ohgillian : Reset to more healthful eating with no sweets; finish my water bottle daily; file specific files. Pom : Find a therapist. idahome : Take meds daily; consistently submit sugar readings to MD gretchenindisguise : Wash face nightly; do pushups or situps daily. shortstax : After kidney donor surgery (!!) get back to walking, with goal of 1-2 miles by month end. isabel : Daily face washing/skin care and daily flossing. litebright : 1) Exercise five days a week; 2)Write avg of 500 words/day on work projects thru Oct. 15; 3)track lunch calories. childofhiphop : 1) Starting Big Fit Girl; 2) Continue unpacking; 3) Find a place to donate household items. vamoose : Spend time thinking about what you want out of life. rubytue : Work on voter mobilization. AJL: Begin a morning meditation practice.
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Original I think I have it in me to go one more month and I'll do a better job checking in on folks. Anyone want to commit to goals for the month? These can be any goal about anything in your life.
Mine:
1) No sweets for October. In general, I'm very much a fan of "everything in moderation; no foods are bad foods." Yet I look at where I've been getting most of my calories (hint: not nourishing foods) and I think I need a few weeks of a reset. 2) Drink my water bottle daily. I had been great on this for months but recently fell off. 3) File everything I had in one specific genealogy folder (to jog my memory, I'm noting the folder name here: Certain but Unnumbered)
Send my sugar values to my doctor weekly and take my medicine each day.
I struggle with prioritizing my health and I need to do better. I figure if I start focusing on this in Q4 I’ll be well-positioned for success in the new year.
Find a therapist. My anger & depression is getting worse.
God this is a great goal. I think everyone should have a therapist. Do you have ideas about how to go about it, or do you need ideas? The irony about needing to find a therapist is that it's so hard to do when you aren't doing well. Let us know if you want suggestions about steps to take. <3
Send my sugar values to my doctor weekly and take my medicine each day.
I struggle with prioritizing my health and I need to do better. I figure if I start focusing on this in Q4 I’ll be well-positioned for success in the new year.
Did you take it yesterday? I have a daily reminder on my phone to take mine. I also use one of those old-person-style daily medicine boxes (where there's a different little box for each day).
Find a therapist. My anger & depression is getting worse.
God this is a great goal. I think everyone should have a therapist. Do you have ideas about how to go about it, or do you need ideas? The irony about needing to find a therapist is that it's so hard to do when you aren't doing well. Let us know if you want suggestions about steps to take. <3
I'm deciding if I want to use Betterhelp.com to find someone or try to find someone else that I can meet with remotely. I used Better Help about 5 years ago when I had a hysterectomy and my H was struggling as my FIL was suffering with dementia. It was a good experience. Any suggestions are welcome.
Send my sugar values to my doctor weekly and take my medicine each day.
I struggle with prioritizing my health and I need to do better. I figure if I start focusing on this in Q4 I’ll be well-positioned for success in the new year.
Did you take it yesterday? I have a daily reminder on my phone to take mine. I also use one of those old-person-style daily medicine boxes (where there's a different little box for each day).
I love this goal and I also struggle with taking twice daily medication, despite having alarms and the old school pull box.
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@@@ I think part of it is that I’m a SAHM of a 13 month old and my schedule can be so unpredictable. I really need to do better
God this is a great goal. I think everyone should have a therapist. Do you have ideas about how to go about it, or do you need ideas? The irony about needing to find a therapist is that it's so hard to do when you aren't doing well. Let us know if you want suggestions about steps to take. <3
I'm deciding if I want to use Betterhelp.com to find someone or try to find someone else that I can meet with remotely. I used Better Help about 5 years ago when I had a hysterectomy and my H was struggling as my FIL was suffering with dementia. It was a good experience. Any suggestions are welcome.
People often suggest asking your personal physician for a recommendation. I will also say that in my experience, I have called a lot of people who don't have openings in the past, and I always ask "Do you have any names you can suggest?" And then I call those people, and if they're full I say the same thing.
You may be able to get a referral through your or your husband's EAP if you have one.
And finally, you already tried Betterhelp and liked it. If it were me, given that, I'd try that again to start with. I think there would be less of an entrance hurdle b/c it's familiar and maybe would take less emotional energy.
Day 1: success - took morning and evening meds and tested my blood sugar. I have the AM/PM pill holder, but it’s the insulin that I struggle with. Sticking myself to inject insulin 2x/day plus testing 2x/day is A LOT, but I’m literally focusing on a day at a time.
