General Discussion => Accountability and Motivation => Topic started by: caffinatedloz on July 14, 2019, 07:00:22 am
Title: getting healthy and feeling better in semester two
Post by: caffinatedloz on July 14, 2019, 07:00:22 am
I noticed towards the end of last term I was lacking motivation and energy to do pretty much everything, especially come exam time. I was happy with my results but I feel as though I could have worked harder. I just want to feel a bit more energetic and set myself up well for VCE, as well as feeling more positive about life in general and spending time doing things I enjoy. I want to set good habits now.
My goals are: 1. To drink 1.5-2L of water a day. 2. To exercise daily: bike-rides, stretching, core workouts ect. 3. To spend a little more time outside, being creative and reading. 4. To stop snacking after dinner. 5. To cut out all lollies. (My go-to comfort food.) 6. To wear my retainer every night. 7. To take off my makeup more and take better care of my skin. 8. To read a bible passage each day. 9. To stop going on my phone or any other technology in my bed. 10. To keep my room clean (and tidy it every Sunday). 11. To create and maintain positive study habits. 12. To feel more positive and energetic.
I'm starting today... wish me luck!
Title: Re: getting healthy and feeling better in semester two
Post by: Comet striker on July 14, 2019, 11:26:23 am
Title: Re: getting healthy and feeling better in semester two
Post by: caffinatedloz on July 14, 2019, 07:21:51 pm
Day One
1. To drink 1.5-2L of water a day. I drank almost 2L today. (1.9 I think...)
2. To exercise daily: bike-rides, stretching, core workouts ect. I did this 6 minute leg workout today. It killed my knees and ankles but felt really good to get back into some fitness stuff!
3. To spend a little more time outside, being creative and reading. Outside: I spent about half an hour playing a game with some kids. Creativity: I made my biology notes look aesthetic. I also spent time working on a scarf I'm knitting. Reading: I think I'll do some reading before bed.
4. To stop snacking after dinner. Nothing tonight! :D
5. To cut out all lollies. (My go-to comfort food.) None today! That's a win!
6. To wear my retainer every night. Already brushed my teeth and put it in.
7. To take off my makeup more and take better care of my skin. I took off my makeup today as soon as I got home and did a face scrub and used a new moisturiser. I also did a lip scrub while I was at it.
8. To read a bible passage each day. I was doing a bible study with some little kids today from the gospels. Read the same story (Jesus Calms The Storm) in two different books of the bible.
9. To stop going on my phone or any other technology in my bed. Tick.
10. To keep my room clean (and tidy it every Sunday). Another tick.
11. To create and maintain positive study habits. I got up early today to work ahead through some biology content. I also spent all afternoon procrastinating instead of watching the hours of Edrolo I need to.
12. To feel more positive and energetic. Was not particularly feeling either of those things today. Especially not positivity!
Rating: 8/10
Title: Re: getting healthy and feeling better in semester two
Post by: katie,rinos on July 14, 2019, 07:43:29 pm
Keen to see how you go! :D Which goal do you think will be the hardest?
Title: Re: getting healthy and feeling better in semester two
Post by: caffinatedloz on July 14, 2019, 07:52:45 pm
Keen to see how you go! :D Which goal do you think will be the hardest?
Probably, in all honesty, maintaining a positive attitude.
(I mean cutting out lollies, wearing my retainer, keeping my room clean and not using my phone in bed are all going to be fairly difficult as well.)
A lot of the goals I set are things that I've done off and on in the past, so I think trying to make so many habits at once and not simply forgetting or reverting back will be hard.
Title: Re: getting healthy and feeling better in semester two
Post by: Joseph41 on July 15, 2019, 05:26:47 pm
Honestly think the water one alone will make a huge difference. I really notice when I don't drink enough. Good luck!
Title: Re: getting healthy and feeling better in semester two
Post by: caffinatedloz on July 15, 2019, 08:20:38 pm
Honestly think the water one alone will make a huge difference. I really notice when I don't drink enough. Good luck!
Hmmm... I probably just hit 1.5 today. Didn't start sipping water till 3pm, but it did wonders for my headache.
2. To exercise daily: bike-rides, stretching, core workouts ect. Tried an arm workout but got about a minute through before I gave up. Decided on some stretches instead.
3. To spend a little more time outside, being creative and reading. Outside: I spent about half-an-hour outside with some kids as part of our school's community service program. Creativity: I went through this set of vocal warm-ups! Reading: Read for ten minutes when I woke up and will read for another ten before bed.
4. To stop snacking after dinner. Tick.
5. To cut out all lollies. (My go-to comfort food.) Tick.
6. To wear my retainer every night. Tick.
7. To take off my makeup more and take better care of my skin. Took of my makeup. Used my face scrub this morning and a moisturiser in the evening.
8. To read a bible passage each day. Read Psalm 1 and took notes with my new calligraphy pens and fine liners! ;D
9. To stop going on my phone or any other technology in my bed. Didn't even think about this. Sat on my laptop in bed today for about an hour or two. But, not while I was meant to be sleeping so that's something!
10. To keep my room clean (and tidy it every Sunday). Did a bit of work on this as well. Definitely cleaner than when I woke up this morning!
11. To create and maintain positive study habits. I worked really hard when I woke up to get some Edrolo done and worked hard in class so I didn't get much homework. But I came home and procrastinated all evening. I also missed two classes for community service and have not bothered to find out what I missed.
