Treating my Temple with the respect it deserves

Your body is your temple.

I've heard that said many times.

And if it's true, then my temple sure doesn't get a lot of worship action. :P

I'm HORRIBLE at keeping care of myself. I always treat my own health and body as if it is my last priority.

I shower *if I have time*.

I never take the time to dress nicely or do my hair.

I seldom took the time to work out.

I only eat in between rushing off from one place to the next, and the stuff that I do eat is far too often a whole lot of junk. (Which is funny because I really prefer healthy foods, but never take the time to prepare them for myself.)

And I'll admit, I spend a lot of time "feeling like crap".

Maybe this is because I treat myself like crap.

Enough. It stops now.

Taking care of myself has to become a priority. I want to role model that health and personal pride is an important value for my children to have, and for that I need to live it.

So I've got some goals...baby steps, right?

1- I really want to run 10km by the end of the summer. I would like to do this in a reasonable amount of time. I've determined that 10km in 100 minutes seems relatively reasonable. To get there, I'm going to run 5km at least 3X per week. My running days are Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.  If I miss a day, I will make it up if possible. On the off days, I will find a way to get at least 20 minutes of exercise, whether it be a walk, a bike ride, Zumba, or something equally fun. I will give myself one day off from this a week. :)

2- I really want to eat better. I'm going to start with a VERY basic goal, that I have a real problem maintaining: I WILL EAT BREAKFAST EVERY DAY. Non-negotiable. And I will do so within the first hour of waking up. Breakfast can  be anything from a smoothie to a piece of toast, but whatever it is, I must eat it. NO COFFEE BEFORE BREAKFAST.  That's going to be really, really hard for me.

There. That's a start. Trying to add anything on top of that would be too ambitious right now.

I will update again with my progress next week! :) Wish me luck, again ;)