morning sunshine

can't seem to get enough sleep! Going from a night schedule to a day schedule screws you up enough, but when family/friends are constantly planning things early it makes it even worse. And by early for me I mean noon, do people not realize that is their 2 in the morning for me!

Pretty sure I've explained things to them but it still makes it hard to understand for most. Normal people may go to bed at 10 pm but I normally go to bed at 8 am, so planning events that early in the afternoon is like me planning my birthday party for 3 am, hey 3 am is normal dinner time for me. While you may have the rule "don't eat after 7pm", I have the rule "don't eat after 5am"....see what I'm saying. You may not function well before 8am, that's fine, but keep in mind I don't function well before 4pm.

Oh and if I get stuck working overtime until 11am, forget about it, I'm useless that whole day.

As for working out, my morning workout comes around 4pm(remember I function best then). Most retired people join me at the gym because they are the only ones not busy at that time, I call them "my people". If for some unknown reason I can't workout at 4, I have found the only other good time to go is 8pm, when all normal people are settling down and nothing but me a few older folks and some "juice heads" are there. This works for me. I'm pretty sure if I went back to an 8-5 job I'd loose it. Those working family types are not who I like to be around when I work out, give me a geriatric or juicer over housewife trying to "do it all" any day.

motivation? Where are you???!

trying to start again is sooooo hard, and it's not really "starting again" but pumping my motivation back to where it was.

These past couple week my sleep has been royally screwed up and when I don't get enough sleep I tend to eat HORRIBLY! So I need to work on a balance for those days I can't get adequate sleep.

Ugh

had a very bad week last week, on top of being sick I slipped and ate whatever I wanted at my sons birthday party, it was delicious but something I regret. Cause I know I've probably gained a couple pounds....
I am not feeling 100% but still enough to start back again. Yesterday went to the gym, wasn't my best workout but it was something.

To me it seems I've had more setbacks than accomplishments lately, need to figure out why and see what I need to do to fix it.

Like I said, I knew this wasn't a quick fix, or even a quick weight loss. It took me years to get to where I was, it's going to take time to fully get rid of that and become a new. More speed bumps, not road blocks...

Sickly and crabby

I think I'm dying! Or that's what I thought the past few days.

I've been sick with what, to me, felt like the plague. It wasn't don't worry, but in my head it was. What was sacrificed though was me working out, I didn't(because I thought I was dying!).

I'm still not to where I think I'll not pass out or get to dizzy to work out so I'm taking tomorrow off to and will try to start back again Thursday....we shall see.

But for the meantime I also haven't eaten well....

This may not be that week for me, I'm hoping to rest today and bounce back for tomorrow....zzzz

National Nutrition month...blah

Nobody wants to eat healthy, but we all should. Our bodies are like a machine, with the right fuel we'll thrive and feel great, but with all bad foods or fuel, we become sluggish.

Notice when you eat something, how you feel an hour after or even the next day after.

Ever heard of true "food coma"? We've all been in that state at one point or another, remember last thanksgiving??? Or for me, Super Bowl Sunday....ugh!

Instead of eating to eat, we need to eat to live. Cliche as it is, it's true.

We always feel better after a meal of lean proteins and vegetables rather than that greasy cheeseburger. That feeling is our body telling us..."um.....what the hell!"

Doesn't mean we have to eat fantastic all the time, a little indulgence is fine, but watch how you feel after....notice anything???

Rest....relax....work!

Rest, we all need it. This past week I took some much needed rest. I have 2 days off, one day on, then two days off again...I started back into it renewed and feeling refreshed. It was great! I was getting burnt out, I know, but after this mini-break I feel like I've stared anew.

Maybe that's what we need every once in a while....a little break to get us back in. Worked for me :-)

Class complete

I have to admit all day I was nervous about this new class, but once I got there I found out I wasn't the only one nervous....the whole class was!

After I talked to a couple people I saw we were all in the same boat, and once we got started found several at my fitness level! Made me feel so great!!!

Not only did it give me great motivation, it's screwing up my routine, which is exactly what I needed.

Scared to death as I was, this class was the best idea!

first day nerves

Tomorrow starts my new class at my gym tomorrow. Even though I'm desperate to change up my routine, I'm terrified to start this class!

I know it must me newbie nervousness but all these things keep running through my head; will I be the most out of shape one there, will I be able to keep up, what am I doing, am I crazy.....

