2019 Personal Goals

[CloniesForLife]

My biggest advice to anyone with weight loss or body transformation goals. Find something you like. Don't follow a program or do something just because some ripped guy at the gym does it. If you have a program that you like you are much more likely to follow it for a long time. Long term consistency is the best thing for weight loss and transformation (along with a BALANCED diet and by diet I mean your daily eating habits). Much more important than having the "perfect programming" and being so restrictive on your diet that it will be impossible for you to follow so you get discouraged.

 

[Cyched]

Don’t need to lose weight (should probably focus on maintaining my current weight tbh), but I do want to start snacking healthier. More nuts, fruit and veggies vs. chips, crackers, cheese etc.

 

[Tre4ISU]

My biggest advice to anyone with weight loss or body transformation goals. Find something you like. Don't follow a program or do something just because some ripped guy at the gym does it. If you have a program that you like you are much more likely to follow it for a long time. Long term consistency is the best thing for weight loss and transformation (along with a BALANCED diet and by diet I mean your daily eating habits). Much more important than having the "perfect programming" and being so restrictive on your diet that it will be impossible for you to follow so you get discouraged.

This is very good advice and very important especially for people tugged in different directions. I've done weight loss followed by falling off the wagon too many times and I think I've found a "program" where this won't happen because I enjoy it. I mix in numerous programs because I don't have a specific goal (1000# club, running a marathon, etc). I just want to get healthier. So I currently do a pretty dynamic strength training program that's total body most every day and then I follow that with about a half hour of medium intensity cardio (bike right now). I like it. I look forward to the work and sweat of the strength stuff and while I'm hating that in the moment, I'm looking forward to a nice easy ride.

 

[JY07]

I'm leaning towards it because of the group accountability. What was your experience in that regard?

Unless you know people in the class, I think they're all pretty similar in that regard.

Most will let you come in and try it for a couple days, so if there's a few places nearby you've been thinking about I'd call them up to see if you can come in for a workout or two, then sign up for the one you like best.

Might want to hold off a week or two; I'm guessing at this point in the year they're all packed.

 

[throwittoblythe]

Unless you know people in the class, I think they're all pretty similar in that regard.

Most will let you come in and try it for a couple days, so if there's a few places nearby you've been thinking about I'd call them up to see if you can come in for a workout or two, then sign up for the one you like best.

Might want to hold off a week or two; I'm guessing at this point in the year they're all packed.

Thanks for the tips. I'm planning on doing the spring or summer session. Resolutioners have to have the place packed right now. Well, for another week, at least...

 

[throwittoblythe]

My biggest advice to anyone with weight loss or body transformation goals. Find something you like. Don't follow a program or do something just because some ripped guy at the gym does it. If you have a program that you like you are much more likely to follow it for a long time. Long term consistency is the best thing for weight loss and transformation (along with a BALANCED diet and by diet I mean your daily eating habits). Much more important than having the "perfect programming" and being so restrictive on your diet that it will be impossible for you to follow so you get discouraged.

This is great advice. As humans, we think anything worth achieving has to suck to get there. People want to lose weight so they start running, but they hate running so they quit after a few weeks. Find something that you enjoy that gets you active, that's all that matters.

 

[Cy$]

Do any of you guys have long term fitness goals? I'm talking some crazy stuff like Ultras or qualifying for and intense competition like the Crossfit Games or Badwater or something like that?

Never. I recommend lifting weights over CrossFit/Insanity. CrossFit screams to getting hurt if you have bad form (I learned the hard way)

 

[Cy$]

I cut down 30 lbs in 3 months from 215 to 185 lifting weights 4x a week

The biggest thing for losing weight is watching what you eat. I use MyFitnessPal app to log what I’m eating. I also use sailrabbit.com or another site to calculate tdee and bmr. Then -500 or more to know how much to eat.

I also eat 1g of protein per lb I weigh. 20-25% of my calories are fats. The rest carbs. Don’t skip carbs if you workout! Also watch how much sugar you eat.

 

[CascadeClone]

2. Get down to ~10% bodyfat. No idea what I am at now, estimate ~15%. Gotta figure out a good way to get a starting measurement.

10% bodyfat is like super cut man, I hope you are in your 20s. Enjoy your half a Michelob Ultra every other month!

 

[wxman1]

I cut down 30 lbs in 3 months from 215 to 185 lifting weights 4x a week

The biggest thing for losing weight is watching what you eat. I use MyFitnessPal app to log what I’m eating. I also use sailrabbit.com or another site to calculate tdee and bmr. Then -500 or more to know how much to eat.

I also eat 1g of protein per lb I weigh. 20-25% of my calories are fats. The rest carbs. Don’t skip carbs if you workout! Also watch how much sugar you eat.

I used to use MyFitnessPal but struggled with it when it came to stuff that we make at home. Does everyone just guesstimate or what?

 

[cowgirl836]

1. *** This is not me making any sort of political commentary so please don't take it as that. I just like to be a good steward of Mother Nature*** Reduce environmental impact: Use less plastic, bike to work more, use reusable grocery bags.

2. Get down to ~10% bodyfat. No idea what I am at now, estimate ~15%. Gotta figure out a good way to get a starting measurement.

