So its the end of day two and so far i've done fairly well. Yesturday i hahealthy meals and snacks. I alo did better with the nighttime eating. I did have some snaks, but they were pretty much just fruit and popcorn I didn't do exercise perse, but i was cleaning and organizing most of the day. Since i was home money was a non issue. I added the last few goals at night and didn't pray or meditate, but i did write in the blog.
I have the bad habit of weighing in each day. Today i'm down one pound from yesturday. I'm not super excited though because i know it could just be a fluctuation. We shall see. Today is definitely my cheat day of this week. It was carb city! i had pasta for lunch, but kept the portion moderate. I had home made baked pizza for dinner. My nacks were healthy and probably had about200 calories of candy. Obviously not the best food day, but if this is the worst day this week, i'll be very happy.
Tomorrow will be interesting. In order to get to my fitness goal, i will need to do 50 minutes five times a week. The advantage of this is that i get a solid workout with a good heart rate Monday through friday, and then don't have to worry about it on the weekend. The disadvantage for this week is that i don't have access to my school gym until wednesday. I'll need to find an alternative.
Anyways i'm off to bed. So far i'm actually feeling pretty good:)
Read as a 28 year old works toward her weight loss and carreer goals and learns to enjoy the journey along the way.
Sunday, September 2, 2012
Saturday, September 1, 2012
September Goals!
If you
read last post, you know that it is excited about recommitting to some goals of
mine. In the last couple weeks I’ve registered for courses, tried to stop
the whole avoidance / procrastination game and thought about the coming 4
months. I've watched Greg, Change (Jess and awesome vlogger who's name i've forgotten!), Slim4life (Marianna) and Shayloss (Shay Carl). I've kind of been
getting motivation and ideas from them I've also met with my faculty advisor
and listened to what they think will be beneficial. The next few goals basically
involve e listening to them, thinking about what i truly want and trying to
decide what i think will help me achieve my goals
September Goals
Goal 1: implement a schedule
I’ve never
been one for agendas and calendars. I think it’s time i gave it a try though! I’m
currently only a part time student, my plan for this term is to be disciplined
about my study, workout and even fun times! I remember a couple years ago i literally
spent 12 hours in the library and still wasn't doing well in my classes. Unfortunately
more time spent in the library or even working out doesn't always lead to better
results. Time to schedule it in and do it with intensity!
Sub-goals:
- create monthly calendars with all important dates and digitize current schedule i have planned
- Go to the gym each time i have it on my schedule (Mon - fir)
- limit internet, cell phones and other distractions during study blocks
Workout for 1000 minutes
I wanted
to give myself a good kick in the butt! I need to get active on a consistent
basis. I was originally going to do 30 minutes per day, and then i
realized i should bump it up to a nice round number ;)
- workout 50 minutes at the gym 5 times per week (Mon - Fri)
- track minutes on monthly calendar mentioned bellow
- Try to organize a social workout once per week (i.e. going to the gym / walking with a friend
Save money / lose weight
I've
combined those goals because the steps to achieve them are actually pretty
identical (if you forget the gym membership).
- Unless meeting friends, no restaurants! This means i need to bring any meal i need from home. It will probably save me about 10$ a day and 800 calories
- Stick to my weekly budget! September is going to be a bit of a test run for this. I've never had a budget before. I'm thinking of allowing myself between 30 - 40$ per week. This includes going out with friends, studying at coffee shops or any other thing i need pocket money for.
I'm
doing this for a couple of reasons. Firstly the more i save the less
junk i put in my mouth! Secondly i really want to save up enough to put a
certain amount in savings this year a buy an ipad during the Christmas
season.... This is going to be reallllly hard to do on my income!
Blog Daily
This one
is pretty simple. It’s my way of staying accountable. I hope to get a
couple people (or more) reading and perhaps commenting on this so i feel like I’m
actually writing to people. I feel like this will help me through some of
the tougher times
Pray daily / meditate
Even if it’s
just a couple of Our Father's / Hail Mary. I'm not consistent with my
prayer. I do have strong beliefs, but i want to turn that into a structured /
regular thing
As for
the meditation, i feel weird even typing it. I've never really done that
before. I'm thinking of a mini / short thing here. They suggest to
start with 3 minutes a day. I'm pretty sceptical about any benefits.... but who
can't do 3 minutes a day?
Conclusion:
That about covers it! I have quite a few goals, some are going to be harder than others. I know though tha ti only have classes part time, and that i really have the time, and i think the dedication to make this work. I feel like they are pretty well rounded / balanced. I hope you'll come allong with me during this month as i blog daily and take steps to help reach my goals. I'm really hoping to be down 10 pounds by the end of the month, but rather than focussing on the number, i'm focusing on the tangeble behaviours instead. I'm looking forward to this and i majorly pray i don't mess up! This cannot be yet another false start.. I already feel like my mindset is different, i just need to let that continue all month :)
New outlook
It has been quite a while since i created this blog. Not a whole lot has changed other than my
mindset. Weight wise I’m probably up
about 15 pounds. Academia has been pretty much hell the last two years. I went
from being a b+ student to having major difficulties concentrating. I have since taken some time away from school
and am very excited to return. I used to love school! I miss the love of
learning and the honour roll grades. I'm hoping to re-kindle that fire :) It still bothers me that i am 28 and have
basically done nothing other than go to school. Jobs have been pretty scares...
and not for lack of trying... That said, I’m optimistic about my future and
looking forward to actually enjoying the journey rather than wishing i was at
the end point. Some time off shifted my
thoughts from: "if i can't get through this degree I’ll never find a job
and life will be horrible" to "I want to do well because I’m in the
right field. I know finding a job with
my disability will be difficult, but a, I’m up for the challenge, b, the work
excites me, and c, the world will not end if this doesn't happen right
away."
I also feel a lot more content about whom I am and the
relationships i have. While i never really wanted to be the life of the party,
i often felt that most people fit in better and had more friends. As i grew up i constantly wanted to blend in
and belong. I wanted to be friends with everyone. I'm the kind of person who doesn't quite know
what to say at first. I finally feel really great about my social circle. I
have enough friends that if i want to be social once or twice a week, i can.
The last couple years have not been the easiest or the funniest. If my friends
can put up with me at what i feel was my worst, they can certainly put up with
me any other time! I'm so blessed. I
really cherish each one of them. They say that if you have a handful of true
friends in a life time you're lucky. I can honestly say that many right now.
Basically at this point in my life i think I’m ready to take
everything i learned, and all the mistakes i made and basically put them in a
filing cabinet. They are still there if i need to refer to them, but they are
in the past. I feel like i have a fresh attitude
This blog used to be called road of improvement. I changed
that name deliberately. Of course we all want to improve. I definitely want to
lose weight and wish i already had a great career / job, but i am noticing that
people are happiest when they are comfortable in their own skin. I'm done searching. I'm done thinking that i
need to transform my life and myself. I'm hoping this attitude stays! I'm surrounded
by people five years younger than me with great careers. I always feel like i
have to justify that I’ve basically been doing school part time for ever. I'm pretty determined that it won't affect my
enjoying the journey this time around though!
Now here's the weird part. Now that I’m more at ease with
where i am in my life, i actually feel energized to go after my goals. I'm
excited for school and in some odd way I’m kind of looking forward to getting
new gym membership (how weird is that??? I hate working out! LOL). I'm going to
go into Septembers goals in tomorrow's post. I will say though that i plan on blogging on daily in september.
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