Getting back on track

Day 308 / 366

A few weeks ago I wrote about how bad habits can get compounded just like good ones do. Lately, I have been seeing examples of that in my own life.

Last year around this time I was the healthiest that I have ever been. I had given up on all processed and oily food. I was eating a protein-rich diet and I was exercising regularly. I felt great. I couldn’t get tired if I tried. I was sleeping well. I stopped using the elevator, and I went up and down 5 floors of stairs multiple times during the day.

And it did wonders for my mental health as well. I was optimistic, and I was able to deal with problems much better.

But this year, I gave up on all of that. It started slowly, with me missing my protein quota for a few days, or skipping a few workouts. Granted that it was because I was dealing with shit that was out of my hands. But 10 months later, when I see where I am now, I cannot help but regret these small bad decisions that I made.

As they say, the best day to start was yesterday. The next best day is today. So that is what I am gonna do. With the Diwali vacation over, I return to Mumbai tomorrow. And the first thing I am going to do is to make a plan. A plan to fix the important things in my life.

I am sure that there will be shit that will come to me, it always does. Things like that are out of our hands. What’s always in our control is taking care of ourselves, both physically and mentally. If nothing else, it would give us the tools that we need to deal with the things life throws at us.