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Wednesday, February 1, 2012

New Year's Resolutions: January Check In

So as I mentioned in comments, I decided to keep myself accountable this year by publishing a monthly post detailing how well I've kept up with the goals I rashly made on 31 December/1 January.

Original Goal: Lose Weight.
How I've kept it:  I used all Jillian Michaels this month.  The DVDs I used were:




Side Note about Yoga Meltdown: I love it.  I'm hooked on it, and I look forward to it everytime I do it, but...

....and so do I:p

More than anything, the "losing weight" bit is about getting stronger and improving my endurance with the circuit/interval training workouts I've gotten into this last year.  As a plus, I lost three pounds:)

Original Goal: Make all A's this semester.
How I've kept it:
 This is the one I've had the most trouble with so far.  I've only had a few assignments, but I haven't done as well as I wanted to on them.  It's mostly little mistakes that add up, so I think focusing on spending more time on each assignment instead of rushing through them would be best right now.
Best part: Made a 95 on my first Math test:)

Original Goal: Get accepted to all my transfer schools.
How I've kept it: N/A at this time.

Original Goal: Assorted blog goals.
How I've kept it: I had 29 followers when I first made this resolution, and now I have 47!  I live in a really isolated area, so I don't get to talk to many people...I love all the comments I get on my blog posts, especially ones from areas far away from where I currently live:)  For me, it's absolutely mind-boggling to post something at one time, and then a short while later, have someone from another country comment on it!  The world feels so connected now, I love it:)


Original Goal: Stop stressing the small things and go to Church more.
How I've kept it: I've been stressing less, mostly by hiking and yoga.  As for Church, I went a grand total of....

ONCE

this month.  Bummer.

Nevertheless, these are resolutions for the entire year, not for the month, so I still don't feel like a failure:)

Did you make New Year's Resolutions?  More importantly, are you keeping them?  Let me know in the comments!

Until Next Time,

Ashley

12 comments:

  1. From the sounds of it, you have been doing a really good job overall! Also, Jillian Michaels DVDs are the way I've been getting in shape as well! I've lost ten pounds and I feel stronger than ever. She is awesome!
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  2. good luck with your resolutions!!

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  3. Jillian Michaels IS pretty kickass:)

    Thank you!

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  4. It seems like you are doing so great so far! Ugh. I need to check on mine to see how my resolutions are turning out...haha

    <3Chelsea Elizabeth

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  5. jillian indeed has a great body.
    hi there ashley :) i dropped by your blog.

    http://rolynjane54.blogspot.com

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  6. it's so hard to jump on a diet..well ok i'll try to start today or tomorrow or after tomorrow or the next next day..or next week?! hahaha

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  7. Ha! I know what you mean. I try to avoid gimmicky dieting and eat as healthily as possible within a caloric allowance:)

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  8. I try and keep my monthly goals but that doesn't always happen. Thank you so much for your comment on my blog it means so much.
    Katie x

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  9. oh I love your list!! =) I didn't really make one...just always be happy!!
    keep the good work on and u'll lose weight for sure!

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