Most changes are usually super good for me. They get me back on track in areas of my life that I have allowed to lag, they motivate me to do the best I can going forward and they help me realize to keep life interesting you have to change things up. Some changes make me anxious and can really put me into a mind spin but most I welcome with open arms and an open mind.
It's going to be February 1st tomorrow, the shortest month of the year. February is a month of celebrations that include Valentine's Day, my son Trevor turns 15 (Ugh, my boys are almost men) I have several friends who have birthdays this month, and it's my birthday. This year I will be turning 38 years old and yes, I had to bring out the calculator to calculate my age. I lied about my age for so many years as a younger person now I have no freaking clue how old I really am!!!
I have several things that I am GOING to accomplish this year, notice I said "going" rather then "would like to." One of them is to become certified as a trainer. I plan on adding to this training formal nutrition education as well and then going out into this GREAT BIG WORLD to help people get healthy. Our bodies are going through so much abuse with the food and drink we put into it, it is no wonder so many people are dying at young ages. If I could save just ONE person then I know all the hard work will be worth it!
Another goal for the year is to assist my husband in getting our family back into our faith and by this I don't mean just praying at the dinner table. Our boys had their early childhood education in a private Catholic school. I know this early childhood education and exposure helped build a foundation for those two boys that is strong and has seen them through tough years in their lives. Both boys are extremely level headed, know right from wrong and prove by their actions that they know God is the way to our Heavenly lives and good choices help get your there. I want this same exposure for the three little kids. That doesn't mean they need to go to Catholic school, although I would love that, but it means that my husband and I need to bring God back into our home as a daily focus. For us too, we need to show God is first He comes above all others and it should show in our lives everyday. I remember when I was younger I use to call people "Bible Thumpers" Now I call those people "rich" and "brilliant" and I want my family to be the same.
I have some other personal goals that are close to my heart that I will keep there for now, but everyday I strive to work towards those goals and be the best I can be at them as well!
My final goal for myself is I am going to STEP up my workout plan for this month! 60 days ago my friend Teresa was nagging me to run and when I say nagging I mean it. Daily she would comment on how much she ran how much she was going to run how I needed to just get up and do it. Well, I did it. I can run anywhere from 3-6 miles at a time and sometimes I do it twice a day. Running has changed my life! (Thanks T) it has slimmed me down, toned me up and got me past two goal weights I never thought I could even get to. With T pushing me and my husband's encouragement I can say now, I am a runner. But now I want to be more then that. I want to transform my body into a tone, lean vessel that screams health and commitment.
For the next 28 days I will work towards this goal. I will run still, but change things up a bit and get some more lifting and more eating into my daily routine. I am very excited for this and I am very excited to share my results with anyone who will listen. I am going to say that I will see results by 3/1/11, but if I don't I know that as long as I give it 120% I will be on my way to my NEXT transformation!!!!
Here I go............
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