Lifestyle creep 13

Money concerns can create stress and affect our general well-being.

Lifestyle creep can lead to greater personal spending.  "...make lists." 

Lifestyle creep 12

Money concerns can create stress and affect our general well-being. 

Lifestyle creep can lead to greater personal spending.  "...you aren’t likely to get out of debt if you keep adding new debt." 

Nordic walking through your life changes

 An article described life changes that can lead to weight gain and suggested how it doesn't have to be that way. Keep in mind, the issue isn't about appearance but about one's health numbers. Weight can be a symptom of less than optimal health numbers, so doctors pay attention to such changes.

Main point: "...if that weight gain persists, is that it can leave you vulnerable to related problems like type 2 diabetes and heart disease. But just because these events can trigger weight gain, it doesn’t mean a spike is inevitable."

Things to consider:

• Going to college: "...weigh yourself regularly...consume less alcohol."
• Becoming a new mom: "...a balanced diet is key...importance of sleep...exercise will also help."
• Changing jobs: "...planning ways to stay healthy that fit within your new constraints...preparing your own lunch and healthy snacks."
• Starting a relationship: "...focus on pursuits that promote better health..maintain some of your own interests."
• Going through a breakup: "...adequate sleep and water consumption, healthy eating and regular physical activity...increasing your adaptive coping mechanisms."
• Entering menopause ("men gain weight in mid-life, too"): "...adjust for it with diet and exercise."

The article provided some closing recommendations:

• "...you’re better off filling up on more nutritious foods and enjoying them ["foods with little or no nutrition, such as alcohol and those with added sugars"] less often."
• "...getting 150 minutes (about 30 minutes a day) of moderate or vigorous exercise per week and at least 2 sessions of resistance training weekly."
• "Resisting the urge to eat after dinner."

Some parting thoughts:

• Turn the advice into college student habits.
• Well-being supports your mission of momhood.
• Well-being practices can be a center in the turmoil of changing jobs.
• In relationships, plan your well-being jointly.
• Well-being practices can give stability when relationships end.
• Your well-being practices can keep negative health numbers at bay.
• Remember #NordicWalkingGuy's 3rd rule: Don't eat like a teenager!
• Nordic walking easily gets you to 150 minutes and then some.
• Find alternative activities to keep your mind off snacks.