Hi again,
So day 3 was interesting, saw some squatters getting evicted today at work! Very strange! Today I smoked 1 cigarette at work, and then probably 3 after work, so 4 in total is not bad at all! However, I had a 20 deck, the rest of which have had the filters cut off, lets just say for recycling! the diet went well today, I had a cream egg McFlurry whilst at cadets (did I mention I am a Training Adult Instructor with the ACF? I have now!) but other than that stuck pretty much to the plan! could have got more protein in if I had drunk the protein shake and had my 0% greek yogurt, but I will have been comfortably with in my calories I think today so that good! Today was not a gym day so nothing to report there, however I did forget to take my college folder out of my rucksack from my meeting yesterday and let me tell you now, that thing is heavy!
The most note worthy thing to happen today however is to do with a girl I matched with on Tinder! I'm going to refer to her as Gabby, but that is not her real name. Anyway, Gabby and I got onto talking about holidays and I mentioned that I like to go on sailing holidays sailing yachts to which she responded with the revelation that she too, really loved to sail! This was great because I was already getting on like a house on fire with Gabby and then she drops that she also really likes what I consider a passion of mine. Happy days! But wait! It get's better! See, I have always dreamed of owning a big sailing yacht and I have always had an idea of exactly the kind of boat I would like. So when I mentioned to Gabby that I always wanted a yacht, her response was that if she could have a yacht, it would have a navy hull, a big sail and timber.... Now that may not mean much to someone who doesn't like boats, but that is EXACTLY the way I would have my boat (The model I lust over is the Dufour 500 Grande Large, a 50 ft beaut!). So not only did this girl and I share a passion, we both agreed on exactly how a boat should look. Which to I think the both of us was quite a shock, a revelation, an around exciting thing. Although saying back, I could see how someone looking in on the matter who doesn't appreciate boats might think we are idiots!
We have set a date to meet on Sunday and I cannot wait!
Anyway, once again I fin myself sitting down to write this blog in the late hours of the night, and I am REALLY fucking tired! So I'm going to leave it there for tonight. Night random people reading my little blog, until tomorrow!
Tuesday 5 April 2016
Monday 4 April 2016
Day 2 - And They're Off!
After last nights post I went to bed positive, happy, eager to start on my journey of what I'm considering as the first 6 months of the rest of my life. I am also happy to report that the very same positivity stayed with me today which is excellent, although I'm slightly fearful that the positivity and momentum that has brought me to the writing this second post will be short lived. However, I cannot think like that as if I have come to learn anything about myself over the last year or so, it is definitely that i thrive off of momentum, as soon as the momentum is gone, so too is my commitment to whatever it is that has just lost said momentum. But, I have also realised that this is because of my frame of mind. There are two states of mind that I have noticed cause me to loose momentum, the first being negativity and the second being letting myself take breaks way too easily, letting myself off the gym for one week, which becomes two, which becomes three, which becomes "I really need to start going to the gym more". So, it follows that in order to keep this going for the next 6 months, my frame of mind is key, no negativity, no breaks, only success and positivity, I simply have to enjoy the ride.
So what did I do today to advance on my goals? Today I went to the gym, planned the next 3 months of gruelling college work with my assessor and ate reasonably well. I had a few cigarettes, but I have now finished all of the 'fags' I had and shall be making every effort to vape instead. That should be very easy, it tastes nice, no foul feeling in the throat, no awful smell or taste, In fact it's hard to see why I haven't made the switch completely already! As for the Gym, I didn't do all of my lifts that I should do on a Monday, but I was short on time, worked hard at what I did do and hey, at least I made it there! It's all too easy to say "I don't feel like the gym tonight", but success is never easy, I highly doubt that Bill Gates ever said "I can't be asked with building Windows today, lets nap and watch Adventure Time instead", so it may be hard, but it's what needs to be done if I want to really lean down by the time I hit the beach in sunny sunny September! As for the eating, I made myself lunch, the same tuna baguette that I always have, and ate dinner at the local Weather Spoons whilst having a couple of drinks with my friends. 14oz Angus Rump with chips and peas, a touch over my calorie limit, but my thieving friends took some chips so I'm sure I'm somewhere around the mark! Today has definitely been a step in the right direction! But let's not get ahead of ourselves here tomorrow is a new day. Night random people reading my little blog, until tomorrow!
