Day 12

Nada. I can't believe it's only been 12 days of my health challenge, I am not even halfway done and I have fallen off the wagon so many days.
My eating habits need improvement. I am going to start tomorrow writing down everything that I am eating and drinking. I've heard many times that it is very helpful when losing weight. I hope it will help me.

Day 11.

Biked home from work, took me 35 minutes along the beach. Lovely despite being tired post-night shift. Did some arm exercises when I got home then went to bed.
Keep eating too much. I need to start eating better!
I also went for a run before bed yesterday night because I was still in night-shift mode. Unfortunately, this provided me with even more energy. I slept about 3 hours. Ew. Then worked a 12 hour day shift. Holy shit. Nursing is making me fat and tired.

Day 10

Sunday. Working a night shift tonight.
Did not do anything today, but went to ribfest.
...depressed.

Day 8 and Day 9

June 18th and 19th.
It's been a rough few days coming off and on night shifts.
I made sure to do an hour of walking both of these days.
But I've been eating poorly and the binge drinking seems to be a problem for me on the off weekends.
I really need to consider more what I am eating and drinking because I am pretty good at consistency in regards to exercising.
:( Not feeling it today. I am on nights again tonight and I am going to bring my exercise stuff to work. Hopefully, that will make me feel a bit more motivated.

Day 8

I am working nights right now. It is making me a sad and tired woman! Before my shift last night, I went out in between the bangs of thunder and risk of rain for a two hour long bike ride through the Don Valley trail. It was amazing. My goodness. It's a small escape from the constant buzz of the city. When I got home, I was covered in mud and rain, but feeling pretty good. My butt is a bit sore from sitting on the seat for so long, I might have to do something different for day 9. I'm thinking it's been awhile for hot yoga.

Day 8

Today is my well-deserved (or not) day off. I rode my bike maybe a half hour today for transportation purposes only so that doesn't really count.
I ate healthy all day including 3 large glasses of wine with dinner. what can you do?
Anyway, I am feeling good today. My bra seems to be not as tight and my shorts did up without the usual suck-in first. Am I imagining it? Not sure. But that's ok. I think the weight shouldn't matter as much as how you feel about yourself. So if you are happy with your body today, then celebrate it! Women are beautiful and smart and deserve to be happy with themselves and their bodies.

Day 7

Finally woke up without feeling utterly exhausted like I have the past few days. Not sure why. Could my 27yr old body be unable to handle a night of binge drinking? I wonder...
Anyway, good day. I am a spoiled girl and went for a pedicure today. I am going to be working my ass off for the next week at work doing nights so I need a couple days to do nothing! ha.
I made dinner, tried to be healthy fish, veggies, and quinoa. But the fish was nasty. Apparently, I hate mackerel. Eric went to play baseball and I went for a run. It didn't go as well as I had planned. I think it could be the lunges I've been doing are slowly killing me. My legs were sore, but I ran for 40 minutes or so and did a couple hills at the end to make up the time. Stretched it out and hoping to be ok for hot yoga tomorrow.
We'll see. ..

Day 6

Late entry-I had no access to internet yesterday (is that even possible?!)..Anyway, I wrote some bullet points down to remember to talk about.
More and more I realize how much of a lifestyle change is required to become healthy and active. Yesterday (day 6), I had a birthday party to go to for my grandpa (90 years old!!). There were cakes, cookies, chips, everywhere! I stayed by the veggie and fruit tray, but I managed to eat a big piece of carrot cake (healthy right? carrots?).
Anyway, I felt completely exhausted that evening. I wanted to stay on the couch and read, but I made myself get up and get active. It took about an hour of convincing myself before I left the couch. But I did it!
Fortunately for me, my sister's dog needed a walk so I took him to the park. We ran and we played. I didn't worry about time or kilometres. I just went for it. I found a bench and did push-ups and tricep dips. I used the space around the bench to do some more core exercises while intermittently throwing the dog's stick into the creek. It worked out great for both of us, plenty of exercise! I need to keep reminding myself how good I feel after exercising. But it still seems to be hard to stay motivated.

