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For fun, does anyone have some New Year's Resolutions?

This past year I decided to give up premade/frozen food. I did pretty well. I do all my own cooking now, which is way better 🙂

I have a couple that I have been thinking about for this year:
(1) I have genetically buttery arteries, so I was thinking of trying to take my cholesterol down a "notch" through smarter eating habits.
and...
(2) Being more pleasant/outgoing. Not that I am not already like that, but last year I crumbled a little bit with out much progress getting into school... I was far from the bubbly and chatty person that I usually am.
 
1) Going vegan. I got a juicer, rice cooker, sushi kit and mixer for Christmas which makes it a little easier to make awesome food. Ever since I made the choice, I can see the improvement in my body just from eating more fresh foods and less processed garbage (many of which contains dairy, eggs and whatnot)

2) Keep in touch with people. I am horrible at it. I am going to start by doing up a parcel to my childhood friend in Texas who sent me bracelets and tea a month back.

3) Be less of a drama llama on facebook. I have been doing great this year. I want to keep it up.

4) This may go against the whole "doing something positive" thing that New Years resolutions usually mean, but I am not going to take crap from anyone this year. I do not deserve it. The next person who bullies me or gets after me for something is going to get lectured and dumped.
 
I want to eat better. Eating ramen and oatmeal mostly the last two months has made me lose so much weight that it's probably not healthy. And looks horrible. There's other factors that played towards that like stress, but fixing my eating habits should help it a lot. It lets me sleep and overall feel better.

At first I didn't really mind losing the weight which brings me to the next point: be happy with what you look like. Because I really don't look as bad as I think I do. I'm actually starting to like what I look like.

And, save money. I just lost all my savings to three pills of ibuprofen. 🙁 that was the money I was going to spend on flying to Germany for some awesome vet experience and for the GRE/vet school application. This means, although I was going to cut back on stuff a bit, I'm starting to pet and baby sit again because I used to make a lot of money with that.
 
My New Years Resolution is to pay my car off.

Now that I've graduated I am working full time and picking up as much overtime as they will let me. I'm also doing my in-home pet sitting gig.. This week I was completely booked 😀

My hope is to dedicate one pay check a month to my car, plus all of my pet sitting money.. If it works the way I hope it will, I'll be paying my car off in August, 3 years early, and hopefully right before start vet school if somewhere will take me lol :xf: :luck:
 
I want to make time for cooking so I can eat healthier. I don't have the time/finances for the gym workouts I do when I'm home, so I'm hoping that by eating less processed foods I can help myself from gaining weight while in vet school. I'm also hoping to actually be able to go to the gym more often this semester since we have a little bit more free time and I now have a semester under my belt.

Another is try to be nicer to family, especially my mom. I love her but for some reason, I'm always really moody/kind of grumpy when I'm home and then I don't talk to her often enough while I'm in school. It's especially hard when she's comparing me to my sister who calls like everyday, but I'm going to make an effort to call her more frequently.
 
It's a cheesy and expected resolution, but I've made a resolution to make physical activity a priority in my life. I'm getting to the age where not being active makes my body hurt, and vet school is rife with opportunities to not be active. Plus, I need the stress relief and a few pounds of weight loss (-thanks to quitting smoking a couple years ago). I've found a yoga studio where I like the instructors a lot, and told my husband about the plan, so it's on. He is even considering going with me sometimes🙂
 
orca2011 said:
I want to make time for cooking so I can eat healthier.
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I recommend getting a crock pot/slow cooker. I cook dinner nearly everyday, as much from scratch as possible, and in vet school it has been a challenge. Crock potting is a great way to eat well with little effort. Plus when you get home the house smells great and dinner is done🙂
Also-I stole this from someone on SDN, but cook double batches on the weekends and freeze the extra. Word of caution-it takes forever to cook a frozen veggie lasagna, so thaw before cooking it! Learned that the hard way.
 
