This July “I Will”… Welcome aboard!
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As July is coming to an end.... I AM AFFIRMing My ~ I WILLs ~ for JULY
I WILL Focus on an Attitude of Gratitude .... I WILL Continue a Low Carb Low Calories Diet along with IF eating 11-7
I WILL Commit to Using my Smart Watch Daily keeping track of my Steps along with my Heart Beats & Blood pressure
I WILL Commit making every effort to reach at least 15,000 steps daily weekdays and 10,000 steps Daily on weekend
I WILL take time to Enjoy the EveryDay Moments and I Will focus on my 2021 Mantra ~STOP~LOOK~LISTEN to help me
I WILL spend more time on counting my BLESSings rather than Counting my daily Obstacles
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Adding to my I WILLs .... July 23, 2021
Starting TODAY...... I WILL ....Do up to an hour of Decluttering/sorting/organizing Mon. Wed. Fri.
on Tues. and Thurs I WILL spend time crafting .......... (WEEKENDS are Free time for Hubby and me)
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Starting the Week off feeling Very Hopeful AND Determined to Succeed in reaching my Healthy Goals as well as some other Goals.
I made it to the 170s BARELY -at 179.8- I figure I'm at the stage in the journey where My body needs to catch up with wt. loss.
I realize-It will probably be a slower pace of weight loss now AND I am Committed to making the Adjustments -I got this-
"People are like stained-glass windows....... They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true
beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Elisabeth Kubler-Ross ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT - My school files decluttering project is DONE
In other news - my dancing group is set to start dancing July 30!!!
@Mrs_Hoffer your morning and evening routines sound terrific!!
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@SummerSkier Thanks for IDing the tree. I think my niece had those in her yard in NC last spring but they weren't blooming then. They're beautiful any time of the year
I really like the idea of looking at my routine and then picking out the essentials vs the not necessary. Cutting things out can be just as important as adding something new. Cat feeding and cleanup is probably on the necessity list
I tend to agree with @SummerSkier and others here that "small and specific" habits tend to persist months later when you're motivated to change one thing and you've chosen only one small thing to focus on. That's different from a routine. It's also important to use something that is in my daily routine as a trigger, and there needs to be a reward. Atomic Habits by James Clear made the importance of reward very clear (no pun intended) but the reward is the one thing I struggle with so I now just use my tracker at that time as a reward. My app gives me a percentage and I like seeing that increase. I actually need to track immediately because the habit of taking my pills is nearly established and sometimes I forget if I actually took them..."or was that yesterday" kind of thing.
Focusing on too many things can be overwhelming ...ask me how I know
My success goes from "I did everything..." the first week to "I did some things..." the second week to "this is really hard" the third week to "I should have focused on one little thing" by the end of the month. Tiny habits should be simple, like "today I will floss one tooth" or "I will write one word in my journal after dinner" and then watch the habit blossom. It doesn't seem like much in the beginning but that's the point. One thing. Being so easy it's almost impossible to fail. It's a process to say the least!
Well said from a wise woman!
I sure am enjoying reading your updates! I don’t have too much new to share, although I am completely smitten with BitGym. If you have cardio equipment but don’t use it because it’s boring, check BitGym out…immersive tours of iconic places…just amazing! Yesterday I had a wonderful day with two restaurant meals out with friends. Super fun but tons of sitting and large, restaurant meals. My step count was really lagging. So when I got home, I got on my mini elliptical and “cycled” around Buenos Aires. Today it’s raining so I’ll be hiking in the Swiss Alps. 😀. They offer both a free version (eight full tours) and a premium version (over 200 tours). I can’t think of a better investment I’ve made in my health recently.
One of the screen shots from a recent virtual walk:
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CONGRATULATIONS to all those who have Succeeded in Decluttering And being Consistant with their I WILLs ... You are all an INSPIRATION ~Thank You~
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I Feel VERY HOPEful about my progress... I found an Exercise routine that works for me while my foot is healing And am staying on track with nutrition ... I WILL Succeed
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Well... It appears my body is needing time to adjust to losing 10 lbs. so far in July.... I have been teetering between 179-180 ...
