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In the spirit of eating healthy, I have decided to cut back on my alcohol consumption. I will keep to a strict two drink minimum at every social gathering for the next two months. I feel as if alcohol has played both positive and negative roles in my life, and now I must say goodbye. I’m giving myself a two month trial run. We’ll see where it goes from there.

this is the goal I am having more success with. I scheduled a physical with my doctor and discovered my blood pressue is too high. 136/90. This week the girl and I have been eating at home and eating more veggies and fruits. I am trying to limit carbs and processed foods. I have also begun walking for an hour a day with moderate success. My sleep schedule is returning to a 7 hour night, but I routinely wake up early and can’t go back to sleep. I’m thinking of using a sleep aid.

I opened a savings account with my bank with an beginning balance of $100. That’s a positive first step. I plan to put $200 in with each paycheck, but that won’t always be possible. I’ve decided that if I can manage $100 with each paycheck, that would do just as well. The main purpose for this account is in case I run into financial emergencies and I can’t work. I’m still trying to pay off my credit card debt, but that will take sometime.

Last night, the girl and I blew too much money away on a night out with friends. I’ve got to watch myself on this, and budget my excessively fun nights so that they are few and far between. I don’t want to get caught wasting money like that again. We are spending more time at home cooking, though, and that is a healthy way to offset those fun nights out.