Weekly Healthy Living Check-In November 2nd, 2024

🍁 This past week was spent focusing on my mental & emotional wellbeing~ Going back to last weekend,  I spent time with my little family... On Saturday we spent the day out at the local Lake... We sat by the water, walked the Furbaby, & enjoyed the sunshine & warm, mild weather.... And I attempted to release any negative thoughts & energy. We then got some great Italian dinner afterwards & then binged on some "Classic" Halloween movies in the evening. On Sunday we celebrated a Small family event which was fun, relaxing & good for the soul...I also did NOT stay on plan, & again, I was Okay with that since that wasn't the focus.~ And I got a new Infrared sauna to add to my workout room~ 

🌻 As the week started, I decided to Reverse my normal routine, & Slept-in & rested on Monday morning to rest my body & mind instead of getting up early first thing like I typically do.... (I also decided to do it again on Thursday morning)!... I skipped both of those morning Aqua classes, and just spent some time with my furbaby, getting outdoors for our walks, and also incorporated some "Home workouts" instead. And then focused on other work later in the day. I did however stick to my regular routines on the other days of the week. As for Halloween, the day wasn't any different (& we didn't get any trick-or-treaters this year). So it was a quiet evening watching more Halloween movies. 

🍂 This weekend ahead believe it or not, now that Halloween is over, they are already starting to focus on the local "Holiday" season festivals!... But there is a 3-day long festival to start this weekend ahead off. So intentions are to get up, get in my usual Saturday morning Zumba class, then head out to check-out the festival for a bit...(Then other usual weekend things that need done).. My November healthy living intentions & goals for the week ahead are to get back into gear with things & get back on track. First by switching-up my group fitness class schedule a bit, and then continue on ahead in my personal goals for the Month.~

@PoliteOcean I'm writing this at 8 a.m. Saturday morning. I'm extremely happy James is gone but Stuart has been blasting his TV a lot the past two weeks. I can't do my self-care routine or beauty routine when he does that. Monday I studied my vocabulary words at home which is unusual. Also my Tart Cherry syrup arrived. Tuesday two if James adult children came by and removed all of James possessions out of his bedroom. He was so difficult to get along with I can't imagine him being married. He's in a skilled nursing facility now. I'm thankful to Jesus. I went for 3 walks this week. Wednesday I went to Quest and they don't take my insurance. That was very disappointing. I had to reschedule my blood test with LabCorp for November 26th. I had to reschedule my doctor's appointment twice. Ugh. 😡😡😡 Everything is automated. I can't talk to a real person.  Thursday I broke up with my girlfriend. There were too many inconsistencies in the information she was giving me. I also got a birthday card from my sister Kathryn. Today is my birthday. Amanda has been here every day this week. Earlier in the week I asked her if she was working here again and she said no. Coming from her I can't believe a single word coming out of her mouth. I was very worried she was going to start fixing me breakfast on Sat. and Sunday, which she never actually did. Fortunately Leslie fixed me a nice breakfast on Saturday so I was able to breathe a huge sigh of relief. My once a month $100 debit card from my insurance company is going away at the end of this year. I'm very worried about it. For the past 5 years I've been paying for things out of my own pocket to subsidize Leslie's dysfunction. I can't afford to do that anymore. 😡😡😡 Going back a couple of weeks someone stole Tunde s disabled placard out of his car so we can't park in the disabled parking anymore. Ugh. 😡😡😡 I'm not doing anything special for my birthday but I bought myself a new shirt but it hasn't arrived yet. I need a major upgrade to my wardrobe. 

October was sort an up and down month. I am healing from surgery and can’t walk on my foot. The lost of movement has been rough. I was working out intensely 5-6 days a week. I know my job is to heal right now but feel so unproductive. I have at least two more weeks then maybe I can walk. I am doing modified exercises and stretching. I thought I had some coworkers who were more than colleagues but I guess not since I haven’t heard from them all month. Some days I feel great emotionally and get out others it’s hard to get out of bed.

I hope to continue to heal in November and have a better attitude. It would be nice if Mother Nature kept it nice and calm so I can get out and enjoy her beauty. I need to prepare for my work return in December so I am not stressed as much.

I am grateful for

all the people who have helped me while I’ve been down and out.

Hey All~ Welcome to the Weekend~ And Welcome to "November"~ How did your week go?

My week went well overall.  Thursday thru Saturday my days were back to my "normal" routine and my mind was much happier.....I'm hoping things stay "normal" moving into next week, but if not, my goals are to change my train of thought so that being out of routine doesn't throw me off so much.

