What are your realistic, measurable, goals for 2009?

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PhotographerOfNature
PhotographerOfNature Posts: 452 Member
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Mine include:
Drinking 48 oz. water per day (This is a biggie for me. Yuck!)
Losing 4 pounds by my birthday - Jan 23rd
Losing 4 more pounds by March 1st
Losing 3 more pounds by April 1st - almost shorts season :bigsmile:
Losing 6 more pounds by July 1st
Losing 6 more pounds by October 1st
Losing 4 more pounds by Dec. 31st

Current weight 177
1st goal Jan 23rd: 173 - 5 real pushups - 3 1-hour sessions at gym per week
2nd goal March 1st: 169 - 7 real pushups - 3 1-hour sessions at gym per week
3rd goal April 1st: 166 - 10 real pushups - 3 1-hour sessions at gym per week
4th goal July 1st: 160 - 14 real pushups - 3 1-hour sessions at gym per week
5th goal Oct. 1st: 154 - 18 real pushups - 3 1-hour sessions at gym per week
6th goal Dec. 31st 150 - 20 real pushups - 3 1-hour sessions at gym per week
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  • PhotographerOfNature
    PhotographerOfNature Posts: 452 Member
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    Mine include:
    Drinking 48 oz. water per day (This is a biggie for me. Yuck!)
    Losing 4 pounds by my birthday - Jan 23rd
    Losing 4 more pounds by March 1st
    Losing 3 more pounds by April 1st - almost shorts season :bigsmile:
    Losing 6 more pounds by July 1st
    Losing 6 more pounds by October 1st
    Losing 4 more pounds by Dec. 31st

    Current weight 177
    1st goal Jan 23rd: 173 - 5 real pushups - 3 1-hour sessions at gym per week
    2nd goal March 1st: 169 - 7 real pushups - 3 1-hour sessions at gym per week
    3rd goal April 1st: 166 - 10 real pushups - 3 1-hour sessions at gym per week
    4th goal July 1st: 160 - 14 real pushups - 3 1-hour sessions at gym per week
    5th goal Oct. 1st: 154 - 18 real pushups - 3 1-hour sessions at gym per week
    6th goal Dec. 31st 150 - 20 real pushups - 3 1-hour sessions at gym per week
  • jbuehrer
    jbuehrer Posts: 285
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    ummmmm.... I want to eat healthier! obviously.. but I am going to cut out refined sugar! That is my goal.
    And add twenty minutes a day to my already an hour walk.
  • Tiddle
    Tiddle Posts: 762 Member
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    My fitness goals for 2009:
    ~Be able to do 6 pullups on my own
    ~run 500 miles
    ~run atleast one 10K, one triathlon, and one 1/2 marathon
    ~get a 6-pack
  • crystal_sapphire
    crystal_sapphire Posts: 1,205 Member
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    Mental Health Goals
    * Stop binge completely, 100% by my birthday in September.
    * Get my anxiety back in control

    Weight Goals
    * Lose 15 lbs by the end of February
    * Lose 15 more by the end of April
    * Lose 15 more by the end of June - just in time for summer :)

    Fitness Goals:
    * complete 100 push up challenge
    * finish 30 day shred and do at least one fitness dvd a day after that
  • lisabeavers
    lisabeavers Posts: 115
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    My fitness goals are:
    Lose 6 lbs a month to reach a "normal" BMI by the end of december and be on maintenance
    Get in 60 min of cardio 6x a week, and do 3 upper body and 3 lower body workouts a week
    Increase my protien and fiber intake and decrease my refined sugar intake
    Learn NEW methods of cardio training (classes at gym)
    Record my calories daily
    Get to the point where i can walk 4.0mph -- at an incline
    Be able to spend 20 minutes on any cardio machine in the gym without feeling like my heart will explode
    Figure out how much sleep is "enough" for me and make sure i get that much every night
    Decrease my body fat % into the "normal" range or maybe even "athletic". (somehwhere between 20-26%)
  • kwill23
    kwill23 Posts: 122
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    My goals for 2009 are:

    To run 300 miles
    To walk 300 miles
    To drink more water everyday
    Not to give in to my chocolate cravings

    My weight goals are:
    To lose 12 pounds by valentines day
    To lose 15 more pounds by april 30th.
    To reach my goal by june 8th, just in time to go camping with my in-laws.
    To maintain my weight for the rest of the year and ever after.
  • gnicolecan
    gnicolecan Posts: 293 Member
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    My goals are 5lbs a month plus lose the extra 3 i took on for xmas.
    -62 by Feb 1
    -67 by Mar 1
    -72 by Apr 1
    -77 by May 1
    - 82 by June 1
    That will put me 7 lbs from goal.
    Otherwise, I want to keep up the good work
    - daily logging of food/exercise
    - 500 cals burned 7x per week
    -1300ish cals per day with one cheat meal per week

    To reward myself, I've planned to put $10 in savings for clothes each time I lose 1lb. So, by Summer, I should have 250ish for clothes.
  • jenifergotti
    jenifergotti Posts: 325 Member
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    My goals are 5lbs a month plus lose the extra 3 i took on for xmas.
    -62 by Feb 1
    -67 by Mar 1
    -72 by Apr 1
    -77 by May 1
    - 82 by June 1
    That will put me 7 lbs from goal.
    Otherwise, I want to keep up the good work
    - daily logging of food/exercise
    - 500 cals burned 7x per week
    -1300ish cals per day with one cheat meal per week

    To reward myself, I've planned to put $10 in savings for clothes each time I lose 1lb. So, by Summer, I should have 250ish for clothes.


