This October I Will...(Walk!)
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donna25trinity wrote: »Habits Oct
The main habit that has dropped off is jumping this group to stay accountable! Hve also def taken on too much Habits for Oct seeing how busy my month is! Xo
I think we all have a tendency to overburden ourselves with goals and set ourselves up for failure.
I have found that concentrating on improving just one of my habits for a month works much better for me. This has meant that I have been able to build on my successes by adding them to my Solid Habits.4 -
10/24: I finished with a week to spare. 15 5 mile walks complete.
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1. My intention for October (This October I will...")
For October, I am endeavouring to reduce my tendency to fall through the bunny hole of mindless scrolling on the internet. I have been working on this for the last week.
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29 30 31(Using ‘am’ as opposed to ‘I will … ‘ as it gives me less scope to cop out.
2. The small actions I am taking to accomplish this goal
a) Change my screen saver to a reminder.
b) Be conscious of what I went on line to do
3. The trigger or cue to remember to do my habit.
Reminder on phone.
4. How often am I doing my new October habit (daily is best if possible)
5. What reward am I immediately giving myself for doing my habit?
I am doing a victory 💃🏼 and 🐝
6. What help do you need from us?
Click “Like” or any of the feedback responses so I know you are reading? Having this place to report in every few days and knowing someone else is reading is really helpful.
7. What does success look like to you at the end of October?
My internet time reduced
I have moved my September paper declutter habit to my Solid Habits listNothing feels🌾🍁🥀🍂🌾🍁🥀🍂🌾
as good as
Fit and Healthy
In MIND and BODY!!!
🚶♀️🚶🏻 WALKTOBER 🚶🏻🚶♀️
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October Goal - walk > 7500 steps daily
Target for the month > 100 miles
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Walking is just what I do. Every day! Indoors or outdoors. I take every opportunity to do NEAT exercise.
(91/100)You’re preaching to the converted. 😂 Walking is one of my solid habits. I walk indoors and out (depending on weather). I use walking videos, and get additional strength exercises in many of them. And I walk during ad breaks when watching TV. It all adds up!
I have daily steps, and active hours goals set on my Fitbit, with alarms set 15 minutes before the hour every 2 hours so that I can have at least a 10 minute walk.
Where there’s a will, there’s a way!
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@donna25trinity I agree with Terri 100% I see this in my professional life involving people I work with and I have done this in my own life. Much better to go slow.3
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1. My intention for October (This October I will...")
For October, I am endeavouring to reduce my tendency to fall through the bunny hole of mindless scrolling on the internet. I have been working on this for the last week.
Daily 🐝 or 🐰
🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝
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🐝 30 31(Using ‘am’ as opposed to ‘I will … ‘ as it gives me less scope to cop out.
2. The small actions I am taking to accomplish this goal
a) Change my screen saver to a reminder.
b) Be conscious of what I went on line to do
3. The trigger or cue to remember to do my habit.
Reminder on phone.
4. How often am I doing my new October habit (daily is best if possible)
5. What reward am I immediately giving myself for doing my habit?
I am doing a victory 💃🏼 and 🐝
6. What help do you need from us?
Click “Like” or any of the feedback responses so I know you are reading? Having this place to report in every few days and knowing someone else is reading is really helpful.
7. What does success look like to you at the end of October?
My internet time reduced
I have moved my September paper declutter habit to my Solid Habits listNothing feels🌾🍁🥀🍂🌾🍁🥀🍂🌾
as good as
Fit and Healthy
In MIND and BODY!!!
🚶♀️🚶🏻 WALKTOBER 🚶🏻🚶♀️
🌾🍁🥀🍂🌾🍁🥀🍂🌾
October Goal - walk > 7500 steps daily
Target for the month > 100 miles
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Walking is just what I do. Every day! Indoors or outdoors. I take every opportunity to do NEAT exercise.
(105/100)surpassed my goal with 2 days to go👌🏻You’re preaching to the converted. 😂 Walking is one of my solid habits. I walk indoors and out (depending on weather). I use walking videos, and get additional strength exercises in many of them. And I walk during ad breaks when watching TV. It all adds up!
I have daily steps, and active hours goals set on my Fitbit, with alarms set 15 minutes before the hour every 2 hours so that I can have at least a 10 minute walk.
Where there’s a will, there’s a way!
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Hi all, I kind of fizzled out this last week of the month and didn’t get to any strength training. But overall it has been a strong month, so one weak week doesn’t undo all the others.
