This February I Will....
themedalist
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Got a question for you. Who are you, really? 😀 If you were to describe yourself, what descriptors would you use? Many of us describe ourselves by the roles we have in life, how we spend our time, and what’s most important to us. These key descriptors become part of our identity: how we see ourselves and often how others see us.
Many of the descriptors we use have actions behind them. If you’d describe yourself as a good cook, chances are you got that way by practicing the art of cooking, developing your culinary chops meal after meal and month after month. Maddie and I are both walkers, and that identity stems from many years of walking.
Our actions matter because they reinforce our identity. And we can use this powerful relationship in building new habits and changing how we see ourselves. We can use new actions to build a new identity. As James Clear says, “ Decide what kind of person you want to be and then prove it to yourself with small wins.” If you decide, “ I am someone who eats a healthy diet”, what are some small actions you can take daily to reinforce that identity?
Identity based habits are strong and durable. For that reason, we encourage you to select a goal in February that either strengthens an identity you’ve been working on already or is something new that could be the foundation for a healthier, more helpful view of yourself. We can always change and build a better life for ourselves! Once established, identity based habits tend to run on autopilot. I never have to remind myself to walk. I don’t need motivation, nor a cue anymore. Walking is what I do because it’s who I am. Whatever habit you choose to work on in February, please tie it to a larger goal & identity shift you want to make for yourself. Then please share it with us!
Let's make it a great month!
🌷Denise & 🌸Maddie
@themedalist & @MadisonMolly2017
Additional Resources:
Identity-Based Habits: How to Actually Stick to Your Goals This Year
QuickStart Guide to Identity-Based Habits
New to Our Group and Habit Building?
Please read our Newcomer's Guide and our Nuts and Bolts of Habit Building. They will help make your habit stick!
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I am a Functionally Strong Senior (63 yr old female) 🥊🥊
(Easy-win new habit - I wear my weighted gloves when I do my short resistance-training exercise routine before work)
I am a crafter 🧵
(Easy-win new habit - every day, I embroider one thread-length into my current project)
I do Daily Self-Care 👃 👂
(Easy-win new habit - every day, I take my sinusitis meds in the morning, and do my ear-wax cleaning at night)
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I am contemplative. I like early mornings. I like to have time to myself and for prayer/reflection before the busyness of the day.
Get up at 6am, ready, prayer time, journal, sing a few songs
I can do more than before; I can be on time and finish daily tasks. I am learning to be a good homemaker.
Finish washing dishes after dinner, play music during task.
Having a wind-down routine is important to me.
Devices off 9:30pm; get ready bed, prayers, read, read to DH, crochet in bed with earbuds (peaceful music).
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The process in the James Clear article is almost identical to the 4 step Goal-setting process that I have used for over since before I joined MFP. It was what set me on the path to where I am today.
In Dec 2014 I received it in an email from the author of ‘My Writing Coach’ Jurgen Wolfe, a book I bought, and put it into practice. It was life changing for me. I had joined mfp, but hadn’t been using it.
I’ll look it up and post it.
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Ran out of editing time 😂
I have been consciously working on who, and what I am for several decades. I have used many processes, and I learnt something from each one.
The process in the James Clear article is almost identical to the 4 step Goal-setting process that I have used for just over seven years. It led me to start using MFP, and was what set me on the path to where I am today.
In Dec 2014 I received it in an email from the author of ‘My Writing Coach’ Jurgen Wolfe, a book I bought, and put it into practice. It was life changing for me. I had joined MFP, but hadn’t started using it.
I’ll look it up and post it.
Who am I?
#tongueincheekNo false modesty from me. You need to love yourself before you can show love to others. I spent many years slaying the demons of childhood.
🔹 I am a unique and complex individual.
🔹 I am a positive person who aims to learn from whatever comes my way. This stems from my Beloved Nana, who taught me to look for the good in everything. No matter what happened, she would find some positive slant to help her deal with whatever fate sent her way.
🔹Like everyone on this earth, I am a miracle in progress. Each day that I am given, I strive to be better than I was yesterday.
🔹I am determined. This means that when I set my mind to do something, I usually finish it.
🔹 I am very focused, and centred. This has helped me to finally develop many new habits over the last 7 years to foster my desire to be fit and healthy physically, mentally, and spiritually.
