The votes have been cast (both of them), I’ve consulted my advisers (ESPN & XBOX 360), and I’ve charted my course.  I’m ready to submit my official release of Shallow Thinker’s 2009 New Year Resolution (C).  Yes, you read that right, I’ve only got one resolution this year.  To Kelley, you need nights away independent of a New Year.  You deserve those own your own merit.  Actually, you deserve a night to yourself, but I’m lazy man-scum, so you’ll have to drag me along as well.  To Alana, good suggestion and it is considered as a portion of my actual resolution.

This year, I make the leap from my 20’s to my 30’s.  I will leave behind the youthful ways and join the ranks of adulthood.  To join those ranks in a fashion that I deem appropriate, I make this resolution…with some slight clarifications.

I hereby resolve that when I turn 30 in July, I will be at my target weight…which I think is 172.  I’m currently at 185.

  • scalesI might work-out so much that I lose the flab and gain muscle but still weigh 185.  That is acceptable - though unrealistic.
  • I will need to buy some scales so that I can weigh myself.  That would be a helpful step.
  • Also helpful would be identifying my true target weight.
  • I should minimize my intake of bad breakfasts.  I’ve heard that chicken biscuits aren’t the best choice you can make.  I know, surprising, right?
  • I should probably start to eat breakfast regularly.  It’s a long, boring story that ends with me not eating breakfast much.
  • I should reduce my consumption of meat.  Given the rate at which restaurants are reducing portion sizes, that might prove much easier than intended.
  • I should probably reduce my attendance at restaurants.  This one is tough.
  • Working-out more often is a good idea.
  • Involving cardio in the workout will also be helpful.

So there’s my resolution with my helpful hints to myself.  185 now, lets assume that I need to lose 15 pounds.  My keen mathematical skills indicate that I should lose 2.5 pounds per month…or convert 2.5 pounds of fat to muscle.  Once I get my scales, I’ll post my weekly/monthly/wheneverly weigh-ins so that you can laugh at me as I actually put more weight on - I’m looking forward to it!