Today is Day 1 of the 60 day challenge. (If you don't know what I am talking about here is the link explaining the challenge. http://camicandoit.blogspot.com/2013/09/welcome-to-blog-intro-to-60-day.html )
So let's get started with the questions.
What day is today in the Challenge?
Today is day one!
How did it go?(How many of the daily tasks did you accomplish today?If applicable, how many of the weekly tasks did you accomplish today?)
Today went well.
- I ate 6 times today, (some were small snacks, but that's okay.)
- I kept an eating log of all the things I ate today, I didn't eat any sugar or high fructose corn syrup (I had soup with corn in it, and shrimp with butter and soy in the sauce so corn and dairy weren't included in my elimination diet today.)
- I brushed my teeth in the morning and I will brush them tonight.
- I will wash my face tonight (If you don't trust me on these, I will report on them tomorrow.)
- I did 21 minutes of yoga. : )
- I hope to read my scriptures tonight
- I will pray tonight
- I managed my time well today, I got a lot accomplished and left for work 15 minutes earlier than usual.
- I did one hour of schoolwork (prepping for my Anatomy exam.)
- I brushed my hair.
- I did my hair and makeup.
- I showered.
- I did my daily chore for Monday which is vacuum upstairs, and the downstairs looked crummy so I vacuumed downstairs too.
- I planned a meal for tonight, which Husband made while I was doing yoga. (Spaghetti Squash and Shrimp.)
How do you feel physically?
I feel alright. I have felt achy and tired all day, and riding my bike home from work made me feel winded. But I don't seem to have any stomach pain today, just muscle and joints.
How do you feel mentally?
I feel conflicted, ha ha. Part of my mind feels clear and happy with my accomplishments, while the other feels worried and slightly stressed that maybe my list wasn't perfect and didn't include EVERYTHING that could help. This I think, is normal. I think that because it is the first day of me making myself get up and do things, my mind is automatically finding fault. I also think that my thoughts testify of my need for a "perfect situation" or a quick fix for everything. Those tendencies of mine are the reason why I'm doing such an experiment/challenge with myself. To break those needs. So I guess it is good that I'm feeling mentally conflicted.
How do you feel emotionally?
I feel slightly irritable, to be honest. I think the tiredness and the wanting to start the challenge right make me feel rushed and that makes me feel irritable. During my yoga sequence, (I did a video) the instructor wasn't leading the sequence in the way I thought she should and I was so annoyed with her! I kept thinking, seriously are we doing triangle pose AGAIN? move on LADY!!! I think those feelings were a result of me trying to control everything. I guess it is a good eye opener for me.
What are your thoughts on the challenge?
My thoughts on the challenge are hopeful. I am hoping that I have chosen good "little things" that will help me on my way, I am hoping that I can overcome some of my most frustrating demons(the demons who tell me to give up on things), I am hoping that the challenge will help me to feel like a participant in my life again.
I also, am feeling that even if I picked "wrong" things then the challenge is the perfect way to figure that out. Husband said it really well, he said that if after the 60 days one of my "little things" has proven to not be helpful at all, then I can say "that doesn't work for me." and stop feeling pressure to utilize it in my life. He says "it could be pretty freeing for you, you won't have to stress about not doing it if you know you don't like what it does for you." So that is a really comforting thought. It strips away my need for perfection and helps me to feel peace in this crazy idea. It also helps me to be more patient with myself in this process. (Husband has some good points.)
Other than that I am excited. I'm excited to share this experience with you all. I feel like sharing this is what is keeping me excited. I'm not sure why, it could seem meaningless to some of you out there. I still feel excited nonetheless.
Nighttime routine time!
xoxo!
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