2010...a new year with new achievements!

Jan 05, 2010

Last year I wrote something about what I hoped to accomplish and work on for 2009.  I can't find it, but from memory I've done a lot that I set out to do.  A few small things were to sit in a restaurant and eat by myself, which I did!  To continue to lose weight and join a gym, which I did!  To speak my mind and let others know how I feel, which I have done!

I hope to do the same and more for 2010.

- I hope to continue my weight loss.  I don't know if I'll ever hit a goal of 180, or even 170, but the closer I can get the happier and healthier I'll be!
- Barring anymore injuries, I want to continue at the gym. I want to keep up my stamina and continue to build muscle tone and lose weight.  (I've gotta overcome this damn DDD somehow, and back strengthening is the best thing to actually keep my back from getting worse.)
- I want to work on my self-esteem.  Buying and wearing a hat may seem odd, but that was one step for me.  I know people are looking, but who cares?  I like the hat.  It's something I'd have never done in the past, so it's one step in the right direction for me.
- I hope to further my education.  If I can't actually start working on my MBA, I'd like to get things in order so I can by 2011.
- I hope to love myself, so that I'll open myself up and allow someone to love me.  By year's end I'd like to be dating and feel confident about myself and let that show. 
- I hope to do more "pay it forward" type acts of kindness.  Even small ones like buy someone a cup of coffee, pay for someone's bill in a restaurant (like someone alone or a family with young children.), do something to just make someone smile. In the past I have paid for someone's bill, and I've left extra money at toll booths so the attendant would pay for a couple people behind me.  I don't always get to see their reaction, but I can imagine theirs...as I know I'd defintely get a big grin!
- I'd love to get to meet the new friends I've made on OH!

As far as little goals...
- I hope to have at least 1 of my PS surgeries, probably my arms. 
- I hope to be able to shop in regular sized stores by summer, no more 14/16's! 
- I hope to buy a pair of knee high boots by next winter. My calves were always bigger even when younger because I did a lot of physical labor, but I hope I can get them to shrink, even an inch more, and I can buy boots!
- I really want to get under 200lbs.  I have about 37lbs to go, and I can do it!
- Buy someone a drink first
- Be the first to kiss someone
- Be the first to say "I love you"
(the last 3 are from last year...the opportunity never presented itself.)

Share!  Accounatiblity is huge...and I feel like when I post or blog, I'm making myself accountable.  When I read what others want to do and what they have done, I feel like it gives me the courage and strength to do what I want as well! 

What do you hope to accomplish or work on?  Are there areas in your life that need work such as substance abuse or food addictions or low esteem?  Do you need to work on cutting out more carbs or sweets?  Do you need to tone up your stomach or start or add to your exercise routine?  Do you hope to end or start new relationships?

Whatever is it, you're not alone!  We're all here for a reason.  Yes, we're all similar in the fact that we want to lose weight and be happy and healthier, but we all have our own difficulties to overcome and our own burdens to bear.  I know I have demons that I need to fight, and somedays they do get the best of me.  I'm not perfect, I'll never be perfect.  No one's perfect and I don't expect that of everyone. But I and I alone have the power to change my life.  Yes, I may be inhibited by certain things in life I can't control...but why not work on what I can control?!

Last year was a year of change for me.  It was the first time in my life where I started to work on me. I was the goal and I was the one in focus.  I started to put myself first, which I had never done in the past.  It can be difficult to do, but when I accomplish a goal, it feels great!

This year will be a year of continued change.  The physical transformations are slowing down, so I need to focus on what's inside.  What's attractive about me?  What are those things about me, on the inside, that are special and make me stand out in a crowd?  With that in mind...what do I need to work on?  What are those things on the inside that gnaw at me?  What things about my personality bother others?  How can I be a better person?

It will be interesting to see how far I've come when 2011 rolls around...and I'm already looking forward to writing about changes I'll make for 2011!

Happy New Year my friends...may this year be one of change for you, one of losses (weight), and one of inner happiness...happiness with yourself!

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