Health and Fitness June 2026

[Lady Maverick]

This is a safe place to share your thoughts, struggles, triumphs and questions about all aspects of your health and fitness.
Join us!

[Kittykatt]

Thank you for starting us, LadyM.

My habits this month will be the same.diur again: pelvic floor exercises, sit to stand x5, drinking water and clearing the kitchen table.

[Kittykatt]

Monday:
I've done my exercises for today: 1 heart

Drink 8 glasses of water: Its still.early morning, so too early to report on water : 0 hearts

Sit to stand 5 repetitions: 1 heart

Clear kitchen table once a day: It's still early morning 0 hearts

[FrenchFlybebe]

Thanks for the start ladyM. I need this thread for the accountability it provides. Also, I don't post often but when I do, I enjoy reading the inspirational quotes that you share.

Nice to have you as habit-pal again Kittykatt !

For June : working on the same habits as in May.
I could do better with MicroMoves, with the pelvic floor habit, and if the weather isn't too hot I will do better with the daily Cardio Weight habit.
My 5 daily habits, tracked on an index card near my bed :
MR - basic morning routine - Move C/W - either Cardio or Weights, daily - MicroMove - tiny times of movement at payroll or during the day - Time for me - to read, maybe write, maybe think, maybe journal - K for Kegels - pelvic floor exercises, 1 mn minimum, at bedtime usually.
Bonus habit : sweep unter kitchen table at night, so kids get used to a clean kitchen floor when they get downstairs for breakfast.

As of June 1st, 11am :
MR . . . . . .: 1 out of 1. ▓
Move C/W .: o out of 1. ░
MicroMove . :0 out of 1 .░
Time4me . : 1 out of 1 . ▓
K . . . . . . . : 0 out of 1.░
Kitchen floor: 0 out of 1 ░

[Harriet]

Good morning, good month, healthy habiters. All an inspiring bunch.

In a way I have so much to say, but in others, notsomuch. A funny thing - as one's restrictions get lifted, there's an overwhelm to it. It's like winning a lottery, I suppose, and finding out that you have a lot more kinfolk and friends who could use a loan than you thought you did, lol. Priority possibilities begin waving their hands from a lot of directions. I can become more active, but that includes more activity getting housework and projects in order (good exercise), getting garden in order (good exercise), ability to finally visit/attend a little, or walk the usual treks (good exercise). Yet I feel a yearning for formal exercise, too, being able to say, "You did it!".

Is anyone else seeing those new advertisements for Tai Chi program for women? Very interesting but it reminds me of my own excellent collection (replicated on Youtube pretty well now so that I have a choice of even quicker viewing) of DVDs for intentional-movement exercise like T-Tapp. I've done a few of those lately.

I did break out a calendar I personalized for myself a few years ago that rotates dance/t-tapp/walking-workouts all at 20-25 mins or so, and I think I could tweak it.

The Cava-Cava (pinkish) oranges are back in stores here in bags, which makes them more affordable. I've found they are the single MOST encouraging ingredient that will get us to make BIG SALADS. Even the grands will take notice that way. I mostly make the salad (lettuces, shred carrot, cut up cukes, etc.) and then HRH takes what he wants and rushes it away to avoid my other ideas. He's appalled because I add green peas and surprised that I don't appreciate his seasoned vinegars. Strawberries do the same magic, so colorful, but they don't stay fresh the way an orange will, of course. I try to separate the orange from fiber as much as makes sense, because it is more appetizing, and, for me, I add all the juice I can salvage to some healthy mayo or other bit of creamier dressing, making it go a long way, cutting down on how much I'll need. We sprinkle the orange bits over our separate bowls.

Still one grandchild who expects mango from me, lol, and since that's so adorable, well, what is the grocery budget for, anyway.

[Lady Maverick]

What a great way to kick off the new month, seeing others prioritize taking care of themselves.

I’ve picked seven things to focus on this month. They’ve proven to be effective in achieving excellent results.
Each one is easy to accomplish for a day or two, but the real challenge to me is sticking with them consistently.

** Health = Feed my body what it needs.
Calories under 1300 Status = Averaging ??? calories
1?
Lose 2 lbs. Status = ??
1?

** Fitness = Be active & outside
6700+ steps. Status = Averaging ???? steps
1?
Walk outside with arms swinging. Averaging ???? minutes
1?

** Mental = Be intentional
Use hip pad = ??% success
1?
Daily project = ??% success
1?
Purple Bucket = ??% success
1?

[Kittykatt]

So many of us joining up - it's good to see! I do like Harriet's idea of being intentional over what she outs in salads - they do sound delicious! (Humerous.aside, I'm on my phone, and I misread "cukes" as "cakes" the first time! )

[Kittykatt]

Tuesday:
I've done my exercises for today: 2 hearts

Drink 8 glasses of water: : 1 heart

Sit to stand 5 repetitions: 2 hearts

Clear kitchen table once a day: 1 heart

[Lady Maverick]

** Health = Feed my body what it needs.
Calories under 1300 Status = Averaging 1299 calories
1
Lose 2 lbs. Status = -1.6 in the last 4 weeks
1__

** Fitness = Be active & outside
6700+ steps. Status = Averaging 7700 steps
1
Walk outside with arms swinging. Averaging 33 minutes
1

** Mental = Be intentional
Use hip pad = 100% success
1
Daily project = 100% success
1
Purple Bucket = 0% success
1__