Patience is definitely an issue I am learning to embrace... I am looking forward to sailing through the 170s... Hopefully soon.
"Happiness is a butterfly, which when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you." ~ Nathaniel Hawthorne
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@DebyS137 I’m so glad you’ve found a exercise routine that works for you that’s terrific! I love that quote by Nathaniel Hawthorne!
@themedalist that app looks like such fun! Trekking through the Alps one day and cycling through Buenos Aires another - so cool!
Well, I’m in the home stretch for July. Trees and push-ups are a pretty solid habit although I haven’t found a good place to fit the push-ups into my day.
I’m trying to finish the month strong, but dealing with a sick pup. 🙁
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🌹💖🎉 In July I will ..... 🎉💖🌹
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Wed 28 July - Still pondering on my way ahead. Just 3 days to go. Can't believe July is almost over.
👀 Start small - Remember there is no such thing as too small.
👃🏻 build on current habits - Work in progress
👅 Refine as you progress - Work in progress
Week 4: I ran out of space on my habit tracker, so I looked out my sketchpad and I have been working on Zentangle patterns and a Mandela pattern.
1) Get up -> walk -> celebrate
This gives me a good kickstart to the day. I plan to tag my August "I will ...." onto it.
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2) flush/wash -> 10 push-ups -> 10 kickbacks --> celebrate
This is a definite keeper. I kept a tally of this one and was surprised to find that I am doing well over a hundred a day of each exercise.
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3) coffee/tea -> 10 knee raises -> 20 sec jog on the spot -> celebrate
I realised that I only add creamer to my coffee once or twice a day, but have coffee much more frequently.
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@DebyS137 I’m so glad you’ve found a exercise routine that works for you that’s terrific! I love that quote by Nathaniel Hawthorne!
@themedalist that app looks like such fun! Trekking through the Alps one day and cycling through Buenos Aires another - so cool!
Well, I’m in the home stretch for July. Trees and push-ups are a pretty solid habit although I haven’t found a good place to fit the push-ups into my day.
I’m trying to finish the month strong, but dealing with a sick pup. 🙁
@77tes I'm sorry you're dealing with a sick puppy. Poor little guy. But I wanted to ask you, where did you get your beautiful tracker? I like that it's wire bound at the top - I like the idea of being able to look back eventually over a year and see how far I've come.... 4 -
@TerriRichardson112 your tracker and other art is beautiful! You've done so well this month!!
I've done very good with yoga this month - I've even been able to do it at 4:45 in the morning BEFORE I head out to go to work!! I'm actually beginning to tell a difference in my flexibility and movement throughout the day because of it!!
But this going into the office 2 days one week and 3 days the next week (rinse and repeat) has got me very much out of sorts! Ugh. I'm still getting in my walking every day, but not the strength training. I will have to figure out "where" to stack that habit for August.4 -
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I AM THINKING ~ I WILL SUCCEED ~ We Got THIS !!!
"Building mental strength is about regulating your emotions, managing your thoughts, and behaving in a positive manner, despite your circumstances."~ Amy Morin
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@Mrs_Hoffer my daughter got my tracker from Amazon https://amazon.com/gp/product/B085N7ZBX2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=13
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I bought my tracker there also! Back in the office full time now 7 weeks. It’s not too bad except virus is really spiking in our area and we are masking again 100%. I would like to go back remote until the spike is over just because I do not want to get sick. I don’t mind going in and am starting to develop routines to do food prep at different times. I need to think on what I want to work on for August also. I am done with checking bp as I now feel confident it is going ok with changed diet choices.
Terri I took a peak at your spoiler. Wow! Those are beautiful 👏🏼❤️👏🏼❤️4 -
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I'm Liking it here on My Fitness PAL = I reUnited with SPARKfriends And Made New Friends along this Journey = I'M BLESSED
Thank you for being a friend
Traveled down a road and back again - Your heart is true, you're a PAL and a confidant. Thank you for being a friend... ~ ~ ~ ~ Golden Girls Theme
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