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Belated New Year’s Resolutions (Open Thread)

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Did you make any? Here are my top three:

1. Read more books and less inane blather on the Internet.
2. Get more exercise — not just walking the dogs!
3. Don’t eat so much junk.

Four days in, I’ve done well with #1 and #2. I need to work harder at #3 already, but it should be easier now that I’m done dispensing holiday baked goods for a few months.

Open thread!

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  1. 1.

    rk

    I’ve never made New Years resolutions in my life. Even as a child I saw no point to them. I was a strange child.

  2. 2.

    Emerald

    Aha! Here’s my opportunity! Last night I gave the Balloon Juice community a little gift, but few people saw it.

    I have made for you a nifty jigsaw puzzle of Steve: Cat of Balloon Juice!

    Chose “Start a New Game” to begin. On the bottom right-hand corner is an icon to make it full screen.

    Notice the satisfying “click” when you place a piece! Notice that on the bottom left hand corner there are icons which give you controls, such as the background color or the option to ghost the pic.

    This is on the Jigsaw Planet website, which is entirely free! You can use their puzzles or make your own very easily, as I did with John’s great pic of Steve.

    Enjoy!

  5. 5.

    Poopyman

    Just one New Year’s resolution – the same one every year:

    Don’t make any New Year’s resolutions.

  6. 6.

    MomSense

    I share your 2nd and 3rd resolutions. I’ve also added more sleep and find a new job to my list. We’ll just do the best we can.

  9. 9.

    maurinsky

    I have resolved to learn about music theory, to try to continue and build on my good habits, and try to reduce my bad habits, and to be more like Mister Rogers.

  10. 10.

    The Republic, Blah Blah Blah...

    Well damn…

    After reading the 8th comment above, I see I’ve already blown your 1st resolution off, Betty…

    My bad…

  12. 12.

    RSR

    This year, I haven’t formalized any resolutions yet, although I do have a one month health kick start commencing on Saturday. I’m waiting until the day after my wife’s campaign fundraiser Friday (She’s running for president of her teachers’ union.) and taking me four weeks through to Superbowl Sunday.

    A couple years ago, I made a resolution to travel more, and although it took until 2015 to really get going, I visited many new places, states, and even managed an overseas trip with the whole family last year. (My boys’ choir went ‘on tour’ in Spain for two weeks last year around Easter.)

  14. 14.

    Snarkworth

    My resolution is to continue my sloth and gluttony, but at a higher level of proficiency.

  16. 16.

    RaflW

    Read more books and less inane blather on the Internet.

    So you’re not going to be moderating here any more?

  17. 17.

    Eric U.

    I don’t make resolutions, but I want to revert to the norm as far as exercise and weight go. I’m reasonably good at losing weight as long as I pay attention to my food intake. And I had so many things to do over the last 2 years that I wasn’t exercising as regularly as I like. So I’m going back to that.

    I do have one resolution: procrastinate less. Really hard to measure that, so I can guarantee success

  18. 18.

    Paul in KY

    I’ve started training, as ‘Festival Season’ starts in early May (Shakey Knees in Atlanta).

    Increased walking, cutting out non-fruit desserts, minimal starches. Smaller portions.

    Will be damn happy when that 1st fest rolls around (no diet while at Fest).

  20. 20.

    Seanly

    I didn’t make resolutions per se, but I’m trying to get more exercise & eat better as my doctor is threatening me with going on insulin if I don’t get my A1C back down. About the only thing she was happy about was that I had gotten a FitBit – she said she has seen several people make good improvements after getting those.
    I don’t recommend getting diabetes…

  21. 21.

    Mnemosyne

    I need to get back on the low FODMAPs program and figure out exactly which ones I’m sensitive to. The holidays have not been kind to my digestion. Also, exercise, even though I hate it.

  22. 22.

    Arclite

    – Drink beer only on Fri or Sat.
    – Run 3-4 times per week
    – Strength train 3 times / week
    – Start running distance events again
    – Lose 25 lbs
    – Meditate daily

    A lot of this I’ve done before, even recently but got out of the habit once the holidays hit this year. Got to get back to it.

  23. 23.

    catclub

    @Eric U.: There was a post at LGM on Habitica.

    Autostraddle has “banged the drum on Habitica so many times,”

    I felt so efficient for getting up practically every morning – and brushing my teeth.

  24. 24.

