2008 - Resolutions, anyone? - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

genuinegirly · 01-01-2008, 11:22 AM

Here we are, it's 2008. The local newspapers all seem to be talking about new year's resolutions. Which makes me wonder...where do people really stand on this resolution stuff?

Questions:

1 - Does the fact that it's a new year make you especially motivated to start fresh with new goals, or are you just as likely to set goals whenever it suits you?

2- What are your new year's resolutions for this year?

3- How difficult or easy have you found resolutions to keep in the past?

4- Have you ever conquered something truly monumental (quit smoking, face a difficult past, challenge a fear, climb a mountain, etc) because you made it a new year's resolution?

Responses:

1- I'm usually so busy with finals, then holidays, to put the hours into introspection required to make a satisfying goal or resolution. It seems that I'm better at making goals and planning out how I'll accomplish those goals during those times when I'm less busy. For instance, the beginning of a new semester or the start of a vacation.

2- I have no new year's resolutions for this year. Unless you count the ever-present resolution to pass all those difficult classes.

3- For me, resolutions by nature must be a challenge. Otherwise they seem silly. Waking up to run or walk every morning at 7:30am, for instance. Seems easy at first, but after a week, it becomes more challenging.

4- I haven't completed anything monumental. Though I keep thinking that maybe sometime I will.

Willravel · 01-01-2008, 11:41 AM

1) Stop murdering hookers
2) Bring about world peace, starting in Baltimore
3) Invent a cheese that glows, hopefully using the asian glowing kittens
4) Watch the whole OC series in one weekend (angst!)

Seriously:
learn to surf, get back into snowblading, learn at least 40 new recipes, finish burning fat, STUDY, continue campaigning for universal healthcare, make friends with Berkeley admins, 3000 good posts in TFP, and get back behind the wheel of a BMW (I miss mine and want another one!).

World's King · 01-01-2008, 11:55 AM

I'm sorry but I can't allow you to make a "murdering hookers" joke.

Willravel · 01-01-2008, 11:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by World's King

I'm sorry but I can't allow you to make a "murdering hookers" joke.

Jealous?

World's King · 01-01-2008, 11:58 AM

A little...

uncle phil · 01-01-2008, 12:13 PM

to be good...

i promise...

World's King · 01-01-2008, 12:15 PM

Well, I'm not starting off the year very well...

It can only get better after this.

Daniel_ · 01-01-2008, 12:17 PM

To eat only when I'm hungry.

To visit the gym more often.

To buy what I need, not what I want.

To be a better husband and father.

jewels · 01-01-2008, 12:46 PM

My new signature line, my new philosophy. I will put it simply: No more excuses!

snowy · 01-01-2008, 01:28 PM

My resolution is to stop shoulding all over myself. I also want to learn to let go of the guilt I feel about past choices; the past is past and I have to live with the consequences, regardless. Between these two things, I hope to further control my anxiety.

Furthermore, I also want to establish a routine and stick to it.

Willravel · 01-01-2008, 01:41 PM

Shoulding?

snowy · 01-01-2008, 01:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by willravel

Shoulding?

You know, negative self-talk, like "I should have done this", etc.

Willravel · 01-01-2008, 01:53 PM

OH! Now I get it.

You're the first person to ever inspire me to look up "shoulding" in the dictionary because it sounds like a word.

Charlatan · 01-01-2008, 02:17 PM

Staying the course...

Siege · 01-01-2008, 03:48 PM

i've never had a new year's resolution, and my current goal doesn't really apply either. it just happens to be a new semester where i (hopefully) can devote the time to achieve my goal.

that being said, my goal is to get back into the shape i was in 2nd year.

JumpinJesus · 01-01-2008, 04:55 PM

I don't make new year's resolutions. I figure if I need to change something, then I need to change it when I realize I need to change it. I got nothing against those who do make them (bless your eyes, Valerie Bertinelli), I just don't dig on making life altering changes based on a calendar date.

dd3953 · 01-01-2008, 08:15 PM

1) i set goals when i need to.
2) i was thinking about it for almost a week now, and i still can't think of anything.
3) the only one i ever make (and never keep) is to stop smoking. which i like a little to much right now, which is why i didn't make one this year.
4) no. see 3.

streak_56 · 01-01-2008, 08:52 PM

#1 Resolution... strengthen my back so I cannot re-ingure myself again. And work on my upper body and core strength.

