January 2022 Health/self care thread

[DrownedFishOnFire]

Hey had a hard time finding just one favorite stock image ripped off the random google images so included some to satisfy the various styles we all have here.

What are all of your goals for this month? Remember if you broke your resolutions its still never too late to get back on track as always new day tomorrow!

my goals this month is to go back to drinking at least 24 oz of pure water (not through other liquids!) and eat more protein/oatmeal in the mornings!

For the 2022 year I really want to build up my muscle stamina when excerise and am trying to get to the bottom of why my muscles are not the same as before.

Cheers to a healthier me, healthier you and a healthier world.

@Champagne @JMG @Witty⭐️Sarcasm ⭐️ @KM76710 @BlueGreen

please tag people who wants to give this a shot

not sure 🤔 how many people I can tag at once

 

[DrownedFishOnFire]

@Lane @Livelife @A_J_R @HappyKitty @Pebble mouse

 

[KM76710]

I will have to try to think up what will happen next in the next few days. Been a long day here and busy. Best to all with taking care and helping themselves with your health goals.

 

[Pebble mouse]

Thanks, @DrownedFishOnFire for the tag!

I am struggling with my weight again. I am over 90Kg now. I'm trying to stick to a diet, but it's hard. I want to lose about 15Kg. Frustrated with the yoyo weight!

 

[DrownedFishOnFire]

Thanks, @DrownedFishOnFire for the tag!

I am struggling with my weight again. I am over 90Kg now. I'm trying to stick to a diet, but it's hard. I want to lose about 15Kg. Frustrated with the yoyo weight!

hey buddy im in the same boat- just was at the doctors recently: 100.25kg i do look like Im at 85kg range to be fair. My target goal is actually to hit 75kg within 2-3 years when i get my health habits back on track fulltime. Not stressing about the weight itself but how I am feeling about the medications I am on for heart issues and migraines. Will see see what the Rheumatologist i was referred to says about this. Losing the weight will definitely help with some of my muscle issues though.

 

[HappyKitty]

im frustrated about it like ive said few times here, where my health is at a state from 'no improvements to never ending,' i am just trying not to lose determination and finding strength to continue treatment even if I know treatments are useless right now that I could try my best to do when my condition doesn't make me so tired. i have to monitor what I eat now too, I just discovered how theres some food could trigger my condition, gotta becareful.

 

[Pebble mouse]

My target goal is actually to hit 75kg within 2-3 years when i get my health habits back on track fulltime. Not stressing about the weight itself but how I am feeling about the medications I am on for heart issues and migraines.

Good luck! I hope you meet your target

 

[HappyKitty]

haha my counsellor just knows how to make me happy 😺

 

[Lane]

Thank you @DrownedFishOnFire for the tag and Happy New Year to SF members.



My goal is to stop myself from feeling like I don't matter.

Tagging @Tor @Astrid78 @JMG @cymbele @Angie @Blue Star @PrincessPure @Auri

 

[Angie]

Happy New Year, dear @Lane

I am overweight, morbidly obese to be technical. The psych meds plus comfort eating don't help.

I would like very much to lose a few pounds, even a few will make a difference, especially to my blood sugar.

I would also like to somehow get a bit of exercise in every week, thinking of doing some chair yoga maybe. That is within my reach.

Mentally I want to meditate on Scripture more and work on applying what I learn. I want to be more patient with others. I'd like to ruminate on the past less and be more hopeful for the future.

 

[anona123]

Happy New Year, dear @Lane
Mentally I want to meditate on Scripture more and work on applying what I learn. I want to be more patient with others. I'd like to ruminate on the past less and be more hopeful for the future.

This is perfect. Exactly what I need to do.

So far just trying to eat better. Anxiety has given me upset stomach and haven't eaten well past few months. Trying to get more water too.

 

[Astrid78]

Thank you @DrownedFishOnFire for the tag and Happy New Year to SF members.

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My goal is to stop myself from feeling like I don't matter.

Tagging @Tor @Astrid78 @JMG @cymbele @Angie @Blue Star @PrincessPure @Auri

Thanks for the tag, @Lane hope you have a good and profitable new year.

 

[Astrid78]

My goal for physical health would be to drink more plain water (bleh) and to stop ignoring hunger.
Mentally I need to be easier on myself and give myself time to actually start a goal before I get on myself for not doing it.

 

[Astrid78]

Thanks for the tag, @Lane hope you have a good and profitable new year.

Just want to add that you do matter, based on your postings here you seem to be a very kind and caring person.

 

[A_J_R]

Hey, I'm going to try to be around this site more, and I'm so glad I got tagged in this post.

I had a weird year of exercise. I started CrossFit and met some goals:

100 lb Front Squat
100 lb Back Squat
120 lb Deadlift

Those were the only lifts that I got to a 3 digit number (started CF in April). I hired a personal trainer and also hired her as a nutritionist. The food thing was difficult as she had me eating more. She said I'd gain weight but lose inches, which I actually did at first. But I hated it and it was mentally very challenging. I also think I over-protein-ed for a bit and developed a hard spot in my lower abdomen. I stopped with the protein shakes and it went away. I feel so much better about that aspect, but it's made me afraid to eat that way again.

Then I started building some muscles that made a lot of my clothes too tight in the arms and my rear. So, my body dysmorphia took over. I'm back in calorie deficit and my weight training has stalled. I have though created a 1500 calorie plan that puts me at about 30% protein, 30% fat and 40% carb intake most days. I'm usually in that proper range if I plan carefully. I'm feeling a little better about my diet. If I can work through this, I plan to increase my calorie intake 100 calories a month to about 1800.

