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28 Days to Better Habits - Fabulous February
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February Meal Planning
1st - 7th
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8th - 14th
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A review of the 'extras' I had in the first week of February.
1 chilli mango margarita,
Beer,
3 small homemade cakes from a student,
Cheese and wine,
More wine
Cream liqueur,
1 Cafe latte,
4 cafe au laits,
Popcorn,
Dried fruit & nuts.
Otherwise, it was just 2 or 3 meals per day and drinking tea and water.
The cocktail was after a Mexican meal at a restaurant and the cream liqueur was a gift from one of my husband's friends. I had the popcorn while my hubby was out one night. So, these are not regular things. I have a coffee machine that takes capsules and the cafe au lait ones are nearing the end. I'd normally just have one of these a week, preferring black coffee, but it's there, so I chose it when I was working from home.
I accept that I'll have some kind of homebaking from my student on Tuesdays, that I'll have a cafe latte and wine on Wednesdays with other students, sometimes with cheese, and that I'll have alcoholic drinks at the weekend with my husband.
Other than that, some dried fruit and nuts are my usual extras - just a couple of each.4 -
snowshoe072 wrote: »I journal but only “analog” and only with the beautiful Parker pen my children gave me. I don’t trust a on line journal call me paranoid how can you fully express yourself and feel confident no one will get to it?
Sometimes my entries are thoughts some bullet points. Depends on the day and time but they always have the weather the time and temp of course the date 😂.
Continuing my no or minimal occasional 1/2 and 1/2 in the coffee black with no sugar has allowed me to appreciate the flavors again so clear and pure.
Your comments on journaling really sparked some introspection, snowshoe (as did Tes', below, talking about her hubby reading over her shoulder 📖). I think this is why I've never taken the plunge, even tho I've been 'journal-curious' for a number of years now! Part of why I'm so excited about my Thrive in '25 plans, with my oars, and my Conqueror Virtual Challenges, and my journals, and my logs, and my classes (signed up for a few of those, too 😁), is because they're all tied (mostly) to measurable metrics and activities, and not feelings and thoughts. Tho, I have been toying with the notion of a gratitude journal. It's supposed to be so beneficial to your health and spirit to take up that kind of practice! But ... it's definitely more 'private' material than metrics and activity goals. At least for me. I'm much more reluctant to share my thoughts than my activities. It's just me and hubby in the house now tho. Not siblings and parents, like when I was young, or roommates, like when I was older, or children shortly thereafter ;-).
I can't close without noting your success with your coffee habit add-ins elimination habit. I love the evolution of taste journey your experiencing!hcoleman232 wrote: »Yay for the weekend! Work this week wasn’t the best with one of my coworkers being let go on Thursday. We were told it was an isolated incident and not the start of company wide layoffs.
Feb 6
Rings: 3/3
3 mile brisk walk
Feb 7
Rings: 3/3
Week in review:
3 strength workouts ✔️
Rings: 6/7
This week the focus will be on timing of my workouts; they really need to be done in the morning before work.
Have a great weekend! 🤗
Oh, wow, that work sitch must have been pretty stressful, H! wtg for getting those exercise sesh's in 💪. So inspiring!You ate all doing so great! Bravo ! 👏
@BodyTalking that sounds like an amazing way to learn a language. I need to find someone to help me learn French that way. Only I think they call it dinner in France. 🤣
@snowshoe072 , I basically make sure that anything I write in any journal is something that the husband can read over my shoulder because he does that. 🙄 So my journaling is mostly gratitude. I’m sure it’s good for me. Good job on the transition to black coffee. ☕️
@hcoleman232 , hooray for hitting those goals during a difficult week at work ! You are a warrior!*******
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February 1 - 41 grams of fiber! Celebration #100 - “I’m a Rock Star!” ⭐️
February 2 - 37 grams or fiber! I might get a bit more since there's still room for a snack in my day. Celebration #99 - Raising the roof My fiber hero this morning was oatmeal with flax and chia seeds.
