Need to lose weight, but in a healthy way.  I"ve been saying that for two years, but have only been gaining.  Things I am going to do for two weeks:

-Stop drinking.  Period.  Starting today, I will be allowed one beer per week.  And it will be hard, since I drink a LOT.  Although I rarely get drunk, I can drink on average 5 beers a day, and that is about 1000 calories right there.  Hopefully instead I can use something else *coughcough* to replace my substance usage, that is much healthier.

-Start drinking coffee in the morning, with 2% milk.  It will get me going in the morning and will help me with replacing alcohol.

-Stop eating all refined sugars.  I've already done that today, but not more for the rest of the day or the rest of the week.  I plan on buying some chewing gum to help me with my sweet tooth and to resort to raw food sweets to help me with my chocolate cravings.

-Continue to bike to work once my ankle is healed.  I sprained my ankle when I fell down the stairs the other day (when I was drunk), but I almost have full function again, it just hurts like a bitch on occasion, so I think I will ride my bike home tonight and save it from its week of exile on the sidewalk.

-Play on that Wii Fit!  I was starting to do that again but I sprained my ankle.  But I will be better enough soon to use it.

-Do my yoga again in the morning!  This will be easier because I won't be drinking, which is what has often kept me from doing yoga in the afternoon (that or eating something bad).

-Get up early.  Now that Brendan has a teaching job, he gets up at 7:30 in the morning.  Time for me to get up with him and do housewifey things to get myself into gear:  Dishes, coffee, feed cats, etc.

OK!  I will start updating this as often as possible to keep myself in check.  If anyone is reading this...  Uh... Please don't judge.  I probably haven't talked to any of you in at least a year or so, and only a few of you know about my disordered eating in high school that has lead to my inability to have a normal relationship with food.  Now that I can enjoy eating, I do it too much.  It's all been about extremes, and even when I try to stop myself, I just keep going.  So hopefully this will help a little.  I feel that drinking less and not eating any kind of sweets will really help.  Whoohoo!

I am needing motivation this afternoon.  

I woke up with a migraine, but Brendan was awesome and hung up blankets over the windows in the bedroom to block out the light.  Eventually I could open my eyes, and it kinda just turned into an annoying throbbing headache, instead of a migraine.  I don't know which I prefer, at least migraines give you nice visuals.  So it's 1pm and I still want to fit art, cleaning, yoga and eating into my day off today.  Art may have to be cut short a little, but I can make up for it in poking around the Ink Shop and seeing what I can use.  Maybe heading to Kinkos, definitely getting a sliding drawer to put my work into.  Maybe if I have to be home, I can work on making a book.  I should take it easy though, don't want the headache to reawaken.  I think the Aleve and res hits are doing the job though.  

I think I want to try street art, but I should start with regular art first.  Like, today, and everyday.

I've been doing a lot of yoga.  I have yoga at 6 today.  It's warm and makes me sweat, and it's been making my body feel like it's made out of steel.  Four classes a week is a perfect amount of yoga.

I really wish that I didn't have to drive two hours to find the nearest printmaking supplies.  I'll borrow some from the studio.  

I think I'll make myself an egg sandwich with a gluten free bagel, now that I know how to make delicious egg patties.  That should start the day off very well.