Heath Time Capsule

If I challenged you today to make a Health Time Capsule that would be opened in the year 2112. What would you put in it?

What is a Time Capsule?

Time capsule

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For other uses, see Time capsule (disambiguation).

A time capsule is a historic cache of goods or information, usually intended as a method of communication with future people and to help future archaeologists, anthropologists, or historians. Time capsules are sometimes created and buried during celebrations such as a World's Fair, a cornerstone laying for a building, or at other events.

I had to put that in, because I thought that was what a time capsule was, but wanted to make sure.

I wanted to clarify this because you know when you are growing up, you hear things from people who may or may not know what they are talking about. All of a sudden you believe what you were told and that's the way it is...right or wrong.

Just like on my health and weight loss journey. I was told, waaaaaay back, that once you are fat, you will always be fat and even if you lose the weight you'll just gain it right back. I was told this when I was really young....and I believed it!

Do you know that it was just a couple of years ago that I learned that this is not necessarily true. That with hard work and dedication, I can get this weight off and keep it off and even at my age, I can be healthy and fit! I know it's true...I have evidence of it all around me. Just look at some of our blog friends. They are doing it!!! We can too!!

So anyway, here's what I'm putting in my Health Time Capsule...

Current picture of me at 204 pounds

Current health info - Blood Pressure &  Cholesterol Stats

  BP ~ 120/84

  Cholesterol ~ 198

Current Fitness Goal

Leave the city behind...13.1 miles of country roads.

Bucket List

• Be the best girlfriend my Hubby's ever had!
• Be a supportive mom and grandma (Baboo) and be able to keep up with everyone!!
• Be retired!!!
• Write every day and complete my book!
• Do arts and crafts - a lot!!
• Successfully mentor women on their health and weight loss journey
• Weight in the 130's
• Row in the Senior World Games
• Participate in MS150 ~ biking
• Run 1/2 Marathon every year...maybe a marathon ~ Shhhh!
• Run 5 - 5k's per year
• Try a 1/2 triathlon..I said try!

Won't this Time Capsule be fun to open up!!!

Wonder if I will make it...wonder what I will look like...wonder what my life will be like at that time!!

Kind of fun....What would you put in your Time Capsule?

Keep focused!!

Health Activist Writers Month Challenge

Hey everyone - I just wanted to tell you about a new activity I'll be doing this April. The Health Activist Writer's Month Challenge hosted by WEGO Health. I will be writing a post a day for all 30 days. I hope you'll join me in writing every day about health. It's going to be a lot of fun and I'd love to see what you have to say about each of the topics, too. All you have to do to join is sign up here: http://info.wegohealth.com/HAWMC2012 and you'll be able to start posting once April rolls around. Looking forward to writing with you!

Keep focused!!

Blessings & Inspiration

Yesterday I received a wonderful gift, that I had no idea would help me today. My sweet Friend Margene from Believing It's Possible is Half the Battle sent me an awesome gift. It was a rock......But not just any rock. Check out her post on how she gathered this special stone...

Today I needed to get on the Treadmill and run a 5k. I have to tell you that I was not very inspired.....I mean I was REALLY REALLY not inspired to get on that thing. I was really sore from last nights workout, I went to bed too late and did not get all of my sleep and frankly, I wanted to play hooky today and just forget about it.

But here's the deal. I'm training. Training for a 1/2 Marathon, something I've never done before and I need all the training I can get. I really don't have any days that I can skip. I don't have time to waste!!

So as I was wandering around my home, looking for a little inspiration, my eyes fell upon my rock and I remembered my dear Friend, who really sacrificed herself to give me that rock.  She pushed hard to reach a goal and made it ~ all the while lugging rocks in her pocket!!!

My rock inspired me to do the same thing. So I got on my treadmill and did my 5k, running all the way without stopping. Because if my Friend can do hard things....So can I!!
Take a look at my inspiration....

I can do hard things....Can you?