February 3 - 38 grams of fiber! Celebration #1 Fist pump!
February 4 - 36 grams of fiber! To celebrate, I sang “Day by Day.” Fiber hero - sweet potato
February 5 - 34 grams of fiber! I had a cracker attack and so I had to shuffle my planned meals around in order to stay under calories. Crackers = zero fiber and lot of calories. If I had snacked on nuts, that would have been better. Celebration- huge sigh of relief that I managed it.
February 6- 35 grams of fiber! Celebration #48 - yay me!
One week done!
February 7 - 37 grams fiber! Celebration #14 I thought « that was awesome!
February 8 - 36 grams fiber! Celebration #50 - nailed it!
Great job on your first week of February, Tes! You continue to inspire me, and I just adore your positive energy (and oh man, I'm jealous of your yard! Your fruit trees!)BodyTalking wrote: »February Meal Planning
1st - 7th
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8th - 14th
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A review of the 'extras' I had in the first week of February.
1 chilli mango margarita,
Beer,
3 small homemade cakes from a student,
Cheese and wine,
More wine
Cream liqueur,
1 Cafe latte,
4 cafe au laits,
Popcorn,
Dried fruit & nuts.
Otherwise, it was just 2 or 3 meals per day and drinking tea and water.
The cocktail was after a Mexican meal at a restaurant and the cream liqueur was a gift from one of my husband's friends. I had the popcorn while my hubby was out one night. So, these are not regular things. I have a coffee machine that takes capsules and the cafe au lait ones are nearing the end. I'd normally just have one of these a week, preferring black coffee, but it's there, so I chose it when I was working from home.
I accept that I'll have some kind of homebaking from my student on Tuesdays, that I'll have a cafe latte and wine on Wednesdays with other students, sometimes with cheese, and that I'll have alcoholic drinks at the weekend with my husband.
Other than that, some dried fruit and nuts are my usual extras - just a couple of each.
BT, I felt inspired by your dispassionate, honest assessment of what is going right, and what needs keeping watch on.
02 - 0 9- 25 - No Tiny Celebration today. I thought about stretching my definition of 'journaling' to include food log journaling, but, tho it is journaling, and it does take intention, and introspection, it's not really what I am planning for the year. I don't know if I'll food journal the whole year, and the other kind, it is my intention to develop as an ongoing habit
. So ... I gave myself a 'beginner' badge 🔰 for the days I did food log journal, but didn't journal-journal (either digital, or analog) one of my 'focus oars' for the year .
Hey! I did finish my first Conqueror Virtual Challenge this weeek tho! (I've started five of them so far, each tied to one of my focus goals). I finished a shorter one, The Roman Empire: Caesars & Emperors. I had it keyed to my Daily Fitbit Steps, which had been going to a much longer The Silk Road, but I switched to try out a new one b/c the leaders of the Facebook Conqueror Community were doing a Group Community Chat / Challenge, and I wanted to join in. I thought I could learn more about the app that way.
I've been popping by here each night to read, and I'm inspired by you folks! I used up my energy on snow clearing, cooking, and Racing at Hogwarts, this week tho
. The Race is over (great fun!), but it's February in Maine, and snow clearing is not. We've got close ~20" of snow depth as of today (10" fell on Sunday night, and that ain't cleared yet! ), and another foot-and-a-half coming by next Sunday, in four traunches.
February 2025
Sun - Mon - Tue - Wed - Thu - Fri - Sat
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02 ⛔ - 03 ⛔ - 04 1️⃣ - 05 1️⃣ - 06 🔰 - 07 🔰 - 08 🔰
09 🔰 - 10 ❓ - 11 ❓ - 12 ❓ - 13 ❓ - 14 ❓ - 15 ❓
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02 - 09 - 25 - 🔰, No Tiny Celebration today. I thought about stretching my definition of 'journaling' to include food log journaling, but, tho it is journaling, and it does take intention, and introspection, it's not really what I am planning for the year. I don't know if I'll food journal the whole year, and the other kind, it is my intention to develop as an ongoing habit. So ... I gave myself a 'beginner' badge 🔰 for the days I did food log journal, but didn't journal-journal (either digital, or analog) one of my 'focus oars' for the year .
