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  • lestrangenicole
    lestrangenicole Posts: 4 Member
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    Back online after inconsistently practicing new health habits. I love that so many of us on here are choosing to be accountable to ourselves by tracking what we eat. Despite life getting in the way (always) I can do that, and will do that this April :smiley:
  • MadisonMolly2017
    MadisonMolly2017 Posts: 10,998 Member
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    MadisonMolly2017 wrote: »
    April! 🌷🌻🥀
    1. Beginning today, April 4, while my morning tea or coffee is brewing, I will do 10 sets with dumbbells of an arm exercise.

    When that feels easy, I’ll do 2 sets, etc.

    April 4✅ 5✅ 6✅ 7✅ 8✅ 9✅ 10✅ 11✅ 12✅ 13✅ 14✅ 15✅ 16✅ 17✅ 18✅



    2. I will also continue my designated serving sizes of a 34g serving of healthy peanut butter & 14g servings of raw nuts.”
    April 4✅ 5✅ 6✅ 7✅ 8✅ 9✅ 10✅ 11✅ 12✅ 13✅ 14✅ 15✅ 16✅ 17✅ 18✅

    This is what I’m really doing this month.

    3.I’m also setting boundaries on how busy/stressed I let myself get.
    7✅ 8✅ 9✅ 10✅ 11✅ 12✅ 13✅ 14✅ 15✅ Am sleeping much better & longer since 4/8 16✅ 17✅ 18✅

    4. Thorough flossing tmrestarted April 15✅ 16✅ 17✅ 18✅


    So I’ve got the servings sizes down but now too many of them. Will work on that

    Exercise is not what it was but I can tell I’m
    Improving & will get fully back to it. Sometimes, I guess, we have to listen to our bodies.

    I set goal of at least 5K steps a day. Once that’s set I figured I’d bump It up

    But yesterday I walked 9K so today 4.8K

    Overall though, I’m feeling stronger & much less fatigued.
  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 18,105 Member
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    🐸🐥🐰🐥🐸🐥🐰🐥🐸
    🐸BUILDING HEALTHY HABITS🐸
    🐸🐥🐰APRIL 2022🐰🐥🐸
    🐸🐥🐰🐥🐸🐥🐰🐥🐸
    2022 WOTY: CONSOLIDATE
    🔹consolidate current habits
    🔹Explore Identity-based Habit setting
    🔹Solid Habits
    🦉🦉🦉🦉🦉🦉🦉
    🦉🦉🦉🦉🦉🦉🦉
    🦉🦉
    Investigating positive Identity-based habits.

    Who am I?
    I am a person who values the health and fitness of my body, mind, and spirit.
    💡I hadn’t been keeping an eye on my macros very well recently, and discovered that my CI Fat %age had crept up quite a bit. It hasn’t impinge on my body fat %age yet, but I was beginning to suffer from my old reflux problem, so I need to address this.
    (Subject to tweaking *)
    This April I will ….
    …. work on keeping my CI Fat %age within 2% of my goal.
    🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷
    🌷🌷🌷🌷🤦‍♀️🌷🌷
    🤦‍♀️🌷🌷🌷
    * Pass Days
    (10% max to allow for celebrations/holidays)
    Tues 12: Lunch out with elder daughter and granddaughter, so fat %age a little over.
    Fri 15: Family picnic lunch and dinner. 🤔
    March Habit
    Allowing myself a few Pass days going forward. I will add this to my list of solid habits.
    I am a person who refrains from eating after 9pm 90% of the time to assist efficient overnight digestion of food

    Waiting for my girls to pick me up for a birthday outing. It’s a lovely day for it.
    🦄 Terri



  • jamcnewman
    jamcnewman Posts: 4,061 Member
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    Happy birthday to you @TerriRichardson112 💐💐💐
  • makattack220
    makattack220 Posts: 219 Member
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    quick check in!
    @TerriRichardson112 happy birthday!🎉🎉🎉

