Exactly one year since this blog was started and about 9 months since it was updated. Most people are so busy it is hard to follow everything. I was not sure anyone was interested any more, so I lost interest too.
With this new year, I am starting again. I am trying to finally take all the knowledge/reading and put it to use in my life. I am a certified trainer and nutrition advisor. For many years I was a nationally certified massage therapist, that I have let go. I am still licensed for now, but as I rarely give massages anymore, I decided last fall not to stress about national certs.
I have decided to be smarter this year, last year I went a full steam ahead and got hurt trying to increase my activity level too fast. It took months to totally heal, so now I am even less flexible, have less stamina, and less muscle mass. So it is time to wisely start again. I did not make a bunch of new year goals and such this year. We (Dale and myself) are going to start slowly. First step is cutting down on the sugar! We both over indulged this Holiday Season. Now we are finding the balance between what we like to eat and what makes us feel good. Most of the changes are ones we are liking. I am doing more fresh cooking, making lunch and dinner for us both (our break timing is so different that most days we each just take care of that).I am upping our fresh fruit and veggie intake and only having one "treat" style food a day. It has not been as hard to do as I thought.
As for exercise, my 60+ body is slowly starting to regain some more flexibility as
I am doing my favorite yoga DVD. I am seeing how much I have lost, but not rushing the process of getting into better shape as I want to keep making my turtle progress and not end up hurting for months because I tried to do too much to fast.
The main Change is trying to be more conscious of what is in the food I put i my mouth. I am reading very label and making sure that there is little to no added sugars, no high fructose corn syrup and trying to stay away from GMO foods. I am trying to buy organic where I can. I am not a vegetarian, so that means trying to find as many sources for grass fed, pasture raised meats and animal products as possible. It is a bit of a challenge, but I am enjoying it.
Next I am trying to get better sleep. That was going great until last night when I had insomnia and only got about4.5 hour of sleep. So this will be a bit more complicated than the first two parts of this post, as I have to figure out why I tend to get these night when sleep eludes me.
Finally, I am working on trying to keep a more positive view of my life even if things are not always as I would wish. Also trying to always remember that I am so blessed and my life is good. Some days it is harder when I have spoken to my Mom or one of my siblings about Mom. She had a very rough 2017 and is not a happy person any longer. Often she tells me how she wishes she had died and not lived through the last 7 months. She cannot do much anymore and really has no desire to even try. She says she just doesn't care. I feel for her but am at a loss as to what to do for hurt beyond what we are. So I am trying to be grateful for each day I have and trying to be a calm and happy person.
This year I am going to work on my spirituality. I do not plan to go back to embracing organized religion, but practice gratitude and joy. Being more in tune with nature and my part in it. Also being thankful to have had and am having a wonderful life. I m celebrate the changing of the seasons and the equinoxes and such as that may be a way to help myself remember not to take myself or life too seriously. Also practice some of the thought of the "SECRET", and positive energy. I figure it won't hurt and will keep me on a more positive track.
To anyone who reads this, I hope you have a wonderful 2018 and a that you are Blessed with good things.
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