Breaking Bad……Habits

This is a tough one for me.  Over the last year, I had accumulated a few bad ones, and the scale and doctor’s frown on office visits confirmed it.  I needed to get my act together sooner than later.  I’ve had enough of feeling like crap and scowling at the mirror….it was time for action.

For starters, I had to cut out the nightly adult beverage/s.  It had become a habit and it was costing me calories, a good night’s sleep, and killing the will to get up and work out.  I don’t know too many people who have a few beers and crave a bowl of broccoli, so if I was going to lose weight the drinks had to go.

Secondly, I had to commit to getting my sorry butt out of bed at the ridiculously early time of 4:30am.  I am a morning person, so this wasn’t too difficult to commit to.  I know if I put exercise off until the end of the day, I will think of a million and one excuses not to do it, so it has to be done before work.

Luckily, I have a treadmill in the house and iTunes, so I can walk and jam.  I also have a supply of exercise videos and weights, so boredom will hopefully not set in too soon.  At this point, I can’t bring myself to be seen in a gym around all the Fit Franks and Fifis, so my living room will have to do.

I’m trying to get up the courage to take a “before” photo so I can compare in a few months and see, hopefully, improvement.  I can’t ask anyone else to take it for fear of embarrassment, so I will spend the evening contorting myself to take a mirror selfie.

So far, the changes have resulted in my blood pressure going down quite a bit and I managed to shed a few pounds.  It’s just enough motivation to keep me going….well, that and not leaving the doctor’s office in tears.