Anti-lapsing tips

[Adam]

I'm trying to improve, like with a lot of things. Mainly on pot, alcohol and unhealthy snacks.

Also, I'm trying to run more and I'll get into a flow of doing everything right, feeling good and then BAM! I hit a wall, buy some pot, drink too much again and not eat right for a couple of weeks. Then I'll feel bad and get myself back up to where I was before to start the cycle again.

I REALLY want to do this half marathon and I decided to tell my peers so I do it and not seem like a failure but that hasn't worked. So I need more tips, something in me hits a self destruct button at random times. Its almost like I have a mild bipolar because I can be the happiest person alive and then all of a sudden I'm against all human contact and just want to sit in my room smoking and drinking fine whisky.

[insertnamehere]

if you figure out something man, let me know. ive been trying to workout more but its off and on. ive been sick for about three weeks now and thats interfered some, but i think im mostly using the sick as an excuse for my lazy.

tonight i had a beer with my manager. its the first alcohol ive had since halloween. and tonight is my third night in a row of not smokin dro.

im still eating complete shit but god, i have to have some kind of vice. get off my back.

[Helvete]

Set yourself smaller, attainable goals rather than the ultimate aim straight away. It can seem a long way off and you can lose hope if you want to make a huge change. Sure you may want to run a half marathon, but that's quite a big thing, so aim for being able to run 10k or something and work at it.

Also too many aims at once can be hard aswell, because if you slip on one then you think "what's the point, I may aswell give up trying and drink and smoke some more aswell."

Try and find someone to do these things with aswell, some people like to run alone but it's also good with a friend. You have the motivation to do well and not look like a complete fanny in front of someone else. I'd not run half as far if I did it on my own, but running with a bunch of guys that will take the piss if you drop out certainly keeps me going (well it did, now I take the piss out of the drop outs).

[Audio.]

you need a marathon of all the training movie montages clips to get your self pumped up!

[Guy Incognito]

helevete has nailed it really(y) small steps, dude, small steps.

[Adam]

I know what the problem is, its all this fucking decorating that I've had to do these last few weekends - its depressing me.

It came to a head this morning when starting a project and estate agents call to say some1 wants to come round this afternoon. I told them tomorrow is better, so now a job that should take 3 days we have to put into one :mad:

Its why I bought the pot in the first place cus I was stressed out with it. I haven't had time to eat properly or buy non-fast food for 3 weeks. Excuses I know but selling houses could bring me to tears*. I NEVER want to own a house again

*and if it doesn't this weekend then I think it'll be because I'm dead (!)

[Bob]

you just need a tightly drafted will, with plans for all contingencies

[yeahwho]

You Must Do the Things You Think You Cannot Do.
Eleanor Roosevelt


I find myself using this quote more and more in all aspects of my life.

[Adam]

Thanks for the tips.

I feel better. Been at this 11 hours today and I probably have less than 3 hours work left which gives me ample time to do it tomorrow assuming I'm at it by 9am - which I will as I often wake up pretty early (6am-ish).

But the good thing about this is, that I'll have tomorrow afternoon off. FUCK YEAH, part of weekend will still by mine (y) This is how I've been thinking since my bitching earlier and it cheered me right up :D

I do think that if I didn't even buy that green I'd of been too knackard to do anything anyway, but maybe I would of got more cleaning done.