November goals! What are your goals??

eatcleanNtraindirty
eatcleanNtraindirty Posts: 444 Member
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I learned this acronym through a sales training process I went through a couple years ago. It's all about setting S.M.A.R.T. goals!

Short term
Measurable
Attainable
Realistic
T stands for my terrible memory at the time of writing this because I can't remember!

Short term - pretty easy to understand. Yes we should have long term goals as well but short term can be the babysteps needed to reach your long term goal.

Measurable - Should be something you can put a number or visibly see or do. Not, "lose weight" or "see my toes". But rather, "lose 10lbs" or "lose 6 inches in my belt line".

Attainable - Kind of self explanatory as well. Losing 100 lbs in a month is not attainable unless you chop off a couple limbs. Losing 100 lbs in a year is an attainable goal, depending on how much you weigh. Getting 14 hours of sleep a day is attainable but it also plays into the next letter, "R"

Realistic - Getting 14 hours of sleep a day is attainable, but if you work 10 hours a day it is not realistic that you would get that much sleep (or really be healthy doing so). Doing 100 pushups a day for a month is attainable, but is also not realistic if you are starting off only being able to do 10/day before your arms feel like they are going to fall off.

T - Make your own!


My November goals:

Go to bed at 10pm on average each week night.
Cut down my weekly or bi monthly cheat meal to 500 calories or less.
Workout 5 times a week.
Eat fish 2 times a week.
More to come perhaps.

Now tell us what YOUR S.M.A.R.T. goals are!

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  • ElloSweetie
    ElloSweetie Posts: 56 Member
    My November goals:
    Introduce 2 more foods back into my diet
    Continue with clean eating
    Set a bedtime of 10:30pm at least 3 nights per week.
    Start walking again.


    Thats it so far for November.
  • normies112
    normies112 Posts: 8 Member
    1. Continue to track
    2. Get back to running at least 3-4 times a week
    3. Bring lunch to work everyday (except payday, that will be my cheat meal)
    4. If i'm going to drink soda it HAS to be diet

    *and more to come

    And I think the T stand for timed
  • hunkycanuck
    hunkycanuck Posts: 60 Member
    Gym 3 times a week
    Stretch daily
    Get back to 40 min dog walks daily
  • xveer22
    xveer22 Posts: 93 Member
    1 Be able to do a proper push up
    2 Not over-earting at my birthday (going to be reaaaaaally hard)
    3 Resist the temptation to eat when something like chips is put in front of my nose on the table
  • Broadzilla007
    Broadzilla007 Posts: 20 Member
    Retain my age group title at the local Turkey Trot 5K.
  • moreORless50
    moreORless50 Posts: 261 Member
    continue with eating well
    make even more homemade meals
    walk more (need to beat my october miles of 79.5
    start doing pilates again least once a week
  • cbk93
    cbk93 Posts: 35
    Lose the last 6 lbs
    Make better food choices after long runs
    Run my next 5K in 25 minutes
  • MelMoly
    MelMoly Posts: 1,303 Member
    Cook and eat more at home

    back to pre baby weight at least so -4lbs and 6inches

    drinking 12 glasses of water

    working out everyday at least 20 min
  • simply_myself
    simply_myself Posts: 32 Member
    -Lose (at least) 20 pounds by Dec. 31, 2012.
    -Work on logging my food and exercise daily
    -Work on getting at least 6 hours of sleep every night
    -Do at least 15 minutes a day of exercise
  • VelociMama
    VelociMama Posts: 3,119 Member
    1. Continue at least 30 minutes per day workouts on my treadmill.
    2. Continue to eat a healthy balanced diet and hit or exceed all my nutritional goals.
    3. Stay strong mentally and physically so my baby can develop correctly.
  • mgobluetx12
    mgobluetx12 Posts: 1,326 Member
    I'm in HR and we use SMART goals at my work. The 'T' is for timely. :-)

    My November goals are to work out for an hour, 4 times a week
    Keep losing 2lbs per week
    Eat back most of exercise calories
    Join gym and take classes


    However, these may have to start a bit late because we're going to Vegas next week.
  • amberredford
    amberredford Posts: 32 Member
    Go to the gym FIVE times a week for at LEAST an hour! No more excuses.
    Drink EIGHT cups of water each day.. Not just 6.
    Park at the top of the parking garage at work and take the stairs.
    Start eating small meals every 3-4 hours.
    READ MORE! (Your brain needs to be strong too!) ;)
    Making better alcohol choices on the weekend. Texas girls love their beer.
    I wanna lose 5-10 pounds by the end of the month!
    BOOM. Think I can do it?!
  • hollyNhollywood
    hollyNhollywood Posts: 426 Member
    1) Do 4k race ("beer run")
    2) Do 5k race (@ Disney)
    3) Start training for either 10k or half marathon
    4) Lose average of 1/2 lb a week (my weight loss has been sloooow moving, this seems attainable though)
    5) Get back on track with 3 x's/week strength training, at least 2 x's a week minimum (due to an injury, I haven't been keeping up that schedule the last two weeks)
    6) Start cross training on my bike again
  • eatcleanNtraindirty
    eatcleanNtraindirty Posts: 444 Member
    Great goals everyone!!
  • eatcleanNtraindirty
    eatcleanNtraindirty Posts: 444 Member
    Go to the gym FIVE times a week for at LEAST an hour! No more excuses.
    Drink EIGHT cups of water each day.. Not just 6.
    Park at the top of the parking garage at work and take the stairs.
    Start eating small meals every 3-4 hours.
    READ MORE! (Your brain needs to be strong too!) ;)
    Making better alcohol choices on the weekend. Texas girls love their beer.
    I wanna lose 5-10 pounds by the end of the month!
    BOOM. Think I can do it?!

