New Year's Resolutions are For Wusses...

Pick up any magazine, turn on any T.V. and what do you see, some skinny little twit with a barbell or some new thin person telling you about their magic diet plan. Soo, naturally you want to look like them and begin to make 400 useless New Year's resolutions. Those  may look something like this:

1) You are no longer going to be a glutton. You are no longer going to make that Saturday morning doughnut run with the hubby and eat three frosting covered doughnuts and the large coffee with cream. You are no longer going to put sour cream, bacon and cheese on that baked potato. You are no longer going to drink 3 sugar sodas a day. You are no longer going to put 3 tablespoons of sugar in your morning coffee. This lack of gluttony will do the trick to make a better you.

2) You will no longer be a slug. You will park in the last parking spot at Walmart thus allowing you the long walk to the front doors. You will purposely walk the dogs daily, instead of just throwing them outside when they need to do their thing. You will take the stairs when there is a perfectly good, working elevator because the stairs are good for you.  You will not watch that second episode of whatever Netflix has instead of working in the yard...because it's too cold...and you don't want to hunt down your scarf and jacket. Basically this lack of sluggish, slothfulness behavior will make you a better you.

3) You will do an exercise routine. You will get your big girl panties on, find those darn tight fitting leotards, those uncomfortable tennis shoes and walk your happy butt on the treadmill... You will then alternate your days with running, jump rope, high knee kicks.... etc. Because we all know that exercise is what makes you a better you..makes your heart happy.. blah blah blah....

And by the time to get the 4th thing on your Resolution list...it's time for that dang cup of coffee and that doughnut because dang it.. just writing that made you all worn out... and you need to reward yourself for all this healthful planning...

Well, this has been me on every freaking New Year's Day. This year I quit. No more resolutions.  Resolutions are for wusses. I'm the biggest wuss there is.

So, this year, I am not making one stinking resolution. I am just making better decisions.

Decision 1) I'm drinking more tea. Oh.. ok. big deal you say. You can still add sugar to tea, you say. And yes, you are right, I can. But actually I like tea how it is. So many different flavors. I will still drink coffee.. I just will pass by the Starbucks more often and Not stop in for the double shot. It's probably better for my heart, anyway.

Decision 2) I am going to do something for exercise everyday and at least for 20 min. I figure where I am at, right now.. and the time I don't have in a day...20 min is good. If it gets to easy (almost laugh at this idea), then I'll do more.. maybe. 

Decision 3) No processed food. Nada. So it might take me more time to make food and eat. Big deal. If I can read the ingredient, I know what the heck it is. If I can't read it (without a masters degree in linguistics), then I have a better chance of surviving without it.  Those processed foods are the devil in disguise. Taste good and kill you slowly. ... Unfortunately this also means fast food. I might slip in some Taco Bell here and there, but I'm OK with this plan. It will save me money. More money for shoes. The idea has merit...

Oh hey.. I'm on Decision 4 and I'm not ready to go out and go doughnut crazy! I can start here and add more decisions as the year goes on. (Instead of starting with a ton of resolutions and letting go of most of them by January 10.) 

Ok.. so ask yourself.. Self: what better decisions can I make for myself? Roll with it. Evolve with it. Save some money for shoes. It's a win-win. :)