The Wednesday Wellness threads are meant to encourage users to ask for and provide advice and motivation to improve their lives. It isn't intended as a 'containment thread' and any content which could go here could instead be posted in its own thread. You could post:
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I'm trying to restore some good habits after some big (otherwise positive) life changes that messed up my routines. This is more of an accountability thing but I'll take advice if it's going:
I'd like to become an early riser again as I remember the times when I would study from 7am until 11am or 12pm on my days off as being extremely productive in comparison to studying late at night. I work late instead of early these days so I no longer have 3-4 days of 6:00am starts to force me to maintain this habit.
I've let the gym discipline slip drastically, I'm lifting roughly half of what I was this time last year when I was going to the gym 5 times a week (I have lost some weight but I imagine most of the strength loss is just being rusty). Now I go once or twice a week at most, I want to get back to at least 3 lifting days and at least one cardio day. Part of why I lost motivation is because I hit all my goals and didn't know what to do next, I've always had weak cardio and flexibility so I was thinking of pursuing those instead of just more weightlifting.
I'd like to drink less as I think that's a large part of why my progress in good habits tends to becomes undone. I've already cut down quite a lot compared to last month but there are so many social opportunities in my life now compared to last year that I could go to parties 3 times a week if I wanted to.
In an almost identical place in life! Things are going well otherwise but big positive life changes also totally destroyed my self study and workout discipline. Hopefully next week I will get back in the routine. Good luck!
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