I've been working on the first as well. Keep the grocery bags in your car or by the door, easy way to remember them. Use them at Target as well - they give you a little $.05 off for that.

I've been using this type of sandwich/snack bag for work lunch items instead of plastic baggies I would use. Also bring my own silverware now instead of the plastic ones at work.

https://www.planetwiseinc.com/planet-wise-zipper-sandwich-bag.html

 

[cowgirl836]

I used to use MyFitnessPal but struggled with it when it came to stuff that we make at home. Does everyone just guesstimate or what?

I used to take the time to enter in the recipe and all its ingredients. PITA but then it's there for future use.

 

[Tre4ISU]

I cut down 30 lbs in 3 months from 215 to 185 lifting weights 4x a week

The biggest thing for losing weight is watching what you eat. I use MyFitnessPal app to log what I’m eating. I also use sailrabbit.com or another site to calculate tdee and bmr. Then -500 or more to know how much to eat.

I also eat 1g of protein per lb I weigh. 20-25% of my calories are fats. The rest carbs. Don’t skip carbs if you workout! Also watch how much sugar you eat.

I would probably generally disagree on the carb thing but people aren't unhealthy because they eat a potato or a load of bananas so it comes down to what you want to do. I have a significant amount to lose so I don't crank the protein that hard but I do use it as appetite control.

I used to use MyFitnessPal but struggled with it when it came to stuff that we make at home. Does everyone just guesstimate or what?

Sometimes I guess but the bar scan is your friend. I don't weigh anything but I figure I can get pretty close. Meat can be the hardest especially when mine comes from a butcher but the whole thing is, if you're tracking it, maybe it's not perfect, but you're eating the right stuff and if you're not, you don't need MFP to tell you.

 

[Cy$]

I would probably generally disagree on the carb thing but people aren't unhealthy because they eat a potato or a load of bananas so it comes down to what you want to do. I have a significant amount to lose so I don't crank the protein that hard but I do use it as appetite control.



Sometimes I guess but the bar scan is your friend. I don't weigh anything but I figure I can get pretty close. Meat can be the hardest especially when mine comes from a butcher but the whole thing is, if you're tracking it, maybe it's not perfect, but you're eating the right stuff and if you're not, you don't need MFP to tell you.

The carbs are used mostly to energize my workouts. I try to get carbs from good sources (whole wheat bread, bananas, yogurt)

I used to use MyFitnessPal but struggled with it when it came to stuff that we make at home. Does everyone just guesstimate or what?

You can either type the name of whatever you're eating and search for it in their database (like a google search), scan the barcode, or enter it manually. If I go to a restaurant and they don't have the item, I will try looking it up on MyFitnessPal to see if there is something similar or go on google.

I like the IIFYM strategy (macros). It's more lenient than strict dieting, which goes with Clonies point of finding something you will stick with. That and watching what you're eating will work to lose weight. You can use the macros strategy then if you want to get more cut, look for food with lots of micronutrients.

 

[cyphoon]

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2. ...but I embarrassed to say that for the past 5 years I've never put anything extra in my HSA. Really stupid move so I just signed up to put in the maximum. Hopefully I get a big enough raise so that it doesn't hurt as much.

Many employer run HSAs have anemic returns ( like < 1.0 %). You may want to research yours. Consider opening a better HSA account on your own if you don't like the one provided by the man. Vanguard offers one where you can pick from about 30 different funds with varying degrees of risk.

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[cyphoon]

2019 goals -

• ... about a dozen higher priority goals
• Insulate garage???

The garage gets no respect at all.

 

[cyphoon]

My goals

• Lose 20 lbs by spring. Finished the year with good exercise habits, but food and beer negated most of the gains.
• Drink less alcohol, particular during the week
• Read more books.... ok, ok. Read *a* book.
• Continue maxing out 401k, IRA and 529 plans. Build cash reserves to save for future home projects.

For those looking to lose weight, my advice is to leverage a calorie counting app in addition to your existing gameplan. I play hockey a couple times a week, run, and lift weights. But I have found that I don't lose fat unless I keep track of my calorie intake. I use an app called FatSecret, but there are lots of good ones.

If you have a financial goal, consider subscribing to a personal finance podcast. My favorite is Stacking Benjamins.

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[cowgirl836]

The garage gets no respect at all.

So true, I give that goal a 10% chance. We'll probably give it a good cleaning this summer before baby's birthday party though

 

[cowgirl836]

My goals

• Lose 20 lbs by spring. Finished the year with good exercise habits, but food and beer negated most of the gains.
• Drink less alcohol, particular during the week
• Read more books.... ok, ok. Read *a* book.
• Continue maxing out 401k, IRA and 529 plans. Build cash reserves to save for future home projects.

For those looking to lose weight, my advice is to leverage a calorie counting app in addition to your existing gameplan. I play hockey a couple times a week, run, and lift weights. But I have found that I don't lose fat unless I keep track of my calorie intake. I use an app called FatSecret, but there are lots of good ones.

If you have a financial goal, consider subscribing to a personal finance podcast. My favorite is Stacking Benjamins.

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Just knowing I'd have to enter it was often enough of a deterrent for me to not eat aomething.

 

[Dr.bannedman]

make love to my wife more than 3 times. less than 10 hopefully