Personal Health and Wellness

1. Based on a scale of 1 to 10 I would rate my physical well-being a 7. I have made great strides in this area over the past year and a half, but I still have a ways to go. I have lowered my BMI dramatically and have lost 55 pounds. Recently I have not been keeping up with my exercise regimen, however I have not gained the weight back. I really intend to pick back up, but keep making excuses.  Spiritually I would rate myself at an 8. While I do many things to develop my spiritual well-being, I forget to take time out for mediation and would like to increase my time devoted to this. My psychological well-being would be a 6. I do not keep a balanced circadian rhythm and this leads to imbalances in my mental health. I am often too tired from under or over sleeping and I tend to sleep and wake at varying times. I have four children as well, and find it difficult to handle the stressors involved with the related responsibilities. 
2. A goal for myself in physical well-being would be to start going to the gym or exercising outside three times a week, until I am ready to increase this amount. I would incorporate cardio, strength training and stretching. Spiritually I would like to take time to meditate each day starting out with maybe ten minute sessions and working my way up. Psychologically I would like to create a regular sleep wake cycle in my life. Maybe going to sleep around 11:00 each night and waking at 7:00am. 
3. I believe that I need to make my health a personal priority so that I am best able to take care of others. I need to remember that the time I take for self is not a selfish decision, but something I deserve and will benefit everyone in my life.

This should be a learning experience!

     I have learned to do many things through school that I never knew how to do before. Looking forward to adding blogging to that list. I must say that I never expected that I would ever create a blog. Yay, for thinking outside the box!