What are your health goals of 2008? - Page 2

Christy · 01-04-2008, 07:24 AM

Girls I am very proud of you making your health a priority. Stevesgal (Jen) and I are here to support you and to offer you some tips and guidance along the way.

We will have some challenges coming up in February. So stay focused on your goals and continue coming back here.

Remember: BABY STEPS. You can lose 20 lbs in a day. It took awhile to accumulate so it's going to take awhile and some WORK to lose. Be patient but stay focused!

kellymommy · 01-04-2008, 08:20 AM

This is good to actually write it down...

1) Back to pre-baby weight --> lose 30 pounds.
2) Establish a healthy eat-at-home habit for the family
3) Take my vitamin every single day!
4) Exercise at min 3 days/wk
5) Get back into running -- and enter the labor day 5K (the same one I ran 2 years ago on the morning I found out I was preggers - I think it would be fitting to show I've come full circle1)

Good luck everyone!!!!

maggie · 01-04-2008, 08:24 AM

Okay, my goals are pretty simple.
1) continue to make exercise and eating right a priority
2) get down to 115 and stay there (8 pounds away at the moment)
3) try new things to keep in shape (I'm joining a gym next week with lots of fun classes - I have been exercising on my own for a year so I am looking forward to having more choices, but this will require a new level of commitment for me to actually carve the time out of my schedule and get there without any children)
4) eat cleaner and give up a lot of the sugar, diet coke, and processed food in my diet

speedyt007 · 01-04-2008, 08:32 AM

I agree, it helps to see these in balck and white....

Becuase I cannot control my weight right now because my thyroid is not stable yet, my goals are:

1. Focus on maintining my exersize 6 days a week.
2. Continue to eat healthy and cut out some carbs.
3. Complete my 2 half marathons and have a better time than last year.
4. Run my 2 5ks faster.
4. Spend more time with my ds doing the things he likes to do.
5. Enjoy life...Now that my divorce is behind me, I need to focus on me and my ds.

allgirls · 01-04-2008, 10:05 PM

work out at 3x a week
keep food journal
keep exercise journal
watch what I eat
not kill my dh

tina30219 · **New year resolutions**

This year for me is to lose weight I have to lose 63 pounds
I have lost for so far. I also need to get rid of my stomach and
drink more water which I have been doing.

nolamom · 01-09-2008, 12:42 PM

I have 4:

1. Cardio 6 days a week.
2. Resistance training 4 days a week.
3. Continue to increase amount of whole grains & fiber in my diet.
4. Stick to goals 1-3 without 1 or 2 week gaps

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JennyH · 01-26-2008, 05:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stevesgal

my goals are the following:

1) lose at least 20 lbs
2) tone up the following areas of my body- arms, stomach, hips and thighs (still working on those dreaded love handles and muffin top (it is no longer a dunlap- you know my stomach dun lapped my jeans

!)
3) Incorporate healthier foods in my families diet- I am doing so much better with myself now I got to get dh on board!
4) run a 5k- which is a scary thought- BUT I AM GOING TO DO THIS!
5) pay more attention to my body- as in paying attention to health concerns- notice how I feel when I eat certain things, self breast exams (I am horrible with these!), just in general make my health more of a priority!

I have the EXACT same goals as you EXCEPT #4.... run the 5k!

I know what you mean about #3 especially. DH loves his junk food!

searching4 · 01-26-2008, 09:03 PM

My goals are

#1. Lose 25 pounds and keep it off!
#2. Start exercising to burn fat.
#3. Start lifting some weights to build some muscle...I'm turning into mush at 41 yr old!
#4. Eat more fruit and veggies.
#5. I want to be more active and have more fun, especially doing things with my dh and kids (teenagers) so they will be more healthy.

melissa845 · **Sodium cut down!**

My goals are to continue to cut out foods high in sodium and packaged foods (most of which are high in sodium!).

Also, to look at labels more often, because it's amazing what you learn when you see those numbers!

So far, without really changing too much my husband and I have both lost about 14 lbs. He didn't even know I had changed anything until he went to the dr and found out he lost weight. Then I explain how we were eating differently.

If you don't buy it, you can't eat it.

Melissa R