Weird Little Habits that Help

beezlebubb
beezlebubb Posts: 23 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I do 50 jumping jacks every time I use the restroom... strange, but it amounts to about 500 jj's a day, and with almost no forethought.

Anyone else have a strange little habit for health?
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  • tberend
    tberend Posts: 91 Member
    Great idea. I can't wait to hear what other people do.
  • doomspark
    doomspark Posts: 228 Member
    I have a can (unopened) of diet soda on my desk at work. Whenever I get the urge to buy one, I look at it and think "Naaaah".
  • Jennifer_Mack
    Jennifer_Mack Posts: 3
    love the jumping jack idea ..

    whats wrong with diet soda ?? 0 cals right??
  • beezlebubb
    beezlebubb Posts: 23 Member
    I have a can (unopened) of diet soda on my desk at work. Whenever I get the urge to buy one, I look at it and think "Naaaah".

    So then you just drink the one on your desk...? Or you think "I don't need diet soda."
  • doomspark
    doomspark Posts: 228 Member
    I think "I don't NEED this. I only WANT it." So the can sits unopened and I look at it and grin.

    ETA: Nothing wrong with diet sodas per se, but the sodium plays havoc with my blood pressure.
  • miranda_mom
    miranda_mom Posts: 873 Member
    I don't know if they're weird habits but I don't eat anything after 8:30 PM (it's easier than it sounds), I weigh myself every day to make sure I'm going in the right direction, and I plan out my meals in advance and don't deviate from them.
  • heartkermit
    heartkermit Posts: 36 Member
    I have no habits. But this is very interesting maybe I will gain a habit
  • love2nicks
    love2nicks Posts: 21
    you go to the bathroom 10 times a day? that seems like an awful lot. I drink a ton of water and I don't even go that much LOL

    My little habbit is that I never leave the house without a bottle of water. My kids have developed the same habbit. Drives my husband batty but it's healthy so he can't really justify complaining ;)
  • ladytinkerbell99
    ladytinkerbell99 Posts: 970 Member
    I do 50 jumping jacks every time I use the restroom... strange, but it amounts to about 500 jj's a day, and with almost no forethought.

    Anyone else have a strange little habit for health?


    ^ Mine is similar in that when I am waiting for the kettle to boil when making tea (for me it can be 3 to 5 times a day) I do squats or lunges.
  • kaervaak
    kaervaak Posts: 274 Member
    Pull-up bar in the doorway to the kitchen. Anytime I pass by the bar, I have to do pull-ups to failure. Increased my pull-ups from 0 to 6 so far.
  • WineVine
    WineVine Posts: 14 Member
    Bump.
    Good ideas.
  • gc_tweety
    gc_tweety Posts: 205 Member
    BUMP
  • xxTAMxx
    xxTAMxx Posts: 573 Member
    Stretching in the shower. This morning I was in a hurry which resulted in me in the shower, brushing my teeth, on one leg stretching out my quads...
  • iLose2Gain
    iLose2Gain Posts: 138 Member
    I do 50 jumping jacks every time I use the restroom... strange, but it amounts to about 500 jj's a day, and with almost no forethought.

    Anyone else have a strange little habit for health?

    I go to the bathroom way too much for that!! LOL Yes I go more than 10 times a day!!!
    But my trick, not necessarily strange, but I drink a 20 oz bottle of water every 2 hrs! & stop after 5p (so I won't go to the bathroom during the night!!) This way I get in about 80 oz of water a day before 5 pm!!
  • ChapinaGrande
    ChapinaGrande Posts: 289 Member
    I used to do squats and lunges while I brushed my teeth. I not only got the exercise, but I also brushed my teeth longer. Double Whammy! POW POW!
  • XtyAnn17
    XtyAnn17 Posts: 632 Member
    Bump! Wanna hear what others have to say
  • bloomlately
    bloomlately Posts: 532 Member
    I think "I don't NEED this. I only WANT it." So the can sits unopened and I look at it and grin.

    I have a can of Dr Pepper that I picked up during a company party and never opened. I often look at it and then reach for my yummy black teabags instead. I generally don't drink soda--broke the habit a long time ago--but it doesn't hurt to have it sit around for a particularly bad "I NEED sugar" kind of day.
  • AShawneeF
    AShawneeF Posts: 123 Member
    Pull-up bar in the doorway to the kitchen. Anytime I pass by the bar, I have to do pull-ups to failure. Increased my pull-ups from 0 to 6 so far.

    that's such a great idea!
  • DeadMarsha
    DeadMarsha Posts: 203
    you go to the bathroom 10 times a day? that seems like an awful lot. I drink a ton of water and I don't even go that much LOL

    Dude, that's nothing. If all I drink is water that's my average. ;) If I have anything else to drink I have to pee every half hour. I would be in great shape if I did that, though my co-workers would think I had lost my mind, haha! TINY BLADDER PEOPLE UNITE!
  • bzmom
    bzmom Posts: 1,332 Member
    Bump
  • AmyCBBarela
    AmyCBBarela Posts: 16 Member
    I work at a vat clinic and when I have to go develop radio graphs I stretch in the dark room. It isn't alot but I figure it is better than just sitting there :-)
  • ChapinaGrande
    ChapinaGrande Posts: 289 Member
    Oh, also a few years ago, I started adding one extra serving of vegetables or fruit to each meal in my day. It was so easy and I went from 275 lb to 245 in just a few years JUST doing that. I didn't exercise or anything.
  • Afrikangirl
    Afrikangirl Posts: 54 Member
    I suck my abs in while jogging....totally gives my abs an extra work out....I always feel it the next day, especially in the transverse abdominal muscles (I think that is what they are called)all around my waist area.
  • 23SVM88
    23SVM88 Posts: 47
    Bump
  • amswanson3
    amswanson3 Posts: 37 Member
    Just wanted to say thanks for the ideas. I'm going to find times in my day to add in some random exercise such as jumping jacks and squats.
    I too never leave the house without water. It helps me stay away from sugary drinks (which was the hardest for me to quit). :happy:
  • BinaryPulsar
    BinaryPulsar Posts: 8,927 Member
    If I am waiting for things (like the train) I stand on one foot, or when I am watching a show I go into balancing poses. Just some opportunities to practice balancing.
  • 1dce
    1dce Posts: 238 Member
    I do push ups during commercials. How ever I rarely watch television. Not even daily, so it results in about 3 or 4 times a week for about an hour worth of television.
  • khopkins516
    khopkins516 Posts: 63 Member
    I do calf raises in the shower. Ten to the front, ten with toes pointed out and ten with toes pointed in. Helps my calves look good when I'm wearing heels!
  • brandiwells1
    brandiwells1 Posts: 83 Member
    Side leg lifts or squats while I brush my teeth
  • ellenxmariex3
    ellenxmariex3 Posts: 165 Member
    I do 50 jumping jacks every time I use the restroom... strange, but it amounts to about 500 jj's a day, and with almost no forethought.


    That's a great idea! I have overactive bladder syndrome so if I did this I would be so fit! I go to bathroom more than 30 times per day....

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