We'll see how it goes, I know I always do this before starting something new so its just nerves. Will be worth it, will be worth it!

This couldn't come at a better time though, I've been so good staying away from soda for the past two months, but lastnight at the movies with my family I did take a couple sips....GOOD GRIEF it tasted different. Waaaay too sweet and just didn't taste the same. I couldn't believe I had drank one after the other after the other because now I couldn't even stand one!

Weird how things change....

Rut/plateau...who cares it blows

A new start out of, not only a rut but a plateau isn't easy....but nothing about this will be.

It has really taken me a good week to get back into the swing of things, and my last weigh in I could tell....1lbs in two weeks! Not acceptable in my book but I know exactly why.

I hit a plateau and rut at the same time. I had to find my motivation again, change, not only what I was doing for exercise but also my diet.

I have decided to log everything now, to make myself accountable and see where I need to improve.

Getting closer to my new fitness class now I'm starting to get nervous, but it'll be good for me...change is good!

when in a rut....dig yourself out

Ruts..... what I've been in for almost a week. I've been trying to get out of it for the past few days and yesterday had a revelation....CHANGE!

I joined a class at the gym! It starts in a week and a half and its 8 weeks long but it did renew my drive to succeed. It got me excited again, I'm actually excited to start this class and see what challenges it has for me....and pretty sure thats what I needed. For the past couple months I've been doing the same routine, this has stirred things up. 

Thank goodness! Because I was almost worried that I would be spiraling back to the dark side. My motivation is back and lets just hope the excitement lasts the entire 8 weeks of this class!

Me against myself

100% mental

That's what weight loss is. 30% exercise 70% diet but 100% mental

Meaning you have to give 200% each and every day.

This is not what I did today, that 3 day hiatus did not just kill my body, it killed my drive. I half got back into it Tuesday, let myself take yesterday to do housework(excuse) and today I didn't get to workout at my usual time, so when I went to the gym it was too crowded, I got cranky an talked myself put if working out as hard as I could have...lame

And I'm disappointed in myself, I know it's mental at this point, just need to get back into the swing of things.

Tomorrow is a new day, and no excuses

caved...but

As sad as it is to admit....I fell off the bandwagon. Yeah it happened.....for 3 days! 3 days!

Day one started alright, I woke up early, went for a jog and things started out great.

Then the beer happened, and lots of it. We went to what is simliar to a small town mardi gras festival complete with chili and beer....did I mention lots of beer? The rest is a blur of shots and beer and some bar foods to top it off....and that was day one.

Day two I could barely get out of bed, my body is not use to that kind of drinking anymore. But to help with the hangover I went to a family bbq that I fully enjoyed myself at. Then work, ate healthy there at least.

Day three, bad food at a new restaurant with my family....and regret right after. blah

So...today, I HAD to get back on the bandwagon. Oh I didn't want to....trust me I was talking myself out of it, and as convincing as I was, there was something that I had to keep remembering....this was a set back. Set backs will happen, not something I'm proud of. But it happened and instead of spiraling back to how things were I need to keep looking at the bigger picture and go back to the healthier changes I had made. So I drug my lazy butt to the gym, did some cardio and strength training and felt better.

3 days of bad decisions does not mean I go back to being miserable and gaining back all the good I've done. I might gain something....I'm prepared for it, my weigh day is tomorrow. But it doesn't mean this is over...not even close. 3 days out of a couple months is definitely better that how I lived before.

This is a life change...not a temporary fix! Learn and move on

eat, and eat, and eat

wth! Pretty sure my stomach shrank! Last night at work I ordered a pizza(thin crust ham, not terribly unhealthy) with a co-worker....and after 2 slices of a medium I was stuffed! That never happened before, but I have changed what I need at one time, small portions do help. I eat ALL the time, I've been working out a lot, but am always eating!

The difference is that when I eat, I eat small portions and TRY to make healthy decisions. Noticing a change is great! I'm excited to get to my goals.

I've found a renewed love of running and have been kicking the idea around of a half marathon.....but we'll see, that's a long term goal!

put down the chips and no one gets hurt...

Journal of Consumer Research reports, people who ate an apple instead of chocolate for dietary reasons were more likely to choose violent movies over milder ones....this must be why no one wants to be around a dieter!!!

I'll be the first to admit, when I'm hungry, I'm cranky! No one wants to be around me, or should for that matter. And I've noticed that since my fitness level has increased, I seem to want to eat ALL the time. This is something I'm finding hard to do when in my mind, I want to eat less to loose weight.

