Not much here at the Vasquez/Behnke household since Christmas. Just trying to put my New Year's Resolutions into action! I have three I want to do this year! Find a primary care physician, save money, and lose my weight and take control of my body!
Finding a primary care physician is my number one priority right now! I need to STOP going to all these urgent cares and specialists! I want my three night stints in the hospital to STOP! I want one doctor! One doctor who has all my records, prescriptions, and someone who is going to be a good support system! This may take awhile as I am looking for the right one! Don't you worry.....once I know I will share!
Saving money is something typical Steve and I like to say HOWEVER, this year it will happen! We have some major trips planned this year and I want to make sure we are able to afford them! We are going to Cali next month, then to Steve's sister Krystle's graduation in May, then to Portland in August to visit my brother and sister, and I WILL MAKE IT HOME TO WI FOR CHRISTMAS NEXT YEAR!!! So we have to save save save!
Losing weight! WOW what a struggle it is for me and I like to put all blame on my mother's genes! Just kidding mom! Well, I have always been real fit throughout high school (playing sports really helped out!) Almost two years ago I quit smoking....something I denied from myself and others for a really long time! When I decided to quit I accepted the fact that I was going to gain lots of weight but I was okay with that because I was getting healthier! Well now that the craving have COMPLETELY gone away and I gag at the smell of smoke I am ready to take complete control of my body! However, this will happen on MY terms! I will NOT push my body when it cannot be pushed anymore and I WILL NOT have people come down on me for things I know I cannot complete! I have quit my vice and now I am ready to quit being FAT! So here is my game plan!
For the next 2 weeks, 14 days, I have two friends, Laura and Jill who will be doing a complete cleanse with me. I have prepped Steve for the crabbiness and lack of red meat in the house! I am being so serious with this diet! I am refusing to buy ANY new clothes for like a year until I am FINALLY at the weight I want to be at! I am doing this for me and not because "other people" may think I am heavy. I will be sticking to fruits, veggies, beans, and NO dairy! (the no dairy is going to help with colitis!) I can do this! What is different this time is that I have a wonderful support system with Laura and Jill that we will be able to help each other out! I am hoping to look good when I go to Cali next month....hopefully the gross salads and smoothies help out!
None of this goes very far without thanking someone who has helped me find this diet! He knows who he is! I can't say that I will eat PALEO forever but what I do know is that when I do I feel WONDERFUL, lighter, more energized! I just have to get over this hurdle of a week and then I will be good! So thank you!
What's funny about this whole concept is that these three "goals" are something VERY easily obtainable this year! I am married now and I am not planning a wedding so the stress is not there anymore! I can wake up every morning to my husband and go about our day without worrying about a photographer or fitting my dress! Deep down I know Steve has the same goals! We have been through 4 years together and grew together as 1! It is like mixing white ice cream and chocolate ice cream together and making a twist! Steve and I twisted together as we got older! People always ask two questions since the wedding: How are you two doing? and When are you going to have kids?
1. We are great! We love each other more every day! Of course we have our ups and downs but I cannot see my future unless Steve is there with me! He is my love of my life and I am very grateful for Colorado for that reason!
2. No desire to have children anytime soon! I am selfish and I want to do things and if we were to have a child that would put a BIG damper on a perfect thing right now!
So with that said, I am going to google PALEO and see what I can make tonight for dinner. What I am thinking is a chicken wrap! Wrapped in lettuce (something I HATE with a passion, but hopefully I can "train" my taste buds to like it!)
Here is a picture of my goal....which I will be at by 12.31.11!
You go girl! :) We can keep each other motivated!
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