In the Kitchen...

First up I really want to opt for a more ultra processed food free diet. I have reduced the amount of junk food I eat currently and overall I have more energy & my skin is slowly starting to clear up. If I stuck to an ultra processed free diet then I think overall I will get more done in a day, my body will thank me for the more nutritious foods I am feeding it and my skin condition should massively improve. Gone are the days of junk food for convenience and it is time to eat the foods that are going to help me in my life and keep me feeling energized and healthy. 

I also want to change the amount of time I spend in the kitchen, at the moment I spend very little time in it and that is why we just end up with the convenience food. I want to spend a lot more time in there though making meals from scratch so I know exactly what is going into the foods I am eating on. I also want to take up making bread as we go through a lot of that but could easily make healthier alternatives which would probably work out cheaper for us in the long run too. I am also planning on making time each weekend to do some baking, again this is something I have wanted to do for a while now but have never made time for it... that is going to change though and baking will take place once a week. 

Shopping & fashion...

Going forward the plan is to cut out all the useless shopping trips that I have been going on for the sake of it. These trips are costing me a small fortune and it is money that can be spent elsewhere on other aspects I am wanting to work on. I also want to work on nailing my personal style and sticking to it when getting ready every day and when shopping for new in pieces. Going forward I no longer want an overflowing wardrobe like I currently have as it is far too overwhelming currently and it is why I am going for convenience clothing each day. I want to ensure my wardrobe is filled with curated pieces that create that smarter look I am hoping to go for in the future. If I get this wardrobe sorted out as I am losing weight then this should all work nicely and that perfect wardrobe should soon fall into place and getting ready on a morning should become much easier than it has been.

Other parts of my life

There are plenty of other aspects in my life that I want to change and one of them is all in aid of sorting my skin and overall appearance out. Thanks to eating rubbish and not drinking properly breakouts have happened all over my body and I am not happy with it so the plan is to add a skincare routine in every morning and evening in the hopes of getting my skin under control alongside the diet changes I am making. I also want to create a routine on a Sunday where I sit and plan the week ahead with clothes to wear so I take out the guess work daily, plan my workouts so I know what I am doing daily and am not skipping sessions and then finally on these Sunday's I will work out other things I would like to do that upcoming week like what content needs working on & what events I might have coming up. This will just help me have more control of my time and keep me on track to working towards my goals. Something I really want to work on is my ability to stay in the house and not feel like I have to go out, currently I can't cope just sat in on a weekend so feel like I need to go shopping which means I am wasting so much money. I am going to work on decluttering the house to create a stress free environment where I am happy to spend plenty of time at home. This will mean saving money, playing games, reading books and working on content without feeling overwhelmed and like I need to escape. Finally I want to change my relationship with money, currently I am just spending for the sake of it and I don't want that to happen anymore as I am wanting to save for jobs doing in the house and a fair few pretty expensive purchases. If I want to get these jobs done and purchases made then I really need to stop spending for the sake of it. I have created a budget to stick to and I have a clear goal of what I want to achieve so those overspends and wasted spends are going to be stopping once and for all. 

So there you have it those are the aspects of my life I really want to work on and changing to ensure I am working towards my goals and pushing myself to create a better quality of life for not only me but Liam too as he will have a much happier & healthier Lucy to live with if these things change. 

Let's see how this goes, time to get to work...

See you soon, 

Lucy