CanHardlyWait said:
I recommend getting a crock pot/slow cooker. I cook dinner nearly everyday, as much from scratch as possible, and in vet school it has been a challenge. Crock potting is a great way to eat well with little effort. Plus when you get home the house smells great and dinner is done🙂
Also-I stole this from someone on SDN, but cook double batches on the weekends and freeze the extra. Word of caution-it takes forever to cook a frozen veggie lasagna, so thaw before cooking it! Learned that the hard way.
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I have a large crockpot and a smaller one. When I'm cooking, it's generally in the larger crockpot and something to last me a few days/week, but I always make extra, put all the ingredients in the smaller one, and stick the whole crock in the freezer. Once its solid, take it out of the crock, wrap well in saran wrap and stick it back in the freezer. Instant meals later on in the semester, no prep required, just stick in the crockpot and turn it on 🙂

The shape leaves a little to be desired when it comes to conserving freezer space, but nothing beats having a small pot of soup or chili or stew when the craving hits, and not having to buy a single ingredient.
 
My #1 New Year's Resolution is to exercise at least 3 times a week, and simply try to get into better shape.

I'm a total couch potato and lazy to boot. I'm not overweight, but I am very weak. I pretty much can't lift anything over 15 lbs for more than half a minute maybe, and I can barely jog a full mile without heaving for air. Furthermore, I'm always tired and become very easily stressed out.

With vet school starting in under a year, I feel like I really need to get on this issue or it'll be very physically straining for me to work with a lot of animals :scared:
 
cowgirla said:
I have a large crockpot and a smaller one. When I'm cooking, it's generally in the larger crockpot and something to last me a few days/week, but I always make extra, put all the ingredients in the smaller one, and stick the whole crock in the freezer. Once its solid, take it out of the crock, wrap well in saran wrap and stick it back in the freezer. Instant meals later on in the semester, no prep required, just stick in the crockpot and turn it on 🙂

The shape leaves a little to be desired when it comes to conserving freezer space, but nothing beats having a small pot of soup or chili or stew when the craving hits, and not having to buy a single ingredient.
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Pretty sure you're the one I stole the freezing food idea from. With the above idea, you're my food guru now, it's official😉
 
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Trematode said:
4) This may go against the whole "doing something positive" thing that New Years resolutions usually mean, but I am not going to take crap from anyone this year. I do not deserve it. The next person who bullies me or gets after me for something is going to get lectured and dumped.
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👍 This is the one I most hope you follow, I think it will solve a lot of the crap you go through.
 
never been good at keeping these, but somehow I hope to;

A) stop being so negative towards myself...*strongbad style* I AM AWESOME!

B) get organized! I have 1 big project to finish and many papers to get out before August *gulp*

C) pay off the CCs and my truck before August. This is a big'un! I was hoping to never work in the hospitality industry again, wonder if I'm overqualified? Maybe I should look into pet sitting? Seems to work for alot of people here

HAPPY NEW YEAR to all 😀
 
mnkyrat said:
never been good at keeping these, but somehow I hope to;

A) stop being so negative towards myself...*strongbad style* I AM AWESOME!

B) get organized! I have 1 big project to finish and many papers to get out before August *gulp*

C) pay off the CCs and my truck before August. This is a big'un! I was hoping to never work in the hospitality industry again, wonder if I'm overqualified? Maybe I should look into pet sitting? Seems to work for alot of people here

HAPPY NEW YEAR to all 😀
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I haven't recalled Homestar Runner in YEARS! Thanks for the throwback.

Mine is to finally have a semester that at least *somewhat* resembles that of the "average" college student. It will be another 20 credit semester, but it's my last and I want to find the time to hang out with my friends and really soak up our last few months together. 😍

and, of course, get that honors thesis not only done but done well👍
 
JUMPtheMOON711 said:
and, of course, get that honors thesis not only done but done well👍
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This for me, too. I still need to figure out what my topic is going to be...

I also resolve to do my best to enjoy my last semester of undergrad. It's too easy to get caught up in work and everyone doing their own thing. I want to catch up with my friends and spend some time doing things other than running to work and classes and clubs.
 
1. Stop picking my lips when I'm nervous and/or worried.
2. Start working out at least 3 times a week and keep at it this time.
3. Study and finish taking the animal nutrition course.
4. Be more understanding and open minded.
5. Stop using foul words (otherwise I have to do 15 sit-ups per word)
 
Joining a 24 hour gym and a crossfit gym - I will get in shape before vet school!
 
