Health and Fitness December 2025

[Lady Maverick]

December H&F habit focus =
Circle walk goal is 10 laps a day, currently averaging 11 laps
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Fasting goal is 14+ hours a day, currently averaging 16:27 hours.
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[Kittykatt]

Saturday
I've done my exercises for today: 27 hearts

I drank 8 glasses of water yesterday: 19 hearts

I've done 30 minutes with the lightbox: 27 hearts

Sit to stand 5 repetitions ( I've further reduced to 5 repetitions on advice from a friend who knows about these things, as my back / hip is still painful-) I managed this yesterday: 21 hearts

[Lady Maverick]

December H&F habit focus =
Circle walk goal is 10 laps a day, currently averaging 11 laps
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Fasting goal is 14+ hours a day, currently averaging 16:07 hours.
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[Nancy]

I looked on A river and found some diabetic food logs with a place for insulin dosages too.
So will be trying that when the log I"m using is donei

I'm still tweaking it for what I need and want.
Took a break from it till the new year.
Doing well with out excess unhealthy foods in the house.

It's cold out here today. Snowed in the mtns. around us.

[Lady Maverick]

December H&F habit focus =
Circle walk goal is 10 laps a day, currently averaging 11 laps
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Fasting goal is 14+ hours a day, currently averaging 16:04 hours.
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[Kittykatt]

Sunday
I've done my exercises for today: 28 hearts

I drank 6 glasses of water yesterday: 19 hearts

I've done 30 minutes with the lightbox: 28 hearts

Sit to stand 5 repetitions ( I've further reduced to 5 repetitions on advice from a friend who knows about these things, as my back / hip is still painful-) I managed this yesterday: 22 hearts

[Kittykatt]

Monday
I've done my exercises for today: 29 hearts

I drank 6 glasses of water yesterday: 19 hearts

I've done 30 minutes with the lightbox: 29 hearts

Sit to stand 5 repetitions ( I've further reduced to 5 repetitions on advice from a friend who knows about these things, as my back / hip is still painful-) I managed this yesterday: 23 hearts

[Lady Maverick]

December H&F habit focus =
Circle walk goal is 10 laps a day, currently averaging 11 laps
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Fasting goal is 14+ hours a day, currently averaging 16:04 hours.
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I’m starting to review my H & F stats for 2025. Since I’m beginning a couple of days early, I won’t have the exact numbers yet, but because I average my daily scores each month, there’s not enough time left in the year to change the number by more than about a tenth of a point.

Reduce Sedentary Time - I started this habit in February 2025.
My why this habit is important - Being sedentary for hours each day leaves my body feeling stiff and achy. For me, the saying “motion is lotion” is absolutely true. Just a couple of minutes of movement (250+ steps) each hour is all it takes to shake off the stiffness. Also, I notice that moving seems to increase my energy level and overall mood.

How I track the hourly movement - Each hour between 7am and 7pm my fitbit watch vibrates to remind me to move my body if I don't already have at least 250+ steps in that hour. Most of the time I exceed 250 steps so my watch won't need to remind me. It is a quirky game I play with myself to try and get hourly steps in before my fitbit watch needs to remind me. I do love to play ME vs ME games, but in this case, it is a ME vs fitbit game.

Some hours it just isn't possible, and I am 100% okay with that. Yesterday sitting in church service my watch vibrated to let me know I hadn't taken any steps that hour. When I am driving, I do not get steps in. When I am standing in the kitchen cooking, I do not get steps in. I try for 80% success and know that real life is never perfect. 80% of 12 hours is 9.6 which means 10 hours a day is my goal.

The first month I focused on developing this habit resulted in not being sedentary an average of 5 hours a day. As I became more aware and intentional the hours that I moved increased. In May the hours that I did more than 250 steps went up to 12. Overall for the year, the hours that I am not sedentary are averaging 10 hours a day.

Analysis & decision - are the benefits worth the effort to continue this habit into 2026?
absolutely YES.

[Kittykatt]

Tuesday
I've done my exercises for today: 30 hearts

I drank 6 glasses of water yesterday: 19 hearts

I've done 30 minutes with the lightbox: 30 hearts

Sit to stand 5 repetitions ( I've further reduced to 5 repetitions on advice from a friend who knows about these things, as my back / hip is still painful-) I managed this yesterday: 24 hearts

[Lady Maverick]

December H&F habit focus =
Circle walk goal is 10 laps a day, currently averaging 10 laps
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Fasting goal is 14+ hours a day, currently averaging 16:11 hours.
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