February 2025
Sun - Mon - Tue - Wed - Thu - Fri - Sat
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02 ⛔ - 03 ⛔ - 04 1️⃣ - 05 1️⃣ - 06 🔰 - 07 🔰 - 08 🔰
09 🔰 - 10 ❓ - 11 ❓ - 12 ❓ - 13 ❓ - 14 ❓ - 15 ❓
16 ❓ - 17 ❓ - 18 ❓ - 19 ❓ - 20 ❓ - 21 ❓ - 22 ❓
23 ❓ - 24 ❓ - 25 ❓ - 26 ❓ - 27 ❓ - 28 ❓ - •• ➖
My Celebrations ~
T: 02 - 04 - 25 - Celebration #1 *fist bump!* 👊
W: 02 - 05 - 25 - Celebration #2 *say yipee!* 🙌
R: 02 - 06 - 25 - 🔰, 'Beginner' badge - food log journaled!
F: 02 - 07 - 25 - 🔰, 'Beginner' badge - food log journaled!
S: 02 - 08 - 25 - 🔰, 'Beginner' badge - food log journaled!
S: 02 - 09 - 25 - 🔰, No Tiny Celebration today. I thought about stretching my definition of 'journaling' to include food log journaling, but, tho it is journaling, and it does take intention, and introspection, it's not really what I am planning for the year. I don't know if I'll food journal the whole year, and the other kind, it is my intention to develop as an ongoing habit. So ... I gave myself a 'beginner' badge 🔰 for the days I did food log journal, but didn't journal-journal (either digital, or analog) one of my 'focus oars' for the year .
Tes' Tiny Celebrations Poster ~
Tes's Tiny Celebrations Poster
My Plan ~
Hello February! It’s a new month to keep the momentum of the new year going. Maybe your momentum needs a push to get it going - that’s okay, here’s that restart button. Let’s start an avalanche of amazing achievements this month!
If you're new here, welcome to our group! Share with us your goals for February and how we can help you achieve them. Pro tip: set regular reminders to check in with us – be it daily, weekly, or whatever suits your schedule. We’re here to cheer you on every step of the way!
For those who have just joined, there's no better time to start than now. Why wait? Jump in now and you'll be well on your way to meeting your health goals when spring finally gets here. Need some inspiration? Our list of past challenges might spark some ideas.
So, what are your priorities for February? Try framing your goals along these lines:
1. My goal for this month (This February I will...)
2. The small, actionable steps I plan to take towards this goal
3. My reminder or cue to keep up with my habit
5. My reward for maintaining the habit (anything from a self-compliment to a mark on the calendar)
6. How can we support you?
7. What will success look like at the end of February?
Let's make February a month of fabulous, fierce personal growth!
New to Habit Building?
Please review our Newcomer’s Guide and our Nuts and Bolts of Habit Building as it will help you get started.
I have been mulling this over each day, when I come in here. I've put a lot of oars in the water (continuing my oars metaphor, heh), and I've ordered a bunch of journals, each of my new journals to focus on each one of my oars, to keep all my oars all moving together towards our goals (me and the oars, we're a pack, lol), so ... which 'tiny habit' to focus on?! *think ponder mull*
I have decided - my tiny habit will be journaling. In any one of them. They're all undated, I didn't want to (have a bunch of blank pages !), so filling them up will only be traveling on each of their paths. I don't intend to journal everybody every day. So ... everybody has arrived, last team member trickled in last night
... but I haven't written in anybody yet. Only have used an electronic journal that I started with a copy/paste from a Terri Richardson post , and I haven't used that since before our mini spa getaway Jan 6 - Jan 28. Journaling it is! My tiny habit for February (and probably several mos after) will be journaling. I've been 'journal-curious' for several years now, but haven't started.- 1. My goal for this month (This February I will...) ... journal.
