I'm giving myself a challenge... After long conversations with close friends, I have come to a serious conclusion. I drink too much, I am way too boy crazy, and I need to focus on fixing my life. I will try to focus on becoming a healthier, more well rounded person who will become successful by not focusing on things that are not benefitting my life...
According to one of my best friends, I would be extremely successful and much more likely to have a meaningful relationship with someone if I focused half as much on myself as I do on partying and boys. I have been making very bad decisions lately, and one of them is that I have a terrible habit of drinking and driving.
This could kill someone, including myself, and potentially ruin my life, so instead of waiting for one of the previous to happen, I am trying to fix possible regrets before I encounter something horrible. I believe that excessive drinking and dating is a form of escapism that is also a weird form of self hate and procrastination, and I'm pretty much ready to make a big change now. I love myself. It's stupid to ruin my life over these bad decisions I keep making!
So what a better way than to keep a journal on here with the encouragement of my friends to 1.) hold me accountable, and 2.) see my progress and give me words of encouragement.
Here are the rules for 6 weeks: So on October 30th is the day that I can call it quits if my life hasn't drastically improved. If I make it to October 30th, without cheating I will reward myself with a pedicure, a massage, and a facial. I am trying to make this "diet" realistic because I want it to really become a lifestyle change and I want to do something that I can continue doing without feeling "too deprived" otherwise I'll cheat and quit. The only thing that may change is after 6 weeks, I'll go to working out once a day instead of twice a day, and if I start seeing someone I actually like, I might see them more often than once a week, but only after Oct 30th!
Rule 1: Work out Twice a Day once in the morning, once in the evening, with either of the following things Pilates, Elliptical Training, Aqua Aerobics, Hip Hop Dancing. The only day off I have is Sunday. I have programmed reminders in my phone.
Rule 2: One night of drinking a week, wine is the only alcohol I can drink, and I must either take a cab home, or have a designated driver for anything over 2 drinks...
Rule 3: No more than 1 date a week/ and this includes even just hanging out a boy I am interested in...just cause right now I'm averaging 3-5 nights either hanging out with, or going on dates.. It's fun, but its very distracting. And my business is suffering because I'm always out having too much fun.
Rule 4: No eating after 9pm
Rule 5: I'm giving up mochas, and exchanging for house coffee to save money and calories
Rule 6: Try to avoid breads and sugars, but basically I can eat whatever I want as long as each meal has a carb and a protein each the size of the palm of my hand together, lots of fruits and veggies and water, and attempt as much as possible to eat at least 6 small meals a day.. and 8 glasses of water
Now I'm going to try to keep a journal on here everyday on what things I did... And what things I need from you, my friends, is please give me other ideas for "rewards" to keep me motivated if I can make it to October 30th... And if you want to offer anything, well that will just help even more! Ha!
Thanks for reading. Thanks for the encouragement in advance
According to one of my best friends, I would be extremely successful and much more likely to have a meaningful relationship with someone if I focused half as much on myself as I do on partying and boys. I have been making very bad decisions lately, and one of them is that I have a terrible habit of drinking and driving.
This could kill someone, including myself, and potentially ruin my life, so instead of waiting for one of the previous to happen, I am trying to fix possible regrets before I encounter something horrible. I believe that excessive drinking and dating is a form of escapism that is also a weird form of self hate and procrastination, and I'm pretty much ready to make a big change now. I love myself. It's stupid to ruin my life over these bad decisions I keep making!
So what a better way than to keep a journal on here with the encouragement of my friends to 1.) hold me accountable, and 2.) see my progress and give me words of encouragement.
Here are the rules for 6 weeks: So on October 30th is the day that I can call it quits if my life hasn't drastically improved. If I make it to October 30th, without cheating I will reward myself with a pedicure, a massage, and a facial. I am trying to make this "diet" realistic because I want it to really become a lifestyle change and I want to do something that I can continue doing without feeling "too deprived" otherwise I'll cheat and quit. The only thing that may change is after 6 weeks, I'll go to working out once a day instead of twice a day, and if I start seeing someone I actually like, I might see them more often than once a week, but only after Oct 30th!
Rule 1: Work out Twice a Day once in the morning, once in the evening, with either of the following things Pilates, Elliptical Training, Aqua Aerobics, Hip Hop Dancing. The only day off I have is Sunday. I have programmed reminders in my phone.
Rule 2: One night of drinking a week, wine is the only alcohol I can drink, and I must either take a cab home, or have a designated driver for anything over 2 drinks...
Rule 3: No more than 1 date a week/ and this includes even just hanging out a boy I am interested in...just cause right now I'm averaging 3-5 nights either hanging out with, or going on dates.. It's fun, but its very distracting. And my business is suffering because I'm always out having too much fun.
Rule 4: No eating after 9pm
Rule 5: I'm giving up mochas, and exchanging for house coffee to save money and calories
Rule 6: Try to avoid breads and sugars, but basically I can eat whatever I want as long as each meal has a carb and a protein each the size of the palm of my hand together, lots of fruits and veggies and water, and attempt as much as possible to eat at least 6 small meals a day.. and 8 glasses of water
Now I'm going to try to keep a journal on here everyday on what things I did... And what things I need from you, my friends, is please give me other ideas for "rewards" to keep me motivated if I can make it to October 30th... And if you want to offer anything, well that will just help even more! Ha!
Thanks for reading. Thanks for the encouragement in advance
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13jack:
Just keep in mind that you're nearing the end of your "grace period" (as an old prof. of mine used to call it) which usually comes about age 28 when the body doesn't bounce back the way it use too and the boot camp approach becomes counter productive. That is right about the age when people's youthful habits catch up with them and a new approach has to be taken to staying fit.
13jack:
The movie stars do that because it's their job 24/7. And it doesn't work for all of them. There are plenty of washed up out of shape 30 year old actors ands actresses. I'm not trying to discourage you. I'l just saying be careful.