🍁This is our "First" Check-in for the Month~... How do you feel the Month of October went for you overall?... And what things might you be looking to either Adhere to from October OR Do differently for yourself in the new month ahead? 

I think I mentioned last week, despite being out of routine for almost the whole month, things themselves weren't all that bad.  Moving forward for November, I would like to work on continuing to change my thought process for when things aren't all that status quo in my life.....I need to be more positive, stop turning molehills into mountains, and change my thinking.....With that said, one thing my NASM CPT class talks about is Behavior Change Techniques......I am trying to apply these lessons, thought processes and techniques to all areas of my life....

🌾As we enter November, we reflect upon the Month that celebrates "Thankfulness & Gratefulness"..... (They say there is Always something to be "Grateful" for).... For this First Check-in of the Month, what is something that you are Most Thankful & Grateful for "Today"?!

I have always been stuck on the negatives in my life... I feel a lot of folks are.  I have never felt "grateful" for things that I have worked hard for and earned, frankly because I put in the work and made it happen..... Like my job....I should be grateful and thankful that I have a job that earns me a good living wage, has great benefits, and a great retirement package, but the job is a cause of stress and negativity in my life, I have to work super hard (not physically, but mentally and emotionally) to get through week to week, so I have never felt really grateful for the job......but in all reality, I should be....this thought process is something I want to work on changing moving forward because no matter how bad the workplace makes my mental health, there are soooooo many out there struggling just to get by....to actually answer the question, simply put, I AM grateful for my job, my health and fitness and the fact that I'm physically able to put the effort into my fitness journey.....

🍂JUST FOR FUN:.. What is One Healthy Thing that you do for yourself as you start your day?

My work days start at 3am so that I can be in the building by 4....On workdays, I really don't have a healthy thing I do to start my days.....just maintain my routine, I guess....On my days off, my "healthy start my day" isn't so much physical fitness or healthy breakfast stuff, but more of a relax, wind down the past week, start the new week, mental health reset......I have what I call "relaxed coffee time"....I am able to sit and enjoy my coffee, rather than take it on the run like I do on work days....my relaxed coffee time consists of sitting in my reclining chair, actually enjoying the coffee, clearing my mind, reflecting on all things "me", while catching up on the 7cups forums on the laptop.....with Scooby Doo reruns on the television (yes, you read that correct, I watch Scooby Doo reruns every Sunday and Monday morning while I have my "relaxed coffee time")....and since my internal clock is set to be up at 3am most days, sleeping in is usually 430 or 5am so having my relaxed coffee time before everyone else is awake is the best part of the whole process.....

@PoliteOcean

Hi, Ocean!  I'm so sorry to hear about the heavy situation you are going through.  God bless you and yours.

🍂JUST FOR FUN:.. What is One Healthy Thing that you do for yourself as you start your day?  I take vitamins and supplements.

🌻What were your "Highlights Or Struggles" of the week?.... How were you able to work through your challenges?!  All I do is push ahead and make the best of things that appear before me.

I'm grateful that I'm safe and that I have a dog to keep me company. It's nice to know I have a roof over my head and don't need to pay rent yet. To be honest I have not had the best health in the past few months. My chronic sinus infection has finally let up after 2 months and I had a very brutal breakup that's left me feeling like the universe is punishing me. I really sabotaged the connection and I miss him like ***. I guess it's just a relationship, not the only thing that makes the world go round, but it's one that mattered to me a great deal. Life goes on, but I do wonder what he thinks of me still,

I'm currently not having worked out or been in a gym routine in a very long time due to myself feeling too unmotivated to care for myself, or perhaps motivated to NOT care for myself as another form of self sabotage or protest. It's never gotte me anywhere

I'm also a few chapters behind in my class. I have several college applications that still need different transcripts and stuff plus another class. So I feel like I'm juggling many things. I'm also considering quitting therapy because I'm frustrated with it all

Oh I join Internship Program today. I am excited. I search for a mentor too. I have sent a request message to the mentor and she/he hasn't replied yet because she/he is offline. I hope she will accept me as a mentee. I tried to be more active. Sometimes I lost my words in English. So my replies are late. I feel sorry for them. 

@PoliteOcean

October was good but I'm going into November feeling really good about where I currently am regardless of my current struggles. I'm just grateful to be alive and grateful to have another day to do better.

@PIoliteOcean I just want to talk for FREE no hidden fees or nothing, is that a reality or do I just need to leave this site like so many others

I am pretty much on my own, I have family/friends but 1) don't want to bug them with my problems, whe they have their own and 2) they don't really seem to "get me" I was hoing to talk things out with a stranger, don't know if it'll help, but can't hurt right?