I have been in this country for a little over 7 months now, and I have been learning to be healthy, and in doing so, being the healthiest I have been my entire life. I have been exercising, eating healthy (in turn losing weight... thus far 52 lbs and counting!), learning to balance work and social life with adequate rest. Even washing my face and brushing my teeth regularly, which may not sound like a big deal, but its a pretty big accomplishment for us.
So then we hit a bump, and its pretty major. We are having a hard time sleeping, switching all the time, very anxious. Work is getting harder, going out is overwhelming, and really we are feeling depressed. I am continuing to eat healthy, but exercise is pretty much out of the question. I work with kids all day and I jump, and dance and run around, but I was walking to the metro 40-50 minutes every day, plus doing the insanity or zumba workouts.
Now the metro has become anxiety provoking so instead of walking there and dealing with panic attacks we have been getting taxis which is expensive and perpetuating the panic. Plus it cuts down on my walking considerably, and becuase we are so tired we haven't been doing out workouts.
Isn't there an alter who just wants to exercise all the time?
Anyways, I am trying to be healthy, and maybe my mind and the others just need a break from the stress of this foreign land, and everything else we are working through.
Do you have any suggestions on how to stay healthy and help reduce the stress? Maybe some fun tips for quick exercising while we are in this exhausted anxious state?
Thanks!
-Amber