21 days to form a habit

Well the New Year has started with a bang LITERALLY! I was sick, and I mean sick. Pray for death sick! So I have not yet had the chance to really sit down and make any resolutions. I could say that I have high hopes. I am going to loose some weight, eat cleaner, drink more water, exercise more regularly, clean up the bank book, and the list goes on. Like most people I pick the hardest things to change about yourself, I love to sleep, shop, and drink beer. So you go on a New Year's over haul, you do great for a week, then BAMM your bed is more comfy then gym, pizza sounds better then salad, beer colder then water, the sale at ___ and the bank book takes a giant hit. Did you know that it takes 21 days for a human to form a habit, and only 7 days to break it! So if you make it past January you are GOLDEN!!!

So this year I am starting small, and I figured if I told you all about it then I would have to keep it up for more then a week. I vow to drink 1 glass of water before I have my morning coffee, 1 before I have lunch, 1 before I have dinner, and 1 before bed. I am going to do some type of activity just for me for 1hr at least 3 days a week, wether it be a coffee date, workout, a nap, read, whatever I want it just can not be on FACE BOOK! As well as I plan on paying $10.00 more on each of bill per month, so I have a credit so when I have holiday booked or something special I can skip a month of bills and use the bill money for something AWESOME!

So as this first week is winding down I have to report that I have made the water thing happen every day and I find that I am drinking even more then the 4 glasses that I said I would. On Sunday we were outside all afternoon snowshoeing, Tuesday night I read a magazine cover to cover after work, and before I went to bed. I have cooked clean meals all week, and today I did 26 minutes on the treadmill at a 6 incline, pace of 3.8 and then did a kick butt hour of bootcamp. I feel great, the burn in my lungs amazing! Tomorrow the burn in my muscles (hamstrings,and arms) will be OK because I know that I did something just for me! That burn I earned, and I am going to keep earning it, and thanking my body that I am young and healthy enough to work out. After all in 73 days I plan to be healthier, lighter, faster, stronger, more rested, well hydrated, and happier with the choices that I have made to get me bikini ready for my holiday!

Wishing you all a STRONGER, FITTER, FASTER New Year!