Greetings. Deb is going to put a sticky on this thread and eventually delete the other.
This is the thread where members come to share their journey to wellness and wholeness.
It's a holistic thread, talking about all apects of health, not just diet and exercise, but the mind and spirit as well. All posters are welcome (not just Premium Members) and encouraged on a periodic basis to share what you're doing, what you need to do and how you're going to do it, and what you know!
Ariciedee, I too struggle with peace of mind lately. Just don't have it at the moment. I've been trying to get back into my meditation practice. Meditated for a whole 4 minutes yesterday before my ADD kicked in and I had to do something. Yesterday was a busy day and it was hard to relax. I did manage to get 40 minutes of aerobics at the gym and some weight lifting. :)
Way to go Sarah!!! I remember those days well. I'm glad you're enjoying it.
Nice to hear from you Mary. That's an interesting site.
I ate relatively well today. They were even giving away free ice cream in the coffee shop at work, and large servings too, and I declined. That is not like me to turn down ice cream. :)
Good luck, Tweety! A consistant schedule is effective.
Find a few workouts/sports you like and it will be easier to stay
consistant.
A workout I found really helpful was the Quickfit system from Gilad.
It included a booklet on suggestions for eating right. The workouts
are cardio and strength-about 15-20 min each. It comes with a
schedule, but after you can mix and match !
Thanks. I've never heard of Quickfit. I do go to the gym 3 times a week and yoga twice. But being consistant about it has been a challenge lately.
Overeating junk food has been a big problem with me the last month or two. Being consistent over a long period of time with good healthy vegetarian eating is my goal and it's been elusive. I do o.k. for a week or so and go downhill. It's a pattern. Maybe I need a pyschologist. LOL
Overeating junk food has been a big problem with me the last month or two. Being consistent over a long period of time with good healthy vegetarian eating is my goal and it's been elusive. LOL
My goal too, that junk food needs to go!
But my sweet tooth takes me for a walk to the bakery!
Sounds like you have a good workout program going,
just keep going!! I like QFS by Gilad for the winter-I dropped
Curves because when we had a few blizzards the other year
it was impossible to go anywhere, let alone to Curves...
Hi guys! Well, they changed our schedule around, so this weekend we ended up doing ambulation. That was actually pretty fun - we had to be each other's 'patient' and we had to take turns walking each other and falling on each other to do a controlled fall. We also had to assist each other from bed to chair and back. We had a blast! :)
Yesterday we had turkey roast, fresh peas out of the garden and potato salad for supper - yummy! :) I studied most of the day, so not much exercise, but it's ok because I got a lot accomplished!
Sounds like you guys are doing great, everybody's getting back on the right track and heading toward success - yeay! Summer is good for me, so hopefully it will be easier now that it's getting all nice and hot out!
I forgot to check into this thread recently so I just spent a few minutes catching up. Seems like everyone is doing really well or at least being sane about things.
I have fully gotten into my out-of-school exercise routine - 5 days a week of running! I am alternating between 2 and 3 miles - I run for 1.5 miles and then walk the rest - hopefully by the end of the summer I'll be back to running 2.5-3 miles again (only to have to start over again during break). Oh well, tis the life of a student.
I do have a summer class which will go for 3 weeks from 9a-3p, then I work 3p-11p so that pretty much cuts out all but weekends and my day off for exercise for those 3 weeks which stinks big time. I figure I will just do the best I can. I just hate that as I age, taking time off from running means twice as long to get back to my old level of fitness. I know once school is done I will be able to exercise with real regularity again.
Have a good day, all. Oh, and Tweety - Chinese food is my biggest weakness, too!! Thankfully the 2nd shift crew is more into Italian, day shift does Chinese at least twice a week...I'd be a glutton if I worked 1st. :)
Sarah, it sounds like you are having a ton of fun with school...you are making me even more excited to start my class 7/10.
Hi rn2be - glad I am a motivator. :) I am loving it and I hope I can keep that momentum going, but so far it is so exciting for me that the time is just flying! Glad you can still fit in exercise, that is wonderful. I really need to find a happy medium because I have pretty much dropped the exercise thing. Best of luck in building your stamina back up, it will come soon, I'm sure.
Specializes in Alzheimer's, Geriatrics, Chem. Dep..
Hi rn2be - glad I am a motivator. :) I am loving it and I hope I can keep that momentum going, but so far it is so exciting for me that the time is just flying! Glad you can still fit in exercise, that is wonderful. I really need to find a happy medium because I have pretty much dropped the exercise thing. Best of luck in building your stamina back up, it will come soon, I'm sure.
Hi sddlnscp -- what do the words on your avatar say? cute pic!~
Specializes in Alzheimer's, Geriatrics, Chem. Dep..
I am just saying hi - I have gained 20 lb since not being manic (lol). I'm also on a medication which makes you gain weight, crave carbs, AND lose the "I am full" message in your tummy! And so I am having to (sniff) discipline myself.
I did start a gym (YMCA) last week and I have always enjoyed that in the past - hopefully I can KEEEP GOING! They have many different cardio machines, weight training circuit, classes, a great pool ... I got a scholarship since I'm not working right now, cool, huh?
Also I have my bike in the car instead of up on the second floor in my apt., which was not conducive to my using it!
{{{{{{{{{Allnurses************************
For some reason I can't give you guys a "normal" hug, I've tried 3 times but what you see above is all I could get - oh well, it's the thought that counts, right??
Tweety, BSN, RN
36,289 Posts
Ariciedee, I too struggle with peace of mind lately. Just don't have it at the moment. I've been trying to get back into my meditation practice. Meditated for a whole 4 minutes yesterday before my ADD kicked in and I had to do something. Yesterday was a busy day and it was hard to relax. I did manage to get 40 minutes of aerobics at the gym and some weight lifting. :)
Way to go Sarah!!! I remember those days well. I'm glad you're enjoying it.
Nice to hear from you Mary. That's an interesting site.