Today was my first day practicing my new “Life Plan”. I’m excited to be eating better and living a healthier lifestyle. I’m going to be eating mainly fruits, vegetables, beans, and whole grains. I’m going to be exercising often and regularly. I’m going to be drinking a lot more water. Also, I won't be eating after 7:00 pm. Additionally, I’m going to be improving my mindset and trying to determine the cause of why I’m overweight. This journal is going to help me with that journey. I plan on studying Jillian Michael’s books to learn how to better improve my metabolism; also I will be using hypnosis to reprogram my mind and use mental techniques to control cravings and visualize my end goal.
I’m trying not to focus too much on size, weight, or appearance, even though I know that will come. I really want to be healthy. I want my body to respond to what I want it to do. I want to be active and participate in sports – I’ve never really been able to do a lot of things because of my weight and overall sedentary nature. That is going to change. I want to RUN! I want to rock climb. I want to play Ultimate Frisbee without feeling like I’m going to DIE afterwards. I want to play with my nieces and nephews without having to sit down after 5 minutes. I want to go hiking. I want to swim laps. I want to be able to bear children someday. I want to find a husband that I can do active things with. I want to go into a regular store in the mall and be able to find things that fit – and not just shoes or accessories! I want to have a healthier view of myself. I want to feel comfortable in my own skin so that I can have the confidence to do more – volunteer for things, talk to people, and be just generally more outgoing. My theme for my journey is “Be Healthy, Be Happy”. By being healthy – in all aspects of my life – eating, exercising, emotional, spiritual – I CAN BE HAPPY. And when I am happy, I am more able to be healthy. It’s a wonderful cycle!
I'm writing in a food journal most every day, but I thought I'd copy some of what I put in my journal here - as even more of a way to stay accountable. Plus to prove that I'm doing this!
As far as my food goes, today was HARD. I’m going through detox right now and everything looked appealing. But I ate what I had prepared and planned for and I was successful in not caving. Drinking water today was difficult too – I felt like I had to pee all day long! I didn’t quite get all my water in, but I did get most of it. I’ll try better tomorrow. The no eating after 7 thing was almost broken after FHE when there was a nice salad that looked really good. I went to take a plate and then looked at the clock – oops! It was 8:10 pm. I put the plate back and withstood the temptation. It’s almost nice to be able to say, “I don’t eat that”. It almost sounds snobby, but I like it. Maybe I like the control that it brings. It’s like, “I have the control to say no to that. I DON’T have to have it, and I’m not ruled by cravings or sugar.” I CAN DO THIS!
As far as my food goes, today was HARD. I’m going through detox right now and everything looked appealing. But I ate what I had prepared and planned for and I was successful in not caving. Drinking water today was difficult too – I felt like I had to pee all day long! I didn’t quite get all my water in, but I did get most of it. I’ll try better tomorrow. The no eating after 7 thing was almost broken after FHE when there was a nice salad that looked really good. I went to take a plate and then looked at the clock – oops! It was 8:10 pm. I put the plate back and withstood the temptation. It’s almost nice to be able to say, “I don’t eat that”. It almost sounds snobby, but I like it. Maybe I like the control that it brings. It’s like, “I have the control to say no to that. I DON’T have to have it, and I’m not ruled by cravings or sugar.” I CAN DO THIS!
