Terri’s Journey

You are reading the first post of my story as I begin my journey towards health and wellness at the YMCA.  Hopefully it will become a place where myself and others will have conversations about our stories and struggles with making wellness a priority.   Some days are easier than others when it comes to health.  I work for the YMCA, but am in the same boat as many of you and have decided to embrace the term ”health seeker.”

My office is literally steps away from the wellness center, and I still find excuses for why I am not in there exercising.  I struggle with finding inspiration to move my body, to manage my stress by taking deep breaths,  or to eat fruits and veggies every day.  It’s really HARD for me.  I’ve been working on this for some time, but it is a challenge every single day.

Yesterday,  I went into the wellness center to have my photo taken for this journal.  In every picture, well…almost every one…I’m not a big fan of bikes….I’ll save that story for another day… I was smiling and interacting with super nice members who were so willing to help me with anything I needed.  I had a GREAT time.  I left feeling empowered and excited to go back in there and do more.

As with any other road trip…I love road trips…again a story for another day….it’s a lot more fun with more than one person in the car……so, if you are just getting started, please share with me some of your challenges and successes.  It seems that those who are the most successful have people supporting them when the going gets tough.  From someone who seems to encounter many road blocks where health is concerned, I could use all the help I can get!

If you would like to share a comment about my journey or yours….please post it here and I will respond!  If you would like to e-mail me directly with a comment, my e-mail is tedgar@ymcade.org.

I’m looking forward to getting started…..and am heading into the wellness center to pick up where I left off yesterday!

Hope to see you in there!