WEEKLY CHECK-IN MARCH 4th~
Hey Everyone!
Another week down again! The weeks just seem to "fly by"!... How is everyone doing! We are finally in March (and for alot of you, "like me", getting ready to head out of the winter months and into spring). We have also just completed the HEART DISESASE EVENT This past week! Thank you so much to all who participated! We will be getting those HEALTHY HEARTS Badges distrubuted to everyone very soon!!..... We did an AWESOME job in participating in this event and We walked/ran/jogged ALOT of miles to help combat Heart Disease!! Don't stop! Keep going!! Keep "Taking Part for YOUR Heart"!! 
How has everyone been doing the past week?! How have your goals been going for you? What have been your highs/lows/ ups downs, or accomplisments in the past week?! Or...just anything YOU want to share with us! We want to hear from YOU!
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Well...its another week down...Its been kind of roller coaster this week on the "emotional" end due to some personal things, but......I'm continuing to hang in with my daily workouts and eating habits... I started to cut down on my carbs this past week (I was making Turkey wraps for lunches every day with whole grain tortillas)...and have now increased more vegetables this past week for lunch instead. So I was making a Squash Bake that I used to make for my lunches in the past, and have eaten that throughout the week for lunch or dinner...I plan to keep up with this the best I can. Yesterday (Friday) was my son's birthday and today is my moms, so we celebrated BOTH on Friday... I tried to keep any snacking or treating to the minimum. I had a "slither" of cake (YES only a slither 
).. just to honor my sons day. But then pushed on through with my "SALAD" while everyone else had PIZZA 
Today is "REST DAY" ...so YAYY!. ... Its also Weigh-in day..... I continue to limit weigh-ins to "Once" a week, at the end of the week... that seems to work for me. I had great results last week. Just trying to keep it up :) My goals are getting so much closer.. I can actually see now how close I've gotten!...I'm not too far off now~ The last 8 months are paying off~ .... Hope everyone else is doing well
@PoliteOcean been bad, very hard few weeks and went for the food for my fix.... Failed!
@Avaray
Its ok Avaray... At least you are aware and acknowledge it. We have all been there before. We are here to support you.
@PoliteOcean thanks ocean ... X
Exercise has gone well this week. I got in several sessions of vigorous cardio exercise.
@IsabelleJ
Thats great Isabelle... Keep up the great work!
Thank you @PoliteOcean for this. I have been doning more laps at the lake and now its seem like I am flying around the 5K in two laps and I am doing it more times a week. I was only doing 2 days and 1 lap, but now im doing 3 laps and 3 days a week. Thank you for this and I love it
@Reececup1986
Oh that is so AWESOME Reece!! Sounds like you are doing Amazing work! So proud of you. Keep up the great work!!
@PoliteOcean Thank you
@PoliteOcean I've been pretty lazy this week because I just started my period :/
@Mellietronx
I understand Melli... Thats the "joy" of being female right?! 
But its ok, we females know how that goes, and we've all been there. Its ok to get off track every now and then, nobody is perfect, or has 100% days or weeks all the time. You will get back on track. Just take this time for you and relax :)
It's been a rough week emotionally and physically...been dealing with increased pain again in my back and frustrations to do with that. Spent a couple afternoons and evenings in tears trying to work through some of those frustrations and feelings of discouragement...still not feeling so great in regards to it, but not much I can do, other than keep up with the work my physio wants me to be doing, and doing my best to put in as much effort at work during the time I'm there as I can. I still haven't increased my time back to work, which is another cause of discouragement...but just going to keep plugging along and hope things improve soon, so I'll be approved to return for more hours, with hopefully less physical restrictions.
Today was weigh in day for me...and although it wasn't a jumping up and down excitement number, it was down, and that's what matters. I haven't been as dedicated to eating healthy the past few weeks, because I have been feeling so poor emotionally (and I tend to be an emotional eater) but I'm hoping to be more aware of what I'm eating this week, and try to stick to mainly healthy eating options.
Otherwise, I guess not much to say. I did get out for a short walk a number of days...some days were cold, and others were somewhat warmer, where it feels like spring might actually arrive before May this year...lol. I've also been pretty dedicated to my back exercises and stretches, meeting my goals most days for those.
With Monday coming, I just want to take a moment to wish you guys all a good week. I hope that you find reasons to smile this week, and that you remember that you, your health and your well being is important. Body...Mind...Spirit...everything. All of you is important...don't forget it!
@Moj
Oh Moj... Thank you so much for posting! This is such a lovely post, mixed with so much emotion.... Such a mix of ups and downs as well as great motivation for others at the end. I am sorry to hear that you are dealing with so much pain, I 'm sure that can't be easy. I am also happy for you that you are finding ways to still continue on and meet your goals as well. I know what you mean by the number on the scale. (It may not be the jumping up and down type of number that we hope for, but as long as its down, that is always a good feeling when its something you work hard for)~ Its great that you've been able to get out. Sounds like you are in the U.S.? The weather has been back and forth... Waiting to get out and get back to walking outdoors myself. I know it really helps me in my goals when I'm able to.
Thank you so much for the lovely bit of motivation for all of us. Your words (as well as your posts in your feed) are always so motivating and such an inspiration. Thank you so much for being apart of this journey with us! And for sharing it with us as well
@PoliteOcean nope...not U.S. I'm up north...a Canadian. 
I think we might have had even crazier weather than in the States this past week. It is REALLY slick outside now...after a warm up, along with rain and then it dropping to a deep freeze again quickly...so I've mainly been hiding out indoors unless I've got appointments. Hopefully it'll warm up here again soon!
I relaxed on March 4th and listened to music.
