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If you’re overweight, chances are good that at some point in time or another, someone has made an unkind remark about your weight. This recently happened to news anchor Jennifer Livingston. Her response and the response of the community around her is truly inspiring!
Take a minute to watch this awesome video!
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I’ve always liked myself. I know that’s a strange thing to say, but so often I hear people share that they never felt good enough or they’ve never liked the way they looked. That has always seemed so foreign to me. Even when I was heavier than most of my friends, I very rarely felt bad about myself. For some reason, this past year (which should be known as the year of ridiculous weight gain) has left me very unhappy with the person I see in the mirror.
I don’t like the way my face looks, I don’t like the way my arms look, and I hate that I have nothing that fits me and looks cute. What makes it worse is that I’ve struggled so much with my eating. You’d think that hating the way you look would make you cut out junk food, but for some reason, I seem to be turning to it for comfort. {I know it doesn’t make sense, but that’s where I’m at} On a positive note, I’ve been extremely consistent in exercising since I started Project 36.
While I’d love to say that I’m not going to let my weight define me, the reality is that while it doesn’t “define” me, it does influence how I feel about myself. I’ve allowed my weight to keep me from moving forward with projects that I have the skills to tackle. I’ve avoided events where people would see how much weight I’ve gained. I’ve ducked into a different aisle at the grocery store to avoid seeing someone I haven’t seen in awhile because I hate the way I look.
1. Write down 3 things you do like about yourself.
2. Write down the 1 thing that bothers you most about yourself and what you can do to change it.
3. Vow to make 1 positive change each week to help you reach your goal!
So I’m making a vow…
I’m vowing to start over, to eat better, to continue to exercise consistently, to drink more water, and hopefully, it won’t be long before I start to like the person staring back at me.
If any of you have advice (or if you have an eating plan or diet that has worked well for you), please leave a comment! I really need some input!
Photo Credit: Cali4Beach
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Thought you’d all appreciate a little humor to start your week off!
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So it’s been 2 1/2 weeks since I started Project 36…a project to improve my life over the next year! The progress has been slow but sure…at least in some areas! Here are the things I’ve tackled so far! (For a full list of my goals, click here).
Make my bed 36 days in a row
I made my bed 12 days in a row…and then I slacked off for 2 days, but I’m back on track and have started over with 2 days under my belt.
Go on 36 dates with my hubby
I’ve gone on 4 dates with my hubby. At this rate, I could probably get in 100 dates with my hubby this year…wouldn’t that be awesome!
Do 36 fun things with my family
While I haven’t done fun things with my whole family, my daughters and I have done 3 different girls movie nights where we watched fun chick flicks!
Do T-Tapp Basic Workout Plus 36 times
I’ve done 8 T-Tapp Basic Workout Plus workouts!
Try 36 new recipes
I made 2 new recipes! I made Pecan Crusted Salmon and then I used that recipe to make a variation and did Pecan Crusted Chicken a few nights later. Both were quite tasty!
Lose 36 pounds
So if you checked out my original list, you may have seen that I have lose 36 pounds on my list 3 times in a row. While I’d love to lose over 100 pounds, that number is a little too overwhelming at this point, so I’ve broken down into 36 pounds 3 times…plus that fits better with my 36 theme. Anyway, I digress. So far I’ve lost 4 1/2 pounds. While that’s not a huge number, it’s at least a step in the right direction! And it’s much better than gaining 4 pounds!
Read 36 books
If audio books count, then I’ve tackled 3 books this year.
Call, write, or visit with my grandma 36 times
When I wrote this, my goal was to be much more intentional about spending time with my grandma. In the last 2 1/2 weeks, I’ve seen my grandma 3 different times. I’ve taken her to a doctor’s appointment and the airport.
Watch 36 hours of TV or movies
My 3 nights of chick flicks with my kiddos has definitely helped with this goal. I have 5 hours of movie watching in! 🙂
So that’s my progress with my goals! What goals are you working toward accomplishing?
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I’m a dreamer or maybe I’m a visionary. I have lots of great ideas and big dreams, but without specific, tangible goals, nothing ever happens. I know that about myself. The years that I have set goals, posted them on the internet for the world to see, and placed them on my wall above my desk to daily remind me of what I’m striving for are the years that I’ve been successful in accomplishing things. When I haven’t set goals, or they haven’t been specific, I’ve found myself further away from my goals at the end of the year than at the beginning of the year.
This year has been an exception to that rule. I set some pretty specific goals for 2012 only to spend every week so far of this year with horrible, debilitating vertigo. I could barely make it through the day. I felt like I was going through life in a fog. Simple tasks took 3 times as long as they normally would. I wasn’t able to exercise at all and I gained a ton of weight. Needless to say, I’m so far away from so many of my goals that they’re not even relevant!
Thankfully, last week I was able to see a specialist in Massachusetts about my vertigo and for the first time this year, I’m feeling pretty normal! Woohoo! This also happened to all coincide with my 36th birthday.
So in honor of my 36th birthday and my desire to reach some amazing goals this year, I’m launching Project 36…my own personal set of goals for the 36th year of my life!
Since I do best when I share my goals, I’m sharing them all with you! I even created a notebook this morning with all of my goals and forms to track my progress.
If you have suggestions as to how I can reach my goals, I’d love to hear them!
1. Make my bed 36 days in a row. Completed 9/12/2012 Woohoo! I’ve turned this into a habit!
2. Walk or walk/jog for at least 36 minutes, 36 days in a row.
3. Go on 36 dates with my hubby.
4. Make a realistic to-do list and accomplish it 36 days.
5. Do 36 fun things with my family.
6. Take 36 good pictures of my daughter Amina.
7. Take 36 good pictures of my daughter Khrystyna.
8. Take 36 good pictures of my husband Fred.
9. Get family photos taken before I’m no longer 36. 🙂
10. Do T-Tapp Basic Workout Plus 36 times. Completed 10/29 Need to start doing this regularly again.
11. Do T-Tapp Total Workout 36 times.
12. Do Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred 36 times.
13. Try 36 new recipes.
14. Memorize 36 Bible Verses.
15. Make a 36 day menu plan.
16. Do 36 days of C25K. (This will allow me to repeat weeks if necessary).
17. Do 36 consecutive days of clean eating. (no gluten or sugar)
18. Complete a 5k in under 36 minutes.
19. Do 36 consecutive days of at least 36 minutes of exercise.
20. Lose 36 pounds.
21. Lose another 36 pounds.
22. Lose yet another 36 pounds.
23. Read 36 books.
24. Jog 36 miles in 1 week.
25. Do 36 Random Acts of Kindness.
26. Send 36 Snail Mail Cards.
27. Do 36 “man pushups” in a row.
28. Take 36 walks with friends.
29. Play piano for 36 minutes on 36 days.
30. Get rid of 36 pieces of clothing (and socks don’t count).
31. Do 36 craft projects.
32. Save an extra $3600.
33. Take at least 36 pictures of myself in various outfits as I lose weight.
34. Call, write, or visit with my grandma 36 times.
35. Watch 36 hours of TV or movies (I don’t watch TV and I rarely watch movies, but I thought this would be a good way to unwind).
36. Spend 36 minutes doing non-blog writing on 36 different days.
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