The New Habit Challenge

Discussion in 'Self Improvement' started by SkinnyBeard, May 24, 2016.

  1. Meditation - 4/21 (best 33)
    Exercise - 5/21 (best 45)
    Self-improvement - 2/21
    Walking - 4/21 (best 49)
    No news - 1/21
    Water - 1/21
    Say Something Welsh - 0/21

    Sorry to hear that Straight Edge. I hope you'll be feeling better soon. All these new habits you're working on seem good, positive things that will help lift your mood. I hope you're able to have a little fun, too.
     
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  2. blanchot

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    Ok, I'm in.

    4/21 I will meditate every day, alternating between Mindfulness of Breathing and Loving-Kindness
    4/21 I will immerse myself more in my local community by eating at local restaurants, thereby practising the language more.
    0/21 I will regulate my alcohol intake so that I stick to the recommended 14 units a week
    4/21 I will write every day
    3/21 I will check this forum every day and read at least three other peoples' journals.
    0/21 I will join a gym and go every day

    Haven't joined a gym yet, waiting for recommendation from a friend. The alcohol thing is a bit of a big deal, possibly too big for this forum but we'll see.
     
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  3. BushidoWarrior

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    ~ Day 1 / 65 ~
    NoSugar Rules for Today (Sunday, 4 September 2016)

    GOAL ~ Today, I promise to not eat any lollies, cakes, ice creams or chocolate, or drink any soft drink.

    Below is a series of If > Then plans for how I will implement this goal today.
    If I have an urge to eat sugary foods of any kind or drink sugary drinks...
    Then I SHALL NOT ACT ON THIS GOD-DAMN URGE. I DO NOT EAT SUGARY FOODS OR DRINK SUGARY DRINKS ANYMORE.
     
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  4. blanchot

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    So, how did I do today?

    5/21
    I will meditate every day, alternating between Mindfulness of Breathing and Loving-Kindness. Yes!
    4/21 I will immerse myself more in my local community by eating at local restaurants, thereby practising the language more. No, although to be fair I had food to eat up from the fridge.
    1/21 I will regulate my alcohol intake so that I stick to the recommended 14 units a week. Yes! No booze today.
    5/21 I will write every day. Also a big yes!
    4/21 I will check this forum every day and read at least three other peoples' journals. Just about to!
    1/21 I will join a gym and go at least three times a week. Every day is a little overdoing things. Change it to do exercise every day, including floor exercises at home or football, the latter which I managed.

    It was a good day :)
     
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  5. StraightEdge

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    Hello guys,
    Tkx @Cleaning Colin for your encouragements my friend.
    I know that it's just a low but in fact It is just a breath to come back stronger!;)

    0/21 15' to write in my journal
    0/7 No Dairy
    0/7 No gluten
    2/90 NoFap (previous record 104)

    4/21 15' meditation
    0/21 Wake up before 7:00
    0/60 Gratitude attitude Challenge (previous record 47)
    5/21 Bioenergetics practices
    20/21 No Coffee/Tea

    4/7 Avoiding bathroom scale during 7d

    (88.5kg / 194.0pounds / 25%MG on 2016-7-19)
    (87.1kg / 191.8pounds / 23.6%MG on 2016-8-07)
    (85.6kg / 187.4pounds / 24.3%MG on 2016-8-18)
    (83.9kg / 183.0pounds / 24.1%MG on 2016-8-24)
    (84.2kg / 185.2pounds / 21.5%MG on 2016-8-30)

    49/60
    Intermittent Fasting
    55/60 Cold shower (previous record 39)
    99/120 No alcohol
     
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  6. joker2512

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    Little late for the party but i already have some good habits during the summer which is doing p90x and eating clean(still doing and become part of me ) but want to have some new habits too
    0/21 cold shower
    0/21 spend at least 20 minutes study programming
    0/21 20 minutes reading(self-improvement)
    1/21 nofap
     
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  7. StraightEdge

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    Today: 21 days challenge without coffee/Tea completed.
    Moreover, No alcool during 100 days. I can't remember such a long period of abstinence since I'm in age to drink alcool. Good news: I don't feel any need to drink anymore.

