Change of Habit

Most of you who know me, know that I turn over a new leaf all the time. I'm constantly trying to improve my life, my being, my personality, the size of my ass. :) Most of the time I even stick with it. After all the leaves I've turned over, it's a mystery as to why I'm not perfect yet.

Oh yes, it's true, I am still completely flawed. But, I'm highly aware of most of my flaws. The hard part is trying to decide if something is a flaw that should be fixed, or a personality characteristic that keeps me from being boring. It's a mixed bag really. I generally say the wrong thing at parties (at some point) which stems from maybe having one TOO many glasses of some sort of libation. SO, I try to limit my alcohol intake, only to discover that um... I still say the wrong thing sometimes. It turns out, that's just part of the magic of me.

So, I've moved on to other leaves. As you know, I've given up meat. I've also quit caffeine, and smoking. I've tried to give up sugar and alcohol completely, but I just can't see why I should. Cake is good. Wine is good. I'll have to give up wine when I get pregnant, and then what will I have? CAKE. You can't take cake away from a pregnant lady, she'll stab you.

My next leaf is going to be my fitness. I'm see-sawed on the fitness bandwagon for years. It seems like I've never been able to manage a regular work-out schedule at the same time that I'm managing to eat healthily. I blame the military and all those years they made working-out seem like a punishment. But I digress, the real reason I want to get fit is for my pregnancy. I don't want to start out as a flabby walrus. (I may end up like one, but if you start out like one, then you end up like a flabby blue whale, which as you know is the largest animal on this planet. ack!)

I read somewhere that being pregnant is like a marathon, you need to be fit and ready before it happens. With the advent of the pill, women have the chance to PLAN. (Why some of them don't take advantage of that, I'll never know) Anyone who knows me, knows that I LOVE a good plan. I like writing it down, and checking things off (hellloooo Monica Gellar) and that is what I intend to do.

My new leaf, is get fit. In ANY way possible. I'll keep you posted.