    Mnemosyne

    @Seanly:

    Ask your doctor for a referral to a registered dietician (NOT a nutritionist!) An RD will probably be at least partially covered by insurance. S/he should be able to help you come up with a better way of eating that fits you. My friend with a strong family history of Type 2 went vegan, but that’s pretty easy to do in So Cal.

    Also, if you do the diet and exercise thing faithfully and your numbers don’t improve, have your doctor check you for late-onset Type 1 (aka Type 1.5 or LADA). A subset of adult patients actually have LADA and not Type 2, but you won’t know unless you try diet and exercise first.

  25. 25.

    Brachiator

    I resolved one year not to make any New Year resolutions. Kept that one pretty good.

    But apart from that, I just want to get through this year a little healthier and happier.

    Are there any elections or anything like that coming up this year? :)

  26. 26.

    Gin & Tonic

    One of the most annoying things about the whole concept of New Year’s resolutions is all those new faces (and bodies) that will be crowding the gym for the next 4-6 weeks until things get back to normal.

  29. 29.

    Paul in KY

    @Seanly: My dad has the kind where he takes glimepiride/metformin twice a day & we have to monitor blood sugar & he is on a special diet. He’s very good natured about it, but sure misses some of the stuff he can’t eat.

  30. 30.

    Punchy

    @Arclite: If you stick to bullets #2 and #4, you’ll hit and almost certainly surpass #5. I did this 2 years ago and dropped 18kg. Interestingly, I also share bullet #1 and #6, which is also known as swimming and staring at a black line for an hour.

  31. 31.

    Marc

    Inbox Zero Nerd Merit Badge is my goal. I’ve four email accounts, and I really need to get the flow of ‘stuff’ down to a reasonable level. Each morning when I fire up my email client, 10 – 30 new ones pop up, and I read only a few – leaving the rest for ‘later’ (which rarely happens). If I can hit the goal once, I’ll be happy.

  33. 33.

    Ohio Mom

    @Seanly: This might be the wrong thing to say to you but my husband found going on insulin was not as bad as he had feared. It’s really working for him — he’s using a disposable pump.

    Certainly one of the crappiest parts of diabetes is that you can do everything right as far as diet, exercise, reducing stress and the like, and it can still progress. Has a mind of its own.

  34. 34.

    peach flavored shampoo

    @Gin & Tonic: Good lord, THIS.

    In the course of 3 days, suddenly I’m waiting to board a Stairmaster instead of having my pick of ’em. Gym towels go from overarching stacks o’ plenty to completely gone. Sweaty bastards. The gym now resembles the opening of Red Dawn.

  35. 35.

    BGinCHI

    @benw: I know, but you have to play them in the right order. Mostly.

    My favorite stanza:

    I ran over some old lady
    One night at the county fair
    And I didn’t get arrested
    Because my dad’s the mayor.

  38. 38.

    Prescott Cactus

    3) Less junk food. Check

    2) More Exercise. Check.

    1) More books and less internet. Chec

  40. 40.

    Schlemazel

    I have never made a nye resolution before but comment #8 made me change my ways. I hereby resolve to finally figure out how to make the pie filter work on chromebook so I never see that stupid asshole again. Even when said asshole has something interesting to post they turn out only shit, that is all any asshole does.

  43. 43.

    Mike J

    @BGinCHI: When I was in HS, I had an after school job at a mom & pop computer store. They used to put ads in Computer Shopper and do some mail order. A customer from Puerto Rico called irate because we shipped his package UPS air instead of ground. He kept explaining to me that Puerto Rico was part of the United States and he shouldn’t have to pay anything extra to have things shipped to him, and I kept explaining that Puerto Rico is an island and shipping things on trucks is very tricky. Which is what I always think of when I hear Bitchin’ Camero.

    I always preferred Punk Rock Girl, but Born to Love Volcanoes anyways rubbed me the wrong way. Don’t contribute to any charity unless it’s to solve the current worst problem in the world, which will change as soon as you decide to help with that.

  49. 49.

    gene108

    @BGinCHI:

    3. Take Poland in the spring.

    Good luck.

    Germany tried late summer / early fall of 1939 and it didn’t end well for them.

    My advice: Do. Not. Invade. Russia.

    Too big. Too cold.

  56. 56.

    grandpa john

    @Ohio Mom: For many of us unfortunate souls with Diabetes,(runs heavily in my paternal family) the insulin pump is one of mans finest inventions.

  57. 57.

    Heliopause

    I resolved to quadruple the number of Victoria’s Secret models that I regularly have sex with. So far so good.

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