Day 66: 66 Reasons to Stay Focused

TODAY'S INSPIRATION

“You’ve got to

win in your mind

before you win in your life.”

- John Addison

Inspirational Song

Getting in the Mood

Brian Setzer Orchestra

Why I Want to Stay Focused

1. Because I hate having fat wrists
2. So I can wear my wedding ring with ease
3. So my necklaces fit
4. To be able to walk without my fat paunches (outer thighs) burning
5. So the chair at my salon doesn't squeeze my hips
6. So I can wear the smock at the salon and the doctor's office (or a man's jacket when I'm cold)
7. So my shoulders aren't as broad as the chair
8. So I can sit down on the edge of the pool without having to drop the last 2 feet
9. So I can fit in a kayak seat and feel confident enough to try it
10. Because I know that exercising consistently will start to feel good
11. Because I know the first 15 minutes are the hardest. . .so you have to exercise more than 15 minutes
12. Because I want to just see if losing weight gets me more respect at work
13. So I will gladly get my picture taken next to those I love
14. To see if losing weight makes my shoulder hurt less
15. To have my boobs stick out more than my gut
16. To like what I see when I'm sitting in front of a mirror
17. So I can pull all the clothes I have in storage out
18. So I can stop feeling ashamed of myself
19. So I can walk at least as fast as my dog
20. Because exercising makes me sleep better
21. Because eating healthier food makes me feel richer and self-righteous
22. Because I am too smart to keep living in a way that makes me hate myself
23. Because I deserve to be respected by others
24. To get rid of seat belt extenders
25. To have the armrests lie flat in airplanes
26. To be able to get up and down out of the tub without rolling over like an elephant
27. To have my current underwear size be my pants size
28. So going to Tahiti really feels like something I'd enjoy doing
29. So the size of my upper arms aren't the limiting factor in buying shirts
30. So I don't need the football player's size blood pressure cuff
31. So I weigh less than football players
32. So if they change the insurance plans to penalize fat people I don't have to worry about it
33. Because it's humiliating to be fat in my job
34. So I can play on the floor with my dog and grandkids
35. Because I'd like to have enough endurance to swim some laps
36. Because it would be amazing to rent bikes on vacation and not notice every small incline
37. Because consistency makes it all easier
38. Because I don't want to be left behind Jack & Sean & Irene & Amber like I am some flunky
39. Because Jo believes in me
40. To make Hubby proud of me
41. Because my knees are already bad. . .
42. Because menopause is coming up and that's when my mom's health numbers went to pot
43. Because losing weight is not fucking rocket science
44. To be able to lie in bed and feel a flat stomach and a curve in my waist
45. To put on socks without pulling my leg up with my hands
46. To be able to reach the middle of my own back when it itches
47. So I can have a big party to celebrate my success with old friends
48. To wow my cute & sweet doctor
49. So climbing down 23 flights of stairs during a fire drill at work doesn't leave me sore for 2 days
50. So I can help my mother more when she has pain
51. So I can take over tasks like carrying out the recycling as Hubby gets older
52. To get more fit than I was before when I worked with a trainer
53. Because I have no reason not to stay focused and all the skills I need to be able to do this
54. So I can move on to other goals in my life
55. So at New Years I feel TERRIFIC
56. So on my birthday I have some other thing to wish for
57. Because I pay for 2, count 'em 2, gym memberships
58. Because I own a pedometer, treadmill, stability ball, and hot pink sneakers
59. Because when I'm focused I feel like a winner
60. To see if there's any hope that my thighs won't always be like be globulous dimpled things
61. Because if I'm going to fret this much about what I eat and how much I move I should have some payoff
62. Because it would just be embarrassing to have a heart attack
63. Because I'm a cool, interesting person who wants to have a future filled with writing fiction and taking & editing pictures, and seeing more art & learning about it
64. Because I want my positive results and attitude to spur Hubby to also achieve
65. Because if Hubby and I both achieve we are unstoppable and leave depression behind us
66. Because it would be amazing to experience a new life.