Kari’s Blog

Hellooo!  I have been gone from this site for a long, long time….no excuses really other than a busy crazy summer!  But, I have new goals and I have missed blogging about my journey, so I’m back & better than ever.

Short summary:  I got married in July (yay!  I’ll add a couple pics later), honeymooned, changed jobs, got accepted into an international study program, and well it’s been a blur to say the least. 

Our wedding was wonderful, everything was very “us” and we had a relaxed, beautiful garden dinner with our friends afterward.  The VERY next day - I had an interview for a study exchange program next Spring.  I think they were impressed with my dedication for showing up the day after the wedding, and I was accepted!  So, I am going to South Korea in March & April for a four week business study exchange.

Actually, I’m going to be traveling a LOT next year.  As of right now, I have on my schedule:

Early March - 1 week in Costa Rica for work
Late March through Late April - 4 weeks in South Korea
Mid-May - Vacation in Playa del Carmen, Mexico

 Which is basically the reason I’m back here.  I gained back 7-8 pounds after the wedding, and all autumn I kept thinking Oh, 7-8 pounds, that’s so EASY to lose, I’ll do it without even thinking about it.  But…I didn’t.  In fact, I gained 5 more!!  So now I need to lose at least 10 pounds before my trips if I am going to feel comfortable meeting people for the first time and feeling confident about my look in general.  I need the “check-in” mechanism of this site again.  I hope some of my great buddies are still out there (and not TOO disappointed in my for my long hiatus!) and that with their help, I can stay on track and knock these pounds off by February!

So my concrete goals are:
 - Exercise minimum 3 times a week through end of December
 - Exercise mimimum 4 times a week starting in January
- 1200-1500 calories per day, tracked on Sparkpeople.com

That’s what worked for me before, and I know it’ll work again if I just stick to it.  So here I go!