Project Improve Myself: Week One
I’m on a major self-help mission at the moment. As you may have read in my last post, I’ve not been feeling too good about myself lately and I need to make a change in my day to day life. I’ve decided to not only improve my health but to improve all other aspects of my life too so that I can feel happier on the whole. I thought I’d document the change(s) that I’m going to be making so that if anyone else wants to join in and improve themselves, then they can.
Sunday
Sunday is the day that I get Dinky back from his Dad’s, and it’s the best day of the week for me because we get to spend the whole day relaxing and being ourselves. The change that I’m going to implement today is that I’m going to blitz our home and make it super clean for the new week that begins tomorrow. This way we can get up on Mondays to a freshly cleaned home, and it will make the transition from Sunday into Monday that little bit easier on us all.
The next thing that I need to do today is to go and do the weekly shop. We’re all making a conscious effort to buy healthier foods now, so I’m going to step it up a notch and buy completely healthy food so that we’ve all got no choice but to eat healthier. This week I’ve not been feeling too well. I’ve had a headache behind my eyes for the majority of the week, and I’m certain that it’s stress. However, crappy food and drink wouldn’t have helped the situation either. I’m tired of feeling sluggish and want to make the change now. Nevertheless, it is still hard to find the motivation to do that at times. I love this post by Mobile Mob (https://mobilemob.com.au/) on how to stay motivated during the winter– check it out if you struggle with motivation when the colder weather hits as well!
Monday-Thursday
Back to the routine of work and school runs from Monday, and I’m going to make the effort to stop being so lazy and actually walk the school run to get Dinky from school. We live close to the top of a hilly town, and Dinky’s school is at the bottom. I can’t think of a better way to get our heart rates up than marching up and down the hill each day.
Since I’ve become self-employed, I’ve been constantly looking at ways to improve my standard of work, and I’m always looking at new opportunities for me to take on. This week I’ve got a few things lined up that I’ve never done before, so I’m feeling optimistic at the idea of a change in my workload too.
Dinky goes to his Dad’s every Thursday afternoon, so the school run won’t be applicable on Friday but I do tend to pile a lot of work onto myself on a Friday when I’ve got the chance to work without any distractions.
Eating
As I mentioned earlier, I’ve got a large food shop to do today and I’m going to make it so that we’re only eating healthy food. I’m going to start planning our meals for the week and precooking as much as I can to make it easier to stick to a healthier lifestyle.
On the menu tonight is going to be a grilled chicken and couscous medley, with a light garlic dressing and salad. It’s super easy to throw together, and it’s really low in calories and fat. It’s also one of those meals that you can precook, and warm through when you’re ready to eat. Perfect for Mr Pie’s random work schedules.
Admittedly I’ve not planned meals for the rest of the week yet, but once I’ve got the food in I’m going to sit down and write a meal plan out, pin it to the fridge and stick to it.
I’d love to get some tips and tricks on how I can continue making changes for the better in our lifestyle. Has anyone else ever had enough and started making changes? What did you do to successfully change your lives? Get in touch below!
Much love xx
For myself when I like to make a change or get back on track I like to start with getting my eating habits in check. That helps me start to feel better. After that I hit they gym regularly and get a good sleep schedule. Those two things alone help me build some momentum to elicit change. Last thing that helps is making a daily checklist with small tasks to complete. Ticking them off daily helps keep you motivated to stick with it. I stay pretty strict m-f but leave the weekends to be a bit more free. Helps stick to things in the long run. Thanks for sharing, and good luck!
Thank you for sharing! I think eating is the first thing I need to get in order too! 🙂
Hey MissPorkpie 🙂
Thanks for all the cool information you have on your blog!
Could you please give me some advice on workouts you buy online? I was thinking of buying the Grace Fit workout, but I have read some bad reviews like this one http://bestbootyworkouts.com/grace-fit-guide-review/
Would lobe some advice or your opinion on the workout she recommends instead.
Thank You 🙂
Bella xx
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