12. To feel more positive and energetic. Was feeling fairly positive today, but definitely struggled energy-wise. I snoozed my alarm three times. I also felt quite lethargic all day. (probably just the effect of a full day of school)
Rating: 7/10
Title: Re: getting healthy and feeling better in semester two
Post by: caffinatedloz on July 16, 2019, 08:46:57 pm
Day Three
1. To drink 1.5-2L of water a day. Yep! 1.5L
2. To exercise daily: bike-rides, stretching, core workouts ect. Did an hour of self-defence training through school.
3. To spend a little more time outside, being creative and reading. Outside: :( Creativity: Filled in a page of my prompted journal. Reading: Currently reading Heir of Fire. (A little when I wake up and a little before bed.)
4. To stop snacking after dinner. :(
5. To cut out all lollies. (My go-to comfort food.) Tick.
6. To wear my retainer every night. Tick, unfortunately. Still really painful!
7. To take off my makeup more and take better care of my skin. Yep! Even used my face scrub and a pore strip. Very satisfying. (And my moisturiser)
8. To read a bible passage each day. Read Psalm 92 and did some more journaling and calligraphy.
9. To stop going on my phone or any other technology in my bed. Tick.
10. To keep my room clean (and tidy it every Sunday). Fairly tidy at the minute, but could use a bit of work. Didn't feel like I really had time or energy for it today.
11. To create and maintain positive study habits. Studied in the library before school, worked hard during class and did a tiny bit this evening. Overall, would have liked to get a lot more done.
12. To feel more positive and energetic. Felt fairly good today, albeit very stressed. Was volunteering with some real cuties and they certainly lifted my spirits.
Rating: 5/10
Title: Re: getting healthy and feeling better in semester two
Post by: caffinatedloz on July 17, 2019, 08:27:37 pm
Day Four
1. To drink 1.5-2L of water a day. Yep! (Just under 2L)
2. To exercise daily: bike-rides, stretching, core workouts ect.
3. To spend a little more time outside, being creative and reading. Outside: Stuck in a bus all day, didn't get home until it was dark. Had a bit of a walk in the city, but would have liked to spend time somewhere greener. Creativity: Went to an art gallery, wrote some poetry. Reading: Got plenty of reading done on the bus.
4. To stop snacking after dinner. ;)
5. To cut out all lollies. (My go-to comfort food.) Tick.
6. To wear my retainer every night. Tick.
7. To take off my makeup more and take better care of my skin. Tick. Moisturiser and makeup remover.
8. To read a bible passage each day. Psalm 139 ;D
9. To stop going on my phone or any other technology in my bed. Tick.
10. To keep my room clean (and tidy it every Sunday). Tidied it a little bit, but still quite messy.
11. To create and maintain positive study habits. I worked fairly hard tonight!
12. To feel more positive and energetic. Actually feeling surprisingly good today, if a teensy bit tired from the long bus ride.
Rating: 9/10
Title: Re: getting healthy and feeling better in semester two
Post by: caffinatedloz on July 18, 2019, 09:43:00 pm
Day Five
1. To drink 1.5-2L of water a day. Almost two whole litres!
2. To exercise daily: bike-rides, stretching, core workouts ect. The same dance workout as yesterday. Was very fun.
3. To spend a little more time outside, being creative and reading. Outside: Read a book outside and went on a short walk. Creativity: Filled in some journal pages and knitted a whole ball of a scarf. Reading: Read for ages today. (Love finishing at 12:30)
4. To stop snacking after dinner. ::)
5. To cut out all lollies. (My go-to comfort food.) Tick.
6. To wear my retainer every night. Tick.
7. To take off my makeup more and take better care of my skin. Tick.
8. To read a bible passage each day. Psalm 94. (and did some journalling about it)
9. To stop going on my phone or any other technology in my bed. Tick. (Forgot for about 30 seconds, but still did fairly well.)
10. To keep my room clean (and tidy it every Sunday). Tidied up a tiny bit, but a lot more needs to be done.
11. To create and maintain positive study habits. Tick. Went to parent-teacher interviews today and did heaps of catching up on classes missed this term.
12. To feel more positive and energetic. Tick.
Rating: 9/10
Title: Re: getting healthy and feeling better in semester two
Post by: K888 on July 18, 2019, 10:05:12 pm
Awesome stuff! Building routines like this can be super beneficial. Just don't be too hard on yourself if you have a few days where you don't get as much stuff done on the list as you'd like to ;)
Title: Re: getting healthy and feeling better in semester two
Post by: caffinatedloz on July 19, 2019, 10:17:50 pm
Day Six
1. To drink 1.5-2L of water a day. I think I just hit 1.5L.
2. To exercise daily: bike-rides, stretching, core workouts ect. Did this. Was less bad than the first time I did it, but my legs were still a bit sore up the stairs at school today.
3. To spend a little more time outside, being creative and reading. Outside: Not really, but I went on a short walk this morning, so I guess that will do. It wasn't really outside kind of weather. Creativity: Did some drawing today. Reading: Finished the book I was reading.
4. To stop snacking after dinner. No...again. But I was with friends.
5. To cut out all lollies. (My go-to comfort food.) Tick.
6. To wear my retainer every night.
7. To take off my makeup more and take better care of my skin. Tick.
8. To read a bible passage each day. Psalm 94 (and a study on Ruth 1 at church).
9. To stop going on my phone or any other technology in my bed. Tick.
10. To keep my room clean (and tidy it every Sunday). Um no, it looks like a bomb went off. Definitely something that needs to change this weekend.
