Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Goals for 2011

Finally getting a chance to put my goals "down on paper" ....these are definitely not exhaustive but some of the main (and many things) i would like to work on/do/do better/continue to do in the new year...These are not in any particular order....

Weight/Body
*Lose 100 pounds by Jan 15th
*Lose 130 pounds by my one year bandiversary (April 22)
*Lose 160 pounds by 9/10/11 (one of my best friend's weddings)
*Avoid mindless eating
*Do cardio at least 3x per week
*do Pilates 1-2 times a week
*get a trainer after bonus
*drink at least 60 oz of water a day
*focus on protein
*sweets only in moderation/less frequently
*avoid any type of binge eating
*Blog at least 3x per week and try to make posts more thought provoking

Spirit
*Attend mass weekly
*pray daily
*Make God a more central focus of my every day life
*Make sure I am always being my best self
*less gossiping
*no cussing
*Each month write a handwritten letter to someone telling them how much they mean to me (stole this from Amy at Babbles of a Bandster)
*work on ridding myself of guilt
*focus on keeping myself a priority
*follow up on what I say I will do
*keep in touch with friends more regularly

Health
*Go get a physical at 100 down
*make GYN appt (overdue)
*Get my teeth cleaned as many times as insurance pays and get all my cavities fixed
*Brush my teeth morning AND NIGHT and floss daily
*wash makeup off at night and moisturize my face 2x a day

Mind
*Read one book per month (non chick lit)
*only watch one hour of TV during weekdays unless at GYM (excluding AM TV on on background when getting ready)
*Take ongoing development classes to better myself at my job
*Read paper daily vs. doing a 5 minute skim
*Read 30 minds extra per day for work
*be more efficient at work

Personal
*Dress for success daily (aka don't be lazy and oversleep)
*Wear makeup every day to work
*Get rid of clothes that are too big
*pass on clothes to the sisterhood or goodwill versus just sitting in bags
*keep apartment clean
*Be on time
*give myself enough time to get ready, not rush and be on time
*take the subway 2x a week to work
*try to walk/take subway more versus cabs
*Find new Apartment by March!!!
*Be out of boxes in said apartment within 2 weeks
*Decorate/order furniture in new apartment in a timely manner
*Avoid wasteful spending/impulse purchases
*Better monitor finances
*less shopping/returning
*Actually wear the nice clothes and shoes I have versus "saving them"

I'm sure there are many more things but these were what came into my head last week when I wrote this (on the plane waiting for my 7am flight to take off..not bad for no coffee!) Hopefully I can try to accomplish many of these!!

btw, how do you do bullet points on a blog??

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