urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:curioussberry Curious Strawberry Curious Strawberry 2007-05-02T04:34:50Z urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:curioussberry:516 2007-05-02T04:34:50Z 2007-05-02T04:34:50Z <p><font color="#800080" size="3">yesterday i started with my new diet/exercise plan.&nbsp; this also includes going OFF the drugs i take to manage my bipolar.&nbsp; i've been weaning myself off them for about a month now, and barely taking anything except the occasional seroquel to help me sleep/chill me out when i get pissed off.&nbsp; all in all i'd say the diet and exercise is working a hell of a lot better then my lithium ever did.&nbsp; for the past month i've been educating myself about dieting and foods as well as working my way into exercising.</font></p><p><font color="#800080" size="3">i figure since i'm not working at the moment i should dedicate all my time to developing (and maintaining) my new lifestyle.&nbsp; yesterday was day 1 and i've set myself the following goals for this month:</font></p><p><font color="#800080" size="3">1) i will lose 6kgs (minimum) this month<br />2) i will not self injure for 31 days<br />3) i will drink at least 4 litres of water a day<br />4) i will exercise every day<br />5) i will stick to my diet plan<br />6) i will keep a journal of my progress and be brutally honest with it<br />7) i will do my 10,000 steps a day</font></p><p><font color="#800080" size="3">i know i can do this! i've already done half my exercises for today and not broken my diet so i'm feeling good :)&nbsp; will post later with what exercises and stuff i've done today so i can keep track of it all. BRING ON THE NEW ME!! </font></p>