I want to lose 5 more pounds. I've lost 5 just in the past 3 weeks, so hopefully things will keep going in the right direction this semester. And starting in February (when my elective sx class ends), I'm going to get a few sessions in with a PT so I can start working out without hurting myself thru sheer ignorance.

And I'm going to make an effort to try and be better about picking up after myself and keeping the house off the "federal disaster area" list. It got really disgustingly bad this semester and I don't want that to happen again.
 
yejjers said:
5. Stop using foul words (otherwise I have to do 15 sit-ups per word)
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love it! I have a sailors mouth myself, I try to replace as many words as I can with at least less-foul words...like *hell, fart, damn* or *crap, boobs, crap* (there's another throwback 🙂

also, my mom used to make us gargle with a drop of dawn dish soap and water when we were little :meanie:...I didn't curse (around her) anymore!!
 
I would like to:

lose some weight
eat better
establish an exercise routine and keep to it.

Buy a new mattress FINALLY!
 
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cowgirla said:
I would have abs of steel in less than a week :laugh:
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LMAO....so would I. Definitely not making that resolution.....it would be setting myself up for failure😛
 
Hotfillyky said:
LMAO....so would I. Definitely not making that resolution.....it would be setting myself up for failure😛
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I have feeling I'll fail at it but if it comes with consequences like that.. maybe I'll keep up with it? I mean if I do end up failing, that just means I'll have great bod for summer 😉

15 is a number my man and I compromised to. He initially suggested 200.. Oh.. just kill me. 😱
 
DVMDream said:
As would I... :laugh:

I need to think of some New Year's Resolutions... haven't really thought about it. One of them would be to develop better study habits... We will see how that goes. Will think of more.
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How about going to the doctor before letting stuff get out of hand.
 
Totally unoriginal but...lose weight and get active. I have been able to succeed at this in the past, but I have never treated it like a lifestyle, and that's what I need to learn to do. There are LOTS of diseases in my family, and I want to start being proactive about preventing them.

On a related note, I want to get back into yoga. It used to be a daily activity for me and a very nice stress reliever.

Good luck everyone 🙂
 
Like everyone else... I am also loosing weight and getting more active 😛 I've gained 18kg since I started dating my partner 2 years ago (thats around 50 pounds 😱) so if I don't start losing weight soon I'm going to look like a blob at my graduation at the end of the year!!!
 
So original, I know...but put activity back in my live and eat better. I would absolutely love to start taking some dance classes, but I don't think it's financially feasible.

Oh, and get accepted to graduate school (or re-apply) and gain better research habits and basically get more knowledgeable about school and stuff.
 
I have yet to keep a New Years Resolution, so my first resolution is to keep the other ones I make this year. 🙂

I would like to continue my good eating habits and work out goals I've set for myself over the break.

I also want to do a better job keeping the house clean for the bf... He hates a messy house and I've always been messy.

I also want to spend more time with the dogs, good quality time. My hound loves the dog park and my min pin loves to play fetch and cuddle.

And finally I want to get better about being on top of my studies. I got so behind in my classes it became almost impossible to catch up.
 
This past year was the first year I kept a new years resolution - changed my diet and exercise habits and ive lost 42 lbs so far! So, as one resolution I want to stay on track with that!

My new one for this year is to read 2 books per month for fun (not school related). I know how much this helped me de-stress in high school and I havent made an effort to keep reading in college.
 
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I have been acceptable with physical fitness and eating well this past year because I discovered mountain biking and am a vegan, but this next year I want to step it up a notch. I want to stick with weight training at the gym, actually overcome my fear of the uber swimmers and go in the pool = start swimming, and commute everywhere (but work bc it involves a pretty dangerous highway) on my favorite Christmas present: A ROAD BIKE.

I also want to focus on 'the little' things that don't involve school (until and IF I am accepted to vet school this year) like maintaining my car in a timely manner and actually having my hair cut once in a while. I want to keep my apt squeaky clean, and actually visit some of the people I care about who live far away and use my hardcore 3 day a week work schedule to do some travelling. Oh, and I want to paint regularly again, at least for a little while! Oh and write too....

