I have a Personal Improvement Plan. Setting goals...

There are some things in my life that were once priorities that have been put on the back burner. I feel like due to this medication it's pointless to try and lose since I can't seem to. But that is ridiculous because I need to be healthy whether I'm losing or not. So I need to get on track with the gf/vegan eats and exercise in a big way. (I've eaten dairy some lately and it's ADDICTIVE. No joke.)

So starting today, gf/vegan all the way. I need groceries, but I'll just eat tons of rice if I must just because I can really FEEL a difference in my body when I eat gluten. It aggravates the living hell out of my fibro, I've been feeling so inflamed lately that even just sitting here has been burning my legs and back.

I need to exercise. I KNOW that it helps my fibro. Like my pain doc says, if you don't use it, you lose it with fibro. It's a vicious cycle. You lay down because you're in pain but in the long run laying around just causes more pain until you're in too much pain to undo what you've done. I can't do that. Getting back to exercise is important for my fibro and my overall health.

I need to do my PT. This one goes without saying, I've fallen behind and now it's winter and I'm suffering for it. I plan to do my stretches 3 times a day and the rolly ball stuff twice a day.

I need more routine in my life. I need to wake up, drink some tea, get a shower, do pt, exercise and clean in the morning every day that I'm not working. I seem to only have routine on the days that I work. Even then it's an imperfect system.

I need more fruits and veggies and I want to start juicing again. We have been having financial troubles lately, but soon those SHOULD be cleared up. So we can afford to buy all kinds of healthy goodies to eat and juice.

I need to get back to the gym. BADLY. I think I'll go next week on my days off to start.

I need to start reading and/or writing at least a little every day and if I'm not doing one I should do the other.

It makes it easier to attain goals for me when I write them down, I suggest it to anyone else who is struggling. I just need this kick in the ass to get me going.

I plan to come back here in two weeks, on December 8th and report back as to how I've done achieving these goals. The accountability will be nice.

Oh, and btw, joey has decided to start sparking again. The added accountability will help me a lot.

"Courage is the hallmark of a warrior"

Are you traveling this path alone, or with your significant other? Joey and I started on this path in earnest on October 19th 2010. He eventually went veggie, I went vegan and we've both become pretty health conscious. He's lost about 22 lbs, I've lost almost 70 now. (He doesn't have nearly as much to lose.) Exposure Therapy Joey has a fairly wide streak of social anxiety. He came with me to the gym the day I got my free 3 day pass earlier this week. He even came on the tour of the gym with me, which was panic inducing for him. I had butterflies, but he was shaking and miserable just sitting in the waiting area after the tour, and he was all alone. Today I asked him to sign up for the 3day pass. I know right now he doesn't have the time or the drive to get a membership, he just wouldn't use it enough for it to matter. But I wanted him to expose himself to the idea, I think exposure therapy is good for him, in many ways. I think it can help a lot of peop...

"Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving."

I looked at this blog for the first time in two years the other day. I wanted to reference a post in another piece of writing. I had completely forgotten that I had revamped this site, and I like its look now. I do honestly miss writing here. So, I might try and liven the joint up a bit. Check back soon! Where am I now? I am going for a physical next Friday. It will be the first one I've had in a year and a half. I have been gaining and losing the same 20 pounds my entire life, it seems. I have had some severe health issues in the last couple of years, like heavy shit that I'm not going to bore you with right now. Either way, my immune system decided to go bust. I have spent close to a year trying to improve it. I'm eating pretty healthy, I take vitamins now, and immune-boosting gummies, and zinc and blah blah blah. I was also suffering from chronic dehydration. Don't let yourself get there kiddie winkies. It's a bad time. I have spent the last three months or ...

Cookbook giveaway! (Appetite for Reduction) Enter now!

This contest is for U.S residents only: Okay, so I have a few ideas for some giveaways that I'm planning on doing over the next few months. This is the first one, the next one I'll do once I hit 100 followers cuz it's a bigger prize and I'd like as many people as possible to be able to enter and spread the word. Contest Deadline: Starts now (April 12th) Ends before midnight (eastern time) April 22nd 2011 For now, I will be giving away a copy of my favorite cookbook, Appetite for Reduction , by Isa Chandra Moskowitz << Her website. The Prize: This book is amazing, a lot of non-vegans think that vegan cookbooks are all full of strange ingredients that are only available at health food stores, but that isn't the case with this book. It has simple recipes made with easy to find and prepare ingredients and nearly everything in the book is between 200-400 calories per serving, and the servings are a good size. I've made many fabulous dishes from this b...

AnonymousNovember 24, 2011 at 12:37 PM
I know what you mean when so much needs attention! I also know about addictiveness. I ate non-vegan cookies twice this week, and being emotionally upset is not an excuse.

It sounds like you've thought this all through very well ~ looking forward to the progress report!
motivatioMay 4, 2012 at 11:12 PM
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