Feeling Good

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, May 31, 2012

Day 30...

I'm Feeling Good about today. Made a better tracking tool for eating using my Playbook and it will certainly help. Did some hills this evening and a little core work (finally) and finished a bag of salad with no waste (not common for me). Still need to get to the weights a couple of times a week. Tried some meditation today but think I may have dosed off a bit. So for today Eating 6/10, Exercise 6/10 R&R 6/10 and Work and Learning 6/10

Day 29...

Pretty good day today. I had a productive day at work, did a great 5 km walk (43 mins, I was moving pretty good) and a little reading this evening. Overall Eating was a 6/10 Exercise 6/10 R&R 5/10 Work and learning 6/10

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Day 28...

This really is hard! I have a good day then fall right off the wagon. This is an off the wagon day. Nothing good to report. Eating 3 / 10 Exercise 3/10 R & R 3 /10 Work and learning 6 / 10

Day 27...

Not a bad day. Ate pretty well, had a great walk with friends and did some programs this evening. So, eating 6/10 Exercise 6/10 R & R 5 / 10 Work and learning 6 /10

Sunday, May 27, 2012

Day 26...

Okay, not the greatest day... ate a lot and exercised a little. The bright light was that I had some R&R including social time and a nice nap. Did a short trail run this morning but nothing this evening. So it shapes up like this Eating 4/10 Exercise 4/10 R&R 7/10 and Work and learning 5/10.

Day 25...

Not a bad day, didn't quite manage the Food Guide but considering the trouble I have been having with weekends it was pretty good. My daughter dragged me to Cora's for lunch and it was really very good. Might be a good solution to managing the urge to eat out on the weekend, I eat out but still eat well. Had a great run/walk in Rockwood Park on Moose Trax trail. So for the day: eating 6/10 exercise 6/10 R&R 5/10 Work and learning 5/10.

Saturday, May 26, 2012

Day 24...

I love "Free Fridays". Even though it was my free day I ate pretty well all day. It is a planned day off of exercise and I spent the evening watching the Seadogs (lose unfortunately). However, it was nice to have an easy day. Interestingly the free eating was not all that rewarding... could it be possible I am liking to eat healthier... man that would be a strange turn of events :-)
Bring on the weekend!