WonderWoman

It’s way late and I should be in bed but I’m doing my nails for the New Year’s Eve party later tonight. 

In a few days I will be celebrating my year anniversary on Buddyslim.  I remember last years New Year’s Eve party that I hosted in my house and my weight was at the heaviest it had ever been.  Of course my New Years Resolution at the time was to lose weight but I kind of just said it in the air, not really believing it myself as I said it.  But, one night I looked online for any free sites out there for weight loss and came by Buddyslim on about my third search.  I loved that it was free (because I can be sooooo cheap!) but I loved it too because of the graphs it had and the couting calories and fat section.  About 2 days after finding this site, I got serious about my weight loss and hit it straight on.  For many many months I did all the right things and it paid off and I can say I am happier now than I was when I was at my heaviest. 

In the last couple of months I have slipped alot and gotten off track but the great thing is that I learned some great habits along that way that have stuck.  I can say that 5-6 days out of the week usually consist of a healthy breakfast and lunch.  Only since the holidays started have things really gotten out of hand because of the convenience of junk food at the malls while shopping or just plain “comfort” foods because of the weather.  But really, it’s because of my bad planning.   But hey, for the majority of the year I did all the right things so if I have slipped these last couple of months, well I earned the slip!  Ha ha!  At least that’s what I’ve been telling myself.  lol.

Overall looking back, I am really proud of the things I accomplished in 2007 in regards to my weight.  I vowed I was going to succeed at losing and I did it.   For those of you who want to know, I worked out 5-6 days a week for at least 30 minutes and I counted calories and fat and kept them at a certain limit.  And believe me when I say I didn’t do all this major exercise for hours and hours because I didn’t.  So if you are worth at the least 30 to 40 minutes of fast walking, you really can achieve alot of success.   Now, what can I accomplish in this New Year?  It’s to be fitter and healthier.   Add in some weights, start a new walking / running program, cut the fats out of my foods. 

To all you new Buddyslimmers out there, show your weight loss goals whose boss.  You are the boss of you and you can do it.  Take small baby steps if you have to but always progress forwards doing more and more as you go.  Have more forward days than backward days.   Heck, have more forward months than anything else because that’s what it will take.   If I could lose weight in a healthy way, so can you.  It won’t happen overnight.  That’s the truth.   You have to get real with that one.  But, it doesn’t have to take forever either before you start seeing results.  If you give it your very best effort and find that one important reason that will help you push forward, you can make a huge dent or difference in your weight within this next year.   Educate yourself too.  Surround yourself with good foods and find out what kind of exercises are needed for you.   If something isn’t working for you, change things up.  If things still aren’t working, be honest with yourself and ask if your doing your plan to the T or half ass.  And I don’t care what your reason is for losing weight.  Mine was for health for my family, but in the back of my mind I really wanted to look great in clothes too and to make the last couple of years I have left being in my 30’s looking better than I was looking before. 

 Let’s all make this this new year “The Year of _________(place your name here)!”   I made 2007 mine, you take 2008!  Deal? 

Happy New Year’s to all of you Buddyslimmers!