11. To create and maintain positive study habits. I got a lot done today. (And got up early to do it!)
12. To feel more positive and energetic. Loved spending so much time doing fun things today!
Rating: 8/10
Title: Re: getting healthy and feeling better in semester two
Post by: caffinatedloz on July 20, 2019, 08:28:58 pm
Day Seven
1. To drink 1.5-2L of water a day. Two whole litres! ;D
2. To exercise daily: bike-rides, stretching, core workouts ect. Tick!
3. To spend a little more time outside, being creative and reading. Outside: Took the child I was looking after on a nice long walk. We also at morning tea and lunch outside. Creativity: Wrote a poem today and did heaps of playing with little kids. Reading: Yay 2 hour commute!
4. To stop snacking after dinner. I am so bad at this one.
5. To cut out all lollies. (My go-to comfort food.) Tick.
6. To wear my retainer every night. Tick.
7. To take off my makeup more and take better care of my skin. Tick.
8. To read a bible passage each day. Psalm 95 and 96.
9. To stop going on my phone or any other technology in my bed. Tick.
10. To keep my room clean (and tidy it every Sunday). Did a fair bit of work on this today.
11. To create and maintain positive study habits. Tick. Did some homework when I got home from a long day of work. (But not as much as I would have liked.)
12. To feel more positive and energetic. Really enjoyed today.
Rating: 9/10
Week 1 I think that I am enjoying this and getting more use to the routine. I think that in the upcoming week I am going to focus on not snacking after dinner. I had a weird week and it involved eating meals at random times.
Overall I feel pretty productive, and I am really happy with the things that I am getting done in the morning.
As these things became like habits and regular parts of my day it was easier to stay consistent.
Rating: 8/10
Title: Re: getting healthy and feeling better in semester two
Post by: caffinatedloz on July 22, 2019, 06:38:51 am
Day Eight
1. To drink 1.5-2L of water a day. Tick!
2. To exercise daily: bike-rides, stretching, core workouts ect. Tick!
3. To spend a little more time outside, being creative and reading. Outside: Watched the sunset ;D Creativity: Some knitting! Reading: :)
4. To stop snacking after dinner. 5. To cut out all lollies. (My go-to comfort food.) Tick.
6. To wear my retainer every night. Tick.
7. To take off my makeup more and take better care of my skin. Tick.
8. To read a bible passage each day. Psalm 97 and some passages from Luke!
9. To stop going on my phone or any other technology in my bed. Tick.
10. To keep my room clean (and tidy it every Sunday). Tick!
11. To create and maintain positive study habits. Lots of procrastinating!
12. To feel more positive and energetic. Tick!
Rating: 8/10
Title: Re: getting healthy and feeling better in semester two
Post by: caffinatedloz on July 22, 2019, 08:12:23 pm
Day Nine 1. To drink 1.5-2L of water a day. Yep!
2. To exercise daily: bike-rides, stretching, core workouts ect. Mhm!
3. To spend a little more time outside, being creative and reading. Outside: Went on a nice long walk and played with some kids outside for community service. Creativity: Procrastinated with heaps of doodling. Reading: Yep!
4. To stop snacking after dinner. I just get so hungry all day, and I never take enough food to school. Then I get home starving and eat all evening. It's really terrible!
5. To cut out all lollies. (My go-to comfort food.) Still going strong, but was a bit tempted today...
6. To wear my retainer every night. Tick!
7. To take off my makeup more and take better care of my skin. Tick!
8. To read a bible passage each day. Tick!
9. To stop going on my phone or any other technology in my bed. I completely forgot, but it was only half an hour or so in the afternoon!
10. To keep my room clean (and tidy it every Sunday). Surprisingly, it is still somewhat clean.
11. To create and maintain positive study habits. So much procrastination, so little actually accomplished.
12. To feel more positive and energetic. :(
Rating: 6/10
Also: I plotted my daily ratings from the first week on a graph, and there was a slightly positive trajectory. Let's hope it continues that way! (https://i.imgur.com/HmbDZFi.jpg)
I also put whether or not I completed each goal into a spreadsheet for each day, and there seems to be a pretty direct correlation between my productivity and my mood. I'm not sure which affects which, but I'm starting to wonder if how productive I affects how I feel and not the other way around.
Title: Re: getting healthy and feeling better in semester two
Post by: caffinatedloz on July 23, 2019, 09:52:13 pm
Day Ten
1. To drink 1.5-2L of water a day. Tick!
2. To exercise daily: bike-rides, stretching, core workouts ect. Tick! (An hour of self-defence class at school and then some stretching and running around at production rehearsal.)
3. To spend a little more time outside, being creative and reading. Outside: :( Creativity: Knitting! The scarf I am working on is almost finished. Reading: Finished a new book.
4. To stop snacking after dinner.
5. To cut out all lollies. (My go-to comfort food.) TIck!
6. To wear my retainer every night. Mhm, and it's started hurting less so that's something I guess.
7. To take off my makeup more and take better care of my skin. Yep!
8. To read a bible passage each day. Tick!
9. To stop going on my phone or any other technology in my bed. Tick!
10. To keep my room clean (and tidy it every Sunday). Nope. It already looks atrocious.
11. To create and maintain positive study habits. Got on top of everything that I've missed so far today.
12. To feel more positive and energetic. ;D ;D
Rating: 8/10
Title: Re: getting healthy and feeling better in semester two
Post by: caffinatedloz on July 24, 2019, 09:31:38 pm
Day Eleven
1. To drink 1.5-2L of water a day.
2. To exercise daily: bike-rides, stretching, core workouts ect.
Quite short but a total killer.