    Welcome @joker2512

    0/21 15' to write in my journal
    0/7 No Dairy
    0/7 No gluten
    3/90 NoFap (previous record 104)

    5/21 15' meditation
    0/21 Wake up before 7:00
    1/60 Gratitude attitude Challenge (previous record 47)
    6/21 Bioenergetics practices

    21/21
    No Coffee/Tea

    5/7 Avoiding bathroom scale during 7d

    (88.5kg / 194.0pounds / 25%MG on 2016-7-19)
    (87.1kg / 191.8pounds / 23.6%MG on 2016-8-07)
    (85.6kg / 187.4pounds / 24.3%MG on 2016-8-18)
    (83.9kg / 183.0pounds / 24.1%MG on 2016-8-24)
    (84.2kg / 185.2pounds / 21.5%MG on 2016-8-30)

    50/60
    Intermittent Fasting
    0/60 Cold shower (previous record 55)
    100/120 No alcohol
     
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  8. blanchot

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    Scores on the doors?

    6/21
    I will meditate every day, alternating between Mindfulness of Breathing and Loving-Kindness. Yes I did, although not very successfully, too distracted.
    5/21 I will immerse myself more in my local community by eating at local restaurants, thereby practising the language more. Yes, I did, even though I ordered the same thing as last time with one minor variation.
    2/21 I will regulate my alcohol intake so that I stick to the recommended 14 units a week. Yes! No booze today. Two days in a row without.
    6/21 I will write every day. Yes, not much, but a little.
    5/21 I will check this forum every day and read at least three other peoples' journals. Another yes
    1/21 I will join a gym and go at least three times a week. Gym-joining takes place tomorrow: I had a walk around the park which is exercise of sorts although not exactly lung-busting.

    Feels good to write all this down as achievements!
     
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  9. joker2512

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    how y'all doing i want to report everything seems pretty good i see that everyong is doing the meditation and i see a lot of benefits from it so i decide to add it to my new habits list
    1/21 cold shower
    1/21 spend at least 20 minutes study programming
    1/21 20 minutes reading(self-improvement)
    2/21 NoFap
    0/21 10 minutes meditation


     
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  10. MrCharacter

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    1/21- Wake up at 7:00am
    1/21- 15mins of meditation
    1/21- Write down 3 tasks
    1/21- Journal
    1/21- Read or learn Spanish for 15:00mins
    0/21- Exercise - Gym/Walk
    1/21 - Cold Showers

    0/21- NoFap
     
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  11. joker2512

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    hi how are you guys as usual come here to report my day nothing went wrong hope to hear from you guys soon

    2/21 cold shower
    2/21 spend at least 20 minutes study programming
    2/21 20 minutes reading(self-improvement)
    3/21 NoFap
    0/21 10 minutes meditation(wait for it ^-^)
     
  12. StraightEdge

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    0/21 15' to write in my journal
    2/90 NoFap (previous record 104)

    7/21 15' meditation
    2/21 Wake up before 7:00
    1/60 Gratitude attitude Challenge (previous record 47)
    8/21 Bioenergetics practices

    0/7 Avoiding bathroom scale during 7d

    (88.5kg / 194.0pounds / 25%MG on 2016-7-19)
    (87.1kg / 191.8pounds / 23.6%MG on 2016-8-07)
    (85.6kg / 187.4pounds / 24.3%MG on 2016-8-18)
    (83.9kg / 183.0pounds / 24.1%MG on 2016-8-24)
    (84.2kg / 185.2pounds / 21.5%MG on 2016-8-30)
    (82.9kg / 180.8pounds / 22.5%MG on 2016-9-07)


    23/40 No Coffee/Tea
    50/60
    Intermittent Fasting
    2/60 Cold shower (previous record 55)
    101/120 No alcohol
     
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  13. six

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    1.Every morning before work, instead of beating off for one hour, I shall practice guitar for that same about of time.
    2. In the evening, I shall limit myself to one drink
     
  14. joker2512

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    busy days but still get the job done
    3/21 cold shower
    3/21 spend at least 20 minutes study programming
    3/21 20 minutes reading(self-improvement)
    4/21 NoFap
    0/21 10 minutes meditation
     
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  15. I am signing up for this challenge!

