Author: RhondaLeigh

Exercising at Home – Lock Down Day 10

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COVID-19 has forced us to change every aspect of our routines, even our exercise programs. I really feel for people who hit the gym regularly, who dedicated part of every day to getting and staying healthy through exercise. Now these people are left in limbo while their health clubs are shut down for social distancing. … [Read more…]

Social Connecting While Physical Distancing – Day 9 of Lock Down

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Social Connecting While Physical Distancing - Day 9 of Lock Down

Just a short post today, as I am needing a break from writing. At this time of social distancing, it’s important to remember those who live alone and can’t get out. I decided to talk a little about my social connecting while physical distancing. Please see my posts about Lock Down Day 1, Lock Down Day … [Read more…]

Challenging Black and White Thinking – Day Seven of Lock Down

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Challenging Black and White Thinking - Day Seven of Lock Down

Today has been a hard day for me, with regards to my participation in Noom and my goal of getting healthy during this COVID-19 crisis. So I thought I would discuss challenging black and white thinking, and why it can be detrimental in changing eating habits from the old “diet” mentality, and how black and … [Read more…]

Apps For Cooking – Day Five of Lock Down

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Apps For Cooking - Day Five of Lock Down

One of my biggest challenges during this time of mandatory lock down, is cooking. I love to cook, but my usual way of doing this is disrupted by the limited shopping trips and the questionable availability of ingredients. I’m a big-time planner, lister, and organizer, and this ambiguity is really messing with my OCD! So, … [Read more…]

Define “Hunkering Down”? Day Four of Coronavirus Lock Down

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Define "Hunkering Down"? Day Four of Coronavirus Lock Down

Day Four of the official stay home order for the state of Colorado. It’s been called a lot of things, such as “shelter in place”, “social distancing”, “community closure”, “new normal”, and a few others. I have heard a couple people say they are “hunkering down”. I think we all have an idea as to … [Read more…]

Strategies for Dealing with Depression – Day Two of Lock Down

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Strategies for Dealing with Depression - Day Two of Lock Down

Hello and welcome to Day Two of my mandatory lock down, and day two of my Noom experiment. I survived Day One without any issues, and I still have the motivation I found yesterday, so that’s a plus! One of the issues with this COVID-19 lock down, that I said I would discuss further, is … [Read more…]

Staying Home and Getting Healthy – Day One of Day Ones

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Staying Home and Getting Healthy – Day One of Day Ones

I find myself in a very odd position today. I have been wanting to blog about getting healthy, and have started working with Noom. Also on this Day One of Day Ones, we started mandatory stay at home requirements from the state of Colorado. In this blog post, I will describe how I got to … [Read more…]