You will probably find this weird, or at least a few people will. I LOVE my daily routine. I seriously do! The ability to plan out my day and stick to my plan makes me so happy! As long as I can have my day planned out by the time I go to bed the night before, I am a happy girl! I don't do so well with the inability to plan things out, not at all! I eat the same things every day, at pretty much the same time. I do the exact same things each morning, in the exact same order (for the most part) and it makes me happy. My workday isn't always 100% predictable, but my neatly color coordinated to-do list and heavily jotted in notebook helps me prioritize and make it through my day. My Outlook calendar is up to date and each day I generally know what to expect assuming my clients don't get crazy on me!
I don't count my weekends in my planning freakishness as I do enjoy and need time that is open to whatever life throws at me. My house may not be super clean and organized but that's okay because I didn't say I was an organization freak or a clean freak, I am a planning freak. When I have control over my daily plan I feel less stressed, make WAY better eating decisions, have better workouts and generally feel a sense of accomplishment that I stuck to my planned day. Making my lunch and snacks is planned in to my day, going to the gym is planned in to my day. When I have something planned that will throw off my normal routine I find pleasure and joy in the fact that I can plan around it! I'll switch my gym time, get up earlier if needed etc to ensure that I can maintain a planned day and stick to my routine.
The hubbs suffers a bit because of this right now since his schedule is ever changing. If he is up in the morning when I'm used to having the house to myself, I get a little cranky. He was working graveyard for several weeks which allowed me to make small meals for myself in the evening and end each night with a nice hot bath and ample reading time. Last night he was home but I really wanted to stick to my routine. He went and picked up his own dinner and I stuck to my plan!
HOWEVER my planning pays off, I am back to losing weight and feeling great! I'm down a total of 5.6 lbs today, woo hoo! I'm getting my hair done tonight from my soon to be sister in law so I packed extra snacks and changed my workout days so today is my off day instead of Thursday. Now I have to be honest, last night I was set on getting up early this morning and going to the gym at 5:30am, HOWEVER since I always take one day off during the week I just switched my day off.
Wow, I just sounded CRAZY! Haha, just a little truth to throw at you this morning!
Also, sorry for the pictureless posts, when I blog at work (yes I blog at work) I get a server error when I try to upload pictures!
Have a happy and healthy Wednesday!
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