Health and Wellness

Have you ever had those times when it feels like everything wants to pull you off of your goals? The holidays are doing that to me right now. We just ended one of the biggest food holidays of the year – Thanksgiving. We did pretty good with it though. We had turkey, green beans and…

This was another stalled week – not a step backward, but no much of a step forward either. I stayed mostly on track, just hovering in neutral. Still, having you as my accountability partner really does keep me moving. Even on weeks like this, I remind myself: neutral is better than reverse. I worked on…

What a week it was… I started out energetic – ready to do more, eat less, and continue to de-stress. Then my lower back and hips started hurting. It took me several days of rest to get the inflammation to settle down. It was hard to sleep, and even harder do the exercises that I’d…

Week Three went well. My stress levels have been greatly reduced because I have put into practice more meditation, prayer, and quiet times. I have revisited “The Little Book of Hygge; Danish Secrets to Happy Living” by Meik Wiking.  The soft lighting, the use of different textures, the slowing down and savoring life through good…

Week Two of my 12-week program went okay. I tracked my progress, while having to handle some extra stress. I had gotten my lab tests done, which was good to have during the first part of this 12-week program. My lab numbers were pretty good. My sugars were in the 80’s, which is good. My…

If I am to help anyone else, I must first help myself with the changes that I want to have in my own life. With the help of ChatGPT, we put together a 12-week plan for eating healthy, exercising regularly, and developing a positive mindset all along the way. While in a book group where…