Last week I tested this, ate when I was hungry, watched portions, made good choices....and even with a Saturday night out drinking with friends last week(more beer than I want to admit) I managed to loose weight!!!

Trying to get into the mindset that food is not the enemy(many modern diets seem to have tried to convince us otherwise) an instead something I use to fuel my body and continue on the loosing cycle is harder than I thought.

I am still indulging every now and then but just trying to be more conscious about it...for instance I ate one yummy chocolate peanut butter heart instead of the entire package of ten!

If it was easy, everyone would do it....

Mind over matter is one of the hardest things to try and overcome, so many times we talk ourselves out of doing something we know we can or should be doing.

On the treadmill today, I found myself trying to talk myself out of doing the workout I had planned. I was jogging coming up with all sorts of reasons why I should quit early....I was tired, I was out late drinking last night, I should be doing something else....man was I convincing! It took everything I had to get myself to shut up and just suck it up. And the thoughts that made me do it were the reasons why I was doing this in the first place. I kept trying to convince myself otherwise and telling myself I wasn't ready for this long(well long for me) jog then I realized, if it were easy....everyone would do it. That right there is what got me through it.

If it were easy, I wouldn't have quit over and over and over again. If it were easy, the weight loss market wouldn't be a multi-billion dollar market.

And to be quite honest, I'm damn fed up with easy, I'm ready and can't wait for people to look at me and go...."damn!" yep, that's my motivation.

Keep yours in mind next time you think you want to cut that workout short, or cut it out altogether.

Pants on the ground!!!!!

You would think that me increasing my endurance on the treadmill or increasing the amount I lifted would make me happy at the gym but no....it was the moment my lazy fat sweat pants were falling off my hips while I was running!!!

Yes, the annoying hike of the pants every now and then while running made my day! And even though the scale is moving, it's doing it at a pace that would normally make me give up at this time, but instead I'm celebrating!

My slow success I'm attributing to.....planning. When I know I have a day coming up that may be bad for my diet I know that I need to work out a little before in order to counteract anything I do.

For instance this weekend, I know I will be going out for drinks and in order to allow myself to do that I'm going to go do some extra cardio earlier in the day. One thing I'm not going to do is starve myself! Starving myself in order to counteract drinking is a counterproductive approach, and will actually slow my metabolism down even more.

Saturday morning(by morning I mean 3pm) I plan in going an putting in an hour of cardio in, and still continue to eat how I normally would. This way I keep my metabolism going all while counteracting my indulgences.

Well see how it works. One thing I learned from last week is definitely not to go overboard with the eating, I felt so sick Monday after Super Bowl that it was not worth it. I'll still eat right and just indulge in a few drinks, I'm not depriving myself of anything but I'm still doing better than the old me.

And hopefully I won't wake up Sunday regretting everything.....

Super Bowl of barf!!!

The only other day of the year Americans over eat besides Thanksgiving is Super Bowl Sunday....

The chips and dip, wings galore, stuffed jalapeños and enough beer to fill a small pool....temptations hit us every year. This year, because I decided to make a life change I decided I'd take a proactive approach to Super Bowl and work out prior to eating, and since I have been doing real well for a month now I could indulge some....well some turned into a little more than I probably should have....

The result was me sick the whole next day, I really think that my body was not use to me eating foods like that and overindulging worked against me. All day I was miserable and swearing against the devil wings I ate.

But I deserved it, I learned to do things in moderation and then I go overboard and pay. Lesson learned! Moderation is key!!!

Since my slip I've gone back to my healthier habits and feel so much better! Back into the working out routine and today I felt amazing!

This really is a permanent change, and if I had any doubts about that before those doubts are out the window!!!

Never forget....moderation is key!

Day of rest

So since I've been working on listening to my body during all of this and all, I decided to take Sunday and Monday off from any cardio and rest. I still ate what I was suppose to but I noticed the beginnings of shin splints and thought rest would be best....(not meaning to rhyme or anything)

This was tough!!! I felt like I was failing and being lazy....just for taking two days off! Whats happened to me?!

Then I realized, I've already made exercise a habit!

How is it possible that me....lazy, 3rd shifter that would rather sleep than anything else...how did I get into the habit of exercising and not even notice????

It's all seemed easy, slowly easing myself in little by little, and yes I may still be going at a turtle pace but I am actually to the point of really enjoying working out, even if it's a little walk or jog.

