January 2025 - New Year, Better Habits

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  • 77tes
    77tes Posts: 9,250 Member
    @mkksemail My routine is basically very simple. Every day I do 10 body weight squats and 10 pushups. Then I grab my dumbbells and do 2-3 sets of 3 exercises, one day legs and dead lifts, one day biceps and triceps, one day back and shoulders. I’m up to 12# dumbbells for my deadlifts. The others are #8 or 10#. At the beginning of the month I was using 5# for almost all.

    The month of January is done now that it’s January 31!

    I’ve been staying true to my motto for 2025 of STRENGTH!

    I did a double routine today in celebration 🥳

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    Ring the bells that still can ring
    Forget your perfect offering
    There is a crack, a crack in everything
    That's how the light gets in

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  • mkksemail
    mkksemail Posts: 4,008 Member
    That's awesome, Tes!
    And, wow, so inspiring, Takin,!

    You guys are amazing!
  • mkksemail
    mkksemail Posts: 4,008 Member
    77tes wrote: »

    Ring the bells that still can ring
    Forget your perfect offering
    There is a crack, a crack in everything
    That's how the light gets in

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    Saving this for my journal Xx
  • takinitalloff
    takinitalloff Posts: 3,837 Member
    77tes wrote: »
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    Ring the bells that still can ring
    Forget your perfect offering
    There is a crack, a crack in everything
    That's how the light gets in

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    @77tes I love this poem, thank you for sharing. It reminds me of the Japanese concept of Kintsugi -- the idea that breaks and repairs are part of an object's (and person's) history, rather than something to hide and avoid.

    Bells have been playing a role in my recent breath/mindfulness discoveries, too... I started using this AWAKENING BELL. I have it set to ring randomly every 15-6- minutes throughout the day, whenever I'm home. (I'm figuring out a way to use a phone app for when I'm out of the house.) Whenever the bell rings, I stop whatever I'm doing and take deep breaths for a few seconds, until the sound has faded away.

    Nice work on increasing your weights this month! That must feel so good :)
  • 77tes
    77tes Posts: 9,250 Member
    @mkksemail and @takinitalloff , I love bells! The poem I shared at the beginning of January has been a favorite and then I read Dorothy Sayers The Nine Tailors, and I really came to understand how important bells were to the life of communities before telephone/radio, etc.

    Taking- Your idea of a bell as a breathing reminder is brilliant.
    And I love the connection of the cracked bell with kintsugi!
  • takinitalloff
    takinitalloff Posts: 3,837 Member
    edited February 2
    @77tes Using a bell as a breathing reminder wasn't my idea, I just happened across it ;) Will share more in the February thread. I do agree that it's brilliant!

    I love when a good book grants us a better understanding of how things used to be, and why. Humanity has solved so many difficult problems in the most interesting ways. When I was a kid playing outside in my small town, there were two main ways to tell the time: counting the strikes of the church bell, or checking the clock above the jewelry/clock store. If we were playing in a different part of town, we had to go ring someone's doorbell and ask! And no I wasn't born in the 18th century lol
  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 20,037 Member
    edited February 2
    10th January was my 10th anniversary on MFP. I did have a streak of 3200+ until MFP removed the newsfeed earlier this year, when it reset to zero.
    SW: 227 lbs
    UGW: 140 lbs
    Aug 2017: Started maintaining < 155 lbs
    Continued to drop slowly
    Nov 2019: Final maintenance range 130 < 140

    🔹2025 Focus:
    My aim is to maintain health and fitness by developing/consolidating supportive Solid Habits. Trying to keep joints as flexible as possible as wear and tear takes its toll.
    🔹Consolidation of habits Focus:
    I am doing > 10 minutes HIIT > 4 times per week
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    I got into a routine with this and feel better for it.

    🔹Maintenance 130 < 140
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    This is evidence that healthy habits are so important. Healthy choices are vital to maintenance. I relaxed over Christmas with inevitable results.
    • Terri, in Northern Ireland: age 78
    • 5’2”
    • Working on strength/stamina/flexibility
    • All my stats are in the normal range for my age/height.
    • Weight < 140
    • Fat% < 22%
    • Muscle% > 27%
    • CI < CO
    • Steps > 5,500
    • Intentional exercise > 50 mins daily
    • Active hours > 6 daily

    Daily Solid Habits I like to frame my aims in positive terms.
    Food
    🔹log All food and drink; stay under goal; balance macros/micros; Hydrate adequately; limit ‘empty’ snacks
    Exercise:
    🔹5,500+ Steps daily
    🔹50 + minutes intentional exercise
    Mind/Body/Soul/Spirit
    🔹Daily Mindfulness Practice/Meditation
    🔹Practice Self-care
    🔹Positively reframe thoughts
    🔹Learn something new
    🔹Communicate
    🔹Create/adapt positive habits
    🔹Puzzles/Art/Craft/Write/Read
    🔹15 mins Daily Declutter session
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    THERE ARE NO QUICK FIXES OR SHORTCUTS to achieving permanent change.
    REMINDERS One or two thoughts which might give heart to some of you.
    • Daily weight fluctuations are normal, and can be more than
      2 lbs a day for no apparent reason.
    • A general downward trend is what we are looking for.
    • Eating out can cause apparent weight gain because of high sodium levels, but usually goes quickly. Drinking extra water helps with this.
    • The human body does not react instantly to what we do to it. Sometimes it can take several days to see results.
    • Plateaus are a normal part of the process. The body is consolidating and adapting to your new way of eating/exercising.
    • The closer you get to your goal weight, the more difficult it becomes to lose weight, as your body becomes more efficient at using what you feed it.
    • When you exercise you build muscle, which takes up less space than fat, so use measurements as well as weight to assess your progress.
    • Getting/Staying fit and healthy requires a lifestyle change for most people.
    Stick with the process. It DOES work! But it does take time, effort, and most of all, patience!

    Terri 🏃🏼‍♀️
  • mkksemail
    mkksemail Posts: 4,008 Member
    That's inspiring every time I read it, Terri!