So what did I do today to advance on my goals? Today I went to the gym, planned the next 3 months of gruelling college work with my assessor and ate reasonably well. I had a few cigarettes, but I have now finished all of the 'fags' I had and shall be making every effort to vape instead. That should be very easy, it tastes nice, no foul feeling in the throat, no awful smell or taste, In fact it's hard to see why I haven't made the switch completely already! As for the Gym, I didn't do all of my lifts that I should do on a Monday, but I was short on time, worked hard at what I did do and hey, at least I made it there! It's all too easy to say "I don't feel like the gym tonight", but success is never easy, I highly doubt that Bill Gates ever said "I can't be asked with building Windows today, lets nap and watch Adventure Time instead", so it may be hard, but it's what needs to be done if I want to really lean down by the time I hit the beach in sunny sunny September! As for the eating, I made myself lunch, the same tuna baguette that I always have, and ate dinner at the local Weather Spoons whilst having a couple of drinks with my friends. 14oz Angus Rump with chips and peas, a touch over my calorie limit, but my thieving friends took some chips so I'm sure I'm somewhere around the mark! Today has definitely been a step in the right direction! But let's not get ahead of ourselves here tomorrow is a new day. Night random people reading my little blog, until tomorrow!
Sunday 3 April 2016
The first day of the rest of my life.
It's currently 0100 am and for some reason I decided it would be a great idea to start a blog. Tomorrow I have come to realise is the first day of the rest of my entire life and recently my life has been somewhat lack lustre. It has been great, don't get me wrong, but I have been lazy, I have not achieved what I could have, so I guess I am writing this to keep myself accountable.
Let me introduce my self. Hi. My name is Liam, I am 20 years old, from England and I work as an apprentice Software Engineer. I like to spend way too much time hanging out with my friends rather than actually getting on with my life and putting in the work needed to get to where I want to get to, and this is what I aim to address in this blog. I want to document my goals and keep a day to day diary of how my journey goes and well my entire life in the next 6 months. Hopefully if I have a task like, say I don't know, writing a blog, that I can do everyday without fail, it will help me focus myself onto my goals.
So let's talk about these goals, what do I want to achieve in this 6 month journey? Well for starters i think the most important thing is that I Finnish all of my college coursework. I also am due to go on holiday camping with all my friends in September ( hopefully it's still sunny) and I want to go away with the amazing beach body that I have always dreamed off, but neglected to work for. Next is promotions, I want to smash it at work and hopefully land myself a pay rise later this year (hopefully within the 6 months). Naturally I also want to quit smoking, part of the fitness goals I think that is. Finally, I want to have written a blog post everyday for the duration. Let's talk about these goals in detail, flesh them out a bit before I head to bed ready to start my 6 month journey of self improvement.
Right, so college work. I have never been overly compelled to do my college work and now it's getting towards crunch time. In just 3 months I have to have completed all of my college modules or I may be at risk of loosing my job. I have had almost 2 years to work on this and currently have 6 units left to complete. My goal is to do a little bit EVERY DAY until it is done. Tomorrow I sit down with my reviewer from he college course provider to assess my progress and look at the work I have produced. I also have to say to her that I have done next to no work. I think this new assessor is cool and won't be bothered too much about the lack of work as long as I can show her something and we have a constructive conversation about a plan going forwards.