3. To spend a little more time outside, being creative and reading. Outside: ;D Creativity: ;D Reading: ;D
4. To stop snacking after dinner. Yep! Finally...
5. To cut out all lollies. (My go-to comfort food.) Despite the temptation, still sticking to this.
6. To wear my retainer every night. Tick!
7. To take off my makeup more and take better care of my skin. Mhm.
8. To read a bible passage each day. Psalm 100 today!
9. To stop going on my phone or any other technology in my bed. Tick!
10. To keep my room clean (and tidy it every Sunday). Tidied it again tody.
11. To create and maintain positive study habits. Got heaps done.
12. To feel more positive and energetic. Mostly
Rating: 10/10
Title: Re: getting healthy and feeling better in semester two
Post by: caffinatedloz on July 25, 2019, 06:54:32 pm
1. To drink 1.5-2L of water a day. Yep!
2. To exercise daily: bike-rides, stretching, core workouts ect.
Also, an hour of walking laps of the oval at the school's annual Walkathon.
3. To spend a little more time outside, being creative and reading. Outside: The walkathon ::) Creativity: Finished knitting a scarf- also spent heaps of time working on scenes for the production. Reading: Tick ;D
4. To stop snacking after dinner. Mum brought me home some chocolate...
5. To cut out all lollies. (My go-to comfort food.) Once again, a half-price Cadbury sale tempted me but I did not relent. (Mum got me a small bar of chocolate, but I'm saying this doesn't count as this was more about bags of gummy lollies.)
6. To wear my retainer every night. Yep!
7. To take off my makeup more and take better care of my skin. Had to go on stage at a school assembly today so I wore a ton of makeup, but I took it all off!
8. To read a bible passage each day. Psalm 101
9. To stop going on my phone or any other technology in my bed. Tick, although it is super tempting.
10. To keep my room clean (and tidy it every Sunday). Had a small tidy up today.
11. To create and maintain positive study habits. We didn't have any classes today, so hence no new homework. I'm pretty on top of things so I decided to take a break, only doing the last bit of catching up I needed to.
12. To feel more positive and energetic. Thoroughly enjoyed today. It was a school spirit day with lots of time to hang out with friends!
Rating: 9/10
Title: Re: getting healthy and feeling better in semester two
Post by: caffinatedloz on July 26, 2019, 10:17:44 pm
Day Thirteen
1. To drink 1.5-2L of water a day. Yep!
2. To exercise daily: bike-rides, stretching, core workouts ect. Tick.
3. To spend a little more time outside, being creative and reading. Outside: :( Creativity: A whole day of acting and creating. Reading: Finished a book.
4. To stop snacking after dinner. I was out with friends. :(
5. To cut out all lollies. (My go-to comfort food.) Full day production rehearsal meant I blatantly ignored this.
6. To wear my retainer every night. Tick!
7. To take off my makeup more and take better care of my skin. Mhm. (But I had a ton on today... of the orange variety! Yay stage makeup ::) )
8. To read a bible passage each day. Psalm 101 and Ruth 2
9. To stop going on my phone or any other technology in my bed. Watched a movie in bed with my little sister.
10. To keep my room clean (and tidy it every Sunday). Haha nope.
11. To create and maintain positive study habits. Once again... I was busy all day.
12. To feel more positive and energetic. So tired, and so not positive.
Rating: 3/10
Title: Re: getting healthy and feeling better in semester two
Post by: caffinatedloz on July 27, 2019, 08:38:59 pm
Day Fourteen Daily Reflection
1. To drink 1.5-2L of water a day.
2. To exercise daily: bike-rides, stretching, core workouts ect.
3. To spend a little more time outside, being creative and reading. Outside: Took the girl I look after on a long bike ride. I just pushed her adaptive bike, but it was certainly an arm workout. Creativity: Made music with kids. Reading: :(
4. To stop snacking after dinner.
5. To cut out all lollies. (My go-to comfort food.)
6. To wear my retainer every night.
7. To take off my makeup more and take better care of my skin.
8. To read a bible passage each day.
9. To stop going on my phone or any other technology in my bed.
10. To keep my room clean (and tidy it every Sunday).
11. To create and maintain positive study habits.
12. To feel more positive and energetic.
Rating: 1/10
I'm just really tired today. I worked and volunteered all day and I'm sick and I had a massive day yesterday. Every day this week is going to be massive, so my goal is just to survive. I think that I will try to stick to the water, workout and daily bible reading, but certainly going to cut myself some slack this week.
Title: Re: getting healthy and feeling better in semester two
Post by: caffinatedloz on July 28, 2019, 09:19:15 pm
Day Fifteen 1. To drink 1.5-2L of water a day. Tick.
2. To exercise daily: bike-rides, stretching, core workouts ect. Yep! Two short workout videos.
3. To spend a little more time outside, being creative and reading. Outside: Went on a short wander. Creativity: Decorated a card. Reading: Read before bed. (ATM it's "Release" by Patrick Ness.)
4. To stop snacking after dinner. My sister and I played board games and ate chocolate all evening.
5. To cut out all lollies. (My go-to comfort food.) Nope. (see above)
6. To wear my retainer every night. Tick.
7. To take off my makeup more and take better care of my skin. Tick.
8. To read a bible passage each day. Tick.
9. To stop going on my phone or any other technology in my bed. Nope, but hoping to get back on track tomorrow.
10. To keep my room clean (and tidy it every Sunday). Yep! Spent some time cleaning and listening to a podcast.
11. To create and maintain positive study habits. Did no homework! :(
12. To feel more positive and energetic. ;D ;D
Rating: 7/10
Title: Re: getting healthy and feeling better in semester two
Post by: caffinatedloz on July 29, 2019, 09:20:35 pm
Day Sixteen 1. To drink 1.5-2L of water a day. Tick!
