New Year's Resolutions

[Renee]

Most people make them and a lot don't stick to them.

Did you make any last year? What were they? Did you stick to them?
What about for this year?

Last year for me I made one and one only, and that was to get fit and healthy and improve in some of my hobbies. All achieved.

The year before that I made one which was to go an entire year without McDonalds. Achieved that one too.

This year I decided to call them goals instead of resolutions as most are improvements on stuff I have already done really.

- Smile/laugh/dance more and stress less
- Have more patience
- Get stronger and leaner
- Drink as little alcohol as possible
- Be more strict with my eating
- Do nice things for people for nothing in return

[Casinorep]

Mine are to meet Renee and that bloke Martyn in person.

[Renee]

Mine are to meet Renee and that bloke Martyn in person.

Interesting. When are you planning on doing that?

[Casinorep]

Interesting. When are you planning on doing that?

When the time permits.

[SlotsAff]

Renee is very nice but meeting Martyn was a let down - only joking

Both lovely people

[Maria F]

I won’t make any lists for 2013 and I will wing it, taking one day at the time. Let’s see how that works out for me.

[Renee]

Renee is very nice but meeting Martyn was a let down - only joking

Both lovely people

Yeah I wouldnt put too much emphasis on meeting Martyn. He is a bit of a drag

[SimonD]

- Get stronger and leaner

A friend of mine is a daily gym-goer and he hates this time of year as the gym becomes overcrowded with people who have this resolution but luckily by about the 20th January they have all given up and/or lost interest and the calm is restored.

He also says that they keep his membership fees down as a lot of them pay for a year in advance (probably as an incentive to keep going) but drop out.

[Renee]

I'm also a daily gym goer (there from between 5-5.30am each day).
I have to say, there has been a few new years resolutions in the gym in the mornings but not as many as I expected.

Actually there has been one guy with who I would assume is his wife. They stand across from each other looking at each other doing weights. Small weights, like 2-3kg. It's very creepy.

Then there is another new guy who gets on the elliptical trainer on an incline of 10 and intensity of 1 and goes as hard as he possibly can. I'm not sure he realises that the 10 is the incline and not the intensity. The machine sounds like it's going to fall apart.

I see one guy in there who is doing the same program as I am, but I noticed the last couple of days he doesn't do all the exercises or doesn't finish them. Last week he started, did 2 sets of something, sat there for about 15 mins looking at the dumbells and then left. Very strange.

[Casinorep]

I'm also a daily gym goer (there from between 5-5.30am each day).
I have to say, there has been a few new years resolutions in the gym in the mornings but not as many as I expected.

Actually there has been one guy with who I would assume is his wife. They stand across from each other looking at each other doing weights. Small weights, like 2-3kg. It's very creepy.

Then there is another new guy who gets on the elliptical trainer on an incline of 10 and intensity of 1 and goes as hard as he possibly can. I'm not sure he realises that the 10 is the incline and not the intensity. The machine sounds like it's going to fall apart.

I see one guy in there who is doing the same program as I am, but I noticed the last couple of days he doesn't do all the exercises or doesn't finish them. Last week he started, did 2 sets of something, sat there for about 15 mins looking at the dumbells and then left. Very strange.

That begs the question.. are you there to lift weights or weight watching others? LOL

[blendtec]

I didn't make any resolutions, the time on a clock or a number changing on a calendar isn't going to suddenly change my outlook / approach to certain things. Good thing to monetise though

[Maria F]

I didn't make any resolutions, the time on a clock or a number changing on a calendar isn't going to suddenly change my outlook / approach to certain things.

I 100% agree with you!

[Marit VS]

I'm also a daily gym goer (there from between 5-5.30am each day).

My resolution is to get off my ass and get to the gym at 5.30 so I still have a full day ahead of me. I'm finding evening gym just eats away at the little time I have! However, as its week two and still not achieved it... I guess... probably... already failed hey?

Might go for the whole 'Smile/laugh/dance more and stress less' - that one sounds pretty good and easier to achieve!

And obviously, meeting Martyn at every conference is always one of my all time goals.

[Renee]

That begs the question.. are you there to lift weights or weight watching others? LOL

Well when they are right next to you and you have 45-60 seconds between sets, what else are you going to look at?

[Renee]

My resolution is to get off my ass and get to the gym at 5.30 so I still have a full day ahead of me. I'm finding evening gym just eats away at the little time I have! However, as its week two and still not achieved it... I guess... probably... already failed hey?

Might go for the whole 'Smile/laugh/dance more and stress less' - that one sounds pretty good and easier to achieve!

It's never too late Mez. Tomorrow is another day.

I will tell you that when I do a workout in the morning not only am I so energetic all day (and SUPER happy), but I sleep so much better at night. Of course there is the whole day ahead of you thing too. You don't have to worry about having to go at lunch or at night, or getting home and saying 'nope don't feel like it' then not going.
And once you get up at that time every day it's hard not to get up at that time every other day. Even during my days off last week I was getting up at 5-5.30 and going to the gym. There was one day where I decided to go at 7 because another girl wanted to do our workout together and from 5 til when I got out of bed I actually dreamed of lifting weights. My brain was telling me I shouldn't be sleeping LOL.

I also run a group fitness session on saturdays which is at 7am in a park near my house and usually on saturdays people ask me if I'm high because I'm so unbelievably happy from my workout. It really does start the day off awesome.

As the saying goes, work out when you wake up before your brain realises what you're doing!

And obviously, meeting Martyn at every conference is always one of my all time goals.

I wonder who else has this odd resolution...

I'll be honest, I can't wait to see Martyn in London. He will be helping me with one of my resolutions - laugh more

[Casinorep]

Well when they are right next to you and you have 45-60 seconds between sets, what else are you going to look at?

It was a joke. lol

[Renee]

Yeah I know. I probably should stop looking at them though. They are really starting to creep me out. If she wasn't from another country I would suspect they were brother and sister. They look at each other in that creepy way. Almost like if Marcia and Greg Brady were having sex with each other. *shudder*