[AnneWonders]

I was revisiting my goals for the year this morning to take a look at how I'm doing. Some mixed results, and one or two I even forgot about. Color code, green is good, red is bad, yellow, in between.

-Marathon on Jan 9 Woo-hoo!
-Flossing (why this one is so hard for me, I'll never know). Doing much better at this one. Some days I feel like it's the only thing I've accomplished.
-Get all recommended medical checkups So far only optometrist, but the year is young.
-Get at least 400 ug of folate per day.
-Drop caffeine intake to 2 equivalent cups of coffee or less by February. This one was actually much easier than I thought. As of today I'm down to about 1 c of half decaf coffee in the morning and 1-2 c of black tea during the day.
-Stop buying diet cola for the house. Still have it occasionally out somewhere, but not at home. I don't miss it at all. So shocked--I was a fiend for the stuff!
-Don't eat work food. I had a little and it creeped up. I know better.
-Maintain or improve body composition (body fat). So far so good, but the year is young.
-Do some non-triathlon exercise/sports/activities (like hiking). I hiked once. Been a weird month, sports wise.
-Think 3 positive thoughts about work each workday. I don't hate work, I don't hate work, I don't hate work. Does that count? Need to work more on this.
-Spend at least 10 min per day on 'mind work', visualizing, meditating, goal setting, etc. Slacking here as well. There is a new Battlestar Galactica on now, you know. Busy busy. Sigh. Action plan: re-engage.

How is everyone else doing?

[4rabbit]

Hi wdranne, great idea!
I had almost forgotten that I HAD new years resolutions !!
Resolutions for 2005:
- loose those 20 pounds, with first target to loose 6 pounds by my birthday in end of march: Still busy getting into the routine, however i am losing but not on target
- lick this work burnout & depression thing that has made the last 3/4 of 2004 so difficult: was worse in december, but maybe slowly improving. Healthcare proffessionals think 1 more year, my personal goal is much faster. Howevr, failed the first step to re-entry at work this week
-eat more healthy: busy logging food/feeling to find out if wrong carb/protein balance contributes on tiredness
-keep up with the 8 glasses of water every day: ongoing
-don't fly of the handle with my husband & kids any more: goes OK

But if I achieve 80% of this list it is already great. Yes

[karynlee]

Thanks, Anne, for inspiring me to revisit my already forgotten resolutions!

1. Join Weight Watchers on Jan. 3rd
I DID join and I'm really enjoying it. It helped me get back on track with my eating. The accountability also helps, too.

2. Get back down to my maintenance weight range
Working on this - still have 8 lbs to go, but I'm doing better with the patience thing. It's definitely not coming off very fast.

3. Transition from all over body workouts to alternating upper & lower body workouts
My 3x a week weight lifting is up a notch or two. We do biceps, triceps, quads and hams for one workout. Then, the other one is shoulders, back, chest, calves and abs. We also are lifting heavier. Some days we do supersets which really challenge me. I'm loving it!

4. Increase my cardio intensity - challenge myself more
Been able to follow through on this, as well. I've increased resistance and incline on both my treadmill and eliptical workouts. The thing I'm really excited about is that I started running again. I stopped last summer due to a heel injury and didn't think I would ever want to do it again. I think the bug is back, though. Today, I ran on the treadmill for 20 minutes and I felt like it was a huge accomplishment. I'm thinking it would be fun to train for the 5K Fun Run series that our town puts on every spring/summer.

5. Work out 5-6 days per week
I've been working out 7 days if I count the "Yogalates" class I take on Saturday mornings.

6. Stop nibbling - for me nibbling quickly turns to bingeing!
I have a new strategy that is working lately, but I'm not completely confident with this yet.

7. Participate fully in the Thin 4 Life book discussion here at 3FC
Need to read Chapter 2! It's on the schedule for this afternoon.

8. Stop looking at weekends as "days off" when it comes to eating right
My weekends are MUCH better than they were pre-January, but I still have room for improvement.

9. Make "eating right" fun - regularly look for new ideas and recipes
In a bit of a rut with my eating. Depending too much on convenience foods and need to eat more veggies.

10. Set up periodic rewards - my first one will be a facial at the end of February to celebrate two months of being back on track
Looking forward to this!!

[catharus]

Anne, since I haven't had a chance to post anything else, I'll use this spot to say Congratulations on the marathon!!

Now, resolutions -

1) exercise to 2000 calories/week.

I have indeed ramped up the intensity and time spent exercising since the New Year began. The end of December/early January tends to be a little different for me than any other time of the year because of Christmas Bird Counts (which are usually a day long affair – a long day, sometimes starting well before sunrise and ending well after sunset – with usually iffy access to healthy food if you don’t pack all of your meals and all-or-nothing on exercise, depending on whether you end up in a “walking” territory or a “car-birding” territory). Once past that timeframe, though, I have made myself a training schedule and have been good about sticking to it, except for a sinus infection the very first week.

2) thirty minutes of cardio a day for the dog. Along with this, I have to stop giving the dog so many treats.

I’ve done okay with this to, given her physical limitations. She re-injured a weak shoulder (going downstairs can be tricky when you’re almost blind, much harder actually than going upstairs) and we had to slack off for a couple of days. We are back on track now. We have reduced the number of treats.

