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| Cheers to 2011! |
I will, however, positively continue with my monthly and weekly Mambo Project goals throughout 2011 and beyond. I will achieve my lifetime resolution in small manageable steps.
In January I will join a gym. We have a wonderful local facility called The Canada Games Complex which was built for the 1981 Canada Games hosted by my city. The Complex, as it is known locally, has a huge larger-than-Olympic sized pool, equipment galore, squash courts, exercise classes, an indoor track, access to trainers and more. My parents (God bless them) have generously offered to pay for the entire first year of a family membership for Eddy, Coby and me. They know exactly how important The Mambo project is to all three of us. So...
Goal for the first week of 2011: Buy a complex membership and start using it.
Relaxing my typical food rules during the holidays was nice. I ate what I wanted and sipped a few vodka & cranberries with absolutely no guilt. I did not over eat. I ate normal-person portions, balancing rich holiday favourites (like tourtière, a French Canadian meat pie) with lots of veggies on the side. I wasn’t trying to lose weight. I was just trying to eat like a normal person.
I didn’t do any Christmas baking. I didn’t want it in my house, staring at me, tempting me. I ate one or two bits of baking (as an average-sized person would) when I attended Christmas events, like Coby’s Christmas concert at school.
Next week on Wednesday when I step on my scale I expect to find that I have maintained, or, at worst, gained one or two pounds, which, as I have said before, is a fair price to pay for a good celebration because this, after all, is real life.
From my family to yours, my friends and fellow bloggers, I wish you a very Happy New Year. And if you’re on a similar quest for a healthier life, Happy New YOU.
Way to go Leigh...great job...sounds like you had a huge bit of willpower over the holidays...this is certainly one of the hardest times of the years for those of us who love our celebration type munchies...if you can make it through the holidays you can make it through anything...what a generous gift from your parents...angels that they are...so good to have the support of an awesome family...wishing you so much happiness and good health in 2011...keep up the great work!
ReplyDeleteLeigh,
ReplyDeleteYour parents are wonderful! That is a great gift. Wishing you many blessings in the new year.
I'm not a big resolution maker - but I do set myself goals - this year for pretty much the first time ever I have written them down on paper and shared them too - which is HUGE for me!
ReplyDeleteMiss Mambo Queen Leigh I am so proud of you thus far and this one goal you've set yourself will keep you going all year through - with all your added mini monthly goals helping you keep your eye on the prize. Can't wait to go shopping with you in the summer - and maybe that often talked about "girls" shopping trip might happen too :-)
Hi Leigh,
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like all went well for you over the holidays. Way to go. I was lucky in my weight loss, losing over 4 pounds over the holidays. I went off my meal plan a bit, but, overall tried to be GOOD. It was nice of your parents to get you the gym membership. Good luck in that. Bye for now.
Hank (from Canada)