January 1st: It’s Resolution Time

Only 8% of people who make New Year’s resolutions stick to them.  It is unrealistic to think that you can immediately overcome a habit you have spent years establishing.   Every year I make realistic resolutions and they are documented in my journal.  Below are a few of my past year’s resolutions.

1. Pray more often, pray daily.  At that time I was praying once a month.
2. Attend at least 6 concerts – I didn’t say monthly and I said “AT LEAST”.
3. Find a church Dan and I both agree on (just figured that out in the nick of time…December, this year!) – Dan is Catholic and I am Lutheran so I knew this would take a while to find something we both enjoy.  Therefore, I only stated to FIND a church, not ATTEND the church more regularly.  That is this upcoming year’s resolution.
4. Find a yoga class I enjoy – I found it, it has been accomplished.  I didn’t state to attend regularly.
5. Try to limit my dairy – I didn’t say “eliminate”, I said LIMIT.  This was more reasonable in 2009.

Are you seeing the pattern?  Keep the goals reasonable and you will accomplish them.  Choose your wording wisely.  Never set yourself up for failure.
This is the first year that I am making goals regarding my body as I’m pregnant.  This upcoming year my goals are:

1. Try to bring my baby in to the world with only using an epidural.  I’m going to try to avoid Pitocin and a c-section).  Notice I said “TRY” because it might be out of my control.  This can be accomplished.
2. Feel somewhat comfortable in a bikini by July 4^th.  That’s about 3 months after the birth of my baby.  All I own is bikinis and I really just don’t want to buy another swimming suit.  Plus one-pieces just aren’t as cute.
3. Get back some sort of definition in my abs.  “Some sort” meaning anywhere from a 2-pack only noticeable when I flex or a full-on 6-pack.
4. Limit myself to only one “treat” per day while pregnant.  Note that this doesn’t include chocolate because that’s a staple in my diet.  I’m talking about the after-dinner cookies or extra chocolate.  I guess I found my craving this pregnancy and it has to stop.  It might just be the holidays, but my diligence to a healthy diet has been challenged for once in my entire life.
5. Make time for an outside exercise class after the baby arrives.  I’m assuming this will be returning to hot yoga.  That’s something I miss being pregnant especially in the winter months.
6. Attend church more regularly.  Right now we are extremely irregular.  A regular pattern would mean roughly twice a month.

What are your resolutions?