The NY Resolution

2008-04-14 19:40:09 (ID 78)

So, I have a new years resolution. It has been in power since January 1st already, just figured I'd write the details somewhere.

I am not allowed to buy sweets or snacks or ice cream or cookies or soda or anything I feel is considered "unnecessary sweets". There is one exception, and that is in case of bad weather.

The reason why I can't buy sweets in the first place is not because of a weight problem (on the contrary, I belong to the group of people in need of gaining weight), but rather an economical issue. I spent way too much money on buying sweets almost daily, which affected my mental health in several ways. First off I had a constant high level of sugar in my body (or so I assume) which resulted in me being tired most of the time, and definitely gloomy. Second, it resulted in not enough money to buy proper food or anything at all, and if you can't even afford to put food on the table it's really difficult to not be worried.

Too much sugar = gloomy.
Not enough money = even more gloomy.
Increased levels of female hormones = catastrophe.

So, now to the reason why I can buy unnecessary sweets in case of bad weather. You see, if you notice a pattern of how the gloominess sometimes go worse than normal, it's logical that you try to do something about that. I noticed me being 100% gloomy during rain, or otherwise dark days. And since sugar makes your body produce.. things.. to make you feel good, I figured it would be a good way to tell my body to feel good during rain rather than the opposite. So when it's raining I get to feel good because of the mere fact that I can allow myself to buy something tasty, and I also feel good when the tastiness enters my system.

Now, since I never know when it'll rain next time, and I never know when I'll get to stock up on sweets, I am very careful of how much I eat during the bad days. Most often I end up buying more than I eat up. Back in the good ol' days I would've eaten what's at home now within an evening, probably within an hour or two, but now that I don't know when I'll get to stock up I avoid eating anything unless I really feel the need to cheer up.

This has been a few successful months. I buy much more vegetables now that I can afford it (the money I would've spent on sweets is now being spent on vegetables). I know that I feel much better now than I used to, most likely because I don't eat as much bad stuff anymore and much more of the good stuff. It's amazing to see such a result. And there are still three quarters of the year left!

Does anyone else have an interesting story to tell about a new years resolution? A successful or failed year? Either send me an e-mail at anotheroneblog at gmail dot com, or make a comment on this post.

nilli