300+ Monthly Wellness Goals Challenge-december
 

Here's how it works: Everyone of us has wellness goals. Break those goals up into small, achievable steps and challenge yourself to meet your goals by the end of the month. They can be a number of pounds lost; please keep it reasonable and safe, dietary goals, goals to change your mindset, etc. There is already a 300+ Monthly Exercise Goal so we won't do exercise goals here.

Let's all support and encourage each other on this life long journey. Don't get discouraged if you don't meet your goal, just keep on challenging yourself.

You can join at any time.

This website might help you WITH GOAL SETTING: http://www.goal-setting-guide.com/se...s/goal-setting

Remember goals should be...
■S = Specific
■M = Measurable
■A = Attainable
■R = Realistic
■T = Timely

Whoever wants to reach a distant goal must take small steps.
Helmut Schmidt

My December goals:
I need to master the basics to achieve my long term goal, so...
~journal everything I consume every day
~check into this thread daily
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I definately need to be apart of this the last 2 months have been horrible every time I try and one of the monthly wellness goals, it seems like my life just starts to fall apart but Im going to do everything possible to strick with this. My goal is to workout atleast 4 days a week for 30 minutes, eat more fruits and vegetables, and check in atleast 3 times a week.

Considering I just kicked things off, I think I'd like to keep my goals fairly modest for my first month.

1. Exercise at least three times a week every week in December.
2. Lose 10 pounds by New Year's.

Welcome back NYA! We both need to just keep on trying. I am going to do this this time! I am trying to erase over 7 years of a continuously unhealthy life...it may take awhile to do that!
Welcome Dropping! Extra activity is a good place to start!
Do it now. You become successful the moment you start moving toward a worthwhile goal.
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Hi everyone,
On to a new month...
My goals for this month are:
1. Learn the new WW program.
2. Lose 8 pounds (be at 281).
3. Check in here at least twice a week.

Risendestiny: I hope thingsaer going well with the exercise. You should be proud for making it a goal. So far, I don't feel like I can commit to exercise. I want to make it a priority but I am just not there this month. Good luck!
Goodnuff: How was your weigh in? Are you adjusting to the new WW program?

Welcome back ladies!
I hear ya Anne, i wish it was Summer or even better Fall again. I walked outside so much this Fall, now it's sooo cold and soon it will be icy.
TW,I got a kick start from the new WW program. My meeting was yesterday and I had committed to filling a 3 month food journal everyday when the new program started, so far so good. I like the new way of thinking, but I have found a glitch that is bothering me so I am going to call their toll free number. My smoothie goes from 10 Points Plus when I put the ingredients combined nutrition values into the PP calculator to 14 PP in the recipe builder, even my leader is confused. Glad to see that you are on board with learning the new system, several people in my meeting were not. And my weight is not good, 299.4 :-(, totally deserved thoug, but I am back on track and committed again. I even avoided the bake sale at work today!

Hello everyone...
I really do not like the winter months, and we are having this bizarre cold weather here in north central California...it is freezing!!! But I am going to try and make the most of it this month...so my December goals are:
12 lbs gone by Christmas Day
Journal all of my food and calories
Start some kind of exercise
Don't chicken out of going to my Health check-up/Physical appointment again

Good Luck to everyone and stay warm!!!

Okay KT, I have to know what is cold for North Central Cali, temperature wise?
It's past noon and 31 degrees here. That is all I know - Wisconsin Winters...brrr! Let us know what kind of exercise, it's always good to hear what others are doing.
As for me 2 days down, the rest of my life to go. Journaling really helps me stay on track.

"There are no shortcuts to any place worth going."
- Beverly Sills



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Oh my gosh Risen, you have already lost a huge amount so don't give up on yourself after a few "not so great" choices. That is real life. The idea is to make good choices most of the time so that the bad ones don't get a chance to add up.
I totally hear you about the saggy skin. It is my biggest fer and something I know will happen after being this overweight for as long as I was. I could already feel it after 25 pounds lost. I know that strength training is supposed to help tone it up. My plan is to continue to lose the weight slowly, maintain my loss for a year and see where the skin is then. If it' as bad as I think it will be then I will opt for surgery to remove it, knowing full well that that will leave me with quite a bit of scarring. There are days (lots of them) where I wonder if it wouldn't be easier to just stay fat, at least I already know what fat looks like on me, what if saggy excess skin is worse? But you are soooo right, weight loss is the right decision for lots of reasons. Let's stay on this journey together!

People gather bundles of sticks to build bridges they never cross. ~Author Unknown



Let's not worry about something that may not be as bad as we imagine!
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Hi Good...I know, my "freezing" cold winter has nothing on Wisconsin's. Actually it has been around the mid 50's, but today it was 60 and it felt good. I haven't been exercising, but I am going to try and take a walk tonight or put in a walking DVD. I was called fo jury duty today and decided to take the stairs up to the third floor...well during that trek I thought they might have to find me passed out on the landing, but I did it and survived. So no excuses, I just gotta get moving. I have been journaling and it really is helping me keep track of the calories, hopefully I will stick to it. I noticed that you are on WW, how is that going? Have you started the new plan yet?

Hi Risen...I hate when I have tough days and I especially hate the guilt of eating the "wrong" foods. But I am beginning to think it's par for the course with weight loss. You have already accomplished so much and have proven that you have the strength to go on. Maybe the winter blues have got you down, but the cold and snow won't be here forever and you have the warm spring and summer months to look forward to with a smaller healthier body. Please hang in there and don't give up.

I have not even thought about the skin, but I got a word it's SPANX!!! I recently spoke to someone who lost 215 lbs, and she is going to have some surgery to have some of the excess skin removed, but until then she said SPANX is helping her look and feel better about it.

Have a great day!

I wish our weather here in Nebraska was that good. Our high for today is 21 degrees and our high for the week is 31 degrees. Ive been trying to get active in my house running up and down the stairs and workout videos. As far as the whole excess skin thing I've worried about that with every pound lost and it is scary to think that after all of this work, what if I look bad with all of the saggy skin because even though Im a big girl now I know im cute.