Working together in groups was a good way for people to share their successes, challenges and then brain storm some ideas to move forward. Congratulations to everyone for doing well. Sometimes we feel stuck and don't even realize how we have moved forward until given the chance to share.
Thanks Ron for taking the time to read the blog and comment every week and a big congratulations to you on reaching and exceeding your personal growth goal. Ron's goal was to learn three new songs on his guitar. He is now up to about six new songs, getting his fingers back in shape and playing once a week with a friend at HAL. Vince reports that the residents talk non-stop about how much they enjoy the music. More successes reported: Better choices when shopping, getting salt off the table, decreasing sugar and soda pop, eating better, "keeping what I don't want out of the house," tracking food helpful and weight loss.
The challenges include two things we don't have much control over; the cold weather we have experienced over the past couple weeks and illness. Hopefully we are on an upswing from both of those two now. Other challenges were trouble writing weekly goals and exercising on a consistent schedule.
And last we had a good discussion on how to move forward and overcome those challenges: Get plenty of sleep, try to find an exercise buddy, schedule your exercise time like an appointment, reward yourself and if having trouble with one goal change it up and work on something else for a week. An example of that was if you have a shoulder injury, work on a personal growth goal, giving the shoulder time to heal up.
Looking forward to Nutrition next!
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Hiking with Anne
Ever wonder where you'd end up if you took your dog for a walk and never once pulled back on the leash? ~Robert Brault
Anne Boyce was in last week and shared her love for hiking, for which we thank her. I have since written to James at the www.hainesak.com website and he has changed the snow and ice report to now include trails. So when you are out hiking and want to report the wonder that you have seen let James know and he will post it for you. Then keep an eye on that site next time you are wondering where to go to hike.
Annie was nice enough to bring in some of her equipment so we could see what she uses. A big thank you to Dan Egolf at Alaska Backcountry Outfitter for the donation of walking poles for our weekly prize drawing and also for sending some additional equipment along so we could see what is available right here in Haines.
Annie shared these tips:
1. Don’t wear cotton
2. Dress in layers
3. Tell someone where you are going and when you expect to return
4. You don’t have to go to the top of the mountain to enjoy the hike
5. The weather is different in the woods or on the mountain than in town
6. Borrow a friend’s dog if you don’t have one of your own
Anne Boyce was in last week and shared her love for hiking, for which we thank her. I have since written to James at the www.hainesak.com website and he has changed the snow and ice report to now include trails. So when you are out hiking and want to report the wonder that you have seen let James know and he will post it for you. Then keep an eye on that site next time you are wondering where to go to hike.
Annie was nice enough to bring in some of her equipment so we could see what she uses. A big thank you to Dan Egolf at Alaska Backcountry Outfitter for the donation of walking poles for our weekly prize drawing and also for sending some additional equipment along so we could see what is available right here in Haines.
Annie shared these tips:
1. Don’t wear cotton
2. Dress in layers
3. Tell someone where you are going and when you expect to return
4. You don’t have to go to the top of the mountain to enjoy the hike
5. The weather is different in the woods or on the mountain than in town
6. Borrow a friend’s dog if you don’t have one of your own
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