Month: September 2022

Are You All In Or Just Going Through The Motions?

Remember those health goals you set for yourself for 2022? Or those health goals you thought about setting for yourself? As we move through the year, are you all in on reaching those goals? Or are you just going through the motions with minimal success?

HOW ARE YOU FEELING ABOUT YOUR HEALTH GOALS NOW?

Are you on track to blow past those goals for 2022 and do that well-earned happy dance?

Good for you! Keep on keeping on!!

Have you adjusted your health goals to reflect changes in your life over the course of 2022 and are now back on track?

Excellent – you are tuned in to yourself and what you need to meet these goals!!

Are you floundering? Starting, stopping, not feeling that these goals are what you need to work on? On track to meet those health goals, but don’t feel the joy you thought you’d feel?

If you’re floundering when it comes to tackling your health goals, why do you think that’s happening?

Are you afraid of failure?

Are you afraid of success?

Do these health goals mean ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to you?

Did you set your health goals to make your family, friends, colleagues happy?

Did you set these goals thinking your BFF would be able to keep you on track?

Are you at a point where you have absolutely no idea why you even set these goals?

Use this grand month of September – the second new year – to reset and recommit to your health goals:

Think BIG.

Make those health goals meaningful.

Make those health goals fun.

Make those health goals challenging.

Make a plan to achieve your health goals.

Need some  motivation?

Read The 12-Hour Walk by Colin O’Brady.
I could not put this book down and read it in one day.

After you read this book, set some goals for yourself, and go all in to crush them!

The 12-Hour Walk is inspiring, thought-provoking, action-inducing.

Share your new health goals proudly and publicly.

Are you up for 29029? Don’t know what 29029 is? That’s because you haven’t read this book.

Invest in yourself, and take a 12-Hour Walk.

Keep moving, one step at a time toward your health goals. You’re in control. Own your health. Make EVERY day count.

Are You All In Or Just Going Through The Motions? was last modified: September 16th, 2022 by Deb Nelson

Weekend Wellness

This weekend, give yourself the gift of focusing on your wellness. Make the conscious decision to take a few actions that just might impact your health in a positive fashion.

ENJOY LIFE

Do something that brings you joy:

Spend some time with people whose company you enjoy: in person or via phone, zoom, etc.

Read a book that you’ve been meaning to pick up, or read a book to your children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews.

Get in the kitchen: cook a favorite meal or find a new favorite. Got kids? Let them help you out.

Turn on the tunes and have a dance party.

Listen to a podcast.

Meditate.

Relax: Take time to do nothing.

GET MOVING

Go for a walk. Don’t have a lot of time? No problem! 10 minutes at a time adds up.

Take a hike.

Go for a run.

Hop on your bike.

Do some yoga, tai chi, or qigong.

Here’s another opportunity for a dance party!

Swap an hour of online time for an hour of walking time.

Bad weather? No problem! Walk around a grocery store or a mall or visit a gym and hop on a treadmill. Take an online class.

Set a timer throughout the day so that you’re not sitting for more than 45 minutes without getting up to move around,

Water. Water. Water.

Here are some ways to add water to your day:

Drink a glass of water before each meal.

If you’re feeling hungry between meals, have a glass of water before reaching for a snack. It could be that you’re dehydrated, and your body is craving water.

Feeling sluggish? You guessed it! Have a glass of water.

Fill a water bottle in the morning and sip on it throughout the day.

Going out to a party or dinner where you’ll be drinking alcohol? Limit yourself to one alcoholic beverage and drink water throughout the remainder of the party / dinner.

Do you avoid drinking water because you find it boring? No problem! Boost the flavor of that water by adding:

Lemon slices

Mint sprigs

Strawberry slices

Cucumber slices

Orange slices

CROWD OUT

Crowd out food that’s not serving you well with a healthy, nutritious snack. Instead of that bag of chips or handful of cookies, enjoy:

A piece of fruit: satisfy that sweet tooth with an apple, orange, or banana.

Baby carrots and low-fat hummus: proof that low-fat can taste great and satisfy those hunger pangs! Baby carrots not your thing? No worries – cucumbers, bell peppers, radishes, and more. Experiment to find what tastes best to you!

Curry popcorn: curry adds a pop of flavor to popcorn. Give it a try!

Take note of how weekend wellness impacts you.

Do you feel more relaxed? Less stressed? More energized? Less fatigued? More likely to explore how small steps and small changes can affect your health? Will you continue those activities / actions that suit you? Will you implement a daily self-care practice?

You’re in control. Own your health.

Healthy living starts now.
Weekend Wellness was last modified: September 9th, 2022 by Deb Nelson

Welcome September and Your Wild New Beginnings

Since we tend to attract what we focus on, let’s focus on the wild new beginnings that September brings:

  • A new season
  • Crisp fall weather
  • Return to school
  • A clean slate
  • Endless possibilities
  • Opportunity to reset and connect with whomever and whatever is important to you
  • A moment in time to embrace change and wild new beginnings

Why are wild new beginnings so important?

We humans tend to be creatures of habit. Who doesn’t love getting cozy with a favorite habit or two? While that comfort zone we create can seem to be nothing more than a safe zone, our cozy comfort zone can also become a danger zone by discouraging us to test and stretch ourselves or to look at the world from different perspectives. To ease out of that comfort zone during this month of September, which some call the second new year, change things up a bit:

  • Monitor your actions and question yourself when you see autopilot kick in.
  • Why are you working toward those health / career / life goals? Do they still suit you?
  • Why are you still scrolling through your phone at 10:00 p.m.? What will happen if you take a two-hour break every day from your phone?
  • What can you do to shake things up in your life that will bring you more joy?

Embrace small steps to create wild new beginnings.

Never underestimate the power of taking small steps: after all, that’s how we get most everywhere in life. Dip your toe into the idea of shaking things up:

  • Get up 15 minutes earlier
  • Go to bed 15 minutes earlier
  • Spend more time with people who get you, and less time with people who don’t
  • Say no thank you to binge watching
  • Take the first stepRead a book for fun
  • Get outside – yes, 10 minutes counts
  • Meet up with a friend
  • Send a note to five people
  • Sign up to take a class
  • Ask for help
  • Volunteer for a community project
  • Assess your food intake
  • Evaluate your exercise program
  • Avoid multi-tasking
  • Accept a leadership role
  • Send that resume
  • Support a friend or co-worker
  • Make a list of things you’d like to do – and start at least one of them

How will wild new beginnings change your life?

step by stepStep by step we can create the lives we are meant to live. Step by step our lives become filled with joy. The changes and joy that you bring to your life can make a world of difference for you. Take that first small step today!

Live well. Eat well. Be well.

Welcome September and your wild new beginnings.

Welcome September and Your Wild New Beginnings was last modified: September 1st, 2022 by Deb Nelson