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So, a Fat Nerd steps onto a scale...

I done did it, y'all. I got my scale out this morning. I can't say that I'm surprised, but I can say that I was hoping to be pleasantly surprised. Two hundred and freaking forty six pounds. It was a bit of a gut punch. I'm not happy. I know that I have lost weight since our move. I can see it in the mirror. I can tell by the way my clothes fit. But, as it stands this morning I have an official number.

246

Gross.

Have I been heavier? Yes. Earlier this year.

Have I (as an adult) been lighter? Yes... also earlier this year.

Was I heavier when I got my ass in gear a few months ago? Yes.

Can I do better? Also, yes.

Am I going to be better?

HELL YES!!!

It's easy to pick a start date that is "later." You screw up on your new diet on Wednesday and decide to start over on Monday, or the first of the month, or the first of the year.

Well, guess what? The first of the year is tomorrow. I'm not giving myself "one last night" of crazy. I'm giving myself a happy celebration (solo as my husband is at work and I'm not a party person anyway), and starting tomorrow. And if I get off track I'll start again tomorrow. And if I have a bad day, I'll give it a new go tomorrow. When things go great, I'll keep it up tomorrow.

These are my goals for 2017:
Happiness (both for myself and bringing it to everyone I meet)
1000 purposeful exercise miles (walking and running)
Drop 50 pounds (more would be awesome)
Finish my novel (please, please, please?)

How am I going to go about achieving these goals? By starting over tomorrow. Always tomorrow. Not Monday. Not the first of the month. Tomorrow.

Anne style.

Happy New Year, y'all. Hope your tomorrow is awesome. And if not, there is always tomorrow.

And tomorrow.

And tomorrow.




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  1. UnknownDecember 31, 2016 at 10:56 PM

    I love your goals!! Happy 2017! We got this!

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    1. SaraJanuary 12, 2017 at 6:17 PM

      I don't know how I just saw your comment. Thank you so much for stopping by. 2017 will be OURS!!!

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  2. TammieJanuary 1, 2017 at 3:38 PM

    Great goals...very similar to mine. You can do this!

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    1. SaraJanuary 12, 2017 at 6:18 PM

      I just saw that you were so kind to stop and comment. Best of luck with your 2017 goals, girl!

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