2. To exercise daily: bike-rides, stretching, core workouts ect. Did plenty today. A long morning workout and heaps of dancing.
3. To spend a little more time outside, being creative and reading. Outside: ;D Creativity: ;D Reading: ;D
4. To stop snacking after dinner. Yep!
5. To cut out all lollies. (My go-to comfort food.) Was at a debate tonight and between five of us we ate two and a half blocks of chocolate.
6. To wear my retainer every night. Tick!
7. To take off my makeup more and take better care of my skin. Tick!
8. To read a bible passage each day. Some short but encouraging verses!
9. To stop going on my phone or any other technology in my bed. Yep.
10. To keep my room clean (and tidy it every Sunday). Actually not looking that bad today.
11. To create and maintain positive study habits. Got heaps done despite having very little time.
12. To feel more positive and energetic. Yep!
Rating: 9/10
Title: Re: getting healthy and feeling better in semester two
Post by: blueycan on July 30, 2019, 08:44:11 am
I don’t debate, but I love watching debates, and arguing really speeds up the digestive system lol. What was the topic?
The topic ended up being "That the media should have no censorship". We were affirmative. I am actually a C Grade debater (Year 10), but as the C Grade team had a bye, I was simply going along to the B Grade debate to be an extra team member to help out.
In secret topic debates you are told the topic and hour before you must speak and (during the prep hour you cannot access any technology, only printed material). Although only three people must speak, you are allowed to have up to five people in the room. I was just a bonus person who worked on writing some arguments for the second speaker and helped with planning out ideas.
Title: Re: getting healthy and feeling better in semester two
Post by: blueycan on July 30, 2019, 07:07:02 pm
The topic ended up being "That the media should have no censorship". We were affirmative. I am actually a C Grade debater (Year 10), but as the C Grade team had a bye, I was simply going along to the B Grade debate to be an extra team member to help out.
In secret topic debates you are told the topic and hour before you must speak and (during the prep hour you cannot access any technology, only printed material). Although only three people must speak, you are allowed to have up to five people in the room. I was just a bonus person who worked on writing some arguments for the second speaker and helped with planning out ideas.
:o I like that topic.
Title: Re: getting healthy and feeling better in semester two
Post by: caffinatedloz on July 30, 2019, 07:08:16 pm
Yeah- an interesting topic, but hard to argue the affirmative. Especially as the opposing team built their entire case around keeping Australia's laws exactly as they are.
Title: Re: getting healthy and feeling better in semester two
Post by: caffinatedloz on July 30, 2019, 09:49:32 pm
1. To drink 1.5-2L of water a day.
2. To exercise daily: bike-rides, stretching, core workouts ect.
3. To spend a little more time outside, being creative and reading. Outside: Very long wait outside for a bus to get home, but I enjoyed being outside. ;D Creativity: Some knitting and calligraphy. ;D Reading: ;D
4. To stop snacking after dinner.
5. To cut out all lollies. (My go-to comfort food.) They were selling chocolates at school ::)
6. To wear my retainer every night.
7. To take off my makeup more and take better care of my skin.
8. To read a bible passage each day.
9. To stop going on my phone or any other technology in my bed.
10. To keep my room clean (and tidy it every Sunday).
11. To create and maintain positive study habits. Worked quite hard before and during school. (Didn't do anything much after school but I still got a fair bit done!)
12. To feel more positive and energetic. I felt really drained today.
Rating: 5/10
Title: Re: getting healthy and feeling better in semester two
Post by: caffinatedloz on July 31, 2019, 09:12:23 pm
Day Seventeen 1. To drink 1.5-2L of water a day.
2. To exercise daily: bike-rides, stretching, core workouts ect.
3. To spend a little more time outside, being creative and reading. Outside: ;D Creativity: ;D Reading: ;D
4. To stop snacking after dinner.
5. To cut out all lollies. (My go-to comfort food.)
6. To wear my retainer every night.
7. To take off my makeup more and take better care of my skin.
8. To read a bible passage each day.
9. To stop going on my phone or any other technology in my bed.
10. To keep my room clean (and tidy it every Sunday).
11. To create and maintain positive study habits.
12. To feel more positive and energetic.
Rating: 6/10
Title: Re: getting healthy and feeling better in semester two
Post by: caffinatedloz on August 01, 2019, 08:10:38 pm
Day Eighteen 1. To drink 1.5-2L of water a day. Suprisingly, desite rehearsing for nine hours today, I managed to drink heaps of water. I was in overalls so it was annoying, but we made it work. :-\
2. To exercise daily: bike-rides, stretching, core workouts ect. NINE HOURS of rehearsing. This involved running into the audience (while dancing and singing). There was also a backstage dance party, so we were never really sitting still.
3. To spend a little more time outside, being creative and reading. Outside: :( (spent ages in a bus) Creativity: ;D (acting) Reading: ;D (spent ages in a bus)
4. To stop snacking after dinner. Haha nope. But I was doing a lot today.
5. To cut out all lollies. (My go-to comfort food.) Plenty of rehearsing required plenty of energy.
6. To wear my retainer every night. Tick!
7. To take off my makeup more and take better care of my skin. I spent nine hours in stage makeup, including a beard, but I took it off very thoroughly.
8. To read a bible passage each day.
9. To stop going on my phone or any other technology in my bed.
10. To keep my room clean (and tidy it every Sunday).
11. To create and maintain positive study habits.
12. To feel more positive and energetic. Had a lot of energy today! (High on adrenaline?)
Rating: 5/10
Title: Re: getting healthy and feeling better in semester two
Post by: blueycan on August 01, 2019, 10:28:35 pm
A beard!? Love it!
