I sit here and think about all the good intentions I had for myself this year. 2010 was supposed to be THE YEAR. The year I finally I got my act together and got healthy. The year I finally started exercising more. Reading more. Going to church more. Doing everything more. More this and more that.
More. More. More.
The only thing I managed to do more of was gain more weight. I am about 3 pounds heavier than I was the day I wrote this post a little over a year ago.
I was going to say “How in the hell did this happen to me again?” but when I look down at the second almond-bark covered marshmallow I am getting ready to shove into my pie-hole, I think I can pretty much figure out why.
On that note… almond-bark covered MARSHMALLOWS? Just who in the farkle comes up with this stuff? And while I am not particularly a big fan of neither marshmallows nor almond bark, apparently I have no qualms about feeding my face with the disgustingly sweet concoction of the two combined. TWICE.
I digress.
So I’ve already pretty much given in to the realization that every year my New Years’ resolutions are a complete bust. I don’t follow them. I fizzle out on them every single year. I have good intentions. I WANT to make them work. I want to lose that weight. I want to read more books. I want to go to church more. I want to get my house in order.
The realization however is this… 2010 is over. I have not lost weight. I still am not exercising. I can’t remember the last time I sat down and read a book. We don’t go to church, and my house is a disorganized mess. Nothing has been accomplished from my list of resolutions. I didn’t accomplish ONE THING. Not even ONE. I can’t even claim one small victory. If I was to sit down and write my resolutions for 2011, it would be exactly the same. WORD FOR FREAKING WORD.
So why is it I keep making the same resolutions over and over and over again every year, but never accomplish anything? Why do I keep sabotaging myself?
I think I may have figured it out this year. #1. You are calling it a RESOLUTION. You are going to resolve those little things you hate about yourself. It would take an act of God to be able to accomplish this with no plan set up. So let’s call it a “TO DO” list this year. And let’s make a plan on how we are going to get from point A to point B. For example: One of my 11 in 2011 was to go on a monthly date night, going to dinner at restaurants I’ve never eaten at before. So I pencilled in date night in my planner Jan-Dec and I came up with a list of 12 places I want to go eat. Now I have a plan set up and I’ll cross off the restaurants as I go there. HA! Resolution accomplished! Another one of mine was to downsize. This pretty much sums up my stressors, weight, and material stuff. If I set up 1 weekend day a month to do this or go through 1 cupboard a week, it’ll get done and I’m not overwhelmed. If I say I’m gonna lose 30 lbs in 2011, most likely I won’t. But if I say I’m gonna only drink diet drinks, skip on the nightly ice cream, and make the small changes, I just might lose something. Try the “TO DO” list approach and see if you like that better.
Oh, honey, I can understand. I despise resolutions.
I do have some tips, though. I just started following the Cinch! plan and dropped 5 pounds since Tuesday. It’s pretty easy to follow and you don’t feel deprived.
If you want to read more get a Kindle. No joke. I’ve read more in the past 2 months than I did the previous 6.
Exercise… Well, I haven’t yet figured out how to fit in exercise, work and care for my family. If I figure that one out I could patent it and sell it!
Happy 2011!
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