Happy New Year! Welcome 2010!

Here comes another year. Are you ready for it? Did you make your goals? I have made several, some that I will write here and some that I will keep to myself.

• First of all, as you know, I'm going to compete in my first ever figure competition! It will be happening in September of this year. I can't wait. It should be a challenge and interesting journey.
• Get into a very healthy and maintainable lifestyle – maintain body fat somewhere between 15 and 20%
• Travel someplace I’ve never been before – this may even be just someplace local 
• Get personal training certification – probably this will happen at the end of the year, after my competition! 
• Meditate daily 
• Watch less TV – at most 1 hour per day! I never used to watch much TV at all but I have started watching more and more. Not healthy! 
• Spend less time on the computer – limit to 1 hour per day 
• Unplug electronically 15 minutes per day and increasing that to 1 hour by end of year – I mean EVERYTHING, including my phone, turned off! 
• Read more – 2 books per month 
• Clean out and minimalize my home – Goodwill, get ready for my donations! 
• Farmers Market once per week I used to do this religiously and then I fell off. I will do it again because it’s so enjoyable and interesting to see what different fruits and veggies are available at different times of the year 
• Journal at least 4 times per week 
• Go to sleep earlier (eventually 9pm) and sleep more (increase from 6/7 to 8 hours per night)
  

So as you can see I have my work cut out for me. I feel all of these goals are attainable and can be done in this year. I think it's going to be a really great year since I have so much to focus on and so much progress to be made.

I start my new diet and training program on Monday with the goal to increase my metabolism. I will be eating 7 meals! Wow! That seems like a lot but I'm sure with the increase in activity that it won't be that much at all once my metabolism figures out what's going on.

The hard thing for me is going to be doing fasted morning cardio. That will be kind of difficult. It's all a mental game though so it will be a learning and growing experience and I'm so psyched for it! Woohoo!!!!!

Today I took it easy since I just returned from vacation and am still not up to par. Took a nap and am going to sleep early.

Here's to 2010! Make it a great year!

“If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things.” ~ Albert Einstein

"Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending." ~Maria Robinson