New Years Resolutions

It is 12:15 AM here on the east coast of Canada, and since my exciting life has me at home on calorie-count I decided to post a question: What are your New Year's resolutions for 2008?

I want to:

• Reach my goal weight of 125 lbs
• get an average of 3.33 or more this semester, so that I average out high enough for dean's list at uni for 07-08 term.
• Run a half marathon on the treadmill
• not dye my hair (its looking really crappy since I have dyed it like 6 times in 2007)
• No alcohol
• Not to consume anything deep fried
• No more pop (aka "soda")

i dont have any,... but yours look nice

I've been thinking about this and have come up with these:

1. Reduce my carbon footprint

2. Retrench!!

3. See acupuncturist for shoulder pain

4. Stop buying things because there is a "sale"

I have a similarly-exciting life

I resolve to seek out the company of my friends and family more often in 2008, rather than always having "work" that needs tending to.

Fidomama:  you posted something that I have been thinking about for a few weeks.  I need to seek out my friends and family more rather than isolate myself (which is really too easy to do).  If I do nothing else "new" in the New Year, that is what I will be working on.

Continue to eat healthfully

Continue to reduce my carbon footprint

Eat locally

Keep the house cleaner

Sell my truck (it has been sitting in the garage for 2 years.... yeah, I tend to procrastinate)

 

reach my goal weight of 135

learn to ski

not buy useless crap i don't need and save the money instead

spend that money on useful chrome for my harley

puts 1,000 miles on my harley

dont stress so much over my girls 

 

Those are all great resolutions :)

I also want to resolve to keep my apartment cleaner and stop procrastinating my chores

my new years resolutions are 1. to reach my goal weight of 145 2. to not let everyones problems effect me, i will be moral support only 3. to finish my book and hopefully someone will publish it 4. learn how to ake rejection with out wanting to eat a whole pizza by myself 5. to spoil my self a little

I've never quit smoking as a new years resolution, but this year I did.  I threw the pack away this morning, after having my last cigarette at 11:38p last night.

Making it through the first three days of physical detox is always relatively easy; it's a week and a month and six months in, when the psychological addiction starts hitting heavy, that I give in.

I'm hoping I can get through it by reminding myself that after spending four years bouncing between 130 and 135 pounds, I thought I'd never get below 130 again in my life - and now I'm 117 (as of yesterday morning).  So if I can lose over 15 pounds in my 30s, I can certainly beat a stupid cigarette addiction.  The trick is reminding myself that I even want to, because what always gets me in the end is, "what's the point?  I've been smoking since the womb, anyway."

(My mother smoked while pregnant, and I spent my entire childhood inhaling roughly five to six packs a day, between my parents.  Windows up in the car, closed in the house.  And I started myself when I was 15, so I've been smoking on my own for 19 years, and passively for 15 more than that.  I feel as though the damage is already done, and that's why sticking fast to quitting is mentally very difficult for me.)

I also want to:

- spend less money

- consume less alcohol

- do something each month that positively benefits each my family, my community, and me.

 

OKay here are mine....

Keep my house cleaner(I have actually cleaned alot today so that's a start)

Drink more water

Continue to juice some veggies and fruits daily

Portion control

Exercise 5 days a week(unless I have an appointment or a sick kid or a busy scheduled day)

Only drink alcohol occasionally instead of weekly(btw I am 21 days with no alcohol)

Oh and spend more time with my folks......They live 5 minutes away and I always tell them I am too busy with 4kids....not good! Michelle

1. count my calories and get my weight under control

2. Do my leg exercises so I'll stop limping (recovering from broken leg.

3. save money ( I actually deposited some into my saving yesterday.)

4. finish school in Dec08!

5. Stop letting people make me unhappy and take care of myself this year.

Happy New year all!

Well the only time I've made a New Year's resolution was 2 years ago when I wanted to get in better shape, that didn't happen lol, but this year I think I will, already 2 months in.

quit smoking

drink less

exercise more (i want my toned legs back!)