A NEW YEAR A NEW ME

Every year I make the same resolution, which like the majority of the nation is to lose weight.  Every year I start off strong doing everything by the book.  You know what I am talking about...eating the menu just as its planned out for me, exercising & doing the workouts that are planned for me.   Which ALWAYS leads me to failure.  I always lose weight right away so I allow myself cheat days (more than once or twice) so than I gain all the weight back & I give up.  WHY?  I don't let others know what I want to do so I have no one encouraging me.  Then two or three months later I am back at it.  Its a constant roller-coaster that I am on.  Well this year 2012 I am stepping off the roller-coaster.  A friend of mine from high school is a big advocate of vision boards. She always has goals listed on it & photos of items she wants to achieve hangs it on her mantel for all to see & works every day to achieve those goals or milestones in her life.

I decided this year I am going to make a self improvement vision board.  I thought I would share it with you.  Here is what I came up with. 

MaryAnns' Self Improvement Vision Board....

1) GET MY BODY TO A HEALTHY BMI

2) ENCOURAGE HEALTHIER MEALS NOT JUST FOR MYSELF BUT ALSO MY FAMILY

3) GET 6-8 HOURS OF SOLID SLEEP AT NIGHT

4) GIVE MYSELF THE RIGHT TO EXERCISE FOR MY HEALTH & NOT FEEL GUILTY

5) DON'T  LET MYSELF FEEL LIKE PEOPLE ARE JUDGING ME FOR THERE IS ONLY 2 PEOPLE WHO CAN DO THAT.  MYSELF & GOD.  ALLOW OTHERS TO ENCOURAGE ME TO ACHIEVE MY GOALS!

6) BE COMFORTABLE IN A SWIM SUIT

7) DON'T EAT FAST FOOD...ITS JUST AS EASY TO GO TO SUBWAY FOR A HEALTHY SALAD

8) FIND A WORKOUT REGIME THAT WILL WORK FOR ME!  JUMP INTO IT & DON'T LOOK BACK...NOW IS THE TIME & NO MORE EXCUSES!!

9) SPEND QUALITY TIME WITH MY CHILDREN & HUSBAND DOING ACTIVE ACTIVITIES

HERE is THE WEIGHT GOAL...WE ALL HAVE ONE

10) DROP 40 POUNDS IN 8 MONTHS (THAT SHOULD BE EASY WITH 5#s A MONTH!!)


11) DON'T GIVE UP...WITH EVERY STRUGGLE KNOW ITS FOR THE BEST!!

So what do you think? Do you want to make a vision board for all to see?  I hope by sharing this it will help keep me more accountable for things that way.  

Mondays are REALLY busy for me, but my goal is to start blogging on Mamavation Mondays again as well as do monthly, not weekly or daily weigh ins.  Good luck to all the other mamavation sistas to achieve the goals they have set for themselves for the year.