Week 5
Oct 23 - 🏃♀️ 41, 🧘♀️ 15, 🫖 2.8 miles
Oct 24 - 🏃♀️ 51, 🫖 3.5 miles
Oct 25 - 🏃♀️ 95, 🧘♀️ 15, 🫖 5.3 miles
Oct 26 - 🏃♀️ 49, 🫖 3 miles
Oct 27 - 🏃♀️ 34, 🫖 2.9 miles
Oct 28 - 🏃♀️ 45 🧘♀️ 15, 💃45, 🫖 5.6 miles
Oct 29 - 🏃♀️ 42, 🫖 3.8 miles
Oct 30 - 🏃♀️ 38 🧘♀️ 12, 🫖 2.5miles
Total miles for this Week- 29 miles. Total for the month of WALKTOBER- 130.3 -
Whoot whoot @bradkcrew and @TerriRichardson112 for hitting those goals.3
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Sound advice @TerriRichardson112 and @snowshoe072 much appreciated. I am pumped up for november with manageable goals xo2
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Hi all 🙋♀️, I just read everyone's posts since my last check in post, mid month... very interesting as well as encouraging and insightful reading. Well done every one!!
Here are my 3rd and 4th week activities to complete my walking log for the month of October:
third week:
October 16: Sunday rest day
October 17: 50 minutes: walking indoors, gazelle
October 18: 50 minutes: yard work
October 19: 50 minutes: walking indoors, gazelle
October 20: 75 minutes: walking indoors, errands
October 21: 40 minutes: yard work
October 22: 45 minutes: walking indoors, gazelle
fourth week:
October 23: Sunday rest day
October 24: 45 minutes: walking indoors, gazelle
October 25: 85 minutes: walking indoors, errands & grocery store
October 26: 40 minutes: walking indoors, extra cleaning
October 27: 50 minutes: walking indoors, gazelle
October 28: 45 minutes: walking indoors, gazelle
October 29: 50 minutes: walking indoors, gazelle
October 30: Sunday rest day
October 31: 60 minutes: yard work
for Walktober: I walked 23 out of the 26 exercise days. (The other three I did yard work or extra cleaning. ) Sundays are Rest Days from exercise._-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-
This month I was encouraged to return back to striving to be optimistic and positive, especially in doing the best I can again in regard to walking/ physical activity. Even though I cannot walk however long I desire to like I used to, or to add up all those Walk at Home DVD miles that I so loved to do, I'm with you all in doing something: the best that I can, every day that I can. Thank you for your encouragement🌷💖 to begin to get out of the slump, and to not slack off.
I also drew flowers with colored ink on my workout calendar every day that I did something intentional toward dealing with my long time friend "paper tiger 🐯".
🌺🌹🌻's were drawn on 31 out of 31 days!!
I'm planning on continuing this again next month also, in this same way! October became a fun and colorful month to make my walking/ exercise notations on.
See you all in November
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I find completing the Calendar table with colourful symbols for my goals a great motivator🐬🐳🐬🐙🐬🐳🐬
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1. My intention for October (This October I will...")
For October, I am endeavouring to reduce my tendency to fall through the bunny hole of mindless scrolling on the internet. I have been working on this for the last week.
Daily 🐝 or 🐰
🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝
🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝
🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝
🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝
🐝🐝🐝(Using ‘am’ as opposed to ‘I will … ‘ as it gives me less scope to cop out.
2. The small actions I am taking to accomplish this goal
a) Change my screen saver to a reminder.
b) Be conscious of what I went on line to do
3. The trigger or cue to remember to do my habit.
Reminder on phone.
4. How often am I doing my new October habit (daily is best if possible)
5. What reward am I immediately giving myself for doing my habit?
I am doing a victory 💃🏼 and 🐝
6. What help do you need from us?
Click “Like” or any of the feedback responses so I know you are reading? Having this place to report in every few days and knowing someone else is reading is really helpful.
7. What does success look like to you at the end of October?
My internet time reduced
I have moved my September paper declutter habit to my Solid Habits listNothing feels🌾🍁🥀🍂🌾🍁🥀🍂🌾
as good as
Fit and Healthy
In MIND and BODY!!!
🚶♀️🚶🏻 WALKTOBER 🚶🏻🚶♀️
🌾🍁🥀🍂🌾🍁🥀🍂🌾
October Goal - walk > 7500 steps daily
Target for the month > 100 miles
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Walking is just what I do. Every day! Indoors or outdoors. I take every opportunity to do NEAT exercise.
(112/100)surpassed my goalYou’re preaching to the converted. 😂 Walking is one of my solid habits. I walk indoors and out (depending on weather). I use walking videos, and get additional strength exercises in many of them. And I walk during ad breaks when watching TV. It all adds up!
I have daily steps, and active hours goals set on my Fitbit, with alarms set 15 minutes before the hour every 2 hours so that I can have at least a 10 minute walk.
Where there’s a will, there’s a way!
• Walking goal was surpassed
• Much more aware of mindless scrolling and have definitely reduced the instances. It’s so easy to get sidetracked when you go Online.
