The Consistency Thread
EvgeniZyntx
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This is inspired by the consistency threads at some language learning forums I follow*. We have here, on MFP, the "number of days logged" counter which supports that - this thread tracks beyond that, something that also holds for any type of goals.
Consistency is also important in fitness and weight management, so set a goal and aim to achieve it!
Consistency is the key: pick a goal and try to reach it as many days as you can. Every day that you manage to reach your goal, add a number to the count. If you miss a day, go back to 0 and start again the next day.
As long as your goal is something you can measure, it doesn't matter how exactly! You can count minutes of exercise, days lifting, days calories are green, days on plan, even .. gasp, days of eating "clean" (if that is your thing) ... Anything will do! Flexible goals like "exercise for 4 days a week" are allowed, you just need to track your days.
You can set your goal only for weekdays, only for the weekends, for every other day etc. When you really need to, you can also substitute your goal for something comparable, for no more than three days at a time. You should plan in advance.
It is generally easier to plan and deliver on short term goals - planning and doing 30 days of an exercise plan is less daunting than doing 6 month. But once you have a streak going, one is less likely to want to break it. Who wants to lose a 200 day streak?
This is not meant to be an extremely long-term challenge. Goals change and that's fine! This means you're making progress. Inactive goals will be listed as completed unless you consider your goal dropped/failed.
Now on to the technical details. Starting from the next post in this thread, all posts should contain a list of goals. When updating your goals, please use the quote function - don't copy, or the bolding will be lost. Erase everything that's not between the two lines of tildes - ~~~~~~~
You can also write anything you want after these lines - announcing your new goal, describing what exactly you did, congratulating other members on their achievements etc. If you have a question, are dropping a goal etc, you still need to quote the latest post, even if you aren't adding anything new.
Don't worry about making more than one post in a row. Please avoid editing, as someone else may quote your original post. If you keep the thread open for a long time, please refresh before posting.
If you drop a goal, please do others a favor and come here to remove yourself from the list. You will be removed after about a week of not updating - if you are taking a break, please announce it and reset your number to zero.
Be sure to keep track of your goals as you complete them; they will be listed along the thread.
(* borrowed liberally from here:http://how-to-learn-any-language.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=37728&PN=1&TPN=1)
Consistency is also important in fitness and weight management, so set a goal and aim to achieve it!
Consistency is the key: pick a goal and try to reach it as many days as you can. Every day that you manage to reach your goal, add a number to the count. If you miss a day, go back to 0 and start again the next day.
As long as your goal is something you can measure, it doesn't matter how exactly! You can count minutes of exercise, days lifting, days calories are green, days on plan, even .. gasp, days of eating "clean" (if that is your thing) ... Anything will do! Flexible goals like "exercise for 4 days a week" are allowed, you just need to track your days.
You can set your goal only for weekdays, only for the weekends, for every other day etc. When you really need to, you can also substitute your goal for something comparable, for no more than three days at a time. You should plan in advance.
It is generally easier to plan and deliver on short term goals - planning and doing 30 days of an exercise plan is less daunting than doing 6 month. But once you have a streak going, one is less likely to want to break it. Who wants to lose a 200 day streak?
This is not meant to be an extremely long-term challenge. Goals change and that's fine! This means you're making progress. Inactive goals will be listed as completed unless you consider your goal dropped/failed.
Now on to the technical details. Starting from the next post in this thread, all posts should contain a list of goals. When updating your goals, please use the quote function - don't copy, or the bolding will be lost. Erase everything that's not between the two lines of tildes - ~~~~~~~
You can also write anything you want after these lines - announcing your new goal, describing what exactly you did, congratulating other members on their achievements etc. If you have a question, are dropping a goal etc, you still need to quote the latest post, even if you aren't adding anything new.
Don't worry about making more than one post in a row. Please avoid editing, as someone else may quote your original post. If you keep the thread open for a long time, please refresh before posting.
If you drop a goal, please do others a favor and come here to remove yourself from the list. You will be removed after about a week of not updating - if you are taking a break, please announce it and reset your number to zero.
Be sure to keep track of your goals as you complete them; they will be listed along the thread.