    ✔︎ read/listen/take notes with intention on subjects towards desired identity (goal 5+ days/week)
    📚-📚-📚-📚-📚–📚-📚-📚-📚-📚-✘-📚-📚-📚-📚-✘-✘-📚-📚-📚-21-22-23-24-25-26-27-28-29-30
    ✔︎ more whole foods/less processed food, this month: no flour (goal 5+ days/week)
    🫐-🫐-🫐-🫐-🫐–🫐-🫐-🫐-🫐-🫐-✘-🫐-🫐-🫐-✘-🫐-✘-🫐-✘-✘-21-22-23-24-25-26-27-28-29-30 (have had a few pass days as I'm trying new meals but still well within the 5 days/week goal)
    ✔︎ work on removing all items unrelated to home office use from office space for at least 1 hour
    12🖇 - 13🖇 - 14🖇 - 18🖇 - 19🖇 - 26 (really making great progress! woohoo!)

    🐉 Mak
  • donna25trinity
    donna25trinity Posts: 3,016 Member
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    Report- Habits April 2022
    *I am a person who measures her food accurately, doesn't cheat and is honest with tracking what she puts in her mouth.
    * I am a person who can be comfortable eating at maintaince calories without feeling like I always need to be loosing weight.
    * I am a person who uses a tape measure to measure her results instead of being controlled by a number on the scale.
    * I am a woman who knows Weekend intentional exercise works wonders for my mood.
    * I am a person who goes for a walk in her lunch break.
    *I am a person who does not feel the need to over explain herself.
    *I am a person who feels best wen she has an attitude of gratitude.

    Hi All, Have been able to stick to pretty much of all of the above except I don't always walk in lunch break, havent used a tape measure this month and still catching myself over explaining myself. Its def not as bad as it used to be though. Hope you guys are all well. xoxoxo
  • MadisonMolly2017
    MadisonMolly2017 Posts: 10,998 Member
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    April! 🌷🌻🥀
    1. Beginning today, April 4, while my morning tea or coffee is brewing, I will do 10 sets with dumbbells of an arm exercise.

    When that feels easy, I’ll do 2 sets, etc.

    April 4✅ 5✅ 6✅ 7✅ 8✅ 9✅ 10✅ 11✅ 12✅ 13✅ 14✅ 15✅ 16✅ 17✅ 18✅ 19✅ 20✅ 21✅



    2. I will also continue my designated serving sizes of a 34g serving of healthy peanut butter & 14g servings of raw nuts.”
    April 4✅ 5✅ 6✅ 7✅ 8✅ 9✅ 10✅ 11✅ 12✅ 13✅ 14✅ 15✅ 16✅ 17✅ 18✅ 19✅ 20✅ 21✅

    This is what I’m really doing this month.

    3.I’m also setting boundaries on how busy/stressed I let myself get.
    7✅ 8✅ 9✅ 10✅ 11✅ 12✅ 13✅ 14✅ 15✅ Am sleeping much better & longer since 4/8 16✅ 17✅ 18✅ 19✅ 20✅ 21✅

    4. Thorough flossing tmrestarted April 15✅ 16✅ 17✅ 18✅ 19✅ 20✅ 21✅


    So I’ve got the servings sizes down but now too many of them. Will work on that

    Exercise is not what it was but I can tell I’m
    Improving & will get fully back to it. Sometimes, I guess, we have to listen to our bodies.

    I set goal of at least 5K steps a day. Once that’s set I figured I’d bump It up

    But yesterday I walked 9K so today 4.8K

    Overall though, I’m feeling stronger & much less fatigued.[/quote]

    April 20 10,538
    April 21 7.900
  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 18,105 Member
    edited April 2022
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    🐸🐥🐰🐥🐸🐥🐰🐥🐸
    🐸BUILDING HEALTHY HABITS🐸
    🐸🐥🐰APRIL 2022🐰🐥🐸
    🐸🐥🐰🐥🐸🐥🐰🐥🐸
    2022 WOTY: CONSOLIDATE
    🔹consolidate current habits
    🔹Explore Identity-based Habit setting
    🔹Solid Habits
    🦉🦉🦉🦉🦉🦉🦉
    🦉🦉🦉🦉🦉🦉🦉
    🦉🦉🦉🦉🦉🦉🦉
    Investigating positive Identity-based habits.

