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New Week's Resolution - Week 12

nossmf
nossmf Posts: 12,989 Member
in Challenges
Welcome to the first week of the rest of your life! Now seems like a perfect time to select a New Week's Resolution.

What is a New Week's Resolution? It's exactly the same as a New Year's Resolution, with two important distinctions: it only lasts for one week, and you can start one any time you want, rather than just once per year.

So what's wrong with New Year's Resolutions? According to some quick Google research, just one thing: they DON'T WORK!
  • 23% of people quit within the first week
  • 43% quit by the end of January
  • 80% quit by mid-February
  • 92% fail to make it a full year
Why such high rates of failure? Probably because most resolutions fail to follow these simple steps from the SMART method:
  • Specific - "exercise more" is vague; "hit the gym twice this week" is specific
  • Measurable - did I go twice? Yes or no?
  • Achievable - "drink a gallon of water per day" may not be realistic; drink 8oz is
  • Relevant - if it doesn't matter to YOU, why bother?
  • Time-bound - keep your goal for this week something quick you can reach THIS week
With these thoughts in mind, what is ONE thing you want to do this week? Some examples may include:
  • Hit the gym two times this week
  • Cook a meal from scratch three times this week
  • Go to bed no later than 10pm every night
  • Limit myself to one alcoholic beverage this week
  • Finish two pages of my family photo album
...and so on. While this is very similar in nature to the famous "Just Give Me 10 Days" series, that challenge focuses primarily on weight loss and diet control, whereas this challenge is of a broader nature, including interpersonal relationships, home improvements, health and fitness and more. Just pick something specific you wish to focus upon, set a number goal you can reach (or not), and make status updates to document your progress. This will be a judgment-free zone: if you do not reach your goal, take the time to figure out why not (too big a goal, life happened, etc), and forgive yourself, because you can always try again next week.

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  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 12,989 Member
    Getting setup for this week. My plan is to continue what I started in previous weeks, and add one more focus item every week as I go. Eventually older items will drop off the list, not because I no longer want to do them, but because they will have become so ingrained a part of my daily routine that I no longer need to record them to make sure they get done.

    Past focus items successfully transitioned to un-monitored habit:
    Floss every night before bed
    Clean litter box every night before bed
    Kiss wife within one (1) minute of arriving home from work, gym, store, church, etc
    Wearing my glasses every day, all day
    Park in furthest spot available

    Ongoing focus items:
    Get at least six hours of sleep every night
    Wash dinner dishes the same night they're used
    Read 10 minutes daily

    New focus item: Shave daily. Rationale: When using a straight-razor to shave, I often only shaved twice a week, citing the time required to do a good job plus the skin irritation if done daily. For Christmas, my wife bought me an electric razor which can get the job done in under a minute and almost completely eliminates the irritation. She would like me to shave daily so she is not poked by stubble when we kiss.
  • AdahPotatah2024
    AdahPotatah2024 Posts: 2,764 Member
    Ongoing focus items:
    Waste less than an hour on the youtube/internet on workdays (so I have time for my hobbies)
    Post one item per wk in my Etsy shop
    30 minutes learning ASL every weekday

    This week:
    Get back to my regular sleep patterns! Awake by 5am
    ✔️ for today!:)

  • Corina1143
    Corina1143 Posts: 4,179 Member
    Repeat of last week until I get it right.
    1. In bed by 12
    2. Up at 8
    3. Dressed, bed made 30 minutes after awake
    4. Eat at or less than tdee
    5. Eat minimum protein
    6. 3 hours exercise per week
  • Corina1143
    Corina1143 Posts: 4,179 Member
    edited January 7
    1. In bed by 12 yes
    2. Up at 8 no
    3. Dressed, bed made 30 minutes after awake no
    4. Eat at or less than tdee no
    5. Eat minimum protein yes
    6 3 hours exercise per week not yet


  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 12,989 Member
    Monday:

    Sleep...check!
    Dishes...check!
    Read...check!
    Shave...check!
  • Corina1143
    Corina1143 Posts: 4,179 Member
    edited January 8
    1. In bed by 12, yes
    2. Up at 8, no
    3. Dressed, bed made 30 minutes after awake, yes
    4. Eat at or less than tdee, no
    5. Eat minimum protein, yes
    6 3 hours exercise per week, skipped class today, too 🥶 🧊 ☃️.




