New weight related resolutions anyone?

Good morning & Happy New Year everyone! So, do any of you have new years weight related resolutions? Mine is to be 160 lbs by May. That is only a 6 lb. loss for me but my weight has been stable at 166 for months. That will probably be my stopping point. I'm going to keep doing things as I have been because the changes I've made to my lifestyle have worked well for me. One new thing I'm going to do is to do Walk Away the Pounds exercises while I watch TV. I watch very little TV but I figure that during the hour per day that I do watch, I can utilize that time to move more. This will be in addition to my regular workout routine. To those of you that are just starting out and may feel overwhelmed, just keep working. Don't let it get you down when you see WLS patients losing rapidly. Remember, they have been surgically altered. We haven't, so it may take longer - it did for me anyway. I wish all of you good health for the new year! Juli

Hiya Juli, Well, I blew off some additional water weight from the PMS bloating this morning, so I'm down to 177 at the moment. So I'm going to modify my New Year's resolutions. I'm hitting it pretty hard right now, so I'd like to be 169 by Feb 1st and 137 by the last day of May (I'm only 5'5" tall). I'm planning on actually looking for a new job starting around February or March, and I know I'd feel much better about my appearance at the interviews down in the 160's/150's. I've also set a goal to try to add to my blog about every 7-10 days to help stay accountable for my choices. And let me second what you said, none of us ended up morbidly obese overnight, so you can't expect it to all be gone in a few weeks' time. Just follow a reasonable plan consistently, and it will slowly go. Losing at 2#/week is 104 pounds in a year. And even losing 1#/week is a 52# weight loss, so don't get discouraged if you lose slowly. Just keep the faith. Julie

Ok my new year's resolution is to be healthier. yes i want to lose weight but more than anything i want to be healthier. I want to feel good about what i put into my body. I want what i put into my body to make me feel good not run down and tired. Another resolution is to love God and all people more. To be more willing to serve and to be closer to God. May God bless and increase us all in 2007!!!!

I have mini goals that I have set for myself, weight loss that is. I want to continue on with eating healthy and exercise 5 days per week. Those 2 are my major goals that will help achieve my ultimate goal. I want to nip that procrastination right in the bud. Happy new years everyone!

I want to get regular exercise back into my life, and do better on my OA food plan. Denise Phares

i don't really believe in new years resolution, but i've been thinking about about them lately with all new years diet crap that is everywhere. my goal is to get to the lower end of my confortable range, which is 160-165. lately with the holidays and all i've been at like 167. not cool. my goal is really just to get back on track. i was away at a friends over the weekend and did so well then i came home tonight and my mom had baked her infamous chocolate cake. ugg. i'm such a weakling. i need to get serious again and stop being so sloppy - my problem is that i'm just not getting away with the things i used to get away with. maybe i'm getting old. complicating this is that i will be flying all over the country throughout january interviewing for internship positions. one day in miami, next week in pittsburgh, week after in tampa. 7 all together. its crazy. i'm arranged most of my interviews to be in the afternon but flying in the night before so i can have a healthy breakfast and workout before my interviews. i made sure the hotels i've booked have fitness rooms. so that will have to do. so my goal is to try to stay on some sort of routine even though i won't be able to have my trainer or stability or anything else. i bought one strength training DVD and might get a few more just to help me with weights. i hate doing weights and i'm hopeless without my trainer. so we'll see. just keep plugging along...

Good luck on your internships! I'm lucky they are set for me while in my program. I'm glad to hear you are taking this stress and making it productive. I've never actually used the gyms at the hotels, so good for you and good luck! Look on the bright side, if you are comfortable between 160-165 and you are only 167, you are not far from success and know you can do it! Hang in there!

I hope this year, I'll stick to my New Years Resolution. Last year I was on the right track. I was doing nutrisystem and seemed determined, but at the end of the year, I'm 15lbs heavier, so I know something serious happened along the way. lol I vow to myself to get healthier and happier! I need to control my roadrage...can take the girl out of NYC, but not NYC out of the girl lol. I need to stick to my diet and stop falling off my track every time I get stressed or emotional! It might mean I have to work less bc I munch on pretzels and skittles. I try to cancel it out bu drinking my slimfast shakes and I have a yummy soup for today. I just found out that my first week of school I have to fly home to see family. I am so homesick I was thrilled to go home, but then it hits me. Do I really want to see them and receive all the negative criticism I get from all of 'em? They are always looking at me as if I'm some mutant bc I'm heavier than all of them. My 2 mother in laws, yes...I have 2, r heavy, but feel as if they curse me with their thoughts bc I'm so large right now. Even my sister in law (marine/personal trainer) had the nerve to say I was too fat and shouldn't have kids right now bc there are too many complications. Last time I checked fat people get pregnant and have normal babies all the time! OK, my emotions are getting to me. Maybe I should just concentrate on school and send my husband on his own. Sorry for the venting... Hope everyone hits their goals in 2007. Its gonna be a great year! My biggest goal is to fight thru all my mental drama and get back to basics!

My new year's resolution is to be healthier and to continue to teach my son a healthy way of life. He's 3, but I feel that this is where the bad habits start. I would also love to be in onderland before the end of the year (currently at 240).