New Week's Resolution - Week 10

nossmf
nossmf Posts: 12,226 Member
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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: 12,226 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
    Walk the dog x2

    New focus item:
    I do not intend to actually do any new focus for myself this week on account of the holidays (I will continue to work on current focus items), but I'm setting up the thread for the benefit of others who may find this series beneficial. Happy Holidays!
  • AdahPotatah2024
    AdahPotatah2024 Posts: 2,513 Member
    Happy Holidays all!
    I'll still work on less youtube on workdays when I return to work Sunday.and try to post on Etsy that day..Other than that my to do list is no to do list/have fun!:D
  • ngarrett479
    ngarrett479 Posts: 4 Member
    Hi everyone, I’m Nicole. Would love to join the group as I have been consistent with tracking my food or working out. The past is gone and today is a great day to start.

    Goal:
    - consistently plan and complete 4 workouts per week
    - Meal prep breakfast and lunch weekly
    - Log food daily and weight 1x per week in MFP
  • AdahPotatah2024
    AdahPotatah2024 Posts: 2,513 Member
    ✔️ so far!
  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 12,226 Member
    Welcome, Nicole! While all your goals are great, the purpose of this thread is to pick ONE goal at a time to really focus upon, slowly adding goals each week as you go. Doesn't mean to STOP the other goals; just pick ONE goal for THIS week to report on, to think about more than the others.
  • anxietyfairy
    anxietyfairy Posts: 76 Member
    Maintain a positive attitude by focusing on my goals and reading inspirational quotes each day
  • AdahPotatah2024
    AdahPotatah2024 Posts: 2,513 Member
    ✔️ posted on etsy/ zero aimless youtube videos today before work!:)
    Will continue to try to make this a habit as I find my previous week goals not a problem as long as I don't get distracted aimlessly on youtube/internet during the day.

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