  • AdahPotatah2024
    AdahPotatah2024 Posts: 2,764 Member
    ✔️ so far!
  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 12,989 Member
    Tuesday:

    Sleep...check!
    Dishes...check!
    Read...check!
    Shave...slept through alarm, scrambled to get to work, skipped shaving this morning
  • Corina1143
    Corina1143 Posts: 4,179 Member
    edited January 9
    1. In bed by 12, yes
    2. Up at 8, yes
    3. Dressed, bed made 30 minutes after awake, yes
    4. Eat at or less than tdee, yes
    5. Eat minimum protein, yes
    6 3 hours exercise per week, no. Roads are supposed to be slick tomorrow. We'll see. Maybe no exercise class again.

    Did some cooking today so I have no excuse for the next few days.



  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 12,989 Member
    Wednesday:

    Sleep...only 5.5 hrs
    Dishes...check!
    Read...check!
    Shave...check!
  • Corina1143
    Corina1143 Posts: 4,179 Member
    1. In bed by 12, yes
    2. Up at 8, no. Blissfully slept til 9. Needed it.
    3. Dressed, bed made 30 minutes after awake, yes
    4. Eat at or less than tdee, yes
    5. Eat minimum protein, yes
    6 3 hours exercise per week, none yet. Snow is deep(for us). Schools are closed. I'm staying in.

    Enjoyed the food I prepped yesterday without cooking today. 400 calories under tdee.





  • AdahPotatah2024
    AdahPotatah2024 Posts: 2,764 Member
    80% success this week:)
  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 12,989 Member
    Thursday:

    Sleep...check!
    Dishes...check!
    Read...check!
    Shave...check!
  • Corina1143
    Corina1143 Posts: 4,179 Member
    1. In bed by 12, yes
    2. Up at 8, yes
    3. Dressed, bed made 30 minutes after awake, yes
    4. Eat at or less than tdee, yes
    5. Eat minimum protein, yes
    6 3 hours exercise per week, none.

    Car was covered with 3 inches snow. Cleared it off and drove to the main corner about 1/4 mile away cause i NEEDED SUNSHINE AND FRESH AIR!

  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 12,989 Member
    Friday:

    Sleep...check!
    Dishes...check!
    Read...check!
    Shave...check!
  • Corina1143
    Corina1143 Posts: 4,179 Member
    Oops! Last night's post.

    1. In bed by 12, yes
    2. Up at 8, No
    3. Dressed, bed made 30 minutes after awake, yes
    4. Eat at or less than tdee, yes
    5. Eat minimum protein, yes
    6 3 hours exercise per week, none.

    lots of errands and outside chores cause it was warmer and the streets were clear.



  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 12,989 Member
    Saturday:

    Sleep...check!
    Dishes...check!
    Read...check!
    Shave...nope...wife fell asleep early, I stayed up late reading until my eyes were closing on their own accord, realized this morning I never did shave before bed
  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 12,989 Member
    Sunday:

    Sleep...nope...5h 45m (got to bed 15m late)
    Dishes...check!
    Read...check!
    Shave...check!
  • Corina1143
    Corina1143 Posts: 4,179 Member
    Oops! Last night's post. Forgot again.

    1. In bed by 12, yes
    2. Up at 8, yes
    3. Dressed, bed made 30 minutes after awake, yes
    4. Eat at or less than tdee, yes
    5. Eat minimum protein, yes
    6 3 hours exercise per week, none.

  • Corina1143
    Corina1143 Posts: 4,179 Member
    Yesterday

    1. In bed by 12, yes
    2. Up at 8, yes
    3. Dressed, bed made 30 minutes after awake, yes
    4. Eat at or less than tdee, yes
    5. Eat minimum protein, yes
    6 3 hours exercise per week, none.



  • Corina1143
    Corina1143 Posts: 4,179 Member
    Yesterday

    1. In bed by 12, yes
    2. Up at 8, yes
    3. Dressed, bed made 30 minutes after awake, yes
    4. Eat at or less than tdee, yes
    5. Eat minimum protein, yes
    6 3 hours exercise per week, finally went to the gym for one hour. Hurray!




  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 12,989 Member
    Wonderful, @corina1143, but this thread is for week 12. This week (Jan 13-19) is week 13. (Maybe I should start including the dates in the thread title.)

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