Here we go again... Recipe
I was looking for this picture in my Flickr feed and when I found it, I realized I had titled it New Year's Resolutions. This was from December 2008, not last New Year but the year before. So I went back to that post to see what I wrote and see how I've done:
I will get back into the shape I was in a year and a half ago, healthy and strong, lose the 20 pounds I gained this year.
- Still trying to lose those 20 lbs. Biggest Loser Challenge!!
I will do more volunteer work.
- Have done some, need to do more. This is always a goal of mine.
I will try to be less self centered and focus on others.
- Definitely have improved on this one, although I'll always be self centered, but not necessarily in a bad way.
I will take advantage of the opportunities that come my way.
- Done and done. I'm constantly repeating this in my mind "If you get a chance, take it. If it changes your life, let it."
I will be more tolerant.
- Another one I'm working on. I've definitely improved.
I will tell people how I feel instead of keeping it inside.
- Wait, I used to keep my feelings in? When was this??
I will pay off my credit cards!!!!
- Done, summer of 2010
I will not get new ones...
- Fail, summer of 2010... My unemployment ran out. Temporary setback. After this is paid off, NO MORE! For real.
I will fix my car window and air conditioner and take better care of it in general.
- Or just get a new one, 6/2010
I will be an advocate for Crohn's disease and other auto-immune diseases.
- Well I think this one's pretty obvious!
I know for sure that gluten and dairy cause major issues for me, but I still have some work to do as far as total and complete digestive health. The biggest devil on my shoulder? SUGAR. You know I love it. Baking makes me happy. Eating what I bake makes me happier. Sugar makes my belly ANGRY. Basically this year my goal is to eat less processed foods in general and eat a lot more of the good stuff.
While digging around the archives, I also came across this little nugget of wisdom that I found on my girl Farty Girl's website a long time ago. I love this:
"While I try to support my nutritional news with proof, it's hard to know what justifies as proof nowadays. Every day, journalists report different health trends. These trends all cancel each other out. Think back to the eighties, when nutritionists claimed that fat was causing Americans to become obese. Now, post-millenium nutritionists claim that fat is good, but bread is bad. We can argue anything and find proof for it.
A few posts ago, my IBS-BFF left a comment that has been reverberating in my guts. She said something along these lines: Listen to your body. Eat what makes you feel good. Don't diet. Work on making yourself feel better."
So, so true. Listen to your body, you'll be amazed what it tells you. Here's to your health in 2011!