Not wasting away my twenties

Currently been thinking about this a lot recently. I've been reading this book called "The real simple guide to real life. Adulthood made easy." (thanks mom) I've had it pretty easy. I'm thin, I have good health/dental care, I've had no real health issues. Which means for the most part I treat everything so so. I'm in my prime age right now. I should be glowing and strong. But instead I treat my body like I don't care honestly. I just felt like I've had no real reason to care. I seemed fine, but was I fine? Why be how I am now when I could be so much better. I never got into drugs or smoking thank god. But even with not doing those my body still isn't at it's top peak. Normal thoughts that sometimes go through my head when I'm feeling lazy.

"I'm already in bed there's no point getting up to wash my face and brush my teeth. I can't move."
"Working out means nothing too me when I'm already thin."
"I can eat whatever I want with no consequences."
"I don't like drinking that much water during the day, I just don't get thirsty."

But after reading this book I've come to realize at 24 I'm pretty damn lazy. Which means one of two things. One I can continue with my bad habits that could one day lead to too decay, fragile bones, wrinkles, and slowly destroying my body. Which means I gotta take action number two. I need to take better care of myself so my older self thanks me. There's really a lot I need to fix and I'll need a lot of motivation so kind words of encouragement would help me. 

According to this bible of a book flossing & brushing everyday is a must, even if I feel like being a turd. I really need to wear sunscreen everyday to protect my skin for the years to come. Especially my face, because no one wants wrinkles there at 30. I need to switch up my makeup because I'm pretty sure nothing I own now has the slightest bit of sunscreen in it. Doing some sort of aerobic exercise for at least five times a week for 30 minutes each. Which will be difficult considering I work 9 hours a day, come home to relax & try to be in bed before 10. Eating more fruits & vegetables because I'm really into processed food. Basically eating better food in general would actually help me a lot. Taking in more calcium for those bones to get strong! A few times a week lifting weights because I have tiny bird arms & I need to strengthen my back. Which of lately causes me a lot of pain. Drinking more water throughout the day, I used to only finish about a 12oz glass a day but now I can pretty much finish a 3-liter bottle. Which is pretty hard to do & I feel like I have a belly full of water. Trying to also limit drinking sodas, alcohol, & sugary stuff I don't really need. 

My body will love me if I tend and care for it better. Which I plan on doing. I need to not treat it so poorly or my future self will suffer. It's time to make a change, & you should too!

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