Step Away From the Cake

Prior to AltShift, I had fallen into a trap of not doing things. I always wanted to be at home and when I was at home I wanted to be 'resting'.  I spent the vast majority of my life 'resting'. I don't know exactly what I was 'resting' up for, but lord knows I was a champ at 'resting'. In the last few months, I have noticed a marked increase in my energy levels. I don't need to 'rest' as much. Yes, I do take down time and I have been known to lay on the couch on watch an hour or two of TV, but that is the exception and not the norm anymore. I come home from school and I don't need a nap anymore. Okay, so the other day I nodded off in my chair, but I wasn't that tired and when I woke just bounced right back up. But I still have some of my old habits. This is what a typical day looks like for me: Walk home from school Sit down to watch Dr. Phil (this is when I used to nap for 30 - 60 minutes) Spend the next 2ish hours sittin...

This is something I've been working on through AltShift since September. When I joined AltShift Activate, this was the biggest change I had to make. I had to learn how to examine my thoughts and reframe the way I think about things. It was hard. It is hard. And it's a work in progress. I thought I had a handle on this pretty well since I can examine thoughts on food and walking and meditation, but then I got blindsided by something. I want to start lifting weights. I've wanted to start for awhile but have held off because I wanted to have the foundation in place. I have to make sure the walking, meditation, food, and sleep is solid before adding anything else to the mix. They are. I am not perfect, but I do each of these to the best of my ability every single day. So it is finally time to add weights in. I like lifting weights. I like strength work, I always have. However, I was afraid of getting caught up in the whole numbers game of it. I tend to be very, very compet...