By Jen:
I have a new goal, a new motivation, a new raison d’etre in my life. See my title up there? That’s the goal. I want to be fit by the time I’m 40. I want to hit my 40s looking better than I did in my 30s. I want to feel good about myself and know that I’m healthier than I was in the previous decade.
I have 365 days to make it happen and I will.
I’ve lost 20 pounds since November and have a total of 65 more to go until I hit my target weight. I don’t care if I’ve hit my target weight by May 2, 2009, but I want to have made Serious Progress.
If I lose a pound a week, that’s 52 pounds, which would be wonderful. But we all know how there are just some weeks where things don’t go as planned. So I’m going to keep things realistic. I’m aiming for a pound per week, but if I have lost at least 40 by 52 weeks from now, I’ll think that’s reasonable too.
And no matter what, I won’t berate myself if I have a bad week. I’ll just get up the next day and start fresh.
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39 « Jen on the Edge // May 1, 2008 at 11:06 pm
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MomBabe // May 1, 2008 at 11:18 pm
That is a FABULOUS goal.
Jennifer // May 1, 2008 at 11:20 pm
I know, but wouldn’t it be GREAT if I were saying “Thin by 30″ instead? I’m not wild about this aging thing.
bon // May 2, 2008 at 12:06 am
Wooo! You GO girl!
Sue // May 2, 2008 at 11:28 am
Happy Birthday Jen!!!!!!! And yay, you can do it.
erin // May 2, 2008 at 1:41 pm
Great idea – good luck with it! I’ve been doing the “healthy lifestyle” thing (I hate calling it dieting – something about that word makes me hungry) since the beginning of March and whenever I’m tempted to give up I just remind myself that the time will pass even if I do nothing, and even a tiny bit of progress is better than none.
Oh and happy birthday (again)!
Nicki // May 2, 2008 at 1:52 pm
That’s a fabulous goal, and I’m right there with ya!