I'm writing this now in May having already done 4 months of challenges, but I figured keeping a blog would be a good way to document the year, what I've done and how it was.
During January I decided to quite drink, which sounds like quite a simple challenge, but it really wasn't! I quite enjoy a glass of wine after work with dinner and when socialising love chatting over a drink. It's not that I depend on it, I just really enjoy it and like the taste and sharing a drink with someone. It's a way of relaxing, so all in all this month was quite hard and I did have a couple of cheeky drinks, but I made sure that I added on the days to the end so I still had 31 days without a drink.
February, the plan was to exercise everyday. I initially wanted the exercise to be high impact and cardio, but I quickly realised that this was unrealistic and actually bloody knackering, so I decided to change the challenge so that I did some form of exercise every day from high impact cardio including running to enjoyable walks with Buddy and Matti after work. I made sure I walked Buddy every day and did yoga, whilst swimming and running. I didn't try any new exercise, which is something I wanted to do, so I would still like to kayak more, play a team sport and go trampolining, but overall the first two challenges for me were about lifestyle changes. I wanted to throw myself into the deep end and give myself a month of each to give myself a new routine, way of approaching healthy living with the hope that it would ensure I exercise at least three times a week and I reduce the amount I drink.
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