All right, friends. It's time that I ask for some help, and some of you know how hard that is for me. So here it goes...
Right after I got out of college, I joined Weight Watchers and lost almost 50 pounds. I never got to my goal weight, but I was within 9 pounds when my maternal grandmother passed away. Since then, I slowly put on the weight again. This last fall, I went through a tough time emotionally, and finally came to terms with the fact that I "eat my feelings." I'm ready to let go of this, and I'd like you to help keep my accountable to my self-destructive behaviors. A big part of my emotional stuff was being stressed by teaching and feeling incredibly lonely, so I'm trying to address those things before I fall back into eating to make myself feel better.
I'm going back "on plan" on my own (not with Weight Watchers, since the leaders here are just not as motivating as my one in NJ was) and trying to get my doctor's orders of 30 min of cardio, 5 times a week. In addition, I want to strength train 3 times a week.
At least once a week, and maybe more, it is my goal to post my weight and exercise patterns of the last week (i.e. - how much I worked out). In between, I'd love encouragement and "how are you doing?" emails, texts, phone calls, whatever you feel comfortable doing. If nothing else, just knowing that I'm putting all this out there for everyone to read should keep me going. If you check the blog, and I haven't posted, please call me and kick my large booty. I need it.
I've set goals to help keep me motivated, too.
Weight Lost Goals:
5 lbs - eyebrow waxing
10 lbs - manicure
15 lbs - manicure/pedicure
20 lbs - new DVD
25 lbs - movie date
30 lbs - massage
35 lbs - new purse
40 lbs - vacation (somewhere that I have to wear a swimsuit, of course)
Cardio Goals:
15 min mile - new running shoes
14 min mile - new sports bra
13 min mile - new exercise outfit
12 min mile - new music for running
11 min mile - new exercise DVD
10 min mile - run a 5K
First official weigh in: 159.4 lbs
Goal (the uppermost weight considered healthy for my height): 120.0 lbs
Pounds to go: 39.4
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2 comments:
You can totally do this! Way to make S.M.A.R.T. goals. When you make your goal to get a massage, we will go together! :)
I love you very much and I wish that the vacation goal with a swimsuit included Maine. But we all know I'm being delusional about how warm it actually gets here.... I'm so proud of your goal setting, because I am not goal oriented. A big Abz hug for you. I know you've got this!
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