i'm still here.

hello! sorry i have been so unfaithful to this blog. but i'm excited to report that i've lost 6 1/2 lbs. my diet has changed slightly, but i think the weight loss is mostly from going to the gym way way more often.

i'm so happy with life right now. but ready for summer!

life is great! i am so thankful.


just wanted you to know

:)

baby steps.

sorry i have been so slack about keeping this thing updated. i used to be such a good blogger! anyway my motivation to go to the gym has been off and on. the times that i've gone have made me feel really good and i've even gone when i REALLY didn't feel like it... but then sometimes life gets in the way when i plan to go and i don't make it there. basically i haven't lost any weight. my dad says i should lose 25 lbs. i set my goal at 15, so i don't know what to think. i ate a double doozie at the mall last night and he got mad at me. i signed up to take a ballet class. that should be interesting.

it has been hard to save money lately but i did save my $50 for January, plus half of the money my grandmother gave me. The rest stayed in my checking account to pay for unexpected bills.

i went to my first appointment with my therapist on thursday. it went really, really well. she had a lot of good ideas about getting me to be more social and motivated. albany is a really hard town to be single in. it doesn't help that my church has nothing going on for people my age. there are a few couples at my church that are my age, but no single people. there's another church in town that does have a more active 20's group that i may try to get involved with. i've gone out with people a few times since the breakup so it's been fun to have something to do other than stay home all weekend. my therapist had a lot of good ideas. i just hope i have the motivation and will to act on them. i am disappointed that she couldn't schedule me for another appointment until next month though.

so i guess that last paragraph was really an update on both the "make friends" resolution and the "stop being crazy" resolution.

basically, i'm making baby steps in all of my resolutions and i'm getting my life together. i'm trying to focus more on myself than boys but i'm not always successful.

poor unfortunate news.

well... i guess i should report that michael dumped whitney, so we're no longer reporting on his resolutions. as far as keeping up with my resolutions go, i'd say the break-up has been a setback. i did start going back to the gym, but i haven't been again since we broke up... mainly because i've been getting back in the swing of FFGO and Terrific Tuesday (my second job on monday and tuesday afternoons) and it's been too freaking cold to go back out at night! excuses, i know. and yes i'm about to eat a red velvet cake. so maybe my "lose 15 lbs" goal is on the back burner for now!

i am going to start seeing a counselor so start unpacking some of these issues i have. i'm really setting my focus on becoming a WHOLE person and not a dependent person. and yes i wanted this to help my relationship with michael, but it's just as important to keep growing now that we're broke up. whether we get back together or not, i need to find healing.

saving money- i signed up for "keep the change."

make friends- no progress.

whitney's update

well, what can i say? so far i feel unsuccessful at following my resolutions.

1. weight loss? no i have not worked out. michael and i ate out twice yesterday. however, i did not have icecream when the group went out last night.
   
2. don't be crazy? MAJOR fail. i cry everyday.
   
3. make friends? well, michael and i went on a triple date last night, but i felt like it accomplished nothing for me. i really felt like an outsider and didn't feel like i made any progress on developing real friendships.
4. save money? hmmm well, i haven't bought anything, but i haven't put any money in the bank either. i guess i'm neutral on this one.
   

i am so freaking stressed about these resolutions. they are serious life-changing things that i want, but i feel helpless at attaining. to make matters worse, michael is planning to take parts of the CPA exam this month and next month, so our time together is extremely limited. this makes my craziness skyrocket. how does this affect my other resolutions? i'll probably eat and not work out because i'm depressed, i never go out with people w/o michael, and i like to spend money on clothes to make me feel better. wow.

i hope my next update is less depressing. encouragement accepted.

2010 Resolutions

the creation of this blog was inspired by three amazing individuals sitting around the breakfast table on january 1, 2010 discussing their resolutions for the new year. this blog will be used to inspire and encourage those three to keep their resolutions in focus.

resolutions for 2010

whitney:
1. lose 15 lbs in the next 6 months
2. stop being a crazy, needy girl
3. make friends
4. sign up for "keep the change" savings account/ save $50 a month

michael:
1. pass the CPA exam by june
2. run a 5k in 22 minutes
3. buy matching furniture for the house, approved by whitney
4. buy a new car in CASH

cynthia:
1. lost 15 lbs by the end of june
2. ask a man out once a month
3. spend 30 minutes in scripture study every morning (with the exception of saturday)
4. save $2400

all three:
spend new year's with each other annually until death.