I completely lost track of my 5 goals, so here they are, copied from my first challenge post.
- Lose 20-25 pounds, to 235-230 by the end of the year.
Done!!! I'm at 233 this morning. I could lose another 10 pounds by the end of the year.
- Look FABulous in my Christmas jacket by the end of the year. Successfully complete the Christms Dress Challenge.
Still working on the CDCC, with a month to go. I think I WILL look fab in the xmas jacket, but I've since picked another (lace/satin) dress and showed pictures of me in it last week. I've been wanting to make myself a dress like the one below in a stretchy fab winter fabric (except with 3/4 sleeves and without the piping).
- Work through my Christmas Dress Challenge book and do all the exercises. Find a second book and do that one too.
Nope. Didn't do this. I didn't like the book. BUT - I did take an 8-week meditation-based stress reduction class, which has gone a huge amount toward making me calmer and focusing on myself and what I feel. The last class is tomorrow. PLUS - I've found a therapist and I'm meeting her for the second time tomorrow. We're going to work on relationships and stuff, but weight issues are on the list. All stuff that will hopefully make me more able to handle myself being a healthy size and deal with emotional issues in ways OTHER than with food.
- Complete Jillian Michaels 30 day shred and Power 90 DVDs.
Nope. Tried it for a few days and realized that I wasn't ready for so much jumping impact. I think I'll try this again. I'm 20+ pounds lighter now, and I love all the before/after shots showing how much of a difference the shred can make. (The plantar fasciitis is stubbornly refusing to go away though, so I've amped up the foot stretching in the morning. Jillian Michaels and plantar fasciitis do not get along.)
- Continue to invest time in my volunteer fire department.
Umm - no and yes. At the beginning of the challenge I wrote that it had been a hard 9 months but it was getting comfortable. And then it wasn't comfortable because of one jerk It still isn't comfortable. I was trying to fit in with a group where I'm NEVER going to fit in. I'm the only woman. I'm in my mid-40s and all the guys are either 20ish and single or 50+ and married. I can contribute and be involved, but I was looking for friendship in the wrong places. Going to work on why I was trying so hard to accomplish something impossible. The therapist has already coached me on wanting to be friends with people that make me feel good, not bad. (And it's scary that I think it's a revelation!!) But I still want to be an active member there.
- Look at where I spend my time and energy and look for places and people that make me feel good and will lead to friendships and hopefully a relationship.
See above. In the last month, 2 people have educated me on this. The therapist says that I should do things I like doing. If friends come, great. If not, then I'm still happy. Even though it should be obvious, it's a different way of looking at it than I was. Need to work on this one. Still.
The good news is that I'm dating TaxMan. It's still very occasional, but I enjoy it, and I'm happy to be away from the downer that is internet dating. (Although, if it doesn't work out, I'll be thinner when I go online again.) I've also (finally) gotten invited to a few social things. The therapist says that other women have told her it's difficult for transplants to make friends in this area. It's nice to know it's not me. I've never had a problem making friends anywhere else...
All in all, I'd say it was a successful challenge! I've succeeded in the first, most important goal of losing weight and I'm making progress on the other goals of making friends and being calmer and more at peace with myself.
On the one goal that was a total bust - I'm going to commit to starting Jillian Michaels shred again - tonight!
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