08/06/2026
There was a time I was dreading every Monday..
Back at university, Iâd lay in bed Sunday night
but instead of feeling ready for the week, my thoughts were mostly fear-based
My heart rate was high, racing thoughts, and i often couldnât sleep properly.
At the time
âI was fuelling my body with processed junk on weekends to ârewardâ myselfâ¨âI was drinking frequently on weekendsâ¨âI was going to muscle failure every training session which i couldnt recover fromâ¨âMy sleep was a mess
As a result I felt self-conscious in social situations cause my brain wasnt working properly
Which was one of of the reasons i struggled to attend classes
On Sundays the hangover was actually so bad that I was struggling to eat ENOUGH
Which is crazy to me cause i have quite the appetite
And so i frequently ordered kebab or pizza to just get calories in
felt disgusting afterwards
and with the following bad sleep the vicious cycle continued
Until one day i thought
I donât want to feel like this anymore
So I made two decisions that week (yes from one week to the other)â¨â
I stopped drinkingâ¨â
I stopped eating processed junk on Sundays
Which was when my life quality improved massively
My energy came back.â¨My sleep improved.
â¨And my social anxiety, (which I thought was just who I was),
reduced dramatically.
I also started spending time in nature with my phone on flight mode.
Which is super underrated for mental health i gotta say
I also realised how much of my emotional eating was just stress-eating
and with lower stress, my cravings for junk food decreased susbtantially
I went from dreading new weeks to being genuinely excited for them.
Of course its not always sunshine and rainbows
but im now able to approach challenges a lot more confidently
cause i feel im finally in control now
If youâre going through the motions right now
and you feel stuck in toxic patterns
you donât need a complete 180 switch.
Just one positive decision can make a big difference already.