I know it helps me to set personal goals I want to reach. I thought maybe we could all list 1-3 personal goals WITH DATES or TIME FRAMES. That way we could come here and check ourselves, remind ourselves, and help each other. Any takers????? I'll start...

Personal Goals 2004 -

LoriAS - Go 6 weeks cheat free and get cholesterol rechecked, Be down to 145 by vacation (March 22)

Sounds good to me.

um....Work on drinking more water. Stay OP for longer than 3 days (ugh. can't get past that number). try and work out more.

oops. Forgot the time frame thing. Ok. This WEEK I'll try and do those things

I would like to be exercising regularly by the end of March. (The time frame on this is so far out because I'm in class until the middle of March and then I gave myself 2 weeks to get into an exercise routine.)

I would also like to increase my veggie intake by one more serving/day by the end of next week (March 5).

Ok, I thought of one more that I left out...

I also added you guys so we can keep a running goal sheet like the weight goals and the exercise goals. Does that sound good??

Personal Goals 2004 -

LoriAS - Go 6 weeks cheat free and get cholesterol rechecked (2.5 days cheat free so far 2/25), Be down to 145 by vacation (March 22), Run a 5K by the end of April
Lady Adnerb - drinking more water, Stay OP for longer than 3 days, try and work out more This WEEK
Shimma - exercising regularly by the end of March, increase my veggie intake by one more serving/day by the end of next week (March 5)

LoriAS - Go 6 weeks cheat free and get cholesterol rechecked (2.5 days cheat free so far 2/25), Be down to 145 by vacation (March 22), Run a 5K by the end of April
Lady Adnerb - drinking more water, Stay OP for longer than 3 days, try and work out more This WEEK
Shimma - exercising regularly by the end of March, increase my veggie intake by one more serving/day by the end of next week (March 5)
Jane: 5 more pounds down by March 20th for my NY trip.

LoriAS - Go 6 weeks cheat free and get cholesterol rechecked (2.5 days cheat free so far 2/25), Be down to 145 by vacation (March 22), Run a 5K by the end of April

Lady Adnerb - drinking more water, Stay OP for longer than 3 days, try and work out more This WEEK

Shimma - exercising regularly by the end of March, increase my veggie intake by one more serving/day by the end of next week (March 5)

Jane: 5 more pounds down by March 20th for my NY trip.

Traci - I will replace one salad a day with a different veggie, 3 days this week. (all I eat are salads) and increase my water intake.

Great idea

I want to be our running by April 15th no matter what the weather is ( I am not a runner, but this is a goal of mine )

I want to start drinking 1 1/2 gallons of water daily no matter what. I want this goal to be effective immediately

I want to wean myself away from the pistaschio's for a while at least

How is everyone doing with their goals???
I ran 2.65 miles last night, which was great. Then a cold or something hit me like a ton of bricks a few hours later and I couldn't breath all night. I'm probably even going to skip aerobics tonight I am finally starting to feel better, but still not energy!

Hillary the running program I started was the Couch Potato to 5K Program...you can find it at www.coolrunning.com But actually there are a lot of beginner running programs out there!!

LoriAS - Go 6 weeks cheat free and get cholesterol rechecked (2.5 days cheat free so far 2/25), Be down to 145 by vacation (March 22), Run a 5K by the end of April

Lady Adnerb - drinking more water, Stay OP for longer than 3 days, try and work out more This WEEK

Shimma - exercising regularly by the end of March, increase my veggie intake by one more serving/day by the end of next week (March 5)

Jane: 5 more pounds down by March 20th for my NY trip.

Traci - I will replace one salad a day with a different veggie, 3 days this week. (all I eat are salads) and increase my water intake.

hillary29 - running by 4/15, drinking 1 1/2 gallons water daily starting today, wean from pistaschios for a while

How's everyone doing on their goals? Anyone else want to join in??

Well, I'm not doing to hot on the first one...I have been cheat free for 3.5 days now...Goal 2, I"m working on that one and now I think I want to make it 140 and I had to change the month...I was trying to get to Florida a little earlier than the rest of my family And #3 I actually registered for a 5K race this Saturday, but was taken off running by my DR on Tuesday for 2 weeks. So still working on them....they just seem to be coming ever so SLOWLY!