Next is my fitness goals. I am a classic example of the guy that didn't try hard enough for a long time and got no where with my fitness goals, or at least i would make some progress but then derail myself and have weeks and weeks without going to the gym or eating right. This is my time to say enough is enough. Stick to going to the gym, stick to my calories and consistently track my progress. I want to make a massive change in myself and that starts with me.
I have the opportunity to really shine at work with my current project and I need to make sure that happens. I need to make sure that I work my hardest, get a good review and hopefully a pay rise, I cannot afford to not get these promotions with my new car, 2011 Special Edition S Line Audi TT for those who were asking... So yeh, hard work, I will be reporting how my work day went and how much I managed to stay off of my phone and all the good and bad points of my performance at work.
Last year I quit smoking and it lasted 3 months, the year anniversary of that attempt would have been this month, but I was weak and instead have ended up back where I began. As of now I intend to switch to Vaping and eventually coming off of nicotine altogether. This ties itself in naturally to wanting to get fit.
Lastly I want to write a blog post for every day for the next 6 months and hopefully I will go on that camping trip with a new motivation, a new body and a whole new outlook on life geared towards success. In these daily posts I will compare my days against my goals and what I did that day to strive towards them. But right now, it's late and I have work tomorrow so I am going to go to bed and get a good nights sleep before I get up in 5 hours, tomorrows goal is to go to bed earlier! Night random people reading my little blog, until tomorrow.
So let's talk about these goals, what do I want to achieve in this 6 month journey? Well for starters i think the most important thing is that I Finnish all of my college coursework. I also am due to go on holiday camping with all my friends in September ( hopefully it's still sunny) and I want to go away with the amazing beach body that I have always dreamed off, but neglected to work for. Next is promotions, I want to smash it at work and hopefully land myself a pay rise later this year (hopefully within the 6 months). Naturally I also want to quit smoking, part of the fitness goals I think that is. Finally, I want to have written a blog post everyday for the duration. Let's talk about these goals in detail, flesh them out a bit before I head to bed ready to start my 6 month journey of self improvement.
Right, so college work. I have never been overly compelled to do my college work and now it's getting towards crunch time. In just 3 months I have to have completed all of my college modules or I may be at risk of loosing my job. I have had almost 2 years to work on this and currently have 6 units left to complete. My goal is to do a little bit EVERY DAY until it is done. Tomorrow I sit down with my reviewer from he college course provider to assess my progress and look at the work I have produced. I also have to say to her that I have done next to no work. I think this new assessor is cool and won't be bothered too much about the lack of work as long as I can show her something and we have a constructive conversation about a plan going forwards.
Next is my fitness goals. I am a classic example of the guy that didn't try hard enough for a long time and got no where with my fitness goals, or at least i would make some progress but then derail myself and have weeks and weeks without going to the gym or eating right. This is my time to say enough is enough. Stick to going to the gym, stick to my calories and consistently track my progress. I want to make a massive change in myself and that starts with me.
I have the opportunity to really shine at work with my current project and I need to make sure that happens. I need to make sure that I work my hardest, get a good review and hopefully a pay rise, I cannot afford to not get these promotions with my new car, 2011 Special Edition S Line Audi TT for those who were asking... So yeh, hard work, I will be reporting how my work day went and how much I managed to stay off of my phone and all the good and bad points of my performance at work.
Last year I quit smoking and it lasted 3 months, the year anniversary of that attempt would have been this month, but I was weak and instead have ended up back where I began. As of now I intend to switch to Vaping and eventually coming off of nicotine altogether. This ties itself in naturally to wanting to get fit.
Lastly I want to write a blog post for every day for the next 6 months and hopefully I will go on that camping trip with a new motivation, a new body and a whole new outlook on life geared towards success. In these daily posts I will compare my days against my goals and what I did that day to strive towards them. But right now, it's late and I have work tomorrow so I am going to go to bed and get a good nights sleep before I get up in 5 hours, tomorrows goal is to go to bed earlier! Night random people reading my little blog, until tomorrow.
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