So I have a plan
Dear readers, I figured I would write a little bit about my latest plan. I know, not exactly the most exciting thing to blog about, but hey, I don’t think many people are reading this thing anyway. What is this plan? Well I’m hoping that if I get started on my fitness quest before I start law school in the next two weeks, I will be less likely to give up as time goes on and things get more difficult. Starting Saturday I will be working very hard to achieve my goal.
So the goal is to become a thinner lighter Zoe, one who is much healthier and happier with who she is and what she looks like. Now, don’t get me wrong, I am happy with my appearance, but I know that I could do with some weight loss and some toning up. My face is round and slightly pudgy, which is something I’ve always hated about my appearance; my hips, thighs, butt, and tummy need some serious work, and I’m willing to admit that. I’m also willing to admit that it’s going to be a long road because I’m in serious need of work in order to get fit and I have some seriously bad eating and exercising and health habits that will be hard to break. But my friend Meg has inspired me, though I don’t have the courage to make an entire blog about it. However, you can expect updates on my progress. I’m actually fairly excited about this little plan.
Obstacles I will face
- I’m addicted to caffeine and chocolate, two things that aren’t exactly healthy. Along those same lines, I have a serious sweet tooth, and one of my favorite things is to bake and create sweet treats because it allows me to be creative.
- I have a bad snacking habit; I snack while I work on papers and stuff and while I read, and I’m really bad about getting the munchies, especially during a certain week. I’m working to improve this by drinking more water and eating healthier snacks like apples, raw almonds, and popcorn that I pop myself with no butter and just a very little salt.
- I don’t sleep as well as I should; I’m really bad about not sleeping when I should or getting enough sleep. I know that sleep is important because it helps your body recharge and repair. I’m not sure what to do about the sleep issue because it’s a matter of not being able to convince myself to shut down.
- I tend to get stressed and irritated, and when I do I get distracted. This is a problem because I let my stress and frustration distract me from my work out, for example I get too mad to run or lift weights or whatever. So to combat this little hitch, I’m going to turn my frustration and irritation into work out fuel.
- I tend to get too busy and too tired to work out. I will become so mired down in work and other life stresses, and it flat wears me out. I lack the energy to do the work out I know I should be doing. I’m not sure how I will combat this problem cause, to be honest, I’ve never been able to do it in the past.
- I’m not patient, and so when I don’t start seeing results soon enough, I find it hard to keep it up. I know that it takes time to start seeing weight loss and a change in the way my clothes fit, but I’ve never been a very patient person. I think this problem that arises from growing up in a family of drag racers.
I’m determined to make this work, and I will succeed this time, even though I have not before now. Now is the time for me; if not now then when? I keep putting it off and waiting, but I can’t do that any more. If I keep doing that I will never do it; I know that. I have never been super thin or really fit, but once upon a time I was not as fat as I am now. My hope is that by next summer, when I go to PCB with Wash because I promised him I would go, that I will be fit and pretty and swimsuit ready. I want to be all toned and gorgeous and everything, and I will be. I know that underneath my chunk is pretty, and I am determined to find it
Thoughts on my thoughts