I wish I was as thin as I was when I thought I was fat

Stole that title caption from some picture that was circulating on Facebook, and I wanted to talk about that on today's post. Because, I could easily still be saying that come Memorial Day Weekend, if I don't get it in gear. Once again, I am going to put some deadlines on my fitness goals, because that has worked so well for me in the past. The difference is, this time, they are being documented in cyberspace for the whole world to see my shortcomings. Or, in this case, my achievements!

Q1-2012 Goals (deadline is March 31st)

1. Lose 5% of my current body weight. See, this is totally vague so I don't have to embarrass myself in front of ALL of my readers by telling you my actual number, yet it is also totally measurable! And I will not lie in my progress reports.
2. Run 30 times between January 23 - March 31. Nike+ will keep track of this for me.
3. Drink no more than 10 bottles of wine between same dates. Funny - some of you are going to think this is a challenge in that I am going to limit myself to a mere 10 bottles of wine. HOW will that be possible??? And others of you might be thinking that this is not even a sacrifice or a challenge at all. Perspective, people. Oh, and the count begins with the bottle I opened last night. So I am already at 1/2 a bottle. $hit.

If I do these things, I will be able to look back on the previous 10 weeks and not be regretful of what I could have done. I need to stop being so lame and WEAK. And I need to take charge of my own situation and fix what I don't like. Stop the relentless bitching and dissatisfaction. Turn it around. Or else in 2 months I will be wishing I was as thin as I am right now, which is not thin. Don't argue me on that.

And when March 31 comes, I will set new goals for Q2. And so on and so forth.

This weekend was very un-memorable. I think I need some gingko-biloba or whatever.