Shoutin’ from the Rooftop

Happy New Year. I hope that each of you had a safe New Year’s Eve. We got a last minute invitation to a friend’s house. It was perfect because their two children are close in age to our two. Since it was unexpected, I hadn’t planned out and saved any points for any food. But, I didn’t let it get to me. I ate a little and could have done much worse with all of the yummy food that they had.

Well, the newspaper article ran. I am very pleased. I think Kathy, the reporter, did an awesome job. I was nervous since I didn’t know what was going to be written or what the pictures looked like. Hey, my Grandpa even got his pictures in the newspaper since one of the before pictures that I submitted was with him. .  Here is the link to the article for you that don’t live in Muncie or don’t subscribe:

http://www.thestarpress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080101/LIFESTYLE/801010316

From my photography and scrapbooking experience, I knew that a picture taken from above was the most flattering. Wow! I think I am going to have every pictures of me taken with the camera looking down at me. hahaha

So, I have been thinking of my New Year’s resolution. It is strange to think that this is the first year in probably 18 years (or more) that my resolution for the new year isn’t to loose weight. What a strange feeling. I still want to loose the last 5-10 pounds to meet my personal goal but I know that I can get that off. But it wasn’t hard for me to come up with two goals for 2008.

1) Eat for hunger. Hmmm. What a concept. This is something that I struggle with every day. I have worked to figure out why I eat when I am not hungry. What emotions am I feeling that results in me eating. So far I have narrowed it down to : stress, anxiety, sadness just to name a few. It is a big step for me to identify these triggers and now I have to watch for them. Plus when I eat only for hungry, I feel so much better. It is amazing how food can be a helpful or harmful thing.

2) Get in shape. At first I thought this was going to be the easier of the two goals but I am not so sure.  To be honest (man this honesty for everyone to read is a little hard at times) I have never really been in shape. The best shape I was in was the summer of 2006, right after Megan was born. I ran two 5K races. The first one I did much better at but still wasn’t where I wanted to be. Then that late fall is when I got so sick and starting having all of my health problems. Before I got sick, I had signed up for the Indy mini and was going to run/walk it. That got thrown out the window. With my health in this funny balance, it makes me nervous at times to work out too much because I am afraid that it will throw me back in the state that I was in. So I have to work on my attitude and outlook in this area plus figure out a way to get the workouts in because of the girls. Summer is much easier when we can get outside.

So what are your goals? If they seem too overwhelming, just take them in small doses. You can do this! Why don’t we make 2008 the best year yet?

Finally, I wanted to mention a quote that I read recently. I know that I have quoted it to many of you in the last few days in personal emails but I think this is the best quote. “A lapse doesn’t have to mean a collapse.” I had a few lapses from the day that I made goal (how ironic) until last night. In the past, I would have just let that spiral me out of control and I would have kept eating and it would have gotten out of hand. That is the major change in me now. I will not let that collapse happen. We are all human. Just because I met my WW goal weight, doesn’t mean the stars are in perfect alignment and everything is now easy as far as eating goes. I still have to work at it. But I now have the tools that I need to stick with it. So, if you happened to not do as well as you had hoped or planned. Do not let that derail you. Today is a new day. Start fresh. Stop the spiral downward.

I am shoutin from the rooftop, if I can do this you can too!!!!!!!!!

Kristen

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