Gotta have a Goal!

It's so much easier to stay motivated when there is a goal, or even many goals. Through out all the challenges I've faced, I've found that I need many goals.  I need both long term and short term goals to keep me going.  So what are some of my goals???

Let's be honest, while the big picture is to be healthy, its so much easier to gauge with a number, something factual!  I choose to use the scale as my guide.  At my heaviest I was 335, I'm happy to say I don't weigh that much now, but I'm not down a lot.  According to all those charts at the doctors office, I should weigh around 160-150 but seriously my ultimate goal is 180s.  I have a long way to go!  So of course to keep on the right path, I have set mini goals.

Here is my mini goal list!

• First 36(below 300 will feel so good)

• First 50(I get to purchase a shirt from the gym)

• Be able to buy clothes at any store(no more plus size stores!)

• Run the entire 5k in town (first weekend of August)

It's small but definitely gives me the drive to keep trying!

You haven't failed until you quit trying!

Where are we so far?

To bring everyone up to speed, I'll just give a quick overview of where my life is now.

I have 3 amazing kids.  I am so blessed to be able to stay at home with them and watch as they grow.  Buckwheat, 5, Boo, 3, and Bubs, 1 are who give me the motivation and drive to push through each day.  I love my kids to an indescribable degree but I really have my hands full.  So for now, I will say there will be no more kids!  As they are growing and becoming more independent, I'm now accepting that I'm going to have more time on my hands.  I need to focus on me now too.  I want to be able to give my kids the world(in a non spoiled manner) and can't do that if I don't take care of myself first.

I have recently been focusing on becoming healthier.  I have worked closely with my doctor to discuss the best methods and create a plan.  While I have that plan, I am having the hardest time sticking to it.  So I have resorted to blogging as a way to get it all out there and maybe cross the hurdles a little easier.  I plan to dedicate the majority of this blog to the long process I have ahead of me and hopefully be able to find some encouragement along the way. 


You haven't failed until you quit trying!