Although this is one of my main, and certainly most important goals, I have definitely not been sticking to it. I quite often tell myself I’ll make some changes, and I start off doing so, but then I go straight back to my old ways.
The main things I need and wish to change and improve on:
- Exercise and get outside every day
My job involves a lot of moving about, so I suppose that does count as exercise, but as soon as I am done, I come home and just stay indoors all day. I’d like to change that and start going for more walks, even if it’s just to wander around the city.
- Eat healthy meals, with no snacks in between (or healthy snacks, if I feel I need to eat)
This is perhaps what’s my main problem. I don’t always eat a proper meal in the evening as I am too full from all the snacking I have been doing throughout the day. All I snack on is sweets, chocolate and other sugar-filled foods. I could eat bags and bags, but it doesn’t fill me up, it just satisfies my tastebuds. I know it’s doing my body no good.
I sit almost all day on my bed slouched over my computer (how is this living??)
- Give my brain (not just my body) a work out
I don’t study (apart from my rare and small attempts at language learning). I don’t read anymore (I used to read all the time when I was younger), and I find myself not having the concentration to write regularly to my penpals, which I feel so bad about. I want to write, but I just can’t get my head to co-operate with me. I want to know more; to extend my knowledge and make use of the brain in my head…
- Stop using the computer so much
Every day, all day I am at the computer. I improved on this a while ago, using the computer only in the evenings and I felt much better for it. I don’t even do anything of any use :/ Just check my emails, re check them and waste my time looking at rubbish, really….worst of all, I think my eyesight has been suffering from staring at the screen all day. Also, I’ve been getting quite a few headaches lately. I never used to get them, and I’m quite sure it’s my constant computer usage casuing them
- Stretch and meditate for 15 minutes every morning
I start work very early, so have to get up at a dark hour. I often feel still half asleep when I leave. A few years ago, every morning before school I would meditate for a few minutes. I found it to be very beneficial for my mind, so I would like to restart this
- Drink more water and less coffee and sugar-filled drinks
From a few months ago until recently I’d stopped drinking fizzy drinks and squashes, but for some reason I started again. I can feel it ruining my health. I’m also drinking coffee much more, which certainly can’t be doing me any good. from now on, it’s water with every meal and tea rather than coffee when I feel like having a hot drink.
- Take better care of my skin – moisturise regularly
I don’t moisturise very much – only when my skin is feeling particulary dry. The skin on my face isn’t in a very healthy condition, at all. I must say, though, there has been a slight improvement with this lately! (well, with my hands, only…)I’ve started to wear gloves at work, which I can see has had a great effect on my hands. Before they were very dry, with flaking skin and rough to touch. They’re almost back to how they used to be now :)
- Brush and floss my teeth every day
It sounds awful, but some evenings I forget to brush my teeth (too busy with my online searching of nothing, I suppose…) My teeth don’t look bad, but they must be suffering somehow….._
Reading through this, I am disgusted with myself! I need to change for good. If anyone has any good suggestions/recommendations to help me improve and manage any of these goals, I would be very grateful! :)