LoriAS - Go 6 weeks cheat free and get cholesterol rechecked (2.5 days cheat free so far 2/25), Be down to 145 by vacation (April 22), Run a 5K by the end of April

Lady Adnerb - drinking more water, Stay OP for longer than 3 days, try and work out more This WEEK

Shimma - exercising regularly by the end of March, increase my veggie intake by one more serving/day by the end of next week (March 5)

Jane: 5 more pounds down by March 20th for my NY trip.

Traci - I will replace one salad a day with a different veggie, 3 days this week. (all I eat are salads) and increase my water intake.

hillary29 - running by 4/15, drinking 1 1/2 gallons water daily starting today, wean from pistaschios for a while

LOL. I made that weeks goals. This week I'm working on NOT going off the deep end. I'll get back OP next week!!!

I would like to go six weeks cheat free, do my Pilates dvd's three times a week, and lose 40 lbs. by September.

Wow! What a great idea. My goals are:

1. To get into ketosis by 3/26.
2. To drink 64 ounces of water every day starting tomorrow 3/22.
3. To be at 224 or lower by Easter
4. To be below 200 for my daughter's birthday on May 10th.
5. To follow my exercise program faithfully for one month starting tomorrow. 3/22

I love this idea! Got mine through May.. I want to start short term. But I do have my Long term for goal!

LoriAS - Go 6 weeks cheat free and get cholesterol rechecked (2.5 days cheat free so far 2/25), Be down to 145 by vacation (March 22), Run a 5K by the end of April

Lady Adnerb - drinking more water, Stay OP for longer than 3 days, try and work out more This WEEK

Shimma - exercising regularly by the end of March, increase my veggie intake by one more serving/day by the end of next week (March 5)

Jane: 5 more pounds down by March 20th for my NY trip.

Traci - I will replace one salad a day with a different veggie, 3 days this week. (all I eat are salads) and increase my water intake.

hillary29 - running by 4/15, drinking 1 1/2 gallons water daily starting today, wean from pistaschios for a while

Catgirl67 :six weeks cheat free, do my Pilates dvd's three times a week, and lose 40 lbs. by September.

southerngirl :
1. To get into ketosis by 3/26.
2. To drink 64 ounces of water every day starting tomorrow 3/22.
3. To be at 224 or lower by Easter
4. To be below 200 for my daughter's birthday on May 10th.
5. To follow my exercise program faithfully for one month starting tomorrow. 3/22

KarenW:
1.) Weights up to 3 times a week by 4/15
2.) Be 149 by 5/9 (Mother's Day)
3.) Get to the gym 4 days a week by 4/15
4.) Goal by 9/29/2004 (My 14th wedding anniversary)

I need to update mine!

LoriAS - Go 6 weeks cheat free and get cholesterol rechecked (2.5 days cheat free so far 2/25), Be down to 145 by vacation (March 22), Run a 5K by the end of April

Lady Adnerb - drinking more water, Get back OP, work out at least 3 times- This WEEK

Shimma - exercising regularly by the end of March, increase my veggie intake by one more serving/day by the end of next week (March 5)

Jane: 5 more pounds down by March 20th for my NY trip.

Traci - I will replace one salad a day with a different veggie, 3 days this week. (all I eat are salads) and increase my water intake.

hillary29 - running by 4/15, drinking 1 1/2 gallons water daily starting today, wean from pistaschios for a while

Catgirl67 :six weeks cheat free, do my Pilates dvd's three times a week, and lose 40 lbs. by September.

southerngirl :
1. To get into ketosis by 3/26.
2. To drink 64 ounces of water every day starting tomorrow 3/22.
3. To be at 224 or lower by Easter
4. To be below 200 for my daughter's birthday on May 10th.
5. To follow my exercise program faithfully for one month starting tomorrow. 3/22

KarenW:
1.) Weights up to 3 times a week by 4/15
2.) Be 149 by 5/9 (Mother's Day)
3.) Get to the gym 4 days a week by 4/15
4.) Goal by 9/29/2004 (My 14th wedding anniversary)

OKay I wanna do it too!!! ME ME ME, OH OH OH!!!

TG Goals starting now
1. Drink at least 3 liters of water daily
2. exercise at least 4 times weekly
3. stay OP from now until Easter. That is 3 weeks