I have a love-hate relationship with summer. I make enormous goals to hit by the end of the summer taking 0 consideration for the fact that all I really need is a break and a breather. I spent this summer spazzing out about my proposal for my PhD when I wasn't working on it, worrying about the feelings and thoughts of men who couldn't give me what I needed, badgering myself with shoulds and castigating myself for past mistakes, and trying to cope with all of it with gluten, sugar, potato chips and garbage, including twitter binges. My detox had a few pretty days, but by and large, it failed to take off.
As cheesy as this sounds, fall is a time of new beginnings. School is starting. The weather is getting breathe-able. Back to stress, but also back to structure. I need to recommit to my health goals. Here's what I want for September:
1. Pumpkin clause
2. Yoga and one fun form of exercise a day.
3. Adios prepackaged, alcohol, & baked goods
4. Hello veggies, lean proteins, whole grains and some fruit
5. Adios bingeing
6. Hello contemplative eating and better coping mechanisms
7. Adios social media. Using it for what I need with grad school and that's going to be it.
I know we've had this conversation before and how it's ended, but this is my life and I'll be done trying when I'm done breathing.
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