A new year a new me?!
Well, you may be wondering who I am and what my blog is all about. So I'm a 31 year old teacher living and working in Dubai...at least for now ;-) I enjoy life, travel, food, reading, being creative and doing new things.
Like most people, I decided to make a few 'New Years resolutions'...or at least improvements to a 'better me' or something like that haha.
Am I currently happy? To a degree, but I definitely don't feel fulfilled and happy in all areas of life. Can I change those areas or at least try to change them? Yes. So what am I going to work on?
Goal one- Become healthier (health goals :P)
Well what does this mean? For one person it might be to lose five stone, for another it might be to run a marathon, for another it might to eat a piece of fruit once in a while. For me I decided to focus on January changes towards my long term health goals.
Change 1 - So my first change was to stop eating meat. I will go into the hows and whys in more detail later in the blog.
Change 2 - I also decided to start the couch to 5k to get myself running - and ensure I complete it by the end of March which gives me a little extra time if I miss a run here and there which takes the pressure off slightly! Another great thing about this is it is free unlike the gym or exercise classes. If you get a partner or a friend to do it with you then you can motivate each other along the way.
Change 3- No alcohol in January. I drank soo much alcohol over the Christmas holiday period and I realised I really could do with giving my body a break from it. I've never done a 'dry month' before so it will be interesting to see if I can last. It will also help my bank balance as alcohol is so ridiculously expensive over here (ten quid for a glass of wine, yes really!)
So its now the 13th, argh Friday 13th and I have so far stuck to all of my health goals yay! I haven't faced too much temptation on the alcohol front yet as I haven't been out on a January night out yet. I have also managed to avoid eating meat. Today I went to a park in Dubai with some friends which has market stalls. At lunch time instead of getting my usual cheeseburger I went for a veggie quesadilla which had mushrooms, peppers and onions and cheese in. I've been enjoying my vegetarian meals although I have been relying far too much on cheese for added flavour and substance.
Well, you may be wondering who I am and what my blog is all about. So I'm a 31 year old teacher living and working in Dubai...at least for now ;-) I enjoy life, travel, food, reading, being creative and doing new things.
Like most people, I decided to make a few 'New Years resolutions'...or at least improvements to a 'better me' or something like that haha.
Am I currently happy? To a degree, but I definitely don't feel fulfilled and happy in all areas of life. Can I change those areas or at least try to change them? Yes. So what am I going to work on?
Goal one- Become healthier (health goals :P)
Well what does this mean? For one person it might be to lose five stone, for another it might be to run a marathon, for another it might to eat a piece of fruit once in a while. For me I decided to focus on January changes towards my long term health goals.
Change 1 - So my first change was to stop eating meat. I will go into the hows and whys in more detail later in the blog.
Change 2 - I also decided to start the couch to 5k to get myself running - and ensure I complete it by the end of March which gives me a little extra time if I miss a run here and there which takes the pressure off slightly! Another great thing about this is it is free unlike the gym or exercise classes. If you get a partner or a friend to do it with you then you can motivate each other along the way.
Change 3- No alcohol in January. I drank soo much alcohol over the Christmas holiday period and I realised I really could do with giving my body a break from it. I've never done a 'dry month' before so it will be interesting to see if I can last. It will also help my bank balance as alcohol is so ridiculously expensive over here (ten quid for a glass of wine, yes really!)
So its now the 13th, argh Friday 13th and I have so far stuck to all of my health goals yay! I haven't faced too much temptation on the alcohol front yet as I haven't been out on a January night out yet. I have also managed to avoid eating meat. Today I went to a park in Dubai with some friends which has market stalls. At lunch time instead of getting my usual cheeseburger I went for a veggie quesadilla which had mushrooms, peppers and onions and cheese in. I've been enjoying my vegetarian meals although I have been relying far too much on cheese for added flavour and substance.
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| Ripe Market, every Friday at Zabeel park :-) A great place to relax in the sun :-) |
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| Mmm..any other coffee addicts out there? |
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