• Solid Habits have made maintenance so much easier. Tracking food in advance reduces the temptation to eat off plan. I also belong to a couple of accountability challenges to help keep me on the straight and narrow.
Thinking of what to choose for November
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TerriRichardson112 wrote: »I find completing the Calendar table with colourful symbols for my goals a great motivator🌾🍁🥀🍂🌾🍁🥀🍂🌾
🚶♀️🚶🏻 Autumn Ambles 🚶🏻🚶♀️
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Daily Solid Habits:
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1. My intention for November (This October I will...")
For November, I am research on how to become more grounded.
Daily 🐝 or 🐰
1-2-3-4-5-6-7
8-9-19-11-12-13-14
15-16-17-18-19-20-21
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29-30(Using ‘am’ as opposed to ‘I will … ‘ as it gives me less scope to cop out.
2. The small actions I am taking to accomplish this goal
Research > 5 mins
3. My trigger(s)
Morning/Afternoon coffee break
4. Every day
5. What reward am I immediately giving myself for doing my habit?
I am doing a victory 💃🏼 and posting 🧘🏼♀️ In my Calendar
6. What help do you need from us?
Click “Like” or any of the feedback responses so I know you are reading? Having this place to report in every few days and knowing someone else is reading is really helpful.
7. What does success look like to you at the end of October?
More aware of my inner spaceNothing feels🌾🍁🥀🍂🌾🍁🥀🍂🌾
as good as
Fit and Healthy
In MIND and BODY!!!
🚶♀️🚶🏻 Autumn Ambles 🚶🏻🚶♀️
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Autumn Ambles: walk > 7500 steps daily
Target for the month > 100 miles
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8-9-19-11-12-13-14
15-16-17-18-19-20-21
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Walking is just what I do. Every day! Indoors or outdoors. I take every opportunity to do NEAT exercise.I have daily steps, and active hours goals set on my Fitbit, with alarms set 15 minutes before the hour every 2 hours so that I can have at least a 10 minute walk.
Where there’s a will, there’s a way!
• Walking goal was surpassed
• Much more aware of mindless scrolling and have definitely reduced the instances. It’s so easy to get sidetracked when you go Online.
• Solid Habits have made maintenance so much easier. Tracking food in advance reduces the temptation to eat off plan. I also belong to a couple of accountability challenges to help keep me on the straight and narrow.
Thinking of what to choose for November
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@texasgardnr, it is wonderful to see you back and we have missed you! I can relate to your need to step back from your online posting to this group and your WAH group and I certainly understand how are you can write comments in your head but not quite get them down as a post! I’m also very sorry to hear that arthritis in your ankles is impacting your ability to walk. I know how much you LOVE walking!
I also have been MIA for several months now. I was promoted at work, but understandably it came with more responsibilities and more travel. I really am a homebody who needs my daily routines and I find conference and meeting travel disruptive and stressful. My next conference is a week from now. Then a trip to see my family for Thanksgiving and then no travel for the next few months.
When I go through these stressful times I just need to step back. We all do. I’m just delighted to see your post as I am all of our members determined to build new habits into their lives!1 -
@TerriRichardson112, limiting mindless scrolling on the internet is a terrific goal!1
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TerriRichardson112 wrote: »donna25trinity wrote: »Habits Oct
The main habit that has dropped off is jumping this group to stay accountable! Hve also def taken on too much Habits for Oct seeing how busy my month is! Xo
I think we all have a tendency to overburden ourselves with goals and set ourselves up for failure.
I have found that concentrating on improving just one of my habits for a month works much better for me. This has meant that I have been able to build on my successes by adding them to my Solid Habits.
I couldn’t agree more!
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I am a walker and walk outdoors every day in October. #Walktober
When I first posted this on October 1, I had tested positive for Covid the day previous and had just started on antivirals. I did, indeed, walk outdoors every day in October except for one day (and I did some time on the treadmill that day). Some days it was two or three times in the day for about five minutes at a time in our back lane and other days I could get in longer walks. It helped tremendously.
My family doctor reminded me at the outset to not default to bed rest, but instead to keep as upright (chair, standing, walking as able) to keep the lungs as active as possible. I took it to heart and rested as needed. I must say, I had the deepest sleep during the one or two naps I had every day since years ago when I was pregnant. Her advice really helped. As did the fresh air, sunshine, and gentle regular exercise.
We had avoided Covid up to now, and I must say that being down about 70 pounds and in good physical shape did improve my outcomes. I tested positive for 20 days and the cough still lingers (but no infection). I posted daily on UAC, but gave myself the grace of tracking everything there.
Onwards to a great November — and I’ve been practicing my chosen habit over the past week.1
