Hello June! Hello Summer!
themedalist
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June is a lovely month and the official start of summer! I am so looking forward to walks in my woods, summer cookouts spent on breezy porches, and the abundant sunlight. Dusk at 9pm? Yes, please!
What are you looking forward to and what do you have planned for this month or this summer? Any vacations on the horizon?
Summer can throw a curveball to our healthy habits. Routines get upended and company comes to visit. I know I get tempted to think that I’ll start again in the fall. But I’ve learned that my core healthy habits: eating well, exercising regularly, and getting enough sleep and movement throughout the day, just make every day go more smoothly. I’m not going to be starting any new habits this summer, but I’m certainly not casting off the ones that have worked so well for me.
What are your priorities? What will you focus on this summer that you’ll be proud of yourself come September?
Even the smallest action can have an impact if it gets repeated every day. Looking forward to hearing what you’ll be working on this summer!
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I'm new to this group, and I just watched the video on How to Make Things Harder. This June I want to commit to making an effort to take the stairs instead of the elevator. I work on the third floor, and it's reasonable to take the stairs. I plateaued last February after losing 55 lbs, and I didn't give up (surprisingly!). Two days ago I started to see the scale go down for the first time in three plus months. Building new healthy habits seems to be the foundation of long term success. It's true, when ever my routine is changed I find it's harder to lose weight.
Thanks
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@carrawayanise welcome to the group! taking the stairs sounds like a great way to make things harder. I used to work on a hilly college campus and I would take the handicap ramps. They were not very busy, so I got to visit the bids, ground squirrels, bunnies on my way to my classes.
My family of teachers always breathes a sigh of relief as June and the end of the school year arrives. My oldest daughter is finishing up homeschooling my youngest granddaughter, so she is moving on to a new season of life. But first, we have a huge graduation celebration weekend in mid June.
I haven’t decided yet what habit to focus on for the month. But I do like to concentrate on one specific thing for a month to help establish a strong healthy habit.
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My goal for June is to improve my yoga practice.
I’ve become pretty lack on my yoga workouts, so this month I will concentrate on
1. Daily yoga
2. Pushing myself more. - I often do Day 1 if I do anything.
My plan - go through the 30 days of yoga for beginners playlist
June 1 - Day 1 done 🧘 easy one today since it’s my go-to.
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Potted Bio - 2024Terri: Female; 77; living in Northern Ireland; married 57 years; 2 daughters, 3 adult grands; ex Maths teacher; volunteer group leader for U3A (University of the Third Age, life-long learning charity)SW: 227 (Mar 2014)Moving forward ……
In maintenance: August 2017
LW: 131.2 (December 2022)
GW: 130 < 140🌼🌺🌸🌻🪷🌻🌻🌸🌼I am a person who values the health and fitness of my body, mind, and spirit
🌼🌺🪺 June 2024 🪺🌺🌼
🌼🌺🌸🌻🪷🌻🌻🌸🌼
Habits keep me going when motivation flags.
Review of May:
I am happy with my progress in May. Despite the stress of resetting my devices, I did not abandon my Solid Habits and stayed on track. I have stopped the upward creep and am now hoping to redress the balance.
This month I will …..
June Focus:
Flexibility - working on body flexibility .
In June I am …..
… being mindful of the flexibility of my body
To help me do this I am …..
… doing 15+ minutes of flexibility exercise daily
yoga/Tai chi/Pilates/Qigong
🧘♀️
📌Consolidating Solid Habits
🪴🪴🪴🪴🪴🪴🪴
🪴🪴🪴🪴🪴🪴🪴
🪴🪴🪴🪴🪴🪴🪴
🪴🪴🪴🪴🪴🪴🪴
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Great Oaks from little acorns grow!
Daily Solid Habits:
(Developed over time)💎Right This Minute: Anti procrastination strategyYOU are worth the effort!
💎Just DO it!!!
Morning Routines:
💎Daily Meditation
💎Walk/Make beds/Shiny Sinks
💎Post Sole Mates steps
💎Weigh 130 < 140/log
💎Monitor %age Fat/Muscle
💎Log CI<CO/Balance macros
💎Herbal tea/supplements
💎Self care
💎Quality time with DH
💎Ablutions/dress/Shiny sinks
💎Breakfast
In between:
💎Intentional exercise > 60 minutes
💎Cardio > 5500 steps
💎Strength > 15 minutes
💎Flex > 15 minutes
💎Active hours > 6
💎Zone minutes > 150 (per week)
💎Declutter > 15 minutes
💎Daily chores
💎paint/draw/write/read
💎Craft/crochet
💎General chores
💎Gardening
💎jigsaw/puzzles/TV favourites
💎Meet with friends
💎Quality family time
Evening Routines:
💎Sole Mates evening reminder
💎JGM10Ds/JFT/UAC/Hogwarts
💎Close Fitbit rings/Zone minutes
💎Building Healthy Habits
💎Duolingo Latin
💎Update Women over 50
💎Clutter Sweep
🧝🏻♀️Terri 🕊️
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Happy June Everyone and welcome @carrawayanise!
