I have long term goals as well as short term goals, without a timeline I fail to stick to anything. I love the feeling of accomplishment when you have a long list of things to achieve and are able to cross them off one by one. And of course, I am a true believer of the reward system, karma, all that jazz. So I'm making sure karma works in my favor when I do well. Let's hash out a plan...
Longterm Goals- things I need to continuously practice every day for the next year.
-Drink a full bottle of water a day
-Eat a fruit a day
-Be on time
Weekly Goals- these are more for fun things, good things I should be doing,or challenges. Practicing it regularly for a year would be more of a burden than an achievement, so they are short term goals - 1 week, end to end.
-be a vegetarian
-don't eat any fried foods
-don't eat any chocolate, ice cream, cakes, sodas
-no alcohol
-detox week, only pure and organic foods, no processed foods
-NO shopping
-Do a good deed, like buy a stranger a cup of coffee...
-Cook all your meals, no dining out.
-$50 budget for the week
-No driving, only use walking, public transport
-finish all my assignments a day early
-go to sleep for 8 hours every day, going to bed and waking up early
Reward
I've found a new passion in life, and it's called brunch. The food is great, the atmosphere is perfect for relaxing and destressing. It's the perfect start to a week, and end to a stressful one. So I've decided it gets to become a regular treat in my life. I've organized a list of places to try for great food or atmosphere, all around the Triangle. So I can break outside of CH as well. The awesome thing about this treat is I can do it alone, and I still feel just as happy, or I can bring along a friend to share it with me. But the deal is, in order for me to gain my treat, I have to accomplish my weekly tasks which start on Sundays and end Sunday just in time for brunch, or an early Monday morning breakfast. This will also force me to get a positive head start on my week by waking up early and having a good first breakfast. If I don't follow through on my task, then I will have to double up the next week, and so on, until I do meet my goal. Then I get the treat...
Friday, August 6, 2010
Saturday, July 24, 2010
A Happy Life through Good Food
"An apple a day keeps the doctors away" so the saying goes. Truth? I think so. Make the right choices about food and you can have a happier, healthier life.
To start off this blog, I should set the stage for why I'm writing it and what will be in it. There are few things we can truly control in this world. What we choose to eat is luckily one of them, if you let it be a good thing. Food is your life in the sense that it affects your mental, physical and social state.
A great meal can make you happy, bring back memories, or be a moment of discovery that something so wonderful can exist. A piece of delicious chocolate can make you forget about the heartache of a break up, even if it's just for a moment. And that perfect cup of coffee is a perfect kick start to a good day.
Now I am no health nut, I consume my fair share of chocolate, alcohol, and deep fried goodies. Throwing all those delicious options out the window is a bit extreme for me, and only leads to unfulfillable desires-not good for the soul. Life is too short to completely forgo wonderful things just in case bad consequences MAY arise in the future. But I do believe that what we choose to eat has consequences, so balance is key. One of the goals in writing this blog is to keep myself on track, kick some bad habits and really start practicing the good ones I know I should.
I love cooking and hosting dinner parties. It's such a great opportunity to make something great and share it with people you love. Food is a way for people to connect between cultures. Good food has no boundaries of who you are or where you're from, somehow the good stuff can break through those lines. There's just something special when you and another person can truly appreciate the same thing.
I say all this great stuff about food, but everything good is balanced by its bad sides. As a great meal can brighten your mood, a bad meal can worsen a bad situation. And choosing to eat healthy balanced with time constraints and costs can be more frustrating than it seems worth sometimes. Food can bring a commonality but can push people apart or become judgemental of other people's choices. So if you let it, food can get the worst of you. But I'm not going to let it. Why let something I have complete control of steer my life in a negative way? Sometimes we forget how important things are when we start getting lost in the shuffle of life, so I'm using this blog to create focus for myself. Setting goals I know I can meet, I just have to do it.
To start off this blog, I should set the stage for why I'm writing it and what will be in it. There are few things we can truly control in this world. What we choose to eat is luckily one of them, if you let it be a good thing. Food is your life in the sense that it affects your mental, physical and social state.
A great meal can make you happy, bring back memories, or be a moment of discovery that something so wonderful can exist. A piece of delicious chocolate can make you forget about the heartache of a break up, even if it's just for a moment. And that perfect cup of coffee is a perfect kick start to a good day.
Now I am no health nut, I consume my fair share of chocolate, alcohol, and deep fried goodies. Throwing all those delicious options out the window is a bit extreme for me, and only leads to unfulfillable desires-not good for the soul. Life is too short to completely forgo wonderful things just in case bad consequences MAY arise in the future. But I do believe that what we choose to eat has consequences, so balance is key. One of the goals in writing this blog is to keep myself on track, kick some bad habits and really start practicing the good ones I know I should.
I love cooking and hosting dinner parties. It's such a great opportunity to make something great and share it with people you love. Food is a way for people to connect between cultures. Good food has no boundaries of who you are or where you're from, somehow the good stuff can break through those lines. There's just something special when you and another person can truly appreciate the same thing.
I say all this great stuff about food, but everything good is balanced by its bad sides. As a great meal can brighten your mood, a bad meal can worsen a bad situation. And choosing to eat healthy balanced with time constraints and costs can be more frustrating than it seems worth sometimes. Food can bring a commonality but can push people apart or become judgemental of other people's choices. So if you let it, food can get the worst of you. But I'm not going to let it. Why let something I have complete control of steer my life in a negative way? Sometimes we forget how important things are when we start getting lost in the shuffle of life, so I'm using this blog to create focus for myself. Setting goals I know I can meet, I just have to do it.
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