Week
Ten
Nikki and I discussed her “lifestyle” last week as
being an important factor in her weight loss journey. She is currently running about 16-18 hours
per day taking care of everyone in her life while trying to squeeze in a few
moments for herself which often feels like another obligation. I think most of us can identify with her
(including myself) as we are all trying to complete our daily to do lists
falling into bed exhausted, not really savoring the precious moments which we
should appreciate every day. Not only is
this robbing us of joy but we are also affecting our weight management, stress
levels and ultimately our health. A
question to ask, “am I running my life or is my life running me?” If you are feeling like a passenger in your
own life - stop and reassess your priorities and identify what you can
change to create more happiness and balance in your life.
Nutritional
Homework
Nikki and I had a “come to
Jesus” moment with her lifestyle and commitments. We identified and made a list of necessities
and optional activities. I asked her the
hard questions:
1. What
do I do out of obligation and not really enjoy?
2. What
do I want to stop doing?
3. What
can I change?
These were some questions
to ponder and discuss with her husband to pursue better control of her
life. I have also asked her to
prioritize her weekly tasks so that she can assess what are most important to her
and her family.
Exercise
Homework
This week Nikki continued working through a variety of
stations I have setup for her work-out, we added a chest pass throw with a 12lb
weighted ball into her program for a little fun and incorporated a crouching (away
from bench) 1 arm row which requires her core to stabilize her during the
movement. She is continuing to pursue
her cardio options five days per week!
Nikki’s
Comments
Jodi has a good sense of my weekly schedule and jokes
that even she is stressed out by it! Finding a healthy balance seems to be a
central theme for my lifestyle change, and she’s not letting me drop this topic
without some real soul-searching. We’ve discussed the tasks I do regularly –
both mandatory and optional activities. I put them in order of priority and
answered some tough questions about what I CAN change. The optional
activities are fun, but only when the mandatory items are flowing smoothly and
I’m guarding my downtime at home. If not, I end up doing too many “fun” events
out of obligation and constantly playing catch up with household tasks. And if
my highest priority is nurturing my family relationships, why am I not being
more intentional to carve out quality family time each day/week? Oh sure we get
snippets together, but my dearest loved ones deserve more than snippets of my
time and energy! I am working to cut out some of the extras to keep my family schedule
in line with our priorities. It will not only benefit my physical health but
also my mental health.
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