And so continues my road to a new more active life.....

Rehab? do they have that for soda-holics???

I now know how drug addicts feel! Feigning for the one thing that will give you your fix. The headaches...the weakness....all because....I GAVE UP DR. PEPPER!

Not just Dr. Pepper, but ALL sodas....but lets add another log to the fire....I also gave up fast food

Yep I said it, the impossible happened! The overnight worker who had gotten her meals regularly from gas stations and fast food restaurants, all while sipping the only legal addictive stimulant we all seem to be addicted too...where is she?.....its all gone...changing.

Not only that, my boyfriend decided he was going to get on the healthy track too and gave up those as well.....you should have seen us last week....two cranky drug addicts adjusting to a new life...I feel for anyone that had to be around us.

But I will say, that after the headaches went away, the craving also went away....and so have pounds!

Its amazing how much better I feel after only 3 weeks at changing things....I can only imagine how things are going to be in the next few months!

Turtle/Hare situation

Yay!!! For me its working! My plan of adapting my healthy choices to my lifestyle is working!!!

It's such a relief to see numbers dropping! And I know it's slow but for me I'm fine with slow, slow and steady wins the race right??!?

I'm averaging 1 to 2 lbs a week and it feels great! I'm noticing small changes in my body, as well as in my fitness level.....its amazing. And as long as I keep in mind that this isn't a quick fix, its a slow permanent change....then I'm pretty sure I'll be fine.....

who is the devil that put that yummy s'more in my belly!

End of week three!!! Alright I have to admit its been tough and interesting....and always a constant learning experience. But I’m excited for tomorrow to see how much its paying off.

Now I’m not  a crazy health freak...I did have a not so healthy day on Saturday but thats ok....it was bound to happen. I had friends over and everyone brought a dish, it’d be rude not to try it right??? (I say try, I mean scarf like its going out of style)

So to make up for it Sunday I got right back into the swing of things. I DID NOT try to compensate by cutting my next day calories too low or exercising too much...NO I just got back in to things just as if nothing happened.

I figure I’d try that rather than kill myself, as in punish myself. Because really, I don’t see it as punishment...yes I ate really really bad one day...but thats one day. Doesn’t mean its going back into a cycle and it doesn’t mean I screwed up. I can just give myself that day as a free day. 

Since this past week I have actually decided that I would give myself one free day a week, not a free day to go crazy and devour everything in sight but a free day in that I won’t beat myself up for everything I do that day.....lets see if it worked for me

magic pill/crash diet+you=epic fail

its not rocket science!!! let me break it down for you....

3500 calories equal one pound....you need to eat 3500 less calories a week to lose one pound a week......a simple 500 calories a day

500 calories!!! not difficult, not impossible...but it will take some discipline

No magic shake, no mystical pill....it'll take work but its not impossible

Here is the major problem though....your body needs a certain amount of calories just to survive, cutting your calories too short, too quick is just going to freak out your body making it actually work against you.

Think of your body as the steam engine of a train...and the food you put in your body is the coal. There has to be a certain amount of food put in to make it function to its full potential.

Soooo many times people go on these crash diets that limit their calories too low all while working out constantly....what does this do??? NOTHING but work against you! Cutting things cold turkey without easing your body into it will literally FREAK OUT your body....when your body freaks out it assumes you've crashed on some deserted island and needs to preserve all the fat for survival.

All this in mind is exactly why I kept track of what I was normally putting in my body...then just took out some bad things that would bring me to my 3500 a week less than normal. And well...so far its worked for me....now I know its not fast but this is not some crazy crash diet....this is me, making a permanent change

So be patient....and use common sense

plan breakdown....and go

What works for you? Is it the shake diets? Extreme calorie counting diet? No carb/gym rat/fasting diet? Have you had success with any of those? Maybe for a little bit but did it ever last?

For me I know the answer, hell no!

Personally I'm sick of everything NOT working, I'd rather complain about how I'm going to decide what bathing suit to show off rather than complain about needing to get in shape.

So this has been my challenge....to see what worked for me and being a 3rd shifter, that wasn't always easy....here's what I've done so far

week one: eat normal then write down everything, add it up. This will give you an idea of what your doing to yourself.

week two: make small changes to your eating style, not calorie counting but just being more conscious of what goes into the body. Also a little exercise, make a vow to do 20 minutes of "something" every other day....to ease into things

Alright now this is week 3 for me and I've done my research, the best and true way to lose is to eat healthy/exercise....duh! We all know this.

