2009: The Year of ME!!

Well, here it is 2009. It’s a new day and a new year all wrapped up into once bright shiny package for us all. Have you given any thought to what 2009 will mean for you? Have you set any resolutions for yourself?

Personally, I don’t really make resolutions. We all know that most people never really stick with New Year resolutions. However, I have set 3 goals for myself for 2009 and have followed the SMART rules for setting them.

1. I will lose 63 pounds this year.
2. I will run/walk & finish my first half marathon (June 27).
3. I will run a 5k with no walk breaks.

My SMART plans for attaining each of these goal includes continuing to follow the Weight Watchers program for the first goal, to follow my half marathon training plan for the second goal, and then to refocus my running to the Couch to 5k plan for meeting my final goal.

I have declared 2009 the “Year of ME!” I’ve decided this is the year I stop putting myself on the back burner behind the needs, desires, and priorities of others around me. That all changes this year! It’s time for me to put me first for a while, so my “job” for 2009 is going to be taking care of ME! This includes taking serious action again about my weight and no longer just giving it lip service.

My 63 pound weight loss goal isn’t just some arbitrary number I pulled from the air. It marks a major milestone for me. Losing that 63 pounds will put me at the lowest weight I’ve been since my early 20’s and I’ll be 45 in about 6 weeks. Yep, that will mean be back into Virgin Fat Territory (VFT). It will also take me out of the 200’s and back into the 100’s, so it’s a pretty big deal for me.

One other goal that I’m setting for myself this year that isn’t weight or fitness related is a photo challenge my friend Betsy mentioned to me yesterday. She is a scrapper extraordinaire and has set a goal for herself to scrap a photo each day this year. I thought it was a pretty cool idea. I’m not really much of a scrapper, but I thought it might be cool to incorporate it into my blog. I know some days photos will be better than others, but I like the challenge of finding something every day worthy of catching my eye and camera lens to post on my blog.

So, in closing, I’ll leave you with a photo of a piece of framed art I found during a recent shopping trip to Joann. It was on clearance and I thought it was the perfect motivational piece for me. I’m planning to hang it in my entry way so that I’ll see it each time I’m leaving my home to remind me of my goals.

Happy New Year and I hope we all have a safe, healthy, and happy 2009!