New Week's Resolution - Week 16 (Feb 3 - Feb 9)

nossmf
nossmf Posts: 12,735 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: 12,735 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
    Record receipts same day spent

    New focus item: Wash hands before preparing ALL meals. Please note that while I am diligent about washing my hands anytime I prepare food where I touch it (chopping veggies or meats), I realize I do not wash my hands before preparing food where I touch nothing, such as dumping the contents of a can into a pot and stirring. I really should wash before every meal, not only as a matter of good hygiene but also as a better example for my daughter who is spending every night with me in the kitchen, learning to cook.
  • AdahPotatah2024
    AdahPotatah2024 Posts: 2,673 Member
    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: another attempt at using all the groceries I have w/ zero waste
  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 12,735 Member
    Monday

    Sleep...nope, only 5 hrs
    Shave...check!
    Receipts...check!
    Hands...check!
  • Ihatemyjobmotivation
    Ihatemyjobmotivation Posts: 5 Member
    - Sleep 7 to 8 hours
    - Get ready for work on time and leave on time, so that I am not rushing out like a mad person and getting myself needlessly anxious at the start of the day
    - Of course, stick to my diet/calorie goals thorughout the week
  • Corina1143
    Corina1143 Posts: 4,123 Member
    edited 1:38AM
    Bed by midnight - yes
    Up by 8 - yes
    Ready to face the day in 30 minutes- yes
    Under tdee - yes
    Over minimum protein - yes
    At least 3 hours exercise - 1 hour class today

    New - 10 minutes exercise at home daily (working on habit, serious exercise later)- yes
    Prep breakfast for the week on Sunday- made sheet pan pancakes on Saturday 😃, but they're not good 😐. I'll try that again.

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