Progress and NEW goal :D

I meant to upload this last week. *oops!* 

Everything is actually going pretty well. I feel so much happier overall and I am much more productive and motivated. Being lazy and having breaks is fun but after a while I just need routine and to feel like I am accomplishing things.

Morning Person

I am starting to become convinced that I have some issues with sleep!
In the beginning of my "Morning Person" attempts I had an impossible time getting to sleep and some nights couldn't sleep at all!
After about a week I started to do better and going to bed a bit earlier, with a goal of about 15-30 minutes at a time but I was still having so much difficulty falling asleep at my prescribed bed time. Generally, I would feel a bit tired, but much much earlier than I planned to sleep so, I would stay up. When it came time to actually sleep; however, I was wide awake! So.. the only response seemed to be just to sleep as soon as I was tired! right?....
Well..now I am feeling really tired much earlier than I wanted and not sleeping through the whole night but waking up a few times and then going back to sleep again.
On the bright side I am waking up at 10 now :) Which is only ONE hour away from my initial goal time. I want to get myself a little more adjusted to my current time and then move it up to 9:00.

Waking up earlier has really helped me get more done and I feel a lot happier. :D

Clean Home

This has also been really going well. I am back into the habit of giving the house a good tidying every morning and doing the dishes. After this I work on cleaning the designated room of the house and am also improving at re-cleaning the kitchen after cooking which I was always really lazy with before.

No Junk

Cutting off my nightly snacks was a bit hard at first. Letting myself eat anything else removed any feelings of deprivation but the first few days I was REALLY craving carbohydrates. I have adjusted to it a lot more now and just from that small change I have noticed my diet is healthier :). Hopefully my skin will clear up!

NEW GOAL! 30 minutes of Morning/Early Afternoon Cardio
I have more time now due to my improved sleeping schedule and I want to begin doing 30 minutes of cardio (any form) In the morning or afternoon before I eat.
I want to do this because:
1. Empty stomach cardio is a great way to lose fat and I am having trouble with that last little bit.
2. Exercising in the beginning of the day puts me in a healthier mind set for the rest of the day.
3. If I am later unable to go to the gym I already got in exercise for the day :)

I have begun doing 30 minutes of jump rope and hula hoop intervals while watching a tv show :D. This will be day 3 of this and so far I have really been sweating a lot during my 30 minutes. I wanted to find a form of exercise I enjoy because exercising and being healthy shouldn't be miserable!
I have tried to take up running quite a few times and in the end I have to admit to myself I really just don't enjoy it and it doesn't help that I easily suffer from shin splits.
I enjoy jump roping, which surprisingly does not bother my shins, and it is a great high intensity exercise
I also enjoy hula hooping, which is a good cardio exercise and when I keep my abs flexed during it seems to help the muscles show more when I flex them otherwise.