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2019 New Years Resolution and Did You Keep Last Years

Mbaker

Mbaker

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I thought I would review what I said last year and set / re-invigorate new goals. So 2018 resolutions and results:
  • Eat 10% less - FAIL. Love eating so compensate with more workouts (at least the over eating is LCHF / LCHP only)
    • No second helping of nuts - FAIL. I am learning to have less overall in a week. I am going to try just weekends.
  • Try to maintain 85 Kg's or lower - DRAW. I have put on lean mass so weight has gone up, which I am happy with.
  • Try a 2 day fast from 17th January - ACHIEVED. - Did 2.5, 5, 4 and several 2 day fasts
  • Try to lower visceral fat (latest reading 6.5, probably 7.5 now) - DRAW. most of my fat is visceral, just my nature.
    • Helping my vanity project (6 pack). I associate this with optimal fat loss for me and possibly being at my best diabetes wise - ACHIEVED. I managed this twice in the year.
    • Should help lower my blood pressure - ACHIEVED. Latest 120 / 72.
  • Get a better understanding of my HbA1c. Good FBG, good prandial and ad hoc, which is not translating to HbA1c, despite my glucometer measuring identical to my synchronised surgery device tested last week. - DRAW. Waiting for Medichecks to respond to HbA1c testing using an Affinity Chromatography unit as opposed to HPLC currently used
  • Improve my general flexibility - FAIL. Really poor attention on this.
    • Splits would be a good goal
    • Upper body mobilisation around the shoulders should be improved
  • Get an official "Diabetes in remission" status. ACHIEVED. 16th January 2018
  • Deliver my wife's health project FAIL. Money now committed (please do not ask, contravenes forum rules), will be delivered January 2019
  • Help as many as possible DRAW. Done my best whilst holding down my IT business.
Relatively happy with what I have done, but need to be more clinical with my repeat / new resolutions /goals:
  1. Eat to satiety only (especially nuts)
  2. Visceral Fat 5%
  3. Leg splits by summer, improved shoulder flexibility
Numbers:
  1. FBG 7 day average < 4.4
  2. 2 hour PP 7 day average < 5.3
  3. BP equal to or better than 125 / 75
  4. Trigs < 0.5
  5. HDL > 2.5
  6. eGFR > 65
  7. HbA1c < 33
  8. Deadlift 3 x 10 or 5 x 5 @ 140 kg Squats 3 x 10 or 5 x 5 @ 135 - 140 kg, alternatively with minimal rest
How about you.
 
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My aims weren’t as extensive as yours! The two main ones I’ve achieved are to keep my HbA1cs non diabetic, since last New Year I have had 3 results, 35, 34 and 35 so stable and very happy with that :)
My second was to continue with my weight loss. By the end of 2017 I had lost 5 stone (32kgs), during 2018 I have lost another 1 stone 4lb (8.2kgs) :happy: During 2019 I hope to continue losing, to reach a so called healthy BMI I need to lose around another stone and a half (9.5kgs) My ALT was normal for the first time in years this year, showing my fatty liver was resolved too.
Exercise has been my failing, foiled by my arthritis really. I spent the first six weeks of 2018 on crutches after surgery on my right foot. Once that was healed I walked 30 mins per day on at least 5 days a week, but as the weather got colder I haven’t been out as often :banghead: I have to have the same op on my other foot this coming year so it will be tricky to keep that one up again :(
 
Nope, load of tosh, setting a goal needs proper motivation.

Aside from wishing health, wealth and happiness to all I know, I don't do NY resoloutions.
 
I don’t really do New Years resolutions - with @Spl@ believe in setting goals at the appropriate time with the right motivation.

That said, last year I was set on making sure that I maintained my weight loss and improved my HbA1c. Both achieved.

Now my focus is on smaller details with the aim of continued maintenance:

- More focus on eating only what is needed and avoiding over consumption, particularly of dessert like foodstuffs.
- Get rid of the remaining fat around my torso.
- Increase muscle mass and reduce body fat percentage (no specific numbers).
 
