Happy New Year! This year, my two resolutions:
- Get to 200 lbs. or less by April 1. Last year I went from 233 to a current weight of ~215 in three months, and held it there (+ or – a pound or two) for the rest of the year. It seems it’s just the delta that requires thought and some motivation. No motivation as strong as beating Klay this year, and I’ve failed to move the momentum in the right direction a couple times during the remainder of the year, but I’m confident I can make this work.
- Figure out how to get a measure of “creative authority” in my job. Whether that means trying to figure out how to move into a “creative director” type position, or changing what “lead designer” means at my current one, it means finding a way where I have the definitive say on at least matters of the design of the game I’m working on.
That’s it. Good times. I hope this year is wildly successful for everyone.
Maintaining a ~18 pound weighloss for almost a year is a HUGE accomplishment. Your new weight loss goal sounds like an agressive but acheivable way to build on it.
Have you thought of a reward or other motivation to help you acheive it? A race to enter, maybe.
Negative reinforcement might work also. Mc came up with the idea to counteract the lure of the free but unhealthy snacks I have available to me at work: I have to pay HIM for the fair market value of any that I eat. Is that free bag of chips worth $2 to me? No, no they aren’t.
Ha! That’s a great idea (the compensation for “free” snacks). The concept of entering a race or something would be interesting. You doing the tri was definitely inspiring. Maybe it’s just an excuse, but I’m *so* uncertain about what work’s going to be like in six months that I’m not sure I can commit to doing something like that.
It probably is just an excuse, but there you go. At least I’m thinking about it… 🙂