What are your REALISTIC goals for 2014?

drop another point or two of my body fat...since I can't seem losing any weight (on the scale)....:sad:

I've been thinking about getting my bf% tested, there are a couple of places here that have the pods you sit in. how do you measure yours?

i just use my fingers to test skin fold. LOL and also have somebody with eagle eyes. :laugh:

lol yeah so far I just use pictures I look up on line and balance it between the online calculators and that but I think it would be really nice to get a definite number

as far as I read and understand, having x-ray/CT scan is the most accurate method but may not be accessible to most of us...hydrostatic has turned out less accurate than it claims. skin fold test is somewhat inaccurate because it depends so much on the person's skills and experience and consistency...I really don't know for sure.

To get back to goal and then maintenance as soon as possible, more variety to my exercise routine (like weights and yoga), and upping my daily veggie and fruit intake - that I've totally slacked on during the holiday season (which to me begins around Thanksgiving).

Well, these are my goals:

- Run my first half marathon 1/25/13
- Do P90X starting in February
- Run my second half marathon 4/12/13
- Complete the Tough Mudder 9/27/13
- Reach my goal weight (150 pounds) by June

I started at a very similar weight to you last June (227) and I wanted to lose 52 pounds by my birthday in November. I had only lost 43 pounds by the time I got there but I have been training for a half marathon and I've done a ton of races since June, so I am in WAY better shape. I was not unhappy about not reaching that goal, which would have been exactly 2 pounds a week, because I look better then I ever did at 150-160 and everyone has told me so. I actually look thinner just because I am in much better shape! I know we hear it all the time, but the number isn't the most important thing. It's going to end up taking me about a year to lose 77 pounds.

My realistic, obtainable goals:
- Earn a promotion at work.
- Cut back on my passive aggressive behavior and clearly state what I want.
- Take at least one lunch break a week (instead of working while I eat at my desk)
- Save money to move out of my Mom's house and into my own.

My unrealistic goals:
- Learn a language
- Unlearn self doubt and find inner peace
- Follow a mystic on a journey of self discovery

LOL to me it's more realistic to learn a language than getting promoted. *sigh* :indifferent:

Goals I have a plan to do ...
Lose another 22 lb
Run a standard length triathlon - 1500m swim, 25 miles bike, 10K run back to back :-)

Appreciate the present more, be here now, be grateful, pay it forward, generally lighten the **** up.

Weight-wise it would be nice to torch the last bit of jiggle but my happiness doesn't depend on it.

I have no idea what I weigh and not minded to find out.

I shall just rock into 2014 as I have been attacking 2013 ...

drop another point or two of my body fat...since I can't seem losing any weight (on the scale)....:sad:

I've been thinking about getting my bf% tested, there are a couple of places here that have the pods you sit in. how do you measure yours?

i just use my fingers to test skin fold. LOL and also have somebody with eagle eyes. :laugh:

lol yeah so far I just use pictures I look up on line and balance it between the online calculators and that but I think it would be really nice to get a definite number

as far as I read and understand, having x-ray/CT scan is the most accurate method but may not be accessible to most of us...hydrostatic has turned out less accurate than it claims. skin fold test is somewhat inaccurate because it depends so much on the person's skills and experience and consistency...I really don't know for sure.

Bod Pod is quite accurate. In my area it is $40, so it's not hideously expensive.

Realistically I want to lose another 10kg by my birthday 9th April.
In my head I want to drop another 40kg (88lbs) - total 50 kg (110lbs) by the end of 2014, however those numbers are so big I wont bank on them just yet.
I have lost 10 kgs in 3 months so, the next 10 should follow hopefully.

My knee is a problem and I hesitate to put any fitness regime in place yet until I've lost some more weight.
But I do want to start weights or cycling and I'm looking for the enthusiasm right now!
If I look hard enough I'm sure I'll find it - hiding under the bed or something!

My realistic, obtainable goals:
- Earn a promotion at work.
- Cut back on my passive aggressive behavior and clearly state what I want.
- Take at least one lunch break a week (instead of working while I eat at my desk)
- Save money to move out of my Mom's house and into my own.

My unrealistic goals:
- Learn a language
- Unlearn self doubt and find inner peace
- Follow a mystic on a journey of self discovery

LOL to me it's more realistic to learn a language than getting promoted. *sigh* :indifferent:

My promotion is guaranteed as soon as my boss leaves, I am the only one there who can do what she does and it would take at least four months to train someone new to fill the position.

-reach my size 6 goal by Dec 31, 2014 (current size 16)
- run an 8 minute mile
- can do 10 pull ups
- can do 20 plyo pushyps
- can do 5 good handstand pushups
- bench press 205 pounds
- can do pistol squats
- deadlift 275

i would like to run 2250 miles in the year and do a race of somesort each month.

that's like running from san diego to flordida, almost. :flowerforyou:

That is almost 6.2 miles per day. Is that really doable. I am not sure the body is designed for that kind of beating. Specifically the knees. I am by no means a runner so maybe this is doable, but I run 3 times per week and only do 2 - 3 mile runs and 1 - 6, and much more than that and my knees are killing me!

i am not trying to judge here but I heard some serious marathon runners train and target for 200 miles a month, for me that's a LOT...

Yea 6.2 a day puts you right in that 190 range... I think that is really a lot even for marathon runners.

I run a split routine. i run for 3 days then take a day off. i run at 3:15 in the morning... im in my own little world out there and i love it. i run anywhere between 7 to 10 miles on any given morning. i am 32 miles off of my goal of 200 for the month of December. I am a certified personal trainer. i take care of my body and i know when to rest. if it gets to be too much... i know when to back off.

I guess only one thing to say; I am impressed. You get hero status!!

Lose about 9 pounds and see how I look and then lose some more if I think I should, goal is around 6 months for that and then from there gain some muscle for the rest of the year, Im not gonna go to high for the calorie surplus.

I havent got any cardio goals really, I dont do much cardio besides football a couple of days a week for 1-2 hours.

Unrealistic:
- hit 140# by Dec 31, 2014
- get paid by my partner company
- get hired at a job that I can tolerate
- dental and optometrist visits
- new Fitbit

Realistic:
- hit 165# by Dec 31, 2014
- renew my resident status
- continue unemployment/not be paid by partner company