This is how we do it…

 

Ipad again, wish me luck.

My computer is busy playing How I Met Your Mother, to keep me entertained. I love this show, thank you Netflix!

After the home-made cookie fog cleared, I made some life decisions.

Firstly, I’m going to take an Arts Degree, Major in Criminology (close to my previous major, Law and Justice), and I’ll mix some Philosophy to keep me entertained. 

Lifestyle wise, I almost went Vegan, diet only. Sam forced (not, really) me to watch a Vegan documentary. He’s not a Vegan, neither am I, but we like to see things from the perspectives of others, so it’s not out of the realm of possibility that we watch Vegan-belief based documentaries.

Food wise, I thought about trying a Vegan diet for 6 weeks. Not because of Animal Cruelty, etc, but because, I’m trying to eat a clean diet, and I thought, what could be cleaner than a vegan diet?

That was until she pulled out the OREO COOKIES and told her newbie vegans, that these were indeed Vegan! I was like…  Yes, because they’re made almost entirely of corn! But that doesn’t make them good for you.

So, I’m eliminating processed foods. Because they’re full of modified corn, and sugars and high fructose corn syrup.

The vegan woman did say something that made me think… True or not, it made an impact.

"if it’s made in a lab, it takes a lab to digest".

I stopped eating junk that minute, and cut back dairy (only milk in my morning coffee) and eliminated meats (for now, and if I eat meat probably rarely only when we’re out). 

I haven’t been into chicken much for a while. Ony bacon that I miss right now lol, but not even that much.

I said to Sam;

"Why wait until tomorrow, to start what I can right now?".

He seemed to find those words pretty poignant.

It doesn’t matter that I had a couple of cookies before I watched the Documentary, whether I started that minute, or the next morning, everything before that moment doesn’t change anything. 

I feel like whenever I say "starting __________" or even "starting tomorrow" it’s an excuse to push it. But I’ve been sickly for most of my 20’s, and as they come to end, why not just do it, and see if this change will help me out. It’s not just about looking good, it’s about feeling good.

Although, I’m pretty sure I singlehandedly keep "Puffs" in business because of my allergies and constant sniffles lol.

I’m documenting what I’m eating until I get in the habit of eating 5-6 times a day.

***That was from yesterday. 

I couldn’t finish writing, because my Ipad wouldn’t scroll. So I just abandoned it lol.

So I did a Kettlebell workout yesterday. MY whole body is hurting. We had to go downtown to pick up a package, then to the bank. I guess I was sitting too long before I got to the bank, and it was murder getting out of the Jeep. I could see Sam laughing at me from the drivers seat.

It’s that good after workout pain though. That pain you want more of after it fades away…

I ordered myself some stuff from Victoria Secret. We’re planning our FIRST trip/Honeymoon in January, so I need beach stuff 🙂 Plus, bikini’s on sale… amazing! Nothing says lifestyle change inspiration like Bikini’s in the mail.

I can already see that I’m leaner than in the wedding pictures, so it’s nice to know that I’ve been keeping up, instead of letting myself go… 😀 Especially since I haven’t been (able to be) working out (stupid toes :S), but eating healthier.

I’m pretty excited, a TRIP! Who would’ve thought…! and I made him promise Miami after my birthday 🙂 I can’t wait to see Katie, and travel!! That’s why we’re here. Financial Freedom 😀 
…and to travel, we always dreamed, and talked about all the places we wanted to go… so now we actually can. Yay 🙂

It’s hard to HATE being here. I mean, yeah I miss my friends and I’m lonely a lot, but it opens the opportunities we wouldn’t have in Ottawa.

Man I miss Ottawa though… I miss the city lights, just the everyday life of being in the city. But I don’t miss my old job (which I keep hearing horror stories about from my work friends), and I don’t miss Sam being down about his job, and I don’t miss being stuck, and feeling stuck.

If I could have this life, in Ottawa, with my friends and Sam there, it would be ideal. But no matter, what or how much you have, no situation is ideal… and you just have to roll with the punches…

So I’m going to jam out to my 90’s hip hop, and do just that…