Prone to be Inactive

Looking Back: 2011

I didn’t make any official resolutions for 2011. But, I did say the following:

2011: The year I find a job that I’m happy with, lose weight, get my lipid panels to an optimal level, and find a baby shiba inu on my porch one morning.

I worked for 4 different companies in 2011. @_@ And I did work for multiple companies as a contractor. I hate the company I work for right now (SO MUCH RAGE) but I was made a preliminary job offer for a fantastic job last month. I was told I would receive the official offer letter soon and will start at the end of January / beginning of February. As long as everything works out, I can say I’ve found a job I’m happy with in 2011. :p

As for the weight…

I lost 43.6 pounds throughout 2011.

But I gained 58 pounds.

• Started 2011 at: 242.2
• Lowest weight: 218.2
• Highest weight: 260.6
• Ended 2011 at: 256.6

So yah, that’s pretty fucking ridiculous. All I can say is, if I lost 43.6 pounds (yes some of those pounds were the same over and over), I can do it and KEEP IT OFF. 

While I may have completely failed as far as weight loss, I KNOW my attitude and initial reactions have changed for the better. I just need to put that into long term action. 

My lipid panels aren’t where I want them to be at all. My cholesterol went up but my triglycerides went down. I haven’t had it checked since May, but will be doing another blood test toward the end of this month. I don’t expect to see good numbers.

2011 was odd. I remember toward the beginning of the year seeing a breast specialist and getting a mammogram (it was just swollen ducts or something)… I found out I’m anemic and had a slight case of thrombocytopathy (still don’t know why) and that I will need to get iron infusions if things don’t approve (haven’t followed up on that in a few months)… I was told I probably have a brain tumor in my inner ear canal and a few thousand dollars later, oops, I don’t after all!… but considering all of the great strides I’ve made with my neurologist’s help in terms of migraines, I can let that slide. Oh, and then there’s that whole thing with my heart that I’ve basically ignored for the majority of year. No one knows what’s wrong so what can I do? I’m such a medical mystery that I was referred to the National Institute of Health for further testing.

ANYWAY… my husband suggested that this year he wants to be able to bench press 200 pounds and I should get down to 200 pounds so he can bench press me. :p And for some reason, saying “my goal is to reach 200 pounds by the end of the year” seems very achievable! I think that once I start my new job it will be easier to get into the routine of hitting the gym and planning meals. 

Besides that, I want to…

• Limit eating out to 2-3 times a month
• Go out of the country
• Get my lipid panels to optimal levels

That’s about it. 

I feel pretty good about this year! I’ll be sticking to the Weight Watchers plan and going from there…