Go Big or Go Home

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?