I'm doing 35 things
I am 163 right now. I was 172 and I want to be 145. I have 17 pounds to go!
I am trying the South Beach Diet, and following the Fitness magazine Binkini Body 2009 exercise program.
Since starting those two things, I dropped 2 pounds.
I hope it continues!
Dioni's Life List
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1. make a difference
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2. reduce my environmental footprint
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3. be fearless
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4. be more outgoing
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5. Finish what I start
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6. simplify my life
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7. have better posture
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8. To live instead of exist
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9. meditate daily
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10. do the splits
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11. learn parkour
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12. have clear skin
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13. see the ocean
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14. run on the beach
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15. build a sandcastle
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16. Learn to surf
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17. go skinny dipping
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18. fly a kite
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19. run a 5k
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20. Read the Bible
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21. milk a cow
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22. fill a pool with jello
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23. go on a road trip with no predetermined destination
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24. see the northern lights
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25. visit all 50 states
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26. live in the wild
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27. become a famous musician
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28. Read the Dictionary
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29. become a minimalist
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30. list 100 things for which I am grateful
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31. get to know my neighbors
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32. learn survival skills
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33. go on a juice fast.
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34. Lose 20 pounds
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35. learn to dance hip hop
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When I started out, I was 172, my heaviest ever. Right now I am 164. I have made some progress, but still would like to lose about 17 pounds to be at 145. I normally eat about 1,500 – 1,800 every day, so I am trying to lower that a little bit. I am trying to exercise everyday. Not just 15 minutes but 30 or 45. I know it is a bit unhealthy to lose weight very fast, but I want to lose that last 17 pounds by May 25, 17 days. So that is one pound a day.
I want to go on a juice fast. I have done it before for 5 days, lost 7 pounds, gained 2, and kept off the other 5 pounds I lost. So I will fast for about 14 days (2 weeks) to get the weight off, and leave some room for a few pounds weight gain afterward.
I’m just really tired of trying and trying and nothing happening. I will get off that weight, and continue with a healthy lifestyle afterward.
I started my garden on April 18. I am growing arugula, romaine lettuce, tomato, nasturtium, morning glory climbers, coriander, parsley, strawberry, and wildflowers. They are doing very well!
I made a big mistake though. Usually, anything I try to grow dies, so I figured that I would plant all the arugula in the packet. Well, they all came up. 200 of them. Ha! So I am planting them in rows, giving them to my friends in groups of 20 or so. I could not bring myself to pick the little seedlings. But I ended up having to.