3) train for and run a 10K in April.

The training schedule mentioned above is geared to getting me in shape for this 10K with my sister. Since I have to use the treadmill this time of year anyway, I’m taking advantage of the ability to control how steep the grade I am running and how fast I am running. The slope has been increasing and for the first time ever in my running “career”, I am intentionally doing “speed work” like you’re supposed to (flat out as fast as you can for short bursts instead of simply trying to better my time over a given course).

As far as ongoing “challenges” of everyday life (like getting in all of my fruits/veggies and water on weekends when my tidy weekday schedule falls apart), I’m doing okay with that, too. I still occasionally miss a water or a fruit/veggie one day a weekend but it is a rare event now instead of something that happens every weekend. Now if only I can get started on the “long runs” that start appearing on my training schedule this week…<sigh>

[almostheaven]

-Flossing (why this one is so hard for me, I'll never know).

I'm kind of a floss junky now. I used to not floss, and tried and tried and couldn't always remember to do it. So what I did was bought a half dozen flosses. I keep one on the bathroom sink, one on my nightstand, one by the computer, one in my car, one in my purse, and one next to my nail files on the end table. I floss while "doing the deed" in the bathroom. LOL I floss in my car after eating out. I floss while just watching a show and see it there by my nail file/clippers. If you have it everywhere, you will have an easier time sticking with it.

[Meg]

Revisiting our goals is an outstanding idea, Anne! We should do this every month or so.

Here's my list (if anyone wants to take a look at what they originally posted, here's the thread ):

• Get back to 135 and 16% BF and maintain there - I'm up a few pounds - working on it; I'm down a few pounds
• Stick with the things that work, diet and exercise-wise - I KNOW what to do; the hard part is the doing - going very well - now that I'm through the holidays, I'm back in my routine
• Tame the binge monster - B+
• Get my personal trainer certification - working on it - I discovered that I need to take a pre-course before I can start the actual certification, so am plowing through that at the moment
• Sleep more! - much improved but now I need to find more TIME to sleep!
• Organize all my photos and photo albums - not yet
• Try new vegetable and fish recipes and gradually nudge DH toward my way of eating (OK, he can still have a big old side of pasta with dinner – Italians, ya know!) - needs work
• Become a neat freak - - not in this lifetime!

[almostheaven]

Well I got back to my regular exercise schedule pretty much, then I got sick with the flu for a few days and couldn't do anything. But I do pretty much get my exercise in every day now. Still dealing with all the other crap though. Hard to tell when I'll be able to start looking for a new job and school or if this house is ever going to get back in shape.

[3fcuser1058250]

Thank you Anne for the reminder that I hadn’t done any 2005 goals as of yet. Tsk Tsk Tsk ... Thanks for the idea Mel of revisiting my 2004 goals to see if I had actually changed anything in ’04... Thank goodness, I had saved it to a document...

1. I will eat clean Yes I’ve done this very well, I think, after all I’ve lost 12# in 2004 ... ... For 2005 another 15# would be good...
2. I will plan my meals in the morning before going to the gym... I must admit that I didn’t do this once... What I do know is that I have some staples and my menu is quite boring
3. I will THINK before putting things in my mouth, and use the 3-bite rule when I feel I need more than one bite. Yay, , I have actually done this one very well... In 2005 will continue doing this...
4. Sit down and take my time eating, (I’m a speed eater), I’m always telling my son to relax and sit down, but I don’t... I have slowed down considerably
5. I will make meals on Sunday AND Wednesday I still cook on Sundays I have to get back to the habit of doing it on Wednesdays too, I was better in the summer when the BBQ was out
6. Stick to 1300-1500 cals/day... 50% lean protein, 30% carbs, 20% fats... I do have about 1300 to 1500 cals/day except weekends 50%protein,30%carbs,20%fat, is very hard for me to do, I usually end up having 30%30%30%, but I have lost # on those %s...
7. Drink water, at least 2-3 liters / day. I have not been drinking my 2-3L/day... I barely manager 1L... Maybe that’s why I’ve been at a standstill!! 2005 Drink WATER!!
8. I will do 30 minutes cardio regularly after my weights ... This one I have gone above and beyond what I thought I could do with cardio! 2005 I will aim for a 10K race....
9. Go back to Yoga regularly, even though I find it expensive I will make the effort. I just remembered, our gym offers a stretch/Yoga class on Monday mornings that is free for members; I’ve just committed myself to it... It works out perfectly, I don’t usually work Mondays, the stretch class is at 11AM I will go to they gym at 9 o’clock do legs, cardio then end it with the stretch class, sounds like a plan... This one didn’t pan out either, I haven’t done Yoga in ages... For 2005 I will stretch more after my workouts, I have already started doing this...
10. I will definitely weigh less in December 2004; I presently weigh 162 or size 12-14 I thought I had lost 16#, but as of Friday morning I was at 150, a loss of 12, I still fit in my size 8’s so all is good... ... ... in 2005 I want to get to a size 6 ...
11. I will stay focused !! -- Ditto for 2005....

For 2005 I will be keeping better records of the weights I use for my workouts, I have been doing this since mid-December and I find a big improvement with my bench press and squats. I will also keep records of my runs and times...