- 2. The small, actionable steps I plan to take towards this goal ... will be to open one of my focus journals each day.
- 3. My reminder or cue to keep up with my habit ... will be this group!
- 5. My reward for maintaining the habit (anything from a self-compliment to a mark on the calendar) ... following Tes's Tiny Celebrations list 🥳 .
- 6. How can we support you? ... by being here (love that this group exists!) 💜.
- 7. What will success look like at the end of February? ... movement in my journals .
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@BodyTalking , I appreciate that you are fitting in a few treats. I think that helps to keep healthy eating sustainable. Your students sound awesome.*******
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February 1 - 41 grams of fiber! Celebration #100 - “I’m a Rock Star!” ⭐️
February 2 - 37 grams or fiber! I might get a bit more since there's still room for a snack in my day. Celebration #99 - Raising the roof My fiber hero this morning was oatmeal with flax and chia seeds.
February 3 - 38 grams of fiber! Celebration #1 Fist pump!
February 4 - 36 grams of fiber! To celebrate, I sang “Day by Day.” Fiber hero - sweet potato
February 5 - 34 grams of fiber! I had a cracker attack and so I had to shuffle my planned meals around in order to stay under calories. Crackers = zero fiber and lot of calories. If I had snacked on nuts, that would have been better. Celebration- huge sigh of relief that I managed it.
February 6- 35 grams of fiber! Celebration #48 - yay me!
One week done!
February 7 - 37 grams fiber! Celebration #14 I thought « that was awesome!
February 8 - 36 grams fiber! Celebration #50 - nailed it!
February 9 - 41 grams fiber! Celebration.#68 Arms up in a V for victory!
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February 5 - 34 grams of fiber! I had a cracker attack and so I had to shuffle my planned meals around in order to stay under calories. Crackers = zero fiber and lot of calories. If I had snacked on nuts, that would have been better. Celebration- huge sigh of relief that I managed it.
Tes, it's all impressive, but your Feb 5 is especially impressive! Xx3 -
Late to the party here, my weight is currently at 192, 7 lbs to get to my goal weight.
1. My goal for this month is to get under 190 lbs.
2. The small, actionable steps I plan to take towards this goal is to increase my HIIT strength training by 1 set.
3. My reminder or cue to keep up with my habit is to check my weight every morning.
5. My reward for maintaining the habit is to fit into my skinny clothes.
6. Having support from following the posts on this board.
7. Success for this month is to continue along in my fitness journey.
As of today my BioAge has dropped another year to 53 (I am 66). My strength has increased to that of a 29 year old. My hard work at the gym is really beginning to pay off.
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ohhh, that is SO cool, and huge congratulations, @Interbeing !
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February Meal Planning
1st - 7th
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8th - 14th
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I made soup on Friday, which is almost finished, and another pot today. This really helps stick to easier planning for one meal a day. I've got muesli with seeds and dried fruit soaking in milk overnight, so breakfast is sorted. I need to get into the habit of doing this on weekdays. My work schedule is too varied to organise lunches well. I work at different locations and don't always have access to kitchen facilities. Sometimes, I don't actually have a lunchtime break.
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@Interbeing , wow! Those bio age markers are so cool! You are clearly very strong! I love your goals, and losing 3 pounds in a month is a reasonable goal.
@mkksemail , sorry if I discouraged you about journaling. Your post got pretty deep! But yes, I like measurable goals, too. However, I know that journaling is important for dealing with life’s vicissitudes and I’ve got a few of those. One thing I like to put in my journal is a few lines of a poem or a Bible verse. Those things express what I’m feeling, but won’t hurt anyone else’s feelings. Hey, food journaling is really important, and adding a few notes could also help you see the whys related to food.
