I haven’t written in a long while. A lot has been happening. I’m still faithfully going to the gym and exercising with my personal trainer 3 days a week. I also go 2 additional days a week. I’ve checked out Zumba twice. I have to confess I’m not sure this latin dance class can really be called “exercise” but it’s definitely a good way to burn up cardio for 60 minutes. So, hats off to the guy or gal or who brought Zumba to the gym. I haven't yet decided if I'm going to make it a regular part of my exercise routine.
Monday, February 20, 2012
Friday, January 13, 2012
OLW 2012 - Reluctantly Chosen
In 2010 my small group at church decided to work on a One Little Word study together. It’s based on several sites/bloggers but the best site is the http://www.oneword.org/ site. The idea is to adopt one word each year and focus your biblical studies, prayer and meditation on this word.
In 2010 I chose the word Transform. I was going through a bit of transformation both mentally and physically. I had a great accountability partner. We met several times during the year and talked through the worksheets and our successes and failures related to our words and to other goals in our lives. We grew to be close friends. Today she’s one of my closest friends.
In 2011 I chose the word Trust. As I have worked with my therapist one theme that comes up is trust. I have a hard time trusting people and myself. So, I thought this would be a good word to spend some time looking at and seeing what the Bible and God has to say about it. Well, it was a disappointing year word-wise. For the first month or so I had no accountability partner. I tried to partner with a woman in our group but she didn’t seem to have much interest in connecting and, honestly, I didn’t make many, if any, attempts to connect with her. At one point in the year, I actually forgot what my word was. Ack! That wasn’t supposed to happen.
So, for 2012 I’m struggling with picking word. It’s just not coming easily to me. I wanted my word to be commit or commitment. I have a habit of starting something and not finishing – diets, afghans, organizing, bible studies, books. The list is almost endless. You name it I can name a time that I committed to doing it and then didn’t. As I started researching the word commit I kept getting pointed to Ephesians Chapter 6 and other verses. There was a common word or concept throughout the verses. The word is Stand.
I’ll be honest, I don’t really like it as my Word. There are so many things that can be done with the word Stand:
I just have no idea where God is taking me and my OLW this year. I’m not really sure which scripture I will be using. I had one picked out (which I lost) but it turned out that the word Stand in that scripture didn’t mean standing with God or righteousness. It dealt more with standing with evil. Yikes! So not only do I need to pick a scripture still I need to do very careful research and make sure the verse(s) mean something positive.
Regardless of all of that, I am making the declaration.
In 2010 I chose the word Transform. I was going through a bit of transformation both mentally and physically. I had a great accountability partner. We met several times during the year and talked through the worksheets and our successes and failures related to our words and to other goals in our lives. We grew to be close friends. Today she’s one of my closest friends.
In 2011 I chose the word Trust. As I have worked with my therapist one theme that comes up is trust. I have a hard time trusting people and myself. So, I thought this would be a good word to spend some time looking at and seeing what the Bible and God has to say about it. Well, it was a disappointing year word-wise. For the first month or so I had no accountability partner. I tried to partner with a woman in our group but she didn’t seem to have much interest in connecting and, honestly, I didn’t make many, if any, attempts to connect with her. At one point in the year, I actually forgot what my word was. Ack! That wasn’t supposed to happen.
So, for 2012 I’m struggling with picking word. It’s just not coming easily to me. I wanted my word to be commit or commitment. I have a habit of starting something and not finishing – diets, afghans, organizing, bible studies, books. The list is almost endless. You name it I can name a time that I committed to doing it and then didn’t. As I started researching the word commit I kept getting pointed to Ephesians Chapter 6 and other verses. There was a common word or concept throughout the verses. The word is Stand.
I’ll be honest, I don’t really like it as my Word. There are so many things that can be done with the word Stand:
- Stand firm
- Stand up
- Stand alone
- Standing
- Stand out
- Stand by
- Stand for
I just have no idea where God is taking me and my OLW this year. I’m not really sure which scripture I will be using. I had one picked out (which I lost) but it turned out that the word Stand in that scripture didn’t mean standing with God or righteousness. It dealt more with standing with evil. Yikes! So not only do I need to pick a scripture still I need to do very careful research and make sure the verse(s) mean something positive.
Regardless of all of that, I am making the declaration.
My
One Little Word
for
2012
is
One Little Word
for
2012
is
Stand
Monday, January 2, 2012
Day One
Today was day 1 with the personal trainer.
I arrived thinking how bad could it be? What could she do to me in 30 minutes?
Ha! I'm already sore.
Here's a pic of me now.
I plan to blog and take pictures as I travel on this fitness path this year.
Not sure how often I'll blog but I think I'll take pics and see if we can see the progress.