#2 ... pay off credit card debt and my car by December

#3 ... take Angela on a trip for Christmas to Mexico

#4 ... work one job for more hours than three jobs for less hours.

#5 ... try to call my family more often

Plan9 · 01-01-2008, 09:01 PM

1 - No. I'm a man fired out of the barrel of a gun. I'm always going fast.
2- Run a marathon before I get another year older. Slam college.
3- Easy. I'm a pretty dedicated guy with few negative vices.
4- No, I don't really use "resolutions" as motivation to do things I want to do. I like to use the "lifetime self merit badge" system.

surferlove007 · 01-02-2008, 06:25 AM

1. Make all A's this semester.
2. If #1 fails, then pass all classes this semester.
3. Be Consistent (apparently now that I've done well, I have to be consistent at it before it means jack sh&t to my folks)

Meditrina · 01-02-2008, 06:57 AM

Questions and my answers:

1 - Does the fact that it's a new year make you especially motivated to start fresh with new goals, or are you just as likely to set goals whenever it suits you? I like to set goals whenever it suits me. I think making New Year's Resolutions adds unneeded pressure. It makes me feel like I have to get it accomplished before the year is up. I'd prefer to do it at my own pace and reach my goal whenever.

2- What are your new year's resolutions for this year? They are not necessarily resolutions, but rather hopes and dreams. I want to continue in my personal growth, I want to understand my children more and help them through whatever stage they are in at the time, I want my family to be happy again.

3- How difficult or easy have you found resolutions to keep in the past? I have never made any.

4- Have you ever conquered something truly monumental (quit smoking, face a difficult past, challenge a fear, climb a mountain, etc) because you made it a new year's resolution? I am constantly trying to conquer something, whether it is a new year's resolution or not. Like I said in #1 - resolutions add undue pressure, I'd rather not make any.

Push-Pull · 01-02-2008, 07:31 AM

1) Whenever it suits me, or whatever the situation calls for.

2) To continue on with the exercise program I've begun so that I WILL pass the Border Patrol PT. In addition, I promise myself to continue the program regardless of how my Border Patrol experience pans out.

3) Didn't make too many in the past, but then I never made any Earth shattering ones either.

4) Nope, see number one.

Crack · 01-02-2008, 08:32 AM

my only resolution is to not make any resolutions...

/fail

Fotzlid · 01-02-2008, 08:50 AM

1. no, whenever it suits me

2. i dont make resolutions.

3. i never kept them when i did make them which is why i dont anymore

4. all my monumental feats were accomplished at various times of the year. the new year was never the inspiration to change.

KellyC · 01-02-2008, 10:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JumpinJesus

I don't make new year's resolutions. I figure if I need to change something, then I need to change it when I realize I need to change it. I got nothing against those who do make them (bless your eyes, Valerie Bertinelli), I just don't dig on making life altering changes based on a calendar date.

This is exactly my thought. I don't understand why some people have to wait until New Year to better themselves. NOW is always a good time.

Willravel · 01-02-2008, 10:14 AM

I didn't realize you changed the OP while I was posting...

Quote:

Originally Posted by genuinegirly

1 - Does the fact that it's a new year make you especially motivated to start fresh with new goals, or are you just as likely to set goals whenever it suits you?

2- What are your new year's resolutions for this year?

3- How difficult or easy have you found resolutions to keep in the past?

4- Have you ever conquered something truly monumental (quit smoking, face a difficult past, challenge a fear, climb a mountain, etc) because you made it a new year's resolution?

1) Absolutely. Each new year serves to remind one of the passage of time and that we're all mortal: there's a time limit to this game. It helps to bring things into perspective and forces one to prioritize. That's important.
2) See post #2
3) Some are difficult and long term, others aren't. Obviously the bigger ones take more effort to keep.
4) April of 1999 was the last time I did any illegal substance. I chose April because of that stupid 4/20 thing, but it actually was a resolution and I've stuck with it completely and totally without exception. It's something I take great pride in. Now I only have an occasional drink or cigar whereas 8 years ago I would very well be tripping balls or something stupid.

Don't do drugs. They're fucking expensive and they can really screw up your life.

