This steamed because I finally caved the other day and bought a bathroom scale. I weighed myself and was only 9 pounds lighter than I was when I weighed myself the last time (which I was I think at a friend’s place about 2 ½ months ago.) 9 pounds. All that walking and only
9 pounds. Then I found a piece of paper while cleaning my desk at work that was printed around this time last year. It has the list of the debt we owe. And although I debt was
different than a year ago it was almost the same amount. I had to remind myself that in the past year I have bought two sets of tickets for traveling but still it a little much to bear.
So I started thinking.
What am I doing wrong. I think myself answer is pretty simple. I am a little bit of a procrastinator (you know.. ill do it later.. it will all work out) and I am not working hard enough. I mean I do work hard on paying off those debts and saving traveling. The saving part I have down pat I think because of the travelling we have done or about to do but I am going to have to work harder on paying down those debts. I am good at my theater group but I am going to have to work a little harder promoting myself to make myself that much more well known in town. And finally.. weight loss. I KNOW for a fact that I need to work harder on this part. Walking with my friend is fine but I need to step it up a bit. Use the gym more, go to a dance or aerobics class or do a work out video. That kind of thing.
If I want to see the results I want in life I have to work to work harder AND be patient. It
can’t happen overnight but it can happen. I am going to New Orleans in April and I want to lose some weight before then and look even more banging than I am now. I am a little over 240 pounds and it would be great to be as close to 200 as possible before then.
So it’s time to get into gear on this. I am a good hard worker and I know I can do this if I plan ahead and work just that little bit harder to achieve me goals. Nothing worthwhile is
easy. I want to be completely debt free so I can have more disposable income available to me and my family. I want to beef up my persona here in my group so when I move back home I can do a similar thing there to and just have my reputation as well as talent back me up and I want to look at myself and say.. wow banging curves not “yeah I could lose some weight”
So I started by taking my google calendar and putting in daily goals. I use that calendar on my phone anyway for rehearsals and other things so why not use it. Each day I am putting in only
day goal (sometimes to two depending on the day and goal). But things added are like Gym or Clean or Admin or craft. Gym is something that is exercise related beside walking (unless it’s
like a hike or something). Clean refers to either cleaning the house or sorting something or area in my house and either getting rid or selling if necessary. The selling stuff will help go towards debt. Admin is doing some online prep to make my digital footprint bigger on line for my theater work. Craft is just that. Craft something/s to either use for group or sell, again to
help.
Each day in December will have something put on there that is goal related. Hopefully this will keep me motivated into working just that little bit harder in achieving what I
want. And I will have better access to it with my phone. Hopefully this will make me feeling like I am heading in the right direction.