For the past two months, I've been on a quest to improve myself physically, spiritually, and mentally. I've done pretty well with the physical aspect, reaching 155 pounds this week (total weight loss: about 15 pounds). I honestly thought that this would be the hardest part, but it was surprisingly simple: don't eat after 10, eat a little bit but eat often, stick to the workout plan.
Now that I'm getting closer to my target weight, I feel that I should start focusing on the rest of my self improvement. Spiritually, I've been in a rut for a while. The 40 day ministry fast has helped, but entering this final week, I feel that I should have spent way more time with God. I have so much time, yet spend so little of it reading the Bible or praying. For now, it's spiritual self improvement fail.
As for the mental/emotional/personality aspect, I don't think I've done that much better. I'd say that I'm kind of a jerk, so the biggest thing that I've been trying to do is be nicer to people. For some reason, it's been one of the hardest things to do.
The one thing that keeps me going/motivated is the feeling of success when I take the right step towards improving myself, whether it's losing another pound, successfully doing a qt/spend some time praying, or catching myself from doing a jerk move. It gives me this jolt of excitement and hope that I'm not too far from becoming the person I want to be.
"Self improvement is masturbation"
-Tyler Durden, Fight Club
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