(* borrowed liberally from here:http://how-to-learn-any-language.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=37728&PN=1&TPN=1)
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01 days - evgenizyntx, training
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My training plan is 3 days gym & 3 days running and a planned day off. I consider I hit my consistency goal if I completed the days planned activity.0 -
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01 days - evgenizyntx, training
01 days - ElliInJapan, karate
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I hope I'm doing this correctly, but I'm excited to start something like this. I haven't been very consistent lately.
I need to work towards my next belt test, so I'll consider my goal achieved when (a) I go to class (twice a week), (b) train with my partner (usually once a week), or (c) do at least 10 katas a day on all other days.
[quick question: can we have multiple goals?]0 -
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01 days - ElliInJapan, karate
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~~~~~~~I hope I'm doing this correctly, but I'm excited to start something like this. I haven't been very consistent lately.
I need to work towards my next belt test, so I'll consider my goal achieved when (a) I go to class (twice a week), (b) train with my partner (usually once a week), or (c) do at least 10 katas a day on all other days.
[quick question: can we have multiple goals?]
Of course you can have multiple goals. Btw, daily kata training sounds great. Hope 30 days shows results!0 -
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01 days - evgenizyntx, training
01 days - ElliInJapan, karate
00 days - ElliInJapan, hit calorie goal
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~~~~~~~Of course you can have multiple goals. Btw, daily kata training sounds great. Hope 30 days shows results!
I hope so too! Thank you for organizing this! :flowerforyou:
I'm very tempted to try the language version as well... but one step at a time... I added a calorie goal, I'll assume I hit it when I'm up to +/- 100kcal from my MFP limit (I'm above it already, starting tomorrow).0 -
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01 days - evgenizyntx, training
02 days - ElliInJapan, karate
01 days - ElliInJapan, hit calorie goal
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training involved mainly leg work.0 -
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01 days - evgenizyntx, training
02 days - ElliInJapan, karate
01 days - ElliInJapan, hit calorie goal
01 days - runningforthetrain, weight lift 2 times a week
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I started MFP with the intention of lifting and have yet to do so-- I'll try this0 -
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02 days - evgenizyntx, training
02 days - ElliInJapan, karate
01 days - ElliInJapan, hit calorie goal
01 days - runningforthetrain, weight lift 2 times a week
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Gym - 45 min, a little short, but got it in.0 -
Great Thread.
I am starting later than some of you.
Day 1: Worked out
Day 1: Limited sugar0 -
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02 days - evgenizyntx, training
02 days - ElliInJapan, karate
01 days - ElliInJapan, hit calorie goal
01 days - runningforthetrain, weight lift 2 times a week
01 days - ma5y, working out, limiting sugar
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Please remember to quote and remove quotes.
@may5y - I added yours as a single line, feel free to update as a split0 -
02 days - evgenizyntx, training
02 days - ElliInJapan, karate
01 days - ElliInJapan, hit calorie goal
01 days - runningforthetrain, weight lift 2 times a week
02 days - ma5y, working out
02 days - ma5y, limiting sugar
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02 days - evgenizyntx, training
02 days - ElliInJapan, karate
01 days - ElliInJapan, hit calorie goal
01 days - runningforthetrain, weight lift 2 times a week
02 days - ma5y, working out
02 days - ma5y, limiting sugar
00 days - girlviernes, darkness 10 pm - 7 am
00 days - girlviernes, light in morning
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My goal is to improve my sleep by A) inducing darkness especially not being on computer or phone between 10-7, and getting at least 15 min of light in the morning (sunlight or therapy light).0 -
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02 days - evgenizyntx, training
02 days - ElliInJapan, karate
01 days - ElliInJapan, hit calorie goal
01 days - runningforthetrain, weight lift 2 times a week
02 days - ma5y, working out
02 days - ma5y, limiting sugar
00 days - girlviernes, darkness 10 pm - 7 am
00 days - girlviernes, light in morning
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Just updating... For format0 -
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02 days - evgenizyntx, training
02 days - ElliInJapan, karate
01 days - ElliInJapan, hit calorie goal
01 days - runningforthetrain, weight lift 2 times a week
02 days - ma5y, working out
02 days - ma5y, limiting sugar
00 days - girlviernes, darkness 10 pm - 7 am
00 days - girlviernes, light in morning
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Again, this is a GREAT IDEA. I wanted to post my goals. I schedule a week of workouts at the start of the week. My workouts include a combination of weights/cardio. Goal one is to complete each workout as scheduled. Goal two is to limit consumption of sugar. For this week, that would be Ben and Jerry's and baked goods.0 -
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02 days - evgenizyntx, training
02 days - ElliInJapan, karate
01 days - ElliInJapan, hit calorie goal
01 days - runningforthetrain, weight lift 2 times a week
02 days - ma5y, working out
02 days - ma5y, limiting sugar
00 days - girlviernes, darkness 10 pm - 7 am
00 days - girlviernes, light in morning
00 days - jeep_this, Stronglifts 5x5, 3-4 days a week
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Every time I tried to fix my reply, my iPad would change screens to some Sims app. Very weird.
