It’s the Ides of March, and everybody should be excited about spring, except perhaps the tax accountants, who are overwhelmed with work.

Inevitably, the cold weather in winter means I am less active and I overeat. I believe I will move west or south before I can arrest this trend.

I use spring as a time to heal. I believe everyone is different, and I don’t not assume anyone has the same needs as me, but here’s what I’m doing:

I printed out a poster on my wall with my desired results, and then ten steps to get me there. For the next six weeks, I will give myself grades on how well I follow through, and also note how I feel, and my results. I have also taken a before picture of my face, and will compare that with how I look in six weeks. In addition to my diet and lifestyle tweaks, I will also have colon hydrotherapy at the end, which is particularly great after a campaign such as this, and particular useful as the season changes.

It’s been less than one week, and in week one I’ve not done everything on the list, but I’m a solid 6 for 10. Most importantly, I feel my willpower increasing, and I feel better already, which gives me incentive to keep going.