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Old 12-30-23, 04:06 PM  
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Daily Habit Tracking

What habits do you plan to track on a daily basis in the new year? I like the idea of creating a streak. So far, I want to make sure I do:
  • at least 15 min of morning activity
  • pre-bed gentle yoga
  • 30min outdoors every day
  • I want to start a "15min of embroidery" daily habit, to wake up my creativity
-Neita / my profile name on the other forums
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Old 12-31-23, 07:00 PM  
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thanks for starting this thread, and Happy New Year my friend.

*walk 35 min
declutter 15 min/day
yoga 10 min before bed
*Super Quiz (from the daily newspaper) - link to sample
https://www.startribune.com/variety/...mes/superquiz/
track sleep


*already established habits
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Old 12-31-23, 07:03 PM  
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Working on getting my step count higher, starting with a lower number for these first 2 weeks, the moving the goal up by 250 steps a week every 2 weeks.

Sleeping at least 6 1/2 hours a night 7 is better, but more than 6 1/2 is my starting goal.
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Old 01-01-24, 05:41 PM  
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i picked up this "Goal Getter" planner from Sam's Club, marked down to $5.13.

https://www.amazon.com/Getter-Monthl...cb8f08ff9&th=1

you can track 4 goals for the year, and each week has the following pre-printed "form" on the right facing page of each week; left facing page has the typical weekly view with a row for each date and day of week:

Sleep tight (sleep tracker)
Meal planning for the week (one row for each day of the week)
Habit tracker for 4 goals that you want to track
Weekly highlight (one blank line to fill in)

The only "con" about this planner is the back "cover" is the same paper weight as the individual pages, whereas the front cover is plastic-coated cardstock. I created a DIY acetate cover as instructed in this YouTube video:

How to Add a Cover to Your Spiral Bound Planner
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8rpFKMiXhw

minor con:
although the month view is Sun-Sat (which I like), the weekly page is Mon-Sun (I prefer Sun-Sat).
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Old 01-01-24, 05:49 PM  
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I am going to track a new simple habit each week till I accomplish the new goal for 5 consecutive weeks.

My first one is to get up at 9 from Monday to Friday (I work in the afternoon/evening and I was getting up quite late these last months, so I'm always pressed for time in the morning to do all my non job related tasks).

Coming back to getting up at 9AM, as I used to do before, is a good starting point for the new year.
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Old 01-01-24, 11:40 PM  
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Joined the "Add Em' Up" check-in as it's ALL about tracking (numbers, habits, etc...).
Been there before (and failed), but it's another year so I'm feeling all motivated again.

Every day is another chance to do better than yesterday.
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¹ Walk first
² Weights next
³ Cardio for fun
⁴ Add stretch & balance.
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Old 01-02-24, 07:46 AM  
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Bzar - I like that Quiz! I used to do Wordle every day. I may consider adding something intellectually stimulating to my day. And I really liked that “Goal Getter” planner. It’s similar to how I set up my day. If I didn’t already have one or two too many planners, I would buy it.

rhbrand - I too need to progress my walking/cardio levels! I’ve been plateau’d at 30 minutes. I like in Jessica’s newest Endurance Walk, she explains the importance of longer cardio.

Camember - same! I need to start setting an alarm.

Helen - good luck on succeeding this year with your tracking and adding ‘em up!

-Neita
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