life, the universe, and donna

I don’t really make new years resolutions, but I have a few things I really want to work on, so … what the heck. Let’s try some April Fools Day resolutions. A few of them I’ve already been working on, but I thought it’d be nice to get them all in one place. And make them public, so I have some sort of accountability beyond my excellent ability to justify why I shouldn’t do things that aren’t Fun.

Not to mention, I’ve been in something of a holding pattern lately, just counting through the days until my course starts, and that’s not cool. I need to have something that I’m actively working on, rather than just kicking about waiting.

So! Here are my current goals:

- Eat healthier. This means stop gorging myself on things I don’t need, quit stopping for fast food (Especially when it gives me heartburn. Seriously, that’s a Really Big Red Flag that maybe I shouldn’t do that, eh?) and when given the option, pick fruit and vegetables and the like over greasy burgers.

- Re-engage my social life. Moving out to the suburbs has killed off the majority of my social life. It’s getting to me. Going out for the Marmot’s birthday dinner on Sunday made me realize that I miss my friends and I need to see them more often.

- Run 3x a week. This, I’m allowing myself some wiggle room on — the days that I run are occasionally days that I’ve made plans to be social, so I’m allowed to drop a run if I’m doing something better. Should have a MINIMUM of 1 run per week, even if the other two get cancelled for whatever reason.

- Yoga 2x a week. I’m actually going to work up to that. I love the Tuesday night class (and my legs feel sufficiently woobly after tonight’s class) although I think the Thursday night class is a bit much for me at the moment. Also, I really tweaked my neck last time, so I think I’ll wait until I have a little more core strength before I do that.

- Swim 2x a month. There’s a pool not far from here. It’s cheap. What am I waiting for?

- Stop with all the chocolate. *sob* A friend of the family dropped off a bunch of Purdy’s for all of us. I gave my bunny to Carol Ann. Very sad. On the upside, I’ve already eaten all of my Cadbury Creme Eggs, which helps. But seriously, I’m having a hell of a bad face week. Ok, I’ve been having a bad face few weeks, really. Not impressed.

Overall, this is basically about being healthier, in both body & mind… mostly body. heh. I’m heavier than I’ve ever been in my life, and while I don’t really put too much weight on my weight (ha) it’s an indication that I’m doing something wrong. Amusing note: I’m still apparently within the “normal” ranges for my BMI. If that’s not evidence that BMI is bullshit, nothing is. I’m really petite (which is why a lot of women have to suppress the urge to backhand me when I mention my weight — but the numbers are virtually irrelevant, what matters is that I’m bigger than I should be, and this has nothing to do with anyone else). My “natural” body type is smaller than I am right now. Not as small as I used to be (skeletons are not healthy), but smaller than this. I’m supposed to be rectangular, not bulgy-rectangular!

So, hopefully this will help.

Plus, there’s the whole needing to be able to run 10km by July. I’m not even halfway there yet. Damn.