Resolutions!

A new year is upon us, and once again I get to make a list of resolutions and goals for the new year.   I know some people think they are silly, but as I've said before, I love resolutions. I think it's a great time to kickstart some new habits and give myself an excuse to try new things.   So, without further ado -  Jessica's Resolutions 2014.

1) Sugar Free Month - When my migraines were out of control several years ago, one of the things I did to fix the situation was avoid sugar and soda.  Slowly, I've been getting into the habit of eating more and more sweets and drinking lots of soda, so I'm going to nip that in the bud this month.    The plan is to use this as a time to reset my internal sweet tooth, and then maintain a lower level of sugar intake going forward.  

2) Eating out - Oh, this is hard.  I love restaurants and I love a wide variety of food types.  Given this, I (much too) frequently go out to eat by myself.    This wasn't so bad when that was the only way I ever went out, but I go out to eat fairly often with other people now as well.  So, I am putting the kibosh on eating out solo.   To further this goal, each time I think about eating out, but don't, I will reward myself by putting $10 in my savings account.   If I DO eat out, I will put $50 into savings.  

3) 30 by July - I'm pretty close to my goal weight (or was, before the holidays...).   I'd like to finish the "weight loss" phase of this journey, and start focusing on other things.    So, I'm targeting July 1 (my birthday) to have lost the remains pounds to get me to a healthy weight (as recommended by my doctor).   That isn't the weight I will necessarily stay at, but my plan is to get there and let nature take its course after that.   If my activity level causes my weight to continue to drop, so be it.  

Now, those are the resolutions.  I have a number of goals for this year as well.   I did pretty well knocking off last year's set, so here's hoping for similar success this year!

1) Run a half marathon (or three) - A hold over from last year.  I'm targeting late Feb or March for this one.
2) Finish an Olympic distance tri -  Figure this should get done before #3...
3) Finish a half-Iron distance tri (!) - Oh boy, that's a big one.
4) Run a marathon - Gotta find something fun for this one.
5) Finish the 100 pushup challenge.
6) Ride RAGBRAI

Best wishes to you for a happy and fun-fulled 2014!