I have decided to take part in a 30 Day Meme challenge over at Bliss MB. I have never done a 30 Day Meme before so I thought it would be fun to try and do one of these. I hope you enjoy. I am going to make it as interesting as possible. April would have been an otherwise uneventful month, anyway. Enjoy!
[box type="shadow"]What part of your life right now do you want to improve? What kinds of improvements?[/box]
There are actually a couple of aspects of my life that I want to improve and I have actually been trying to improve them recently. The two most important of these are my weight and my outlook on life.
As for my weight, I am sure that if you are a regular blog reader of mine you know that I have been working hard to improve this aspect of my life. I am nearly halfway to my overall weight loss goal of 80 pounds, having lost nearly 40 pounds since November of last year. I have been counting my calories over at MyFitnessPal and I have been exercising more and more, especially recently with my newfound love of spinning. I know that I am going to reach my goal. It is only a matter of time. I can already see and feel a huge difference. I saw my collarbone the other day in the mirror and screamed with joy! It’s little things like that you don’t realize can mean so much.
My outlook on life is the other thing I have been working hard to change. It is more of a personal thing but in a nutshell it focuses on being more optimistic and forgiving and more confident. I want to be who I want to be and not worry so much about the future or the past. It is an ongoing process but one that will be and has recently been extremely rewarding.
You will be SO SO HAPPY when you start feeling confident all the time without having to think about it. When I finally got to that point, I felt like the queen of the world!
Hey Caity! Congrats on your weight loss! I’ve been trying to lose weight as well and have been semi-successful. I think it’s great that you’ve had the motivation to keep up with it…that seems to be my biggest issue with weight loss. Keep up the awesome work! <3
I think you have set two very wonderful and attainable goals for yourself! I have seen progress made in both areas. CONGRATULATIONS! Keep up the good work! Love, Mom xoxo
Congrats on your weight loss! You can definitely see a difference and it’s great that you managed to stick with your goals!
Very admirable goals. I wish you the best of luck. I think confidence and happiness is something that everyone should strive for (I also think I should take my own advice). It’s hard.
You’ve lost 40 lbs since November 2010?
That’s awesome Caity!!!! You look incredible!
Woo hoo! First off I’m so excited you’re joining us in the 30 Day Challenge! Secondly I share in the excitement of seeing your collar bone! I find myself randomly feeling it sometimes because it’s so surreal!
You’re definitely going to pass me by. I’ve lost 52 in about a year but I haven’t really been vigilant about exercising. I’m sure if I was more vigilant about it, I’d probably be losing far more!
So exciting!
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I'm Caity! I am a New Yorker who married a Kiwi and recently moved across the world to New Zealand. I'm a math teacher who enjoys the outdoors, photography, video games, music, and general geekery.
Life is a great big adventure and I am beginning a whole new journey. It isn't always easy but it is always worth it. ♥
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