2017 New Year's Resolutions

[cowgirl836]

That time of year again where we have lofty goals for the new year that crash and burn before the SuperBowl.

What do you aim to accomplish, do more of, or do less of in 2017? How did you do in 2016?

http://cyclonefanatic.com/forum/threads/new-years-resolutions-2016.212695/

 

[Angie]

I did terrrrrible at not swearing (again). I want to do better at that, and to eat healthier.

 

[cowgirl836]

2016 list -

Get new vehicle for husband (anyone got comments on Nissan Murano sized vehicles? Not that one specifically, but that category) - got a Kia Sorento, done.
Get IRA opened finally and set up to be funded to round out our three fund strategy Done.
Order some wedding pics and ****, hang that and other **** we have on our empty walls. Put three pictures on our wall, none from wedding so half done?
Paint undetermined number of rooms in our house Painted four, done.
More Landscaping - finish trees, do some bushes and other flowers So done.
Meet/get to know neighbors Met a few, done.
Complete cross stitch for niece/nephew arriving soon Done.
Get 6 more pages of other cross stitch done Did 10, done.
Work promotion/get excellent reviews, got great reviews and a raise, mostly done
Try new recipes averaged 1 per month, done.
Get to goal weight Maintained, close enough.
Day trips or potential road trip Couple weekend trips and day trips, done.
Bigger vacation, possibly. Jamaica and Montreal, done.
I should throw in a number of books to read goal but I'll wait. Set goal of 40, read 42, done.

pretty happy with that looking back.

 

[cowgirl836]

wait, why is this in the Cave?! I thought I was in off-topic when I posted. Apparently not!

 

[Hackgolfin72]

2016 list -

Get new vehicle for husband (anyone got comments on Nissan Murano sized vehicles? Not that one specifically, but that category) - got a Kia Sorento, done.
Get IRA opened finally and set up to be funded to round out our three fund strategy Done.
Order some wedding pics and ****, hang that and other **** we have on our empty walls. Put three pictures on our wall, none from wedding so half done?
Paint undetermined number of rooms in our house Painted four, done.
More Landscaping - finish trees, do some bushes and other flowers So done.
Meet/get to know neighbors Met a few, done.
Complete cross stitch for niece/nephew arriving soon Done.
Get 6 more pages of other cross stitch done Did 10, done.
Work promotion/get excellent reviews, got great reviews and a raise, mostly done
Try new recipes averaged 1 per month, done.
Get to goal weight Maintained, close enough.
Day trips or potential road trip Couple weekend trips and day trips, done.
Bigger vacation, possibly. Jamaica and Montreal, done.
I should throw in a number of books to read goal but I'll wait. Set goal of 40, read 42, done.

pretty happy with that looking back.

That's quite the 2016 you've had. Most people I know make resolution lists like this and maybe touch 10% of them..and lose interest in the others by March. Well done!

 

[cowgirl836]

That's quite the 2016 you've had. Most people I know make resolution lists like this and maybe touch 10% of them..and lose interest in the others by March. Well done!

you could say I'm goal-oriented. I used to make goals that were not achieved due to vagueness and just being unrealisitc. So now I go after things I know are more doable.

 

[SCNCY]

My goals:

1. Eat better/healthier/portion control
2. Lose weight. Just want to get to an average/acceptable weight.
3. Increase my savings in to my retirement accounts.

 

[cowgirl836]

My goals:

1. Eat better/healthier/portion control
2. Lose weight. Just want to get to an average/acceptable weight.
3. Increase my savings in to my retirement accounts.

have you ever used myfitnesspal? Pretty good place for tracking food and seeing where your pitfalls are.

 

[stormchaser2014]

Ordering less stuff online.

 

[cowgirl836]

2017 -

Get 10 more pages of cross stitch done (caveat if someone announces a pregnancy that I have to switch projects for like the past 5 years)
Try more new recipes, one per month
Paint more rooms of house
Landscape work on another portion of the yard
Plan and go on UK trip
Do 8k race in spring, faster than last year
Maybe do a 10k race if I'm crazy enough
Read 40 books
Maintain weight..prefer to lose but have not won that battle the last couple years
Drink less
Get excellent work reviews
Have combined salaries of spouse and I in retirement accounts


easy peasy list

 

[ImJustKCClone]

you could say I'm goal-oriented. I used to make goals that were not achieved due to vagueness and just being unrealisitc. So now I go after things I know are more doable.

