The Victoria's Secret Project

(Notice my penchant for these little projects?)

Bright ideas always come to me on dreary weekends. You know those kinds of weekends, the ones where you just spent your whole Saturday on the couch with a bucket of fries (or worse, fried chicken) and then come Sunday, you feel so horrible that what you did haunts you until 2 in the morning. And there were tears and praying and resolving to treat your body better. So you get up and list a list of to-do's. And then you can now sleep soundly.

Yup, that's basically what happened. To me. I am just so down lately (emotionally, physically, mentally, spiritually, financially, <insert FML here/>) and I need something to hold on to. And this is it: The Victoria's Secret Project (beauty inside and out and all that), also known as Rehab 2012 (come to think of it, Rehab 2011 happened around June too!)

These are the things that I want to accomplish and how to actually accomplish it:

1. Flatten these love handles. Curves are good, but I want to not grimace when I see myself naked in a mirror (don't even try imagining, it's grotesque), or at least not look like an oompa-loompa when wearing a bathing suit.
   Gameplan:
1. I downloaded these ab, butt and leg exercises on my Android phone and I plan on going through them every single morning. I started today. And I all I can say is that ab workouts are a pain in the arse. But I have to do it. I must, I MUST.
2. Along with these exercises, I also plan to walk/jog/run at least twice a week.
3. Eat a real breakfast. I notice that my digestion runs on its normal track when I eat breakfast as opposed to not eating breakfast then shocking it with food, come dinner.
4. Live and breathe by the Skinny Rules.
2. Stop smoking, or at least lessen it to one stick a day. This is in conjugation with the running thing. One of the things in my bucket list is to run and finish a marathon. And with this smoking thing, accomplishing that would be pretty impossible without breaking my lungs.
   Gameplan:
1. Hide my cigs. "Out of sight, out of mind"
2. Drink lots of water. Stopping this nasty habit would probably kick the oral fixation thing, hence urging me to munch on whatever scrap of food that I manage to get, hence defeating the first item. So... yes, lots and lots of water.
3. Cut back on the emo/drama stuff. 'Nuff said.
   Gameplan:
1. If it doesn't make you feel good, avoid it. Ignorance is bliss, not all the time, but sometimes, not knowing something can save you from a lot of heartache.
2. Resurrect the Happy365 project. It's basically a journal where you right things that make you happy. You'll be surprised at how even those minute things can brighten up your day.
3. Do not, and I say DO NOT use social networking sites as vents for when you are down. Just get up, get out, and do something.
4. Work harder. Get busy.
4. Cross off things on my bucket-, reading-, must-see- and eating- list
   Gameplan:
1. Read more books. Always, always bring a book so when the idle moments come, I'd have something to peruse.
2. Do things that I am afraid of. Or something that I don't usually do.
3. Take more pictures.
4. Prioritize, especially when it comes to shopping. Too much can and will lead to bankruptcy which in turn prevents me from doing things hence not being able to cross them off the list.

I think that pretty much sums it up. Wish me luck!