Is it Still Day 1 If You're Starting Over For The 100th Time?

After weeks of making excuses I finally got off my ass and went to the gym last night. I have been delaying this for a while as it marks Day 1 of my newest attempt to lose weight. I actually don't know if I am allowed to refer to it as Day 1 as I have started this process at least 100 times in the past few years.

This is a scary process for me as every time I have tried and failed I end up 10 pounds heavier than I was before and slightly depressed, then I go through a phase of self loathing.

See... I have never lacked the will to start working out or to start eating right... Starting is easy for me! What I have always failed at is the discipline to see it through. I start, I get excited, I go hard and then two weeks later a miss a day and a day turns into a week and a week into a month and the rest, as they say, is history.

As I undertake this journey my long term goal is to be a healthier version of myself and also 40 lbs lighter version of myself. I have not set a timeline on when I would like to achieve this just yet but my current plan is to take it all one day at a time, one week at a time, one achievement at a time.

Last night I went to the gym for the first time in over two months. I had a good workout but I struggled with things that should've been easier for me. It was a bit disheartening but if I must be real I couldn't have expected anything different.

So as I struggled through the basic exercises that Miss J gave me to do I kept thinking that I tomorrow I will be better, tomorrow I will do more, tomorrow I will definitely be better.

At the end of the session I asked for some advice on dietary changes that I will need to start making and here is Miss J's advice.

Foods to avoid:

1. Rice (easy for me as I don't particularly like Rice)
2. Flour (no more fried dumplings in the mornings)
3. Patty (this one will be hard) 
4. Sugar (replace drinks with water, lessen the amount I use in tea) 
5. Alcohol (good thing I finished that bottle of wine last weekend :)) 

This time I want real results, this time I want to see this through. I would love your feedback, advice and encouragement along the way.

Here are my starting stats... Let's see what these will be when I make an update on stats in two weeks!

Day 1... (for the 100th time) 

• Weight: 182 lbs 
• Height: 5ft 5in 
• Bust: 44in
• Waist: 37in
• Hip: 45in 
• Emotion: Cautiously hopeful
• Current Goal: Workout at least 4 days this week. 

~ Shermaine

The Bucket List Update- November 1, 2016

Bucket List

Back in August I decided to start a personal to do list to hold myself accountable for achieving some of the goals I set as part of my personal growth and transformation.

Since then I have not really completed much but in the months to come I intend to accomplish many of these dreams. Here goes my update...

Update... November 2, 2016

1.      Learn to drive (In progress… Currently getting lessons from Grennell’s Driving School)

2.       Learn to swim

3.       Explore Jamaica

        I.             Road trip to Portland with friends

      II.             Take the Black River Safari tour

    III.             Visit Jamaica Zoo 

    IV.             Climb Blue Mountain

      V.             Climb Dunn’s River Falls

    VI.             Visit Konoko Falls

4.       Read 300 books in 5 years (August 2016 – August 2021)

COMPLETED

        I.             Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki (Read August 2016)

IN PROGRESS

      II.             Failing Forward by John C Maxwell

    III.             How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie

UPCOMING

    IV.             The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren

      V.             A Year of Miracles by Marianne Williamson

    VI.             Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

  VII.             Little Gold Book of YES! Attitude by Jeffrey Gitomer

VIII.             Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Rich

    IX.             7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey

       X.             The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown

    XI.             Deception Point by Dan Brown

  XII.             Angels and Demons by Dan Brown

XIII.             Mary Higgins-Clarke (ALL HER NOVELS)

5.       Travel the world…

        I.             Brazil

·         Photo with Christ the Redeemer

·         Visit Ipanema

      II.             Curacao – Vacation

    III.             Canada

·         Experience CN Tower Edgewalk

·         Visit Niagra Falls

    IV.             France

      V.             Panama

    VI.             USA

  VII.             Turkey

VIII.             Taiwan 

    IX.             Italy

       X.             Japan

    XI.             China

  XII.             UAE – Skydiving in Dubai

6.       Learn to speak Spanish fluently

7.       Learn to speak French fluently

8.       Gain PMP certification 

9.       Marry the love of my life

What are your thoughts on my bucket list?

Are there any places or things you think I should add? Anything of particular interest in the places I have already added that are "must do's" for you when you visit?

I would love to hear your thoughts!

Til next time…

~ Shermaine Grant