Jinn · 01-02-2008, 10:22 AM

Quote:

OH! Now I get it.

You're the first person to ever inspire me to look up "shoulding" in the dictionary because it sounds like a word.

Right there with you..

And no, I don't make resolutions.

Four out of every five people will eventually break their resolution:
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/1...d75&ei=5087%0A

I believe in long-term, sustainable, realistic goals. I don't believe in making a grand goal because some tradition says I should.

Something tells me George Bush made a New Year's Resolution. See above.

ironpham · 01-02-2008, 11:16 AM

I only make tiny resolutions that would be easy to keep. Honestly though, most of the time I don't even make a resolution.

This year I did make one:
Learn how to play Hendrix's Little Wing by Thanksgiving.

I give it 11 months because it also requires me to learn how to play using a different style, which is using the thumb as the root note. 11 months should be more than enough time though.

snowy · 01-02-2008, 11:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JinnKai

Right there with you..

And no, I don't make resolutions.

Four out of every five people will eventually break their resolution:
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/1...d75&ei=5087%0A

I believe in long-term, sustainable, realistic goals. I don't believe in making a grand goal because some tradition says I should.

Something tells me George Bush made a New Year's Resolution. See above.

Yeah, I didn't really hold with the whole New Year's resolution thing until I coincidentally started losing weight shortly after New Years. People assumed it must have been a resolution of mine to lose weight, and I have let them think that. It really was just me making up my mind that I was fat enough and something had to be done.

This time, my resolutions come up because the New Year is a good time for me to start working towards a new goal. Classes start next week, which gives me a good chance to start working on building that routine I want.

But after having a successful, sort-of resolution, I decided to set some goals and work towards those.

I really think timing is everything when it comes to goal-setting. I won't try getting beyond my current weight set point until spring, because I know my body has more or less decided it's reached its happy point for winter. New starts and fresh goals seem to go along with one another, but I wonder how many people actually get a new start with the New Year? Very few, I imagine.

blahblah454 · 01-02-2008, 12:12 PM

I think new years resolutions are kind of stupid. If you really wanted to do something or be a better person you would do it anyways. Why does one day on a man made calender make all the difference? I think if you are too lazy to start in december or prior then why would you suddenly change your mind because the year changed?

tinydancer · 01-04-2008, 07:30 AM

I usually don't make them.... But this year I kinda did and haven't thought about it since... and ironically, have been able to keep the resolution. I'm sure had I thought about it everyday and kept reminding myself I wouldn't have made it past hour 2. Hope I didn't just jinx myself. But the resolution is/was to stop pulling my hair out. Literally. Very bad habit of pulling hairs out of my head which doesn't tend to look so hot. Meh. Hopefully I'll follow through.

funydjane · 01-04-2008, 02:09 PM

I resolved a long time ago to never make resolutions.

Dammitall · 01-06-2008, 07:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by genuinegirly

1 - Does the fact that it's a new year make you especially motivated to start fresh with new goals, or are you just as likely to set goals whenever it suits you?

2- What are your new year's resolutions for this year?

3- How difficult or easy have you found resolutions to keep in the past?

4- Have you ever conquered something truly monumental (quit smoking, face a difficult past, challenge a fear, climb a mountain, etc) because you made it a new year's resolution?

I have this Excel spreadsheet named "2005.xls" It's got a tab for big life goals, little specific life goals, steps I think I need to take to reach those goals, and of course material stuff I covet (forgive me, it's a a cardinal trait for my Zodiac sign).

2005... most of the stuff is unrealized, still on the list, still "in development." For this year? I'll join a gym close to work, start commuting (partially) by bike as the days get longer, take better care of my eyes, visit doctors more often, probably go back into therapy, budget and save more money, spend less, start writing again, read a damned book once in a while.

I honestly want to be happy with the life I have, for starters. Or get real about what I need to change to be happy.

evilbeefchan · 01-06-2008, 10:38 PM

1 - I'm just as likely to set new goals whenever I get the motivation, but I think the feeling of having the year "end" kinda puts everything into perspective.

2- To continue cooking more at home instead of eating out, and to stick to using my Savings account for what it was made for.

3- I stuck to my resolutions once I stopped making up random ones, and started to really get serious about it.