So I've decided that instead of cutting my calorie intake to 1200, I would start out by consuming around 1600....this is a completely doable number for me, then after a week or so, gradually deduct 500 calories so my body really doesn't realize the change, until I get to around 1250 a day.

It may take me a long time to get to that calorie intake goal but this way I will never feel like I'm depriving myself and my body might not even know the small change(think, 500 calories could just me limiting soda intake...which I need to do anyway). And really, who cares if it takes a while, this is a permanent change for me, not an overnight "diet".

Being a 3rd shifter I do have to take into consideration, my "daily" schedule. For instance, I wake up at 3pm on tuesday, I may not eat "dinner" until around 3am on wednesday morning, but for me, it's still my tuesday. So instead of looking at days of the week, I'm keeping track from wakeup to bedtime. I'm finding this a little difficult on the app I have in my phone allowing me to write down everything I eat, but if it's 3am "wednesday" morning I can always hit the back button and continue to log my stuff in for my "tuesday".

we'll see how it goes, but also I've been weighing myself only once a week too...even though I've been tempted to weigh more, just to keep a more accurate check....so far, not too shabby....but this weeks weigh in is tomorrow so we'll see if my small changes are making any difference!

End of week 2 for me....yikes!

Sucess!!! Ok with the anticipation of my slight indulgence on my night off from work I decided to pre-workout in order to counteract all the useless crap I may consume....and turns out, when I did that, I was already in a healthy mindset and ended up not overindulging like I thought!

I know, I know....I was a skeptic too thinking that exercise wouldn't make you want to eat better, but I'm a believer now! I did eat what I wanted and had some beers, BUT(and I think this is all because of exercise) I did in moderation.

My only downfall this week was last night at work, I did have some delicious cookies that I shouldn't have and probably went over my calories (not sure cause I didnt add them all), BUT today I made up for it(I hope) by working my ars off at the gym....and if I can do ok at work tonight, all should be well.

So we shall see....

But atleast I have learned something, in my past couple weeks of this new plan....personalize for you, take things in moderation, plan ahead if you can(extremely important!), but if you can't don't take it as a complete flop....just work a little harder the next day!

Shhhh I also feel better than I have in a while, so something must be workin....

Challenge

Alright so I realized that if it's me, home, with no plans what so ever I have no problems eating right and moving my badonkadonk a little, my issues stem from when I leave home. Going out to eat, the occasional drinks with friends....

HOW am I suppose to eat healthy AND have a life?!

This will be a challenge. A challenge that I epically failed last weekend. But need to come up with a plan, so when the situation presents itself again I will be prepared.

here we go! at glacier speed!!!!

Back on track and all ready to get healthy, I went to bed this morning with all intentions of waking up after a few hours to go walk with a friend and begin my "to do" list.....however, another curse of being on 3rd shift is....even though tonight I'm off work and can sleep like a "normal" human, I still could not get myself out of bed early and ended up sleeping like I normally do....like a rock!

Well this rock hopefully made up for it this afternoon. My kids got home from work and they were wired, ofcourse, so I decided we'd go on a bike ride/jog...meaning I jog(or walk faster than normal) and they ride their bikes. We did good, I let them go ahead of me...mainly because a snail passed me on the sidewalk...but we made it home safely and without the help of medical professionals.

Yes, this week I am attempting to add exercise in my routine. Now I'm not planning on killing myself with hours at the gym but I am forcing myself to do atleast 20 minutes of exercise 6 days a week...starting this week and we'll see how it goes from there.

Now, if I can make it through this week without having to be rushed to the ER I'm going to add to my routine next week......wish me luck!

Last Friday night, and Saturday, and Sunday.....

Welcome back....that's what I had to tell myself when I woke up this afternoon, after my weekend "hiatus". Yes, I did take a break from my diligent healthy eating during the week and yes, I didn't exercise...BUT in my defense I did not go over board.

Although I wasn't crazy watching my foods/drinks I did manage to keep things under some sort of control. Will need more work on how to balance a social life with a healthy life, but like this whole process, its a work in progress.

First off I would like to begin with my first problem this weekend, have you every seen a skinny Mexican? Actually let me rephrase, have you ever seen a skinny Mexican working in a Mexican restaurant? No! And you know why?! It's because Mexican food is soooooo good and sooooo unhealthy. And as I learned this weekend, my weakness...well that and beer(yes I went there BUT it was "light" beer sheesh!)

