So, I am forever in a battle with my self over staying healthy. I often sway between NEEDING those chili-cheese fries and NEEDING to fit into my size 4 skinny jeans. However, slowly but surely the healthy part of me is getting more confident.
1) There is a gym in my basement which means: no. more. excuses. It's a very basic little place but it has a weights, different machines and a sauna. Basically, I can't use my schedule as an excuse - there is always time, now (especially since the gym is 24 hours and always empty).
2) I've been using LivingSocial and Groupon to purchase different exercise trials around the area. (See the Hot Yoga debacle of 2010). Most recently I signed up for a Pilates Introductory course which not only seem fun BUT should help with strengthening my blasted, useless knee.
3) I've cut bread (almost totally) out of my diet. The only way it works is: if I want bread, I get bread but I have to be honest about what it's doing to my body. I never deny my self those healthy carbs just because but I DO force myself to pause and think: is this really where you want to spend those 150 calories?
4) CALORIE AS CASH! Basically, I wake up in the morning with 1800 dollars and during the day I GET to spend it, guilt free, on whatever I want. This way I meet a piece of cake and I think: Is this worth 300 dollars? Probably not. (This thought process is inspired by Cosmo, I think. They feature a mini-article each month wherein they say: You could have this cheeseburger with fries for 550 calories OR you can have this hamburger salad, with a margarita AND chocolate mouse for 475 calories. . . etc, etc).
ANYWAYS, I'm doing it. I feel healthier, I eat food without feeling guilty, I drink less alcohol and a little more water. And, it's all for me - I love looking in the mirror and thinking: I control this image.
Sick of me yet?
