New years resolutions check in?

[junebugmom01]

How is everyone doing in regards to new year plans you had in your head?

I'm SUCKING at my idea of getting healthy & losing weight. I have been trying to work out and have slightly changed my eating. I just can't get serious. I like food too much. This needs to change!

Had a goal of reading 12 books this year (at least one a month). Doing good with this one so far! About to start book #3.

Unplugging and connecting with Dh by putting our phones away and playing a board game, working on a puzzle together,etc. We have done this probably 3-4 times and are supposed to do it weekly! It's hard when we are both so tired at the end of the day.

So, how are you all doing?

[abs]

LOL. That's all I got. Sigh.

DD has been sick for weeks so I've been to the gym about 8 times total. It's awful. Thanks to the stomach bug though I'm on track weight wise.

Being nicer to DH? Nope.

It's been a bad start to the year over here.

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Lol I'm so exhausted, I don't remember what they were! That can't be good

We have so many big changes going on, ds with a new school, my job is getting busy and h might be starting a new job, so I feel like we are kind of bumbling through life right now, feeling it out as we go. I do look forward to getting a new groove going.

I think weight loss might have been a goal, h and I have maintained our weight loss which is nice but we need to step up our fitness game when time is less crunched.

[gastro]

@itsbritt me too! I was thinking I need to search for that thread to remember my resolutions.

Lately it seems like the best approach to life is day by day.

[junebugmom01]

Nice to see that I'm not the only one

[arnegard]

I entered a body fat reduction program at the first of the year. I am down 16 pounds and 2.5% body fat. I am eating a high protein, lower carb diet. I am for 160 grams of protein and 160 grams of carbs (even if it's in fruits or veggies). I usually workout 6-7 days a week and am down a full pants size and a half. I still have about 18 pounds to lose, but I am happy with my progress in the past 6 weeks.

[dizzycooks]

arnegard great work!!

Afm, could someone post the link? I know my goal for January was to be nice to myself...I might be too comfortable with that goal.

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I know one of mine was to stop all the negative thoughts that send me into anxiety spirals. I joined a Facebook group of moms who were taking just 5-10 minutes a day to do something like take deep breaths, stretch, meditate, etc. It was for 30 days, and there's another coming up.

I also joined a guided meditation group and it starts tomorrow! It's every Saturday for a month. It's way out of my comfort zone, but my anxiety is through the roof lately and I need to do something about it. DD is going to be 2 this week and I need to stop feeling as panicky and exhausted as when she was a newborn!

[dizzycooks]

@leftie22 good for you! Those are great steps and would be way out of my comfort zone as well. How did the fb group work for you?

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Feb 20, 2016 8:12:21 GMT -5 dizzycooks said:

@leftie22 good for you! Those are great steps and would be way out of my comfort zone as well. How did the fb group work for you?

Thanks!! The fb group was a good start, but it mostly made me realize that I couldn't really calm myself down in 5-10 minutes. (Which was still a worthwhile realization, because now I'm going to do the longer meditation and really try to get some tools for myself to be able to relax.) I think my brain is stuck in "fight or flight" mode all the time, so it's hard to bring it down even a notch!

[chatterbox]

I think I made some resolutions, but I can't remember what they are.

[gastro]

Here's the link....

pandce.proboards.com/thread/502816/new-years-resolutions

[dizzycooks]

I see I need to get back to purging junk. No where on that list was being nice to myself....