My New Approach

I am an all or nothing kind of girl. Right or wrong. Pass or fail. Win or lose. 

NO IN BETWEEN. 

This can be a good thing.  It's how God made me.  I can usually see right through a facade.  I can usually hear about a situation or decision that needs to be made and pinpoint what needs to happen (the exception is when it is my own situation- ha!). 

The downside is I get fired up over anything I see as wrong.  It can be something minor and I get downright angry as if someone's life depended on it! Another problem with this is I have perfectionist tendencies and when I see myself as failing at something I just quit. If I can't do it right, I'd rather not do it at all. I frustrate myself to no end. 

This has manifested itself in my weight-loss approach.  When I slip up once, I just give up. I know it isn't logical but I'm just being honest here. 

So I have decided that instead of going on a complete health overhaul all at once (which I would fail and quit AGAIN), this time I have made a list of small changes that I can implement slowly over time and build on.  This is not a new concept.  I have seen friends use this same approach.  One amazing friend, named Clara, has lost 100 lbs! Check out her blog here. 

Here is my list I came up with so far: 

Increase Water intake
Park further away
Play actively
Move more
Cut out sweet tea/soda
Cut out after dinner snacking
Less Internet time
Stretch daily
Weigh in weekly
Portion control
Cook at home
Less eating out at restaurants
Track food/calories
Healthy snacks
Healthy breakfast
Healthy lunch
Healthy dinner
30 minutes of cardio/day
60 minutes of cardio/day
Get 5 servings of fruits and vegetables

My plan is to focus on one or two of these changes each week.  When I get consistent at them, then I add on another one. 

What other changes would you add to my list?