Healthy Pony Round 2 Treat yourself...here we go

[Crowning_Glory13]

It's time to start round 2 of Healthy Pony! Sign up is from now to Oct 1. We end Jan 1.

Each Healthy Pony Round is different. This is not a swap, so it will not take up a slot. The round is about 3 months long.

Since this round falls on Holidays it's a treat yourself round. It's time to give yourself a reward for a job well done. And I will have a treat for the Poster Pony for Healthy Pony.

Rules:
1. You can not be harmful to other members. You can speak your mind, but be constructive and respectful.
2. Be honest with yourself, goals, and points.
3. Anyone can join.

Points System
1. Sign up  is 1 point.
2. You get 3 points for posting about treating yourself on a job well done.
3. You get 5 points for reaching a long term goal.

Sign up.
1. What do you want to accomplish at the end of Healthy Pony?
2.  What goals can you make to reach the end?
3. What gets awarded?
4 what are some of your rewards?

My sign up
Name: CG

1. I want to make tasks a habit. I want to make piano playing, working out, healthy eating, and knitting into a daily consistent habit.

2. My goals are simple. Trying to do each habit for 3 days in a row. Then expand to 4 and so forth.

3. I love blind bags...so buying one will be a treat. I will also use trips to good will as a reward. My biggest reward is to possible do a private swap.

Any questions feel free to post. We can do it!

3. I get a reward when I make the 3 days and then the 4 days, and 5 until I reach 7.

[shintoji]

this would be my first time joining one of these, but id like to participate if i can
Name: danny/shintoji, whichever you prefer
1. at the end of this, i would like to be more responsible with my daily tasks and be much better in terms of my mental health and stress levels.
2. id like to work on my house upkeep by doing at least 30 minutes of cleaning/maintainance daily and increasing this amount as time goes on so i have a consistent habit of doing so. id also like to make sure i have at least an hour of socialization daily so i can help better myself from my anxiety and anti-social tendencies.
3. doing the things ive set as tasks for myself, as well as the tasks given to me by others.
4. i really love small toys/merchandise for the things i love, and i have a very large wishlist on ebay so i plan on getting myself some of these things whenever i feel i deserve it.

[Crowning_Glory13]

Welcome aboard:)

[kaoskat]

Congrats everyone on working hard toward your goals!

[Crowning_Glory13]

Still looking for sign ups:)

[Pokeyonekenobie]

I haven't done one of these before, either, so I thought I'd give it a whirl.

Name: Pokey

1. What do you want to accomplish at the end of Healthy Pony?
  I want to have my room better organized (and cleaner) and try to make exercising 30 minutes a day a habit.

2.  What goals can you make to reach the end?
  I need to finish art projects that I already have going.  If I can get those done then they can go to the people they're supposed to go to and that will clear out a lot of space.  I'm not allowed to buy more projects until the ones I have are complete (this should help motivate me to finish the ones in progress!).  I also need to clear out my bait boxes.  I have a hundreds (yes, you read that right) of G3s that I picked up at local thrift stores with the intent to do customs but I haven't had time to do them and I think I'm going to have to weed through them and pick about 50 to keep and get rid of the rest.  That'll clear out about half my closet.
  The exercise thing is going to be harder for me, due to not many hours left in my day after work, but I am also doing this goal for a fitness thing at work, so maybe by being responsible to two groups it will keep me more motivated.  My main form of exercise will likely be walking on the treadmill.  And I have found that if I play a video game or watch a movie while I use the treadmill I can distract my brain from "I'm exercising and it's boring!  I don't wanna!" and I actually exercise more than originally planned.  Near the end I might try to "walk through Middle Earth" by having a marathon of the Lord of the Rings and walk on the treadmill the whole time.  We'll see how things go and if I have time for that, though.

3. What gets awarded?
  I get awarded every time I finish ten projects.  That should get me at least 10 rewards in the end...but given that some projects are more complex than others, I might not completely finish all of these projects and I understand that but it might get some done which will still help immensely.
  If I get my G3s cleaned out I get a prize.
  If I complete the fitness thing at work I get a prize.

