What a journey the last year has been. "Bytsi's Body Reshaping Log" is quite long and full of adventures, so I think it's time to start a new fresh log for 2009 - the Year of the Hamster
Starting pics and stats for the challenge will be added ASAP, but for now, just getting this up and running...
I'm 41, 5'2" and somewhere around 140-ish right now (140 today, but that's the result of a stomach flu). I have 2 kids (17-year-old daughter and almost-13-year-old son), a great husband, and 2 cute dogs. I used to weigh nearly 50# more, lost that weight 12 years ago. Then the scale slowly crept and crept... I've lost about 12# since May of last year and had some great body recomp, but I want to do even more this year.
Some "off the top of my head" goals:
1. Continue to develop a strong and athletic body. Improve bf% and just feel happier and more confident in how I look and feel.
2. Grow and learn in my training. I'll be checking out a new trainer who does Olympic lifts in a couple of days, and also kettlebells. I can't believe how much I learned last year, so the future is wide open. Just joined a new gym (while still keeping my old membership so I can still work out with my friend) with a lot of great equipment that I haven't had access to before.
3. Get my black belt in karate. I earned my Ik Kyu (1st degree brown belt) in Nov. 2008, and while I could really push and rush to try to test in the summer, I'm going to aim for National Weekend in Nov. 2009 to test for black
4. Find a job (CAREER) that is right for me. I am on an "involuntary indefinite sabbatical" as of December '08. Not sure if I want to continue in the direction I was heading, or veer off into uncharted waters. Figure it out, NOT take the first job that comes along just for the sake of taking something.
5. Have a more peaceful relationship with food and the scale. I've made big strides in this, but I want to continue to find a balance that isn't obsessive but isn't so loose that I fail to make progress.
Ok... that's enough for now!