So I stand by what I said in my last post about consistency, though I have to admit that I'm not the best at it. Take this blog. Consistency is now how anyone reading would describe it. I could explain all of the reasons, but I'm facing the fact that it's not my top priority.
That said, there are times that making radical changes are what's necessary. I think and talk a lot about the power of habit, and that power runs in both directions. Healthy habits create virtuous cycles, bad traits lead to vicious ones. Unfortunately for me lately, I've been caught on the wrong side of that equation.
And it's been a painful winter. Three months worth of snowy cold weather, limiting my ability to run outside, and sapping my energy levels in a bad way. Add to that an injury to my leg that wouldn't go away, followed by a dental issue that plagued me during the official start of spring, and this is one season I'm not sorry to say goodbye to.
I did, however, start to make changes. Recognizing that some of my habits were hurting me, I took an opportunity to replace a few items in my diet. I've eliminted cookies, ice cream, chocolate candy, most soda, lots of bread, and peanut butter. I know that many of these things are not as bad for me as you might think, but they became habits; mindless repetitions of behavior that added to my caloric intake.
My plan is twofold - first to reduce my caloric intake (and try to drop a few pounds - winter was not good, see above) and second to switch to healthier foods. I've moved to more fresh fruits and vegetables, more yogurt and less processed foods. My running streak continues (almost 500 days now), and I'm still doing my pushups. Now that spring has arrived, I'm going to try to build on this, and get some new changes underway.