Man, I'm trying to think about relaxing my sched. a bit, and I think I'm already overscheduling myself....:laugh:
 
PetPony said:
How about going to the doctor before letting stuff get out of hand.
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Yeeee-e-e-e-e-e-eeessssss... this is good.

nyanko said:
I would like to go one more year without ending up incarcerated one way or another.
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Lofty goals! :d

On that vein, perhaps my resolution should be to not fail out of vet school? Seems reasonable to me.
 
1. Improve my diet, specifically by eating raw veggies every day. My diet's ok right now, as I'm cooking most of my own food and don't use too much salt/extra fat/high-fat cuts of meat, but it could be a lot better.

2. Stop committing to things that I won't/can't finish/will make me crazy to finish. I have a big problem with overcommitting and with saying "sure I'll do such-and-such thing" without thinking about it. First step in this: keeping my resolutions doable!

3. Be more diligent about my cognitive rehab. Right now I keep having a few weeks of diligence, then a few weeks where I fail epically, then more diligence, etc. No more!

Happy New Year, everyone! May no stumbling blocks be placed in your paths!
 
That is a long time away. If anything super scary happens between now and then, you need to MAKE them see you sooner. Like... I know you can throw a good fit. It may be in order. And I wonder if they know just how serious some of the problems you are having are.

Aren't you glad to have a whole slew of SDN 'moms' riding you ass about getting to the doctor? I promise we all have your best interest in mind. 🙂
 
twelvetigers said:
That is a long time away. If anything super scary happens between now and then, you need to MAKE them see you sooner. Like... I know you can throw a good fit. It may be in order. And I wonder if they know just how serious some of the problems you are having are.

Aren't you glad to have a whole slew of SDN 'moms' riding you ass about getting to the doctor? I promise we all have your best interest in mind. 🙂
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I know you all do... It is just frustrating because the symptoms change everyday sometimes every hour sometimes every minute... I can have an amazing day where I feel like I could climb a mountain or I could have a day where I want to just crawl into a hole and die... I don't have good health insurance here in the US any more so I would like to avoid seeing anyone unless I am on my death bed (I literally have less than $100 to my name over here right now, no I don't have any access to a credit card either (another separate story that is partly my own fault), so I am stuck). After the last scary episode I tried to see if I could get the appointment moved up sooner, but it was a no go... I am just frustrated with the symptoms and having to wait and really just need to vent about it... I understand everyone is concerned and has my best interest in mind, but I am doing the best that I can with what hand I have been dealt.
 
Next year is going to be all about me. Tonight may suck but I'm starting tomorrow.
 
PetPony said:
Next year is going to be all about me. Tonight may suck but I'm starting tomorrow.
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Agreed. I've never really made real New Year's resolutions, but there are some things I'd like to improve. I'd like to tone up. I'm probably one of those girls that most of you would hate IRL. I'm skinny, but skinny in a way that I don't have much muscle mass. I don't need to workout a lot to get there but it's the consistent part that gets me. I've worked out maybe half a semester's worth of days (sprinkled throughout). I would work out for like 3-5 days and then take a break about that long. I also want to eat better. No dieting. No saying I can't eat something, but encouraging myself to eat better. I've had too many people tell me I should eat better. That what I eat isn't good. It's kind of given me hard feelings about the idea of changing my diet. I figure one or two small things at a time, until it's a big change. In addition I want to continue being positive and ably handling my life. Since graduating undergrad I've made so many big changes in my life that have all led to me loving my life and just being happy. I'd say I'm the happiest I've even been in my life. I don't want to lose that. All in all, I want to have a GREAT year.
 
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I read it briefly in someone's previous post, but... If you're on a balanced diet and you're relatively active, heck, BE HAPPY with what you look like and who you are! I'll admit that this is easy for me to say because I'm a runner and I eat a plant-based diet. So, my weight is not a problem. But am I lean and tall? Uhh, nope. Do I look like a model? Heck no and proud of it! I'm on the shorter side and I build muscle really easily. So despite my exercise/diet, I end up looking more like a Pit Bull than a Greyhound if you catch my drift. And that's perfectly a-okay with me! Really! Despite the media, the waif-thin models, the advertisements, I am proud of my body.

