New Year Resolutions - yawn!

[ClockworkOrange]

OK, love it or hate the idea but anybody intending to make New Year resolutions?

Decided I would, so here goes.


OMG.............to stop eating is the first on the list. :eek:

To try and be more tolerant when I am on my bike and not yell at people who get in the way!!! :mad:

To make more time for me and enjoy life more, I expect that sounds really bad. :cool:


That's plenty to be going on with


Clock

[alpinerabbit]

1. I will go to both swim practices every week.
2. I will "earn" each run by doing core work.

[solobiker]

I don't have any as of yet. A few years I had one that lasted several months.. it was to try or do something new every day. It was pretty fun.

[nancielle]

To make more time for me and enjoy life more, I expect that sounds really bad. :cool:

Clock

No, what would sound really bad is if you had decided to enjoy life less.

I don't do New Year's Resolutions, at least not for 1/1. I wait until the day before my birthday then consider what I'd like to accomplish by my next birthday. It just feels more like my new year. :)

[Trek420]

Fess up, how'd we do on our 2008 goals? I like the idea of goals more than resolutions. Resolutions like new gym memberships I tend to drop by January 2nd :o

http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showthread.php?t=20351

My plan last year was:
:) rehab the toe, check! But still much more to do.
:) bike to work more, check! wanna do more. what used to be a couple times a month became reliably and regularly a couple times a week. Now even during winter storms co workers ask "where's your bike?"
:) spend more time in Aikido so my teacher remembers that I'm there and maybe get my next rank though that's entirely up to her and.... check! But fell off the wagon somewhat, gotta get back in.
:) do at least the metric on Bike Against the Odds, even after ALC the most I could do there was the 49 mile. :( Totally blew that, did not do a single organized ride due to work on the remodel. I plan to do the Cindy next year and unless I'm done with the condo soon that could be it.

:) new for this year I am now jogging, yes jogging with the doggie.
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[andtckrtoo]

My resolutions this year -

* FINALLY drop that 20 pounds that have been bugging the crap out of me!
* Finish the Big Sur 10.6 mile run (part of the Big Sur Marathon) is less time than last year.
* Finish the LiveStrong 100 mile challenge and survive. :p

[snapdragen]

To remember than my job is just that, a job, and not let it affect the rest of my life.

And I'm stealing Clockwork Orange's #3 To make more time for me and enjoy life more

[channlluv]

I can barely get through my to-do list for today. :)

Roxy

[RoadRaven]

OMG.............to stop eating is the first on the list. :eek:



You won't get much cycling done (or anything else) if you stop eating, Clock... please reconsider ;)


As for me?

Work only the four days I am paid for and remember I am not indispensable.
Do more bike rides with my partner
Enter some Masters cycle races and tours
"Find" my house (underneath all the evidence of it being lived in) :p
Have my own office space
Continue to complete my Masters in Education

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

My goals for 2009....at least what I can think of at the moment:

--Ride my bike more miles than I did in 2008 (won't be too hard to do, since 2008 mileage really 'bit').
--Use my bike a LOT for errands and shopping.
--Lose 5 pounds overall (I'd say 10 but don't want to jinx myself) and gain more leg muscle strength.
--put up a decent website for Ruby and her friends.
--brush up on my knitting skills, which I have shamefully neglected for several years now since getting into biking. At least a little basic stuff so I don't forget everything. :(

[Biciclista]

live life to the fullest because tomorrow I might die.

[Crankin]

I'm not making any. I tend to set goals that are shorter term, as they come along. For a couple of years I tried saying, "I'll be more spiritual," but it's never going to happen.
I don't want to set any cycling goals this year. I have realized I comfortably ride about 2500 miles a year, so anything over that is gravy. I do want to ride more for errands and use my mountain bike more than twice...

[Pax]

- Complete my PT and start a new/different workout program (designed by the PT)

- Increase my daily meditation time/practice more

- Refine my diet

[surgtech1956]

1. Lose weight -
2. Bike more = exercise more
3. Would like to run/jog again --- ran for about 10 years, gave it up 15 years ago - don't know if its too late at the age of 52
4. Eat healthier
5. Drink more water
6. Learn to quilt

[Miranda]

live life to the fullest because tomorrow I might die.

I bow down to the goddess of wisdom;):).

[Miranda]

I have written down "my goals" for the year for most of my lifetime. I also measure things in terms of my "wishes" made on my birthday cake candles from one year to the next.

Mine for the next year are already in my journal:).

[DebTX]

live life to the fullest because tomorrow I might die.

Couldn't have said it better :cool:

[katluvr]

I have been meaning to "write down my goals" for 2009...looks like a good place to start.... (I may have a LOT, so sorry if this is lenghty)
1. Hit goal weight...thus means eat better, eat less, move more!
2. Complete a triathlon
3. Bike to work a couple days a week (just a couple would be good!)
4. Fix current job or find new job so I don't hate it so much and spend time goofing off on TE forums during work!
5. Schedule physical (I am WAY overdue)
6. Prepare a Will (so my partner and I are taken care of incase something bad happens)

That should do it... most SHOULD be do-able!
It is just the start!
Happy 2009 and good luck to all!

