12 Things for 2012
Last
year I set out in January with a list of things to do/achieve, the majority of
which I achieved. Unlike resolutions I
haven’t set these in stone, they are just a list of things I want to get done
at some point.
1.
To Finish 2012 at a
lighter weight than I did 2011. I have
always been rather wary of setting myself unrealistic expectations in relation
to my weight loss. However after the
spur my ‘Birthday Weight Loss Challenge’
gave me, I think that setting specific targets with dates attached will be
motivating rather than disheartening. I
have set specific goals related to my weight loss over the year, but my main
ambition is just to end he year lighter than I entered it.
2.
Wear a size 14
Bridesmaids dress. I haven’t just said this for
the hell of it. I have been asked to be
a bridesmaid for my lovely friend Sarah (who
I met through Weight Watchers). The
wedding is planned for December, and having hovered around a 16 (sometimes bigger sometimes smaller) I
would love to get in to a 14 in time for the nuptials.
3.
Run (not walk) a 10K. To run a 5K was something I achieved last
year. This year I want a bit more of a
challenge, so I think a 10K will offer me that.
Wish me luck, I think that this going to be hard!
4.
Go on a Date. Last year I set a task of ‘developing a love life’. This was a little ambitious, as I had no Idea
of how to start. This year I still want
it on my list. I have been single for
such a long time it is quite frankly unhealthy (and a little bit sad). So I
have set my target low… 1 date, in the whole 12 months… I can do that… Can’t I?
5. Drink More. I feel
that I am perpetually dehydrated; I do not drink enough, of anything, in the
day. I am not going to state the stupid
figure of 8 glasses of water per day, totally unappetizing, but I want to make
sure I have at least 3 drinks whilst at work.
I have previously got home to realize that I have not had a drink all
day. If I’m not careful my kidneys are
going to start to protest.
6. Get more involved online. This one is borrowed from it
sux to be fat. I have been really
lax in getting involved in the blogging community, commenting on blogs,
discovering new blogs, posting in my facebook group and tweeting. OK it’s not like I have a massive following,
but what is the point in writing a blog if I don’t get involved.
7. Drink less coffee. Anyone who has seen my daily food posts may
notice that I have a BIG love for Costa Skinny Cappuccinos. The benefit of having a point’s card is that occasionally
you get a free coffee. I have been
getting a lot of free coffees. Instead
of having my ‘once a week’ post weigh in coffee, I had been visiting 2/3 times
a week. This can’t go on! Drinking a
double shot at 6pm generally means I am not getting to sleep until late. I’m past 30 now; I need all of the beauty
sleep I can get! So bye bye mid week
coffee.
8.
Write on my Blog. This one is related to number 6. I started this blog and then had a big gap
when I failed to post anything. I hate
that when I am following a blog, so why on earth should I do that myself.? It may be a bit ambitious to say I will post
every day (although if I am feeling super motivated I may well do) so I am
going to aim to post at least once a week…Hopefully
9. See my friends more. Last year with family illnesses, I spent most
of my time off at home with the parents looking after them. Quite frankly I neglected my friends, both at
home and far and wide. I stopped
texting, Facebooking, calling and I didn’t go visiting. So I am determined to make more of an effort
with texts, phone calls, letters and visits this year…weather they want to see
me or not!
10.
Read more books. I love books and reading, but I am so
sporadic in doing so. I’ll go through a
phase when I will read a book a week for 2 months and then not pick one up for
another 3. I also tend to go for the familiar
tomes I have on the shelf, even though I have a little stock of books I have
not read. So I will aim for a book a
month, and make reading part of my routine.
11.
Carry on with all of the
things I achieved in 2011: Well why
bother doing them if I’m not going to keep it up!
12.
Be happier at the end of
2012 than I was at the end of 2011. 2012 is
looking bright, granted it is only the 5th, but what the hell, start
as you mean to go on!
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