New Years is here at last and I am spending this holiday evening on my own. That is okay though because when I get back to I-dee-hoo I am going to have my own New Years Eve party! I realized that my friends and my life is in Idaho, and so I shouldn't expect it to be here. Sometimes we have to go somewhere else to find our place in the world and I have found my place for now. I miss my family when I am gone but Thompson is not for me. I hate it because I feel like there is nothing for me here. I am okay with that though because I have so much to look forward to this year. I am applying to teach English in China for a year which will be amazing if I am accepted. I am also doing the Biggest Winner program this winter, and I am getting close to my goal of 150 pounds lost (well I am 40 away). If I can do well this semester (I know I can) I will be at least 20 pounds closer and I am just excited for everything.
(new year's eve photo while hanging out with my cat)
It sounds silly but I feel like it is a new chapter in my life. Well maybe it is still a transitional chapter but it is getting really good right now. There are so many things I want to do in the next few years and two years ago I never would have been doing any of the things I do now (have friends, go out, exercise, go for walks, live life, etc.)
(I am really cool)
I have now made it two years without chocolate and I don't really miss it anymore. I have also made it one year without chips which seems really weird because I kind of still miss them but that is okay because once I hit two years without them I am sure it won't seem like a big thing.
One thing I do need to take care of though is deciding this years resolution. I don't know whether I should remove something from my diet/life or add something to my diet/life. I have thought about going a year without McDonalds but when I am in Rexburg I don't ever go there so it is only a challenge when I am home. I can't think of anything that is really a struggle to stop eating or to control. I also can't think of what I could add... Well I could add a sleep rule but that is really hard at school and not as hard here. I don't know what to do about this so if you have any suggestions please help me out!
(This is what I want to look like)
and Happy New Year.
Oh man! So many things! You could make it a goal to only eat out once a week, or eat "x" amount of fruits and veggies a day, or make it a goal to try a new food/one you don't eat often once a week (leeks, eggplant, the less popular foods). Make a food schedule Monday=soup, Tuesday=homemade pizza, Wednesday=crock pot meals, etc. Or you could make it an exercise goal instead, like getting an extra 2 miles in each week, swimming 1/2 a mile a week, or even just getting together with friends to play basketball etc. once a week. It could even not be a fitness and diet goal. It could be a wellness goal like going to the temple "x" amount of times per month, calling one friend or family member every day, going out of your way to learn one new thing a day like a word a day, or reading some kind of article each week. Hit me up on facebook if you still want more ideas! Love you!
ReplyDeleteAshley, I love when people comment! you always have such good ideas and I have decided to go one year without watching tv on my own. I am only going to watch tv if it is with other people.
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