@BodyTalking , I love your idea to always have soup ready. Sorry that your lunches are a problem. One thing I like to digit lunch away from home is make myself a homemade lunchable. (You may not have them where you live - the commercial ones are pretty bad). Cheese, sliced deli chicken, some veggies and an apple.*******
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February 1 - 41 grams of fiber! Celebration #100 - “I’m a Rock Star!” ⭐️
February 2 - 37 grams or fiber! I might get a bit more since there's still room for a snack in my day. Celebration #99 - Raising the roof My fiber hero this morning was oatmeal with flax and chia seeds.
February 3 - 38 grams of fiber! Celebration #1 Fist pump!
February 4 - 36 grams of fiber! To celebrate, I sang “Day by Day.” Fiber hero - sweet potato
February 5 - 34 grams of fiber! I had a cracker attack and so I had to shuffle my planned meals around in order to stay under calories. Crackers = zero fiber and lot of calories. If I had snacked on nuts, that would have been better. Celebration- huge sigh of relief that I managed it.
February 6- 35 grams of fiber! Celebration #48 - yay me!
One week done!
February 7 - 37 grams fiber! Celebration #14 I thought « that was awesome!
February 8 - 36 grams fiber! Celebration #50 - nailed it!
February 9 - 41 grams fiber! Celebration.#68 Arms up in a V for victory!
February 10 - 44 grams fiber ! Celebration #8 Woohoo! Fiber hero 🦸 today was Stir Fry Chicken Bok Choy. 🥬3 -
@mkksemail Wow! That’s some major snow! ❄️ I used to live up north and don’t miss the snow.
@77tes Awesome job on your fiber goal!
@Interbeing Very impressive! 💪🏻
@BodyTalking I liked your review of extras. 😊
Feb 8
Rings 3/3
1.6 mile walk
Feb 9
Rings 3/3
Upper body/Abs - 30 min
4 mile walk
Feb 10
Rings 3/3
Fat burn - 30 min
1 mile walk
Feb 11
Rings 3/3
Fat burn & Lower body - 40 min
My daughter was ahead by 200 points so Sunday was my catch up and pass her day. 😁
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ohhh, that is SO cool, and huge congratulations, @Interbeing !
May I ask where the BioAge data is from?
The BioAge is from the fitness analysis with eGym training system that I use at my gym. It is a great way to track your fitness progress.
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@Interbeing 3 rings x 4 days That’s fantastic! Lots of great exercise! Your daughter will have to work extra hard to beat Mom!*******
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February 1 - 41 grams of fiber! Celebration #100 - “I’m a Rock Star!” ⭐️
February 2 - 37 grams or fiber! I might get a bit more since there's still room for a snack in my day. Celebration #99 - Raising the roof My fiber hero this morning was oatmeal with flax and chia seeds.
February 3 - 38 grams of fiber! Celebration #1 Fist pump!
February 4 - 36 grams of fiber! To celebrate, I sang “Day by Day.” Fiber hero - sweet potato
February 5 - 34 grams of fiber! I had a cracker attack and so I had to shuffle my planned meals around in order to stay under calories. Crackers = zero fiber and lot of calories. If I had snacked on nuts, that would have been better. Celebration- huge sigh of relief that I managed it.
February 6- 35 grams of fiber! Celebration #48 - yay me!
One week done!
February 7 - 37 grams fiber! Celebration #14 I thought « that was awesome!
February 8 - 36 grams fiber! Celebration #50 - nailed it!
February 9 - 41 grams fiber! Celebration.#68 Arms up in a V for victory!
February 10 - 44 grams fiber ! Celebration #8 Woohoo! Fiber hero 🦸 today was Stir Fry Chicken Bok Choy. 🥬
February 11 - 42 grams fiber! Celebration # 90 - Hugged myself! 🤗
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@77tes I like watching your daily fiber amount go up again, after it was trending down for the first few days of the month! Way to go!2
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Strength training done in the morning. ✔️
Feb 12
Rings 3/3
Lower body/Abs- 30 min4 -
February Meal Planning
👩🍳= 1 planned/preprepared meal a day, preferably 2
🤭= I had something more than accounted for
🙇♀️= winged it, nothing planned or had too much
1st - 7th
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8th - 14th
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My student made two kinds of cake on Tuesday, small pieces were enjoyed. My husband and I shared a small bar of Dubai chocolate to see what all the fuss was about. It was nice but very sweet and not something I feel the need to have again because of the price. I also had an extra glass of wine and some peanuts at Wineglish. Although we had planned meals on Saturday, we had some Bailey's style liqueur as well.
