Well. I can't quite believe that 2010 is gone and the new year is upon us. Time seems to go quicker and quicker every year...sigh!
Anyway I thought I would post some of the things that I am excited about for 2011.
1. We should be getting the power on at our house sometime in January. I am soooooooo looking forward to this. I think the thing that I miss most at the moment is a fridge/freezer. Especially with all the public holidays on at the moment, trying to plan ahead with the thought of how am I going to keep this fresh is a pain. And not having a meal that i can pull out of the freezer is an even bigger pain! All in good time tho.
2. I am looking forward to shrinking. I am setting myself another -10kg by the end of the year goal. I will be thrilled if I manage to do more than that, but I am going to take it as it goes! I read a book recently called the 'Don't go hungry diet'. Basically the the author says that by eating what you want (within the bounds of mostly whole foods) when you are hungry, until you are satisfied (not over satisfied), and some daily exercise, you will lose weight and once you are at your ideal weight you will maintain it just by doing what you did to lose it. What she says makes complete sense to me. I am so excited about actually listening to my body and working with it rather than against it. It is generally a slower way of losing weight than your conventional diets promise, but I don't care. It has taken a long time for me to get into this shape and no desire to get back into it once I lose it. So slow and steady is the road for me. Check it out, it has been a complete breath of fresh air to me!
3. Fitness. I have joined another FCS challenge. It is a 6 week long challenge and I am expecting it to be very similar to the challenge I have just finished. That is set tasks 3 days a week that involv e resistance training and some cardio work. I love having something that I must do. My fitness goal for this year is to jog at least 2.5kms. I drove past a sign for a triathlon in my area which has already passed (last year)but I will look into it for this year (maybe!).
4. Home. I am really looking forward to starting a garden at out new house. I am really excited to put in a veggie garden and fruit trees so that I don't have to pay the exceedingly expensive ($7 a kilo for all types of apples and I haven't seen strawberries for under $4.50 a punnet all season) prices in town for fresh produce. I also want some chooks. And build a shaded play area for the boys.
That is just some of the things that I am looking forward to in 2011. I will only be weighing and measuring myself monthly (another recommendation from the book). So I will definitely be back at the start of Feb to let you know how listening to and trusting my body is going for me :)
For now this is what I am looking like at the moment. You will notice that my jeans are getting baggy (woo!) AND I was wearing boardshorts (I NEVER wear shorts!)
Not the best angle, but I'm proud of my relatively flat stomach!
Not the best look or angle but a relatively streamlined figure that I am proud of (well kind of!)