I guess my goal is pretty self explanatory though. :smokin:0 -
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02 days - evgenizyntx, training
03 days - ElliInJapan, karate
00 days - ElliInJapan, hit calorie goal
01 days - runningforthetrain, weight lift 2 times a week
02 days - ma5y, working out
02 days - ma5y, limiting sugar
00 days - girlviernes, darkness 10 pm - 7 am
00 days - girlviernes, light in morning
00 days - jeep_this, Stronglifts 5x5, 3-4 days a week
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updated my day - I had a 4hour training today that takes place once a month with all the dojos of our ryuha. It was fun but intense - I'm very proud that I made it through. My food on the other hand was a a bit of a mess, so I'm restarting the counter. This goal will be hard to achieve.0 -
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02 days - evgenizyntx, training
03 days - ElliInJapan, karate
00 days - ElliInJapan, hit calorie goal
01 days - runningforthetrain, weight lift 2 times a week
02 days - ma5y, working out
02 days - ma5y, limiting sugar
01 days - girlviernes, darkness 10 pm - 7 am
01 days - girlviernes, light in morning
00 days - jeep_this, Stronglifts 5x5, 3-4 days a week
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I started the darkness goal right after posting, so I'll count it
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02 days - evgenizyntx, training
03 days - ElliInJapan, karate
00 days - ElliInJapan, hit calorie goal
01 days - runningforthetrain, weight lift 2 times a week
02 days - ma5y, working out
02 days - ma5y, limiting sugar
01 days - girlviernes, darkness 10 pm - 7 am
01 days - girlviernes, light in morning
01 days - jeep_this, Stronglifts 5x5, 3-4 days a week
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5x5 done today.0 -
02 days - evgenizyntx, training
03 days - ElliInJapan, karate
00 days - ElliInJapan, hit calorie goal
01 days - runningforthetrain, weight lift 2 times a week
03 days - ma5y, working out
03 days - ma5y, limiting sugar
01 days - girlviernes, darkness 10 pm - 7 am
01 days - girlviernes, light in morning
01 days - jeep_this, Stronglifts 5x5, 3-4 days a week
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02 days - evgenizyntx, training
03 days - ElliInJapan, karate
00 days - ElliInJapan, hit calorie goal
01 days - runningforthetrain, weight lift 2 times a week
03 days - ma5y, working out
03 days - ma5y, limiting sugar
02 days - girlviernes, darkness 10 pm - 7 am
02 days - girlviernes, light in morning
01 days - jeep_this, Stronglifts 5x5, 3-4 days a week
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02 days - evgenizyntx, training
04 days - ElliInJapan, karate
01 days - ElliInJapan, hit calorie goal
01 days - runningforthetrain, weight lift 2 times a week
03 days - ma5y, working out
03 days - ma5y, limiting sugar
02 days - girlviernes, darkness 10 pm - 7 am
02 days - girlviernes, light in morning
01 days - jeep_this, Stronglifts 5x5, 3-4 days a week
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regular class.0 -
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02 days - evgenizyntx, training
04 days - ElliInJapan, karate
01 days - ElliInJapan, hit calorie goal
01 days - runningforthetrain, weight lift 2 times a week
03 days - ma5y, working out
03 days - ma5y, limiting sugar
02 days - girlviernes, darkness 10 pm - 7 am
02 days - girlviernes, light in morning
01 days - jeep_this, Stronglifts 5x5, 3-4 days a week
01 days - Basilin, no espresso on weekdays
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Trying to reduce caffeine intake and substituting espresso drinks for breakfast.0 -
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02 days - evgenizyntx, training
04 days - ElliInJapan, karate
01 days - ElliInJapan, hit calorie goal
01 days - runningforthetrain, weight lift 2 times a week
03 days - ma5y, working out
03 days - ma5y, limiting sugar
02 days - girlviernes, darkness 10 pm - 7 am
02 days - girlviernes, light in morning
