January 2, 2019 – Sweat & Sparkle

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Don’t worry, I won’t start rambling about “new year, new me”. I burned out on that after many, many years of vowing to lose weight, then ending the year weighing just as much (if not more) than I started.

I keep reading comments on blogs and Facebook saying “I don’t make New Year’s resolutions, because they don’t work!” It’s not the resolution’s job to work or not. It’s our job to set a plan into motion and make them happen.

I haven’t done that in the past, until last year. I finally decided enough was enough. Weighing over 200 pounds was unhealthy, and I looked awful. I knew I could do better. Over half the year was gone before I got moving, but eventually, I got into gear and started making changes I desperately needed to make.

Unfortunately, December was a rough month. Between travel, stress, a loaded schedule, and more than one personal loss, I crumbled under the strain. After losing about 8 pounds in November, I managed to eek out only a 2-pound loss in December (after accounting for my gain).

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Time to get back to what works. I was by no means thrilled to be back at work today, but I am relieved to have the holidays over and get back onto a more normal, regular schedule and routine.

I want to stay focused on this new-start mentality, this attitude of doing things differently if I want different (better) results. I started with breaking up with my old gym. I am sick of equipment that is constantly out of order, weekend hours that don’t work for me, and the last straw, the gym not opening on time when I got up at 5 AM to be there! My first act this morning, as soon as I turned on the computer, was to sign up for a different gym. Out with the old, in with the new!

My goals for January: