OK so I feel into the holiday rut—too much going on, made excuses and the whole nine yards. I think I managed to maintain (maybe put on 2 -3 lbs) but I need to make some forward progess…
Having said that, I’ve also been suffering from some issues with perimenopause (my diagnosis)... which really sidetracks me. I am going to see both my gyn and regular docs to discuss. Hopefully, I can get myself back in the groove and going in the positive direction again! I need to get my blood pressure down, lose the weight and get myself into a really healthy place….
JaneKnits's Life List
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1. write every day for 15 minutes or more
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2. Meet and marry the love of my life
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3. Finish my knitting projects
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4. get published
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5. learn to make my own beer
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6. lose 30 pounds by December 2008
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7. publish a short story
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8. Write a book of short stories
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9. Pay off my debt
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10. Save up six months worth of living expenses
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11. Get a Master's Degree
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12. have conversations late into the night with fascinating people
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13. be a better friend
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14. Become more fit
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15. practice yoga
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16. work less
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17. Find my family history
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18. learn Russian
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19. learn French
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20. get more involved in my community
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21. practice and spread acceptance, understanding and compassion
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22. Pay It Forward
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23. Visit Anne and Dave in England by 2009
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24. live in the United Kingdom
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25. RV across North America
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26. go on a horseback riding vacation
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27. travel to India
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28. Learn to speak Spanish
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29. learn to speak Greek
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30. learn to paint watercolor
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31. learn about filmmaking
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32. meet Viggo Mortensen
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33. teach history
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34. raise a child
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35. take cooking lessons
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36. take horseback riding lessons
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37. reduce my environmental footprint
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38. learn to play the banjo
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39. watch all movies on AFI's 100 Best movies list
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I have been going to the gym three – four times a week since September 15th (before that did a lot of walking). I see physical progress – my clothes are much looser, my body feels tighter and in better shape but the darn scale is not showing much progress… the old – muscle weighs more than fat argument… I’m not buying it. But I do feel so much better and I like the gym I belong to so I’m keeping it up.
Maybe by next Dec (09) I will have lost 50 lbs… :-) now there’s a goal!
I find myself being terribly discouraged about meeting anyone with whom I want to spend an evening with much less a longer period of time. It seems as if all the men I meet are either dysfunctional or married (or with someone in a LTR). I have a friend now who I get along with great… of course, he’s married. Can I clone him? LOL!
It just makes me feel as if I have a large horn growing out of my forehead…or something…
Oh well…
