I just thought I would start a thread for New Years Resolutions, since I haven't seen one yet. I know, I know, a lot of times ... err ... 99% of the time ... resolutions are broken. But its still fun to make them. Everyone feel free to add your own. Mine are (for now, until I come up with more):
To stop overanalyzing stuff
To actually study for school
To maintain my friendships
To eat healther and exercise more
Posted by Mr.Funny (Member # 4467) on :
I resolve to make a New Years resolution next year.
Posted by Allegra (Member # 6773) on :
I Resolve To:
Eat better this semester.
Practice more.
Party less.
Call my parents more.
Posted by Jhai (Member # 5633) on :
I've resolved to:
Cook two healthy meals a week
Do yoga five times a week
Go to the gym at least three times a week
Do *all* my math problem sets and reading for other classes
Read all of the Economist
Spend more time renewing and cultivating friendships
To do a nice thing for my boyfriend each day, just because.
This list may expand...
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
I'm going to try to increase my post rate here at Hatrack.
Posted by aiua (Member # 7825) on :
Tante, resolutions are for possible things.
My resolutions: ~Wash the dishes.
That seems like enough..
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
quote:Originally posted by aiua: Tante, resolutions are for possible things.
Ooh! The gauntlet is down! I've been challenged!
<rises to meet challenge>
And it's all aiua's fault!
Posted by TheHumanTarget (Member # 7129) on :
I'll try to find a new place to hide the bodies...
Posted by aiua (Member # 7825) on :
No, no, no, you misunderstood me. That was a compliment (of sorts), you see?
What I was really trying to say is, "There's nothing you can do anymore, Tante, you're perfect already!"
-slowly backs away-
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
quote:Originally posted by aiua: Tante, you're perfect already!
OK! I'll just maintain my current post rate. Posted by aiua (Member # 7825) on :
Phew!
Posted by hansenj (Member # 4034) on :
I resolve to lose 15 pounds and become un-lumpy by my wedding (May 5)! Posted by romanylass (Member # 6306) on :
Lose 40 pounds and spend less time on the computer.
Posted by rCX (Member # 8503) on :
I resolve to post more on Hatrack!!! Posted by Dr Strangelove (Member # 8331) on :
agah! Its New Years Eve and my ever-so-practical page has fallen to ... who knows what page. I had to use the Search function to find it. You Hatrackers are a unresolving bunch Posted by pH (Member # 1350) on :
Let's see. I need to lose 25 pounds. And start keeping an orderly house. And maybe get straight A's and start doing assignments, you know, not the night before they're due?
-pH
Posted by Stan the man (Member # 6249) on :
I resolve to find another activity here in NY that doesn't involve barley, hops, grain, corn, rice, potatoes, and is fermented.
Posted by kojabu (Member # 8042) on :
My housemates brew their own beer.
Resolutions include:
Keeping better track of money
Getting into shape (no weight loss goal because chances are i'll gain weight with the muscles I want)
Figure stuff out
Get an internship or at least figure out what I want to do after I graduate
Posted by Tinros (Member # 8328) on :
It is a law of nature that I always break my resolutions. So this year I resove to...
Eat more junk food.
Gain weight.
Exercise less.
Ignore my friends.
Post as often as Tante.
Posted by Goody Scrivener (Member # 6742) on :
Oh I like that method, Tinros!
Posted by plaid (Member # 2393) on :
quote:Crowley: Resolution #1: I must accept that Super-Gluing valuable coins to the sidewalk and then watching events from a nearby café is not proper demonic activity.
Resolution #2: The same applies to rearranging the letters on wayside pulpits.
Resolution #3: Try to come up with something as good as cell phone ringtones, following one last stab at convincing Downstairs that cell phone ringtones are right up there in the whole Human Misery stakes. And iPods. Has anybody Down There even said thank you for iPods? Or "Googling yourself?" Frankly, I deserve some kind of award for "Googling yourself."
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Resolution #7: On the orders of Head Office I will encourage the belief in Intelligent Design, because it upsets everyone.
Resolution #8: Stop Googling myself.
Aziraphale: Resolution #1: Spread peace and love and glad tidings of great joy throughout the world. Also try to get out more.
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Resolution #8: Thwart Infernal Wiles (ongoing).
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Resolution #10: On the orders of Head Office I will encourage the belief in Intelligent Design – despite the fact that the human airway crosses the digestive tract. Who thought that was intelligent?
Posted by ClaudiaTherese (Member # 923) on :
Crossposted from sakeriver:
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1. Tilt my head down more. (I have a habit of tilting my head back, causing neck strain.)
2. At least once a week, tackle the hardest thing left to be done.
3. Winnow down to less than 20 boxes of my stuff for moving day in July. [Edited to add: to keep myself honest, I'm restricting myself to the foldable, stackable cardboard boxes you put togther from Staples. Letter-size storage. This is a significant winnow, as the 20 will have to include winter clothes (as well as coat), shoes, books, everything.]
Posted by breyerchic04 (Member # 6423) on :
knit socks pretty much that's it.
Posted by Tatiana (Member # 6776) on :
Do something that matters to eliminate malnutrition among children.
Go to sacrament meeting more often, at least 3 times a month.
Remember to fast.
Get my visiting teaching done early every month. Make goodies for my teachees.
Resume yoga practice and running.
