All or Nothing, Go Big or Go Home, No pain No gain, If you can't run with the big dogs stay on the porch. These are all ridiculous cliches describing peoples desire to be the best and strive for perfection. Now I don't know about you but I really have a tendency to think like this. Which can be a good thing but often is a terrible thing. For example I have a goal to be healthier. Which includes eating healthier, drinking more water, taking vitamins and exercising. To accomplish this goal part of me wants to just go crazy and eat all raw food, exercise 2 hours a day, have a complete vitamin regimn and drink only water. OMG how overwelming is that. There is no way I have the discipline to do that right now but that is what the "go big or go home" part of me wants to do. I know if I try to do it that way I will fail. At this point what usually happens is that I give up before I even try.
In order to combat that "go big or go home" mentality I made a plan. I am going to conscienously make small changes to my life and hopefully they will all add up to healthy lifestyle. The first couple changes I am working on are no eating after 7pm, drink more water and take a multi vitamin every day. So far the mulit vitamin and the water have been the easiest. No eating after 7 has been the hardest, I am a total snacker. As I accomplish these few goals I will add more and/or increase the difficulty of these ones. For example after I am really good at not eating after 7 I will bump up the time.
Well that is the plan for not letting the "go big or go home" mentality get the best of me. I will let you all know if I am able to stick with it and what my next couple changes will be. Do you stuggle with that feeling? What is your plan?
Well, I had this idea that I was going to get fit too. So far I've joined the gym and I go there almost everyday. Last time I went to the grocery store I only bought a small amount of junk food. Hopefully overtime I can buy zero junk food and work out harder at the gym. Baby steps!
ReplyDeleteI'm proud of the changes you've made so far my friend. I have total faith that you can stick to it!
No eating after 7:00pm is a do-able goal. Maybe just hot tea if you get that 'snack' feeling. But making a committment to exercise is always the way it worked for me.
ReplyDeletePour into yourself, it's one of the few times in life that you can!
DO IT!
Mom- Yeah exercising is the next big goal. It is just sooo hard for me to stick with. I like doing Zumba on the Wii but i havnt done it in like 2 weeks. I think i need a workout buddy.
ReplyDeleteRachel- i am proud of you too. Going to the gym almost everyday is huge.
I didn't eat any snacks after dinner! yay... first day. now let's keep going. lol
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