Title: Re: getting healthy and feeling better in semester two
Post by: caffinatedloz on August 02, 2019, 04:34:56 pm
Day Nineteen 1. To drink 1.5-2L of water a day. Yep!
2. To exercise daily: bike-rides, stretching, core workouts ect. Yep!
3. To spend a little more time outside, being creative and reading. Outside: :) Creativity: ;D Reading: ;D
4. To stop snacking after dinner. I'm eating dinner as a type this (4:34 pm), so probably.
5. To cut out all lollies. (My go-to comfort food.) Presuming that I'll eat a ton of junk tonight (as it's opening night of the production.)
6. To wear my retainer every night. Mhm.
7. To take off my makeup more and take better care of my skin. Tick!
8. To read a bible passage each day. "Praise He who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion"
9. To stop going on my phone or any other technology in my bed. Tick!
10. To keep my room clean (and tidy it every Sunday). Hahaha nope. This has slipped by the wayside amidst the chaos of this week. I hope to get around to it on Sunday!
11. To create and maintain positive study habits. Feeling on top of things.
12. To feel more positive and energetic. Super pumped for tonight!
Rating: 8/10
Title: Re: getting healthy and feeling better in semester two
Post by: blueycan on August 02, 2019, 05:01:44 pm
Good luck on your production!!!! ;D
Title: Re: getting healthy and feeling better in semester two
Post by: caffinatedloz on August 03, 2019, 11:12:19 pm
Day Twenty 1. To drink 1.5-2L of water a day. Yep!
2. To exercise daily: bike-rides, stretching, core workouts ect. Yep!
3. To spend a little more time outside, being creative and reading. Outside: :) Creativity: ;D Reading: ;D
4. To stop snacking after dinner. Hahahaha nope.
5. To cut out all lollies. (My go-to comfort food.)
6. To wear my retainer every night. Mhm.
7. To take off my makeup more and take better care of my skin. Tick!
8. To read a bible passage each day.
9. To stop going on my phone or any other technology in my bed. Tick!
10. To keep my room clean (and tidy it every Sunday).
11. To create and maintain positive study habits.
12. To feel more positive and energetic.
Rating: 8/10
Title: Re: getting healthy and feeling better in semester two
Post by: caffinatedloz on August 04, 2019, 09:33:11 pm
Day Twenty-One 1. To drink 1.5-2L of water a day. Yep!
2. To exercise daily: bike-rides, stretching, core workouts ect. I walked around all day, and did a super short (but really difficult workout.
3. To spend a little more time outside, being creative and reading. Outside: ;D Creativity: :) Reading: ;D
4. To stop snacking after dinner. Hahahaha nope... again
5. To cut out all lollies. (My go-to comfort food.) Open day freebies!
6. To wear my retainer every night. Mhm.
7. To take off my makeup more and take better care of my skin. Tick!
8. To read a bible passage each day.
9. To stop going on my phone or any other technology in my bed. Tick!
10. To keep my room clean (and tidy it every Sunday).
11. To create and maintain positive study habits.
12. To feel more positive and energetic. Not going to lie, had a bit of a breakdown last night, but already feeling heaps better. It's amazing what a night of sleep can do.
Rating: 8/10
Title: Re: getting healthy and feeling better in semester two
Post by: caffinatedloz on August 05, 2019, 08:53:35 pm
Day Twenty-Two 1. To drink 1.5-2L of water a day. Only just.
3. To spend a little more time outside, being creative and reading. Outside: :) Creativity: ;D Reading: :)
4. To stop snacking after dinner.
5. To cut out all lollies. (My go-to comfort food.)
6. To wear my retainer every night.
7. To take off my makeup more and take better care of my skin. Bare-faced today.
8. To read a bible passage each day.
9. To stop going on my phone or any other technology in my bed.
10. To keep my room clean (and tidy it every Sunday). Some early morning cleaning.
11. To create and maintain positive study habits. Slowly getting on top of things. Did a fair bit of maths and science!
12. To feel more positive and energetic. ;D
Rating: 7/10
Title: Re: getting healthy and feeling better in semester two
Post by: caffinatedloz on August 07, 2019, 09:24:13 pm
Day Twenty-Four 1. To drink 1.5-2L of water a day. Once again, only just.
2. To exercise daily: bike-rides, stretching, core workouts ect. Lots of leg stretches. I'm trying to touch my toes again.
3. To spend a little more time outside, being creative and reading. Outside: :) Creativity: ;D Reading: :)
4. To stop snacking after dinner. I always have the best intentions, but mum brought me home some cheese from a meeting at work. It was totally worth it.
5. To cut out all lollies. (My go-to comfort food.) I had a Caramello Koala today. (One of the big ones.)
6. To wear my retainer every night.
7. To take off my makeup more and take better care of my skin.
8. To read a bible passage each day. Romans 8
9. To stop going on my phone or any other technology in my bed.
10. To keep my room clean (and tidy it every Sunday). A little bit of tidying.
11. To create and maintain positive study habits. Did some science, biology and religion,
12. To feel more positive and energetic. ;D
Rating: 9/10
Title: Re: getting healthy and feeling better in semester two
Post by: caffinatedloz on August 08, 2019, 09:04:32 pm
Day Twenty-Four 1. To drink 1.5-2L of water a day. Yep!!