🔹 I am intelligent, analytical, and organised.
🔹I am creative, and passionate. I love to draw, paint, write, cook, garden …. and I am blessed that I have the time to do whatever I choose to do.
🔹 I am responsible for my thoughts words and actions. I try to make informed choices. I choose to see everything as an opportunity to learn from my experiences, good bad or ugly.
Learn to love yourself. You deserve it.
It’s worth the effort
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I am a creative person. I have always been a creative person, and while in my professional life, creativity was necessary at times to solve problems, I didn't have a lot of time in my personal life to nurture my creative side. February will focus on working on those creative endeavors that have been on the backburner and cementing those habits. Since I have identified I have a bit of craft ADD, I will narrow it down to daily practice of my music, needlework and cutting crafts (Cricut).6
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Loved this opening post @themedalist and all your contributions so far team! I want to do some reading and thinking before making my commitment 📖🤔🙇🏼♀️5
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🌱🪴🌟🪴🌱🌟🌱🪴🌟🪴🌱My word for 2022: CONSOLIDATE
🌱BUILDING HEALTHY HABITS🪴🌱
🪴🌱 🌟FEBRUARY 2022 🌟🌱🪴
🌱🪴🌟🪴🌱🌟🌱🪴🌟🪴🌱
I am planning to work on consolidating the habits I have already developed.
In February I will extend my January Flexibility habit from 10 to 15 minutes.
In February, after I do my 1st workout of the day
…I will do > 15 minutes of flex exercises. (Yoga/Tai Chi/Pilates etc)
Instant Reward: draw a star on my tracker.
Long term reward: 3 sheets of birthday peel-offs if I complete the month.
Extra reward: finding it easier to lace up my shoes/trainers 😂
(I love to see those squares fill up 😂)
🧘🏼♀️
Also working on previous habits
Solid Daily Habits: 1/31
Flexibility is slower to develop than other other aspects of fitness, so I have decided to build it up over time.
🦄 Terri
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I've never heard of Identity-Based Habits before...always outcome based. It makes sense to me after reading through the articles. I would like to be more active for the month of February so I will make an appointment with myself (since appointments are hard to break) to do a workout of my choosing. Small win: walk/yoga/stretch/etc. every Thurs, Sun, and Monday.7
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I am a determined individual who is vocal about my thoughts. My job has taught me to be direct but yet tactful but I am clear about my expectations. Because of this I set challenges to myself each month sometimes I don’t accomplish them so I try again. This month I want to accomplish at least 11,000 steps a day. I want to row during the week for a minimum of 15 minutes each time and increase my resistance this will help prepare for kayak season. I also want to increase my spinning to be ready for mt bike season.
Curious and healthy I read as much as I can as one is never to old to learn (guess 58’s not too old 😂) I would like to eat more WFPB as I think it may help my OA. This month I would like to try to incorporate a meal in this group once or twice during the week maybe lunches vs dinner. Kate3 -
Love the identity info @themedalist it really hit home... me? Well I am a runner, I am healthy, I am a calm cool collected woman, mother, wife & friend who proves myself only to me!
This Feb I will........................
* Continue to wake up at 4.20am to do weights, run, and stretching 5 times a week.
* Be out the door for workout no later than 4:50am
*Meditate 5 min in morning
* Look at my habit list in the morning
*Beach swim after workout if weather permits
* Pray and gratitude with bub wen he wakes up daily.
* Limit phone usage, turn phone off as much as possible.
* Be present with bub
* Track every BLT honestly even wen i
graze.
* Make bub laugh at least once a day
* Talk bub and hubby up not down to ppl
* Wen bub has a tantrum in public pull him away and give him the attention he needs.
* Aim for no pass days in Feb instead eat at maintaince or use exersice calories.
* Listen more, talk less and refrain from over explaining myself.
*Journal daily
* Take my vitiman daily
* Read at least 1 page a day, 5 times a week.
* Do 20 min of intentional exercise on w/e
*Play with cat at least once a day
* Ask hubby how he's day was
*Meditate 5 min eveining
*Floss daily
* Monitor sugar intake 5 days a week
*Pretrack calories for next day
* Be in bed at 9.00pm 4 nights a week.
