Accomplishments

Although I feel as human beings our lifetime goals should be to better improve ourselves, we should also recognize and recompense ourselves once we accomplish those goals. I for one have neglected myself in the past and really have been a terrible friend to myself until now. What do I mean by that well I’m always blaming myself for not putting myself out there to get a guy, not trying harder to be more physically fit and being comfortable with looking at myself in the mirror. I also accepted the fact a few years back that I will never find a job I love, a man I love and friends who would understand and accept me for me. It was a complete pity party but now something changed.

I’m not sure what it was that snapped me out of the snafu I was feeling but once I completed one goal, another completed goal occurred it was an awesome trend. It really started with joining Weight Watchers. It was the perfect plan for me. I like things organized, give a plan that I can follow and I’ll accomplish it. I constantly did this with school work and my job at the moment but never really focused on my physical health. So below are my accomplishments large and small. I’ve come to realize that as great as it is listing one’s goals it is also important to list one’s accomplishments because it is a big deal. We accomplished what we set out to do and our accomplishments are limitless.

My accomplishments (not in order of importance since they are all important to me):

• Losing 53.6 lbs since November 12^th as of July 8, 2012 (woo hoo!). This has been an ongoing struggle for me since high school and I finally now learned not to treat food as a reward but as nourishment.
• Obtaining my Bachelor’s Degree in Management Studies and obtaining my Certificate in Web Design from the University of Maryland University College.
• Made the Dean’s List at my University with a GPA of 3.7 (Ow!).
• Not letting people’s opinions define my opinion of myself.
• Making a promise to myself to try new things (still working on this) for example:

o   Yoga Class in D.C.

o   Pole Class in D.C.

o   Speeding Dating Event which is scheduled for August 9, 2012

• Took a drawing class (I used to love to draw and found it therapeutic)

So this is a running list of course because as human beings it is our goal to think outside the box and even shock ourselves to what we can accomplish. So I am finally aware of my accomplishments and am proud to say PROUD OF MYSELF J