3. To spend a little more time outside, being creative and reading. Outside: ;D Creativity: ;D Reading: ;)
4. To stop snacking after dinner. Finally!!
5. To cut out all lollies. (My go-to comfort food.) Mhm! ;D
6. To wear my retainer every night. This has become second nature.
7. To take off my makeup more and take better care of my skin. Once again, this is second nature.
8. To read a bible passage each day.
9. To stop going on my phone or any other technology in my bed. Getting fairly used to this!
10. To keep my room clean (and tidy it every Sunday).
11. To create and maintain positive study habits. I got heaps done, but I have two tests tomorrow and I feel underprepared for one of them. I've got a plan though (which does not involve sacrificing any sleep).
12. To feel more positive and energetic. Really stressed out today!! :-[
Rating: 9/10
Title: Re: getting healthy and feeling better in semester two
Post by: caffinatedloz on August 09, 2019, 10:12:54 pm
Taking a break until next Friday! I'm going to try and maintain some of these habits without the reminder, but I'm having such a hectic time atm so I'm giving up on becoming a completely different person for now.
Please yell at me if I don't start this again!!
Title: Re: getting healthy and feeling better in semester two
Post by: SlowandSteady on August 10, 2019, 07:28:38 am
Title: Re: getting healthy and feeling better in semester two
Post by: Snow Leopard on August 19, 2019, 04:53:04 pm
How've you been doing with this?
Title: Re: getting healthy and feeling better in semester two
Post by: kimokeeffe on August 19, 2019, 05:31:36 pm
This is a super good idea! I recommend an app like 30 day ab challenge or similar for your workout goal, as I have personally found it really helpful and because they're usually only quite short: pretty motivating :) To help with staying positive which can be a real challenge around this time of the year, I've benefitted from trying to study with friends or give myself more downtime when I know that I can afford to take sometime off studying. Hope some of this helps! Good luck with the rest of your year ;D ;D
Title: Re: getting healthy and feeling better in semester two
Post by: caffinatedloz on September 01, 2019, 09:51:19 pm
Unfortunately, a mix of ill health and business has allowed this to fall by the wayside, but I still plan to get back on track. At the minute, my goal is to tidy up my bedroom (which has been getting progressively messier over the past month) in two weeks, while also getting my exercise and water drinking habits back on track. After those two weeks, I'll pick back up where I left off with the long list of daily goals.
I think that I'll post every day and let you know how I've gone with my two important goals.
Today I changed my sheets and generally did a bit of tidying in my room and put together an achievable plan of turning the ridiculous mess into something habitable. In terms of exercise, I did a little running around while I was supervising kids, but nothing particularly strenuous. Once I am able to see my bedroom floor, I should be able to start up my ab workouts again.
<3 <3
Title: Re: getting healthy and feeling better in semester two
Post by: caffinatedloz on September 02, 2019, 09:11:57 pm
Room: tick... well sort of! I made my bed which based on the past couple of weeks is a massive achievement. I also did some other little things, but not as much as I would have liked.
Exercise: I walked around the oval with a friend and then walked home from school (so all up more than an extra hour of wandering).
Water: I didn't count how much I had but I definitely felt a lot better for it!
Title: Re: getting healthy and feeling better in semester two
Post by: Snow Leopard on September 03, 2019, 05:01:45 pm
It's great to see you getting back on track laura :)
Title: Re: getting healthy and feeling better in semester two
Post by: caffinatedloz on September 03, 2019, 09:46:55 pm
Okay... soooo.... I have three tests tomorrow and between revising for each of them (as I left things WAY too late), I did not get a chance to do any cleaning. I really need to pick this habit back up and do some more tomorrow.
On a more positive note, I did some walking and some dancing at school today, which I am counting as my daily exercise.
And I can already feel the difference that water is making!
Title: Re: getting healthy and feeling better in semester two
Post by: caffinatedloz on September 04, 2019, 09:16:20 pm
Cleaning: I did what I meant to do earlier in the week. I'm very happy with my progress but still a bit behind where I would like to be.
Exercise: I walk home from school today and around the oval at lunch (25ish minutes), as well as doing a six minute leg workout.
Water: Had heaps today but still had a bit of a headace.
Title: Re: getting healthy and feeling better in semester two
Post by: caffinatedloz on September 05, 2019, 09:07:28 pm
Ticks all round! Today was a good day and I accomplished a lot in terms of tidying things up and working out.
Title: Re: getting healthy and feeling better in semester two
Post by: r1ckworthy on September 05, 2019, 10:00:58 pm
Well done! It's great to see the amount of improvement you made over the last couple of posts!
Aw thank you! Today was mediocre. No cleaning and minimal exercise, but plenty of water.
Title: Re: getting healthy and feeling better in semester two
Post by: caffinatedloz on September 19, 2019, 08:07:22 am
Things spiralled drastically since my last post, and my room is so atrocious that spending time in here is stressing me out. Over the school holidays, I will be productive.
(I mean the more I say it the more I'll believe it right?)
So I thought I would set some goals:
Drink 1.5-2L of water a day.
Complete all my holiday homework.
Tidy up my room and keep it clean.
Start a 30 day exercise plan.
Renew my commitment to the lolly ban!
And for me, the school holidays start today. I'm going to check in periodically and let you know how things are going. ;D[/list]
Title: Re: getting healthy and feeling better in semester two
Post by: caffinatedloz on September 19, 2019, 08:32:40 pm
Okay... so I had about a litre and a half of water today! ;D I worked on my English oral, I was hoping to finish the first draft but only got partway through the first paragraph. I did heaps of work on tidying my room. And... I had a lollipop (and heaps of other junk). I'm about to do my ab workout, so I'm most of the way there. ::)
Title: Re: getting healthy and feeling better in semester two
Post by: caffinatedloz on September 20, 2019, 09:58:35 pm
I did a little more work on all my goals today. Some tidying, some homework, a workout and some healthy eating. And I probably had 3L of water. ;D
Title: Re: getting healthy and feeling better in semester two
Post by: Coolmate on September 20, 2019, 10:11:51 pm
That's awesome laura_, keep up the great goal setting! :D
Thanks Coolmate! Yet another productive day working on my goals. I did my workout and had heaps of water. I was super productive and reorganised most of my room and did made some biology notes!
