Share your challenge goals.

Goal: up at 5:30 to do exercise DVD each weekday. On weekends, do either (a) exercise DVD if at home, or (b) outdoor activity with family like hiking, cross-country skiing, or other physical activity.

My goals: use more of my time for nutrition planning/physical activity bc it makes me feel less stressed. Leave work at work when at all possible. Get more sleep - start small, sleep routine that starts no later than 11pm... phone off.

My challenge goals are summed up in "10 High-Stress Personality Characteristics:
1. Over-planning each day
2. Doing several things at once
3. Extreme need to win
4. Excessive desire for advancement
5. Inability to relax without feeling guilty
6. Impatience with delays
7. Overcommitment
8. Chronic urgency
9. Highly competitive drive
10. Compulsion to overwork

These are the ways I stress myself. My life includes each of these stressors to the maximum that they can be felt. I am going to keep a copy of these 10 stressors on me at all times so that I an remind myself that I am causing physical/mental damage when I include them in my life.

I have an issue with people and my job. I work as a maintenance man fixing machines in a factory. I need top relax so i wont feel so overwhelmed.

My job is a stresser some times. I need to learn to be more open with other people and let them do their jobs and not try to do it all myself. This is my goal for this week. Let them do it!!

My biggest stressor is having patience with other people. This week I will try not to let others upset me.

My goals for this challenge is to just relax more. Take steps to be able to calm myself. I want to not let stuff pile up to the point where I just have a mental breakdown.

I feel like these are easy goals to achieve. I feel like taking away the stress will help a lot with the weight coming off.

With the job situation pushing all of our stress levels to the max my goals have changed.
1. Do not worry about the job until/unless it actually is me that gets laid off.
2. Remember there is unemployment available
3 Get my military retirement packet completed tomorrow
4. Enjoy my mini vacation in Oregon.
5 concentrate on my gym challenge and complete it with maximum effort.
6. Spend as much time with the animals as possible

I have a little bit of a temper and am prone to stressing about almost anything.
My goals are going to be:

1. Keep in mind that my daughter is only 2 and that her behaviors are normal.

2. Get finances in order, but do not overthink it.

3. Have a little bit of fun.

Since I know exactly where the majority of my stress comes from, my goals are pretty simple.

1. Stop procrastinating.
If I would just do what I need to do when I'm supposed to do it I could vastly improve my quality of life.

2. Discipline myself to work more hours.
I am self-employed which is a double edged sword. Yes, I'm my own boss, but I'm the worst employee ever. I know I won't get fired so I goof off. I take more sick days than anyone I know. And I'm hardly ever sick.

3. Keep family time open and schedule fun activities each week.
This goes right back to #1 and #2. If I didn't procrastinate, and slack off of work while my kids are in school and hubby is at work then I wouldn't have to do those things when they are home. Plus, working more would give us the money we need to do the fun things in the first place.

4. Stop degrading myself for being a procrastinator.
Seriously, I need to spend less time beating myself up and more time doing something productive. This is such an easy fix....why don't I just do it?

5. Figure out why I procrastinate in the first place. If I knew that, maybe it would be easier to reach the other goals.

In the meantime, I'm going to make a poster with pictures of all my family members, all the fun things we want to do and motivational stuff that will remind me of what we get out of doing what I need to do when I'm supposed to do it. Remind me why I need to work harder. Remind me what it feels like to be on top and in control instead of always running to catch the bus that just won't stop for me.

My goal for week 1:
1) get back to walking and some exercise;
2) get back to eating healthy;
3) no alcohol!;

These 3 will help me feel better about myself, so I hope it will help me to deal with other stress at my job and at home.

4) find 1 positive thing about my today life in a morning, then stay focused on that positive thing as long as I can during the day;
5) say at list 1 positive thing to my kids when I come from work;
6) this week will be overly busy and I will write down a plan for each day and complete what needs to be done;
7) I will praise other people's achievements at work, even so I'm not doing all that good myself. I hope staying positive will help me do better myself.

Edited by: CD12885952 at: 10/21/2012 (09:02)

My goals are below:

1. Try to put obsessive anxiety out of mind. I'm going to try to accomplish this by writing it down and putting it in a jar. This way, I can remind myself - it's in the jar!

