As of last Saturday, I continued my heart challenge by walking toward my 1000 mile goal: I now have 161 miles since September 15. Occasionally I will get up to six, seven, and even eight miles per day. But normally it is around 5 miles a day. There are many reasons why I do this which I will discuss in my next week's post.
This last week was educational, to say the least. I spent time at my last meeting with our nutritionist, Kary Woodruff. The focus was on continuing the success we have achieved up to this point. After all, 90% OF PEOPLE WHO LOSE WEIGHT WILL GAIN IT ALL (OR MORE) BACK. So our discussion centered on maintaining the fitness goals we developed and continuing to be a life long learner for a healthy heart.
Lapses are okay because this challenge has us steadily climbing down in weight and up with healthy practices; but those who have no lapses fall hard, so it's totally normal to lapse into a bad moment or get off track. But "re-lapse" is where a problem can occur because of the repeated patterns and cognitive distortions.
I also participated in my last class "You Can Change Anything" with Senior Health Promotions Specialist Lynsie Perry. We not only learned to celebrate our successes, but to review trackers using appropriate growth mindsets. We learned to focus on our efforts and progress, rather than a black and white judgement of success or failure. Learning about mission statements was a big highlight of the class and by the time of my next posting, I will post my life mission statement.
Nelson Mendela said," Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again."
This last week was educational, to say the least. I spent time at my last meeting with our nutritionist, Kary Woodruff. The focus was on continuing the success we have achieved up to this point. After all, 90% OF PEOPLE WHO LOSE WEIGHT WILL GAIN IT ALL (OR MORE) BACK. So our discussion centered on maintaining the fitness goals we developed and continuing to be a life long learner for a healthy heart.
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| Preparing a healthy meal is critical to success, with an equal portion of protein, greens, and carbs. |
Lapses are okay because this challenge has us steadily climbing down in weight and up with healthy practices; but those who have no lapses fall hard, so it's totally normal to lapse into a bad moment or get off track. But "re-lapse" is where a problem can occur because of the repeated patterns and cognitive distortions.
I also participated in my last class "You Can Change Anything" with Senior Health Promotions Specialist Lynsie Perry. We not only learned to celebrate our successes, but to review trackers using appropriate growth mindsets. We learned to focus on our efforts and progress, rather than a black and white judgement of success or failure. Learning about mission statements was a big highlight of the class and by the time of my next posting, I will post my life mission statement.
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| My walking partner getting some needed rest. |
Nelson Mendela said," Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again."
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