Random Question of the Day:
Are you the type of person that makes New Year's Resolutions? If so, please share, if not, why?
I hadn?t made a New Year?s resolution in years because I felt it would be too easily forgotten and broken. For too many years, I resolved to quit smoking and I just never did until I was pregnant. It was like concern for myself didn't do it, it was concern for my unborn kids.
Last December 31, however, I did make three resolutions:
1. Eat healthily. I would give myself a 65% goal met. I was determined to eat healthy, home cooked meals. I did, a lot, but I didn?t cut back on fast food very much. I didn?t pig out on potato chips but I did eat candy and ice cream, some weeks more than just one ?free? day.
2. The second goal was to exercise every day for at least 15 minutes. Well, I?d give myself a 35% for that. I figured I could walk Buddy outside and I could walk around the neighborhood. I didn?t do either of those on a consistent basis. We bought a treadmill and I was determined to walk on it ? but I didn?t ? not until the last 2 or 3 months anyway.
3. The third goal was to lose weight by exercising and following a healthier lifestyle. Well, I?d give myself 35% for that too. During the spring, I?d lost about 28 pounds. Then I stalled, stopped, and began regaining the weight. I was doing pretty well in the fall, maintaining my weight, but when the holidays arrived I began to gain again. I haven?t gained it all back but I did gain back all but 12 pounds of it. So it?s like I?m back to square one again.
It seems stupid to try making resolutions again but I read that I should have a goal in mind, something I could try to get myself to live up to. So I?m thinking about it. I want to resolve to lose 10 percent of my body weight by the end of July. I figured that would give me enough time without putting extraordinary pressure on me. I?m sort of afraid to do it, though, because it seems like 99% of people?s resolutions are forgotten after the first few weeks.
The main thing is, I?m not giving up. I want to be around for TB, for my kids ... and yeah, for me too!