    3/21 3X meditation a day
    1/21 read a little
    1/21 do my homework
    2/21 workout 4X a week
    5/300 nofap
     
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  16. StraightEdge

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    What's up @Cleaning Colin ?;)
    Welcome on board @Nofapsincebirth

    1/21
    15' to write in my journal
    3/90 NoFap (previous record 104)

    8/21 15' meditation
    3/21 Wake up before 7:00
    2/60 Gratitude attitude Challenge (previous record 47)
    9/21 Bioenergetics practices

    1/7 Avoiding bathroom scale during 7d

    (88.5kg / 194.0pounds / 25%MG on 2016-7-19)
    (87.1kg / 191.8pounds / 23.6%MG on 2016-8-07)
    (85.6kg / 187.4pounds / 24.3%MG on 2016-8-18)
    (83.9kg / 183.0pounds / 24.1%MG on 2016-8-24)
    (84.2kg / 185.2pounds / 21.5%MG on 2016-8-30)
    (82.9kg / 180.8pounds / 22.5%MG on 2016-9-07)

    24/40 No Coffee/Tea
    51/60 Intermittent Fasting
    3/60 Cold shower (previous record 55)
    102/120 No alcohol
     
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  17. joker2512

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    report my days
    4/21 cold shower
    4/21 spend at least 20 minutes study programming
    4/21 20 minutes reading(self-improvement)
    5/21 NoFap
    0/21 10 minutes meditation
     
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  18. blanchot

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    Lost track of the days somewhat having not been so diligent in coming here. Also had a pretty major lapse necessitating another reset, for reasons I explained in my journal.
    But this is just the start, right? Can't expect it all to be easy. With that in mind here's an approximation of what I've been up to:

    8/21
    I will meditate every day, alternating between Mindfulness of Breathing and Loving-Kindness. Yes, although I'm trying out new techniques, different meditating strategies.
    6/21 I will immerse myself more in my local community by eating at local restaurants, thereby practising the language more. Went yesterday and ordered exactly the same thing I always have.
    2/21 I will regulate my alcohol intake so that I stick to the recommended 14 units a week. Er, no. Actually been hitting the bottle pretty hard.
    7/21 I will write every day. Bits and pieces. Set myself a goal to write something for a fiction reading in a month's time.
    6/21 I will check this forum every day and read at least three other peoples' journals. Been here once I think over the last few days. Should make more of an effort.
    1/21 I will join a gym and go at least three times a week. Seems like this idea died before it could begin. I have been out walking a lot though.

    How do I feel? A little disappointed in myself although I'm not feeling as bad as I might. I can accept my failings quite easily at the moment without major self-loathing. Working towards having more self-respect which means: no porn, no escorts, less alcohol, more exercise and more time spent doing the things which make me a better person in general.
     
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  19. StraightEdge

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    1/21 15' to write in my journal
    4/90 NoFap (previous record 104)

    9/21 15' meditation
    4/21 Wake up before 7:00
    3/60 Gratitude attitude Challenge (previous record 47)
    10/21 Bioenergetics practices

    2/7 Avoiding bathroom scale during 7d

    (88.5kg / 194.0pounds / 25%MG on 2016-7-19)
    (87.1kg / 191.8pounds / 23.6%MG on 2016-8-07)
    (85.6kg / 187.4pounds / 24.3%MG on 2016-8-18)
    (83.9kg / 183.0pounds / 24.1%MG on 2016-8-24)
    (84.2kg / 185.2pounds / 21.5%MG on 2016-8-30)
    (82.9kg / 180.8pounds / 22.5%MG on 2016-9-07)

    25/40 No Coffee/Tea
    52/60 Intermittent Fasting
    4/60 Cold shower (previous record 55)
    103/120 No alcohol
     
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  20. BushidoWarrior

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    ~ Day 7 / 65 ~
    NoSugar Rules for Today (Saturday, 10 September 2016)

    GOAL ~ Today, I promise to not eat any lollies, cakes, ice creams or chocolate, or drink any soft drink.

    Below is a series of If > Then plans for how I will implement this goal today.
    If I experience an urge to buy any chocolate, cookies, sweets, ice creams, or anything like that....
    Then I WILL NOT ACT ON THIS URGE. I WILL NOT ACT ON THIS URGE. I WILL NOT ACT ON THIS URGE (today's gonna be hard!)