Just over two months ago, I declared in this blog post that this was going to be the year I take control of my life and make it what I want it to be. I said I was going to tackle my nutrition, sleep, and physical health in general first. And then second semester got into full swing, and I hadn’t made a specific plan on how I would make changes, and now it’s two months later and I’ve made very little progress. But there has been SOME progress.
On the nutrition side, The Bearded One and I have been better about not eating out as much. He took the initiative to sign us up for HelloFresh, which has been pretty great for the most part. The meals aren’t terrible nutrition-wise, it’s nice to have variety so I’m not cooking the same things all the time, and I’m learning how to cook things I’ve never tried before. Who knew potato wedges were so easy to make in the oven?! Okay, probably a lot of people…but I didn’t. We’re getting more veggies, and really the food is pretty tasty. So far everything we’ve had has been at least decent, and a lot of it has been way better than decent (I’m looking at you, chicken & rice bowls, pork tacos, stuffed meatballs with rigatoni, nacho crunch burgers, and tonight’s dinner: Italian Chicken & Pepper Sandos with Potato Wedges and Garlic Sauce). So, our dinners have been nutritionally better lately, I spend a LOT less time shopping for groceries and thinking about what we’re going to eat, and I feel good about that. And I’m getting used to appropriately sized portions. I still need to work on my breakfasts and my soda intake, though.
The physical activity I said I was going to start doing just hasn’t happened. Again, I didn’t make a plan, which I should know by now is imperative for me to actually work on something. I’m thinking about what that plan could look like…
And the sleep…well, I’m still only averaging about six hours a night. And it doesn’t feel good. This is where I feel I need to improve the most, so here’s my plan: I’m going to be in bed by 11:00. My alarm is usually set for around 6:30 on days that I work, so that should allow me the time to get seven hours a night. On weekends/days I don’t work, I might allow myself to push it to midnight, but during the week (throughout the school year), that’s the goal. I have a nighttime routine that takes a solid half hour or so (I take the dog out for her bedtime potty party, get her settled for the night, floss & brush my teeth, wash & moisturize my face, and usually read a few pages of something), which means I’ll need to start that routine around 10:30. I typed that at 10:40, so I’m already behind for tonight, but it’s going to to be my goal going forward.
I’m sure that if I get that all under control I’ll feel better and I’ll be able to spend some time on my next round of goals!
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