Still, I'm obsessed with certain parts of my body that I find to be very flawed (my rear, mostly). I am afraid to see people for fear they may think I'm disgusting. It's awful. I've started wearing more dresses, which helps, but I don't have anything super casual for work, and I have a job that involves lifting heavy things on a lot of days.

My trainer and I decided to focus on getting my lifting sorted, and we're cutting out some of the cardio, since i run 3x a week. I'm cutting 1 run out as well, and turning it into a walk. My mileage over the last two months has increased to about 60-70 miles a month. That's my goal for January. I've been told I'm overtraining, so I have created two days of rest (one active rest day with that walk, and then one totally lazy day).

Lifting weights has been awesome though and I love it, so I'm just trying to find the proper balance of diet and exercise/rest. I'm also trying not to be too tough on my physical transformations, but it's hard. I don't see "muscles" in these areas, I just see blobby bits and fat. It's really taxing me emotionally.

OK, that's my therapy session! What was the co-pay? haha

Anyway, I guess my goal is to lift heavier, drink more water and stay at 60-70 miles of walking/running this month. Doable. The diet stuff I can't really set a goal for, as I'm still figuring out what I need to do.

 

[Tor]

Thank you @DrownedFishOnFire for the tag and Happy New Year to SF members.

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My goal is to stop myself from feeling like I don't matter.

Tagging @Tor @Astrid78 @JMG @cymbele @Angie @Blue Star @PrincessPure @Auri

Thank you @DrownedFishOnFire for the tag and Happy New Year to SF members.

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My goal is to stop myself from feeling like I don't matter.

Tagging @Tor @Astrid78 @JMG @cymbele @Angie @Blue Star @PrincessPure @Auri

Thanks for the tag @Lane! Happy New Year!

My goal would be to eat more consistently. I often skip meals for different reasons, and I can’t keep weight on. It’s been like this for years, and I would like to change my relationship with food and hunger. I often feel annoyed by hunger, and want to change that

 

[Lady Wolfshead]

Hi all. Wow, some amazing goals here.

I will have a daunting challenge in Jan/Feb and possibly longer, as we have a building repair going on in our building of our apartment complex, which will be loud and invasive M-F from 9-5. And... wait for it... I work from home. I work 4 days a week (3 weekdays and a Saturday). So I may have to go into the office, which I dread. The worst thing is that we thought the repair on our part of the complex was over last fall...

Also I write fiction on my days off, but not usually in the evening. So I may have to start doing some evening writing if I'm going to get anything done.

Also I will exercise 3x week and I'm on an eating plan which requires me to record my daily calories every day. I need to lose 20 pounds by April 30, for my health. I have elevated cholesterol and some joint pain. Right now I'm in the "obese" weight range.

Today I'm going to write a plan for surviving the rest of the building repair. It was such a blow when I found out that the noise we'd been subjected to during the fall was just *part* of the repair to our section of the building. I felt like screaming. And this part will be louder than ever as they're redoing our balconies. The noise includes a loud, constant beeping as they are using "boom lifts" to access our balconies rather than scaffolding.

But I'm determined to get on with my life regardless.

 

[Anchorchain]

At about mid-October when the Sat. mkt. baking season ended, I started doing pretty consistent daily 1/2 hr. exercise sessions on my stationary bike. I did pretty good too, I thought, with 200 curls twice an evening with 5lb weights in each hand. Then I tore or otherwise over strained a ligament in my left knee as I was starting my chain saw.....about 2 weeks ago. So I slacked off on the cycling machine......my knee is better but I'm still careful....so it's back to the bike I go. Today. OK, by February I'll dial up the resistance from 50% to 75%.
My diet? Thick bean soups; whole grain brown & red rice; spinach, kale, broccoli, celery, carrots, blueberries/strawberries/raspberries.....every day for lunch.. Oat bran/ground hempseed/ beetroot pdr. smoothies for breakfast....with 2 hard boiled, pasture raised eggs and about 1/4 cup of extra virgin olive oil.. Dinner is an apple and about 1/2 -3/4 cup of walnuts or almonds or sunflower seeds. I also eat sardines in olive oil or wild caught canned salmon 2 or 3 times a week.
I'm not over weight but I am old. I turn 69 this coming June.
I'm not so sure I can control as much as I'd like to my happiness, and the passage of time is a mandatory given, but I do have some control over my health.

 

[Brit]

My diet? Thick bean soups; whole grain brown & red rice; spinach, kale, broccoli, celery, carrots, blueberries/strawberries/raspberries.....every day for lunch.. Oat bran/ground hempseed/ beetroot pdr. smoothies for breakfast....with 2 hard boiled, pasture raised eggs and about 1/4 cup of extra virgin olive oil.. Dinner is an apple and about 1/2 -3/4 cup of walnuts or almonds or sunflower seeds

Oh, that sounds like a delicious diet, some of my absolute favourites in there, especially the soup, and I love olive oil AND olives!

 

[Livelife]

Thank you for the tag @DrownedFishOnFire.
I have as a goal to continue resistance training that I added in last summer. It's supposed to work well for reversing osteoporosis. And continue with daily calorie increase...hoping this might improve my state of mind. I will continue with my daily walks and yoga.