January 1st

It is officially 2013 and the time to start our resolutions!

So far I have followed through with being a healthier person by eating a nice breakfast (3 egg whites with a glass of orange juice). The only problem with that is my stomach was growling again two hours later, so this is going to be interesting. I decided to eat small meals with one snack between each one. In the case of today, I am going to eat one of the Oats & Honey granola bars that have been sitting behind the potato chips. Now wonder I never saw them... Nevertheless, I need to eat a little less today because my family is having pizza for dinner tonight. As much as I would like them to join me, the reality of the situation is you can bring a horse to water but you cannot make it drink. So whenever there is going to be an unhealthy meal, I will just have to cut back on some food during that day and excersize a little more the next. It's really the only solution that I can think of because I can't just ditch on every family dinner. Speaking of excersize, I'm going to bust some moves to some Just Dance 4! Maybe I could con my mom into playing it with me...

For my resolution of learning how to play guitar, this is going to be a hard one. For the past week, all I've been trying to do is learn the five chords that I've been taught. I know the A, C, D, E, and G chords, but I still need to work on getting calluses on the tips of my fingers so they don't hurt. Pushing hard on those strings really makes my fingertips sting! One of my buddies suggested a song for me to play--Free Falling by Tom Petty. He said that it involves only three chords and should be easy for a beginner to learn, but I guess we'll see!

Procrastinate, procrastinate, procrastinate--All I want to do it procrastinate! I'm too lazy today to do my homework, even though I should try to get ahead because I am going to have a busy week ahead of me. All I need is the motivation to get started and the focus to keep going; both things I lack at this very moment in time. Instead of doing my homework right now, I think I'm going to start my laundry just to get at least something done today!

New Year's

Ahh New Year's Eve, the time to make resolutions and to never follow through with them!

But this year, I have my mind set on making this new year different! I am going to complete each and every one of my resolutions by the time 2013 is up. Who's got two thumbs and is determined? This girl!

My resolutions consist of these:

• Have a flat, firm stomach
• Be healthier in general
• Learn how to play guitar
• Stop procrastinating

My whole life I have had to deal with a little muffin top. Honestly, I'm not that chubby, but with holidays I tend to gain five to seven pounds because of all the food I eat, especially with Christmas. My midsection is really the problem area because that's where all of my fat is mainly stored and I'm not the only one in my family like this. My brother is very muscular but still has a tubby tummy, along with my dad who has a beer gut minus the beer. My mother has the same problem that I do also! The midsection is also the hardest place to lose fat from. This is where hard workouts that suprise the body come in. Doing 1,000 crunches every night was not doing anything for me, so I decided that mixing ab workouts and a lot of cardio is going to be my solution. I guess we'll see!

I really need to be a healthier person. Every day after school, I come home and eat A TON of junk food. Because of my slow metabolism and lack of excersize, I am gaining weight. I need to start making time to go for a something as little as a fifteen minute run or a couple rounds of Just Dance. My eating habits need to change drastically. All I can think about is food, food, food, food, food. The more junk food, the merrier, and also the fatter. You know how they say "An apple a day keeps the doctor away?" Well I think "A cookie a day makes the fat really stay." I should probably start eating more fruits and veggies... But back to my point. I need to start being healthier. If only America would join me, because then I feel the grocery stores would be stocked with more veggies than Cheese Puffs and more fruits than Fruity Pebbles. That would take a great deal of weight off of my shoulders! Nevertheless, I must control my own fate, and my own cravings. Self-control is a must have for any health/weight-loss journey! Other than muscle tone, self-control is something that I need to gain! Providing myself with better eating habits and excersizing on a daily basis is the only way I am going to become healthier!

As a little girl, I would always see musicians on TV and think, "Wow! I'd like to learn how to play a guitar!" Well, on December 25th, 2012, I was given a guitar for Christmas! The only problem with that is that I cannot pay for lessons and I have no clue how to read music, so this is going to be fun... I know how to play a couple chords, but that's about it! And the guitar strings hurt my fingers really bad, but I was told that I should get used to it. For now, I am just going to look up "How to play guitar" on Google and Youtube.

Procrastinators unite! Tomorrow... I am the worst offender in the crime of procrastination. Constantly I am staying up late, trying to complete my homework for school. I'm not just talking about 10:00 or 11:00, I'm talking about 12:00 to two in the morning!! I wake up drowsy and I almost fall asleep during class every day! I always tell myself that I will stop procrastinating, but it happens anyway. This resolution is going to be a challenge.