Setting some realistic goals

Anytime I have set goals in the past, they have always been pretty vague.  Goals like "get in shape" or "eat healthy" don't really give me any concrete to work with. In my first step to personal wellness, I'm going to set a goal.  The first goal I will set is actually setting specific and obtainable goals that I can expand on as I can complete them and track them here.

Get some form of exercise every single day for 30 days. 

Now the good news is that I'm on day 11 of consistent exercise.  I have to be careful with anything that is high impact as I have a couple of old injuries in my back and hip.  So far I've been doing a combo of strength training and walking.  This goal is going to serve two purposes, the first being that I need to get rid of the extra fat that is putting a burden on my system.  The second purpose is that I'm getting married in a year and would like to look fantastic in my wedding dress :)

Avoid my food triggers for GI distress. 

Since I have a GI condition it seems natural that what I eat will affect my symptoms.  I've adopted a modified  Paleo diet and it has helped quite a bit.  The main things I avoid are gluten, excessive sugar, legumes, and seed oils.  All of these things cause me a lot of problems and are fairly easy to avoid.  I tend to stay away from anything highly processed even if it is gluten free as the various starches they use can also cause problems.  I'm working on eliminating dairy, chocolate, caffeine, and alcohol.  I drink wine occasionally, but depending on who I'm drinking it with, I can over do it and have some problems.  I have a lot of trouble staying away from dairy and chocolate.  The fiance and I both are addicted to ice cream, which is why we both need to lose some weight.  I almost always regret eating it a couple of hours after, but it is so hard to resist even though I know what's coming.  I also am having a hard time breaking away from my morning tea. Tea with cream (I tolerate cream better than milk) is one of the only things that will settle my stomach in the morning so I can actually eat and move on with my day.  I don't know why my stomach always feels so sour in the morning, but I need to figure out how to get that to go away without relying on dairy.  The purpose of this goal is that constant diarrhea is incredibly painful and makes it difficult for my body to heal. 

Be a more positive person by not hanging onto the poison that is negative thoughts. 

By nature I'm a very negative person.  My sense of humor is sarcastic and snarky.  When I was younger I was quick to anger and negative things would just come spewing out of my mouth without any filter or respect to the people around me.  Now that I'm older, I regret a lot of things I've said or done that could have been prevented by not dwelling on the negative.  It still happens though.  Like someone cuts me off on the drive home and I'm still steaming and bitching about it hours later.  Does it really matter?  No one got hurt, there's no need to dwell on it.  There's no use holding onto grudges and petty grievances especially withing the swirling vortex of family drama.  I got a pretty swift reality check on what my future self will be like if I don't start letting things go and I didn't like it.  So, positive thinking ahoy! The purpose of this goal is that positive thinking is that it reduces stress and therefore reduces inflammation in the body. 

This is a good start.  My first goal of creating goals is completed!