2026 - Goals and Plans

We are 7 days into the new year and it reminds me of a game i played with a friend a few times - 7 Days to Die. Now, I'm not saying i have an onslaught of Zombies chasing me around a build your own world game.... but some days it does feel that way.

I don't have many goals for 2026 but the ones I do have count. I'm 40, and obese so my first and primary goal is to get my weight back to the "overweight" category. For my height... that is roughly 185 lbs. I haven't yet decided exactly how i am going to lose the 45 lbs to get me to this goal... and considering basically everything i have tried over the last few years has failed.... i figure it's a matter of trying something new and different to get the job done. The first of which is switching all drinking to strictly water. I figure if instead of Red Bull or soda a few times a week... i am only drinking water... it might improve things. And switching out my Morning Cold Brew for Strictly water might help some too. I'm not saying it's a cure all... But i drink very little water as it is (Definitely below the doctor recommended amount) and if the liquid that i am consuming contains sugars (Soda) and Fats (Coffee with Cream), then it would make sense that might be where some of my excess weight is coming from. Additionally i plan to start eating better. Rather than spending late nights eating snacks.... I'm going to restrict myself to 3 solid meals a day... and no snacking (with the exception of fruit). My hope is that with nearly 51weeks left in the year... i can average 1lb per week until i reach my goal of 185 lbs sometime by the end of the year. My only other goal for this year is to become financially stable again. Whether that means getting two part time jobs. or just getting one solid job and having a side hustle for the weekends.... I feel that Anyone can make $100,000 a year... it's just a matter of hustling and grinding until it happens. Once the income comes in... the debt will start to vanish... and when the debt is gone the income will build a savings that will carry us through in case there is another year like 2025. So yeah.... that's the goal. No major resolutions.... just goals.

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