Goals for 2019

My OH and I joined slimming world 2 weeks ago to beat the January rush. So goal is to stick with that. No weight loss target in mind, just lose the belly.

Get into a routine training pattern. Get back playing football and soccer to the level I was at a couple of years ago. I'm 31 but should be achievable for the level I play at. If this doesn't go as planned, I'll look into coaching a team. Under 10s or 12s where the emphasis is on having fun and learning the basics.

Don't let things get to me so much work wise. Left my work phone at work over the xmas and I think I'll make this a permanent thing from now on. So relaxing without it.

Save more consistently. Although last year was the first year I took control of my finances but I feel it could be a bit better.

Feels good writing that down. Will be interesting to see how it goes during the year

-Practice and improve reading and speaking Irish.
-Be kinder to people.
-Spend less time working.
-Visit the cemetery every week.
-Travel more outside of Europe.
-Take up rowing (inspired by the O’Donovan bros)

Interesting thread.

From my own past experience in any case, I find that I have most success in achieving (or even partially achieving, which is a success in itself) a 'New Year Goal' when I focus on one thing in particular, rather than on a wide range of things, in which case I've usually failed quite miserably at all.

I think that the 'finding the time' aspect is important.

One thing I have realised is that I have simply being fooling myself in the past with this old chestnut, pulling it out whenever it suited me to justify something. I know now that if something is really important enough then you will make the time for it, and not find it.

For example with exercising regularly, I started this on the back of a NY resolution many years ago, I would have been reaching into the excuse box before that to put it off. Since then however I have kept it up, and realise now that I feel much better, both mentally and physically, since.

I think that spending more time with family is something that we will all include, though perhaps sometimes the guilt factor is in play here as well, as well as a nagging sense that it is something which we *must* improve on. Making time for us ourselves can often be just as, if not more important. E.g. I find it the case when I am running / cycling etc, I often do these activities on my own rather than in a group, as it gives me the time to just be myself.

As for 2019, I think I would like to set myself the goal of trying to be more positive, and to see the good in things rather than always focusing on the bad. I think we are naturally conditioned to see the negative side of things, whereas things are often really quite better than we think.

Not a lot really, I am lucky enough to be my own person and having no ties I can, essentially, do whatever I want whenever I feel like, with the obvious constraints of work and general decency

Having to pick onto something...

- Organize my own off-work time on nights/week ends better: I always want to do a lot of stuff, having a ****eload of hobbies, but in the end I usually accomplish very little as I waste a lot of time simply planning / deciding what to do;

- Get back into a proper exercise/eating schedule: final couple of months of last year I succumbed to a bit of laziness, skipping the gym a few times and ordering one or three takeaways too many. Some work related tiredness might have been a contributing factor, but it's no excuse. Need to get back on top of that.

- Maybe join Tinder again...couple of recent interactions with the opposite sex during social events proved beyond doubt I'm not ready for the shelf yet. Still not a fan of relationships 'though!

- Depending on the first couple of months of 2019, I might decide to move to a different job; It all hinges on how my current employer handles a couple of things we're dealing with at the moment...

kerry37 wrote: »

My OH and I joined slimming world 2 weeks ago to beat the January rush. So goal is to stick with that. No weight loss target in mind, just lose the belly.

Get into a routine training pattern. Get back playing football and soccer to the level I was at a couple of years ago. I'm 31 but should be achievable for the level I play at. If this doesn't go as planned, I'll look into coaching a team. Under 10s or 12s where the emphasis is on having fun and learning the basics.

Don't let things get to me so much work wise. Left my work phone at work over the xmas and I think I'll make this a permanent thing from now on. So relaxing without it.

Save more consistently. Although last year was the first year I took control of my finances but I feel it could be a bit better.

Feels good writing that down. Will be interesting to see how it goes during the year

Eat a healthy diet and you'll lose your belly, 31 is way too young to have a belly.

Well folks, how's all the NY resolutions going?

Many gone to pot already?

Deleted User wrote: »

The girlfriends and I preparing for the arrival of our third child so thats going to be the focus of most of the goals for 2019.

I guess the goal I had last year of scaling back on my hobbies and time sinks by choosing one of them and deleting it from my life - which I failed to do sadly - is going to become more pressing for that reason. I am not sure what I want to give up. I love doing all the things I do. I think it is going to have to be the Capoeira club though I might keep up some small amount of practice at home.

Maybe give up one of the girlfriends.....you must be exhausted!