Confession of a slob. Anyone else wanna get themselves together alongside me??

[Overthinker89]

Hello. Right, dignity aside I'm gonna be honest with you guys. I'm becoming a bit of a slob and I'm not happy with it. Does anyone wanna do this alongside me? I have an 18 month old DS and make sure he is fed well, washed and healthy. I on the other hand eat terribly atm, shower when I can between naps and find I'm always knackered and less productive than I want to be. So, if anyone wants to give this a go here are my goals over the next few weeks. What are yours?

1. Eat less bloody sugar. Argh I am a total addict. Feel crao afterwards and can't afford to rebuy all my clothes in the next size up. Need to stop having it large with a share size packet of Cadburys overnight. Urgh.😅
2. Try and do more steps. I used to run, cycle and be super fit. Now I'm just super shit. Gonna try and do a walk in the mornings for mental health and because when 5pm comes around all I wanna do is do the bedtime routine and then lie on my back and gaze at all the houses I can't afford on rightmove like a weird veuyeur
3. Brush my bloody teeth more. Yes, in all my attempts to coax my toddler into brushing his teeth 2 times a day I seem to find I am going to bed without doing mine. Wth. This is gross and I am baring my soul here guys so be gentle.
4. Be a bit more bloody productive. I wfh and since going back to work after mat leave I seem to of lost the will at work. I project manage so am somewhat supposed to be the driving force behind a loada projects and I just can't seem to get my head in gear. Before I know it I'm staring at the washing up and thinking "oh I'll just do that bit of laundry before nursery pickup." Yet, I need to stop and actually ground myself to work as I am being paid and it seems only fair I give productivity a go.....urgh.

Right so from today I'm gonna update about how the eating healthily etc has gone and hold myself to account. If anyone else has thoughts I'd love to know your experiences/ confessions and if you'd like to do this with me xx

[ThisNiftyMintCat]

Hey yep keen haha I'm a BA and I feel similar - keen if you want to message me when u exercise and I'll message you when I do. You can add teeth brushing too of u want 😂

[Fatfriends23]

I could have written this! I ate my kids Easter egg last night because "he doesn't need all that sugar" when actually I just wanted to eat it.

[MamaBinturong]

Get out of my brain! I keep thinking I need to get myself together - the sugar/rightmove/coasting at work all resonate. It's since going back to work after mat leave as well.

I'm going to write some goals in the hope that it motivates me to actually do them:

• List stuff on Vinted, instead of leaving it piled round the house (but then I have to deal with it if it sells 😭)
• Start making decent lunches to take to work, instead of wasting money on meal deals I don't even enjoy
• Cut down on sugar (waiting till after the Easter holidays for this one)

[IntoTheMild]

Following! I eat far too much sugar so my weight is creeping up and I really need to take more walks/any type of exercise! Have a two and a one year old but can’t keep using them and breastfeeding as an excuse.

[unicornsarereal72]

Well done for the first step. I should really try to sort out my eating. It is awful. But I don't drink or smoke. Walk the dog daily run three times a week. And lone parent to 2 ASD kids. I need some joy 😀

[Overthinker89]

Hey guys, so update time. Thanks for the solidarity 💪. I took today off work as holiday and managed to smash through listing a loada stuff on marketplace and cleaning the kitchen. Not work but pleased that I got round to that. Plus a general sort out. I was considering going cold turkey and cutting out chocolate/sugar but cracked around 3pm as felt so tired and ate two handfuls of choc chips (the only sweet things I'd forgotten were in the house?!) Ridiculous. Still not regretting it too much as it's WAY less than the amount of chocolate I usually get through in a day. Did drink about 4 coffees to make up for lack of sugar.... um, yep. How have you all done today. Oh and yeah I fully intend to brush my teeth before falling asleep!!! Small wins on the journey to being less of a goblin! Lemme know how you all did. Oo just remembered I managed a decent walk and fresh air too despite the rain!

[unicornsarereal72]

Morning @Overthinker89 that sounds very productive. When I'm trying to eat more healthily I always factor in something sweet. It's more controlled and In Theory I won't go off and eat my weight in crap.

You have reminded me I have a pile of booked I no longer need so could get them sold. I did I a day a few weeks along listing things on Vinted. That was successful. Task for today.

[MamaBinturong]

Nice one @Overthinker89 , love a good sort out. I am still a sugar-powered goblin, but one who brought her own sandwich into work today 😀