Accomplishing Your Personal Goals

I could rant and rant and rant about what I truly think of new year’s resolutions on a yearly basis, and I could give a lot of reasons why I think it’s pretty silly that people find a new year to be the only time to enact such big changes in their lives. But how I see it: people are still trying to make a change, and that’s good. Change is the biggest factor in growth and learning, and anyone inspired enough to push themselves to change is someone I can be proud of, even if they do prescribe to a new year’s resolution plan like millions of others.

So, I have my peeves with the annual system of resolutions, but I can’t be that annoyed for people wanting to better themselves. And with that said, I do have my own goals for the next 3 or 4 years, some of which I know will take much longer and some that can be accomplished in mere months. While 2020’s biggest changes in my own life and relationship are much more financially motivated, there are a few things I want to change for my health for the better, and I think they’re worth sharing.

One of my biggest goals is to eliminate 50% of the junk food I currently eat. While saying “all of the junk food” or “90% of all junk food I consume” is great and all, it’s something that is so unachievable that I would probably relapse just a month in and wave off the goal altogether. Instead, I wanted to set a much more realistic goal for myself, and that was to merely reduce my junk food consumption by half.

The tasks I’ve set forth for myself to accomplish this goal? To reduce my eating of chips, candy boxes, and frozen food. I know my biggest struggle is going to be with bagged chips and frozen foods. Luckily, I don’t eat that much when it comes to candy boxes or other sweets, as I know that would take a terrible toll on my dental health and sugar intake. Nonetheless, chips and frozen foods are the bane of my diet, and I think it’s important I focus more on those than anything else.

To accomplish these tasks, I’ve decided to “reward” myself at the end of every week so long as I stick to my plan for that month. If I succeed, I get to go out and have a cheat day to eat anything I like. It’s motivation enough for me to stick to my goals and push forward throughout the year.