"Off my butt" October

Fresh month, fresh start...

I have title this fresh start "off my butt october". It is about:

• getting more active (getting back into my running, or walking if I can't get out the door)
• eating healthier (fruit and vege, whole foods)
• getting busy at my "risk" times (in the evening on the internet)
• taking time to relax, breathe, and get closer to my spiritual side

This also ties in with "Push Play" month in New Zealand, so the advertising etc is out there to keep inspiring me.

I am also treating this as I would to encourage good behaviour in my 2 year old - praise and reward good behaviour and ignore bad behaviour... to a point :-). I have asked my hubby to give me a 5 minute shoulder massage at the end of each day where I have had the right attitude. I am also rewarding myself at the end of each week with a little (non-food) treat of things that I have been wanting to buy.

Today again

I ate intuitively today at work (back to normal at work after a few weeks of craziness and travelling). I have gone a bit overboard at home this evening, munching out when I am not really hungry, but overall a good start for the week.

I need to sit down and work out what my goals and rewards are - hubby suggested a sticker chart (like we use for our preschoolers) and I actually think that might not be a bad idea! LOL

No idea what day

We had to go away for a while, as we had a death in the family. This hasn't helped my eating, but I did get myself out for a run the other morning, and had a good long walk today.

It is freezing cold here, although we have had sunshiney days - just with cold icy wind. That is the sort of weather that makes me want to tuck into hot chips and biscuits.

I was supposed to be going away for a week for work next week, but luckily that has been delayed...

Day 378 CD 73: Is is worth blogging? Yay for Spring

Haven't posted for a few days. Still considering the futility of it all. One of my worst eating times is while I sit here on the computer reading through the days blogs and updating my own blog.

Perhaps I would be better doing something else in my evenings? Yoga or weights or painting or another such distraction.

Also the TV and computer are in the same room, so I often get sucked in to watching a program that I don't need to watch, and wasting my evening...

On a positive note, today is the first day of Spring! Hooray! Roll on those long days of summer :-)