Today is January 3rd, 2011. Just a few days in to the new year and I've started to reflect on things... I am now 25 and in the last 7 years, I graduated from college AND graduate school and went from having 4 solid jobs I loved to having one part-time job and living paycheck to paycheck. I suffered the biggest heartache of my life and with the stress of school, money, social drama, I gained 65 lbs. I started college at 130 and am now edging closer and closer towards the big 2-0-0. But all that is about to change.
Someone had told me that if you wear red underwear on new year's eve, it will bring you luck throughout the year. Not being a superstitious person myself but really having nothing to lose, I dug out a pair of red undies and donned them for NYE....then early on New Year's day, I got into a (minor) car accident. My first thought was that 2011 was clearly going to be the worst year ever and I had red underwear to thank for it. As my day went along, I sat moping and resigning myself to the inevitable, that this year would be full of sadness and gloom or unfortunate events and I would have no control over them. I came home and took a look at my room, which I haven't left often over the past year. I stood there wondering how long this would continue for...living the life of the unemployed, unmotivated lazy slob that i'd become. And then I realized that it was all happening this way because I was letting it happen this way. I was "accepting my fate" and I stopped being the one major player in my own life. Making the obvious realization that things would only change if I made them change was the kick in the ass that I needed. Two things stood out to me on my list of 2011 to-do's...1) GET A JOB and 2) GET SKINNY. Both are completely doable. And while a job is totally necessary and is a current priority, losing weight and getting in shape has been number one on my to-do list for a very long time. And with losing weight being one of the most common (and most easily broken) New Year's resolution, I am vowing to be one stand-alone success story.
I didn't really know where to start, as I don't have the money for a gym membership, it's cold outside and I don't own any gym equipment, so I started looking online for a workout program. I had heard good things about the P90X system, but I've also heard it's too intense for someone at a beginner workout level. The next step down from that was Beachbody Power 90, made by the same company who makes P90X. I ordered it on Saturday and it will arrive on Wednesday.
So, this blog will continue when I get those DVDs and start them. A full 90 days from start to finish, and it looks like Thursday will be day 1. I will be recording what I eat, how I feel, my difficulties and my achievements, day to day. Hopefully I can not only achieve my goal, but continue past the 90 days of the Power 90 and blog about any additional weight loss progress. I'm looking forward to starting what will no doubt be a tough but rewarding journey and journaling my every thought. That's it for now, next post will be when the DVDs actually get here!-Nic
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