So far this year...

I was thinking back the other day about my resolutions, or "goals" that I made for this year. I realize that it wasn't all that long ago, but I am terrible at keeping resolutions and never make them, so I went to look back at the blog where I listed them. Here they are:

"1. Lose weight. Yes, we all make that one, but I've already lost over 50 pounds, and I AM going to continue this weight loss in the new year. I am focused on getting healthy, and losing weight will help get my health back in order.

2. Read more. I love to read, and do read quite a bit, but I'd like to read a lot more. I get in moods where I just want to read and read, but other times I just don't read at all. So I'm setting a goal of reading at least 2 books per month. That may not seem like very much, but it is more for the months that I wouldn't read at all.

3. Spend more time with friends and family. I see my family once a week, but rarely see my friends. I'm going to make more of an effort to make sure that I don't let time go by so long between visits. I love my friends and family, and love to spend time with them. I don't really know how to set a concrete goal with this one, but maybe a goal of seeing them all at least once a month? That may not always work with some schedules, but I will try."

As for the first goal, I think I'm doing pretty well on it. While I haven't weighed myself lately, I'm working very hard at losing weight. I started the 5k training, and have kept on it for 21 days straight! Today is day 22. I don't have a working scale at home, so I'm hoping that I'll see a nice drop in my weight when I go back to the doctor in a few weeks. I consider myself succeeding on that goal so far though.

As for the second goal, I have been reading. :) I did get my 2 books in this past month. I have a big stack of library books that are waiting to be read. So I think I'm doing well with that one too.

Now for the third goal, I'm not sure how to measure that one. I am still seeing my family weekly, and have seen other family members a little more. I've even gone out to dinner with my hubby's family, and spent a little more time with them. I didn't set any kind of time measurement though, because I'm not sure how I could. Either way, I think I'm doing good on that one too.

So far, so good then. :) I just hope I can keep it up for the remaining 11 months.