Friday, December 11, 2009

40 is the new black

I turned 40 on Tuesday and while I'm nowhere near reaching my goal of having lost 100 pounds by this time, I still feel young, cool and nowhere near my age ;)

My goal for this new chapter in my life is simply to put into practice everything I've learned up to this point. I've gained so much knowledge about myself both personally and professionally. I'm completely out of excuses. I never thought I would say that.

This weekend is going to be freezing and wet and my goal is to go through all my recipes and plan meals for a month. Then it's on to the kitchen cabinets to clean out anything scary that's in there. Even though I do a pretty good job of keeping them neat, if there are 10 year old chocolate chips in there I will find them when I need fix. I've already done the fridge and it looks very bare. Good thing because it will quickly fill up with homemade soup on Sunday.

Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!!!

16 comments:

  1. 40 is the new 50.


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  2. Happy Birthday, Tina - I hope it was a wonderful day and that this will be your best year yet!

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  3. Happy Birthday! I'm glad you feel younger, hip and younger than 40. I like your personal goals - so smart.

    Take care!

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  4. Thanks for sharing! I hope you'll share your trip of a monthly menu! Happy Birthday!:-)

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  5. Happy Birthday, Tina!! I hope it's the best one ever.

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    Did You know that your Blog is one of Google's top 100 for weight loss and dieting?
    Pretty amazing if you ask me!

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  7. Happy Birthday!

    My husband keeps wanting me to cook for a month...but it just seems too hard. Let us know how it goes.

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  8. Happy birthday. Hope the fridge is now full of great soup!

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  9. I'm a teensy bit late but still hope your birthday was fabulous. The line about finding the old chocolate chips when you need a fix made me laugh out loud. I'd bet you'll make those personal goals before you turn 41 - or 39 if you prefer to go backwards since you feel so young and fabulous!

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  10. Look at you!! I love the plan. I wish I could get organized. Happy Birthday. I remember 40 fondly!! And, you are right about being 40 and not feeling it. Have a great day.

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  11. Glad you had a great birthday. :)

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  12. Happy birthday! May all the wisdom you gleaned in your 30s help make this next decade the best yet!

    BODA lose weight

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  13. Happy happy birthday! I hope this is your best decade yet!

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  14. Hi Tina! I've recently discovered your blog and have enjoyed reading through it. We seem to have a lot in common. I'm 40, I'm working to lose 100 pounds this year, am bloging about my progress (to stay accountable), and a few other things... I've added you to my blog roll and will continue to check in on your progress! Come visit me when you get a chance (www.isladeangela.wordpress.com) ~ Angie 8)

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