Power Day

November 9 is my power day.  I just realized that this was coming up.  This year is a big one too.

I honestly can't recall why I call this day my power day.  The gist of this day is that I celebrate the anniversary of doing something SUPER difficult.  I acknowledge and remember the perseverance and determination it took to do this something.

This year I am celebrating the 10th and 5th anniversary of quitting smoking and drinking respectively.

I smoked for 15 years people.  15 years!  I quit cold turkey 10 years ago.  A group of my friends decided to quit and we picked November 9 as our date to quit.  I didn't really want to quit, I LOVED smoking, but I was subjected to peer pressure.  Anyway, I haven't taken a single drag since.  Not one.  And, I'm the only one out of that group that remains successfully smoke free.

And the drinking - well lets just say Melinda likey the drink way too much.  So I quit cold turkey with that November 9 as well.  I purposefully picked November 9 to quit drinking to remind me that if I quit smoking, I could do anything.

This year for my power day, I am going to work towards reaching a weight that, by BMI standards, no longer classifies me as obese.  That is 179 pounds.  I know the BMI is crap, but I don't want to be obese on anyone's charts.  I got really close during the paleo challenge, but then I effed it all up and have a ways to go now.  Essentially, I need to lose 30 pounds in 43 days.  Wow, I think that is not likely.  But, I am going to try.  And wow, wouldn't that be something to celebrate on my power day!

I have tried to reach this goal before, but I haven't tried to use my power day powers to reach it.  Activating super power day powers today!

FYI - I'm back on the Weight Watcher wagon.  It works for me.  I'm going to eat mostly paleo, but use Weight Watchers to track my food and manage the amount I am eating.  Weight Watchers also helps me manage "cheat meals" - but really this just means, you can eat anything on Weight Watchers as long as you are accountable for it.

Wish me luck friends.  Its a mother flippin life long battle.