Welcome to my adventure



Thanks for checking out my blog. I have worked in the health and wellness business for over 30 years but as they say in the movie trailers "this time it's personal". I need a wellness makeover. I am 56 years old and have several chronic health problems including psoriatic arthritis, diabetes, heart disease and Barrett's esophagus, all of which have been well managed. Lately though I have realized my eating is awful, my body composition is deteriorating my physical activity is sporadic and mostly aerobic and my relaxation and sleep are terrible. I don't feel as well as I want to! So between now and July 2nd I will follow Canada's Food Guide and Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines (as I have advocated to hundreds, maybe thousands of clients over the years), and will document the adventure here. Not because I think there is a burning desire on anyone's behalf to read it... I just need a way to "seal the deal". Here's to Feeling Good!

Thursday, January 17, 2013

Epilogue


Jan 2013:  It has taken a lot longer than I planned but I have made significant gains... well actually loses.  I have lost 15 pounds, dropped my blood pressure 10 points and my blood sugars a full point.  Now it is maintenance time.....
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Thursday, June 28, 2012

Day 55 and 56...

Gradually rebuilding things.  Still not totally on track but getting regular activity and eating from each of the food groups.  Hanging in there but still looking for the big break through where the food guide becomes automatic!!
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Monday, June 25, 2012

Day 54...

Back on track!  Not perfect but I pretty much followed the Food Guide (a few too many extras) and had a great walk this evening.  Still a long way to go but feeling good about being back on track.  Eating 5/10 Exercise 6/10 R&R 4/10 and Work and learning 6/10!!!
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Day 49 to 53...

I started to doubt if I can really do this, I have totally abandoned the food guide and have been eating at random again.  But I am determined to do this!!  So I am extending the goal until July 20 and will start in the morning with redoubled efforts to make this happen.

June 25-July 20  Canada's Food Guide and the Canadian Guide to Physical Activity will be my bibles!!
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Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Day 46... 47....48

Okay, apparently things had to get worse to get better, and they have.  It was a total wash on the weekend and Monday wasn't much better.  However, today I started to crawl back out of the abyss.  No, not a fantastic day but much improved.  I am going to redouble my efforts to bring this ship into port on July 2 as planned with some much improved results... stay tuned!
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Saturday, June 16, 2012

Day 43... 44... 45

Man, the wheels have come off this train altogether!  Lost all semblance of the food guide, feeble efforts at exercise and life is in general disarray.  I'm going to go with it for the weekend because everything will be crazy with the Ultra on Sunday but Monday marks a renewed effort!  
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Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Day 42...

As they would say in Newfoundland, the arse end's come right out of 'er.  Nothing good to say about today, awful eating, no exercise... a really bad day.  Eating 2/10 Exercise 2/10 R&R 2/10 Work and Learning 4/10
 Kind of depressing.....
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