Are you making a New Year's Resolution, if so, what is it?

I'm just going to be moving on from something I've spent too much time dwelling on this year. I was going to make it to start running but I already did that just because.

...and maybe I'll use my time more wisely next this year.

If I was going to start acting like a better person I'd do it at a better time of the year, rather than at a time when I just received a lot of free stuff and ate way more than a person should.

Getting into Platinum league.

Maybe making my Large shirts fit me even better.

I'm really resolved to lose weight this year. I'm not grossly obese or anything, but I have been a lazy turd this year.....and the one before that. I guess that means fewer video games, but I'm almost 30, and I need to start being responsible with my weight and overall health.

I'm resolving not to have any resolutions.

You can not change perfection

Hell no. What's the point when I'm going to forget/abandon said resolution in a few weeks?

I keep flip-flopping on the whole "quitting smoking" thing. Frankly, it's just getting too expensive at this point. $40-$50 a week for smokes is getting kind of dumb, and moreover, I've got a car payment now that the money could easily be going to.

Nonetheless, one thing that IS changing is that I'm getting a gym membership and I'm going to start taking better care of myself.

Sort my life out

I'm probably going to say to myself that know I'm gonna get in better shape and lose a bit of weight, and then never actually get it done.

I want to get closer to Chie.

Nope, i think there dumb as most people never stick with them more then a few weeks. Besides, if it takes a new year to get you to change something then im guessing your not willing to change. Its not always the case but i watch people put extreme expectations on themselves only to be bummed out 2 weeks later when they cant go through with it.

Probably to go to Afghanistan again, the weather's not so bad & the pay's fantastic.

@AlisterCat said:

If I was going to start acting like a better person I'd do it at a better time of the year, rather than at a time when I just received a lot of free stuff and ate way more than a person should.

Fantastic.

Be generally more sociable and do my damnedest to obtain a girlfriend.

No, if I want to make a change I'll do it now.

Nope. I've already made resolutions and have kept to them rather well.

I don't make new years resolutions. But If I were to make one it'd be get in shape, stop smoking.

Work out more. I probably won't.

The same one I make every year: "Don't die." 

More consistent exercise, dedicate at least 1 hour/day to non-work-related side projects, get the apartment more organized.

higher quality masturbation, more exploratory sandwiches, learn to play piano

My resolution is to not make any. Fuck.

@kgb0515 said:

I'm really resolved to lose weight this year. I'm not grossly obese or anything, but I have been a lazy turd this year.....and the one before that. I guess that means fewer video games, but I'm almost 30, and I need to start being responsible with my weight and overall health.

My advice, look into reading Paleo solution and attending a crossfit gym, the book covers pretty much everything nutrition related and will educate you on the real facts of food fats.(ie: Low fat foods are actually not good for you etc). Crossfit will make you the fittest guy in your area and VERY quickly reduce bodyfat, and make it considerably easier to build muscle.

Good luck on your resolution, whatever you choose to do, and be willing to put more effort than you expect to for health and physique goals. These changes don't happen with a gentle jog or light weights. Walk alot more and sprint and deadlift challenging weights which give your body the signals that it needs to start improving in all areas.

Join the gym, I know that's the typical answer, but I really am going to probably.

I've already been way more active this year than I have been for a while - now I just have to bulk up a bit more

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Resolutions are for suckers.....except you guys. You're the exception

To expand on my resolution I put too much time into a girl this year only to get jerked around, so for a while I'm going to focus on myself and university.

My resolution is to improve my overall health. In 2012 I was stricken with a rare condition called RSD that has taken away my ability to use my left arm so my resolution is to work as hard as I possibly can to beat this and get my life back the way it was before.

Buying less crap that I don't need.. specially gadgets.

Lose 30 pounds. I've already lost 5 so I am off to a good start. Christmas kinda messed that up though. I should get back into the swing of things when school starts again. 
 
Save more money. I saved a fair amount last summer but spent a good $1500 the last couple months so I would like to save and do that again, or save money so I can get a newer car when I finish university, though that isn't a huge deal because I love my VW. I might just try to get an apartment instead. That won't be for at least 2 years so I have time to figure that out.

Someone once told me about an article or something saying that New Year's Resolutions are doomed to fail because you're waiting for the turn of the calender to magically assist you to make changes in your life (or something like that). Make the resolutions now, or in March, or September or something if you really want the changes to happen.

Reduce amount of time spent crying with my arm wrapped around a tub of ice cream.

I'm going to quit drinking.

Finish uni and radically reduce my alcohol consumption. During the last few years I developed a habit of drinking beer when playing videogames etc. It's become rather problematic, hardly a day went by without me drinking a few cold ones. That needs to stop. It's not good for me.

edit: Also, continue working out. I made pretty good progress this year (lost about 15 pounds) which I am pretty happy about. I'm in pretty good shape now but I want to lose, let's say, another 5 pounds.

My resolution for next year will remain at 1920*1080

I'm not making any actual resolutions but I'd like to try and drop a few dress sizes, if my general laziness will allow for it.

- No more flings (read: don't ruin my ex's new relationship)
- More saving (both the financial and videogame kind)
- Back up all my files more often
- Play more games and finish/archive games when done so I don't end up with a huge backlog.

@stonepawfox said:

higher quality masturbation, more exploratory sandwiches, learn to play piano

If you're clever, you can combine all three!

Probably something vague like "get my shit together." I wouldn't want to be too specific, that would open the door for failure.

Continue losing weight, play more PC games, get over 300,000 gamerscore and win a fighting game tournament.

A lot of small things, behaviors and cognitive stuff. But most important is probably a deal I've with my dad. He promised he would quit smoking if I would cut the whole Snus thingy. Him quitting that foul stuff is the best motivator I could think of.

@mercutio123 said:

@Sooty: Had the same experience, have been actively been staying away from women and I've been in a remarkably good mood since then.

Sounds good, for now I'm just going to do my own thing, focus on university and if someone grand comes along we'll see what's up. Not going to fool myself into thinking I need a relationship again though, jumping into the last one proved a mistake.

Beat more games before I finish high school.

I'm going to watch all of the Indiana Jones movies, on Blu-Ray. I've never seen their unedited versions so I am fucking stoked to see them in glorious blu-ray with my 7.1 surround sound headphones.
 
Even the Crystal Skull :(

Nah, if there was something I really wanted to do, it wouldn't take a new years resolution to make me do it.