Short update! Last week I fell off the deep end. Yep. I ate terribly, barely exercised...goodbye progress. However, this week I am back on track! I've got my mind set on a few things that I know are going to help me as I move forward on this health journey:
1. Hydration! I decided yesterday that I'm going to cut out soda cold turkey until Thanksgiving (see what I did there haha). Anyway...I only drink soda when we go out because we don't typically keep any at the house, however, we've been going out a lot lately. We've decided to quit doing that as often so that we can save money and pay off debt, which will help me tremendously to not have the temptation there. I think by Thanksgiving I'll be so used to not drinking it, that I'll only want it every now and then anyway because I'll be feeling so good without it. So if you see me go for a soda STOP ME! I drink a lot of water already but know that I could be drinking more. Being hydrated always makes me feel more energetic, so I know it will be good all around!
Although it's more important to hydrate from the inside out, I also have been slacking in my skin care (which I'm usually on top of). I've been slipping into bed with my makeup still on, which means I didn't moisture up before going to bed. So it will be back to my normal skin care regimen!
**Tip: If ya'll have never tried it, coconut oil is THE BEST skin moisturizer I've ever found. Which is awesome because it's cheap and natural. I buy a jar of it, melt a couple of tablespoons in the microwave, and then pour it into my bubble bath and soak for a while (it's a good excuse for getting to take a long, hot, relaxing bath and read for a bit. As if we need an excuse, but I know sometimes we feel like we have to justify spending time on ourselves). Seriously though, try it. My skin has never felt smoother than when I use this stuff once or twice a week. **WARNING: It makes your tub EXTREMELY slippery!! Seems like common sense, I know, I just don't want to get blamed if someone slips and hurts themselves. I usually do a quick wipe down of my tub after each bath just because I like it clean when I get in the next time, but even doing that, the tub will be slippery for a few baths after the initial coconut oil was put in. Just be careful if you are clumsy like me!
2. ZzZzZz! Sleep is the next thing on my list! I have been getting in bed way too late, and once I'm there I've been having trouble sleeping. Is it possible to be so tired that you can't sleep? That's how I've felt the last week or so. I think being more hydrated and getting back into my good workout routine will actually help with this, but I have to do my part too and actually plant my booty in bed at a decent hour and start winding down. There may be one NyQuil night in my near future to force me back on schedule (don't judge...I use NyQuil about once every month or two to get a good nights sleep when I'm having a week like this). I've found that once I have one good rest, my body gets back on track and realizes how much it likes those ZzZz's.
3. Quiet Time! I just started studying Matthew in my quiet time, so I'm sure I will have exciting things to share in the near future on that! But my prayer right now is to keep consistent with it, and not let being tired or "busy" distract me from it. I'm pretty excited about all that I'm learning in it so far, and I'm only about half way into chapter one. : ) God is just awesome in taht way!
REPORT IN LADIES! Let me know how you are doing whether you've had a great health week, or a bad one like I had last week. We can't keep each other accountable if we don't know what's going on.
I hope you are all having a great week so far!
Hey! So I was with my husbands family in Ohio for a week and I fell off the deep end as well. I had gone four weeks with a gallon of water every day and just a coke maybe once a week if that. While we were there I drank a mt dew everyday haha plus a couple mt dew slushies. I didn't even drink half a gallon of water a day, and I definitely didn't exercise or anything. We just got back last night so I am trying to get back on track today. We got back just in time last night for our weekly bible study on 1 Corinthians. I had slacked off there too and was not as prepared and studied as I should have been. So I am working on that again doing daily reading, studying and prayer.
ReplyDeleteI had actually started the gallon of water a day mainly for my skin. I never had acne in school but once I started birth control before we got married and started working in a dog shop with a stressful boss I got it bad. I have tried so many things and have had the worst luck. The gallon a water a day has helped tremendously already. My scars are fading and the acne is noticeably less. I have been doing that along with using coconut oil on my face and bio oil, however I was using both of those beforehand and seeing little results.
I do absolutely love coconut oil though. I use it for everything, it is one of the staples in our house now. I highly suggest anyone who hasn't tried it to do so. I use it on my face as face wash (yes it really does work), eye makeup remover, moisturizer, lip balm, hair mask, on my legs after I shave, in my hot tea or coffee, by the spoon (weird texture but very beneficial), in place of cooking oil and several more. I am all about trying to use more natural products so I love using it. God gave us things in this world when he created it that are wonderful and very useful to us.
Anywho that is all for me right now. Just trying to focus on doing better this week as well.
Oh and Rene' have you tried zzquil? I have used that before to get back on track and I think it works as well as Nyquil without the medicine.