    Who am I?
    I am a person who values the health and fitness of my body, mind, and spirit.
    💡I hadn’t been keeping an eye on my macros very well recently, and discovered that my CI Fat %age had crept up quite a bit. It hasn’t impinge on my body fat %age yet, but I was beginning to suffer from my old reflux problem, so I need to address this.
    (Subject to tweaking *)
    This April I will ….
    …. work on keeping my CI Fat %age within 2% of my goal.
    🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷
    🌷🌷🌷🌷🤦‍♀️🌷🌷
    🤦‍♀️🌷🌷🌷🌷🤦‍♀️🌷
    * Pass Days
    (10% max to allow for celebrations/holidays)
    Tues 12: Lunch out with elder daughter and granddaughter, so fat %age a little over.
    Fri 15: Family picnic lunch and dinner. 🤔
    Wed 20: 🥳 birthday. Too difficult to track restaurant food accurately.
    March Habit
    Allowing myself a few Pass days going forward. I will add this to my list of solid habits.
    I am a person who refrains from eating after 9pm 90% of the time to assist efficient overnight digestion of food

    🦄 Terri
  • themedalist
    themedalist Posts: 3,212 Member
    edited April 2022
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    donna25trinity wrote: »
    Report- Habits April 2022
    *I am a person who measures her food accurately, doesn't cheat and is honest with tracking what she puts in her mouth.
    * I am a person who can be comfortable eating at maintaince calories without feeling like I always need to be loosing weight.
    * I am a person who uses a tape measure to measure her results instead of being controlled by a number on the scale.
    * I am a woman who knows Weekend intentional exercise works wonders for my mood.
    * I am a person who goes for a walk in her lunch break.
    *I am a person who does not feel the need to over explain herself.
    *I am a person who feels best wen she has an attitude of gratitude.

    Hi All, Have been able to stick to pretty much of all of the above except I don't always walk in lunch break, havent used a tape measure this month and still catching myself over explaining myself. Its def not as bad as it used to be though. Hope you guys are all well. xoxoxo

    I really like your list, @donna25trinity! Very powerful to start a list of personal attributes with the phrase: “I am a person who…“

    Mine might include:

    I am a person who looks forward to the end of annual reporting season (in mid June) and having a more balanced life again! 😀
  • themedalist
    themedalist Posts: 3,212 Member
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    I hope you had a great birthday @TerriRichardson112!
  • makattack220
    makattack220 Posts: 219 Member
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    Progress Report:

    ✔︎ read/listen/take notes with intention on subjects towards desired identity 5+ days/week
    📚-📚-📚-📚-📚–📚-📚-📚-📚-📚-✘-📚-📚-📚-📚-✘-✘-📚-📚-📚-📚-📚-📚-📚-📚-26-27-28-29-30
    ✔︎ more whole foods/less processed food, this month: no flour 5+ days/week
    🫐-🫐-🫐-🫐-🫐–🫐-🫐-🫐-🫐-🫐-✘-🫐-🫐-🫐-✘-🫐-✘-🫐-✘-✘-🫐-🫐-✘-🫐-✘-26-27-28-29-30
    ✔︎ work on removing all items unrelated to home office use from office space for at least 1 hour
    12🖇 - 13🖇 - 14🖇 - 18🖇 - 19🖇 - 24🖇 - 25🖇 - 26 (a HUGE difference! very exciting)

    Seeing some really great progress on habits this month and also feeling a significant shift because of prioritizing time to the mindset work. I'm starting a 6 month coaching program this week so I'm not sure how active I'll be on MFP in coming months. I want to dedicate my efforts towards that program and go "all in" with that curriculum/platform. This group really helped me with habit-building. Just wanted to say THANK YOU to this great group of people. Keep up the great work everyone!

