We Kin Get Thin!

Wow. It's nearly the New Year, can you believe it?
I certainly can't.

I have a horrible memory for dates, and remembering years that things happened in. I was born in 1981, I graduated high school in the year 2000.  Aside from that, it's all a blur of numbers.  But 2009 I might remember.
2009 was a year of change for me. A real 'light bulb' year.  The first year I truly put the pedal-to-the-metal with my health and weight loss.  I've always tried and failed, tried and failed. But this year I just kept trying.  I may not be 'succeeding' quite yet, but I sure as hell am NOT failing.

In 2009. . .
I went from jogging 8 seconds at a time to 15 minutes.
I built up the nerve to join a personal training gym.
I went to said personal training 3 times a week, for 9 months! (so far!)
I improved my cardiac health SUBSTANTIALLY.
I inspired some people! 

2009 was a good year, and I anticipate  2010 to be even better.

In 2010 . . . 
I will be running a 5k, with my brother, in TMNT sweatshirts.
I will build even more muscle, and maybe even do some REAL pull ups!
I will inspire even more people! 

I can't make resolutions about weight loss. It seems I have very little control over the number on the scale. And in 2010, I will try to be more OK with that. I will try to work on my relationship with the scale and the weight at which it reads. The number isn't important and I need to convince myself of that.  I weigh about 10lbs MORE right now than I did last year on this date. But that does not take away from the amazing progress I made this year.  I won't let it. I've worked too damn hard.


I'd also like to take a minute to thank the people who helped make 2009 such a good year for me.

Fatty, of course. His self-proclaimed failings aside, he's been right there with me the whole time. Keeping this blog, working out, dieting, motivating, and supporting. He is such a huge part of my commitment and any successes I have.

Bob, Heather, Cindy, and Kate at One2One Bodyscapes
I know that I pay them to train me. But I don't pay them to be amazing, motivating, kind, compassionate, fun people—and yet they still are. They have made me feel comfortable and inspired and that is what I need to succeed.  They've pushed me, and even made me OK with my excessive sweating. ;-) 

Constantly supportive. loving, and plain ol' awesome. I owe a LOT to my family!

These guys are always telling me how proud they are of me for the things I do and have done.  They motivate me with their own accomplishments, and support me through anything I try. I am SO incredibly lucky to have these people in my life.

This is an ever growing list. And I have room in my heart for many more! :-) What an incredibly community of people. People who work as hard as I do. Who deserve every ounce they lose and every feat they achieve.  Awesome people, every one!


So here's to another year! 
Another year of putting my health to the forefront of my life and going for those goals that I have never lost sight of.

Who's with me!? :-)

For the first time ever, "lose weight" will NOT be my new year's resolution. It has been my resolution every year since I was a kid, and it obviously never stuck.

Losing weight is my LIFE resolution. I may not lose all the weight in 2009. I may not even be to goal in 2010. But I will never stop trying. I will never stop becoming healthier and stronger than I was the year before.

I made that resolution when I started low-carb back in May, and I am sticking to it, fiercely!

Joel and I did make a real new year's resolution though. We are going to try to save more money per month. We have things that are unnecessary that we need to cancel and haven't done so yet. Just in canceling those things alone, we'll save about $200 a month. Which is huge. It's amazing how fast you can waste money and totally lose track of it.

Anyway. I intend on making 2009 my healthiest, skinniest year yet!!