Goal-oriented? You? I find that hard to believe...

(MAJOR jimlad inserted here...)

 

[CycloneErik]

2017 -

Get 10 more pages of cross stitch done (caveat if someone announces a pregnancy that I have to switch projects for like the past 5 years)
Try more new recipes, one per month
Paint more rooms of house
Landscape work on another portion of the yard
Plan and go on UK trip
Do 8k race in spring, faster than last year
Maybe do a 10k race if I'm crazy enough
Read 40 books
Maintain weight..prefer to lose but have not won that battle the last couple years
Drink less
Get excellent work reviews
Have combined salaries of spouse and I in retirement accounts


easy peasy list

Don't mind me. I'm just judging and scoffing. Try a challenge!

Speaking of challenges:
1. Finish PhD in December. Should be a go there.
2. Since I'm breathing and stuff, Green Bay Marathon in May.
3. Dream goal: qualify for Boston Marathon
4. Dream goal #2: Survive job market and land in a nice job.
5. Publish a couple articles this year while I'm at it.


Back to writing about telling parents to do their job!

 

[SCNCY]

have you ever used myfitnesspal? Pretty good place for tracking food and seeing where your pitfalls are.

I do have a food tracker on my current phone. But I haven't used it a lot. I will be getting a new phone soon, so I will try and use it there. One of the problems though with a food tracker is that when I make my own food, its hard to judge how much I am actually eating (pasta/rice).

 

[cowgirl836]

I do have a food tracker on my current phone. But I haven't used it a lot. I will be getting a new phone soon, so I will try and use it there. One of the problems though with a food tracker is that when I make my own food, its hard to judge how much I am actually eating (pasta/rice).

a lot of people swear by a food scale. Or at least measuring out a cup of rice or cup of pasta so they can monitor that more accurately. I will create my own recipes in MFP and then divide it into how many servings I know we normally get.

 

[cowgirl836]

Don't mind me. I'm just judging and scoffing. Try a challenge!

Speaking of challenges:
1. Finish PhD in December. Should be a go there.
2. Since I'm breathing and stuff, Green Bay Marathon in May.
3. Dream goal: qualify for Boston Marathon
4. Dream goal #2: Survive job market and land in a nice job.
5. Publish a couple articles this year while I'm at it.


Back to writing about telling parents to do their job!

dude, a 10k would be a major challenge for me! I need to find a doable plan to ramp up to that. Even for the 8k since I haven't run since like, October.

It's really kind of sad to see that you aren't really pushing yourself this year.

 

[CycloneErik]

a lot of people swear by a food scale. Or at least measuring out a cup of rice or cup of pasta so they can monitor that more accurately. I will create my own recipes in MFP and then divide it into how many servings I know we normally get.

Sounds like @Angie would!

 

[CycloneErik]

dude, a 10k would be a major challenge for me! I need to find a doable plan to ramp up to that. Even for the 8k since I haven't run since like, October.

It's really kind of sad to see that you aren't really pushing yourself this year.

You could ramp up to a 10k in 6 weeks.....

 

[cowgirl836]

oh yeah, 10 pages of my cross stitch is about 20,000 stitches. So, yeah. That's ambitious. Guess I did it this year too though.

 

[cowgirl836]

You could ramp up to a 10k in 6 weeks.....

I could, but I'd burn out like I did last summer. I may try to go out tomorrow or Sunday and see what 3 miles feels like. Finally have shoes I'm comfortable in so hopefully the blistering/ankle pain is good. Didn't have ankle pain when I got to six miles in August.

 

[CysRage]

Workout at least twice a week (signed up for a gym membership today)
Eat healthier (my fiance is going to be monitoring my diet now that we are engaged haha)
Get married (got a wedding date set)
Finish 4 more MBA classes in 2017

I think I am on a good start!