Not that there is anything wrong with my grandma's body. I am sure it is quite average for someone in her 70's; and honestly, that is what I would want, to be quite average in my 70's. However; I am not in my 70's, so my
This happened to me a few months ago and I stopped looking in the mirror. I mean I still look in the mirror to make sure my hair is presentable and the food crumbs are off my face, but I stopped really looking in the mirror. It was easier not to see how I have changed over the years, even just the last year.
I know what I need to do get myself back to having the body of an average 30 something. I know what I have to change in order to fit comfortably back in my average size medium slightly out of style clothes.
- I need to actually push play on all of those awesome Beach Body DVDs I buy. I need to listen my friend Shaun T. I need to get moving. I need to get outside, but that will have to wait until May and possibly June.
- I need to eat better. No more corndogs for breakfast. This has happened more than I really should admit... No more daily visits to my McDonald's. No more eating food just because it is there. The teacher's workroom can be a dangerous place, especially when you work with people who are great cooks!
- I need more sleep. I have always been someone who needed a ton of sleep. Lately, I have been going to bed after 11 PM and getting up at 5AM. This is not enough sleep for me, especially when someone from the A Team wakes me up at 3AM.
- I need to find a better way to deal with stress. Starbursts are not the answer.
- I need to stop with the soda. Why in the world do I continue to drink that stuff that ends up hurting my stomach? I am stuck in a cycle where I stop drinking it, start drinking it, increase the number I have each day, drink 5+ sodas a day, end up doubled over in pain, stop drinking soda, start drinking it, increase the number...
- I need to eat more vegetables; fries and potato chips don't count.
- I need to eat more fruits; Skittles and Starbursts don't count.
- I need to drink more water See Mrs. C, I did pay attention last year in your science class!
I know what I should do, but the problem is actually doing those things. Why can't I make myself stop with the soda? Why can't I go to bed earlier ok, so I have 3 perfectly good reasons why I am not going to bed earlier... Why can't I plan ahead and eat a real breakfast? Why don't I have the motivation to follow through? Why can't I love myself more than I love food?
I know I should be like Nike and "just do it." That was Nike, right? Starting today I am going to pick one of the things I need to do and just do it. Then, once I have some success, I will add another until I have all of my need to's added. I am starting with drink more water. This one should be easiest to do!
Except I will start tomorrow. It is too late at night to be adding water to this 70 something body, my 30 something head told me so...
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