My Vision Boards

As you all know, I have been working my way through a healthy life transformation.  There have been many aspects of life that have made it possible to stay on the path.  One of these is through a facebook accountability group hosted by a personal trainer Shannon.  She and I got connected through a friend here at work.  The group is all about support through the yays and the nays!  Recently, Shannon talked about making a vision board.  These boards are about what you visualize your life being and where you are in life.  I thought it was a great idea to increase my daily encouragement.  Here is how they turned out:

 

The vision board is to show me where I was, where I am, and where I WILLLLLL be!

My goal board is different.  I have several aspects of life that spin together to help this transformation.  They are family, diabetes, marriage, and exercise among others.  I set short term and long term goals around them and assigned a timeline.  I read a quote that said A dream is just a dream until it's written down....then it becomes a goal.  So, for me here they are spelled out:

Family: I will vow to eat at home at the table 4x a week minimum.  By doing this, I will teach my children lessons for life about the importance of family time and helping in the kitchen.

Diabetes: I will text 2x nightly at home and 5x on weekend days.  By doing this, I have set my goal to see my A1C below 8.0 by April 16.  It was currently 9.8

Marriage: I vow to read my Love Dare Devotional Daily.  By doing this, I plan on celebrating 18 years of marriage with a trip to Branson as a couple.

Exercise:  I vow to workout a minimum of 5x a week.  By doing this, I will build up my endurance to reach to goals.  Running on a treadmill at 3.7 by June 1 and participating in my first 5K in September.

Weight Loss:  A number is just that.  So, I vow to measure my goal through measurements, clothing, and how well I feel.  By concentrating on the steps above, I plan on seeing a weight in the 180's by the end of February.

 

I went to a visit at my primary care dr yesterday.  I had not been since November of 2014.  At that time, I weighed in at 238.  Today I am 194.  I didn't realize how much weight I had lost until returning to him.  The last time I had weighed was at 209.  This is the number I have been pushing away from.  But hey, I'll take 238.  :-)

 

So as I end today....make a difference today, make a difference for life.

 

Take care and God Bless