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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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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Recent Discoveries

10. It's the return of Tool Academy!!! OH MAN! SOOO GOOD!

9. gofobo.com A site to get into free movie screenings. LOVE IT!

8. The Vampire Diaries starts next week!

7. Life teaches you some tough lessons. (stay tuned for a future post)

6. My quarter century bday is in less than a month! (You think I can pull of turning 24 again without anyone noticing?)

5. Thank you VH1 for your new series: My Antonio. God this man is gorgeous...

4. "An animal rights group is calling on the nation's largest grocery story chains to post

warnings on egg cartons that unwanted male chicks are ground up alive, after videotaping the common industry practice at an Iowa egg hatchery." You MUST read the rest of this article from TIME.

3. "Large thighs may protect the heart" HA! It's about time I had something going for me! ;) Read the BBC article.

2. And with that said....I am doing well on the the weight loss goal. My bday is Oct 4th and my goal is to lose just under 10 lbs for my special day. It's going well so far! :)

1. I can't think of anything for #1, so I will leave you with this...

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So Excited!

I finally got into San Diego last night for Jen's Bridal Shower/Bachelorette Party weekend. It's currently 5 am and I have been wide awake for over an hour- I am so excited and my mind is crazy busy with everything I have to do today to pull of the Bridal Shower that's tonight. I am super excited/nervous to see how my vision of the decor is going to turn out.

I went to  my Weight Watcher's meeting yesterday morning and have officially lost 10.4 lbs. Woot woot! I only missed my goal weight that I had set for myself by the time I came to SD by .7lbs, but I figure I could easyily pee that away so I'm not too worried about it :P 

My next goal is to lose 12.5 lbs by her wedding, which is over a month and a half away. I figure if I really focus, I have a pretty good chance of getting there.

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I'm still here

Wow, I can't believe it's been so long since my last post. How time flies when you are....well, busy!

It's nearly Easter, which means Lent is nearly over and I can finally drink again. Yes, I actually made it. Besides my mai tai of weakness and having literally a sip of Jim Beam on my brother's 21st birthday, I have been dry for all of Lent. Not gonna lie, pretty impressed with myself. I have saved a TON of money and have actually lost about 8 lbs in the past few weeks (Weight Watchers has helped with that too).

Now that we are over three months into 2009, I want to take a look at my New Years Resolutions and see how those are holding up:

1. 10 Day Master Cleanse.

As mentioned previously, it's not gonna happen anytime soon.

Grade: withdrawn

2. Start going to the gym again

I am lazy and unmotivated. Period. I need to do something about it. Now.

Grade: F

3. Go veggie and eat healthy

I am still going strong with this one and haven't had meat since December 31st 2008.

Grade: A

4. Lose the 'break-up weight'

Joined Weight Watchers, already lost about 8lbs in a just a few weeks. Going extremely well!

Grade: A- (still got a way to go)

5. Get a REAL job

Need to get my ducks in a line to go back to school for radiation therapy

Grade: C

6. Cut back on the booze

WOOT WOOT!!!!!

Grade: A+

Not too shabby. I seem to be an 'all or nothing' kind of girl. Either I am fully committed to a goal, or it just doesn't seem to happen. I am gonna start focusing on some of those that are slacking. :)

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Here We Go...

I started Weight Watchers on Friday. I've done it before and lost a TON of weight. About 14 months ago, I was at my thinnest. I felt amazing, looked pretty damn good if I do say so myself, and while I will never be 'skinny' (proud to say I have a booty and boobs), I was definitely a healthy thin.

What happened? Well as I mentioned in a previous post, 2008 ended up being a horrible year for me. For those that have read New Moon... basically that book embodies the pain I was going through. I was supposed to move to Australia to live with my (Australian) boyfriend. But literally at the last minute I chickened out and we broke up. I was heartbroken. Yes, it was my choice, but it ruined me. I spent the rest of the year crying, eating away my emotions, and laying in bed everyday til I had to go to work. So between being unmotivated to do anything and eating away my pain, the cute figure I worked so hard to get has become something I am more or less embarrassed of.

My best friend is getting married in June and I hope to lose at least 25 lbs by then. I would be feeling like the old me again.

Aside from my "Mai Tai of Weakness," I have stuck to my 'no booze for lent' commitment. I definitely like how my body feels without alcohol. As of March 1st, I have been a vegetarian for 2 months. Pretty proud of myself and impressed by how easy it's been so far.

Anyways, wish me luck with the weight loss. I hope this is the last time I will have to do WW.

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