Revisiting November+Realizing December Goals

I was hoping to post this last night, but after leaving work and biking home, I walked in the door and went straight to bed. Suffice it to say that Tuesday and Wednesday have lost their running for my favorite day of the week.

Let’s recap my goals for November and how well I did at accomplishing those.

1. Stop wasting time. Check! I learned how to be productive during the day and enjoy my weekend more fully. I am glad I made this a goal.
2. Get weekly chores done early. Another check! I made it my mission to do weekly chores on Monday and Tuesday.
3. Start a new exercise routine. Fail. With an injured foot, I could not run for almost the whole month. Instead of using this to find new ways of working out, I used it as an excuse.
4. No Staples Week. Check, check, check! So happy we tried this. We found two really great recipes that we’ve already been incorporating into our weekly meal rotations.
5. No Makeup Month. Halfway check. I decided midway through the month that I wanted to wear makeup and look nice for my husband sometimes. I abandoned this goal.
6. Get into a normal eating routine. Check. Three regular meals and two snacks a day seems to be what works best for me. I’m sticking with it!
7. Dessert once a week only. Fail. This one is tough, but I am still working on it.
8. Measure out portions and serving sizes. Halfway check. I’ve not been militant about this, but I have been making great strides. The other day I spooned some pb out of the jar (an amount I thought was 1 tablespoon) and then I weighed it to see if I was correct. I was!!!
9. Drop body fat to 20%. Nope! I checked my body fat percentage again two days ago. It did drop a tiny, tiny bit, but it definitely has a while to go before seeing the big 2-0. I’m just glad it didn’t go up.
10. Try eggplant! Check. Ate eggplant twice this month. I’ve decided I’m definitely not it’s biggest fan, but if someone had some already prepared or in a dish, I’d eat it.

Looking back over November’s goals, I accomplished more than I thought. Unfortunately I feel like I dropped the ball too many times last month by skipping workouts and binging.

Onto December:

1. Continue with three meals and two snacks a day. This leaves me full and not feeling deprived without feeling like I am eating all day.
2. Track my food choices without focusing on calories. I’ve been using Spark People, again, to see where I could be making smarter picks, so while I am “counting,” I am really not. I’m using this to ease myself into a lifestyle where I don’t need to track, but can trust myself to make smart choices.
3. Drop body fat percentage. It may not hit the 20% mark I’d like to see in December, but I’d be happy with any decrease.
4. Learn to cook two new meals this month.
5. Two yoga practices per week, along with 10K training.

I see no reason I cannot succeed this month!
What are your goals?

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