Image by marichica88 via FlickrSo, I never did a year end wrap up on weight loss and results, nor did I post specifically about this year ahead….until now.As some of you know, the autumn was a particularly intense season for me personally and professionally, which was so jam packed with goodness that it slipped right through the holidays. In fact, due to freakish global weather patterns that have encouraged all squirrels across the globe to become obese, I have been able to not only continue to exergame, but also to run into January. I even ran today.
Which all brings me to my lack of blogging. I didn’t so much. There was simply way too much stuff going on.
Quick Year End Update:
After exergaming consistently all year, and added barefoot running for the last third of the year, I lost a grand total of 58-61 pounds. Pretty good. Could have been better and could have been worse. It even stayed off last week when I totally fell apart with exhaustion and only worked out once – a four mile jog.
I’ve lost 3-4 dress sizes and generally look better in what I’m wearing. My shoe size has remained the same.
My endurance is generally much better and I can whip off a Zumba workout, an EA Sports Active II hill workout, or a 10K any day of the week without worrying about feeling pain afterward – or even the following day.
What’s Up In 2012:
I’ve committed to, and registered for, running my first half marathon (ever) on April 15th. I hope to run another in the fall. This means that my present training has to be fine tuned and thrown up a notch. Other than the long distance running piece, exergames, specifically EA Sports Active II, will be my only cross training crutch, at least for the first half marathon.
A lot of people ask me how I keep all the moving parts straight and get things done across platform. I generally find that quite funny. I feel that I barely keep things together and moving cohesively (and keep our family in clean clothing!), so I’ve also decided to express a year of gratitude. One has an awful lot of goodness in one’s life, and one doesn’t always think about it or write it down or acknowledge it as it’s happening. So my plan, which is totally ripping off a friend of mine, is to take a few moments each day and write at least one “I’m thankful for…” statement. I’m keeping them all together, so that at the end of this year, I can look back and see some small pieces of what’s been going on and that keeps me centered. I’ve already looked at the list a couple of times, and it does help centre oneself.
So there we have it campers! How did your 2011 projects turn out? How are your resolutions going?
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