I don’t tend to do resolutions, and I don’t really plan to change that this year. I do, however, like to do goals. Last year, I began the year with a goal to have lost at least 52 pounds by the end of the year although preferably I wanted to lose twice that amount (2 pounds a week).
That didn’t happen, but I did manage to lose 25 pounds in a year. Not shabby.
For 2008, I want to continue with my goals that I began last year, and I have a couple of new ones.
New goal 1: Spend time with family and be there with the family 100 percent instead of working while answering/talking to them.
New goal 2: Eat sooner in the day. Try to have dinner by 6 p.m. and eliminate eating after 6 p.m. most of the time. This is part of my training/learning that I need to do. In the past, I always ate a late lunch (around 3-ish), and I would end up eating dinner around 7 or 8 p.m. It turns out my eating schedule was way off, and I need to change that.
Goal 2: Avoid fast food. I made this goal last year, and I improved my fast food eating, but I didn’t completely eliminate it. I had allowed myself fast food when the family was eating, and I vowed to just eat smarter and not eat everything. This happened most of the time. I do think there were a handful of times when, primarily due to convenience, I pulled into a fast food by myself and bought a meal. But even then, my choices tended to be smarter. So this one was pretty successful, and I think I did OK.
Goal 3: Avoid pop. I had done this in 2005 with a lot more success (less than 5 pops all year). I wasn’t bad with this one in 2007, but I could have been a lot better. I want to renew this vow. It’s a good thing this isn’t a resolution because I already had a small glass of pop today. It was sitting there, and it was simple. I am way too into simple drinks. I like the drink you can pop a top and gulp. I am not as thrilled with the drink that requires you get a glass, pour and eventually wash the glass. I do tend to drink water with dinner though.
And that’s it. I have other goals, but they aren’t related to this blog and/or I am not yet sure I am willing to go public with them. 
