75 by May 16

So everyone's been so great and supportive about my move to a healthier lifestyle. The running program is going great, even though I don't have the greatest stamina! But today I was the only one out of our group of six to show up. Rain shmain!

Signed up for singles softball downtown starting May 16. That should be interesting since I haven't swung a bat since high school. :) also signed up for a kickboxing class that starts in a couple weeks. Can't WAIT for that, I miss kickboxing!

But anywho, the real reason for my post is to put my new goal out there in the public. I want to be at 75 total pounds lost by May 16. It'll be hard, but I think I can do it! I definitely hit a plateau and my weight loss has stalled a bit in the last few months. But time to kick it into gear and be more active and more importantly, make better eating decisions! So, YOU!, feel free to hold me to it. The more support the better. :)

And for the longer term goal, hoping to be down 100 pounds by mid-September (whiiich shouldn't be too bad assuming I hit my first goal). I'm excited to see the new me! :)

Tired of being lazy!

So I'm in a big giant slump. After I hit the 50 pound weight loss number, I hit a wall. For a couple months, I just went up and down, staying right around 50. Then I thought I had gotten past my slump when I finally hit 60 a couple weeks back. But once again, I went into a slump...not working out like I should and REALLY not eating like I should. So, I'm trying to challenge everyone else around me. That's how I work. I need to get other people motivated around me so that they can then keep me motivated. It's a little backwards, but I can't keep myself motivated right now so this'll have to do! So in the past couple weeks, different groups of my peeps have nailed down these few things:

Tae Bo classes on Wednesdays in Highland. 5 weeks, $20. Can't beat it. And when other people are going with me, I can't skip out. Loved doing the kickboxing class with the girls last year, hope to love this too. Will Billy Blanks be there??? :)

Warrior Dash in June. FREAKING AWESOME. If you're reading this, join us! http://www.warriordash.com/. It's a 3 mile run with 10 obstacles along the way. You have to climb walls, slide through mud, jump over fire, etc. And best of all, you wear a warrior hat while you're doing it and there's beer at the end! It's gonna be crazy but there's a group of us going so I think it'll be a lot of fun if we do it together, and it's definitely something I haven't done before!

Biggest Loser Resort in September. This is the biggest one and I'm soooo excited!! Four of us are headed to the Biggest Loser Resort in Utah for a week. Check it out at http://www.biggestloserresort.com/. It's a gorgeous place and a good opportunity to shed some pounds while learning about living a more healthy lifestyle. I'm actually on the waiting list to stay there for two weeks instead of one. We think we might die in the desert in the summertime, but it's worth a shot! ;)

Wish me luck! I vow to be at my goal by the end of the year!!! :)

2010 Resolutions

Be more active, get out there more, try new things!
learn to play the guitar
take a vacation outside North America
do something outside at least once a week
do something new downtown at least once a month
find a church that I "belong" to
volunteer at least once a month

Health goals
run/walk outside at least once a week
run a full mile
cook every weekend for the upcoming week
hit my goal weight by the end of the year

Random stuff
buy a used piano before the end of the year
open a savings account, that actually has money in it