I'm doing 28 things
41 down, 4 to go.
1 week ago
41 pounds down. This was much easier to reach by taking it 5 pounds at a time and making it a lifestyle change, not just a fad diet.
squirlsk1's Life List
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1. Read 20 books in 2009
5 entries . 8 cheers67 people -
2. Lose 45 pounds
1 entry . 2 cheers336 people -
3. Lose 50 pounds
1 cheer2,492 people -
4. Lose 55 pounds
1 cheer70 people -
5. replace the windows in my house
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6. Quit my job
13 cheers1,196 people -
7. have a 3 month emergency fund
38 cheers60 people -
8. get a passport
1 entry . 29 cheers1,755 people -
9. take a creative writing course
26 cheers32 people -
10. Visit The Mount
1 entry . 1 cheer2 people -
11. write more letters
19 cheers1,527 people -
12. publish a short story
17 cheers320 people -
13. Be prepared for an emergency.
4 cheers8 people -
14. Volunteer
1 entry . 24 cheers4,890 people -
15. Compile a list of fruits and vegetables I like, when they are in peak season and how to grow them
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16. learn graphic design
11 cheers194 people -
17. Learn to fluently speak Spanish
5 cheers11 people -
18. Visit Peru
9 cheers106 people -
19. Visit Ireland
8 cheers2,453 people -
20. have better posture
12 cheers7,730 people -
21. knit a sweater
17 cheers773 people -
22. write a book
2 entries . 12 cheers26,116 people -
23. get out of debt
4 entries . 40 cheers11,042 people -
24. Work on my Secret Goal
28 cheers62 people -
25. take a road trip
4 cheers916 people -
26. have a pen pal from another country
14 cheers5 people -
27. visit Jamaica
4 cheers60 people -
28. visit New Zealand
1 cheer1,412 people
How I did it
It made me
Happy and Healthy 
How I did it: I have changed the way I eat and live. I changed my attitude toward food. I stopped eating when I was emotionally hungry. I made eating and preparing food something fun, by eating more of the healthy foods I like. I realized I needed to eat smaller meals more often to avoid stuffing my face when I got home from work. Read how I did it…
It made me
empowered
How I did it: healthy eating, exercise, healthy eating, exercise, healthy eating, exercise, heatlhy eating, exercise, healthy eating, exercise, healthy eating, exercise. Healthy eating, exercise...and having fun with it. Read how I did it…
It made me
Proud and Happy
How I did it: I significantly changed my eating habits. I very rarely eat anything processed anymore. I started eating things like chicken, raspberries, apples, spinach and egg omelettes, fruit and yogurt smoothies, oatmeal, sweet potatoes, etc. These healthier foods actually taste better than what I was eating before. I also added exercise to my life and have steadily increased the amount and intensity of that exercise each time I've hit a plateau. So… Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
Stuck here...
4 weeks ago
got off track…lots of good stuff happening in life, so I got stuck here at 38 down, 2 to go. I’m pretty happy that I didn’t go the wrong way.