Keep focused!!

Moving Forward!!!!!!!!!!!

Finally, finally, finally, I'm down to 204 pounds. I had gained 9 pounds in January and could not turn it around. Finally, I got my head in the game and lost those pounds. Honestly, I don't EVER, and I mean EVER want to see them again!!

Had a fantastic week!!

Food - on track, except for little nibbles here and there. I mean, a couple of jelly beans, a bite of something, once in a while! For the most part, I've been on task!

Exercise - Killing it! The last two weeks I've ran 22 miles, walked 4 miles, 90 minutes with weights, water aerobics twice, and biked 58 miles. LOVE IT!!! Today I ran the furthest I've ever run in my life at one time ~ 4.1 miles!! 15 minute mile, getting better. I had been doing 16 minute miles. So I'm improving!

Confession!! I started the 17 Day Diet a couple of weeks ago. That is what has jump started my progress in losing those 9 pounds. I tell you, I feel amazing!! Well to be perfectly honest, I've been on the plan for 19 days already. We got to day 12 and felt like we could do better, so we started over again last Monday. Anyway, Cycle one is the hardest, but I've been on it for this long and have 10 more days until cycle 2 and I'm doing great! Now I do have to compensate a little for all of the extra workouts, I have a protein bar and fruit to get me through (you're supposed to have your fruit prior to 2pm, sometimes I have it later depends on what I'm doing.) Anyway it's working. More to follow.....

Got this idea the other day from Crafty Loser. She gave a whole tutorial on frozen yogurt. I did it today, and I totally loved it!! It's the same amount of yogurt I usually eat, but when it's frozen, it seems like more. So I have a whole bowl of frozen yummy's for just 80 calories and it's a blast to eat!! Check it out!

Yesterday we biked the 1/2 Marathon course. I am trying to visit every week before the race. Anyway, this time, approaching the giant hill on a bike, did not seem as daunting as the first time I saw it. Maybe I'm used to it now, don't know. Anyway, Hubby and I sat at the base of it and contemplated tackling it. I was gung ho and we did it. Really was not bad. Just did not look up, keep my focus just a few feet ahead of me. I tell you the back side of the mountain was AMAZING!!! I clocked in over 26 miles per hour and that's with braking. Next time I'm going all out.

I think that's it for now. Hope you are doing well.

Are you focused?

Anticipation

Have you ever had to wait for something that you REALLY wanted? You know, like you're the finalist for a job and you're waiting for your offer....or you're waiting for your baby to be born.....or you are waiting to be seated at a restaurant and you are super hungry…or you’re waiting for this health and fitness journey to be done? Sometimes during the waiting time....OK for me, most of the time while I'm waiting, I'm IMPATIENT and ANXIOUS! And while I'm impatient and anxious, I miss out on all the other wonderful things of life that are going on all around me and it's all because I'm too focused on my ultimate goal.

I know that time tends to drags when you are waiting for something to happen. I usually live eat and breathe the thing, I want, until it gets here and then it happens....I got what I wanted. The funny thing is, before I know it, after everything was accomplished.....5 days has rushed by, then weeks, then months and then years fly by without a blink. But while in the midst of my anticipation, time drags on and I think I will never make it.

But here's the deal.....Time does go by and I will make it through. After going through a time of anticipation, I always look back and wonder why I put so much stress on the situation. I usually have regrets about why I did not try to enjoy the process more and can see that I missed out on some great experiences along the way. I missed out on some stuff because I was so impatient and anxious to get to my goal.

Here's what I'm talking about.

I am two plus years into this journey and I have about 2 more years to go to reach my goals. THAT IS DAUNTING!!!! Admittedly, the first two years, of my journey, I HAVE BEEN IMPATIENT AND ANXIOUS!!! But in looking back, those two years flew by! It really seems like yesterday that I started this journey. That's why I love keeping this blog, because it helps me keep track of the time. If I would go by my memory, I would so be screwing up my posts because a lot of the past things I write about seem like a month ago. Then when I go back to prior posts, I find that the thing I’m talking about happened over a year ago. That blows my mind!!