    🐉 Mak
  • donna25trinity
    donna25trinity Posts: 3,016 Member
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    themedalist wrote: »
    donna25trinity wrote: »
    Report- Habits April 2022
    *I am a person who measures her food accurately, doesn't cheat and is honest with tracking what she puts in her mouth.
    * I am a person who can be comfortable eating at maintaince calories without feeling like I always need to be loosing weight.
    * I am a person who uses a tape measure to measure her results instead of being controlled by a number on the scale.
    * I am a woman who knows Weekend intentional exercise works wonders for my mood.
    * I am a person who goes for a walk in her lunch break.
    *I am a person who does not feel the need to over explain herself.
    *I am a person who feels best wen she has an attitude of gratitude.

    Hi All, Have been able to stick to pretty much of all of the above except I don't always walk in lunch break, havent used a tape measure this month and still catching myself over explaining myself. Its def not as bad as it used to be though. Hope you guys are all well. xoxoxo

    I really like your list, @donna25trinity! Very powerful to start a list of personal attributes with the phrase: “I am a person who…“

    Mine might include:

    I am a person who looks forward to the end of annual reporting season (in mid June) and having a more balanced life again! 😀

    Thanks. Changing habits results in changing our lives. It's the best xo
  • MadisonMolly2017
    MadisonMolly2017 Posts: 10,998 Member
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    MadisonMolly2017 wrote: »
    April! 🌷🌻🥀
    1. Beginning today, April 4, while my morning tea or coffee is brewing, I will do 10 sets with dumbbells of an arm exercise.

    When that feels easy, I’ll do 2 sets, etc.

    April 4✅ 5✅ 6✅ 7✅ 8✅ 9✅ 10✅ 11✅ 12✅ 13✅ 14✅ 15✅ 16✅ 17✅ 18✅ 19✅ 20✅ 21✅ 22✅ 23✅ 24✅

    This was a new habit & has worked great. Now my husband has weights at his computer & does arm exercises during meetings (video is off for most of their meetings)



    2. I will also continue my designated serving sizes of a 34g serving of healthy peanut butter & 14g servings of raw nuts.”
    April 4✅ 5✅ 6✅ 7✅ 8✅ 9✅ 10✅ 11✅ 12✅ 13✅ 14✅ 15✅ 16✅ 17✅ 18✅ 19✅ 20✅ 21✅ 22✅ 23✅ 24✅

    This one has been going well, too!

    This is what I’m really doing this month.

    3.I’m also setting boundaries on how busy/stressed I let myself get.
    7✅ 8✅ 9✅ 10✅ 11✅ 12✅ 13✅ 14✅ 15✅ Am sleeping much better & longer since 4/8 16✅ 17✅ 18✅ 19✅ 20✅ 21✅ 22✅ 23✅ 24

    I definitely turn this around when I feel stressed now

    4. Thorough flossing tmrestarted April 15✅ 16✅ 17✅ 18✅ 19✅ 20✅ 21✅ 22✅ 23✅ 24✅

    But I can tell I need a solid nighttime trigger…


    So I’ve got the servings sizes down but now too many of them. Will work on that. Still true…

    Exercise is not what it was but I can tell I’m
    Improving & will get fully back to it. Sometimes, I guess, we have to listen to our bodies.

    4/25 exercise much much better. Can walk 10K again.

    I set goal of at least 5K steps a day. Once that’s set I figured I’d bump It up Then I bumped it to 7, and then 8.

    Listening to my body but also have a clear goal to get back to 10K+

    Overall though, I’m feeling stronger & much less fatigued. Yay! And healthier!

    April 20 10,538
    April 21 7.900
    4/22 6.2K
    4/23 8.9K
    4/24 10K
  • jamcnewman
    jamcnewman Posts: 4,061 Member
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    @MadisonMolly2017 You are doing great Maddie — your commitment and tenacity are a testament to #healthfirst. 🌟
  • 77tes
    77tes Posts: 7,816 Member
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    Hi all,

    I’m doing okay, but I’m losing some of my habit energy. My fasting goal is doing well, but my carbs are floating up. I’ve been very active, and when I am, I tend to eat more carbs.

