5 STEPS TO A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE!

THE BEGINNINGS TO A HEALTHIER LIFESTYLE STARTS NOW!!!!!

Today is going to be the day I start exercising more and eating better. The way I have been eating has been horrible. Too much fast food. I also want to relieve my stress and the Doctor said it starts with a little exercise everyday.  Stress has been my biggest hurdle the last couple of months.  I don't know how to relieve it. It has also gotten to the point where it is causing me health problems. I know that everyone has stress in there lives. I have a dear friend of mine Brittan that is dealing with way more stress than I could ever handle and she seems to be able to handle everything, a job, a kid, and she is able to deal with her husbands health problems. How do y'all do it? What is the secret to handling daily stress?  I hear that the Yoga videos really work, but i am afraid it won't work for me because,  i would probably lay down and fall a sleep. 

The thing that i hear helps is running, but I can't get the motivation to stick with it and I can't afford a membership to a gym. I do take my dog on a jog every once in a while, but I haven't been able to stick with it on a daily basis. I hope that this will change soon. I no longer have the one thing that has caused me so much stress lately...my job. I had to quit it last thursday because I had another epilectic attack at work. This was my second attach in a month that I had at work. We decided it was best for my health to let go of this job and start looking toward to our future. I know there will always be stress with jobs, I just need to learn how to cope with it better. To be honest It wasn't the job that was stress full for me it was the disorganized working environment. I guess some people are made for high stress jobs. I am definitely not one of them. It felt like I was working at a company that was just one big sorority and you had to be cool to be in the club. I have no regrets, because I absolutely hated my job.  So,  I have decided to focus on more important priorities like finishing up my Medical Assisting Degree and starting a family AND TAKING CARE OF MY HEALTH. Hopefully, Once I finish my degree I will have a job that I enjoy and doesn't cause me so much stress.

MY FIRST GOAL IS TO RUN 3 MILES WITHOUT STOPPING IN 2 WEEKS.

I AM HOPING TO RUN A 5K BY APRIL 16TH AND A 10K BY THE BEGINNING OF JUNE. I THINK IF I HAVE GOALS SET OUT NOW...THAN I WILL HAVE SOME THAT I CAN LOOK FORWARD TO ACHIEVING!  HOPEFULLY ONE DAY I WILL BE ABLE TO RUN A FULL MARATHON. 

MY PLAN FOR THIS WEEK IS AS FOLLOWS:

MONDAYS, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAYS- RUN FOR  45 MIN. OUTSIDE WITH MY DOG OR IN MY APARTMENT GYM.. WHICH IS FREE.  AND DO DANCE CENTRAL FOR 30 MIN.

TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS: I AM GOING TO DO MY AB WORK OUT VIDEOS FOR 45 MINUTES AND DO 20 MIN. OF WEIGHT LIFTING.


My Diet will include eating more fruit and veggies and drinking 8 glasses of water a day. No more soda for me!

I think I have all the resources I need. The thing I need MOST is the motivation to stick with my schedule.  Does anyone know of any sports activities in the charleston are that my hubby and I could join and that isn't too expensive? Let me know thanks! I am looking for something that requires a lot of running, but is fun at the same time. I used to do frisbie and kickball but we didn't really enjoy it.