A Life Less Overweight

Happy New Year! Now, I’m not one to make resolutions. I don’t believe in them, as most of them fail miserably. However, I am ready to turn over a new leaf and get back on the wagon. I needed to be in the right state of mind and ready for this renewal, and I find myself here now. And happily my husband is feeling the same way, which always makes things easier. Another cool thing that has come about is that a good friend of ours decided she’d like to run a 5K come spring, which is great because it’s something we can work toward together. I think it will help J and I stay better on task with healthy life. So instead of new years resolutions, I am setting goals for the year 2009 that will be reasonable and allow me to achieve an inner sense of peace and happiness:

1) Go back to the gym and healthy eating on a regular basis- trying not to deny myself but not allowing myself to spiral either
2) Make my own food decisions not based on other people’s choices
3) Train for 5K in March and another in May (so two completed 5Ks this year)
4) Try to keep up with my blog for my mental health’s sake
5) Stop being so hard on myself if and when I find these goals difficult to stick to

I think these are reasonable, attainable, and somewhat forgiving and flexible goals. I know I am often so hard on myself and iI have an all or nothing battle, and that sometimes that’s where my pitfalls lie.

My next issue to explore: why can other people eat one cookie and I can’t stop at only one??