Sunday, February 27, 2011

I decided to take control of my life...

In the immortal words of Bridget Jones:


And so I made a major decision. I had to make sure that next year... I wouldn't end up shit-faced and listening to sad FM... easy-listening for the over-thirties. I decided to take control of my life... and start a diary... to tell the truth about Bridget Jones... the whole truth.


While I'm not over thirty, it is indeed drawing near.  In a couple months I will turn 28, and officially, will be in my "late twenties".  If you asked me 10 years ago, I would have said that by now I'd have my life together.  Probably be married with a couple of kids, and an amazing career doing... something (even then I wasn't sure of what).  Also, I would (obviously) be very thin and beautiful and incredibly happy all the time.

Well, none of that was in the cards.  I have a job I like, but it's not a career, and I don't feel that I am of the right type of intelligence to really learn, much less love, programming.  I am starting college this fall at Kennesaw State University, so thats a start.

I, unfortunately, can't handle Smokey as a pet.  He is a sweet dog, but his energy is just too much, and I'm not home enough for him to get the exercise and playtime he needs.  If I could afford another dog to entertain him, it would be a completely different situation - however, I can't right now - mentally or financially.
Luckily, the friend I adopted from's Dad would like to have him as a pet, so it's all working out fantastically.

My finances are a complete mess.  Number one issue is that I have to get my car maintained soon so I get the best gas mileage possible... especially with gas here in Georgia hitting over $3.25 a gallon.  My gasoline costs often fly past $200 a month... and I only have a commute of 12 miles, 24 miles a day total.  I also go out to lunch w/the rest of my team way to often.  I think getting these two things fixed will put me miles ahead financially within two months.
The plus side: I've started working with my mom on weekends to make some extra $$.

Now the big one.  Weight.  I got on the scale today... I have officially crawled back up to 190lbs.  Christ on crutches... something's gotta give.  I have an appointment with a nearby gym tomorrow.  I won a free startup cost, and it's only $10 a month.  I'm sure it's not a very advanced gym, but I don't require much - just decent weight equipment and a good elliptical.  While I keep telling myself I could run outside like a normal creature of earth, I have become aware of the fact I live in Georgia... and while the weather now is absolutely gorgeous - it will creep up to 90F before ya know it... at which point it will be unbearable to do any kind of outside exercise.

So my plan, to stay on track with this whole exercise thing, is to post here my weekly updates.  Here are my current, terrifying, facts:

Weight: 190 lbs
Bust: 42" (38dd)
Waist: 38" (size 14)
Hips: 42"

My goals:
Weight: 135 lbs
Bust: 38" (or 36dd)
Waist: 26" (or size 6)
Hips: 38"

I know that I have a lot of friends who would like to tell me that my goals are ridiculous, and believe I would look anorexic at the size specified.  The fact is I'm over weight - as are most of the people I know.  We've all fooled ourselves into believing that a larger size is acceptable, when in reality the "healthy" waist size for a woman is no larger than 30".  A healthy weight for a woman my height is no more than 150lbs.  And, while it's nice to use it as an excuse, I'm not that big boned.  These are doable goals, and I intend on meeting them.

Lookout world!

4 comments:

  1. I kind of agree that 135 may be a bit too light for someone of your build. That's my goal, and I'm 5'4". However, there is nothing wrong with keeping that as your goal and then adjusting if you're getting close to it and start to look gaunt.

    After my wedding, when I had the same realization that "something's gotta give", I started using the SparkPeople website. It really helped a lot. I am using it again now that the weight has started to creep back on and I want to start performing again. Check it out: www.sparkpeople.com

    If you would like a motivation buddy, I am up for it!

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  2. I've repeatedly gone back to sparkpeople for years now. It just doesn't work for me. Too much orange and the UI just irritates me. I've gotten an app on my phone thats better designed than theirs called MyFitnessPal. I like it a lot, I just have to learn to actually update it. My schedule has gotten ridiculous lately.

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  3. Anonymous8/3/11 18:19

    If you think you might try jogging or training for a race, a good website is dailymile.com. You just enter how many miles you did and they calculate how fast you ran and if you enter weight, how much calories you most likely burned. I started using it when I started training for a 5k and really like it. But it doesn't have a food journal though

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  4. I may check it out! I'm pretty far away from even being able to start training for any kind of race, but at least one lady in my office is. I'll pass the site on to her :-)

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