January Goals

jca12345
jca12345 Posts: 148 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
There are lots of posts at this moment in time regarding goals for 2013, yet for me that is far too much time to think about. So here is a thread to post your goals for the next month:
Mine are:

Get back to 12st 6lbs (lose 8 lbs)
Go to the gym 5 times per week (every week) and to stop making lame excuses for not going
To cook healthy meals each night and to take a healthy packed lunch to work, rather than buying one on my lunch break.

What are everybody elses?

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  • babsc01
    babsc01 Posts: 31 Member
    Mine for January are as follows:

    1. drop an additional 10 pounds (but more would be nice)
    2. get our bicycles fixed up and start riding regularly
    3. no more beer binges...nothing but empty calories
    4. quit dipping tobacco


    I think those will keep me busy.
  • nexangelus
    nexangelus Posts: 2,080 Member
    Begin a new heavy lifting cycle with adjusted calorie intake so I can gain lean mass.
    Beat all my old personal bests at lifting.
    Run at least 50 miles by end of January.
    Have 1 % less bodyfat at the end of the month.
    Bicep curl 15kg in each hand.
  • Mistyblu08
    Mistyblu08 Posts: 580 Member
    Jan goals=

    1. stop the excuses
    2. exercise for at least 30 min everyday
    3. plan weekly for healthy meals and then STICK to them :)
    4. Get out and do more
    5. Cut alcohol down by half
    6. add a fruit and veg to one meal a day
    7. lose 10 pounds
  • klp63
    klp63 Posts: 25 Member
    My goals for the year are to
    1. Lose 15lbs
    2. Get a job

    Very simple, but they are the most meaningful to me :)
  • Ibelievenme2
    Ibelievenme2 Posts: 96 Member
    Make and keep workout schedule
    Work on time management for house hold
    Make a 30 day meal plan
    lose 10 pounds per month
    Dress better and style hair
    Put "me time" in my schedule and do it
    Try more health foods
    Help my friends get motivated to lose weight
  • bevsdietfor2011
    bevsdietfor2011 Posts: 361 Member
    Jan goals=

    1. stop the excuses
    2. exercise for at least 30 min everyday
    3. plan weekly for healthy meals and then STICK to them :)
    4. Get out and do more
    5. Cut alcohol down by half
    6. add a fruit and veg to one meal a day
    7. lose 10 pounds

    These are my goals too ( except I am going to replace alcohol with diet coke since I don't drink). These are all things I have to do for me and for my family. I know we can all meet our goals if we put our minds (and bodies) to it.
  • Fat2Fit145
    Fat2Fit145 Posts: 385 Member
    Like this post.....

    My goals are:-

    Get down to 169
    Exercise 5 days a week
    Drink lots WATER
  • asdjlo
    asdjlo Posts: 76 Member
    1. Work out 4 days a week for at least 1 hour
    2. Drink at least 4 glasses of water every day
    3. Reduce midnight snacking
    4. Continue to count calories everyday and remain under my calorie goal of 1350
    5.Complete the 30 day cardio challenge with Mr. Shut up and Train
  • MellyGibson
    MellyGibson Posts: 297 Member
    My turn! :)

    1) Get my Personal Trainer Certificate (scheduled to take the test Jan. 27th).
    2) Stick religiously to my training/lifting plan.
    3) STOP giving in to cravings. I'm stronger than that.
    4) Develop a new class for my participants.

    Then there are my goals for the entire 2013...

    1) Get certified to teach Barre.
    2) Get certified to teach kickboxing (although not set in stone).
    3) Decrease my body fat 4%
  • lushunn32
    lushunn32 Posts: 107
    1. Drop Ten pounds
    2. Prepare my meals during the week and only eat out on Saturday.
    3. Have family time once a week
    4. Work out for 30 mins at least 5 days a week.
  • prudism
    prudism Posts: 149 Member
    I will reduce all non healthy snacks
    will not nibble throughout the day
    will eat evening meal before 6.00pm
    and increase water intake
    add at least 30 mins of excercise a day
    HERES TO A MORE HEALTHY NEW YEAR TO ONE AND ALL.............GOODLUCK:smile:
  • Gwen_B
    Gwen_B Posts: 1,018 Member
    Have abs... I lost weight and then some, firm every where but my stomach. Time to get serious about ab exercises!
  • kimberliiw
    kimberliiw Posts: 242 Member
    Drink more water
    Drop 2 lbs
    Eat more vegetables
    Strength training

    I think these are very attainable and should carry through the year.
  • sarah6336
    sarah6336 Posts: 108 Member
    1. Maintain my weight.
    2. Eat out only 2-3 times per week.
    3. Incorporate exercise into routine on a daily basis to add up to 180 minutes weekly. (Guideline from my health insurance company)
  • lorenzoinlr
    lorenzoinlr Posts: 338 Member
    1. Drop 4 lbs. and begin bulking.