4- During my annual checkup my Dr told me I was overweight, my cholesterol was high and I had a fatty liver. The following year, I had lost 40 lbs and my cholesterol and liver were back to normal levels. I think it helped that the checkup was the week after New Year's, so my resolution was still fresh in my mind. Anomalies like "fatty liver" were what really freaked me out, and pushed me to take care of my body.

MSD · 01-08-2008, 06:46 AM

At over 54% thinking that resolutions are bunk, I am once again proud of the cynicism of TFP and would like to think I helped to inspire some of it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by willravel

Don't do drugs. They're fucking expensive and they can really screw up your life.

Huh. One of the first things I did this year was decide to do more drugs.

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01-01-2008, 11:22 AM	#1 (permalink)
genuinegirly Eat your vegetables Super Moderator Location: Arabidopsis-ville	2008 - Resolutions, anyone? Here we are, it's 2008. The local newspapers all seem to be talking about new year's resolutions. Which makes me wonder...where do people really stand on this resolution stuff? Questions: 1 - Does the fact that it's a new year make you especially motivated to start fresh with new goals, or are you just as likely to set goals whenever it suits you? 2- What are your new year's resolutions for this year? 3- How difficult or easy have you found resolutions to keep in the past? 4- Have you ever conquered something truly monumental (quit smoking, face a difficult past, challenge a fear, climb a mountain, etc) because you made it a new year's resolution? Responses: 1- I'm usually so busy with finals, then holidays, to put the hours into introspection required to make a satisfying goal or resolution. It seems that I'm better at making goals and planning out how I'll accomplish those goals during those times when I'm less busy. For instance, the beginning of a new semester or the start of a vacation. 2- I have no new year's resolutions for this year. Unless you count the ever-present resolution to pass all those difficult classes. 3- For me, resolutions by nature must be a challenge. Otherwise they seem silly. Waking up to run or walk every morning at 7:30am, for instance. Seems easy at first, but after a week, it becomes more challenging. 4- I haven't completed anything monumental. Though I keep thinking that maybe sometime I will. __________________ "Sometimes I have to remember that things are brought to me for a reason, either for my own lessons or for the benefit of others." Cynthetiq "violence is no more or less real than non-violence." roachboy Last edited by genuinegirly; 01-01-2008 at 11:28 AM..

01-01-2008, 11:55 AM	#3 (permalink)
World's King Here Location: Denver City Denver	I'm sorry but I can't allow you to make a "murdering hookers" joke. __________________ heavy is the head that wears the crown

01-01-2008, 11:58 AM	#5 (permalink)
World's King Here Location: Denver City Denver	A little... __________________ heavy is the head that wears the crown

01-01-2008, 12:13 PM	#6 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	to be good... i promise... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

01-01-2008, 11:41 AM	#2 (permalink)
Willravel ... a sort of licensed troubleshooter.	1) Stop murdering hookers 2) Bring about world peace, starting in Baltimore 3) Invent a cheese that glows, hopefully using the asian glowing kittens 4) Watch the whole OC series in one weekend (angst!) Seriously: learn to surf, get back into snowblading, learn at least 40 new recipes, finish burning fat, STUDY, continue campaigning for universal healthcare, make friends with Berkeley admins, 3000 good posts in TFP, and get back behind the wheel of a BMW (I miss mine and want another one!).

01-01-2008, 12:15 PM	#7 (permalink)
World's King Here Location: Denver City Denver	Well, I'm not starting off the year very well... It can only get better after this. __________________ heavy is the head that wears the crown

01-01-2008, 12:17 PM	#8 (permalink)
Daniel_ Evil Priest: The Devil Made Me Do It! Location: Southern England	To eat only when I'm hungry. To visit the gym more often. To buy what I need, not what I want. To be a better husband and father. __________________ ╔═════════════════════════════════════════╗ Overhead, the Albatross hangs motionless upon the air, And deep beneath the rolling waves, In labyrinths of Coral Caves, The Echo of a distant time Comes willowing across the sand; And everthing is Green and Submarine ╚═════════════════════════════════════════╝

01-01-2008, 12:46 PM	#9 (permalink)
jewels Eponymous Location: Central Central Florida	My new signature line, my new philosophy. I will put it simply: No more excuses! __________________ We are always more anxious to be distinguished for a talent which we do not possess, than to be praised for the fifteen which we do possess. Mark Twain

