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So how is everyone doing lately? I'm taking some positive steps towards a healthier lifestyle...quite literally. My phone has a built in pedometer and today was the first day I got the stroller loaded up and went for a walk with my crew. I got 6000 of my daily 10k steps in by 10am I would love to do this daily as I got a really good sweat on...eww I know lol, and really got some rapid breathing going on as I pushed the stroller up and down some hills so I think I got a half decent cardio session in. I am going to get a monitor to keep track of it. I'm knackered now but feel great to be honest.

From a nutritional perspective I signed up for loads of free classes at my local Goodness Me store. Last night was my first and I have two more this week and intend to go as frequently as possible. Last nights class was about Liver detoxification and the speaker was a local ND. I have an appointment next week to meet with a new ND but have decided to cancel and now have an appointment with this woman. For those of you familiar with my post history, I have mentioned that I suffer from endometriosis and also PTSD. I have a whole host of health issues which really stem from not taking care of myself and they really just do a great job of making each other that much worse. I am very optimistic that the ND can help me as she used a couple of examples last night on how supporting the liver can have such phenomenal results in treating hormone and women's health issues amongst so many other things. I spoke with her after and she has a lot of experience working with PCF and endo. I knew a lot of what she spoke about in terms of supplementation and healthy eating but learning what common ailments are clear indications of a toxic liver was absolutely fascinating. Some of the other classes I am attending are skincare-what's toxic and what's not; breast health; natural treatments for stress, depression and anxiety; anti-inflammatory eating and a heavy metal and toxin elimination class too. There are so many different classes almost daily at all locations and I highly recommend people within driving distance of a store look into these free classes. They are all presented by ND's, RHNP's and other healthcare professionals. I absolutely love this stuff and had considered going to school for nutrition but its one of those careers where earning a full time wage is something that most graduates don't make even after 5 years in the field and with kids and a mortgage its just something I learn about for general interest instead.

[Kellybelly83]

So how is everyone doing lately? I'm taking some positive steps towards a healthier lifestyle...quite literally. My phone has a built in pedometer and today was the first day I got the stroller loaded up and went for a walk with my crew. I got 6000 of my daily 10k steps in by 10am I would love to do this daily as I got a really good sweat on...eww I know lol, and really got some rapid breathing going on as I pushed the stroller up and down some hills so I think I got a half decent cardio session in. I am going to get a monitor to keep track of it. I'm knackered now but feel great to be honest.

Good job!! I have a spark activity tracker and some days I have a hard time reaching the 10k steps goal... I think it might not be tracking well lol because sometimes I walk 4km and it still shows I'm under!

I definitely would say you got a good cardio session! Pushing a stroller with 2 or more kids is lots of work lol. When I had my quad stroller I would sweat buckets just in a 1km trip. I'm so glad I have a jogging type stroller now, way easier to maneuver but I still get a good workout because I can walk faster.

I have dropped 5lbs since I started walking daily and tracking my calories (I think about 3 weeks?) and there have been cheat days in there so I am very happy about that. I am trying not to put so much pressure on myself for perfection- and this time around it has been working I'll go out for a meal once in a while and not worry that it's a billion calories, then the next day I track again. As long as it's not every other day, this method works for me. Plus, I've been biking and watching tv or listening to music for about 45 min each night (on the days I can't get out to walk). Right now it's spring break so I don't have to walk to the school. Come next week, it's back to 5k/day round trip.

As far as diet goes, I've almost completely cut wheat out. Not because it's a fad, but because I've figured out that it genuinely does NOT make me feel good at all... that and sugar but I'm working on that one

Thanks for keeping things going ladies! Love reading your posts