Day 5

Unfortunately cyber friends, I have let you down. Today was a hung-over, pizza and couch potato day. I was not even going to post this because I felt so disappointed in myself. But according to a wise woman I know, "we are all human" so there you have it, I fell of the weight-conscious wagon...
Tomorrow is a new day! I will be back to it. I am getting out of the city for the day. I hope to go for a long bike ride or run. And plan to wake up a lot more positive and a lot less hungover.

Day 4!

Gone for a nice long run on the beach today and remembered to wear sunscreen. Nothing beats the beach. It was lovely. I stretched like crazy afterwards. My hips and butt are still sore from hot yoga.
Not sure how good of an idea this is, but I am planning on drinking a large amount of red wine tonight. It's supposed to be full of anti-oxidants. So that is what I am using to justify my indulgence.

Day 3...oh day 3...

Well, I worked 12 hours today in a busy emergency department. I walked home from the bus and walked to shopper's...total of 20minutes "exercise". I am disappointed that I could not go for a run tonight after work (which was the plan in my head). However, I am so so sore all over my body from hot yoga yesterday!! I can't sit on the toilet without help. My ass is sore, my ribs are killing me, and it hurts to turn my head left. What a great workout that must've been, right? No pain, no gain? I can't wait to go to the class next week. I'll need that time to recover.
Tomorrow, I am thinking that I'll bike ride. We'll see. I'll dream of exercise and see how that helps.
Also, I did eat very healthy today if that is any consolation...which I will convince myself that it is.
goodnight!

physio/chiro/massage

Thank you nursing benefits. I have finally started to take the time (and money) to fix my dislocated shoulder and subsequent back pain.
Turns out, the main way to heal my body is through physical exercise. Recommended most to me from my health therapists and yoga instructor is "work on your core strength." ugh. another challenge...

Day 2

Well, despite the rain, I rode my bike to yoga. I have not participated in a yoga class since last fall. I drank lots of water before class and arrived with a positive attitude. That's about all you can do to prepare for Moksha Hot Yoga! Basically, I sweat(ed) my ass off for 90 minutes. I also made myself sign up for 5 classes (and paid for them) in order to remain motivated to go. I will try to attend at least once per week.
There was a girl in my class just rockin' the headstands during warm-up. I found myself intrigued and super jealous. I hope with some practice and dedication, I will one day attempt a head stand. That would be amazing!
Speaking of awesome fitness goals that I've always wanted to achieve, I have always wanted to be able to do a pull-up. We've got one of those pull up bars on the door. I will begin my training on that tomorrow. Let you know how it goes...

http://www.mokshayogadanforth.com/

WOW!! Check this woman out. She's my inspiration....

http://www.bodyrock.tv/

Day 2

Today is raining which really spoils my plans of a long bike ride. I will have to to exercise differently. I am also sore from yesterday. I'm on a mission later this afternoon to find some interesting at-home fitness routines. I'll be back to let you know what I find. I don't know who I am talking to, but hopefully someone out there in cyber world so then I won't feel so crazy...

Day 1 over.. moving on.

Well, I completed day 1 successfully. I ended up walking down to the beach, running for 45 minutes, and walking back to the apartment. and feeling so proud of myself, I went for an easy bike ride later in the evening when my boyfriend came home from work.
Now, I wake up this morning feeling pretty sore. I am going to physio to work on my old shoulder injury. I've only done my exercises twice since last week (oops!). Another something, I need to change on my journey to health!

Day 1

I am off from work today. I woke up late this morning. I managed to make myself a healthy breakfast of oatmeal and blueberries sweetened with honey. I've decided to quit using artificial sweeteners for the next 30 days. I also have quit using my french vanilla flavoured coffee whitener. I will miss it, but it is full of hydrogenated oils and sugar.
So far this morning, I've been browsing the internet and checking the weather. Trying to think of excuses not to exercise...what if it is hot out? I shouldn't run in this weather, etc. I can't believe how much time I can waste just doing nothing.
Well no more excuses. It's 18 degrees, sunny, and I live by the beach! It's time to exercise!