I arrived thinking how bad could it be? What could she do to me in 30 minutes?
Ha! I'm already sore.
Here's a pic of me now.
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| January 2012 |
I plan to blog and take pictures as I travel on this fitness path this year.
Not sure how often I'll blog but I think I'll take pics and see if we can see the progress.
The 2012 Bucket List
As I've already told you I don't do resolutions. I do however have bucket lists. I don't know if I'll accomplish all of this but im certainly going to try.
Thankfully the list isn't very long.
- Meet with the personal trainer 3 days a week every week. I've already signed up with the PT at my gym. The only exceptions to this are vacation or work travel.
- Get certification to teach the NRA Basic Firearms course.
- Buy inexpensive .22LR (a Ruger or a Browning hopefully) to use to teach students firearms basics.
- Go skydiving
- Lose 80 pounds - this is pretty agressive but I think I can do it. I'm on track to lose my first thirty pounds by March 1. That gives me 9 months to lose the remaining 50 pounds.
- Finish at least 1 of the adult afghans that I have started. I have pieces of at least 2 afghans in my box.
- In support of the above, I am not allowed to buy any more yarn until I've used up all of this yarn.
- Go to the movies more. I think I have been to the movie theater 3 times in the past year. That's pathetic. Yes, movies are expensive, but life is short and movies are better on the big screen.
If this year is anything like last year, this is going to be a great year and I'll have plenty to blog about during the year and a great summary at the end of 2012.
Friday, December 30, 2011
2011 ... It Was a Very Good Year
"When I was 17, it was a very good year...." Do you know that Frank Sinatra song? His version is my favorite. It reminds me of the good times I've had throughout the years. It's the last 2 days of 2011 and like many people I've been doing a lot of thinking of this past year. Was it all I wanted it to be? No, it wasn't everything I wanted it to be. I don't make resolutions, but I'm hopeful and makes bucket lists of things I want to do. I didn't do all of it, but I did a few things that weren't even on the list. So, when I was 41 it was a very good year.....
A lot has happened to me this past year.
I lost 30 pounds ~ and then gained 15. Sigh…. Well I proved that it can be done. I just gotta work harder at getting over that 30lb wall I always hit.
In August I went back to cutting my calories but not exercising still. I managed to drop almost 2 pants sizes by October. It was a start. In August I also registered to run a 5K race in December called the Hot Chocolate 5K. The race is sponsored by Ghirardelli Chocolate and the after party looked like lots-O-fun. (the moral of that story is down below)
At the end of 2010 I joined a women’s shooting group call The Shooting Divas of the DMV (District, MD and VA). In march I took a basic firearms safety course and shot my first firearm. It was a Ruger Mark II (I think) 22lcr. It was great. It wasn’t scary like I thought it would be. In fact, it was very exciting. I'm more active in the group now than I ever thought I would be.
In June I bought my first gun. I bought a Ruger LCR 357. It’s a small easily concealable revolver handgun. The recoil on this gun when it’s loaded with 357 is more than I like. The beauty of this LCR is that it can also shoot .38 cal ammo. So as long as they keep making .38 cal ammo I’ll be OK. I plan to occasionally practice with 357 but will likely only ever have 38 loaded in this revolver.
In August I bought my second gun. I bought a Springfirled Armory XDm 40 with a 4.5-inch barrel. At the time this gun came in 3 differing lengths and this was the biggest. Now this gun I LOVE. It’s a great shot – or I’m a great shot with it. I’m not sure which. Either way, it has not become my regular carry firearm.
(I have many plans for me and my firearms for 2012)
In October I had my first mammogram. I was totally cool with it until I got a call saying that I needed to come back in for a sonogram of my right breast so that they could get a closer look at "something." That didn't bother me at first, but then my crazy brain took over and started coming up with reasons why I should be worried. "It's cancer. It's cancer." Well, it's NOT cancer. I have 2 small cysts in my right breast. The Dr. (and I) will be keeping tabls on these two little fellows.
On December 3, I jog/walked the Hot Chocolate 5K at the National Harbor with my BFF. It was 34 degrees that day and the race in general was a complete and epic FAIL. So many things went wrong but the biggest wrong was the organizers keeping us standing around in the frigid cold air for 2 hours waiting for the race to begin. I finished the race. Not in great time but I finished. I felt awful at the end. The route had 2 hills in it that just killed me. I wasn’t really sure I was going to finish. I hadn’t prepared or trained like I had intended. My emotions got the best of me and as I crossed the finish line instead of feeling happy I cried. I looked miserable. Even though I looked miserable, I still ordered some photos that I hope will be arriving soon. The result of this race is that I don’t want to stay like this. I want to finish a 5k race – only 3.2 miles – and feel good.
