Etsyblogger Carnival: New Year

This week's Etsyblogger carnival is brought to you by Missie from Sykin and is either about business goals or personal resolutions. Since I just wrote about my year in review and included goals, I will go a bit into the personal side.

My biggest "resolution" is a continuation of what I began in August. The first step was dropping pop from my diet. I have only had 3 since the end of August. Two of which were during a migraine, which always helps. I have gone back to a mostly veggie diet and am working out again. I am proud to say that I have dropped nearly 20 pounds since then.

The exercise started with walks after I dropped the kiddo off at school. I began adding gym time on the elliptical and recumbent bike. Then in October I received a free personal training session for my birthday. Jackpot! I then got a few sessions myself. They were awesome! As an ex-exercise scientist, I know how & what to do to improve my health. Nitty gritty bits of nutrition and exercise know how are still jammed in this old brain of mine. But nothing can compare to the jump start from another person. Not to mention the accountability after paying for and scheduling sessions.

My goal is to simply continue and up what I am already doing. Cardio 4 days a week and strength training 3 days. Some weeks may have to be adapted for home workouts, but with the basement getting cleaned, that should not be an issue.

Tomorrow's post starts a weekly feature that details my workouts. It will be one more way to help keep me in check.

End goal - to have lost weight and get healthier. Numbers? Deadlines? Sort of. My most comfy lifetime weight is still 35 pounds away. At a healthy & doable 2 pounds a week, I am looking at a date somewhere around June. Just in time for shorts :)

And I have some prizes for myself along the way. Comic books for the smaller achievements, DVDs for mid range ones and some fun funky new clothes (most likely from Etsy) when I finally get there. I am using Livestrong's My Plate to track my food & exercise and Goal For It to track my overall progress and rewards.

Do you have any personal goals for the new year?

So it's the new year...

...and time for resolutions. I usually makes changes in my life this time of year, this year the list is just a bit longer than usual. It also tends to be a big to-do list...

~ Organize sewing area: destash excess fabric on etsy, finish off all cut bags, get going on craftster swap, update excel with fabric stock & costs

~ Get eating back on track: bring out the food journal once again, plan weekly menus (even if just for me), track weight for goal of 35 pound loss...I want to be healthy and active again...will also help mood stability :) I have even put a weight loss widget on the sidebar.

~ Reshoot ALL photos of bags, which includes finding a standard setting to use

~ Plan out internet related doings: blog schedule, site visits (nings, crafster, forums, etc), research for blog series, and so much more the list can't go here :P

~ Organize daily activities to maximize time spent with kids and sewing time.

~ PAINT!!! canvas, not walls...although they could use it too

Think I can do it? I hope so. I am sure I'll be posting about it from time to time - so you can help give me a kick in the keester when needed :)