My lifestyle reality check

Lifestyle can simply be defined as the way in which a person or persons live. It could be looked at as the day to day makeup of a person’s being which means that lifestyle is literally everything and anything. I think the most popular one we hear almost every day is healthy and unhealthy lifestyle.

The type of lifestyle a person has looks generally at the way they live, the way they do things, the way they handle things and the way they are perceived and perceive things. Lifestyle is such a daily aspect of our lives that we don’t really give it much thought, i know i did not.

I got my lifestyle reality check in 2020 when i turned 30 and attempted to re-evaluate my life. There wasn’t anything specifically wrong with my life per se, i was just randomly taking stock of the quality of my life and where i was headed. That unplanned random activity made me feel a bit sad, mostly because though i have had a good, happy and blessed life i felt it was not up to my standards. I found a lot of holes i was not happy about and many areas of my life that were lacking in one or two things.

For example, looking at me i will probably stand out as a very attractive lady with lovely skin, nice face and awesome curves but diving deeper will reveal acne prone skin, blemishes, dry skin, BMI above 30, lazy and easily fatigued. I look good ya but i don’t feel good most of the time majorly because i have an unhealthy lifestyle. I drink a lot of coca cola, drink less water, don’t exercise, eat less fruits and vegetables and would occasionally load up on unhealthy carbs and junk food.

This is one of the many things i noticed about my life which sent me on a journey to look at my religious lifestyle, work lifestyle, productivity lifestyle, social lifestyle, financial lifestyle, psychological lifestyle, relationship lifestyle, family lifestyle etc

Guess what i did after i came to the realization that my lifestyle needed a lot of improvement? I removed myself from that thought process and occupied myself with an activity that was not productive and distracted me from how bad i was feeling. Sadly, that is part of my psychological lifestyle that needs work too.

Over the years i have programmed myself to mentally and sometimes physically step away from situations that don’t make me comfortable or happy. It’s somewhat my defence mechanism, my own way of protecting myself from anything that threatens the bubble i have created. The problem with defence mechanisms, is that they work so well to keep you safe in one spot, preventing any type of growth or progress.

We are in a new year now, why not join me and give yourself an honest reality check; besides, this is the best time to make a change, to attempt breaking free from activities that keep us safe in one spot. As scary as change can be it is always worth it. I am not going to change in one day but i will continue working on improving myself, so let’s do it together!

Welcome to 2022, let’s do this!