Saturday, March 20, 2004
Ch-ch-ch-changes!
For a long time (well, practically ever since I was about 14), I've wanted to get into better shape and lose weight. I'm not obese or seriously overweight, but I've got fat in places where I'd rather have no fat. I've struggled for a long time with low self-esteem and whatnot, as anyone who knows me could attest to. This is stupid, because I'm smart, funny, pretty cool, and kinda cute. But, like most of us, I have a mean inner critic that is determined to get me down. In the last few years, I've done a lot of work on feeling better about myself, and it's worked for the most part. But I want to do more.
So lately I've been thinking that it's time to make a change for the better. I'd like to start taking better care of myself. Sure, I'd like to change the way I look (weigh less, wear better clothes, stop having cracked cuticles), but I'd like to feel better physically too. I want to have more energy to do stuff. I have back problems that I'd like to finally reduce by building stomach and back muscles. I want better posture so that my shoulders don't hurt. Finally, I also want to stuff a gag in the mouth of the inner critic. I know I'll never get rid of her forever, but I'd sure like the bitch to shut the hell up!
While I've been here in India, I've been trying to eat well and get plenty of sleep. I've also been doing some exercise. I'm about to kick it up to a whole different level. Also, I just joined an online diet plan called ChangeOne, which is a diet formulated by Reader's Digest. I used to love Reader's Digest when I was little, and my dad got me a subscription for Christmas a couple of years ago. I would have never picked it out for myself, but I do enjoy reading it before bed or in the bathroom (you read in the bathroom too, so stop snickering). ChangeOne apparently changes one small thing a week to ease you into a healthier lifestyle. I'm going to give it a try, though it might be weird for a few weeks while I'm still living in a hotel and working nights.
You're still laughing about Reader's Digest, aren't you?
For a long time (well, practically ever since I was about 14), I've wanted to get into better shape and lose weight. I'm not obese or seriously overweight, but I've got fat in places where I'd rather have no fat. I've struggled for a long time with low self-esteem and whatnot, as anyone who knows me could attest to. This is stupid, because I'm smart, funny, pretty cool, and kinda cute. But, like most of us, I have a mean inner critic that is determined to get me down. In the last few years, I've done a lot of work on feeling better about myself, and it's worked for the most part. But I want to do more.
So lately I've been thinking that it's time to make a change for the better. I'd like to start taking better care of myself. Sure, I'd like to change the way I look (weigh less, wear better clothes, stop having cracked cuticles), but I'd like to feel better physically too. I want to have more energy to do stuff. I have back problems that I'd like to finally reduce by building stomach and back muscles. I want better posture so that my shoulders don't hurt. Finally, I also want to stuff a gag in the mouth of the inner critic. I know I'll never get rid of her forever, but I'd sure like the bitch to shut the hell up!
While I've been here in India, I've been trying to eat well and get plenty of sleep. I've also been doing some exercise. I'm about to kick it up to a whole different level. Also, I just joined an online diet plan called ChangeOne, which is a diet formulated by Reader's Digest. I used to love Reader's Digest when I was little, and my dad got me a subscription for Christmas a couple of years ago. I would have never picked it out for myself, but I do enjoy reading it before bed or in the bathroom (you read in the bathroom too, so stop snickering). ChangeOne apparently changes one small thing a week to ease you into a healthier lifestyle. I'm going to give it a try, though it might be weird for a few weeks while I'm still living in a hotel and working nights.
You're still laughing about Reader's Digest, aren't you?
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