I have 2 things I’m focusing on in June. Logging my food every day and making sure I get at least one hour each week using the VR app Supernatural. Logging my food each day helps keep me on track. it’s arguably the best three minutes I spend every day. When I log regularly, I maintain or lose a little weight. When I don’t, the scale creeps up. I need that accountability. I’ve been much better about logging in May so this is pretty much a continuation of that routine.
My Supernatural goal is new. I love the arm strength and flexibility swinging at targets gives me and the music selection is superb. The arm and shoulder movements helps keep my shoulder arthritis in check. I’ve set a goal of using it 4 times a week and I’ve maintained a decent streak for that. But typically, I use it for 45 to 50 minutes during those 4 workout sessions and I’d like to nudge that to be a solid hour. The app keeps track of how long I use it and gives me a score for power and accuracy.
Most of the exercises I do are leg-based and Supernatural is a nice complement to that. I can see how my arms have gotten stronger over the last year and a half since I’ve been using the app and that’s very motivating to me.
For accountability I’m going to post the weekly screenshot here:
Enjoy your Sunday!
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@TerriRichardson112 , it looks like we’re both concentrating on flexibility. I like your flexibility of your flexibility choices! 😀
@themedalist , that set up looks super cool! I could really use something to encourage strength training for me. That’s the hardest piece in the exercise puzzle for me.
June 1 - Day 1 done 🧘 easy one
June 2 - Day 2 done 🧘🧘 I did in in the afternoon instead of waiting until after supper (not the best time to do inversions).
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Potted Bio - 2024Terri: Female; 77; living in Northern Ireland; married 57 years; 2 daughters, 3 adult grands; ex Maths teacher; volunteer group leader for U3A (University of the Third Age, life-long learning charity)SW: 227 (Mar 2014)Moving forward ……
In maintenance: August 2017
LW: 131.2 (December 2022)
GW: 130 < 140🌼🌺🌸🌻🪷🌻🌻🌸🌼I am a person who values the health and fitness of my body, mind, and spirit
🌼🌺🪺 June 2024 🪺🌺🌼
🌼🌺🌸🌻🪷🌻🌻🌸🌼
Habits keep me going when motivation flags.
This month I will …..
June Focus:
Flexibility - working on body flexibility .
In June I am …..
… being mindful of the flexibility of my body
To help me do this I am …..
… doing 15+ minutes of flexibility exercise daily
yoga/Tai chi/Pilates/Qigong
🧘♀️ 🧘♀️
📌Consolidating Solid Habits
🪴🪴
Great Oaks from little acorns grow!
Daily Solid Habits:
(Developed over time)💎Right This Minute: Anti procrastination strategyYOU are worth the effort!
💎Just DO it!!!
Morning Routines:
💎Daily Meditation
💎Walk/Make beds/Shiny Sinks
💎Post Sole Mates steps
💎Weigh 130 < 140/log
💎Monitor %age Fat/Muscle
💎Log CI<CO/Balance macros
💎Herbal tea/supplements
💎Self care
💎Quality time with DH
💎Ablutions/dress/Shiny sinks
💎Breakfast
In between:
💎Intentional exercise > 60 minutes
💎Cardio > 5500 steps
💎Strength > 15 minutes
💎Flex > 15 minutes
💎Active hours > 6
💎Zone minutes > 150 (per week)
💎Declutter > 15 minutes
💎Daily chores
💎paint/draw/write/read
💎Craft/crochet
💎General chores
💎Gardening
💎jigsaw/puzzles/TV favourites
💎Meet with friends
💎Quality family time
Evening Routines:
💎Sole Mates evening reminder
💎JGM10Ds/JFT/UAC/Hogwarts
💎Close Fitbit rings/Zone minutes
💎Building Healthy Habits
💎Duolingo Latin
💎Update Women over 50
💎Clutter Sweep
🧝🏻♀️Terri 🕊️
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June plan: I decided to re-establish my daily weight recording (and reflection)…
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Hi I took May off from the group but decided to come back with the newsfeed gone extra support is a good thing to have.
