I’m thinking a lot about a return to regular blogging, and a post on my plan for embracing 12 new practices for 2012 will be the start. Until then, I’m pinning inspiration on this Pinterest board and finding loads of inspiration for this goal-setting time of year. What are you dreaming up for the year to come?
It’s the 4th of July, so I’ll not spend too long reflecting on the past 25 weeks today. Part 2 will come tomorrow, and that will be my final official post in this Master Plan series. I’m sure I’ll have some wellness thoughts in the years to come, but the accountability of getting healthy before an audience has served its purpose and completed its time.
For now, here are the quick stats:
Total weight loss: -21.6 (Goal by July 4 was 25 lbs., and scale on Saturday had me at 23.6. Not a big deal. I’ll be there by August.)
Total BMI reduction: 3.5 points
Total inches lost: -19.5″ (arms, upper waist, lower waist, hips, thighs)
I’ll come back tomorrow to write down some lessons learned, goals for the future, and surprises from the past 25 weeks. Until then, thanks for the lovely support and cheerleading you have offered in the first six months of this year. What will the next six months bring?!
I can’t believe another five weeks have already passed, and I’ve now completed a full 20 weeks and three days of active, healthy living. There have been moments of frustration and boredom, but I’ve also discovered the joy of sweat and that illusive exercise high I’d always heard about but never experienced. If it takes at least 3 weeks to develop a habit, does 20 weeks mean I’m successfully into a way of life? I hope so.
One of the lessons I’ve learned is that I work well in 6-8 week chunks. When I set a goal, work diligently toward the goal, visualize the results, and coach myself to succeed, then it happens. I’ve also thought a lot about the Sears’ Family’s parenting advice to “beware of baby trainers.” Ultimately, the Sears’ teach new parents “to be discerning of advice” and to trust their own instincts. In pregnancy, women are suddenly susceptible to horror stories of everything that can go wrong. In newborn months, mothers are grilled on pacifier or thumb or transition object; breast or bottle; crib or cosleeping; cry-it-out or comfort to sleep. The best advice really is to glean the pieces of advice that match your instincts and your family’s needs but to ignore the rest.