Building Habits
Updates
Starting Weight on March 25: 210 lbs
Thursday April 10
Goal wake up time: 7:30
Wednesday April 9
Goal wake up time: 6:45 A.M.
Actual wake up time: 6:45
Actual weight: 191 pounds
Food eaten: Master cleanse detox
Tuesday April 8
Goal wake up time: 6:45 A.M.
Actual wake up time: 6:45 A.M.
Actual weight: 192 pounds
Food eaten: Master Cleanse detox (salt water flush, 6 glasses of lemonade mix, herbal tea)
Monday April 7
Goal wake up time: 7:00 A.M.
Actual wake up time: 7:00 A.M.
Actual weight: 193 lbs
Sunday April 6
Goal wake up time: 7:45 (another late night!)
Actual wake up time: 7:45
Actual weight: 196 (I’ve been stuck here for a while!)
Food eaten:
All day: Master Cleanse detox diet (32 oz salt water flush; 6 1/2 cups of lemonade mix, 8 oz laxative tea)
Saturday April 5 (Day 7/21)
Goal wake up time: 7:30
Actual wake up time: 7:30
Actual weight: 196 lbs
Food eaten:
Breakfast: Saltwater flush (2 tsp non-iodine sea salt mixed with 1 qt. warm water) grape juice
Friday April 4
Goal wake up time: 7:45 (I am just now going to bed at 3 A.M. because Peyton is FINALLY going to sleep!)
Actual wake up time: 8:00A.M.
Actual weight:195
Foods eaten:
Breakfast: Apple, peanut butter toast, 16 oz. water
Lunch: Burrito Bowl (chicken, rice, black beans, shredded cheese, and salsa) 16 oz. water
Dinner: Leftover burrito bowl (I split it into two portions), 16 oz. water
Thursday April 3
Goal wake up time: 7 A.M.
Actual wake up time: 6:45 A.M.
Actual weight: 195 lbs.
Foods eaten today:
Breakfast: 1 Apple, 1 Banana, 16 oz. water
Lunch: Turkey sandwich with cheese and pickles, Sun Chips, 16 oz. water
Dinner: 2 pieces of pizza and 8 oz. grape juice
Midnight snack: Apple
Overall, I feel like I did well. I woke up very early (for me since Peyton was born), and I ate fairly well. I am proud of the fact that I only at 2 pieces of pizza. Normally, I could have eaten over half of it, but for some reason I have not been that hungry. I think my body is getting used to not eating as much.
Wednesday April 2
Goal wake up time: 7:40 A.M.
Actual wake up time: 8:30 A.M. (Yes, I know I was late, but I was also up until 4 A.M. with Peyton. It’s hard to operate with 3 1/2 hours sleep!)
Actual weight: 195 lbs.
Food eaten today:
Breakfast: Kashi lean with 1% milk/an apple and 16 oz. water
Lunch: Grilled chicken sandwich with some steamed carrots and 8 oz. water
Dinner: Peanut butter and honey sandwich with a chocolate shake
Overall, today was not my best today. Going to be at 4 definitely got me started on the wrong food, but Peyton is my top priority so I have to make sacrifices. I ate decent today with the exception of the shake. I have been working very hard, so I decided to reward myself.
Tuesday April 1
Goal wake up time: 7:45 A.M.
Actual wake up time: 7:55 A.M.
Current Weight: 196
Food eaten today:
Breakfast: Kashi ceral with 1% milk and a banana and 16 oz water
Lunch : Ham and Cheese lean pocket with a glass of grape juice
Snack: 1 apple with 8 oz water
Dinner: Egg and Cheese sandwich
I think today went well. I hit the snooze once…but I was up until 3 A.M. so only waking up 10 minutes late isn’t terrible. I am still pleased with my eating. I don’t really feel “hungry” before I eat. I am eating more for energy (although some of the foods are questionable.)
Monday March 31
Goal wake up time: 8 A.M.
Actual wake up time: 8 A.M.
Current Weight: 196
Food eaten today:
Breakfast: Toast with honey and a banana and two glasses of water
Lunch: Ham and Cheese Lean Pocket and a glass of water
Dinner: Homemade mac & cheese (healthier than the boxed kind) with two glasses of water
I drank a total of 80 oz. of water today.
It was much harder to get up this morning because I was up so late last night with Peyton. When my alarm went off, I just jumped up and went to the kitchen without even thinking. Also, I did not eat very much today. I was not even hungry. I think drinking the water before I eat helps me get full quicker. Drinking water in between meals is helping me stay full longer as well.
Sunday March 30
Goal wake up time: 9 A.M.
Actual wake up time: 8:45 A.M.
Current Weight: 197 lbs
Food eaten today:
Breakfast: 2 scrambled eggs, toast with honey, 2 pieces turkey bacon, 1 glass of chocolate milk and 2 glasses of water
Lunch: Turkey sandwich with pickles and cheese
Snack: Apple
Dinner: Pepperoni Lean Pocket
Overall I think today went well. My weight has gone down 13 lbs in about a week. It is a larger number simply because I am young and my body changes VERY fast (not very far removed from being an athlete.)
“Good habits, once established, are just as hard to break as are bad habits.” –Robert Puller
In my post, “My 21 Day Habit,” I told you I was going to focus on no more than two habits I either want to form or want to break for 21 days. 21 days represents the amount of time I believe it takes in order to form or break a habit. After the 21st day, if I have succeeded in forming those habits, then I will proceed to go after two more habits. This page will be continuously updated to inform you of my progress.
I encourage each one of you to try this on your own. Putting your goals out there for others to view allows others to hold you accountable (which I have discussed briefly in my article Why Blog? .) Being held accountable will put more emphasis on completing your tasks in order to not let the other readers down. Any encouragement I receive from you, whether via e-mail or posts, will give me more motivation to continue.
My Habits: Cycle 1 (March 30-April 20)
Habit 1: Early to Bed, Early to Rise
The first habit will be my “early to bed, early to rise” habit. I have been reading Peter’s blog at I Will Change Your Life . Com when I came upon his article entitled “How I Won the Battle of the Bed.” This really got me thinking as to what I need to do in order to succeed at forming this habit.
My first goal to help me succeed is to get to bed earlier. With the new baby, my sleeping patterns are all out of whack. There have been nights when I did not get to sleep until 5 A.M. I cannot ALWAYS control what time I fall asleep, but I am going to shoot for no later than 11 P.M. If I get to sleep by then, waking earlier will not be a problem.
The second part of my goal will be to wake earlier and earlier every day until I reach 6 A.M. I know this may not sound early, but because of my work/school schedule, it is the time I feel works best for me. I do not have to be at work until 11:30 A.M. so this will give me plenty of time in the morning to be productive.
Habit 2: Write down EVERYTHING I eat
The second habit I am going to try to start is to carry a notepad around with me and write down everything that goes in my mouth (both food and beverages.) I am not as worried about the QUALITY of the food as much as I am the QUANTITY. What I eat can be changed MUCH easier than how much. The key to succeeding will be to make sure I carry the notepad with me everywhere I go. If I go to class or work, it will have to be in my bag. If I am at home, it will have to be on my kitchen counter for easy access.
So now that I have my goals written down for you to read, it is time to get to work. Please check in daily to let me know where you stand with your habits and to see where I stand on mine.