I'm also going to add on some leg workouts with my ab workout, because I think I could be doing more.
Title: Re: getting healthy and feeling better in semester two
Post by: caffinatedloz on September 22, 2019, 08:36:56 pm
No lollies again. And I did my workout. I think that now I'm less tired and stressed I'm just making healthier choices. I also did a little more homework and some more tidying up. I had 1.2L (so almost)...
Title: Re: getting healthy and feeling better in semester two
Post by: caffinatedloz on September 25, 2019, 09:50:48 pm
Over the past two days I did my workouts, ate healthy food and drank lots of water. I also did some homework and tidying, but not as much as I would have liked.
Title: Re: getting healthy and feeling better in semester two
Post by: Poet on October 02, 2019, 08:00:42 pm
Hey! Well done on sticking to this well, it's something to admire. How have you been over the past week or so?
Title: Re: getting healthy and feeling better in semester two
Post by: caffinatedloz on October 03, 2019, 08:58:41 pm
Thanks for the bump Poet! I've been eating sort of healthy (I mean healthy enough for the holidays), and have done sporadic cleaning and study. I have friends coming over tomorrow so I'll have to clean up before then and I have some work that I need to finish by Monday, plus I'm going to lectures on the weekend which should help to motivate me. I've also been drinking lots of water because my headaches and dizziness is a lot worse if I don't so that's always a reminder.
I hadn't been working out at all, but have been on heaps of leisurely walks in some really nice areas. I walked for an hour today around a lake in Ballarat as well as through the Ballarat Botanical Gardens. I realised when I got home that I couldn't put any weight on my bad knee though so I think that is a sign I have not been wearing my orthotics as much as I should over the holidays. Hopefully it will be better soon and I can pick this back up.
Title: Re: getting healthy and feeling better in semester two
Post by: caffinatedloz on October 21, 2019, 07:22:35 pm
Hello everyone, I'm back again. After a wild couple of weeks, I'm seriously lacking in motivation. At the moment I'm focusing on eating healthily, keeping my study spaces clean (and my room) and studying heaps for exams.
My room looked like a bomb had exploded but at the minute it's looking a little better. I've been eating heaps of healthy foods and they've been giving me lots of energy. I can definitely feel the difference. At the minute I'm trying to do around 15 hours a week of study, homework and exam revision. This is the amount suggested by the school and since I've missed quite a few days I feel like I really need to do this amount to catch up on the work I've missed. Last week I did 13 hours and 25 minutes, an improvement from the 9 hours the week before. I feel like I might finally hit the 15 hours this week so wish me luck!
I'll check back in on Sunday... ;D
Title: Re: getting healthy and feeling better in semester two
Post by: Snow Leopard on November 02, 2019, 04:51:30 pm
How've you been Laura?
Title: Re: getting healthy and feeling better in semester two
Post by: caffinatedloz on November 03, 2019, 07:06:40 am
Really great actually, thanks for reminding me to update this. I've started a habit tracker with six things on it and that has been super helpful for me.
They are: - eat healthily - drink enough water - do my chores - workout - pray and read my bible
So far I've found the healthy eating and working out most effective and I've been losing weight and feeling fantastic! Having a really simple system during exam time has worked for me.
I also started a study tracker and that's been useful. It helps me to see how much time I spend on each subject each week- enlightening.
Title: Re: getting healthy and feeling better in semester two
Post by: Bri MT on November 03, 2019, 12:42:40 pm
Really great actually, thanks for reminding me to update this. I've started a habit tracker with six things on it and that has been super helpful for me.
They are: - eat healthily - drink enough water - do my chores - workout - pray and read my bible
So far I've found the healthy eating and working out most effective and I've been losing weight and feeling fantastic! Having a really simple system during exam time has worked for me.
I also started a study tracker and that's been useful. It helps me to see how much time I spend on each subject each week- enlightening.
Do you track digitally or by hand? I used to use a monthly & weekly tracker in my bullet journal but I usually forget after a few months
Title: Re: getting healthy and feeling better in semester two
Post by: caffinatedloz on November 03, 2019, 06:22:36 pm
Do you track digitally or by hand? I used to use a monthly & weekly tracker in my bullet journal but I usually forget after a few months
I track my habits by hand, and study too. (But I transfer the study tracking off of a note on my computer once a week rather than daily.) (https://i.imgur.com/Bbv6axV.jpg)
Title: Re: getting healthy and feeling better in semester two
Post by: caffinatedloz on November 18, 2019, 09:49:49 pm
With Semester 2 coming to a close, I'm officially closing this thread.
Whist, I haven't been as consistent with posting over this term, some of the habits I started I've still been continuing without too much effort as they've become part of my routine. I've been drinking more water and eating predominantly healthy foods (with occasional treats). I've also been doing more exercise day-to-day and I've been feeling more energised.
I think that I'm going to make an effort over summer to keep building these positive habits. I think that one that I miss the most was the no technology on bed thing as it certainly kept my screen time down. I might try and enforce that more next year when school starts back up. I'm also going to try and restart an ab workout plan.
Thanks so much for everyone who's followed this journey and been so supportive! I appreciate all of the tips, motivation, advice and support. ;D