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"This May I Will" Are you ready?
And Hello May! As we begin a new month and round the corner towards summer, we’ve got a question for you. Are you ready? Most of us will be enjoying a much better summer than we had last year. There will be trips, get togethers, BBQs, restaurant dining, and other activities we long took for granted before the pandemic.…
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"This April I Will.." Newcomers Start Here
And HELLOOO APRIL!!! It’s a brand new month and a clean slate of endless possibilities. What would you like to accomplish this month? What part of your health or your life needs your attention? I love April and springtime…the abundant sunshine, the feel of the unfrozen ground below my feet, the lovely sound of the…
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WEEK FOUR - Homestretch "I Will" March 22 - 31, 2021 🌷 🌷
Hi Everyone! Let’s continue to rally ourselves and choose another *small* habit for our Week 4 challenge! Let's finish March strong! Rather than setting an “I Will” for the month, let’s set a weekly “I Will.” The first 3 weeks have had great results. Yes, the normal hills & valleys happen, but today gives us an opportunity…
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WEEK THREE - “I Will” March 15-March 21, 2021 🌺🌺
Hi Everyone! Let’s continue rally ourselves (with more than half March still ahead of us) to choose another *small* habit for our Week 3 challenge! Rather than setting an “I Will” for the month, let’s set a weekly “I Will.” Week 1 & 2 have had really terrific results. Yes, the normal hills & valleys happen, but today gives…
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WEEK TWO “I Will”: March 8 - 14, 2021
Hi Everyone! Let’s continue our march into March with our Week 2 challenge! Rather than setting an “I Will” for the month, let’s set a weekly “I Will.” Week 1 was a rousing success! Let’s keep the ball rolling. At the end of the week, you can assess how it went. Then keep the same plan or modify your plan & commit to…
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WEEK ONE “I Will” March 1 - March 7, 2021 🌼🌸
Hi Everyone! Happy March! We, co-leaders, have been thinking, and we’d like to try something new in March, Springtime, a time of new beginnings! 🌸🌼🌺 Rather than setting an “I Will” for the month, we’re thinking of a Weekly “I Will.” At the end of the week, you can assess how it went. Then keep the same plan or modify your…
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This February “I Will” ... Newcomers Start Here
Welcome! We are glad you are here! 💙 For information on achieving your goals through tiny habit changes, please Google “BF Fogg.” He has some very short talks < 3 minutes and longer interviews. The bottom line, habits trump motivation. Tiny habits give us confidence in our ability to be successful in changing our behavior,…
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This January “I Will...”. NEWCOMERS, begin here!
Welcome! We are glad you are here! 🛷 For information on achieving your goals through tiny habit changes, please Google “BF Fogg.” He has some very short talks < 3 minutes and longer interviews. The bottom line, habits trump motivation. Tiny habits give us confidence in our ability to be successful in changing our behavior,…
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August 2020 to Jan 2021 Declutterfest
Decluttering, as well as reorganizing or extra cleaning, seems to fit into the rhythms of the seasonal changes between winter and spring. But why not at the end of summer going into autumn? Why not something new? And not even connected to pre or post holiday decluttering/cleaning that we might do. With the response to the…
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December “This & That” Discussion
Post your habits, questions about habits, requests for suggestions in the I Will Discussion - our MAIN discussion, focused on Building Healthy Habits. This discussion is for all those fun, interesting hobbies, things you’re doing, photos of pets, nature, dancing, etc! If you only have time to follow one, choose the one you…
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“This DECEMBER I Will...”
Welcome! 🛷 For information on achieving your goals through tiny habit changes, please Google “BF Fogg.” He has some very short talks < 3 minutes and longer interviews. The bottom line, habits trump motivation. Tiny habits give us confidence in our ability to be successful in changing our behavior which leads to more tiny…
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The 2020 Move It Monday Challenge!
It's back and a real favorite around here....our weekly Move It Monday challenge. Each week, we'll be participating in the Move It Monday campaign by kicking off the week with exercise. What exercise or activity you do is entirely up to you. You'll see our Monday participants enjoy a range of activities. After you've…
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Share Your Food-Related Healthy Habits
I would love some suggestions! Do you meal plan for the week? Do you meal prep? I live on my own and, I admit, tiredness/laziness often win out over healthy eating. I used to go to the store/farm market every day or two and just pick up what I needed.
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November Non Scale Victories!!
Hi, I posted this in Announcements by accident! Feel free to celebrate anything that’s going well for you - other than the scale!!! Feeling stronger? Doing tasks you used to postpone? Sleeping longer? Better? Developing a hobby - new or old? Prepping foods? Energy levels? Clothes feeling better? YOU get the idea!! Best,…
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This November I Will ...
