To Do List: Part 3

I read a quote a while back to the effect of ‘if you have more than 3 priorities, then you don’t have any.’ Legit. So health & well-being are item 3 on the list of shit to take care of.

Current situation is 17 lbs. to lose and zero motivation to get it done.

Tools available:

Eating plans from a holistic nutritionist – I have the info, I just need to pull my finger out my arse and follow her advice! Especially given that I’ve paid for it.

4 miles of walking a day as part of my commute so I am exercising to some extent.

Self-inflicted roadblocks:

Lack of willpower to follow an eating plan. I’m easily distracted.

Falling into old habits instead of making new ones.

Allowing myself to wallow in my misery instead of going outside and walking off the stress of a crappy day.

Turning to food/alcohol when I have a bad day.

Constantly telling myself that ‘I’ll eat better tomorrow so it’s OK if I eat crap today.’ Tomorrow hasn’t come yet.

Working through lunch and buying food downtown instead of prioritizing my sanity and taking a break away from my desk.

Not effectively managing my stress levels at work so I’m not getting restful sleep. This leaves me constantly tired, which means coffee.

Buying healthy food only to waste it by not eating it, instead wasting money on buying food at work.

Not planning my meals in advance and eating on the go.

God, I’m a mess.

Things I would do if I had balls and willpower:

Yoga. Always wanted to try it, never had the balls because ugg…. I’d have to meet people, be a beginner and have no idea what I’m doing. That terrifies me.

Cut out meat/alcohol/sugar/bread. Sugar has a tight leash on my willpower. The rest I can live without if I put a modicum of effort into trying.

Cut out coffee. Yep, just as soon as I start getting enough sleep.

Walk every day. Meh, Netflix on the sofa is easier.

Use all the superfoods and spices that apparently fix everything. Lack of imagination and being too tired to make the effort.

Meditate every day. I can keep this up for like a week, tops. Then I’m off the wagon again, doing something useless like Facebook.

I have a week off work coming up so time to pull myself together and start working on this list. Whether I do or don’t, the time will pass anyway.

If any of you have some useful tips on how to tackle willpower issues, that would be great! In the meantime, I have a huge stack of recipe books taking up an entire cupboard in the kitchen, so there’s no excuse for having no imagination on what to cook for dinner.