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@takinitalloff , thanks, I’m getting greedy and want to be over 40 grams now. It’s much easier when my main dish is high fiber.
@hcoleman232 , getting stronger - cue the Rocky theme! 💪
@BodyTalking , the meal planning does get harder, but can you simplify the plan? Wow, when you splurge, you have some fancy eats and drinks. 😋*******
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February 1 - 41 grams of fiber! Celebration #100 - “I’m a Rock Star!” ⭐️
February 2 - 37 grams or fiber! I might get a bit more since there's still room for a snack in my day. Celebration #99 - Raising the roof My fiber hero this morning was oatmeal with flax and chia seeds.
February 3 - 38 grams of fiber! Celebration #1 Fist pump!
February 4 - 36 grams of fiber! To celebrate, I sang “Day by Day.” Fiber hero - sweet potato
February 5 - 34 grams of fiber! I had a cracker attack and so I had to shuffle my planned meals around in order to stay under calories. Crackers = zero fiber and lot of calories. If I had snacked on nuts, that would have been better. Celebration- huge sigh of relief that I managed it.
February 6- 35 grams of fiber! Celebration #48 - yay me!
One week done!
February 7 - 37 grams fiber! Celebration #14 I thought « that was awesome!
February 8 - 36 grams fiber! Celebration #50 - nailed it!
February 9 - 41 grams fiber! Celebration.#68 Arms up in a V for victory!
February 10 - 44 grams fiber ! Celebration #8 Woohoo! Fiber hero 🦸 today was Stir Fry Chicken Bok Choy. 🥬
February 11 - 42 grams fiber! Celebration # 90 - Hugged myself! 🤗
February 12 - 41 grams fiber! Celebration #83 - blew a kiss to myself. 😘
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@77tes The lower body workout is my least favorite, but it’s starting to feel easier. 💪🏻
Yesterday was my rest day.
Feb 13
Rings: 1/3
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Happy Valentine's Day, Tiny Habit-ers! 🤍4
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@hcoleman232 Extra cheer for doing a lower body workout if it’s your least favorite! 😁 Super duper cheer for it getting easier! 🎉
Happy Valentines Day to you @mkksemail !*******
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February 1 - 41 grams of fiber! Celebration #100 - “I’m a Rock Star!” ⭐️
February 2 - 37 grams or fiber! I might get a bit more since there's still room for a snack in my day. Celebration #99 - Raising the roof My fiber hero this morning was oatmeal with flax and chia seeds.
February 3 - 38 grams of fiber! Celebration #1 Fist pump!
February 4 - 36 grams of fiber! To celebrate, I sang “Day by Day.” Fiber hero - sweet potato
February 5 - 34 grams of fiber! I had a cracker attack and so I had to shuffle my planned meals around in order to stay under calories. Crackers = zero fiber and lot of calories. If I had snacked on nuts, that would have been better. Celebration- huge sigh of relief that I managed it.
February 6- 35 grams of fiber! Celebration #48 - yay me!
One week done!
February 7 - 37 grams fiber! Celebration #14 I thought « that was awesome!
February 8 - 36 grams fiber! Celebration #50 - nailed it!
February 9 - 41 grams fiber! Celebration.#68 Arms up in a V for victory!
February 10 - 44 grams fiber ! Celebration #8 Woohoo! Fiber hero 🦸 today was Stir Fry Chicken Bok Choy. 🥬
February 11 - 42 grams fiber! Celebration # 90 - Hugged myself! 🤗
February 12 - 41 grams fiber! Celebration #83 - blew a kiss to myself. 😘
February 13 - 42 grams fiber! I actually chamomile menu plan to get more fiber. Celebration #64 - I snapped my fingers 🫰
Two Weeks Done
February 14 - 42 grams fiber! I found chia seeds are really good in yogurt! 😋. Celebration #53 felt happy and kissed my husband. 💋
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Really hoping the strength training becomes a habit as I’m still having to push myself to do the workouts. I know, small steps are the building blocks. Looking forward to the day I no longer have to think about doing them, I just do them.