01-01-2008, 01:28 PM	#10 (permalink)
snowy Kick Ass Kunoichi Location: Oregon	My resolution is to stop shoulding all over myself. I also want to learn to let go of the guilt I feel about past choices; the past is past and I have to live with the consequences, regardless. Between these two things, I hope to further control my anxiety. Furthermore, I also want to establish a routine and stick to it. __________________ If I am not better, at least I am different. --Jean-Jacques Rousseau

01-01-2008, 01:41 PM	#11 (permalink)
Willravel ... a sort of licensed troubleshooter.	Shoulding?

01-01-2008, 01:53 PM	#13 (permalink)
Willravel ... a sort of licensed troubleshooter.	OH! Now I get it. You're the first person to ever inspire me to look up "shoulding" in the dictionary because it sounds like a word.

01-01-2008, 02:17 PM	#14 (permalink)
Charlatan Getting it. Super Moderator Location: Lion City	Staying the course... __________________ "My hands are on fire. Hands are on fire. Ain't got no more time for all you charlatans and liars." - Old Man Luedecke

01-01-2008, 03:48 PM	#15 (permalink)
Siege is a tiger Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada	i've never had a new year's resolution, and my current goal doesn't really apply either. it just happens to be a new semester where i (hopefully) can devote the time to achieve my goal. that being said, my goal is to get back into the shape i was in 2nd year. __________________ "Your name's Geek? Do you know the origin of the term? A geek is someone who bites the heads off chickens at a circus. I would never let you suck my dick with a name like Geek" --Kevin Smith This part just makes my posts easier to find

01-01-2008, 04:55 PM	#16 (permalink)
JumpinJesus Junkie Location: Chicago	I don't make new year's resolutions. I figure if I need to change something, then I need to change it when I realize I need to change it. I got nothing against those who do make them (bless your eyes, Valerie Bertinelli), I just don't dig on making life altering changes based on a calendar date. __________________ "I can normally tell how intelligent a man is by how stupid he thinks I am" - Cormac McCarthy, All The Pretty Horses

01-01-2008, 08:15 PM	#17 (permalink)
dd3953 Psycho: By Choice Location: dd.land	1) i set goals when i need to. 2) i was thinking about it for almost a week now, and i still can't think of anything. 3) the only one i ever make (and never keep) is to stop smoking. which i like a little to much right now, which is why i didn't make one this year. 4) no. see 3. __________________ [Technically, I'm not possible, I'm made of exceptions. ]

01-01-2008, 08:52 PM	#18 (permalink)
streak_56 who ever said streaking was a bad thing? Location: Calgary	#1 Resolution... strengthen my back so I cannot re-ingure myself again. And work on my upper body and core strength. #2 ... pay off credit card debt and my car by December #3 ... take Angela on a trip for Christmas to Mexico #4 ... work one job for more hours than three jobs for less hours. #5 ... try to call my family more often

01-01-2008, 09:01 PM	#19 (permalink)
Plan9 I Confess a Shiver	1 - No. I'm a man fired out of the barrel of a gun. I'm always going fast. 2- Run a marathon before I get another year older. Slam college. 3- Easy. I'm a pretty dedicated guy with few negative vices. 4- No, I don't really use "resolutions" as motivation to do things I want to do. I like to use the "lifetime self merit badge" system. __________________ *Whatever you can carry.* "You should not drink... and bake."

01-02-2008, 06:25 AM	#20 (permalink)
surferlove007 Junkie	1. Make all A's this semester. 2. If #1 fails, then pass all classes this semester. 3. Be Consistent (apparently now that I've done well, I have to be consistent at it before it means jack sh&t to my folks)

