Who are you going to be?

It not who you are that holds you back.....

I know you are great - you just have to believe it too.

: )

Resolutions

Here we are - January 2012 - a new year. Everyone starts their resolutions in January. I am thinking, by now, January 20th - a lot of resolutioners already fell off the wagon. :)



Well, I made a new plan this year. I began planning for January at the end of October - 2011. That was when I wrote my last blog.

What has happened in that time, you ask?

1. I joined Lifetime Fitness  - I love this gym. It is great. It has so many things to offer and it just looks like pure wonderfulness. I have to give myself this pep talk everytime I pay my bill. :)

2. I joined TEAM weightloss at Lifetime. This is a group class with a trainer 3x a week. It is for one hour M,W, FR and we, also, do nutrition on Mondays. I am almost done with my second week and it has been fantastic.

3. I bought a Fitbook - This is a perfect tool for tracking all your food and workouts. It is set up for a 12 week program which is perfect because the TEAM weightloss is a 12 week program as well.

4. I joined the 90 Day Challenge at the gym. It is a competition for biggest percentage of weight loss through all the gyms. The good thing about it is that is starts four weeks AFTER TEAM weightloss, so I will have four more weeks with groups to keep pushing me.

5. I signed up for all of the Try It Tuesdays for the 90 day.

So, this is where I am at. I have been journalling all food, so matter what. Even if it is garbage. I am trying to stay accountable. I have been to all my classes and I have been trying to follow what the trainers say.

This is my time, finally.

I will let you know the things I am learning and discovering. Hopefully, it can help you too!

Where are you with your resolution and how are you sticking to it?

New Year's Resolutions and what they really mean!

(riginally posted January 2011)

So, it is a new year and out come the resolutions. Me, just like anyone else, sets up goals. Are they lofty, attainable, or plain ol' silly? Well, I for one, plan on trying to stick it out. So, on a serious note (just for a second) I plan on a new life - new directions - new blah blah blah.... Let's be honest with ourselves:

I want to be skinny!

You can say it is health reasons, it is to be a good role model for my kids, and all those things - and while those are important and true - really - I want to buy cute clothes and my legs not to rub together.

There. enough said. Just being honest. : )

So let's talk about resolutions for a second. Top resolutions, according to Proactive Change, are the following:

- Weight loss
- Exercise more
- Quit smoking
- Better money management / debt reduction

They, also, state that resolutions are maintained in the following manner:
- past the first week: 75%
- past 2 weeks: 71%
- after one month: 64%
- after 6 months: 46%

Personally, I think these percentages are a bit high. I know people that don't even make it to breakfast without giving up. To say that almost 50% of people are still chugging along in June seems hilarious.

 By May-June, you have begun your "summer" goals.


Generally, I think most people's summer goals go a little something like this: 1. Fitting into a bathing suit 2. Look somewhat decent in the bathing suit that you are trying to fit into and 3. Save money so you can wear that bathing suit somewhere and drink some drink with an umbrella in it.

Last thing about NY resolutions - if you are making the same 'resolution' every year - something has to give - let's face it - if you are not moving forward - it like moving backwards. If January 2011 is looking pretty similiar to January 2010 - I don't think you are one for sticking to it.

Me included. I give up like nobody's business. BUT - I do weigh 15lbs LESS then January 2010. I just know I could have done better in 2010 if I wasn't a slacker.

So, in conclusion my fellow goal setters - Let's make 2011 a different, better year for goals. Dust off your perseverance hat and let's get busy.


Definition of the Day:
per·se·ver·ance

   /ˌpɜrsəˈvɪərəns/ Show Spelled[pur-suh-veer-uhns] Show IPA

–noun

1.

steady persistence in a course of action, a purpose, a state, etc., esp. in spite of difficulties, obstacles, or discouragement.

Encouragement of the day:
Decide ~ Commit ~ Succeed!