New Week's Resolution - Week 15 (Jan 27 - Feb 2)

nossmf
nossmf Posts: 15,606 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: 15,606 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
    Read 10 minutes daily
    Wash dinner dishes the same night they're used

    Tasks completed thanks to this weekly challenge:
    Complete digital cookbook

    Ongoing focus items:
    Get at least six hours of sleep every night
    Shave daily

    New focus item: Record receipts into family budget spreadsheet the same day they come home. Rationale: usually I record receipts once per week, after the big grocery trip. This does however incur some risks in waiting, specifically either I lose the receipt entirely or the thermal ink fades over time and becomes difficult to decipher. By recording them the same day, both of these risks can be prevented.
  • AdahPotatah2024
    AdahPotatah2024 Posts: 3,810 Member
    edited January 27
    Week 15 already!?:)
    Ongoing focus items:
    -Waste less than an hour on the youtube/internet on workdays (so I have time for my hobbies)
    -Post one item per wk in my Etsy shop
    -30 minutes learning ASL every weekday
    -Get back to my regular sleep patterns! Awake by 5am!Changing this to 5:30
    -Try to drive as minimal as possible. Plan errands more efficiently!

    This week: Only buy produce/dairy this week. I need to use up some groceries, especially soups, i have on hand before they expire..going to try to take inventory of all that expires this year today.
  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 15,606 Member
    Monday

    Sleep...check!
    Shave...check!
    Receipts...no, but I blame that on my computer doing software updates, rebooting multiple times and not allowing me to access my spreadsheet
  • Corina1143
    Corina1143 Posts: 4,950 Member
    In bed by 12 - yes
    Up by 8 - yes
    Ready for the day 30 minutes later - yes
    Under tdee calories - no, 26 calories over today
    At least minimum protein-yes
    Exercise 3 hours a week - one hour today
  • AdahPotatah2024
    AdahPotatah2024 Posts: 3,810 Member
    ✔️ so far!
  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 15,606 Member
    edited January 29
    Tuesday

    Sleep...nope, only 5 hrs (early work shift)
    Shave...check!
    Receipts...check!
  • Corina1143
    Corina1143 Posts: 4,950 Member
    In bed by 12 - yes
    Up by 8 - yes
    Ready for the day 30 minutes later - yes
    Under tdee calories - no, 100 over
    At least minimum protein - no
    Exercise 3 hours a week - not today
  • AdahPotatah2024
    AdahPotatah2024 Posts: 3,810 Member
    ✔️did wake up before 5am, but then went back to sleep for a few hours...
  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 15,606 Member
    Wednesday

    Sleep...check!
    Shave...nope
    Receipts...check!
  • Corina1143
    Corina1143 Posts: 4,950 Member
    In bed by 12 - yes
    Up by 8 - yes
    Ready for the day 30 minutes later - yes
    Under tdee calories - yes
    At least minimum protein - yes
    Exercise 3 hours a week - 1 hour today
    Good day


  • AdahPotatah2024
    AdahPotatah2024 Posts: 3,810 Member
    ✔️
    woke up early this week for the most part/ only bought salad/veggies, milk, and Cheeses this week. Ate a lot of soup as planned!
  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 15,606 Member
    Thursday

    Sleep...nope...only 4.5 hrs, I'm dragging today
    Shave...check!
    Receipts...check!
  • Corina1143
    Corina1143 Posts: 4,950 Member
    In bed by 12 - yes
    Up by 8 - yes
    Ready for the day 30 minutes later - yes
    Under tdee calories - yes
    At least minimum protein - yes
    Exercise 3 hours a week - not today





  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 15,606 Member
    Friday

    Sleep...check!
    Shave...check!
    Receipts...check!
  • Corina1143
    Corina1143 Posts: 4,950 Member
    In bed by 12 - yes
    Up by 8 - yes
    Ready for the day 30 minutes later - yes
    Under tdee calories - yes
    At least minimum protein - yes
    Exercise 3 hours a week - not today


    New goals for next week. Prep breakfast for the week on Sunday. Trying to stay away from fast food.
    Exercise 5 minutes daily. Not enough Exercise to do any good, but hopefully it will help build a habit.
  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 15,606 Member
    Saturday

    Sleep...check!
    Shave...check!
    Receipts...check!
  • Corina1143
    Corina1143 Posts: 4,950 Member
    In bed by 12 - yes
    Up by 8 - yes
    Ready for the day 30 minutes later - no
    Under tdee calories - no
    At least minimum protein - no
    Exercise 3 hours a week - exercised a few minutes in anticipation of next week. Didn't time it.



  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 15,606 Member
    Sunday

    Sleep...check!
    Shave...nope...need more time to make this a habit
    Receipts...check!
  • Corina1143
    Corina1143 Posts: 4,950 Member
    In bed by 12 - yes
    Up by 8 - yes
    Ready for the day 30 minutes later - no
    Under tdee calories - yes
    At least minimum protein - yes
    Exercise 3 hours a week - exercised a few minutes. It's a start.

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