JANUARY 2025 W.I.S.H. THREAD, NEW YEAR, NEW BEGINNINGS

[Summer2018]

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2025!!!
We're a group of dis-ers of all ages and geographic locations who are here to support and encourage each other in our healthier living goals. Whether you are looking to exercise more, lose weight, eat better, work on self-care or any other healthy living goal, please join us!

We have weekly volunteer hosts and typically follow a Monday-Sunday format:
MOTIVATION MONDAY - TOPIC TUESDAY - WOOHOO WEDNESDAY - THANKFUL THURSDAY - FREE FOR ALL FRIDAY - SOCIAL SATURDAY - SELF-CARE SUNDAY

1/1/25-1/5/25: SUMMER
1/6/25-1/12/25: SHANNYMCB
1/13/25-1/19/25: POLLYANNAMOM
1/20/25-1/26/25: PASFAB5
1/27/25-2/2/25: ONEANNE

 

[Summer2018]

 

[PollyannaMom]

1/1/25-1/5/25: SUMMER
1/6/25-1/12/25:
1/13/25-1/19/25:
1/20/25-1/26/25:
1/27/25-2/2/25:

Weeks 2 & 3 were volunteered for at the end of the Dec thread -

1/6-1/12 - ShannyMcB
1/13-1/19 - PollyannaMom

 

[Summer2018]

 

[Oneanne]

Happy 2025 Everyone, here's to a peaceful, joyful year for all.

Goals for January (why does it feel stranger to write January than it does 2025?):

- I got on the scale this morning for the first time in three or four months... not as bad as I thought but certainly not good. I'm going to put a numbers goal out there, to drop 5 pounds.
- to get my step count back up to at least 5000 steps per day
- to make appointments for a colonoscopy and a mammogram


I really enjoyed watching the live stream from EPCOT yesterday. I had no idea it was a celebration of dance parties and loved the music. Many things were accomplished yesterday, including staying up till midnight and opening the front door to sweep out the old year. There are more chores to do today as well, to set the new year up right.

 

[PollyannaMom]

I'm not sure what my goals for the new year are yet, other than my usual 600 minutes in the exercise thread for January.

I've got some random ideas swirling around in my head, but nothing seems to be settling out yet. I'm sure it will come to me, though.

 

[Summer2018]

 

[Summer2018]

THANKFUL THURSDAY

 

[ShannyMcB]

Happy new year folks! May this be a year of happiness and health for us all

 

[Oneanne]

Today I am thankful to be feeling better as the result of better eating.

I am also thankful for the two minutes of sun light we are getting back each day, even tho the past few days have been so overcast we haven't seen the sun itself.

And I am thankful for just two days of work this week, just enough to get caught up and back into the swing of things, without having to jump right back in to an entire week.

 

[Summer2018]

I am thankful to be back at school today.

I am thankful that my paraprofessional came in…her attendance isn’t great, so it was a nice surprise.

I am thankful for being exhausted…it means that I got a lot accomplished.

I’m thankful that I have Monday off for Three Kings Day (Epiphany). It will be a day to myself. I haven’t had any alone time since I was sick.

 

[Summer2018]

FREE FOR ALL FRIDAY

 

[PollyannaMom]

I am also thankful for the two minutes of sun light we are getting back each day

Me too!

And according to: https://www.holidaycalendar.io/what-is-today

today (Fri) is:

so I'm thankful for that as well!

 

[Oneanne]

Hello Friday!

No big plans for the weekend, mostly more clearing out and organizing. I'm going to start baking bread and the method I'm going to follow is to make up a batch for four loaves at one time and to store the dough in a large, lidded plastic container, so I "need" to make a run to the town with the modern shopping to find one... I'm thinking Home Goods. It looks like it'll be dry Sunday, so I may go out of town to get in a good walk. Just regular low-key stuff.

