Ages 70+

Hope everyone is ok with my daily posts. I REALLY need to be accountable and acknowledge my slips as well as successes. For thus month my three goals are to make healthy food choices, exercise daily and get a good night's sleep

Day 1 ...
Eating ... stayed within calorie goal, although that is not my main focus. Most important ... ALL of my food choices were excellent. Looking at nutrients, I suspect I am consistently short on iron and calcium so will supplement.

Exercise ... 4+ miles with dog over 2 walks. Need to add some strength exercises at home this mo. Hopefully add gym next month.

Sleep ... my goal is to have a sleep score of 80 or greater (using Fitbit). Last night ...85 😀

Off to a good start for April.

Hope everyone has a GREAT day. Very rainy day here in Indiana, so getting dog walks in may be challenging.

@jan110144 ... You definitely are starting out strong. Congrats! Sometimes I eat over my calorie limit, but it doesn't bother me as long as the food was whole, healthy foods. As far as sleep, that's a huge issue. Trying not to take a sleeping pill but then it's sometimes 5 in the morning before I start to get sleepy. I can only exercise a little so I admire your 4 mile walk!

Keep up the good work!

Today is off to being a good day. I slept well last night, saw the surgeon for my post surgery mammogram and exam office visit and did grocery shopping. It was chilly and raining outside, but I didn't mind. The surgeon said my surgery area is healing as expected and that my mammogram showed no active cancer at this time. Then she reminded me that I need to be monitored for 5 years at 6-mo intervals and we set up the appointments for late September mammogram and early October office visit. ... So I was outwardly calm and serene, but inwardly tense. And thus I ate ice cream as my meal today. A pint of pistachio/almond, and a cup of vanilla with 2 Tbsp of peanut butter. ... That took all the calories that I had available for today. Hope it was worth it. I think, right now, that it was.

Good morning! Day 2 went well. Healthy eating choices, good sleep. Made my 10,000 step goal, but it was a bit challenging. Rainy most of the day, so pretty much did the 10,000 in one long walk (in gale force winds😟) Today will be challenging as the lousy weather continues and ibam going out for dinner and theater tonight). Will try to make good choices.

@BarbMessimer Yes, never too late! I think one of the tricks to successful aging is to NOT use age as an excuse to stop trying new things ... to focus on what can ibdo and not on what I can't. BTW ... have you tried Melatonin for sleep? I find it very helpful, once I figured out the right dosage for me. I also find that the nights I struggle are almost always when I have had very little exercise during the day.

@anthol1740 Motivation is such a challenge for me at times.I can wake up feeling very motivated in the morning only to see it totally disappear by evening! I am really trying to build good habits to see if I can substitute some discipline for motivation. I am also trying to figure out the things that undermine my efforts. (For example, I know that poor sleep is a major factor). One of the reasons I am so excited about joining this group is that it will help keep me focused and, through this daily posting, perhaps I can discover what is going on when my motivation crashes.

@nsk1951 great news on your check-up. I can only imagine how stressful those check-ups are at this point. Wishing you the best going forward.

Have a good day everone!

I'm reading a book; on the benefits of bone broth by Dr. Kellyanne Petrucci.
I thought I would share what she wrote:

"We are so much more than bodies. We are also spiritual and energetic beings. And our health and weight are directly related to the environment we are in"

I am guilty of spending a lot of time; concentrating on my physical body.
I would like to balance my thoughts on being more spiritual and commit to spending more time expending my energies into my community.

Just for today off to the Seniors Centre 45minutes treadmill and 45 minutes stretch and light weights.
Have a great day

Day 3

Rain, rain and more rain yesterday. Tried 3 times to walk the dog, but only made it a block or so before having to come home. So, way under step goal.

Out to dinner and theater last night. Had a really nice time and made good choices at the restaurant. Excellent sleep.

Will be a grey day here, but should be enough hours between rain drops to get walks in. Hope to see the sun again soon. Su shine is a wonderful mood elevator!

Have a great day.

@jonni82014 ... Thanks for that quote from Dr. Kellyanne.

@jan110144 I hope the anti-inflammatory diet works for you. It worked for me. I was on the diet prior to my hip replacement. My hip got replaced (2019) and no osteoarthritis evident now.


Snowing here - no comment I want spring

Today is my rest day.

Just for today. Are the words I have being using quite frequently over the last few days. They keep me on track.
So "Just for today" I am going to the Rec. Centre 50-60 stretch, light weights. 45minutes walk on track.

Have a great day everyone.

@jan110144 ... Very good! It's beautiful today too in Central Florida. I injured my knee so am using a cane and walker for a while. I want to do so much more than Ican right now. I hope and prsy it heals soon.

Sounds like Day 6 was as near perfect as it gets. Keep up the good work!