New Years Resolutions: Twenty-Eleven

Ah, yes...it's that time of year again. What goal am I going to set for myself that I will inevitably end up forgetting about by Lent.

Actually, to give myself some credit, I didn't do too poorly last year sticking to my resolutions. At least I did better than I had previous years.

This year is simple: I want to focus on my health. My weight has been like a yo-yo all my life and, mark my words, this year, 2011, that stops. And I mean it. My boyfriend and I have decided to focus on our health together and hopefully we can support each other in reaching our individual goals. Tonight I am rejoining weight watchers as it has done wonders for me in the past. I lost over 55 lbs before and have managed to keep most of that off.

One goal I have set for myself is to run in a 10k by the end of the year. I have already registered for a 5k on April 3rd and I'm pretty excited about having something to work towards. I used to run a few times a week last year and a 5k would have been no worries....but that habit has fallen by the way side and I want to get back into it.

Next year I'd like to run in a half marathon....but right now I am focusing on my 5k in April and a 10k by the end of the year...baby steps.

I've also made a very hard decision that I think might be the best for me at the moment. I've been a vegetarian for 2 years now. I've loved it and it's been surprisingly easy. However, I have found that since my change of diet, I have been eating much more pasta and many more carbs (things that DO NOT agree with my body and weight loss goals). It's been especially hard living with my boyfriend (who loves meat) and coming up with things that we can both eat .... enter pasta. He's been such a good sport about eating my 'fake meat' (think sloppy joes with fake meat, chili with fake meat, chicken sandwiches with fake chicken) but it's definitely been hard. I'd like to focus more on eating "whole" foods. Say like veggies with grilled chicken. And I obviously can't do that sort of a thing if I'm not eating chicken. I know I could eat beans, or tofu to get protein, but I can't cook tofu for the life of me and I'm not a huge bean fan. I've tried using substitutes but I keep finding myself eating pasta....

So, with that being said, as of 1.1.11 this girl will no longer be a vegetarian. Trust me, I am a bit sad about this. I don't like the thought of eating animals and it's certainly going to be a bit of an adjustment. But I think this might help me achieve my goals and I can always go back to vegetarianism in the future. To be honest, I'm a bit nervous how my body might react-it's been two years and I'm afraid I might get sick or something.

What are your New Years Resolutions?

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Day 13: Goals

Some goals I have for myself:

• Finally reach my goal weight by next summer.

• Eventually get my HR certification.

• Take an awesome vacation next year to somewhere I have never been before.

• Start cooking from scratch more.

• Get back to focusing on my photography.

• Ideally, I'd like to take (another) photography class in the spring, and maybe guitar too.

Let's do this! :)

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Updates

Time for some updates folks!

Master Cleanse:
So I got through day 3 (of 10) on the Master Cleanse. Was doing really well, but naturally as much luck would have it, I got a really, really bad cold. I decided that if I kept doing the cleanse and not eating 'real food' it would take me much longer to get well and I decided to stop the Master Cleanse. BOO! BUT, I lost 5.5 lbs and was feel really good while I was doing it. I am heading down to San Diego next weekend to see one of my best friends for the weekend and I plan on doing the cleanse once I get back.

Radiation Therapy:

I didn't get into the program and I am devastated. And actually it's all my fault. My application was completely DISQUALIFIED from the lottery because I didn't include an official transcript from the very same school to which I was applying. I misunderstood the application checklist-I thought a transcript was necessary only if your prerequisite courses were taken at another institution. Apparently I was wrong.

So now what? If I wanna apply again, I have to wait a full year. I really want to pursue radiation therapy and make a difference, but I don't know if I want to wait another year to try to get into the program.

Everyone keeps telling me things happen for a reason and there is something bigger in the works here. I hope they are right and my path becomes evident soon :/

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Starting the Master Cleanse

As part of my 2009 New Years Resolutions, I had made a goal to complete the Master Cleanse:

It's a 10-day detox where you basically only drink a mixture of fresh lemon juice, cayenne pepper and maple syrup. YUM! It's a bit more complicated than that, but I won't bore you with details. Anyways, you do the detox for 10 days and afterwards you are supposed to feel super healthy, totally energized and your body is 'free' of toxins. Oh yeah, did I mention you lose a few pounds too? Apparently, Beyonce did it for the movie Dreamgirls and Tobey Maguire did it for Spiderman.

I never got around to starting it, but the time has finally come. I am starting the 10 day program tomorrow and I am super excited and nervous! I hope I have the strength to stick to it and not give into any cravings. I am going to San Diego in a couple of weeks and then on a 2 week vacation to Maui in June so I want to cleanse my body, feel good and look good.

Wish me luck! :)

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s.t.r.e.s.s.e.d 2.0

#3 Radiation Therapy Part 2

I recently emailed the director of the radiation therapy program at my school to find out when applicants might hear a back about acceptance into the program...

"Due to an usually large number of applicants to the RTT program this year, we will not be able to notify students as to their eligibility for the lottery until April 15th at the very earliest."

Great. I just happen to have the worst luck ever so this 'usually large number of applicants' deal really isn't helping me out.

#4 Insomnia

Why can't I sleep. Why? Why do I wake up so frickin' early? Grrr....

#5 I Need to Lose 15 lbs, STAT!

I am going to Maui in 2 months and I will look good in a bikini, damn it! The past couple weeks I have been totally slacking with my gym routine. I usually make it in there about 3/4 times a week, but between being exhausted and busy (and probably just unmotivated) it's been more like 2 times a week. Lame.

Done venting now. Thanks :)

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Officially closer to 30 then 20....

So my 25th birthday was on Sunday. I had an awesome weekend. On Saturday my family and I went out on the delta for some sun and I FINALLY got to take the jetski out. It was my first time on one and it's soooooo addicting! I'm all about speed and adrenaline!

On Sunday we went to iFly, which is basically indoor skydiving and oh my goodness! I LOVED IT! I wanna go again, and again and again! It was absolutely incredible! My mom took some pics, so I will post some of them once she uploads them and emails them to me (could take awhile, hehe)

What else??? OH!!!! I think I mentioned before that I had a "Birthday Weight Loss Goal"......

(drum roll please.........) I MADE IT!! WOOT WOOT! Feelin good, looking hot and people are noticing! :) I've had regulars at work (restaurant people! not strip club!!!!) and friends tell me how I'm looking really good and 'skinny'....so it's definitely paying off!

Looking forward to the 17th when my friends and I celebrate my bday in the city. It's gonna be Epic!

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Weight Loss & Birthday Countdown

So my 25th birthday is this weekend. EEEK! I have some fun plans in the works for the weekend.

I have lost 20lbs :) and apparently it's starting to show. This week I had 2 couples that are regulars at my restaurant ask me if I was doing something cause I looked so 'thin.' Glad to know my hard work and determination is showing :) I have a goal set for my birthday and I am 1.5 pounds away. If I am super good the rest of the week, I have a good chance of making it.... *cross your fingers!*

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