Organizing my Life

I can't get my ass in gear to workout. So I thought I'd try another approach.

I've talked before about basically living like a vegetarian when I'm left to fend/cook for myself. That still is true. But I've also discovered that when I eat meat, I am left feeling less satisfied and get hungry again sooner than if I had eaten a vegetarian meal.

So I'm thinking that it's time to make the conversion from semi-carnivore to omnivore (that also eats eggs, cheese and yogurt and drinks milk). That's the difference between being a vegetarian and vegan; vegans are STRICTLY plants/seeds/grains/whole foods + no meat/eggs/dairy. I am not ready for that and I might never be ready for that. But I am ready to try the vegetarian chapter in my life.

So I'm going to be searching for fabulous vegetarian recipes on the web and, starting Tuesday, I'm going to be preparing and eating them. Tuesday I will be able to go shopping for groceries. Monday I plan on purging my freezer of meats and I am also going to not buy any more soda.

It's probably a bad idea to start two new things at once; cutting soda and meat out of my diet; but it's all necessary. Soda is bad for you period. But diet soda is potentially worse. It has too many sugars that end up making you hungry as well and you get the whole crash thing going on after you drink one. Plus, I've been on bingers lately where I buy a 24 pack of soda Tuesday and (this week) there are 3 cans left on Saturday. That's bad. I need to quit cold turkey. And I'm not against water - I just like soda better. But it's a health change.Maybe once my energy levels rise due to a good diet and no soda, I'll be ready to start working out full time.

And I've created "Tidy Tuesday" as in, no matter what needs to be done, I'm cleaning my apartment every Tuesday. That includes dishes, vacuuming, sweeping, dusting & laundry. I was thinking about "Workout Wednesday" but I need to work out more than once a week. Although, it might be a good starting pace.

This Friday is a sale at Goodwill where all their clothes are $1.23 a piece and I need some clothes. So before Friday, I need to go through my clothes and see what I need to get rid of and what I want to keep. Honestly, I usually just go through the same clothes every week. I hardly open my closet or dresser. I can't get rid of too much, because some things in there are strictly seasonal and 4/7 days a week I have a dress code. Hopefully that's not for too long, though, and $1.23 is way better than a single piece for $15.