My very first appointment at the weight loss clinic they
asked me what my goals were. I drew a
complete blank. I honestly hadn’t
thought about it beyond, “I want to be skinny.”
I can be such an idiot sometimes. The girl taking my stats said, “How about we
start with 10 pounds as a short term and what do you think about a long
term?” Uhhhhh. My response, “I think I just want to weigh
under 200 pounds. I don’t even remember
what that’s like.” Later that week, I
decided that it was going to be extremely important to outline goals for myself
to reach this year. There’s a quote on
the wall at my gym, “People who set goals achieve success because they know
where they’re going.” If you don’t set
goals, how will you know when you’re done?
How can you celebrate accomplishments?
For a very long time, I’d given up on dreams and goals and not even just
where my health is concerned. When I was
in college, if anyone asked me what I was doing next my immediate response was,
“When I walk across that graduation stage, I’m getting on a plane to New York
City within hours and never looking back.”
Well, that didn’t happen. Oh, to
be that carefree girl again who had little responsibility with practically no
bills who thought that a bad day was when she couldn’t find anyone to go to
Beat The Clock with her at the local bar.
I haven’t really shared my goals with anyone until now
because I was too afraid of not reaching them and being a failure. I decided to be pretty realistic in my goals
but the deeper I’m in to this process the less conservative they seem from here
forward. Here we go:
Jan. 16-Week 1- 291 lbs.
Jan. 30- Week 2- 10 lbs.Feb. 27- Week 6- 20 lbs.
April 10- Week 12- 30 lbs.
May 1- Week 15- 35 lbs. For
wedding #2 of the year and bridesmaid dress #1.
June 5- Week 20- 41 lbs. To be
at 250 lbs.!
Aug. 7- Week 29- 60 lbs.
Oct. 9- Week 38- 75 lbs. For
wedding #4 of the year and bridesmaid dress #2.
Dec. 4- Week 46- 92 lbs. To be
under 200 lbs. (199 to be exact!).
Jan. 15- Week 52- 100 lbs. My
year anniversary of starting.
Today, I’m on week 31 and the goals thus far have been
attainable. I’ve actually exceeded them
by several pounds each time. However,
looking ahead, I think the 75 lbs. will be reached but probably not
exceeded. Even further, the last two will be a bitch. My only hope is to exceed past the 92 lbs.
lost mark by December 4th because 8 lbs. in six weeks will be
extremely difficult considering my current average is around the 1.4 lb. per
week mark but that will severely decrease as weight drops. I’m also planning a blow-out birthday trip,
which will inevitably involve cupcakes and pizza.
While these goals are very important to me, there are also
many in development that are not a number on a scale.
1.
Be able to shop at a “normal” clothing store.
2.
Run a mile without stopping.
3.
Run a 5K.
4.
Go surfing.
Would be my first time.
5.
Go skiing.
Another first.
6.
Do something that scares you.
7.
Go skydiving.
Again, another first.
8.
Ring in 2015 happier & healthier.
9.
Have a date to my 10 year high school reunion
next summer.
Ha! That last one was
a complete joke. I probably won’t even
go to the reunion J.
Numbers 1-8 are totally authentic and
the list is always in progress. If you
find yourself unsure of where to start like I did, start small. Just focus on that first 10 lbs. Maybe you don’t even care about the weight
and just want to focus on fitness. Start
with wanting to try a new fitness class, surviving an entire spin class,
benching 50 lbs., whatever. The greatest
thing about a goal is that it’s yours.
They’re never dumb, insufficient or stale. Embrace them and go meet them! When you’re done with one it’s time to start
another. Don’t become the girl that I
did who was afraid to have goals or dreams because she thought she would never
reach them. She was a pussy. Sorry, again, mom.
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