::sneaks in the back door and looks around::

Here we are, January again. Hard to believe. Is it possible that my goal can be the same this year as it was a year ago?

Disheartening.

But that's all I'm going to allow myself to wallow. What's the point? Can't go back and change it, so here I am. Facing it.

Good points from this year: I completed my first 5k. 38:01! I finished the Couch 2 5k program. I couldn't believe that I was able to do what I did, going from a nonrunner to finishing a 5k in under 40 mins.

Low points: I'm still where I was at this time last year. (OK, I lied, one more moment of wallowing). I tried a few different ways to exercise, and found one that worked (see above), but stopped running when I was working full time and taking 2 graduate classes.

Goals:
*I'm signing up for the Seacoast Race Series for 2011. It includes 8 races, ranging from 5ks to a half marathon. We shall see about the half, but I think it would be a good goal. Shoot for the moon and land among the stars, right?

*Feel better about myself. Could be a combination of exercise, eating better, sleeping better or taking my antidepressants regularly.

*Focus not on the scale, but on the way my clothes are fitting. Case in point: my scale was telling me I had lost 7 lbs, but my clothes were not fitting better. Turns out it was busted.

*Enrich and better the relationships with the people in my life. While not weight related, a very important goal indeed. I'm hoping by getting myself physically healthy I can improve my mental and social health as well.

So there you have it, dear readers. Another year, more resolutions. But hopefully, this will be my year. 2011, here I come.

~J