Things I’m doing because I’m sober

To keep the perspective fresh I want to document things I’ve done over the month of January that I would not have done if I was not sober.

1. I did 23 workouts! Yep! I did. 23 days of 31 I was physically improving myself. I did 6 yoga classes, 6 gym workouts with weights and a bunch of walks and bike rides. I did the sauna two times. This month I’m going for 26 workouts. And I’m upping the number of weight lifting workouts and saunas.

2. I cooked at home almost every night, with the exception of the trip to California. I ate at home and cooked healthy meals. This resulted in me losing over 10 pounds.

3. I did not sit around drinking alcohol. I did not smoke one cigarette. I woke up feeling amazing almost every single day!

4. I painted! I painted for more than 10 hours this month. I want to paint 10 hours a week, but it was an improvement! I don’t paint much when I drink. But I’ve been painting and increasing my painting time and I am really enjoying it. Here is a painting I am working on, it’s a long way from done, but it’s my theme- self portraits of the journey I’m on.

5. I am more present with the boys and my hubby. More engaged. More happy. I feel better overall…

6. We went to church most Sundays. This is new to this family. I was always nursing a hangover so we’ve never gone. This is a wonderful new part of my new life!

Excited to see what February brings with my second month of sobriety and loving my new life!

Goals:

• Lose 8 pounds
• Work out 26 days
• Yoga -8 classes
• Lift Weights -12 days
• Increase cardio/walks to 30 minutes to 1 hour
• Cook more greens. Try to have greens at every meal
• paint 6-10 hours per week
• Try cryotherapy for pain and weight loas
• Get two massages this month
• Daily-Meditate and morning routine of journaling/blogging and deep breathing
• Get to church every Sunday with the family

What are your big goals for February?

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