. I am so very sorry that tragedy struck someone you know well. Please be sure to take care of yourself... Hugs to you 💗. I will be praying for you and your friend 🙏.
You always have good thoughts and info about habits and other things! This time it was about ice cream. After reading what you wrote I'm glad that I had given it up years ago shortly after starting here at MFP.
When I was younger I used to joke that ice cream was a whole other food group for me 😂😋. So much so that I could tell some funny stories about me and ice cream back in the day. As I got older I started to not feel well after eating it. Because of that one day I decided to stop eating it because I wanted to feel better. Now, after all these years, it doesn't even bother me not to eat it. I can be around it and I'm OK with it. That is the only food that I have totally cut out.
Sugar treats need to get scarce in my life again, as I have let them creep in more often than I used to.
@nebslp you did really well with your habits! I like reading all your insights and thoughts.
My appointments: dental this week. Some others were thankfully done before covid, and one during, which I had put off as long as possible until later in the year when we all realized that this just wasn't gonna be gone any time soon 😷😵.
This week I did not get on the computer hardly at all for a number of reasons such as DH using it at random times for doing paper work and tax stuff. And the weather changes were giving me sinus headaches etc. Let's not mention the time change which was surprisingly difficult on me for some reason 😵⏰. Any way, as the week progressed I decided it was best to be kind to myself and to purposely take a break from paper tiger, except for paper maintenance. And to use the computer only for paying bills and an occasional email check and to post on MFP the next time I actually felt up to it since I only do that on the computer. I raked leaves and did yard clean up and hung out laundry on nice days, and colored or read or cleaned house when I felt like it on other days.
I'll check in on week 4 in a moment so that I can get back on track again!
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@MadisonMolly2017 , I’m so sorry. Take care.0
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Thank you for posting Week 4, @themedalist.
Thank you @texasgardnr !! I found your experiences with ice cream interesting. I wish I’d figured it out earlier!
Thank you @77tes.
So I will likely be taking off through the end of March. I mentioned one situation earlier, but throughout the rest of that day, I learned of FOUR more. I guess one tragedy makes people want to talk about others.
I am making art, walking, trying to sleep & rest. My food is a bit high & I’m struggling more than usual - my 2100 plan was up about 2500, but seems to be settling back down. I won’t give up.
I wish you all the best on your I Will’s.
Remember, we are all stronger more than we know, and lived more than we realize.
I am focusing on self-care & gradually reducing calories back to 2100/day.
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SummerSkier wrote: »@PKM0515 that's a great idea for a habit. Did you know that the state vegetable for Oklahoma is ..... the watermelon?
I have lived over 60 yrs with the false impression watermelon was a fruit! Now I know that tomatoes are debated but seriously the watermelon???
I had no idea about watermelon being a vegetable!!!
I've definitely been eating more fruits and vegetables. I'm so sorry I haven't been keeping up with this thread though. 😔
@SummerSkier
Beautiful photo of Bandit earlier in the thread!
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Week 3 and 4 seem a bust. I think it's better to do the monthly ones personally. More time to work on a specific tiny habit. With only a week if you mess up a day or two you can throw in the towel and say "next week" vs trying to salvage things. At least that's my unhabited opinion. @PKM0515 nice to see you here.1
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@SummerSkier
Thank you!
I'm trying to figure out why I'm having so much trouble posting here. When the thread is active, I do get intimidated, a bit, by the number of posts and feeling that I need to respond to everything even though I know that's not true.
I do have to say that I'm doing really well with taking my medicine on a daily basis. I credit "this thread" to getting me back on track with that, so thank you, everyone.
I have to admit, I prefer when this thread sticks to habit tracking. I liked having the social aspects on a different thread. However, I understand perfectly that not everyone feels that way, and we should definitely go with "majority opinion."
