Tag: health
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Week 12: 90 day jumpstart to wellness COMPLETE!!! (Before & After Pictures)
Let me say before I begin that even though the 90 days are complete for the “jumpstart”, I’ll be continuing this new lifestyle.😊 Each week we add a new habit and mindset. For week 12 we stopped the cold showers and instead did a 3 minute plunge into cold water (40 to 50 degrees) submerged…
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Week 10 and 11: 90 day jumpstart to wellness
Each week we add a new habit and mindset. For week 10 we extended the cold showers habit to five minutes. Week 11 is have a daily curious conversation with someone very different then you with the purpose of empathy and understanding. You goal is to see the world through their eyes. We does this…
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Week 8 & 9: 90 day jumpstart to wellness
Each week we add a new habit and mindset. For week 8 we extended the Wim Hof breath hold to two to three minutes. We were practicing one to two minutes. Week 9 we up’d our meditation to 10 minutes. The mindset for week 8 was Stand Now. Stand opposed to sit. Stand is active.…
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Week 7: 90 day jumpstart to wellness
Each week we add a new habit and mindset. For week 7, I stacked on the habit of intermittent fasting for 18 hours/ 6 hour window to eat. We were doing a 16/8 intermittent fast prior to that. The mindset for week 7 was of the infinite game. The goal is to not actually win,…
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Week 6: 90 day jumpstart to wellness
Each week we add a new habit and mindset. For week 6, I stacked on the habit of journaling before bed. It’s a one paragraph reflecting on your day. If you plan your day in advance you can contrast it to what actually happened and reflect. On Sunday also add one overall reflection of the…
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Week 5: 90 day jumpstart to wellness
Each week we add a new habit and mindset. For week 5, I stacked on the habit of meditating for 5 minutes everyday. Sit quietly for 5 minutes. Doing nothing. Give yourself this gift each day. Develop strength and awareness with love at the center through sitting quietly. All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s…
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Week 4: 90 day jumpstart to wellness
Each week we add a new habit and mindset. For week 4, I stacked on the habit of on a daily bases every 24 hours find someone to do a good deed for and not get credit. Do it anonymously. Find things you actively see in the world you’re walking around in, something that could…
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Week 3: 90 day jumpstart to wellness
Each week we add a new habit and mindset. For week 3, I stacked on the habit of including 30 seconds of cold water in my showers. This is one of Wim Hof’s methods to keep your body and mind in its optimal natural state. The cold is your warm friend and one of the…
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Week 2: 90 day jumpstart to wellness
Each week we add a new habit and mindset. For week 2, I stacked on the habit of breath work using Wim Hof’s method and an app called Go Deeper. I do it first thing each morning. The first pillar of the Wim Hof Method is breathing. We’re always breathing, yet we’re mostly unaware of…
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Week 1: 90 day jumpstart to wellness
YES I’M BACK AT IT!!! Last week I started a 90 day jumpstart to wellness program if you will. I’m doing it over the internet and am completely pumped to find a group of folks who have the same mindset as me that in order to change we need to persevere through discomfort to gain…
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Don’t jump into your sh*t!
We don’t have to jump into our thoughts. Just because it paints a vivid picture and tries to suck us in we do have the option to say no and just let it pass. It is definitely tricky though and you must remain alert. Train yourself to Witness your thoughts and become the observer and…
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Going for it – The Bitch is Back (Week 38)
YEP. SHE’S BACK! As my gut and face kept getting bigger and bigger, I relented and bought another scale. Week 38 of 52 The best way to describe Week 38 of my “Going for it series” is that I’m OFF THE RAILS. Quite honestly I’ve been sloppy and half-assing these last several weeks as the…
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Rucking
*Disclaimer – I’m not a doctor, and didn’t spend the night in a Holiday Inn Express. Use common sense and do what works for you and your body. I’ve only learned about rucking in the last few weeks, but so far from what I’ve experienced I’m totally jazzed! I heard it described as an activity…
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Going for it – Keeping it real (Week 7)
Week 7 was pretty uneventful with nothing much to report. Had to dig a bit deeper when “being lazy” played in my head. My ego is definitely starting to frick with me. I’ve been thinking about only posting my progress once a month, but honestly it’s good for me to post weekly so I can…
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Going for it – Saying yes (Week 6)
For a bit of context for my 52 week challenge check out these links – You did the best you could? and Going for it 52 Week Challenge! The weather warmed up on week 6, which was just what I needed for a step up. Had to laugh, was heading out onto the street for…
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Going for it – Finding a pace (Week 5)
For a bit of context for my 52 week challenge check out these links – You did the best you could? and Going for it 52 Week Challenge! If all else fails, persistence prevails! Lew Hollander, Iron Man (90 years old) Nothing but crickets out here on blogland😀. Hope everyone is enjoying Spring. At week…
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Going for it – Writing it down (Week 3)
For a bit of context for my 52 week challenge check out these links – You did the best you could? and Going for it 52 Week Challenge! I’ve discovered writing down my items and posting out here keeps me accountable and on target for completing them each week. In this same journal prior to…
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Stop Living on Autopilot
On today’s walk I listened to the podcast, Stop Living on Autopilot and take Responsibility for your Life , from the Art of Manliness. Okay okay…let’s stop right here and deal with that last statement. Yes I know the majority of my followers are women and yes I’m challenging you to check out an Art…
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Loneliness
Let’s start off from my last post: “I feel like I’m supposed to be getting more social, but that push is more like a “living up to society” requirement and not one of my own right now. We’ll see….” So in my Gerontology class about a week later we had a speaker come in and…
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I Did It
Okay, I did it. I joined Weight Watchers online. I’m tired of this extra fat I’m carrying around. I’m weighing in at 196.6 and my goal is to get down to 170. I’ve lost before using WW and know it will work again. The tracking of points seems to do the trick. No more shoving…
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