January: Health

This months intention will be Health. This is something I have abused a lot last year. I traveled more than ever before and did not make healthy decisions when it came time to eat. Over the passed 4 years I’ve lost 55 pounds and gained about 45 pounds back. This intention is special to me because one of my best friends, and roommate Blake will be joining me. We will be on a strict diet his wife Olivia helped come up with and she cooks all the time and is super duper awesome. Going through this with my brother is really important to me as this is the area I struggle the most in. Eating well is not the only part of this intention. I will be focusing on being more physical in my everyday routine. I joined the YMCA with Blake & Olivia. Blake and I will go every morning at 6am. This morning was my first time waking up that early to go to the gym and I felt so energized afterwards. As Blake and I were walking to my car I noticed the sun wasn’t even up yet. Accomplishing something even so small as completing a work out before the sun is up feels more rewarding than I expected. In addition to going to the gym near my place in the city I joined a gym next to my office in Rosedale. A bunch of my coworkers go to the same gym and twice a week a core group goes. We call them “Too Swoll Tuesdays” and “Thigh Burnin’ Thursdays” (thank you Matt for the alliteration).


Some other focuses this month include picking entire weeks to practice Meditation & Yoga.

Intentional Eating Plan

No:

• Gluten
• Sugar
• Dairy
• Grains
• Red Meat
• Whisky
• Beer

Yes:

• Fruit
• Veggies
• Chicken
• Fish
• Natural Sugars