Lately I've been thinking alot about my health.

Before I knew I was going to be a father I was a bit of a party animal! I used to drink nearly everyday, smoked too much and stressed about nearly everything, but now I know that that Olivia is going to be depending on me 24/7 it is time for a change.

I know I am only 26 and I should be a healthy young man, but I am starting to notice that my health is not as good as it was when I was in the military. For example I played a little football a couple of weeks ago with my work and it took me 2 days to recover! lol

I want to be fit and healthy for Olivia and be able to care and protect her when necessary, also I want to be around her a looooonng time and if I carry on with the style of life as before I will not be (scary thought I know)!

So what am I doing about it then? well.......

DETOX!!! Yep, for the past 5 weeks I have been detoxing from alcohol. I never drank to extreme but as mentioned before I used to half a couple of beers or glasses of wine every night. So my Detox has been like this, I started with 2 days off alcohol then 2 days on then after that it was 3 days off 2 days on etc etc. I am now up to the stage where I only drink a couple at the weekend! I feel great, I'm much more motivated and better in the mornings, my work is starting to get better, I'm not having mood swings and life is just generally better.

My second "vice" is smoking, it all started when I was 15-16 and I tried to fit in with all the "cool kids". How I wish I never started! Apart from all the obvious health problems smoking brings, I have been having shortness of breath from time-to-time, so this is obviously a warning to myself to give up.

This post was not to scare all those Dads out there but it's something that has been playing on my mind and I felt that this was a good topic to cover, of course there are other factors like a good diet and exercise but I'm only pointing out my 2 "majors".

So until next time, take care and stay healthy!