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Alex

Let’s Hear About Your 2021 Goals

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shredsx

my 2021 resolution is to gain back the weight that i desperately need. there is no set end date but i just am looking to reach a healthy weight and get out of the hole i got myself in

quiksylver296

2021 resolutions:

1. Secure a job.
2. 400 pound deadlift with white lights
3. Get back down to competition weight.

jstevemfp

I typically do not like to make new years resolutions since I never seem to keep them, but I do have resolve to:
1) work less, 12 hour days are too taxing to my sleep and my stress levels, not to mention late night eating habits
2) continue my daily water habit of at least 3-4 20oz water bottle fills per day
3) incorporate basic squats as a daily thing
4) continue to drop my added sugars intake, till I find a level that makes a difference to my belly fat amount or other physical indicators
5) continue to track my food intake here in MFP. my hope is that it will continue to get easier to record as I record more and more and "teach it my foods"
6) track my food for at least another 2 months once the new year hits and perhaps even longer (I'm working with a nutritionist and we set out on an agreement of 3 months)

mmyellow

Consistent tracking
Trying to figure out a consistent training routine, a plan. I workout regularly, but I feel lost without a goal
Finding the right nutrition balance

Regarding other matters besides my physical:
continue to use my voice
continue to work on risk, self-control and balance in life

quiksylver296

quiksylver296 wrote: »

2021 resolutions:

1. Secure a job.
2. 400 pound deadlift with white lights
3. Get back down to competition weight.

I missed the "why are they important to you" part.

1. Self-explanatory
2. I've been chasing this goal for over two years. I've lifted 400 pounds off the floor, but couldn't lock it out.
3. Because the competitive powerlifting females in the 84+ kg class are beasts, and I don't want to compete with them!

Chef_Barbell

1. 405# Deadlift
Because 4 plates look super strong and I'm so close!
2. Consistency through my depression. I tend to have dark moments where I do not want to do anything. I have to realize I feel so much better when I'm consistent.

JustSomeEm

My goals this year:

1. Lose the 30 pounds I gained last year, because I want to feel better in my skin again.

2. Finally have foot surgery, recover, and start running again. I want this because I love and very much miss distance running, and I'm much nicer and calmer if I'm running regularly.

3. Somewhat consistently begin resistance training, because I want to feel strong.

jarredtgammon

In 2021 I resolve to:

1. Track my food more consistently. I go through phases of consistently logging each meal for weeks, but once I miss a meal I get discouraged and stop tracking for weeks at a time. I really enjoy the insights I gain from logging, so I want to be more proactive and consistent with my logging in 2021.
2. I would like to carve out time each week for yoga or stretching in order to improve my functional mobility. I work out quite a bit, so it's important that I stretch for recovery and range of motion.

It's exciting to see all of these resolutions. I hope everyone makes progress toward their goals in the New Year!

tinkerbellang83

I do not have resolutions as such, I have a "Fit by 40" plan (I'll be 40 in 2023).

I have a print out on my bathroom door broken down into sections by year, including specific SMART goals, i.e why I want to achieve them, how I will go about achieving them and how I will measure that achievement.

MyFitnessPal related goals are:
> tackle my binge eating
> improve my strength
> improve my cardio health

2020 knocked me back about 6 months behind where I wanted to be.

amandalyn333

my resolutions/goals for 2021 are to run a 5k and to be able to do a handstand. I would also like to fix my running posture as well as work on bettering my breathing. I want to feel more in control when I workout.

springlering62

quiksylver296 wrote: »

2021 resolutions:
2. 400 pound deadlift with white lights

Total noob question, Oh Great Lifting Lady, but what is a white light? It sounds very sci-fi. Like you have little aliens coming down to lift either end to give a girl a hand.

My goals for 2021:
1.) Maintain
2.) increase gym time so I can....
3.) squat and bench (blush, considering present inspirational company of Quik and Chef) 200
4.) handstand (against the wall is fine, I just want to feel it to build the muscle memory for 2022!)
5.) full wheel (janky shoulders)
6.) chin stand
7.) the insane one-forearm-down ekapadabakasana we’ve just started working on. I’m this close to getting that one and may try to squeeze it in before New Year’s.

I accomplished all my goals of 2020, even dropping an extra 15 I hadn’t planned on during the first few months of Lockdown. My goal was to not put any on, maintain or increase calories burned during Lockdown (I have -literally- walked and run my butt off- thank you, City, for opening the bike trail last year. Perfect timing!), headstand in middle of room, and side crows with variations.

Who knew all the weight training would help so much with arm balances? COOL!!!!!!

springlering62

@tinkerbellang83
I did a yoga series a couple of years ago (pre weight loss) where the instructor gave us a blank journal and told us to create a goal and journal about it.

Had two very bad habits since childhood, including one peculiar one clearly inherited from my dad, that I wanted to break and I wrote about them. I was surprised that after letting it out in the journal, the desires stopped. I broke both habits by the end of the series and have never done either again.

Never occurred to me to do it for or during weight loss, because I was so sure I’d always be obese because that was the person I always saw in the mirror and was “just me”, but it was very powerful about how I felt about myself and those two habits.

I think that maybe MFP replaced that need. Logging and diarying is very powerful and holds me accountable.

