Step Away From the Cake

Rocco on the beach on the first day of 2005...

2005 is here!!! Today did not go exactly as planned but that's okay too. I slept in (fireworks didn't end till after 1:30am) but once I got up I did my 3.5 mile run. Then the rainy dreary day just knocked me out. I ended up laying around reading all day. I hope this storm passes tonight so I can go for a bike ride tomorrow - I really want to go for a bike ride!!!! I did manage to eat fairly well; more important is I logged it in. I tend to get so lazy on the weekends and not log my food in but I did today - yeah me!!!! I did pick out some races for the first few months of 2005. I have a 5k next Sunday. That's only 3.1 miles and I ran 3.5 today so I'm good for that. The next one is Feb 6th, an 8k or 4.9 miles. Then there's the Great Aloha Run on Feb 21; 8.15 miles. I have decided that I need to enter races in order to really keep my training up. I have also decided to do the first triathalon of the season in Lanikai. I'm stoked. This is really going to be

Nala cruising on the beach on New Year's eve..

I've been reading through all the blogs and everyone is doing an end of the year recap; some quite interesting. A benifit of living in Hawaii is that everyone celebrates New Year's before you do and you can read everyone's blog before you blog. So I guess I'll take a few moments and look back at the year 2004 before looking forward to 2005. Okay a slight delay. We just got back from walking the dogs and cruising on the beach. I need to get them all fed and doped up before 7 pm, well before the fireworks start. So, lets look back on the year. It was not such a great year; at least in my opinion. Lots had happened in 2003 and I think the fallout didn't really hit until 2004. On the positive side though; I lost around 20 lbs this year!! I completed my first triathalon!! I conquered (to a large extent but not completely yet) my spontaneous spending habit. I have learned to view my body in a very different way (and continue to work on this every single day) I h

Rocco cruising with me as I blog.

I contemplate the year that's just past. A lot has happened, not all of it good, and frankly I'm glad it's ending. 2005 is already on a much better note than 2004 and I believe it can only get better. The things that plagued me all year are already turning out to be a non-issue. I know that the turning of a new year does not mean anything special or magical but I can't help but feel that this year it will be different. Maybe it's just the psychological effect of a new beginning, a new start, a clean slate. Nothing is more exciting than a fresh start and this year really feels like I'm getting that. I am looking forward to 2005 like I haven't looked forward to a new year in a long time. It's going to be an awesome year and I just can't wait to get on with it. So tomorrow morning starts my eating/exercise regimen again. I can't wait to get that going either. My period is over so nothing will keep me down for the next couple of weeks. I wonder i