Get my food intake back below 950 kcal a day.
Read more. Be online less. Write more.
Posted by Boon (Member # 4646) on :
I resolve to make a plan to find peace and happiness in my personal romantic life.
Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :
I need to stop watching so many stupid shows and ovies and have Romance.
950 cal? Is that healthy?
Need to write and publish and then run off with someone.
Posted by MandyM (Member # 8375) on :
Ugh, I didn't think I had many until I started typing them...
My resolutions are (in no particular order) 1. To eat better 2. To take a walk outside at least 3 times a week 3. To stop letting my my feelings about incompetent boss make me so miserable that I slack off at work 4. To be easier on my husband 5. To spend more time with my daughter 6. To read the Bible everyday 7. To find a way to witness to my friend who seems so lost in her life 8. To get half way out of debt this year (the other half will have to wait for next year) 9. To keep the house clean 10. To be more a more positive person
Posted by Shan (Member # 4550) on :
The focus for the year is kindness.
Kind thoughts. Kind words. Kind acts.
To all critters. (Well, except maybe frightening bees and hairy spiders. But definitely for all people, no matter what, including myself.)
Posted by pH (Member # 1350) on :
If you have a 2000 calorie a day metabolism, you have to have at least 1200, or you go into starvation mode. I think.
-pH
Posted by human_2.0 (Member # 6006) on :
1. Watch more TV - that is get a bigger one so there is more to watch. 2. Drive more - that is, get a bigger car so I have more to drive. 3. Get decent clothes (something besides computer tshirts and jeans). 4. Buy something in my Amazon wish list, preferably everything in it. 5. Buy more electronic gadgets. 6. Save more money. 7. Earn more money so I have more to spend/save. Or maybe just rob a bank.
No, really, here they are:
1. Make an animation. 2. Write some music. 3. Play my clarinet some time besides Christmas 2006. 4. Be free in Nov so I can participate in NaNoWriMo this year. 5. Join a choir or band and record some music.
Posted by Stan the man (Member # 6249) on :
After last night I apparently have to review my resolution. I'm still gonna try and find something besides drinking to do while I am up here. Then I ended '05 unattached, and somehow found I was starting '06 with a new girlfriend .
'Tis a good year already. Although it is kinda odd.
Posted by sweetbaboo (Member # 8845) on :
Lose 15 lbs. Read the lessons before church on sunday Take dance lessons with my husband
Posted by breyerchic04 (Member # 6423) on :
I figured out how to use double pointed needles, so I have the hard part done.
Posted by Promethius (Member # 2468) on :
My resolution is to do 20 or more pull ups in a row, run 3 miles in 18 minutes or less, and do 100 crunches in 2 minutes.
[ January 01, 2006, 11:25 PM: Message edited by: Promethius ]
Posted by andi330 (Member # 8572) on :
I'm only going to make one resolution this year: to be healthier. This has two parts. 1) Eat healthier. I'm going to start using my crock pot. I bought a new cookbook. I think if I know that there's food at home already cooked and waiting for me, I'll stop using the laziness excuse to go get fast food for dinner. I also want to go to the gym 3 times a week. I'm going to schedule training appointments in order to make this happen. I'll be much more likely to go if I know I need to keep an appointment rather than trying to self motivate. Posted by Vasslia Cora (Member # 7981) on :
I will continue to not drink soda and eat very little ice cream.
Posted by erosomniac (Member # 6834) on :
My only resolution is the same one my friend had last year: at this time next year, have less to apologize for.
Posted by Tatiana (Member # 6776) on :
pH and Synesthesia: I know most people need a lot more calories than I. I have this super efficient metabolism, though, that defies the law of conservation of energy. I won't lose weight on 950 calories a day unless I'm doing intense exercise for about 2 hours a day. 950 kcal for me will maintain my current weight unless I'm really working out like crazy. And yes, I'm freezing cold most of the time despite wearing lots of layers.
I'm very careful to get complete nutrition, including at least 8 gms of protein for every 10 kg of current body weight. At least half that protein is from milk or eggs or other source with a complete set of essential amino acids. (Usually more, since I got sick of the soy protein powder I was using for the other half. ) Egg whites are a great cheap source of protein.
I also take potassium, calcium, and magnesium supplements, lots of Vitamin C, and a multivitamin. Oh, and I forgot I don't count non-starchy vegetables toward my calorie total. That probably means my real calorie total is around 1000.
Anyway, decreasing your calories while still maintaining adequate nutrition has been shown to extend life (probably because your metabolism slows) in nearly every creature in the entire animal kingdom, so I don't think what I'm doing is unhealthy. Eating more and gaining weight gradually year after year would be far less healthy for me. I don't suppose this is a good diet for everyone but it turns out to be the least harmful one I can come up with for me. My endocrinologist and dietician helped me to choose it.
Posted by Tatiana (Member # 6776) on :
Someone should find the thread from last year and bump it (if it's still around). It would be cool to see if we kept our resolutions, also if we made the same resolutions two years running. I personally can't remember if I made any resolutions last year at all. I guess that shows how effective they are as life changers, at least for some of us slackers.
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I won't lose weight on 950 calories a day unless I'm doing intense exercise for about 2 hours a day. 950 kcal for me will maintain my current weight unless I'm really working out like crazy. And yes, I'm freezing cold most of the time despite wearing lots of layers.