Nice simple aspirations. It would have been more fun to read your plan for world domination, though.
I’ve found that my healthiest years, physically and mentally, have been the ones where your two goals, health and priorities, combine into a single resolution that YOU come first. Certainly not in a selfish way… But there’s no single thing more important to those you love and the work you care for than your own physical well being. Dedicate one hour a day to yourself and you’ll have enough extra energy and inspiration to make your other 15 waking hours as valuable as 30.
When you sneak off for your “selfish” hour on the tread mill, remember that you’re not stealing time away from anyone, you’re giving years of your life back to them. Think of the long term benefits. You’ll be around to see HTML-spec 10.0 released, and more importantly, you’ll be around to see your kids graduate, get married, and have their own kids. Can you name a single “cool” thing that’s come up in the office more important than that?
Take it from someone who’s been struggling with weight for years. 52 pounds is a very lofty goal. Certainly OK to aim for it, but the easiest, simplest baby steps you can focus on is that 60 minutes a day, consistently, for the rest of your life.
Well, actually, _don’t_ take fitness advice from another fat guy. I’ve been bouncing between 200 and 280 for years, and I have the same problem with work constantly getting in the way of a healthy life. But I figured you’d appreciate a goal that is the simplest thing that could possibly work. Try it. And stick with the Zazz. And good luck. And when you finish *Getting Things Done* give me the CliffsNotes summary of it. I don’t have the time for time management books.