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My Word For the Year is Diversify
I am diversifying my style of activity from "nothing but cardio" to include Functional Strength (flexibility will come later in the year)
I am diversifying my style of non-active hobbies to more than tablet-based, and including "abandoned" handwork projects. The beginner crewel work picture is the first. It was SUPPOSED to be a present for a very needle-crafty BFF.
🙈 = didn't do
Last month - comparing home tracker with reporting here - the only thing I wasn't ALSO consistent on was the ear-wax clearing started around mid-month. Hoping that reporting here makes it stick better. And I have to get past an initial "just show up!" mental block on the crewel-work stitching.
Feb 1
Functional strong senior (17+) aiming for 5 or 6 /wk - an [n] rest day doesn't count towards the 17+ but is NOT a 🙈 :
🥊
Crafter (25+): (did last bit of diamond painting today ♊- start progress on beginner crewel work tomorrow 🧵)
♊
Self Care / nose spray daily (25+) :
🐽
Self Care / ear drops (daily till block clears, then weekly so 25+ to start):
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THIS FEBRUARY I Will:
Lower my 30 day average caloric intake to on or around 1900.
I've been tracking my calories and changing my habits for 60 days now - habits like eating breakfast at home and bringing my lunches. I've gone from the first 30 days averaging 2469 and the last 30 days averaging 2021.
A couple years ago, I would have said, I am a runner - but I can't anymore due to injury, so I am going to say that I am a healthy eater. I love veggies, so increasing them will be pretty easy.5 -
🌱🪴🌟🪴🌱🌟🌱🪴🌟🪴🌱My word for 2022: CONSOLIDATE
🌱BUILDING HEALTHY HABITS🪴🌱
🪴🌱 🌟FEBRUARY 2022 🌟🌱🪴
🌱🪴🌟🪴🌱🌟🌱🪴🌟🪴🌱
I am planning to work on consolidating the habits I have already developed.
In February I will extend my January Flexibility habit from 10 to 15 minutes.
In February, after I do my 1st workout of the day
…I will do > 15 minutes of flex exercises. (Yoga/Tai Chi/Pilates etc)
Instant Reward: draw a star on my tracker.
Long term reward: 3 sheets of birthday peel-offs if I complete the month.
Extra reward: finding it easier to lace up my shoes/trainers 😂
(I love to see those squares fill up 😂)
🧘🏼♀️🧘🏼♀️
Also working on previous habits
Solid Daily Habits: 2/31
Flexibility is slower to develop than other other aspects of fitness, so I have decided to build it up over time.
🦄 Terri
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I was reading Nuts and Bolts and happened upon the section on supermarkets. I was reminded of how I decided to circumvent the Psychology of Supermarkets many years ago.
Supermarkets are specifically designed to encourage us to buy as much as possible. It’s one of the reasons that so many adopt similar layouts.
How many times have you walked in for a couple of necessary items and come out with a lot of extras?
We have all fallen foul of being manipulated by big business in this way. Bright colours; special offers; essentials at the back of the premises so that we have to travel past tempting goods to get to them! All these and many more are specifically designed to fleece customers of their hard-earned cash.
It’s a case of BUYER BEWARE!!! when we enter those doors.
What I did was create a new shopping habit which used the layout of the supermarkets to create a print-out shopping list of items I normally buy which avoided all the items I didn’t.
🔹The list has tick boxes, and is arranged to follow my route through the supermarket which optimises my choices.
🔹It groups items into categories.
🔹There are spaces to accommodate
occasional purchases.
Yesterday’s list:
This habit has been invaluable. The list has gradually changed over the last seven years to accommodate my ‘new’ fit/healthy lifestyle changes.
And an added advantage is that my list loving hubby can go off on his own and do our shopping if I am otherwise engaged.
🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋
Here is the 4 step plan I mentioned in a previous post.
My 4 Step Plan for goal setting success
(AKA Jurgen Wolff, 'My Writing Coach')
Step 1.
Imagine you are at the end of the year. Think of the one thing that you would like to be able to look back at, at the end of the year, and say 'I did that!'
Write:
"At the end of this year I would like to look back and be able to say ....................."
This becomes your primary goal. (If you have an unused note book use the first page to do this.)
Step 2.
