30 Day Habit: Drinking Water

I didn't eat ice cream for lent this year.  First time I ever did the lent thing but I thought it sounded like a good idea.  Because as it turns out, I am a complete and total whore for ice cream.  Abstaining from it was hard at first but became easier over time.

Of course now that it's not forbidden fruit I am back to being a total whore for it.

I think what I need to do is make ice cream a once per week max treat.  Like, I can have ice cream, but just once per week.   And actually track that on my calendar.  Yeah I know that sounds stupid but it works for me.

So the lent thing worked well enough that I am thinking I should try to either add or subtract something every month and see how that goes.  Like a 21-30 day trial each month.  Unfortunately at the conclusion of lent I didn't particularly have anything in mind so I didn't jump right into another trial.  But I came across an interesting list of ideas today and here are some of the things I took note of:

• I turned my sitting workstation into a Treadmill Desk.
• Eating protein with every meal
• Eating veggies with every meal
• Keep food behind closed doors (you're likely to eat food that is left out in plain sight)
• Eat slowly and mindfully (count # chews, absorb the flavours, eat with chopsticks or off small plates, etc...etc...)
• Strength Train a few times a week
• Get your heart rate elevated a few times a week
• Move regularly through full ranges of motion (daily active stretching routine or better termed: mobility routine).
• Meditation or Mindfulness Practice
• Make time for friends and family weekly
• Make a Concerted Effort to Connect with My Spouse Daily
• Meet at least one new person a week
• Write daily
• Daily Mobility Break
• Read Every Day or Do Some Kind of Professional Development
• Get In the Habit of Discovery - Find What Works For You
• At the end of every day, I try to think about 3 things I'm grateful for.
• Brushing my teeth in the shower
• Best habit I developed was to read a book 30min every day before bed.
• Push-ups and sit-ups every morning (no excuses)
• Drinking a lot of water
• Going to the gym at least 3 times a week
• Walking everywhere as much as possible, instead of public transport/car
• Working on a passion project every day
• My two minute rule: Anything disrupts the harmony of my existence, got two minutes to process the information and get back to being happy. Been at it so long, it generally occurs autonomically. The change, An unoffendable character that doesn't stress, worry, or loose it's composure.
• I meditate for about 10-15 minutes in the morning and then spend 5 minutes writing my goals- short term and long term, realistic and ridiculous- in a journal. This simple habit helps to calm my mind and increase my focus and concentration.
• Cold Shower Therapy
  
  
   So I want to pick something easy, and I want to start it like right now and do it for the rest of May.   I think I am going to try this:  Drink a glass of water (16 oz) upon waking and before bed every single day.  I am chronically dehydrated so I think this will be a good thing and it's pretty easy.