If you know me you know that over the past couple of years I fell into unhealthy habits, this happened right around the time I was diagnosed with Anxiety because all I wanted to do was to stay in bed, sleep all day and eat a load of crap (excuse my language). In 2016 I finally got control over my anxiety and I'm doing much better in that department of my life but I still struggle with some unhealthy habits daily. I have found that these unhealthy habits are starting to affect my mood and the way I feel physically so this year I have decided to work on those things and become a healthier version of my self.

My word of the year is: Healthy
I have seen so many people chose a word of the year for themselves, a word that they want to focus on for that year so I thought I would give it a try. Therefore my word of the year is the word Healthy because as I stated above  my health and getting it back on track is going to be my focus for this year.

How Do I Plan On Doing This?

1. Getting Up Earlier

For months now I have struggled to get up early, the only times I ever did was when I went to work but I only had to get up early 2 days a week for work and all the other days I would just sleep in. I would naturally wake up around 9ish which I think is a good time to wake up but then I would always turn over and go back to sleep and then I wouldn't wake up until 1pm, thats half the day gone! I actually felt horrible physically for sleeping this long believe it or not and I had no motivation what so ever when I would wake up at this time. My goal is to get up before 10am everyday. It's going to be a struggle, and there may be a few days where I might need to sleep longer than that but for the most part I want to get up before 10am.

2. Drink More Water 

I used to drink so much water, it was literally all I drink but now I find myself drinking a lot more fizzy drinks so I want to stop drinking so many of them, the odd one here and there is fine but the amount I am drinking currently is not okay and I need to start focusing on drinking more water again.

3. Eat Better

My eating is terrible, I swear I'm addicted to chocolate or something because the amount of chocolate I eat is ridiculous! I don't eat any fruit and the only time I eat vegetables is when I'm having a Roast which isn't that often. I don't know why I don't eat more fruit and veg because I do like them so I'm going to try and incorporate them more into my diet.

4. Start Exercising

I hate exercising because when I do it I get dizzy and I have a huge fear of fainting so this is why I don't do it. However, I have learned that the reason I get dizzy is because my body isn't used to exercising and also because I push myself way too hard. I try to do every exercise at once and my body just isn't ready for that yet. Therefore, in 2017 I'm going to start exercising but to start with I'm going to go for walks and as time goes on gradually increase my distance and I also own a skipping rope so I plan to do that as well and again as time goes on gradually increase how many I do. It may seem small and simple but it's best to start small and work your way up in time.

There are probably a whole lot more of things I need to do to be healthy but I'm only going to start with these 4 goals for now because I don't want to overwhelm myself. In time I will be working on more things too.