Mbaker said:
How about you.
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I resolve to do a lot of things, just don't choose New Year as some sort of turning point. This came after years of saying I'll do this that or the other . . . . . . at the beginning of next week, next month, on my birthday, and having a different frame of mind when the time came. Best to start when I thought about it. Probably just me though. I wish you large amounts of resolve for 2019. I wish everyone a happy healthy new year.
 
I do not make resolutions, as they never seem to last the first week.

I find this applies to most people also.
 
Rachox said:
My aims weren’t as extensive as yours! The two main ones I’ve achieved are to keep my HbA1cs non diabetic, since last New Year I have had 3 results, 35, 34 and 35 so stable and very happy with that :)
My second was to continue with my weight loss. By the end of 2017 I had lost 5 stone (32kgs), during 2018 I have lost another 1 stone 4lb (8.2kgs) :happy: During 2019 I hope to continue losing, to reach a so called healthy BMI I need to lose around another stone and a half (9.5kgs) My ALT was normal for the first time in years this year, showing my fatty liver was resolved too.
Exercise has been my failing, foiled by my arthritis really. I spent the first six weeks of 2018 on crutches after surgery on my right foot. Once that was healed I walked 30 mins per day on at least 5 days a week, but as the weather got colder I haven’t been out as often :banghead: I have to have the same op on my other foot this coming year so it will be tricky to keep that one up again :(
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I have always been competitive, which is a blessing and a curse. I am getting smarter as I know not to try to push to strong man levels for example on the weights.

I have watched carefully journeys like yours and persons such as @bulkbiker who take a more focused dietary approach, where if I have judged correctly, exercise is more moderate. There is alot to be said about this type of approach as it taxes the central nervous system less, prevents the rise in blood sugar for that time, and produces at least as good blood measures.

Your weight loss is frankly insane and good luck with your goals.
 
Spl@ said:
Nope, load of tosh, setting a goal needs proper motivation.

Aside from wishing health, wealth and happiness to all I know, I don't do NY resoloutions.
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I know most resolutions get broken. What I did find interesting is how quickly the last year has gone by and that for me I must be fairly happy with my goals, as they haven't changed much.
 
I don't make resolutions but rather make a "TO DO" list. I love lists so tomorrow, I'll make my list for the day as usual and not for the year. Mind you, there might be a sneaky resolution monkey sitting on my shoulder but I'm going to blind side the little creature and be positive.
I've actually started my list but some can't be done tomorrow.
1. Contact hospital about that yuk procedure
2. Get on one of the bikes and do 50 more revolutions than yesterday
3. Get into the garden and work until tired, enjoy the outside
4. Take 10 minutes just to sit and breathe preferably outside
5. Be kinder to myself if I make a mistake today
 
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SueJB said:
I don't make resolutions but rather make a "TO DO" list. I love lists so tomorrow, I'll make my list for the day as usual and not for the year. Mind you, there might be a sneaky resolution monkey sitting on my shoulder but I'm going to blind side the little creature and be positive.
I've actually started my list but some can't be done tomorrow.
1. Contact hospital about that yuk procedure
2. Get on one of the bikes and do 50 more revolutions than yesterday
3. Get into the garden and work until tired, enjoy the outside
4. Take 10 minutes just to sit and breathe preferably outside
5. Be kinder to myself if I make a mistake today
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This sounds like "living", I must remember to do this.
 
Goonergal said:
I don’t really do New Years resolutions - with @Spl@ believe in setting goals at the appropriate time with the right motivation.

That said, last year I was set on making sure that I maintained my weight loss and improved my HbA1c. Both achieved.

Now my focus is on smaller details with the aim of continued maintenance:

- More focus on eating only what is needed and avoiding over consumption, particularly of dessert like foodstuffs.
- Get rid of the remaining fat around my torso.
- Increase muscle mass and reduce body fat percentage (no specific numbers).
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Lots of crossover with me, best of luck.
 
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