We have to make a million choices each and every day, so it makes sense that to keep things simple, we always make the same ones. But the easy choices don't always mean the right choices.
Commit today to changing it up, to doing something different, and making the choice that improves your life for the better. Believe it or not, pretty soon that choice will be the easy one to make too.
"8:15 am - Walked the dogs for 30 mns.
7:20 pm - Walked around the school track for 20 mns while playing fetch with the dogs.
9:15 pm. Gratitude journal entry.
9:25 pm - Meditation.
Ate relatively healthy today; however had pizza for supper and a Timmy’s this morning. Had water and a small glass of wine. "
"I've not consumed any junk food today. Also, I had a good amount of vegetables in my dinner. I think I should consume more vegetables than my usual quantity"
"July 15 (Toronto trip today)
6:50 am - Walked the dogs for 15 mns.
10:30 pm - Gratitude journal entry.
10:50 pm - Meditation.
Ate healthy foods today; however has Chinese buffet for dinner!"
"I already had the 3 cigarettes in the quota this morning. I think I'll have another 2 max today. Although it's not ideal, I will apply the same strategy of downgrading, as with the sleeping schedule. Considering that I would have 10+ cigarettes daily, this is not so bad. Tomorrow I plan on smoking one less... so 4."
"Waking up at 5am failed again. I went to sleep at 11:30 and woke up at 6:40. I realize it's too tough to switch my schedule that fast, so I decided that, aside from trying to sleep at 10pm, I can take it slow and set my watch for 6:30 the first 2 days, then 6, then 5:30, until I reach the desired wake up hour of 5am. Good luck to me! ;)"
"As I get towards the end of this commitment, I think I definitely made progress towards my goal. My skin looks a lot better than it did when I first started this journey, even though it is still not one hundred percent perfect; however, I did not expect it to be. That said, although my “official” commitment is almost over, I will keep up with it even after this course is over. I am sure I will make more changes as time goes on depending on my skin’s needs, especially since it usually changes from season to season.
My referees have still been helping as well. It is pretty much the same as it has been the previous weeks. They mostly make sure to ask me if I have been doing it or remind me to go do it. Usually when I try to do a skin care routine, I would fail at it because I would lay down and completely forget about it. Meanwhile, it has been nice having people so close to me cheering me on. Regardless, I still feel like a lot of this has to be my own personal motivation as opposed to encouragement from others. When it comes to my personal goals, I see more progress when I actually want it. Be that as it may, I can see why some people need that push from others.
As I mentioned before, I have been successful thus far and I think that is mostly because I have actually been doing it. I have been trying to find shortcuts to the routine, though. For instance, I combine all the serums I use at once so I can put them on in one step instead of three. I believe it still does the same job and it saves me time, making me more likely to keep the routine up. Although I do think I have been successful and my skin is looking better overall, I do have around one or two pimples around my chin. I think they are mostly due to the stress I currently have with working full time and taking these summer classes. Now that I am doing the best I can for my skin, my pimples are not bothering me as much as they used to since I no longer feel “guilty” about not doing anything.
In the future, I think my biggest obstacle will be myself. I have already tried to make the routine shorter and have missed a day, so I probably will slip up sometimes, especially when Fall semester starts and my workload is completely full. I have already accepted that fact, though. As I said last week, I will not be mad at myself for messing up here and there since life happens. If I must miss days (trying to be realistic), I will try to not miss more than once a week. I also realize that sometimes you have to adjust the goal to meet half way with you, and that is a lot better than giving up all together."
"Ate more sugar than I should have. Also had some on Sunday in the form of the red bulls. Did say no to an ice cream sandwich from world street on Sunday night though so I'm happy with that. Going forward I'm planning on being much more strict until this is over with. "
"Achieved my goal today - twice very deep breathing exercices. They was very powerful. I felt my face, upper body and armed almost electrified/energized. Really want to do it more often!"
"I'm going to report that I succeeded, even though I slipped again on Saturday and today. But I'm going to include all of that as one failure.
I'll start again today and block the wifi on my laptop in my room. I don't feel too good about it but I'm running out of money. But maybe I need to be honest so that it will teach me a lesson. "
"Again last night. Being with Natalie can be stressful, particularly if you don’t feel like you’ve gotten enough done in your project world. Also, staying up late and reading to her while she begins her shift is detrimental to your mental health. You’ve got to be happy with the hours that you do have together, make the most of them, even if it’s all lazy, and Do not try to create extra hours be staying up late into the night. In bed by 10. You will regret staying up late, and you’e more likely to start night-eating if you’re not in bed by 10 or 11."
"Ok, I've done two violations in advance. So, that meets the August & September quotas, meaning there are no violation options left. I'll just have to deal with those feelings differently."
"Still going strong. Day 14 now. I haven't really had any food dreams. I need to make sure to stop eating after supper. Make sure my meals are large enough so I don't have to snack in between. Also, try limiting fruit a bit more. Opt for carrot sticks or celery. And not too many nuts. Drink more water as well. "
"I've decided that, if it gets too tough, I will let myself have 1 cigarette per day and no more than 3. Although, right now, I feel pretty confident that I will not feel the craving. I must learn to analyze my internal states when it comes to habits I want to change!"
"This morning I wasn't able to wake up at 5. I woke up at 7am instead. I went to sleep at 12:30am and that is the reason. Tonight I need to go to sleep at 10 the latest so that I do not feel as tired in the morning and can be more able to wake up! Go Andreea Go!"
"8:45 am - Walked the Walked the dogs for 30 mns.
7:15 pm - Walked the dogs for 30 mns.
7:55 pm - Yoga for 1 hour.
9:50 pm - Meditation
Ate relatively healthy today. Drank 1.5 glasses of wine and water."
"I’m pretty sure I went over due to the end of the trip. However, I did pretty well during and after. Unfortunately my friend vodka and rum (one drink each) put me in a less than stellar position Sunday morning. Noting I had 2 drinks Friday and 6 Saturday. "
"got my metal straw out, my collapsable cup and lunch box for takeaway and been studying. Not the most efficient but I'm getting there. There's a month left till my exams and I'm barely 1/3 way through the syllabus. Hoping to catch up. Things have been rocky with my boyfriend, but the issues have been cleared up, so all is well. I'm struggling. Need to push through."
"8:40 am - Walked the dogs for 30 mns.
8:30 pm - Gratitude journal entry.
9:05 pm - Walked for 20 mns around the school track while playing fetch with the dogs.
10:45 pm - Meditation.
Ate healthy foods today and had one small glass of wine and water."
"Last week didn't meet my commitment. This week was better, and I have resumed working with a coach. Sparked a little more enthusiasm. New insights that don't necessarily feel book-related, but probably are."
"I have been meditating until now, but I still need to learn how to make it more efficiently and for these I need to learn some more techniques.
These techniques are different as exist different types of meditation with distinct objectives "
"7:25 am - Walked the dogs for 30 mns.
8:15 pm - Gratitude journal entry.
8:30 pm - Walked the dogs for 30
mns.
10:45 pm - Meditation.
Ate healthy foods today. Had water all day and a small glass of wine.
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