I managed to shake the daily staple for caffeine (well, soda at least, I don't count tea and apparently someone said it's a different type of caffeine in tea anyway and I believe them!) a few years ago. I didn't stop drinking Pepsi entirely, but I stopped having it in the house and at work, so it became an occasional treat. It was really hard for the first couple of weeks.
I've got a new plan, starting today. Our work has given a company-wide day off today to allow employees to focus on their "well-being". Well, I figured I'll take it seriously. I'm going to print of weekly target sheets and each week pin it on my fridge so my family see it, which will give me some accountability. It's going to have targets for different things that I have to hit each week. For some, I'll increase the targets as I improve. I think I'll go for;
Press Ups + Shoulders taps (start with 30 a day)
Sit Ups (start with 60 a day)
Greek Lessons (I've got an online learning platform subscription, so I'll target four 30-minute lessons a week)
Running (20km a week to being with)
Meditations (one a day)
Alcohol-free days (six a week, allowing one day off)
Gratitude Journaling (one written sentence a day stating something I am grateful for)
When I have a visual target, it tends to motivate me more. If I just make those targets in my head then I rarely stick to them, having it on paper and having to add a tick or a number to a box at the end of each day to indicate whether I did it/did enough seems to focus me much more.
I've got a new plan, starting today. Our work has given a company-wide day off today to allow employees to focus on their "well-being". Well, I figured I'll take it seriously. I'm going to print of weekly target sheets and each week pin it on my fridge so my family see it, which will give me some accountability. It's going to have targets for different things that I have to hit each week. For some, I'll increase the targets as I improve. I think I'll go for;
Press Ups + Shoulders taps (start with 30 a day)
Sit Ups (start with 60 a day)
Greek Lessons (I've got an online learning platform subscription, so I'll target four 30-minute lessons a week)
Running (20km a week to being with)
Meditations (one a day)
Alcohol-free days (six a week, allowing one day off)
Gratitude Journaling (one written sentence a day stating something I am grateful for)
When I have a visual target, it tends to motivate me more. If I just make those targets in my head then I rarely stick to them, having it on paper and having to add a tick or a number to a box at the end of each day to indicate whether I did it/did enough seems to focus me much more.