I can’t believe it’s only been a little more than two months since the Big Oh-Nine showed up. Oh, gosh….and I can’t believe it’s already 1:17…nope…1:18am. I’m tired, but I can’t sleep and I hate taking anything to help me fall asleep because I can never wake up in the morning. I have got to shake this…
But for now I want to look at the resolutions I placed before me at the budding year only 68 days ago that I have worked on since then. I separated them into two different categories: Short-term (ST) and Long-term (LT). I’ve finished one of the STs and I’m making some excellent progress it the LT. Let me tell you about it all…
ST3. Finish the Colonix/Toxinout programs | either Feb 13th or March 18th
I had already been doing a colon cleanse program with the products from DrNatura.com. I won’t go into detail, but through a variety of vegetarian and all-natural capsules and some fiber powder, I attempted to flush out my colon in a safe and healthy way. It wasn’t cheap, but I believe it was worth it. I never thought I’d enjoy bowel movement until I did Colonix. As silly as it sounds, a part of me describes the results of the program as “liberating”. My energy levels shot up, I wanted to eat healthier, I took it seriously, followed the directions, and I’m still feeling great. If you have any questions about it, I’d be more than happy to talk about it.
LT1. Read at least 6 books this year
I haven’t read all six just yet, but I finished one around the beginning of February and I’m about to finish another–probably by tomorrow. The first book I finished is entitled In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan. This is the first book I’ve read of his and I love what he has to say. It’s all about food. Real food. Whole food. You know, the stuff that grows out of the ground, and the stuff that lives off the other stuff that grows out of the ground. It’s the stuff that isn’t adulterated by industrialization and manipulated sciences. FOOD. It’s an excellent read and a book I would recommend to anyone who is serious about taking care of the one body they’ll ever have. While my mom was a great cook and always provided a well-balanced diet for me, my brother, and dad, outside of the home I was never very good at eating food. (Remember my description above?) Because of all the soda, candy, fast food, and other processed, food-like products I consumed growing up in my pre-teens and teenage years, I believed it was a matter of life and death to change my eating habits and try to clean out my body of the fake-food buildup. Reading about food and nutrition has taken up my leisurely reading time and I love it.
(Soon to come, my reaction to the second 2009 book: Plenty: One Man, One Woman, and a Raucous Year of Eating Locally.)
LT2. Do the Daily Reading plan that my Bible App gives me on my iPhone, but read from my actual Bible whenever possible
I was doing great the month January, but once February rolled around: Bible fail. I just clicked out of it. I didn’t want to read anymore and while I felt the guilt now and again, I still didn’t try and pick up where I left off or just skip ahead to the present day’s reading. “It’s not the end of the world….” Yeah, yeah. I know. It’s all the reading above in LT1 that’s holding my interest, but I know I need to keep it up. I already know that I won’t be able to read the whole Bible in one year, now that I’ve given up so many days, but I can still hop back on and do my best. I have noticed a difference in my everyday outlook: reading the Bible everyday, I’m doing great! I’m more upbeat and everything. Not reading the Bible: I’m sluggish and everything opposite. True story.
LT3. Eat/Buy organic whenever possible -and/or- Eat/Buy locally grown food whenever possible
I try! Sometimes I just can’t afford the $5 half-gallon of organic milk, but when it comes to produce, the cost really isn’t that bad. I love the flavor of an organic Fuji apple. Nothing compares. Except maybe an organic, locally grown (within 100 miles kind of “local”) Fuji apple, but I can’t say that I’ve ever bought one. It’s hard to know nowadays at grocery stores. That’s what the book Plenty is all about. This is why I can’t hardly wait for the farmers’ markets to open up! Oh, Summer, won’t you hurry up?!
Well, I think that’s enough for tonight. More updates to come.
How are your New Year’s Resolutions coming along?
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