Day 1: success - took morning and evening meds and tested my blood sugar. I have the AM/PM pill holder, but it’s the insulin that I struggle with. Sticking myself to inject insulin 2x/day plus testing 2x/day is A LOT, but I’m literally focusing on a day at a time.
Chronic illness burnout is so real and so common. It's not just you.
I mentioned in a thread earlier this week (yesterday? what is time?!?) that I'll be donating a kidney next week. My goal for October is to make small progress to start walking after surgery and get back up to walking 1-2 miles by the end of the month.
I think having a group to keep me accountable can only help. thx!
I mentioned in a thread earlier this week (yesterday? what is time?!?) that I'll be donating a kidney next week. My goal for October is to make small progress to start walking after surgery and get back up to walking 1-2 miles by the end of the month.
I think having a group to keep me accountable can only help. thx!
Definitely! I’ll add you to the OP. This is a huge move. Good for you!
I mentioned in a thread earlier this week (yesterday? what is time?!?) that I'll be donating a kidney next week. My goal for October is to make small progress to start walking after surgery and get back up to walking 1-2 miles by the end of the month.
I think having a group to keep me accountable can only help. thx!
Wow, amazing!
I'm sure you have done tons of research, but wanted to note that I had a kidney removed at age 4 (from an accident) and have lived a completely normal life since. What an amazing gift!
I mentioned in a thread earlier this week (yesterday? what is time?!?) that I'll be donating a kidney next week. My goal for October is to make small progress to start walking after surgery and get back up to walking 1-2 miles by the end of the month.
I think having a group to keep me accountable can only help. thx!
Wow, amazing!
I'm sure you have done tons of research, but wanted to note that I had a kidney removed at age 4 (from an accident) and have lived a completely normal life since. What an amazing gift!
I love hearing these stories, so thanks for sharing ❤️
I’m staying small and continuing to commit to washing my face nightly/using retinol and flossing. I’ve done such a good job with this for a month or so and I really feel like my skin is improving. I took a “before” picture in mid-September and intend to take one at the end of this month to see if I can tell a difference.
I like seeing the updates from people on their progress.
This month I want to exercise five days a week, which is going to be hard because it's a super busy month for work and usually that throws me out of any exercise routine I've managed to establish. But I'm going to try. C25K is still going strong, although I am modifying it so that I'm still doing longer and longer intervals for two out of the three runs and doing just one non-stop run per week. Realistically, I'm going to need to work up to somewhere between 30-35 minutes of running to actually complete 3.1 miles, because I am slow.
I also have a work-related goal, which is to average writing 500 words a day, through at least October 15, on the two major projects I have coming up.
And finally, I want to start tracking my lunch calories. I eat pretty much the same thing for breakfast every day and so I have a good idea of how many calories I am taking in for that meal. I know I'm not going to keep up with tracking every single calorie, all day, every day, I've tried it multiple times and never been able to stick with it consistently. But I think I can make progress by looking up/knowing/tracking what I'm doing for lunches and trying to keep it within a certain range. If I can make that a habit, I'll tackle dinners next.
My goal for October is to sit down and really think through what I want my goals to be. I have been feeling... blah. In survival mode? Stuck in a rut? Everyday is the same monotony of responsibilities. I'm not unhappy, but I am not growing or fulfilled or particularly happy either. I've written down the categories that I want to consider: Health & Fitness, Hobbies & Learning, Friendships, Husband (relationship building), Kids, House. I'm going to think about what I want to achieve in each area and figure out what and how I can make some changes.
Post by gretchenindisguise on Oct 4, 2020 21:26:33 GMT -5
Face washing - still going strong. Pushups/situps - I rage walked the first two days but I'm going to count it. Just did pushups after seeing this post so yay accountability.
childofhiphop, I'm so sorry. That's a huge loss in a year that already feels full of so much loss. I hope you are able to go easy on yourself and take the time you need.
My goal for October is to sit down and really think through what I want my goals to be. I have been feeling... blah. In survival mode? Stuck in a rut? Everyday is the same monotony of responsibilities. I'm not unhappy, but I am not growing or fulfilled or particularly happy either. I've written down the categories that I want to consider: Health & Fitness, Hobbies & Learning, Friendships, Husband (relationship building), Kids, House. I'm going to think about what I want to achieve in each area and figure out what and how I can make some changes.
This is a great goal. I so much feel exactly how you describe. Nothing is wrong - but that's about it.
I'm struggling with feeling satisfied after meals, and even with figuring out what to eat. I mean literally a lot of days I had been eating, like, M&Ms for lunch. Today I've decided make an egg dish I love for lunch.