jody Posted March 17, 2016 Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 I am joining this challenge very late. And I have a bad habit of not sticking with this whole thing. I suffer from depression and bi-polar disorder, as well as disabling anxiety disorder. So I might need lots of support and kindness and encouragement to keep things up. I want to want it as bad as everyone else seems to want it.So here I am, starting very late, but I picked easier stuff to do, stuff I think I can be successful at. I used the template I found somewhere else on the forums. DietDrop the iced coffee for more water. I already quit soda 3 months ago, and am still going strong!Eat a vegetable with one meal every day, even if it's only canned. Canned veggies are better than no veggies! Right? FitnessWalk every day (5 minutes), even if just marching in place.Take Rowdy to the dog park, and throw the ball around for him, once a week, if I can get a ride there. Level Up Your LifeReach out to a friend every day, even if it is only via text. If that friend doesn't respond, try someone else. Find someone to connect with for just a short conversation. Don't isolate!Spend 15 minutes in mindfulness every day. Quote A year from now, you may wish you had started today. Link to comment
TheGreyJedi-Ranger Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 You can do it! Every little step counts Enjoy this slightly cheesy but still true bit of encouragement 1 Quote Grey Jedi Ranger Jedi's Hero Journey Pt. II: Habit Swapping Jedi Battle Log “Keep Calm, Carry On, and Don't Freeze Up!” - Oboro Shirakumo (Loud Cloud), My Hero Academia Vigilantes Challenges: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12. #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23, #24, #25, #26, #27, #28, #29, #30, #31, #32, #33, #34, #35, #36, #37, #38, #39, #40, #41, #42, #43, #44, #45, #46, #47, #48, #49, #50, #51, #52, #53, #54, #55 Link to comment
jody Posted March 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2016 So, how am I doing so far? Let's see . . . Diet Drop the iced coffee for more water. I already quit soda 3 months ago, and am still going strong! I have had one iced coffee since last Thursday. No, make that two. One was really bad, a caramel iced coffee from McDonalds. The other wasn't as bad, just a plain iced coffee from Taco Bell. Much less junk in that one. I'm drinking lots of water, and have not had any soda, either. That's the longest I've gone without soda, I hope I can keep it up! Eat a vegetable with one meal every day, even if it's only canned. Canned veggies are better than no veggies! Right? Strike out. I have not had vegetables even once since making this goal. Well, except for the tidbits included in cup noodles, which isn't really anything, so . . . yeah. No veggies. Dang. I sorta forgot about the goal, too. I'll work on this more. Fitness Walk every day (5 minutes), even if just marching in place. I haven't walked or marched in place every day, but I have done so more days than not. So that's something. Take Rowdy to the dog park, and throw the ball around for him, once a week, if I can get a ride there. I will be for sure taking Rowdy to the dog park on Thursday. I didn't have a car last week at all, so I couldn't get there. But I can borrow one for this Thursday, so it's on my calendar. Level Up Your Life Reach out to a friend every day, even if it is only via text. If that friend doesn't respond, try someone else. Find someone to connect with for just a short conversation. Don't isolate! I've been doing this, strangely enough. For me it's strange anyway. I'm a total recluse, not by choice. I'm socially awkward in the worst way, plus disabled. So it's been good that I'm reaching out. It's via text mostly. Spend 15 minutes in mindfulness every day. I am getting better at this. But I'm still not consistent. 1 Quote A year from now, you may wish you had started today. Link to comment
TheGreyJedi-Ranger Posted March 23, 2016 Report Share Posted March 23, 2016 Every little bit counts! And from what I can tell, the socialization seems like the most useful goal and I'm super glad that you're starting to do it <3 1 Quote Grey Jedi Ranger Jedi's Hero Journey Pt. II: Habit Swapping Jedi Battle Log “Keep Calm, Carry On, and Don't Freeze Up!” - Oboro Shirakumo (Loud Cloud), My Hero Academia Vigilantes Challenges: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12. #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23, #24, #25, #26, #27, #28, #29, #30, #31, #32, #33, #34, #35, #36, #37, #38, #39, #40, #41, #42, #43, #44, #45, #46, #47, #48, #49, #50, #51, #52, #53, #54, #55 Link to comment
jody Posted March 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2016 Another update, just for myself. Trying to check in weekly, challenge or not! I know there is a new one starting up, so I will likely go there and begin a new one, tweaking this one to fit my goals. So, how am I doing so far? Let's see . . . Diet Drop the iced coffee for more water. I already quit soda 3 months ago, and am still going strong! I have sucked at this. I went and had a three day binge! Bad bad bad! Eat a vegetable with one meal every day, even if it's only canned. Canned veggies are better than no veggies! Right? I got food stamps approval, yay! So I bought some fresh veggies! Woot! And fruit, too! It's so nice to have real food! Fitness Walk every day (5 minutes), even if just marching in place. I have been more physically active the past week out of necessity. I am being evicted and have to pack my things in a hurry and also figure out where to go. Take Rowdy to the dog park, and throw the ball around for him, once a week, if I can get a ride there. I took Rowdy to the dog park and played fetch, and also walked the perimeter of the park, which is about 0.6 miles, which is a TON of walking for me. Level Up Your Life Reach out to a friend every day, even if it is only via text. If that friend doesn't respond, try someone else. Find someone to connect with for just a short conversation. Don't isolate! I've been doing this every day. And more than one friend, too. Because things have been chaotic and very stressful over here with the pending move, I have needed more strength from my friends. Spend 15 minutes in mindfulness every day. I really need to work on this one. 1 Quote A year from now, you may wish you had started today. Link to comment
TheGreyJedi-Ranger Posted March 29, 2016 Report Share Posted March 29, 2016 I see improvement! I'm so excited for all of the improvements you're making! I'm so sorry you're getting evicted though, I hope you have somewhere to go :/ Quote Grey Jedi Ranger Jedi's Hero Journey Pt. II: Habit Swapping Jedi Battle Log “Keep Calm, Carry On, and Don't Freeze Up!” - Oboro Shirakumo (Loud Cloud), My Hero Academia Vigilantes Challenges: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12. #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23, #24, #25, #26, #27, #28, #29, #30, #31, #32, #33, #34, #35, #36, #37, #38, #39, #40, #41, #42, #43, #44, #45, #46, #47, #48, #49, #50, #51, #52, #53, #54, #55 Link to comment
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