Weight, and the just after New Year resolutions I've just had the most wonderful meal I've had over the whole of Christmas. A lovely roast beef dinner with homemade yorkshires, roast potatoes, brocolli, cauliflower, gravy and horseradish sauce. As much I a like it when Rat's mum cooks for me, nothing can beat my own mother's cooking. That said, I do prefer Rat's mum's veg - she tends to overcook them, and I prefer them that way. I think I could eat roast dinners every day - as long as I didn't have to cook them myself.
That said, I really have to be cutting down on food. I weighed myself today (I really have to get a set of scales so I can weigh myself more regularly) and found I was at ten-and-almost-a-half stone. When I was at school I was pretty much always between eight and eight-and-a-half stone. At uni I got to around nine stone, and stayed that way for several years. I think nine is about how much I should way, or eight-and-a-half, although I have no desire to be quite that small. But ten-and-a-half is way overweight for my little short arse. So I guess I won't be eating all those roast dishes I desire.
And this brings me to my first resolution, which is to lose some weight. This is going to be done, not by dieting, but by doing the following:
- using the exercise bike for at least ten minutes every other day, building up to daily and/or more minutes per day
- giving up crisps and pringles, cutting down on sweet snack foods, and when purchasing lunch at work buying something from the low fat range (no more pasta salads or pork pies for lunch)
- buying some bathroom scales so I can keep track of whether or not I am losing weight, so I can adjust my lifestyle accordingly
That's resolution number one.
Resolution number two has to do with my lovely new haircut. I'm going to keep my hair in much better condition this year by:
- thoroughy brushing (and styling) it every morning rather than quickly tying it up and paying little attention to the knots
- drying and combing it after I wash it, rather than keeping it wrapped up in a turban and not combing it before bed, to avoid more knots
- perhaps try using separate shampoo and conditioner, rather than two in one
My next resolution is to keep the house tidier:
- wash the dishes more regularly
- either put my clothes away or put them in the laundry basket when I have finished with them, rather than putting them at the end of the bed
- throwing out all opened envelopes immediately instead of letting them pile up, and at the same time dealing with the letters and filing them away
- keeping the coffee table as free of mess as possible
- ironing my clothes rather than putting them away crumpled where necessary
I also plan to put in more of an effort into finding a new job, as well as working hard on my accountancy qualification. I want to go to church on Sunday evenings as well as the mornings. I may possibly try to find either a choral society to join, or a new roleplaying group. Oh, and of course, I'll try to do more support, both at LJ and Blurty, as well as working harder to moderate all my communities. And I'll attempt not to moan too much. I also want to read more, but I'm already filling up my time with chores and studying, so that might have to wait for a few years.