I started back to the gym (again) last week, which was admittedly poor timing. I'm not going to beat myself up over it and this time I've set what I think are very reasonable goals. Sure I'd like to weigh what I did when Jay and I started dating, but the fact is that I wasn't all that healthy back then. Although I was working out like a maniac, I had some pretty unhealthy eating and drinking habits. My new goal is to lose about 13% of my body weight and to work out at least three times a week. My previous goal had been to lose almost 20% of my body weight, which I think was probably a recipe for failure. When I get down to my goal weight, I can decide if I want to lose those last ten pounds.
I'm looking forward to these 25 things in 2013 (not resolutions - and also not in order):
- Be more positive
- Lose ~13% of body weight (or eat healthier and exercise at least 3x a week)
- Start a few plants from seed for the garden
- Come up with a new budget and stick to it
- Get rid of the red couch and chair that I freaking HATE
- Purchase new furniture and decorate downstairs
- Put together a time capsule for our house
- Blog at least twice a week
- Get organized - important documents, books, seasonal items, etc.
- Be in good enough shape to hike the Tongariro Alpine Crossing (aka Mount Doom) in New Zealand
- Raise a small flock of chickens for meat (at least six)
- Sell some eggs, otherwise we'll be overrun when the new chickens start laying
- Snorkel the Great Barrier Reef, even though I'm scared of being eaten by a shark
- Snuggle a koala
- Install the heat pump downstairs
- Make room in the budget for a cleaning service
- Get the crawl space insulated
- Have photos done and send Christmas cards out this year
- Fence in yard
- Hatch out some silkie and black/red star mixes
- Say no and not feel guilty afterwards
- Have an awesome time at the Mardi Gras Ball
- Can tomatoes from our garden
- Print "before" collages to frame and hang in the house
- Use at least one week of our time share
That's all for now... I suppose that I should start working on my next blog post and plan my next gym visit!
cool resolutions! i especially like the time capsule idea. let me know if you want me to send you any fun seeds from my garden. i've got seeds for about 250 plant varieties, many of them heirloom or at least open pollinated. happy new year!
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