Fell of Rainbow Road and into the void

[Sacculina]

I am in a major respawn moment. I looked at myself in the mirror and realized that I am not where I want to be. I was insanely proud of myself for a while. I was eating healthy, hiking 6-9 miles every few days, and simply treating myself as a priority. Then, I changed jobs where I advanced quickly to laboratory supervisor. I surrounded myself with people who eat out every lunch period, hate their job, and wallow in self-pity and hatred.

 

I have been banned from hiking until physical therapy allows me back on the trails, but I still miss the hikes and the adventures. I am doing some weight lifting with my personal trainer and I plan on starting to do yoga. I just lost my way with the nutrition.

 

So my Mario fell off of rainbow road, but he's been caught by Lakitu and is getting placed back on the track. I can do this!

 

I have to start some smaller more attainable goals. I tend to write down things like "Walk 1 mile every morning", but I've realized that I can't go straight to that. I first need to start waking up at the same time every day, then move to waking up earlier (and earlier) so that I'll have time to go for a walk. Finally, I can add walking once a week, then twice a week, etc.

 

I have to focus on one thing at a time. I'm so scatter brained some days that I just can't focus on much.

 

Here's my goal for this month, and for me, it's rather hard. I'm going to drink 5 cups of water a day. Yeah -- should be easy, but I'm the girl that will only drink 1 to 3 cups a day. I'm drifting in the badlands without the appropriate water. No wonder I feel like crap.

 

Also, I've distanced myself from the people at work. I'm slowly finding myself a new tribe outside of the online world. I'm ready to take my life back.

[Slayer]

Yay for respawns! Also, PS, Rainbow Road was always my nemesis, so I feel this...

 

As far as the water thing, I know one thing that helps me is that I carry a one-liter water bottle around with me because if it's in front of me, I'll drink it. Otherwise, I'm like you and just won't even think about it. Having a big water bottle in front of me all day helps me go from drink 0-2 cups of water a day to 1-2 liters--it's a big help.

[Sacculina]

As far as the water thing, I know one thing that helps me is that I carry a one-liter water bottle around with me because if it's in front of me, I'll drink it. Otherwise, I'm like you and just won't even think about it. Having a big water bottle in front of me all day helps me go from drink 0-2 cups of water a day to 1-2 liters--it's a big help.

 

I wish I could constantly keep it in front of me. I work in a medical laboratory so we aren't allowed to have any food or drinks with us. I try to remember to get water whenever it slows down. I had an alarm every few hours as a reminder, but I tended to ignore it. Still looking for something to help me remember.