30 June 2014

My Week Without TV

I came to a horrible realization on Saturday night: since I quit my job, I've gained five pounds. I thought after I left, I would immediately start losing weight because I ate the food at my work almost every day and it is not good for you. After I started at that job, I eventually gained 30 pounds (I've lost about ten of that...er...five...). My horrible will power can be a discussion for another day. I figured out my problem immediately--while I've stopped eating the work food, my eating habits haven't gotten all that better. I have a tendency to snack all day, which isn't helped by the fact that I'm home all of the time. My job also required a lot of movement, being on my feet for eight straight hours, and breaking a sweat on most shifts.

Basically I don't move anymore. Even when I am being productive, that means sitting on my bed with my laptop (or my awesome blue binder) in my lap checking out blogs and getting some editing done. The most I do is when I occasionally have to run errands or do the laundry.

So yes, I need to get up and move. I need to eat better. But there's something else that is both promoting my laziness and keeping me from being as productive as I'd like. TV. I just watch waaaaaaaaaay too much of it. Most of the time it's not even necessary. If I watched just the shows I like that have new episodes right now, it would only take up a few hours every week. But that is not all I watch. I have the TV on ALL THE TIME. Do you know how easy it is to get caught up in a Law & Order marathon? It's kind of ridiculous how much TV I watch. I've also developed a bad habit where I have to be watching TV if I'm eating.

So here's my plan: for one week, starting now until next Monday morning, I'm not going to watch TV. I may even have my fiance hide the remote or take the batteries to work with him. I'm also going to try and exercise every day. I think I will get SO MUCH DONE without the TV on. More time for editing, reading, writing new stuff. I can concentrate better when there's silence. I also think there's a good possibility I won't snack as much, since I usually associate eating with watching TV. And it's hard to hold a book while eating, but guess what, I have a Kindle! I can actually sit at the table and READ instead of watching TV while I eat.

So we'll see how it goes. Remember how I said I have horrible will power? I'm hoping I can work past it and get a lot done this week. Wish me luck!

12 comments:

  1. I'm in front of my computer a lot, so I have to force myself to get up and move, and to go exercise. Fortunately I don't watch much TV though. The only time it's on is when my husband is home.

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  2. There is never NOT a Law & Order SVU marathon on! We're between cable in my house right now (switching providers), and the silence is both maddening and refreshing. lol

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  3. I tend to eat all day long when I'm working. I have a co-worker who bakes and I have no willpower when it comes to cookies and cake.

    I also watch too much television, but a lot of the time, I make myself walk/run while indulging in a show. But good for you for giving it up for a week...I would never make it.

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  4. I'm sorry this is happening to you! Having kids at home keeps me busy! I tend to sit a lot at my laptop as well, but then again, I can't go far since the kids keep me busy. Good luck!

    ♥.•*¨Elizabeth¨*•.♥

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  5. Oooh, how about an exercise video? That way, you're watching TV *and* exercising?

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  6. Well, you've got a plan. That's a big part of the battle. Now the next hurdle is to stick with it. Sending my best will power your way.

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  7. I hear you on no will power. The bank I work at shares a building w/a gas station, and being no more then twenty steps away from chips and snack cakes and candy...*sigh* But I know you can do it- good luck! =)

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  8. I have several Law and Order episodes on my DVR because I love the show so much; I love the original Law and Order most of all and am still mad that they cancelled it. One thing that helps me be more productive is writing in cafes; I read somewhere that it's easier to write when you're not at home because then you have no choice but to write.

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  9. Good luck! I love that goal. Be sure to make sure you take time away from the computer and go for a walk or something. I find that's what I struggle with. I do so much at a desk or in bed with my laptop that I don't move enough. I'm working on that too! :)

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  10. tv is the devil! and w/so much to choose from, its easy to find stuff to waste the day away... like my kids!!

    good luck! i only hav a few & watch while folding laundry...

    and thanks for commenting on my bbf blog tour!

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  11. I actually watch t.v. only after 9p, as I'm usually goofing around on the computer and what not. On the weekends my t.v. viewing is usually limited to either baseball or football depending on the time year.


    Father Nature's Corner

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  12. We all have our vices: yours is TV, mine is Pinterest. Which is almost worse than TV since it's in a browser side by side to my work. But will power is like anything else, the more you practice it the better you get at it. And if one day doesn't go as planned, every day is a new day to try again. :D

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