January 2025 - New Year, Better Habits
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@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 🥳
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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That's awesome, Tes!
And, wow, so inspiring, Takin,!
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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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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 good4 -
@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!3 -
@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 lol1 -
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
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.
Terri 🏃🏼♀️
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That's inspiring every time I read it, Terri!1