Unopimistic

Sunday, December 31, 2017

Well, another year is about to bite the dust.  I don't think I'm going to accomplish any major 2017 goals in the next 12 hours, so it's safe to say that it's been a bust.  I haven't stepped on the scale in a while, but I know I haven't made any progress.  Doing better in the strength department but cardio condition has dropped off due to lack of walking.  No other major life improvements I can point to, either.  Work stress is way up, quality and quantity of sleep is down.  This cannot continue.

I've never been a big believer in new year resolutions, but I do have an interest in setting some goals for 2018.

1.  Fix the sleep.  Perhaps surprisingly, the first goal isn't food related.  I need to get more, better and consistent sleep.  I had hopes of getting up early today, instead I dragged myself out of bed at 8:00.  Pathetic.  And still not rested. 

2.  Dump the fast food.   It's too easy to just eat out every meal.  I don't mind the sit down stuff, at least when I make good choices -- it's too bad the breakfast for lunch and taco salad spots are long gone -- but it's too easy to get 1500 calories of drive thru.

3.  Get back to walking.  I have a million excuses, but they're just that.  Excuses.  Get out there are do it, dummy.  You felt great when doing three miles a day.

4.  Be honest with myself.  And that means being more critical when I fail.

And that's it.  Sure I want to lose a bunch of weight.  If I do those other things, it will come.