Weekly Healthy Living Check-In November 16th, 2024

🍁 The past week was well, standard, and on the quieter side of things.... Last weekend was focused on a little bit of "Self-care" & rest... Last Saturday after putting in time at my morning ZUMBA Class to start off the day, the rest of it was spent indoors at home. It was a cloudy, overcast , lazy kind of day, so it was spent Bingeing on many various movies & doing feel-good things....Sunday I got back on track with things, & out for a little shopping & light errands. 

🌻 As the week started off, it turned a little colder & chillier here... But I got back on track with the week, & back to my usual routines & Group fitness classes. I focused on staying completely on track with my goals, meal-planning & tracking, my sleep goals, & finally got in that hydration that I got behind on! ... And a little bit of online work. I didn't get in as much outdoor time due to the cold & some rain, but the furbaby & I still managed a few various days together with some good walks.... I've also been working on getting things done & together that are needed little-by-little for our Small Thanksgiving dinner. We usually go to other family's place, but this year we will stay home & I will be doing it for the first time in a few years. 

🍂 This weekend ahead it will still be a little on the chilly side, but the Sun is back out & shining~ I already got up and got in my usual Saturday morning Zumba class... Again for the 2nd week in a row, I have NO major plans.... So I will spend the day doing some various household chores, and getting my home prepped for the holidays by getting up a few lights & minor decorations while I have the spare time to start it!... As the next several weeks ahead will only continue to get busier as it leads up to Christmas....(Hopefully by next weekend I can get the Tree up, and then the weekend after Thanksgiving get it all decorated to start off December.... I can't believe we are already at this time of year again?!... This year just flew by.~) ... Sunday I will continue to get out and work on getting what's needed for Thanksgiving dinner, & then prepare for the upcoming week ahead & continue on in my personal goals...~ 

@PoliteOcean

Hi, Ocean,

I'm glad to hear things have been settling down for you.

🍂JUST FOR FUN:.. You are invited to Thanksgiving Dinner! .... WHAT special Dish are you making or bringing to share at this event?!  a fruit salad

🍂JUST FOR FUN:.. You are invited to Thanksgiving Dinner! .... WHAT special Dish are you making or bringing to share at this event?!

I have no idea just yet honestly lol.

Hey Everyone~ Welcome to the Weekend~.... On a Scale of 1-10 (lowest to highest), How are things going for you today?.... What are your weekend plans ahead?  Today, things are an 8, basically because its my regular day off of work, I have no real plans or pressing issues, and the chores that I have to accomplish today are things I want to do, not things that I "have" to do....its the first time in a long time that I really don't have anything staring me down telling me it needs to get done.  As for this week ahead, in my personal life, nothing really stands out.  At work I have some extra things to do as I will be away at training on Mon, Tues, and Wed the week of Thanksgiving so I need to be sure my things there are in order, the end of the month administrative things are up to date, and everything  is all set for my subordinates for when I'm not there.  

🍁This is our "Third" Check-in for the Month~ And we are officially "Half-way" through November already?! .... What is One thing that you feel that you've stayed on Track with or been Consistent with so far this month?   I feel I'm on track with completing my online class in a timely manner.  I also have been very consistent with cutting my caffeine and staying on the plan of none after 8am.....  There was one day this week that I almost gave in and had an energy drink mid morning, but didn't.....it was a hard internal struggle but I won.....and what makes it harder is that my co-workers think I'm nuts for cutting it and my family doesn't really care either way so there really isn't a "support" system IRL so to speak.....the people here are what I consider my support system for this challenge.....

🌾Let's reflect on the past week... Can you share "5 Healthy things" that you either did, accomplished, or incorporated for yourself this past week (These can be a 'mix' of things you did physically, mentally, emotionally, or otherwise such as goals/habits etc..)?! 

5 healthy things: 

1. I managed to get in some type of workout all 6 days(Sat. is my no workout active rest day).

2.  One of the workouts was 30 min of yoga/stretching exercises (I always stretch real quick before and after my workouts but don't have a day dedicated to extended flexibility and/or mobility.  I want to incorporate at least one day of 30 min or more of this moving forward 

3.  Put up the Christmas tree and some decorations and lights outside (this was healthy for my emotional state of mind this week)

4.  I went back to tracking my food intake on MFP but then quit again after 2 days because I just don't have the patience or time to try to put in each ingredient/food for each meal.  I will however, continue to be more mindful of the amount and types of Macros I am putting into my body without the tracker

5. I deleted a bunch of apps of my phone that I felt were no longer serving me or were taking time away from me by mindless scrolling or reading..... We download apps that claim to be helpful, time saving and life changing, and, while some of them are, a lot end up being less helpful and just more time consuming if you really analyze them.  I've gone back to pencil and paper for a few things in the last couple weeks and I'm kinda liking it.....

🍂JUST FOR FUN:.. You are invited to Thanksgiving Dinner! .... WHAT special Dish are you making or bringing to share at this event?!  I'm buying a pre-made dessert pie, probably a cold one that doesn't need to be cooked or heated lol