Underneath that write:
"Today, to help me achieve my primary goal, I am going to do............... (Write in one or two small things that you can do now to start you off.)
Now go and do them! You are taking the first step towards success!
Step 3.
Now that you have taken the first step write out and complete the following sentences
Tomorrow I will ....................... to help me achieve my primary goal.
This week I will ....................... to help me achieve my primary goal.
Next week I will ...................... to help me achieve my primary goal.
Next month I will .................... to help me achieve my primary goal.
Please take the time to write these out. It reinforces your commitment to the goal.
Step 4.
Review your progress daily, weekly, monthly.
Adjust the steps as you progress.
CELEBRATE EVERY SINGLE STEP YOU TAKE!
This is what I wrote on the first page of my notebook:
At the end of the year I would like to be able to look back and say that I had lost 1lb for every week of 2015.
Today, to help me achieve my primary goal, I will:
1. start logging my calories on MFP.
I had been putting this off for far too long. I got the shock of my life when I realised how many calories I was eating. My dietician had said I should be eating between 1200 and 1500.
2. Walk to the local shops: This was a 2 mile walk. It took me over an hour, but I felt great afterwards.
This week, to help me achieve my primary goal, I will:
1. Park on the other side of the town park and walk to and from the activity centre instead of parking outside it. This was a twenty minute walk each way as I took a roundabout route through the park.
2. weigh my food and log it on MFP and stay under goal. I have done this every day now since I started logging.
3. do a minimum of 30 minutes exercise every day and log it on MFP. I started walking around the neighbourhood after dinner if I hadn't done this earlier in the day. Now I 'Walk with Lesley' several times a day as well as doing my out and about stuff.
Next week, to help me achieve my primary goal, I will:
1. weigh and log foods
2. increase my walking to a minimum of 60 minutes a day
3. do a minimum of 3 X 30 minute aerobics sessions
4. do 30 minutes of Tai Chi each morning
Next month, to help me achieve my primary goal, I will:
1. weigh and log food
2. Join challenges on MFP
3. increase my aerobics sessions to 45 minutes
4. Extend my yoga/tai chi using YouTube vids
5. increase my walking to 90 minutes a day
6. Keep a diary of my progress.
8. Add other goals as the months pass, but never lose sight of my primary goal for the year.
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Thanks Terri! Terrific approach, which I know you still use today!!
Basically I did the same
, but each week decided on the new focus! (Noom instilled this in me!)
I still do this now♥️1 -
MadisonMolly2017 wrote: »Thanks Terri! Terrific approach, which I know you still use today!!
Basically I did the same
, but each week decided on the new focus! (Noom instilled this in me!)
I still do this now♥️
Self-development was always high on my personal agenda. I have done weekly, monthly, annual, and 5 year reviews of goals for most of my adult life. I constantly tweak my methods to optimise achieving what I want.
One of my tweaks was to re-imagine ‘goals’ as ‘habits’.
I have been reading through my many notebooks over the last week. They make interesting reading, and provide a wealth of personal data.2 -
My answers From the work sheet in post at top:
1. I want to become a person who handles rough situations & people effectively, but without the draining worry & reworking over & over in my mind.
2. Become a person who goes through life confidently making decisions effectively & efficiently and focuses on people & projects that are important to them.
3.
A. I will shorten calls with those I feel drained afterwards & pursue my interests & happy life.
(Reuse of my time)
B. I will nurture friendships with folks who are uplifting & pursuing their passions. (Redefining my friendships to align better)
C. I will write down my areas of strength & read them each morning & night.
(Reminding myself I AM the person I wished to become; I just haven’t recognized it fully yet.)
D. I will read a book or watch documentaries on a daily basis.
(More interesting things to think & talk about - keeps mind busy with “other stuff”)
E. I will keep a Prioritized To Do List as I did before I retired & review each morning & night. (Get things done; more effective. More sense of accomplishment/feeling on top of things.)
@themedalist
You have changed my life with this post❣️
Adjusting to a sudden retirement due to illness (ie not my choice) has been a drastic change. At times, I feel like a racehorse who is now out to pasture. Not anymore!
On January 20th, after decades & tons of exploration, making, learning, reflection, I invented a daily art practice/ longterm project for myself that continues to evolve in really fascinating ways.