I hope everyone is having an enjoyable, relaxing, fun, or "whatever sort of weekend you need" weekend!2 -
Hi! I apologize for being absent the !WHOLE! week. Lots of excuses. I didn't work on any specific habit and I also didn't spend any time up in my reflection, sewing, workout, computer, planning and dreaming space. It's been a rough week medically for many of my family members in 4 different families and I feel that heaviness.
I like the month-long challenges better than the week. @SummerSkier I agree with your unhabited opinion. Seems like I need time to ease into it and then it takes a few more weeks to get into the rhythm of doing it. And I'm a person who enjoys the chit-chat along with the tracking.
@PKM0515 I'm glad you are able to keep going with your habit. It's an important one!
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@nebslp WOW you and Maddie are having quite the awful March this year. I hope that all the health concerns for you family resolve themselves.
@PKM0515 its really wonderful to hear that the habit which started you here is sticking!!! I feel like some of mine have stuck as welll and the others I am learning that just because I don't do them religiously 100% is no reason to abandon them completely. 97% is still a win! This one is a tough lesson for me because I tend to either be all in or throw it all out with the bathwater.... My personality tho.
Today the wind is roaring from the North after several hot humid days. It makes me want to hibernate but it's really not that cold. LOL. Just cloudy drizzly and 60 with a wind of 30 wailing.
Yesterday I completed my March challenge on my Apple watch. it was REALLY a tough one for me as they often are because I am so active normally that they think they are helping to stretch me. Sometimes I just refuse because there is no way. But this one was within reach and matched up with my running goals so... Anyway that is really what I am focusing on this year. Trying to:
A: stay off the rollercoaster (March was bad with 2 pretty ugly days of uncontrollable after dinner stuff) and
B: improve my running pace and keep up with my Run the Year challenge. The running went well and I managed to catch back up to where I was before the Icecolypse struck mid Feb and my pace seems to be improving with doing a speed workout at lunchtime to try to push things.
Who knows what the April challenge till be tho. LOL. March was not perfect but I think if I tally up all the pluses and minuses that it is heavily weighted toward the WIN section. ANd even the bad parts were something more to learn or relearn. (like when a well intentioned friend sends you a HUGE box of specialty foods probably not the best idea to keep them around....)
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Thank you! I like what you said about 97% still being a "win." That's an "A" grade, isn't it? I have the same "all or nothing" personality, but I'm trying to challenge that with various things.
Sorry to hear about your "cold front." I really wanted to walk today, partially because I lost a scrunchie I like on yesterday's walk and was hoping I might find it. However, it's pouring here today.
You do such an amazing job with your running! I don't understand all the terminology, but I'm so impressed with what you do.
I've thought of my goals for next week, but they are very simple. I want to ride my stationary bike for a minimum of ten minutes three times a week, and I want to throw out (recycle) one piece of junk mail every day.
Enjoy the rest of the weekend, everyone!
(Oops, just realized the "week" is not starting tomorrow here. 😕)
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Follow-up to previous post (not that anyone's interested, but I thought I'd "finish the story" anyway 😉): I grabbed my umbrella, went for a walk in the rain, and found my purple print scrunchie! It's the little things. 😁
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Oh WELL DONE!! Glad you found it @PKM05151
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@PKM0515 of course there are those that are interested in our stories!! Good for you that you were inspired to go out for a walk in the rain ☔, and was able to find your purple scrunchie! Yes indeed, it is often the little things that can make a difference in our lives at the moment... 💗💐
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@SummerSkier I am absolutely inspired by your running and meeting those incredible miles goals!! 317.4 and still counting in March 🎉 I am always impressed with people who are consistent and persistent in meeting their goals and you are one of them🥳 Thanks for sharing your accomplishments with us. While you’re a 97% achiever, I’m more of a 70% and OK with it kind of gal😂. Obviously why I am where I am😏
@PKM0515 I’m glad there was a happy ending to your story🙂 There are some things that are special to us for one reason or another that are hard to replace. I had to retire one of my 2 favorite coffee mugs today😩 but I have another one I love just as well. Each thing has its own memories attached to it.1
