4 Days and Counting

So, I want to continue to keep a blog. It's going to become an accountability tool for myself. I'm not sure what else to do. I don't have an accountability partner or even a workout partner, so I want to do something to better myself. Furthermore (not sure if this is proper use), this is the continuation of my healthier and paleo lifestyles. I will cheat, I will fail, I will screw it up, but I will be persistent.

I looked back at my last log regarding the rules I had set for myself. Apparently I forgot one of them...the no soda rule. Shame on me. This is my first fail. But, this test baby step process was also a success. I had no bread and no pasta in the last four days. I win! I did have a little bit of wheat in my diet. Some of it was by accident and some was a little cheat. The rules were no bread and no pasta and I did that. 

So, as I am sitting here drinking my Pepsi, it will be my last. As of midnight tonight, I will give up my soda. We'll start with 3 days and see how it goes. Btw...just because my 3 days are up with the pasta and bread, doesn't mean I'm going to go back to it. The 3 days part was to give me a goal. Since I don't really drink anything else, my drinks will mainly include water and milk. Milk is a really hard thing to give up but that will come later. 

Looking back on the past four days on my little changes, I have to admit, I am feeling a little better. Haven't eaten the healthiest but I know I'm not bloated and feel like I want to kill myself after eating. (No, I don't really feel that way, it's just an expression.) I hate the fact that I hate myself after feeling the way I do when I eat. I hate the fact, that when I workout, I don't see results like I should. I hate the fact, that when I do eat crap and then work out, I workout like crap.

Some of my future goals will include, but not limited to:
1. No fast food.
2. No going to bed without atleast one physical activity that day (to include rest days).
3. Motivate others to be healthier and stronger.
4. Educate myself about how the body functions and the way food affects it.

I want to be healthy and I want to live a long life. I don't want to suffer certain fates. I am determined to break my way of thinking in regards to genetic hand-me-downs. Often times people blame their health on being genetics. The genetic stepping stones may be there for diseases or the way the body functions. However, there are so many tools to combat those stepping stones. For example: Heart disease runs in my family. So, to combat that, I will have to keep my heart strong and healthy. I choose to not sit idly and wait for my heart to go bad just because people in my family have issues. I get to determine the health of my heart by the way I treat it and take care of it. Same with everything.