    I like the $$ idea!!
  • KatWood
    KatWood Posts: 1,135 Member
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    Wow everyone has such great goals!

    I guess mine include the following:
    1) Quit smoking
    2) Exercise more often and at a higher intensity (like to be at the gym 3 times a week and do other exercising at home or outside)
    3) Further improve my eating habits while not completely denying myself
    4) Lose weight at a safe steady pace while building muscle -- but this really is a consequence of 2 and 3
    5) Complete a half marathon in Oct
    6) be a size 10 --- my husband promised me a shopping spree once I am out of plus sizes. I am between a 12 and 14 right now. Technically a 12 would put me at the top end of the regular sizes but I would rather wait until I am a 10 so that I can be confident I won't slip back into a plus size if I gain a lb or 2.
    7) Complete more renovations on our house
    8) Pay down some bills
  • 1Corinthians13
    1Corinthians13 Posts: 5,296 Member
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    Wow, I think I need to make a post about my 2009 goals. Maybe tomorrow...anyway, here's the short version:

    Fitness Goals:
    1. Increase my running mileage from about 15 miles/week to 25.
    2. Run at least one 10k.
    3. Try trail running.

    Other Goals:
    1. Find a church
    2. Find a literary agent (not sure if this is realistic, but I'm giving it a shot...again)
    3. Join and actually attend a book club and writer's group
    4. Try something new when given the opportunity - I've joined a local adventure group that does things like rock climbing, white water rafting, etc. So far since I've joined, they haven't gone to do anything, but when they do, so long as I can afford it, I want to go. I don't want to chicken out.

    Basically, this year is a year for me. It's the first year for me since I've realized who I am, if that makes sense. I mean, sure as a kid, every day was all about me. I've grown up a lot, done a lot of changing and a lot of self-discovery. I've been through a lot of heartache (and this year will continue that trend) and a lot of stress. This year is about finally being the woman God has always intended that I be.
  • skiski
    skiski Posts: 173 Member
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    My goals for 2009 are:

    1. Be more active

    2. Reach my goal weight of 145lbs----Currently 157lbs (darn Christmas!!!)

    3. Eat three meals a day---No skipping breakfast

    Simple but hopefully achievable.

    All the best for 2009 everyone xxx
  • gsschulte
    gsschulte Posts: 79 Member
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    well hopefully last year was as good for everyone else. lost 60 and quit smoking so this year is time to reflect and see what else i need to accomplish.

    1. need to lose 20 lbs of body fat. this should put me at 13~14% body fat range and i think i can do it in the first three months of '09
    2. drink more water
    3. log everything miles and meals
    4. meet Marine Corp yearly minumums for men
    3 pull ups
    40 crunches in 2 minutes
    3 miles in 33 minutes
    hopefully the running will come together very soon. I can do 15 minutes of jogging but just not quite there for the whole 30 minutes.

    5. i would also like to make the transition to outside jogging VS. treadmill
    6. run a 5k for charity just because i can
  • PhotographerOfNature
    PhotographerOfNature Posts: 452 Member
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    Great goals everyone! We should all print these and put them on our bathroom mirrors so that we can keep them in mind all year and mark them off as we accomplish them. Or Refrigerator. :bigsmile: If we don't keep them in the forefront, they will be history by the end of January. Anyone else want to post their goals??? Are you game? Let's make 2009 the first time, we've set goals and worked on them to accomplish what we have set. Let's not make 2009 another year of forgotten goals. MFPers are tougher than that. We can set goals and accomplish them. That is why in the beginning I posted realistic, measurable goals. That way, we can achieve the goals and we know when we have hit the goal because it was measurable.

    Good luck everyone!!!
  • gis35
    gis35 Posts: 54
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    my goals for 2009 are:

    - to lose at least 40 lbs by my birthday, Oct 1st ( i have 77lbs overall to lose):wink:
    -Enter a 5K at the end of the year:drinker:
  • ohthatbambi
    ohthatbambi Posts: 1,098 Member
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    Ride a century ride (100 miles)
    lose 30 pounds
    drink 64 oz of water a day
    Get my foot healed so that I can run again
  • Tiddle
    Tiddle Posts: 762 Member
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    Ride a century ride (100 miles)
    lose 30 pounds
    drink 64 oz of water a day
    Get my foot healed so that I can run again

    Good luck with that!!!!
  • ohthatbambi
    ohthatbambi Posts: 1,098 Member
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    Ride a century ride (100 miles)
    lose 30 pounds
    drink 64 oz of water a day
    Get my foot healed so that I can run again

    Good luck with that!!!!

    I did a metric century (62 miles) back in the fall. I probably could have done the full 100 but was chicken. I now have a much better bike so hopefully once the weather warms up I can really start putting in some training miles!
  • DaniellaAnn
    DaniellaAnn Posts: 26
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    My goals for 2009 are :

    Drink atleast 80 oz of water a day.
    To lose 25 pounds by March 28th. (I have already lost 8)
    To get under 200 pounds by June 1st
    To get up to an hour a day on the wii fit, instead of my half hour I do now.
  • jackeh
    jackeh Posts: 1,515 Member
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    the only real goal i have so far is that i want to be down another 50 pounds by next christmas:smile:
  • kjllose
    kjllose Posts: 948 Member
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    Myy goals are simple:

    1) lose 1 lb a week till I'm in the normal bmi
    2) cut out sugar and white flour
    3) increase my exercise to include a walk in snowshoes everyday
    4) log my food faithfully

    If I can do those four goals I know I will get where I need to be in 20 weeks which would be around my anniversary. I'm posting this on my fridge because I will pay more attention to it there than in the bathroom, I have scales to intimidate me there .:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

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