I suppose a new year brings about resolutions. About half way through last year I started making a more conscious effort to work out to MAINTAIN my weight. I did that successfully. Now this year...my main focus is the abdominal "cushing" that is so freakin hard to get rid of no matter what you do.

So this is my *plan* to achieve my goal:
1. Workout 5 days out of the week (instead of 3 like I am doing now)
2. Add more cardio...atleast 45 minutes each workout (I was doing 30 minutes) Lack of stamina is my problem.
3. As for diet...sheesh...this is always a hard one. In general, I am going to try to do more chicken and fish with vegetables. I've cut down a lot on desserts and that is mainly due to not wanting sweets. My weakness is cheese. I have switched to low fat mozarella and Babybel light for snacking. Doing the diet drinks and lots of water as usual.
4. I've reintroduced myself to the active lifestyle I *use* to have prior to being busy as hell with trail biking and hiking...we'll see how long this lasts.

I just bought a new pair of New Balance 1222, which feel like walking on air, and I'm ready to get in shape!

What are your fitness goals of 2007?

i gotta get moving. i'm up 30 lbs.

i have yet to start any running or biking, which i keep blaming on the weather here(it's too hot, it's too cold...).

Something about that California weather that just makes you want to go outside and do something

My doctor is yelling at me, so I am on the elliptical with regularity now. Gotta drop at least 20. We'll see!

Continuing to use bad shoulder as an excuse. I don't think I'm going to be able to keep it up for long...

i watched thegil gerard special on discovery fitness last night. unreal!

BellaDonna, good luck. Every year around this time, my gym is full. It will thin out by the end of the month.

Obviously exercise is important, but I've found that for losing weight, I lose a lot more with weights than cardio.

As far as diet, I avoid bread and minimize pasta and rice. I try to get most of my carbs from fruits and vegetables. Diet drinks have less calories but I suspect that artificial sweetners are in the same class as margerine, trans fats and high fructose corn syrup as items to avoid like the plague.

top10 "detox" foods.

I lost 16 pounds last week thanks to an esophageal perforation.

My goal is to keep the weight as currently stated but rebuild the body strength and corpus tone with more than historical activity.

While I disagree with regimens per se since they add specifically little benefit other than mental initially the activity by"need for routine", my overall plan centering primarily on exercise through various means will be far greater than in recent past. Diet has always been good.

So is my resolution! Call me in December to see if I 've stuck to it.

Not sure what an esophageal performation is but I hope you're ok!!

Dr. T - how did that happen? It sounds awful.