New Years Resolution

So as this year is coming to an end its time to look back on my goals for 2013. My goals were:

• Get in shape
• Run a sub 30 5k
• Complete my sprint triathlon
• Ride a century
• Run more
• Eat less
• Be a better person
• Get my license
• Deal with my legal stuff

There is a few more but I can’t remember at this time. How many of them did I reach? Well like everyone else I started strong. Ate right for the first few weeks and then to went to shit. I didn’t run much in 2013; in fact I have run more in the last 3 weeks than I have all year. After finding out that I have Osteoarthritis and told by my Doctor to not run I took time off. I rode my bike lots. I trained in other ways for my triathlon. I was on par to do another century ride (first one of 2013) and as we were on our way back to town I heard a snap and grinding. I slowly rode to my father-in-laws and he gave me a ride home. I was just 23 km’s short of 100 km’s I could have made it but the safety of both my bike and I were more important.

I didn't get my license but I did get my legal stuff worked out (for the most part) It took all year but I got it done, and now I can go get my license and not worry about losing it right away. I bike everywhere anyways so it is ok.

What are my resolutions for next year? Well first thing is I hate the word “Resolutions”. It is a goal there is no real difference between that other then the mental stigma that everyone will fail at their “resolutions”.

I have seen so many New Year’s Resolution posts going up all over social media sites as of late, and It got me really thinking (that can be scary at times, but this time it was good) about what I want to achieve in 2014. I wondered what I should make mine? Everyone I see is to get fit, lose weight, or to quit smoking.

I noticed that the majority of them are trying to do what they didn't last year. The problem is that people put some crazy limitations on their goal. Those who want to lose 140 pounds by summer to fit into that swimsuit are a bit far fetched.

If you were to say want to lose 140 pounds by June 1st (5 months) you would need to lose just over 6 pounds a week and that is not healthy. If you plan to try and drop large amounts of weight in a short period of time you need to talk to and be supervised by your Doctor.

I follow by the motto of “It took me 10 years to put it on it is not going to go away in a week.” I know that if I work at it my goals are achievable. I will not make promises to lose 6 pounds a week. It is Impossible to follow that plan for a long period o time and be healthy about it.

My new year’s resolution main goal will be just one thing for me. It will be to stay sober and stay strong. That is it. I will make goals to strive for thou. Some will be the same as last year but there are a few new ones too.

• Vlog more
• Read more
• Run more
• Swim more
• Bike more
• Train harder
• Train smarter
•  Run a sub 30 5k
• Finish a half sub 2:20
• Lose weight properly
•  Gym more
• Stress less
• Take a picture a day. 
• Give back what I can
•  Finish my upgrading

These are just off the top of my head. There will be more to come soon but for the time being this is what I will set as achievable goals.

So in the New Year what are you going to do? What is your goal going to be? Are you going to reach them? If so do you have a plan? I want to hear it. Comment below so we can look back on this in 6 months.