CELEBRATING DAY 21: DRINKING WATER

Today is day 21 of drinking water and as I sit here with my last cup of water on the 21st day I can say that I feel really proud of myself for sticking to this for three weeks.  I would be remiss if I didn't say how great I feel. My face has completely cleared up and overall I just feel the benefits of increasing my water intake and removing all the other liquid libations (as one of my friends would call them).  I have been "getting moving" too so that also helps. 

This accomplishments actually reminds me of all the times I have attempted to implement a goal in my life and I only made it for that moment... I am sure some of you can relate if you have ever tried a fad diet.  I remember when Atkins came out.  I was the first one to say... Oh, I can cut bread out of my life.  When lunchtime rolled around I was salivating at every sandwich, noodle, cookie and piece of cake that I saw.  It is sad how we defeat ourselves and talk our self out of making a decision that might just save our life!

So for Today I Am..... SUPER PROUD of myself! 

I am sure you are wondering what will be the next random feat I will attempt to take on.  For now I am still on Day 2 of Getting Moving and tomorrow I will be doing a trial run of one of the hardest challenges yet!

Stay tuned!

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NOT INTERESTED! DAY 19 / DAY 1

Today is Day 19 of Water and feels like Day 1 of "Getting Moving"!  This week has been a little different.  On Tuesday night I completely broke out in hives and spent Wednesday at the emergency room!  Before I got to the ER I stopped to get a ginormous cup of water and as soon as I walked in the nurse yelled, "Don't drink any of that water!"  I didn't know if she had seen something in my cup or if it was really poisonous water.  When she realized how loud she yelled she quickly calmed down and told me that I shouldn't drink anything in case the doctor gives me any medicine she didn't want for the water to come back up and I choke on it. Anyway, I leave the ER in one piece--no choking or gagging on water! and I didn't even get any medicine so I wasted a perfectly good cup of frosty water... for nothing!

The doctor was VERY nice to me considering that I was just sobbing because at this point my skin had started to gross me out.  I just kept reassuring him through my tears that, "I am okay... I am just freakin' out."  Because of the "freakin' out" I think he wanted to find a solution quick.  He quickly gave me three prescriptions to get filled and told me that they would solve the problem in a few hours.

Since I have filled the prescriptions I have been NOT interested in water at ALL!  I do not like taking pills with water - so these last few days have been rough! There are two gallons of sweet tea, a 2-liter of A&W Root beer, and crispy looking 2-liter of Strawberry pop (my favorite) and orange juice in my fridge that I have been sadly avoiding all week.  When I get to day 21 in a few days I will probably not want any thing else to drink but water.  But today... I am NOT INTERESTED in the tasteless, clear beverage that even though is refreshing is SUPER plain... water!

Wish me luck and keep me lifted up in prayer that someone does not find me passed out at the foot of the fridge after an overdose of all the yummy beverages listed above!

Today I am... acting crazy over something to drink! LOL

P.S. Getting moving has been a bust this week.  Today I went swimming... Let's see how the next 20 days go for Getting Moving 21 day in a row! Stay tuned.

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WATER DAY 4 & GETTING MOVING DAY 2

Wow... What a day! Today definitely presented some challenges for the getting moving part of my day. Yesterday was easier because I was at the gym earlier in the day. Today when I went to the gym I understood why people decide to go to "all female" gyms. I got into the swimming area and there were several old men just sitting around. I felt like I walked into the guys locker room by accident. I couldn't bear to walk over to the pool... so I jumped right into the hot tub! This older man started talking to me and all I know is that the hot tub is no place to talk to a strange man. LOL First of all it seemed like an intrusion and then he started telling me about his life. He is a 67 year old happily retired man from Georgia. He is a God fearing man and his advice for me, "If it doesn't have God in it, then don't do it!"

So after 45 minutes passed and me still listening to a lovely story I realized that I was not only turning into a prune but I was cold from just holding on to the edge of the pool and kicking my feet. (Yes, by this time I had to get out of the hot tub and into the pool because I would have passed out... and Yes... he followed me to continue his story). After saying goodbye I then had to push myself to spend another hour in the pool lifting water weights, swimming laps, bicycling through the pool on a noodle, and doing the human helicopter (don't ask!).

On drinking water! We are still going strong! I thought I would punch someone out for a cup of orange pop yesterday--but I didn't... so all is good!

Today I am... tired but happy to have finished "getting moving" today!

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DRINKING JUST PLAIN OL' WATER: DAY 3

Today was a good day! Especially because I got moving! and I continued with my all day water spree.  This morning waking up I wanted a cup of hazelnut coffee with sugar and my International Delight Vanilla White Chocolate Mocha cream! YUM -- I settled my craving by convincing  myself that by putting milk in my scrambled eggs that I had beat the system. LOL  Just compare it to something like what Rocky used to drink in the morning (or did he just drink the eggs?!?!). The homemade protein shake of milk and eggs.

So far today I have had three huge (44 ounce) cups of water and even though I have to run to the bathroom every 15 minutes... it is a good feeling to know that you are putting good liquid calories into your system.  I am empowered to carry on with my "drinking just plain ol' water"!

Today I am ... always happy to find a loop hole! :-)

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TODAY I AM...

Every single day I procrastinate and put off the things that would probably benefit me if I actually tackled them. I think in some small way people trick themselves to believe that if they do a lot of small... pointless things that they are really being productive. I have tricked myself too! Every day I tell myself that I have accomplished something because I have managed to get my daily things to do list completed... Well what about the "Things to do for Life" list?!?! There are many things on this list that I don't even want to think about. I read somewhere that people should actually make their things to do list by listing the things they do not want to do... and then working through that list. By doing this you would be in fact be "doing" things that would actually make a difference in your life not just for the moment.

So... having thought about this and watching myself go day by day without any major accomplishments and / or changes in habits --- I decided to launch this blog!

Today I am... started off as a fan page on Facebook and now I want to take that concept and make it a daily blog about my things to do for life list and what I am doing TODAY to change my habits and in turn... change my life!

So wish me luck and keep me lifted up in prayer. Check out the page called "Bad Habits" to see a comprehensive list of things that I will be working towards changing, adding, or removing from my life. The list will change all the time as I go through life making accomplishments and learning more about myself.
 I will use the notion that it takes 21 days to incorporate a habit in to one’s life. So each "bad habit" will be highlighted for 21 days. Some bad habits I will be trying to tackle at the same time as others -- but this will make more sense once I really get the ball rolling.

Today I am... making a decision to get started!

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