Wow! I can’t believe it’s a new year already! It’s seems like just a few days ago that I was ringing in 2008! And what a year 2008 was! I traveled to Singapore and Bali twice, and also visited Thailand, D.C., and just came home from a fabulous trip to Hawaii! I also quit a toxic job, which has been a huge stress reliever. But 2008 wasn’t all good news. I have struggled with health issues all year, including thyroid problems and a mysterious 20-pound weight gain. I’m hoping to address those issues once and for all, and this is the perfect time to resolve to change. I don’t generally like resolutions that are about deprivation; these almost always lead to failure. I prefer positive resolutions; focus on the “I will” instead of the “I won’t.” So, while I am seriously trying to cut back on sugar, my official 2009 resolution is this:

I resolve to have better health, wellness, and fitness at 30 than I did throughout my 20s.

I turned 29 in November, which means I have just under a year to reach this goal. Here are just a few of the ways I’m hoping to accomplish this:

• drastically reduce my sugar intake
• up my intake of raw foods, particularly leafy greens/green juices/green shakes
• be more vegan–I eat too much cheese!
• move my treadmill inside so I can use it frequently
• do yoga at least 3 times a week
• spend time in the sun (when the weather improves)–not enough to burn, just to soak in a little sunshine goodness and vitamin D
• explore and possibly implement the dietary recommendations in Gabriel Cousens’s Rainbow Green Live-Food Cuisine
• add more supplements/superfoods to my diet–I’m interested in MSM, zeolites, E3 Live, spirulina, bee pollen and many more!
• purchase a rebounder and start bouncing
• do some detoxing/cleansing, both physically and mentally (fasts, cleanses, colonics, etc.)
• daily dry skin brushing
• regular massages
• spend some time meditating

I’m sure there are more things I will add as I start this journey, and there may be some that I remove, depending on how they work out for me. We’ll see–I’ll keep you posted on my progress!