    Absolutely!! Consistency and work ethic are key! You got it
  • aplacetogrow
    aplacetogrow Posts: 12
    I want to cut back on my carb intake...
  • jacquelyn_erika
    jacquelyn_erika Posts: 524 Member
    90 minutes of cardio per week, either 3 sessions @ 30 min or 2 sessions @ 45 (I weight train so I don't focus on cardio as much right now)

    clean eating all the way up until Thanksgiving. I will allow that day to be a "cheat" and up until then I will stick to my plan as closely as possible.
  • P05T5CRIPT
    P05T5CRIPT Posts: 285 Member
    My November goals:

    Start strength training (I have a PT session set up next week to learn about form and techniques)
    Source a decent second hand bench and set of weights to get me started at home
    Up my total run mileage a week to 10 miles
    Do at least 1 session a week on my core to improve my strength and conditioning
    Lose 6lbs during November
  • n2thenight24
    n2thenight24 Posts: 1,651 Member
    I want to get my BMI down to 24!!!
  • deb3129
    deb3129 Posts: 1,294 Member
    My continuing goal is to continue eating healthy and MOVING my body. I am not setting exact weight loss goals anymore, just doing the things I know I should be in a effort to get healthier! The weight loss comes along with it, and that is fabulous!
  • angiechimpanzee
    angiechimpanzee Posts: 536 Member
    + Lose 8 pounds
    + achieve a 25 inch waist
    + At least 30 minutes of cardio 5x a week!
  • Love_flowers
    Love_flowers Posts: 365 Member
    Eat 100% clean the whole month.
    Drink 8 or more cups of water every day.
    Never exceed my calorie limit.
    Lose 3kg.
  • BakerRunnerBadass
    BakerRunnerBadass Posts: 1,359 Member
    Complete minimum 3km run 5 days a week or more
    Bed by 10pm in order to get up to complete said run
    Drink more water - minimum 8 glasses a day (suck at this one)
    Log all food/beverage (good or bad) for the month of November
    Lunges, Sit ups, Push ups, Squats, etc - Circuits minimum 3 times per week

    If I stick to the above then I should reach my goal of losing at least 10lbs in November!
  • shedpoundsforgood
    shedpoundsforgood Posts: 13
    to lose 50 lb by feb
  • MoniMoni2u
    MoniMoni2u Posts: 211 Member
    November Goals:

    Lose 6 pounds
    30DS - 2 days on 1 day off throughout the month
    Drink 10 glasses of pure water a day
  • onyxgirl17
    onyxgirl17 Posts: 1,722 Member
    Make it through the month without gaining weight... and hopefully lose 3 pounds :)
  • Skinny_Beans
    Skinny_Beans Posts: 405 Member
    Short term - Don't binge eat and drink this weekend at a halloween party
    Measurable - Get down to 111 pounds by the end of the month
    Attainable - Avoid high-calorie foods and find more mostly-vegetable based meals
    Realistic - Drink more water and stop eating late at night even if you have the calories-it makes you feel bad!
  • rhoo1
    rhoo1 Posts: 1
    Goals for November:

    To make sure I add an entry everyday for Nov.
    To continue not to eat cereal and cashew nuts (my fav)
    To only drink white spirits (not wine and champagne and sweet alcoholic drinks)
    To not eat carbs after 3pm
    To drink a lot of water
    To do Crossfit twice a week.
    To swim twice a week
    To do pump once a week on a sat or sunday
    To eat white meats like chicken and fish
    To eat vegies and salad
    To have gone from 62.1 to 59kg by the end of Nov.
  • velmaisvelma
    velmaisvelma Posts: 90 Member
    Hmmm...Let's see if I can get this right.

    S- Up my water intake to 8 cups per day
    M- Lose 15 pounds
    A- STOP THE SUGAR/CARB SNACKING!
    R- Choose lower calorie smart carbs
    T- Goal of November 30th.

    Did I get the goals right?
  • michellej94
    michellej94 Posts: 22
    GOALS FOR FIRST WEEK IN NOVEMBER

    - Exercise for at least half an hour each day
    - Be under my calorie intake each day
    - Track food and exercise each day

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