I’m now shifting my life to be That Person, the Creative Artist who has a style, a color palette, an approach! A PAssion & Purpose. It’s been a fascinating process - when I’d almost given up - Boom!
The Most fascinating part is now that I came up with it…I see all these signs - since childhood - that should have made it obvious LOL (a la the famous Steve Jobs quote)
Thank you SO MUCH
💕
Maddie
My Feb I Will:
___ shorten calls/online posting times (as needed)
My time is valuable.
___ be in touch with fun & enlivening friend/family member 5 times a week.
I am a caring friend/family member.
___ read My Strength List AM PM
I have lots to offer
___ 5min minimum Read/Watch Documentary
I am interesting
___ To Do list AM PM
I am effective
I had begun all of these already, I now realize. Good.
They will help with the worrying/loss of time.
But WAIT I don’t address the worrying itself hahaha
I also need:
If I catch myself worrying, I will firmly tell myself “I am a person who doesn’t worry.”
Do a 4-5-7 breathing and move on!
Bingo!
This will likely evolve more, but I find the
Most impactful part of this whole habit deal
Is really figuring out what we need. In this case, the identity I want NOW at this stage in my life.3 -
I also use a layout of the store when I shop I include a column labeled “NO” so if it’s not needed I don’t purchase it works !2
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My Word For the Year is Diversify
I am diversifying my style of activity from "nothing but cardio" to include Functional Strength (flexibility will come later in the year)
I am diversifying my style of non-active hobbies to more than tablet-based, and including "abandoned" handwork projects. The beginner crewel work picture is the first. It was SUPPOSED to be a present for a very needle-crafty BFF.
🙈 = didn't do
Last month - comparing home tracker with reporting here - the only thing I wasn't ALSO consistent on was the ear-wax clearing started around mid-month. Hoping that reporting here makes it stick better. And I have to get past an initial "just show up!" mental block on the crewel-work stitching.
Feb 2&3
Functional strong senior (17+) aiming for 5 or 6 /wk - an [n] rest day doesn't count towards the 17+ but is NOT a 🙈 :
🥊🥊🥊
Crafter (25+): (did last bit of diamond painting today ♊- start progress on beginner crewel work tomorrow 🧵)
♊🙈🧵 (got past The First Thread today YAY ME!!! ... now for my scheduled Dark Barkthin with pretzle bits snack as a reward!)
Self Care / nose spray daily (25+) :
🐽🐽🐽
Self Care / ear drops (daily till block clears, then weekly so 25+ to start):
👂👂👂
The stitching project says "Stitch your Dreams" Working up to the idea of posting beginning-of-the-month photo of it along with package picture of what the finished item is supposed to look like ....
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Feb 3
✅ shorten calls/online posting times (as needed)
My time is valuable.
✅ be in touch with fun & enlivening friend/family member 5 times a week.
I am a caring friend/family member.
✅ If I catch myself worrying, I will firmly tell myself “I am a person who doesn’t worry.” And take deep breath in & slowly blow out.
✅ Create/work on/develop my Art project at least 5minutes per day.
I am an artist & I always have been.
✅ tracked to the gram
✅ steps
✅ sat fat
✅ sodium
✅ protein
✅ freggies4 -
🌱🪴🌟🪴🌱🌟🌱🪴🌟🪴🌱My word for 2022: CONSOLIDATE
🌱BUILDING HEALTHY HABITS🪴🌱
🪴🌱 🌟FEBRUARY 2022 🌟🌱🪴
🌱🪴🌟🪴🌱🌟🌱🪴🌟🪴🌱
I am planning to work on consolidating the habits I have already developed.
In February I will extend my January Flexibility habit from 10 to 15 minutes.
In February, after I do my 1st workout of the day
…I will do > 15 minutes of flex exercises. (Yoga/Tai Chi/Pilates etc)
Instant Reward: draw a star on my tracker.
Long term reward: 3 sheets of birthday peel-offs if I complete the month.
