Fine By 2009: Week 5
Once again I’m checking in without making any progress. I didn’t gain, but I didn’t lose. My clothes are still fitting on the tight side. I’m pretty much disgusted with how things are going.
If I’m being honest, I really haven’t been giving the challenge my complete attention and that isn’t fair. It isn’t fair to my other participants and it especially isn’t fair to me.
I deserve to be healthy. I deserve to be fit. I deserve to be looking fine by 2009.
I could tell you all about how I pulled out my back last week so I couldn’t exercise or how my husband tried to sabotage my efforts by bringing home creamy salsa and tortilla chips for Thursday’s premiere of The Office. The fact that I couldn’t keep my hands out of the opened bag of chocolate chips all week and that I ate two pieces of ice cream cake at my daughter’s birthday party is not what you came here to read.
You want motivation. You want inspiration. You want dedication. I feel like I’ve let you down because I know I’ve let myself down.
I think a big part of my problem is that I’m a procrastinator. January 1, 2009 seems like forever away. I guess in my subconscious I feel like I can slack off and at the very last month work really hard to catch up and meet my goals.
Obviously this is no way to create a healthy lifestyle. It isn’t about quick results, but about changing your habits every day and eventually seeing things change.
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” Aristotle
I’ve decided to make a short term goal with a short term reward.
So, for this week, my goal is workout 4 times and track my food at least 5 days.
My reward is going to be a 30 minute massage from my hubby. (He doesn’t know this yet, but I’m thinking if I ask nicely that he’ll be a good sport. Plus it will be part of my birthday extravaganza so he can’t say no, at least if he knows what is good for him.)
How about you? What are your mini-goals for this week? Do you have a mini-reward? How are you doing with the challenge? Leave me a comment or do your own post and link up.
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Yup. I’m in. I said I would be
No Oreos since Thursday’s Office Premiere.
And I’ve maintained my training program all week, too. ^5
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I too have not done so well this week.
Okay…I just plain blew it!
In many ways.
Thank for keeping it real and not making me feel like a failure.
I will committ to 5 nights at the gym this week.
And cutting my portions…and no sweets.
None.
Do the two mnm’s I just ate this morning count?
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Yeah I pretty much suck this week, too. And my mini rewards might sound like mini forms of defeat… but hey I’m trying-ish…
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My goal is to go buy Ina’s new book (see my latest post) and make everything in it. Oh my, I don’t think that’s going to help much with the “looking fine” goal. The woman uses sticks of butter in everything!
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No soda last week… well a sip, but that was it, and I only ate one slice on pizza night. This week I’ll add in some activity…. maybe.
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I am doing so badly! Well, I haven’t gained either, but I haven’t lost an ounce. My mini goals for this week are to:
EAT LESS SWEETS and EXERCISE – go for a walk if I can’t whip out the DVD and sweat to it in my living room.
Arrrrgh I love my sweeeeeets…..
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Ok. I guess I’m on the slow and steady track. But it worked for the tortoise right? I lost another .7 (seven-tenths) of a pound this week. For some reason that is a magic number for me because it has been the same for 4 of the 5 weeks. So I only walked on day last week, but I’m going to try to do more this week…try. My goal was to loose 15 lbs. by Christmas and I have 11.2 more to go (according to the Wii Fit). I still have 12 weeks, so I think I can do it….I just need you to get your pom poms out for me! I’m ready to eat a whole bag of oreos dipped in milk!
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Great mini goals! I’m following your lead and doing weekly mini goals and rewards also. I’m a fellow procastinator so I’d rather wait until the beginning of November and then starve myself for the couple weeks before Thanksgiving. After all, that’s when all our relatives come for a visit so I’d want to wow them with my fitness. Yeah, right. It really is about being healthier and that’s why it’s so hard for us procrastinators. We don’t like this daily (or almost daily as the case may be) stuff.
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I think September is a hard month for this stuff, it’s back to school, and new routines and stuff, it’s hard on everyone and can so stressful. I think the mini goals are terrific, and I know you’ll do great!!!
(I’m typing this as I stuff my face with pie though . . . need to work on my own goals soon, lol).
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