Comments on: Checking in on Your 2009 Goals

By: Michelle Kostya

Michelle Kostya — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:07:21 +0000

Since I have been on maternity leave we have been on a "savings" kick. We shop via flyers (buy more when it is on sale - stock up), and I have always used thrift stores and consignment stores - especially for kids stuff. I buy it there, take it in, and eventually get a credit to use for more. Shopping smart for clothes and groceries can save a lot of money! Michelle Kostya’s last blog post..Isn’t this so 1982? Shopping Old - School

By: Julie Walraven

Julie Walraven — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:27:52 +0000

Thanks for the reminders. I have been on a healthy lifestyle journey for several years but still battle set backs. But I can always start over tomorrow or even in an hour! Saying I failed and I can't do it is what stops most of us from moving forward. Knowing that we can start anything over at any moment, means that messing up once doesn't mean you can't go after your goals. The financial journey is also mine. I have decreased CC debt substantially and continue to press on with a goal of debt free. Keep motivating! Julie Walraven’s last blog post..My Journey with LinkedIn

By: Jessica

Jessica — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:09:37 +0000

Thanks for sharing the info on the Livestrong app! My mother had six children and, after trying programs like Jenny Craig and Weight Watchers to lose the baby weight, she decided that the secret to losing weight was simple math: calories out must exceed calories in. She had no problem with the weight from the last three or four! Another electronic accountability tool for helping you save money is mint.com. The site is completely secure and takes your financial information and displays it in graphs and charts. Seeing how much I spend on eating out in a big orange piece of a pie chart was eye opening! The site also gives you the ability to set a budget and alerts you when you're approaching the limits you set. I always try to set my New Year's resolutions with a friend or many friends so we can make each other follow through. So far no one has fallen off! Jessica’s last blog post..A Place You’ll Probably Never Go: Piskarevskoye Cemetery, St. Petersburg, Russia

By: Susan Mazza

Susan Mazza — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 14:33:54 +0000

Create and use your support system to help you keep your promises to yourself. To me that is what goals are. And make sure you give them permission to hold you accountable. Some examples...I gave my husband and daughter full permission to ask me "do you really want to eat that" so it doesn't feel like they are harping on me and they don't worry about getting a snap back. Instead I feel totally supported. A friend on twitter tweeted me about the blog post I promised to get in - just knowing he would ask helped me keep my promise to myself. This was a great idea and a great time to be checking in before we fall too far off our goals in the new year. Thanks! Susan Mazza’s last blog post..Don’t Let “Vision” Get in the Way

By: Andrew Moizer

Andrew Moizer — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 14:25:42 +0000

Hey Sue,
one of my “to do” items was to comment on your last 2009 goals post ;-). I still might do that anyways.

WRT this one (it’s one of Dad’s).

*** He only eats things that he likes.***

He has also found things that he likes that are consistent with his diet objectives. He loves spuds, so eats them a lot, and has a treat every time.

I did the same when I decided that too much of me wasn’t married to Susan almost a decade ago. The main differences were to reduce fat (especially cheese … once you figure out how much exercise it takes to burn off a little chunk of cheddar it doesn’t quite taste the same :-) and to change what I had for lunch.

For lunch I found a tasty low cal soup (Campbell’s health request) and had that with home made bread & then a yogurt. Loved it so wasn’t suffering at all. Especially the yogurt, it was a *BIG* treat when we were little kids, and still is for me today. This is exactly why I have Weetabix for breakfast most days … it’s still a treat too :-).

Note that there are lots of things he (or I) likes that he doesn’t eat, but that doesn’t matter if what you are eating is something that you like. It also turns out that this pertains to a lot more than food.

cheers,
Andrew

PS. Quick thought on the goal thing … I think ONE key goal/resolution is very powerful. It provides a vision that helps you align all the little day to day decisions.