Happy Freakin' New Year

I gained so much weight over the holidays.

I was with my family for 3 and a half days, and then the BFs for 5 and a half.  For the holidays his mom makes all kinds of cookies and always puts the most amazing candy in our stockings. Gah!

Anyway... it's a new year and I have a plan. First, no crash dieting. Second, exercise. I used to like it. I used to get up every morning and do it. And I plan on getting there again.

I am dividing my New Years Resolutions into two catagories, those having to do with my physical person and those that are more about my physical space. I'm picking a resolution a month, alternating between my person and my space, and creating a new good habit by doing the resolution every single day for 30 days. I'm also attempting to remove bad habits by removing something unhealthy from my life every month as well.

January is Exercise. I missed yesterday because I was with the BF all day and hadn't brought work out gear (which won't happen again), but I still have 30 days in January, so it's not a loss yet. I am not going to try to go hard core burn 1000 calories every day for 30 days. The idea is not to crash and burn, but to build a lasting habit. This isn't an "I Must" resolution, but an "I choose to" and an "I like to."  I bought the Zombies, Run! app for my phone which I am hoping will be as fun as I think it could be. I just found that people put Just Dance songs on You Tube, which is the sole reason I want a Kinect, so I may do those when I can't get out to run.

I'm removing chips from diet this month also. I can eat a bag of tortilla chips in two days. Fritos, or Doritos, or better yet Munchies, are my downfall too if I am looking for a salty snack and haven't planned ahead. They are super bad for me (maybe not all tortilla chips, but still, fried food is fried food). If I can go a month without them I am hoping the craving will go away.

At the end of each month I plan on rewarding myself with something I have been wanting -like new running shoes, some art for my apartment - the plan is to keep it in the $30 range ($1 a day) so I don't go broke, but so that I have motivation to keep up with them.

I hope I can be 116 by the end of March. My plan then is to cut all of my hair off. I have been wanting to get a pixie cut for ages, and I always chicken out, but I feel it's now or never. I know it's stupid to count on the BF committing, but just in case I'd like to have long hair for pictures. And since that's at least 2 years away, now is the time. But, I feel like short hair will only look good if I am thin. I don't know why, but a pixie cut always makes me think of dainty small girls with sharp features. I don't have that, but 80% of the time my hair is up in a bun or a ponytail. So, why not just cut it all off. It's past my boobs at this point and the ends are all split and not nice looking.  I figure if I cut it all off I can be really good to it and make sure it grows super healthy.  But I am also using it as a reward. If I am not 119 or less (preferably 116) I can't get the pixie. I will just get all the dead stuff cut away and bangs like I used to have.

I hope everyone's holiday was a great one!