Announcements
This August I Will…
Hi Friends! I cannot believe I forgot this technique that was incredibly effective for me in the past!! Thank you @TerriRichardson112 for reminding me! And thank you to my partner-in-crime @themedalist who might have been the one to introduce it to me. 💦🌊💧🏝 This month, I invite you to dive into a fantastic visualization…
Welcome New Members: Please Read
Welcome to the Building Healthy Habits group! As the group leaders for this group, we hope you’ll take a few minutes now to read through this overview as it will help you decide if this group is a good fit for you. As one of the largest groups on My Fitness Pal, you likely found us and perhaps thought, “Hmm…. maybe this…
The Nuts and Bolts of Habit Building
How Habits Work
Hello Everyone! Since our group is focused on creating healthy habits, I thought it would be useful to pull together some of the information I've collected on habits over the last 5 years. Habits fascinate me and I've used every opportunity I can to deepen my understanding of them. I'm excited to share what I've learned…
Ideas for Monthly Challenges
Welcome! If you are new to our group, please read our welcome new members post for an overview of the Building Healthy Habits group and what to expect. It will help you get the most out of this group. The Building Healthy Habits group is structured around monthly challenges. Each of us determines what we want to work on…
Discussions
This November: Small Steps for the Win!
This month, I'd like to return to a frequent theme of the Building Healthy Habits group: small changes are the building blocks of sustainable healthy habits. A recent doctor's appointment underscored that point for me. I'm seeing a specialist and he was doing an initial assessment of where I am physically. He commented on…
Welcome October - Harvest of Healthy Habits
What a wonderful month October is! Now fall has begun in earnest! Here in the Northern Hemisphere, October is a month of harvest. Just like the farmers who have been working in the fields, we’ve been working on creating habits that support healthy living. This month let’s share our Harvest of healthy habits. I’d like to do…
A September to Remember
I want to pick up on the theme Kathy outlined for us in July: “What will I do in July and in the rest of 2024?” It is just as relevant a question in September as it was a couple of months ago. We attach way too much importance to waiting until January to start a new habit. The best time to start a new habit is right NOW.…
New to MFP
Hi, my name is Peggy. Lost 30 lbs with Noom in 2019. Gained 12 lbs back and trying on my own without a paid program. I need a habit overall!!
No Snowballs in August!
It all starts innocently enough. For me lately it’s been a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup. You join in your family’s nightly ritual of snacking while watching TV at night, despite a pledge to yourself that you’ll close your food diary and stop eating at 7pm. Or your schedule gets thrown for a loop one day causing you to skip…
What I Will Do in July and the Rest of 2024
Hello Everyone and Happy July! Halfway through 2024! Think back for a moment to six months ago. It was January 1st, the first day of a brand new year. If you're like most people, you probably set some goals for 2024. Many of you have accomplished the resolutions you set in January or are well underway to completing them.…
Hello June! Hello Summer!
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?…
This May Be Habit Forming
Let's all be habit forming this May May is such a great month! Even a groan-worthy pun like the one I started with can’t dim the brightness of May! It’s no wonder that May Day was met with a celebration of flowers and dance! Before summer begins, we get a glorious month to delight in birdsong and flowers in bloom. So what…
This April I Will (Sit Less!)
I was inspired by Kathy's suggestion that we focus on mindfulness in March. Even though I didn't hit the mindful mark every day -- because it was my focus for March, I was more mindful throughout the month than I would have been otherwise. Building new habits is hard and it usually requires a more sustained effort than…
This March I Will (Be More Mindful)
Ah, March is a wonderful month! The days are getting longer and spring begins. It’s a time of new beginnings. This month I’d like to challenge you to join me in being more mindful. I’m new to mindfulness, usually I run around like a chicken with its head off. So, this month I’m going to keep up my habits, but slow down and…