So because of my impatience and anxiousness, I cause myself a lot of stress and stress does not help me to enjoy my life during this process.

Just like now. I so want to be at my goal. I want it right now. But there is no way that I'm losing 60+ pounds today. It's going to take a while. So while I'm in this process, I'm going to enjoy...


• How my body is getting stronger each day


• How my clothes are getting smaller

 

• I’m going to enjoy all of the compliments I get

 

• Recognize that I’m learning new things every day


• Appreciate that I’m feeling good

• Finally able to look forward to summer (Used to hate summer because of my weight)

• And I'm enjoying all of the new activities I get to do

I guess my point in all of this is......It may take you some time to get to your goals. It's going to take a lot of work to get there, no doubt!! But instead of fretting and being impatient and anxious along the journey, turn that anticipation into joy and enjoy the process along the way. If you keep at this, you will get to your goal. You get to choose whether you get there in agony or with joy!

I choose joy. How about you?

Keep focused!

Day Dreaming....

Just doing a little daydreaming of a fantastic new sport that I think, if given the chance, would be quite fulfilling, invigorating and exhilarating! And this sport would be……Scale Frisbee!

Couldn't you just see yourself with your scale in your hand. You are standing on the throw line, getting ready to launch it to soaring heights. You’ve prepared yourself for the throw, you’ve envisioned the whole thing and you are ready to go. Oh and of course, you would toss that baby with your own unique and highly impressive lob sending that sucker to oblivion!!!!

S.A.T.I.S.F.Y.I.N.G!!!

Wouldn’t even need any awards. Just throwing the thing is reward enough!

Great dream huh? Or was it?

I know, I know the scale is just a tool, but there are some days that I would love to see it flying through the air!!

Would you like to lob your scale?

Keep focused!

Priorities

I read something yesterday on MizFit's Blog that struck me right between the eyes. She highlights a post from Lifehacker about priorities. I would tell everyone, well anyone willing to listen, that I don't have a lot of time to do the things on my wish list. You know I'm a wife, mother and grandmother, I work full time, I'm in the gym or exercising at least 5-6 days per week, I have to do the bills, clean house...blah, blah blah and after all of that I REALLY don't have much time for anything else.

I would tell you that and I believed it!!

Until I read the post from Lifehacker. The point of the article is:

Instead of saying "I don't have time" try saying "it's not a priority," and see how that feels. Often, that's a perfectly adequate explanation. I have time to iron my sheets, I just don't want to. But other things are harder. Try it: "I'm not going to edit your résumé, sweetie, because it's not a priority." "I don't go to the doctor because my health is not a priority." If these phrases don't sit well, that's the point. Changing our language reminds us that time is a choice. If we don't like how we're spending an hour, we can choose differently.

Be sure to read the whole post. But what I got out of it is.....I have some stuff that I really want to accomplish, they are important to me, but I just don't have time to get them done.  What I've done is, I've not put a priority to them. I always say, "I'll do it tomorrow". Have you ever done that? Some of the things on my "To Do" list, have been on the list for years. I'm not getting this stuff done. And I may not have tomorrow!!! I can't be putting this stuff off any more!

I need to set a priority for the things I want to do. And if I don't get them done, then I need to just let them go! And then know....that I made the decision to not achieve or experience that goal.

The other thing....I really don't have time because I don't use my time wisely. Seriously!! At lunch, I listen to the radio and play computer games, I play games on my cell phone and for crying out loud, I even play games on my Kindle. What's up with all of this game playing? Also, I watch too much TV and when I really want to shut down, I read.....a lot!

SO there's time....there's time to achieve my goals. I just need to make time, set my priorities and get some stuff done!!

I don't want to look back on my life and say, "I wish I would have".......Do you?

Keep focused!!!!