My New Year's Resolutions

Happy New Year! I wish everyone a happy and healthy 2018. To start off the new year, I wanted to share a few of my resolutions. 

1. Try a new food every week

Right now my diet pretty much consists of crackers, cantaloupe, coffee, and Cheerios. With my nausea and my restrictive diets, those are the only things that sound good enough to eat. But, I am not getting the nutrition and the calories I need. So, in an effort to break the cycle, my goal is to add in a new food every week.

2. Drink at least 3 liters of water per day

For my Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), it is recommended that I drink 4 liters of water per day. Right now I am only drinking about 2 liters. My short term goal is to drink 3 liters but I want to eventually work up to 4. To meet this goal, I will consciously take sips throughout the day. 

3. Wake up earlier/go to bed earlier

As mentioned in my previous blog post ​A Good Night's Rest, I'm in a bad cycle of going to bed late and sleeping in. In the new year, I'm going to try to start waking up early to break this cycle and get back to a normal sleeping pattern.

4. Work up to 30 minutes of cardio daily

For my POTS, I am supposed to do 30 minutes of cardiovascular exercise per day. Right now, I am not doing anything except for going for walks and running errands. It is hard for me to work out when I am having few calories and am feeling nauseous, but it is possible that working out might actually make me feel better. I'll probably get worse before I get better, but I want to try to work back up to doing 30 minutes.