Hi, I'm Tara. One of my current personal goals is being more brutally honest (when it is necessary) and it is saving me so much time. Getting shit out there gets shit resolved. Here be the brutal, honest truth about my status and goals. I do 4-6 week boot camps several times a year, and walk several days a week during good times. When I'm in a good place, I can do fairly well at the exercise stuff. The problem is staying in a good place. I consistently weighed in the 220-230s for the last decade (I'm a 5'4 female). Regardless of how much I exercised, I stress eat and have depressive episodes and that seemed to counteract any progress I was making, weight loss wise. I finally started an antidepressant on my birthday last year, after a humiliating crying meltdown at work, and I've lost 40 pounds since August 1st. I stopped stress eating (yay) but also stopped exercising. I am currently trying to find a good balance in my life. Long Term Goals: Build self-confidence/esteem Start saving money (student loans paid off last fall! Yip!!) Eat healthier Exercise more consistently Look good naked Short Term Goals/Current challenge: Diet: Drink 5 cups of water a day Limit eating out to twice a week Fitness: Cardio 3x per week, weights 1x per week CONSISTENTLY Leveling up your life: 15 minutes of meditation daily or other distressing activity (drawing, coloring, drumming) Current progress: Water bottle that stays on desk Gym membership obtained over holidays I start a heavy metal bellydance class next Tuesday (yeessss) Djembe purchased to learn/practice meditative drumming I wish all of you godspeed on your quests.