4 what are some of your rewards?
  Hmm...not sure exactly which rewards I will give myself yet, but I do want a lot of things on Amazon right now, including some anime series and Rugrats on DVD, so I will likely pick from that list.

[Crowning_Glory13]

Welcome:) hmm you walk through lord of the rings... I will knit:) rewards can change. Having an idea of something gained can help:)

[Tak]

My first, too!
 Name: Tak

1. What do you want to accomplish at the end of Healthy Pony?
I need to stick to my budget, walk independently, and get back to my creative pursuits.

2.  What goals can you make to reach the end?
If I stick to my budget my card will be paid off. I'm hoping to be able to walk to the end of my street and back by next year. I have coloring, baking, crocheting, sewing, and art projects for my daughter.

3. What gets awarded?
Spending money in the right places.
I'm starting with walking twice a week halfway and back. Hopefully increase it to all the way and back, then go three days a week.
I want to come up with one new creative idea or spend time on one every week.

4 what are some of your rewards?
If I stick to my budget I get to have a pony allowance each month to save or spend.
 My reward is generally feeling better about myself and increasing my stamina. (And chocolate, too)
 The reward is a happy child, a new afghan, and peanut butter cookies.

[Crowning_Glory13]

Tak...I just love your rewards:)

There is still time to sign up. Being a healthy pony just means you want to make some great habits for yourself. There is not restriction on what your goals are:)

[NigheanRuadh]

I've gone back and forth about doing this, but I guess I'll jump in. 

Name: NR

1. What do you want to accomplish at the end of Healthy Pony?
    ~ More pleasantness in my life, both mentally and physically.

2. What goals can you make to reach the end?
    ~ To do EFT when I recognize that my mental/emotional state is going downhill
    ~ To work out (T-Tapp) every day with one rest day a week
    ~ To spend some time each day creating (sewing, knitting, crocheting, etc.)
    ~ To get my home neater by implementing the FlyLady system

3. What gets awarded?
    ~ EFT sessions, whenever needed
    ~ Six workouts a week
    ~ Finishing a craft project
    ~ At least two fifteen-minute cleaning sessions per day

4 What are some of your rewards?
    ~ Greater positivity
    ~ A stronger body and mind
    ~ Satisfaction of completing projects
    ~ Clothes that suit me
    ~ Saving money (my husband lost his job a couple weeks ago)
    ~ A neater, more enjoyable home

[Tak]

NigheanRuadh-you already look great! Great goals... similar to mine!

Small set-back on walking for me. Hopefully I can resolve it before we officially start. I have a chipped knee cap and the fragment is still in there. It normally doesn't bother me, but yesterday I made the mistake of kneeling! Bad idea. I'm giving it two days for the swelling to go down before I can walk more.

Pokeyonekenobie- I have severe ocd because of memory problems. The result is being almost overly organized. If you want any input on specific areas just let me know.  I love organizing.

Shintoji- I'm pretty anti-social, turning towards agoraphobia. I can definitely commiserate with anxiety in social situations. You're not alone! 

CG- Would we be allowed to anonymously reward other members? Just a thought.

[retrogradenova]

Gonna save a spot for myself so I dont forget, still need to figure out my rewards. I spent last healthy pony working on self confidence, this time i think exercise and healthy eating is in order.

[NigheanRuadh]

NigheanRuadh-you already look great! Great goals... similar to mine!

Thanks.  I decided to sign up after I saw your goals.    I hesitated before, because I couldn't think of any rewards that didn't involve spending money.

And the working out is for the mental benefits at least as much as the physical ones.  I've been working out three times a week, and I'm experimenting to see if my mental state improves if I work out more, since I heard about people managing anxiety and depression with this workout.

[Crowning_Glory13]

Tak. Yes there is a way to send secret rewards to people. If anyone wants to just let me know.

Rewards do not have to be monitory. It's what you feel is a reward.

Retrogradenova welcome back:) you can do it.

[Crowning_Glory13]

Bump...you know you want to sign up