New Year's "Goals"

A friend, Jay Denton, and I have been working out since a few weeks before Christmas and we were talking about how crowded it would be the first Monday of the new year.  Right now, nobody is there at 6 in the morning, but we're expecting a big crowd this Monday and for that to  last for a few weeks to a couple of months.  We'll see.  I've made resolutions in the past and none stick.  So I didn't make any resolutions last year.  Sure enough, nothing really changed.  So, this year, I am setting a few goals.  Maybe, being goal oriented, thinking of them as goals will help me carry them out.

1.  Read through the Bible this year.  Got a reading plan, got a group that is reading through it for support and accountability, we'll see how it goes.

2.  Lose 32 pounds.  Seems odd, but I currently weigh 282 and want to get to 250 by December 31.  I really just want to be healthy and think that leading a healthier lifestyle, will cause me to lose weight.  I'll weigh each Sunday and keep you updated on the weight.  I plan on working out 3 times a week before work and adding in some exercise like cycling (class at the Y or maybe buy a bike) and running in there, maybe some swimming, too. Maybe do some flatwater kayaking at the whitewater center some too.

3.  Go on at least 12 hikes this year.  I figure one time a month is not too much to shoot for.  Was going today, but still recovering from a chest cold.   Starting small though... Crowders Mountain (kind of a hill near Charlotte) will be the first.

4.  Run a 5k race by the end of the year.

5.  Visit some minor league ballparks in the area... Asheville, Chattanooga, Durham, Kinston, lot of good ones in the NC/SC/TN area.

I'll try to keep you updated on how it goes this year.