Aight. Let’s try this again.

The Whole Life Challenge is coming back around, and I’mma hop on that crazy train one more time.  I tried this last year, and only made it 2 weeks.  So, you know.  The bar is set pretty low.

This time, I’m trying to maintain some excitement for this project.  I’ve gained somewhere between 10-15 pounds this year.  Work stress.  Life stress.  An injury.  Whatever.  I made lots and lots of bad food choices, and it shows.  Or I feel it, anyway.  So I’m trying to stay excited about feeling healthy and trim again.

Last time, the hardest parts were lunches and not drinking a glass of wine at night.  Knowing this, I’m trying to focus on those parts ahead of time.  Have a lunch plan for the week, with frozen lunches in the office fridge.  A written plan of what I need to have on me at all times.  As for the drinking, well… I’m trying to decouple my idea of ‘relaxing’ with having a glass of wine.  Tea is good.  Going for a walk to clear my mind.  I’ve been a terrible sleeper since Jr High.  If I can’t stop my brain, I don’t sleep.  And wine does that for me consistently, and I’m feeling a lot of anxiety about not being able to sleep on this challenge.

We’ll see, eh?