01 days - jeep_this, Stronglifts 5x5, 3-4 days a week
01 days - Basilin, no espresso on weekdays
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Today was first official weights day for me. Free weight mostly arms, some core. Those triceps have not been touched there in awhile- Hello triceps! Basilin-- no espresso - have you no humanity? lol Actually, I'm sure a nutritious breakfast will really pay off!0 -
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02 days - evgenizyntx, training
04 days - ElliInJapan, karate
01 days - ElliInJapan, hit calorie goal
01 days - runningforthetrain, weight lift 2 times a week
04 days - ma5y, working out
04 days - ma5y, limiting sugar
02 days - girlviernes, darkness 10 pm - 7 am
02 days - girlviernes, light in morning
01 days - jeep_this, Stronglifts 5x5, 3-4 days a week
01 days - Basilin, no espresso on weekdays
***Remember to use the quote button and quote the latest post and erase the quote tags, leave everything between the ~~ inclusive ***
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I had five Hershey's Kisses yesterday. For me, that was "limiting sugar."0 -
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02 days - evgenizyntx, training
04 days - ElliInJapan, karate
01 days - ElliInJapan, hit calorie goal
01 days - runningforthetrain, weight lift 2 times a week
04 days - ma5y, working out
04 days - ma5y, limiting sugar
03 days - girlviernes, darkness 10 pm - 7 am
03 days - girlviernes, light in morning
01 days - jeep_this, Stronglifts 5x5, 3-4 days a week
01 days - Basilin, no espresso on weekdays
***Remember to use the quote button and quote the latest post and erase the quote tags, leave everything between the ~~ inclusive ***
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Feeling pretty good about this plan, already getting more sleep is helping
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01 days - evgenizyntx, training
04 days - ElliInJapan, karate
01 days - ElliInJapan, hit calorie goal
01 days - runningforthetrain, weight lift 2 times a week
04 days - ma5y, working out
04 days - ma5y, limiting sugar
03 days - girlviernes, darkness 10 pm - 7 am
03 days - girlviernes, light in morning
01 days - jeep_this, Stronglifts 5x5, 3-4 days a week
01 days - Basilin, no espresso on weekdays
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Missed a day, restart for me.0 -
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01 days - evgenizyntx, training
04 days - ElliInJapan, karate
01 days - ElliInJapan, hit calorie goal
01 days - runningforthetrain, weight lift 2 times a week
05 days - ma5y, working out
05 days - ma5y, limiting sugar
03 days - girlviernes, darkness 10 pm - 7 am
03 days - girlviernes, light in morning
01 days - jeep_this, Stronglifts 5x5, 3-4 days a week
01 days - Basilin, no espresso on weekdays
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Five days is a personal record for me. This thread has really helped me stay motivated. If I have a scheduled day off, how do I record my working out status? I didn't miss the day, yet I didn't work out. Leave the number the same?0 -
if a day off is part of your plan, then you are on plan. Record the day, it's a freebee. The idea of consistency is staying on plan, not driving yourself crazy.
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01 days - evgenizyntx, training
01 days - ElliInJapan, karate
01 days - ElliInJapan, hit calorie goal
01 days - runningforthetrain, weight lift 2 times a week
05 days - ma5y, working out
05 days - ma5y, limiting sugar
03 days - girlviernes, darkness 10 pm - 7 am
03 days - girlviernes, light in morning
01 days - jeep_this, Stronglifts 5x5, 3-4 days a week
01 days - Basilin, no espresso on weekdays
***Remember to use the quote button and quote the latest post and erase the quote tags, leave everything between the ~~ inclusive ***
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Restart for me, I missed a day again.0
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