The First Few DaysMy doctor appointment at the Lifestyle Medicine Clinic was on Wednesday, and today is Sunday. I started eating better immediately - lots of vegetables. I think my body was in shock! I love eating vegetables and I was reminded why I took breaks from them. This dramatic increase led to me feeling like I was prepping for a colonoscopy. Yuck. Part of the Lifestyle Medicine plan is for me to work with a dietician/nutritionist (?) to help with gut heath. I’m hoping that helps with this issue. I should mention that I’m also participating in the Half Size Me Academy. If you are not familiar with this, you can find podcasts that explain the philosophy. I like it, because it is not about what you eat and going on restrictive diets. It’s about your ‘lower brain’ chatter and how it prevents you from doing the things you know are good for you. Part of this philosophy is doing a morning plan where you map out your day of eating. When you eat other things, you evaluate it as objectively as possible. Maybe it’s something you should add in? I like the awareness and nonjudgmental aspect of the program. I bring this up, because I’ve been doing this journaling each morning and it helps set up the day with intention. If I don’t follow it exactly, I just evaluate it without judgment and look to where I can modify and improve. I have to tell you - I’m so proud of myself - yesterday, I joined a women’s hike on the North Country Trail and hiked 6 miles. The women were lovely and it felt amazing. I love hiking and really want to make it a priority in my fitness and mental health goals. I was nervous to go - because of both the social and physical aspects, but I did it! Week 1 GoalsHere are my goals this week:
Movement: Strength Training - 3x per week (30-40 minutes each) Hiking/Cardio - 2x per week Yoga - 2x per week Daily Energy - Include: 1 serving of beans 1 serving of berries 1 serving of greens 1 serviing of other non-starchy vegetable 1 serving of flax seed 72 oz water
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