Weight Loss Progress Report

It has been 10 months and I have lost nearly 50 pounds...I am amazed at the amount of energy I have and how great I feel...don't get me wrong, I still hate excercising and dieting...I hate it so much, but I do it because this is what it takes to lose weight and right now, that is what my whole being is dedicated to...

My personal trainer, Tom, is just so awesome. He totally threw me off because I guess I was expecting some dull meathead that was only into his body, etc. Instead, Tom is educated, witty, enthusiastic, caring and really understands the psychology of losing weight...he has been there and done that and still has to watch his diet and exercise...he has taught me the lifestyle of being healthy...what was going to be a few days of training has become three days a week for 10 months now...I am so determined that Tom has become my car payment each month...there is nothing I would rather spend my money for right now (well, maybe new workout clothes!)...

Man, I feel powerful and strong and like I have accomplished a lot for my age...my only regret is that I wish I had started earlier...I feel like I have so much to make up...I feel like I missed out on so much...like wearing a bikini...silly, but I want to wear a bikini even if it is in the privacy of my own home...no one wants to see an old lady wear a bikini...I want to do physical stuff that my poor body just can't do...not without risk of pain and injury...*sigh*...

But, I think about the future and the fact that I hope to remain active and healthy for a very long time...I know the youngsters don't want to hear it, but, I want to have fun with sex and keep enjoying my husband's flirting and advances! Sure doesn't hurt that I am also getting glances from other men...well, 30 pounds to go...I am already a changed person...I like me and when I read my post from September, it brings me some pain yet mostly joy...I have changed my life for the better and I am proud...I look forward to an update in the summer

101 Things in 1001 Days

1. visit my father's grave
2. make flattering sexy lingerie to fit my body
3. visit Australia
4. learn to ride a bike
5. read at least two books a month and then donate them
6. change a baby's diaper
7. make an heirloom quilt for any friend or family member who wants one
8. do something with my handkerchief collection
9. make something out of kimono fabric each month
10. visit Matthew in Seattle
11. go to Longwood Gardens
12. eat pancakes in Vermont in the fall
13. join the Susquehanna sculling club
14. plant cucumbers to make pickles
15. re-read the Illiad and the Odessy
16. make myself a killer practical gym bag
17. file my back tax returns
18. learn more about how to save energy in my house--go to HGTV Carter Can to learn
19. bake high fiber bread monthly
20. write down Mom's stories
21. make memory scrapbooks for the nephews about their Grandma and Grandpa Ebersole
22. take salsa lessons
23. watch Dad's National Geographic videos --one a month
24. knit a pair of socks
25. crochet an item of clothing
26. participate in the senior olympics--maybe in the weightlifting event!
27. clean garage
28. take dad's slides to turn them into a CD
29. wear a backless dress in public
30. sign up for the West Hanover fall arts and crafts festival
31. four paintings
32. take my vitamins
33. get a small tattoo
34. buy and use a circut
35. grow bamboo
36. learn how to do tile mosaic
37. learn embroidery and make one dang thing!
38. streamline my warddrobe to simple basics
39. go to Hershey Park at least once this summer
40. find the perfect jeans for my new smaller ass
41. learn to do wood block or linoleum block carving--I already have tools, ha ha
42. do a monthly craft-along--make the quilt block or bag
43. find a way to honor the memory of all of my pets
44. teach my nephew and heir about estate management and taxes
45. make myself a wrap dress
46. make something in plaid that I will actually like and wear or use
47. make myself an apron (holy cow, I have made 40 for other people!)
48. learn to use the chainsaw to cut up the dead trees for firewood
49. make a haven for deer and other wildlife somewhere on the property
50. visit MOBE alpacas farm with Crystal
51. go on a girls only trip
52. organize my crafting pics into some sort of permanent journal/CD
53. learn to write something in basic kanji
54. make half of all craft projects recycled or reconstructed items
55. learn to make an altered book
56. download music into my mp3 player instead of just listening to FM radio
57. find homes for my old record albums
58. -100. in progress