Year End Evaluations

The year is almost over. It's a matter of hours before I will be writing 2013 on my checks. Many are busy preparing for a New Year's Eve gathering of one kind or another. Some do the habitual ritual of making New Year's Resolutions that only last a month, or two at best. Me? I'm don't know if it is a New Year's Resolution that I am really making or if it's more of Year End Evaluation I am conducting on myself.

Last year I wanted to focus on my weight loss, make it priority. Unfortunately I did not loose much weight at all. In fact, my weight went up and down and up and down. In the long run, I think I lost about 6lbs. In one year, 6lbs is not much at all. I did make my weight loss a higher priority than in previous years. I did not stick to my plans but they were never too far from my thoughts. ... That is all fine and dandy, make no dent in my weight. I am okay with it.

The reason I am okay with it is because I have made progress overall. Maybe not in the sense of weighing less, but progress. I am now able to:

• Walk 9 miles without passing out the rest of the day,
• Log a lot more regularly on LoseIt.com,
• Use my Fitbit almost every single day,
• Decline dessert and sugary treats more often,
• and I do not eat at all-you-can-eat buffet style places.

My evaluation is seeing the progress and building on it. I still have areas that need help, and other areas that need a lot of  help. So of these areas are:

• Sleeping 7-8 hours a night,
• Eating 3 meals a day,
• Eating 2-3 snacks a day,
• Drinking eight 8oz glasses of water, everyday,
• and blogging/tweeting more often as I always want to, but never seem to find enough time.

So, based on my evaluation, I will fill in my calender with specific days/times to check my progress in achieving progress in these areas that I need help in.

Until next year, I hope you all have a great evening staying in, going out, having fun, sleeping in, ... whatever you do, stop by and say hello in 2013.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!