Feb 14
Rings: 3/3
2 mile walk
Week in review
3 strength training workouts
3 Rings: 6/7
Challenge winner 🏆 🎉 😁
New 7 day challenge starts today! 🔥🔥
Great job everyone! Stay motivated on building those habits. 🤗
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@hcoleman232 , I hear you about strength training- it’s been the hardest bit to incorporate for me as well, so bravo 🙌 for doing it and yippee 🥳 for winning that challenge!
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🏃♀️💃 February 2025💃🏃♀️
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Weight StatsSW: 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 Yoga > 3 times per week
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🔹Maintenance 130 < 140
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👌- 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.Stick with the process. It DOES work! But it does take time, effort, and most of all, patience!- 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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February Meal Planning
👩🍳= 1 planned/preprepared meal a day, preferably 2
🤭= I had something more than accounted for
🙇♀️= winged it, nothing planned or had too much
1st - 7th
🙇♀️👩🍳👩🍳👩🍳👩🍳👩🍳🤭
8th - 14th
🤭👩🍳👩🍳🤭🙇♀️👩🍳🙇♀️
Extras: cake, chocolate, wine, peanuts, cream liqueur, Caffe latte, ice cream mochi, Indian meal (home delivery)
It seems a lot of bad things but there was St Valentine's Day to consider, plus, Wineglish and kind students 🤗
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@TerriRichardson112 , great job getting in your yoga routines and staying the course with maintenance!
@BodyTalking , oh yes, Valentines Day is often quite the obstacle course! Still, I like your choice of the take out Indian meal! That sounds wonderful! However, 3 days of planned meals on Valentine Day week is something to really celebrate! 🙌*******
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February 1 - 41 grams of fiber! Celebration #100 - “I’m a Rock Star!” ⭐️
February 2 - 37 grams or fiber! I might get a bit more since there's still room for a snack in my day. Celebration #99 - Raising the roof My fiber hero this morning was oatmeal with flax and chia seeds.
February 3 - 38 grams of fiber! Celebration #1 Fist pump!
February 4 - 36 grams of fiber! To celebrate, I sang “Day by Day.” Fiber hero - sweet potato
February 5 - 34 grams of fiber! I had a cracker attack and so I had to shuffle my planned meals around in order to stay under calories. Crackers = zero fiber and lot of calories. If I had snacked on nuts, that would have been better. Celebration- huge sigh of relief that I managed it.
February 6- 35 grams of fiber! Celebration #48 - yay me!
One week done!
February 7 - 37 grams fiber! Celebration #14 I thought « that was awesome!
February 8 - 36 grams fiber! Celebration #50 - nailed it!
February 9 - 41 grams fiber! Celebration.#68 Arms up in a V for victory!
February 10 - 44 grams fiber ! Celebration #8 Woohoo! Fiber hero 🦸 today was Stir Fry Chicken Bok Choy. 🥬
February 11 - 42 grams fiber! Celebration # 90 - Hugged myself! 🤗
February 12 - 41 grams fiber! Celebration #83 - blew a kiss to myself. 😘
February 13 - 42 grams fiber! I actually chamomile menu plan to get more fiber. Celebration #64 - I snapped my fingers 🫰
Two Weeks Done
February 14 - 42 grams fiber! I found chia seeds are really good in yogurt! 😋. Celebration #53 felt happy and kissed my husband. 💋
February 15 - Whoo Hoo! 47 grams fiber!! Celebration # 46 - you better believe I did a Victory Dance!
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@77tes Way to go getting the strength training done! 🎉🎉
@TerriRichardson112 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Awesome!
