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Sick of This
11 years ago
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Yesterday was a real eye opener for me. The straw that broke this camel's back. I won't go into details here because I'm trying to focus more on the game plan for how to change it.
I'm going back to the eating plan I'd started two years ago. That means no gluten, no dairy, no night shades, no corn, low artificial sugars. I can't cleanse the same way I did the first time since we don't have a juicer anymore, but I'm going to start with two or three cheat days a week. I noticed I had a lot more energy and focus while eating that way, and I craved fatty foods less and less. I'm also weaning myself off of caffeine. I've already recently dropped from three cups of black tea a day to one. I'm going to stick with it for a couple weeks before dropping down to half a cup then to green tea. Once the ball gets rolling on this, I'm going to focus on six small meals a day so my blood sugar becomes more regulated throughout the day.
I've also started yoga in the morning. Spirit wakes me with him, and we get to talk and spend a bit of time together before he leaves for work. Then I boot up the DVD and do a half hour of yoga before getting ready for work. It's a great way to start the day on a positive note through and through. I'm also going to start actually making use of the gym for our apartment. Core training and cardio will be the main focus, with upper body and arms second, and legs last. I'm still working the entire body, but my cardio has always been full of suck, with my upper body and arms a very close second. I'm also going to be roving more at my site. My goal is to be able to go down And up all the stairs within both buildings by the end of the year.
I'm improving the temple so that the soul it houses will feel that much more worth enriching. Next spring I'm going to start writing classes and focus more on my skills in it. I'm also going to do a lot of searching to figure out what career to pursue and what to do to make it happen.
I'm done not liking the munchkin in the mirror. I'm done feeling like I'm wasting away at work. I have an amazing, supportive man by my side. There's every reason to start today. It's time to make better use of my time. It's time to focus on me and my well being, be it physical, mental, emotional, And spiritual. Because I'm worth it. The "someday eventually" is today. I'm done procrastinating.
I'm going back to the eating plan I'd started two years ago. That means no gluten, no dairy, no night shades, no corn, low artificial sugars. I can't cleanse the same way I did the first time since we don't have a juicer anymore, but I'm going to start with two or three cheat days a week. I noticed I had a lot more energy and focus while eating that way, and I craved fatty foods less and less. I'm also weaning myself off of caffeine. I've already recently dropped from three cups of black tea a day to one. I'm going to stick with it for a couple weeks before dropping down to half a cup then to green tea. Once the ball gets rolling on this, I'm going to focus on six small meals a day so my blood sugar becomes more regulated throughout the day.
I've also started yoga in the morning. Spirit wakes me with him, and we get to talk and spend a bit of time together before he leaves for work. Then I boot up the DVD and do a half hour of yoga before getting ready for work. It's a great way to start the day on a positive note through and through. I'm also going to start actually making use of the gym for our apartment. Core training and cardio will be the main focus, with upper body and arms second, and legs last. I'm still working the entire body, but my cardio has always been full of suck, with my upper body and arms a very close second. I'm also going to be roving more at my site. My goal is to be able to go down And up all the stairs within both buildings by the end of the year.
I'm improving the temple so that the soul it houses will feel that much more worth enriching. Next spring I'm going to start writing classes and focus more on my skills in it. I'm also going to do a lot of searching to figure out what career to pursue and what to do to make it happen.
I'm done not liking the munchkin in the mirror. I'm done feeling like I'm wasting away at work. I have an amazing, supportive man by my side. There's every reason to start today. It's time to make better use of my time. It's time to focus on me and my well being, be it physical, mental, emotional, And spiritual. Because I'm worth it. The "someday eventually" is today. I'm done procrastinating.
For what its worth I had a similar awakening a few years ago, though for me it was only really the physical side of things. It was still a big enough change though, it really has made a difference in my life. For what its worth, I eat 6 small meals a day too, and if you count your protein in each one, you might get some faster results in they gym, for the muscle building side of things anyway.
Also the cheat meal thing is a good idea too. For me I had several crash type diets before I stuck to what I have now, and the difference between the two was that I weaned myself off. I only drink water now (except no fat milk for breakfast), and that was the hardest thing for me to stick with. I spent a year or two drinking coke zero; its certainly not healthy but I weaned myself off it less and less before I cut it out altogether. You gotta find something which works for you, and when you do, then it will keep on working ^^.