Welcome!! 🍎 For information on achieving our goals through tiny habit changes, please Google “BF Fogg.” He has some very short talks < 3 minutes and longer interviews. The bottom line, habits trump motivation. Tiny habits give us confidence in our ability to be successful in changing our behavior which leads to more tiny…
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November “This & That” discussion (renamed)
Hi Friends! Thinking of this organization of discussions for November: 1. The “This November I Will” strand where you post how your “I Will” (aka tiny habit change) is going. Receive support & recognition. 2. The “November Social Strand” for chatting about gardening, free motion stitching, and life in general! Of course,…
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This October I Will ...
Hi Fellow Habit Builders!! 💪🏻🎉😃 Please welcome @harvestmeadow & @jrsepe12 to our group!! See their posts in the Welcome new members area! I thought I’d send this out a few days early! I know many of us like to brainstorm different habits & some even like to create trackers. That way we can “hit the ground running” on Oct…
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OCTOBER NSV’s!!
Time to become totally immodest...well you know what I mean...🤣... list all your wins (big or small) Brag away!! Just nothing with the scale :) PS Feel free to celebrate scale victories in the “I Will” chat! Here’s to the second half of October! 🎃 👻 🤖 👸 🐧🤡😼🦄 👷🏻👨🏽🌾👩🏻🎤🦸🏼♂️🧙🏽🧛🏻🧜🏿♀️ 🧚🏻💃🦊🐸 🦋🐲
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Oct 8 Weekly Challenge: How Habits Work
Theme: Healthy Practices Challenge: How Habits Work I'm repeating this challenge from last March because understanding how habits work will help you create long lasting habits for yourself. This week, let's explore what habits are, how they are formed, and how we can create new habits or modify our existing habits to make…
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This September I Will...
Hi Fellow Habit Builders!! 💪🏻🎉😃 I thought I’d send this out a few days early! I know many of us like to brainstorm different habits & some even like to create trackers. That way we can “hit the ground running” on Sept 1st! It's a brand new month! What's your favorite part of September? What healthy habit would you like to…
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September 15 NSV’s (Non Scale Victories!)
Hi Habit Builders! Let’s give ourselves a mid-month boost because EVERYONE is doing SO WELL! Post things that are working for you that aren’t about a pound or a kilogram!! I’m smiling as I type this, as it’s always such a fun series of posts to read! (Idea taken form the Ultimate Accountability Challenge - a highly…
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10-day Sept ‘20 End of Month Burst
We’ll begin Monday Sept 21, but I wanted to give you a day to: 1) Reconfigure your I Will, if necessary. 2) Commit to your plan in order to end the month strong!! 3) If struggling, consider a small reward if you hit your I Will X out of 10 days❣️ For example: I will be modifying duration & frequency of yoga/upper body…
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Pandemic Positive!
So I have been looking back at the past few months. I started Working from Home in Mid March. How can that be 5 MONTHS already. Seriously I had expected that like China it would be maybe 2 or 3 months. Now it is looking like maybe a year. I thought it would be fun to see what positive things (healthy habits/activities)…
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Welcome, Maddie!!
I am so excited to share the news with you that our Building Healthy Habits group has a new co-leader!! Our own Maddie, aka @MadisonMolly2017! As most of you know by now, my family circumstances have changed over the last year and I can no longer participate in this group as much as I'd like to. I still want to be involved…
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This August I will...
Hi Folks! Getting us started... Denise- of course feel free to replace/delete... It's a brand new month! What's your favorite part of August? What healthy habit would you like to work on this month? Is it something new or a continuation of your July focus? Whatever it is, let's dive in and make it happen! If you are new to…
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10 Day Aug 22-31 Rejuvenation
Hi Everyone! My 1,000 Day tracking streak in MFP will be Aug 31, I think. I thought it could be fun & a good excuse to re-invigorate the last 1/3 of our August!! Sooo.. Let’s begin tomorrow! Copy & paste below & tell us one thing (or more) that you did to lift your spirits, make yourself smile, Self-care, feel better, feel…
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This July I Will...
It's a brand new month! What's your favorite part of July? What healthy habit would you like to work on this month? Is it something new or a continuation of your June focus? Whatever it is, let's dive in and make it happen! If you are new to our group, welcome! Please let us know what you will be working on and how we can…
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July 24 Weekly Challenge: Changing It Up
A note about the upcoming challenges: As many of you know, I just had hip replacement surgery last week. I feel good and a little stronger and more mobile every day. Right now, I need to concentrate on physical therapy and walking a lot to ensure I get full use of my left leg again. Since almost everything in my life is…
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This June I Will....
Swimming pools, gardening, masks, backyard BBQs with friends 6 feet away....hello Summer 2020!! This certainly will be a summer unlike any in the past, but there are still lots of ways to enjoy the outdoors, even if it means modifying how we do things. Personally, my favorite part of summer is the abundant sunshine! Let's…
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