Events and moments in the last couple of days have spurred me on to my new project :
45 days!
Firstly, we had a very busy weekend. Saturday mornings are always spent as a family going to the local markets to buy our fruit and vegetables for the week. This week my husband also had to pop into his work, and I also had some work to do in town. I do a little work as a mystery shopper, and I had a few assignments to complete. A few of these assignments were at fast food outlets, so we combined this with our lunch and had a rare fast food lunch of burgers, chips, coke and kebabs!
That afternoon we had a kids birthday party to attend, at which there were plenty of party pies, sweets, chips and generally lots of junk food for kids and adults alike!
The next day we had a day trip to a local historic park, where we had ice-cream snacks and pies for lunch.
By the afternoon on returning home I had a nasty headache and had to lie down for a while.
That evening I had what I've discovered is called a 'visual migraine' where you don't get a headache, but you get funny flashy and fuzzy lights in front of your eyes for a while - not painful, but pretty weird! I went to bed early, exhaused and not feeling great!
The next day, yesterday, I had a splitting headache all day, to the point of feeling nauseous at times, and needing an afternoon nap. I didn't really feel hungry all day and felt a bit yeuk!
Also yesterday I had to do some shopping. While at the shops I passed a store that had nice shorts on sale. I decided to try a couple of pairs on, but my usual size felt too tight and looked terrible.
Now having spent a weekend eating junk food, and having been a bit slack with exercise of late, I started to feel frumpy and unhealthy!
The final kick into action for me was someone mentioning that it was around 50 days to Christmas now! Now 50 sounded like a nice round number - Christmas is always a good target to aim for, so I thought , OK, for the next 50 days I will return to being healthy and fit, and get back into a routine where I take care of myself and my body!
Of course this morning I checked and it's only 45 days to Christmas, but hey it's just a number, so that's the number I've now got to work with!
I've found my blog to be a good motivator for me to do things. Just telling my family, for friends here doesn't have the same effect as putting something out on the internet where potentially a LOT more people can read it. I don't know why I feel more accountable to people I don't know, or know far less than close family and friends, but whatever the reason, it seems to work.
So for myself, over the next 45 days, I shall be good to myself and my body. It takes 21 days to form a habit, so in 45 days I should really be able to reinforce those good habits and be a better me!
To anyone who is reading this, thank you for taking the time - and feel free to join me! If you leave me a comment I will return the favour! Every bit of encouragement and motivation helps!
Here goes....
Jill
