How do you feel at the moment?
If I was asked the same questions, my answer wouldn’t
necessarily be positive.
Recently, life has been great but also crazy busy. A new job, a second
job, working overtime, planning a wedding, planning a honeymoon, renovating a
bathroom, managing a rental property & trying to maintain some social interaction,
have me spent!
I’m slowly settling into a comfortable routine, but most
days the last thing I’m thinking of is meal planning, cleaning the house or
prep for the week ahead, which leads me into a vicious cycle. When I feel set
back from stressing, rushing around, or when I haven’t had the chance to rejuvenate
before the working week begins, I head straight towards the comforting embrace
of junk food ! This feels great, for the time that I’m eating it, but leads me
right back to the feeling of stress & being back at square one, hence
beginning the very cycle that I’m aiming to break.
So I decided to set some goals & change the direction
I want my life to go.
As I type, my ‘one size too small for added motivation’
wedding dress is calmly enroute over the pacific to arrive as an uncomfortable
reminder of my recent weight gain within a matter of hours! I love the dress. I
picked it on purpose & I want to do it justice. Without effort, it will
fit, but not in the best way it can. It’s my motivation to control my cravings
and focus on the good habits I know I can maintain.
Weight loss & fitness are not the only goals I have, I
want to enjoy life and entertain more ! On June the 1st our bathroom
renovations are beginning. By the time they’re finished (2 weeks or so) I want
to be well and truly into a cleaning routine that leaves me able to accept
last-minute guests happily & with excitement rather than with shock & embarrassment!
I would love to spend less time willing my house clean & more time enjoying
it in all the tidy glory it will become!
All up I have 6 goals to work towards consecutively over
the 5 weeks.
Goals
1,200 calories, each day
10,000 steps, each day
2L of water, each day
8 hours of sleep, each night
Establish a cleaning routine
Enjoy a healthy breakfast each morning
Over the weekend I’ll be doing the leg work to prepare everything
& Monday it will begin! Going right through to June 30, which is
significant as it will bring us to the 4 month mark in the lead up to our
wedding.
I’m planning to do a weekly update with photos of what i eat each day to keep me accountable ! It should go go up on Monday at the
beginning of every new week
Wish me (& my will power) luck…