I really need to work on planning ahead to prepare myself for weekends like this one and try to find a balance with my social and new-found healthy life(or attempt as such).

Anyone with any suggestions pleases let me know, all input is greatly appreciated!

zzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Zzzzzzzz..... ah sleep. It's sad how when we are kids we want nothing to do with naps, but as we get older LOVE them.

8-10 hours. That's what is considered a "healthy" amount of sleep tonight. Ha! 8-10 hours for a 3rd shifter is a luxury set aside for extreme illness or vacations.

I'm not quite sure what everyone else does but a typical "night" sleep for me begins usually around 8 am and on a very good day I get to sleep til 245 pm. On days off, things change, sleep may be a couple hours in the morning so I can sleep in the evening. The switching from day/night sleeping several times a week isn't healthy I know, but its what I have to do in order to have the most time with my family. 

Sometimes when I can, I try and catch an hour nap in the evening after my kids go to bed in order to help me feel more alert at work(something that is extremely important).

So that is something I cannot change, I know that I will not always get the adequate sleep that I should be getting in order to live a healthy lifestyle. However, there are things that I have been doing for years that I can change to maybe help get me closer to my goal.

The first thing I wanted to try to work on that I do have more flexibility in changing are my food choices.

UGH! NO one in their right mind EVER wants to change their eating habits right? Not unless they have a serious screw loose.

So this is what I decided to do. Last week I ate normally, and I kept track of everything that I ate. Then when I was done I looked up the amount of calories I was putting into my body on a typical day.....WTH man, that was an eye opener. I realized that I was eating way more than the 2000 calorie "norm" that is set by the Health Department.

Yes this was an eye opener, but I also know myself. If I go extreme into exercising and dieting I will do good for a week, maybe two then I will get burnt out and quit(yes, its happened). This time around, ofcourse, I am doing things differently. I decided this week I would work more on eating habits only.

No I will not be counting every calorie like a psycho, I am instead going to just be more conscious about when I'm actually hungry and not just wanting to snack. Also along with that, what's going to change is everything in moderation. Yes I can have one snack but I will eat just the serving size and not what I'm use to.

This is different, I haven't checked but I already know I have been taking in less calories per day. After this week of changing my eating habits I will incorporate some sort of exercise into the mix, nothing crazy extreme like 7 days a week but slowly work something in and see how it goes. That way if I can, I will add to what I'm already doing.

So, yes there are things in my life I will not be able to change, obstacles that I have always faced but didn't know how to push through. This time is different, this time I am aware and taking into account that I am not "normal" and never will be, so my healthy changes probably won't be either.

Good Morning....yes I know its 4 pm

Yay NYE, and guess what....everyone is all of a sudden ready to get on the health and fitness track. Big surprise...we didn't see that one coming.

But I'm not here to write about the same old "get healthy for the new year" plan or whine to you about my attempt. 

What I'm more concerned for is that when I started looking for something to get me motivated there was nothing that really fit my lifestyle at all. No, sorry to disappoint, I'm not a stripper or some cool undercover CIA agent(although that would be amazing...the latter of course) but I am a shift worker and a shift worker that for the better part of 5 1/2 years has been pulling the graveyard shift.

So lets be honest, the plans that tell me to get more sleep by going to bed by 10, eat better, workout...blah blah blah...the list goes on and on, yeah those are great for everyone else but when your driving into work at 1030pm and leaving to go home when the sun comes up and your only options for lunch(3am) are fast food or the random 24 hr greasy diner....well lets just say its difficult to live a healthy life.

I may not be proud to admit but I have gotten my lunch from a gas station before, because that one also one of my limited options at 3am, I have also gotten weird looks from cashiers at 7am when I'm buying a 6 pack that yes, I was going to start drinking when I got home but it was technically my "friday night", so what if it was a Tuesday morning, JUST SELL ME MY BOOZE AND KEEP YOUR JUDGEMENT!

whew....ok, so here we are. I am going to attempt to figure a way to somehow adjust my lack of normal sleep and crappy food choices into a healthier 2012 by making my own "plan", if you will, that will cater to my not-so-normal lifestyle. 

Disclaimer: I know some of you think its pointless with this December bringing on the Zombie Apocalypse and all but humor me will ya