Announcement: Weekly Goals Starting This Monday 3/23/15

[icequeen]

Hi everyone!

Hope y'all are doing well. I just wanted to run by a quick format for the goals thread. I was thinking something along the lines of stating what the goal is, whether it is short or long term, why it is important to us, and how we are going to accomplish it/what steps we are taking to get to the goal. You can be as discrete or as detailed as you like. Then the following week we can just paste what goal we wrote and say how we did, whether that be we accomplished it, didn't accomplish it, made steps forward, or changed plans. Here's an example for Monday:

Goal #1: Eat 100 calorie breakfast
Short or long term? Short
Why is it important? Breakfast is an important meal to start my day and I need to fuel my body appropriately for all of my activities.
How am I going to accomplish it? Make a meal plan of 3 different breakfast options and alternate them throughout the week.

Then the following Monday you can list your old goals and an update, followed by any new goals you might want to set:

Goal #1: Eat 100 calorie breakfast
I was able to accomplish my goal on most days, but was not feeling confident on Tuesday and Wednesday. I think it was because I was triggered by weighing myself too frequently, which means I need to get rid of my scale as soon as possible. I will keep working on this goal for next week.

Goal #2: Have 2 carb servings per day
Short or long term?
Why is it important?
How am I going to accomplish it?

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That's what I have so far. PLEASE let me know if you are not comfortable with this or have other suggestions. I don't want to be pushy or force anyone to share anything they don't want to, especially because this is not a password protected board yet. I hope y'all find this helpful and I'm sorry again if I'm asking for too much. Thank you so much!

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I like the format.

[icequeen]

Mar 21, 2015 23:49:13 GMT -5 @wallflwr926 said:

I like the format.

Great! Thanks

[yoshijo28]

I'm good with this.

[flcl]

icequeen, I just wanted to thank you for all the thought and work you're putting into this board. I think the goal setting board is a very positive approach to staying mentally well. While I really like the format, I'll be honest in that I'm not sure how often my goals will change... sometimes I feel like my goal is to just make it through the day/week.

[icequeen]

Thank you, yoshijo28! flcl, you are most welcome! That is definitely ok if your goals don't change. Sometimes some small goals come up when we least expect it, like a phone call we've been putting off, or taking care of some bills/paperwork. But even if it is a general goal, it would be good to reflect on why it's important to you and what you can do this particular week to make it happen. Don't feel like you have to be creative and write something new each week. I'll probably have a few of the same goals every week until I can accomplish them.

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Mar 22, 2015 9:25:46 GMT -5 flcl said:

icequeen, I just wanted to thank you for all the thought and work you're putting into this board. I think the goal setting board is a very positive approach to staying mentally well. While I really like the format, I'll be honest in that I'm not sure how often my goals will change... sometimes I feel like my goal is to just make it through the day/week.

Agree with icequeen, I don't think te goal needs to change every week. You could also frame it as an overarching, long term goal with specific objectives that make progress towards that goal, and those also may or may not change week to week. So if your overall goal is to make it through the week, maybe your objectives are to practice certain coping skills regularly (e.g., progressive relaxation at bedtime) and/or in specific situations (e.g., deep breathing during a triggering event). It can be whatever is useful to you. Does that make sense?

[helloamanda]

This is great icequeen!! I think it'll be a great check in for our board It helps to feel accountable for something, even if it's a small goal. I think this will help a lot

[icequeen]

Mar 22, 2015 15:51:51 GMT -5 helloamanda said:

This is great icequeen!! I think it'll be a great check in for our board It helps to feel accountable for something, even if it's a small goal. I think this will help a lot

Yay, I'm glad y'all agree.