    I’m a dancer/ caller - I’ve been working on my calling skills most days
    I’m an intermittent faster - every day but one this week
    I’m a person who eats low carb - I haven’t stayed under my daily goal but for a couple of days.
  • jamcnewman
    jamcnewman Posts: 4,061 Member
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    April Update
    Doing well on my three blended identity and environment habits - update below.

    I am a person who exercises in the morning
    - and morning yoga, stretching, or meditation help to prepare my body well for the day ahead.
    Successful at this four days a week now, and am changing my target to five days a week

    I am well hydrated
    - and anticipate my needs and success by placing fresh water bottles around my home daily.
    This has been quickly established and is now quite solid.

    I manage my snack intake within my daily calorie allocation
    - and keep such items out of sight because that is helpful to my success.
    This is going really well and the groceries which fall into the sweet/salty/crackers categories go right into their bins in the cubbies at the back garden entrance. My husband knows where to find what he wants when he wishes. I have been better able to manage my “snackcidents” now that they don’t taunt me every time I open the pantry cupboards.

    Every day I attend to my seedlings (first time starting much of my garden indoors from seed). They are coming up so well!
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  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 18,105 Member
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    🐸🐥🐰🐥🐸🐥🐰🐥🐸
    🐸BUILDING HEALTHY HABITS🐸
    🐸🐥🐰APRIL 2022🐰🐥🐸
    🐸🐥🐰🐥🐸🐥🐰🐥🐸
    2022 WOTY: CONSOLIDATE
    🔹consolidate current habits
    🔹Explore Identity-based Habit setting
    🔹Solid Habits
    🦉🦉🦉🦉🦉🦉🦉
    🦉🦉🦉🦉🦉🦉🦉
    🦉🦉🦉🦉🦉🦉🦉
    🦉🦉🦉🦉🦉
    Investigating positive Identity-based habits.

    Who am I?
    I am a person who values the health and fitness of my body, mind, and spirit.
    💡I hadn’t been keeping an eye on my macros very well recently, and discovered that my CI Fat %age had crept up quite a bit. It hasn’t impinge on my body fat %age yet, but I was beginning to suffer from my old reflux problem, so I need to address this.
    (Subject to tweaking *)
    This April I will ….
    …. work on keeping my CI Fat %age within 2% of my goal.
    🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷
    🌷🌷🌷🌷🤦‍♀️🌷🌷
    🤦‍♀️🌷🌷🌷🌷🤦‍♀️🌷
    🌷🌷🌷🌷🤦‍♀️
    * Pass Days
    (10% max to allow for celebrations/holidays)
    Tues 12: Lunch out with elder daughter and granddaughter, so fat %age a little over.
    Fri 15: Family picnic lunch and dinner. 🤔
    Wed 20: 🥳 birthday. Too difficult to track restaurant food accurately.
    Tues 26: DH asked for macaroni cheese. Enough said! 🤦‍♀️ On the positive side, my %age for the month is way down on last month. I will need to keep this on on the radar next month.
    March Habit
    Allowing myself a few Pass days going forward. I will add this to my list of solid habits.
    I am a person who refrains from eating after 9pm 90% of the time to assist efficient overnight digestion of food

    🦄 Terri

  • snowshoe072
    snowshoe072 Posts: 4,557 Member
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    My habit work is coming along nicely but room for a little improvement they say it takes 100 days to form a good habit. I have recently begun out door walking again as the weather is more cooperative… most days but it did snow again! I have also solidified my meditation and have now introduced some beginner tai chi I am really enjoying this so until next month stay the course and stay consistent
  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 18,105 Member
    edited April 2022
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    Just testing if I can post a photo again. Not holding my breath, though 😝

    Later: No! MFP threw a wobbly. Had to log back in again.

    I wish they would sort out all these glitches.
  • jamcnewman
    jamcnewman Posts: 4,061 Member
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    TerriRichardson112 wrote: »
    Just testing if I can post a photo again. Not holding my breath, though 😝

    Later: No! MFP threw a wobbly. Had to log back in again.

    I wish they would sort out all these glitches.

    Oh me too Terri! @TerriRichardson112 🙄

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