So. My New Year's Resolution? Love myself truly and deeply --> and then use that love to share my talents and enthusiasm for life with others. No need to change the diet or exercise if they aren't causing serious harm in the first place. Just true and deep love - for self and for others.
 
orcagirl said:
Agreed. I've never really made real New Year's resolutions, but there are some things I'd like to improve. I'd like to tone up. I'm probably one of those girls that most of you would hate IRL. I'm skinny, but skinny in a way that I don't have much muscle mass. I don't need to workout a lot to get there but it's the consistent part that gets me. I've worked out maybe half a semester's worth of days (sprinkled throughout). I would work out for like 3-5 days and then take a break about that long. I also want to eat better. No dieting. No saying I can't eat something, but encouraging myself to eat better. I've had too many people tell me I should eat better. That what I eat isn't good. It's kind of given me hard feelings about the idea of changing my diet. I figure one or two small things at a time, until it's a big change. In addition I want to continue being positive and ably handling my life. Since graduating undergrad I've made so many big changes in my life that have all led to me loving my life and just being happy. I'd say I'm the happiest I've even been in my life. I don't want to lose that. All in all, I want to have a GREAT year.
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I don't hate you IRL! 😀

For me... going to eat more vegetarian, exercise (week two of C25k right now, lets see how that lasts), get better grades than last semester and try and sleep more regularly.
 
Trilt said:
I don't hate you IRL! 😀

For me... going to eat more vegetarian, exercise (week two of C25k right now, lets see how that lasts), get better grades than last semester and try and sleep more regularly.
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Thanks! Most people do like me, but every so often "anti-skinny girl" posts go around facebook. I do feel happy with the way I am. I just wish people would realize I don't starve myself. I 😍 food. Good job on starting C25k. I looked at it and was like this is cool, but I don't like running.
 
I don't like how people think that because you're skinny, you can't not like your body. Weight isn't everything but they make it seem like if you're skinny, you should be happy with it.
 
I want to...

- Complete C25k in the time frame given, and not extend weeks like I did the first time I did it (yeah, I failed miserably at keeping up with C25k once I finished it...30 min runs are not something I look forward to)
- Continue the exercise routine even while on spring break (lol @ high hopes)
- Use the running pants I'm buying today (I hate running in sweats and I currently only have shorts, which means my previous goal would not be met)
- Get back to eating salad and veggies/fruit at lunch
- Use my crockpot twice a week
 
orcagirl said:
Thanks! Most people do like me, but every so often "anti-skinny girl" posts go around facebook. I do feel happy with the way I am. I just wish people would realize I don't starve myself. I 😍 food. Good job on starting C25k. I looked at it and was like this is cool, but I don't like running.
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Things like that drive me insane. Seriously, you wouldn't like it if people posted fat people jokes on facebook, so don't post anti skinny things. 🙄 If you want a support group or something there's so many better communities than facebook with everyone in your professional/personal networks, goodness.

I don't reeeallllyyy like running either, but I've been having a lot of fun with it so far. I feel like it's one of those things that you dislike until you're pretty good at it, and then people seem to get addicted.

/thread derail
 
I want to spend more time taking photos, and really improve my photography this year.

I want to read more.

Like many others, I want to spend more time at the gym. I want to tone up a bit and maybe put on a couple pounds of muscle. I love my freakish metabolism that lets me eat pretty much anything and not gain weight, but I'm 6'2'' and I weigh like 158lbs. I feel scrawny :laugh:


Trilt said:
I don't reeeallllyyy like running either, but I've been having a lot of fun with it so far. I feel like it's one of those things that you dislike until you're pretty good at it, and then people seem to get addicted.
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This is so true. The more I run the more I enjoy it, but it sucks to start up again after taking a break from it for a while.
 
My new years resolution: BUDGET! Money burns a hole in my pocket and I just barely survived this past semester on loans. And by that I mean NOT AT ALL. I've already put all my fall spending into an excel sheet to see where I went wrong, so hopefully that helps to keep things in perspective.
 
First day of 2013...doing Turbo Fire, P90x, then making a green smoothie!
 
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