Health and Wellness Check-in

healz413

We haven't done a health and wellness Weds check-in in while but the board is relatively quiet today, so I thought we could do one.

How are things going with your health and wellness (however you define that)? Would you like to set a "public" (ie this check-in) goal for doing something to support your health and wellness over the next week? If so, what is it?

QOTW: is there a health and wellness related activity (e.g. a sport or fitness activity, taking vitamins, eating vegetables, going to sleep early, taking electronics-free time daily, etc.) that you were really resistant to before you started but then learned to love? (This can be past or present)

healz413

I have been pretty good at my goal of eating high protein and low carb in prep for our IVF cycle. I took a few weeks off between our cancelled cycle and the new year but got back into it about two weeks ago.
Also yesterday and the day before I went swimming by myself in the middle of the day! (We have a pool in our building and I usually work from home on my PhD). This felt really good.

My goal is to work out at least 4 times in the next week. Once we get started on stims, I will have to cut back, so I want to do what I can now.

QOTW: I continue to be resistant to going to bed early and getting up early but I really do feel better when I do it. I would like to do that more.

StacyLH24

I have had a lot of difficulty being healthy at all lately. In my head I know what I need to do. In practice, it just isn't happening.

My public goal for the next week is to walk on the treadmill three times for a minimum of 20 minutes each.

QOTW: when I lost weight and got healthy before, I became a lover of running. I had never been a huge fan before but the healthier I got, the more I craved it. It was a great release. That healthy girl is inside of me and I need to set her free to be healthy again!

trisholio

I am struggling to be healthy lately, though I feel like I am not eating a ton of crap either.  I need to work on getting more protein and fiber in my diet.

QOTD:  My goal is to get more rest, whether that be actual sleep or just recognizing it is okay to have downtime.

firstcomeslove2013

Hey all! I have been absent for a while but wanted to chime in on this as I need all the help I can get to stay accountable and this group is pretty good with encouragement. I recently (as of monday) started a Biggest Loser competition at the gym we belong to. There are classes every day and its pretty intense. Its been 3 days but I think its going well. The program goes until May and I think I have a pretty good shot at winning. This will put me working out 6 days a week, which is a lot more than my usual 2. Looking forward to keeping you all updated and hearing more about your successes!

GoaliesWife123

I have been successful in the last month and lost 10 pounds since the end of November. I have been sick the last few weeks with what we just found yesterday that I have bronchitis. Although I haven't been working out, I have been careful about what I am eating and have felt pretty good. I have had a few days where we have eaten out, but I feel like I am learning to balance the good with the bad. 

QOTW: When we first began hiking, I wasn't sure how I would feel about it, but now it is an activity that I can't live without. 

shelly2314

I am, begrudgingly, back on weight watchers. I thought I was doing so well, but I think stress and the holidays just moved in on my waist line.  Almost all of the weight I lost last year (over 15 lbs) is back on. I feel that my inner fat kid has now become solely the fat kid as it is no longer just an inner voice. I also realize that we haven't played softball in over 2 months and that is a large amount of my exercise. We are now starting to walk daily, great for me and our dogs!

QOTW: is there a health and wellness related activity (e.g. a sport or fitness activity, taking vitamins, eating vegetables, going to sleep early, taking electronics-free time daily, etc.) that you were really resistant to before you started but then learned to love? 

Vitamins were definitely one on the list. I just didn't feel like taking any more medication. I don't necessarily love it, but I don't fight it as much.  Stretching is another big thing M really wants me to do (and I should) but I haven't picked up that daily as I should.