Stephen Tremp, L. Diane Wolfe, Michael Di Gesu, and Alex J. Cavanaugh have teamed up for a Blog Hop that focuses on health. This is an issue with many bloggers who have expressed gaining weight over the holidays and other negative health issues that they are dealing with. Here is a Blog Hop that can help us make 2013 a year that we can help turn the tides!
The Objective: Share with everyone something you have done that affected your health in a positive way.
Since
I have two posts scheduled for today, I’ll keep this brief.
First,
Michael Di Gesu offered to coach me at the beginning of the year. He had read
on my blog that I had experienced a breast cancer diagnosis in early 2012. I’ve
had clear mammos for over a year now! Michael reached out to me in his kind and
loving way, allowing himself to be the person I am accountable to when it comes
to eating well and exercising. As such, I have turned into an exercise fanatic—even
dropping 13 pounds since the start of the New Year.
What
do I do?
Besides
eating better (more fruits and veggies; less sugar), I work out (almost every
day). It has been my way to control stress (another factor that deteriorates
our health) and feel the rush of endorphins that naturally leads to being
happier.
My
workout:
- Jillian Michaels’ 30-Day Shred (I’m moving to level three this week)
- Weight training
- Just Dance 2 (often by myself, as my eight-year-old decided it’s not for him anymore).
Make
sure you visit the other participants here. Thanks to the blog hop hosts for
such an awesome and healthy event!
To
play along, just answer the following three questions:
What
are you currently reading?
What
did you recently finish reading?
What
do you think you’ll read next?
What
are you currently reading?
So
far so good. It’s departed a bit from where it began, but I’m still engaged.
What
did you recently finish reading?
I
truly appreciated Jennifer’s characterizations. The characters seemed like real
people to me, which is so refreshing in the midst of so many cardboard cutout
characters I’ve read lately.
What
do you think you’ll read next?
It’s
on my nightstand. But my mood may dictate otherwise. We’ll see where I am when
I finish with Daughter of Smoke and Bone.
What are you doing to stay healthy and combat stress? What are you reading these days?
Congrats on being cancer free! Those are great tips. Thanks! Having friends work with you definitely makes it easier.
ReplyDeleteGreat sensible ways to get healthy.
ReplyDeleteYvonne.
glad to hear you are doing well, susan, i like your tips--i am planning to get more exercise in and eat better---today!!
ReplyDeleteThat Jillian Michael's DVD is supposed to be great. Since I move furniture around, I have no room to do workouts at home.
ReplyDeleteI've done the Shred too, and can barely handle level 3! It's a great workout so far.
ReplyDeleteI did 30 Day Shred for years and loved it! Level 2 is my favorite. I swear, it thinned out my thighs! Level 3 is fun, too, but a killer for sure.
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear you're doing so well with the exercise and that your mammos have been clear!
Good tips! I work out almost every day too and it makes such a difference in how I feel mentally.
ReplyDeleteStress is a slippery bug, ready to take a bite out of us. It sounds like you have a good regiment going and Michael's a real sweetheart!
ReplyDeleteMichael is an expert on health - you went to the right person for help!
ReplyDeleteI have Jennifer's book but I haven't had a chance to read it yet.
Thanks for participating in our bloghop.
I love your exercise routine! :) And congrats are cancer free. So nice of Michael to help you out- what a sweetie- great to have someone to be accountable to!
ReplyDeleteI have seen Creep and was wondering what people are thinking about it. Glad you are enjoying it.
ReplyDeleteI really liked DAughter of Smoke and Bone and though that the sequel was even better...I can't wait until the final book.
ReplyDeleteMy WWW Wednesday is here.
Hi, Susan. Great tips. CONGRATS on being cancer free!
ReplyDeleteEating right and working out are excellent tips. Curious about the books you listed. Characters sounding like real people is always nice.
ReplyDeleteMy niece lost a bunch of weight doing the dance program. I bought it, but like all my other exercise stuff, it sits gathering dust.
ReplyDeleteCongrats! on the great news! And Michael's an awesome person to help you. Here's to an even better 2013!
ReplyDeleteYAY, SUSAN!
ReplyDeleteI am SOOOO PROUD of you! THIS IS AWESOME! I am so glad I had helped you in any small way. And thank you so much for the really kind words. It was so my pleasure to help. I am always around if you need me!
Glad the exercise is working and going into a level three is AWESOME!!! Keep up the AMAZING WORK! YOU DID it ,,,, give yourself a HUGE PAT on the back and I'm SENDING you a HUGE BEAR HUG!!!!
Thanks for joining the HOP and for your tips on how to stay healthy!!!!!