3 posts tagged “new years resolutions”
Well, my 2007 resolutions and goals... were for the most part not achieved. I think that's true of so many resolutions though. Here's the list for this coming year.
I do resolutions and goals. To me, a resolution is something that I plan to do, like eat well. And a goal is a result I want to achieve, like lose 5 lbs. The two are tied together, but can be achieved separately. So even if I don't lose 5 lbs, if I ate well, that's still good.
Resolutions
- Try to post at least once a week.
- Keep my finances in check and try to save more.
- Workout at least five times a week.
- Stick to my running plan.
- Watch what I eat and stick to some sort of healthy eating plan.
- Spend an hour a month on creative writing.
- Stay positive about my job, regardless of how the day goes.
Goals
- Hit my 10% goal weight.
- Run a sub-30:00 5k.
- Run over 125 hours this year.
- Run 1000 km (621.4 miles)
Well, as it's just about the end of the year, let's see how I did this year with my resolutions and goals.
Resolutions
- Try to post at least twice a week.
- I don't even think I posted once in the month of September. Whoops. And I didn't even manage to finish Holidailies this year.
- Stay within my budget.
- My budget drastically changed, what with the new job, but so far, so good on that one.
- Workout at least five times a week
- This one was going well til I moved and my schedule got all out of whack. I'd say I got close though.
- Stick
to my running plan.
- Again, going well until I moved. But at least I didn't give up. I came back to it.
- Continue to watch what I eat
- This one is going... ok... See below goals for the miserable details. I decided to join Weight Watchers to try to keep myself on track. Running leaves me ravenous, but then I end up eating too much. There is a happy medium, I just have to find it.
- Read two books a month.
- This was possibly the most enjoyable resolution. I read some terrible books. But it was still fun.
- Spend an hour a week doing creative writing
- I don't even think I did an hour a month.
- Spend time each week cleaning the house, rather than letting everything pile up and become disastrous.
- This one is not going too badly, but could probably use work.
Goals
- Lose 8 more pounds and keep them off.
- Nope. Gained about 5 lbs. I see a 2008 goal here.
- Run a sub-30:00 5k
- Only ran two 5ks this year, and the one was mis-measured, I think. My fastest is still 32:01. Slow and steady, right?
- Run over 100 hours this year
- We have a winner! I ran 112 hours this year. That's 4 days and 16 hours. And considering how dismal the last 4 months of the year have been running wise, it's amazing I did that much!
- Be able to run the park path by the end of the year.
- This one came with a caveat that I still live in the area at the end of the year. Clearly, I don't. As to whether or not I could run the park path... well, that's up in the air, so let's just say this one was not quite completed.
I always vaguely make New Year's Resolutions, and rarely do much about keeping them. They vary from year to year, but always involve doing better in school and getting into shape. I can't say that I kept the first one this semester, unless some miracle in grading occurs. But this year, I did actually get back into shape. Around the first of the year, I started a new gym habit. But I didn't do anything about my eating, and I didn't lose weight, but I'm sure I was healthier. Mid-summer, I discovered SparkPeople and actually started paying attention to calories burned and calories taken in, and I lost weight. And then school happened, and I gained a bit of it back. But I think I'm back on track again. As of yesterday. If I can just make it through Christmas without gaining any weight, I will be delighted.
I think my other New Year's Resolution is going to be to read more books. I tend to not read during law school. My brain just sort of goes numb and I can't bring myself to read anything after I've finished my reading for class. But in recent weeks, in part thanks to PaperBackSwap, I've been reading a bit more, and I've got a huge pile of books to be read. It's nice to read before bed, kind of numb my brain, not think about law school.
I'll probably make an even bigger list. Maybe my resolutions should also include "Keep my resolutions."
