Tomorrow is New Year's Eve.
TOMORROW is New Year's Eve.
Wasn't it just yesterday that we rang in 2015?! Where did this year go?
I can tell you where it didn't go; didn't go to better physical fitness, healthier eating or major improvements in any way. It kinda sucked in that area but that's on me. I didn't get back in to the gym early in 2015 due to a serious ankle injury (stupid carpet, tripping people!) and when I finally made it back in there, I had lost my serious motivation that I had gained prior to said ankle injury.
I turned 27 this year. 27! Wasn't I just 22 and graduating college? Where the heck did the past 5 years go and what do I have to show for it?
Yes I have a permanent job with benefits that helps me pay my bills, but not enough to actually be 100% independent. I sacrifice finding a 'dream' job because let's face it, those jobs don't pay enough in the beginning and I can't go and be an unpaid intern. Let this be a lesson: It is better to be broke than to be in debt. Debt induces stress and anxiety in addition to taking all of your money.
I strive to be a 'broke' person some day. The kind of broke where I have the money to pay rent, utilities and for food with little to no money left for luxuries instead of crushing student and personal debt constantly at bay.
Now, getting back to the physicall wellness part of this post because after all, this is a weight loss site.
To combat the stress of debt, aside from paying it off (which I will eventually do!), exercise has helped me tremendously in the past. It made me feel like I was accomplishing something and kept me from getting stuck in my own head.
This year I will try to get more into weight lifting. As an overweight woman, I am super self-conscious about going HAM on weights in the gym. I will do a few machines but I hate trying to figure out a routine or plan while I'm IN the gym. I need to create a plan for myself that I can do at any gym even if the weight area is packed. I plan to dust off and clear our downstairs patio where we have a weight machine that would allow me to practice form in the privacy of my own home where no one will watch me...except for my dogs but they love me so it's okay.
My cousin is rejoining 24 Hour so I'm hoping to schedule more buddy workouts because going with someone into the pit, aka the weight area, is so much easier than going alone.
Goals for 2016:
- Get under 200lbs; Calculated that is to lose 6lbs each month
- Strengthen my core and back - this area is pathetically weak
- Squat for reals