I have no particular summer plans some biking, a 5K on fathers dad weekend, my daughter and sister will be walking with me as my OA doesn’t like it when I run! My summer also includes several long weekends off from the office.
I am going to re focus on my food choices and “try” a little yoga but will continue my walking, spinning and meditation. Wishing you all a safe, healthy, and productive June.4 -
June 1 - Day 1 done 🧘 easy one
June 2 - Day 2 done 🧘🧘
June 3 - Day 3 done 🧘 🧘 🧘
@MadisonMolly2017 , I know that you are a fierce tracker and get a lot of insight when you look at your data.
@snowshoe072 , sounds like a great summer plan. Focusing on food is always great an important habit to focus on.1 -
June plan: I decided to re-establish my daily weight recording (and reflection)…
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Thank you 77tes! Yes, the data helps me!
I was motivated by your setting a goal
Last month & another this month. Seemed ♥️ smart; I thought I should the same!
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Potted Bio - 2024Terri: Female; 77; living in Northern Ireland; married 57 years; 2 daughters, 3 adult grands; ex Maths teacher; volunteer group leader for U3A (University of the Third Age, life-long learning charity)SW: 227 (Mar 2014)Moving forward ……
In maintenance: August 2017
LW: 131.2 (December 2022)
GW: 130 < 140🌼🌺🌸🌻🪷🌻🌻🌸🌼I am a person who values the health and fitness of my body, mind, and spirit
🌼🌺🪺 June 2024 🪺🌺🌼
🌼🌺🌸🌻🪷🌻🌻🌸🌼
Habits keep me going when motivation flags.
This month I will …..
June Focus:
Flexibility - working on body flexibility .
In June I am …..
… being mindful of the flexibility of my body
To help me do this I am …..
… doing 15+ minutes of flexibility exercise daily
yoga/Tai chi/Pilates/Qigong
🧘♀️ 🧘♀️🧘♀️
📌Consolidating Solid Habits
🪴🪴🪴
Great Oaks from little acorns grow!
Daily Solid Habits:
(Developed over time)💎Right This Minute: Anti procrastination strategyYOU are worth the effort!
💎Just DO it!!!
Morning Routines:
💎Daily Meditation
💎Walk/Make beds/Shiny Sinks
💎Post Sole Mates steps
💎Weigh 130 < 140/log
💎Monitor %age Fat/Muscle
💎Log CI<CO/Balance macros
💎Herbal tea/supplements
💎Self care
💎Quality time with DH
💎Ablutions/dress/Shiny sinks
💎Breakfast
In between:
💎Intentional exercise > 60 minutes
💎Cardio > 5500 steps
💎Strength > 15 minutes
💎Flex > 15 minutes
💎Active hours > 6
💎Zone minutes > 150 (per week)
💎Declutter > 15 minutes
💎Daily chores
💎paint/draw/write/read
💎Craft/crochet
💎General chores
💎Gardening
💎jigsaw/puzzles/TV favourites
💎Meet with friends
💎Quality family time
Evening Routines:
💎Sole Mates evening reminder
💎JGM10Ds/JFT/UAC/Hogwarts
💎Close Fitbit rings/Zone minutes
💎Building Healthy Habits
💎Duolingo Latin
💎Update Women over 50
💎Clutter Sweep
🧝🏻♀️Terri 🕊️
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Brief update I have done a brief beginner yoga on my peloton app focus was on legs and stretching the jury is still out. Better food choices but room to improve walking daily a little spin.4
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June 1 - Day 1 done 🧘 easy one
June 2 - Day 2 done 🧘🧘
June 3 - Day 3 done 🧘 🧘 🧘
June 4 - Day 4 done 🧘🧘🧘🧘1 -
June plan: I decided to re-establish my daily weight recording (and reflection)…
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My goal for June is to improve my yoga practice.
I’ve become pretty lax on my yoga workouts, so this month I will concentrate on
1. Daily yoga
2. Pushing myself more. - I often do Day 1 if I do anything.
My plan - go through the 30 days of yoga for beginners playlist
June 1 - Day 1 done 🧘 easy one
June 2 - Day 2 done 🧘🧘
June 3 - Day 3 done 🧘 🧘 🧘
June 4 - Day 4 done 🧘🧘🧘🧘
June 5 - Day 5 done 🧘🧘🧘🧘🧘1 -
June 1 - Day 1 done 🧘 easy one
June 2 - Day 2 done 🧘🧘
June 3 - Day 3 done 🧘 🧘 🧘
June 4 - Day 4 done 🧘🧘🧘🧘
June 5 - Day 5 done 🧘🧘🧘🧘🧘
June 6 - Day 6 done 🧘🧘🧘🧘🧘🧘
@snowshoe072 , don’t get discouraged if you don’t like a particular yoga teacher. Sometimes the beginner routines are pretty tough for real beginners.2 -
June plan: I decided to re-establish my daily weight recording (and reflection)…
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5,990 steps today. Very happy.
