If you had asked me about my habits 12 months ago, I would have probably said that I was pretty good with things. Truth is I would forget to do simple things like brushing my teeth at times and it never really bothered me because I felt as though all was good when really it wasn't. I would shave at random times not because I wanted to but because I had gotten sick of the itchy skin or felt that I needed a refresh.
Step to the current time frame and my habits are back to where they were when I was a strong, fit, capable and energetic young man. I have in fact over the past week shaved each day and not only brushed my teeth but also flossed and rinsed when it was required. I have stepped the personal hygiene to the next level you could say. Going from good to better, still it isn't the best and I doubt I could ever get it there any way.
12 months ago, I was just doing the day-to-day thing and not really thinking about the future and where I wanted to be. My physical health and fitness were slowly on a downhill spiral, and this wasn't including the issue that I was going to have with one of my medications. I have since had to detox from a medication which severely impacted my mental health and caused a lot of grief for me and those around me. But this also caused a massive shift in my own understanding of myself.
In the last week my gym sessions are as follows... 9km run and short weight session on Sunday prior to an 8-hour workday. Monday and Tuesday were rest days thanks to the sore leg muscles after a hard 9km run. Wednesday, I ran 3.5km and did a short arm session, Thursday was a 4km run with an intense full weight session. Yesterday I ran 5km with a light full body weight session to ensure my muscles weren't too tight. Today I had a rest day, but work was also pretty busy today and I covered about 10km for the day!
Health, wise I have recently had important health checks done including a full dental work up. Everything is going well, and my medical health is getting better gradually so I am moving forward from better towards my BEST. I will continue to strive forward, taking small steps each time because if we overstretch, we can in fact overbalance and with that we fall. I want to keep climbing and keep striving to be better each day!
