I love the first of the month, and not just because of Bone Thugs 'n Harmony. To me the first of the month is a new beginning, and a chance to strive to be better. Better than the you you were last month. I find new month "resolutions" way more effective than new year's. I find I can accomplish much more if the end is in sight, and I believe most people can do just about anything for one month. Chalk it up to ADD, it's just easier to stay focused for the short term. This is why most people are over their new year's resolutions by February. I encourage you to regularly set short term goals. Ask yourself, how can I be better this month than I was last month? Then do that ;-).
This month one of my main focuses is sleep. I have very odd sleep habits. I am both a morning person and a bit of a night owl, which makes for disorganization. I get up really early to work out and then work all day, and by the time i get home i am convinced I am beat. Sometimes I am, but i am noticing i'm never too tired to do fun stuff, just adult stuff like prepping my gym bag for the next day and washing dishes. I think if i kept a regular sleep schedule i could differentiate actual exhaustion from excuses. To help me with this goal, I bought a Fitbit. I was hoping it could tell when i was sleeping (e.g. when I doze off while watching tv), but it actually requires you to push a button when you climb into bed, and then push it again when you climb out. I am thinking that this may serve its purpose anyway. Before it arrived I was hoping I would find that all my cat naps + the few hours of sleep I get each night would add up to 6-8 hours. But I am thinking that developing the habit of climbing into bed with purpose, and then climbing out is a better aim. It is quite a bit of data, and a lot of it is data I already have. I downloaded the app this morning, and laughed at myself when I realized that about 98.7% of the 4000 apps I have are somehow related to fitness. But I suppose it is a good obsession to have. Anyway, we will see how useful I find it. Hopefully I'll at least catch some better zzzz's.
Here's a photo from the weekend which my friend titled "muscle butts" lol. My favorite part about making fitness a part of your lifestyle is that you can hop into a swimsuit at a moments notice and be content with the photos that surface afterwards. Earlier in my journey, swimsuits required preparation, angst, and sometimes really extreme eating practices. I'm glad those days are behind me. Hope you all had a good Labor Day weekend. Back to the grind :-/.
This month one of my main focuses is sleep. I have very odd sleep habits. I am both a morning person and a bit of a night owl, which makes for disorganization. I get up really early to work out and then work all day, and by the time i get home i am convinced I am beat. Sometimes I am, but i am noticing i'm never too tired to do fun stuff, just adult stuff like prepping my gym bag for the next day and washing dishes. I think if i kept a regular sleep schedule i could differentiate actual exhaustion from excuses. To help me with this goal, I bought a Fitbit. I was hoping it could tell when i was sleeping (e.g. when I doze off while watching tv), but it actually requires you to push a button when you climb into bed, and then push it again when you climb out. I am thinking that this may serve its purpose anyway. Before it arrived I was hoping I would find that all my cat naps + the few hours of sleep I get each night would add up to 6-8 hours. But I am thinking that developing the habit of climbing into bed with purpose, and then climbing out is a better aim. It is quite a bit of data, and a lot of it is data I already have. I downloaded the app this morning, and laughed at myself when I realized that about 98.7% of the 4000 apps I have are somehow related to fitness. But I suppose it is a good obsession to have. Anyway, we will see how useful I find it. Hopefully I'll at least catch some better zzzz's.
Here's a photo from the weekend which my friend titled "muscle butts" lol. My favorite part about making fitness a part of your lifestyle is that you can hop into a swimsuit at a moments notice and be content with the photos that surface afterwards. Earlier in my journey, swimsuits required preparation, angst, and sometimes really extreme eating practices. I'm glad those days are behind me. Hope you all had a good Labor Day weekend. Back to the grind :-/.
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