Life is too short to wait... That's going to be my mantra.

This is truth. We aren't promised a specific number of years, days or even hours. Why wouldn't I want to do everything in my power to add on to my time here and make it the most fulfilling life I can imagine? 

I'm reading a great book right now by Ali Vincent (She was the first female to win The Biggest Loser title!) She talks not only about weight loss but finding her passion in this life. Fixing the hurt she has kept bottled up inside during her life, and realizing that to truly be happy and accomplish your dreams, that you have to stop and drop some baggage off first. I am a couple of chapters in and have so many great things highlighted already. She's quite the inspiration. 

We only have one shot at life. ONE. You can make the most of it or you can let it pass you by- which one are YOU going to do? I'm going to LIVE. I've spent a good deal of my life being afraid. Afraid to try, afraid to fail, afraid to succeed. No more. I can do this. Repeat- I CAN DO THIS! 

I want to teach great things to small people (courtesy of Jessy Fielden's pinterest board title lol), share in their discovery of this great world we live in. Be a supporter of their dreams, and show them that they can do whatever they set their mind to. 

I want to show my kids that the world is their playground. I want to instill in them the desire to achieve greatness! I want them to see that you don't have to spend your life watching it pass you by, that you should get out there and really live. Find experiences that thrill you, travel and see the world!

I've been doing inventory of what I need and want out of this lifetime. I've got a list going, more general than a bucket list I'd say. But so far here is what I have: 1. Get a degree in something I really desire to do and pursue a fulfilling career; 2. Learn inner peace~ love myself, at my current weight, goal weight, or somewhere in between with all the flaws or good things I've got inside and out; 3. Travel somewhere magnificent and witness old world magic! and the most important: 4. Be passionate in everything I do.

I'm 4.4 pounds down as of this morning! I have a super long way to go, but I'm headed in the right direction. I'm setting a mini goal for the first portion of 15 lbs. I think if I break it down in smaller increments and can actually see myself getting to them that's better than a daunting 85 lbs. I'm starting with tracking my calorie intake, and trying to switch from sodas to water. Drastic changes lead me to quit, so I'm working on it each day at a time. If I indulge in a cupcake... well I'll work harder on the next workout. No beating myself up. Of course I won't be keeping that stuff around daily, but you know what I mean. 

I'm waiting on my replacement BodybuggSP, (first one was defective darn it!) It's a device that you wear 23 hours of the day (you can wear it less, but the more you wear it the more data you get about your daily calorie burn). There is so much wiggle room in online "how much does {insert activity} burn in a hour", I looked up kayaking one time, and I know there are various levels of kayaking, class one and up, but I got numbers for "light kayaking" ranging from 232 calories/hr to 1200 calories/hr. Well..... how are you suppose to calculate your daily burn with a range of 100 give or take for some activities? 

Slap a bodybugg armband on! It calculates your daily burn by the minute based on several things, and uses all the information you put in to it's program like your age, gender, height, measurements and weight, therefore giving you an accurate count for YOU. As opposed to the 130 pound 25 year old female example off some website. It has lots of little visual bars and graphs that allow you to see how much you have eaten today (provided you accurately input this into the calories consumed part of the website or app). And what you still need to burn to maintain your needed deficit for the day. You don't think about things like mozzarella sticks until you tell them that you ate 5 of them, well guess what? that was a THIRD of your daily calorie allotment- sooo eat light the rest of the day? I think it's going to be a vital resource on my journey! 

If you'd like more info on the bodybugg let me know, I have a code that gets you a percentage off if I refer you thru the 24hourfitness.com website! and no I'm not selling them, and I don't get anything for getting you to get one, just thought I'd pass along the savings if anyone is interested!

Til next time ~K