DASHING THROUGH DECEMBER — HEALTHY HABIT CHALLENGE
77tes
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December can be a challenging month for building healthy habits. On the other hand we are nearing the finish line of this marathon of the year 2024. With holiday events and time commitments, let’s not take our eyes off the prize of better health! Let’s prioritize exercise (and sleep!) which often get squeezed out when we’re busy. Our healthy habits will help us deal with the holiday stresses.
So rather than facing 2025 with a few extra pounds and too little exercise, let’s keep our healthy habits going.
What do you want to accomplish this month? How do you want things to be better for you in 2025? What can you do this month that you can carry into the new year? What WILL you do now?
Let's make this wrap up of 2024 a month of triumph!
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This month my goal is to increase the diversity of my plant-based foods, with a goal of 30 different plant foods per week.
Today I made it to 13, which is pretty good. However, these are mostly my regular choices. This will mean I will need to find 17 other plant based foods.
Plant-based food
December 1-7
1. Peppers 🫑 🌶️ red green
2. Green onions 🧅
3. Tomatoes 🍅
4. Blueberries 🫐
5. Fuji Apple 🍎
6. Chick peas
7. Spinach
8. Artichoke
9. Celery
10. Carrots 🥕
11. Peanut Butter 🥜
12. Broccoli
13. White Potatoes 🥔0 -
@77tes Like the pb food ideas, an area that I try to work on, how about tofu and tempeh? Both a good source of protein and blend well with what you are cooking.
I would like to shed the last it of weight but will be pleased with myself to just maintain an accomplishment for December. Still focusing on good choices, exercise and daily movement.1 -
@snowshoe072 , so far I haven’t found a tofu that I like, right now I’m just striving to increase the diversity of my choices. Good choices through the holidays is a fabulous goal. That’s pretty much what I was hoping for., but I decided to add in the plant variety, too.
December 2
It was a very busy active day, I took a long walk. I also did some strength training and yard work. I even did a spin workout while the puppy was napping.
14. Prunes
15. Great Northern Beans 🫘0 -
December 3
Another busy day, but not as much exercise as yesterday. Meetup exercise at the park and strength.
16. Oatmeal 🥣
17. Honeycrisp applesauce (not sure if different varieties of apples should count)
18. Guavas
19. Pumpkin pie 🥧
20. Chocolate 🍫0 -
Got a fast paced lunch time walk in windy on the way back but it’s the Adirondacks! Waiting for snow 4-6” by morning maybe a quick snowshoe tomorrow.
Food choices good, added some resistance band work for my knees. Funny how we often forget what our P/T provider encourages me to do, once began again almost immediate relief.1 -
@snowshoe072 Bravo on the windy walk. Being a California girl, I have no idea how people in cold climates get outside. But your handle seems to be quite fitting!
December 4 - I’m loving this month’s challenge. It’s really pushing me to include different vegetables and fruits. Collard greens are totally new to me!
21. Banana 🍌
22. Sweet potato 🍠
23. Collard greens 🥬
24. Almonds
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Whoo Hoo! I hit my goal this week, and I may get a few more today.
25. Eggplant 🍆
26. Olives 🫒
27. Brown rice 🍚
28. Romaine lettuce 🥬
29. Red leaf lettuce
30. Spinach
31. Avocado 🥑
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Great December challenge. Just dropped under 200lbs for the first time in quite a while, it surprised me that I was able to get through the Thanksgiving break without too much difficulty. 15 lb loss over the past three months. Feeling pretty good! Hoping to continue the course through the Christmas holidays.1
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Snow shoveling and more 6” of fresh fluff this morning on top of what we got depending on where I stand it’s over my knees😂😂 but no time for snowshoeing with Christmas coming.
I made a really good Moroccan chick pea stew from simply quinoa web site enough left for dinner tomorrow and froze some. I did double the recipe. Staying to my post it but need to re focus it’s ok a new week. I know I got this ❄️❄️☃️0 -
@interbeing wonderful! Congratulations making it to Onederland. Hitting that milestones after Thanksgiving is quite a feat! 👏👏
@snowshoe072 I need to check out that chick pea stew . I usually get my chick peas in hummus, but I’d love another option.
New week - new goal of 30 fruits and veggies, Fortunately, I can use last week’s list for ideas.
This week will be more challenging since I’m doing all clear liquids today and I didn’t lay in enough juices.