 

[ShannyMcB]

Thankful I had dance class last night, it was nice to move in a way that feels natural to me as opposed to on a treadmill.
My instructor (who also teaches DD) floated around the idea of participating in an adult category competition routine. Dear disers it has been 20 years since I performed and almost 30 since I competed. I know they judge adults differently but…I want to do it but I don’t want to put a ton of pressure on myself trying to be as good as I used to be…

 

[Summer2018]

Thankful I had dance class last night, it was nice to move in a way that feels natural to me as opposed to on a treadmill.
My instructor (who also teaches DD) floated around the idea of participating in an adult category competition routine. Dear disers it has been 20 years since I performed and almost 30 since I competed. I know they judge adults differently but…I want to do it but I don’t want to put a ton of pressure on myself trying to be as good as I used to be…

 

[Summer2018]

SOCIAL SATURDAY

NEW YEAR'S GOALS...What are your hopes and dreams for 2025? What do you want to leave behind, carry over and renew, or try to achieve?

I began 2024 on a roll and lost a good amount of weight, enough to please my doctor which is almost impossible to do. I had the right attitude and was successful in my career. All was well.

Then my brother passed away...months later, a friend died of the same horrific disease, cancer. My grief broke me. I was unable to come up for air. I tried to go on...took three vacations, my brother passed during the first one in May. I kept trying to act as if I was okay, but I wasn't. Then my DH threw me a curve ball, and suddenly I was fighting for my marriage of 31 years too. August arrived and the biggest battle of my career began against a corrupt and monstrous superintendent (who we have since ousted with charges of misappropriation of funds and others to come). I also struggled with the election. Unfortunately my response to unhappiness and stress is to eat. I am at my all time highest weight.

My world has been turned upside down, however, I know it could be worse. I have lost and mourned people I love before...it will eventually become less painful. DH is in therapy, and our marriage has improved and may even become better than before. I still have my career, and even though my school system is suffering from the damage the superintendent did...diminished resources, teachers will lose their jobs and class sizes will increase. I am a veteran teacher with tenure so I should survive and keep my job. I have my home, and overall my family is healthy.

So, it's time for me to leave 2024 behind with zero regrets. I can't change anything that happened. I need to let it all go and do better in 2025.

1. I will continue to work through my grief and try to love myself in the process rather than use food to cope.

2. I will work on my relationship, own my part, forgive, and love unconditionally.

3. I will teach with love, empathy, and joy in my heart. I will continue to work closely with my union to improve conditions for students, families, and educators.

4. I will work in my little corner of the world to promote human rights, equality, and peace.

5. I will work to manage the people and things that trigger me in healthier ways and let go. I will avoid toxic people and situations. I won’t stress over things that are out of my control.

I will do all these things so I can focus on my mental and physical health instead of letting all of my worries and pain disrupt and negatively affect my daily life. I will move more and eat more healthy putting my needs first instead of letting others' needs harm me. I will lose weight again and be in a much healthier condition by the end of 2025.

 

[PollyannaMom]

@Summer2018 - I "liked" your post for your can-do attitude, and wish you a much better year!


I'm struggling a bit with thinking ahead to 2025. We lost one of our cats right before Christmas, the other one doesn't seem to be handling it well (I was at the vet with her this morning over some litter box issues) and resolutions just don't have the front-of-my-mind place that they normally would.

I know I should put declutering on my list (again ) and that I want to get more organized about regular trips to Florida now that my Dad is living there all year rather than "snowbirding". Walking on the treadmill is going OK, thanks to the exercise threads here on the DIS keeping me on track. I'll have to think more about what I should choose for food-related goals.

 

[Summer2018]

@Summer2018 - I "liked" your post for your can-do attitude, and wish you a much better year!


I'm struggling a bit with thinking ahead to 2025. We lost one of our cats right before Christmas, the other one doesn't seem to be handling it well (I was at the vet with her this morning over some litter box issues) and resolutions just don't have the front-of-my-mind place that they normally would.

I know I should put declutering on my list (again ) and that I want to get more organized about regular trips to Florida now that my Dad is living there all year rather than "snowbirding". Walking on the treadmill is going OK, thanks to the exercise threads here on the DIS keeping me on track. I'll have to think more about what I should choose for food-related goals.

So sorry for your loss.

 

[PollyannaMom]

So sorry for your loss.

Thank you. It wasn't unexpected, but it's always still hard.