I am doing a 30 day hot yoga challenge, and 30 day smoothie challenge. I’ve done 17 days of hot yoga so far and only have 13 left. I am really good at challenges because I enjoy being challenged. I am building so much strength – haven’t lost much weight but it’s more about how I feel then how much I weigh. After all muscle weighs more than fat. 3 days ago

Today I went to hot yoga 1 week ago

Took my dogs to the park yesterday. Went to restorative yoga yesterday and meditative yoga today. Learning that less is more. Going to incorporate meditation into my daily routine. 1 week ago

Walked 6.5km today then went to a 75 minute hot yoga class. Sat in the hottest part of the room. I love heat <3 2 weeks ago

Went to hot yoga today – started my 30 day hot yoga challenge. 2 weeks ago

a 75 minute hot yoga class today, volunteered part of the afternoon at a food bank. 3 weeks ago

with my two dogs. We walked about 3km in total and had lots of fun running in the woodsy area that was recently turned into a dog park. At the end of our park trip we shared a bottle of water then walked home. They were so well behaved and it was such a refreshing adventure – it was one of the first nice spring days here. 3 weeks ago

hot yoga today. I am getting way better at plank pose and the core work. Feels really good to be getting more exercise as it makes a huge difference to my seasonal depression. 3 weeks ago

to the pharmacy. Realized that I was out of my prescription 20 minutes before it closed. I made it and they were nice to me even though I was there last minute. 4 weeks ago

I rode my bicycle through high winds and hail to return library books and purchase hummus for a potluck this evening. Despite being cold I feel free when I ride my bicycle. 4 weeks ago

I did a hot yoga class, today I took a long walk. I drank lots of water today and ate lots of fruits, veggies and whole grains. 4 weeks ago

I lost my job in August and since have been under a lot of stress and my body has been put through the wringer between losing my job and going through trauma therapy. I have eaten a lot of processed foods and haven’t gotten much exercise because it hasn’t been a priority. I would like to lose some of the weight I have gained and would like to be more health conscious because I know that overall I feel better when I am eating properly. My diet can slide easily so I would like to try harder to keep on top of this.

The past few weeks I have been making great progress in therapy and so have been working on losing some of the weight I put on over the winter. Here is what I am doing to work towards my goal:

1. Going to hot yoga a minimum of 2 times per week
2. Using my bike to get around the city instead of public transit
3. Purchasing fresh fruits, vegetables and whole grains and making them ready to eat (have a fruit bowl on my kitchen table and am making carrot and celery sticks in water in my fridge)
4. Drinking more water and way less cola
5. Getting up earlier, going to bed earlier
6. Getting out of my house more often even if it’s just across the street to return empty bottles or to check the mail
7. Keeping a food diary so that I can get a better idea of what nutrients I need more of and what I should be using less of (using the food tracker on Dietitians of Canada website)
8. Volunteering in my community (at the yoga studio and at the food bank)
9. Actively beginning a job search with help from the government (I am currently on medical leave until I finish my trauma therapy) 1 month ago

I went to visit a friend, and we watched “Hairspray” and ate strange foods and had a decent time :) I also went for a walk with my parents, which I can’t remember the last time I was able to do that!! It was nice :) It’s helping to combat my constant near-panic mode about wedding stuffs! I’m having a party this coming Saturday, so hopefully that will be something fun and somewhat relaxing to look forward to :) 1 month ago

I stopped wanting to do it and started doing it. I realized that being active is a lifetime goal and commitment. No excuse is ever a good excuse, there is always time. So, stop planning the next time you’re going to work out! Get up, lace up & go for a run or get to the gym! 1 month ago

...I am running around like crazy, moving and lifting heavy boxes full of plants andtrees and breakable things, watering high and low, washing out buckets, refilling them with water and carrying them one at a time back to the floral corner, arranging and re-arranging displays, hanging things up that take forever to hold up and look good so my arms ache, throwing things into the dumpster :-( and learning many new managerial things, so I’d say I’m being fairly physically active! None of my jobs are sit-down gigs, so by the end of the night my feet are TIRED but I’m getting used to it.

I’ve been getting better at bellydancing; getting the flow of things a bit more, letting myself feel the rhythm and enjoying myself! The only problems are, I get spectacular headaches the next day b/c of using back muscles in different ways, and I’m very self-concious about performing in front of others, even friends (probably b/c so many of them actually know how to bellydance pretty well). I’m working on it!

I’m also going out with friends a bit more – it really helps with our mental health and we have a good time. I went to dinner with a young mom and her autistic brother, and we had a great time! I also visited a friend and we spent hours just talking about our friends, random ideas, work, and played with her cats. It was just so nice to get out and just not think about things for a while. :) Awesome! 2 months ago

So I joined a gym. Now I just have to regularly go :) 2 months ago