Time repeats itself.

Following are my New Year’s Resolutions for *2006*

1. Break the habit of smoking.  I smoked for years without
   being addicted; the last 2 years or so have not been that way.  I
   don’t have to quit, just have to stop wanting it… smoking once every
   2-3 days is not that bad, and I used to do just that.
2. Work on debt issues.  Get more paid work and use it to bring
   debt down.  I should be able to kill $4-5,000 of my debt this
   year.  I’ve already ground up several credit cards so I can’t use
   them; only have two left.
3. STAY SINGLE.  I need to keep this up until at least Summer
   of ’08.  I’m too damned generous, and it gets me deeper in debt
   every time.
4. Study how I can replace as much as possible of my supplements with better eating habits, and DO IT.
5. Lose weight.  Headed right direction again, 262 this morning
   (over 280 in October).  Need to cut out fatty, salty foods (lose
   the chips n’ cheese, Moss).  (Starting Dr. Abravanel’s A-type
   diet.)  Should be able to get to and maintain 240, and work for
   225.
6. Keep up walking program.  (Projected for 2007 – get in regular exercise at the Y or other gym.)

Well, I’m just now getting the hang of #1.  My non-smoking days each month were 6 in May, 6 in June, and already are 9 in July (with only 5 days where I smoked more than once).  I should easily break my goal of 12, and am shooting for a par of 20…  the cigars just aren’t as addictive as the pipe, and I’ve only smoked my pipe on 4 days this month (I’m almost out of pipe tobacco, and have promised myself to not buy more).

#2 is out of reach.  April (March?) was the first time in 9 years I have not been able to make my credit payments.  But I’ve been single (#3) since late February, and if I can keep that up for, oh 4 or 5 years, I’ll probably have #2 back in shape.

#4 didn’t happen.  I tried, I really tried, but cutting back on the supplements caused new problems and changing diets brought back old ones.

#5 is in progress again.  Note that I had gone from 280 in Oct. 2005 to 262 as of Jan. 1, 2006.  I’m at 255 now… can’t seem to lose quickly, but it’s a good trend.  The last time I was scaring 240 I had a 2-week-long flu and didn’t feel like eating at all.  And #6 is in progress again, although I hurt more the more days I go out walking (and the walking is harder, since I’ve moved to a hillier area).  I’ve joined SparkPeople, which has been helping some.

Still can’t think of anything else I need to do; i.e., nothing to add to the list.  My self-esteem is improving, I am getting more opportunities, I have a much nicer apartment than when I wrote that original list, I’m keeping busy…

Hugs,
Me