2. Find meaningful solutions to stressors that can be changed.

3. Learn how to channel my stress in a positive way - through cooking healthy meals, fitness, etc.

4. Lower my desire to emotionally eat.

the FTE is gone so I guess # 1 has changed to find a job.

Get along with my caregiver. Walk more with my pt. Sleep better. Do things myself

my goals
1. Obtain medical insurance and other benefits by getting the FTE I am currently working
2. complete my military retirement package and get it mailed
3. sleep better
4. work out at least 5 times a week
5. spend time with the dogs and horse

My goals:
1. Work less.
2. Sleep more.
3. Exercise every day.
4. Don't overreact.
5. Hug my family.

Edited by: JANELA2 at: 10/16/2012 (10:03)

Goals:
1. Journal every day.
2. Try to tell people when something is bothering me.
3. Get regular exercise ... at least 10 minutes per day.

My goals for this challange:
1. Relax, Breathe, Don't Snap
2. Listen to soothing sounds when possible
3. Don't let little things people do bother me
4. Write a little motivational message everyday

My Goals for this challange are
1:journal every day on my stress level
2;not to get upset at coworkers
3:to not get upset at my husband
4:when I get stressed to take 10 deep breaths to refocus

My Goals for this challenge:
1. Track my stress daily
2. Don't snap at my son
3. Stop nitpicking my husband
4. Stick to my budget

Week One Goals
1. journal every day
2. make time for me each day
3. re-connect with friends
4. relax on the scheduling of each day
5. work on fixing a stress in my life each day

Edited by: PATTYMCGRAW at: 10/5/2012 (10:15)

Well here goes...week 1
1. Track stress daily
2. Try and pinpoint stress aggressors, and unclench my jaw
3. Relaxation techniques - at least 3 x per week.

Week 1 Goals:
1. Try stress relieving techniques 3 times a week.
2. Use a stress journal to record my stressors & stress relievers to learn more about my stress.
3. Spend time with positive people.

Week 1: My Goals

1. Not to eat when stressed find other ways to handle it like taking a walk.
2. Find out what's causing the stress and write it down and find ways to help out the situation.
3. Look at the positive things that are going on in my life.
4. Talk to someone I can trust.

my goals for the first week are to :
- discover what is really stressing me and when am I just over reacting. ( I have a tendancy of doing this because I produce to much coritzol and allow it to run my emotions for me apparently)

- use journaling as a way to become more aware of what my reactions are when I become stressed and what actions can be taken to change these bad habits (smoking) for more healthier habits (meditaion)

- just gain general more awareness of my everyday actions

my goals for the first week is to:

1. learn the difference between when I am hungry and when I'm eating out of boredom or stress.
2. go for a walk or find something to busy myself so that I don't eat for these reasons
3. be more social and try to make friends
4.stay focused on goals

My goals for the first week:
1. Learn to recognize when I am getting angry about things that don't really matter.
2. Calm down and not react to every little thing.
3. Treat everyone with kindness and respect.
4. Smile more.

Love, the future me!

Edited by: NEVERMORE74 at: 9/26/2012 (11:42)

My goals for this challenge:

1. To stop being such a tight a** (although, I wouldn't mind if mine was at all!).
2. Let loose, let others help with the responsibilities aound the house.
3. Give up some control (after all, I am definitely not superwoman)
4. Spend happy time with the kids (with a clear mind and no worry)
5. Stop stressing over things that are out of my hands and let the cards fall where they may.
6. Start a journal and try to write in it every night before bed (whenever that may be).
7. Take at least 10 min. to exercise each day (shoot for more throughout the day).
8. Make sure to kiss my husband as much as I can before he goes to work for the night.
9. Turn the radio up at least 3 times a week and go crazy dancing with the kids.
10. Realize that I am worth the hard work that it will take to make me healthier and happier as a person, so that I can find ME again.

