I clearly need rules and guidelines to fulfill my resolutions for 2012. I am not someone who can just say "I am going to keep the house cleaner" or "I am going to be more organized." That just falls by the wayside in two days. Instead, I need rules.
Today, I implemented my first rule:
(1) There shall be no dishes left in the sink when I go to bed. The dishes can be in the dishwasher ready to run overnight or the next day, but there will be no dirty dishes in the sink and no clean dishes in the dishwasher when I go to bed.
This will actually be a real improvement. We are horrible at doing dishes. While I cook, I try to keep up with the dishes, but after the meal, I just put the dishes in the sink to "do them later." I let that happen for a day or two and then I have a disgusting mess to clean up. If I do the dishes each night, then I won't have to deal with the disgusting mess every three days or so.
As for the other resolutions:
Losing Weight. Today, I returned to the gym, where I spent 30 minutes on the elliptical machine (320 calories burned if you believe the counters) and did some weight lifting. I also signed up for my semi-private personal training appointments for January. I am going 4 times per week. Once I start back at work, I am going at 7 p.m. I am not ready to switch to early morning workouts, but if the 7 p.m. workouts become too much, I will give that a shot.
Meal Planning. I am going to start working on this tonight.
Monday, January 2, 2012
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Well, New Year's Eve is Here
New Year's Eve. The pressure of resolutions. The initial eagerness to work towards fulfilling the resolutions and the eventual downfall that follows after the resolutions fall by the wayside. A never ending cycle of optimism and failure. Or maybe that's just me.
This year is going to be different for me. I really want to fulfill my resolutions. I want to work on the resolutions and have the resolutions change from aspirational goals to normal parts of my life.
So, without further adieu, here is my list of resolutions for 2012:
(1) Lose weight. I know, cliche. But after two kids in three years, it is time to drop some lbs. My goal is to lose 75 lbs. I would love to do it by the end of 2012, but regardless of how long it takes, that is my goal. (BTW, there is no way I am putting my actual weight on this blog, but suffice it to say, I need to lose 75 lbs to be a normal healthy weight, not a heroin-chic model). Aside from wanting to look better, during my pregnancy with Cheeks, I had gestational diabetes. My dietitian told me that people who had gestational diabetes are much more likely to develop Type-2 diabetes later in life. After following the gestational diabetes diet for 12 weeks, pricking my fingers 4 times a day and getting 4 insulin injections each day, there is no way I want to do that the rest of my life. Losing weight will have a huge impact on my gestational diabetes risk.
(2) Organize My House. Our house is a constant source of embarrassment. It's a great house in a great neighborhood. I am just a horrible housekeeper. I have clutter every where. My goal is made up of two subparts: (a) develop a routine for keeping a "fairly neat" household and (b) declutter and organize each room to assist with subpart (a).
(3) Meal Plan. Each week I go to the grocery store and buy a bunch of food. Regardless, half of the nights in a week I heat up a pizza or have my hubby bring something home. We wind up throwing away food that would have been perfectly good to eat had I gotten my act together. If I could plan out meals a week at a time, maybe I won't be such a wasteful person.
This year is going to be different for me. I really want to fulfill my resolutions. I want to work on the resolutions and have the resolutions change from aspirational goals to normal parts of my life.
So, without further adieu, here is my list of resolutions for 2012:
(1) Lose weight. I know, cliche. But after two kids in three years, it is time to drop some lbs. My goal is to lose 75 lbs. I would love to do it by the end of 2012, but regardless of how long it takes, that is my goal. (BTW, there is no way I am putting my actual weight on this blog, but suffice it to say, I need to lose 75 lbs to be a normal healthy weight, not a heroin-chic model). Aside from wanting to look better, during my pregnancy with Cheeks, I had gestational diabetes. My dietitian told me that people who had gestational diabetes are much more likely to develop Type-2 diabetes later in life. After following the gestational diabetes diet for 12 weeks, pricking my fingers 4 times a day and getting 4 insulin injections each day, there is no way I want to do that the rest of my life. Losing weight will have a huge impact on my gestational diabetes risk.
(2) Organize My House. Our house is a constant source of embarrassment. It's a great house in a great neighborhood. I am just a horrible housekeeper. I have clutter every where. My goal is made up of two subparts: (a) develop a routine for keeping a "fairly neat" household and (b) declutter and organize each room to assist with subpart (a).
(3) Meal Plan. Each week I go to the grocery store and buy a bunch of food. Regardless, half of the nights in a week I heat up a pizza or have my hubby bring something home. We wind up throwing away food that would have been perfectly good to eat had I gotten my act together. If I could plan out meals a week at a time, maybe I won't be such a wasteful person.
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