I don't make resolutions. I follow Yoda's guidance "Do or Do not. There is no Try." Most years I just opt for the "Do Not" but after that race I began exercising regular and eating better foods. By Dec. 21 I had dropped 10.5 pounds.
On December 22, I signed up with the personal training program at my gym in Chantilly, VA. Although my first session doesn't start until Jan 1, I consider this a 2011 event. I will be meeting with a trainer 3 days a week for 12 months. 12 months!? That's a whole year! What have I gotten myself into.
Well, like I said I don't make resolutions so I'm just going to start.
I'm not going to promise to write on a regular schedule, but I will say this. A lot is going to happen in 2012 so I will be back often to fill you in on the happenings.
People told me that 40 would be a big year a good year for me. 40 wasn't a bad year, but 41 was definitely a better year. So, here's to 42 and 2012.
Have a safe and blessed New Years Eve celebration and remember
A lot has happened to me this past year.
I lost 30 pounds ~ and then gained 15. Sigh…. Well I proved that it can be done. I just gotta work harder at getting over that 30lb wall I always hit.
In August I went back to cutting my calories but not exercising still. I managed to drop almost 2 pants sizes by October. It was a start. In August I also registered to run a 5K race in December called the Hot Chocolate 5K. The race is sponsored by Ghirardelli Chocolate and the after party looked like lots-O-fun. (the moral of that story is down below)
At the end of 2010 I joined a women’s shooting group call The Shooting Divas of the DMV (District, MD and VA). In march I took a basic firearms safety course and shot my first firearm. It was a Ruger Mark II (I think) 22lcr. It was great. It wasn’t scary like I thought it would be. In fact, it was very exciting. I'm more active in the group now than I ever thought I would be.
In June I bought my first gun. I bought a Ruger LCR 357. It’s a small easily concealable revolver handgun. The recoil on this gun when it’s loaded with 357 is more than I like. The beauty of this LCR is that it can also shoot .38 cal ammo. So as long as they keep making .38 cal ammo I’ll be OK. I plan to occasionally practice with 357 but will likely only ever have 38 loaded in this revolver.
In August I bought my second gun. I bought a Springfirled Armory XDm 40 with a 4.5-inch barrel. At the time this gun came in 3 differing lengths and this was the biggest. Now this gun I LOVE. It’s a great shot – or I’m a great shot with it. I’m not sure which. Either way, it has not become my regular carry firearm.
(I have many plans for me and my firearms for 2012)
In October I had my first mammogram. I was totally cool with it until I got a call saying that I needed to come back in for a sonogram of my right breast so that they could get a closer look at "something." That didn't bother me at first, but then my crazy brain took over and started coming up with reasons why I should be worried. "It's cancer. It's cancer." Well, it's NOT cancer. I have 2 small cysts in my right breast. The Dr. (and I) will be keeping tabls on these two little fellows.
On December 3, I jog/walked the Hot Chocolate 5K at the National Harbor with my BFF. It was 34 degrees that day and the race in general was a complete and epic FAIL. So many things went wrong but the biggest wrong was the organizers keeping us standing around in the frigid cold air for 2 hours waiting for the race to begin. I finished the race. Not in great time but I finished. I felt awful at the end. The route had 2 hills in it that just killed me. I wasn’t really sure I was going to finish. I hadn’t prepared or trained like I had intended. My emotions got the best of me and as I crossed the finish line instead of feeling happy I cried. I looked miserable. Even though I looked miserable, I still ordered some photos that I hope will be arriving soon. The result of this race is that I don’t want to stay like this. I want to finish a 5k race – only 3.2 miles – and feel good.
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| This is not a great pic of me but I look much happier than I did when I crossed the finish line. |
I don't make resolutions. I follow Yoda's guidance "Do or Do not. There is no Try." Most years I just opt for the "Do Not" but after that race I began exercising regular and eating better foods. By Dec. 21 I had dropped 10.5 pounds.
On December 22, I signed up with the personal training program at my gym in Chantilly, VA. Although my first session doesn't start until Jan 1, I consider this a 2011 event. I will be meeting with a trainer 3 days a week for 12 months. 12 months!? That's a whole year! What have I gotten myself into.
Well, like I said I don't make resolutions so I'm just going to start.
I'm not going to promise to write on a regular schedule, but I will say this. A lot is going to happen in 2012 so I will be back often to fill you in on the happenings.
People told me that 40 would be a big year a good year for me. 40 wasn't a bad year, but 41 was definitely a better year. So, here's to 42 and 2012.
Have a safe and blessed New Years Eve celebration and remember
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