I reached my 30 days last week! WHOOT! I am now feeling like I've accomplished or proven to myself I can do this. I talked to a coworker, the only one who is also veg, and it was so nice to her enthusiasm after 20 years of being veg. Her hubby is a meat eater but she manages to cook for everyone and introduce some alternatives as well. We are both trying to get healthier though and hit the gym. I wish we went to the same one!
So, starting tomorrow I am on to the next phase of my quest for health and wellness--exercise. I hit the gym several times this past week and it was great. For the next 8 weeks my goal is to exercise 6 times a week. I am also going to start really being conscious of cutting out processed food for 8 weeks and try to eat things closer to the earth and drink no soda (I will miss you Diet Coke!). I have to admit I baked cookies and had them with a diet coke tonight...one last kiss from both :)
I think this will be an intense 8 weeks...the next few weeks I am still off from my part time job, so that will help me time wise to get me into a good groove. After that I will be back to to 50+ hour weeks and working on getting serious about my private practice. But time or not, tired or not, I've got to do this! And I feel so energized by the last month that I know I can chip away at the damage my "American Dream" lifestyle has done (fast, greasy, cheap food and a sedentary existence). I often have trouble sleeping so I am hoping both will help encourage that as well!
So for a review of my 8 week goals...going public with this one...
1.) No meat, No soda, only rare dairy, 10+servings of fruits/veggies per day
2.) Exercise 6 days a week and try out at least one class at gym (about 225 miles for the 8 weeks)
3.) Track nutrition (aim for 1600 calories)
4.) Sleep at least 7 hours/night
I want to look as good as I am feeling :)
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