My Goals: Get my house organised so I feel"organised"
Stop stuffing myself and face the stress that is worrying me
Take some regular me time each week.
Make a to do list and carefully work through at least one thing each week and eventually one each day.
Accept I cannot do it all

My goals:
* find time everyday for me
*get the kids out of the house on a good note
*stop feeling like I am running around with my hair on fire

My goals:
* to learn that other peoples'(boyfriend) problems are their own and I can not fix everything for everyone.
* to take some time for myself to relax
* to create a list/checklist of things that are important for the week so I make sure things are done on time, so then I'm not stressing about something not done.
* my overall goal- not to worry about things that I cannot control

My goals for this week
1. Remember that my daughters’ decisions are their decisions. What will happen, will happen and I cannot change that. In fact, it may be what they need to grow and who am I to get in the way of their growth, even under the guise of trying to protect them from hurt? They’re 27 and 28. They’re adults.
2. Remember that problems are not going to be helped by my eating too much.
3. Consciously let it go. I can’t fix it. I can’t control it. Let it go.

My goals: I borrowed some from other posts=)
1. Identify stressors that make me want to self sabotage ie eat, stay in bed, watch tv instead of being anti productive
2. Log into my stress journal everyday
3. Vocalize my issues instead of internalizing to the point of self-destruction
4. Get back to eating healthy and working out everyday
5. Declutter my home, head and life of negativity

My goals 1. To conquer emotional eating
2. To do my best to not engage in conversation with the stressful trigger.
3. To spend quiet time daily
4. TO spend more time taking pictures

My goals for this week are:

1. To go to the gym at least three times, since it helps reduce my anxiety
2. To use deep breathing and positive self talk as much as possible, rather than ranting and raving in my head!
3. To do at least one outdoor walk in a local forest preserve.

My goals this week are:

To do something fun at least twice this week.
To be honest what is bothering me rather than stuff it and overeat.
To read something inspirational at least three times this week.


Edited by: RUNNERLADY2 at: 9/19/2012 (10:05)

1. Write down my daily thoughts to find what is causing the stress.
2. When I feel stressed, try to workout to get my mind off of it, and to hit my goal weight.
3. Work on not freaking out on my boyfriend over the small things.
4. Not let stress take over my social life.

My goals are:
1. Incorporate stress-reducing exercise into my weekly routine (at least 3 times a week.)
2. Begin regular journaling to see what causes stress.
3. To go outside at least once a day (other than to and from the car)
4. To laugh out loud at least once a day.

My goals are to:
1. Make time for me.
2. Identify stressors that make me want to eat and smoke
3. Leave work at work.
4. Vocalize my issues instead of internalizing to the point of self-destruction

My goals include:
-taking a bath at night to relax my muscles and mind
-practice yoga and meditation throughout the week when under stress
-Use positive self-talk
-Look at things from a different perspective.

My goals for this week are as follows,

1. Start venting my feelings to my blog instead of bottling them up and exploding on people.
2. Maintain a healthy exercise routine and healthy food habits.
3. Step away from things that are stressing me out and readdress them when I am calm.

My goals as far as reducing stress is to :
1. not to over commit in anything
2. to think for myself and not allow anyone to do my thinking for me
3. to do the best I can with what I have on a daily basis
4. to continue to keep the weight by lifestyle changes

1) Not to over commit
2) Take time for myself
3) Stay out of drama4)
4) Eat healthier and exercise

Goal #1 is to continue to learn strategies and techniques for reducing stress and remember to use them at stressful times.
Goal #2 is to practice daily stress reduction activities like visual imagery.
Goal #3 is to get on regular sleeping and eating schedules.

My goal is to make time each evening to shower, get into bed with a hot drink and watch a movie... Stress busting at its finest.

my goal is to take each day as it comes and not worry about things in the future that i have no control over
or things in the past that i can't change

i am a single mom of 8 kids 4 of which still live at home 2 of the 4 are handicapped. one has downs syndrome the other has FAS the other 2 are teenagers who know everything and they are above doing chores to help around the house. i struggle with bills and always run short of money, so my stress level is kind of high.
my goal is to learn how to keep the stress down and do more for me.

Still sorting self out stress is in the way

My goal is to not let stress rule my life- and derail me from making positive changes in my life.

I joined this challenge because I have learned so much about the negative effects of stress on physical and mental health. When I stress out I have really bad stomach problems including I swallow a bunch of air causing really bad aches. I have a really bad problem with stressing especially about school/grade related things. My goals are to learn to control my stress so I can have better physical and mental health, learn to think optimistically and keep a proper perspective about little things in life that won't be important years down the road, and to feel happier and more uplifted each day because I am able to manage my stress.