Extra reward: finding it easier to lace up my shoes/trainers 😂
(I love to see those squares fill up 😂)
🧘🏼♀️🧘🏼♀️🧘🏼♀️🧘🏼♀️
Also working on previous habits
Solid Daily Habits: 4/28 days
I had a lovely afternoon at Parchment Craft. Working on a card for DH for Valentines Day
🦄 Terri
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I am a Functionally Strong Senior (63 yr old female) 🥊🥊
(Easy-win new habit - I wear my weighted gloves when I do my short resistance-training exercise routine before work)
I am a crafter 🧵
(Easy-win new habit - every day, I embroider one thread-length into my current project)The stitching project says "Stitch your Dreams" Working up to the idea of posting beginning-of-the-month photo of it along with package picture of what the finished item is supposed to look like ....
These are the lightly weighted glovesThis is what the picture on the stitching project packaging looks like
This is where I am (yesterday was first day working on it - did the "a" and "m" in Dreams - the 2 felt "S"s are not over-stitched in place yet.
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Jan 22-31💖💖💖💖💖 💖💖💖💖💖
Feb 💖💖💖💖
✅ ✅ shorten calls/online posting times (as needed)
My time is valuable.
Feb 4: I did it! ♥️ “Sorry, have to go now..off for my hike!” I also researched & set the group that was pinging me to not send notifications!!!
✅ ✅ be in touch with fun & enlivening friend/family member 5 times a week.
I am a caring friend/family member.
Feb 4: Called the person I wanted to speak to!
♥️ very relaxing to chat as I finished stitching her 65th birthday present!!!
✅ ✅ If I catch myself worrying, I will firmly tell myself “I am a person who doesn’t worry.” And take deep breath in & slowly blow out.
Feb 4: I did this a number of times today successfully. ♥️ My father, husband, and grown son don’t worry, so lots of good tile models.
My NOOM Coach mentioned “Worry is like a rocking chair; it doesn’t get you anywhere.”
✅ ✅Create/work on/develop my Art project at least 5minutes per day.
I am an artist & I always have been.
Feb 4: Stitching & worked in my
Project for several hours.
✅ ✅tracked to the gram
✅ ✅steps
✅ ✅sat fat
✅ ✅sodium
✅ ✅protein
✅ ✅freggies
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Hello Everyone! I am loving your “who am I?” responses and how you’ll deepen your identity perceptions this month. Like @jamcnewman, I wanted a little time to think about what I want to focus on this month.
Like many people in this group, I am a very growth oriented person. I think life is an adventure to be lived fully and actively and that’s the real benefit of having a healthy mind, body, and spirit. Being ready for anything! I like to push myself and challenge my perceptions of what I can and cannot do. It’s so exhilarating to accomplish something new, especially when I had put it squarely in the “I can’t do this” column.
Closely related to this, I want to always be open to new ideas and trying new things. Last month I tried an Oculus Quest virtual reality headset and checked out some fitness apps. I confess I thought that VR was just for teenagers who wanted shoot ‘em up games. I couldn’t have been more wrong. The fitness VR apps I now use daily are insanely fun! High intensity workouts that engage my arms and core in a way that my beloved treadmill never could. Choreographed boxing to the music of the 70s 80s, and 90s that I love is so much fun!
So this month I’m going to try another new fitness workout: rebounding. We’ve ordered a 48 inch rebounder and it should be here on Monday. My husband has been pushing for this for a while and I’m going to give it a try as well. It has a safety bar that I can hold onto so balance shouldn’t be an issue.
I’m Denise and I am always up for trying something new!5 -
🌱🪴🌟🪴🌱🌟🌱🪴🌟🪴🌱My word for 2022: CONSOLIDATE
🌱BUILDING HEALTHY HABITS🪴🌱
🪴🌱 🌟FEBRUARY 2022 🌟🌱🪴
🌱🪴🌟🪴🌱🌟🌱🪴🌟🪴🌱
I am planning to work on consolidating the habits I have already developed.
In February I will extend my January Flexibility habit from 10 to 15 minutes.
In February, after I do my 1st workout of the day
…I will do > 15 minutes of flex exercises. (Yoga/Tai Chi/Pilates etc)
Instant Reward: draw a star on my tracker.
Long term reward: 3 sheets of birthday peel-offs if I complete the month.
Extra reward: finding it easier to lace up my shoes/trainers 😂
(I love to see those squares fill up 😂)
🧘🏼♀️🧘🏼♀️🧘🏼♀️🧘🏼♀️🧘🏼♀️
Also working on previous habits
Solid Daily Habits: 5/28 days
It’s great to see so many being so positive.
