2008 Achievements!
 

What did you achieve this year?

- Traveled to Europe - changed my life.
- Got a tattoo
- Ran my first 5K
- Can run for an hour at a time
- Lost 15 pounds
- Applied for student teaching
- Found who I am as a single person - Hi self!
- Adopted a wonderful kitten
- Made some new amazing friends, and got closer to older friends.
- Skinny dipped for the first time

-Had the courage to walk away from a life changing opportunity, the timing wasn't right maybe someday.
-Finally started eating healthfully, I can't even describe what its like to know that now I consume more spinach than I do french fries.
-Started running outside again, goodbye dreadmill.
-Moved to a whole new country and am restarting my career here.
-Lost weight I have been carrying for 6 long years.
-Put myself out there socially more often than I usually do.
-For once I can actually face the new year knowing I am living the way I've always wanted to and it feels good that my only resolution is centered around maintaining and enhancing this as necessary.

I have....

Graduated college with the degree I wanted.
I have lost 43lbs thus far this year.
I have become more secure in myself as a woman.


Ill add more as I think of them.

-taking time for myself for change instead of taking care of everyone else and letting myself go.
-realizing "I CAN" do things instead of always saying i cant and wondering how other people can run without getting tired or how other people can do 20 jumping jacks without having an asthma attack.
-Sticking up for myself instead of being afraid to speak up.
-Made some new friends outside of family which is VERY new to me.
-Not getting pregnant! hahaha ive realized that kids are hard work . LOL

- got my dream job through shear hard work and determination
- been very succesful in said job so far!
- bought my first car :)
- visited Egypt for the first time
- been there for my mum when she needed me
- committed myself to a healthier lifestyle
- nurtured my best friendships

-Graduated College with a degree in Corporate Finance
-Got an amazing job
-Got a loft downtown KC! All by myself!
-lost 19 pounds in 3 months by leading the healthy lifestyle I always knew I could
-Decided to do something thats right for me even if it hurts.
-Learned how to take care of myself! And make other people stand on their own two feet.

Did airplane seats get bigger, or did I finally lose weight in 2008? This year I:

*lost 43 pounds
*graduated with my bachelor's
*learned how to cook
*switched to a whole foods diet, and almost completely eliminated meat consumption to be in line with my ideas of ethical eating
*threw a few amazing parties and built my reputation as a hostess to be reckoned with
*found a way of eating that i will be thrilled to follow until the (far-off, health-uncomplicated!) day i die

A good year, but 2009 will be even better! (I'm thinking there's a mini-marathon on deck...)

-I graduated!
-I had my first job as a production coordinator on a feature film
-I got married!
-I rescued the best dog ever
-I made some peace within myself and resolved some issues that were a long time coming
-I became a better cook

-Stayed in school.
-Changed my life into a healthier one.

-finished my first year of a very happy marriage
-got close enough to call my in-laws mom and dad
-maintained my weight around 155-160
-got closer to my sister.
-weaned myself down from 3 creams and 3 splendas in my coffee to one of each :)
-grew to like beans
-made new friends
-ventured into living in a city! I don't want to go back to the burbs....
-learned that wine is really tasty! As long as its not too cheap..but not too expensive!
-I learned that I'm not a cat person (I love them, just not at my house!)
-I realized that I don't ever want to get over 160 again!
....I'm sure I'll think of more!

- Got married to the most wonderful man in the world! ;)
- Graduated with my Bachelor's in Elementary Ed.
- Made some new friends
- started mending relationship with my mother
- began exercising and liking it (most days)
- lost weight
- regulated my monthly by getting healthier and exercising 4 months and counting!

-Finished my bachelor
-Ended a 1.5 year relationship (not that that's really an accomplishment, but it definitely was a huge event for me this year)
-Dropped more than 20 lbs
-Started my master
-Started liking exercise (and actually doing it)

- Lost 26 pounds/ 12 kgs in 3 months
- Did my 1st sprint triathlon and came FOURTH! out of 98!
- Finally enrolled in a course to be started in the new year.
- stopped wanting chocolate every second of the daayy.

This was kinda hard for me to think about on 2008 seems like it's been a lifetime!

1. Got out of an abusive relationship
2. Moved 2000 miles to a new life
3. Got inner healing
4. lost 33 pounds and 44 inches
5. Able to workout and love it on a consistent basis.
6. Made lifelong friends!
7. I learned to keep going even when I don't feel like.
8. To see more with eyes closed than with my eyes open.
9. Learning to love every bit of who I am.