Finally, A Real Post...Part Deux

     2011 is here and what would a weight lose blog be if I did not make a few goals for the year. I am a bit tired of the word "resolution" so I won't go there. These are a few things that I want to work on this year. As the year progresses I am sure that I will have a few additions.
- They have added yoga to the studio where I train, I want to do this at least once a week. I have never been a fan of yoga, I find it to slow for my liking. Nevertheless, when I did do yoga for a few weeks, I saw a huge improvement in my balance and flexibility. Two things that I need to improve.
- I want to keep running and improve my 5 k time to under 30 minutes. (I ran 7 races this year!  Wooo hoo)
- Even though I have run 10k on my own I have not done a 10k race yet. I would like to run a few and see what times I can clock.
- I have signed up for the half marathon at the end of may in Ottawa. There in one here in Montreal in April, if I am up for it I want to try it out to have an idea of what I am getting myself into.
- Run at least 3 days a week with the Running Room and once on my own. I am signing up for a 16 week clinic in February to get me ready for the half.
- Eat as clean as possible, as often as possible. Cut down on the sweets which is really my weakness.
- Once the community pool reopens, get back into aqua-fitness and maybe even look into taking some swimming lessons. I can swim, but not very well and I would like to learn the proper strokes.
- Get to 203 (lowest weight attained in July 2003) once at 203, get under 200. Then 191 (30% loss of my starting weight of 272 from March 2008). Then get to 177 that would be a 35% body loss. I would love to be at goal by my 31st birthday.
- Keep blogging and comment more on all the blogs o read. I love getting comments and I know that the blogs I read would love them too, no matter how short the comment.

I have asked to do a post on running and I am going to get to that this week. I am by far not an expert, but I would love to share what I know.

At my training studio, my instructor could not believe that I weigh around 210. He was convinced that I was around 190. This is a good thing because at least I don't look my weight. I credit this partly to my height (thanks Mom!) I told him my weight story and that I was once 272 . He was shocked ( of course he had to say how close I was to 300 pounds, wow the thought of that is scary). He said that I could get down to 150, the thought of that blows my mind. One step at a time.

New song of the moment is Cee Lo Green's "F**k You".

I am loving this iPod touch so much. I am writing this on it and I LOVE it!

Hope that 2011 is treating well! Have a great week!

P.S. Trinidad is in 9 weeks.  Wow, no time to play around anymore I have to get S-E-R-I-O-U-S! A 20 pound loss would be great....

Want to see the costume I will be wearing? Click here and scroll down.  I know I am crazy.  But you only live once right? And Trinidad Carnival is the greatest show on Earth. Am I scared, a little, but remember I already wore this in August -->