New Year's Resolution

Here it is, the morning of the last day of the year...and I have yet to come up with a solid New Year's Resolution. I find myself questioning the whole idea of a 'New Year's Resolution'. What is it for? Is it an opportunity to 'start over'? Or do people make these annual resolutions just to feel better about themselves, knowing that they have 'set goals' for themselves to become better people? Now I'm wondering how many New Year's resolutions truly fail...

I researched this, and according to the University of Scranton's Journal of Clinical Psychology, published December 13, 2013, the top New Year's resolutions are:

1. Lose weight
2. Getting organized
3. Spend less, save more
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(Click those dots to see the webpage)

Looking over the top 10, I can remember trying at least 7 of them (I don't smoke, so that's out, and I've never set a 'goal' to fall in love).

Scroll down, and you'll see that only 8% of people who make New Year's resolutions are truly sucessful. 49% of people setting New Year's resolutions have 'infrequent success', and nearly one quarter (24%) of people who set New Year's resolutions never succeed.

I can honestly tell you that I am in that 24% who never succeed. Many years, I set lofty goals: lose 100 lbs, become a better person (yeah, that makes sense), get organized, save money, etc...I have a rough time following ANY New Year's resolutions!

This is why I abhor this time of year. Now people want to know: what are you going to focus on bettering in your life? My answer: I don't know! There is so much in my life I want to better!

After this rant (thanks for listening), I don't know if I have a specific New Year's resolution in mind..Here is a general New Year's resolution:

My goal is to lose 50 lbs. by January 1st, 2015. That means I should be 380 lbs. by 1/1/15. That's approximately 1 lb. a week.

This might not be specific, but it doesn't need to be; my weekly goals during the year are more specific for me, and I will use those to strive toward my New Year's resolution of -50 lbs.

Good luck on your New Year's resolutions!

Motivation Monday

Happy Monday! 2 busy weeks ahead of me, but I will continue to blog as much as I can.

My motivational quote of the week is:

~Love yourself for who you are right now~

This couldn't be more true for what I'm going through now... I am a self-deprecating person with very low self-esteem. One important lesson I need to learn is that no matter my weight, my situation in life, or my personal struggles I go through, I need to start being nicer to myself. I'm tired of putting myself down, whether it be for laughs or just because I feel awful. I need to learn to love and respect myself for who I am. 

Have a good week!

New Goal Sunday and Happy December!

Happy Sunday and happy December! Hope you are ready, or preparing for, a wonderful holiday season. I have already started decorating my room, but that is about it. In past years, my family has already had cookie doughs prepared and decorations down from the attic. This year is much different. The whole family has been very busy and we have not had much time to focus on Christmas. However, we always find a way to be ready for Christmas, no matter our schedule. It's Christmas, after all!

So, if you can see a pattern in my past few months of blogs, I haven't blogged much. Or...as much as I would like to. I can honestly say that I really fell off the bandwagon. Bad. I guess that means I have to just pick myself up and start over, doesn't it? It does.

So. I guess my new starting weight is...430 lbs.

But good news. I was really mad when I saw that number. Like furious. I didn't want that in my life. Out of the blue, I started making better food choices, both at home and in restaurants. I got back into SOMEWHAT of a routine of going to the gym. And BAM. Like that, in 2 weeks, I dropped 5.8 lbs.

Which means I am already down to 424.2 lbs!!!!

I am gonna knock this weight off! This is good motivation!

"New" goal this week is the same as always:

Give up one fast-food meal/frozen mocha per week

Start: 4 meals/mochas

Goal: 3 meals/mochas

Lastly, this is my 100th post!! It only took me nearly 2 years...oh well. Here's to 100 more!

Enjoy the happy holiday season!