I hope you’re doing well! This year is already moving faster than I imagined. The first quarter of 2022 is complete!
I haven’t been able to post as much as I’ve wanted (I have SO many drafts from the past few months), but I’m getting back in the swing of things and sharing with you my wellness goals for the month of April!
I’m linking up with My First 5K and More, Running With Attitude, Run Laugh Eat Pie, Runs with Pugs, and Zenaida for Fit Five Friday and Coach Debbie Runs, Confessions of a Mother Runner, Mile by Mile, Runs with Pugs, and Laura Norris Running for Runners’ Roundup!
Q1 2022 Wellness Recap
I can’t believe that I haven’t shared any wellness goals since December of last year! So I thought it would be appropriate to share how things have gone over the past 3(!) months!
January
I started out the year really strong! I started using a dedicated meal planner to log my meals and I was cooking and prepping consistently. While my running mileage was low, I started going back to my favorite barre studio (albeit virtually) and did 5 sessions of the Strides Strength Club. I also continued my meditation practice.
February
Things started to falter a little bit on the meal planning front, but I did start training for the Hot Chocolate 15K, so I was more intentional about running.
March
I totally fell out of my meal planning routine, ugh! But I did have a meeting with my new dietitian and she helped give me some strategies to to get back on track. Of course, I ended up having a pretty busy month so it hasn’t gone as expected, but I did my best. I started running longer miles and got to meet up with Strides for an in-person run! It was definitely a highlight. Snacking really took over though as I tried to de-stress in the evenings from work and family life.
April Wellness Goals
- Shift to an earlier bedtime during the week. OMG, my sleeping patterns have been the worst lately! Because I work in the office 3 days a week, I have to take an extremely early train (6 am), which means I have to wake up and get ready for work prior to that (5:15 am). While I’ve been able to handle this type of schedule in the past, now I’m getting home after 5 pm (as opposed to 4 pm) and with getting E ready for bed and eating dinner, I don’t get too much time to myself until the evening. So that has made my bedtime creep way too late…and I’m feeling the effects: tired, difficulty concentrating, etc. It’s time for me to start actually listening to my 9:30 pm alarm and get the sleep I desperately need!
- Complete Peloton Strength and Activity Challenges for April. A while back I mentioned my reticence to getting on the Peloton bandwagon, and while I’m not fully converted yet, I’m really enjoying my free trial! This is my last month with free access to the app so I want to make the most of it. My goal is to do 10 days of workouts on the app including 5 days of strength, which fortunately includes yoga which I really need to get back to! I’m also interested in trying a barre class or two. I’m surprised how much I’ve enjoyed the audio runs, post-run stretches and foam rolling. If you’re on Peloton, what are your favorite activities? My username is Janizzle86!
- Cut back on sugary sweets. Do any of you remember my heavy “addiction” to Twizzlers? Well, it’s come back with a vengeance over the last couple of months. I have been doing so much evening snacking with Twizzlers and/or Girl Scout Cookies of assorted flavors. My workout plan has been going pretty well, but I still seem to fall back on these “comfort foods” and I am ready to reign it in. I am definitely a stress eater!
How has your wellness and fitness been going? What goals do you have for April?
Sleeping is hard… I now get up earlier to go to the gym but don’t go to bed earlier…
Congrats on the Peleton… I quit after the trial ended. My $ is better spent… on races lol
Ugh on the sweets. I don’t keep them in the house but the lure of ice cream is coming with the warmer weather.
I have to realize I can’t get away with the limited hours of sleeping during the week anymore, it just throws everything off! So I will try to start winding down at 9, if not early!
Haha, I do love racing but since I’m cutting back on those I don’t think I’ll mind the $13 a month! Had my first ice cream trip of the season yesterday…always hard to resist!
Sounds like the first quarter went pretty well Janelle! But I think personally it’s challenging to keep up with all the personal goals, and be a mom, and go to the office. So my hat is most certainly tipped to you!
I haven’t had any real concrete goals for a while and part of me wants to actively set some goals and the other part is so stuck on worrying about failing. It’s time to really move on now – I’ve got plans this year and time is ticking away so enough of the worry!
Thanks, Renee! It’s such a balancing act. I’ll finally nail the meal planning and then something else is thrown off. Fear of failure is definitely something that I relate to. Let’s both try not to worry so much! 🙂
Seriously I don’t know how working parents of young children (and who can afford to parent young children without both parents working?) do it!
I know you feel as though you’re not meeting your goals, but you are doing a fantastic job, Janelle. In case no one’s told you that lately.
Good luck meeting your healthy goals in the next quarter!
Judy, that means so much. Thank you!!
Great goals for the month! I seriously need to reel in how late I’ve been staying up.
I’m also on Peloton – the strength and stretching classes are my favorites in addition to the cycling. I’ve also tried some of the running classes (both tread & outdoor). My LB is runattitude – I’ll look for you!
Thanks! Following you on Peloton now! I haven’t tried any strength yet, but the variety is fantastic!