so i’m a bit late getting started on this because ice cream cake happened. and shots. so many, many shots. the past three days have been filled with some rather lovely soirees, birthdays, and parties of all sorts, and i didn’t want to set unrealistic expectations for myself that i knew i would not meet. i mean. one does not simply say no to peanut butter and chocolate ice cream cake. i’m only human. but now that i’ve got this week behind me and the memory of peanut buttery and chocolatey goodness to sustain me, i feel confident setting out on my thirty day journey. since i’m starting late, my challenge will end on saturday march 4. which is two days before my birthday, so that’s rather perfect. i’ll try to take my measurements sometime tomorrow if i can manage it, as well as some pictures and the like. i’ve tried to make out a thirty day plan that is pretty challenging for me, which is sort of what it’s all about, right? i can do anything for thirty days. i can, i can, i can. mkay so here’s what i’ve got:

the please dos

• minimum of eight glasses of water a day
• multivitamin, iron, and vitamin c every night
• minimum of one cup of tea per day (green, chamomile, or peppermint); two per day ideal (morning and evening)
• minimum of thirty minutes of physical activity (walking, dancing, playing tag with my nieces etc.) five days per week
• start the couch to 5k program
• smile at every member of my family a minimum of once per day (not creepily, though)
• get along with beau
• moisturize nightly
• last meal by 8:00 PM every night
• bed by midnight every night (earlier preferable)
• minimum of seven hours of sleep per night
• vegetables. eat them.

the please do nots

• no sodas
• no starbucks
• no fast food
• no white flour
• no added sugar
• no alcohol, no matter what!
• no fried foods
• no baked potatoes

and so on and so forth. i shall, to the best of my abilities, endeavor to strictly follow the aforementioned rules for the duration of thirty days, spanning the dates of saturday february 4, 2012 to sunday march 4, 2012. let’s get this show on the road.

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