    2. Increase water intake.

    3. Learn disciplined maintenance and bulking. I tend to get there and stop logging.

    4. See full ab definition. I'm almost there. Uncovering abs in your 50-s is no small feat.

    5. See deltoid improvement. This area lags the rest.
  • 6Penguins6
    6Penguins6 Posts: 16
    *Complete phase 1 of P90X classic
    *Log my calories and exercise on MFP everyday
    *Weigh myself only once (at end of the month)
    *Drink 2L water minimum
    *Go to TaeKwonDo classes 3 times a week (unless travel difficulties)
    *Do my 'lazy' exercises every night (these are leg exercises I do whilst laying in my comfy bed!!
  • kariplease
    kariplease Posts: 43
    1. lose 8 lbs
    2. keep going to the gym 4x a week
    3. Stop eating empty sugars (soda/candy/chocolates)
    4. NEVER GIVE UP!
  • onyxgirl17
    onyxgirl17 Posts: 1,722 Member
    1. Walk 50 miles (walk, run, elliptical)
    2. Start strength training 3X a week
    3. Increase protein to 100 g per day
  • macaroon38
    macaroon38 Posts: 12 Member
    Loose 8 pounds in Jan - focus on 2 lbs each week - hopefully weekly goal with keep me focused every day
    Keep work stress in check so I don't drink too much wine and overeat
    Make my exercise plan more important than anything else - making sure that I make the time needed to workout and get plenty of sleep to have energy to work out
    Turn my dreams of fitting into smaller clothes and being more healthy a reality with concrete goals that I can actually achieve
  • rima933
    rima933 Posts: 151 Member
    My goals for Jan 2013 are as follows:
    1) To start eating out of a spoon instead of a shovel, i.e start measuring everything I eat.
    2) To start prepping veggies and fruits as ready snacks every night.
    3) To be more creative with recipes and snacks.
    4) To start a gym routine that fits with my new 7-3 work schedule
    5) To make my goals SMART.
    6) drink more water
    7) To stop being so intimidated of my weight loss goals and realize I can do it
    8) To make sure that I'm having fun along the way
    9) to absolutely stop binging on everything in sight when I'm feeling depressed or tired and start writing down my feeling and going back to my goals instead.

    Lol hope this works!
    We should start a blog in febuary to see how everyone is following through on their goals.
    I didn't write down a number of pounds to lose because I'm making a lifestyle change and when that works for me I know I will lose pounds along the way.
  • TXHunny84
    TXHunny84 Posts: 503 Member
    January:

    1. Make an eating plan and actually stick to the plan!
    2. exercise 4 days a week at least
    3. drop 5 pounds
    4. get more sleep!!
    5. read more books instead of watching so much tv :)
  • mrsmarit
    mrsmarit Posts: 229 Member
    January & 2013

    January

    Get under 200 lbs (currently @ 201)
    Drink more water
    Get more/better sleep
    Pack at least 1-2 lunches per week to work
    Get back into weight training at least twice a week

    2013

    By October be down to first goal weight of 161
    Buy a bike that fits my frame and bike to work (weather permitting) on Fridays
    Take up fencing
  • nowine4me
    nowine4me Posts: 3,985 Member
    Pay attention to macros, not just net calories.
  • LovingLisa2012
    LovingLisa2012 Posts: 775 Member
    * lose 5 pounds
    * take lunch to work 4 of 5 days a week (minimum)
    * track my food daily (have 2 laptops, desktop and android so really no excuses) :blushing:
  • gkershner
    gkershner Posts: 48
    On another thread someone posted about having achieved exercising 100 days in a row in 2012. I really like that idea since it is way to easy for me to put off until that tempting "tomorrow". So... For January
    1. At least 20 minutes of purposeful exercise DAILY
    2. Work out at least 2 days a week at the fitness center
    3. My last official weigh in was December 18, so I want to be down 10 pounds from that on January 29
    4. Get my MFP log in up to 45 days
    5. Get back to being consistent with my food and exercise log ins
    6. Get off of the TV and computer by 10:00 so I get enough rest
  • salemnye
    salemnye Posts: 305 Member
    January Goals thus far

    1) Start c25k
    2) Start core and upper body strength training for the Warrior Dash in August that I signed up for
    3) Lose 5 pounds
    4) Eat more fish!

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