Here's the deal...

I'm a little late coming with the New Year's Resolutions, but now that I've actually found my ambition that I had lost, and I actually have a life outside of school, I want to be the best I can be.

So here's what I'm going to do. (I'm writing this for everyone to see so I'll hold myself accountable. I work better when I write things down.)

I decided this last night. With a Concepts of Phys. Fitness class, aerobics, and the threat of weight gain, I'm going to make some changes. This semester, since it is my last one at college, will be a semester of CHANGE and HOPE...I'm just kidding. But really I want to use this semester to set some lifelong patterns, health-wise, relationship-wise, and spiritual-wise, if those are even words. But today's post will be focusing on the health aspect of my "changes" that will be made. Watch out family, when I come home things'll be different! and don't make fun of me, because that would be mean. :)

Ok, so here's the dealio. First institution of change in this lifestyle I'm now living...

1) Get to bed by 11:15. That way I might be asleep by 11:30 after I finish all the reading I do before I go to sleep. I have it narrowed down to three books. Gosh..when I finish them I'll just do one.

2)Get out of bed by 7:00. I don't have classes until 9:30 and 10:00 on some days, so this may be hard, but if I get up, I can read my Bible at breakfast, finish homework, and maybe even workout when the weather is agreeable. This will be good. Hard maybe, but good.

3)Cut out the sweets! Oh no! Yes. I am TERRIBLE about desserts. You can ask anyone that knows me...I always have to have dessert. That, my friends, is going to change. (So don't let me eat desserts. I'll cut it down to only once a week. On Fridays. That sounds good.) Oh, and chocolate milk DOESN'T count. It's milk so it's healthy.

4)Make sure I get enough vegetables. I hate them. If I put enough honey mustard on a salad, I'm fine. But that's not the healthiest venue, I fear. So. I must force myself to eat vegetables. Without all the fattening dressing. For lunch, I must have vegetables with whatever else I'm eating. And that whatever else I'm eating must be something healthy. They do a good job with giving us varieties here, so it shouldn't be too hard to find something good that is good for me.

5)Exercise at least four times a week (or more). I have aerobics on Tuesdays and Thursdays, so that's two days. I just need two other days to go to the gym, or when the weather is nice to run outside. I can do that.

6)Drink more water. That's easy, I'll just carry a water bottle around with me.

7)I need to keep track of this. For aerobics, we have to keep a log of when we exercise, so that should be no problem. But maybe I need to keep track of what I'm eating.

I don't have stress problems. No worries there. But if I do get overwhelmed, getting to bed on time and eating right will lower the stress level.

Well that's my pitch for changing my life. I just hope I stick with it!

(This is a picture of me and my friends about to enjoy a molten chocolate cake at Chilis. Just sayin, the unhealthy-ness needs to stop!)