I'm starting this post with a review of my previous resolutions.

By the end of 2010, I will be down to at least 250lbs.

I didn't quite get down to 250lbs. I was at 270lbs for a long time, and right now I'm at a stable 280lbs. It really did get tougher as I lost more and more. I'm convinced that what I have left is mostly skin and that will take plastic surgery to remove.

By the end of 2010, I will either be working full time or hired full time as a science teacher with my newly obtained teaching certification.

I wasn't too sure at the time of this post as to how the process of going from certified to working worked but I understand it now. My certification is going through the bureaucracy right now and I should have the official certification within a month. As of now, I have been accepted at one district and I will have an interview for another on January 20th. So far I have applied at 5 districts total.

By the end of 2010, I will have read seven books [...]
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Dr. Stephen Covey
48 Days to the Work You Love by Dan Miller
The Millionaire Next Door and Stop Acting Rich by Thomas J. Stanley
Boundaries by Henry Cloud
More than Enough by Dave Ramsey
The Bible.

I made a great deal of progress on this list. If you check my list on the right hand side, I managed to get through the first 4 books. I have not finished Boundaries or More Than Enough but they are on the list. I will add more books in a future post.

By the end of 2010, I will have made more real-life connections than connections over the internet in order to ground myself with my community

I believe I have done this. I have had many coworkers a friends, and I've joined several real life groups as well. Online video games no longer dominate my social life and I feel I have a stronger connection with my community.

For the summer of 2010, I will have successfully maintained my primary job and a second part time job

The interesting thing about this resolution was that I wasn't expecting my company to offer so much overtime during the summer. It was a boon for me and I used it completely. The extra overtime served well as a second job.

By the end of 2010, my debt snowball will be smaller.

My debt snowball is considerably smaller, and I continue to pay down my debt.

Overall, I would say I was successful. While I did not meet all the resolutions, I do not consider them failures. I maintained the spirit of the resolutions and I will continue to build on those successes for 2011. Next up: Goals for 2011.