Saturday, April 7, 2012
Scale 1-10
Hello everyone,
My spiritual well-being I would have to say is a 1. I believe in god and pray to god but not all that often. I think part of your spiritual well-being is finding your inner zene and calmness. One of the exercises that I think I could do to help me is to take 10-15 mins a day where I sit by myself in silence and work on my breathing. Once I have done this I feel it can allow me to connect with god. My goal is to find the time to do that exercise.
My psychological well-being and my physical well-being I would have to put together and I would have to say they are any where between a 3 and 7. The reason I say this is because the issue I have weighs on me psychologically and physically. I have put some weight on and I am unhappy about it. I know I need to do something about it but it is hard. I try not to make excuses but sometimes it is just hard. I work fulltime, go to school fulltime, and a mommy, house to take care of. I feel that I hardly have enough time to get the amount of sleep I need let alone workout to drop a good 60-70lbs. I know that it is not healthy for me to beat myself up for it, however I find that I di it anyways. I am not happy with my weight but I am having a hard time coming up with a solution that I can follow and keep up with it. The weight that I have put on has effected the way I think of myself and the way I look at myself. How do I change something that is hard to find the time? How do I give up those foods that taste so good but need to stop eating? How do I just suck it up and do it? By the time I get home from work I take the dogs out for a few mins, put stuff away, cook dinner, clean up dinner, give my daughter a bath, take dogs out again, put daughter to bed adn then time for hw. If I am lucky I will get about 5.5 hours of sleep to maybe 6.5 a night and I am still tired. How do I balance everything but make time for me and make me a healthier me? I know what my goal needs to be and that is to come up with a plan that I can follow. This would be a plan that will allow me to have time to workout but also help me to eat better. I am always trying to do this but I always fall off and mess up. As of right now to be honest I am not sure of the activities or exercise that will help with this goal. I am working on it and still have not gotten there. Open to ideas and suggestions.
I enjoyed the relaxation exercise. I think I need to start doing these earlier in the day because since I am tired it tends to relax me to the point of being really tired. I have been listening to them at night so I would not be bothered. As it is my boyfriend was trying to talk to me while I was listening to it. Anyways I find it amazing that I can sit here and listen and focus on it and feel so relaxed and kinda feel the weight of anything on my mind kinda just lift away even for just a few mins. I need to work on my indigo blue, my balance. I think that I need a little more balance with everything that I have on my plate. I need to find a little time for me and relaxing the mind and body to help my body find a balance. This audio really relaxed me and helped relax some muscles that tend to be tense. I think that this audio is beneficial because it was relaxing. I like things that help me relax. What I like about this audio and the one from last week is when I listen I put my feet up. My feet and ankles are sore and when I listen to these the tension lifts for the time being and I can really relax. I need more of these that I can keep on hand for when I need to relax. I might have to try and save the links or something.
Jessica
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Jessica, I hear you about the stress, busy schedule and weight gain. It seems to me like you have so many sources of stress that maybe you need to let something go. A friend told me about the website myfitnesspal.com. I looked at it and decided to give it a try. Basically it is counting calories but for some reason this has been easier for me than counting points like in Weight Watchers. (Even though it is essentially the same concept). Maybe you should forget about trying to move the scale and try to just change your diet and begin to eat in a healthier manner. At least you might find some comfort in knowing you are making healthier choices and feel good about that. Hang in there, there is light at the end of the tunnel!!
ReplyDeleteJessica,
ReplyDeleteI understand about the stress and the weight gain. Yes, it is hard to change things when you have a time. The first step is figuring out what you do each day, and how long you do it. Then figure out if you are doing anything that should not occupy as much as your time, and third: time managment. Sometimes we do not have much time to dedicate to certain things in our life. We all live busy lives, and it seems to me that you do. Oh the tricky question; giving up the food that tastes so good. There are so many recipes out there that are healthy, but do taste good. There are so many recipes online that can help you with it. Healthy food can taste good to. Weight watchers recipe books have a lot of recipes that actually taste good. Go to your local library or book store and look at the cook books. You will find something that you like; trust me. Everything is about time management and the motivation. Find someone or something to motivate you, and keep a time journal. A time journal will show you what you do through out the day and how long you do it. You will see where you spend all your time. From there you can figure out where you can cut time and take care of yourself.
~Nancy
Hey Jess. I understand how being overweight can be painful. I used to be a dancer and now I have a body that makes it much harder to dance how I used to. I make unrealistic goals for myself, like losing 20 pounds in two months. It is hard to stick to change. I am maintaining my weight but I know that losing weight is much harder, because I have tried so many times and failed. Now I am making more suttle changes and realistic goals, such as not drinking soda this week, or taking dance classes 2 times a week. These little things lead up to habits that will eventually lead me to success with my weight loss goal. Less sugar and more exercise are keys to losing weight and in the way that I am trying it now, it doesn't seem like as much of a burden and it is more realistic for me to expect from myself. I hope that this helps you in some one. I wish you continued success.
ReplyDeleteHello Jessica, i enjoyed reading your posts. In one of my nutrition classes i was reminded that all you need to do is eat less than you burn off in calorie intake. Even slightly. There is a site called
ReplyDelete"My Pyramid" here is the site for it- http://www.mypyramidtracker.gov/
You can go through this, register in, (free) track absolutely everything you eat and everything you do. Hay sitting in front of a computer doing school work even burns calories. This will show you where you are in your calorie burn in relationship with the calories in the foods you eat. Get the calories low enough and the weight will come of whether you exercise or not. Pound in vegetables most are absolutely zero calories. Just some thoughts. I took off that 20 extra pounds that has been sitting around in no time. I also walk a lot and heal many people through various forms of Ancient Traditional healing and that includes a lot of movement.
Well i will look forward to your future posts.
-diana