OK – SO – I am nearing my first goal. I was REALLY hoping to reach it before my 6 month check up, but at the rate I was going, I just had a feeling I wasn’t going to make it. But the last few weeks has my hopes up again! NEVER did I think I could lose 100 lbs in 6 months!! That was my first goal for myself. 100 lbs lost. Currently I am 7.1 lbs away from that goal. My 6 month surgery anniversary is August 5th. That was also the appt. for my 6 month follow up, but the doctor’s office called and my Dr will be in surgery that day, so they had to reschedule. Now I will be going in after I get back from vacation, so that gives me some extra time to reach it. 🙂
I hadn’t really thought about “rewards” for when I reach my goals, but my sister asked me what I was going to do for myself once i reached my first goal. Hmmm. Hadn’t really thought about it. She suggested I get a nice new pair of running shoes. I mean, I have been rewarding myself along the way with little things. I got to go to the amusement park when my brother was here and ride things I haven’t been able to ride in a long time and/or EVER! There were two things I got to ride that I had never rode before. I got to ride the Mamba for the first time. Yay! 205 ft drop. 🙂 I also got to ride the Detonator. I had tried to ride that last time I was there. I got on and they tried their best, but they couldn’t get the strap fastened, so I had to do the walk of shame. This time, no problem, even had room to spare! So that was a bit rewarding!
OK – So I have 4 goals I have set for myself, and 4 rewards now. First goal, as I said, was to lose 100 lbs. I think once I reach that I will go to the running store and get evaluated and let them tell me what shoes I should buy and get some new shoes. Even though mine are nice and less than a year old, it’ll be nice to have two pairs. I’ll also probably get a workout CD for my XBox Kinect My next goal is to get under 200 lbs. ((Onerland, as the WLS community calls it)) I think the reward for that will be a little long weekend trip somewhere nice, just the hubby and I. Next goal after that is 180, which is what I weighed in high school. My Reward: I think I will have my hair and make up done and pick a local photographer and have my photos taken. Try out the other side of the camera. Hopefully I’ll feel better about myself by then. My final goal is to reach 140, which is the top weight for my height to be “average”. If and when I reach that my reward will either be a new car or plastic surgery, we’ll see when I get there!! 😀
Work has been stressing me out lately. It’s hard to get caught up and stay caught up when taking time off, but on the other hand, I have earned my time off and I plan on taking it! I think my manger has pressure from the people above him and it gets passed down to me. It’ll be easier once everything is caught up and current, but until then, it’s stressful and my planned time off couldn’t come at a worse time with all these deadlines, but it’s too late to change it now and I’m not the only person to think of. Tommie needs some time off too.
Well – Until next time……thanks for listening to me ramble.