Sorry to derail the thread. Back to resolutions.....

tinkerbellang83

springlering62 wrote: »

@tinkerbellang83
I did a yoga series a couple of years ago (pre weight loss) where the instructor gave us a blank journal and told us to create a goal and journal about it.

Had two very bad habits since childhood, including one peculiar one clearly inherited from my dad, that I wanted to break and I wrote about them. I was surprised that after letting it out in the journal, the desires stopped. I broke both habits by the end of the series and have never done either again.

Never occurred to me to do it for or during weight loss, because I was so sure I’d always be obese because that was the person I always saw in the mirror and was “just me”, but it was very powerful about how I felt about myself and those two habits.

I think that maybe MFP replaced that need. Logging and diarying is very powerful and holds me accountable.

Sorry to derail the thread. Back to resolutions.....

I worked a self-help program Spring last year that was a similar idea. Worked very well. I definitely have binged a lot less since and the binges I have had have been far less impactful on my weight.

Buddhabellybabe

2021 Resolutions

• Move more...much, much more. Due to virtual teaching, I have been sitting way too much, leading to weight gain and depression. So #1 is to just MOVE.
• Honest and complete tracking of food intake... I am one of these people who starts off strong and then I end up with all kinds of excuses as to why I am distracted and don't track things. But the truth is, I think it's avoidance of reality.
• Continue drinking a good amount of water. Right now, I average about 112 ounces a day. I need to do that and more if I actually get around to working out.
• Be kinder to myself. I have a serious self-loathing issue. Working on it.

quiksylver296

springlering62 wrote: »

quiksylver296 wrote: »

2021 resolutions:
2. 400 pound deadlift with white lights

Total noob question, Oh Great Lifting Lady, but what is a white light? It sounds very sci-fi. Like you have little aliens coming down to lift either end to give a girl a hand.

My goals for 2021:
1.) Maintain
2.) increase gym time so I can....
3.) squat and bench (blush, considering present inspirational company of Quik and Chef) 200
4.) handstand (against the wall is fine, I just want to feel it to build the muscle memory for 2022!)
5.) full wheel (janky shoulders)
6.) chin stand
7.) the insane one-forearm-down ekapadabakasana we’ve just started working on. I’m this close to getting that one and may try to squeeze it in before New Year’s.

I accomplished all my goals of 2020, even dropping an extra 15 I hadn’t planned on during the first few months of Lockdown. My goal was to not put any on, maintain or increase calories burned during Lockdown (I have -literally- walked and run my butt off- thank you, City, for opening the bike trail last year. Perfect timing!), headstand in middle of room, and side crows with variations.

Who knew all the weight training would help so much with arm balances? COOL!!!!!!

@springlering62 In a powerlifting competition, there are three judges. Each judge lights up a light after your lift. White is good. Red is bad. So, “three whites” is goal on each lift.

You can get red lights for technical mistakes, like not hitting depth on squat, letting your butt come off the bench in bench press, or not locking out your deadlift at the top.

ajr050969

Buddhabellybabe wrote: »

2021 Resolutions

• Move more...much, much more. Due to virtual teaching, I have been sitting way too much, leading to weight gain and depression. So #1 is to just MOVE.
• Honest and complete tracking of food intake... I am one of these people who starts off strong and then I end up with all kinds of excuses as to why I am distracted and don't track things. But the truth is, I think it's avoidance of reality.
• Continue drinking a good amount of water. Right now, I average about 112 ounces a day. I need to do that and more if I actually get around to working out.
• Be kinder to myself. I have a serious self-loathing issue. Working on it.

Well all of this sounds very familiar! Used to be able to be "positive" to myself but spending 2020 staring at the news, sitting on my rear, and getting more and more out of shape created a ton of negative self talk


Here are my 2021 goals:


*PLAN MY MEALS-constant grazing = cow

*Exercise 5 times a week. I'm starting off with walking on my treadmill for 15 minutes and then work towards walking for 45 minutes.

* I'm going to try to incorporate some yoga and meditation too.

*I think I'm going to start keeping a journal too. I'm gonna get the bad stuff out both mentally and physically!

steelflowsheffield

hello

Buddhabellybabe

ajr050969 wrote: »

Well all of this sounds very familiar! Used to be able to be "positive" to myself but spending 2020 staring at the news, sitting on my rear, and getting more and more out of shape created a ton of negative self talk


Here are my 2021 goals:


*PLAN MY MEALS-constant grazing = cow

*Exercise 5 times a week. I'm starting off with walking on my treadmill for 15 minutes and then work towards walking for 45 minutes.

* I'm going to try to incorporate some yoga and meditation too.

*I think I'm going to start keeping a journal too. I'm gonna get the bad stuff out both mentally and physically!

I like the idea of journaling (especially as a writing teacher haha!) It's been a long time since I did a daily entry. That might be something that helps. Here's to a new year! (And I get the constant grazing thing! Moo! 🐄)

Alex

My 2021 New Year's Resolution is simply to get back to logging. I have maintained weight for 2020, which given the year is fine but I have weight loss goals I would like to focus on in the future but for 2021 will be happy to just get back in the consistent practice of logging my food. I know what a difference that small habit can make.

xxxtarable27xxx

1. Continue to Lose Weight.
2. Drink more water.
3. Go to the Gym more.
4. Eat Healthier.
5. Love Myself.
6. Stick to a routine even on the weekends