Describe the exercise and assessment process.
The exercise made me feel good all over. I realize I do this for a living at work as a
nurse I practice this without trying.
This reminds me of reciting the Rosary to myself during times of need
and despair. I really liked it.
The assessment was a little more
difficult. I had to search my soul for
the problemsin my life and how they relate to my health. I found that I am an emotional eater which
adds to my obesity. Which adds to
my health issues of Diabetes and high
blood pressure. Whuich adds to my
displeasure with myself and so on. I eat
when I am sad or happy. When I have had
major problems I do not eat at all then my diabetes kicks up. I am dissatisfied with the way I look and my
self esteem sucks.
What
did you discover about yourself?
I discovered I am a mess and need to
straighten out my thought processes and get it together. I normally present a very self assured front
that is well knowledgeable and stable. I
wonder how much of that is denial about how much I want to hide.
What area have you chosen to be a focus of
growth and development? Why?
I have chosen to focus on my mind and body development. Exercise with my daughter now that she is
here and have her help me with exercises to clear my mind. Together I can conquer my issues.
What are some specific exercises or
activities that you can implement to foster greater wellness in this area? I want to start walking at the lake with my
daughter and my dog in the morning or evening.
I want to swim and do palates to integrate mind exercises and
stretching.
I know the feeling with emotional eating. I am the same way with eating when happy and sad and then going without eating. I have gained weight and would love to lose it, I ripped the tendons on my ankle the end of March and have had problems with it since then. I think it is awesome to work out with your daughter. It will also give you that bonding time together.
ReplyDeleteHi Tammy,
ReplyDeleteYou have to know you can do this! And in doing so you will acheive a better quality of life for yourself and your daughter because she is watching and looking to you for her best example regardless to her age. Keep moving forward...You have surpassed a big hurdle just by your completion of the integral assessment and admitting some things to yourself.
The best of luck to you on your health improvement venture. Let me know if I can help...
~ kg
Hey Tammy!
ReplyDeleteI too do emotional eating and have done since I was 8 years old! I have been overweight all my life so I understand how you feel and your blog posts spoke to me. I am happy for you that your daughter is close by to walk with you and that you have a lake to walk around and can bring along your dog. Sounds like a perfect place and a good plan. I find being out in nature spiritually uplifting as well. Swimming is excellent too as you feel less heavy in the water and it is good on your joints. I was an RN for 20 years and we are care takers of others....isn't it great to learn it is ok to care of ourselves!
Cindy