Goals for 2012
Here we are powering through the last week of 2011, so it's time for the obligatory post about goals for the coming year. As I get older, I seem to disappoint myself more profoundly with each passing year and no matter how low I set the bar, I still manage to limbo under it. Be that as it may, I continue to go through the rueful goal setting exercise that used to mean so much to me that I'd dedicate the full 96-hour Thanksgiving holiday to mapping out the next year.
First, let's go back and see how I did this year. I basically had two goals at the end of last year: to get under 200 pounds and to write The Best of Braverman. I'm gonna go ahead and do the George W. Bush "Mission Accomplished" victory lap on both. I did get down to 200 pounds on the Slow Carb Diet, but when I quit I managed to pile the weight back on. And I did write The Best of Braverman, though I fully intended to have it published in 2011 and fell short on that goal by a few weeks (it'll be out mid-January 2012).
So, on to 2012. My goals are largely the same this year, but my implementation will be a little more structured in the hopes of a more lasting achievement rate. In 2012 I will:
- Get under 200 pounds and stay there, and
- Write Becoming Braverman, and
- Master Java, HTML5, and CSS
I lost the weight last year with almost no effort on the Slow Carb Diet. In other words, I just changed my eating habits and the weight came off, I didn't do any exercise. This time around I'm going to do both, and I'm starting the year with cardio and then moving to weight training. I've signed up for the Paris Half-Marathon in March and I'm going to start training for it next week. After I complete the half marathon I'm going to take a week off of training and then start the Stronglifts 5x5 Program for the subsequent 12 weeks. That'll take me to mid-June, and hopefully when I head to Spain for my summer vacation I won't look like such a disgusting food blister.
Becoming Braverman has sort of come together organically, and I just need to crank it out. It'll be the autobiographical Wall Street story a lot of you guys have been looking for and I'll be going into the specifics of my career and some of the huge mistakes I made and, of course, a ton of the really funny stories. I'm going to do my dead-level best to ensure that it is published in 2012, and I'm cautiously optimistic that I can make it happen by the end of the summer. A good bit of it is already written, so keep your fingers crossed.
As for the programming, that's just something I do to stay sharp. I'm a pretty decent HTML coder, so I just want to get up to speed on HTML5, but my Java skills are sadly lacking. I plan to rectify that this year.
So that's what I'm shooting for in 2012.
Now let's talk about something important.
What are you going to accomplish next year, and how close did you come to your goals in 2011?






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Be sure to keep us posted,
Be sure to keep us posted, Eddie! I have a goal of doing some more writing next year as well--this novel idea has been kicking around my head for a while. I'm gonna try to attend more concerts and reconnect with some old friends whom I haven't spoken to in a while as well.
And of course, there's the Energy Rodeo coming up!
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For weight loss, just eat
For weight loss, just eat less than you burn. So, say, your body needs 2500 calories to maintain weight then eat 2000 to lose a pound a week. (3500/ calsperpound). It does not matter the type of calories. NO diet can avoid that rule.
My goal is to start my "side"
My goal is to start my "side" business, and by starting I mean lay out a good business plan and bring in five figures in revenue, and see if it's something to move forward with. I'm not a finance guy but I read WSO because it's entrepreneurial (what else would I read, an accounting blog?) and there are a lot of good stories here. Anyway, my vision of telling The Man to pound sand isn't much different than many of yours.
I'd like to get into better shape and not feel my age. More running, fewer french fries.
Just an FYI Eddie, 5x5 will
Just an FYI Eddie, 5x5 will probably not help you lose weight due to the low volume. It is as you indicated, a strength building program, and will add mass under the right diet. You would be better off on a strict cutting program, something high intensity like:
http://abcbodybuilding.com/13weekfatburningworkout...
http://abcbodybuilding.com/fat_loss_workout.pdf
Despite what appear to be lengthy workouts, the goal is to complete them in approximately 30-45 minutes depending on your conditioning. If it takes much longer than that, you are resting too long in between sets. In the ideal case you'd get a cheap heart monitor from Polar and use that as a guide on how long to rest in between sets, rather than an arbitrary time.
By Java, do you mean
By Java, do you mean JavaScript?
Java seems like an odd language for you to learn, since it is mostly used in Enterprise IT environments for large-scale projects. The code is bulky, and it isn't great for web-based projects, which is what you seem to be interested because you are learning HTML and CSS.
JavaScript seems like a better fit, since it is a front-end language like HTML or CSS. JS is used for dynamic content, such as sliders on the screen, calendars, form validation, and other widgets. JavaScript is the standard which powers HTML 5, since JS is used to access geolocation, audio/video, and the offline storage features of the HTML 5 standard. Not to mention, some JavaScript frameworks like Node or Backbone can be used for back-end features as well, allowing developers to build web applications which use the same language to on both the client-side and server-side.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JavaScript
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LIBOR wrote: By Java, do you
By Java, do you mean JavaScript? Java seems like an odd language for you to learn, since it is mostly used in Enterprise IT environments for large-scale projects. JavaScript seems like a better fit, since it is a front-end language like HTML or CSS.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JavaScript
True.
Eddie, if you want help to learn Javascript, HTML5 and CSS, let me know. I can help.
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Nuc wrote: Just an FYI Eddie,
Just an FYI Eddie, 5x5 will probably not help you lose weight due to the low volume. It is as you indicated, a strength building program, and will add mass under the right diet. You would be better off on a strict cutting program, something high intensity like:
http://abcbodybuilding.com/13weekfatburningworkout...
http://abcbodybuilding.com/fat_loss_workout.pdf
Despite what appear to be lengthy workouts, the goal is to complete them in approximately 30-45 minutes depending on your conditioning. If it takes much longer than that, you are resting too long in between sets. In the ideal case you'd get a cheap heart monitor from Polar and use that as a guide on how long to rest in between sets, rather than an arbitrary time.
Cool bro science, bro. Turning your weight lifting sessions into pure cardio isn't the way to go even if you're cutting.
Scott Irish wrote: My goal is
My goal is to start my "side" business, and by starting I mean lay out a good business plan and bring in five figures in revenue, and see if it's something to move forward with. I'm not a finance guy but I read WSO because it's entrepreneurial (what else would I read, an accounting blog?) and there are a lot of good stories here. Anyway, my vision of telling The Man to pound sand isn't much different than many of yours.
I'd like to get into better shape and not feel my age. More running, fewer french fries.
I love em frenchies
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LIBOR, Yes, I mean
LIBOR,
Yes, I mean JavaScript. Sorry for the confusion.
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Great choice on the 5x5
Great choice on the 5x5 program Eddie. You'll build some essential muscle for burning the extra calories. I warn you, take it slow and don't progress too fast on the addition of weight. Don't wanna tweak any tendons or muscles you haven't used in years.
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