Resolutions

Yes, Yes, I'm a little late. It's still January so it counts right?

I have many goals in mind for the coming year. Which include writing on this blog at least once a week, controlling my temper better, paying off as much debt as possible and so on. I found that this year I couldn't seem to stop coming up with ideas on what to do. Who knows how I will fare this year, but I hope to stick to the three listed, if nothing else.

Along with that I am working toward being healthier. I refuse to have the goal be "lose weight". That would just be a nice side effect. A friend and I have started a ongoing challenge to work towards this goal. I got this idea from another blog and tweaked it a little. Here it is;

1 point/mile walk/run
1 point/10 min intense activity
1 point/15 min regular aerobic activity, yoga, pilates, toning, etc
1 point/20 min extra stretching
2 points/7 servings fruits/veggies daily
3 points/day for no treats
1 point/week serving of fish
1 point/limiting 3 carb servings a day
1 point/not eating after 6:30pm
1 point/day eating normal serving size (use kid plates & bowls)
2 points/day for drinking 12 8oz cups of water
1 point/reaching weekly goal

The ones I added are mostly about eating, my big problem area. I'm hoping this will motivate me to eat better. Our goal is to get 70 points a week. So far so good.

So we started yesterday 1/10/11 and I got 7 points. I figure that's pretty good for making the decision to do this 1/2 way through the day. Today I got 7 as well. Almost got that fruits and veggies point. I was 1/2 a serving away, but then it was too late to eat and I didn't even get the point for not eating after 6:30pm :( That's what you get when you're a mom and take care of everyone else first :)

We haven't decided what our reward will be yet. I'm always inclined to choose food for a reward and that just defeats the purpose. I'll have to update with that later.