[solobiker]

To remember than my job is just that, a job, and not let it affect the rest of my life.

And I'm stealing Clockwork Orange's #3 To make more time for me and enjoy life more

Sorry, I am going to have to steal these. I need to work on all of this. Also to eat 3-5 veggies a day.

[GLC1968]

I don't generally set 'resolutions' but I do make goals.

For 2008, my goals were HUGE and with the exception of my cycling related ones, I accomplished just about all of them. I'm still dumbfounded at how much change and hard work 2008 had in store for me.

For 2009, I'm trying to be less driven in some areas and more in others.

That said, my goals are the following:

1. ride more (hell, riding at all would be 'more' so this should be easy to meet)
2. commute by bike on a regular basis
3. lose 20-30 lbs (finally)
4. set up rain barrels
5. learn to spin and to quilt
6. learn to 'kid' (pretty much HAVE to do this as the goat kids are coming whether I'm ready or not! :p)
7. spend more time being me and enjoying my life and my relationships

[KathiCville]

1) Ride 2000 miles (again) for the year.
2) Quit making excuses for not doing a bit of yoga, Pilates and/or weights at least every other day.
3) Use bike more to do errands within 5 miles of home.
4) Sell a chunk of what's in my overstuffed closets and drawers and earmark the proceeds for a really good road bike by next summer. (Give plenty away, too, to Goodwill, etc.)
5) Give thanks at the end of each day for at least 3 things in my life.
6) Spend less; save more diligently for retirement.
7) Make a bigger, positive difference in other people's lives.
8) Enjoy every minute with my 10-year old dog, Samantha.
9) Get back to doing things I really used to enjoy: e.g. cooking, entertaining, reading (lots!), knitting, sewing, hiking.
10) Sleep better, focus better, release stress better. :D

[ClockworkOrange]

Hey Kathi, that's is some achievement, utmost respect! :)

KathiCville
(...who logged her 2000th mile for the year on Christmas Day 2008!)


Clock

[five one]

I resolve to get back to posting on a more regular basis so that I don't appear to be new to TE every time I post :p :rolleyes:. I seem to be a serial lurker and have a hard time getting past that. As a relatively quiet, reserved person in real life, not saying much here on TE kind of fits my personality. I will try to dive in more often.

Each year my main riding goal is to get better at hill climbing. I have certainly improved over the years, but remain a slow uphill slogger. The legs are there, but the lungs (EIA) don't cooperate. I'm also good at psyching myself out on a difficult climb. I have slacked off on interval training the last few years and really need to get back to that.

Along with being a slow climber, I am a tentative descender. Mainly this has to do with the small-hands-can't-brake-in-the-drops problem. I run Campy, with no intention of switching to Shimano, so shims will not work. I've heard a rumor that Campy has a new system that will work for us small-handed riders, so I'm going to check into that and the possibility of switching out handlebars. Got to keep working on it until the problem is solved.

We don't do many organized rides anymore, but we're thinking of doing the Mt. Shasta Challenge this year, so I feel like dialing in the descending is of prime importance for me. I could go on riding the way I do, on roads (hills included) I am familiar with, forever. But that type of riding will not improve any aspect of my skill as a rider. I ride mainly for fitness. That said, I found myself merely maintaining the status quo in 2008 because I didn't have a specific goal out there to work toward. Hopefully, with Shasta looming out there in 7 months, I will get my act together (and kiss 15-20 lbs. goodbye in the process).

Hey, this might be the longest post ever for me. Woot!

[malkin]

I shined this one up as a goal for work:

Perfecting the application of pure apathy

which is an expanded and more esoteric version of not sweating the small stuff.

[skhill]

my list:

1. quit smoking (my annual resolution! but this year I mean it...)
2. grow a garden that's more than just tomatoes (but what would I not mind eating a lot of if it does well????)
3. compost!
4. be willing to ask for help when I need it...

[shootingstar]

I resolve to get back to posting on a more regular basis so that I don't appear to be new to TE every time I post :p :rolleyes:. I seem to be a serial lurker and have a hard time getting past that. As a relatively quiet, reserved person in real life, not saying much here on TE kind of fits my personality. I will try to dive in more often.
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Woot!

Diving into TE forums is not a goal. It's just fun! :p

[divingbiker]

I hesitate to post this now, because I tend to think about resolutions all day long and may add more, but so far:

De-clutter closets and cabinets and basement
Manage mail as it comes in the house
Build emergency fund to 8 months living expenses
Attend Weight Watchers meetings weekly; lose last 20 lb and achieve lifetime status
Go to gym 4x/week—twice water aerobics, twice elliptical and weights
Run 5k comfortably
Rekindle my love for recreational cycling (vs. commuting)