End of January already??

Well, I must say this month has FLOWN by!

However, I think so far I am doing super-duper awesome at my goals, sure there is room for improvement on some of them. But that is always going to be the case.

And as you can tell from my little tracker to your right, I am really kicking butt at my first goal, which is not to get kicked out of fat camp. It currently says 13, which is it being nice by rounding up. I am actually down 12.5 lbs, so I am not going to claim the 13 until I am there.

Which I have been struggling with when to count the weight loss, since I fluctuate. So I only count it if I am at that weight two days in a three day period, or I drop more the second day. And I have the rule that if I go back up significantly, I won't record until I am down below the previously recorded weight. So you know if that number hasn't changed in while it is because I went up. I guess I could say I went up, but I don't want to be discouraged by the tracker number getting smaller.

So there you go...a quick update, since I don't have internet at home, it makes posting harder. But I guess staying late at work isn't too bad...

And maybe next time I will have some pictures.

2011 - The year of awesome?

As I mentioned last post, I am in Fat Camp. It started January 1st, 2011 (not actually a camp, go read my other post if you are confused) due to my BMI being over 30 (okay it is 31, so just barely, but still puts me in the obese category). Which means every 60 days I have to have lost 7 lbs, 7 lbs seems reasonable in two months right?

So by the end of the year I should be almost 50 lbs lighter, otherwise I have been kicked out of Fat Camp. And when I total everything up, 50 lbs scares me! Especially since I know I have a weakness for sugar and anything delicious (luckily, I also love veggies and healthy foods).

Needless to say, I am going to need help, but not nagging help, because that just makes me want to rebel. The help I’ll need will be the encouragement and support of my friends and family, this means, not offering sweets multiple times after I say no (and allowing me to eat them if I want to, because sometimes a girl needs some caramel), not encouraging me to skip the gym for something else (unless it is really really really good), not asking me obsessively if I went to the gym or if I am eating right, etc.

Also, to help me along I am using an app/website called myfitnesspal.com. I think it is a great app and encourage people to use it (and be my friend on it). And to add to the honesty I have going on, I am adding a tracker (see on the right of your screen). It doesn’t tell you how much I weigh, just how much I have lost, but if you all really wanted to know, I would probably tell you or you could figure it out. Just know that I started tracking at a higher weight than what my Fat Camp starting weight was, so it does not necessarily reflect how close I am to my goal for Fat Camp, but it shows my overall progress (even though I didn’t start at my highest weight).

I am going to try really, really hard not to let this take over my life, but frankly, I think it needs too or at least be my top priority for the year. But if I become too much like a one-trick pony, let me know and I will try and reign it in (pun not intended).

With all that, here are my goals for 2011. New for 2011, I am adding how I will accomplish my goals.

1. Don’t get kicked out of Fat Camp
How I will accomplish this goal:

• Lose 7 lbs every 2 months
• Track food (myfitnesspal.com)
• Exercise 4-5 times a week for at least 45 minutes – can include walks on break if they get my heart up – Track it
• Pack my own lunch 3-4 times a week (or go home)
• Walk Nova 3 times a week (that is more than now, I=bad owner, but I need to be above freezing)
• Eat breakfast I prepare EVERY DAY (okay I can eat out occasionally, like 3 times a month)
• Be honest with myself

2. Keep my house company clean

How I will accomplish this goal:

• Open/sort/toss my mail the day I get it.
• Empty dishwasher when it is done, add dishes as soon as I finish with them
• Vacuum/Sweep once a week
• Mop at least once a month
• Put things away, don’t pile!

3. Add to savings

How I will accomplish this goal:

• Track expenses
• Quit random purchases (but not all random purchases, sometimes a girl needs to buy things she doesn't need to live, but it will make her life happier or easier - i.e. fish, pet toys, music, etc)
• Put money in my savings and if I pull out of savings I must replace what I took plus more (even if it is just a dollar) within the next month.

4. Read 60 books

How I will accomplish this goal:

• Read instead of tv or really keep on keeping on (I love this goal)

5. Write in my journal at least once a week.

How I will accomplish this goal:

• Remember that I have it.

6. Ride my bike to work 52 times.
How I will accomplish this goal:

• Since Charlie retired and isn’t here to push me anymore, I think I need to just suck it up and do it!
• Go clipless – this is a two prong approach, first prong is that it will make it easier, second is that I will have spent money so I will feel like I need to make it worth it.

7. Secret plan
How I will accomplish this goal:

• By doing secret things

So I am down to 7 goals. Yes, I realize that my "how I will accomplish" plans are also goals, however, I am looking at them as guidelines to my 7 main goals.

What do you all (my 3 readers) think?

Also, I need to think of rewards for myself for weight loss mile stones. I have a hard time coming up with rewards, especially since I don't want them to be food related. Suggestions would help.