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Month: January 2019

2019 Weight Loss Extravaganza | Week 1

January 13, 2019 by Kim @ KimBocko Leave a Comment

I officially finished my first official week of trying to lose weight. Overall, I’m crazy proud of myself (no need for a humble brag here). I lost 2.4 pounds between Monday and Friday, which feels really good. The 2019 weight loss extravaganza has begun!

What Went Well?

-Planned every workout and wrote it in my journal

-Set small, attainable “diet goals” for the week (no alcohol, set dinner plan with Jason)

–Jason stuck to his plan as well which helped me to feel supported

–Eating eggs for breakfast helped me feel satisfied in the morning and less open to cravings during the day

What Challenged Me?

–More than one workout in a day. I wanted to go to the gym twice in the evening to walk on the treadmill, but it only happened once.

-Cravings. Working through those sugar cravings is tough work. I did really good and was able to (mostly) maintain my goal of no desserts.

What’s Next?

I don’t plan on changing much for the upcoming week. I really like using my planner to write down my workouts and goals. The biggest change I’m going to make is to have a more intentional plan for lunch each day. If I won’t have leftovers, I need to have a healthy lunch to make so that I’m not tempted to make bad choices. That happened on Thursday this week, and it was the one day where I really veered off track.

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I’d Rather Fail Than Quit

January 4, 2019 by Kim @ KimBocko Leave a Comment

Well, hello there. It’s been a hot minute since I’ve jumped into my little corner of the internet. I have such a love / ambivalent feeling about blogging. I’ve been feeling the urge to write again, so I figured why not log in and share a bit about where I’m at personally and my new motto of “I’d rather fail than quit.”

2017 and 2018 were overall a pretty big hot mess. I dealt with more personal crap than ever before. There were a lot of low lows, but also some highs. The biggest change (obvs) is that Jason, Hoss, and I are now living in Iowa. Definitely not part of our plan, but a good and unexpected change.

Here’s the thing. Because of those low lows, lots of things suffered. The biggest thing begin my health – and really my weight. Since Jason and I got married in 2015, I’ve gained about 50 pounds. It happened slowly and was a result of not being as vigilant and stress eating and drinking (hellllloooo beer and wine!) way too much. I’ve finally reached a point where I feel more content and settled than I have in a long time. Which means its time to focus on this pesky weight issue that is quite literally weighing me down mentally and physically.

I'd rather fail than quit.

I decided not to set resolutions because I think their dumb. No offense if you’re all about them, but they just don’t work for me. So instead I’ve set a few 2019 goals and created smaller January goals to help me make progress towards the big ones.

Kim Bocko Planner for Goal Setting
2019 Planner – January

January 2019 Goals:

  • Lose 5 pounds
  • No alcohol Monday-Thursday (unless it’s for a social occasion that has been pre-planned)
  • Workout a minimum of 4 times per week
  • Weigh myself Monday-Friday
  • Sew at least one time per week
  • Read 3 professional development articles OR one book
  • Renew Iowa drivers license

Kim Bocko Workout

Post-morning workout

Some of these goals relate to my weight loss and others are more related to work, fun, and being a grown up (I should have renewed my drivers license awhile ago…sigh). I’m keeping track of my goals in my new planner, and each week am creating a plan to help me meet my goals.

Here’s the thing. Trying is scary. Part of the reason I wanted to blog about losing weight and setting goals is because I want to be accountable. I’ve tried to lose weight over the past 3 years and have not been successful. But I also haven’t shared my goals or plan. This time, I want it to be different and feel like I have the focus and motivation to make some real change. So I’m going to try. I might fail or might not meet all of my goals, but that’s ok. This time I would rather fail than quit, because failing means that I tried. Quitting means I just didn’t want to do the work. The difference is important.

This time I would rather fail than quit, because failing means that I tried. Quitting means I just didn’t want to do the work. The difference is important.

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Posted in: goals, Weight Loss Tagged: goal setting, planner, Weight Loss

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