01-02-2008, 06:57 AM	#21 (permalink)
Meditrina Junkie Location: LI,NY	Questions and my answers: 1 - Does the fact that it's a new year make you especially motivated to start fresh with new goals, or are you just as likely to set goals whenever it suits you? I like to set goals whenever it suits me. I think making New Year's Resolutions adds unneeded pressure. It makes me feel like I have to get it accomplished before the year is up. I'd prefer to do it at my own pace and reach my goal whenever. 2- What are your new year's resolutions for this year? They are not necessarily resolutions, but rather hopes and dreams. I want to continue in my personal growth, I want to understand my children more and help them through whatever stage they are in at the time, I want my family to be happy again. 3- How difficult or easy have you found resolutions to keep in the past? I have never made any. 4- Have you ever conquered something truly monumental (quit smoking, face a difficult past, challenge a fear, climb a mountain, etc) because you made it a new year's resolution? I am constantly trying to conquer something, whether it is a new year's resolution or not. Like I said in #1 - resolutions add undue pressure, I'd rather not make any. __________________ "Toughness is in the soul and spirit, not in muscles." ~Alex Karras

01-02-2008, 07:31 AM	#22 (permalink)
Push-Pull I'll ask when I'm ready.... Location: Firmly in the middle....	1) Whenever it suits me, or whatever the situation calls for. 2) To continue on with the exercise program I've begun so that I *WILL* pass the Border Patrol PT. In addition, I promise myself to continue the program regardless of how my Border Patrol experience pans out. 3) Didn't make too many in the past, but then I never made any Earth shattering ones either. 4) Nope, see number one. __________________ "No laws, no matter how rigidly enforced, can protect a person from their own stupidity." -Me- "Some people are like Slinkies..... They are not really good for anything, but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs." -Unknown- DAMMIT! -Jack Bauer-

01-02-2008, 08:32 AM	#23 (permalink)
Crack Misanthropic Location: Ohio! yay!	my only resolution is to not make any resolutions... /fail __________________ Crack, you and I are long overdue for a vicious bout of mansex. ~Halx

01-02-2008, 08:50 AM	#24 (permalink)
Fotzlid Junkie Location: Greater Boston area	1. no, whenever it suits me 2. i dont make resolutions. 3. i never kept them when i did make them which is why i dont anymore 4. all my monumental feats were accomplished at various times of the year. the new year was never the inspiration to change.

01-02-2008, 11:16 AM	#28 (permalink)
ironpham DOOMTRAIN Location: NC	I only make tiny resolutions that would be easy to keep. Honestly though, most of the time I don't even make a resolution. This year I did make one: Learn how to play Hendrix's Little Wing by Thanksgiving. I give it 11 months because it also requires me to learn how to play using a different style, which is using the thumb as the root note. 11 months should be more than enough time though.

01-02-2008, 12:12 PM	#30 (permalink)
blahblah454 Let's put a smile on that face Location: On the road...	I think new years resolutions are kind of stupid. If you really wanted to do something or be a better person you would do it anyways. Why does one day on a man made calender make all the difference? I think if you are too lazy to start in december or prior then why would you suddenly change your mind because the year changed?

01-04-2008, 07:30 AM	#31 (permalink)
tinydancer Tilted Location: Ohio	I usually don't make them.... But this year I kinda did and haven't thought about it since... and ironically, have been able to keep the resolution. I'm sure had I thought about it everyday and kept reminding myself I wouldn't have made it past hour 2. Hope I didn't just jinx myself. But the resolution is/was to stop pulling my hair out. Literally. Very bad habit of pulling hairs out of my head which doesn't tend to look so hot. Meh. Hopefully I'll follow through. __________________ My life has no purpose, no direction, no aim, no meaning, and yet I'm happy. I can't figure it out. What am i doing right? -Charles M. Schulz

01-04-2008, 02:09 PM	#32 (permalink)
funydjane Tilted	I resolved a long time ago to never make resolutions.

01-06-2008, 10:38 PM	#34 (permalink)
evilbeefchan Addict Location: Alhambra, CA	1 - I'm just as likely to set new goals whenever I get the motivation, but I think the feeling of having the year "end" kinda puts everything into perspective. 2- To continue cooking more at home instead of eating out, and to stick to using my Savings account for what it was made for. 3- I stuck to my resolutions once I stopped making up random ones, and started to really get serious about it. 4- During my annual checkup my Dr told me I was overweight, my cholesterol was high and I had a fatty liver. The following year, I had lost 40 lbs and my cholesterol and liver were back to normal levels. I think it helped that the checkup was the week after New Year's, so my resolution was still fresh in my mind. Anomalies like "fatty liver" were what really freaked me out, and pushed me to take care of my body.