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Potted Bio - 2024Terri: Female; 77; living in Northern Ireland; married 57 years; 2 daughters, 3 adult grands; ex Maths teacher; volunteer group leader for U3A (University of the Third Age, life-long learning charity)SW: 227 (Mar 2014)Moving forward ……
In maintenance: August 2017
LW: 131.2 (December 2022)
GW: 130 < 140🌼🌺🌸🌻🪷🌻🌻🌸🌼I am a person who values the health and fitness of my body, mind, and spirit
🌼🌺🪺 June 2024 🪺🌺🌼
🌼🌺🌸🌻🪷🌻🌻🌸🌼
Habits keep me going when motivation flags.
This month I will …..
June Focus:
Flexibility - working on body flexibility .
In June I am …..
… being mindful of the flexibility of my body
To help me do this I am …..
… doing 15+ minutes of flexibility exercise daily
yoga/Tai chi/Pilates/Qigong
🧘♀️ 🧘♀️🧘♀️🧘♀️🧘♀️🧘♀️
📌Consolidating Solid Habits
🪴🪴🪴🪴🪴🪴
Great Oaks from little acorns grow!
Daily Solid Habits:
(Developed over time)💎Right This Minute: Anti procrastination strategyYOU are worth the effort!
💎Just DO it!!!
Morning Routines:
💎Daily Meditation
💎Walk/Make beds/Shiny Sinks
💎Post Sole Mates steps
💎Weigh 130 < 140/log
💎Monitor %age Fat/Muscle
💎Log CI<CO/Balance macros
💎Herbal tea/supplements
💎Self care
💎Quality time with DH
💎Ablutions/dress/Shiny sinks
💎Breakfast
In between:
💎Intentional exercise > 60 minutes
💎Cardio > 5500 steps
💎Strength > 15 minutes
💎Flex > 15 minutes
💎Active hours > 6
💎Zone minutes > 150 (per week)
💎Declutter > 15 minutes
💎Daily chores
💎paint/draw/write/read
💎Craft/crochet
💎General chores
💎Gardening
💎jigsaw/puzzles/TV favourites
💎Meet with friends
💎Quality family time
Evening Routines:
💎Sole Mates evening reminder
💎JGM10Ds/JFT/UAC/Hogwarts
💎Close Fitbit rings/Zone minutes
💎Building Healthy Habits
💎Duolingo Latin
💎Update Women over 50
💎Clutter Sweep
🧝🏻♀️Terri 🕊️
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@77tes you are absolutely correct I did find myself after spending a fair amount of time at my desk yesterday going into our chart room and doing a few of the moves from the class, it was helpful before our lunchtime walk. At least I showed up !4
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Still at the yoga piece the jury is still out maybe it’s my lack of being able to bend my knee and my elbow doesn’t flex to 100% anymore but I keep trying. 5k walk next Saturday hoping for a cool hazy morning2
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@snowshoe072 , here’s a favorite yoga routine I used to do in the adjunct faculty office.
https://youtu.be/9rNxHZGREks?si=KhtFOMxqFRKPnPVC
@MadisonMolly2017 I also have to work at it to get out early now that the weather is getting warmer. I knew that you’d get a lot from your tracking!
Hooray for a Week of doing the yoga 30 day challenge. Today was day 7, and that routine usually stops me because it focuses on core (ugh!), but I got it done. Onward! ⏩
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@77tes Thanks, I took time and watched the video looks interesting thanks for sharing now to find a chair!1
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@snowshoe072, a counter works, too 👌
June 8 another one done and the second week of June off to a good start. Note to self - skip the extra helping of salsa if you’re going to do yoga after dinner.
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Hi all,
Continuing my 50+ years of yoga. I want to get to a strength yoga class, which is adapted for seniors.
It's great I'm doing yoga and other practices on my own, but I would really benefit from a group class, Some days I just Don't feel like going to a class, but I do exercise at home.
Mantra: I don't have to like it. I just have to do it.
It is a Illogical to think that I have to always like everything I do for my own best interest and health.
I have minimum steps for every day which is 8000 low but aim for 10k. I usually end up 9K. Sometimes I get 11 or 12.