32. Peaches 🍑
December 8 - 14
1. Applesauce 🍎
2. Avocado 🥑
3. Peaches 🍑
4. Spinach1 -
@77tes if my memory is correct you are also part of the Hogwarts challenge, if so go to last weeks food section and it was in the spoiler for Kwanza food ideas along with the black eyed peas and slab bacon that was also very tasty.1
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Thanks @snowshoe072 , I am part of the Hogwarts, but I already found the recipe on the recipe website and I’ve added the ingredients to my shopping list. Maybe I’ll try it next week. I like your idea of making a double batch and freezing one. Before I retired, I did that a lot.0
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5. Celery
6. Peanut Butter 🥜
7. Sweet potato 🍠
8. Brown rice 🍚
9. Banana 🍌
10. Blueberries 🫐
11. Green onions
12. Tomato 🍅
13. Bell Peppers - green 🫑 and red 🌶️
14. Chick Peas
15. Artichoke
16. Orange 🍊 (yay, the citrus in my yard is ripe)
17. Carrot 🥕
18. Almonds
19. Walnuts
20. Romaine lettuce 🥬
21. Green and red leaf lettuce0 -
All going well exercising eating well and limiting holiday stress1
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I am pleased that I returned to my maintenance range in November
I like the plant based foods idea. It will be interesting to see how many I eat.
My other focus this month has been consolidating my solid nutrition and exercise habits. I am concentrating on short HITT sessions. My exercise of choice is dancing.
💃🧑🎄🎄❄️🎄🧑🎄💃5 x HITT session weekly
🧑🎄💃 DANCING 💃🧑🎄
💃🧑🎄 THROUGH 🧑🎄💃
🧑🎄💃 DECEMBER 💃🧑🎄
💃🧑🎄🎄❄️🎄🧑🎄💃
💃💃🚶♀️💃💃🚶♀️💃
💃🚶♀️💃💃💃💃
Consolidating Heathy Habits
🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄
🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄
Plant based foods1. Oatmeal40. Pesto
2. Dried fruit
3. Blueberries
4. Soy milk
5. Lettuce
6. Tomatoes
7. Cucumber
8. Apple
9. Broccoli
10. Cauliflower
11. Carrots
12. Parsnips
13. Brussels sprouts
14. Mixed sweet peppers
15. Crab apple jelly
16. Tomato relish
17. Olive oil
18. Avocado
19. Green beans
20. Garden peas
21. Baked beans
22. Red onions
23. Courgette
24. Olives
25. Brazils
26. Almonds
27. Cashews
28. Chocolate
29. Clementine
30. Banana
31. Leeks
32. Celery
33. Mushrooms
34. Wholemeal Granary bread
35. Herbs and spices
36. Hazelnuts
37. French beans
38. Garlic
39. Lemon juice
41. Grapefruit
42. Coffee
43. Tea
44. Prunes
45. Grapes
46. Houmous
47. Chocolate
48. Dulse (seaweed)
49. Popcorn
50. Potatos
51. Potato Crisps
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@TerriRichardson112 , I love the dancing through December theme! Dancing is the best exercise ever!
I just enjoyed my dance class Christmas party last night - lots of goodies. And of course lots of dancing.
Yay I hit my goal of 30 for the week, a persimmon from a dancing friend put me over the top.
22. Oatmeal 🥣
23. Flaxseed
24. Prunes
25. Sunflower Seeds 🌻
26. Eggplant 🍆
27. Olives 🫒
28. Pumpkin
29. Broccoli
30. Persimmon0 -
Week 3 - another opportunity to eat a wide range of plant foods
December 16- 22
1. Applesauce 🍎
2. Spinach
3. Celery
4. Peanut Butter 🥜
5. Carrots 🥕
6. Green onions
7. Tomato 🍅
8. Bell Peppers - green 🫑 and red 🌶️
9. Chick Peas
10. Artichoke
11. Sunflower Seeds 🌻
12. Banana 🍌
13. Blueberries 🫐0 -
Maybe I should try your 30 on foods a week let me think on that one. Nice walk at lunch seems odd no snow where I work but plenty where I live ❄️❄️. Holiday lunch for work tomorrow and goodies after definite will need to focus.0
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14. Flaxseed
15. Oatmeal 🥣
16. Walnuts
17. Prunes
18. Bok choy 🥬
19. Ginger 🫚
20. Rice 🍚0
