I'm doing 27 things
I’ve been doing this consistently for 4 months. I signed up for a couple of classes at my gym – both 4 on 1 with a trainer. One is for kettlebell (which I highly recommend – I also recommend getting a certified KB instructor to show you how to do the exercises – I tried on my own, and the instruction has helped immeasurably) and another one that addresses general training and Olympic weightlifting techniques.
On off days of active rest, I take my dog for long (3-4 miles) walks – and also just go for walks myself.
I’ve lost 30 pounds since the first of the year – but more importantly, I can see where this is going, and that I have a lot of fitness goals that I can actually attain.
swss's Life List
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1. Get fit
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2. Exercise daily
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3. Learn to speak Spanish
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4. Find love
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5. Buy a house
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6. Find a job I love
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7. Travel somewhere, anywhere
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8. Learn how to mountain bike really well
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9. Learn how to flyfish
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10. Learn how to rock climb
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11. Do yoga
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12. Eat clean for six months
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13. Hike the Pacific Crest Trail
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14. Learn how to play guitar
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15. Learn how to knit
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16. Judge people less
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17. live instead of exist
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18. Have a totally different life by this time next year
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19. Try a new recipe each week
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20. Get my finances in order
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21. Read 25 books in 2009
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22. Dwell less on slights by others
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23. Write "Thank You" cards
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24. Learn how to walk on my hands
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25. Stop saying "sorry" so often
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26. Make up a goal timeline for the year - and follow it
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27. Be able to do 10 unassisted pull ups by August 1, 2009
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How I did it
It made me 
How I did it: eBay for some stuffSecond Spin for CDs and DVDs (after loading all of my CDs onto my computer and backing them up on an external hard driveTwo HUGE yard salesDonated books and CDs I couldn't sell to Second Spin to the libraryDonated clothing to charity (that didn't sell at yard sales) Read how I did it…
Recent entries
For the last four months, I’ve been exercising fairly consistently, and then, in past month and a half, I actually got a trainer and have been able to do a lot of stuff I haven’t been able to do in ages (real push-ups, squat thrusts, etc.) And, she’s taught me a lot more about training that I can use in the future – very cool.
