Over the weekend I went to a friends house. It seems innocent, but I assure you something terrible happened. My only consolation is that it could have been worse. I ate some chips. I admit it, I wasn't even drunk upon this terrible action. I do have defense though. I allowed myself "1 serving" according to the bag. I ate them in this controlled fasion to avoid the Paul standard. This standard is me eating over a full bag of chips. I would like to think that I offset it slightly by buying only local beer (Catfish Cream Ale!). Regardless this failure cannot be hidden away and must be avenged (beyond getting drunk off of local beer).
In order to keep progress I am going to do the unthinkable. Now this may not be a big deal to many, but the shower is a sacred place to me. You get to just relax, pushing the heat as hot as possible without burning and just enter a serene place inside your head. While I have had vague goals of "navy showers" which would be turning off the water while lathering soap/shampoo. This is something I was hoping to leave for a month or two. Well this transgression nixed the idea of leaving the shower an untouched luxury. Now I am not going whole hog, not yet at least. For now I am just cutting down my shower time from 10 minutes to five. This may seem small to some, but this is going to be most difficult for me.
GODSPEED!
Sunday, June 24, 2007
Thursday, June 21, 2007
Pepsi how I love/loath thee
Changing the way you live your life is always easy for the first few days. So far I haven't
craved fast food at all, that said it has only been two days. I am hoping it will continue
being this easy, but it is all about will power, and giving up more self destructive and
unsustainable behavior.
The next thing that has to go is Pepsi, well Pepsi and its cohort soft drinks. Drinking
sugary drinks is my downfall. I have more or less had a Pepsi or equivelant drink nearly
every day for the past 8 years. I quit all sugar last summer for a month, but other than
that it has been pretty steady. This will be easier than it seems judging by my performance
last year, but this time around there is a different feel and dynamic. We will see how I
suffer, if at all.
craved fast food at all, that said it has only been two days. I am hoping it will continue
being this easy, but it is all about will power, and giving up more self destructive and
unsustainable behavior.
The next thing that has to go is Pepsi, well Pepsi and its cohort soft drinks. Drinking
sugary drinks is my downfall. I have more or less had a Pepsi or equivelant drink nearly
every day for the past 8 years. I quit all sugar last summer for a month, but other than
that it has been pretty steady. This will be easier than it seems judging by my performance
last year, but this time around there is a different feel and dynamic. We will see how I
suffer, if at all.
The first cullings...
Today is my first day in action. No chips, no fast food, no candy/chocolate bars etc. This seems easy, but I often buy a bag of small chips at work in the morning. Just saying this makes me glad that I won't be harming my body with junk food today.
Like most people I "hate" fast food. I mean, it makes me feel ill. The thing about fast food is that it is a comfort food and a guilty pleasure. Having learned that McDonald's, Burger King and Wendy's all have near bottom ratings in regards to the environment has really made it very easy to give it up mentally.
These things are all things that need to go immediately because these are things that I really do indulge in much more often than I would like to admit. You very easily can get caught in the cycle. Wake up late, and instead of rushing to make a lunch just give in. It is a very, "fuck it, I'm going to Macdonald's for breakfast" mindset.
NO MORE I say. So this will be the first test, and really, the decider on if I continue to write the blog. So far so good, but really... its been about 2 hours.
Like most people I "hate" fast food. I mean, it makes me feel ill. The thing about fast food is that it is a comfort food and a guilty pleasure. Having learned that McDonald's, Burger King and Wendy's all have near bottom ratings in regards to the environment has really made it very easy to give it up mentally.
These things are all things that need to go immediately because these are things that I really do indulge in much more often than I would like to admit. You very easily can get caught in the cycle. Wake up late, and instead of rushing to make a lunch just give in. It is a very, "fuck it, I'm going to Macdonald's for breakfast" mindset.
NO MORE I say. So this will be the first test, and really, the decider on if I continue to write the blog. So far so good, but really... its been about 2 hours.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Life Changed?
The world, well more specifically North America, is rapidly degrading. I have ignorantly lived a very selfish and life up until recently. As I have begunt o open my eyes to the rest of the world I have begun to see the waste all around me that I had blinded myself to. Knowing this I have been (in a very North American way) changing my outlook, but slowly and in a rather half assed manner. After constantly telling myself that I need to change this and that and never getting anywhere I have decided to go radical and just do it.
What I hope to do with this blog is keep track of my progress, and show others like me that it really is not that difficult to do. This is obviously being presumptuous, because despite my good intentions I am still, although to a lesser extent, part of the problem after many months of attempts to change my behavior. So at the very worst I will use the blog to hold myself accountable.
I hope if anyone reads this you can find some sort of inspiration to modify your life for the good of the planet. Hell, worst case scenario is that you save money and live healthier.
What I hope to do with this blog is keep track of my progress, and show others like me that it really is not that difficult to do. This is obviously being presumptuous, because despite my good intentions I am still, although to a lesser extent, part of the problem after many months of attempts to change my behavior. So at the very worst I will use the blog to hold myself accountable.
I hope if anyone reads this you can find some sort of inspiration to modify your life for the good of the planet. Hell, worst case scenario is that you save money and live healthier.
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