April 06, 2010
Healthy Lifestyle, Anyone?
As part of
my 2010 goals I decided to give healthy living a try. I thought I'd try to wake up earlier, get in some exercise before going to work, get more sleep and eat healthier.
3 months into 2010 and my batting average's hovering around .500. Thanks to a new boss, I'm waking up earlier to get to work on time. (Sigh. Getting stuck in rush-hour traffic is NO FUN. But nooooo. I have to be in on time.) And because I have to get to work on time, there goes the option of getting some exercise in before going to work, because I'll be damned if I have to wake up before the sun rises.
I'm also eating healthier by giving up my traditional curry-puff-and-kopi work breakfast. This used to be a workday staple, but now I've switched to muesli and/or granola instead, depending on which one is on sale. It's rabbit food, no doubt, but it's tasty and I get more fibre into my diet as well... I'm still sticking to the kopis and kopi-o's though - some things, like TV channels and lucky socks, should NEVER be changed!
As for sleep, well, that's irregular. All in all, I'd say I'm getting more sleep than before, but not on a nightly basis. Over Good Friday I slept 15 hours, and that was a good Friday indeed! Of course, the nights before I averaged about 4 hours each, thanks to the perils of late-night cable and a TV that's right in front of my bed. Still, the black rings under my eyes are now a lightish-brown so I'd say I'm having some success here.
Most importantly, I've started exercising. My sis dragged us all to this PowerPlate class over at Dempsey and it's tougher than I thought it would be. Pretty good fun though, and two days after the session my arms are still achey. I love the muscle-achey feeling; it's a feel-good pain!
Next up, to get my ass back to softball training AND to finally break 90 on the golf course. Stay tuned! :D
Posted by scrabbyfoo at April 6, 2010 03:17 PM