New Week's Resolution - Week 29 (May 12 - 18)

nossmf
nossmf Posts: 14,025 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: 14,025 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
    Get at least six hours of sleep every night
    Check parakeet water daily
    Record receipts same day spent
    Wash hands before preparing ALL meals
    Spray down counter/oven after every meal
    Fold laundry same day it gets washed
    Shave daily
    Stretching 10+ Minutes Daily

    Tasks completed thanks to this weekly challenge:

    Complete digital cookbook
    Clean outdoor grill

    Ongoing focus items:

    Flossing daily

    New focus item:

    With the advent of spring, the world is turning green again. Unfortunately, at my house that also means weeds are springing up all over my yard and rock beds. I'm going to set a summer goal of spending 5 minutes each day pulling weeds, under the theory a little time each day is better than letting them build out of control and then having to dedicate an entire back-breaking day pulling them.

  • rbelfiore0262
    rbelfiore0262 Posts: 62 Member

    So this week I am going to focus on exercise/moving my butt. I'm keeping the household tasks because this weekend kicked my butt and I only got through half the list. I'm going to be down in my son's house this weekend and I want to come home and relax Sunday.

    No smoking

    Log all food

    High Protein - Low Carb

    Exercise 30 minutes

    Keep up with set tasks for household.

  • HappyAdventures
    HappyAdventures Posts: 2 Member

    Bed on time

  • AdahPotatah2024
    AdahPotatah2024 Posts: 3,188 Member

    Ongoing focus items that are not quite habits:

    - attempt at using all the groceries I have w/ zero waste..
    - Cook only 3 good meals per week with enough leftovers for 2 days (Restaurant on Thursday/pizza Sunday)
    - organizing books, clothes, and papers and donations after decluttering

    *prioritizing hobbies that include quality time with friends and family, especially daughter( a little less time spent on solitary activities I enjoy atleast for the next few years)*

    This week, trying to drink more water...I'LL SAY 3 CUPS PER DAY ..wanting to add this as a daily habit this summer!

  • rbelfiore0262
    rbelfiore0262 Posts: 62 Member

    So this week I am going to focus on exercise/moving my butt. I'm keeping the household tasks because this weekend kicked my butt and I only got through half the list. I'm going to be down in my son's house this weekend and I want to come home and relax Sunday.

    No smoking 👍️

    Log all food👍️

    High Protein - Low Carb 👎️

    Exercise 30 minutes 👎️ I did a lot better but didn't quite reach 30 minutes

    Keep up with set tasks for household.👍️

  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 14,025 Member

    Monday

    Floss…check!
    Weeds…nope…no energy after pulling the early work shift, then hitting the gym on the way home

  • rbelfiore0262
    rbelfiore0262 Posts: 62 Member

    No smoking 👍️

    Log all food👍️

    High Protein - Low Carb 👍️

    Exercise 30 minutes 👎️ I did a lot better but didn't quite reach 30 minutes

    Keep up with set tasks for household.👎️Too tired…

  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 14,025 Member

    Tuesday

    Floss…check!
    Weeds…nope…starting to see a pattern here. Thinking I'm going to amend this one from a mandatory daily to a weekly goal of at least 60 minutes, achievable all at once or in installments.

  • AdahPotatah2024
    AdahPotatah2024 Posts: 3,188 Member

    ✔️ for week for hydration so far

    Failed at food waste..had to throw out an expired chicken soup, bread and about half a container of salsa.

  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 14,025 Member

    Wednesday

    Floss…check!
    Weeds…0/60

  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 14,025 Member

    Thursday

    Floss…check!
    Weeds…0/60

  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 14,025 Member

    Friday

    Floss…check!
    Weeds…0/60

  • rbelfiore0262
    rbelfiore0262 Posts: 62 Member

    No smoking 👍️

    Log all food👍️

    High Protein - Low Carb 👍️

    Exercise 30 minutes 👎️

    Keep up with set tasks for household.👎️Too distracted but will deep clean all bathrooms by tonight.

  • AdahPotatah2024
    AdahPotatah2024 Posts: 3,188 Member

    I have to say failed overall this week, drinking enough water. I'll keep trying!

  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 14,025 Member

    Saturday

    Floss…check!
    Weeds…0/60

  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 14,025 Member

    Sunday

    Floss…check!
    Weeds…0/60

  • rbelfiore0262
    rbelfiore0262 Posts: 62 Member

    Do we have a new week's post? I can't find it but I'm not used to the community yet

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