@BodyTalking I enjoyed extras this week as well. Chocolate and drinks! 😁
Feb 15
Rings: 3/3
Full body circuit - 60 min
2 mile walk
Feb 16
Rings: 3/3
Cardio - 30 min
2 mile walk
This week I’m adding a new habit to work on; increasing my water intake. With the added workouts I need to hydrate more!6 -
A small celebration today, just dropped under 190lbs and reached my Feb goal, 5 lbs left to reach my goal weight! Also have added another set on my HIIT workout, one of my goals other goals for the month.
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@hcoleman232 Impressive body circuit workout 🏋️♀️! Good call on upping the hydration!
@Interbeing , hooray for passing that milestone! 👍👏🙌🎉🥳*******
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February 1 - 41 grams of fiber! Celebration #100 - “I’m a Rock Star!” ⭐️
February 2 - 37 grams or fiber! I might get a bit more since there's still room for a snack in my day. Celebration #99 - Raising the roof My fiber hero this morning was oatmeal with flax and chia seeds.
February 3 - 38 grams of fiber! Celebration #1 Fist pump!
February 4 - 36 grams of fiber! To celebrate, I sang “Day by Day.” Fiber hero - sweet potato
February 5 - 34 grams of fiber! I had a cracker attack and so I had to shuffle my planned meals around in order to stay under calories. Crackers = zero fiber and lot of calories. If I had snacked on nuts, that would have been better. Celebration- huge sigh of relief that I managed it.
February 6- 35 grams of fiber! Celebration #48 - yay me!
One week done!
February 7 - 37 grams fiber! Celebration #14 I thought « that was awesome!
February 8 - 36 grams fiber! Celebration #50 - nailed it!
February 9 - 41 grams fiber! Celebration.#68 Arms up in a V for victory!
February 10 - 44 grams fiber ! Celebration #8 Woohoo! Fiber hero 🦸 today was Stir Fry Chicken Bok Choy. 🥬
February 11 - 42 grams fiber! Celebration # 90 - Hugged myself! 🤗
February 12 - 41 grams fiber! Celebration #83 - blew a kiss to myself. 😘
February 13 - 42 grams fiber! I actually chamomile menu plan to get more fiber. Celebration #64 - I snapped my fingers 🫰
Two Weeks Done
February 14 - 42 grams fiber! I found chia seeds are really good in yogurt! 😋. Celebration #53 felt happy and kissed my husband. 💋
February 15 - Whoo Hoo! 47 grams fiber!! Celebration # 46 - you better believe I did a Victory Dance!
February 16 - 45 grams fiber! Celebration #55 - fist 🤛 pump and awesome!
February 17 - 52 grams fiber! Celebration #46 - Victory dance! 💃
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Congratulations, inter!! 🥳2
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February Meal Planning
👩🍳= 1 planned/preprepared meal a day, preferably 2
🤭= I had something more than accounted for
🙇♀️= winged it, nothing planned or had too much
1st - 7th
🙇♀️👩🍳👩🍳👩🍳👩🍳👩🍳🤭
8th - 14th
🤭👩🍳👩🍳🤭🙇♀️👩🍳🙇♀️
15th - 21st
🙇♀️👩🍳🤭
We went out for lunch on Saturday and I had a couple of small beers. In the afternoon, we had mochi ice-cream (they had to be eaten up) with tinned mango slices. I had a a cafe au lait on Sunday. We had a croissant on Monday. Lunch was just half a cheese pastry, so it wasn't too bad.2 -
Just a quick check-in... I've been doing my breathing exercises, probably not every single day this month, but most days. It's been a stressful month for me overall and this practice is really helpful to me, especially when I can't settle down at night.3
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Thanks everyone for your kind words of support.
@77tes Thanks for sharing your fiber logs, have you seen a reduction in your LDL cholesterol with your increase in fiber?
@BodyTalking I envy your ability to juggle the sweets into your diet, I have never been able to splurge more than a couple of times a year without paying dearly for it.
Wishing that everyone in the storm path stays safe and warm!1
