The Basics

Who hasn't tried a crazy diet? I mean, no carbs? Really, anyone crazy enough to try that? Why would anyone ever give up carbs? .... Well, I tried it once or twice, but I think I only succeeded until I brushed my teeth that morning.

Here's the deal. To become healthy is to create and live by daily healthy habits. Start with ten. Make sure they are concrete, realistic, and relatively simple. They can be internal and external body goals, nutrition goals, beauty, home, creativity, or mental health goals. Anything you can do on a daily basis to create a healthy body and environment for yourself.

Here is my list.. and a few explanations why:
1. Multivitamin. (Easy peasy)

2. No eating after 9pm. (I get home at 8pm from work, so this one is tough, but I gotta do it.)

3. No fried foods. (Not too hard, unless I go out to eat. Love me a good fried calamari. And fries.)

4. No second helpings. (Even if the food is reaaally good.)

5. No candy. (This is a tough one because there is aaalways good candy at work.)

6. Yoga or cardio - must break a sweat! (I can do it, I can do it, I can do it..)

7. 15 pushups or 50 situps. (Muscles! Flat belly! Woot!)

8. 64 oz. water. (Recommended amount. Drinking enough - among other things - tends to curb appetite.)

9. Moisturize. (I have keritosis polaris. Moisturizing helps and I never do it.)

10. 7 hours of sleep. (At least!)

Give yourself a point for each one every day. Have a weekly goal and reward yourself if you meet it. ie: manicure, nice dinner out, fun movie/date night...

My goal is to maintain an "A" average for two weeks (an then some!). Then take myself on a mini shopping spree for a pair of ankle boots.

Not really sure I can afford Jimmy Choo's though..