WEEKLY HEALTHY LIVING CHECK-IN NOVEMBER 10th, 2018~

**This past week went well... still trying to get used to it getting dark so early on in the day... My Fitness classes went very well, kept up with and stayed on track with eating & water. Sleep went "mildly" better, but will continue to work on it....One of my providers wants me to take meds to help me sleep, but first, I don't like "popping pills".. and second, I honestly just feel that if I wasn't such a "night-owl" and took the time to lay down a little earlier than my sleep would be better. But I just can't seem to shut it down earlier. But I 'm going to try.

**The days have been turning VERY Chilly over this past week... I guess Fall is Officially here "Weather-wise" for us. I did manage to get in a few morning walks with my mom, and my Fitness classes have really picked up over the past week meaning theres been More people coming to class again, which is great. I pray that it continues especially with the winter & holiday months approaching. I'm hoping that people will feel that they want to keep "down" holiday weight gain and keep showing up!

**Its going to be near freezing temps for the "overnight" lows over the next week, so keeping up with morning walks or workouts is going to be a challenge. This is also the time of year that people (and myself) like to hibernate, and "snacking" gets tempting .... But, I'm doing very well with that so far. Today was "Weigh-in" day for me, and surprisingly my "Birthday weekend" didn't do any damage. So goal is to keep it that way through the remainder of this year/holdiay season.

**Today is my FREE day, and I am so excited to just "relax", and not do or think about much!!... My knees have been bothering me a little, so I'm just going to rest them today and do a few errands.

ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND EVERYONE~

@PoliteOcean

November's been ok

Its snowed a lot

Things kinda calmed down

I'm grateful for all my friends, that I got into a lot of colleges and got scholarships, nature, dogs, Netflix, my depression and migraine meds, that we have food, that I cleaned my bathroom so it's not gross, that the trimester is over and I did good, God, my mom and sister ofc, my teachers, Ohio, my older sisters are getting along finally, my sister is feeling better, that I was able to vote, that the clinic gave me a heating pad for my cramps, that nurse is an angel That I am not as scared of doctors anymore, that I have a maybe good doctor now

And 7cups

Hi guys. I'm new here, never done one of these before.

This week has been though, I need to turn things around. My room is a disgusting mess, I haven't cooked a proper dinner all week, I've only been eating junk. I haven't been keeping up with my exercise routine... Exams are fast approaching and I haven't done anything to prepare all week. I sleep until past noon every day. I am so ashamed of how I live my life right now. If I could, I'd change all of that. I'd clean my room, cook a real meal, I'd study for my histology exam, I'd go for a run... but I can't turn back time, only hope that I'll be stronger next week. The only good thing about this week, I suppose, is that I found strength to reach out to my friends for help on Wednesday through a group chat, and one of them took me out for pizza. I'm quite proud of that. I asked myself what I needed (food and human interaction), and I let myself be vulnerable and ask for it.

I want to do better this coming week. Writing this at 2 am on sunday night, I can see I am on to a great start. But I know I can't do it if I try to do everything right at once. Priorities: I need to pass my exam this Thursday. I need to study. In order to study, I need better nutrition, and preferably a healthier sleeping pattern. But I won't beat myself up about my messed up sleeping schedule. If I sleep until 1 pm, so be it. I'll just have to study when I'm awake. As long as I'm ready for my exam at 1 pm on Thursday, I'll call the week a success.

Hi Everyone:

Past week was a bit busy had to attend training for work. I made sure to bring a healthy lunch and snacks each day.

Still adjusting to daylight savings/seasons changing,

Otherwise doing ok.

Hope everyone has a good week!

** How has everyone been doing over this past week?! I'm ok fighting migraines

** How has the month of November been treating you so far? Pretty goid

**What are some positive things that happened for you this past week? What are you grateful for? I wrote over 20,000 word in two of my writing projects, I'm grateful for a patient family and caffeine

**What is something that you would Change about the past week if you could? I would go out more

**What have been your "highlights" this past week? What are your weekend plans? Write and clean

**What things would YOU like to talk about or share with us?! WE want to hear from YOU!! I feel broken and lonely

I felt better this week but did not get to all my exercise, and ate a lot! This weekend there were cakes on 2 different days plus a big dinner, for a family birthday. I did get out and take walks twice. I had today off, which has been nice and restful. Hopefully I can be good between now and Thanksgiving!

Things have just been very off lately. I have done some exercising since my last check in, but every time I do I end up feeling ill afterwards, even if I avoid the immediate crash. I haven't been pushing myself either, knowing that feeling well tends to be followed by that.

The schedule isn't typical this week, so I'm going to skip on my usual. I'm going to go with something at a rec center if I'm feeling alright - not sure what yet, Zumba Gold or something geared towards 'active seniors', I do wish they would change how they advertise those classes.

Hi all!! *waves*

Hasn't been the best couple weeks for me. And i hate using my crazy work schedule of working 12 hr shifts (days or nights) 5 days a week and an excuse...but I havent been drinking alot of water and havent really been making the best food choices. Soooo needless to say, i'm trying my best to get back on track.

Hope all is well :D

@PoliteOcean

Hi, nice to meet you.

** How has everyone been doing over this past week?!

I've been a little up and down this week. Physically I've been really tired for some reason. I may have been fighting off a small cold, or it was allergies, I couldn't really tell. It affected my moods a lot. Also, my husband was away for work for a few days, so I had some increased stress having the kids alone. All in all though, I think the week was still good. I've been reading a lot and had some breakthroughs.

** How has the month of November been treating you so far?

Pretty well. I have a lot of changes going on in my life, so I've been getting organized and that feels good.

**What are some positive things that happened for you this past week? What are you grateful for?

I was still able to make time for reading and writing. I'm feeling grateful for my kids. And maybe even for being who I am. I won't think on that too much before I regret saying it - haha.

**What is something that you would Change about the past week if you could?

Nothing.

**What have been your "highlights" this past week? What are your weekend plans?

Hopefully the highlight will be hearing back about moving. Weekend will probably involve cleaning, organizing, and decluttering. And getting ready for Thanksgiving.

@PoliteOcean Overall, today was a good week. I stayed on top of going to the gym (3 days of cardio this week), but my diet was kinda junky :/. I'll work on it this week