Self belief is a very potent characteristic.
🦄 Terri
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Jan 22-31💖💖💖💖💖 💖💖💖💖💖
Feb 💖💖💖💖💖
✅ ✅ ✅ shorten calls/online posting times (as needed)
My time is valuable.
Feb 4 & 5: I did it! ♥️ “Sorry, have to go now..off for my hike!” I also researched & set the group that was pinging me to not send notifications!!!
✅ ✅ ✅be in touch with fun & enlivening friend/family member 5 times a week.
I am a caring friend/family member.
Feb 4: Called the person I wanted to speak to! ♥️ very relaxing to chat as I finished stitching her 65th birthday present!!!
Feb 5: Zoom call with fellow artists/crafters
✅ ✅ ✅ If I catch myself worrying, I will firmly tell myself “I am a person who doesn’t worry.” And take deep breath in & slowly blow out.
Feb 4: I did this a number of times today successfully. ♥️ My father, husband, and grown son don’t worry, so lots of good tile models.
My NOOM Coach mentioned “Worry is like a rocking chair; it doesn’t get you anywhere.”
Feb 5: this is really working. I’ve shifted my focus from worrying to “Is there any action I need to take?” If the answer in No. I take the deep breath &’stop worrying. If it’s yes, I do the action & stop worrying.
✅ ✅ ✅ Create/work on/develop my Art project at least 5minutes per day.
I am an artist & I always have been.
Feb 4: Stitching & worked on my
Project for several hours.
Feb 5: worked on a bday present (almost done!)
✅ ✅ ✅tracked to the gram
✅ ✅ ✅steps
✅ ✅ ✅sat fat
✅ ✅ ✅sodium
✅ ✅ ✅protein
✅ ✅ ✅freggies
Scale dropped overnight back into the 150’s!! It might bounce around next few days, but this is great.
1000’ climb today on long, gorgeous mountainous hike with my husband. Thrilled I can do this with him💕
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@themedalist
I’d love to learn what I need to do the Virtual exercise you mention when you have some time!
Thanks again for a very important post this month!!
💖Maddie0 -
Report:
On track for all my habits so far in February except for 2 habits on Friday and Saturday night. I didn't track calories as grazed so I had to take 2 pass days. Disappointing so early on in Feb as my goal was to hve no pass days but I'm back on the horse today and good news is I didn't go too crazy with the grazing so I dnt imagine there was too much damage done. Xo3 -
@MadisonMolly2017, I’m happy to post more specifics about my experience with VR and how one might get started. I’ll do that soon.
I just saw this in James Clear’s newsletter and it seems so appropriate for our challenge this month! From the philosopher Epictetus:
“Now is the time to get serious about living your ideals. How long can you afford to put off who you really want to be? Your nobler self cannot wait any longer.
Put your principles into practice – now. Stop the excuses and the procrastination. This is your life! You aren’t a child anymore. The sooner you set yourself to your spiritual program, the happier you will be. The longer you wait, the more you’ll be vulnerable to mediocrity and feel filled with shame and regret, because you know you are capable of better.
From this instant on, vow to stop disappointing yourself. Separate yourself from the mob. Decide to be extraordinary and do what you need to do – now."4 -
🌱🪴🌟🪴🌱🌟🌱🪴🌟🪴🌱My word for 2022: CONSOLIDATE
🌱BUILDING HEALTHY HABITS🪴🌱
🪴🌱 🌟FEBRUARY 2022 🌟🌱🪴
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I am planning to work on consolidating the habits I have already developed.
In February I will extend my January Flexibility habit from 10 to 15 minutes.
In February, after I do my 1st workout of the day
…I will do > 15 minutes of flex exercises. (Yoga/Tai Chi/Pilates etc)
Instant Reward: draw a star on my tracker.
Long term reward: 3 sheets of birthday peel-offs if I complete the month.
Extra reward: finding it easier to lace up my shoes/trainers 😂
(I love to see those squares fill up 😂)
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Also working on previous habits
Solid Daily Habits: 6/28 days
It’s great to see so many being so positive.
Self belief is a very potent characteristic.
🦄 Terri
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