I started this blog mid last year, as an outlet when I took a break from facebook. That actually went fairly well. I did eventually go back, but it was never meant to be a permanent change, just a temporary one to make me reevaluate what's important to me.
But now I'm starting a new chapter. And while I will not be breaking from facebook, I am trying to make some positive changes in my life.
My weight is something I've struggled with as long as I can remember. The unfortunate thing about not being happy with your weight, is you tend to be the type of person to eat your feelings. And I am, to an extent, but the bigger issue is my lack of self control. But that needs to stop now. I actually used to have really good self control. Never with food, but to be honest I've never tried that hard with food, but when I was in school I was very disciplined.
As such, my first goal for this year is to lose weight. I've decided to do this with several different avenues. First, start a workout regimen. My ultimate goal is to get up early and do a bit of exercise, and in the evening after I eat dinner. Though if I'm being completely honest with myself, there's a pretty good chance my morning workouts will fall to the wayside, as I am NOT a morning person in the slightest. I'm lucky if I get myself out of bed early enough to eat breakfast and get dressed. But, alas, it is a goal.
Second, I'm going to start eating vegetarian. Now one may argue that this is not necessary to lose weight. You can just diet and eat better without eating vegetarian. This is extremely true. And, by just dieting and eating better, I did lose 20 pounds last year. However, eating vegetarian is something that has always been a goal in my life and this really just seems to be a good time to implement it.
That being said, I've so far done one workout this evening. I'll try to be up at 6 tomorrow in time to do another. The vegetarian change will come next week, after I have time to do a bit of shopping this weekend. More updates to come.