Next, I do 12:22 fasting, which is not that hard to do it regulates my eating enables more mindful gratitude, eating, and limits eating after dinner. I've always leaned vegetarian and heart healthy eating however I have to watch the amount of food that I eat because I love to eat healthy food.
My lifelong yoga practice has facilitated rapid recovery from multiple orthopedic surgeries due to moderately severe arthritis.
If anything, I find it easier to be more active and have mindful eating and warmer weather. There are more options to get outdoors and for physical activity and it's just easier to get around. There are more options for fresher, fruits, and vegetables, and farmers markets. I'm trained to nutrition as well so I love getting fresh healthy food.
My challenge is always limiting serving size and portions and keeping to a more defined eating regime using mindfulness positive goal, visualization, and gratitude.
Good luck to everybody and thank you for being here for Community
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Potted Bio - 2024Terri: Female; 77; living in Northern Ireland; married 57 years; 2 daughters, 3 adult grands; ex Maths teacher; volunteer group leader for U3A (University of the Third Age, life-long learning charity)SW: 227 (Mar 2014)Moving forward ……
In maintenance: August 2017
LW: 131.2 (December 2022)
GW: 130 < 140🌼🌺🌸🌻🪷🌻🌻🌸🌼I am a person who values the health and fitness of my body, mind, and spirit
🌼🌺🪺 June 2024 🪺🌺🌼
🌼🌺🌸🌻🪷🌻🌻🌸🌼
Habits keep me going when motivation flags.
This month I will …..
June Focus:
Flexibility - working on body flexibility .
In June I am …..
… being mindful of the flexibility of my body
To help me do this I am …..
… doing 15+ minutes of flexibility exercise daily
yoga/Tai chi/Pilates/Qigong
🧘♀️ 🧘♀️🧘♀️🧘♀️🧘♀️🧘♀️🧘♀️
🧘♀️
📌Consolidating Solid Habits
🪴🪴🪴🪴🪴🪴🪴
🪴
Great Oaks from little acorns grow!
Daily Solid Habits:
(Developed over time)💎Right This Minute: Anti procrastination strategyYOU are worth the effort!
💎Just DO it!!!
Morning Routines:
💎Daily Meditation
💎Walk/Make beds/Shiny Sinks
💎Post Sole Mates steps
💎Weigh 130 < 140/log
💎Monitor %age Fat/Muscle
💎Log CI<CO/Balance macros
💎Herbal tea/supplements
💎Self care
💎Quality time with DH
💎Ablutions/dress/Shiny sinks
💎Breakfast
In between:
💎Intentional exercise > 60 minutes
💎Cardio > 5500 steps
💎Strength > 15 minutes
💎Flex > 15 minutes
💎Active hours > 6
💎Zone minutes > 150 (per week)
💎Declutter > 15 minutes
💎Daily chores
💎paint/draw/write/read
💎Craft/crochet
💎General chores
💎Gardening
💎jigsaw/puzzles/TV favourites
💎Meet with friends
💎Quality family time
Evening Routines:
💎Sole Mates evening reminder
💎JGM10Ds/JFT/UAC/Hogwarts
💎Close Fitbit rings/Zone minutes
💎Building Healthy Habits
💎Duolingo Latin
💎Update Women over 50
💎Clutter Sweep
🧝🏻♀️Terri 🕊️
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Looks like a number of us are focusing on flexibility. I’ve been doing yoga since my late 20s, but there are lots of poses that I can no longer do fully. However, the way I look at it, you go as far as you can. Use it or lose it! I tell myself: Just DO it!!! 😝
This month I’m being mindful of stretching all parts of the body.2 -
@77tes ahh the counter never thought of that! I will try my kitchen island that dh and I built2
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You all are a wonderful promo for yoga! I agree with @77tes. I get a lot of use out of my kitchen sink counter. Squats, leg lifts etc while I’m waiting for the microwave.
@Michaela_LaGata, I like your mantra: “I don't have to like it. I just have to do it”. So true! Often with habit building, motivation comes AFTER doing the habit we’ve been practicing for a while and seeing benefits from doing. For many people, if they wail until they’re motivated, they will wait a long time.
Great job on the sugar reign-in, @MadisonMolly2017!
Made my 60 minute, 4 times weekly goal with Supernatural this week for my arms workout. 69 minutes. Next week will be a little tricker as I’m hosting and then attending 2 conferences this week. Won’t get back into the VR headset until Thursday. That gives me exactly 4 days to cover the 60 minutes. If I get home at a reasonable hour on Wed night, I might try to workout then.
Make it a great week!
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