When I sit and think about these three different areas in my life I tried to think about how my life has changed over the last several years and how I have grown. For my physical well being I would give myself a 6 our of 10 I am on my own journey in this area to lose about 100 pounds and while I have many steps to go on this path I am daily making improvements in my eating and increasing my level of physical activity. So a goal for me for this are will be to commit to working out 5 days a week and not making excuses or talk myself out of it by saying I am too busy when I know if I work hard enough I can make the time to do it. My spiritual well being is something that I am proud of, I would give myself an 8 our of 10 in this area. I am strong in my faith and this strength of faith helps me to keep a positive outlook on life and my daily challenges. One goal I would like to work on is to read more in my bible to help continue to strengthen this area of my life. My psychological well being can be very scattered at times I think in the overall scheme of things I would say a 5 our of 10. I am an optimist by nature and always find silver linings but there are many times that stress over whelms me and I tend to stuff it inside and it builds to a point of eruption. One goal I am working on is finding time to just breathe and process emotions more regularly to avoid having such hard lows when they do hit.
I will be honest with this weeks relaxation segment I did not enjoy it, I do not know if it was the style of the audio or the way it was delivered but it quickly became more boring than relaxing to me I found my mind unable to focus on what he was saying to do. I know that we all relax in different ways and this for me is not a style that works for me I seemed to think more about the colors and how he picked them to go with what areas of the body. I just was not able to relax while listening and I did try it at different times of days to see if it was that as an issue. I do hope that it helped some of my fellow class mates to find some peace in their week.
Until next time my friends.
It sounds like you have a great plan mapped out for yourself. I know, especially with weight loss it can be a bit daunting to look at the whole goal instead of looking at pieces of or to the goal, such as like you said walking daily or changing eating habits. Support and encouragement (even just electronic ;)) can be quite helpful. I wish I could say I was proud of my faith and in my faith. From an area in which I was very deeply invested and involved, having now lost it there can be an overwhelming feeling of not being able to go back. I think I will take your idea and try to read a verse a day, maybe meditate on that as a pathway back.
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Christine M Dixon
Amy,
ReplyDeleteYou do have great goals. And it really sounds like you have a desire for change. I am a Personal Trainer, and I recommend you having some kind of support system for your workouts. Join a class, or find a friend and split the cost of a trainer. Its really great motivation, and you will no longer be able to chose to work out or not. Having support for a goal of loosing weight is crucial to your success. Also, if you would like I will send you a nutrition plan which I created and had great success with. One client lost 86lbs in less than 6 months. My personal email is futuregazelle@yahoo.com....I will send it to you if your interested. Wishes you all the best, Jill Gazelle
Amy,
ReplyDeleteReflecting on your personal growth allows you to live a life of continuous improvement. You have already set wonderful goals for yourself. Your faith can give you the motivation to reach your goals. And focusing on your breathing can keep you grounded when times get hard.
All the best!
Vanessa =-)
Hi Amy ~
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your post this week. It seems you have some great goals and are determined to meet them. With losing weight, it's hard and a battling. Be sure to keep it separate from the other aspects of this week. Also, a goal to just be healthy is sometimes a little more attainable then losing 100 pounds. So just be mindful when going toward your goal; set small goals in between now and the 100 pounds. That's what I found to be most helpful during my weight loss; I've only lost 20 and another 20 would suffice, but I'm content in knowing that I am nourishing my body which will in turn create more balance within. I know you can do it and have seen many people be able to accomplish their weight loss goals. Keep up the great work!
Melanie Davis