Blah Days, Better Outlook

Generally speaking, my life has been much improved recently. I'm eating well, spending some time with friends, working hard in the "office", cleaning out excess junk in the apartment, growing a little garden - I even manage to make the bed a few times a week.

This week, however, I've hit something of a lull. I need more sleep. It's hard to get up in the morning, and I'm tired all day. I'm "cheating" a bit nutritionally. I'm not getting my exercise in 3 times a week. I'm somewhat stressed that I don't have time to accomplish everything I want to in a week and get enough sleep.

But honestly, compared to how I used to crash and burn, my slips are pretty laughable. I mean, I ate 4 Andes mints today, and drank a cup of coffee. On Tuesday I ate a cream puff (one). I didn't make it to the gym this morning, but I still managed to saunter around my neighborhood for 20 minutes before making breakfast. I did eat a bunch of disgusting chocolate-chip cookies this week, but at least they were almost-organic (that's why they sucked!) But I've learned that lesson -- I'm still weak to the pull of cookies laying around the house, even disgusting ones -- so I won't bring the cookies in. Done, finis!

I've also learned from those cookies (and the coffee, and my many failures in the past) how easy it is to slip and not regain your footing. Experience has shown that I always start to forget why I'm not eating a certain thing, and what effects it might have on my body. Or I forget how important it was to me to start getting up at 6AM in the first place, and lose the advantages I gained from doing that. If I can remember that I do that, however, I can keep an eye out and catch myself in the act!! Then I can use this blog and WholePup as reminders (long as I keep on top of the updates).

As Mad-Eye Moody (never actually) said: "Constant Vigilance!!!!"