Sexy, Slim and Strong Kirsty

I thought in my first post, I want to outline what I'm doing with this blog and what my aims are:

Overall Goal: Change the way I think, eat and move so I can become sexy, slim and strong.

Specific Aims:
* Lose 5kg by August 2007 - Thailand Trip
* Be able to jog for 10 mins - Thailand Trip
* Lose 10kg by Christmas 2007 - Australia Trip
* Be able to jog for 30 mins - Australia Trip
* Make some positive lifestyle changes that I can keep for life
* Be able to wear fashionable clothes in Korea (size 66)

How can I achieve sucess?:
* Develop some routine lifestyle ( early to bed/rise; meal planning; regular exercise; food diary)
* Regular journal entries in which I record my progress - the good and the bad. I believe this will encourage me when I look back and remember the sucesses I've achieve and also can help me to understand and change any negative thinking and eating, exercise behaviours.
* Keep my goals before me regularly and work little by little to achieve many small sucesses which will result in a big sucess.
* Believe in myself! And keep working at it even when I fail. I hope that I can use this tool as a way to encourage myself that I can achieve this goal. I hope that the structured words I put in this journal move to become genuine beliefs that I can take a hold of in my heart and then turn into actions that will stay with me for life.
* Reward my sucesses and forgive myself and learn from my mistakes.
* Accountability to my partner and my closest friends. I hope to share this journal with those I'm closest to and I hope they will also encourage me in my journey to achieve this goal that I've been wanting to attain for over 15 years.

Why do I want this? What will it mean to me to achieve this goal?
I just know for me, I'm not at a place in my physical health and well-being that I should be. I don't know how to completely describe it, only to say that somehow I feel held back because I'm not the best person I could be. I really believe when I achieve this goal the following things will change in my life:
* Increased confidence;
* Increased strength and stamina;
* Stronger sense of drive and purpose in life;
* Feel proud of myself for overcoming a weakness that's haunted me for 15 years;
* Feel more sexy;
* Feel I am more sexy and pleasing to the eye for my partner
* Be able to fully express my personality;
* Be able to fully express my personality in clothing, fashion and style;
* Exude energy and radiate life

Rewards:
I believe all good actions should be rewarded, and so I want to encourage myself when I achieve some a sucess and reach some of my goals.
3kg - Special purchase in Korea - W50,000
5kg - Special purchase in Thailand - W50,000
8kg - Special purchase in Korea - W50,000
10kg - Dye hair auburn in Australia - W150,000
10kg - Special fashion purchase in Australia - W150,000

For other sucesses such as changing a negative thought/behaviour into something positive, I want to reward myself a small treat. I want the treat to be non-food related and something simple that can help make me feel good about myself (eg. massage, visit to the spa, manicure, earring purchase etc).

OK - wish me luck
Cheers
Kirsty